Champions League 3rd round qualifiers: Results, fixtures, schedule, dates, times after draw

Kyle Bonn

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The third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League has produced several enticing ties as clubs including Europa League finalists Rangers bid to make it to the group stage of Europe's most prestigious club competition.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side will face Belgian opposition in Union Saint-Gilloise over two legs — and they will have extra confidence because the second leg is scheduled for their Ibrox home.

Moldovan club Sheriff will be dreaming of more upsets after beating the eventual champions, Real Madrid, in their group stage debut at the start of the 2021/22 campaign.

Among the other eye-catching fixtures, former finalists Monaco take on Dutch heavyweights PSV Eindhoven. The Sporting News brings you the full draw.

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Champions League 3rd qualifying round fixtures and results

First team listed was unseeded in the draw and hosts the first leg.

Champions Path

Match Leg 1 Leg 2
Maccabi Haifa (Israel) vs. Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) Wed, Aug. 3 Tue, Aug. 9
Ludogorets (Bulgaria) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) Tue, Aug. 2 Tue, Aug. 9
FC Sheriff (Moldova) vs. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Rep.) Tue, Aug. 2 Tue, Aug. 9
Bodo/Glimt (Norway) vs. Zalgiris (Lithuania) Wed, Aug. 3 Tue, Aug. 9
FK Qarabag (Azerbaijan) vs. Ferencvaros (Hungary) Wed, Aug. 3 Tue, Aug. 9
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) vs. Pyunik (Armenia) Wed, Aug. 3 Tue, Aug. 9

League Path

Match Leg 1 Leg 2
AS Monaco (France) vs. PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) Tue, Aug. 2 Tue, Aug. 9
Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) vs. Sturm Graz (Austria) Wed, Aug. 3 Tue, Aug. 9
Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) vs. Rangers (Scotland) Tue, Aug. 2 Tue, Aug. 9
Benfica (Portugal) vs. FC Midtjylland (Denmark) Tue, Aug. 2 Tue, Aug. 9

The matchups were determined at the Third Qualifying Round Draw, which took place at 6 a.m. ET (11 a.m. BST) on July 18, 2022 from the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Teams in Champions League 3rd round qualifying

The teams that are in the third round of qualifying find themselves either on the Champions Path or on the League Path. 

Champions Path

The teams in the Champions Path all earned their place in the competition by winning their domestic league title in its previous full season.

Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) and Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) enter the competition for the first time at this stage. 

Country Club Seeded/
Unseeded
How Qualified
Armenia FC Pyunik Seeded 1st - Armenian Premier League
Azerbaijan Qarabag Unseeded 1st - Azerbaijan Premier League
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Unseeded 1st - First Professional Football League
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Seeded 1st - Croatian HNL
Cyprus Apollon Limassol Seeded 1st - Cypriot First Division
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzen Seeded 1st - Czech First League
Hungary Ferencvaros Seeded 1st - Nemzeti Bajnoksag
Israel Maccabi Haifa Unseeded 1st - Israeli Premier League
Lithuania Zalgiris Seeded 1st - A Lyga
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Unseeded 1st - Moldovan Nat. Division
Norway Bodo/Glimt Unseeded 1st - Eliteserien
Serbia Red Star Belgrade Unseeded 1st - Serbian SuperLiga

League Path

The teams in the League Path all earned their place in the competition by securing qualifying positions in their domestic league's previous full season, but they did not win their domestic championship.

Benfica (Portugal), Rangers (Scotland), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) AS Monaco (France), Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium), and Sturm Graz (Austria) all enter the tournament at this stage. They join Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) and FC Midtjylland (Denmark) who survived the second round of qualifying.

Country Club Seeded/
Unseeded
How qualified
Austria Strum Graz Seeded 2nd - Austrian Bundesliga
Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Unseeded 2nd - Belgian First Division
Denmark FC Midtjylland Seeded 2nd - Danish Superliga
France AS Monaco Unseeded 3rd - Ligue 1
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Seeded 2nd - Eredivisie
Portugal Benfica Unseeded 3rd - Primeira Liga
Scotland Rangers Seeded 2nd - Scottish Premiership
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Unseeded 2nd - Ukrainian Premier League

How the Champions League third qualifying round draw works

The third qualifying round draw took place before the results of the second qualifying round were complete, and because of this, the seeding was determined by taking the highest ranked team in each matchup per the UEFA club coefficient. 

That's why there are lower-ranked teams in the UEFA club coefficient that find themselves as seeded teams in the third round of qualifying.

In the draw, seeded teams were drawn against unseeded teams in both the Champions Path and League Path to create the matchups for the third qualifying round. A separate draw was completed for each path.

There were also eight teams — two in the Champions Path and six in the League Path — that entered the competition in the third qualifying round, and their presence was guaranteed. 

Winners from the third qualifying round will advance to the playoff round, which is the final stage of the Champions League qualifying rounds before the group stage. The playoffs will determine the final six teams to joint the group stage of the competition. 

How to watch UEFA Champions League 2022/23

Country TV channel Streaming
UK BT Sport 1/BT Sport Ultimate BT Sport app, BT Sport YouTube
USA CBS (EN), Univision/TUDN (ESP) fuboTV, Paramount+, ViX
Australia 9Gem Stan Sport
Canada  — DAZN

Select matches from the Champions League preliminary rounds are available for broadcast, chosen by the broadcast partner for each market.

Per UEFA, other select matches are made available for streaming by the home team, often via their official YouTube page.

Champions League schedule 2022/23

Preliminary and qualifying rounds schedule

Round Draw 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Preliminary round June 7, 2022 June 21, 2022 June 24, 2022
First qualifying round June 14, 2022 July 5-6, 2022 July 12-13, 2022
Second qualifying round June 15, 2022 July 19-20, 2022 July 26-27, 2022
Third qualifying round July 18, 2022 Aug. 2-3, 2022 Aug. 9-10, 2022
Playoff round Aug. 1, 2022 Aug. 16-17, 2022 Aug. 23-24, 2022

Group stage schedule

The draw for the 2022/23 Champions League group stage will take place on Aug. 25, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Matchday Dates
1 Sept. 6-7, 2022
2 Sept. 13-14, 2022
3 Oct. 4-5, 2022
4 Oct. 11-12, 2022
5 Oct. 25-26, 2022
6 Nov. 1-2, 2022

Knockout stage schedule

The draw for the 2022/23 Champions League Round of 16 will take place on Nov. 7, 2022. The draw for the rest of the 2022/23 Champions League knockout stage will take place on March 17, 2023.

Round 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Round of 16 Feb. 14-22, 2023 Mar. 7-15, 2023
Quarterfinals Apr. 11-12, 2023 Apr. 18-19, 2023
Semifinals May 9-10, 2023 May 16-17, 2023
Final June 10, 2023

Kyle Bonn

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Kyle Bonn, is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.