Draw For Europa League Playoff Round

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

The winners of the two-game series will advance to the tournament's group stage.

The series are set to open on August 18 with the return match to take place on August 25.

The game-one hosts are listed first:

FC Astana (Kazakhstan) vs. FC BATE Borisov (Belarus)

FC Arouca (Portugal) vs. Olympiacos (Greece)

FC Midtjylland (Denmark) vs. Osmanlispor (Turkey)

AS Trencin (Slovakia) vs. Rapid Vienna (Austria)

Lokomotiva Zagreb (Croatia) vs. KRC Genk (Belgium)

AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) vs. FC Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic)

Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia) vs. PAOK FC (Greece)

Austria Vienna (Austria) vs. Rosenborg BK (Norway)

Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) vs. Saint-Etienne (France)

FK Vojvodina (Serbia) vs. AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands)

NK Maribor (Slovenia) vs. Gabala (Azerbaijan)

Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) vs. RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)

Astra Giurgiu (Romania) vs. West Ham United (England)

Fenerbahce (Turkey) vs. Grasshoppers (Switzerland)

Brondby (Denmark) vs. Panathinaikos (Greece)

FC Krasnodar (Russia) vs. Partizani Tirana (Albania)

KAA Gent (Belgium) vs. Shkendija (Macedonia)

Istanbul Basaksehir (Turkey) vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

SonderjyskE (Denmark) vs. Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)

US Sassuolo Calcio (Italy) vs. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)

IFK Gothenburg (Sweden) vs. Qarabag (Azerbaijan)

Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) vs. Hajduk Split (Croatia)