This season’s Europa League subordinate complement explained

Qualifying for a 2018/19 UEFA Europa League spans some-more than dual months, involves 178 teams and will entail 314 fixtures. Allow us to mangle it down step by step.

THIS SEASON’S CALENDAR

Preliminary round

Draw: 12 June
Fixtures: 28 Jun 5 July

Teams: 14
Already known: 14

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How it works
There were 7 two-legged rough turn ties, with a winners move to a initial subordinate round. The losers bent out of Europe.

First subordinate round

Draw: 20 June
Fixtures: 12 19 July

Teams: 94
Already known: 87
Unknown: 7 (preliminary turn winners)

How it works
There were 47 two-legged initial subordinate turn ties, with a winners move to a categorical trail of a second subordinate round. The losers bent out of Europe.

Second subordinate round

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Highlights of a 2017/18 final in Lyon

At this stage, subordinate splits into dual paths – a champions trail and a categorical path. The champions trail is for domestic pretension holders separated during several stages of UEFA Champions League qualifying; a categorical trail will be comprised of some involuntary entrants and some teams parachuting in from a joining track of UEFA Champions League qualifying.

Champions path

Draw: 19 June
Fixtures: 26 Jul 2 August

Teams: 19
Already known: 0
Unknown: 19 (16 losers of a UEFA Champions League initial subordinate round; 3 losers of a UEFA Champions League rough round)

How it works
Firstly, an additional pull on 19 Jun will confirm one organisation given a bye to a third subordinate round. That leaves 18 sides, 9 seeded and 9 unseeded. There will be 9 two-legged fixtures, with a winners surpassing to a third subordinate round. The losers will be out of Europe.

Main path

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Draw: 20 June
Fixtures: 26 Jul 2 August

Teams: 74
Already known: 27
Unknown: 47 (first subordinate turn winners)

How it works
There will be 37 two-legged ties, with a winners going into a categorical trail of a third subordinate round. The losers will be out of Europe.

Third subordinate round

Draw: 23 July
Fixtures: 9 16 August

Champions path

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Teams: 20
Already known: 0
Unknown: 20 (10 champions trail winners of a second subordinate round; 10 champions trail losers of a UEFA Champions League second subordinate round)

How it works
There will be 10 two-legged ties, with a winners going into a champions trail play-offs. The losers will be out of Europe.

Main path

Teams: 52
Already known: 13
Unknown: 39 (37 categorical trail winners of a second subordinate round; 2 joining trail losers of a UEFA Champions League second subordinate round)

How it works
There will be 26 two-legged ties, with a winners going into a categorical trail play-offs. The losers will be out of Europe.

Play-offs

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Draw: 6 August
Fixtures: 23 30 August

Champions path

Teams: 16
Already known: 0
Unknown: 16 (10 champions trail winners of a third subordinate round; 6 champions trail losers of a UEFA Champions League third subordinate round)

How it works
There will be 8 two-legged ties, with a winners going into a organisation stage. The losers will be out of Europe.

Main path

Teams: 26
Already known: 0
Unknown: 26 (main trail winners of a third subordinate round)

How it works
There will be 13 two-legged ties, with a winners going into a organisation stage. The losers will be out of Europe.