2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 28 June and ended on 24 August 2016. A total of 56 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[1]

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[1][2][3][4]

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
First qualifying round 20 June 2016, 12:00[5][6] 28–29 June 2016 5–6 July 2016
Second qualifying round 12–13 July 2016 19–20 July 2016
Third qualifying round 15 July 2016, 12:00[7][8] 26–27 July 2016 2–3 August 2016
Play-off round 5 August 2016, 12:00[9][10] 16–17 August 2016 23–24 August 2016

Format

In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule would be applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time would be played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule would be again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided by penalty shoot-out.[1]

In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known. For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other, and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.[1]

Teams

There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:

A total of 56 teams (41 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advanced to the group stage to join the 22 teams which enter in the group stage. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round enter the Europa League group stage.[1]

Below are the participating teams (with their 2016 UEFA club coefficients),[11][12] grouped by their starting rounds.[13][14]

Key to colours
Winners of the play-off round advance to the group stage
Losers of the play-off round enter the Europa League group stage
Losers of the third qualifying round enter the Europa League play-off round
Play-off round
Team Coeff
League Route
England Manchester City 99.256
Portugal Porto 92.616
Spain Villarreal 60.142
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 42.035
Italy Roma 41.587
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff
Champions Route
Greece Olympiacos 70.940
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 44.585
Romania Astra Giurgiu 11.076
League Route
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 81.976
Netherlands Ajax 58.112
Belgium Anderlecht 54.000
Turkey Fenerbahçe 40.920
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 40.585
Greece PAOK 37.440
Romania Steaua București 36.576
France Monaco 36.549
Switzerland Young Boys 24.755
Russia Rostov 11.716
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff
Champions Route
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 42.520
Scotland Celtic 40.460
Cyprus APOEL 35.935
Belarus BATE Borisov 34.000
Poland Legia Warsaw 28.000
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 25.775
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 25.625
Denmark Copenhagen 24.720
Azerbaijan Qarabağ 13.475
Norway Rosenborg 12.850
Kazakhstan Astana 12.575
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 10.575
Serbia Red Star Belgrade 7.175
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 5.875
Iceland FH 5.750
Slovakia Trenčín 5.400
Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 5.050
Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius 4.925
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4.725
Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 4.625
Republic of Macedonia Vardar 4.200
Sweden IFK Norrköping 3.975
Hungary Ferencváros 3.475
Northern Ireland Crusaders 3.400
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 3.175
Republic of Ireland Dundalk 2.590
Montenegro Mladost Podgorica 2.475
Finland SJK 1.730
Albania Partizani Tirana[*] 1.575
Latvia Liepāja 1.075
First qualifying round
Team Coeff
Champions Route
Wales The New Saints 5.200
Malta Valletta 4.466
Estonia Flora Tallinn 3.350
Andorra FC Santa Coloma 2.699
Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 1.975
Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 1.700
Armenia Alashkert 1.325
San Marino Tre Penne 1.316
Notes
  1. * Skënderbeu Korçë (Coeff: 7.825) were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for match-fixing.[15][16] They appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and UEFA agreed to suspend the exclusion and Skënderbeu Korçë were included in the second qualifying round draw.[17] The final decision to exclude Skënderbeu Korçë was made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 6 July 2016, before the second qualifying round was played.[18][19] As a result, the berth was given to the runners-up Partizani Tirana.[20]

First qualifying round

Seeding

A total of eight teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 20 June 2016.[5][21]

Seeded Unseeded

Wales The New Saints
Malta Valletta
Estonia Flora Tallinn
Andorra FC Santa Coloma

Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn
Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Armenia Alashkert
San Marino Tre Penne

Summary

The first legs were played on 28 June, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 July 2016.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flora Tallinn Estonia 2–3 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 2–1 0–2
The New Saints Wales 5–1 San Marino Tre Penne 2–1 3–0
Valletta Malta 2–2 (a) Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 1–0 1–2
FC Santa Coloma Andorra 0–3 Armenia Alashkert 0–0 0–3

