- Pot 1: Atalanta, Braga, Ajax, Freiburg, Monaco, and Copenhagen headline a strong top tier, all ranked among Europe’s top 50 clubs.
- Pot 2: Brighton & Hove Albion, England’s lone Conference League entrant, take the final place, alongside Midtjylland, Red Star Belgrade, Gent, Panathinaikos, and Pafos.
- Pot 3: Getafe are joined by Lugano, KuPS, Twente, Lincoln Red Imps, and Borac Banja Luka.
- Pot 4: Heart of Midlothian represent British interest here, with Sint-Truiden, Brann, Kairat, Trabzonspor, and Universitatea Craiova completing the group.
- Pot 5: Jablonec, who defeated Rangers on penalties to qualify, are grouped with Riga, Hajduk Split, Nordsjaelland, AGF, and Inter d’Escaldes.
- Pot 6: Thun and CSKA Sofia are joined by four clubs making their full European debuts: Kauno Zalgiris, Mjallby AIF, Iberia 1999, and Egnatia.
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