2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase began on 30 June and ended on 6 August 2015. A total of 157 teams competed in the qualifying phase to decide which 44 teams would participate in the play-off round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, the final round before the group stage.[1]
Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]
| Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
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| First qualifying round | 22 June 2015, 13:00 & 14:30[3] | 2 July 2015 | 9 July 2015 |
| Second qualifying round | 16 July 2015 | 23 July 2015 | |
| Third qualifying round | 17 July 2015, 13:00[4] | 30 July 2015 | 6 August 2015 |
Matches could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Format
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 thirty minutes of extra time was played, divided into two fifteen-minutes 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
A total of 157 teams were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round (including the 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round which entered the play-off round). The 22 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 16 teams which entered in the group stage and the 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round.
Below are the participating teams (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients),[5] grouped by their starting rounds.[6]
| Key to colours |
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| Winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage |
- Notes
- CL-CR Losers of the Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Route).
- CL-LR Losers of the Champions League third qualifying round (League Route).
First qualifying round
Seeding
A total of 102 teams played in the first qualifying round.[3] The draw was held on 22 June 2015.[7][8] (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and another run for the group with twelve teams.)
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
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| Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | |||
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| Group 7 | Group 8 | Group 9 | |||
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Summary
The first legs were played on 30 June and 2 July, and the second legs were played on 7 and 9 July 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Víkingur Reykjavík  |
2–3 |  |
0–1 | 2–2 |
Sheriff Tiraspol  |
0–3 |  |
0–3 | 0–0 |
Kukësi  |
2–0 |  |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Alashkert  |
2–2 (a) |  |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Jelgava  |
3–3 (a) |  |
1–1 | 2–2 |
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4–2 |  |
2–1 | 2–1 |
Dinamo Tbilisi  |
2–3 |  |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Renova  |
1–5 | |
0–1 | 1–4 |
Olimpic  |
1–1 (a) |  |
1–1 | 0–0 |
West Ham United  |
4–0[A] |  |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Glenavon  |
1–5 | |
1–2 | 0–3 |
Differdange 03  |
4–3 | |
3–1 | 1–2 |
| Shkëndija |
1–1 (a) | |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Víkingur Gøta  |
0–2 | |
0–2 | 0–0 |
SJK  |
0–2 | |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Linfield |
5–4[A] | |
2–0 | 3–4 |
Brøndby  |
11–0 |  |
9–0 | 2–0 |
MTK Budapest  |
1–3 |  |
0–0 | 1–3 |
| Skonto |
4–1 |  |
2–1 | 2–0 |
| Lahti |
2–7 |  |
2–2 | 0–5 |
Atlantas  |
1–5 | |
0–2 | 1–3 |
| Debrecen |
3–2 |  |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Ordabasy  |
1–2 |  |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Balzan |
0–3 | |
0–2 | 0–1 |
Sillamäe Kalev  |
3–7 |  |
1–1 | 2–6 |
| Budućnost Podgorica |
1–3[A] | |
1–3 | 0–0 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
1–4 | |
0–2 | 1–2 |
| Flora Tallinn |
1–2 | |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Sant Julià |
0–4 | |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Saxan |
0–4 |  |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Progrès Niederkorn |
0–3 | |
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Aktobe |
0–1 | |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Dinamo Batumi |
1–2 | |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Kruoja Pakruojis |
0–9 |  |
0–1 | 0–8 |
| Shirak |
3–2 | |
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Cork City |
2–3 | |
1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Go Ahead Eagles  |
2–5 | |
1–1 | 1–4 |
| Trakai |
7–1 | |
3–0 | 4–1 |
| Laçi |
1–1 (a) | |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| VPS |
2–6 | |
2–2 | 0–4 |
| UCD |
2–2 (a) | |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Domžale |
0–1 | |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Glentoran |
1–7 | |
1–4 | 0–3 |
| Strømsgodset |
4–1[A] | |
3–1 | 1–0 |
| Neftchi Baku |
3–3 (a)[A] | |
2–2 | 1–1 |
| Celje |
1–4 | |
0–1 | 1–3 |
| La Fiorita |
1–10 |  |
0–5 | 1–5 |
| Birkirkara |
3–1 | |
0–0 | 3–1 |
| Airbus UK Broughton |
3–5 | |
1–3 | 2–2 |
Botoșani  |
4–2 | |
1–1 | 3–1 |
Europa FC  |
0–9 | |
0–6 | 0–3 |
- Notes
Matches
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Pučko  |
| Koper | 2–2 | |
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| Pučko Palčič |
Report | Kristinsson |
Koper won 3–2 on aggregate.
