2021–22 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#PO 7.2

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The 2021–22 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 3 August and ended on 26 August 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0265-115e8ac3bcf1-d2646a690a85-1000/ |title=2021/22 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=19 January 2021 |access-date=19 January 2021}}

A total of 28 teams competed in the qualifying system of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, which includes the qualifying phase, with 10 teams in Champions Path and six teams in Main Path, and the play-off round. The 10 winners in the play-off round advanced to the group stage, to join the 12 teams that enter in the group stage, the six losers of the Champions League play-off round (four from Champions Path and two from League Path), and the four League Path losers of the Champions League third qualifying round.{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Europa-League-2021/22-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA Europa League, 2021/22 Season |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |year=2021 |access-date=30 April 2021}}

Times were CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, were in parentheses).

Teams

In the third qualifying round, the teams are divided into two paths:

The winners of the third qualifying round are combined into a single path for the play-off round:

All teams eliminated from the qualifying phase and play-off round enter the Europa Conference League:

Below are the participating teams (with their 2021 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for qualifying phase and play-off round, however),{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113004406/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/#/yr/2021 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |title=Club coefficients |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=12 March 2021 |access-date=17 March 2021}} grouped by their starting rounds.

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|Winners of play-off round advance to group stage

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|Losers of play-off round enter Europa Conference League group stage

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|Losers of third qualifying round enter Europa Conference League play-off round

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!width=50|{{Tooltip|Coeff.|UEFA Club Coefficient}}

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|{{fbaicon|CZE}} Slavia Prague{{Cref2|CH Q3}}

|align=right|43.500

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|{{fbaicon|GRE}} Olympiacos{{Cref2|CH Q3}}

|align=right|43.000

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|{{fbaicon|SRB}} Red Star Belgrade{{Cref2|CH Q3}}

|align=right|32.500

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|{{fbaicon|SCO}} Rangers{{Cref2|CH Q3}}

|align=right|31.250

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|{{fbaicon|NED}} AZ

|align=right|21.500

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|{{fbaicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe

|align=right|19.500

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|{{fbaicon|ROU}} CFR Cluj{{Cref2|CH Q3}}

|align=right|16.500

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|{{fbaicon|POL}} Legia Warsaw{{Cref2|CH Q3}}

|align=right|16.500

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|{{fbaicon|UKR}} Zorya Luhansk

|align=right|15.000

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|{{fbaicon|BEL}} Antwerp

|align=right|10.500

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|{{fbaicon|AUT}} Sturm Graz

|align=right|7.165

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|{{fbaicon|DEN}} Randers

|align=right|5.575

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|+Third qualifying round (Champions Path)

width=200|Team

!width=50|{{Tooltip|Coeff.|UEFA Club Coefficient}}

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|{{fbaicon|SVK}} Slovan Bratislava{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|7.500

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|{{fbaicon|LTU}} Žalgiris{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|6.500

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|{{fbaicon|ARM}} Alashkert{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|6.500

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|{{fbaicon|EST}} Flora{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|6.250

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|{{fbaicon|KAZ}} Kairat{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|6.000

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|{{fbaicon|GIB}} Lincoln Red Imps{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|5.750

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|{{fbaicon|CYP}} Omonia{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|5.550

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|{{fbaicon|FIN}} HJK{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|5.500

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|{{fbaicon|AZE}} Neftçi{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|5.000

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|{{fbaicon|SVN}} Mura{{Cref2|CH Q2}}

|align=right|3.000

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|+Third qualifying round (Main Path)

width=210|Team

!width=50|{{Tooltip|Coeff.|UEFA Club Coefficient}}

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|{{fbaicon|SCO}} Celtic{{Cref2|LP Q2}}

|align=right|34.000

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|{{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien{{Cref2|LP Q2}}

|align=right|17.000

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|{{fbaicon|TUR}} Galatasaray{{Cref2|LP Q2}}

|align=right|17.000

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|{{fbaicon|CZE}} Jablonec

|align=right|7.000

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|{{fbaicon|SCO}} St Johnstone

|align=right|6.675

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|{{fbaicon|CYP}} Anorthosis Famagusta

|align=right|5.550

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;Notes

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{{Cnote2|CH Q3|n=0|CH Q3 Losers of Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path).}}

{{Cnote2|CH Q2|n=0|CH Q2 Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path).}}

{{Cnote2|LP Q2|n=0|LP Q2 Losers of Champions League second qualifying round (League Path).}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

Format

Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, the away goals rule is no longer applied starting from this season.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/026a-1298aeb73a7a-5b64cb68d920-1000--abolition-of-the-away-goals-rule-in-all-uefa-club-competitions/|title=Abolition of the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions|publisher=UEFA|date=24 June 2021}} To decide the winner of the tie, extra time is played, and if the same number of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).

