2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying was the preliminary phase of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, prior to the competition proper. Qualification consisted of the qualifying phase (first to third rounds) and the play-off round. It began on 12 July and ended on 31 August 2023.

A total of 160 teams competed in the qualifying system, with 23 teams in the Champions Path and 137 teams in the Main Path. The 22 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage, to join the 10 losers of the Europa League play-off round.

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

Teams

Champions Path The Champions Path included league champions which were eliminated from the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Champions League and the Champions Path qualifying phase of the Europa League and consisted of the following rounds: Second qualifying round (16 teams): 16 teams which entered this round (including 13 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round and 3 losers of the Champions League preliminary qualifying round). Third qualifying round (10 teams): 8 winners of the second qualifying round and 2 losers of the Champions League first qualifying round which were drawn to receive byes. Play-off round (10 teams): 5 teams which entered this round (including 5 losers of the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round) and 5 winners of the third qualifying round.

Below were the participating teams of the Champions Path (with their 2023 UEFA club coefficients, not to be used as seeding for the Champions Path, however), grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to coloursWinners of play-off round advanced to group stage +Play-off roundTeam BATE Borisov 15.000 Astana 14.000 Žalgiris 11.000 HJK 11.000 Breiðablik 6.000+Third qualifying roundTeam Flora 10.500 Lincoln Red Imps 8.500

+Second qualifying roundTeam Ferencváros 27.000 Shamrock Rovers 9.000 The New Saints 9.000 Budućnost Podgorica 7.500 Dinamo Tbilisi 7.500 Partizani 5.000 Farul Constanța 4.100 Tre Penne 4.000 Valmiera 3.500 Ballkani 3.000 Larne 3.000 Urartu 3.000 Hamrun Spartans 2.500 Swift Hesperange 1.800 Struga 1.100 1.033

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Main Path The Main Path included league non-champions and consisted of the following rounds: First qualifying round (62 teams): 62 teams which entered in this round. Second qualifying round (90 teams): 59 teams which entered in this round and 31 winners of the first qualifying round. Third qualifying round (54 teams): nine teams which entered in this round and 45 winners of the second qualifying round. Play-off round (34 teams): seven teams which entered this round (including two losers of the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round) and 27 winners of the third qualifying round.

Below were the participating teams of the League Path (with their 2022 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.

Key to coloursWinners of play-off round advanced to group stage +Play-off roundTeam Eintracht Frankfurt77.000 Lille30.000 Aston Villa21.914 Fiorentina20.000 Osasuna18.599 Genk 18.000 Dnipro-1 8.000 +Third qualifying roundTeam AZ47.500 Dynamo Kyiv35.000 Partizan25.50018.500 Arouca11.243 Hajduk Split9.000 Heart of Midlothian7.280 Brann5.800 Nordsjælland5.565+Second qualifying roundTeam Club Brugge54.000 Basel53.000 Gent37.500 Fenerbahçe 30.000 CFR Cluj27.500 Midtjylland25.500 PAOK25.000 Maccabi Tel Aviv24.000 Viktoria Plzeň22.000 Bodø/Glimt20.000 Lech Poznań19.000 Hapoel Be'er Sheva17.000 Djurgårdens IF16.500 APOEL14.500 Beşiktaş14.000 CSKA Sofia13.000 Twente11.980 Rijeka11.500 Vitória de Guimarães11.243 FCSB11.000 Legia Warsaw11.000 Rosenborg11.000 Spartak Trnava10.500 AEK Larnaca10.000 Omonia10.000 KuPS9.500 Neftçi9.000 Osijek8.000 Hibernian7.280 Aris7.000 Austria Wien6.800 Petrocub Hîncești6.500 Drita6.500 Vojvodina6.475 Adana Demirspor6.420 Luzern6.335 Vorskla Poltava6.000 Bohemians 19055.810 AGF5.565 Beitar Jerusalem5.000 Hammarby IF4.750 Kalmar FF4.750 Levski Sofia4.500 Kauno Žalgiris4.500 Pogoń Szczecin4.150 Debrecen4.125 Zalaegerszeg4.125 Kecskemét4.125 Sepsi OSK4.100 Gabala4.000 Borac Banja Luka4.000 CSKA 19484.000 Sabah3.325 Ordabasy2.525 Aktobe2.525 Celje2.500 Auda2.125 Differdange 032.000 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino1.975+First qualifying roundTeam F91 Dudelange10.000 Riga10.000 Maribor9.500 Shkëndija9.500 Linfield8.500 Vaduz8.500 DAC Dunajská Streda8.500 Dundalk8.500 Pyunik8.000 Alashkert8.000 Sutjeska7.500 Shkupi7.000 Sarajevo7.000 RFS6.500 Tobol6.500 B366.500 Ararat-Armenia6.500 Gżira United6.000 FCI Levadia6.000 Dinamo Minsk5.500 Connah's Quay Nomads5.500 Milsami Orhei5.000 La Fiorita5.000 HB5.000 Europa5.000 Domžale5.000 FC Santa Coloma5.000 Progrès Niederkorn5.000 Dinamo Batumi4.500 Inter Club d'Escaldes4.500 Crusaders4.500 Paide Linnameeskond4.000 Tirana4.000 Žilina3.950 Torpedo Kutaisi3.500 Víkingur Reykjavík3.000 St Patrick's Athletic3.000 Vllaznia3.000 Víkingur Gøta3.000 Derry City3.000 Makedonija GP2.500 Panevėžys2.500 Honka2.500 Željezničar2.500 Balzan2.500 Zimbru Chișinău2.450 Gjilani2.208 Dukagjini2.208 Haka2.050 Dila Gori2.000 Birkirkara2.000 Glentoran2.000 Narva Trans2.000 Hegelmann2.000 Neman Grodno1.975 KA1.450 Egnatia1.250 Penybont1.233 Haverfordwest County1.233 FCB Magpies1.158 Arsenal Tivat0.950 Cosmos0.399 Notes

