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The 2023–24 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 8 August and ended on 31 August 2023.[1]
A total of 27 teams competed in the qualifying system which included the qualifying phase and the play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage, to join the 12 teams that entered in the group stage, the six losers of the Champions League play-off round (four from Champions Path and two from League Path) and the four League Path losers of the Champions League third qualifying round.[2]
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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In the third qualifying round (which was the first round of the qualification for the Europa League), the teams were divided into two paths:
- Champions Path (10 teams): 10 teams which entered this round (10 losers of the Champions League Champions Path second qualifying round).
- Main Path (4 teams): 4 teams which entered this round (including 2 losers of the Champions League League Path second qualifying round).
The winners of the third qualifying round were combined into a single path for the play-off round:
- Play-off round (20 teams): 13 teams which entered this round (including 6 losers of the Champions League Champions Path third qualifying round) and 7 winners of the third qualifying round.
All teams eliminated from the qualifying phase and play-off round entered the Europa Conference League:
- The 5 losers of the Champions Path third qualifying round entered the Champions Path play-off round.
- The 2 losers of the Main Path third qualifying round entered the Main Path play-off round.
- The 10 losers of the play-off round entered the group stage.
Below were the participating teams (with their 2023 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for qualifying phase and play-off round, however),[3] grouped by their starting rounds.
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Winners of play-off round advanced to group stage |
| Losers of play-off round entered Europa Conference League group stage |
| Losers of third qualifying round entered Europa Conference League play-off round |
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- Notes
- CH Q3 Losers of Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
- CH Q2 Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path).
- LP Q2 Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (League Path).
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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 at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time was played, and if the same number of goals was scored by both teams during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out.[4]
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1][5] Matches were scheduled for Thursdays, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third qualifying round | 24 July 2023 | 10 August 2023 | 17 August 2023 |
| Play-off round | 7 August 2023 | 24 August 2023 | 31 August 2023 |
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.
Seeding
A total of 14 teams played in the qualifying round. They were divided into two paths:
- Champions Path (10 teams): 10 losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity was not known at the time of draw. There was no seeding.
- Main Path (4 teams): The teams were seeded as follows:
- Seeded: 2 teams which entered in this round.
- Unseeded: 2 losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (League Path), whose identity was not known at the time of draw.
Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.
Since Olympiacos could not be drawn against Panathinaikos, they were drawn against the loser of the Servette/Genk match, and Slavia Prague were drawn against the loser of the Dnipro-1/Panathinaikos match.
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
- Notes
- † Losers of the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.
Summary
The first legs were played on 8 and 10 August, and the second legs were played on 17 August 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League play-off round of their respective path.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Žalgiris  |
1–8 |  BK Häcken |
1–3 | 0–5 |
Qarabağ  |
4–2 |  HJK |
2–1 | 2–1 |
Zrinjski Mostar  |
6–3 |  Breiðablik |
6–2 | 0–1 |
Sheriff Tiraspol  |
7–3 |  BATE Borisov |
5–1 | 2–2 |
Astana  |
3–6 |  Ludogorets Razgrad |
2–1 | 1–5 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Olympiacos  |
2–1 |  Genk |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Slavia Prague  |
4–1 |  Dnipro-1 |
3–0 | 1–1 |
Champions Path
BK Häcken won 8–1 on aggregate.
Qarabağ won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Zrinjski Mostar | 6–2 | Breiðablik |
|---|---|---|
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Report[14] |
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| Breiðablik | 1–0 | Zrinjski Mostar |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[16] |
Zrinjski Mostar won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 5–1 | BATE Borisov |
|---|---|---|
| Report[18] |
|
Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion, Mezőkövesd, Hungary[note 1]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Sheriff Tiraspol won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Astana | 2–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
|---|---|---|
| Report[23] |
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| Ludogorets Razgrad | 5–1 | Astana |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[25] |
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Ludogorets Razgrad won 6–3 on aggregate.
Main Path
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | Genk |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[27] |
| Genk | 1–1 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Report[29] |
|
Olympiacos won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Slavia Prague | 3–0 | Dnipro-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Report[31] |
| Dnipro-1 | 1–1 | Slavia Prague |
|---|---|---|
Rubchynskyi  45+1' |
Report[33] | Jurečka 52' |
Košická futbalová aréna, Košice, Slovakia[note 2]
Attendance: 5,855[35]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Slavia Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.
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The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.
Seeding
A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round. The teams were seeded into four "priority groups":
- Priority 1: The 6 teams from the higher ranking association which entered in this round
- Priority 2: 6 losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
- Priority 3: 5 winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
- Priority 4: The remaining team which entered in this round and 2 winners of the third qualifying round (Main Path), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
The procedure of the draw was as follows:
- Three teams from Pot 1 (Priority 1) were paired with the three teams in Pot 4 (Priority 4).
- The three remaining Pot 1 (Priority 1) teams would then be paired with teams from Pot 3 (Priority 3).
- The two remaining Pot 3 (Priority 3) teams work would then be paired with teams from Pot 2 (Priority 2).
- The four remaining Pot 2 (Priority 2) balls were then drawn one after another to complete the ninth and tenth pairings (open draw).
Association protection was not applied. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.
| Priority 1 | Priority 2 | Priority 3 | Priority 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
- Notes
- † Winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.
- †† Losers of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.
Summary
The first legs were played on 24 August and the second legs were played on 31 August 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slavia Prague |
3–2 | Zorya Luhansk |
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Olympiacos |
6–1 |  Čukarički |
3–1 | 3–0 |
| Union Saint-Gilloise |
3–0 |  Lugano |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad |
2–4 |  Ajax |
1–4 | 1–0 |
| BK Häcken |
5–3 |  Aberdeen |
2–2 | 3–1 |
LASK  |
3–2 | Zrinjski Mostar |
2–1 | 1–1 |
KÍ  |
2–3 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
1–1 | 1–2 |
Olimpija Ljubljana  |
1–3 | Qarabağ |
0–2 | 1–1 |
Slovan Bratislava  |
4–7 |  Aris Limassol |
2–1 | 2–6 |
Dinamo Zagreb  |
4–5 | Sparta Prague |
3–1 | 1–4 |
Matches
| Slavia Prague | 2–0 | Zorya Luhansk |
|---|---|---|
| Report[36] |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2–1 | Slavia Prague |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[38] |
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Slavia Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 3–1 | Čukarički |
|---|---|---|
| Report[40] |
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Olympiacos won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | Lugano |
|---|---|---|
| Report[44] |
Union Saint-Gilloise won 3–0 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
BK Häcken won 5–3 on aggregate.
| LASK | 2–1 | Zrinjski Mostar |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[57] |
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LASK won 3–2 on aggregate.
| KÍ | 1–1 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
|---|---|---|
|
Report[61] |
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Sheriff Tiraspol won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 0–2 | Qarabağ |
|---|---|---|
| Report[65] |
Attendance: 27,354[68]
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Qarabağ won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–1 | Aris Limassol |
|---|---|---|
| Report[69] | Mayambela 73' |
Aris Limassol won 7–4 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Report[73] |
Sparta Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
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- Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[21]
- Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[34]
- Čukarički played their home match at the Dubočica Stadium in Leskovac, instead of their regular stadium, Čukarički Stadium, in Belgrade, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
- Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, Joseph Marien Stadium, Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.[45]
- Lugano played their home match at the Stade de Genève in Geneva, instead of their regular stadium, the Cornaredo Stadium in Lugano, which did not meet UEFA requirements.[45]
- KÍ played their home match at the Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn, instead of their regular stadium, Við Djúpumýrar, in Klaksvík, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
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