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|+Schedule for the qualifying phase of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

Third qualifying round

|19 July 2021

|5 August 2021

|12 August 2021

Play-offs

|2 August 2021

|19 August 2021

|26 August 2021

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021, 13:00 CEST.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2022/2001489/ |title=UEFA Europa League third qualifying round draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=19 July 2021 |access-date=}}

=Seeding=

A total of 16 teams played in the third qualifying round. They were divided into two paths:

  • Champions Path (10 teams): 10 losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity was not known at the time of draw. There was no seeding. Due to political reasons, teams from Azerbaijan and Armenia could not be drawn against each other, thus the losers of the ties between Neftçi Baku/Olympiacos and Alashkert/Sheriff Tiraspol could not be drawn against each other.
  • Main Path (6 teams): The teams were seeded as following:
  • Seeded: 3 teams which entered in this round.
  • Unseeded: 3 losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (League Path), whose identity was not known at the time of draw. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other, thus the following teams could not be drawn against each other:
  • Scotland: St Johnstone and the loser of the tie between Celtic/Midtjylland
  • Czech Republic: Jablonec and the loser of the tie between Sparta Prague/Rapid Wien

The first team drawn in each tie would be the home team of the first leg.

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|+Main Path

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!width=50%|Unseeded

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=Summary=

The first legs were played on 3 and 5 August, and the second legs were played on 10 and 12 August 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League play-off round of their respective path.

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|heading1=Champions Path

|Omonia|CYP|2–2 (5–4 p)|Flora|EST|1–0|1–2 (aet)

|Mura|SVN|1–0|Žalgiris|LTU|0–0|1–0

|Kairat|KAZ|2–3|Alashkert|ARM|0–0|2–3 (aet)

|Lincoln Red Imps|GIB|2–4|Slovan Bratislava|SVK|1–3|1–1

|Neftçi|AZE|2–5|HJK|FIN|2–2|0–3

|heading6=Main Path

|Jablonec|CZE|2–7|Celtic|SCO|2–4|0–3

|Rapid Wien|AUT|4–2|Anorthosis Famagusta|CYP|3–0|1–2

|Galatasaray|TUR|5–3|St Johnstone|SCO|1–1|4–2

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=Champions Path=

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|stadium = GSP Stadium, Strovolos

|attendance = 8,033{{UEFA match attendance|2033016|Omonia vs. Flora|date=5 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021}}

|referee = Radu Petrescu (Romania)

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|team1 = Flora {{fbaicon|EST}}

|score = 2–1

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|team2 = {{fbaicon|CYP}} Omonia

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|goals2 =

|stadium = A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn

|attendance = 1,560{{UEFA match attendance|2033024|Flora vs. Omonia|date=10 August 2021|access-date=10 August 2021}}

|referee = Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

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|penaltyscore = 4–5

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2–2 on aggregate; Omonia won 5–4 on penalties.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|5|df=y}}

|time = 20:00

|team1 = Mura {{fbaicon|SVN}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|LTU}} Žalgiris

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Fazanerija, Murska Sobota

|attendance = 2,500{{UEFA match attendance|2033017|Mura vs. Žalgiris|date=5 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021}}

|referee = Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033017/

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|time = 19:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = Žalgiris {{fbaicon|LTU}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SVN}} Mura

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = LFF Stadium, Vilnius

|attendance = 2,921{{UEFA match attendance|2033025|Žalgiris vs. Mura|date=12 August 2021|access-date=12 August 2021}}

|referee = Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033025/

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Mura won 1–0 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|5|df=y}}

|time = 16:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+6)}}

|team1 = Kairat {{fbaicon|KAZ}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ARM}} Alashkert

