2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

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2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
Roma (1st title)
Runners-upNetherlands Feyenoord
Tournament statistics
Matches played140
Goals scored401 (2.86 per match)
Attendance1,978,850 (14,135 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord)
10 goals
Best player(s)Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma)[1]

The 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League was the inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.

The

Roma defeating Feyenoord 1–0.[3][4] As winners, Roma automatically qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage, although they had already done so through their league position.[5]

This season was the first since 1999–2000 (the first season after the dissolution of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) where three major European club competitions (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League) took place.[6]

On 24 June 2021, UEFA approved the proposal to abolish the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions, which had been used since 1965. Therefore, if in a two-legged tie, two teams scored the same number of aggregate goals, the winner was not decided by the number of away goals scored by each team, but always by 30 minutes of extra time, and if the two teams scored the same number of goals in extra time, the winner was decided by a penalty shoot-out.[7]

Association team allocation

A total of 181 teams from 54 of the 55

Europa League group stage). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[8]

Association ranking

For the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2020 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2015–16 to 2019–20.[9]

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Europa Conference League, as noted below:

  • (UCL) – Additional/vacated teams transferred from/to the UEFA Champions League
  • (UEL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Europa League
Association ranking for 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  Spain 102.283 1 –1 (UCL)
2  England 90.462 +1 (UEL)
3  Germany 74.784
4  Italy 70.653
5  France 59.248 +1 (UEL)
6  Portugal 49.449 2
7  Russia 45.549
8  Belgium 37.900
9  Ukraine 36.100 +1 (UEL)
10  Netherlands 35.750 +2 (UEL)
11  Turkey 33.600 +1 (UEL)
12  Austria 32.925 +1 (UEL)
13  Denmark 29.250 +2 (UEL)
14  Scotland 27.875 +2 (UEL)
15  Czech Republic 27.300 +3 (UEL)
16  Cyprus 26.750 +2 (UEL)
17  Switzerland 26.400 3
18  Greece 26.300
19  Serbia 25.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Croatia 24.875 3
21  Sweden 22.750
22  Norway 21.750 +1 (UCL)
23  Israel 19.625 +1 (UCL)
24  Kazakhstan 19.250 +1 (UEL)
25  Belarus 18.875 +1 (UCL)
26  Azerbaijan 18.750 +1 (UEL)
27  Bulgaria 17.375
28  Romania 16.700 +1 (UEL)
29  Poland 16.625
30  Slovakia 15.875 +1 (UEL)
31  Liechtenstein 13.500 1 [Note LIE]
32  Slovenia 13.000 3 +1 (UEL)
33  Hungary 12.875
34  Luxembourg 8.000 +1 (UCL)
35  Lithuania 7.875 +1 (UEL)
36  Armenia 7.625 +1 (UEL)
37  Latvia 7.625 +1 (UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
38  Albania 7.375 3 +1 (UCL)
39  North Macedonia 7.375 +1 (UCL)
40  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.875 +1 (UCL)
41  Moldova 6.750
42  Republic of Ireland 6.700 +1 (UCL)
43  Finland 6.500 +1 (UEL)
44  Georgia 5.750 +1 (UCL)
45  Malta 5.750 +1 (UCL)
46  Iceland 5.375 +1 (UCL)
47  Wales 5.000 +1 (
UCL
)
48  Northern Ireland 4.875 +1 (UCL)
49  Gibraltar 4.750 +1 (UEL)
50  Montenegro 4.375 +1 (UCL)
51  Estonia 4.375 2 +1 (UEL)
52  Kosovo 4.000 +1 (UCL)
53  Faroe Islands 3.750 +1 (UCL)
54  Andorra 2.831 +1 (UCL)
55  San Marino 0.666 +1 (UCL)

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.[10] In the default access list, the title holders of the Europa Conference League qualify for the Europa League group stage. However, since this berth was vacant this season, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The cup winners of association 16 (Cyprus) enter the Europa League third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The cup winners of associations 30 (Slovakia) and 31 (Liechtenstein) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