Format 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 at the end of normal time of the second leg, extra time would be played and if the same number of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.

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

+Schedule for the qualifying phase of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference LeagueRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst qualifying round20 June 202313 July 202320 July 2023Second qualifying round21 June 202327 July 20233 August 2023Third qualifying round24 July 202310 August 202317 August 2023Play-off round7 August 202324 August 202331 August 2023

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2023.

Seeding A total of 62 teams took part in the first qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

Prior to the draw, UEFA formed five groups of five seeded and five unseeded teams and one group of six seeded and six unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

Group 1Group 2Group 3SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseededGroup 4Group 5Group 6SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded

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Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 21 June 2023.

Seeding A total of 106 teams took part in the second qualifying round. They were divided into two paths: Champions Path (16 teams): The teams, whose identity was not known at the time of draw, was seeded as follows: Seeded: 13 of the 15 losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round (two of the teams received byes to the third qualifying round). Unseeded: 3 losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League preliminary round. Main Path (90 teams): 59 teams which entered in this round and 31 winners of the first qualifying round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients. For the winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

Prior to the draw, UEFA formed three groups in the Champions Path with two groups of five seeded teams and one unseeded team, one group of three seeded teams and one unseeded team, and nine groups in the Main Path of five seeded teams and five unseeded teams, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. In each group of the Champions Path, firstly, a seeded team was drawn against the only unseeded team, and then, the remaining seeded teams were drawn against each other. In the Main Path, numbers were pre-assigned for each team by UEFA, with the draw held in one run for Groups 1–9 with ten teams. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

+Champions PathGroup 1Group 2Group 3SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded

+Main PathGroup 1Group 2Group 3SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseededGroup 4Group 5Group 6SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseededGroup 7Group 8Group 9SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded

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Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

Seeding A total of 64 teams took part in the third qualifying round. They were divided into two paths: Champions Path (10 teams): eight winners of the second qualifying round (Champions Path), whose identity was not known at the time of the draw and two losers from the first qualifying round of the Champions League which received byes to this round. There was no seeding. Main Path (54 teams): nine teams that entered in this round and 45 winners of the second qualifying round (Main Path). Seeding of teams were based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients. For the winners of the second qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

Prior to the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded teams and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team of the first leg.

+Champions PathGroup 1Group 2

+Main PathGroup 1Group 2Group 3SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseededGroup 4Group 5Group 6SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded Notes

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Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

Seeding A total of 44 teams took part in the play-off round. They were divided into two paths: Champions Path (10 teams): The teams, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were seeded as follows: Seeded: five losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Champions Path). Unseeded: five winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path). Main Path (34 teams): five teams which entered in this round, 27 winners of the third qualifying round (Main Path) and two losers of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path). Seeding of teams were based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients. For the winners of the third qualifying round and losers of the Europa League third qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, the club coefficient of the highest-ranked remaining team in each tie was used. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded teams and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie became the home team of the first leg.

+Champions PathGroup 1Group 2SeededUnseededSeededUnseeded

+Main PathGroup 1Group 2SeededUnseededSeededUnseededGroup 3Group 4SeededUnseededSeededUnseeded Notes

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