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The procedure of drawing of the selection rounds LE-2025/26.
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Shakhtar Donetsk, the winner of the Cup of Ukraine, learns the possible third rival in the selection of the Europa League. The Donetsk team will play in the third round of LE if the Turkish Besiktash (Matches on July 24 and 31) will overcome in the first round.
Shakhtar has the status of a sown club. Pitmen are possible – not in the third round. A few hours before the UEFA draw limited the number of possible opponents to several options.
Shakhtar’s opponents (in the case of Besiktash) in the third round – Panatinaikos (Gre), Paradise 2: Victoria (CZE) – Swett (SUI), Parame 3: Brann (NOR) – Salzburg (Aut)
Shakhtar opponents (in the case of Ilves losing) in the third round of the LK’s qualification: Rusenborg (NOR) – Bang (LTU), Austya (Aut) – Spaery (Geo), Mituellann (Den) – Mr.Ibernian (SCO), Silkeborg (Den) – Ahcureri (isl), Saint-Patrix (IRL) – Nimme Callow (Est), Cauno Shurgiris (ltu) – Curls (ISL).
The drawing ceremony will begin at 2:00 pm Kyiv time.
Who will play in the third round of the Europa League qualification Groups (champions path) Group 1
Sown
Par 1: “Ri’ka” (CRO) – “Ludogorets” (bul)
Pair 2: RFS (LVA) – “Malme” (SWE)
Couple 3: “Lincoln Redmps” (Gib) – “Reden Star” (srb)
Not
Couple 4: Kups (FIN) – “Kairat” (KAZ)
Couple 5: “Noa” (ARM) – “Ferencvaros” (Hun)
Couple 6: “Shelbourne” FC (IRL) – “Karabakh” (AZE)
Group 2
Sown
Couple 7: Paphos (CYP)-McCabi Tel Aviv (ISR)
Couple 8: “Slovan” Bratislava (SVK) – “Zrinsky” (bih)
Couple 9: “Copenhagen” (Den) – “wire” (KOS)
Not
Couple 10: “Lech” (Pol) – “Bradable (ISL)
Couple 11: “General” (MKD) – FCSB (RU)
Couple 12: “Hamrun” (MLT) – “Dynamo” Kiev (Ukr)
PAOK (GRE)
The winner of the couple 2: “Mithuillann” (den) – “Gibernian” (SCO)
The winner of the couple 3: “Banik” (CZE) – “Legia” (POL)
Not
The winner of the couple 5: “Celee” (svn) – AEK Larnaca (CYP)
Wolfsberg (Aut)
“Fredrixstad” (NOR)
Group 2
Winner of couple 7: “Anderlecht” (Bel) – “Heken” (SWE)
Winner of couple 8: “Sheriff” (MDA) – “Utrecht” (NED)
Not
Couple 2: “Victoria” (CZE) – “Swett” (SUI)
Pair 3: “Brann” (NOR) – “Salzburg” (Aut)
The procedure for drawing the third round of the Europa League qualification
Each bowl will be taken one ball and placed in an empty bowl in the middle where they are mixed. After that, they randomly choose one of two balls – the team from this ball will become the owner of the first match in a formed pair.
The procedure will be repeated for all other balls in bowls with sown and free pairs in all groups.
The system of drawing (main path)
Since the teams that have overcome the second selection round of the Europa League have not yet been known at the time of the draw, a higher coefficient will be used in each individual pair of the second selected round. Thus, if one of the teams in a couple has the right to be sown in the third selection round, then the winner of this couple will be sown in any case.
For clubs that fall to the third qualifying round of the Europa League from the second selection round of the Champions League, a lower coefficient will be used.
Drawing procedure (main path)
Three bowls will be prepared for the draw. In the first place the balls with the names of the sown pairs of the first group, to the second – with the numbers of the beaded.
Each bowl will be taken one ball and placed in an empty bowl in the middle where they are mixed. After that, they randomly choose one of two balls – the team from this ball will become the owner of the first match in a formed pair.
The procedure will be repeated for the rest of the balls in bowls with sown and free pairs of all groups.
When the matches of the second round of the Europa League qualification? The third round of the Europa League qualification will take place on July 24 and 31.