2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying
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The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 29 June and ended on 24 August 2017.[1] A total of 156 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 22 of the 48 places in the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[2]
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the qualifying phase and play-off round was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]
| Round | Draw | First leg | Second leg |
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| First qualifying round | 19 June 2017 | 29 June 2017 | 6 July 2017 |
| Second qualifying round | 13 July 2017 | 20 July 2017 | |
| Third qualifying round | 14 July 2017 | 27 July 2017 | 3 August 2017 |
| Play-off round | 4 August 2017 | 17 August 2017 | 24 August 2017 |
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Format
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 30 minutes of extra time was played. 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.[2]
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 may form "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 (or associations with political conflicts) were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.
Teams
A total of 156 teams were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, including the 15 losers of the third qualifying round (10 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) 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 (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).[2]
Below were the participating teams (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients),[3][4] grouped by their starting rounds.
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| Winners of the play-off round advance to the group stage |
- Notes
- CL-CR Losers of the third qualifying round (Champions Route).
- CL-LR Losers of the third qualifying round (League Route).
First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 13:00 CEST.[5]
Seeding
A total of 100 teams played in the first qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in ten groups with five seeded and five unseeded teams, depending on their UEFA club coefficient. Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups.
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Summary
The first legs were played on 29 June, and the second legs were played on 4 and 6 July 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv  | 5–0 |  Tirana | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Mladost Lučani  | 0–5 |  Inter Baku | 0–3 | 0–2 |
Shirak  | 2–4 |  Gorica | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Shkëndija  | 7–0[a] |  Dacia Chișinău | 3–0 | 4–0 |
Trenčín  | 8–1 |  Torpedo Kutaisi | 5–1 | 3–0 |
Kairat  | 8–1 |  Atlantas | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Chikhura Sachkhere | 1–2 |  Rheindorf Altach | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Zira | 4–1 |  Differdange 03 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Levski Sofia  | 3–1 |  Sutjeska | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Lech Poznań  | 7–0 | Pelister | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 7–3 |  Vasas | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| Fola Esch | 3–2 | Milsami Orhei | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Vojvodina | 2–3 | Ružomberok | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Irtysh | 3–0 | Dunav Ruse | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Mladost Podgorica | 4–0 | Gandzasar Kapan | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Široki Brijeg  | 2–0[a] | Ordabasy | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Partizani | 1–4 | Botev Plovdiv | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Pyunik | 1–9[a] | Slovan Bratislava | 1–4 | 0–5 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 0–5[a] | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Videoton | 5–3 |  Balzan | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 6–3 | Floriana | 3–0 | 3–3 |
UE Santa Coloma  | 0–6 |  Osijek | 0–2 | 0–4 |
Tre Penne  | 0–7[a] | Rabotnicki | 0–1 | 0–6 |
| Željezničar | 3–2 | Zeta | 1–0 | 2–2 |
St Joseph's  | 0–10[a] |  AEL Limassol | 0–4 | 0–6 |
| Valletta | 3–0 | Folgore | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Zaria Bălți | 3–3 (6–5 p) | Sarajevo | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Rangers  | 1–2 | Progrès Niederkorn | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| AEK Larnaca | 6–1 | Lincoln Red Imps | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Skënderbeu | 6–0 | Sant Julià | 1–0 | 5–0 |
Ventspils  | 0–1 |  Valur | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Bala Town  | 1–5 |  Vaduz | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Domžale | 5–2 |  Flora | 2–0 | 3–2 |
Midtjylland  | 10–2 |  Derry City | 6–1 | 4–1 |
Haugesund  | 7–0 |  Coleraine | 7–0 | 0–0 |
| St Johnstone | 1–3 | Trakai | 1–2 | 0–1 |
VPS  | 2–0 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Crusaders | 3–3 (a) | Liepāja | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Dinamo Minsk  | 4–1 |  NSÍ | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Stjarnan | 0–2 | Shamrock Rovers | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Odd | 5–0 | Ballymena United | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–3 | HJK | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Nõmme Kalju | 4–2 | B36 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Ferencváros | 3–0 | Jelgava | 2–0 | 1–0 |
IFK Norrköping  | 6–0 |  Prishtina | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–2 | Sūduva | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| KR | 2–0[a] | SJK | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Levadia Tallinn | 2–6 | Cork City | 0–2 | 2–4 |
| Lyngby | 4–0 | Bangor City | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| KÍ | 0–5[a] | AIK | 0–0 | 0–5 |
- Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Matches
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 14:30 CEST (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw).[5]
Seeding
A total of 66 teams played in the second qualifying round: 16 teams which entered in this round, and the 50 winners of the first qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in six groups with five seeded and five unseeded teams (groups 1–3) or six seeded and six unseeded teams (groups 4–6), depending on their UEFA club coefficient. Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the groups with ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams. Since the draw for the second qualifying round took place before the results of the previous round were known, the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie would advance to this round, which meant if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.
