UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round

The 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw took place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday 18 July.

Third qualifying round draw

Champions path

Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL) 2-4agg Lech Poznań (POL) – 1-0, 4-1 (aet)
RFS (LVA) 4-2agg Hibernians (MLT) – 1-1, 1-3
Ballkani (KOS) 4-4agg KÍ (FRO) – 3-2, 2-1 (aet, Ballkani win 4-3 on pens)
Zrinjski (BIH) 2-1agg Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) – 1-0, 1-1
Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) 0-1agg CFR Cluj (ROU) – 0-0, 1-0

Main path

Spartak Trnava (SVK) 0-3agg Raków Czestochowa (POL) – 0-2, 1-0
AIK (SWE) 2-2agg Shkëndija (MKD) – 1-1, 1-1 (aet, AIK win 3-2 on pens)
Viking (NOR) 5-2agg Sligo Rovers (IRL) – 5-1, 1-0
Breidablik (ISL) 1-6agg İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) – 1-3, 3-0
KuPS Kuopio (FIN) 0-5agg Young Boys (SUI) – 0-2, 3-0
Paide Linnameeskond (EST) 0-5agg Anderlecht (BEL) – 0-2, 3-0
Viborg (DEN) 5-1agg B36 Tórshavn (FRO) – 3-0, 1-2
Hajduk Split (CRO) 3-2agg Vitória SC (POR) – 3-1, 1-0
Brøndby (DEN) 2-2agg Basel (SUI) – 1-0, 2-1 (aet, Basel win 3-1 on pens)
Lillestrøm (NOR) 1-5agg Royal Antwerp (BEL) – 1-3, 2-0
CSKA-Sofia (BUL) 2-1agg Saint Patrick's Athletic (IRL) – 0-1, 0-2
Dundee United (SCO) 1-7agg AZ (NED) – 1-0, 7-0

APOEL (CYP) 1-0 agg Kyzylzhar Petropavlovsk (KAZ) – 1-0, 0-0
Dunajská Streda (SVK) 0-2agg FCSB (ROU) – 0-1, 1-0
Riga (LVA) 1-5agg Gil Vicente (POR) – 1-1, 4-0
Wolfsberger (AUT) 4-0agg Gzira United (MLT) – 0-0, 0-4
Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) 3-2agg Aris Thessaloniki (GRE) – 2-0, 2-1
Molde (NOR) 4-2agg Kisvarda (HUN) – 3-0, 2-1
Neftçi (AZE) 2-3agg Rapid Wien (AUT) – 2-1, 2-0 (aet)
Lugano (SUI) 1-5agg Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) – 0-2, 3-1
Hamrun Spartans (MLT) 2-2agg Levski Sofia (BUL) – 0-1, 1-2 (aet, Hamrun win 4-1 on pens)
Čukarički (SRB) 2-7agg Twente (NED) – 1-3, 4-1
Zorya Luhansk (UKR) 1-3agg Universitatea Craiova (ROU) – 1-0, 3-0
Vaduz (LIE) 5-3agg Konyaspor (TUR) – 1-1, 2-4
Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (ROU) 2-6agg Djurgården (SWE) – 1-3, 3-1
Fehérvár (HUN) 7-1agg Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA) – 5-0, 1-2
Slavia Praha (CZE) 3-1agg Panathinaikos (GRE) – 2-0, 1-1

How the draw worked

Champions path

• The ties featured eight second qualifying round winners (Champions path) and two teams eliminated from UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.

• Starting with Group 1, the teams were drawn into ties without seeding. The first ball drawn designated the home team for the first leg.

Main path

• The ties featured nine new entrants and 45 second qualifying round (Main path) winners.

• Ahead of the draw, the teams were split into three groups of eight teams (groups 1 to 3) and three groups of ten teams (groups 4 to 6).

• Within each of the six groups, the teams were divided into an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

• If any club in a second qualifying round match has a coefficient that would entitle it to be seeded for the third qualifying round draw, the winner of that match was automatically seeded for the draw.

• For groups 1 to 3, all clubs were randomly assigned a number: 1 to 4 for the seeded teams and 5 to 8 for the unseeded teams. Two bowls were prepared (one for seeded teams and one for unseeded teams).

• A ball was taken from each bowl and placed in an empty bowl, where they were shuffled. One of the two balls was drawn at random, then opened to display the number it contains. The second ball was drawn and opened to complete the pairing. The first ball drawn designated the home team. The result was applied to all three groups.

• The same procedure applied to groups 4 to 6, where seeded teams were numbered from 1 to 5 and unseeded teams from 6 to 10.

What happened next?

The ties took place on 3/4 and 9/10/11 August, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if required after the second leg. The winners advanced to the UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs.

When are Europa Conference League matches?

Qualifying
Play-offs: 18 & 25 August 2022

Group stage
Matchday 1: 8 September 2022
Matchday 2: 15 September 2022
Matchday 3: 6 October 2022
Matchday 4: 13 October 2022
Matchday 5: 27 October 2022
Matchday 6: 3 November 2022

Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs: 16 & 23 February
Round of 16: 9 & 16 March 2023
Quarter-finals: 13 & 20 April 2023
Semi-finals: 11 & 18 May 2023
Final: 7 June 2023