# 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

The 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 26 June and ended on 30 August 2018.
A total of 178 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, which included the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 35 teams in Champions Path and 143 teams in Main Path. The 21 winners in the play-off round (8 from Champions Path, 13 from Main Path) advanced to the group stage, to join the 17 teams that entered in the group stage, the 6 losers of the Champions League play-off round (4 from Champions Path, 2 from League Path), and the 4 League Path losers of the Champions League third qualifying round.

## Teams
### Champions Path

The Champions Path included all league champions which were eliminated from the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Champions League, and consisted of the following rounds:
* Second qualifying round (18 teams): 18 teams which entered in this round (3 losers of the Champions League preliminary round and 15 of the 16 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round).
* Third qualifying round (20 teams): 11 teams which entered in this round (1 loser of the Champions League first qualifying round which receives a bye and 10 losers of the Champions League second qualifying round), and 9 winners of the second qualifying round.
* Play-off round (16 teams): 6 teams which entered in this round (losers of the Champions League third qualifying round), and 10 winners of the third qualifying round.
Below are the participating teams (with their 2018 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. |
| Celtic | 31.000 |
| Astana | 21.750 |
| Qarabağ | 20.500 |
| Malmö FF | 14.000 |
| Shkëndija | 3.500 |
| Spartak Trnava | 3.500 |
Third qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 37.000 |
| Legia Warsaw | 24.500 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 14.750 |
| Midtjylland | 11.500 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10.000 |
| Rosenborg | 9.000 |
| HJK | 8.000 |
| Kukësi | 4.250 |
| CFR Cluj | 4.090 |
| Sūduva | 2.000 |
| Cork City | 1.750 |
Second qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| APOEL | 27.000 |
| The New Saints | 5.000 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 3.750 |
| F91 Dudelange | 3.500 |
| Valletta | 3.250 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 3.000 |
| Crusaders | 3.000 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2.900 |
| FC Santa Coloma | 2.750 |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 2.750 |
| Alashkert | 2.500 |
| Sutjeska | 2.500 |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 1.750 |
| La Fiorita | 1.750 |
| Valur | 1.650 |
| Flora | 1.250 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 1.000 |
| Drita | 0.000 |

#### Notes

* $^{Q3}$ Losers of Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path).
* $^{Q2}$ Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path).
* $^{Q1Bye}$ Losers of Champions League first qualifying round which receive a bye to the Europa League third qualifying round.
* $^{Q1}$ Losers of Champions League first qualifying round.
* $^{PRF}$ Losers of Champions League preliminary round final.
* $^{PRSF}$ Losers of Champions League preliminary round semi-finals.

