2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase

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The qualifying phase of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League was played from 2 July to 8 August, to define 29 entrants in the competition's play-off round, who would then in turn compete for a place in the group stage.[1]

All times were CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

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All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2]

Round Draw date and time First leg Second leg
First qualifying round 24 June 2013, 13:00 & 14:30[3] 4 July 2013 11 July 2013
Second qualifying round 18 July 2013 25 July 2013
Third qualifying round 19 July 2013, 13:00[4] 1 August 2013 8 August 2013

Matches might have been played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Format

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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 was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was 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 was 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 randomly. 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 were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.[1]

Teams

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A total of 133 teams were involved in the first three qualifying rounds, 29 of which advanced to the play-off round.

Below were the participating teams (with their 2013 UEFA club coefficients),[5] grouped by their starting rounds.[6]

Key to colours
Winners of the play-off round (and lucky losers) advanced to the group stage
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff
Germany VfB Stuttgart 59.922
Spain Sevilla 55.105
Italy Udinese 42.829
Belgium Club Brugge 36.880
France Saint-Étienne 26.800
Switzerland Zürich 16.785
England Swansea City 16.592
Turkey Bursaspor 14.900
Austria Rapid Wien 13.075
Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk 12.451
Portugal Estoril 11.833
Netherlands Vitesse 9.945
Russia Kuban Krasnodar 9.266
Greece Asteras Tripolis 7.800
Denmark Randers 7.140
Scotland Motherwell 7.038
Czech Republic Jablonec 6.745
Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan 4.575
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff
Russia Rubin Kazan 58.266
Belgium Standard Liège 45.880
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 29.575
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 29.245
Poland Lech Poznań 23.650
Turkey Trabzonspor 21.400
Denmark AaB 19.640
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 17.366
Netherlands Utrecht 13.945
Israel Maccabi Haifa 13.575
Austria Sturm Graz 11.575
Cyprus Omonia 10.366
Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa 9.951
Hungary Debrecen 9.850
Croatia Hajduk Split 8.916
Serbia Red Star Belgrade 8.425
Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 7.745
Switzerland Thun 7.285
Poland Śląsk Wrocław 7.150
Greece Skoda Xanthi 6.800
Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5.175
Sweden IFK Göteborg 5.125
Croatia Rijeka 4.916
Belarus Minsk 4.675
Romania Petrolul Ploiești 4.604
Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu 4.604
Slovakia Senica 4.341
Poland Piast Gliwice 4.150
Sweden BK Häcken 4.125
Scotland Hibernian 4.038
Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb 3.916
Norway Strømsgodset 3.835
Finland Honka 3.701
Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 3.691
Scotland St Johnstone 3.538
Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora 3.450
Georgia (country) Dila Gori 3.333
Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 3.316
Serbia Jagodina 3.175
Slovakia Trenčín 2.841
Norway Hødd 2.835
Republic of Ireland Derry City 2.475
First qualifying round
Team Coeff
Norway Rosenborg 16.835
Slovakia Žilina 15.841
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 11.950
Hungary Videoton 7.850
Latvia Ventspils 6.658
Norway Tromsø[‡] 6.335
Kazakhstan Aktobe 6.191
Belarus Dinamo Minsk 6.175
Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 5.975
Azerbaijan Qarabağ 5.708
Serbia Vojvodina 5.425
Sweden Malmö FF 5.125
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 5.066
Romania Astra Giurgiu 4.604
Iceland KR 4.583
Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 4.425
Finland Inter Turku 4.201
Moldova Dacia Chișinău 4.033
Estonia Levadia Tallinn 3.941
Northern Ireland Linfield 3.866
Hungary Honvéd 3.850
Malta Valletta 3.791
Luxembourg Differdange 03 3.675
Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs 3.658
Sweden Gefle IF 3.625
Armenia Pyunik 3.600
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 3.566
Azerbaijan Inter Baku 3.458
Latvia Skonto 3.408
Lithuania Sūduva 3.300
Liechtenstein Vaduz 3.200
Estonia Flora 3.191
Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran 2.958
Faroe Islands HB 2.816
Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 2.800
Finland TPS 2.701
Iceland Breiðablik 2.583
Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 2.450
Slovenia Domžale 2.441
Northern Ireland Glentoran 2.366
North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 2.300
Moldova Milsami Orhei 2.283
Slovenia Celje 2.191
Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 2.083
North Macedonia Teteks 2.050
Kazakhstan Irtysh 1.941
Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 1.925
Northern Ireland Crusaders 1.866
Andorra FC Santa Coloma 1.850
Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere 1.833
Lithuania Žalgiris 1.800
Finland Mariehamn 1.701
Armenia Mika 1.600
Iceland ÍBV 1.583
Montenegro Čelik Nikšić 1.550
Malta Hibernians 1.541
Malta Sliema Wanderers 1.541
Moldova Tiraspol 1.533
Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1.475
Estonia Narva Trans 1.441
Armenia Gandzasar Kapan 1.350
Lithuania Kruoja Pakruojis 1.300
Kazakhstan Astana 1.191
Albania Teuta 1.083
Albania Laçi 1.083
Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta 1.066
Montenegro Mladost Podgorica 1.050
North Macedonia Turnovo 1.050
Andorra UE Santa Coloma 0.850
Albania Kukësi 0.833
Faroe Islands ÍF 0.566
Wales Prestatyn Town 0.516
Wales Airbus UK Broughton 0.516
Wales Bala Town 0.516
San Marino La Fiorita 0.383
San Marino Libertas 0.383
Notes
  1. On 25 June 2013, Beşiktaş were banned by UEFA from the 2013–14 UEFA club competitions because of the 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal.[7][8] They appealed the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and on 18 July 2013 it was ruled that the ban should be temporarily lifted and they should be included in the qualifying round draws of the Europa League, until the final decision to be made before the end of August 2013.[9] Beşiktaş competed in the Europa League play-off round and won. On 30 August 2013, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld UEFA's ban, meaning Beşiktaş were banned from the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.[10] UEFA decided to replace Beşiktaş in the Europa League group stage with Tromsø, who were eliminated by Beşiktaş in the play-off round.[11]

