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The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase began on 30 June and ended on 6 August 2015. A total of 157 teams competed in the qualifying phase to decide which 44 teams would participate in the play-off round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, the final round before the group stage.[1]
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]
Matches could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.[1]
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known. For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA formed "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.[1]
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A total of 157 teams were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round (including the 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round which entered the play-off round). The 22 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 16 teams which entered in the group stage and the 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round.
Below are the participating teams (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients),[5] grouped by their starting rounds.[6]
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| Winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage |
- Notes
- CL-CR Losers of the Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Route).
- CL-LR Losers of the Champions League third qualifying round (League Route).
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Seeding
A total of 102 teams played in the first qualifying round.[3] The draw was held on 22 June 2015.[7][8] Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and another run for the group with twelve teams.
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Summary
The first legs were played on 30 June and 2 July, and the second legs were played on 7 and 9 July 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Víkingur Reykjavík  |
2–3 |  Koper |
0–1 | 2–2 |
Sheriff Tiraspol  |
0–3 |  Odd |
0–3 | 0–0 |
Kukësi  |
2–0 |  Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Alashkert  |
2–2 (a) |  St Johnstone |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Jelgava  |
3–3 (a) |  Litex Lovech |
1–1 | 2–2 |
Newtown  |
4–2 |  Valletta |
2–1 | 2–1 |
Dinamo Tbilisi  |
2–3 |  Gabala |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Renova  |
1–5 | Dacia Chișinău |
0–1 | 1–4 |
Olimpic  |
1–1 (a) |  Spartak Trnava |
1–1 | 0–0 |
West Ham United  |
4–0[A] |  Lusitanos |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Glenavon  |
1–5 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
1–2 | 0–3 |
Differdange 03  |
4–3 | Bala Town |
3–1 | 1–2 |
| Shkëndija |
1–1 (a) | Aberdeen |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Víkingur Gøta  |
0–2 | Rosenborg |
0–2 | 0–0 |
SJK  |
0–2 | FH |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Linfield |
5–4[A] | NSÍ Runavík |
2–0 | 3–4 |
Brøndby  |
11–0 |  Juvenes/Dogana |
9–0 | 2–0 |
MTK Budapest  |
1–3 |  Vojvodina |
0–0 | 1–3 |
| Skonto |
4–1 |  St Patrick's Athletic |
2–1 | 2–0 |
| Lahti |
2–7 |  IF Elfsborg |
2–2 | 0–5 |
Atlantas  |
1–5 | Beroe Stara Zagora |
0–2 | 1–3 |
| Debrecen |
3–2 |  Sutjeska Nikšić |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Ordabasy  |
1–2 |  Beitar Jerusalem |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Balzan |
0–3 | Željezničar |
0–2 | 0–1 |
Sillamäe Kalev  |
3–7 |  Hajduk Split |
1–1 | 2–6 |
| Budućnost Podgorica |
1–3[A] | Spartaks Jūrmala |
1–3 | 0–0 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
1–4 | Kairat |
0–2 | 1–2 |
| Flora Tallinn |
1–2 | Rabotnički |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Sant Julià |
0–4 | Randers |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Saxan |
0–4 |  Apollon Limassol |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Progrès Niederkorn |
0–3 | Shamrock Rovers |
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Aktobe |
0–1 | Nõmme Kalju |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Dinamo Batumi |
1–2 | Omonia |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Kruoja Pakruojis |
0–9 |  Jagiellonia Białystok |
0–1 | 0–8 |
| Shirak |
3–2 | Zrinjski Mostar |
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Cork City |
2–3 | KR |
1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Go Ahead Eagles  |
2–5 | Ferencváros |
1–1 | 1–4 |
| Trakai |
7–1 | HB |
3–0 | 4–1 |
| Laçi |
1–1 (a) | Inter Baku |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| VPS |
2–6 | AIK |
2–2 | 0–4 |
| UCD |
2–2 (a) | F91 Dudelange |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Domžale |
0–1 | Čukarički |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Glentoran |
1–7 | Žilina |
1–4 | 0–3 |
| Strømsgodset |
4–1[A] | Partizani |
3–1 | 1–0 |
| Neftchi Baku |
3–3 (a)[A] | Mladost Podgorica |
2–2 | 1–1 |
| Celje |
1–4 | Śląsk Wrocław |
0–1 | 1–3 |
| La Fiorita |
1–10 |  Vaduz |
