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]
Round and draw dates edit
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 |
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| 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 edit
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 30 minutes of extra time would be played, divided into two 15-minute 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 edit
There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:
- Champions Route, which included all domestic champions which do not qualify directly for the group stage.
- League Route (also called the Non-champions Path or the Best-placed Path), which included all domestic non-champions which did not qualify directly for the group stage.
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 |
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| 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 |
Champions Route edit
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- [1] Skënderbeu (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 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.[20]
League Route edit
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First qualifying round edit
Seeding edit
A total of eight teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 20 June 2016.[5][21]
| Seeded | Unseeded |
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Summary edit
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 |
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Flora Tallinn 
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2–3 |  Lincoln Red Imps
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2–1 | 0–2 |
The New Saints 
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5–1 |  Tre Penne
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2–1 | 3–0 |
Valletta 
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2–2 (a) |  B36 Tórshavn
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1–0 | 1–2 |
FC Santa Coloma 
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0–3 |  Alashkert
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0–0 | 0–3 |
Matches edit
| Lincoln Red Imps | 2–0 | Flora Tallinn |
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Report |
Lincoln Red Imps won 3–2 on aggregate.
| The New Saints | 2–1 | Tre Penne |
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| Report | Fraternali  16' |
| Tre Penne | 0–3 | The New Saints |
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| Report |
The New Saints won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Valletta | 1–0 | B36 Tórshavn |
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| Falcone 69' |
Report |
| B36 Tórshavn | 2–1 | Valletta |
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Report | Falcone 24' |
2–2 on aggregate; Valletta won on away goals.
| Alashkert | 3–0 | FC Santa Coloma |
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Alashkert won 3–0 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round edit
Seeding edit
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 | |||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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- † 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.
- †† Skënderbeu 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, and participated in the draw. On 6 July 2016, after their appeal was denied, they were replaced in the Second qualifying round by Partizani.[20]
Summary edit
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 |
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Qarabağ 
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3–1 |  F91 Dudelange
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2–0 | 1–1 |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 
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3–2 |  Sheriff Tiraspol
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3–2 | 0–0 |
Olimpija Ljubljana 
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6–6 (a) |  Trenčín
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3–4 | 3–2 |
Red Bull Salzburg 
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3–0 |  Liepāja
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1–0 | 2–0 |
Vardar 
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3–5 |  Dinamo Zagreb
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1–2 | 2–3 |
| The New Saints
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0–3 |  APOEL
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0–0 | 0–3 |
Zrinjski Mostar 
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1–3 |  Legia Warsaw
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1–1 | 0–2 |
Ludogorets Razgrad 
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5–0 |  Mladost Podgorica
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2–0 | 3–0 |
Dinamo Tbilisi 
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3–1 | Alashkert
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2–0 | 1–1 |
Žalgiris Vilnius 
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1–2 |  Astana
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0–0 | 1–2 |
Partizani 
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2–2 (3–1 p) |  Ferencváros
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1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
BATE Borisov 
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4–2 |  SJK
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2–0 | 2–2 |
| Valletta
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2–4 |  Red Star Belgrade
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1–2 | 1–2 |
Rosenborg 
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5–4 |  IFK Norrköping
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3–1 | 2–3 |
Dundalk 
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3–3 (a) |  FH
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1–1 | 2–2 |
| Lincoln Red Imps
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1–3 |  Celtic
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1–0 | 0–3 |
Crusaders 
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0–9 |  Copenhagen
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0–3 | 0–6 |
Matches edit
| Qarabağ | 2–0 | F91 Dudelange |
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| Almeida 10' (pen.), 27' |
Report |
Qarabağ won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
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| Report |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Trenčín | 2–3 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
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| Report |
6–6 on aggregate; Trenčín won on away goals.