As Villarreal, which otherwise would have qualified for the Europa Conference League play-off round via their domestic league, won the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, thereby earning an automatic spot in the Champions League group stage as the Europa League title holders, thus vacating a berth in the play-off round and not passed down to any other Spanish club. The following changes were confirmed by UEFA:[11]

  • The domestic cup winners of associations 17 (Switzerland) and 18 (Greece) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 32 to 35 (Slovenia, Hungary, Luxembourg, Lithuania) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

Moreover, in the default access list, originally 17 losers from the Champions League first qualifying round were transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path). However, since the Champions League title holders, Chelsea, which were guaranteed a berth in the Champions League group stage, already qualified via their domestic league, only 16 losers from the Champions League first qualifying round were transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round (Champions Path) after the Champions League access list was rebalanced. As a result, only 19 teams entered the Champions Path second qualifying round (one of the losers from the Champions League first qualifying round was drawn to receive a bye to the third qualifying round).

Access list for 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League or Europa League
First qualifying round
(66 teams)
  • 20 domestic cup winners from associations 36–55
  • 25 domestic league runners-up from associations 30–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
  • 21 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 29–50 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
Second qualifying round
(108 teams)
Champions Path
(18 teams)
  • 3 teams eliminated from Champions League preliminary round
  • 15 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Main Path
(90 teams)
  • 17 domestic cup winners from associations 19–35
  • 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–29
  • 16 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–28
  • 9 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 6
  • 33 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(64 teams)
Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 9 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 1 team eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round
Main Path
(54 teams)
  • 2 domestic cup winners from associations 17–18
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–12
  • 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 6
  • 45 winners from the second qualifying round (Main Path)
Play-off round
(44 teams)
Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
  • 5 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path)
Main Path
(34 teams)
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 5
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–4 (EFL Cup winners for England) (except Europa League title holder)
  • 27 winners from the third qualifying round (Main Path)
  • 3 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 17 winners from the play-off round (Main Path)
  • 10 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off round
Preliminary knockout round
(16 teams)
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 group third-placed teams from Europa League group stage
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 winners from the preliminary knockout round

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • CW: Domestic cup winners
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position of the previous season
  • LC: League cup winners
  • RW: Regular season winners
  • PW: End-of-season Europa Conference League play-offs winners
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
    • PR: Losers from the preliminary round (F: final; SF: semi-finals)
  • UEL: Transferred from the Europa League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • PO: Losers from the play-off round
    • CH/MP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/Main Path)
  • Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association; all teams were subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

CC: 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[13]

