UEFA Europa League qualifiers: Get the full schedule, fixtures and know the format

The UEFA Europa League qualifiers for the 2021-22 season started on August 3 and will run until August 26.

The qualifying phase for the second tier European competition is divided into three stages; the Champions Path, the Main Path and the Play-Off Rounds. As many as 10 teams play in the Champions Path. These 10 teams are the losing outfits from the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League Champions Path.

Six teams play in the Main Path. Here three teams are the losing sides from the second qualifying round of the Champions League Main Path. This is followed by the play-off rounds where 20 teams fight for the 10 spots which take them to the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.

Europa League qualifiers’ match format

Like the usual Europa League matches, the qualifiers are played over two legs with each team playing one match at home. The team aggregating more goals advances to the next round. In case the aggregate score is tied, extra time will come into effect as the away goal rule is no longer applicable. If the scores are still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out decides the outcome of the contest.

Joining through Europa League qualifying:

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 St Johnstone
🇨🇿 Jablonec
🇨🇾 Anorthosis Famagusta

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🇧🇪 Antwerp
🇺🇦 Zorya Luhansk
🇳🇱 AZ Alkmaar
🇹🇷 Fenerbahce
🇦🇹 Sturm Graz
🇩🇰 Randers

All other 26 participants will drop down from UCL qualifying.
— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) May 24, 2021

The matches in the Champions Path as well as the Main Path were played between August 3-12. The first leg of the play-off rounds will begin on August 17, with Red Star Belgrade playing host to CFR Cluj. The first leg matches will go on till August 19 while the second leg matches will be played on August 26.

Europa League qualifiers’ play-off round schedule

Team 1	Team 2	1st Leg	2nd Leg
Red Star Belgrade	CFR Cluj	August 17	August 26
Randers	Galatasaray	August 19	August 26
Rapid Wien	Zorya Luhansk	August 19	August 26
Celtic	AZ	August 19	August 26
Fenerbahce	HJK	August 19	August 26
Mura	Sturm Graz	August 19	August 26
Omonia	Royal Antwerp	August 19	August 26
Olympiacos	Slovan Bratislava	August 19	August 26
Rangers	Alashkert	August 19	August 26
Slavia Prague	Legia Warsaw	August 19	August 26

Europa League 2021-22 schedule

While the draws for the Europa League group stage will be announced on August 27, UEFA has released the schedule for the competition. Every group stage game of the Europa League will be played on a Thursday night and here are the dates:

Matchday 1 - 16 September 2021

Matchday 2 - 30 September 2021

Matchday 3 - 21 October 2021

Matchday 4 - 4 November 2021

Matchday 5 - 25 November 2021

Matchday 6 - 9 December 2021

Knockout stage:

Round of 32 - 17 and 24 February 2022

Round of 16 - 10 and 17 March 2022

Quarter-finals - 7 and 14 April 2022

Semi-finals - 28 April and 5 May 2022

Final - 18 May 2022