All qualifying routes
2026-27 round desk

UEL Q2 · Main path

Europa League second qualifying round. Follow where winners advance and where defeated clubs drop.

Ties
11
Direct entrants
12
Incoming
9
Draw
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Win this round Europa League third qualifying round · Main path
Lose this round Conference League third qualifying round · Main path
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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.
Win 3 ties to guarantee at least Europa League Even if every later tie is lost, the route still ends in the Europa League league phase.
Current starting point Europa League second qualifying round · Main path
Win the tie Stay on the upward route
  1. 1
    Next destination Europa League third qualifying round · Main path
  2. 2
    Win again Europa League play-off round · Main path
  3. 3
    Win again Europa League league phase
Lose the tie Drop down or exit Europe
  1. 1
    Immediate destination Conference League third qualifying round · Main path
  2. 2
    If the next tie is also lost Out of Europe
Direct entrants

Clubs starting in this round

12 named
Provisional field

Named clubs and placeholders in the round model

Seeded and unseeded sides are calculated across the whole round. UEFA's eventual draw groups can narrow the eligible field.

Not an eligible-opponent list
Club Side Coefficient Basis
POR Benfica Seeded 90 Official
DEN Midtjylland Seeded 48.250 Official
GRE PAOK Seeded 48.250 Official
ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv Seeded 32.500 Official
BEL Anderlecht Seeded 30.750 Official
CYP Paphos Seeded 24.125 Official
TUR Beşiktaş Seeded 15.500 Official
NED Twente Seeded 13.585 Official
CZE FC Hradec Králové Seeded 9.705 Official
NOR Tromsø IL Seeded 8.247 Official
SUI St. Gallen Seeded 6.940 Official
SWE Hammarby IF Unseeded 6 Official

+10 places still depend on an earlier tie, transfer or unpublished participant.