### Main Path

The Main Path included all cup winners and league non-champions which did not qualify directly for the group stage, and consisted of the following rounds:
* Preliminary round (14 teams): 14 teams which entered in this round.
* First qualifying round (94 teams): 87 teams which entered in this round, and 7 winners of the preliminary round.
* Second qualifying round (74 teams): 27 teams which entered in this round, and 47 winners of the first qualifying round.
* Third qualifying round (52 teams): 15 teams which entered in this round (including 2 League Path losers of the Champions League second qualifying round), and 37 winners of the second qualifying round.
* Play-off round (26 teams): 26 winners of the third qualifying round.
Below are the participating teams (with their 2018 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.
* Key to colours
* Winners of play-off round advance to group stage
Third qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 78.000 |
| Basel | 71.000 |
| Olympiacos | 54.000 |
| Braga | 30.500 |
| Gent | 27.000 |
| Feyenoord | 21.500 |
| Rapid Wien | 21.500 |
| Rijeka | 15.500 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 9.000 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 8.500 |
| Sturm Graz | 6.570 |
| Luzern | 6.040 |
| Sigma Olomouc | 6.035 |
| Brøndby | 5.190 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 4.090 |
Second qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Sevilla | 113.000 |
| Beşiktaş | 57.000 |
| Sparta Prague | 34.500 |
| FCSB | 27.500 |
| Genk | 27.000 |
| AZ | 25.000 |
| RB Leipzig | 17.000 |
| Burnley | 15.921 |
| Atalanta | 15.249 |
| Bordeaux | 11.283 |
| Ufa | 10.676 |
| Rio Ave | 9.449 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 9.000 |
| Mariupol | 8.226 |
| Hajduk Split | 7.000 |
| Flyeralarm Admira | 6.570 |
| LASK | 6.570 |
| St. Gallen | 6.040 |
| Vitesse | 6.000 |
| Atromitos | 5.720 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 4.350 |
| AEK Larnaca | 4.310 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 4.025 |
| Aberdeen | 4.000 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 3.995 |
| Dynamo Brest | 3.725 |
| Lillestrøm | 3.485 |
First qualifying round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Copenhagen | 34.000 |
| Maribor | 22.500 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22.500 |
| Partizan | 17.000 |
| Molde | 12.500 |
| Apollon Limassol | 10.000 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 8.000 |
| Lech Poznań | 7.000 |
| FH | 5.500 |
| Dundalk | 5.500 |
| Žalgiris | 5.500 |
| Gabala | 5.250 |
| Osijek | 5.200 |
| Nordsjælland | 5.190 |
| Vardar | 5.000 |
| Trenčín | 5.000 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 5.000 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4.350 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 4.310 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 4.250 |
| Viitorul Constanța | 4.090 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 4.025 |
| AIK | 4.000 |
| Nõmme Kalju | 4.000 |
| BK Häcken | 3.995 |
| Levski Sofia | 3.825 |
| Keşla | 3.825 |
| Neftçi | 3.825 |
| Slavia Sofia | 3.825 |
| CSKA Sofia | 3.825 |
| Ventspils | 3.750 |
| Radnički Niš | 3.750 |
| Spartak Subotica | 3.750 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3.725 |
| Rangers | 3.725 |
| Hibernian | 3.725 |
| Kairat | 3.625 |
| Irtysh | 3.625 |
| Tobol | 3.625 |
| Fola Esch | 3.500 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 3.485 |
| Rabotnicki | 3.250 |
| Sarajevo | 3.250 |
| Domžale | 3.000 |
| Titograd Podgorica | 3.000 |
| Željezničar | 3.000 |
| Rudar Velenje | 2.900 |
| Vaduz | 2.750 |
| FCI Levadia | 2.750 |
| Milsami Orhei | 2.750 |
| Stjarnan | 2.750 |
| Ferencváros | 2.500 |
| Cliftonville | 2.500 |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 2.425 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2.250 |
| Široki Brijeg | 2.250 |
| Pyunik | 2.250 |
| Zaria Bălți | 2.000 |
| Partizani | 2.000 |
| Chikhura Sachkhere | 2.000 |
| Petrocub Hîncești | 2.000 |
| Rudar Pljevlja | 1.750 |
| Laçi | 1.700 |
| Luftëtari | 1.700 |
| ÍBV | 1.650 |
| Honvéd | 1.625 |
| Újpest | 1.625 |
| Liepāja | 1.500 |
| Shkupi | 1.500 |
| Lahti | 1.380 |
| KuPS | 1.380 |
| Ilves | 1.380 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1.340 |
| Derry City | 1.340 |
| Samtredia | 1.250 |
| Riga | 1.125 |
| Narva Trans | 1.100 |
| Stumbras | 1.075 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | 0.975 |
| Banants | 0.975 |
| Balzan | 0.900 |
| Progrès Niederkorn | 0.875 |
| Racing Union | 0.875 |
| Coleraine | 0.850 |
| Glenavon | 0.850 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 0.775 |
| NSÍ | 0.750 |
Preliminary round :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Birkirkara | 2.750 |
| Trakai | 1.750 |
| Europa | 1.500 |
| B36 | 1.500 |
| Folgore | 1.250 |
| Bala Town | 1.000 |
| Gżira United | 0.900 |
| Cefn Druids | 0.775 |
| Sant Julià | 0.750 |
| KÍ | 0.750 |
| St Joseph's | 0.600 |
| Engordany | 0.266 |
| Prishtina | 0.250 |
| Tre Fiori | 0.099 |

