# 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

The 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 5 July and ended on 25 August 2022.
A total of 166 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, which included the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 25 teams in Champions Path and 141 teams in Main Path. The 22 winners in the play-off round advanced to the group stage, to join the 10 losers of the Europa League play-off round.
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

## Teams
### Champions Path

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:
* Second qualifying round (16 teams): 16 teams which entered this round (including 13 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round and 3 losers of the Champions League preliminary qualifying round).
* Third qualifying round (10 teams): 8 winners of the second qualifying round and 2 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round which were drawn to receive a bye.
* Play-off round (10 teams): 5 teams which entered this round (including 5 losers of the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round), and 5 winners of the third qualifying round.
Below are the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for the Champions Path, however), grouped by their starting rounds.
* Key to colours
* Winners of play-off round advance to group stage
Play-off round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Maribor | 14.000 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 13.000 |
| F91 Dudelange | 8.500 |
| Linfield | 7.000 |
| Shkupi | 4.500 |
Third qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 6.250 |
| RFS | 4.000 |
Second qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| CFR Cluj | 19.500 |
| The New Saints | 8.500 |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 7.250 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 7.000 |
| Sutjeska | 6.250 |
| KÍ | 6.250 |
| Lech Poznań | 6.000 |
| Hibernians | 5.500 |
| FCI Levadia | 4.750 |
| Tobol | 4.500 |
| La Fiorita | 4.000 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 3.250 |
| Inter Club d'Escaldes | 3.000 |
| Tirana | 2.750 |
| Ballkani | 1.633 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 1.075 |

#### Notes

* $^{UELCHQ3}$ Losers of Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
* $^{UCLQ1}$ Losers of Champions League first qualifying round.
* $^{UCLPRF}$ Loser of Champions League preliminary round final.
* $^{UCLPRSF}$ Losers of Champions League preliminary round semi-finals.

### Main Path

The Main Path included league non-champions, and consisted of the following rounds:
* First qualifying round (60 teams): 60 teams which entered in this round.
* Second qualifying round (90 teams): 60 teams which entered in this round, and 30 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 are the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.
* Key to colours
* Winners of play-off round advance to group stage
Play-off round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Villarreal | 78.000 |
| Partizan | 24.500 |
| West Ham United | 21.328 |
| Fiorentina | 15.380 |
| 1. FC Köln | 15.042 |
| Nice | 12.016 |
| Slovácko | 5.560 |
Third qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Zorya Luhansk | 18.000 |
| Anderlecht | 11.500 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 11.000 |
| Gil Vicente | 10.676 |
| Twente | 9.860 |
| Lugano | 9.000 |
| Hajduk Split | 8.000 |
| Dundee United | 7.380 |
| Panathinaikos | 5.640 |
Second qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Basel | 55.000 |
| Slavia Prague | 52.000 |
| Young Boys | 37.000 |
| AZ | 28.500 |
| PAOK | 25.000 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 25.000 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24.500 |
| Astana | 20.500 |
| Molde | 19.000 |
| APOEL | 18.000 |
| FCSB | 17.500 |
| BATE Borisov | 17.500 |
| Rapid Wien | 16.000 |
| Rijeka | 15.000 |
| Antwerp | 14.500 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 14.000 |
| Sparta Prague | 13.500 |
| MOL Fehérvár | 11.500 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 10.676 |
| CSKA Sofia | 10.500 |
| Sūduva | 10.000 |
| Brøndby | 8.500 |
| Spartak Trnava | 8.500 |
| Kairat | 8.000 |
| Osijek | 8.000 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 7.500 |
| Motherwell | 7.380 |
| Neftçi | 7.000 |
| Čukarički | 6.675 |
| Radnički Niš | 6.675 |
| Vaduz | 6.500 |
| Vorskla Poltava | 6.360 |
| Aris | 5.640 |
| Viking | 5.450 |
| Lillestrøm | 5.450 |
| Viborg | 5.435 |
| Konyaspor | 5.420 |
| Aris Limassol | 5.275 |
| Ararat-Armenia | 5.000 |
| AIK | 5.000 |
| Maccabi Netanya | 4.875 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 4.575 |
| IF Elfsborg | 4.575 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 3.900 |
| Levski Sofia | 3.900 |
| Gabala | 3.500 |
| Sepsi OSK | 3.430 |
| Zira | 3.400 |
| Puskás Akadémia | 3.275 |
| Kisvárda | 3.275 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 3.175 |
| Kyzylzhar | 3.150 |
| Koper | 3.000 |
| Gomel | 2.500 |
| Velež Mostar | 2.000 |
| Valmiera | 2.000 |
| Racing Union | 2.000 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1.625 |
| Vllaznia | 1.600 |
| Makedonija G.P. | 1.400 |
First qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Flora | 9.750 |
| Shkëndija | 9.000 |
| Riga | 8.000 |
| Alashkert | 8.000 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 7.750 |
| KuPS | 7.500 |
| Fola Esch | 7.500 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 7.000 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 6.500 |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 6.500 |
| Laçi | 6.000 |
| Mura | 5.500 |
| Drita | 5.000 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 5.000 |
| B36 | 4.750 |
| Petrocub Hîncești | 4.500 |
| Liepāja | 4.500 |
| Europa | 4.500 |
| Partizani | 4.250 |
| Breiðablik | 4.000 |
| HB | 4.000 |
| Gżira United | 4.000 |
| Milsami Orhei | 3.750 |
| Kauno Žalgiris | 3.500 |
| Bala Town | 3.250 |
| Tre Penne | 3.250 |
| St Joseph's | 3.250 |
| Crusaders | 3.250 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 3.175 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 3.175 |
| Ružomberok | 3.125 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 3.000 |
| Inter Turku | 3.000 |
| KR | 3.000 |
| Tre Fiori | 3.000 |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | 3.000 |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | 2.500 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 2.500 |
| Floriana | 2.250 |
| Derry City | 2.250 |
| Larne | 2.000 |
| Panevėžys | 2.000 |
| Paide Linnameeskond | 2.000 |
| Cliftonville | 2.000 |
| Tuzla City | 1.825 |
| SJK | 1.775 |
| Differdange 03 | 1.750 |
| Llapi | 1.633 |
| Gjilani | 1.633 |
| Ararat Yerevan | 1.625 |
| Sligo Rovers | 1.625 |
| Dila Gori | 1.400 |
| Akademija Pandev | 1.400 |
| Hamrun Spartans | 1.400 |
| Newtown | 1.100 |
| Bruno's Magpies | 1.083 |
| Dečić | 1.000 |
| Iskra | 1.000 |
| UE Santa Coloma | 0.933 |
| Atlètic Club d'Escaldes | 0.933 |