0–5 | 1–5 |
| Birkirkara |
3–1 | Ulisses |
0–0 | 3–1 |
| Airbus UK Broughton |
3–5 | Lokomotiva |
1–3 | 2–2 |
Botoșani  |
4–2 | Tskhinvali |
1–1 | 3–1 |
Europa  |
0–9 | Slovan Bratislava |
0–6 | 0–3 |
- Notes
Matches
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 0–1 | Koper |
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| Report | Pučko  77' |
Koper won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Odd | 0–0 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
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Odd won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Kukësi | 2–0 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino |
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| Carioca 9' Pejić 54' |
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| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 0–0 | Kukësi |
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Kukësi won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Alashkert | 1–0 | St Johnstone |
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| Manasyan 59' |
Report |
Attendance: 2,600[9]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
| St Johnstone | 2–1 | Alashkert |
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| O'Halloran 34' McKay 87' |
Report | Gyozalyan 74' |
2–2 on aggregate; Alashkert won on away goals.
| Jelgava | 1–1 | Litex Lovech |
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| Malašenoks 83' |
Report | Bozhikov 50' |
3–3 on aggregate; Jelgava won on away goals.
Newtown won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–1 | Gabala |
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| Jighauri 65' Papunashvili 84' |
Report | Huseynov 74' |
Gabala won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Renova | 0–1 | Dacia Chișinău |
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| Report | Roșca 12' |
Dacia Chișinău won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Olimpic | 1–1 | Spartak Trnava |
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| Pandža 14' |
Report | Halilović 70' |
| Spartak Trnava | 0–0 | Olimpic |
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1–1 on aggregate; Spartak Trnava won on away goals.
| West Ham United | 3–0 | Lusitanos |
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| Sakho 40', 45+2' Tomkins 58' |
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West Ham United won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Glenavon | 1–2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
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| Patton 86' |
Report | Afanasyev 2' Kamarowski 30' |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–0 | Glenavon |
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| Yurevich 8' Yanush 66'Kamarowski 86' |
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Shakhtyor Soligorsk won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Differdange 03 | 3–1 | Bala Town |
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| Er Rafik 4' Caron 7'Sinani 26' |
Report | Sheridan 38' |
Differdange 03 won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Aberdeen | 0–0 | Shkëndija |
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1–1 on aggregate; Aberdeen won on away goals.
| Víkingur Gøta | 0–2 | Rosenborg |
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| Report | Søderlund 82', 90+2' |
| Rosenborg | 0–0 | Víkingur Gøta |
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Rosenborg won 2–0 on aggregate.
| FH | 1–0 | SJK |
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| K. F. Finnbogason 90+1' |
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FH won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Linfield | 2–0 | NSÍ Runavík |
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| Waterworth 57' Bates 73' |
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| NSÍ Runavík | 4–3 | Linfield |
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| K. Olsen 17' Justinussen 19', 85'Joensen 45+1' |
Report | Re. Glendinning 13' Bates 33'Waterworth 69' |
Linfield won 5–4 on aggregate.
Brøndby won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Vojvodina | 3–1 | MTK Budapest |
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| Stanisavljević 14' Mrdaković 40'Ivanić 51' |
Report | Střeštík 3' |
Vojvodina won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Skonto | 2–1 | St Patrick's Athletic |
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| Karašausks 38' Gutkovskis 65' |
Report | Greene 21' |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | Skonto |
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| Report | Sorokins 37' Karašausks 59' (pen.) |
Skonto won 4–1 on aggregate.
Elfsborg won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Atlantas | 0–2 | Beroe Stara Zagora |
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| Report | Delev 60' Bozhilov 84' |
Beroe Stara Zagora won 5–1 on aggregate.