First qualifying round

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Seeding

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A total of 76 teams played in the first qualifying round.[12] The draw was held on 24 June 2013.[13]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Latvia Ventspils
Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
Iceland KR
Finland Inter Turku
Sweden Gefle IF

Northern Ireland Glentoran
Lithuania Žalgiris
Estonia Narva Trans
Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta
Wales Airbus UK Broughton

Hungary Videoton
Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Luxembourg F91 Dudelange
Liechtenstein Vaduz
Estonia Flora

North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje
Moldova Milsami Orhei
Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere
Montenegro Mladost Podgorica
Albania Kukësi

Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Moldova Dacia Chișinău
Armenia Pyunik
Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran

North Macedonia Teteks
Kazakhstan Irtysh
Malta Sliema Wanderers
Albania Teuta
San Marino Libertas

Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv[‡]
Serbia Vojvodina
Romania Astra Giurgiu
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja

Slovenia Domžale
Armenia Mika
Malta Hibernians
Kazakhstan Astana
Andorra UE Santa Coloma

Group 5 Group 6 Group 7
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Norway Tromsø
Sweden Malmö FF
Northern Ireland Linfield
Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs
Azerbaijan Inter Baku
Iceland Breiðablik

Slovenia Celje
Andorra FC Santa Coloma
Finland Mariehamn
Republic of Ireland Drogheda United
Faroe Islands ÍF
Wales Prestatyn Town

Norway Rosenborg
Belarus Dinamo Minsk
Estonia Levadia Tallinn
Latvia Skonto
Faroe Islands HB
Finland TPS

Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Northern Ireland Crusaders
Iceland ÍBV
Moldova Tiraspol
Lithuania Kruoja Pakruojis
Wales Bala Town

Slovakia Žilina
Kazakhstan Aktobe
Hungary Honvéd
Malta Valletta
Luxembourg Differdange 03
Lithuania Sūduva

Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi
Montenegro Čelik Nikšić
Armenia Gandzasar Kapan
Albania Laçi
North Macedonia Turnovo
San Marino La Fiorita

Notes
  1. Bulgaria's third entrant in the Europa League was unconfirmed at the time of the draws for the first and second qualifying rounds. For these draws, UEFA used the coefficient of CSKA Sofia (8.450), the original entrant. After the draw, it was confirmed that the berth was given to Botev Plovdiv.

Summary

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The first legs were played on 2, 3 and 4 July, and the second legs were played on 9, 10 and 11 July 2013.

