UECL 2026-27 qualifying round

UECL Q3 · Main path

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

Ties: 28
Direct entrants: 0
Incoming: 55
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.

UECL Draw date 20 Jul

Draw · 20 Jul First legs · 6 Aug Second legs · 13 Aug

Follow a club or incoming tie Choose one to isolate the other side of the draw.

Full draw field Show both projected pots 28 seeded · 28 unseeded

Projected pot

Seeded side

Winner: Braga / Ž. Pančevo Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 63.8 Can move

Braga 63.8

likely

Ž. Pančevo 5.2

Possible teams: Ajax / Ferencváros / Vojvodina Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 58.3 Can move

Ajax 58.3

likely

Ferencváros 51.3

First leg: 2–1 vs Vojvodina Leads going into the second leg

Vojvodina 5.5

First leg: 1–2 vs Ferencváros Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Qarabağ / RFS / Vestri / Glentoran Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 42.8 Can move

Qarabağ 42.8

First leg: 3–0 vs Vestri Leads going into the second leg

likely

RFS 12.5

First leg: 2–1 vs Glentoran Leads going into the second leg

Vestri 3.3

First leg: 0–3 vs Qarabağ Trails going into the second leg

Glentoran 2

First leg: 1–2 vs RFS Trails going into the second leg

Winner: Gent / LNZ Cherkasy Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 39 Can move

Gent 39

likely

LNZ Cherkasy 5.2

Possible teams: SK Rapid / FC Santa Coloma / Penybont Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 29.8 Can move

SK Rapid 29.8

likely

FC Santa Coloma 5

First leg: 1–0 vs Penybont Leads going into the second leg

Penybont 2

First leg: 0–1 vs FC Santa Coloma Trails going into the second leg

Winner: Panathinaikos / Paksi Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 29.3 Can move

Panathinaikos 29.3

likely

Paksi 5.4

Winner: Ludogorets / H. Tel-Aviv Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 28.8 Can move

Ludogorets 28.8

likely

H. Tel-Aviv 5.5

Winner: FCSB / Auda Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 25.5 Can move

FCSB 25.5

likely

Auda 4.5

Raków Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 22.3 Can move

Possible teams: Partizan / La Fiorita / UNA Strassen Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 22 Can move

Partizan 22

likely

La Fiorita 6

First leg: 0–1 vs UNA Strassen Trails going into the second leg

UNA Strassen 2.5

First leg: 1–0 vs La Fiorita Leads going into the second leg

Winner: Lugano / Dukagjini Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 21.3 Can move

Lugano 21.3

likely

Dukagjini 2.8

Winner: AEK Larnaca / Beitar Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 20.3 Can move

AEK Larnaca 20.3

likely

Beitar 5.5

Possible teams: Sheriff / Astana / Aluminij / Dinamo City Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 20 Can move

Sheriff 20

First leg: 0–0 vs Aluminij Level going into the second leg

likely

Astana 12.5

First leg: 1–0 vs Dinamo City Leads going into the second leg

Aluminij 4.9

First leg: 0–0 vs Sheriff Level going into the second leg

Dinamo City 2.5

First leg: 0–1 vs Astana Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Başakşehir / Sarajevo / Inter Turku Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 19.5 Can move

Başakşehir 19.5

likely

Sarajevo 5

First leg: 1–1 vs Inter Turku Level going into the second leg

Inter Turku 2.8

First leg: 1–1 vs Sarajevo Level going into the second leg

Possible teams: Rijeka / CSKA Sofia / Derry Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 18.6 Can move

Rijeka 18.6

likely

CSKA Sofia 6.5

First leg: 3–2 vs Derry Leads going into the second leg

Derry 4

First leg: 2–3 vs CSKA Sofia Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Dynamo Kyiv / Brann / U. Cluj Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 17.5 Can move

Dynamo Kyiv 17.5

First leg: 0–0 vs U. Cluj Level going into the second leg

likely

Brann 12.3

U. Cluj 5.1

First leg: 0–0 vs Dynamo Kyiv Level going into the second leg

Possible teams: CFR Cluj / Alashkert / Elimai Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 17.5 Can move

CFR Cluj 17.5

likely

Alashkert 5

First leg: 1–1 vs Elimai Level going into the second leg

Elimai 2.8

First leg: 1–1 vs Alashkert Level going into the second leg

Possible teams: KuPS Kuopio / Víkingur R. / Győri ETO / Vardar Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 14 Can move