Debrecen won 3–2 on aggregate.
Beitar Jerusalem won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Balzan | 0–2 | Željezničar |
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| Report | Bajić 4' (pen.), 13' |
| Željezničar | 1–0 | Balzan |
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| D. Sadiković 68' |
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Željezničar won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Sillamäe Kalev | 1–1 | Hajduk Split |
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| Silich 40' |
Report | Caktaš 6' (pen.) |
Hajduk Split won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Budućnost Podgorica | 1–3 | Spartaks Jūrmala |
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| Raičević 6' |
Report | Bulvītis 22', 74' (pen.) Mickēvičs 42' |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 0–0 | Budućnost Podgorica |
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Spartaks Jūrmala won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 0–2 | Kairat |
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| Report | Gohou 45' Kuantayev 64' |
Kairat won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Flora Tallinn | 1–0 | Rabotnički |
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| Gussev 59' |
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| Rabotnički | 2–0 | Flora Tallinn |
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| Anene 48' Altiparmakovski 54' |
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Rabotnički won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sant Julià | 0–1 | Randers |
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| Report | Borring 22' |
Randers won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Saxan | 0–2 | Apollon Limassol |
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| Report | João Pedro 33' Papoulis 89' |
| Apollon Limassol | 2–0 | Saxan |
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| Stojanović 2' Papoulis 61' |
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Apollon Limassol won 4–0 on aggregate.
Shamrock Rovers won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Aktobe | 0–1 | Nõmme Kalju |
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| Report | Purje 72' |
| Nõmme Kalju | 0–0 | Aktobe |
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Nõmme Kalju won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Batumi | 1–0 | Omonia |
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| Gabedava 40' |
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Omonia won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Kruoja Pakruojis | 0–1 | Jagiellonia Białystok |
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| Report | Świderski 90+3' |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 8–0 | Kruoja Pakruojis |
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| Gajos 3' Świderski 8'Tuszyński 18', 45+1', 49'Frankowski 64', 75', 80' |
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Jagiellonia Białystok won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Shirak | 2–0 | Zrinjski Mostar |
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| Bougouhi 18', 67' |
Report |
Shirak won 3–2 on aggregate.
| KR | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Cork City |
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| Pálmason 75' Schoop 99' |
Report | O'Sullivan 13' |
KR won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1–1 | Ferencváros |
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| Vriends 45+2' |
Report | Gera 3' |
Ferencváros won 5–2 on aggregate.
Trakai won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Laçi | 1–1 | Inter Baku |
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| Meto 20' |
Report | Kvekveskiri 47' |
| Inter Baku | 0–0 | Laçi |
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1–1 on aggregate; Inter Baku won on away goals.
AIK won 6–2 on aggregate.
| UCD | 1–0 | F91 Dudelange |
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| Swan 45+1' |
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2–2 on aggregate; UCD won on away goals.
| Čukarički | 0–0 | Domžale |
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| Report |
Čukarički won 1–0 on aggregate.
Žilina won 7–1 on aggregate.
Strømsgodset won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Neftchi Baku | 2–2 | Mladost Podgorica |
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| K. Gurbanov 36' A. Abdullayev 55' |
Report | Lagator 34' Mirković 87' |
| Mladost Podgorica | 1–1 | Neftchi Baku |
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| Vuković 90+1' |
Report | A. Abdullayev 71' |
3–3 on aggregate; Mladost Podgorica won on away goals.
| Celje | 0–1 | Śląsk Wrocław |
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| Report | Pich 32' |
Śląsk Wrocław won 4–1 on aggregate.
Vaduz won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Birkirkara | 0–0 | Ulisses |
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| Report |
Birkirkara won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Airbus UK Broughton | 1–3 | Lokomotiva |
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| Riley 28' |
Report | Šovšić 48' Marić 61'Kolar 68' |
Lokomotiva won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Botoșani | 1–1 | Tskhinvali |
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| Ivanovici 21' |
Report | Katcharava 46' |
Botoșani won 4–2 on aggregate.