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1–0 | Liepāja |
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| Soriano 83' |
Report |
| Liepāja | 0–2 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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| Report |
Red Bull Salzburg won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Vardar | 1–2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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| Hambardzumyan 54' |
Report |
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Dinamo Zagreb won 5–3 on aggregate.
| APOEL | 3–0 | The New Saints |
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Report |
APOEL won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Zrinjski Mostar | 1–1 | Legia Warsaw |
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| Katanec 57' |
Report | Nikolić 49' |
Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Mladost Podgorica | 0–3 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
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| Report |
Ludogorets Razgrad won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–0 | Alashkert |
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Report |
| Alashkert | 1–1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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| Gyozalyan 51' |
Report | Jighauri 21' |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.
Astana won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Partizani | 1–1 | Ferencváros |
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| Fili 47' |
Report | Böde 71' |
2–2 on aggregate; Partizani won on penalties.
| BATE Borisov | 2–0 | SJK |
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| Report |
| SJK | 2–2 | BATE Borisov |
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| Report |
BATE Borisov won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Valletta | 1–2 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| Falcone 15' |
Report |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Rosenborg | 3–1 | IFK Norrköping |
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Report | Andersson 70' |
| IFK Norrköping | 3–2 | Rosenborg |
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| Report |
Rosenborg won 5–4 on aggregate.
| FH | 2–2 | Dundalk |
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Report | McMillan 52', 62' |
3–3 on aggregate; Dundalk won on away goals.
| Celtic | 3–0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
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| Report |
Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen | 6–0 | Crusaders |
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| Report |
Copenhagen won 9–0 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round edit
Seeding edit
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]
- Champions Route: three teams which enter in this round, and the 17 winners of the second qualifying round.
- League Route: ten teams which enter in this round.
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 15 July 2016.[7][26]
| Champions Route | League Route | ||||
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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- † 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.
- †† 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.[27][8]
Summary edit
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 |
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| Rosenborg
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2–4 | APOEL
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2–1 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo Zagreb
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3–0 | Dinamo Tbilisi
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2–0 | 1–0 |
Olympiacos 
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0–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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0–0 | 0–1 |
| Astana
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2–3 | Celtic
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1–1 | 1–2 |
| Trenčín
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0–1 | Legia Warsaw
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0–1 | 0–0 |
Viktoria Plzeň 
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1–1 (a) | Qarabağ
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0–0 | 1–1 |
Astra Giurgiu 
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1–4 | Copenhagen
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1–1 | 0–3 |
| BATE Borisov
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1–3 | Dundalk
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1–0 | 0–3 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad
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6–4 | Red Star Belgrade
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2–2 | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Partizani
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0–3 | Red Bull Salzburg
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0–1 | 0–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ajax 
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3–2 | PAOK
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1–1 | 2–1 |
| Sparta Prague
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1–3 | Steaua București
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1–1 | 0–2 |
Shakhtar Donetsk 
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2–2 (2–4 p) |  Young Boys
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2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
Rostov 
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4–2 |  Anderlecht
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2–2 | 2–0 |
Fenerbahçe 
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3–4 |  Monaco
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2–1 | 1–3 |
Matches edit
| APOEL | 3–0 | Rosenborg |
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Report |
APOEL won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 0–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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| Report | Rog 8' |
Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0 on aggregate.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Astana | 1–1 | Celtic |
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| Logvinenko 19' |
Report | Griffiths 78' |
Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Trenčín | 0–1 | Legia Warsaw |
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| Report | Nikolić 69' |
| Legia Warsaw | 0–0 | Trenčín |
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| Report |
Legia Warsaw won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Qarabağ | 1–1 | Viktoria Plzeň |
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| Muarem 28' |
Report | Krmenčík 85' |
1–1 on aggregate; Viktoria Plzeň won on away goals.
| Astra Giurgiu | 1–1 | Copenhagen |
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| Teixeira 7' |
Report | Delaney 64' |
| Copenhagen | 3–0 | Astra Giurgiu |
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| Report |
Copenhagen won 4–1 on aggregate.
| BATE Borisov | 1–0 | Dundalk |
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| Gordeichuk 70' |
Report |
| Dundalk | 3–0 | BATE Borisov |
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| Report |
Dundalk won 3–1 on aggregate.
