All qualifying routes
2026-27 qualifying round

UEL Q3 · Champions path

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

Ties
6
Direct entrants
0
Incoming
12
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 6 seeded · 6 unseeded
Projected pot

Seeded side

6
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Projected pot

Unseeded side

6
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Winner of second qualifying round, Champions path, tie 1 Winner keeps 12 UCL-CH Q2 seed keeps seed TBD
Win this round Europa League play-off round · Main path
Lose this round Conference League play-off round · Champions 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 1 tie to guarantee at least Conference League Even if every later tie is lost, the route still ends in the Conference League league phase.
Win 2 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 third qualifying round · Champions path
Win the tie Stay on the upward route
  1. 1
    Next destination Europa League play-off round · Main path
  2. 2
    Win again Europa League league phase
Lose the tie Drop down or exit Europe
  1. 1
    Immediate destination Conference League play-off round · Champions path
  2. 2
    If the next tie is also lost Out of Europe
Direct entrants

Clubs starting in this round

0 named

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