Matches

28 June 2016 (2016-06-28)
18:00
Flora Tallinn Estonia 2–1 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Alliku  35'
Sappinen  49'
Report J. Chipolina  57'
A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
Attendance: 886[22]
Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)

6 July 2016 (2016-07-06)
19:00
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 2–0 Estonia Flora Tallinn
J. Chipolina  15' (pen.)
Calderón  79'
Report
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Attendance: 1,020[22]
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Lincoln Red Imps won 3–2 on aggregate.


28 June 2016 (2016-06-28)
20:00
The New Saints Wales 2–1 San Marino Tre Penne
Quigley  13'
Mullan  40'
Report Fraternali  16'
Park Hall, Oswestry
Attendance: 712[22]
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)

5 July 2016 (2016-07-05)
20:30
Tre Penne San Marino 0–3 Wales The New Saints
Report Quigley  45'
Edwards  47'
Draper  90'
San Marino Stadium, Serravalle
Attendance: 743[22]
Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania)

The New Saints won 5–1 on aggregate.


28 June 2016 (2016-06-28)
19:00
Valletta Malta 1–0 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn
Falcone  69' Report
Hibernians Stadium, Paola[note 1]
Attendance: 1,151[22]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

5 July 2016 (2016-07-05)
19:00
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 2–1 Malta Valletta
Thorleifsson  11'
Agnarsson  66'
Report Falcone  24'
Gundadalur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 850[22]
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

2–2 on aggregate. Valletta won on away goals.


28 June 2016 (2016-06-28)
20:00
FC Santa Coloma Andorra 0–0 Armenia Alashkert
Report
Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 600[22]
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)

5 July 2016 (2016-07-05)
17:00
Alashkert Armenia 3–0 Andorra FC Santa Coloma
V. Minasyan  12'
Gyozalyan  84'
Artur Yedigaryan  88'
Report
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan[note 2]
Attendance: 2,100[22]
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

Alashkert won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Seeding

A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round: 30 teams which entered in this round, and the four winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 20 June 2016.[5][21]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Slovakia Trenčín

Luxembourg F91 Dudelange
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Republic of Macedonia Vardar
Latvia Liepāja

Cyprus APOEL
Poland Legia Warsaw
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Kazakhstan Astana
Albania Skënderbeu Korçë[††]
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi

Wales The New Saints[†]
Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius
Hungary Ferencváros
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
Armenia Alashkert[†]
Montenegro Mladost Podgorica

Scotland Celtic
Belarus BATE Borisov
Denmark Copenhagen
Norway Rosenborg
Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Iceland FH

Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps[†]
Sweden IFK Norrköping
Northern Ireland Crusaders
Malta Valletta[†]
Republic of Ireland Dundalk
Finland SJK

Notes
  1. Winners of the first qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the first qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the second qualifying round.
  2. †† Skënderbeu Korçë would have qualified for the Champions League second qualifying round as the champions of the 2015–16 Albanian Superliga, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for match-fixing. They were included in the second qualifying round awaiting an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but were later replaced by Partizani Tirana after their appeal was denied.[24]

Summary

The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 19 and 20 July 2016.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 3–1 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 2–0 1–1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 3–2 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 3–2 0–0
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 6–6 (a) Slovakia Trenčín 3–4 3–2
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 3–0 Latvia Liepāja 1–0 2–0
Vardar Republic of Macedonia 3–5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 2–3
The New Saints Wales 0–3 Cyprus APOEL 0–0 0–3
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Poland Legia Warsaw 1–1 0–2
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 5–0 Montenegro Mladost Podgorica 2–0 3–0
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 3–1 Armenia Alashkert 2–0 1–1
Žalgiris Vilnius Lithuania 1–2 Kazakhstan Astana 0–0 1–2
Partizani Tirana Albania 2–2 (3–1 p) Hungary Ferencváros 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
BATE Borisov Belarus 4–2 Finland SJK 2–0 2–2
Valletta Malta 2–4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–2 1–2
Rosenborg Norway 5–4 Sweden IFK Norrköping 3–1 2–3
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 3–3 (a) Iceland FH 1–1 2–2
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1–3 Scotland Celtic 1–0 0–3
Crusaders Northern Ireland 0–9 Denmark Copenhagen 0–3 0–6

