UEFA Europa League play-off draw

The 2026/27 UEFA Europa League play-off round draw was held on Monday 3 August.

A total of 24 clubs/pairings were involved in the draw: 12 seeded and 12 unseeded.

2026/27 UEFA Europa League play-off draw

Trabzonspor A.Ş. (TUR) vs Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) / Górnik Zabrze (POL)
KuPS Kuopio (FIN) / Universitatea Craiova (ROU) vs FC Ararat-Armenia (ARM) / NK Celje (SVN)
K. Sint-Truidense VV (BEL) vs Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) / Omonia FC (CYP)
Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (ISR) / FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB) vs FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) / KF Egnatia (ALB) vs Lillestrøm SK (NOR)
Jagiellonia Białystok (POL) / Rangers FC (SCO) vs Larne FC (NIR) / FC Iberia 1999 Tbilisi (GEO)
Mjällby AIF (SWE) / ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) vs Pafos FC (CYP) / FC Salzburg (AUT)
PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) / FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ) vs PAOK FC (GRE) / RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
KKS Lech Poznań (POL) / KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) vs FC Thun (SUI) / Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL)
FC Hradec Králové (CZE) / Beşiktaş JK (TUR) vs GNK Dinamo (CRO) / FK Kauno Žalgiris (LTU)
SL Benfica (POR) / Heart of Midlothian FC (SCO) vs AGF Aarhus (DEN) / Sabah FC (AZE)
OFI Crete FC (GRE) vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) / PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)

Seeded teams in bold.

The first legs are due to be held on 20 August, with the returns on 27 August; confirmed fixture dates and kick-off times will be announced in due course.

The draw procedure and the full list of participating clubs (including seeded teams) are available via the link below.