Odd won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Kukësi | 2–0 | |
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| Carioca Pejić |
Report |
Kukësi won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Alashkert | 1–0 | |
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| Manasyan |
Report |
| St Johnstone | 2–1 | |
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| O'Halloran McKay |
Report | Gyozalyan |
2–2 on aggregate. Alashkert won on away goals.
| Jelgava | 1–1 | |
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| Malašenoks |
Report | Bozhikov |
| Litex Lovech | 2–2 | |
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| Johnsen |
Report | Ošs Diallo |
3–3 on aggregate. Jelgava won on away goals.
Newtown won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–1 | |
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| Jighauri Papunashvili |
Report | Huseynov |
| Gabala | 2–0 | |
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| Mammadov Antonov |
Report |
Gabala won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Renova | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Roșca |
Dacia Chișinău won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Olimpic | 1–1 | |
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| Pandža |
Report | Halilović |
| Spartak Trnava | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Spartak Trnava won on away goals.
| West Ham United | 3–0 | |
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| Sakho Tomkins |
Report |
| Lusitanos | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Lee |
West Ham United won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Glenavon | 1–2 | |
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| Patton |
Report | Afanasyev Kamarowski |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–0 | |
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| Yurevich Yanush Kamarowski |
Report |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Differdange 03 | 3–1 | |
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| Er Rafik Caron Sinani |
Report | Sheridan |
| Bala Town | 2–1 | |
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| Murtagh Sheridan |
Report | Er Rafik |
Differdange 03 won 4–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Aberdeen won on away goals.
| Víkingur Gøta | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Søderlund |
Rosenborg won 2–0 on aggregate.
| FH | 1–0 | |
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| K. F. Finnbogason |
Report |
FH won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Linfield | 2–0 | |
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| Waterworth Bates |
Report |
| NSÍ Runavík | 4–3 | |
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| K. Olsen Justinussen Joensen |
Report | Re. Glendinning Bates Waterworth |
Linfield won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Brøndby | 9–0 | |
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| Elmander da Silva Pukki Holst Larsson Rashani Corlu |
Report |
| Juvenes/Dogana | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Elmander Rashani |
Brøndby won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Vojvodina | 3–1 | |
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| Stanisavljević Mrdaković Ivanić |
Report | Střeštík |
Vojvodina won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Skonto | 2–1 | |
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| Karašausks Gutkovskis |
Report | Greene |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Sorokins Karašausks |
Skonto won 4–1 on aggregate.
Elfsborg won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Atlantas | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Delev Bozhilov |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 3–1 | |
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| Delev |
Report | Vėževičius |
Beroe Stara Zagora won 5–1 on aggregate.
Debrecen won 3–2 on aggregate.
