West Ham United will hope to avenge their third qualifying round defeat last season by Astra Giurgiu while newcomers Sassuolo face Crvena zvezda after the UEFA Europa League play-off draw was made.

UEFA Europa League play-off draw

Astana (KAZ) v BATE Borisov (BLR)

AEK Larnaca (CYP) v Slovan Liberec (CZE)

Arouca (POR) v Olympiacos (GRE)

Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) v PAOK (GRE)

Midtjylland (DEN) v Osmanlıspor (TUR)

Austria Wien (AUT) v Rosenborg (NOR)

Trenčín (SVK) v Rapid Wien (AUT)

Beitar Jerusalem (ISR)v Saint-Étienne (FRA)

Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO) v Genk (BEL)

Vojvodina (SRB) v AZ Alkmaar (NED)

Maribor (SVN) v Qäbälä (AZE)

Gent (BEL) v Shkëndija (MKD)

Slavia Praha (CZE) v Anderlecht (BEL)

İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) v Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

Astra Giurgiu (ROU) v West Ham United (ENG)

SønderjyskE (DEN) v Sparta Praha (CZE)

Fenerbahçe (TUR) v Grasshoppers (SUI)

Sassuolo (ITA) v Crvena zvezda (SRB)

Brøndby (DEN) v Panathinaikos (GRE)

IFK Göteborg (SWE) v Qarabağ (AZE)

Krasnodar (RUS) v Partizani Tirana (ALB)

Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) v Hajduk Split (CRO)



Matches

Ties will be played on 18 and 25 August, with the 22 winners qualifying for the UEFA Europa League draw, which takes place in Monaco on Friday 26 August. Also in that draw will be the 16 automatic entrants and the ten teams defeated in the UEFA Champions League play-offs.

Bye to group stage: Schalke (GER), Zenit (RUS), Manchester United (ENG) Athletic Club (ESP), Internazionale Milano (ITA), Fiorentina (ITA), Braga (POR), Standard Liège (BEL), Celta Vigo (ESP), Feyenoord (NED), Mainz (GER), FC Zürich (SUI), Southampton (ENG), Nice (FRA), Zorya Luhansk (UKR), Konyaspor (TUR)

Road to the final

Group stage

Matchday one: 15 September

Matchday two: 29 Septemer

Matchday three: 20 October

Matchday four: 3 November

Matchday five: 24 November

Matchday six: 8 December

Top two in all 12 groups are joined by eight teams transferring from the UEFA Champions League in the knockout phase.

Knockout phase

Round of 32 draw: 12 December, Nyon

Round of 32, first leg: 16 February

Round of 32, second leg: 23 February

Round of 16 draw: 24 February, Nyon

Round of 16, first leg: 9 March

Round of 16, second leg: 16 March

Quarter-final draw: 17 March, Nyon

Quarter-finals, first leg: 13 April

Quarter-finals, second leg: 20 April

Semi-final draw: 21 April, Nyon

Semi-final, first leg: 4 May

Semi-final, second leg: 11 May

Final: 24 May (Friends Arena, Solna)