Qualified teams for 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
Entry round Teams
Knockout round play-offs Czech Republic Sparta Prague (UEL GS) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (UEL GS) England Leicester City (UEL GS) Turkey Fenerbahçe (UEL GS)
France Marseille (UEL GS) Denmark Midtjylland (UEL GS) Scotland Celtic (UEL GS) Austria Rapid Wien (UEL GS)
Group stage Ukraine Zorya Luhansk (UEL PO) Netherlands AZ (UEL PO) Denmark Randers (UEL PO) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (UEL PO)
Cyprus Omonia (UEL PO) Romania CFR Cluj (UEL PO) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (UEL PO) Slovenia Mura (UEL PO)
Armenia Alashkert (UEL PO) Finland HJK (UEL PO)
Play-off round CH Kazakhstan Kairat (UEL CH Q3) Azerbaijan Neftçi Baku (UEL CH Q3) Lithuania Žalgiris (UEL CH Q3) Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (UEL CH Q3)
Estonia Flora (UEL CH Q3)
MP England Tottenham Hotspur (7th) Germany Union Berlin (7th)
Roma (7th
)
France Rennes (6th)
Scotland St Johnstone (UEL MP Q3) Czech Republic Jablonec (UEL MP Q3) Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (UEL MP Q3)
Third qualifying round CH Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (UCL Q1)[Note UCL Q1]
MP Portugal Paços de Ferreira (5th) Russia Rubin Kazan (4th) Belgium Anderlecht (4th) Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka (4th)
Netherlands Vitesse (4th) Turkey Trabzonspor (4th) Austria LASK (4th) Switzerland Luzern (CW)
Greece PAOK (CW)
Second qualifying round CH Norway Bodø/Glimt (UCL Q1) Israel Maccabi Haifa (UCL Q1) Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (UCL Q1) Luxembourg Fola Esch (UCL Q1)
Latvia Riga (UCL Q1) Albania Teuta (UCL Q1) North Macedonia Shkëndija (UCL Q1) Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (UCL Q1)
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (UCL Q1) Malta Hibernians (UCL Q1) Iceland Valur (UCL Q1) Wales Connah's Quay Nomads (UCL Q1)
Northern Ireland Linfield (UCL Q1) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (UCL Q1) Kosovo Prishtina (UCL Q1) Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes (UCL PR F)
Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn (UCL PR SF)
Folgore (UCL PR SF
)
MP Portugal Santa Clara (6th) Russia Sochi (5th) Belgium Gent (PW) Ukraine Vorskla Poltava (5th)
Netherlands Feyenoord (PW) Turkey Sivasspor (5th) Austria Austria Wien (PW) Denmark Copenhagen (3rd)
Denmark AGF (PW) Scotland Hibernian (3rd) Scotland Aberdeen (4th) Czech Republic Slovácko (4th)
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (5th) Cyprus Apollon Limassol (2nd) Cyprus AEL Limassol (3rd) Switzerland Basel (2nd)
Switzerland Servette (3rd) Greece Aris Thessaloniki (3rd) Greece AEK Athens (4th) Serbia Partizan (2nd)
Serbia Čukarički (3rd) Serbia Vojvodina (4th) Croatia Osijek (2nd) Croatia Rijeka (3rd)
Croatia Hajduk Split (4th) Sweden Hammarby IF (CW) Sweden IF Elfsborg (2nd) Sweden BK Häcken (3rd)
Norway Molde (2nd) Norway Vålerenga (3rd) Norway Rosenborg (4th)[Note NOR] Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (CW)
Israel Ashdod (3rd) Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva (4th) Kazakhstan Tobol (2nd) Kazakhstan Astana (3rd)
Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy (4th)[Note KAZ] Belarus BATE Borisov (CW) Belarus Torpedo Zhodino (3rd) Belarus Dynamo Brest (4th)
Keşla (CW
)
Azerbaijan Qarabağ (2nd) Azerbaijan Sumgayit (3rd) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (CW)
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv (2nd) Bulgaria Arda (PW) Romania Universitatea Craiova (CW) Romania FCSB (2nd)
Romania Sepsi OSK (PW) Poland Raków Częstochowa (CW) Poland Pogoń Szczecin (3rd) Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda (2nd)
Liechtenstein Vaduz (Abd-Cup)[Note LIE] Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana (CW) Hungary Újpest (CW) Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (2nd)
Lithuania Panevėžys (CW)
First qualifying round Poland Śląsk Wrocław (4th) Slovakia Spartak Trnava (3rd) Slovakia Žilina (PW) Slovenia Maribor (2nd)
Slovenia Domžale (4th) Hungary Puskás Akadémia (2nd) Hungary Fehérvár (3rd) Luxembourg Swift Hesperange (3rd)
Luxembourg Racing Luxembourg (4th)[Note LUX] Lithuania Sūduva (2nd) Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris (3rd) Armenia Ararat Yerevan (CW)
Armenia Noah (2nd) Armenia Urartu (3rd) Latvia Liepāja (CW) Latvia RFS (2nd)
Latvia Valmiera (3rd) Albania Vllaznia (CW) Albania Partizani (3rd) Albania Laçi (4th)
North Macedonia Sileks (CW) North Macedonia Shkupi (2nd) North Macedonia Struga (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (CW)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (4th)
Sfântul Gheorghe (CW
)
Moldova Petrocub Hîncești (2nd)
Moldova Milsami Orhei (3rd) Republic of Ireland Dundalk (CW) Republic of Ireland Bohemians (2nd) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers (4th)
Finland Inter Turku (2nd) Finland KuPS (3rd) Finland Honka (4th) Georgia (country) Gagra (CW)
Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi (2nd) Georgia (country) Dila Gori (3rd) Malta Gżira United (Abd-3rd)[Note MLT] Malta Birkirkara (Abd-4th)[Note MLT]
Malta Mosta (Abd-6th)[Note MLT] Iceland FH (Abd-2nd)[Note ISL] Iceland Stjarnan (Abd-3rd)[Note ISL] Iceland Breiðablik (Abd-4th)[Note ISL]
Wales The New Saints (2nd) Wales Bala Town (3rd)[Note WAL] Wales Newtown (PW) Northern Ireland Coleraine (2nd)
Northern Ireland Glentoran (3rd) Northern Ireland Larne (PW) Gibraltar Europa (2nd) Gibraltar St Joseph's (3rd)
Gibraltar Mons Calpe (4th) Montenegro Sutjeska (2nd) Montenegro Dečić (3rd) Montenegro Podgorica (4th)
Estonia FCI Levadia (CW) Estonia Paide Linnameeskond (2nd) Kosovo Llapi (CW) Kosovo Drita (2nd)
Faroe Islands NSÍ (2nd) Faroe Islands (3rd) Andorra Sant Julià (CW) Andorra FC Santa Coloma (3rd)
La Fiorita (CW
)
Tre Penne (3rd
)

