Format
The qualifying phase and play-off round was split into two paths – the Champions Path and the League Path. The Champions Path contained teams which qualified as the winners of their domestic league, and the League Path contained teams which qualified as runners-up, third-placed or fourth-placed teams from their domestic league. 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,Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows. All matches were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.Teams
Champions Path
The Champions Path included all league champions which did not qualify directly for the league phase, and consisted of the following rounds: *First qualifying round (28 teams): 28 teams which entered in this round. *Second qualifying round (24 teams): 10 teams which entered in this round, and 14 winners of the first qualifying round. *Third qualifying round (12 teams): 12 winners of the second qualifying round. *Play-off round (10 teams): 4 teams which entered in this round, and 6 winners of the third qualifying round. All teams eliminated from the Champions Path entered either theLeague Path
The League Path included all league non-champions which did not qualify directly for the league phase, and consisted of the following rounds: *Second qualifying round (4 teams): 4 teams which entered in this round. *Third qualifying round (8 teams): 6 teams which entered in this round, and 2 winners of the second qualifying round. *Play-off round (4 teams): 4 winners of the third qualifying round. All teams eliminated from the League Path entered theFirst qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2024.Seeding
A total of 28 teams played in the first qualifying round. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. Before the draw, UEFA allocated the teams into three groups, two with five seeded and five unseeded teams and one with four seeded and four unseeded team per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team for the first leg.Summary
The first legs were played on 9 and 10 July, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 July 2024. The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. 12 of the 14 losers were transferred to the Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round and 2 were transferred to the Conference League Champions Path qualifying and received a bye to theMatches
''Slovan Bratislava won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''The New Saints won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Borac Banja Luka won 4–1 on penalties.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Lincoln Red Imps won 5–4 on penalties.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; UE Santa Coloma won 6–5 on penalties.'' ---- ''Celje won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''KÍ won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panevėžys won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''RFS won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shamrock Rovers won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''FCSB won 11–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ludogorets Razgrad won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Petrocub Hîncești won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Minsk won 1–0 on aggregate.''Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024.Seeding
A total of 28 teams played in the second qualifying round – 24 in the Champions Path and 4 in the League Path. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. Before the draw, UEFA allocated the teams into three groups of four seeded and four unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team for the first leg. ;NotesSummary
The first legs were played on 23 and 24 July, and the second legs were played on 30 and 31 July 2024. The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round.Champions Path
''Ludogorets Razgrad won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''APOEL won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ferencváros won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PAOK won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bodø/Glimt won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malmö FF won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sparta Prague won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Midtjylland won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Bratislava won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Jagiellonia Białystok won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Qarabağ won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''FCSB won 2–1 on aggregate.''League Path
''Fenerbahçe won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Kyiv won 9–2 on aggregate.''Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2024.Seeding
A total of 20 teams played in the third qualifying round – 12 in the Champions Path and 8 in the League Path. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. Prior to the draw, UEFA formed groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team for the first leg. ;NotesSummary
The first legs were played on 6 and 7 August, and the second legs were played on 13 August 2024. The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective paths. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League league phase.Champions Path
''Qarabağ won 8–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Bratislava won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sparta Prague won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malmö FF won 6–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bodø/Glimt won 5–1 on aggregate.''League Path
''Slavia Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lille won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Kyiv won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Bull Salzburg won 5–4 on aggregate.''Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024.Seeding
A total of 14 teams played in the play-off round – 10 in the Champions Path and 4 in the League Path. Seeding of the teams was based on their 2024 UEFA club coefficients. Before the draw, UEFA could form groups of seeded and unseeded teams per the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie was the home team for the first leg. ;NotesSummary
The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 August 2024. The winners of the ties advanced to theChampions Path
''Young Boys won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo Zagreb won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Slovan Bratislava won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sparta Prague won 4–0 on aggregate.''League Path
''Lille won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Bull Salzburg won 3–1 on aggregate.''Notes
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