All qualifying routes
2026-27 qualifying round

UECL Q3 · Champions path

Conference League third qualifying round. Follow where winners advance and where defeated clubs drop.

Ties
4
Direct entrants
0
Incoming
8
Draw
Draw not yet made
Before the draw

Who can they draw?

See the projected seeded and unseeded sides, including the earlier ties and domestic places that still have to be decided.

Draw date 20 Jul
Draw · 20 Jul First legs · 6 Aug Second legs · 13 Aug
Choose one to isolate the other side of the draw.
Full draw field Show both projected pots 4 seeded · 4 unseeded
Projected pot

Seeded side

4
Possible teams: Shamrock Rovers / Larne / Floriana / Tre Fiori Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 19.4 Can move
Shamrock Rovers 19.4
First leg: 0–2 vs Floriana Trails going into the second leg
likely
Larne 9
First leg: 1–0 vs Tre Fiori Leads going into the second leg
Floriana 4
First leg: 2–0 vs Shamrock Rovers Leads going into the second leg
Tre Fiori 2.5
First leg: 0–1 vs Larne Trails going into the second leg
Possible teams: Lincoln Red Imps FC / The New Saints / Inter Club d'Escaldes / Sabah Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 13.5 Can move
Lincoln Red Imps FC 13.5
First leg: 3–1 vs Inter Club d'Escaldes Leads going into the second leg
likely
The New Saints 9
First leg: 0–2 vs Sabah Trails going into the second leg
Inter Club d'Escaldes 7.5
First leg: 1–3 vs Lincoln Red Imps FC Trails going into the second leg
Sabah 6
First leg: 2–0 vs The New Saints Leads going into the second leg
Possible teams: Riga / Flora Tallinn / Ararat-Armenia / Iberia Tbilisi Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 10.5 Can move
Riga 10.5
First leg: 0–2 vs Ararat-Armenia Trails going into the second leg
likely
Flora Tallinn 10
First leg: 2–3 vs Iberia Tbilisi Trails going into the second leg
Ararat-Armenia 7
First leg: 2–0 vs Riga Leads going into the second leg
Iberia Tbilisi 1.2
First leg: 3–2 vs Flora Tallinn Leads going into the second leg
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Projected pot

Unseeded side

4
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 2 UCL-CH Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 2 UCL-CH Q1 seed keeps seed TBD
Win this round Conference League play-off round · Champions path
Lose this round Out of Europe
The route ahead

Where do winners and losers go from here?

Every branch follows UEFA's 2026-27 transfer rules. Opponents remain unknown until the relevant draw is published.

Win 2 ties to guarantee at least Conference League Even if every later tie is lost, the route still ends in the Conference League league phase.
Current starting point Conference League third qualifying round · Champions path
Win the tie Stay on the upward route
  1. 1
    Next destination Conference League play-off round · Champions path
  2. 2
    Win again Conference League league phase
Lose the tie Drop down or exit Europe
  1. 1
    Immediate destination Out of Europe
Direct entrants

Clubs starting in this round

0 named

Every place in this round comes from an earlier tie or transfer.