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty

|attendance = 0{{UEFA match attendance|2033018|Kairat vs. Alashkert|date=5 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021}}{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.}}

|referee = Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033018/

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|12|df=y}}

|time = 17:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+4)}}

|team1 = Alashkert {{fbaicon|ARM}}

|score = 3–2

|aet = yes

|team2 = {{fbaicon|KAZ}} Kairat

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan{{refn|group=note|name=Alashkert|Alashkert played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan, which did not meet UEFA requirements.}}

|attendance = 7,000{{UEFA match attendance|2033026|Alashkert vs. Kairat|date=12 August 2021|access-date=12 August 2021}}

|referee = Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033026/

}}

Alashkert won 3–2 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|5|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Lincoln Red Imps {{fbaicon|GIB}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SVK}} Slovan Bratislava

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar

|attendance = 637{{UEFA match attendance|2033019|Lincoln Red Imps vs. Slovan Bratislava|date=5 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021}}

|referee = Athanasios Tzilos (Greece)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033019/

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|10|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Slovan Bratislava {{fbaicon|SVK}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|GIB}} Lincoln Red Imps

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Tehelné pole, Bratislava

|attendance = 4,688{{UEFA match attendance|2033027|Slovan Bratislava vs. Lincoln Red Imps|date=10 August 2021|access-date=10 August 2021}}

|referee = Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033027/

}}

Slovan Bratislava won 4–2 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|3|df=y}}

|time = 19:00 {{small|(21:00 UTC+4)}}

|team1 = Neftçi {{fbaicon|AZE}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|FIN}} HJK

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku

|attendance = 3,500{{UEFA match attendance|2033020|Neftçi Baku vs. HJK|date=3 August 2021|access-date=3 August 2021}}

|referee = William Collum (Scotland)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033020/

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|12|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = HJK {{fbaicon|FIN}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|AZE}} Neftçi

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bolt Arena, Helsinki

|attendance = 4,068{{UEFA match attendance|2033028|HJK vs. Neftçi Baku|date=12 August 2021|access-date=12 August 2021}}

|referee = Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033028/

}}

HJK won 5–2 on aggregate.

=Main Path=

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|5|df=y}}

|time = 17:45

|team1 = Jablonec {{fbaicon|CZE}}

|score = 2–4

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou

|attendance = 4,805{{UEFA match attendance|2033021|Jablonec vs. Celtic|date=5 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021}}

|referee = Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033021/

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|12|df=y}}

|time = 20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}

|team1 = Celtic {{fbaicon|SCO}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CZE}} Jablonec

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow

|attendance = 50,076{{UEFA match attendance|2033029|Celtic vs. Jablonec|date=12 August 2021|access-date=12 August 2021}}

|referee = Daniel Siebert (Germany)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033029/

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Celtic won 7–2 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|5|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Rapid Wien {{fbaicon|AUT}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CYP}} Anorthosis Famagusta

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Allianz Stadion, Vienna

|attendance = 11,400{{UEFA match attendance|2033022|Rapid Wien vs. Anorthosis Famagusta|date=5 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021}}

|referee = Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033022/

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2021|8|12|df=y}}

|time = 19:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = Anorthosis Famagusta {{fbaicon|CYP}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca

|attendance = 3,574{{UEFA match attendance|2033030|Anorthosis Famagusta vs. Rapid Wien|date=12 August 2021|access-date=12 August 2021}}

|referee = Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033030/

}}

Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|5|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 {{small|(21:00 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = Galatasaray {{fbaicon|TUR}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SCO}} St Johnstone

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Kerr {{goal|58|pen.}}

|stadium = Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul{{refn|group=note|name=Galatasaray|Galatasaray played their third qualifying round home match at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, instead of their regular stadium Türk Telekom Stadium, also in Istanbul, due to renovation.{{cite news |title=Galatasaray 1-1 Saints |url=https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/article/galatasaray-1-1-saints |access-date=19 August 2021 |publisher=St Johnstone Football Club |date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}}}

|attendance = 6,216{{UEFA match attendance|2033023|Galatasaray vs. St Johnstone|date=5 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021}}

|referee = Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033023/

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|12|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+1)}}

|team1 = St Johnstone {{fbaicon|SCO}}

|score = 2–4

|team2 = {{fbaicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth

|attendance = 9,106{{UEFA match attendance|2033031|St Johnstone vs. Galatasaray|date=12 August 2021|access-date=12 August 2021}}

|referee = Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033031/

}}

Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021, 13:00 CEST.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2022/2001490/ |title=UEFA Europa League play-off round draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 August 2021 |access-date=}}

=Seeding=

A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round. The teams were seeded into four "priority groups":