Three teams not playing in a national top division took part in the competition: Gagra (2nd tier), Sileks (2nd tier) and Vaduz (2nd tier).

Notes

  1. ^
    Champions League (UCL Q1): One of the Champions League first qualifying round losers was drawn to receive a bye to the third qualifying round (Champions Path), as one fewer loser was transferred to the second qualifying round (Champions Path), due to a Champions League group stage berth vacated by the Champions League title holders.
  2. ^
    Iceland (ISL): The 2020 Úrvalsdeild and the 2020 Icelandic Cup were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland. The second-placed, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team, FH, Stjarnan and Breiðablik, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Football Association of Iceland.[14]
  3. Football Federation of Kazakhstan.[15]
  • ^
    Liechtenstein (LIE):
  • ^
    Luxembourg (LUX): The 2020–21 Luxembourg Cup was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg. As a result, the fourth-placed team of the 2020–21 Luxembourg National Division was selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Luxembourg Football Federation.[17]
  • ^
    Malta (MLT): The 2020–21 Maltese Premier League and the 2020–21 Maltese FA Trophy were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta. Originally the second, third and fourth-placed teams of the league at the time of the abandonment, Hibernians, Gżira United and Birkirkara, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Malta Football Association. However, Ħamrun Spartans who were declared champions were subsequently banned from European competitions for match fixing. As a result, Hibernians were elevated to the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League and Mosta, the sixth-placed team, were selected to play in the UEFA Europa Conference League, since Sliema Wanderers, the fifth-placed team, failed to obtain a UEFA license.[18][19][20]
  • 2020 Norwegian Football Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. As a result, the fourth-placed team of the 2020 Eliteserien was selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Norwegian Football Federation.[21]
  • 2020–21 Welsh Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales. As a result, the third-placed team from the 2020–21 Cymru Premier was selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League by the Football Association of Wales.[22]
  • Schedule

    The schedule of the competition was as follows.[23] Matches were scheduled for Thursdays apart from the final, which took place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts (especially featuring teams from countries where there were very few sufficient stadiums, such as Gibraltar and Wales). Scheduled kick-off times starting from the group stage were 18:45 (instead of 18:55 previously) and 21:00 CEST/CET, though exceptionally could take place at 16:30 due to geographical reasons.[24]

    All draws started at 13:00 or 14:00 CEST/CET and were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. On 16 July 2021, UEFA announced that the group stage draw would be held in Istanbul, Turkey.[25]

    Schedule for 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
    Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
    Qualifying First qualifying round 15 June 2021 8 July 2021 15 July 2021
    Second qualifying round 16 June 2021 22 July 2021 29 July 2021
    Third qualifying round 19 July 2021 5 August 2021 12 August 2021
    Play-offs Play-off round 2 August 2021 19 August 2021 26 August 2021
    Group stage Matchday 1 27 August 2021 16 September 2021
    Matchday 2 30 September 2021
    Matchday 3 21 October 2021
    Matchday 4 4 November 2021
    Matchday 5 25 November 2021
    Matchday 6 9 December 2021
    Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 13 December 2021 17 February 2022 24 February 2022
    Round of 16 25 February 2022 10 March 2022 17 March 2022
    Quarter-finals 18 March 2022 7 April 2022 14 April 2022
    Semi-finals 28 April 2022 5 May 2022
    Final 25 May 2022 at Arena Kombëtare, Tirana

    Qualifying rounds

    First qualifying round

    The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 15 June 2021, 13:30 CEST.[26] The first legs were played on 6 and 8 July, and the second legs were played on 13 and 15 July 2021.

