Malmö FF qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League by merit of finishing first in the 2014 Allsvenskan. The club entered the competition in the second round of qualification. The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 22 June, Malmö FF was seeded in the draw. The club was drawn against the 2014 Lithuanian champions FC Žalgiris. This will be the first time that Malmö FF face Lithuanian opposition in European competition. The first leg of the second round was played on 15 July at Swedbank Stadion in Malmö, the match ended in a goalless draw. The second leg was played on 21 July at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius, Malmö FF won the match 1–0 and advanced to the third qualifying round with an aggregate score of 1–0.