Matches

12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
19:00
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 2–0 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange
Almeida  10' (pen.), 27' Report
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku[note 3]
Attendance: 18,600[26]
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)
18:00
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 1–1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
N'Diaye  71' Report Reynaldo  90+4'

Qarabağ won 3–1 on aggregate.


12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
19:50
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 3–2 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Ogu  43'
Barda  52' (pen.)
Radi  90' (pen.)
Report Ivančić  22'
Brezovec  64'

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
19:00
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 0–0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Report
Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Attendance: 8,184[26]
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 3–2 on aggregate.


13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
20:30
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 3–4 Slovakia Trenčín
Velikonja  34'
Zajc  43'
Eleke  89'
Report Lawrence  4'
Kalu  6'
Janga  20'
Holúbek  32'
Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 5,950[26]
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)
20:15
Trenčín Slovakia 2–3 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Janga  13'
Bero  20'
Report Kelhar  41'
Eleke  45'
Klinar  79'
Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina[note 4]
Attendance: 3,750[26]
Referee: João Capela (Portugal)

6–6 on aggregate. Trenčín won on away goals.


12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
20:30
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–0 Latvia Liepāja
Soriano  83' Report
Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim
Attendance: 6,917[26]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
18:00
Liepāja Latvia 0–2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Report Berisha  35'
Bernardo  65'

Red Bull Salzburg won 3–0 on aggregate.


12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
20:45
Vardar Republic of Macedonia 1–2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Hambardzumyan  54' Report Mijušković  21' (o.g.)
Rog  30'
Philip II Arena, Skopje
Attendance: 17,000[26]
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)
20:45
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–2 Republic of Macedonia Vardar
Pjaca  55' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
Machado  79'
Report Velkovski  39', 63'
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 10,142[26]
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)

Dinamo Zagreb won 5–3 on aggregate.


12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
20:00
The New Saints Wales 0–0 Cyprus APOEL
Report
Park Hall, Oswestry
Attendance: 1,056[26]
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
19:00
APOEL Cyprus 3–0 Wales The New Saints
Alexandrou  54'
Sotiriou  73'
De Vincenti  90+5' (pen.)
Report
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 10,548[26]
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

APOEL won 3–0 on aggregate.


12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
18:30
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Poland Legia Warsaw
Katanec  57' Report Nikolić  49'

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
20:45
Legia Warsaw Poland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
Nikolić  28' (pen.), 62' Report
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 12,784[26]
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)

Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.


13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
19:30
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 2–0 Montenegro Mladost Podgorica
Moți  13' (pen.)
Lukoki  26'
Report

Ludogorets Razgrad won 5–0 on aggregate.


12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
19:00
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–0 Armenia Alashkert
Kiteishvili  55'
Kvilitaia  69' (pen.)
Report
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 11,769[26]
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania)

Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.


13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
19:15
Žalgiris Vilnius Lithuania 0–0 Kazakhstan Astana
Report
LFF Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,100[26]
Referee: Vlado Glođović (Serbia)

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)
16:00
Astana Kazakhstan 2–1 Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius
Aničić  31', 90+2' Report Elivelto  57'
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 18,449[26]
Referee: Sandro Schäfer (Switzerland)

Astana won 2–1 on aggregate.