Inter Turku lodged a protest after losing the second leg to Víkingur Gøta,[14][15] and two match officials were later banned for life by UEFA for attempted match-fixing.[16]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands2–1Finland Inter Turku1–11–0
Žalgiris Lithuania4–3Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic2–22–1
Airbus UK Broughton Wales1–1 (a)Latvia Ventspils1–10–0
Narva Trans Estonia1–8Sweden Gefle IF0–31–5
KR Iceland3–0Northern Ireland Glentoran0–03–0
Chikhura Sachkhere Georgia (country)1–1 (a)Liechtenstein Vaduz0–01–1
Milsami Orhei Moldova1–0Luxembourg F91 Dudelange1–00–0
Metalurg Skopje North Macedonia0–2Azerbaijan Qarabağ0–10–1
Videoton Hungary2–2 (a)[a]Montenegro Mladost Podgorica2–10–1
Flora Estonia1–1 (a)Albania Kukësi1–10–0
Teteks North Macedonia1–2Armenia Pyunik1–10–1
Teuta Albania3–3 (a)Moldova Dacia Chișinău3–10–2
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina3–1[a]San Marino Libertas1–02–1
Sliema Wanderers Malta1–2Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran1–10–1
Levski Sofia Bulgaria0–2Kazakhstan Irtysh0–00–2
Hibernians Malta3–7Serbia Vojvodina1–42–3
Astana Kazakhstan0–6Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv0–10–5
UE Santa Coloma Andorra1–4Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar1–30–1
Domžale Slovenia0–3Romania Astra Giurgiu0–10–2
Rudar Pljevlja Montenegro2–1Armenia Mika1–01–1
Breiðablik Iceland4–0[a]Andorra FC Santa Coloma4–00–0
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland0–2Sweden Malmö FF0–00–2
Inter Baku Azerbaijan3–1[a]Finland Mariehamn1–12–0
ÍF Faroe Islands0–5Northern Ireland Linfield0–20–3
Prestatyn Town Wales3–3 (4–3 p)Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs1–22–1 (a.e.t.)
Tromsø Norway3–2[a]Slovenia Celje1–22–0
Tiraspol Moldova1–1 (2–4 p)Latvia Skonto0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Crusaders Northern Ireland3–9Norway Rosenborg1–22–7
ÍBV Iceland2–1Faroe Islands HB1–11–0
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg3–2Finland TPS2–01–2
Bala Town Wales2–3Estonia Levadia Tallinn1–01–3
Kruoja Pakruojis Lithuania0–8Belarus Dinamo Minsk0–30–5
La Fiorita San Marino0–4Malta Valletta0–30–1
Laçi Albania1–3Luxembourg Differdange 030–11–2
Gandzasar Kapan Armenia2–4Kazakhstan Aktobe1–21–2
Čelik Nikšić Montenegro1–13Hungary Honvéd1–40–9
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country)3–6Slovakia Žilina0–33–3
Sūduva Lithuania4–4 (4–5 p)[a]North Macedonia Turnovo2–22–2 (a.e.t.)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

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Metalurg Skopje North Macedonia0–1Azerbaijan Qarabağ
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  • Reynaldo 64'
Qarabağ Azerbaijan1–0North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje
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Qarabağ won 2–0 on aggregate.


Sliema Wanderers Malta1–1Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran
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  • Nildo 13'
Khazar Lankaran Azerbaijan1–0Malta Sliema Wanderers
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Attendance: 11,055[20]
Referee: Wim Smet (Belgium)

Khazar Lankaran won 2–1 on aggregate.


Narva Trans Estonia0–3Sweden Gefle IF
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Gefle IF Sweden5–1Estonia Narva Trans
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Gefle IF won 8–1 on aggregate.


Bala Town Wales1–0Estonia Levadia Tallinn
  • Sheridan 4'
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Attendance: 1,247[23]
Levadia Tallinn Estonia3–1Wales Bala Town
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Levadia Tallinn won 3–2 on aggregate.


ÍF Faroe Islands0–2Northern Ireland Linfield
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Linfield Northern Ireland3–0Faroe Islands ÍF
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Linfield won 5–0 on aggregate.


Chikhura Sachkhere Georgia (country)0–0Liechtenstein Vaduz
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Vaduz Liechtenstein1–1Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere
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Attendance: 1,124[28]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

1–1 on aggregate; Chikhura Sachkhere won on away goals.


Astana Kazakhstan0–1Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
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Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria5–0Kazakhstan Astana
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Botev Plovdiv won 6–0 on aggregate.


Milsami Orhei Moldova1–0Luxembourg F91 Dudelange
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Attendance: 2,500[31]
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg0–0Moldova Milsami Orhei
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Attendance: 952[32]
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)

Milsami Orhei won 1–0 on aggregate.


Gandzasar Kapan Armenia1–2Kazakhstan Aktobe
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Aktobe Kazakhstan2–1Armenia Gandzasar Kapan
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Aktobe won 4–2 on aggregate.


UE Santa Coloma Andorra1–3Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
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Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina1–0Andorra UE Santa Coloma
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Zrinjski Mostar won 4–1 on aggregate.


Čelik Nikšić Montenegro1–4Hungary Honvéd
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Honvéd Hungary9–0Montenegro Čelik Nikšić
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Honvéd won 13–1 on aggregate.


Teteks North Macedonia1–1Armenia Pyunik
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Pyunik Armenia1–0North Macedonia Teteks
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Pyunik won 2–1 on aggregate.


Hibernians Malta1–4Serbia Vojvodina
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Vojvodina Serbia3–2Malta Hibernians
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Vojvodina won 7–3 on aggregate.


Inter Baku Azerbaijan1–1Finland Mariehamn
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Attendance: 2,300[43]
Mariehamn Finland0–2Azerbaijan Inter Baku
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Inter Baku won 3–1 on aggregate.


Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg2–0Finland TPS
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TPS Finland2–1Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
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Jeunesse Esch won 3–2 on aggregate.


Kruoja Pakruojis Lithuania0–3Belarus Dinamo Minsk
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Dinamo Minsk Belarus5–0Lithuania Kruoja Pakruojis
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Dinamo Minsk won 8–0 on aggregate.


Flora Estonia1–1Albania Kukësi
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Kukësi Albania0–0Estonia Flora
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1–1 on aggregate; Kukësi won on away goals.


Sūduva Lithuania2–2North Macedonia Turnovo
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Turnovo North Macedonia2–2 (a.e.t.)Lithuania Sūduva
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Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 1,558[53]
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)

4–4 on aggregate; Turnovo won 5–4 on penalties.


Tromsø Norway1–2Slovenia Celje
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Attendance: 1,582[54]
Celje Slovenia0–2Norway Tromsø
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Tromsø won 3–2 on aggregate.


Tiraspol Moldova0–1Latvia Skonto
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Skonto Latvia0–1 (a.e.t.)Moldova Tiraspol
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Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 3,000[57]

1–1 on aggregate; Skonto won 4–2 on penalties.


Laçi Albania0–1Luxembourg Differdange 03
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Differdange 03 Luxembourg2–1Albania Laçi
  • Er Rafik 55', 75'
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Differdange 03 won 3–1 on aggregate.


Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country)0–3Slovakia Žilina
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Žilina Slovakia3–3Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi
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Žilina won 6–3 on aggregate.


Víkingur Gøta Faroe Islands1–1Finland Inter Turku
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Attendance: 280[62]
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
Inter Turku Finland0–1Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta
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Víkingur Gøta won 2–1 on aggregate.


Teuta Albania3–1Moldova Dacia Chișinău
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Dacia Chișinău Moldova2–0Albania Teuta
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3–3 on aggregate; Dacia Chișinău won on away goals.


Levski Sofia Bulgaria0–0Kazakhstan Irtysh
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Irtysh Kazakhstan2–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
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Irtysh won 2–0 on aggregate.


Prestatyn Town Wales1–2Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs
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Attendance: 1,017[68]

3–3 on aggregate; Prestatyn Town won 4–3 on penalties.


Žalgiris Lithuania2–2Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
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Attendance: 4,200[70]
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland1–2Lithuania Žalgiris
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Attendance: 2,700[71]

Žalgiris won 4–3 on aggregate.


Airbus UK Broughton Wales1–1Latvia Ventspils
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Ventspils Latvia0–0Wales Airbus UK Broughton
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1–1 on aggregate; Ventspils won on away goals.


Videoton Hungary2–1Montenegro Mladost Podgorica
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Mladost Podgorica Montenegro1–0Hungary Videoton
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2–2 on aggregate; Mladost Podgorica won on away goals.


Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina1–0San Marino Libertas
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Libertas San Marino1–2Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
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Attendance: 665[77]
Referee: Rahim Hasanov (Azerbaijan)

Sarajevo won 3–1 on aggregate.


Rudar Pljevlja Montenegro1–0Armenia Mika
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Mika Armenia1–1Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja
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Rudar Pljevlja won 2–1 on aggregate.


Domžale Slovenia0–1Romania Astra Giurgiu
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Astra Giurgiu Romania2–0Slovenia Domžale
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Astra Giurgiu won 3–0 on aggregate.


Drogheda United Republic of Ireland0–0Sweden Malmö FF
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Malmö FF Sweden2–0Republic of Ireland Drogheda United
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Malmö FF won 2–0 on aggregate.


Crusaders Northern Ireland1–2Norway Rosenborg
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Attendance: 948[84]
Rosenborg Norway7–2Northern Ireland Crusaders
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Rosenborg won 9–3 on aggregate.


La Fiorita San Marino0–3Malta Valletta
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Valletta Malta1–0San Marino La Fiorita
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Attendance: 998