2021–22 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2021–22 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 3 August and ended on 26 August 2021. A total of 28 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, which includes the qualifying phase, with 10 teams in Champions Path and six teams in Main Path, and the play-off round. The 10 winners in the play-off round advanced to the group stage, to join the 12 teams that enter in the group stage, the six losers of the Champions League  play-off round (four from Champions Path and two from League Path), and the four League Path losers of the Champions League third qualifying round. Times were CEST (), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, were in parentheses). Teams. In the third qualifying round, the teams are divided into two paths: The winners of the third qualifying round are combined into a single path for the play-off round: All teams eliminated from the qualifying phase and play-off round enter the Europa Conference League: Below are the participating teams (with their 2021 UEFA club coefficients, not to be  used as seeding for qualifying phase and play-off round, however), grouped by their starting rounds. Format. Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, the away goals rule is no longer applied starting from this season. To decide the winner of the tie, extra time is played, and if the same amount of goals are scored by both teams  during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out. Schedule. The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland). Third qualifying round. The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021, 13:00 CEST. Seeding. A total of 16 teams played in the third qualifying round. They were divided into two paths: The first team drawn in each tie would be the home team of the first leg. Summary. The first legs were played on 3 and 5 August, and the second legs were  played on 10 and 12 August 2021. The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League play-off round of their respective path. Champions Path. "2–2 on aggregate. Omonia won 5–4 on penalties." "Mura won 1–0 on aggregate." "Alashkert won 3–2 on aggregate." "Slovan Bratislava won 4–2 on aggregate." "HJK won 5–2 on aggregate." Main Path. "Celtic won 7–2 on aggregate." "Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate." "Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate." Play-off round. The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021, 13:00  CEST. Seeding. A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round. The teams were seeded into four "priority groups": The procedure of the draw was as follows: There was no country protection for this round, thus teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. The first team drawn in each tie would be the home team of the first leg. Summary. The first legs were played on 17, 18 and 19 August, and the second legs were played on 26 August 2021. The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were  transferred to the Europa Conference League group stage. Matches. "Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate." "Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate." "Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate." "Fenerbahçe won 6–2 on aggregate." "Sturm Graz won 5–1 on aggregate." "4–4 on aggregate. Royal Antwerp won 3–2 on penalties." "Olympiacos won 5–2 on aggregate." "Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate." "Legia Warsaw won 4–3 on aggregate." "Red Star Belgrade won 6–1 on aggregate."