#### Notes

* $^{UELMPQ3}$ Losers of Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path).

## Format

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 were scored by both teams during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out.

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
Schedule for the qualifying phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League :
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| First qualifying round | 14 June 2022 | 7 July 2022 | 14 July 2022 |
| Second qualifying round | 15 June 2022 | 21 July 2022 | 28 July 2022 |
| Third qualifying round | 18 July 2022 | 4 August 2022 | 11 August 2022 |
| Play-offs | 2 August 2022 | 18 August 2022 | 25 August 2022 |

## First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 14 June 2022.

### Seeding

A total of 60 teams played in the first qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed six groups of five seeded teams and five unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. Numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Alashkert (2) Dinamo Tbilisi (1) Drita (3) Milsami Orhei (5) Lechia Gdańsk (4) | Inter Turku (6) Panevėžys (7) Paide Linnameeskond (8) Akademija Pandev (9) Hamrun Spartans (10) | KuPS (1) Laçi (2) Mura (3) Liepāja (4) Kauno Žalgiris (5) | Ružomberok (7) Sfîntul Gheorghe (6) Gjilani (9) Dila Gori (8) Iskra (10) | Olimpija Ljubljana (1) Budućnost Podgorica (2) B36 (3) Gżira United (4) St Joseph's (5) | Borac Banja Luka (6) Larne (7) Differdange 03 (8) Llapi (10) Atlètic Club d'Escaldes (9) |
| Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 6 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Fola Esch (5) DAC Dunajská Streda (4) Europa (3) Breiðablik (2) Bala Town (1) | Tre Fiori (7) Víkingur Gøta (6) Cliftonville (9) Sligo Rovers (8) UE Santa Coloma (10) | Shkëndija (1) Dinamo Minsk (2) Petrocub Hîncești (5) Partizani (3) Tre Penne (4) | Saburtalo Tbilisi (6) Floriana (7) Tuzla City (9) Ararat Yerevan (8) Dečić (10) | Flora (1) Riga (5) HB (4) Crusaders (3) Pogoń Szczecin (2) | KR (10) Derry City (7) SJK (8) Newtown (9) Bruno's Magpies (6) |