    The winners of the ties advanced to the Main Path second qualifying round. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    FCI Levadia Estonia 4–2 Gibraltar St Joseph's 3–1 1–1
    Inter Turku Finland 1–3 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 1–1 0–2
    Drita Kosovo 3–1[A] Montenegro Dečić 2–1 1–0
    Sūduva Lithuania 2–1 Latvia Valmiera 2–1 0–0
    Birkirkara Malta 2–1[A]
    La Fiorita
    1–0 1–1
    Mons Calpe Gibraltar 1–5 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 1–1 0–4
    Velež Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–2 Northern Ireland Coleraine 2–1 2–1
    Domžale Slovenia 2–1 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 1–0 1–1
    Shkupi North Macedonia 3–1 Kosovo Llapi 2–0 1–1
    Tre Penne San Marino
    0–7[A] Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 0–4 0–3
    Partizani Albania 8–4[A]
    Sfîntul Gheorghe
    5–2 3–2
    Maribor Slovenia 2–0 Armenia Urartu 1–0 1–0
    Podgorica Montenegro 1–3[A] Albania Laçi 1–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Milsami Orhei Moldova 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 0–0 1–0
    Noah Armenia 1–5 Finland KuPS 1–0 0–5
    Žilina Slovakia 6–3 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 5–1 1–2
    FH Iceland 3–1 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 1–0 2–1
    Paide Linnameeskond Estonia 1–4 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 1–2 0–2
    RFS Latvia 6–5 Faroe Islands 2–3
    a.e.t.
    )
    Bala Town Wales 0–2 Northern Ireland Larne 0–1 0–1
    Fehérvár Hungary 1–3 Armenia Ararat Yerevan 1–1 0–2
    Sutjeska Montenegro 2–1 Georgia (country) Gagra 1–0 1–1
    Sileks North Macedonia 1–2 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 1–1 0–1
    Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–4 Albania Vllaznia 3–1 0–3
    Stjarnan Iceland 1–4 Republic of Ireland Bohemians 1–1 0–3
    Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–3 Wales The New Saints 1–1 0–2
    Sant Julià Andorra 1–1 (3–5 p) Malta Gżira United 0–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Europa Gibraltar 0–2 Lithuania Kauno Žalgiris 0–0 0–2
    Dundalk Republic of Ireland 5–0 Wales Newtown 4–0 1–0
    Mosta Malta 3–4[A] Slovakia Spartak Trnava 3–2 0–2
    Liepāja Latvia 5–2[A] North Macedonia Struga 1–1 4–1
    Racing Luxembourg Luxembourg 2–5 Iceland Breiðablik 2–3 0–2
    Honka Finland 3–1 Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík 0–0 3–1
    1. ^ a b c d e f g Order of legs reversed after original draw.

    Second qualifying round

    The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021, 13:30 CEST.[27] The first legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 July, and the second legs were played on 27 and 29 July 2021.