Slovan Bratislava won 9–0 on aggregate.
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Seeding
A total of 66 teams played in the second qualifying round: 15 teams which entered in this round, and the 51 winners of the first qualifying round.[3] The draw was held on 22 June 2015.[8][16] Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.
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- † Winners of the first qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the first qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the second qualifying round.
Summary
The first legs were played on 16 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 23 July 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Kukësi |
4–3 | Mladost Podgorica |
0–1 | 4–2 |
| Lokomotiva |
2–7 |  PAOK |
2–1 | 0–6 |
| Slovan Bratislava |
6–1 | UCD |
1–0 | 5–1 |
| Ferencváros |
0–3 | Željezničar |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Vaduz |
5–1 | Nõmme Kalju |
3–1 | 2–0 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora |
0–1 | Brøndby |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| KR |
0–4 | Rosenborg |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| AIK |
4–0 | Shirak |
2–0 | 2–0 |
| Legia Warsaw |
4–0 | Botoșani |
1–0 | 3–0 |
| Dacia Chișinău |
3–6 | Žilina |
1–2 | 2–4 |
| Shamrock Rovers |
1–4 | Odd |
0–2 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
2–3 |  Thun |
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Kairat |
4–2 | Alashkert |
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Vojvodina |
4–1 | Spartaks Jūrmala |
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok |
0–1 | Omonia |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Jelgava |
1–2 | Rabotnički |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Čukarički |
1–2 | Gabala |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
0–3 |  Wolfsberger AC |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Trabzonspor  |
3–1 | Differdange 03 |
1–0 | 2–1 |
Charleroi  |
9–2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
5–1 | 4–1 |
| Randers |
0–1 | IF Elfsborg |
0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Mladá Boleslav  |
2–2 (a) | Strømsgodset |
1–2 | 1–0 |
| Cherno More Varna |
1–5 | Dinamo Minsk |
1–1 | 0–4 |
| Rijeka |
2–5 | Aberdeen |
0–3 | 2–2 |
| West Ham United |
1–1 (5–3 p) | Birkirkara |
1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Apollon Limassol |
4–0 | Trakai |
4–0 | 0–0 |
| Koper |
4–6 | Hajduk Split |
3–2 | 1–4 |
| FH |
3–4 | Inter Baku |
1–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Inverness CT |
0–1 | Astra Giurgiu |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Spartak Trnava |
5–2 | Linfield |
2–1 | 3–1 |
| Copenhagen |
5–1 | Newtown |
2–0 | 3–1 |
| Śląsk Wrocław |
0–2 | IFK Göteborg |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Skonto |
4–11 | Debrecen |
2–2 | 2–9 |
Matches
| Kukësi | 0–1 | Mladost Podgorica |
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| Report | Lakić 52' |
Kukësi won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiva | 2–1 | PAOK |
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| Kolar 30' Andrijašević 45+1' |
Report | Mak 90+2' |
PAOK won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Slovan Bratislava | 1–0 | UCD |
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| Zreľák 84' |
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| UCD | 1–5 | Slovan Bratislava |
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| Swan 57' |
Report | Vittek 41', 90+1', 90+3' Milinković 49'Saláta 81' |
Slovan Bratislava won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros | 0–1 | Željezničar |
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| Report | Beganović 90' |
Attendance: 16,000[17]
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)
Željezničar won 3–0 on aggregate.
Vaduz won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 0–1 | Brøndby |
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| Report | Albrechtsen 85' |
| Brøndby | 0–0 | Beroe Stara Zagora |
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Brøndby won 1–0 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–0 on aggregate.
AIK won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | Botoșani |
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| Duda 78' |
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Legia Warsaw won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Dacia Chișinău | 1–2 | Žilina |
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| Mihaliov 80' |
Report | Jelić 53', 59' |
Žilina won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | Odd |
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| Report | Occéan 53' (pen.), 67' |
| Odd | 2–1 | Shamrock Rovers |
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| Halvorsen 72' Hagen 86' |
Report | G. Brennan 90' |
Odd won 4–1 on aggregate.
