European draw information - LOI Clubs 2023/24

15th November 2023

The draws for League of Ireland Clubs in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying rounds take place today at 13:00 Irish time.

The four League of Ireland Clubs can draw one of the following their draws today.

Shamrock Rovers will face one of the following in today's UEFA Champions League First Round Qualifying Draw

KÍ Klaksvik l Faroe Islands
BK Häcken l Sweden
Ballkani l Kosovo
Struga l North Macedonia
Winners of the Preliminary Round

The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round draw will be streamed live from the House of European football in Nyon, Switzerland, from 14:00 CET on Tuesday 20 June.

The two-legged first qualifying round ties will take place on 11/12 and 18/19 July.

Derry City will face one of the following in today's UEFA Europa Conference League First Round Qualifying Round

Levadia Tallinn l Estonia
KF Shkendija | North Macedonia
Crusaders | Northern Ireland
Riga l Latvia
HB Torshavn | Faroe Islands

St Patrick's Athletic will face one of the following in today's UEFA Europa Conference League First Round Qualifying Round

Dundalk will face one of the following in today's UEFA Europa Conference League First Round Qualifying Round

FULL UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW GROUPINGS

Group 1

Seeded
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN)
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)
FK Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
The New Saints FC (WAL)

Unseeded
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)
Winners of preliminary round
BK Häcken (SWE)
Ballkani (KOS)
FC Struga (MKD)

Group 2

Seeded
Qarabağ FK (AZE)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
HJK Helsinki (FIN)
FC Flora Tallinn (EST)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)

Unseeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB)
Raków Czestochowa (POL)
Valmiera FC (LVA)
Larne FC (NIR)
FC Swift Hesper (LUX)

Group 3

Seeded
FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
FC Astana (KAZ)
Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
HŠK Zrinjsk (BIH)

Unseeded
FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
FK Partizani (ALB)
FCV Farul Constanța (ROU)
FC Urartu (ARM)
Hamrun Spartans FC (MLT)

FULL UEFA EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE DRAW DETAILS

The 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round draw will be held on Tuesday 20 June at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland at 15:00 CET.

The two-legged first qualifying round ties will take place on 13 and 20 July.

Conditions of the draw

In accordance with paragraphs 13.03 and 13.04 of the Regulations of the UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24, the UEFA administration forms groups and seeds clubs for the first qualifying round draw based on the club rankings established at the beginning of the season and the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee.

The 62 teams are divided into five groups of 10 teams (groups 1 to 5) and one group of 12 teams (group 6).

Within each of the six groups, the teams are divided into an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams (31 seeded teams and 31 unseeded teams in total).

Teams from the same association must not be drawn against each other.

Any changes of date and fixture reversals will be communicated in writing to your club and national association today, 20 June, by 20:00 CET.

Draw procedure
Groups 1 to 5
All the clubs in each of the five groups are randomly assigned a number: 1 to 5 for the seeded teams and 6 to 10 for the unseeded teams.

Three bowls are prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the numbers for the seeded and unseeded teams for Groups 1-5 placed in the correspondingly marked bowls.

One ball is taken from each of those bowls and placed in the third empty central bowl, where they are shuffled. The number shown from first ball drawn from this bowl indicates the home teams of the first pairing of all five groups, and they will play against the teams indicated by the number of the ball drawn second from this bowl.

For example, if the first ball drawn contains the number 2 and the second the number 8, the clubs that have been assigned the numbers 2 and 8 in each of the five groups will play each other. The first ball drawn, here containing the number 2, designates the home team for the first leg in all five ties.

The same procedure is carried out with the remaining balls to complete the pairings.

Group 6
The procedure for this group is exactly the same as above, with the only difference being that the seeded teams are assigned numbers 1 to 6, and the unseeded teams assigned numbers 7 to 12.

Groupings
Group 1

Seeded
1 Ararat-Armenia FC (ARM)
2 FK Sutjeska (MNE)
3 FK Sarajevo (BIH)
4 FC Vaduz (LIE)
5 NK Domžale (SVN)

Unseeded
6 FC Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO)
7 Balzan FC (MLT)
8 FC Neman Grodno (BLR)
9 KF Egnatia (ALB)
10 SS Cosmos (SMR)

Group 2
Seeded
1 NK Maribor (SVN)
2 Alashkert FC (ARM)
3 FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO)
4 La Fiorita 1967 (SMR)
5 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)

Unseeded
6 KF Tirana (ALB)
7 FK Željezničar (BIH)
8 FC Zimbru Chisinau (MDA)
9 Birkirkara FC (MLT)
10 FK Arsenal Tivat (MNE)

Group 3
Seeded
1 Linfield FC (NIR)
2 Dundalk FC (IRL)
3 Connah's Quay Nomads FC (WAL)
4 FC Progrès Niederkorn (LUX)
5 Inter Club d'Escaldes (AND)

Unseeded
6 KA Akureyri (ISL)
7 Víkingur (FRO)
8 SC Gjilani (KOS)
9 KF Vllaznia (ALB)
10 FCB Magpies (GIB)

Group 4
Seeded
1 Riga FC (LVA)
2 KF Shkëndija (MKD)
3 FC Levadia Tallinn (EST)
4 HB Tórshavn (FRO)
5 Crusaders FC (NIR)

Unseeded
6 MŠK Žilina (SVK)
7 FC Haka Valkeakoski (FIN)
8 Derry City FC (IRL)
9 Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL)
10 Haverfordwest County AFC (WAL)

Group 5
Seeded
1 FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (SVK)
2 FC Pyunik (ARM)
3 FC RFS (LVA)
4 FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ)
5 FC Milsami Orhei (MDA)

Unseeded
6 FK Makedonija GP Skopje (MKD)
7 Panevezys (LTU)
8 FC Honka Espoo (FIN)
9 FC Dila Gori (GEO)
10 JK Narva Trans (EST)

Group 6
Seeded
1 F91 Diddeleng (LUX)
2 FC Shkupi 1927 (MKD)
3 B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
4 Gżira United FC (MLT)
5 Europa FC (GIB)
6 FC Santa Coloma (AND)

Unseeded
7 Paide Linnameeskond (EST)
8 Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (IRL)
9 KF Dukagjini (KOS)
10 Glentoran FC (NIR)
11 FC Hegelmann Litauen (LTU)
12 Penybont FC (WAL)

European draw information - LOI Clubs 2023/24

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