#### Notes

* $^{CL}$ Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (League 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, 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 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.
For the Champions Path, in the draws for each round, teams (whose identity was not known at the time of the draws) were divided into seeded and unseeded pots, which may contain different numbers of teams, based on the following principles:
* In the second qualifying round draw, 15 of the 16 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round (excluding 1 team which receives a bye to the third qualifying round as decided by an additional draw held after the Champions League first qualifying round draw) were seeded, and the three losers of the Champions League preliminary round were unseeded.
* In the third qualifying round draw, the ten losers of the Champions League second qualifying round were seeded, and the loser of the first qualifying round which receives a bye (whose identity was known at the time of the draw) and the nine winners of the second qualifying round were unseeded.
* In the play-off round draw, the six losers of the Champions League third qualifying round were seeded, and the ten winners of the third qualifying round were unseeded.
In the beginning of the draws, a seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw, until one of the pots was empty. Afterwards, the remaining teams from the non-empty pot were drawn against each other, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw.
For the Main Path, 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 containing the same number of teams. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. As the identity of the winners of the previous round was not known at the time of the draws, 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 that if the team with the lower coefficient advanced, it simply took the seeding of its opponent.
Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams from the same association or from associations with political conflicts as decided by UEFA may not be drawn into the same tie. After the draws, the order of legs of a tie may be reversed by UEFA due to scheduling or venue conflicts.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
Qualifying phase and play-off round schedule :
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | 12 June 2018 | 28 June 2018 | 5 July 2018 |
| First qualifying round | 19 June 2018 (Champions Path) 20 June 2018 (Main Path) | 12 July 2018 | 19 July 2018 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 June 2018 (Champions Path) 20 June 2018 (Main Path) | 26 July 2018 | 2 August 2018 |
| Third qualifying round | 23 July 2018 | 9 August 2018 | 16 August 2018 |
| Play-off round | 6 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 | 30 August 2018 |
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

## Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 June 2018, 13:00 CEST.

### Seeding

A total of 14 teams were involved in the preliminary round draw. Seven teams were seeded and seven teams were unseeded. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, and if such a pairing was drawn or was set to be drawn in the final tie, the second team drawn in the current tie would be moved to the next tie.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| Birkirkara Trakai Europa B36 Folgore Bala Town Gżira United | Cefn Druids Sant Julià KÍ St Joseph's Engordany Prishtina Tre Fiori |

### Summary

The first legs were played on 26 and 28 June, and the second legs on 5 July 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Europa | 1–6 | Prishtina | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Sant Julià | 1–4 | Gżira United | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Engordany | 3–2 | Folgore | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| B36 | 2–2 (4–2 p) | St Joseph's | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Birkirkara | 2–3 | KÍ | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Tre Fiori | 3–1 | Bala Town | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Cefn Druids | 1–2 | Trakai | 1–1 | 0–1 |