Thun won 3–2 on aggregate.
Kairat won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Vojvodina | 3–0 | Spartaks Jūrmala |
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| Stanisavljević 6' Mrdaković 16'Mickevičs 88' (o.g.) |
Report |
Attendance: 650[17]
Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Vojvodina won 4–1 on aggregate.
Omonia won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Jelgava | 1–0 | Rabotnički |
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| Kļuškins 87' |
Report |
Rabotnički won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Čukarički | 1–0 | Gabala |
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| Stojiljković 53' (pen.) |
Report |
Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.
Wolfsberger AC won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Trabzonspor | 1–0 | Differdange 03 |
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| Ekici 44' |
Report |
Trabzonspor won 3–1 on aggregate.
Charleroi won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Randers | 0–0 | IF Elfsborg |
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| Report |
Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Mladá Boleslav | 1–2 | Strømsgodset |
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| Bartl 39' |
Report | Sørum 44' Jradi 85' |
2–2 on aggregate; Strømsgodset won on away goals.
| Cherno More Varna | 1–1 | Dinamo Minsk |
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| Coureur 11' |
Report | Palitsevich 72' |
Dinamo Minsk won 5–1 on aggregate.
Aberdeen won 5–2 on aggregate.
| West Ham United | 1–0 | Birkirkara |
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| Tomkins 90' |
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1–1 on aggregate; West Ham United won 5–3 on penalties.
| Apollon Limassol | 4–0 | Trakai |
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| Kolokoudias 21', 64' (pen.) Stojanović 52'Farley 87' |
Report |
Attendance: 3,720[17]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
| Trakai | 0–0 | Apollon Limassol |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Apollon Limassol won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Koper | 3–2 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Halilović 7' Rahmanović 17', 41' |
Report | Milović 29' Nižić 90' |
Hajduk Split won 6–4 on aggregate.
| FH | 1–2 | Inter Baku |
|---|---|---|
| Guðnason 39' (pen.) |
Report | Kvekveskiri 54' (pen.) Martins 61' |
| Inter Baku | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | FH |
|---|---|---|
| Huseynov 45+1' Aliyev 91' |
Report | Valdimarsson 47' K. F. Finnbogason 52' |
Inter Baku won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Inverness CT | 0–1 | Astra Giurgiu |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Budescu 24' |
| Astra Giurgiu | 0–0 | Inverness CT |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Astra Giurgiu won 1–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Trnava won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen | 2–0 | Newtown |
|---|---|---|
| Verbič 3' Kusk 74' |
Report |
| Newtown | 1–3 | Copenhagen |
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| Goodwin 70' |
Report | Pourié 28', 51' N. Jørgensen 40' (pen.) |
Copenhagen won 5–1 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Skonto | 2–2 | Debrecen |
|---|---|---|
| Karašausks 27', 47' |
Report | Tisza 9' Castillion 72' |
Debrecen won 11–4 on aggregate.
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Seeding
A total of 58 teams played in the third qualifying round: 25 teams which entered in this round, and the 33 winners of the second qualifying round.[4] The draw was held on 17 July 2015.[20][21] Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the group with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.
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- Notes
- † Winners of the second qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the second qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the third qualifying round.
