All qualifying routes
2026-27 qualifying round

UEL Q2 · Main path

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

Ties
9
Draw
Drawn
Official draw complete

The draw

Confirmed pairings from UEFA's published draw.

View UEFA draw
Show all 9 ties
  1. Draw group 1
    Hammarby
    vs
    Anderlecht
    Anderlecht 30.8
    likely
  2. Draw group 2
    Winner: Qarabağ / Vestri
    Qarabağ 42.8
    First leg: 3–0 vs Vestri Leads going into the second leg
    likely
    Vestri 3.3
    First leg: 0–3 vs Qarabağ Trails going into the second leg
    vs
    Winner: Hajduk Split / Žilina
    Hajduk Split 10
    First leg: 2–0 vs Žilina Leads going into the second leg
    likely
    Žilina 5.5
    First leg: 0–2 vs Hajduk Split Trails going into the second leg
  3. Draw group 3
    Tromsø
    Tromsø 8.2
    likely
    vs
    Viktoria Plzeň
    Viktoria Plzeň 50.5
    likely
  4. Draw group 4
    Twente
    Twente 13.6
    likely
    vs
    Winner: Dynamo Kyiv / U. Cluj
    Dynamo Kyiv 17.5
    First leg: 0–0 vs U. Cluj Level going into the second leg
    likely
    U. Cluj 5.1
    First leg: 0–0 vs Dynamo Kyiv Level going into the second leg
  5. Draw group 5
    Beşiktaş
    Beşiktaş 15.5
    likely
    vs
    Midtjylland
  6. Draw group 6
    Winner: Ferencváros / Vojvodina
    Ferencváros 51.3
    First leg: 2–1 vs Vojvodina Leads going into the second leg
    likely
    Vojvodina 5.5
    First leg: 1–2 vs Ferencváros Trails going into the second leg
    vs
    Pafos
  7. Draw group 7
    Winner: CSKA Sofia / Derry
    CSKA Sofia 6.5
    First leg: 3–2 vs Derry Leads going into the second leg
    likely
    Derry 4
    First leg: 2–3 vs CSKA Sofia Trails going into the second leg
    vs
    M. Tel-Aviv
  8. Draw group 8
    St. Gallen
    vs
    Benfica
    Benfica 90
    likely
  9. Draw group 9
    Winner: Sheriff / Aluminij
    Sheriff 20
    First leg: 0–0 vs Aluminij Level going into the second leg
    likely
    Aluminij 4.9
    First leg: 0–0 vs Sheriff Level going into the second leg
    vs
    PAOK
    PAOK 48.3
    likely
Look one round ahead Preview the third qualifying round · Main path Projected field ahead of the 20 Jul draw
Win this round Europa League third qualifying round · Main path
Lose this round Conference League third qualifying round · Main path
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.
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