  • Priority 1: 6 teams which entered in this round.
  • Priority 2: 6 losers of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
  • Priority 3: 5 winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw
  • Priority 4: 3 winners of the third qualifying round (Main Path), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw

The procedure of the draw was as follows:

  1. The three teams of priority 4 were drawn against teams of priority 1 to produce three ties, until there were no more teams of priority 4 left.
  2. The remaining three teams of priority 1 were drawn against teams of priority 3 to produce three ties, until there were no more teams of priority 1 left.
  3. The remaining two teams of priority 3 were drawn against teams of priority 2 to produce two ties, until there were no more teams of priority 3 left.
  4. The remaining four teams of priority 2 were drawn against each other to produce two ties.

There was no country protection for this round, thus teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. The first team drawn in each tie would be the home team of the first leg.

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!width=25%|Priority 2

!width=25%|Priority 3

!width=25%|Priority 4

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=Summary=

The first legs were played on 17, 18 and 19 August, and the second legs were played on 26 August 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League group stage.

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|Randers|DEN|2–3|Galatasaray|TUR|1–1|1–2

|Rapid Wien|AUT|6–2|Zorya Luhansk|UKR|3–0|3–2

|Celtic|SCO|3–2|AZ|NED|2–0|1–2

|Fenerbahçe|TUR|6–2|HJK|FIN|1–0|5–2

|Mura|SVN|1–5|Sturm Graz|AUT|1–3|0–2

|Omonia|CYP|4–4 (2–3 p)|Antwerp|BEL|4–2|0–2 (aet)

|Olympiacos|GRE|5–2|Slovan Bratislava|SVK|3–0|2–2

|Rangers|SCO|1–0|Alashkert|ARM|1–0|0–0

|Slavia Prague|CZE|3–4|Legia Warsaw|POL|2–2|1–2

|Red Star Belgrade|SRB|6–1|CFR Cluj|ROU|4–0|2–1

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=Matches=

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Randers {{fbaicon|DEN}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|TUR}} Galatasaray

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Randers Stadium, Randers

|attendance = 7,064{{UEFA match attendance|2033100|Randers vs. Galatasaray|date=19 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021}}

|referee = Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033100/

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|26|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 {{small|(21:00 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = Galatasaray {{fbaicon|TUR}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|DEN}} Randers

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium, Istanbul{{refn|group=note|name=Galatasaray-2|Galatasaray played their play-off round home match at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium in Istanbul, instead of their regular stadium Türk Telekom Stadium, also in Istanbul, due to renovation.}}

|attendance = 3,947{{UEFA match attendance|2033110|Galatasaray vs. Randers|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

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Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.

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|time = 21:00

|team1 = Rapid Wien {{fbaicon|AUT}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|UKR}} Zorya Luhansk

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|stadium = Allianz Stadion, Vienna

|attendance = 10,300{{UEFA match attendance|2033101|Rapid Wien vs. Zorya Luhansk|date=19 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021}}

|referee = Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

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|time = 18:30 {{small|(19:30 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = Zorya Luhansk {{fbaicon|UKR}}

|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{fbaicon|AUT}} Rapid Wien

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|stadium = Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhzhia{{refn|group=note|name=Zorya Luhansk|Zorya Luhansk played their home match at Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhzhia, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.}}

|attendance = 2,563{{UEFA match attendance|2033111|Zorya Luhansk vs. Rapid Wien|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = István Kovács (Romania)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033111/

}}

Rapid Wien won 6–2 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}

|team1 = Celtic {{fbaicon|SCO}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|NED}} AZ

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|attendance = 52,916{{UEFA match attendance|2033102|Celtic vs. AZ|date=18 August 2021|access-date=18 August 2021}}

|referee = Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033102/

}}

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|time = 20:15

|team1 = AZ {{fbaicon|NED}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SCO}} Celtic

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|stadium = AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar

|attendance = 10,041{{UEFA match attendance|2033112|AZ vs. Celtic|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = Tiago Martins (Portugal)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033112/

}}

Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = Fenerbahçe {{fbaicon|TUR}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|FIN}} HJK

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|stadium = Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul

|attendance = 6,769{{UEFA match attendance|2033103|Fenerbahçe vs. HJK|date=19 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021}}

|referee = Benoît Bastien (France)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033103/