Summary
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 July, and the second legs were played on 6 August 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich |
1–2 | Dinamo Minsk |
0–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Kairat |
3–2 | Aberdeen |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Žilina |
3–3 (a) |  Vorskla Poltava |
2–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| AZ |
4–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Bordeaux  |
4–0 | AEK Larnaca |
3–0 | 1–0 |
| PAOK |
2–1 | Spartak Trnava |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Târgu Mureș |
2–4 | Saint-Étienne |
0–3 | 2–1 |
| Debrecen |
3–6 | Rosenborg |
2–3 | 1–3 |
| Jablonec |
3–3 (a) | Copenhagen |
0–1 | 3–2 |
| Thun |
2–2 (a) | Vaduz |
0–0 | 2–2 |
Belenenses  |
2–1 | IFK Göteborg |
2–1 | 0–0 |
Sampdoria  |
2–4 | Vojvodina |
0–4 | 2–0 |
| Kukësi |
0–4 | Legia Warsaw |
0–3[B] | 0–1 |
| Charleroi |
0–5 | Zorya Luhansk |
0–2 | 0–3 |
| Sturm Graz |
3–4 |  Rubin Kazan |
2–3 | 1–1 |
| IF Elfsborg |
2–3 | Odd |
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Southampton |
5–0 | Vitesse |
3–0 | 2–0 |
| Slovan Liberec |
5–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
2–1 | 3–0 |
| Apollon Limassol |
1–2[C] | Gabala |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Wolfsberger AC |
0–6 |  Borussia Dortmund |
0–1 | 0–5 |
| AIK |
1–4 | Atromitos |
1–3 | 0–1 |
| Standard Liège |
3–1 | Željezničar |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| West Ham United |
3–4 | Astra Giurgiu |
2–2 | 1–2 |
Athletic Bilbao  |
2–0 | Inter Baku |
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Rabotnički |
2–1 | Trabzonspor |
1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Brøndby |
2–2 (a) | Omonia |
0–0 | 2–2 |
| Rheindorf Altach |
6–2 | Vitória de Guimarães |
2–1 | 4–1 |
| Hajduk Split |
4–0 | Strømsgodset |
2–0 | 2–0 |
| Krasnodar |
5–3 | Slovan Bratislava |
2–0 | 3–3 |
- Notes
Matches
| Zürich | 0–1 | Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bećiraj 63' (pen.) |
Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.
Kairat won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Žilina | 2–0 | Vorskla Poltava |
|---|---|---|
| Jelić 26' Paur 73' |
Report |
3–3 on aggregate; Žilina won on away goals.
| AZ | 2–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Linden 18' (pen.) Janssen 63' |
Report |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–2 | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Doka 45' |
Report | Henriksen 21' Van Overeem 75' |
AZ won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Bordeaux | 3–0 | AEK Larnaca |
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| Poko 53' Diabaté 74' (pen.)Maurice-Belay 80' |
Report |
| AEK Larnaca | 0–1 | Bordeaux |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kiese Thelin 29' |
Attendance: 2,500[23]
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Bordeaux won 4–0 on aggregate.
| PAOK | 1–0 | Spartak Trnava |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas 82' |
Report |
| Spartak Trnava | 1–1 | PAOK |
|---|---|---|
| Sabo 35' (pen.) |
Report | Konstantinidis 48' |
PAOK won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Târgu Mureș | 0–3 | Saint-Étienne |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Diomandé 24' Hamouma 75', 83' |
Saint-Étienne won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Rosenborg | 3–1 | Debrecen |
|---|---|---|
| Søderlund 27' Jensen 40'Vilhjálmsson 86' |
Report | Castillion 43' |
Rosenborg won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Jablonec | 0–1 | Copenhagen |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Verbič 51' |
3–3 on aggregate; Jablonec won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate; Thun won on away goals.
| Belenenses | 2–1 | IFK Göteborg |
|---|---|---|
| Martins 23', 41' |
Report | Aleesami 58' |
| IFK Göteborg | 0–0 | Belenenses |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Belenenses won 2–1 on aggregate.
Vojvodina won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Kukësi | 0–3 Awarded[note 43] | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Moreira 49' |
Report | Nikolić 29' Rzeźniczak 51' |
Attendance: 5,000[23]
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | Kukësi |
|---|---|---|
| Kucharczyk 47' |
Report |
Legia Warsaw won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Charleroi | 0–2 | Zorya Luhansk |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Malinovskyi 70', 89' |
| Zorya Luhansk | 3–0 | Charleroi |
|---|---|---|
| Ljubenović 58', 68' (pen.) Malinovskyi 90+3' |
Report |
Attendance: 4,000[23]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Zorya Luhansk won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Sturm Graz | 2–3 | Rubin Kazan |
|---|---|---|
| Avdijaj 21' Piesinger 56' |
Report | Kanunnikov 14' Karadeniz 25' (pen.)Portnyagin 61' |
Rubin Kazan won 4–3 on aggregate.
