The first set of draws for the 2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League has revealed 38 teams that could face Azerbaijani clubs.
These clubs represent the pool of potential opponents for the two teams that will compete on Azerbaijan’s behalf, Idman.biz reports.
In the First Qualifying Round, 52 teams will be drawn into 26 pairs, with 26 of those teams already confirmed.
The 26 winners will then join 62 teams that are exempt from the opening round. Among those, 12 clubs are set to enter the competition directly from the Second Qualifying Round.
Azerbaijan’s representatives will also begin their Conference League journey from the Second Qualifying Round. Out of Zira, Araz-Nakhchivan, and Turan Tovuz, two clubs will take part in the tournament.
Conference League — First Qualifying Round
Seeded Teams:
Shamrock Rovers (Ireland)
HJK (Finland)
KÍ Klaksvík (Faroe Islands)
Víkingur Reykjavík (Iceland)
Larne (Northern Ireland)
Paide Linnameeskond (Estonia)
St Patrick's Athletic (Ireland)
Unseeded Teams:
Daugavpils (Latvia)
SJK Seinäjoki (Finland)
NSÍ Runavík (Faroe Islands)
FK Hegelmann (Lithuania)
Nõmme Kalju (Estonia)
Dinamo Tirana (Albania)
OFK Petrovac (Montenegro)
Penybont (Wales)
FC Spaeri (Georgia)
Undecided / Awaiting Confirmation:
Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
Ordabasy (Kazakhstan)
Torpedo (Belarus)
St Joseph's (Gibraltar)
Dila Gori (Georgia)
Auda (Latvia)
Neman Grodno (Belarus)
Magpies (Gibraltar)
Torpedo Kutaisi (Georgia)
Valur (Iceland)
Conference League — Second Qualifying Round
Undecided / Awaiting Confirmation:
Viking FK (Norway)
Rosenborg (Norway)
AIK (Sweden)
Žilina (Slovakia)
Astana (Kazakhstan)
Ilves (Finland)
Drogheda United (Ireland)
HB Tórshavn (Faroe Islands)
Riga FC (Latvia)
Akureyri (Iceland)
Dungannon Swifts (Northern Ireland)
Banga (Lithuania)
The draw for the First Qualifying Round will take place on June 17, followed by the Second Qualifying Round draw the next day.
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