    The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Champions Path
    Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland Bye N/A
    Teuta Albania 3–2 Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes 0–2
    a.e.t.
    )
    Riga Latvia 3–0 North Macedonia Shkëndija 2–0 1–0
    Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–7 Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–2 1–5
    HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands 6–0[A] Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 4–0 2–0
    Linfield Northern Ireland 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 4–0 0–0
    Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus 1–3 Luxembourg Fola Esch 1–2 0–1
    Folgore San Marino
    3–7 Malta Hibernians 1–3 2–4
    Prishtina Kosovo 6–5 Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 4–1 2–4
    Valur Iceland 0–6 Norway Bodø/Glimt 0–3 0–3
    1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Main Path
    KuPS Finland 5–4 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 2–2
    a.e.t.
    )
    FCSB Romania 2–2 (3–5 p) Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 1–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Arda Bulgaria 0–6 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–2 0–4
    Apollon Limassol Cyprus 3–5 Slovakia Žilina 1–3 2–2
    Čukarički Serbia 2–0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit 0–0 2–0
    Sutjeska Montenegro 1–3 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 1–3
    Astana Kazakhstan 3–2 Greece Aris Thessaloniki 2–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Petrocub Hîncești Moldova 0–2 Turkey Sivasspor 0–1 0–1
    AEL Limassol Cyprus 2–0 Albania Vllaznia 1–0 1–0
    Sochi Russia 7–2
    Keşla
    3–0 4–2
    IF Elfsborg Sweden 9–0 Moldova Milsami Orhei 4–0 5–0
    RFS Latvia 5–0 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 3–0 2–0
    Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 4–2 Belarus BATE Borisov 0–1 4–1
    Partizan Serbia 3–0 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 1–0 2–0
    Dundalk Republic of Ireland 4–3 Estonia FCI Levadia 2–2 2–1
    Gżira United Malta 0–3 Croatia Rijeka 0–2 0–1
    Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 4–2 Belarus Dynamo Brest 2–1 2–1
    Kauno Žalgiris Lithuania 1–10 Wales The New Saints 0–5 1–5
    Domžale Slovenia 2–1 Finland Honka 1–1 1–0
    CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–0 (3–1 p) Latvia Liepāja 0–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Shkupi North Macedonia 0–5 Portugal Santa Clara 0–3 0–2
    Hibernian Scotland 5–1 Andorra FC Santa Coloma 3–0 2–1
    Larne Northern Ireland 3–2 Denmark AGF 2–1 1–1
    Gent Belgium 4–2 Norway Vålerenga 4–0 0–2
    F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 0–4 Republic of Ireland Bohemians 0–1 0–3
    Velež Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 (3–2 p) Greece AEK Athens 2–1
    a.e.t.
    )
    Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–0 Israel Ashdod 0–0 1–0
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria 1–1 (3–2 p) Czech Republic Slovácko 1–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Ararat Yerevan Armenia 5–7 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 2–4 3–3
    Laçi Albania 1–0[A] Romania Universitatea Craiova 1–0 0–0
    Drita Kosovo 2–3 Netherlands Feyenoord 0–0 2–3
    Basel Switzerland 5–0 Albania Partizani 3–0 2–0
    Pogoń Szczecin Poland 0–1 Croatia Osijek 0–0 0–1
    Austria Wien Austria
    2–3 Iceland Breiðablik 1–1 1–2
    Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1–1 (5–4 p) Malta Birkirkara 1–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Hammarby IF Sweden 4–1 Slovenia Maribor 3–1 1–0
    Molde Norway 3–2 Switzerland Servette 3–0 0–2
    Újpest Hungary 5–2 Liechtenstein Vaduz 2–1 3–1
    Sūduva Lithuania 0–0 (3–4 p) Poland Raków Częstochowa 0–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Spartak Trnava Slovakia 1–1 (4–3 p) Romania Sepsi OSK 0–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    FH Iceland 1–6 Norway Rosenborg 0–2 1–4
    Copenhagen Denmark 9–1 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 4–1 5–0
    Panevėžys Lithuania 0–2 Serbia Vojvodina 0–1 0–1
    Hajduk Split Croatia 3–4 Kazakhstan Tobol 2–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Aberdeen Scotland 5–3 Sweden BK Häcken 5–1 0–2
    1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

