How is the Europa League qualifying going? News, Results, Dates

Ten teams will advance to the group stage of the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League via qualifying. How does it all work?

Dates of the Europa League qualification

1st leg play-offs: August 18, 2022
Second leg play-offs: August 25, 2022

overview

A total of 27 teams are taking part in the qualification for the 2022/23 Europa League. As in 2021/22, there are only two phases: 3rd qualifying round and play-offs. Ten teams make it to the group stage.

There are home and away games. If no decision has been made after 180 minutes, there is extra time (and possibly penalties).

Play-off-Runde

Teams involved (20)

7 automatic participants (priority 1)
6 defeated teams of the 3rd qualifying round (champion path) of the Champions League (priority 2)
5 Europa League 3rd qualifying round (champion path) winners (Priority 3)
2 Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round (Main Path) Winners (Priority 4)

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draw

The draw was made on Tuesday 2nd August.

Pairings (18th and 25th August)

Dnipro (UKR) * – AEK Larnaca (CYP)
Gent (BEL)* – Omonoia (CYP)*
Austria Vienna (AUT)* – Fenerbahçe (TUR)
Zürich (SUI) – Heart of Midlothian (SCO)*
HJK (FIN) – Silkeborg (DEN)*
Malmö (SWE) – Sivasspor (TUR)*
Ferencváros (HUN) – Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Apollon (CYP) – Olympiacos (GRE)
Pyunik (ARM) – Sheriff (MDA)
Ludogorets (BUL) – Žalgiris (LTU)

*automatic participants

What’s next after that?

The winners reach the group stage of the Europa League.

Inferior teams continue to play in the group stage of the Europa Conference League.

Third qualifying round

Teams involved (14)

10 defeated teams of the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League (champion path)
2 automatic participants
2 defeated teams of the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League (league path)

Pairings (4 & 9/11 August)

Malmö FF (SWE) – Diddeleng (LUX) Overall: 5:2
Shamrock Rovers (IRL) – Skopje (MKD) Gesamt 5:2
Linfield (NIR) – Zurich (SUI) Overall: 0:5
Olympiacos (GRE) – Slovan Bratislava (SVK) overall: 3:3 aet, Olympiacos won 4:3 pens
Maribor (SVN) – HJK Helsinki (FIN) Overall: 0:3
AEK Larnaca (CYP) – Partizan (SRB)* Total: 4:3
Fenerbahce (TUR) – Slovakia (CZE)* Overall: 4:1