Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters inFormat
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, theTeams
A total of 154 teams were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round (including the 15 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round which enter the play-off round). The 22 winners of the play-off round advanced to theFirst qualifying round
Seeding
A total of 96 teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 20 June 2016. Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and another run for the groups with eight teams.Summary
The first legs were played on 28 and 30 June, and the second legs were played on 5, 6 and 7 July 2016.Matches
''Midtjylland won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Heart of Midlothian won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Connah's Quay Nomads won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ventspils won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cork City won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Levadia Tallinn won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''HJK won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; St Patrick's Athletic won on away goals.'' ---- ''KR won 8–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''RoPS won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 10–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aberdeen won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Nõmme Kalju won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Minsk won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Jelgava won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shakhtyor Soligorsk won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AIK won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cliftonville won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Odd won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Domžale won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vojvodina won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Larnaca won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Shirak won 4–1 on penalties.'' ---- ''Birkirkara won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Videoton won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lokomotiva Zagreb won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Europa won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Čukarički won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Budućnost Podgorica won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Zimbru Chișinău won on away goals.'' ---- ''Beitar Jerusalem won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kukësi won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Neftçi won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Admira Wacker Mödling won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beroe Stara Zagora won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Debrecen won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vaduz won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Maccabi Tel Aviv won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Gabala won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kairat won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Spartak Trnava won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Omonia won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shkëndija won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zagłębie Lubin won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''MTK Budapest won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Bratislava won on walkover after Partizani were promoted to the Champions League.'' ---- ''Kapaz won 1–0 on aggregate.''Second qualifying round
Seeding
A total of 66 teams played in the second qualifying round: 18 teams which entered in this round, and the 48 winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 20 June 2016. Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams. ;NotesSummary
The first legs were played on 14 July, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 July 2016.Matches
''Spartak Trnava won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''0–0 on aggregate; Zagłębie Lubin won 4–3 on penalties.'' ---- ''Vojvodina won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Nõmme Kalju won 5–3 on penalties.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Brøndby won 5–3 on penalties.'' ---- ''Domžale won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Austria Wien won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Gabala won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''HJK won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lokomotiva Zagreb won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shkëndija won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshopper won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Midtjylland won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Osmanlıspor won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PAS Giannina won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Birkirkara won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Maribor won on away goals.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Jelgava won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Beitar Jerusalem won on away goals.'' ---- ''Admira Wacker Mödling won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aberdeen won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cork City won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Maccabi Tel Aviv won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hajduk Split won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Videoton won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Larnaca won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AIK won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won on away goals.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Genk won 4–2 on penalties.'' ---- ''SønderjyskE won 4–3 on aggregate.''Third qualifying round
Seeding
A total of 58 teams played in the third qualifying round: 25 teams which entered in this round, and the 33 winners of the second qualifying round. The draw was held on 15 July 2016. Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the group with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.Summary
The first legs were played on 28 July, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 August 2016.Matches
''Lokomotiva Zagreb won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Saint-Étienne won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Larnaca won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Maccabi Tel Aviv won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vojvodina won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''SønderjyskE won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sassuolo won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won on away goals.'' ---- ''Krasnodar won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AZ won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Beitar Jerusalem won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Austria Wien won 5–4 on penalties.'' ---- ''Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Osmanlıspor won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Maribor won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hajduk Split won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Brøndby won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; İstanbul Başakşehir won on away goals.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Arouca won on away goals.'' ---- ''Rapid Wien won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Genk won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shkëndija won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''West Ham United won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Midtjylland won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Liberec won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Gent won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshopper won 5–4 on aggregate.''Play-off round
Seeding
A total of 44 teams played in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. The draw was held on 5 August 2016. Teams were pre-assigned numbers by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups with 10 teams and another run for all groups with 12 teams.Summary
The first legs were played on 17 and 18 August, and the second legs were played on 25 August 2016.Matches
''Astana won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Osmanlıspor won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Genk won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Liberec won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PAOK won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Austria Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Saint-Étienne won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AZ won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Gabala won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Anderlecht won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Astra Giurgiu won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Fenerbahçe won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panathinaikos won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Krasnodar won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Gent won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sparta Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sassuolo won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Qarabağ won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Maccabi Tel Aviv won 4–3 on penalties.''Statistics
There were 626 goals scored in 263 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of goals per match.Top goalscorers
Source:Top assists
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