13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
20:00
Partizani Tirana Albania 1–1 Hungary Ferencváros
Fili  47' Report Böde  71'
Elbasan Arena, Elbasan[note 6]
Attendance: 1,700[26]
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)
19:30
Ferencváros Hungary 1–1 (a.e.t.) Albania Partizani Tirana
Gera  14' (pen.) Report Hüsing  40' (o.g.)
  Penalties  
Gera
Šesták
Nagy
Ramírez
1–3 Hoxha
Vila
Trashi
Ekuban
Groupama Arena, Budapest
Attendance: 8,752[26]
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

2–2 on aggregate. Partizani Tirana won 3–1 on penalties.


12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
20:00
BATE Borisov Belarus 2–0 Finland SJK
Kendysh  32'
Rodionov  68'
Report
Borisov Arena, Barysaw
Attendance: 9,247[26]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
19:00
SJK Finland 2–2 Belarus BATE Borisov
Ngueukam  44'
Riski  61'
Report Karnitsky  15'
Rios  29'

BATE Borisov won 4–2 on aggregate.


12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
20:00
Valletta Malta 1–2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Falcone  15' Report Katai  66'
Sikimić  75'
Hibernians Stadium, Paola[note 1]
Attendance: 1,098[26]
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
20:30
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–1 Malta Valletta
Donald  30'
Katai  76'
Report Caruana  11'
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 31,112[26]
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.


13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
19:15
Rosenborg Norway 3–1 Sweden IFK Norrköping
Eyjólfsson  48'
Helland  62'
De Lanlay  65'
Report Andersson  70'
Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
Attendance: 11,595[26]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)
19:15
IFK Norrköping Sweden 3–2 Norway Rosenborg
Andersson  57', 77'
Nyman  59'
Report Gytkjær  36' (pen.)
De Lanlay  55'
Nya Parken, Norrköping
Attendance: 10,372[26]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Rosenborg won 5–4 on aggregate.


13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
20:45
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 1–1 Iceland FH
McMillan  66' Report Lennon  77'
Oriel Park, Dundalk
Attendance: 3,111[26]
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)
21:15
FH Iceland 2–2 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
Hewson  19'
K. F. Finnbogason  78'
Report McMillan  52', 62'
Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður
Attendance: 1,850[26]
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

3–3 on aggregate. Dundalk won on away goals.


12 July 2016 (2016-07-12)
20:00
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1–0 Scotland Celtic
L. Casciaro  48' Report

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)
20:45
Celtic Scotland 3–0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
Lustig  23'
Griffiths  25'
Roberts  29'
Report
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 55,632[26]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.


13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
20:00
Crusaders Northern Ireland 0–3 Denmark Copenhagen
Report Santander  6'
Cornelius  40'
Falk  53'
Seaview, Belfast
Attendance: 2,069[26]
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
19:15
Copenhagen Denmark 6–0 Northern Ireland Crusaders
Pavlović  15'
Mitchell  45+1' (o.g.)
Cornelius  48', 76'
Falk  58'
Greguš  68'
Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,924[26]
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Croatia)

Copenhagen won 9–0 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

Seeding

The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

A total of 30 teams played in the third qualifying round:[7]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 15 July 2016.[7][27]

Champions Route League Route
Group 1 Group 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Greece Olympiacos
Scotland Celtic[†]
Cyprus APOEL[†]
Poland Legia Warsaw[†]
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[†]

Norway Rosenborg[†]
Kazakhstan Astana[†]
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva[†]
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi[†]
Slovakia Trenčín[†]

Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Austria Red Bull Salzburg[†]
Belarus BATE Borisov[†]
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad[†]
Denmark Copenhagen[†]

Azerbaijan Qarabağ[†]
Romania Astra Giurgiu
Serbia Red Star Belgrade[†]
Republic of Ireland Dundalk[†]
Albania Partizani Tirana[†]

Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk[††]
Netherlands Ajax
Belgium Anderlecht
Turkey Fenerbahçe
Czech Republic Sparta Prague

