2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

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The 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 12 July and ended on 31 August 2023.[1]

A total of 160 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, which included the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 23 teams in the Champions Path and 137 teams in the Main Path. The 22 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage, to join the 10 losers of the Europa League play-off round.[2]

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Teams[edit]

Champions Path[edit]

The Champions Path included league champions which were eliminated from the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Champions League and the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Europa League and consisted of the following rounds:

Below were the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2023 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for the Champions Path, however),[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advanced to group stage
Play-off round
Team Coeff.[3]
Belarus BATE Borisov [UEL CH Q3] 15.000
Kazakhstan Astana [UEL CH Q3] 14.000
Lithuania Žalgiris [UEL CH Q3] 11.000
Finland HJK [UEL CH Q3] 11.000
Iceland Breiðablik [UEL CH Q3] 6.000
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
Estonia Flora [UCL Q1] 10.500
Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps [UCL Q1] 8.500
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
Hungary Ferencváros [UCL Q1] 27.000
Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers [UCL Q1] 9.000
Wales The New Saints [UCL Q1] 9.000
Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica [UCL PR F] 7.500
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi [UCL Q1] 7.500
Albania Partizani [UCL Q1] 5.000
Romania Farul Constanța [UCL Q1] 4.100
San Marino Tre Penne [UCL PR SF] 4.000
Latvia Valmiera [UCL Q1] 3.500
Kosovo Ballkani [UCL Q1] 3.000
Northern Ireland Larne [UCL Q1] 3.000
Armenia Urartu [UCL Q1] 3.000
Malta Ħamrun Spartans [UCL Q1] 2.500
Luxembourg Swift Hesperange [UCL Q1] 1.800
North Macedonia Struga [UCL Q1] 1.100
Andorra Atlètic Club d'Escaldes [UCL PR SF] 1.033
Notes
  1. UEL CH Q3 Losers of Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  2. UCL Q1 Losers of Champions League first qualifying round.
  3. UCL PR F Losers of Champions League preliminary round final.
  4. UCL PR SF Losers of Champions League preliminary round semi-finals.

Main Path[edit]

The Main Path included league non-champions and consisted of the following rounds:

  • First qualifying round (62 teams): 62 teams which entered in this round.
  • Second qualifying round (90 teams): 59 teams which entered in this round and 31 winners of the first qualifying round.
  • Third qualifying round (54 teams): nine teams which entered in this round and 45 winners of the second qualifying round.
  • Play-off round (34 teams): seven teams which entered this round (including two losers of the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round) and 27 winners of the third qualifying round.

Below were the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to colours
Winners of play-off round advanced to group stage
Play-off round
Team Coeff.[3]
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 77.000
France Lille 30.000
England Aston Villa 21.914
Italy Fiorentina 20.000
Spain Osasuna 18.599
Belgium Genk [UEL MP Q3] 18.000
Ukraine Dnipro-1 [UEL MP Q3] 8.000
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
Netherlands AZ 47.500
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 35.000
Serbia Partizan 25.500
Austria Rapid Wien 18.500
Portugal Arouca 11.243
Croatia Hajduk Split 9.000
Scotland Heart of Midlothian 7.280
Norway Brann 5.800
Denmark Nordsjælland 5.565
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
Belgium Club Brugge 54.000
Switzerland Basel 53.000
Belgium Gent 37.500
Turkey Fenerbahçe 30.000
Romania CFR Cluj 27.500
Denmark Midtjylland 25.500
Greece PAOK 25.000
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 24.000
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 22.000
Norway Bodø/Glimt 20.000
Poland Lech Poznań 19.000
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 17.000
Sweden Djurgårdens IF 16.500
Cyprus APOEL 14.500
Turkey Beşiktaş 14.000
Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 13.000
Netherlands Twente 11.980
Croatia Rijeka 11.500
Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 11.243
Romania FCSB 11.000
Poland Legia Warsaw 11.000
Norway Rosenborg 11.000
Slovakia Spartak Trnava 10.500
Cyprus AEK Larnaca 10.000
Cyprus Omonia 10.000
Finland KuPS 9.500
Azerbaijan Neftçi 9.000
Croatia Osijek 8.000
Scotland Hibernian 7.280
Greece Aris 7.000
Austria Austria Wien 6.800
Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 6.500
Kosovo Drita 6.500
Serbia Vojvodina 6.475
Turkey Adana Demirspor 6.420
Switzerland Luzern 6.335
Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 6.000
Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 5.810
Denmark AGF 5.565
Israel Beitar Jerusalem 5.000
Sweden Hammarby IF 4.750
Sweden Kalmar FF 4.750
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 4.500
Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris 4.500
Poland Pogoń Szczecin 4.150
Hungary Debrecen 4.125
Hungary Zalaegerszeg 4.125
Hungary Kecskemét 4.125
Romania Sepsi OSK 4.100
Azerbaijan Gabala 4.000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 4.000
Bulgaria CSKA 1948 4.000
Azerbaijan Sabah 3.325
Kazakhstan Ordabasy 2.525
Kazakhstan Aktobe 2.525
Slovenia Celje 2.500
Latvia Auda 2.125
Luxembourg Differdange 03 2.000
Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 1.975
First qualifying round
Team Coeff.[3]
Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 10.000
Latvia Riga 10.000
Slovenia Maribor 9.500
North Macedonia Shkëndija 9.500
Northern Ireland Linfield 8.500
Liechtenstein Vaduz 8.500
Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 8.500
Republic of Ireland Dundalk 8.500
Armenia Pyunik 8.000
Armenia Alashkert 8.000
Montenegro Sutjeska 7.500
North Macedonia Shkupi 7.000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 7.000
Latvia RFS 6.500
Kazakhstan Tobol 6.500
Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 6.500
Armenia Ararat-Armenia 6.500
Malta Gżira United 6.000
Estonia FCI Levadia 6.000
Belarus Dinamo Minsk 5.500
Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 5.500
Moldova Milsami Orhei 5.000
San Marino La Fiorita 5.000
Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 5.000
Gibraltar Europa 5.000
Slovenia Domžale 5.000
Andorra FC Santa Coloma 5.000
Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn 5.000
Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 4.500
Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes 4.500
Northern Ireland Crusaders 4.500
Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 4.000
Albania Tirana 4.000
Slovakia Žilina 3.950
Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 3.500
Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 3.000
Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 3.000
Albania Vllaznia 3.000
Faroe Islands Víkingur 3.000
Republic of Ireland Derry City 3.000
North Macedonia Makedonija 2.500
Lithuania Panevėžys 2.500
Finland Honka 2.500
Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 2.500
Malta Balzan 2.500
Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 2.450
Kosovo Gjilani 2.208
Kosovo Dukagjini 2.208
Finland Haka 2.050
Georgia (country) Dila Gori 2.000
Malta Birkirkara 2.000
Northern Ireland Glentoran 2.000
Estonia Narva Trans 2.000
Lithuania Hegelmann 2.000
Belarus Neman Grodno 1.975
Iceland KA 1.450
Albania Egnatia 1.250
Wales Penybont 1.233
Wales Haverfordwest County 1.233
Gibraltar Bruno's Magpies 1.158
Montenegro Arsenal Tivat 0.950
San Marino Cosmos 0.399
Notes
  1. UEL MP Q3 Losers of Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path).

Format[edit]

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 would be played and if the same number of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.[4]

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[1]

Schedule for the qualifying phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First qualifying round 20 June 2023 13 July 2023 20 July 2023
Second qualifying round 21 June 2023 27 July 2023 3 August 2023
Third qualifying round 24 July 2023 10 August 2023 17 August 2023
Play-off round 7 August 2023 24 August 2023 31 August 2023

First qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the first qualifying round was made on 20 June 2023.

Seeding[edit]

A total of 62 teams took part in the first qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[3] Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

Prior to the draw, UEFA formed five groups of five seeded and five unseeded teams and one group of six seeded and six unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Summary[edit]

The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 20 July 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Main Path second qualifying round. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sutjeska Nikšić Montenegro 2–1 San Marino Cosmos 1–0 1–1
Domžale Slovenia 4–5[A] Malta Balzan 1–4 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Vaduz Liechtenstein 2–3 Belarus Neman Grodno 1–2 1–1
Ararat-Armenia Armenia 5–5 (4–2 p) Albania Egnatia 1–1 4–4 (a.e.t.)
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) 3–3 (4–2 p) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 2–2 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Alashkert Armenia 7–2 Montenegro Arsenal Tivat 1–1 6–1
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–2 2–1
La Fiorita San Marino 1–2 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 1–1 0–1
Maribor Slovenia 3–2 Malta Birkirkara 1–1 2–1
Tirana Albania 3–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 1–1 2–1
Bruno's Magpies Gibraltar 1–3[A] Republic of Ireland Dundalk 0–0 1–3
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra 3–2[A] Faroe Islands Víkingur 2–1 1–1
Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg 4–2 Kosovo Gjilani 2–2 2–0
Linfield Northern Ireland 3–2 Albania Vllaznia 3–1 0–1
KA Iceland 4–0 Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 2–0 2–0
Shkëndija North Macedonia 1–1 (2–3 p) Wales Haverfordwest County 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Haka Finland 2–3 Northern Ireland Crusaders 2–2 0–1
HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands 0–1 Republic of Ireland Derry City 0–0 0–1
Riga Latvia 2–1 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 2–0 0–1
Žilina Slovakia 4–2 Estonia FCI Levadia 2–1 2–1
Pyunik Armenia 5–0 Estonia Narva Trans 2–0 3–0
Panevėžys Lithuania 3–2 Moldova Milsami Orhei 2–2 1–0
Tobol Kazakhstan 2–1 Finland Honka 2–1 0–0
DAC Dunajská Streda Slovakia 2–3 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 2–1 0–2
Makedonija GP North Macedonia 1–5 Latvia RFS 0–1 1–4
Dukagjini Kosovo 5–3 Gibraltar Europa 2–1 3–2
Penybont Wales 1–3 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 1–1 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Hegelmann Lithuania 0–5 North Macedonia Shkupi 0–5 0–0
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 5–3 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 3–2
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 2–0 Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 0–0 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Gżira United Malta 3–3 (14–13 p) Northern Ireland Glentoran 2–2 1–1 (a.e.t.)
  1. ^ a b c Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches[edit]

Second qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 21 June 2023.

Seeding[edit]

A total of 106 teams took part in the second qualifying round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (16 teams): The teams, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, was seeded as follows:
    • Seeded: 13 of the 15 losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round (two of the teams received byes to the third qualifying round).
    • Unseeded: 3 losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League preliminary round.
  • Main Path (90 teams): 59 teams which entered in this round and 31 winners of the first qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

Prior to the draw, UEFA formed three groups in the Champions Path with two groups of five seeded teams and one unseeded team, one group of three seeded teams and one unseeded team, and nine groups in the Main Path of five seeded teams and five unseeded teams, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. In each group of the Champions Path, firstly, a seeded team was drawn against the only unseeded team, and then, the remaining seeded teams were drawn against each other. In the Main Path, numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA, with the draw held in one run for Groups 1–9 with ten teams. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

Champions Path
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Main Path
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Group 7 Group 8 Group 9
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
  1. Winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

Summary[edit]

The first legs were played on 25, 26 and 27 July, and the second legs were played on 1, 2 and 3 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar Bye N/A
Flora Estonia Bye N/A
Tre Penne San Marino 0–10 Latvia Valmiera 0–3 0–7
Ferencváros Hungary 6–0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 4–0 2–0
The New Saints Wales 3–4 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 1–1 2–3
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Andorra 1–5 Albania Partizani 0–1 1–4
Ħamrun Spartans Malta 3–1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 1–0
Farul Constanța Romania 6–4 Armenia Urartu 3–2 3–2
Struga North Macedonia 5–3 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 4–3
Ballkani Kosovo 7–1 Northern Ireland Larne 3–0 4–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Main Path
Dukagjini Kosovo 1–7[A] Croatia Rijeka 0–1 1–6
Gżira United Malta 3–2 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 2–0 1–2
Djurgårdens IF Sweden 2–3 Switzerland Luzern 1–2 1–1
Celje Slovenia 4–4 (4–2 p) Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 3–4 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Sutjeska Nikšić Montenegro 2–3 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2–1 Lithuania Panevėžys 1–0 1–1
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 3–4 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 2–1 1–3
CFR Cluj Romania 2–3 Turkey Adana Demirspor 1–1 1–2
Ordabasy Kazakhstan 4–5 Poland Legia Warsaw 2–2 2–3
RFS Latvia 1–4 Azerbaijan Sabah 0–2 1–2
Beşiktaş Turkey 5–1 Albania Tirana 3–1 2–0
Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–4 Azerbaijan Neftçi 2–2 0–2
APOEL Cyprus 4–2 Serbia Vojvodina 2–1 2–1
CSKA 1948 Bulgaria 2–4 Romania FCSB 0–1 2–3
Alashkert Armenia 2–2 (1–3 p) Hungary Debrecen 0–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Lech Poznań Poland 5–2 Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris 3–1 2–1
Kalmar FF Sweden 2–4 Armenia Pyunik 1–2 1–2
Bodø/Glimt Norway 7–2 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 3–0 4–2
Auda Latvia 2–5 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–1 1–4
Osijek Croatia 3–1 Hungary Zalaegerszeg 1–0 2–1
Twente Netherlands 2–1 Sweden Hammarby IF 1–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)
KA Iceland 5–3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 3–1 2–2
Club Brugge Belgium 3–1 Denmark AGF 3–0 0–1
Crusaders Northern Ireland 4–5 Norway Rosenborg 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Inter Club d'Escaldes Andorra 3–7[A] Scotland Hibernian 2–1 1–6
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–1 Kosovo Drita 0–0 2–1
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 3–2 Wales Haverfordwest County 2–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Basel Switzerland 3–4 Kazakhstan Tobol 1–3 2–1
Differdange Luxembourg 4–5 Slovenia Maribor 1–1 3–4 (a.e.t.)
Austria Wien Austria 3–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 1–0 2–1
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–6 Romania Sepsi OSK 0–2 0–4
Ararat-Armenia Armenia 1–2 Greece Aris 1–1 0–1
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 5–0 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 3–0 2–0
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Belarus 3–4 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2–3 1–1
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country) 3–5 Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–4 2–1
Midtjylland Denmark 3–2 Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Derry City Republic of Ireland 5–4 Finland KuPS 2–1 3–3
Gent Belgium 10–3 Slovakia Žilina 5–1 5–2
Kecskemét Hungary 3–4 Latvia Riga 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Linfield Northern Ireland 4–8 Poland Pogoń Szczecin 2–5 2–3
PAOK Greece 4–1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 0–0 4–1
Neman Grodno Belarus 2–0[A] Malta Balzan 2–0 0–0
Fenerbahçe Turkey 9–0 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 5–0 4–0
Gabala Azerbaijan 3–7 Cyprus Omonia 2–3 1–4
Shkupi North Macedonia 0–3 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–2 0–1

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches[edit]

Third qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

Seeding[edit]

A total of 64 teams took part in the third qualifying round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (10 teams): eight winners of the second qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw and two losers from the first qualifying round of the Champions League which received byes to this round. There was no seeding.
  • Main Path (54 teams): nine teams that entered in this round and 45 winners of the second qualifying round (Main Path). Seeding of teams were based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

Prior to the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded teams and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

Champions Path
Group 1 Group 2
Main Path
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. Winners of the main path second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.
  2. †† Winners of the champions path second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

Summary[edit]

The first legs were played on 9 and 10 August, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Ħamrun Spartans Malta 2–8 Hungary Ferencváros 1–6 1–2
Farul Constanța Romania 5–0 Estonia Flora 3–0 2–0
Valmiera Latvia 1–3 Albania Partizani 1–2 0–1
Ballkani Kosovo 5–1 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 3–1
Struga North Macedonia 4–3 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 3–1 1–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Main Path
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 1–2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 0–1
Sabah Azerbaijan 2–2 (4–5 p) Serbia Partizan 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Sepsi OSK Romania 2–1 Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–1 1–0
Rapid Wien Austria 5–0 Hungary Debrecen 0–0 5–0
Hajduk Split Croatia 0–3 Greece PAOK 0–0 0–3
FC Santa Coloma Andorra 0–3 Netherlands AZ 0–1 0–2
Celje Slovenia 5–1 Belarus Neman Grodno 1–0 4–1
Neftçi Azerbaijan 2–5[A] Turkey Beşiktaş 1–3 1–2
Omonia Cyprus 2–5 Denmark Midtjylland 1–0 1–5
Aris Greece 2–2 (5–6 p) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Legia Warsaw Poland 6–5 Austria Austria Wien 1–2 5–3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 1–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0 1–2
Hibernian Scotland 5–3 Switzerland Luzern 3–1 2–2
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 6–0 Malta Gżira United 4–0 2–0
Arouca Portugal 3–4 Norway Brann 2–1 1–3
Gent Belgium 6–2 Poland Pogoń Szczecin 5–0 1–2
Adana Demirspor Turkey 7–4 Croatia Osijek 5–1 2–3
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 1–5 Croatia Rijeka 1–3 0–2
Twente Netherlands 5–0 Latvia Riga 2–0 3–0
Rosenborg Norway 3–4 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 2–1 1–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey 6–1 Slovenia Maribor 3–1 3–0
Club Brugge Belgium 10–2 Iceland KA 5–1 5–1
Dila Gori Georgia (country) 0–3 Cyprus APOEL 0–2 0–1
Lech Poznań Poland 3–4 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 2–1 1–3
FCSB Romania 0–2 Denmark Nordsjælland 0–0 0–2
Tobol Kazakhstan 1–1 (6–5 p) Republic of Ireland Derry City 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Bodø/Glimt Norway 6–0 Armenia Pyunik 3–0 3–0
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches[edit]

Play-off round[edit]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

Seeding[edit]

A total of 44 teams took part in the play-off round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (10 teams): The teams, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were seeded as follows:
    • Seeded: five losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
    • Unseeded: five winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • Main Path (34 teams): five teams which entered in this round, 27 winners of the third qualifying round (Main Path) and two losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path). Seeding of teams were based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients.[3] For the winners of the third qualifying round and losers of the Europa League third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

Prior to the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded teams and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie became the home team of the first leg.

Champions Path
Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Main Path
Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Group 3 Group 4
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. Winners of the third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.
  2. †† Losers of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

Summary[edit]

The first legs were played on 23 and 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 eliminated from European competitions for the season.

In this season, the video assistant referee (VAR) was used from this stage.[5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Ballkani Kosovo 4–2 Belarus BATE Borisov 4–1 0–1
Žalgiris Lithuania 0–7 Hungary Ferencváros 0–4 0–3
Struga North Macedonia 0–2 Iceland Breiðablik 0–1 0–1
Farul Constanța Romania 2–3 Finland HJK 2–1 0–2
Astana Kazakhstan 2–1 Albania Partizani 1–0 1–1
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Main Path
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 0–2
Gent Belgium 4–1[A] Cyprus APOEL 2–0 2–1
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 3–2 Ukraine Dnipro-1 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Sepsi OSK Romania 4–5 Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Tobol Kazakhstan 1–5 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 0–3
Hibernian Scotland 0–8 England Aston Villa 0–5 0–3
Midtjylland Denmark 4–4 (5–6 p) Poland Legia Warsaw 3–3 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Lille France 3–2 Croatia Rijeka 2–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Genk Belgium 2–2 (5–4 p) Turkey Adana Demirspor 2–1 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Fenerbahçe Turkey 6–1 Netherlands Twente 5–1 1–0
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–4 Turkey Beşiktaş 2–3 0–1
AZ Netherlands 4–4 (6–5 p) Norway Brann 1–1 3–3 (a.e.t.)
Rapid Wien Austria 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 1–0 0–2
Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1–6 Greece PAOK 1–2 0–4
Nordsjælland Denmark 6–0 Serbia Partizan 5–0 1–0
Osasuna Spain 3–4 Belgium Club Brugge 1–2 2–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 5–2 Slovenia Celje 4–1 1–1
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa Conference League, 2023/24 Season". UEFA. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Club coefficients". UEFA. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Abolition of the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions". UEFA. 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Does the Europa Conference League have VAR?". UEFA. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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