When and where is the draw?

The draw takes place on Friday 2 October at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.



Teams

91.000 Arsenal (ENG)

80.000 Roma (ITA)

77.000 Napoli (ITA)

70.000 Benfica*** (POR)

61.000 Leverkusen (GER)

56.000 Villarreal (ESP)

44.000 CSKA Moskva (RUS)

41.000 Braga (POR)

39.500 Gent** (BEL)

30.500 Sparta Praha (CZE)

27.500 Slavia Praha** (CZE)

22.000 Rapid Wien*** (AUT)

22.000 Leicester (ENG)

21.000 PAOK** (GRE)

20.456 Real Sociedad (ESP)

18.500 AZ Alkmaar*** (NED)

17.000 Feyenoord (NED)

16.500 Maccabi Tel-Aviv** (ISR)

15.000 Molde** (NOR)

14.956 Hoffenheim (GER)

12.500 Zorya Luhansk (UKR)

11.849 LOSC (FRA)

11.849 Nice (FRA)

7.580 Royal Antwerp (BEL)

6.720 Sivasspor (TUR)

6.585 Wolfsberg (AUT)

5.350 Omonoia** (CYP)

18 automatic entrants

* 21 Play-off round winners

** 6 Teams eliminated from UEFA Champions League play-off round

*** 3 Teams eliminated from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (League Path)



How the draw will work

Before the draw teams will be split into four seeding pots determined by the club coefficient rankings.

No team can play a club from their own association, with the exact draw procedure to be confirmed before the ceremony.



Match dates

Matchday 1: 22 October

Matchday 2: 29 October

Matchday 3: 5 November

Matchday 4: 26 November

Matchday 5: 3 December

Matchday 6: 10 December

Draws are provisional and are subject to the outcome of ongoing investigations and/or legal proceedings and final confirmation by UEFA.

