Second qualifying round Champions path (25 July & 1 August)
Group 1
BATE Borisov (BLR)/Piast Gliwice (POL)
Partizani (ALB)/Qarabağ (AZE)
Sūduva (LTU)/Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)/Saburtalo (GEO)
Dundalk (IRL)/Riga FC (LVA)
SP Tre Penne (SMR)/FC Santa Coloma (AND)
Group 2
Ferencváros (HUN) or Ludogorets (BUL)
Valur Reykjavík (ISL)/Maribor (SVN)
The New Saints (WAL)/Winners of the preliminary round
Slovan Bratislava (SVK)/Sutjeska (MNE)
Ararat-Armenia (ARM)/AIK (SWE)
Feronikeli (KOS)/Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Group 3
Astana (KAZ)/CFR Cluj (ROU)
Linfield (NIR)/Rosenborg (NOR)
HJK Helsinki (FIN)/HB Tórshavn (FRO)
F91 Dudelange (LUX)/Valletta (MLT)
Nõmme Kalju (EST)/Shkëndija (MKD)
SP Tre Penne (SMR)/FC Santa Coloma (AND)/Feronikeli (KOS)/Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Draw procedure
As laid down in paragraphs 13.05 and 13.06 of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League Regulations, the UEFA administration may form groups and seed clubs for the second qualifying round based on the stage at which clubs are eliminated from the UEFA Champions League (Champions path), and in accordance with the principles set out by the Club Competitions Committee.
For the second qualifying round, the clubs eliminated in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League (Champions path) are seeded.
The 18 teams (three pairs of teams from the preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League that are indicated as semi-finalist 1, semi-finalist 2 and finalist and 15 pairs of teams from the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League that are indicated as matches 1–15) are divided into three groups of six teams.
Within the three groups, the 18 teams (three pairs of teams from the preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League that are indicated as semi-finalist 1, semi-finalist 2 and finalist and 15 pairs of teams from the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League that are indicated as matches 1–15) are split as 15 seeded teams and three unseeded teams.
Changes of date and possible fixture reversals will be communicated in writing to the relevant clubs and national associations.
For each group of six teams, two pots are prepared, one for the five seeded teams and the other for the unseeded team.
For the first group, the balls containing the seeded teams will be placed in one bowl and the ball containing the unseeded team will be put into another bowl. One ball will be taken from each bowl and placed in a large empty bowl in the middle, where they will be shuffled. The first team drawn will play its first match at home against the second team drawn.
As the unseeded team has already been paired, the draw becomes open and seeding no longer applies.
The remaining four balls of the first group containing the seeded teams will be drawn one after another to pair them. The first team drawn will play the first match at home.
The same procedure is then repeated to determine the pairings for the second and third groups.
Second qualifying round main/League path (25 July & 1 August)
As laid down in paragraphs 13.03 and 13.04 of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League Regulations, the UEFA administration forms groups and seeds clubs for the second qualifying round in accordance with the club rankings established at the beginning of the season and with the principles set out by the Club Competitions Committee.
The 74 teams (27 directly qualified and 47 pairs of teams from the first qualifying round) are divided into five groups (groups 1–5) of ten teams and into two groups (groups 6–7) of 12 teams.
Within the seven groups, the 74 teams (27 directly qualified and 47 pairs of teams from the first qualifying round) are split equally as 37 seeded teams and 37 unseeded teams.
Sides from the same association must not be drawn against each other.
If any club in the first qualifying round has an individual coefficient that entitles it to be seeded in the second qualifying round, the winner of the first qualifying round match involving that club is automatically seeded for the second qualifying round draw.
Changes of date and possible fixture reversals will be communicated in writing to the relevant clubs and national associations.
