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UEFA Europa League qualifying explained

Need some light shone on the UEFA Europa League qualifying system? Allow us to explain.

Who is in this season's UEFA Europa League?

In all, 190 clubs will take part in the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League: here we list the 32 teams through to the knockout stage, as well as all those who have previously been eliminated.

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UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draw

Seven-time European Cup winners AC Milan will travel to Romania for their maiden UEFA Europa League fixture following the third qualifying round draw in Nyon.

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All you need to know: #UEL third qualifying round draw

Zenit, AC Milan and Fenerbahçe are among the big hitters entering the competition in Friday's UEFA Europa League third qualifying draw, streamed live on UEFA.com from 13:00CET.

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Thursday results: Galatasaray struggle, Poulsen pounces

Galatasaray lost to European debutants Östersund, and Jacob Poulsen hit a hat-trick in a dramatic comeback win for Midtjylland; see what happened in Thursday's first legs.

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UEFA Europa League second qualifying round ties set

The line-up for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round has been confirmed after the 50 teams advancing from the first stage of the competition were confirmed.

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Videoton and Progrès first through in Europa League

The first two UEFA Europa League first qualifying round ties were settled on Tuesday with Hungary's Videoton going through and Progrès Niederkorn ending their European duck against Rangers.

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Europa League first and second qualifying round draws

Östersund beckons for Galatasaray in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, while Progrès Niederkorn stand between Rangers and an encounter with AEL Limassol or St Joseph's in July.

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Watch the Europa League draws on Monday

The 2017/18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round draw will be streamed live fron Nyon on Monday at 13:00CET followed at 14:30CET by the second qualifying round draw.

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Europa League third qualifying round line-up

The third qualifying round starts on Thursday, with Hertha Berlin, Lille, Gent, Panathinaikos, Saint-Étienne, Spartak Moskva and West Ham among the sides involved.

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Birkirkara and Kalju shine on night of shocks

Heart of Midlothian, Partizan and Maccabi Haifa were among the casualties on a memorable evening for several underdogs but Genk survived a big scare.

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Europa League third qualifying round draw

The draw for the third qualifying round has been made, with Saint-Étienne v AEK Athens perhaps the pick as the likes of West Ham, Spartak Moskva and Genk enter the UEFA Europa League.

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Göteborg, Aberdeen claim big first-leg leads

There were notable away wins for Torpedo Zhodino and Qäbälä in the second qualifying round first legs, with Göteborg and Aberdeen among the sides to turn on the style.

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2016/17 Europa League: All you need to know

Who are the 16 teams confirmed in the group stage? Where will the other 32 come from? When are the draws and matches? And where is the final? Get all the lowdown here.

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Europa League second stage takes shape

The second legs of the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round ties have been played, settling the line-up for the second qualifying round over the next fortnight.

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Europa League first and second qualifying round draws

The first steps toward the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League final have been taken with the first and second qualiying round draws taking place in Nyon.

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Who is in the UEFA Europa League?

In all 188 clubs will take part in the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League: we list the 155 confirmed in the competition including 16 teams with byes to the group stage.

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Bulgaria's biggest European success stories

Hristo Stoichkov led the way in terms of Bulgarian success in UEFA's club competition but Dimitar Berbatov and Emil Kostadinov have carved out their own niches.

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Second legs go down to wire on night of drama

Late drama was the theme of the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round second legs as Aberdeen FC's Adam Rooney scored the first hat-trick of the European season.

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Europa League shocks abound on dramatic night

FC Irtysh Pavlodar and FK Mladost Podgorica picked up major scalps, while debutants FK Turnovo, Prestatyn Town FC and FC Astra were among first qualifying round victors.

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Second qualifying round lineup confirmed

The second qualifying round picture is complete after 38 sides progressed following Thursday's first round conclusion, with ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar through to face FK Crvena zvezda.

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Irtysh hope fortune favours the brave

After "surviving" last week's trip to Bulgaria, FC Irtysh Pavlodar are planning to put PFC Levski Sofia on the back foot when the tie resumes in Kazakhstan on Thursday.

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Big names made to work, Jeunesse Esch impress

While Rosenborg BK and Videoton FC had to come from behind to record narrow wins, Luxembourg's AS Jeunesse Esch managed perhaps the most eye-catching first-leg result.

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Rubin, Rosenborg and Crvena zvezda learn fate

Rosenborg BK, FC Rubin Kazan and FK Crvena zvezda were among the most notable names to learn their fate as the first and second qualifying round draws were made on Monday.

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Qualifying draws signal start of road to Turin

The countdown to the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League gathers pace on Monday when 118 teams go into the draws for the first and second qualifying rounds.