### Summary

The first legs were played on 5, 6 and 7 July, and the second legs were played on 12 and 14 July 2022.
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 |
| Alashkert | 2–4 | Hamrun Spartans | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 6–2 | Akademija Pandev | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Inter Turku | 1–3 | Drita | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 4–4 (5–6 p) | Paide Linnameeskond | 2–3 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Panevėžys | 0–2 | Milsami Orhei | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Laçi | 1–0 | Iskra | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Gjilani | 2–3 | Liepāja | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | 2–4 | Mura | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| KuPS | 2–0 | Dila Gori | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Ružomberok | 2–0 | Kauno Žalgiris | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 4–2 | Llapi | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Gżira United | 2–1 | Atlètic Club d'Escaldes | 1–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Borac Banja Luka | 3–3 (3–4 p) | B36 | 2–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 3–2 | Differdange 03 | 1–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| St Joseph's | 1–0 | Larne | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| UE Santa Coloma | 1–5 | Breiðablik | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 5–1 | Cliftonville | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 3–1 | Europa | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Bala Town | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Sligo Rovers | 1–2 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Fola Esch | 1–4 | Tre Fiori | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 3–2 | Dečić | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Tre Penne | 0–8 | Tuzla City | 0–2 | 0–6 |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Partizani | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Shkëndija | 4–2 | Ararat Yerevan | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Floriana | 0–1 | Petrocub Hîncești | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 4–2 | KR | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| HB | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Newtown | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Bruno's Magpies | 3–4 | Crusaders | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Flora | 3–4 | SJK | 1–0 | 2–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Derry City | 0–4 | Riga | 0–2 | 0–2 |
* 1 2 3 4 Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Matches
## Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 15 June 2022.

### Seeding

A total of 106 teams played 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 following:
** Seeded: 13 of the 15 losers of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round (two of the teams received a bye to the third qualifying round).
** Unseeded: 3 losers of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League preliminary round.
* Main Path (90 teams): 60 teams which entered in this round, and 30 winners of the first qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients. For the winner of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of 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 and 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.
On 27 May 2022, the UEFA executive committee decided to prevent teams from Belarus and Ukraine from being drawn against each other in any future UEFA competitions with immediate effect and until further notice due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Champions Path :
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Víkingur Reykjavík Sutjeska KÍ The New Saints Ballkani | La Fiorita | Lech Poznań Zrinjski Mostar Dinamo Batumi Tirana Hibernians | FCI Levadia | CFR Cluj Tobol Lincoln Red Imps | Inter Club d'Escaldes |
Main Path :
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| İstanbul Başakşehir (2) APOEL (1) MOL Fehérvár (3) Radnički Niš (5) Aris (4) | Maccabi Netanya (6) Gżira United (7) Botev Plovdiv (8) Gabala (9) Gomel (10) | FCSB (1) Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2) CSKA Sofia (3) Hamrun Spartans (4) Neftçi (5) | Aris Limassol (7) Dinamo Minsk (6) Saburtalo Tbilisi (8) Velež Mostar (10) Makedonija G.P. (9) | Maccabi Tel Aviv (5) BATE Borisov (2) Kairat (3) Universitatea Craiova (4) Paide Linnameeskond (1) | Konyaspor (6) Ararat-Armenia (8) Zira (7) Kisvárda (9) Vllaznia (10) |
| Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 6 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Young Boys (1) Rapid Wien (3) SJK (2) Osijek (4) Olimpija Ljubljana (5) | Lillestrøm (6) Liepāja (8) Sepsi OSK (7) Lechia Gdańsk(9) Kyzylzhar (10) | Slavia Prague (1) Sūduva (2) Spartak Trnava (3) Budućnost Podgorica (5) Mura (4) | Viborg (6) Breiðablik (7) Newtown (9) St Joseph's (8) St Patrick's Athletic (10) | AZ (1) Molde (2) Brøndby (4) Motherwell (3) DAC Dunajská Streda (5) | IF Elfsborg (6) Víkingur Gøta (7) Sligo Rovers (9) Tuzla City (8) Pogoń Szczecin (10) |
| Group 7 | Group 7 | Group 8 | Group 8 | Group 9 | Group 9 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Basel (3) Antwerp (2) Riga (1) Tre Fiori (4) Vaduz (5) | Drita (6) B36 (10) Ružomberok (8) Crusaders (9) Koper (7) | PAOK (1) Rijeka (2) Vitória de Guimarães (3) Čukarički (4) Laçi (5) | Djurgårdens IF (6) Petrocub Hîncești (7) Levski Sofia (8) Puskás Akadémia (9) Racing Union (10) | Astana (1) Sparta Prague (2) Shkëndija (4) KuPS (3) Vorskla Poltava (5) | Viking (6) AIK (7) Milsami Orhei (9) Raków Częstochowa (8) Valmiera (10) |
* $^†$ Winner 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

