This article details the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.
Each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the away goals rule was applied; i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time was played, divided into two 15-minute halves. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time; i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shootout.
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Teams
Below are the 160 teams involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds.[2] The 37 winners of the play-off round qualified for the group stage to join the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round, and the title holders, Atlético Madrid.[3]
In each round, teams were seeded based on their 2010 UEFA club coefficients.[4] Prior to the draw, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association not drawn against each other.
† Unseeded teams from the first qualifying round that qualified for the second qualifying round, effectively taking the coefficient and seeding of their first qualifying round opponents in this draw.
Summary
The first legs were played on 15 July, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 July 2010.
^Original match abandoned in the 80th minute due to adverse weather conditions, with MYPA leading 1–0. The match was replayed on 23 July 2010 at 18:30 CEST from the beginning.[5]
^UEFA awarded Győri ETO a 3–0 win due to Atyrau fielding a suspended player in the first leg.[6] The original match had ended in a 2–0 win for Győri ETO.
^UEFA awarded Budućnost Podgorica a 3–0 win due to Baku fielding a suspended player in the first leg.[6] The original match had ended in a 2–1 win for Baku.
† Unseeded teams from the second qualifying round that qualified for the third qualifying round, effectively taking the coefficient and seeding of their second qualifying round opponents in this draw.
Summary
The first legs were played on 27 and 29 July, and the second legs were played on 3 and 5 August 2010.
^UEFA awarded Győri ETO a 3–0 win due to Atyrau fielding a suspended player in the first leg.[6] The original match had ended in a 2–0 win for Győri ETO.
^Original match abandoned in the 80th minute due to adverse weather conditions, with MYPA leading 1–0. The match was replayed on 23 July 2010 at 18:30 CEST from the beginning.[5]
^UEFA awarded Budućnost Podgorica a 3–0 win due to Baku fielding a suspended player in the first leg.[6] The original match had ended in a 2–1 win for Baku.
Note: Between the 1999–2000 and 2008–09 seasons, the competition was still known as the UEFA Cup. All seasons are included following the competition's absorption of the Cup Winners' Cup.
