Monday, June 23, 2014

Are You Kiddin'?! Already?!?!?

The draw for the first two qualifying rounds for next season's UEFA Champions League took place at Nyon, Switzerland on Monday.

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND:

The opening contests are set to be played on July 1 or 2 with the return matches taking place on July 8 or 9.  The game-one hosts are listed first.

FC Santa Coloma (Andorra) vs. FC Banats (Armenia)

Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) vs. HB (Faroe Islands)

SP La Fiorita (San Marino) vs. Levadia Tallinn (Estonia)



SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND:

The opening contests are slated for July 15 or 16 with the return matches set for July 22 or 23.  The game-one hosts are listed first.

FC BATE Borisov (Belarus) vs. Skenderbeu Korce (Albania)

Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) vs. Santa Coloma-Banats winner

Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia) vs. Aktobe (Kazakhstan)

HSK Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) vs. NK Maribor (Slovenia)

FC Sheriff (Moldova) vs. FK Sutjeska Niksic (Montenegro)

Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) vs. La Fiorita-Levadia winner

Malmo FF (Sweden) vs. Ventspils (Latvia)

Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) vs. The New Saints (Wales)

Celtic FC (Scotland) vs. KR Reykjavik (Iceland)

Clintonville FC (Northern Ireland) vs. Debreceni VSC (Hungary)

Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) vs. Lincoln Red Imps-HB winner

Legia Warsaw (Poland) vs. St. Patrick's Athletic (Republic of Ireland)

FK Rabotnicki (Macedonia) vs. HJK Helsinki (Finland)

Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) vs. Zalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania)

Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria) vs. F91 Dudelange (Luxembourg)

Valletta FC (Malta) vs. Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan) 

Stromgodset (Norway) vs. Steaua Bucharest (Romania)



For good measure, Monday also saw the draw for the first two qualifying rounds for next season's Europa League, also at Nyon, Switzerland.

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND:

The opening contests are scheduled for July 3 with the return matches set for July 10.  The game-one hosts are listed first.

Sioni Bolnisi (Georgia) vs. Flamurtari Vlore (Albania)

FC Tiraspol (Moldova) vs. Inter Baku (Azerbaijan)

Hibernians FC (Malta) vs. Spartak Trnava (Slovakia)

Sant Julia (Andorra) vs. Cukaricki (Serbia)

FC Koper (Slovenia) vs. Celik Niksic (Montenegro)

FK Turnovo (Macedonia) vs. Chikhura Sachkhere (Georgia)

FC Shirak (Armenia) vs. Shakhter Karagandy (Kazakhstan)

Gabala FK (Azerbaijan) vs. NK Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Diosgyori VTK (Hungary) vs. Birkirkira FC (Malta)

FC Vadus (Liechtenstein) vs. College Europa FC (Gibraltar)

Veris Chisinau (Moldova) vs. PFC Litex Lovech (Bulgaria)

UE Santa Coloma (Andorra) vs. FK Metalurg Skopje (Macedonia)

FC Kairat (Kazakhstan) vs. FK Kukesi (Albania)

Folgore (San Marino) vs. FK Buducnost Podgorica (Montenegro)

RNK Split (Croatia) vs. FC Mika (Armenia)

Botev Plovdiv (Bulgaria) vs. AC Libertas (San Marino)

Lovcern Cetinje (Montenegro) vs. FK Zeljeznicar Sarajaevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

FK Shkenjija (Macedonia) vs. Zimbru Chisinau (Moldova)

Sliema Wanderers (Malta) vs. Ferencvaros (Hungary)

FC Pyunik (Armenia) vs. FC Astana (Kazakhstan)

Rudar Velenje (Slovenia) vs. KF Laci (Albania)

Differdange 03 (Luxembourg) vs. FK Atlantas (Lithuania)

VPS (Finland) vs. IF Brommapojkarna (Sweden)

B36 Torshavn (Faroe Islands) vs. Linfield FC (Northern Ireland)

Fram Reykjavik (Iceland) vs. Nomme Kalju (Estonia)

Rosenborg BK (Norway) vs. Jelgava (Latvia)

Derry City (Republic of Ireland, though the club is based in Northern Ireland) vs. Aberystwyth Town FC (Wales)

