While the pre-season friendly period has just kicked off for our Red Bulls, we’re taking a look ahead to see which opponents might await us in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. We dove deep into the coefficient rankings and crunched the numbers on every possible scenario to arrive at the list below.

The draw for the third qualifying round takes place on 20 July, with matches scheduled for 6 August and 13 August. We are confirmed as a seeded team, which - based on the current standings - results in the following potential qualifying opponents for us:

Overview of possible opponents

From 1st qualifying round

Qarabag FK (AZB)
Sheriff Tiraspol (MOL)
Hajduk Split (CRO)
CSKA Sofia (BUL)
MSK Zilina (SVK)
Vojvodina Novi Sad (SRB)
NK Aluminij (SLO)
Derry City (IRL)
IF Vestri (ISL)

From 2nd qualifying round

Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)
RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
Pafos FC (CYP)
Twente Enschede (NED)
Hammarby IF (SWE)

Qualifying straight for third qualifying round

Jagiellonia Bialystok (POL)

Losers of a second Champions League qualifying clash

Gornik Zabrze (POL)
Fenerbahce (TUR)

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Overview of potential Europa League qualifying opponents