UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw
Monday, July 24, 2023
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The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw took place on Monday 24 July.
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The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw took place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday 24 July.
Third qualifying round draw (seeded teams in bold)
The two-legged third qualifying round ties will take place on 8/9 and 15 August. Set match dates will be communicated in writing to the clubs and national associations by 18:00 CET on Monday 24 July.
Champions path
Group 1
Raków Czestochowa (POL) / Qarabağ FK (AZE) vs Aris Limassol FC (CYP) / FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
HŠK Zrinjski (BIH) / ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) vs FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) / Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
AEK Athens FC (GRE) vs GNK Dinamo (CRO) / FC Astana (KAZ)
Group 2
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) / NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) vs FK Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) / Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR)
Breidablik (ISL) / F.C. Copenhagen (DEN) vs AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) / BK Häcken (SWE) vs HJK Helsinki (FIN) / Molde FK (NOR)
League path
SC Braga (POR) vs FK TSC Bačka Topola (SRB)
Rangers FC (SCO) vs Servette FC (SUI) / KRC Genk (BEL)
SC Dnipro-1 (UKR) / Panathinaikos FC (GRE) vs Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) vs SK Sturm Graz (AUT)
Champions path
Conditions of the draw
In accordance with paragraphs 13.03 and 13.04 of the Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2023/24, the UEFA administration formed groups and seeded clubs for the third qualifying round draw (champions path) based on the club rankings established at the start of the season and the principles set out by the Club Competitions Committee.
The 12 teams (two that enter the competition at this stage and the ten winners of the second qualifying round champions path ties, indicated for the purposes of this draw as Winners of Matches 1 to 10) were divided into two groups of six teams.
Within each of the two groups, the teams were divided into an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams (six seeded teams and six unseeded teams in total).
The winners of a second qualifying round match were seeded for the third qualifying round draw if either of the clubs involved in the match had a coefficient that would entitle it to be seeded.
Draw procedure
Three bowls were prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the names of the seeded and unseeded teams from Group 1 placed in the corresponding marked bowls.
One ball was then taken from each of these bowls and placed in the third empty central bowl, where they were shuffled. The first team drawn from this bowl was then considered the home team for the first tie, and will play against the second team drawn.
This procedure was carried out with the remaining balls to complete all the pairings for the first group. The same procedure was then repeated to determine the pairings for the second group.
Groupings
Group 1
Seeded
GNK Dinamo (CRO) / FC Astana (KAZ)
Raków Czestochowa (POL) / Qarabağ FK (AZE)
HŠK Zrinjski (BIH) / ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Unseeded
FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) / Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
Aris Limassol FC (CYP) / FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
AEK Athens FC (GRE)
Group 2
Seeded
Breidablik (ISL) / F.C. Copenhagen (DEN)
FK Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) / Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR)
HJK Helsinki (FIN) / Molde FK (NOR)
Unseeded
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) / NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) / BK Häcken (SWE)
League path
Conditions of the draw
In accordance with paragraphs 13.03 and 13.04 of the Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2023/24, the UEFA administration seeded clubs for the third qualifying round draw (league path) based on the club rankings established at the beginning of the season and the principles set out by the Club Competitions Committee.
The eight teams (six that enter the competition at this stage and the two winners of the second qualifying round league path ties, indicated for the purposes of this draw as Winners of Matches 1 to 2) were divided equally into four seeded teams and four unseeded teams.
The winners of a second qualifying round match were seeded for the third qualifying round draw if either of the clubs involved in the match has a coefficient that would entitle it to be seeded.
Draw procedure
Three bowls were prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the names of the seeded and unseeded teams placed in the corresponding marked bowls.
One ball was then taken from each of these bowls and placed in the third empty central bowl, where they were shuffled. The first team drawn from this bowl was then considered the home team for the first tie, and will play against the second team drawn.
The procedure was then carried out with the remaining balls to complete all the pairings.
Groupings
Seeded
Rangers FC (SCO)
SC Braga (POR)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
Unseeded
Servette FC (SUI) / KRC Genk (BEL)
SK Sturm Graz (AUT)
SC Dnipro-1 (UKR) / Panathinaikos FC (GRE)
FK TSC Bačka Topola (SRB)