Beitar Jerusalem won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Balzan | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Bajić |
| Željezničar | 1–0 | |
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| D. Sadiković |
Report |
Željezničar won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Sillamäe Kalev | 1–1 | |
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| Silich |
Report | Caktaš |
| Hajduk Split | 6–2 | |
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| Balić Caktaš Ohandza Vlašić Maglica |
Report | Russo |
Hajduk Split won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Budućnost Podgorica | 1–3 | |
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| Raičević |
Report | Bulvītis Mickēvičs |
Spartaks Jūrmala won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Gohou Kuantayev |
Kairat won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Flora Tallinn | 1–0 | |
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| Gussev |
Report |
| Rabotnički | 2–0 | |
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| Anene Altiparmakovski |
Report |
Rabotnički won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sant Julià | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Borring |
Randers won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Apollon Limassol | 2–0 | |
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| Stojanović Papoulis |
Report |
Apollon Limassol won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Shamrock Rovers | 3–0 | |
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| Webster Waters |
Report |
Shamrock Rovers won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Aktobe | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Purje |
| Nõmme Kalju | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
Nõmme Kalju won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Batumi | 1–0 | |
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| Gabedava |
Report |
| Omonia | 2–0 | |
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| Goulon Schembri |
Report |
Omonia won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Kruoja Pakruojis | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Świderski |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 8–0 | |
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| Gajos Świderski Tuszyński Frankowski |
Report |
Jagiellonia Białystok won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Shirak | 2–0 | |
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| Bougouhi |
Report |
Shirak won 3–2 on aggregate.
KR won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1–1 | |
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| Vriends |
Report | Gera |
| Ferencváros | 4–1 | |
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| Gera Böde Busai Haraszti |
Report | Turuc |
Ferencváros won 5–2 on aggregate.
Trakai won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Laçi | 1–1 | |
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| Meto |
Report | Kvekveskiri |
1–1 on aggregate. Inter Baku won on away goals.
AIK won 6–2 on aggregate.
| UCD | 1–0 | |
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| Swan |
Report |
| F91 Dudelange | 2–1 | |
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| Pedro Nakache |
Report | Swan |
2–2 on aggregate. UCD won on away goals.
Čukarički won 1–0 on aggregate.
Žilina won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Partizani | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Moen |
Strømsgodset won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Neftchi Baku | 2–2 | |
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| K. Gurbanov A. Abdullayev |
Report | Lagator Mirković |
| Mladost Podgorica | 1–1 | |
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| Vuković |
Report | A. Abdullayev |
3–3 on aggregate. Mladost Podgorica won on away goals.
| Celje | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Pich |
Śląsk Wrocław won 4–1 on aggregate.
Vaduz won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Birkirkara | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
Birkirkara won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Airbus UK Broughton | 1–3 | |
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| Riley |
Report | Šovšić Marić Kolar |
| Lokomotiva | 2–2 | |
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| Fiolić Šovšić |
Report | Budrys A. Jones |
Lokomotiva won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Botoșani | 1–1 | |
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| Ivanovici |
Report | Katcharava |
Botoșani won 4–2 on aggregate.
Slovan Bratislava won 9–0 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
Seeding
A total of 66 teams played in the second qualifying round: 15 teams which entered in this round, and the 51 winners of the first qualifying round.[3] The draw was held on 22 June 2015.[8][16] (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.)