The first legs were played on 19, 20 and 21 July, and the second legs were played on 26, 27 and 28 July 2022.
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.
Champions Path :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Main Path :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
* 1 2 3 4 Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Matches
## Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

### Seeding

A total of 64 teams played 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 a bye 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 was based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients. For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of 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 two groups in the Champions Path with one group of six teams and one group of four teams and six groups in the Main Path with three groups of four seeded teams and four unseeded teams, and with three groups 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, the teams were drawn into ties without seeding. The first ball drawn designated the home team for the first leg. In the Main Path, numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA, with the draw held in one run for Groups 1–3 with eight teams, and in one run for Groups 4–6 with ten teams. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.
Champions Path :
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
| RFS Ballkani Víkingur Reykjavík KÍ Hibernians Lech Poznań | Shakhtyor Soligorsk Zrinjski Mostar CFR Cluj Tobol |
Main Path :
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| İstanbul Başakşehir (2) Raków Częstochowa (1) Viking (4) Shkëndija (3) | Spartak Trnava (5) Sligo Rovers (7) Breiðablik (6) AIK (8) | Young Boys (1) Anderlecht (3) Vitória de Guimarães (2) Viborg (4) | Hajduk Split (6) KuPS (5) Paide Linnameeskond (8) B36 (7) | Basel (1) AZ (2) Antwerp (3) CSKA Sofia (4) | Brøndby (5) Dundee United (6) St Patrick's Athletic (7) Lillestrøm (8) |
| Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 6 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) APOEL (2) FCSB (3) Wolfsberger AC (5) Gil Vicente (4) | Riga (6) Kyzylzhar (7) Gżira United (9) DAC Dunajská Streda (8) Aris (10) | Levski Sofia (5) Molde (2) Rapid Wien (3) Hapoel Be'er Sheva (4) Twente (1) | Lugano (6) Kisvárda (7) Neftçi (8) Čukarički (10) Hamrun Spartans (9) | Slavia Prague (1) Zorya Luhansk (2) Konyaspor (3) Djurgårdens IF (4) MOL Fehérvár (5) | Sepsi OSK (6) Universitatea Craiova (7) Vaduz (8) Petrocub Hîncești (9) Panathinaikos (10) |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Winner 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.
* $^{††}$ Winner of the champions path second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

### Summary

The first legs were played on 3 and 4 August, and the second legs were played on 9, 10 and 11 August 2022.
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.
Champions Path :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Main Path :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
* 1 2 Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Matches
## Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

### Seeding

A total of 44 teams played 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 2022–23 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 2022–23 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path). Seeding of teams was based on their 2022 UEFA club coefficients. 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 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 four groups in the Main Path, three of four seeded teams and four unseeded teams, and one of five seeded teams and five unseeded teams, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. In the Main Path, numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA, with the draw held in two runs, one for Groups 1–3 with eight teams and one for Group 4 with ten teams. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.
Champions Path :
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| F91 Dudelange Shkupi Linfield Slovan Bratislava Maribor | Lech Poznań RFS Ballkani Zrinjski Mostar CFR Cluj |
Main Path :
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Basel (1) İstanbul Başakşehir (2) APOEL (3) Fiorentina (4) | Antwerp (8) CSKA Sofia (7) Twente (6) Djurgårdens IF (5) | Villarreal (4) Maccabi Tel Aviv (3) FCSB (2) Rapid Wien (1) | Nice (5) Hajduk Split (6) Vaduz (7) Viking (8) |
| Group 3 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 4 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Slavia Prague (1) Partizan (2) Universitatea Craiova (3) 1. FC Köln (4) | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (5) MOL Fehérvár (6) Raków Częstochowa (7) Hamrun Spartans (8) | Young Boys (1) AZ (2) West Ham United (3) Molde (4) Slovácko (5) | Anderlecht (6) Wolfsberger AC (7) Gil Vicente (8) AIK (9) Viborg (10) |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Winner 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.
* $^{††}$ Loser of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams in italics lost against a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

### Summary

The first legs were played on 17 and 18 August, and the second legs were played on 23 and 25 August 2022.
The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.
Champions Path :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Main Path :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
* ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.