Groupings for UEFA Champions League, Europa Conference League second qualifying rounds announced

The second qualifying round draws of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League and the 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League will be held on Wednesday at the House of European Football in Nyon, starting at 12:00 and 13:00 respectively.

Champions Hibernians will be on the look out for both draws because in case of success over Shamrock Rovers, they would play in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round champions path while in case of a defeat they would move to the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round. Floriana, Gzira United and Hamrun Spartans, on the other hand, will take part in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round main path in case of success over FC Petrocub-Hincesti, Atletic Club D’Escaldes and Alashkert FC respectively.

In the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw, there are the Champions path and Main path.

Hibernians could be paired with Olympiacos (GRE), winner of Ludogorets (BUL) / Sutjeska (MNE), winner of Zrinjski (BIH) / Sheriff (MDA) or winner of Pyunik (ARM) / CFR Cluj (ROU).

Champions path teams

Group 1

Seeded
GNK Dinamo (CRO)
Lech Poznań (POL) / Qarabağ (AZE) 
Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) / Ferencváros (HUN)

Unseeded
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) / Dinamo Batumi (GEO)
Shkupi (MKD) / Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Zürich (SUI)

Group 2

Seeded
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
Malmö (SWE) / Preliminary round winners
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) / KÍ (FRO)

Unseeded
HJK (FIN) / RFS (LVA)
The New Saints (WAL) / Linfield (NIR)
Ballkani (KOS) / Žalgiris (LTU)

Group 3

Seeded
Olympiacos (GRE)
Ludogorets (BUL) / Sutjeska (MNE)
Zrinjski (BIH) / Sheriff (MDA)
Pyunik (ARM) / CFR Cluj (ROU)

Unseeded
Maribor (SVN) / Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)
Diddeleng (LUX) / Tirana (ALB)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL) / Hibernians (MLT)

League path teams

Seeded
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Midtjylland (DEN)

Unseeded
Fenerbahçe (TUR)
AEK Larnaca (CYP)

Second qualifying round first legs are scheduled for 19/20 July while the second legs will be played on 26/27 July.

The second qualifying round winners advance to the third qualifying round. Defeated teams transfer to the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

In the 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round, there will be two draws: champions path and main path.

Champions path

The thirteen teams eliminated from the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round and the three teams eliminated from the UEFA Champions League preliminary round enter this stage.

Hibernians enter this stage should they be eliminated by Shamrock Rovers and will be paired with one of the following: loser of Lech Poznań (POL) / Qarabağ (AZE), loser of Zrinjski (BIH) / Sheriff (MDA), loser of Slovan Bratislava (SVK) / Dinamo Batumi (GEO), loser of Diddeleng (LUX) / KF Tirana (ALB) or loser of Levadia Tallinn (EST) / Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL)

Group 1

Seeded
Malmö FF (SWE) / Preliminary round winners
Ludogorets (BUL) / Sutjeska (MNE)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR) / KÍ (FRO)
The New Saints FC (WAL) / Linfield (NIR)
Ballkani (KOS) / Žalgiris (LTU)

Unseeded
La Fiorita (SMR) / Inter Club d’Escaldes (AND)

Group 2

Seeded
Lech Poznań (POL) / Qarabağ (AZE) 
Zrinjski (BIH) / Sheriff (MDA)
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) / Dinamo Batumi (GEO)
Diddeleng (LUX) / Tirana (ALB)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL) / Hibernians (MLT)

Unseeded
Levadia Tallinn (EST) / Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL)

Group 3

Seeded
Pyunik (ARM) / CFR Cluj (ROU)
Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) / Ferencváros (HUN)
Shkupi (MKD) / Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)

Unseeded
Preliminary round runners-up

Main path

60 teams enter at this stage together with 30 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round winners, including Floriana, Gzira United, and Hamrun Spartans should they eliminate their respective opponents.

