any real groupings in the sense of the competition. Teams There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying: Champions Route, which included all domestic champions which had not qualified for the group stage. League Route (also called the Non-champions Path or the Best-placed Path), which included all domestic non-champions which had not qualified for the group stage. A total of 56 teams (41 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advanced to the group stage to join the 22 teams which entered in the group stage. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage. Below are the participating teams (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds. Champions Route League Route First qualifying round Seeding A total of eight teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 22 June 2015. Summary The first legs were played on 30 June and 1 July, and the second legs were played on 7 July 2015. |} Matches Lincoln Red Imps won 2–1 on aggregate. 1–1 on aggregate; Crusaders won on away goals. Pyunik won 4–2 on aggregate. The New Saints won 6–2 on aggregate. Second qualifying round Seeding A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round: 30 teams which entered in this round, and the four winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 22 June 2015. Notes Summary The first legs were played on 14 and 15 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 July 2015. |} Notes Matches Maccabi Tel Aviv won 6–3 on aggregate. 1–1 on aggregate; APOEL won on away goals. Qarabağ won 1–0 on aggregate. Lech Poznań won 3–0 on aggregate. Astana won 3–2 on aggregate. BATE Borisov won 2–1 on aggregate. HJK won 4–1 on aggregate. Midtjylland won 3–0 on aggregate. Molde won 5–1 on aggregate. Malmö FF won 1–0 on aggregate. Celtic won 6–1 on aggregate. Steaua București won 4–3 on aggregate. Partizan won 3–0 on aggregate. Milsami Orhei won 3–1 on aggregate. Dinamo Zagreb won 4–1 on aggregate. Skënderbeu won 6–4 on aggregate. Videoton won 2–1 on aggregate. Third qualifying