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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 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 20 July 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Beitar Jerusalem | 1–5[a] | Botev Plovdiv | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Apollon Limassol | 5–1 | Zaria Bălți | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Rabotnicki | 1–4 | Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 1–3 | Lyngby | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 2–5 |  Mladá Boleslav | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Željezničar | 0–2 | AIK | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Cork City | 0–2[a] | AEK Larnaca | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Kairat | 1–3 | Skënderbeu | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Panionios  | 5–2 | Gorica | 2–0 | 3–2 |
Astra Giurgiu  | 3–1[a] | Zira | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Haugesund | 3–4 | Lech Poznań | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Brøndby | 3–2 | VPS | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| IFK Norrköping | 3–3 (3–5 p) | Trakai | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Hajduk Split | 3–1 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Nõmme Kalju | 1–4 | Videoton | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5–1 | KR | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Valletta | 1–3 |  Utrecht | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Ružomberok | 2–1 | Brann | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Liepāja | 1–2 | Sūduva | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Gabala | 3–1 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Progrès Niederkorn | 1–3 | AEL Limassol | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Rheindorf Altach | 4–1 | Dynamo Brest | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Östersunds FK | 3–1 |  Galatasaray | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Inter Baku | 2–4 | Fola Esch | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Vaduz | 0–2 | Odd | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Valur | 3–5 | Domžale | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Irtysh | 1–3 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Aberdeen | 3–1 | Široki Brijeg | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Ferencváros | 3–7 | Midtjylland | 2–4 | 1–3 |
| Sturm Graz | 3–1 | Mladost Podgorica | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Shkëndija | 4–2 | HJK | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Trenčín | 1–3 | Bnei Yehuda | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Osijek | 3–2 |  Luzern | 2–0 | 1–2 |
- Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Matches
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017, 13:00 CEST.[6]
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. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in one group with five seeded and five unseeded teams (group 1) and four groups with six seeded and six unseeded teams (groups 2–5), depending on their UEFA club coefficient. Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the group with ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams. Since the draw for the third qualifying round took place before the results of the previous round were known, the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie would advance to this round, which meant if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.
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- † 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 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| PSV Eindhoven | 0–2 | Osijek | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Trakai | 2–4 | Shkëndija | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Krasnodar  | 5–2 | Lyngby | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Sturm Graz | 2–3 | Fenerbahçe | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Panathinaikos | 3–1 | Gabala | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Mladá Boleslav | 3–3 (2–4 p) | Skënderbeu | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Austria Wien | 2–1 | AEL Limassol | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | Odd | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Dinamo București | 1–4 |  Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Olimpik Donetsk  | 1–3 | PAOK | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Arka Gdynia | 4–4 (a) | Midtjylland | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Östersunds FK | 3–1 | Fola Esch | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Bordeaux  | 2–2 (a) | Videoton | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Panionios | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Utrecht | 2–2 (a) | Lech Poznań | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 0–3 |  Milan | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Brøndby | 0–2 | Hajduk Split | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Gent  | 2–4 | Rheindorf Altach | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 0–1 | Oleksandriya | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Everton  | 2–0 | Ružomberok | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Aberdeen | 2–3 | Apollon Limassol | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–0 | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 0–2 |  Marítimo | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–2[a] | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Marseille | 4–2 | Oostende | 4–2 | 0–0 |
SC Freiburg  | 1–2 | Domžale | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| AEK Larnaca | 3–1 | Dinamo Minsk | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| AIK | 2–3 | Braga | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Sūduva | 4–1 | Sion | 3–0 | 1–1 |
- Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Matches
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017, 13:00 CEST.[7]
Seeding
A total of 44 teams played in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in two groups with five seeded and five unseeded teams (groups 1–2) and two groups with six seeded and six unseeded teams (groups 3–4), depending on their UEFA club coefficient. Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the groups with ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams.
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- † Winners of the third qualifying round.
- CL Losers of the Champions League third qualifying round.
Summary
The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 24 August 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Milan | 7–0[a] | Shkëndija | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| Osijek | 2–2 (a) | Austria Wien | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Krasnodar | 4–4 (a)[a] | Red Star Belgrade | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Club Brugge | 0–3 | AEK Athens | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Marítimo | 1–3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Panathinaikos | 2–4 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Apollon Limassol | 4–3 | Midtjylland | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| FH | 3–5 | Braga | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Everton | 3–1 | Hajduk Split | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 1–7 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Vardar | 4–1 | Fenerbahçe | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Ajax | 2–4 | Rosenborg | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Rheindorf Altach | 2–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| BATE Borisov | 3–2 | Oleksandriya | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 (a) | Skënderbeu | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0 | Sūduva | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Domžale | 1–4 | Marseille | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Partizan | 4–0 | Videoton | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Utrecht | 1–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–1 (a) | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 3–1 | AEK Larnaca | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| PAOK | 3–3 (a) | Östersunds FK | 3–1 | 0–2 |
- Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Matches
Top goalscorers
There were 662 goals scored in 268 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.[8]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Maksim Maksimov |
Trakai |
7 | 537 |
 Richmond Boakye |
Red Star Belgrade |
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| 3 | Valère Germain |
Marseille |
5 | 335 |
| Marko Šćepović |
Videoton |
5 | 482 | |
| Besart Ibraimi |
Shkëndija |
5 | 702 |
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