### Matches
## First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2018, 12:00 CEST.

### Seeding

A total of 94 teams were involved in the first qualifying round draw: 87 teams entering in this round, and the seven winners of the preliminary round. They were divided into nine groups: seven of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded, and two of twelve teams, where six teams were seeded and six teams were unseeded. Numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and one run for all groups with twelve teams.
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Molde (2) Žalgiris (1) Nõmme Kalju (3) Slavia Sofia (5) Fola Esch (4) | Stjarnan (10) KÍ (7) Prishtina (8) Ilves (9) Glenavon (6) | Apollon Limassol (5) Gabala (2) Dinamo Tbilisi (3) Rangers (4) Domžale (1) | DAC Dunajská Streda (10) Široki Brijeg (7) Shkupi (8) Stumbras (9) Progrès Niederkorn (6) | Maribor (1) Trenčín (2) Viitorul Constanța (3) Neftçi (4) Tobol (5) | Budućnost Podgorica (6) Partizani (7) Újpest (8) Samtredia (9) Racing Union (10) |
| Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 6 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Dinamo Minsk (3) Vardar (2) Górnik Zabrze (1) Spartak Subotica (4) Titograd Podgorica (5) | Pyunik (6) Zaria Bălți (7) B36 (9) Derry City (10) Coleraine (8) | FH (1) Nordsjælland (2) AIK (3) Ventspils (4) Shakhtyor Soligorsk (5) | Cliftonville (6) Luftëtari (8) Lahti (7) Shamrock Rovers (10) Connah's Quay Nomads (9) | Maccabi Tel Aviv (2) Osijek (1) Anorthosis Famagusta (4) Kairat (5) Sarajevo (3) | Ferencváros (6) Petrocub Hîncești (7) Laçi (8) Engordany (9) Banants (10) |
| Group 7 | Group 7 | Group 8 | Group 8 | Group 9 | Group 9 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Partizan (1) Slovan Bratislava (2) Keşla (3) CSKA Sofia (4) Rabotnicki (5) | Milsami Orhei (6) Rudar Pljevlja (7) Honvéd (9) Riga (8) Balzan (10) | Lech Poznań (1) Beitar Jerusalem (2) Levski Sofia (4) Radnički Niš (3) Irtysh (5) Željezničar (6) | Vaduz (8) Chikhura Sachkhere (7) Trakai (10) Narva Trans (9) Gandzasar Kapan (11) Gżira United (12) | Copenhagen (6) Dundalk (2) BK Häcken (5) Hibernian (3) Sarpsborg 08 (4) Rudar Velenje (1) | FCI Levadia (7) ÍBV (8) Liepāja (10) KuPS (9) Tre Fiori (11) NSÍ (12) |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Winners of the preliminary round. 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 10, 11 and 12 July, and the second legs on 17, 18 and 19 July 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Stjarnan | 3–1 | Nõmme Kalju | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Ilves | 1–3 | Slavia Sofia | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| KÍ | 2–3 | Žalgiris | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Fola Esch | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Prishtina | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Glenavon | 3–6 | Molde | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 3–2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Stumbras | 1–2 | Apollon Limassol | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Široki Brijeg | 3–3 (a) | Domžale | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Rangers | 2–0 | Shkupi | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Gabala | 1–2 | Progrès Niederkorn | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Racing Union | 0–2 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Samtredia | 0–3 | Tobol | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Partizani | 0–3 | Maribor | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Neftçi | 3–5 | Újpest | 3–1 | 0–4 |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 1–3 | Trenčín | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Derry City | 2–3 | Dinamo Minsk | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| B36 | 2–1 | Titograd Podgorica | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2–1 | Zaria Bălți | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Spartak Subotica | 3–1 | Coleraine | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Pyunik | 3–0 | Vardar | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–2 | AIK | 0–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–5 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Lahti | 0–3 | FH | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| Ventspils | 8–3 | Luftëtari | 5–0 | 3–3 |
| Cliftonville | 1–3 | Nordsjælland | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Banants | 1–5 | Sarajevo | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Engordany | 1–10 | Kairat | 0–3 | 1–7 |
| Petrocub Hîncești | 2–3 | Osijek | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–2 (a) | Laçi | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Ferencváros | 1–2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Balzan | 5–3 | Keşla | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Rabotnicki | 2–5 | Honvéd | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| Rudar Pljevlja | 0–6 | Partizan | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| CSKA Sofia | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Riga | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Milsami Orhei | 2–9 | Slovan Bratislava | 2–4 | 0–5 |
| Radnički Niš | 5–0 | Gżira United | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Lech Poznań | 3–2 | Gandzasar Kapan | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Chikhura Sachkhere | 2–1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Vaduz | 3–3 (a) | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Narva Trans | 1–5 | Željezničar | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Trakai | 1–0 | Irtysh | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Hibernian | 12–5 | NSÍ | 6–1 | 6–4 |
| Rudar Velenje | 10–0 | Tre Fiori | 7–0 | 3–0 |
| FCI Levadia | 1–3 | Dundalk | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| ÍBV | 0–6 | Sarpsborg 08 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| KuPS | 1–2 | Copenhagen | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Liepāja | 2–4 | BK Häcken | 0–3 | 2–1 |
Notes
* 1 2 3 4 5 Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Matches
## Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round Champions Path was held on 19 June 2018, 16:00 CEST, and the draw for the second qualifying round Main Path was held on 20 June 2018, 14:50 CEST.

