2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round began on 20 August and ended on 27 August 2015. A total of 44 teams competed in the play-off round to decide 22 of the 48 places in the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.[1]
Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]
Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
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Play-off round | 7 August 2015, 13:00[3] | 20 August 2015 | 27 August 2015 |
Matches could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their
Seeding
A total of 44 teams played in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round.[3] The draw was held on 7 August 2015.[4][5] (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.)
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
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Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
Athletic Bilbao[†] (1) |
Rosenborg[†] (6) |
Ajax[CL] (1) |
Qarabağ[CL] (6) |
Group 3 | Group 4 | ||
Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
Rubin Kazan[†] (1) |
Hajduk Split[†] (7) |
Borussia Dortmund[†] (1) |
HJK[CL] (7) |
- Notes
- † Winners of the third qualifying round.
- CL Losers of the Champions League third qualifying round.
Summary
The first legs were played on 20 August, and the second legs were played on 27 August 2015.
Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rheindorf Altach | 0–1 | Belenenses | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Žilina | 3–3 (a) | Athletic Bilbao | 3–2 | 0–1 |
Steaua București | 1–3 | Rosenborg | 0–3 | 1–0 |
Zorya Luhansk | 2–4 | Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | 2–3 |
Viktoria Plzeň | 5–0 | Vojvodina | 3–0 | 2–0 |
Milsami Orhei | 1–2 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Ajax | 1–0[D] | Jablonec
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
Young Boys | 0–4 | Qarabağ | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Molde | 3–3 (a) | Standard Liège | 2–0 | 1–3 |
PAOK | 6–1 | Brøndby | 5–0 | 1–1 |
Bordeaux | 2–2 (a) | Kairat | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Lech Poznań | 4–0 | Videoton
|
3–0 | 1–0 |
Dinamo Minsk | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Red Bull Salzburg | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
Rabotnički | 1–2 | Rubin Kazan | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Slovan Liberec | 2–0 | Hajduk Split | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Atromitos | 0–4 | Fenerbahçe | 0–1 | 0–3 |
2–2 (a)[D] | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
Southampton | 1–2 | Midtjylland | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Astra Giurgiu | 3–4 | AZ | 3–2 | 0–2 |
Odd | 5–11 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–4 | 2–7 |
Krasnodar | 5–1 | HJK | 5–1 | 0–0 |
Sparta Prague | 6–4[D] | Thun | 3–1 | 3–3 |
- Notes
Matches
Rheindorf Altach | 0–1 | Belenenses |
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Report | Caeiro 13' |
Belenenses | 0–0 | Rheindorf Altach |
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Report |
Belenenses won 1–0 on aggregate.
Žilina | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao |
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William 77', 90+4' |
Report | Sola 33' |
3–3 on aggregate. Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
Rosenborg won 3–1 on aggregate.
Zorya Luhansk | 0–1 | Legia Warsaw |
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Report | Kucharczyk 48' |
Legia Warsaw | 3–2 | Zorya Luhansk |
---|---|---|
) | Report | Khomchenovskyi 39' Malinovskyi 66' |
Legia Warsaw won 4–2 on aggregate.
Viktoria Plzeň won 5–0 on aggregate.
Milsami Orhei | 1–1 | Saint-Étienne |
---|---|---|
Bud 56' | Report | Hamouma 40' |
Saint-Étienne won 2–1 on aggregate.
Jablonec | ||
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Milik 54' (pen.) | Report |
Jablonec | 0–0 | Ajax |
---|---|---|
Report |
Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.
Young Boys | 0–1 | Qarabağ |
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Report | Almeida 67' |
Qarabağ | 3–0 | Young Boys |
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61' | Report |
Qarabağ won 4–0 on aggregate.
Molde | 2–0 | Standard Liège |
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Høiland 24' Elyounoussi 28' |
Report |
3–3 on aggregate. Molde won on away goals.
PAOK won 6–1 on aggregate.
Kairat | 2–1 | Bordeaux |
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Guilbert 1' (o.g.) Kuat 66' |
Report | Crivelli 76' |
2–2 on aggregate. Bordeaux won on away goals.
Videoton | ||
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Linetty 11' Thomalla 57' Trałka 68' |
Report |
Lech Poznań won 4–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo Minsk | 2–0 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Rassadkin 57' Adamović 90+3' |
Report |
Red Bull Salzburg | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo Minsk |
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Minamino 11' Soriano 58' |
Report | |
Penalties | ||
Hinteregger Soriano Minamino Atanga Berisha |
2–3 | Palitsevich |
2–2 on aggregate. Dinamo Minsk won 3–2 on penalties.
Rabotnički | 1–1 | Rubin Kazan |
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Ristevski 85' | Report | Karadeniz 68' |
Rubin Kazan | 1–0 | Rabotnički |
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Carlos Eduardo 35' |
Report |
Rubin Kazan won 2–1 on aggregate.
Slovan Liberec | 1–0 | Hajduk Split |
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Pokorný 79' | Report |
Slovan Liberec won 2–0 on aggregate.
Atromitos | 0–1 | Fenerbahçe |
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Report | Van Persie 90' |
Fenerbahçe won 4–0 on aggregate.
0–0 | Panathinaikos | |
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Report |
Panathinaikos | 2–2 | Gabala |
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Nano 78' |
Report | Dodô 6', 60' |
2–2 on aggregate. Gabala won on away goals.
Southampton | 1–1 | Midtjylland |
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Rodriguez 56' (pen.) | Report | Sparv 45' |
Midtjylland won 2–1 on aggregate.
Astra Giurgiu | 3–2 | AZ |
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Boldrin 25' Alibec 41' Dandea 45+3' |
Report | Henriksen 11' Janssen 13' |
AZ | 2–0 | Astra Giurgiu |
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Van der Linden 80' Mühren 85' |
Report |
AZ won 4–3 on aggregate.
Odd | 3–4 | Borussia Dortmund |
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Samuelsen 1' Nordkvelle 20' Ruud 22' |
Report | Aubameyang 34', 76' Kagawa 47' Mkhitaryan 85' |
Borussia Dortmund | 7–2 | Odd |
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Mkhitaryan 25' Reus 27', 32', 57' Kagawa 40', 90' Gündoğan 51' |
Report | Halvorsen 19' Berg 64' |
Borussia Dortmund won 11–5 on aggregate.
Krasnodar | 5–1 | HJK |
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Ojala 8' (o.g.) Mamayev 10' (pen.) Smolov 57' (pen.) Wánderson 62' Gazinsky 64' |
Report | Jallow 18' |
HJK | 0–0 | Krasnodar |
---|---|---|
Report |
Krasnodar won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague | 3–1 | Thun |
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Costa 43' Dočkal 45+1', 90+4' |
Report | Sutter 5' |
Sparta Prague won 6–4 on aggregate.
Notes
- ^ Rheindorf Altach played their home match at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, instead of their regular stadium Cashpoint-Arena, Altach.
- war in Eastern Ukraine.
- ^ Milsami Orhei played their home match at Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, instead of their regular stadium CSR Orhei, Orhei.
- ^ Dinamo Minsk played their home match at OSK Brestskiy, Brest, instead of their temporary stadium Traktor Stadium, Minsk.
- Kazan Arena, Kazan, which was hosting the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.
- ^ Gabala played their home match at Bakcell Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Qabala.
References
- ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2015/16 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Match and draw calendar 2015/16". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ a b "UEFA Europa League play-off draw lineup". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Draws – Play-off round". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League play-off draw results". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar "Summary UEFA Europa League - Play-off". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2015.