Greece PAOK
Romania Steaua București
France Monaco
Switzerland Young Boys
Russia Rostov[††]

Notes
  1. Winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the second qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the third qualifying round.
  2. †† On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[28][8]

Summary

The first legs were played on 26 and 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2016.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Rosenborg Norway 2–4 Cyprus APOEL 2–1 0–3
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 1–0
Olympiacos Greece 0–1 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–0 0–1
Astana Kazakhstan 2–3 Scotland Celtic 1–1 1–2
Trenčín Slovakia 0–1 Poland Legia Warsaw 0–1 0–0
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 1–1 (a) Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–0 1–1
Astra Giurgiu Romania 1–4 Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 0–3
BATE Borisov Belarus 1–3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk 1–0 0–3
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 6–4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2–2 4–2 (a.e.t.)
Partizani Tirana Albania 0–3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 0–2
League Route
Ajax Netherlands 3–2 Greece PAOK 1–1 2–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–3 Romania Steaua București 1–1 0–2
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–2 (2–4 p) Switzerland Young Boys 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Rostov Russia 4–2 Belgium Anderlecht 2–2 2–0
Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–4 France Monaco 2–1 1–3

Matches

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)
19:15
Rosenborg Norway 2–1 Cyprus APOEL
Gytkjær  23'
Skjelvik  45+1'
Report Efrem  67'

2 August 2016 (2016-08-02)
19:00
APOEL Cyprus 3–0 Norway Rosenborg
Gianniotas  90+1'
Vander  90+6'
De Vincenti  90+9'
Report
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 15,559[29]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

APOEL won 4–2 on aggregate.


26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
20:45
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 2–0 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Soudani  39'
Ćorić  42'
Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 10,258[29]
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

2 August 2016 (2016-08-02)
19:00
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 0–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Report Rog  8'

Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0 on aggregate.


27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)
20:45
Olympiacos Greece 0–0 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Report

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
20:00
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 1–0 Greece Olympiacos
Tzedek  79' Report
Turner Stadium, Beersheba
Attendance: 15,500[29]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 1–0 on aggregate.


27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)
16:00
Astana Kazakhstan 1–1 Scotland Celtic
Logvinenko  19' Report Griffiths  78'
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 29,000[29]
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
20:45
Celtic Scotland 2–1 Kazakhstan Astana
Griffiths  45+2' (pen.)
Dembélé  90+2' (pen.)
Report Ibraimi  62'
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 52,952[29]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.


27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)
20:30
Trenčín Slovakia 0–1 Poland Legia Warsaw
Report Nikolić  69'

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
20:45
Legia Warsaw Poland 0–0 Slovakia Trenčín
Report

Legia Warsaw won 1–0 on aggregate.


26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
20:15
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 0–0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Report

2 August 2016 (2016-08-02)
18:30
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–1 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Muarem  28' Report Krmenčík  85'

1–1 on aggregate. Viktoria Plzeň won on away goals.


27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)
19:30
Astra Giurgiu Romania 1–1 Denmark Copenhagen
Teixeira  7' Report Delaney  64'

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
19:45
Copenhagen Denmark 3–0 Romania Astra Giurgiu
Cornelius  14', 45+1'
Santander  34'
Report
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 16,853[29]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Copenhagen won 4–1 on aggregate.


26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
20:00
BATE Borisov Belarus 1–0 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
Gordeichuk  70' Report
Borisov Arena, Barysaw
Attendance: 11,321[29]
Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine)

2 August 2016 (2016-08-02)
21:00
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 3–0 Belarus BATE Borisov
McMillan  44', 59'
Benson  90'
Report

Dundalk won 3–1 on aggregate.


26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
20:00
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 2–2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Cafu  43'
Keșerü  76'
Report Katai  48'
Kanga  66'

2 August 2016 (2016-08-02)
20:30
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–4 (a.e.t.) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Donald  17'
Ibáñez  62' (pen.)
Report Cafu  24'
Wanderson  40', 92', 97'
Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 50,223[29]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Ludogorets Razgrad won 6–4 on aggregate.