Aberdeen FC (Scotland) vs. Daugava Riga (Latvia)

Santos Tartu (Estonia) vs. Tromso IL (Norway)

Crusaders FC (Northern Ireland) vs. Ekranas (Lithuania)

Stjarnan (Iceland) vs. Bangor City FC (Wales)

Jeunesse Esch (Luxembourg) vs. Dundalk FC (Republic of Ireland)

MYPA (Finland) vs. IF (Faroe Islands)

FH Hafnarfjordur (Iceland) vs. Glenavon (Northern Ireland)

Sillamae Kalev (Estonia) vs. Honka (Finland)

Banga Gargzdai (Lithuania) vs. Sligo Rovers (Republic of Ireland)

Vikingur (Faroe Islands) vs. Daugava Daugavpils (Latvia)

IFK Gothenburg (Sweden) vs. Fola Esch (Luxembourg)

Haugesund (Norway) vs. Airbus UK Broughton FC (Wales)



SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND:

The opening games are set for July 17 with the return contests to take place on July 24.  The game-one hosts are listed first.

Gyor (Hungary) vs. IFK Gothenburg-Fola Esch winner

Molde FK (Norway) vs. ND Gorica (Slovenia)

Lovcen Cetinje-Zeljeznicar winner vs. UE Santa Coloma-Metalurg Skopje winner

Fram Reykjavik-Nomme Kalju winner vs. Lech Poznan (Poland)

FC Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) vs. MYPA-IF winner

FC Neman Grodno (Belarus) vs. FH-Glenavon winner

Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC (Israel) vs. RNK Split-Mika winner

Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic) vs. MFK Kosice (Slovakia)

Vikingur-Daugava Daugavpils winner vs. Santos Tartu-Tromso winner

Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) vs. Sioni Bolnisi-Flamurtari Vlore winner

Sant Julia-Cukaricki winner vs. SV Grodig (Austria)

CFR Cluj (Romania) vs. Jagodina (Serbia)

Motherwell FC (Scotland) vs. Stjarnan-Bangor City winner

Hibernians-Spartak Trnava winner vs. Zestafoni (Georgia)

Crusaders-Ekranas winner vs. VPS-Brommapojkarna winner

Aberdeen-Daugava Riga winner vs. FC Groningen (Netherlands)

Bursaspor (Turkey) vs. Turnovo-Chikhura Sachkhere winner

Neftchi Baku (Azerbaijan) vs. Koper-Celik Niksic winner

B36-Linfield winner vs. AIK (Sweden)

HNK Rijeka (Croatia) vs. Sliema Wanderers-Ferencvaros winner

Folgore-Buducnost Podgorica winner vs. Omonia (Cyprus)

Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic) vs. Gabala-Siroki Brijeg winner

FC Lucerne (Switzerland) vs. St. Johnstone (Scotland)

Rudar Velenje-Laci winner vs. Zorya Luhansk (Ukraine)

Rosenborg-Jelgava winner vs. Banga Gargzdai-Sligo Rovers winner

Differdange 03-Atlantas winner vs. Shirak-Shakhter Karagandy winner

FK Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) vs. Haugesund-Airbus UK Broughton winner

Zulte Waregem (Belgium) vs. Zawisza Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Sillamae Kalev-Honka winner vs. FC Krasnodar (Russia)

CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria) vs. Shkendija-Zimbru Chisinau winner

Derry City-Aberystwth Town winner vs. Shakhtyor Salihorsk (Belarus)

Ruch Chorzow (Poland) vs. Vaduz-College Europa winner

Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) vs. Pyunik-Astana winner

FK AS Trencin (Slovenia) vs. FK Vojvodina (Serbia)

Veris Chisinau-Litex Lovech winner vs. Diosgyor-Birkirkira winner

Botev Plovdiv-Libertas winner vs. St. Polten (Austria)

Asteras Tripoli (Greece) vs. RoPS (Finland)

Hajduk Split (Croatia) vs. Jeunesse Esch-Dundalk winner

Kairat-Kukesi winner vs. Esbjerg fB (Denmark)

Elfsborg (Sweden) vs. Tiraspol-Inter Baku winner





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