The Misli Premier League champions, Qarabag, have learned two more of their potential opponents in the UEFA Champions League.
The Azerbaijani champions will enter the competition in the first qualifying round, where eight potential opponents have been identified, Idman.biz reports.
Placed in the seeded pot, Gurban Gurbanov’s team could face Levadia (Estonia) and Dinamo Minsk (Belarus), in addition to previously confirmed unseeded clubs: Kairat (Kazakhstan), Differdange (Luxembourg), Iberia (Georgia), Vikingur (Faroe Islands), Shelbourne (Ireland), and Virtus (San Marino).
It’s worth noting that, as in previous years, a team from a country that gains an extra Champions League berth may also enter, which could affect the draw and potentially involve Qarabağ, currently holding the second-highest coefficient among teams in the first round.
If Qarabağ starts from the second qualifying round, they will again be seeded and in the strong pot.
Champions League — First Qualifying Round
Seeded teams
Slovan (Slovakia)
Qarabağ (Azerbaijan)
Ludogorets (Bulgaria)
Malmö (Sweden)
Žalgiris (Lithuania)
RFS (Latvia)
Lincoln (Gibraltar)
KuPS (Finland)
TNS (Wales)
Drita (Kosovo)
Breidablik (Iceland)
Slovenian champion
Unseeded teams
Levadiya (Estonia)
Dinamo Minsk (Belarus)
Kairat (Kazakhstan)
Differdange (Luxembourg)
Iberia (Georgia)
Vikingur (Faroe Islands)
Shelbourne (Ireland)
Virtus (San Marino)
Undetermined spots
Linfield (Northern Ireland)
Budućnost (Montenegro)
Inter (Andorra)
Bosnia and Herzegovina champion
Armenia champion
Romania champion
Moldova champion
Malta champion
North Macedonia champion
Albania champion
Second Qualifying Round — Seeded Teams
Olympiacos (Greece)
Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Denmark champion
Undetermined spots
Pafos (Cyprus)
Israel champion
Poland champion
Croatia champion
Ukraine champion
Hungary champion
The draw for the first qualifying round will be held on June 17, followed by the second-round draw on June 18.
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