### Seeding

A total of 18 teams were involved in the second qualifying round Champions Path draw.
* Seeded: 15 of the 16 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round (excluding the losers of the Champions League first qualifying round given a bye to the third qualifying round as decided by an additional draw held after the Champions League first qualifying round draw)
* Unseeded: the three losers of the Champions League preliminary round
They were divided into three groups of six teams, where five teams were seeded and one team were unseeded. Teams from Serbia and Kosovo, and Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo, could not be drawn into the same tie, and if such a potential pairing was drawn, the second team drawn in the current tie would be moved to the next tie.
Champions Path :
| Bye to third qualifying round (decided by draw) | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Bye to third qualifying round (decided by draw) | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Cork City | Torpedo Kutaisi Víkingur Gøta The New Saints Valletta Zrinjski Mostar | Lincoln Red Imps | Alashkert Sutjeska Drita Valur F91 Dudelange | FC Santa Coloma | Crusaders APOEL Olimpija Ljubljana Spartaks Jūrmala Flora | La Fiorita |
A total of 74 teams were involved in the second qualifying round Main Path draw: 27 teams entering in this round, and the 47 winners of the first qualifying round. They were divided into seven groups: five of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded, and two of twelve teams, where six teams were seeded and six teams were unseeded. Numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and one run for all groups with twelve teams.
Main Path :
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| AZ (4) Burnley (2) Atalanta (3) Molde (5) Žalgiris (1) | Laçi (10) Aberdeen (8) Vaduz (9) Kairat (7) Sarajevo (6) | FCSB (4) Partizan (5) FH (2) Nordsjælland (1) Slovan Bratislava (3) | Hapoel Haifa (8) AIK (9) Balzan (6) Trakai (10) Rudar Velenje (7) | Sparta Prague (2) Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) Flyeralarm Admira (4) Dundalk (5) Trenčín (3) | AEK Larnaca (10) Górnik Zabrze (6) CSKA Sofia (7) Radnički Niš (9) Spartak Subotica (8) |
| Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 5 | | |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | | |
| Copenhagen (3) RB Leipzig (5) Ufa (1) Rio Ave (2) Pyunik (4) | Jagiellonia Białystok (8) Stjarnan (6) BK Häcken (10) Tobol (7) Domžale (9) | Beşiktaş (4) Dinamo Minsk (2) LASK (5) Progrès Niederkorn (3) Osijek (1) | DAC Dunajská Streda (8) Rangers (9) Lillestrøm (10) Honvéd (6) B36 (7) | | |
| Group 6 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 7 | | |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | | |
| Sevilla (4) Bordeaux (6) Apollon Limassol (5) St. Gallen (2) Vitesse (3) Atromitos (1) | Viitorul Constanța (9) Újpest (12) Ventspils (10) Dynamo Brest (7) Sarpsborg 08 (8) Željezničar (11) | Genk (2) Maribor (3) Asteras Tripolis (5) Mariupol (1) Hajduk Split (4) Lech Poznań (6) | Chikhura Sachkhere (9) Djurgårdens IF (7) Slavia Sofia (12) Shakhtyor Soligorsk (10) Hibernian (11) Fola Esch (8) | | |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Winners of the first qualifying round. 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 26 July, and the second legs on 31 July, 1 and 2 August 2018.
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 |
Notes
* ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Matches
## Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round Champions Path was held on 23 July 2018, 12:45 CEST, and the draw for the third qualifying round Main Path was held on 23 July 2018, 14:00 CEST.