Odd won 3–2 on aggregate.
Southampton won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Slovan Liberec | 2–1 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona |
|---|---|---|
| Delarge 43' Shala 84' |
Report | Abed 89' |
Slovan Liberec won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Apollon Limassol | 1–1 | Gabala |
|---|---|---|
| Kolokoudias 14' |
Report | Huseynov 90+5' (pen.) |
Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Wolfsberger AC | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hofmann 16' |
| Borussia Dortmund | 5–0 | Wolfsberger AC |
|---|---|---|
| Reus 48' Aubameyang 64'Mkhitaryan 73', 82', 86' |
Report |
Borussia Dortmund won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Atromitos | 1–0 | AIK |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelinho 67' |
Report |
Atromitos won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–1 | Željezničar |
|---|---|---|
| Kosorić 16' (o.g.) Knockaert 28' |
Report | Đelmić 64' |
Attendance: 19,721[23]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Standard Liège won 3–1 on aggregate.
| West Ham United | 2–2 | Astra Giurgiu |
|---|---|---|
| Valencia 23' Zárate 51' |
Report | Boldrin 71' Ogbonna 82' (o.g.) |
Astra Giurgiu won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Inter Baku |
|---|---|---|
| Eraso 12', 49' |
Report |
| Inter Baku | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Athletic Bilbao won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Rabotnički | 1–0 | Trabzonspor |
|---|---|---|
| Ilijoski 23' |
Report |
Rabotnički won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Brøndby won on away goals.
| Rheindorf Altach | 2–1 | Vitória de Guimarães |
|---|---|---|
| Ngwat-Mahop 24' Aigner 50' (pen.) |
Report | Tozé 71' |
Rheindorf Altach won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | Strømsgodset |
|---|---|---|
| Balić 67' Kiš 90+3' |
Report |
Hajduk Split won 4–0 on aggregate.
Krasnodar won 5–3 on aggregate.
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There were 693 goals in 270 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.[28]
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Róbert Vittek |
Slovan Bratislava |
7 | 391 |
| Matej Jelić |
Žilina |
715 | ||
| 3 | Róbert Mak |
PAOK |
6 | 464 |
| Henok Goitom |
AIK |
470 | ||
| 5 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
Borussia Dortmund |
5 | 334 |
| 6 | 15 players | 4 | — | |
Source: UEFA.com[29]
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Lang |
Vaduz |
4 | 264 |
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
Borussia Dortmund |
334 | ||
| Edgars Jermolajevs |
Skonto |
360 | ||
| Niall McGinn |
Aberdeen |
512 | ||
| Viktor Claesson |
IF Elfsborg |
567 | ||
 Isael |
Kairat |
703 | ||
| Nikola Vlašić |
Hajduk Split |
717 | ||
| 8 | 12 players | 3 | — | |
Source: UEFA.com[30]
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- Kukësi played their home matches at Qemal Stafa National Stadium, Tirana, instead of their regular stadium Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës.
- Alashkert played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan.
- Valletta played their home match at Hibernians Ground, Paola, instead of their regular stadium National Stadium, Ta' Qali.
- Renova played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Tetovo.
- Dacia Chișinău played their first qualifying round home match at CSR Orhei, Orhei, and second qualifying round match at Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium Stadionul Moldova, Speia.[10]
- Olimpic played their home match at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Otoka, Sarajevo.
- Bala Town played their home match at The Corbett Sports Stadium, Rhyl, instead of their regular stadium Maes Tegid, Bala.
- Shkëndija played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Tetovo.
- Víkingur Gøta played their home match at Svangaskarð, Toftir, instead of their regular stadium Sarpugerði, Norðragøta.
- SJK played their home match at Sonera Stadium, Helsinki, instead of their regular stadium Seinäjoen keskuskenttä, Seinäjoki.