Ludogorets Razgrad won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Partizani | 0–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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| Report | Soriano 70' (pen.) |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–0 | Partizani |
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| Report |
Red Bull Salzburg won 3–0 on aggregate.
| PAOK | 1–2 | Ajax |
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| Athanasiadis 4' |
Report | Klaassen 45+1' (pen.), 88' |
Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Steaua București |
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| Šural 35' |
Report | Stanciu 75' |
Steaua București won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Young Boys won on penalties.
| Rostov | 2–2 | Anderlecht |
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| Report |
| Anderlecht | 0–2 | Rostov |
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| Report |
Rostov won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | Monaco |
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| Emenike 39', 61' |
Report | Falcao 42' |
Monaco won 4–3 on aggregate.
Play-off round edit
Seeding edit
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 entered the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage.
A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round:[9]
- Champions Route: the ten Champions Route winners of the third qualifying round.
- League Route: five teams which entered in this round, and the five League Route winners of the third qualifying round.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2016.[9][31]
| Champions Route | League Route | ||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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Summary edit
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 |
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| Ludogorets Razgrad
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4–2 | Viktoria Plzeň
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2–0 | 2–2 |
| Celtic
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5–4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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5–2 | 0–2 |
| Copenhagen
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2–1 | APOEL
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1–0 | 1–1 |
| Dundalk
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1–3 | Legia Warsaw
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0–2 | 1–1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb
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3–2 | Red Bull Salzburg
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1–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Steaua București
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0–6 |  Manchester City
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0–5 | 0–1 |
Porto 
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4–1 |  Roma
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1–1 | 3–0 |
| Ajax
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2–5 | Rostov
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1–1 | 1–4 |
| Young Boys
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2–9 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach
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1–3 | 1–6 |
Villarreal 
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1–3 | Monaco
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1–2 | 0–1 |
Matches edit
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0 | Viktoria Plzeň |
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| Report |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
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| Report |
Ludogorets Razgrad won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–0 | Celtic |
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| Report |
Celtic won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen | 1–0 | APOEL |
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| Pavlović 43' |
Report |
Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | Dundalk |
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| Kucharczyk 90+2' |
Report | Benson 19' |
Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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| Rog 76' (pen.) |
Report | Lazaro 59' |
Dinamo Zagreb won 3–2 on aggregate.
Manchester City won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Roma | 0–3 | Porto |
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| Report |
Porto won 4–1 on aggregate.
Rostov won 5–2 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Villarreal | 1–2 | Monaco |
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| Pato 36' |
Report |
Monaco won 3–1 on aggregate.
Statistics edit
There were 239 goals scored in 92 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.[36]
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Andreas Cornelius
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Copenhagen
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5 | 434 |
| Nemanja Nikolić
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Legia Warsaw
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5 | 458 | |
| David McMillan
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Dundalk
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5 | 486 | |
| Leigh Griffiths
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Celtic
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5 | 507 | |
| 5 |  Raffael
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Borussia Mönchengladbach
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4 | 180 |
| Davy Klaassen
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Ajax
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4 | 360 | |
| Wanderson
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Ludogorets Razgrad
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4 | 530 |
Source:[37]
Top assists edit
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Marcelinho
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Ludogorets Razgrad
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4 | 537 |
| Ludwig Augustinsson
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Copenhagen
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4 | 540 | |
| 3 | Raffael
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Borussia Mönchengladbach
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3 | 180 |
Source:[38]
Notes edit
- ^ a b Valletta played their home matches at Hibernians Stadium, Paola, instead of their regular stadium National Stadium, Ta' Qali.[23]
- ^ a b Alashkert played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan.
- ^ a b Qarabağ played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku.[24]
- ^ a b Trenčín played their home matches at Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, instead of their regular stadium Štadión na Sihoti, Trenčín.
- ^ Mladost Podgorica played their home match at City Stadium, Podgorica, instead of their regular stadium Stadion FK Mladost, Podgorica.
- ^ a b Partizani played their home matches at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, instead of their regular stadium Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana.
- ^ a b Dundalk played their third qualifying round home match at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, and play-off round home match at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, instead of their regular stadium Oriel Park, Dundalk.[29][30]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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