Europa League Playoff Round Draw

The draw for the Europa League's playoff round took place on Friday. 

The opening games of all series are slated to be played on Thursday, August 20, with the return contests to take place the following Thursday.  The winners would advance to the Europa League's group stage.

An asterisk will indicate club that was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round.

The game-one hosts are listed first.

Rheindorf Altach (Austria) vs. Belenenses (Portugal)

MSK Zilina (Slovakia) vs. Athletic Bilbao (Spain)

Steaua Bucharest* (Romania) vs. Rosenborg BK (Norway)

Zorya Luhansk (Ukraine) vs. Legia Warsaw (Poland)

FC Viktoria Plzen* (Czech Republic) vs. FK Vojvodina (Serbia)

Milsami Orhei* (Moldova) vs. Saint-Etienne (France)

Ajax Amsterdam* (Netherlands) vs. FK Baumit Jablonec (Czech Republic)

BSC Young Boys* (Switzerland) vs. Qarabag FK* (Azerbaijan)

Molde FK* (Norway) vs. Standard Liege (Belgium)

PAOK FC (Greece) vs. Brondby (Denmark)

FC Girondis de Bordeaux (France) vs. FC Kairat (Kazakhstan)

Lech Poznan* (Poland) vs. Videoton FC* (Hungary)

FC Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) vs. FC Red Bull Salzburg* (Austria)

FK Rabotnicki (Macedonia) vs. FC Rubin Kazan (Russia)

FC Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic) vs. Hajduk Split (Croatia)

Atromitos (Greece) vs. Fenerbahce* (Turkey)

Gabala FK (Azerbaijan) vs. Panathinaikos* (Greece)

Southampton (England) vs. FC Midtjylland* (Denmark)

FC Astra Giurgiu (Romania) vs. AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands)

Odds BK (Norway) vs. Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

FC Krasnodar (Russia) vs. HJK Helsinki* (Finland)

Sparta Prague* (Czech Republic) vs. FC Thun (Switzerland)