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|26|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = HJK {{fbaicon|FIN}}

|score = 2–5

|team2 = {{fbaicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe

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|attendance = 3,785{{UEFA match attendance|2033113|HJK vs. Fenerbahçe|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033113/

}}

Fenerbahçe won 6–2 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 20:00

|team1 = Mura {{fbaicon|SVN}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fbaicon|AUT}} Sturm Graz

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|stadium = Fazanerija, Murska Sobota

|attendance = 4,000{{UEFA match attendance|2033104|Mura vs. Sturm Graz|date=19 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021}}

|referee = Michael Oliver (England)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033104/

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|26|df=y}}

|time = 21:00

|team1 = Sturm Graz {{fbaicon|AUT}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SVN}} Mura

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|stadium = Liebenauer Stadium, Graz

|attendance = 8,237{{UEFA match attendance|2033114|Sturm Graz vs. Mura|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = José María Sánchez (Spain)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033114/

}}

Sturm Graz won 5–1 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = Omonia {{fbaicon|CYP}}

|score = 4–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|BEL}} Antwerp

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|goals2 =

|stadium = GSP Stadium, Nicosia

|attendance = 7,585{{UEFA match attendance|2033105|Omonia vs. Antwerp|date=19 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021}}

|referee = Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033105/

}}

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|time = 21:00

|team1 = Antwerp {{fbaicon|BEL}}

|score = 2–0

|aet = yes

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CYP}} Omonia

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|stadium = Bosuilstadion, Antwerp

|attendance = 10,470{{UEFA match attendance|2033115|Antwerp vs. Omonia|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

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|penaltyscore = 3–2

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|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033115/

}}

4–4 on aggregate; Antwerp won 3–2 on penalties.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 21:00 {{small|(22:00 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = Olympiacos {{fbaicon|GRE}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SVK}} Slovan Bratislava

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|stadium = Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

|attendance = 9,823{{UEFA match attendance|2033106|Olympiacos vs. Slovan Bratislava|date=19 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021}}

|referee = Marco Guida (Italy)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033106/

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|26|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Slovan Bratislava {{fbaicon|SVK}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|GRE}} Olympiacos

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|stadium = Tehelné pole, Bratislava

|attendance = 7,201{{UEFA match attendance|2033116|Slovan Bratislava vs. Olympiacos|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033116/

}}

Olympiacos won 5–2 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 21:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+1)}}

|team1 = Rangers {{fbaicon|SCO}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ARM}} Alashkert

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

|attendance = 42,649{{UEFA match attendance|2033107|Rangers vs. Alashkert|date=19 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021}}

|referee = Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033107/

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|26|df=y}}

|time = 17:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+4)}}

|team1 = Alashkert {{fbaicon|ARM}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SCO}} Rangers

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan{{refn|group=note|name=Alashkert}}

|attendance = 6,800{{UEFA match attendance|2033117|Alashkert vs. Rangers|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = Tobias Stieler (Germany)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033117/

}}

Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Slavia Prague {{fbaicon|CZE}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|POL}} Legia Warsaw

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sinobo Stadium, Prague

|attendance = 14,543{{UEFA match attendance|2033108|Slavia Prague vs. Legia Warsaw|date=19 August 2021|access-date=19 August 2021}}

|referee = Felix Zwayer (Germany)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033108/

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|26|df=y}}

|time = 21:00

|team1 = Legia Warsaw {{fbaicon|POL}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CZE}} Slavia Prague

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw

|attendance = 20,641{{UEFA match attendance|2033118|Legia Warsaw vs. Slavia Prague|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033118/

}}

Legia Warsaw won 4–3 on aggregate.

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|date = {{Start date|2021|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 21:00

|team1 = Red Star Belgrade {{fbaicon|SRB}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|ROU}} CFR Cluj

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

|attendance = 22,482{{UEFA match attendance|2033109|Red Star Belgrade vs. CFR Cluj|date=17 August 2021|access-date=17 August 2021}}

|referee = Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033109/

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2021|8|26|df=y}}

|time = 20:30 {{small|(21:30 UTC+3)}}

|team1 = CFR Cluj {{fbaicon|ROU}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SRB}} Red Star Belgrade

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca

|attendance = 4,200{{UEFA match attendance|2033119|CFR Cluj vs. Red Star Belgrade|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}

|referee = Michael Oliver (England)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2033119/

}}

Red Star Belgrade won 6–1 on aggregate.

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