2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 28 June and ended on 25 August 2016. A total of 154 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 22 of the 48 places in the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[1]
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[1][2][3]
Round
Draw date and time
First leg
Second leg
First qualifying round
20 June 2016, 13:00[4][5]
30 June 2016
7 July 2016
Second qualifying round
20 June 2016, 14:30[5][6]
14 July 2016
21 July 2016
Third qualifying round
15 July 2016, 13:00[7][8]
28 July 2016
4 August 2016
Play-off round
5 August 2016, 13:00[9][10]
18 August 2016
25 August 2016
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 would be 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 would be played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule would be 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 would be 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 may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other, and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.[1]
Teams
A total of 154 teams were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round (including the 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round which enter the play-off round). The 22 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 16 teams which enter in the group stage and the 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round.[1]
Below are the participating teams (with their 2016 UEFA club coefficients),[11][12] grouped by their starting rounds.[13][14]
Key to colours
Winners of the play-off round advance to the group stage
A total of 96 teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 20 June 2016.[4][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 ten teams and another run for the groups with eight teams.)
A total of 66 teams played in the second qualifying round: 18 teams which entered in this round, and the 48 winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 20 June 2016.[4][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 ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams.)
† 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 14 July, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 July 2016.
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. The draw was held on 15 July 2016.[7][32] (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.)
† 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 28 July, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 August 2016.
A total of 44 teams played in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. The draw was held on 5 August 2016.[9][40] (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.)
^ abcNõmme Kalju played their home matches at Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, instead of their regular stadium Hiiu Stadium, Tallinn.
^NSÍ Runavík played their home match at Svangaskarð, Toftir, instead of their regular stadium Runavík Stadium, Runavík.
^ abAIK played their first and third qualifying rounds home matches at Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, instead of their regular stadium Friends Arena, Solna.
^Bala Town played their home match at Belle Vue, Rhyl, instead of their regular stadium Maes Tegid, Bala.[21]
^Bokelj played their home match at Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac, instead of their regular stadium Stadion pod Vrmcem, Kotor.
^ abcdAEK Larnaca played their home matches at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium GSZ Stadium, Larnaca.
^ abcBirkirkara played their home matches at Hibernians Stadium, Paola, instead of their regular stadium National Stadium, Ta' Qali.
^ abcVideoton played their home matches at Pancho Arena, Felcsút, instead of their regular stadium Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár, due to reconstruction.[22]
^Zaria Bălți played their home match at Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium Stadionul Orășenesc, Bălți.
^Pyunik played their home match at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan.
^Chikhura Sachkhere played their home match at David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi, instead of their regular stadium Central Stadium, Sachkhere.
^Sloboda Tuzla played their home match at Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, instead of their regular stadium Tušanj City Stadium, Tuzla.[23]
^ abKukësi played their home matches at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, instead of their regular stadium Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës.[24]
^Rudar Pljevlja played their home match at City Stadium, Nikšić, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Pljevlja.[25]
^Balzan played their home match at Hibernians Stadium, Paola, instead of their regular stadium National Stadium, Ta' Qali.
^ abAdmira Wacker Mödling played their first and second qualifying round home matches at NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, instead of their regular stadium Bundesstadion Südstadt, Maria Enzersdorf.
^Radnik Bijeljina played their home match at City Stadium, Banja Luka, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Bijeljina.
^Sileks played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Kratovo.
^ abcdMaccabi Tel Aviv played their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, due to reconstruction.[26]
^ abcdGabala played their home matches at Bakcell Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Qabala.
^Samtredia played their home match at David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi, instead of their regular stadium Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium, Samtredia.
^The Spartak Trnava v Hibernians match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.[27]
^Banants played their home match at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Banants Stadium, Yerevan.
^ abcdShkëndija played their home matches at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Tetovo.
^Slavia Sofia played their home match at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Ovcha Kupel Stadium, Sofia.
^ abMTK Budapest played their home matches at Ménfői út, Győr, instead of their temporary stadium Stadion Rudolf Illovszky, Budapest.
^ abPartizani played their first qualifying and play-off rounds home matches at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, instead of their regular stadium Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana.[28]
^Slovan Bratislava would have played their first qualifying round home match at Štadión FK Senica, Senica, instead of their regular stadium Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava.[28]
^ abKapaz played their home matches at Dalga Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Ganja.
^Maccabi Haifa played their home match at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa.[30]
^ abcAustria Wien played their home matches at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, instead of their regular stadium Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, due to reconstruction.[31]
^ abLokomotiva played their third qualifying and play-off rounds home matches at Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb.
^Pandurii Târgu Jiu played their home match at Stadionul Municipal, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, instead of their regular stadium Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu, Târgu Jiu, due to renovations.[34][35]
^Dinamo Minsk played their third qualifying round home match at Regional Sport Complex Brestsky, Brest, instead of their regular stadium Traktor Stadium, Minsk.
^PAS Giannina played their third qualifying round home match at Peristeri Stadium, Peristeri, instead of their regular stadium Zosimades Stadium, Ioannina.
^Lille played their home match at Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, instead of their regular stadium Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq.[36]
^Hertha BSC played their home match at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, instead of their regular stadium Olympiastadion, Berlin.[37]
^Rijeka played their home match at Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, due to reconstruction.[38]
^Domžale played their third qualifying round home match at Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, instead of their regular stadium Sports Park, Domžale.
^Grasshopper played their third qualifying round home match at kybunpark, St. Gallen, instead of their regular stadium Letzigrund, Zürich, which is booked for a Bruce Springsteen concert.[39]
^Apollon Limassol played their home match at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, instead of their regular stadium Tsirion Stadium, Limassol.
^Trenčín played their home match at Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, instead of their regular stadium Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín.
^Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at Arena Lviv, Lviv, instead of their regular stadium Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
^Qarabağ played their home match at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku.
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Note: Between the 2004–05 and 2008–09 seasons, the competition was still known as the UEFA Cup, but is included as it followed a group stage—knockout phase format.