KuPS Kuopio 14

First leg: 2–0 vs Vardar Leads going into the second leg

likely

Víkingur R. 11.8

First leg: 1–0 vs Győri ETO Leads going into the second leg

Győri ETO 5.4

First leg: 0–1 vs Víkingur R. Trails going into the second leg

Vardar 1.6

First leg: 0–2 vs KuPS Kuopio Trails going into the second leg

HJK Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 14 Can move

Possible teams: Drita / Petrocub / Kauno Žalgiris / Egnatia Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 13.6 Can move

Drita 13.6

First leg: 1–1 vs Kauno Žalgiris Level going into the second leg

likely

Petrocub 9

First leg: 1–1 vs Egnatia Level going into the second leg

Kauno Žalgiris 6

First leg: 1–1 vs Drita Level going into the second leg

Egnatia 4.5

First leg: 1–1 vs Petrocub Level going into the second leg

Winner: Zrinjski / Valur Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 13.3 Can move

Zrinjski 13.3

likely

Valur 4.5

Possible teams: Borac / U. Craiova / Levski Sofia / ML Vitebsk Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 13.1 Can move

Borac 13.1

First leg: 1–1 vs Levski Sofia Level going into the second leg

likely

U. Craiova 10.5

First leg: 4–1 vs ML Vitebsk Leads going into the second leg

Levski Sofia 7

First leg: 1–1 vs Borac Level going into the second leg

ML Vitebsk BL 1.3

First leg: 1–4 vs U. Craiova Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Žalgiris / Dinamo Tbilisi / Mondorf / Petrovac Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 12 Can move

Žalgiris 12

First leg: 3–1 vs Petrovac Leads going into the second leg

likely

Dinamo Tbilisi 5

First leg: 2–1 vs Mondorf Leads going into the second leg

Mondorf 1.3

First leg: 1–2 vs Dinamo Tbilisi Trails going into the second leg

Petrovac 1.3

First leg: 1–3 vs Žalgiris Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Shkëndija / Bravo / Europa Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 10.9 Can move

Shkëndija 10.9

First leg: 5–0 vs Europa Leads going into the second leg

likely

Bravo 4.9

Europa 3

First leg: 0–5 vs Shkëndija Trails going into the second leg

Winner: Noah / Zimbru Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 10.8 Can move

Noah 10.8

likely

Zimbru 4.5

Winner: Spartak Trnava / CSKA 1948 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 10.5 Can move

Spartak Trnava 10.5

likely

CSKA 1948 4.2

Possible teams: Pyunik / Debrecen / Marsaxlokk Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 10 Can move

Pyunik 10

First leg: 3–0 vs Marsaxlokk Leads going into the second leg

likely

Debrecen 5.4

Marsaxlokk 1.8

First leg: 0–3 vs Pyunik Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Hajduk Split / Katowice / Žilina Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 10 Can move

Hajduk Split 10

First leg: 2–0 vs Žilina Leads going into the second leg

likely

Katowice 9.4

Žilina 5.5

First leg: 0–2 vs Hajduk Split Trails going into the second leg

Projected pot

Unseeded side

Possible teams: Ballkani / St Joseph's / Connah's Quay / Bohemians Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 10 Can move

Ballkani 10

First leg: 0–0 vs Connah's Quay Level going into the second leg

likely

St Joseph's 5

First leg: 0–2 vs Bohemians Trails going into the second leg

Connah's Quay 3.5

First leg: 0–0 vs Ballkani Level going into the second leg

Bohemians 3.5

First leg: 2–0 vs St Joseph's Leads going into the second leg

Winner: Hradec Králové / Varaždin Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 9.7 Unseeded

Hradec Králové 9.7

likely

Varaždin 5.6

Possible teams: Austria Wien / Dečić / Liepāja Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 9.5 Unseeded

Austria Wien 9.5

likely

Dečić 5.5

First leg: 0–1 vs Liepāja Trails going into the second leg

Liepāja 4

First leg: 1–0 vs Dečić Leads going into the second leg

Possible teams: Linfield / Shelbourne / Kalju Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 9.5 Unseeded

Linfield 9.5

First leg: 0–1 vs Kalju Trails going into the second leg

likely

Shelbourne 4

Kalju 1.6

First leg: 1–0 vs Linfield Leads going into the second leg

Possible teams: Hamrun Spartans / Koper / Runavík Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 8.5 Unseeded

