All qualifying routes
2026-27 round desk

UEL Q3 · Main path

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

Ties
8
Direct entrants
3
Incoming
13
Draw
Not loaded
Win this round Europa League play-off round · Main path
Lose this round Conference League play-off 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 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 · Main 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 · Main path
  2. 2
    If the next tie is also lost Out of Europe
Direct entrants

Clubs starting in this round

3 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
SCO Rangers Seeded 59.250 Official
AUT Red Bull Salzburg Seeded 45 Official
POL Jagiellonia Białystok Seeded 22 Official

+13 places still depend on an earlier tie, transfer or unpublished participant.