26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
20:15
Partizani Tirana Albania 0–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Report Soriano  70' (pen.)

Red Bull Salzburg won 3–0 on aggregate.


26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
20:45
Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Greece PAOK
Dolberg  58' Report Djalma  27'

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
20:30
PAOK Greece 1–2 Netherlands Ajax
Athanasiadis  4' Report Klaassen  45+1' (pen.), 88'

Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.


26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
20:00
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–1 Romania Steaua București
Šural  35' Report Stanciu  75'
Generali Arena, Prague
Attendance: 13,257[29]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
19:45
Steaua București Romania 2–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Stanciu  31', 63' Report

Steaua București won 3–1 on aggregate.


26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
20:45
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–0 Switzerland Young Boys
Bernard  27'
Seleznyov  75'
Report

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
20:15
Young Boys Switzerland 2–0 (a.e.t.) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Kubo  54', 60' Report
  Penalties  
Hoarau
Kubo
Hadergjonaj
Rochat
Gajić
4–2 Srna
Fred
Rakitskiy
Marlos
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 9,365[29]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

2–2 on aggregate. Young Boys won 4–2 on penalties.


26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
20:30
Rostov Russia 2–2 Belgium Anderlecht
Ezatolahi  16'
Poloz  60' (pen.)
Report Hanni  3'
Tielemans  52'
Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 14,770[29]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
20:45
Anderlecht Belgium 0–2 Russia Rostov
Report Noboa  28'
Azmoun  47'

Rostov won 4–2 on aggregate.


27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)
20:30
Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–1 France Monaco
Emenike  39', 61' Report Falcao  42'

3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
20:45
Monaco France 3–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe
Germain  2', 65'
Falcao  18' (pen.)
Report Emenike  53'

Monaco won 4–3 on aggregate.

Play-off round

Seeding

The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections enter the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage.

A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round:[9]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2016.[9][32]

Champions Route League Route
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň[†]
Austria Red Bull Salzburg[†]
Scotland Celtic[†]
Cyprus APOEL[†]
Poland Legia Warsaw[†]

Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[†]
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad[†]
Denmark Copenhagen[†]
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva[†]
Republic of Ireland Dundalk[†]

England Manchester City
Portugal Porto
Spain Villarreal
Netherlands Ajax[†]
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach

Italy Roma
Romania Steaua București[†]
France Monaco[†]
Switzerland Young Boys[†]
Russia Rostov[†]

Notes
  1. Winners of the third qualifying round.

Summary

The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 August 2016.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Route
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 4–2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 2–2
Celtic Scotland 5–4 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–2 0–2
Copenhagen Denmark 2–1 Cyprus APOEL 1–0 1–1
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 1–3 Poland Legia Warsaw 0–2 1–1
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
League Route
Steaua București Romania 0–6 England Manchester City 0–5 0–1
Porto Portugal 4–1 Italy Roma 1–1 3–0
Ajax Netherlands 2–5 Russia Rostov 1–1 1–4
Young Boys Switzerland 2–9 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–3 1–6
Villarreal Spain 1–3 France Monaco 1–2 0–1

Matches

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
20:45
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–2 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Ďuriš  7'
Matějů  64'
Report Misidjan  17'
Keșerü  90+5'

Ludogorets Razgrad won 4–2 on aggregate.


17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
20:45
Celtic Scotland 5–2 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Rogic  9'
Griffiths  39', 45+1'
Dembélé  73'
Brown  85'
Report Maranhão  55'
Melikson  57'
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 52,659[33]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
20:45
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 2–0 Scotland Celtic
Sahar  21'
Hoban  48'
Report

Celtic won 5–4 on aggregate.