- MTK Budapest played their home match at Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, instead of their temporary stadium Bozsik Stadion, Budapest.
- Balzan played their home match at Hibernians Ground, Paola, instead of their regular stadium National Stadium, Ta' Qali.
- Željezničar played their home matches at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo.
- Sillamäe Kalev played their home match at Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere, instead of their regular stadium Sillamäe Kalevi Stadium, Sillamäe.
- Hajduk Split played their first qualifying round home match at Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi, Dugopolje, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Poljud, Split, which was going to host the Ultra Europe festival the following weekend.[12]
- Spartaks Jūrmala played their home matches at Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale, Jelgava, instead of their regular stadium Slokas Stadium, Jūrmala.
- Randers played their first qualifying round home match at Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg, instead of their regular stadium AutoC Park Randers, Randers, due to a new turf being laid.[13]
- Saxan played their home match at Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium, Ceadîr-Lunga.
- Apollon Limassol played their home matches at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirion Stadium, Limassol.
- Progrès Niederkorn played their home match at Stade Municipal, Differdange, instead of their regular stadium Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn.
- Nõmme Kalju played their home matches at A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, instead of their regular stadium Hiiu Stadium, Tallinn.
- Dinamo Batumi played their home match at David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi, instead of their temporary stadium Chele Arena, Kobuleti.
- Kruoja Pakruojis played their home match at Central Stadium, Šiauliai, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Pakruojis.
- Go Ahead Eagles played their home match at JENS Vesting, Emmen, instead of their regular stadium De Adelaarshorst, Deventer.
- Trakai played their first qualifying round home match at Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, instead of their regular stadium LFF Stadium, Vilnius.
- HB played their home match at Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, instead of their regular stadium Gundadalur, Tórshavn.
- VPS played their home match at Raatti Stadium, Oulu, instead of their regular stadium Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa.
- Mladost Podgorica played their home matches at Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica, instead of their regular Stadion FK Mladost, Podgorica.
- Birkirkara played their first qualifying round home match at Hibernians Ground, Paola, and second qualifying round home match at National Stadium, Ta' Qali, instead of their regular stadium Infetti Ground, Birkirkara.
- Airbus UK Broughton played their home match at Nantporth, Bangor, instead of their regular stadium The Airfield, Broughton.
- AIK played their second qualifying round home match at Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, instead of their regular stadium Friends Arena, Solna, which was booked for an AC/DC concert.[18]
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva played their home match at Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, instead of their regular stadium Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva.
- Gabala played their second qualifying round home match at Bakcell Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Qabala, due to UEFA punishment.[19] Their third qualifying round home match was also played there.
- Wolfsberger AC played their home matches at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, instead of their regular stadium Lavanttal-Arena, Wolfsberg.
- Differdange 03 played their second qualifying round home match at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Municipal, Differdange.
- Cherno More Varna played their home match at Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad, instead of their regular stadium Ticha Stadium, Varna.
- Dinamo Minsk played their third qualifying round home match at OSK Brestskiy, Brest, instead of their temporary stadium Traktor Stadium, Minsk.
- AEK Larnaca played their home match at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium GSZ Stadium, Larnaca.
- Sampdoria played their home match at Stadio Olimpico, Turin, instead of their regular stadium Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, due to works on the playing surface.[24]
- The match was abandoned in the 52nd minute with a 2–1 lead for Legia Warsaw after a Legia Warsaw player was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. On 4 August 2015, UEFA awarded Legia Warsaw with a 3–0 win against Kukësi[22][25] Kukësi were given a €70,000 fine and ordered to play their next home match behind closed doors.[26]
- Zorya Luhansk played their home match at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
- Rubin Kazan played their home match at Central Stadium, Kazan, instead of their regular stadium Kazan Arena, Kazan, which was hosting the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.[27]
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona played their home match at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Municipal Stadium, Kiryat Shmona.
- Rheindorf Altach played their home match at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, instead of their regular stadium Cashpoint-Arena, Altach.
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