After the return matches of the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League took place last Thursday, all pairings for the next stage have been determined, in which spots in the main (league) stage of the tournament will be contested.

Matchups for the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League season 2025/26
“Maccabi” (Tel Aviv, Israel) — “Dynamo” (Kyiv, Ukraine)
“Shkendija” (Tetovo, North Macedonia) — “Ludogorets” (Razgrad, Bulgaria)
“Slovan” (Bratislava, Slovakia) — “Young Boys” (Bern, Switzerland)
“Malmö” (Sweden) — “Sigma” (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
“Panathinaikos” (Athens, Greece) — “Samsunspor” (Samsun, Turkey)
“Aberdeen” (Scotland) — “Steaua” (Bucharest, Romania)
“Lech” (Poznań, Poland) — “Genk” (Belgium)
“Midtjylland” (Herning, Denmark) — KuPS (Kuopio, Finland)
“Lincoln Red Imps” (Gibraltar) — “Braga” (Portugal)
“Zrinjski” (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina) — “Utrecht” (Netherlands)
“Brann” (Bergen, Norway) — AEK (Larnaca, Cyprus)
“Rijeka” (Croatia) — PAOK (Thessaloniki, Greece).
The first matches of the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers will take place on August 21 on the pitches of the teams listed first, and the return matches will be on August 28.