16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
20:45
Copenhagen Denmark 1–0 Cyprus APOEL
Pavlović  43' Report

24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
20:45
APOEL Cyprus 1–1 Denmark Copenhagen
Sotiriou  69' Report Santander  86'
GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 17,310[36]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.


17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
20:45
Dundalk Republic of Ireland 0–2 Poland Legia Warsaw
Report Nikolić  56' (pen.)
Prijović  90+4'

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
20:45
Legia Warsaw Poland 1–1 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
Kucharczyk  90+2' Report Benson  19'

Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.


16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
20:45
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Rog  76' (pen.) Report Lazaro  59'

24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
20:45
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–2 (a.e.t.) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Lazaro  22' Report Fernandes  87'
Soudani  95'

Dinamo Zagreb won 3–2 on aggregate.


16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
20:45
Steaua București Romania 0–5 England Manchester City
Report Silva  13'
Agüero  41', 78', 89'
Nolito  49'

24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
20:45
Manchester City England 1–0 Romania Steaua București
Delph  56' Report

Manchester City won 6–0 on aggregate.


17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
20:45
Porto Portugal 1–1 Italy Roma
Silva  61' (pen.) Report Felipe  21' (o.g.)

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
20:45
Roma Italy 0–3 Portugal Porto
Report Felipe  8'
Layún  73'
Corona  75'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 39,866[34]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Porto won 4–1 on aggregate.


16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
20:45
Ajax Netherlands 1–1 Russia Rostov
Klaassen  38' (pen.) Report Noboa  13'

24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
20:45
Rostov Russia 4–1 Netherlands Ajax
Azmoun  34'
Yerokhin  52'
Noboa  60'
Poloz  66'
Report Klaassen  84' (pen.)
Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don
Attendance: 15,320[36]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Rostov won 5–2 on aggregate.


16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
20:45
Young Boys Switzerland 1–3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Sulejmani  56' Report Raffael  11'
Hahn  67'
Rochat  69' (o.g.)
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 30,224[35]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
20:45
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 6–1 Switzerland Young Boys
Hazard  9', 64', 84'
Raffael  33', 40', 77'
Report Ravet  79'

Borussia Mönchengladbach won 9–2 on aggregate.


17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
20:45
Villarreal Spain 1–2 France Monaco
Pato  36' Report Fabinho  3' (pen.)
Bernardo Silva  72'
El Madrigal, Villarreal
Attendance: 19,516[33]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
20:45
Monaco France 1–0 Spain Villarreal
Fabinho  90+1' (pen.) Report
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Attendance: 8,750[34]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Monaco won 3–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

There have been 239 goals scored in 92 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.[37]

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Denmark Andreas Cornelius Denmark Copenhagen 5 434
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić Poland Legia Warsaw 5 458
Republic of Ireland David McMillan Republic of Ireland Dundalk 5 486
Scotland Leigh Griffiths Scotland Celtic 5 507
5 Brazil Raffael Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 180
Netherlands Davy Klaassen Netherlands Ajax 4 360
Brazil Wanderson Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 4 530

Source:[38]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Valletta played their home matches at Hibernians Stadium, Paola, instead of their regular stadium National Stadium, Ta' Qali.[23]
  2. 1 2 Alashkert played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan.
  3. 1 2 Qarabağ played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku.[25]
  4. 1 2 Trenčín played their home matches at Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, instead of their regular stadium Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín.
  5. Mladost Podgorica played their home match at City Stadium, Podgorica, instead of their regular stadium Stadion FK Mladost, Podgorica.
  6. 1 2 Partizani Tirana played their home matches at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, instead of their regular stadium Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana.
  7. 1 2 Dundalk played their third qualifying round home match at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, and their play-off home match at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, instead of their regular stadium Oriel Park, Dundalk.[30][31]
  8. Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at Arena Lviv, Lviv, instead of their regular stadium Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  9. Ludogorets Razgrad played their play-off round home match at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad.

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