▁promoted ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁to ▁the ▁play - off ▁round . ▁The ▁domestic ▁cup ▁w inners ▁of ▁association ▁ 1 9 ▁( C zech ▁Republic ) ▁are ▁promoted ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁qual ifying ▁round . ▁The ▁domestic ▁cup ▁w inners ▁of ▁associations ▁ 3 3 ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁( Rep ublic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Sloven ia ) ▁are ▁promoted ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁qual ifying ▁round . ▁ ▁Red ist ribution ▁rules ▁A ▁Europa ▁League ▁place ▁is ▁vac ated ▁when ▁a ▁team ▁qual ifies ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁Champions ▁League ▁and ▁the ▁Europa ▁League , ▁or ▁qual ifies ▁for ▁the ▁Europa ▁League ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁method . ▁When ▁a ▁place ▁is ▁vac ated , ▁it ▁is ▁red ist ributed ▁within ▁the ▁national ▁association ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁rules : ▁When ▁the ▁domestic ▁cup ▁w inners ▁( cons ider ed ▁as ▁the ▁" high est - pla ced " ▁qual ifier ▁within ▁the ▁national ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁starting ▁round ) ▁also ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Champions ▁League , ▁their ▁Europa ▁League ▁place ▁is ▁vac ated . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁either ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁teams ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Europa ▁League : ▁The ▁domestic ▁cup ▁run ners - up , ▁provided ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁yet ▁qualified ▁for ▁European ▁compet itions , ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Europa ▁League ▁as ▁the ▁" low est - pla ced " ▁qual ifier ▁( with ▁the ▁earliest ▁starting ▁round ), ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁Europa