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2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

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The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 30 June and ended on 26 August 2015. A total of 56 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.[1]

All times were CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

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All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
First qualifying round 22 June 2015, 12:00[3] 30 June – 1 July 2015 7–8 July 2015
Second qualifying round 14–15 July 2015 21–22 July 2015
Third qualifying round 17 July 2015, 12:00[4] 28–29 July 2015 4–5 August 2015
Play-off round 7 August 2015, 12:00[5] 18–19 August 2015 25–26 August 2015

Format

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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, divided into two 15-minute 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]

Teams

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There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:

  • Champions Route, which included all domestic champions which had not qualified for the group stage.
  • League Route (also called the Non-champions Path or the Best-placed Path), which included all domestic non-champions which had not qualified for the group stage.

A total of 56 teams (41 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advanced to the group stage to join the 22 teams which entered in the group stage. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage.[1]

Below are the participating teams (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients),[6] grouped by their starting rounds.[7]

Key to colours
Winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage
Losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage
Losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round

Champions Route

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Third qualifying round
Team Coeff
Switzerland Basel 84.875
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 43.135
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 41.825
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff
Romania Steaua București 40.259
Scotland Celtic 39.080
Cyprus APOEL 35.460
Belarus BATE Borisov 35.150
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 25.350
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 24.700
Slovenia Maribor 22.225
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 18.200
Poland Lech Poznań 17.300
Serbia Partizan 14.775
Sweden Malmö FF 12.545
Azerbaijan Qarabağ 11.500
Finland HJK 11.140
Norway Molde 10.375
Denmark Midtjylland 7.960
Hungary Videoton 7.950
Albania Skënderbeu 5.575
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 5.500
Latvia Ventspils 5.350
Georgia (country) Dila Gori 4.875
Slovakia Trenčín 4.250
Lithuania Žalgiris 3.900
Kazakhstan Astana 3.825
Moldova Milsami Orhei 3.750
Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 3.375
North Macedonia Vardar 3.175
Iceland Stjarnan 3.100
Luxembourg Fola Esch 2.525
Republic of Ireland Dundalk 2.150
Malta Hibernians 1.591
First qualifying round
Team Coeff
Wales The New Saints 5.575
Estonia Levadia Tallinn 4.200
Armenia Pyunik 3.550
Andorra FC Santa Coloma 2.666
Northern Ireland Crusaders 2.475
Faroe Islands B36 1.450
Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 0.550
San Marino Folgore 0.349

League Route

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Play-off round
Team Coeff
England Manchester United 103.078
Spain Valencia 99.999
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 87.883
Portugal Sporting CP 56.276
Italy Lazio 49.102
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 86.033
Netherlands Ajax 66.195
Russia CSKA Moscow 55.599
Belgium Club Brugge 41.440
France Monaco 31.483
Switzerland Young Boys 31.375
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 30.825
Turkey Fenerbahçe 30.020
Greece Panathinaikos 19.880
Austria Rapid Wien 15.635

First qualifying round

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Seeding

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A total of eight teams played in the first qualifying round.[3] The draw was held on 22 June 2015.[8][9]

Seeded Unseeded

Wales The New Saints
Estonia Levadia Tallinn
Armenia Pyunik
Andorra FC Santa Coloma

Northern Ireland Crusaders
Faroe Islands B36
Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
San Marino Folgore

Summary

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The first legs were played on 30 June and 1 July, and the second legs were played on 7 July 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 2–1 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 0–0 2–1
Crusaders Northern Ireland 1–1 (a) Estonia Levadia Tallinn 0–0 1–1
Pyunik Armenia 4–2 San Marino Folgore 2–1 2–1
B36 Faroe Islands 2–6 Wales The New Saints 1–2 1–4

Matches

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Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar0–0Andorra FC Santa Coloma
Report
Attendance: 1,520[10]
FC Santa Coloma Andorra1–2Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Lima 44' Report Bardon 48'
L. Casciaro 64'
Attendance: 700[10]

Lincoln Red Imps won 2–1 on aggregate.

Crusaders Northern Ireland0–0Estonia Levadia Tallinn
Report
Attendance: 1,748[10]
Levadia Tallinn Estonia1–1Northern Ireland Crusaders
Luts 22' Report Carvill 4'
Attendance: 1,230[10]

1–1 on aggregate; Crusaders won on away goals.

Pyunik Armenia2–1San Marino Folgore
Satumyan 45+2'
Romero 48'		 Report Hirsch 71'
Attendance: 4,000[10]
Folgore San Marino1–2Armenia Pyunik
Traini 65' Report K. Hovhannisyan 6'
Satumyan 41'
Attendance: 821[10]

Pyunik won 4–2 on aggregate.

B36 Faroe Islands1–2Wales The New Saints
Samuelsen 7' Report Quigley 9'
Wilde 90'
Attendance: 1,050[10]
The New Saints Wales4–1Faroe Islands B36
Wilde 15', 27', 47'
Williams 89'		 Report Cieślewicz 90+1'
Attendance: 1,148[10]

The New Saints won 6–2 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

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Seeding

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A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round: 30 teams which entered in this round, and the four winners of the first qualifying round.[3] The draw was held on 22 June 2015.[8][9]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Cyprus APOEL
Slovenia Maribor
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Poland Lech Poznań
Azerbaijan Qarabağ

Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Kazakhstan Astana
Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja
North Macedonia Vardar
Malta Hibernians

Scotland Celtic
Belarus BATE Borisov
Sweden Malmö FF
Finland HJK
Norway Molde
Denmark Midtjylland

Latvia Ventspils
Lithuania Žalgiris
Armenia Pyunik[†]
Iceland Stjarnan
Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps[†]
Republic of Ireland Dundalk

Romania Steaua București
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Serbia Partizan
Hungary Videoton
Albania Skënderbeu

Wales The New Saints[†]
Georgia (country) Dila Gori
Slovakia Trenčín
Northern Ireland Crusaders[†]
Moldova Milsami Orhei
Luxembourg Fola Esch

Notes
  1. † 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

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The first legs were played on 14 and 15 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 July 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hibernians Malta 3–6 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 1–5
APOEL Cyprus 1–1 (a) North Macedonia Vardar 0–0 1–1
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–0 Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 0–0 1–0
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 Poland Lech Poznań 0–2 0–1
Maribor Slovenia 2–3 Kazakhstan Astana 1–0 1–3
BATE Borisov Belarus 2–1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 2–1 0–0
Ventspils Latvia 1–4[A] Finland HJK 1–3 0–1
Midtjylland Denmark 3–0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 1–0 2–0
Molde Norway 5–1 Armenia Pyunik 5–0 0–1
Malmö FF Sweden 1–0 Lithuania Žalgiris 0–0 1–0
Celtic Scotland 6–1 Iceland Stjarnan 2–0 4–1
Trenčín Slovakia 3–4 Romania Steaua București 0–2 3–2
Partizan Serbia 3–0 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 1–0 2–0
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 1–3 Moldova Milsami Orhei 0–1 1–2
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 4–1[A] Luxembourg Fola Esch 1–1 3–0
Skënderbeu Albania 6–4 Northern Ireland Crusaders 4–1 2–3
The New Saints Wales 1–2 Hungary Videoton 0–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Notes
  1. ^ a b
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

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Hibernians Malta2–1Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Jorginho 74'
Lima 85'		 Report Igiebor 22'
Attendance: 1,470[11]
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel5–1Malta Hibernians
Jorginho 32' (o.g.)
Zahavi 58' (pen.), 90'
Ben Haim II 61'
Igiebor 82'		 Report Soares 52'
Attendance: 13,125[11]

Maccabi Tel Aviv won 6–3 on aggregate.

APOEL Cyprus0–0North Macedonia Vardar
Report
Attendance: 14,531[11]
Vardar North Macedonia1–1Cyprus APOEL
Ljamčevski 90+4' Report De Vincenti 60'
Attendance: 22,540[11]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

1–1 on aggregate; APOEL won on away goals.

Qarabağ Azerbaijan0–0Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja
Report
Attendance: 28,854[11]
Rudar Pljevlja Montenegro0–1Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Report Reynaldo 57'
Attendance: 1,400[11]

Qarabağ won 1–0 on aggregate.

Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina0–2Poland Lech Poznań
Report Hämäläinen 40'
Thomalla 62'
Attendance: 16,500[11]
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)
Lech Poznań Poland1–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Douglas 6' Report
Attendance: 22,205[11]

Lech Poznań won 3–0 on aggregate.

Maribor Slovenia1–0Kazakhstan Astana
Šuler 5' Report
Attendance: 10,458[11]
Astana Kazakhstan3–1Slovenia Maribor
Dzholchiyev 12'
Cañas 43'
Twumasi 58'		 Report Rajčević 39'
Attendance: 23,650[11]

Astana won 3–2 on aggregate.

BATE Borisov Belarus2–1Republic of Ireland Dundalk
Karnitsky 11'
Yablonskiy 38'		 Report McMillan 32'
Attendance: 11,421[11]
Dundalk Republic of Ireland0–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Report
Attendance: 3,103[11]

BATE Borisov won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ventspils Latvia1–3Finland HJK
Jemeļins 63' Report Zeneli 75' (pen.)
Jallow 86'
Tanaka 90+2'
Attendance: 2,450[11]
HJK Finland1–0Latvia Ventspils
Havenaar 83' Report
Attendance: 6,562[11]

HJK won 4–1 on aggregate.

Midtjylland Denmark1–0Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Rasmussen 33' Report
Attendance: 5,291[11]
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar0–2Denmark Midtjylland
Report Pušić 44'
Duelund 89'
Attendance: 1,950[11]

Midtjylland won 3–0 on aggregate.

Molde Norway5–0Armenia Pyunik
Elyounoussi 35', 44'
Kamara 84', 90+2'
Moström 90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 5,650[11]
Pyunik Armenia1–0Norway Molde
Badoyan 74' Report
Attendance: 2,500[11]

Molde won 5–1 on aggregate.

Malmö FF Sweden0–0Lithuania Žalgiris
Report
Attendance: 12,436[11]
Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch (Israel)
Žalgiris Lithuania0–1Sweden Malmö FF
Report Tinnerholm 55'
Attendance: 4,933[11]

Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland2–0Iceland Stjarnan
Boyata 44'
Johansen 56'		 Report
Attendance: 37,969[11]
Stjarnan Iceland1–4Scotland Celtic
Finsen 7' Report Bitton 33'
Mulgrew 49'
Griffiths 88'
Johansen 90+3'
Attendance: 1,022[11]

Celtic won 6–1 on aggregate.

Trenčín Slovakia0–2Romania Steaua București
Report Stanciu 63'
Hamroun 70'
Attendance: 6,936[11]
Steaua București Romania2–3Slovakia Trenčín
Muniru 57'
Tadé 60' (pen.)		 Report Wesley 13', 84'
Bero 21'
Attendance: 0[note 6]

Steaua București won 4–3 on aggregate.

Partizan Serbia1–0Georgia (country) Dila Gori
Babović 83' Report
Attendance: 11,746[11]
Dila Gori Georgia (country)0–2Serbia Partizan
Report Brašanac 37'
Oumarou 64'
Attendance: 3,842[11]

Partizan won 3–0 on aggregate.

Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria0–1Moldova Milsami Orhei
Report Antoniuc 41'
Attendance: 5,120[11]
Milsami Orhei Moldova2–1Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Andronic 26'
Racu 89'		 Report Wanderson 25'
Attendance: 2,970[11]

Milsami Orhei won 3–1 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb Croatia1–1Luxembourg Fola Esch
Henríquez 36' Report Hadji 25'
Attendance: 9,100[11]
Fola Esch Luxembourg0–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Report Pjaca 29', 40'
Rog 75'
Attendance: 3,300[11]

Dinamo Zagreb won 4–1 on aggregate.

Skënderbeu Albania4–1Northern Ireland Crusaders
Nimaga 15'
Salihi 34', 83'
Berisha 76'		 Report Owens 48'
Attendance: 5,500[11]
Crusaders Northern Ireland3–2Albania Skënderbeu
O'Flynn 50'
Snoddy 90+2'
Mitchell 90+3'		 Report Berisha 69'
Latifi 77'
Attendance: 1,548[11]

Skënderbeu won 6–4 on aggregate.

The New Saints Wales0–1Hungary Videoton
Report Gyurcsó 77'
Attendance: 1,068[11]
Videoton Hungary1–1 (a.e.t.)Wales The New Saints
Gyurcsó 107' Report Williams 78'
Attendance: 3,268[11]

Videoton won 2–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

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Seeding

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The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

A total of 30 teams played in the third qualifying round:[4]

  • Champions Route: three teams which entered in this round, and the 17 winners of the second qualifying round.
  • League Route: ten teams which entered in this round.

The draw was held on 17 July 2015.[14][15]

Champions Route League Route
Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Switzerland Basel
Romania Steaua București[†]
Scotland Celtic[†]
Moldova Milsami Orhei[†]
Kazakhstan Astana[†]

Poland Lech Poznań[†]
Serbia Partizan[†]
Azerbaijan Qarabağ[†]
Finland HJK[†]
Albania Skënderbeu[†]

Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Cyprus APOEL[†]
Belarus BATE Borisov[†]
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[†]

Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv[†]
Sweden Malmö FF[†]
Norway Molde[†]
Denmark Midtjylland[†]
Hungary Videoton[†]

Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Netherlands Ajax
Russia CSKA Moscow
Belgium Club Brugge
France Monaco

Switzerland Young Boys
Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Turkey Fenerbahçe
Greece Panathinaikos
Austria Rapid Wien

Notes
  1. † 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

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The first legs were played on 28 and 29 July, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 August 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Lech Poznań Poland 1–4 Switzerland Basel 1–3 0–1
Milsami Orhei Moldova 0–4 Albania Skënderbeu 0–2 0–2
HJK Finland 3–4 Kazakhstan Astana 0–0 3–4
Celtic Scotland 1–0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–0 0–0
Steaua București Romania 3–5 Serbia Partizan 1–1 2–4
Midtjylland Denmark 2–2 (a) Cyprus APOEL 1–2 1–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 3–2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 2–0
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 4–4 (a) Norway Molde 1–1 3–3
Videoton Hungary 1–2 Belarus BATE Borisov 1–1 0–1
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–3 Sweden Malmö FF 2–0 0–3
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Route
Panathinaikos Greece 2–4 Belgium Club Brugge 2–1 0–3
Young Boys Switzerland 1–7 France Monaco 1–3 0–4
CSKA Moscow Russia 5–4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–2 3–2
Rapid Wien Austria 5–4 Netherlands Ajax 2–2 3–2
Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 0–3

Matches

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Lech Poznań Poland1–3Switzerland Basel
Thomalla 36' Report Lang 34'
Janko 77'
Callà 90+2'
Attendance: 25,478[16]
Basel Switzerland1–0Poland Lech Poznań
Bjarnason 90+1' Report
Attendance: 18,196[16]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Basel won 4–1 on aggregate.

Milsami Orhei Moldova0–2Albania Skënderbeu
Report Salihi 49', 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,227[16]
Skënderbeu Albania2–0Moldova Milsami Orhei
Salihi 16'
Progni 55'		 Report
Attendance: 7,800[16]

Skënderbeu won 4–0 on aggregate.

HJK Finland0–0Kazakhstan Astana
Report
Attendance: 9,788[16]
Astana Kazakhstan4–3Finland HJK
Twumasi 44'
Cañas 47' (pen.)
Shomko 56'
Postnikov 90+3'		 Report Jallow 4'
Baah 42'
Zeneli 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 27,937[16]
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Astana won 4–3 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland1–0Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Boyata 82' Report
Attendance: 43,011[16]
Qarabağ Azerbaijan0–0Scotland Celtic
Report
Attendance: 31,850[16]

Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.

Steaua București Romania1–1Serbia Partizan
Varela 81' Report Vulićević 62'
Attendance: 0[note 6]
Partizan Serbia4–2Romania Steaua București
Babović 8'
Jevtović 60'
A. Živković 70'
Trujić 90+1'		 Report Muniru 11'
Hamroun 33'
Attendance: 26,775[16]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Partizan won 5–3 on aggregate.

Midtjylland Denmark1–2Cyprus APOEL
Poulsen 88' Report Hansen 30' (o.g.)
De Vincenti 33'
Attendance: 8,253[16]
APOEL Cyprus0–1Denmark Midtjylland
Report Sviatchenko 3'
Attendance: 16,070[16]

2–2 on aggregate; APOEL won on away goals.

Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel1–2Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Yitzhaki 79' Report Mahmutović 17'
Petržela 21'
Attendance: 13,420[16]
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic0–2Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Report Zahavi 76' (pen.), 83'
Attendance: 11,242[16]

Maccabi Tel Aviv won 3–2 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb Croatia1–1Norway Molde
Henríquez 18' Report Kamara 21'
Attendance: 9,327[16]
Molde Norway3–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Hussain 43'
Elyounoussi 52' (pen.)
Kamara 75'		 Report Pjaca 17'
Ademi 20'
Rog 22'
Attendance: 7,017[16]

4–4 on aggregate; Dinamo Zagreb won on away goals.

Videoton Hungary1–1Belarus BATE Borisov
Vinícius 89' Report Karnitsky 56'
Attendance: 3,118[16]
BATE Borisov Belarus1–0Hungary Videoton
Nikolić 82' Report
Attendance: 12,498[16]
Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark)

BATE Borisov won 2–1 on aggregate.

Red Bull Salzburg Austria2–0Sweden Malmö FF
Ulmer 51'
Hinteregger 89' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 15,027[16]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
Malmö FF Sweden3–0Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Đurđić 7'
Rosenberg 14'
Rodić 42'		 Report
Attendance: 19,522[16]

Malmö FF won 3–2 on aggregate.

Panathinaikos Greece2–1Belgium Club Brugge
Berg 37'
Karelis 65' (pen.)		 Report Bolingoli-Mbombo 10'
Attendance: 12,874[16]
Club Brugge Belgium3–0Greece Panathinaikos
Cools 53'
Vázquez 58'
Oularé 82'		 Report
Attendance: 27,038[16]

Club Brugge won 4–2 on aggregate.

Young Boys Switzerland1–3France Monaco
Nuzzolo 74' Report Kurzawa 64'
Carrillo 72'
Pašalić 75'
Attendance: 16,079[16]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Monaco France4–0Switzerland Young Boys
Cavaleiro 54'
Kurzawa 64'
Martial 70'
El Shaarawy 77'		 Report
Attendance: 10,457[16]

Monaco won 7–1 on aggregate.

CSKA Moscow Russia2–2Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Dzagoev 14'
Tošić 53'		 Report Fatai 15'
Krejčí 57'
Attendance: 10,500[16]
Sparta Prague Czech Republic2–3Russia CSKA Moscow
Krejčí 6'
Fatai 16'		 Report Musa 34', 51'
Dzagoev 76'
Attendance: 16,580[16]

CSKA Moscow won 5–4 on aggregate.

Rapid Wien Austria2–2Netherlands Ajax
Kainz 48'
Berić 76'		 Report Klaassen 25', 43'
Attendance: 43,200[16]
Ajax Netherlands2–3Austria Rapid Wien
Milik 52'
Gudelj 75'		 Report Berić 12'
Schaub 39', 77'
Attendance: 53,502[16]

Rapid Wien won 5–4 on aggregate.

Fenerbahçe Turkey0–0Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Attendance: 37,342[16]
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–0Turkey Fenerbahçe
Hladkyy 25'
Srna 65' (pen.)
Teixeira 68'		 Report
Attendance: 33,179[16]

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–0 on aggregate.

Play-off round

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Seeding

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The play-off round was split into two sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage.

A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round:[5]

  • Champions Route: the ten Champions Route winners of the third qualifying round.
  • League Route: five teams which entered in this round, and the five League Route winners of the third qualifying round.

The draw was held on 7 August 2015.[17][18]

Champions Route League Route
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Switzerland Basel
Scotland Celtic
Cyprus APOEL
Belarus BATE Borisov
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Serbia Partizan
Sweden Malmö FF
Albania Skënderbeu
Kazakhstan Astana

England Manchester United
Spain Valencia
Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk[‡]
Portugal Sporting CP

Russia CSKA Moscow[‡]
Italy Lazio
Belgium Club Brugge
France Monaco
Austria Rapid Wien

Notes
  1. ‡ Due to UEFA's decision in preventing Russian and Ukrainian teams playing each other, Shakhtar Donetsk could not be drawn against CSKA Moscow.

Summary

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The first legs were played on 18 and 19 August, and the second legs were played on 25 and 26 August 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Astana Kazakhstan 2–1 Cyprus APOEL 1–0 1–1
Skënderbeu Albania 2–6 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 1–4
Celtic Scotland 3–4 Sweden Malmö FF 3–2 0–2
Basel Switzerland 3–3 (a) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–2 1–1
BATE Borisov Belarus 2–2 (a) Serbia Partizan 1–0 1–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Route
Lazio Italy 1–3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 0–3
Manchester United England 7–1 Belgium Club Brugge 3–1 4–0
Sporting CP Portugal 3–4 Russia CSKA Moscow 2–1 1–3
Rapid Wien Austria 2–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 2–2
Valencia Spain 4–3 France Monaco 3–1 1–2

Matches

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Astana Kazakhstan1–0Cyprus APOEL
Dzholchiyev 14' Report
Attendance: 30,000[19]
APOEL Cyprus1–1Kazakhstan Astana
Štilić 60' Report Maksimović 84'
Attendance: 17,699[20]

Astana won 2–1 on aggregate.

Skënderbeu Albania1–2Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Shkëmbi 37' Report Soudani 66'
Pivarić 90+3'
Attendance: 12,163[21]
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia4–1Albania Skënderbeu
Soudani 9', 80'
Hodžić 15'
Taravel 55'		 Report Esquerdinha 10'
Attendance: 16,888[22]

Dinamo Zagreb won 6–2 on aggregate.

Celtic Scotland3–2Sweden Malmö FF
Griffiths 3', 61'
Bitton 10'		 Report Berget 52', 90+5'
Attendance: 52,412[21]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Malmö FF Sweden2–0Scotland Celtic
Rosenberg 23'
Boyata 54' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 20,500[22]

Malmö FF won 4–3 on aggregate.

Basel Switzerland2–2Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Delgado 39' (pen.)
Embolo 88'		 Report Zahavi 31', 90+6'
Attendance: 15,620[21]
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel1–1Switzerland Basel
Zahavi 24' Report Zuffi 11'
Attendance: 13,350[22]

3–3 on aggregate; Maccabi Tel Aviv won on away goals.

BATE Borisov Belarus1–0Serbia Partizan
Gordeichuk 75' Report
Attendance: 11,628[23]
Partizan Serbia2–1Belarus BATE Borisov
Zhavnerchik 74' (o.g.)
Šaponjić 90+3'		 Report Stasevich 25'
Attendance: 27,234[20]

2–2 on aggregate; BATE Borisov won on away goals.

Lazio Italy1–0Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Keita 77' Report
Attendance: 38,917[23]
Bayer Leverkusen Germany3–0Italy Lazio
Çalhanoğlu 40'
Mehmedi 48'
Bellarabi 88'		 Report
Attendance: 28,222[20]

Bayer Leverkusen won 3–1 on aggregate.

Manchester United England3–1Belgium Club Brugge
Depay 13', 43'
Fellaini 90+4'		 Report Carrick 8' (o.g.)
Attendance: 75,312[23]
Club Brugge Belgium0–4England Manchester United
Report Rooney 20', 49', 57'
Herrera 63'
Attendance: 28,733[20]

Manchester United won 7–1 on aggregate.

Sporting CP Portugal2–1Russia CSKA Moscow
Gutiérrez 12'
Slimani 82'		 Report Doumbia 40'
Attendance: 41,826[23]
CSKA Moscow Russia3–1Portugal Sporting CP
Doumbia 49', 72'
Musa 85'		 Report Gutiérrez 36'
Attendance: 17,259[20]

CSKA Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate.

Rapid Wien Austria0–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report Marlos 44'
Attendance: 46,400[21]
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–2Austria Rapid Wien
Marlos 10'
Hladkyy 27'		 Report Schaub 13'
S. Hofmann 22'
Attendance: 28,417[22]

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–2 on aggregate.

Valencia Spain3–1France Monaco
Rodrigo 4'
Parejo 59'
Feghouli 86'		 Report Pašalić 49'
Attendance: 45,633[21]
Monaco France2–1Spain Valencia
Raggi 17'
Elderson 75'		 Report Negredo 4'
Attendance: 13,165[22]

Valencia won 4–3 on aggregate.

Statistics

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There were 240 goals in 92 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.61 goals per match.[24]

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Israel Eran Zahavi Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 7 450
2 Albania Hamdi Salihi Albania Skënderbeu 5 438
3 Norway Ola Kamara Norway Molde 4 331
England Michael Wilde Wales The New Saints 368
5 England Wayne Rooney England Manchester United 3 174
Ivory Coast Seydou Doumbia Russia CSKA Moscow 178
Scotland Leigh Griffiths Scotland Celtic 268
Austria Louis Schaub Austria Rapid Wien 284
Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi Norway Molde 360
Nigeria Ahmed Musa Russia CSKA Moscow 360
Algeria Hillal Soudani Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 479
Croatia Marko Pjaca Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 527

Source: UEFA.com[25]

Top assists

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Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
1 Norway Stefan Johansen Scotland Celtic 4 540
2 Brazil Jairo da Silva Slovakia Trenčín 3 177
Finland Roman Eremenko Russia CSKA Moscow 360
Denmark Jakob Poulsen Denmark Midtjylland 360
Serbia Andrija Živković Serbia Partizan 479
6 23 players 2 —

Source: UEFA.com[26]

Notes

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  1. ^ Levadia Tallinn played their home match at A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, instead of their regular stadium Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn.
  2. ^ a b Pyunik played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan.
  3. ^ B36 Tórshavn played their home match at Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, instead of their regular stadium Gundadalur, Tórshavn.
  4. ^ Rudar Pljevlja played their home match at Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Pljevlja.
  5. ^ Trenčín played their home match at Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, instead of their regular stadium Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín.
  6. ^ a b Steaua București played their home matches behind closed doors due to UEFA punishment.[12][13]
  7. ^ Fola Esch played their home match at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette.
  8. ^ Milsami Orhei played their third qualifying round home match at Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium CSR Orhei, Orhei.
  9. ^ a b Skënderbeu played their third qualifying and play-off rounds home matches at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, instead of their regular stadium Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë.
  10. ^ a b Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at Arena Lviv, Lviv, instead of their regular stadium Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

References

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