    Third qualifying round

    The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021, 14:00 CEST.[28] 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 of their respective path. The losers were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Champions Path
    Maccabi Haifa Israel 7–3 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 7–2 0–1
    Linfield Northern Ireland 2–4 Luxembourg Fola Esch 1–2 1–2
    Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 3–0 Albania Teuta 1–0 2–0
    Riga Latvia 4–2 Malta Hibernians 0–1
    a.e.t.
    )
    Prishtina Kosovo 2–3 Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–1 0–2
    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Main Path
    Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 2–3 Turkey Sivasspor 1–2
    a.e.t.
    )
    KuPS Finland 5–4 Kazakhstan Astana 1–1 4–3
    Sochi Russia 3–3 (2–4 p) Serbia Partizan 1–1
    a.e.t.
    )
    Śląsk Wrocław Poland 2–5 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0–4
    Santa Clara Portugal 3–0 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 2–0 1–0
    Újpest Hungary 1–6 Switzerland Basel 1–2 0–4
    IF Elfsborg Sweden 5–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Velež Mostar 1–1 4–1
    Kolos Kovalivka Ukraine 0–0 (1–3 p) Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 0–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Paços de Ferreira Portugal 4–1 Northern Ireland Larne 4–0 0–1
    Luzern Switzerland 0–6 Netherlands Feyenoord 0–3 0–3
    Gent Belgium 3–2 Latvia RFS 2–2 1–0
    Hibernian Scotland 2–5 Croatia Rijeka 1–1 1–4
    Breiðablik Iceland 3–5 Scotland Aberdeen 2–3 1–2
    Trabzonspor Turkey 4–4 (4–3 p) Norway Molde 3–3
    a.e.t.
    )
    Bohemians Republic of Ireland 2–3 Greece PAOK 2–1 0–2
    The New Saints Wales 5–5 (1–4 p) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 4–2
    a.e.t.
    )
    Raków Częstochowa Poland 1–0 Russia Rubin Kazan 0–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria 3–5 Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 2–4
    Čukarički Serbia 4–6 Sweden Hammarby IF 3–1 1–5
    Tobol Kazakhstan 0–6 Slovakia Žilina 0–1 0–5
    CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 5–3 Croatia Osijek 4–2 1–1
    Vojvodina Serbia 1–7 Austria LASK 0–1 1–6
    AEL Limassol Cyprus 1–2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–1 0–1
    Spartak Trnava Slovakia 0–1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 0–1
    Rosenborg Norway 8–2 Slovenia Domžale 6–1 2–1
    Laçi Albania 1–5 Belgium Anderlecht 0–3 1–2
    Vitesse Netherlands 4–3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 2–2 2–1

    Play-off round

    The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021, 14:00 CEST.[29] The first legs were played on 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 eliminated from European competitions for the season.

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Champions Path
    Žalgiris Lithuania 2–3 Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–2 0–1
    Neftçi Baku Azerbaijan 3–7 Israel Maccabi Haifa 3–3 0–4
    Flora Estonia 5–2 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 4–2 1–0
    Riga Latvia 2–4 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 1–1
    a.e.t.
    )
    Fola Esch Luxembourg 2–7 Kazakhstan Kairat 1–4 1–3
    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Main Path
    Qarabağ Azerbaijan 4–1 Scotland Aberdeen 1–0 3–1
    Basel Switzerland 4–4 (4–3 p) Sweden Hammarby IF 3–1
    a.e.t.
    )
    Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–0
    a.e.t.
    )
    Paços de Ferreira Portugal 1–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–3
    Rennes France 5–1 Norway Rosenborg 2–0 3–1
    Anderlecht Belgium 4–5 Netherlands Vitesse 3–3 1–2
    LASK Austria 3–1 Scotland St Johnstone 1–1 2–0
    Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan 1–4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 0–2
    PAOK Greece 3–1 Croatia Rijeka 1–1 2–0
    KuPS Finland 0–4 Germany Union Berlin 0–4 0–0
    Feyenoord Netherlands 6–3 Sweden IF Elfsborg 5–0 1–3
    Raków Częstochowa Poland 1–3 Belgium Gent 1–0 0–3
    Sivasspor Turkey 1–7 Denmark Copenhagen 1–2 0–5
    Santa Clara Portugal 2–3 Serbia Partizan 2–1 0–2
    Trabzonspor Turkey 1–5
    Roma
    1–2 0–3
    Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 1–3 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 0–0 1–3
    Jablonec Czech Republic 8–1 Slovakia Žilina 5–1 3–0

    Group stage

    Location of teams of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
    Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
    Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G;
    Pink: Group H.