Hamrun Spartans 8.5

First leg: 1–1 vs Runavík Level going into the second leg

likely

Koper 4.9

Runavík 2

First leg: 1–1 vs Hamrun Spartans Level going into the second leg

Possible teams: Hamrun Spartans / Koper / Runavík Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 8.5 Unseeded

Hamrun Spartans 8.5

First leg: 1–1 vs Runavík Level going into the second leg

likely

Koper 4.9

Runavík 2

First leg: 1–1 vs Hamrun Spartans Level going into the second leg

Winner: Nordsjælland / GAIS Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 8.4 Unseeded

Nordsjælland 8.4

likely

GAIS 5.9

Winner: Copenhagen / Polissya Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 8.4 Unseeded

Copenhagen 8.4

likely

Polissya 5.2

Possible teams: Levadia Tallinn / IFK Göteborg / Caernarfon Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 7.5 Unseeded

Levadia Tallinn 7.5

First leg: 5–0 vs Caernarfon Leads going into the second leg

likely

IFK Göteborg 5.9

Caernarfon 1.5

First leg: 0–5 vs Levadia Tallinn Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Milsami / DAC 1904 / Velež Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 7.5 Unseeded

Milsami 7.5

First leg: 1–1 vs Velež Level going into the second leg

likely

DAC 1904 6

Velež 2.7

First leg: 1–1 vs Milsami Level going into the second leg

Possible teams: Paide / Zire / Torpedo Kutaisi / Hegelmann Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 7.5 Unseeded

Paide 7.5

First leg: 1–1 vs Hegelmann Level going into the second leg

likely

Zire 4.6

First leg: 3–0 vs Torpedo Kutaisi Leads going into the second leg

Torpedo Kutaisi 4.5

First leg: 0–3 vs Zire Trails going into the second leg

Hegelmann 2

First leg: 1–1 vs Paide Level going into the second leg

Possible teams: Apollon / Dila / Virtus Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 7.1 Unseeded

Apollon 7.1

likely

Dila 5.5

First leg: 3–1 vs Virtus Leads going into the second leg

Virtus 4

First leg: 1–3 vs Dila Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Hibernian / Vllaznia / Malisheva Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 7 Unseeded

Hibernian 7

likely

Vllaznia 6.5

First leg: 2–1 vs Malisheva Leads going into the second leg

Malisheva 2.8

First leg: 1–2 vs Vllaznia Trails going into the second leg

Possible teams: Sion / BATE / ElbasanI Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 6.9 Unseeded

Sion 6.9

likely

BATE BL 5.5

First leg: 1–1 vs ElbasanI Level going into the second leg

ElbasanI 1.6

First leg: 1–1 vs BATE Level going into the second leg

Possible teams: Differdange / Víkingur / Ilves / Stjarnan Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 6.5 Unseeded

Differdange 6.5

First leg: 0–0 vs Ilves Level going into the second leg

likely

Víkingur 6

First leg: 1–3 vs Stjarnan Trails going into the second leg

Ilves 3.5

First leg: 0–0 vs Differdange Level going into the second leg

Stjarnan 3.3

First leg: 3–1 vs Víkingur Leads going into the second leg

Possible teams: Dinamo-Minsk / Neftchi / Sileks Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 6.5 Unseeded

Dinamo-Minsk BL 6.5

First leg: 0–1 vs Sileks Trails going into the second leg

Neftchi 6.5

Sileks 2

First leg: 1–0 vs Dinamo-Minsk Leads going into the second leg

Motherwell Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 6.4 Unseeded

Winner: At. Escaldes / Mornar Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 5 Unseeded

At. Escaldes 5

First leg: 2–1 vs Mornar Leads going into the second leg

likely

Mornar 2

First leg: 1–2 vs At. Escaldes Trails going into the second leg

Winner of second qualifying round, Main path, tie 1 Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed TBD

Winner of second qualifying round, Main path, tie 1 Winner keeps 8 UEL-MP Q2 seed keeps seed TBD

Q3 · Main path · Unseeded place 28 Access place TBD

Win this round Conference League play-off round · Main 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 · Main path

Win the tie Stay on the upward route

1
Next destination Conference League play-off round · Main path
2
Win again Conference League league phase

Lose the tie Drop down or exit Europe

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.