The2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase decided the 62 teams that would participate in the finalplay-off round of qualifying.
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland.[1]
| Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
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| First qualifying round | 25 June 2012, 13:30 | 5 July 2012 | 12 July 2012 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 July 2012 | 26 July 2012 | |
| Third qualifying round | 20 July 2012, 13:30 | 2 August 2012 | 9 August 2012 |
| Play-off round | 10 August 2012, 13:30 | 23 August 2012 | 30 August 2012 |
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Each tie was played overtwo legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. In the event that aggregate score finished level, theaway goals rule would be applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes ofextra time would be played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team would advance by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided bypenalty shootout.[2]
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their 2012UEFA club coefficients,[3] with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known. The seeding in these draws (or in any cases where the results of a tie in the previous round were not known at the time of draw) was carried out under the assumption that the higher-ranked teams of the previous round would advance to this round, which means if a lower-ranked team were to advance, it would simply take the seeding of its defeated opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.
Below were the 168 teams involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds (including 14 losing teams from theChampions League third qualifying round which entered the play-off round).[4] The 31 winners of the play-off round qualified for thegroup stage to join the 7 automatic qualifiers and the 10 losing teams from theChampions League play-off round.
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The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 25 June 2012.[5] The first legs were played on 3 and 5 July, and the second legs were played on 10 and 12 July 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Narva Trans  | 0–7[a] |  Inter Baku | 0–5 | 0–2 |
MTK Budapest  | 2–3[a] |  Senica | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Tirana  | 2–0 |  Grevenmacher | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Torpedo Kutaisi  | 1–2 |  Aktobe | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Borac Banja Luka  | 3–3 (a) |  Čelik Nikšić | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Baku | 0–2 |  Mura 05 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
IF Elfsborg  | 12–0 |  Floriana | 8–0 | 4–0 |
Renova  | 8–0 |  Libertas | 4–0 | 4–0 |
FC Santa Coloma  | 1–4 |  Osijek | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Jagodina  | 0–1 | Ordabasy | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Differdange 03 | 6–0 |  NSÍ | 3–0 | 3–0 |
Crusaders  | 0–4[a] |  Rosenborg | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Cefn Druids  | 0–5[a] |  MYPA | 0–0 | 0–5 |
| Levadia Tallinn | 2–2 (a)[a] |  Šiauliai | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Bohemians  | 1–5 |  Þór | 0–0 | 1–5 |
| Sarajevo | 9–6 | Hibernians | 5–2 | 4–4 |
Twente  | 9–0 | UE Santa Coloma | 6–0 | 3–0 |
| Rudar Pljevlja | 1–2 |  Shirak | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Flamurtari | 0–3 | Honvéd | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Dacia Chișinău  | 2–0 | Celje | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Sūduva | 3–3 (a) |  Daugava Daugavpils | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| KuPS | 3–2 | Llanelli | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Cliftonville | 1–4[a] | Kalmar FF | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 0–10 |  Gomel | 0–6 | 0–4 |
| FH | 3–1 |  Eschen/Mauren | 2–1 | 1–0 |
Lech Poznań  | 3–1 | Zhetysu | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Khazar Lankaran | 4–2 | Nõmme Kalju | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Birkirkara | 2–2 (a) | Metalurg Skopje | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Pyunik | 2–4[a] | Zeta | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Teuta | 1–9 | Metalurgi Rustavi | 0–3 | 1–6 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 6–0 | Jeunesse Esch | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| EB/Streymur | 3–3 (a) | Gandzasar Kapan | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2–2 (a) | ÍBV | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| La Fiorita | 0–6[a] | Liepājas Metalurgs | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| JJK | 4–3 | Stabæk | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Bangor City | 1–2[a] | Zimbru Chișinău | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Shkëndija | 1–2 | Portadown | 0–0 | 1–2 |
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The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 25 June 2012, immediately after the first qualifying round draw.[5] The first legs were played on 19 July, and the second legs were played on 26 July 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Khazar Lankaran | 1–2 | Lech Poznań | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Eskişehirspor  | 3–1 |  St Johnstone | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Hajduk Split | 2–1 | Skonto | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| AIK | 2–1 | FH | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Renova | 1–2 | Gomel | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 6–7 | Red Star Belgrade | 3–4 | 3–3 |
| Vojvodina | 5–1 | Sūduva | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| JJK | 3–3 (a) | Zeta | 3–2 | 0–1 |
Young Boys  | 1–1 (4–1p) | Zimbru Chișinău | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv  | 5–7 | Vitesse | 4–4 | 1–3 |
| Tirana | 1–6 | Aalesund | 1–1 | 0–5 |
Metalurh Donetsk  | 11–2 | Čelik Nikšić | 7–0 | 4–2 |
Maccabi Netanya  | 2–2 (a) | KuPS | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Mladá Boleslav  | 4–0 | Þór | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Levadia Tallinn | 1–6 |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Milsami Orhei | 4–5 | Aktobe | 4–2 | 0–3 |
| Slaven Belupo | 10–2 | Portadown | 6–0 | 4–2 |
| Servette | 5–1 | Gandzasar Kapan | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Twente | 6–1 | Inter Turku | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Žalgiris | 2–6 |  Admira Wacker Mödling | 1–1 | 1–5 |
| Osijek | 1–6 | Kalmar FF | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 1–1 (a) | Videoton | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Rapid București  | 5–1 | MYPA | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Metalurgi Rustavi | 1–5[a] | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Mura 05 | 1–1 (a) | CSKA Sofia | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Inter Baku | 2–2 (2–4p) |  Asteras Tripolis | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Differdange 03 | 2–4[a] |  Gent | 0–1 | 2–3 |
Anzhi Makhachkala  | 5–0 | Honvéd | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Levski Sofia | 2–3 | Sarajevo | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 3–7 | Legia Warsaw | 2–2 | 1–5 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–1 (a) | Ried | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 3–0 | Shirak | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Rosenborg | 4–3 | Ordabasy | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Spartak Trnava | 4–2 | Sligo Rovers | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Dacia Chișinău | 1–2 | IF Elfsborg | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Široki Brijeg | 2–3 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| APOEL | 3–0 | Senica | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 6–1 | Metalurg Skopje | 3–1 | 3–0 |
AGF  | 2–5 | Dila Gori | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 0–1 | Tromsø | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
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The draw for the third qualifying rounds was held on 20 July 2012.[6] The first legs were played on 2 August, and the second legs were played on 9 August 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Videoton | 4–0 | Gent | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| AIK | 3–1 | Lech Poznań | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Eskişehirspor | 1–4 |  Marseille | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 (6–5p) | Omonia | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Sarajevo | 2–2 (a) | Zeta | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Admira Wacker Mödling | 2–4 | Sparta Prague | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Kalmar FF | 1–3 | Young Boys | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Dundee United | 2–7 | Dynamo Moscow | 2–2 | 0–5 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2–3 | Mura 05 | 0–3[a] | 2–0 |
| KuPS | 1–6[b] | Bursaspor | 1–0 | 0–6 |
| Steaua București | 3–1 | Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Gomel | 0–4 |  Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Ried | 3–4 | Legia Warsaw | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–5 |  Hannover 96 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Servette | 1–1 (a) | Rosenborg | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Athletic Bilbao  | 4–3 | Slaven Belupo | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 4–0 | Vitesse | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 1–1 (a) |  Marítimo | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Heerenveen | 4–1[b] | Rapid București | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 0–7 | Viktoria Plzeň | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| Horsens | 4–3 | IF Elfsborg | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| APOEL | 3–1 | Aalesund | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Hajduk Split | 2–3[b] |  Internazionale | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Vojvodina | 2–3 | Rapid Wien | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Genk | 4–2 | Aktobe | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Tromsø | 2–1 | Metalurh Donetsk | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Twente | 4–0 | Mladá Boleslav | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 1–6 | PAOK | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Dila Gori | 3–1 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 0–1 | 3–0[c] |
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Notes
The draw for the play-off round was held on 10 August 2012.[9] The first legs were played on 22 and 23 August, and the second legs were played on 28 and 30 August 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Anzhi Makhachkala | 6–0 | AZ | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| Neftçi | 4–2[a] | APOEL | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Atromitos | 1–2 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Tromsø | 3–3 (a) | Partizan | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Vaslui | 2–4 | Internazionale | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 9–3 | HJK | 6–0 | 3–3 |
| Marítimo | 3–0 | Dila Gori | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Molde | 4–1 | Heerenveen | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Debrecen | 1–7 | Club Brugge | 0–3 | 1–4 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–2 | Marseille | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Trabzonspor | 0–0 (2–4p) | Videoton | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Midtjylland | 2–3 | Young Boys | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 4–10 | Hannover 96 | 3–5 | 1–5 |
| Dinamo București | 1–4 | Metalist Kharkiv | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Horsens | 1–6 | Sporting CP | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| F91 Dudelange | 1–7[a] | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Feyenoord | 2–4 | Sparta Prague | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Motherwell | 0–3 | Levante | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2–3 | Bordeaux | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Lokeren | 2–2 (a) | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Mura 05 | 1–5[a] | Lazio | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| AIK | 2–1 | CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2–3 | Rosenborg | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Bursaspor | 4–5 | Twente | 3–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Ekranas | 0–5[a] | Steaua București | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Slovan Liberec | 4–6 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2–2 | 2–4 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | Dynamo Moscow | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| PAOK | 2–4 | Rapid Wien | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Luzern | 2–3 | Genk | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Zeta | 0–14 | PSV Eindhoven | 0–5 | 0–9 |
There were 757 goals in 274 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.76 goals per match.
Top goalscorers[edit]
Source: UEFA[10] | Top assists[edit]
Source: UEFA[11] |
