The list of potential opponents for Qarabag FK in the early rounds of the UEFA Champions League has been revealed, with 32 of the 38 clubs confirmed to take part in the first two qualifying rounds via the Champions Path.
Azerbaijani champions Qarabag will enter the tournament in the second qualifying round, skipping the first stage. Coach Gurban Gurbanov’s team will be seeded during the draw, Idman.biz reports.
Qarabag’s possible opponents include winners of first-round ties, such as RFS, Lincoln Red Imps, KuPS, TNS, Drita, Breidablik, Budućnost, and Linfield.
Champions League, Champions Path
First Qualifying Round
Seeded:
Ludogorets (Bulgaria)
FCSB (Romania)
Olimpija (Slovenia)
Malmö (Sweden)
Žalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania)
RFS (Latvia)
Zrinjski (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar)
KuPS (Finland)
TNS (Wales)
Drita (Kosovo)
Breidablik (Iceland)
Linfield (Northern Ireland)
Budućnost (Montenegro)
Unseeded:
Inter Club d’Escaldes (Andorra)
Shkëndija (North Macedonia)
Levadia (Estonia)
Dinamo Minsk (Belarus)
Ħamrun Spartans (Malta)
Milsami (Moldova)
Kairat (Kazakhstan)
Noah (Armenia)
Differdange (Luxembourg)
Iberia (Georgia)
Víkingur (Faroe Islands)
Shelbourne (Ireland)
Egnatia (Albania)
Virtus (San Marino)
Second Qualifying Round
Seeded:
København (Denmark)
Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Ferencváros (Hungary)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
Qarabağ (Azerbaijan)
Winner of Ludogorets’ tie
Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
Winner of FCSB’s tie
Lech Poznań (Poland)
Winner of Olimpija’s tie
Winner of Malmö’s tie
Unseeded:
Rijeka (Croatia)
Winner of Žalgiris’ tie
Pafos FC (Cyprus)
Winner of RFS’ tie
Winner of Zrinjski’s tie
Winner of Lincoln’s tie
Winner of KuPS’ tie
Winner of TNS’ tie
Winner of Drita’s tie
Winner of Breidablik’s tie
Winner of Linfield’s tie
Winner of Budućnost’s tie
League Path – Second Qualifying Round
Seeded:
Rangers (Scotland)
Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic)
Unseeded:
Panathinaikos (Greece)
Servette (Switzerland)
Brann (Norway)
Draw Dates:
First qualifying round: June 17
Second qualifying round: June 18
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