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- Notes
- † 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
The first legs were played on 16 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 23 July 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Kukësi |
4–3 | |
0–1 | 4–2 |
| Lokomotiva |
2–7 |  |
2–1 | 0–6 |
| Slovan Bratislava |
6–1 | |
1–0 | 5–1 |
| Ferencváros |
0–3 | |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Vaduz |
5–1 | |
3–1 | 2–0 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora |
0–1 | |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| KR |
0–4 | |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| AIK |
4–0 | |
2–0 | 2–0 |
| Legia Warsaw |
4–0 | |
1–0 | 3–0 |
| Dacia Chișinău |
3–6 | |
1–2 | 2–4 |
| Shamrock Rovers |
1–4 | |
0–2 | 1–2 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
2–3 |  |
1–1 | 1–2 |
| Kairat |
4–2 | |
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Vojvodina |
4–1 | |
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok |
0–1 | |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Jelgava |
1–2 | |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Čukarički |
1–2 | |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
0–3 |  |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Trabzonspor  |
3–1 | |
1–0 | 2–1 |
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9–2 | |
5–1 | 4–1 |
| Randers |
0–1 | |
0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Mladá Boleslav  |
2–2 (a) | |
1–2 | 1–0 |
| Cherno More Varna |
1–5 | |
1–1 | 0–4 |
| Rijeka |
2–5 | |
0–3 | 2–2 |
| West Ham United |
1–1 (5–3 p) | |
1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Apollon Limassol |
4–0 | |
4–0 | 0–0 |
| Koper |
4–6 | |
3–2 | 1–4 |
| FH |
3–4 | |
1–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Inverness CT |
0–1 | |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Spartak Trnava |
5–2 | |
2–1 | 3–1 |
| Copenhagen |
5–1 | |
2–0 | 3–1 |
| Śląsk Wrocław |
0–2 | |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Skonto |
4–11 | |
2–2 | 2–9 |
Matches
Kukësi won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiva | 2–1 | |
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| Kolar Andrijašević |
Report | Mak |
| PAOK | 6–0 | |
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| Lucas Mak Pelkas Kitsiou Andrijašević |
Report |
PAOK won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Slovan Bratislava | 1–0 | |
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| Zreľák |
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| UCD | 1–5 | |
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| Swan |
Report | Vittek Milinković Saláta |
Slovan Bratislava won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Beganović |
| Željezničar | 2–0 | |
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| Kokot Đelmić |
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Željezničar won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Nõmme Kalju | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Caballero Aliji |
Vaduz won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Albrechtsen |
Brøndby won 1–0 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–0 on aggregate.
AIK won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | |
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| Duda |
Report |
Legia Warsaw won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Dacia Chișinău | 1–2 | |
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| Mihaliov |
Report | Jelić |
Žilina won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Shamrock Rovers | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Occéan |
| Odd | 2–1 | |
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| Halvorsen Hagen |
Report | G. Brennan |
Odd won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Thun | 2–1 | |
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| Ferreira |
Report | Ogu |
Thun won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Alashkert | 2–1 | |
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| Arakelyan Héber |
Report | Gohou |
Kairat won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Vojvodina | 3–0 | |
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| Stanisavljević Mrdaković Mickevičs |
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| Spartaks Jūrmala | 1–1 | |
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| Vivacqua |
Report | Kordić |
Vojvodina won 4–1 on aggregate.
Omonia won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Jelgava | 1–0 | |
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| Kļuškins |
Report |
| Rabotnički | 2–0 | |
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| Ilijoski Sahiti |
Report |
Rabotnički won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Čukarički | 1–0 | |
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| Stojiljković |
Report |
Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Wolfsberger AC | 2–0 | |
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| Sollbauer Hellquist |
Report |
Wolfsberger AC won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Trabzonspor | 1–0 | |
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| Ekici |
Report |
| Differdange 03 | 1–2 | |
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| Er Rafik |
Report | Dursun Aydoğdu |
Trabzonspor won 3–1 on aggregate.
Charleroi won 9–2 on aggregate.
Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Mladá Boleslav | 1–2 | |
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| Bartl |
Report | Sørum Jradi |
| Strømsgodset | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Čermák |
2–2 on aggregate. Strømsgodset won on away goals.
| Cherno More Varna | 1–1 | |
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| Coureur |
Report | Palitsevich |
| Dinamo Minsk | 4–0 | |
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| Karytska Adamović Bećiraj |
Report |
Dinamo Minsk won 5–1 on aggregate.
Aberdeen won 5–2 on aggregate.
| West Ham United | 1–0 | |
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| Tomkins |
Report |
| Birkirkara | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Miccoli |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Fenech  Plut Vukanac  Agius |
3–5 | |
1–1 on aggregate. West Ham United won 5–3 on penalties.
| Apollon Limassol | 4–0 | |
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| Kolokoudias Stojanović Farley |
Report |
| Trakai | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
Apollon Limassol won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Koper | 3–2 | |
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| Halilović Rahmanović |
Report | Milović Nižić |
Hajduk Split won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Inter Baku | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Huseynov Aliyev |
Report | Valdimarsson K. F. Finnbogason |
Inter Baku won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Inverness CT | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Budescu |
Astra Giurgiu won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Linfield | 1–3 | |
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| Lowry |
Report | Sabo Vojtuš |
Spartak Trnava won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen | 2–0 | |
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| Verbič Kusk |
Report |
| Newtown | 1–3 | |
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| Goodwin |
Report | Pourié N. Jørgensen |
Copenhagen won 5–1 on aggregate.
| IFK Göteborg | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Engvall Boman |
Report |
IFK Göteborg won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Skonto | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karašausks |
Report | Tisza Castillion |
| Debrecen | 9–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tisza Balogh Sidibe Brković Szakály Bódi Castillion |
Report | Gutkovskis Rode |
Debrecen won 11–4 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
Seeding
A total of 58 teams played in the third qualifying round: 25 teams which entered in this round, and the 33 winners of the second qualifying round.[4] The draw was held on 17 July 2015.[20][21] (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the group with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.)
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | ||
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- Notes
- † 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
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 July, and the second legs were played on 6 August 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich |
1–2 | |
0–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Kairat |
3–2 | |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Žilina |
3–3 (a) |  |
2–0 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| AZ |
4–1 | |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Bordeaux  |
4–0 | |
3–0 | 1–0 |
| PAOK |
2–1 | |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Târgu Mureș |
2–4 | |
0–3 | 2–1 |
| Debrecen |
3–6 | |
2–3 | 1–3 |
| Jablonec |
3–3 (a) | |
0–1 | 3–2 |
| Thun |
2–2 (a) | |
0–0 | 2–2 |
Belenenses  |
2–1 | |
2–1 | 0–0 |
Sampdoria  |
2–4 | |
0–4 | 2–0 |
| Kukësi |
0–4 | |
0–3[C] | 0–1 |
| Charleroi |
0–5 | |
0–2 | 0–3 |
| Sturm Graz |
3–4 |  |
2–3 | 1–1 |
| Elfsborg |
2–3 | |
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Southampton |
5–0 | |
3–0 | 2–0 |
| Slovan Liberec |
5–1 | |
2–1 | 3–0 |
| Apollon Limassol |
1–2[B] | |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Wolfsberger AC |
0–6 |  |
0–1 | 0–5 |
| AIK |
1–4 | |
1–3 | 0–1 |
| Standard Liège |
3–1 | |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| West Ham United |
3–4 | |
2–2 | 1–2 |
Athletic Bilbao  |
2–0 | |
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Rabotnički |
2–1 | |
1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Brøndby |
2–2 (a) | |
0–0 | 2–2 |
| Rheindorf Altach |
6–2 | |
2–1 | 4–1 |
| Hajduk Split |
4–0 | |
2–0 | 2–0 |
| Krasnodar |
5–3 | |
2–0 | 3–3 |
- Notes
Matches
| Zürich | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bećiraj |
Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.
Kairat won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Žilina | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jelić Paur |
Report |
| Vorskla Poltava | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Shynder Tkachuk Tursunov |
Report | William |
3–3 on aggregate. Žilina won on away goals.
| AZ | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Linden Janssen |
Report |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Doka |
Report | Henriksen Van Overeem |
AZ won 4–1 on aggregate.
| AEK Larnaca | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kiese Thelin |
Bordeaux won 4–0 on aggregate.
| PAOK | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas |
Report |
| Spartak Trnava | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sabo |
Report | Konstantinidis |
PAOK won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Târgu Mureș | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Diomandé Hamouma |
| Saint-Étienne | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| González |
Report | Pedro González |
Saint-Étienne won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Rosenborg | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Søderlund Jensen Vilhjálmsson |
Report | Castillion |
Rosenborg won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Jablonec | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Verbič |
| Copenhagen | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| N. Jørgensen Santander |
Report | Wágner Greguš Pospíšil |
3–3 on aggregate. Jablonec won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Thun won on away goals.
| Belenenses | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martins |
Report | Aleesami |
Belenenses won 2–1 on aggregate.
Vojvodina won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Kukësi | 0–3 Awarded | |
|---|---|---|
| Moreira |
Report | Nikolić Rzeźniczak |
UEFA awarded Legia Warsaw with a 3–0 win against Kukësi after a Legia Warsaw player was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. The original match was abandoned in the 52nd minute with a 2–1 lead for Legia Warsaw.[22][23]
| Legia Warsaw | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kucharczyk |
Report |
Legia Warsaw won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Charleroi | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Malinovskyi |
| Zorya Luhansk | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ljubenović Malinovskyi |
Report |
Zorya Luhansk won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Sturm Graz | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Avdijaj Piesinger |
Report | Kanunnikov Karadeniz Portnyagin |
| Rubin Kazan | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuzmin |
Report | Tadić |
Rubin Kazan won 4–3 on aggregate.
Odd won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Vitesse | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pellè Mané |
Southampton won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Slovan Liberec | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Delarge Shala |
Report | Abed |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pavelka Šural Bakoš |
Slovan Liberec won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Apollon Limassol | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kolokoudias |
Report | Huseynov |
Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Wolfsberger AC | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hofmann |
| Borussia Dortmund | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reus Aubameyang Mkhitaryan |
Report |
Borussia Dortmund won 6–0 on aggregate.
Atromitos won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kosorić Knockaert |
Report | Đelmić |
| Željezničar | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Van Damme |
Standard Liège won 3–1 on aggregate.
| West Ham United | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valencia Zárate |
Report | Boldrin Ogbonna |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Budescu |
Report | Lanzini |
Astra Giurgiu won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eraso |
Report |
| Inter Baku | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Athletic Bilbao won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Rabotnički | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ilijoski |
Report |
| Trabzonspor | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Yokuşlu |
Report | Markoski |
Rabotnički won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Brøndby won on away goals.
| Rheindorf Altach | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ngwat-Mahop Aigner |
Report | Tozé |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tomané |
Report | Netzer Correia Prokopič Lienhart |
Rheindorf Altach won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balić Kiš |
Report |
| Strømsgodset | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Caktaš Ohandza |
Hajduk Split won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Slovan Bratislava | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vittek |
Report | Mamayev Smolov |
Krasnodar won 5–3 on aggregate.
Statistics
There were 693 goals in 270 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.[27]
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | |
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7 | 391 |
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715 | ||
| 3 | |
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6 | 464 |
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470 | ||
| 5 | |
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5 | 334 |
| 6 | 15 players | 4 | N/A | |
Source: UEFA.com[28]
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played |
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| 1 | |
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4 | 264 |
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334 | ||
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360 | ||
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512 | ||
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567 | ||
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703 | ||
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717 | ||
| 8 | 12 players | 3 | N/A | |
Source: UEFA.com[29]
Notes
- Kukësi played their home matches at Qemal Stafa National Stadium, Tirana, instead of their regular stadium Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës.
- Alashkert played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan.
- Valletta played their home match at Hibernians Ground, Paola, instead of their regular stadium National Stadium, Ta' Qali.
- Renova played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Tetovo.
- Dacia Chișinău played their first qualifying match home match at CSR Orhei, Orhei, and their second qualifying round match at Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium Stadionul Moldova, Speia.[10]
- Olimpic played their home match at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Otoka, Sarajevo.
- Bala Town played their home match at The Corbett Sports Stadium, Rhyl, instead of their regular stadium Maes Tegid, Bala.
- Shkëndija played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Tetovo.
- Víkingur Gøta played their home match at Svangaskarð, Toftir, instead of their regular stadium Sarpugerði, Norðragøta.
- SJK played their home match at Sonera Stadium, Helsinki, instead of their regular stadium Seinäjoen keskuskenttä, Seinäjoki.