### Seeding

A total of 20 teams were involved in the third qualifying round Champions Path draw.
* Seeded: the 10 losers of the Champions League second qualifying round Champions Path
* Unseeded: the loser of the Champions League first qualifying round which received a bye, and the 9 winners of the Europa League second qualifying round Champions Path
They were divided into two groups of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded.
Champions Path :
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Ludogorets Razgrad Legia Warsaw HJK Sheriff Tiraspol CFR Cluj | Zrinjski Mostar F91 Dudelange Olimpija Ljubljana Alashkert Valur | Rosenborg Midtjylland Kukësi Hapoel Be'er Sheva Sūduva | APOEL The New Saints Torpedo Kutaisi Spartaks Jūrmala Cork City |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Loser of the Champions League first qualifying round which received a bye.
A total of 52 teams were involved in the third qualifying round Main Path draw: 13 teams entering in this round, the 37 winners of the second qualifying round Main Path, and the two Champions League losers of the second qualifying round League Path. They were divided into five groups: four of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded, and one of twelve teams, where six teams were seeded and six teams were unseeded. Numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and one run for all groups with twelve teams.
Main Path :
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg (5) Sturm Graz (1) Maccabi Tel Aviv (2) Burnley (4) Rijeka (3) | İstanbul Başakşehir (10) Dinamo Minsk (7) Sarpsborg 08 (8) AEK Larnaca (9) Pyunik (6) | Basel (3) Braga (2) Genk (1) Partizan (4) Atalanta (5) | Zorya Luhansk (6) Lech Poznań (9) Vitesse (8) Hapoel Haifa (7) Nordsjælland (10) | Sevilla (1) FCSB (5) Kairat (3) Rapid Wien (4) Molde (2) | Hibernian (6) Hajduk Split (7) Sigma Olomouc (8) Žalgiris (9) Slovan Bratislava (10) |
| Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 5 | | |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | | |
| Olympiacos (1) Copenhagen (5) Maribor (3) Feyenoord (4) Bordeaux (2) | Mariupol (6) CSKA Sofia (7) Luzern (9) Rangers (8) Trenčín (10) | Beşiktaş (1) Spartak Subotica (2) Gent (5) RB Leipzig (4) Ufa (3) Apollon Limassol (6) | Jagiellonia Białystok (7) LASK (8) Dynamo Brest (9) Brøndby (10) Universitatea Craiova (11) Progrès Niederkorn (12) | | |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Winners of the second qualifying round. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.
* $^{CL}$ Losers of the Champions League second qualifying round. Teams in italics lost to a team with a higher coefficient, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

### Summary

The first legs were played on 7 and 9 August, and the second legs on 16 August 2018.
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 |

### Matches
## Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 6 August 2018, 13:30 CEST.

### Seeding

A total of 16 teams were involved in the play-off round Champions Path draw.
* Seeded: the six losers of the Champions League third qualifying round Champions Path
* Unseeded: the 10 winners of the Europa League third qualifying round Champions Path
They were divided into two groups of eight teams, where three teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded.
Champions Path :
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Shkëndija Astana Spartak Trnava | APOEL F91 Dudelange Rosenborg Olimpija Ljubljana CFR Cluj | Celtic Qarabağ Malmö FF | Ludogorets Razgrad Sheriff Tiraspol Midtjylland Torpedo Kutaisi Sūduva |
A total of 26 teams, all winners of the third qualifying round Main Path, were involved in the play-off round Main Path draw. They were divided into three groups: two of eight teams, where four teams were seeded and four teams were unseeded, and one of ten teams, where five teams were seeded and five teams were unseeded. Numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with eight teams and one run for all groups with ten teams.
Main Path :
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Sevilla (4) Beşiktaş (2) Gent (3) Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | Partizan (6) Sarpsborg 08 (5) Bordeaux (7) Sigma Olomouc (8) | Basel (1) Copenhagen (2) FCSB (4) Rangers (3) | Rapid Wien (8) Atalanta (6) Ufa (7) Apollon Limassol (5) | Zenit Saint Petersburg (1) Olympiacos (2) Zorya Luhansk (4) Genk (3) Trenčín (5) | RB Leipzig (6) Burnley (10) Molde (8) AEK Larnaca (9) Brøndby (7) |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Winners of the third qualifying round. 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 23 August, and the second legs on 30 August 2018.
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 |
Notes
* ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Matches
## Top goalscorers

There were 848 goals scored in 314 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Adeleke Akinyemi | Ventspils | 7 |
| 1 | Eirik Hestad | Molde | 7 |
| 3 | Márton Eppel | Kairat | 6 |
| 3 | Antonio Mance | Trenčín | 6 |
| 3 | Mbwana Samatta | Genk | 6 |
| 3 | Pablo Sarabia | Sevilla | 6 |
| 3 | Ivan Tričkovski | AEK Larnaca | 6 |
| 8 | Eliran Atar | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5 |
| 8 | Christian Gytkjær | Lech Poznań | 5 |
| 8 | Kenan Kodro | Copenhagen | 5 |
| 8 | Uroš Nikolić | Dinamo Minsk | 5 |
| 8 | Andraž Šporar | Slovan Bratislava | 5 |
| 8 | Leandro Trossard | Genk | 5 |
| 13 | 15 players | 15 players | 4 |
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