Hajduk has secured its status as a top seed in the Europa League qualifiers, following Universitatea Cluj's second-place finish in the Romanian league. Craiova's dominant 5-0 win over Universitatea Cluj in the penultimate round of the Romanian league confirmed Universitatea Cluj as the league runners-up. This development ensures that Hajduk will start the qualifiers as a top seed, as Universitatea Cluj has a lower UEFA coefficient than Hajduk.

Potential Opponents Remain Uncertain

While Hajduk's top seed status is confirmed, the list of potential opponents is still not finalized and depends on the Europa League final between Aston Villa and Freiburg, scheduled for May 20.

If Aston Villa wins the Europa League, there will be a UEFA access list realignment, as the English club already secured a place in the Champions League through the Premier League. In this scenario, only 12 clubs will participate in the first qualifying round of the Europa League.

In this case, Hajduk would face six potential opponents, with four confirmed non-seeds currently being:

  • IF Vestri (Iceland)
  • Derry City (Ireland)
  • Aluminij (Slovenia)
  • Universitatea Cluj (Romania)

The most likely remaining non-seeds are Vojvodina from Serbia and Žilina from Slovakia, though this has not been mathematically confirmed.

If Freiburg wins the Europa League, there will be no realignment of the access lists, and 16 clubs will participate in the first qualifying round. In this scenario, five confirmed non-seeds are:

  • IF Vestri (Iceland)
  • Derry City (Ireland)
  • Aluminij (Slovenia)
  • Universitatea Cluj (Romania)
  • Vojvodina (Serbia)

The most likely remaining non-seeds are Žilina (Slovakia), Hammarby (Sweden), and the Bulgarian Cup winner, either CSKA Sofia or Lokomotiv Plovdiv.