This article details the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.
This table shows the path of all 174 teams involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, including the 15 losing teams from the Champions League third qualifying round which joined at the play-off round (marked by CL).
[2] 38 teams qualified for the group stage to join the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round.
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 22 June 2009.
Clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient; teams with a coefficient of at least 1.332 were seeded.
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 22 June 2009, immediately after the first qualifying round draw.
As the draw for the second qualifying round took place before the first qualifying round was completed, the teams were seeded assuming the seeded side in the previous round would be victorious.
Both the first and second legs between Bnei Yehuda and Dinaburg and between Rapid Wien and Vllaznia were under investigation by UEFA and German authorities for possible match-fixing.
Paços de Ferreira won 1–0 on aggregate.
Bnei Yehuda won 5–0 on aggregate.
Sigma Olomouc won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 8–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 5–0 on aggregate.
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 17 July 2009.
Clubs were separated into seven groups of seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient; teams with a coefficient of at least 7.826 were seeded.
[7] As the draw for the third qualifying round took place before the second qualifying round was completed, the teams were seeded assuming the seeded side in the previous round would be victorious.
The first leg between Fenerbahçe and Honvéd and the second leg between Interblock and Metalurh Donetsk were under investigation by UEFA and German authorities for possible match-fixing.
[5] Bnei Yehuda won 2–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 5–4 on aggregate.
Hapoel Tel Aviv won 4–2 on aggregate.
Rapid Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2009.
For the draw, clubs were separated into eight groups of seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient.
Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Rapid Wien won on away goals.
3–3 on aggregate; Dinamo București won 9–8 on penalties.
1–1 on aggregate; Club Brugge won 4–3 on penalties.
Werder Bremen won 8–3 on aggregate.