- MTK Budapest played their home match at Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, instead of their temporary stadium Bozsik Stadion, Budapest.
- Balzan played their home match at Hibernians Ground, Paola, instead of their regular stadium National Stadium, Ta' Qali.
- Željezničar played their home matches at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo.
- Sillamäe Kalev played their home match at Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere, instead of their regular stadium Sillamäe Kalevi Stadium, Sillamäe.
- Hajduk Split played their first qualifying round home match at Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi, Dugopolje, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Poljud, Split, as Hajduk Split's stadium was going to host the Ultra Europe festival the following weekend.[12]
- Spartaks Jūrmala played their home matches at Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale, Jelgava, instead of their regular stadium Slokas Stadium, Jūrmala.
- Randers played their first qualifying round home match at Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg, instead of their regular stadium AutoC Park Randers, Randers, as a new turf was being laid at Randers' stadium.[13]
- Saxan played their home match at Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium, Ceadîr-Lunga.
- Apollon Limassol played their home matches at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirion Stadium, Limassol.
- Progrès Niederkorn played their home match at Stade Municipal, Differdange, instead of their regular stadium Stade Jos Haupert, Niederkorn.
- Nõmme Kalju played their home matches at A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, instead of their regular stadium Hiiu Stadium, Tallinn.
- Dinamo Batumi played their home match at David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi, instead of their temporary stadium Chele Arena, Kobuleti.
- Kruoja Pakruojis played their home match at Central Stadium, Šiauliai, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Pakruojis.
- Go Ahead Eagles played their home match at JENS Vesting, Emmen, instead of their regular stadium De Adelaarshorst, Deventer.
- The Ferencváros v Go Ahead Eagles match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.[14][15]
- Trakai played their first qualifying round home match at Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, instead of their regular stadium LFF Stadium, Vilnius.
- HB played their home match at Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, instead of their regular stadium Gundadalur, Tórshavn.
- VPS played their home match at Raatti Stadium, Oulu, instead of their regular stadium Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa.
- Mladost Podgorica played their home matches at Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica, instead of their regular Stadion FK Mladost, Podgorica.
- Birkirkara played their first qualifying round home match at Hibernians Ground, Paola, and their second qualifying round home match at National Stadium, Ta' Qali, instead of their regular stadium Infetti Ground, Birkirkara.
- Airbus UK Broughton played their home match at Nantporth, Bangor, instead of their regular stadium The Airfield, Broughton.
- AIK played their second qualifying round home match at Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, instead of their regular stadium Friends Arena, Solna, as the arena was booked for an AC/DC concert.[18]
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva played their home match at Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, instead of their regular stadium Vasermil Stadium, Beersheba.
- Gabala played their second qualifying round home match at Bakcell Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Qabala, due to punishment by UEFA.[19] They also played their third qualifying round and play-off round home matches at Bakcell Arena, Baku.
- Wolfsberger AC played their home matches at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, instead of their regular stadium Lavanttal-Arena, Wolfsberg.
- Differdange 03 played their second qualifying round home match at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Municipal, Differdange.
- Cherno More Varna played their home match at Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad, instead of their regular stadium Ticha Stadium, Varna.
- Dinamo Minsk played their third qualifying round and play-off round home matches at OSK Brestskiy, Brest, instead of their temporary stadium Traktor Stadium, Minsk.
- AEK Larnaca played their home match at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium GSZ Stadium, Larnaca.
- Sampdoria played their home match at Stadio Olimpico, Turin, instead of their regular stadium Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, due to works on the playing surface.[25]
- Zorya Luhansk played their home matches at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
- Rubin Kazan played their home matches at Central Stadium, Kazan, instead of their regular stadium Kazan Arena, Kazan, as Rubin Kazan's stadium was hosting the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.[26]
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona played their home match at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Municipal Stadium, Kiryat Shmona.
- Rheindorf Altach played their home matches at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, instead of their regular stadium Cashpoint-Arena, Altach.
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