UEL 2026-27 qualifying round

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: 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.

UEL 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 8 seeded · 8 unseeded

Projected pot

Seeded side

Benfica Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 90 Can move

Rangers Confirmed entrant 59.3

Winner: Ferencváros / Vojvodina Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 51.3 Can move

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

Winner: Viktoria Plzeň / Tromsø Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 50.5 Can move

Viktoria Plzeň 50.5

likely

Tromsø 8.2

Possible teams: PAOK / Sheriff / Aluminij Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 48.3 Can move

PAOK 48.3

likely

Sheriff 20

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

Aluminij 4.9

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

Red Bull Salzburg Confirmed entrant 45

Possible teams: Qarabağ / Hajduk Split / Žilina / Vestri 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

Hajduk Split 10

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

Žilina 5.5

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

Vestri 3.3

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

Anderlecht Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 30.8 Can move

Projected pot

Unseeded side

Jagiellonia Białystok Confirmed entrant 22

Possible teams: Dynamo Kyiv / Twente / U. Cluj Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 17.5 Unseeded

Dynamo Kyiv 17.5

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

likely

Twente 13.6

U. Cluj 5.1

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

Beşiktaş Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 15.5 Unseeded

Winner: CSKA Sofia / Derry Winner keeps Q2 seed keeps seed 6.5 Unseeded

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

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 2 UCL-LP Q2 seed keeps seed TBD

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

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

Lose the tie Drop down or exit Europe

1
Immediate destination Conference League play-off round · Main path
2
If the next tie is also lost Out of Europe

Direct entrants

Clubs starting in this round

3 named

POL Jagiellonia BiałystokUnseeded side SCO RangersSeeded side AUT Red Bull SalzburgSeeded side