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Sarajevo celebrate unseating Levski

Coach Dragan Jović called FK Sarajevo's success against PFC Levski Sofia "a great victory for our club, our city, our country", with his opposite number Ilian Iliev concluding: "It is a disaster."

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Debutants dream, favourites stand firm

Rosenborg BK had a torrid time in Almaty but held firm to join FC Twente, APOEL FC, FC Viktoria Plzeň and a pair of debutants in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

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Plenty to play for ahead of second legs

While plenty of the competition's leading lights are well placed, there is no shortage of big names sweating ahead of the conclusion of their second qualifying round ties on Thursday.

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Inter, OM and Liverpool learn their fate

FC Internazionale Milano, Liverpool FC and Olympique de Marseille were among the teams to discover their opponents when the UEFA Europa League third qualifying draw was made.

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Athletic, Inter, Liverpool in draw

Last season's runners-up Athletic Club, FC Internazionale Milano, Liverpool FC and Olympique de Marseille are among the teams in the third qualifying round draw streamed live at 13.30CET.

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Amsterdam the Europa League aim

A total of 217 teams will take part in the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League and 117 of them were involved in the first and second qualifying round draws on Monday 25 June.

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Europa League financial distribution – 2010/11

The 56 teams that participated in the second season of the UEFA Europa League received payments worth more than €150m courtesy of UEFA's revenue distribution system.

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Atlético cruise, Thun shine and Ried ride on

FC Thun, CS Gaz Metan Mediaş and SV Ried took substantial scalps as the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round concluded, but Club Atlético de Madrid kept their heads in Norway.

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Kweuke sees treble on a tough night for the titans

Club Atlético de Madrid made a winning start, but it was a trying night for some of the most fancied sides, and one to remember for AC Sparta Praha's Leony Kweuke.

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Big names light up third qualifying round

Clubs from Spain, Italy, France and Germany will feature in Europe for the first time this season, with the third qualifying round seeing a return for 2009/10 winners Club Atlético de Madrid.

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UEFA Europa League third qualifying round lineup

FK Crvena zvezda, AC Sparta Praha, US Città di Palermo and Club Brugge KV know their third qualifying round fate with the conclusion of Thursday's UEFA Europa League ties.

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Atlético meet Strømsgodset, Stoke play Hajduk

Strømsgodset IF got a plum draw in the third qualifying round against 2010 winners Club Atlético de Madrid, while HNK Hajduk Split are Stoke City FC's first European guests in 37 years.

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Europa League third qualifying round draw looms

Former winners Club Atlético de Madrid are among 30 sides starting the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round and the draw will be live on UEFA.com from 13.30CET on Friday.

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Pick of the group stage

Holders Club Atlético de Madrid and Juventus are out, SSC Napoli and dramatic comebacks are definitely in – UEFA.com picks a few highlights from the UEFA Europa League group stage.

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Levski get the better of group winners Sporting

PFC Lesvki Sofia 1-0 Sporting Clube de PortugalEliminated Lesvki ended their campaign on a high by defeating the Group C winners at a snowy Georgi Asparuhov Stadion.

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Europa League set for final-day drama

Greek sides AEK Athens FC and Aris Thessaloniki FC, looking to eliminate the holders Club Atlético de Madrid, will be out to follow PAOK FC's lead as the group stage concludes.

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Levski seek bronze against Sporting

The best PFC Levski Sofia can hope for against Group C winners Sporting Clube de Portugal is a third-placed finish – which would require a home win and a favour from KAA Gent.

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Young Boys lead seven more sides into last 32

BSC Young Boys hit three goals in seven minutes to progress, with KKS Lech Poznań joining them at Juventus's expense and Aris Thessaloniki FC beating holders Club Atlético de Madrid.

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Gent beat Levski to rise from bottom to second

KAA Gent 1-0 PFC Levski SofiaWallace struck 13 minutes from time to send the hosts second in Group C and in need of only a point to qualify on Matchday 6.

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Opportunity knocks for more early qualifiers

There are still 19 round of 32 berths to be filled by those competing in the group stage as Matchday 5 approaches, with the current tables suggesting a scrap until the end.

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Gent and Levski strive to survive

KAA Gent will look to keep their qualification hopes alive at the expense of PFC Levski Sofia as the Bulgarian side aim to avoid defeat for the first time in four visits to Belgium in Group C.

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Early progress for BATE, CSKA and Zenit

FC Zenit St. Petersburg, VfB Stuttgart and PFC CSKA Moskva maintained their perfect records on Matchday 4 to progress to the round of 32, where they will be joined by FC BATE Borisov.

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Ivanov own goal saves Lille at Levski

PFC Levski Sofia 2-2 LOSC Lille MétropoleIvo Ivanov's 88th-minute own goal handed Lille their second equaliser in a topsy-turvy Group C contest in Bulgaria.

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