Group 1 (seeded sides in bold)
FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) or FK Liepaja (LVA)
RCD Espanyol (ESP)
KF Laçi (ALB) or Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (ISR)
Atromitos FC (GRE)
FC Arsenal Tula (RUS)
IFK Norrköping (SWE) or Saint Patrick’s Athletic FC (IRL)
Neftçi PFK (AZE) or FC Speranta Nisporeni (MDA)
Stjarnan (ISL) or FC Levadia Tallinn (EST)
NK Široki Brijeg (BIH) or FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
MKS Cracovia Krakòw (POL) or FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (SVK)
Group 2 (seeded sides in bold)
SK Sturm Graz (AUT)
FC Utrecht (NED)
AEK Larnaca FC (CYP) or FC Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA)
FK Jablonec (CZE)
UE Sant Julià (AND) or Europa FC (GIB) or Legia Warszawa (POL)
Barry Town United FC (WAL) or Cliftonville FC (NIR) or FK Haugesund (NOR)
FC Vitebsk (BLR) or KuPS Kuopio (FIN)
Akademija Pandev (MKD) or HŠK Zrinjski (BIH)
PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) or MFK Ružomberok (SVK)
FC Pyunik (ARM) or FC Shkupi (MKD)
Group 3 (seeded sides in bold)
FC Inter Turku (FIN) or Brøndby IF (DEN)
Malatyaspor (TUR)
FK Zeta (MNE) or Fehérvár FC (HUN)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Gabala SC (AZE)
KS Lechia Gdańsk (POL)
FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) or SP La Fiorita (SMR) or UE Engordany (AND)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) or Rīgas FS (LVA)
Breidablik (ISL) or FC Vaduz (LIE)
FK Radnicki Niš (SRB) or FC Flora Tallinn (EST)
Group 4 (seeded sides in bold)
Malmö FF (SWE) or Ballymena United FC (NIR) or NSÍ RunavÌk (FRO)
Royal Antwerp FC (BEL)
Molde FK (NOR) or KR Reykjavík (ISL)
FC Zorya Luhansk (UKR)
Aberdeen FC (SCO) or RoPS Rovaniemi (FIN)
NK Domžale (SVN) or Balzan FC (MLT)
CS Fola Esch (LUX) or FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO)
FC Viitorul (ROU)
FK Čukarički (SRB) or FC Banants (ARM)
FK Buducnost Podgorića (MNE) or JK Narva Trans (EST)
Group 5 (seeded sides in bold)
NK Osijek (CRO)
FC Prishtina (KOS) or St Joseph’s FC (GIB) or Rangers FC (SCO)
AS Roma (ITA)
Gzira United FC (MLT) or HNK Hajduk Split (CRO)
FC Luzern (SUI)
PFC CSKA-Sofia (BUL) or OFK Titograd (MNE)
FK Riteriai (LTU) or KÍ KlaksvÌk (FRO) or SP Tre Fiori (SMR)
Cork City FC (IRL) or FC Progrès Niederkorn (LUX) or Cardiff Metropolitan University FC (WAL)
Debreceni VSC (HUN) or FK Kukësi (ALB)
FK Ventspils (LVA) or KF Teuta (ALB)
Group 6 (seeded sides in bold)
FK Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
Fotbal Club FCSB (ROU) or FC Milsami Orhei (MDA)
FK Kauno Žalgiris (LTU) or Apollon Limassol FC (CYP)
RC Strasbourg (FRA)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
FK Radnik Bijeljina (BIH) or FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
FC Ordabasy Shymkent (KAZ) or FC Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO)
BK Häcken (SWE)
Alashkert FC (ARM) or FK Makedonija Skopje (MKD)
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 (BUL)
Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) or NS Mura (SVN)
SK Brann (NOR) or Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
Group 7 (seeded sides in bold)
Aris Thessaloniki FC (GRE)
Esbjerg fB (DEN)
Vitória SC (POR)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (ENG)
Budapest Honvèd FC (HUN) or FK Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
FK Partizan (SRB)
AEL Limassol FC (CYP)
Sabail (AZE) or U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv (ROU)
FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) or Hibernians FC (MLT)
Connah’s Quay Nomads FC (WAL) or Kilmarnock FC (SCO)
Crusaders FC (NIR) or B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) or FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ)
Draw procedure
Groups 1–5
All clubs in the five groups have been ordered randomly and identified by a number: 1 to 5 for the seeded teams and 6 to 10 for the unseeded.
Two bowls will be prepared, one containing balls with slips of paper numbered 1–5 for the seeded teams and the other containing balls with slips of paper numbered 6–10 for the unseeded.
A ball will be taken from each bowl and placed in an empty bowl in the middle, where they will be shuffled. One of the two balls is drawn at random, then opened to display the number it contains. The second ball is drawn to complete the pairing. The result of this draw will apply to all five groups.
For example, if the first ball drawn contains the number 2 and the second the number 8, the clubs that have been assigned numbers 2 and 8 in each of the five groups will play each other. In addition, the first ball drawn, here containing the number 2, designates the home team for the first leg and likewise for all five groups.
The same procedure is carried out with the remaining balls to complete all the pairings.
Groups 6 to 7
All clubs in the two groups will be ordered randomly and identified by a number: 1 to 6 for the seeded teams and 7 to 12 for the unseeded.
Two bowls will be prepared, one containing balls with slips of paper numbered 1–6 for the seeded teams and the other containing balls with slips of paper numbered 7–12 for the unseeded.
A ball will be taken from each bowl and placed in an empty bowl in the middle, where they will be shuffled. One of the two balls is drawn at random, then opened to display the number it contains. The second ball is drawn to complete the pairing. The result of this draw will apply to both groups.
For example, if the first ball drawn contains the number 2 and the second the number 8, the clubs that have been assigned numbers 2 and 8 in each of the two groups will play each other. In addition, the first ball drawn, here containing the number 2, designates the home team for the first leg and likewise for both groups.
The same procedure is carried out with the remaining balls to complete all the pairings.
Clubs’ coefficients are now determined either by the sum of all points won in the previous five years OR by the association coefficient over the same period – whichever is the higher (under a new system introduced for 2018/19 onwards).
