First qualifying round draws of UEFA Champions League, Europa Conference League to be held on Tuesday

The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round draw ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday 14 June at midday while the 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round draw will be held at 13:00, at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

Champions Hibernians are one of the unseeded sides in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

The seeded teams are Qarabağ (AZE), Malmö (SWE), Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL), Sheriff (MDA), CFR Cluj (ROU), Bodø/Glimt (NOR), Ferencváros (HUN), Maribor (SVN), Slovan Bratislava (SVK), HJK (FIN), The New Saints (WAL), F91 Dudelange (LUX), Žalgiris (LIT), Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) and Shamrock Rovers (IRL).

The other unseeded teams along Hibernians are: Linfield (NIR), Zrinjski (BIH), Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR), Sutjeska Nikšić (MNE), KÍ (FRO), Lech Poznań (POL), Tobol (KAZ), Shkupi (MKD), Pyunik (ARM), RFS (LVA), Dinamo Batumi (GEO), KF Tirana (ALB), Ballkani (KOS) and the Preliminary round winners (Levadia Tallinn (EST), La Fiorita (SMR), Inter Club D’Escaldes (AND) or Vikingur Reykjavik (ISL).

UEFA formed three groups of ten teams with an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams for the draw in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee and Hibernians were placed in Group 3 and therefore the possible opponents for the Paolites are Qarabağ (AZE), Sheriff (MDA), Slovan Bratislava (SVK), Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) and Shamrock Rovers (IRL)

Group 1

Seeded
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
CFR Cluj (ROU)
Ferencváros (HUN)
Maribor (SVN)
Diddeleng (LUX)

Unseeded
Sutjeska Nikšić (MNE)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)
Tobol (KAZ)
Pyunik (ARM)
Tirana (ALB)

Group 2

Seeded
Malmö (SWE)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
HJK (FIN)
The New Saints (WAL)
Žalgiris (LIT)

Unseeded
Linfield (NIR)
KÍ (FRO)
Preliminary round winners
RFS (LVA)
Ballkani (KOS)

Group 3

Seeded
Qarabağ (AZE)
Sheriff (MDA)
Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL)

Unseeded
Zrinjski (BIH)
Lech Poznań (POL)
Hibernians (MLT)
Shkupi (MKD)
Dinamo Batumi (GEO)

The draw, in fact, features 29 teams entering this round (the champions of the associations ranked 22 to 51 according to their association club coefficient, except Liechtenstein), and one preliminary round winner.

First qualifying round first legs are scheduled for 5/6 July and the second legs for 12/13 July.

The first qualifying round winners advance to the second qualifying round. Defeated teams transfer to the UEFA Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.

Meanwhile in the 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round draw, Malta will be represented by Gzira United, Floriana and Hamrun Spartans.

Gzira are one of the seeded teams along with Flora (EST), Shkëndija (MKD), Riga (LVA), Alashkert (ARM), Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN), KuPS (FIN), Fola Esch (LUX), Budućnost Podgorica (MNE), Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO), DAC Dunajská Streda (SVK), Laçi (ALB), Mura (SVN), Drita (KOS), Dinamo Minsk (BLR), B36 Tórshavn (FRO), Petrocub Hîncești (MDA), Liepāja (LVA), Europa (GIB), Partizani (ALB), Bredablik (ISL), HB (FRO), Milsami Orhei (MDA), Kauno Žalgiris (LTU), Bala Town (WAL), Tre Penne (SMR), St Joseph’s (GIB), Crusaders (NOR), Pogoń Szczecin (POL) and Lechia Gdańsk (POL).

The unseeded teams along with Floriana and Hamrun, are Ružomberok (SVK), Borac Banja Luka (BIH), Inter Turku (FIN), KR (ISL), Tre Fiori (SME), Saburtalo Tbilisi (GEO), Sfîntul Gheorghe (MDA), Víkingur (FRO), Derry City (IRL), Larne (NIR), Panevėžys (LTU), Paide Linnameeskond (EST), Cliftonville (NIR), Tuzla City (BIH), SJK (FIN), Differdange 03 (LUX), Llapi (KOS), Gjilani (KOS), Ararat Yerevan (ARM), Sligo Rovers (IRL), Dila Gori (GRO), Akademija Pandev (MKD), Newtown (WAL), Bruno’s Magpies (GIB), Dečić (MNE), Iskra (MNE), UE Santa Coloma (AND) and Atlètic d’Escaldes (AND).

Following the groupings which were announced on Monday, Hamrun could be drawn with Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO), Alashkert (ARM), Drita (KOS), Lechia Gdańsk (POL), Milsami Orhei (MDA) in Group 1, Gzira United could be drawn with Borac Banja Luka (BIH), Larne (NIR), Differdange (LUX), Atlètic Club d’Escaldes (AND) and Llapi (KOS) in Group 3 while Floriana could be drawn with Shkëndija (MKD), Dinamo Minsk (BLR), Partizani (ALB), SP Tre Penne (SMR) and Petrocub-Hîncești (MDA) in Group 5.

Ties take place on 7 and 14 July, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if required after the second leg. Winners advance to the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.

Group 1

Seeded
1. Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
2. Alashkert (ARM)
3. Drita (KOS)
4. Lechia Gdańsk (POL)
5. Milsami Orhei (MDA)

Unseeded
6. Inter Turku (FIN)
7. Panevezys (LTU)
8. Paide Linnameeskond (EST)
9. Akademija Pandev (MKD)
10. Hamrun Spartans (MLT)

Group 2

Seeded
1. KuPS Kuopio (FIN)
2. Laçi (ALB)
3. Mura (SVN)
4. Liepāja (LVA)
5. Kauno Žalgiris (LTU)

Unseeded
6. Sfintul Gheorghe (MDA)
7. Ružomberok (SVK)
8. Dila Gori (GEO)
9. Gjilani (KOS)
10. Iskra Danilovgrad (MNE)

Group 3

Seeded
1. Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)
2. Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
3. B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
4. Gzira United (MLT)
5. St Joseph’s (GIB)

Unseeded
6. Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
7. Larne (NIR)
8. Differdange (LUX)
9. Atlètic Club d’Escaldes (AND)
10. Llapi (KOS)

Group 4

Seeded
1. Bala Town (WAL)
2. Breidablik (ISL)
3. Europa (GIB)
4. DAC Dunajská Streda (SVK)
5. Fola Esch (LUX)

Unseeded
6. Víkingur (FRO)
7. Tre Fiori (SMR)
8. Sligo Rovers (IRL)
9. Cliftonville (NIR)
10. UE Santa Coloma (AND)

Group 5

Seeded
1. Shkëndija (MKD)
2. Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
3. Partizani (ALB)
4. SP Tre Penne (SMR)
5. Petrocub-Hîncești (MDA)

Unseeded
6. Saburtalo (GEO)
7. Floriana (MLT)
8. Ararat Yerevan (ARM)
9. Tuzla City (BIH)
10. Dečić (MNE)

Group 6

Seeded
1. Flora Tallinn (EST)
2. Pogoń Szczecin (POL)
3. Crusaders (NIR)
4. HB Tórshavn (FRO)
5. Riga FC (LVA)

Unseeded
6. FCB Magpies (GIB)
7. Derry City (IRL)
8. SJK Seinäjoki (FIN)
9. Newtown (WAL)
10. KR Reykjavík (ISL)