This article details the 2009âÂÂ10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.
All times are CEST ().
This table shows the path of all 174 teams involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, including the 15 losing teams from the Champions League third qualifying round which joined at the play-off round (marked by CL). 38 teams qualified for the group stage to join the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round.
<section begin=Q1 /> The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 22 June 2009.<section end=Q1 /> Clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient; teams with a coefficient of at least 1.332 were seeded. In the draw, teams were split into five groups, each containing four or five seeded and unseeded teams.
<section begin=Q2 /> The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 22 June 2009, immediately after the first qualifying round draw.<section end=Q2 /> Clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient. Teams with a coefficient of at least 1.958 were seeded, except Lahti, the lowest ranked of the teams from Finland. As the draw for the second qualifying round took place before the first qualifying round was completed, the teams were seeded assuming the seeded side in the previous round would be victorious.
<section begin=Q3 /> The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 17 July 2009.<section end=Q3 /> Clubs were separated into seven groups of seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient; teams with a coefficient of at least 7.826 were seeded. As the draw for the third qualifying round took place before the second qualifying round was completed, the teams were seeded assuming the seeded side in the previous round would be victorious. As a result, QarabaÃÂ, Petrovac and Slavija were also seeded as they beat teams who would have been seeded.
<section begin=PO /> The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2009.<section end=PO /> For the draw, clubs were separated into eight groups of seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient. Teams with a coefficient of at least 12.890 were seeded.