In case of success, Gzira would face one among APOEL (CYP), İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR), Fehérvár (HUN), Aris Thessaloniki (GRE) and Radnicki (SRB); Hamrun would face one team among Dinamo Minsk (BLR) / Dečić (MNE), Aris Limassol (CYP), Saburtalo (GEO) / Partizani (ALB), Makedonija GP Skopje (MKD) and Velež (BIH) while Floriana would face one team among PAOK (GRE), Rijeka (CRO), Vitória SC (POR), Čukarički (SRB) and Laçi (ALB) / Iskra Danilovgrad (MNE).

Group 1

Seeded
1 APOEL (CYP)
2 İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR)
3 Fehérvár (HUN)
4 Aris Thessaloniki (GRE)
5 Radnicki (SRB)

Unseeded
6 Maccabi Netanya (ISR)
7 Gzira United (MLT) / Atlètic Club d’Escaldes (AND)
8 Botev Plovdiv (BUL)
9 Gabala (AZE)
10 Gomel (BLR)

Group 2

Seeded
1 FCSB (ROU)
2 Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR)
3 CSKA-Sofia (BUL)
4 Alashkert (ARM) / Hamrun Spartans (MLT)
5 Neftçi (AZE)

Unseeded
6 Dinamo Minsk (BLR) / Dečić (MNE)
7 Aris Limassol (CYP)
8 Saburtalo (GEO) / Partizani (ALB) 
9 Makedonija GP Skopje (MKD)
10 Velež (BIH)

Group 3

Seeded
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) / Paide Linnameeskond (EST)
2 BATE Borisov (BLR)
3 Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
4 Universitatea Craiova (ROU)
5 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)

Unseeded
6 Konyaspor (TUR)
7 PFC Zire (AZE)
8 Ararat-Armenia (ARM)
9 Kisvarda (HUN)
10 Vllaznia (ALB)

Group 4

Seeded
1 Young Boys (SUI)
2 Flora Tallinn (EST) / Seinäjoki (FIN)
3 Rapid Wien (AUT)
4 Osijek (CRO)
5 NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) / Differdange (LUX)

Unseeded
6 Lillestrøm (NOR)
7 Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe (ROU)
8 Liepāja (LVA) / Gjilani (KOS)
9 Lechia Gdańsk (POL) / Akademija Pandev (MKD)
10 Kyzylzhar Petropavlovsk (KAZ)

Group 5

Seeded
1 Slavia Praha (CZE)
2 Sūduva (LTU)
3 Spartak Trnava (SVK)
4 Sfintul Gheorghe (MDA) / Mura (SVN)
5 FK Budućnost Podgorica (MNE) / Llapi (KOS)

Unseeded
6 Viborg (DEN)
7 Breidablik (ISL) / Santa Coloma (AND)
8 Larne (NIR) / St Joseph’s (GIB)
9 HB Tórshavn (FRO) / Newtown (WAL)
10 Saint Patrick’s Athletic (IRL)

Group 6

Seeded
1 AZ (NED)
2 Molde (NOR)
3 Motherwell (SCO)
4 Brøndby (DEN)
5 Dunajská Streda (SVK) / Cliftonville (NIR)

Unseeded
6 Elfsborg (SWE)
7 Víkingur (FRO) / Europa (GIB)
8 Tre Penne (SMR) / Tuzla City (BIH)
9 Bala Town (WAL) / Sligo Rovers (IRL)
10 Pogoń Szczecin (POL) / KR Reykjavík (ISL)

Group 7

Seeded
1 Derry City (IRL) / Riga (LVA)
2 Royal Antwerp (BEL)
3 Basel (SUI)
4 Tre Fiori (SMR) / Fola Esch (LUX)
5 Vaduz (LIE)

Unseeded
6 Inter Turku (FIN) / Drita (KOS)
7 Koper (SVN)
8 Ružomberok (SVK) / Kauno Žalgiris (LTU)
9 Magpies (GIB) / Crusaders (NIR)
10 Borac Banja Luka (BIH) / B36 Tórshavn (FRO)

Group 8

Seeded
1 PAOK (GRE)
2 Rijeka (CRO)
3 Vitória SC (POR)
4 Čukarički (SRB)
5 Laçi (ALB) / Iskra Danilovgrad (MNE)

Unseeded
6 Djurgårdens (SWE)
7 Floriana (MLT) / Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA)
8 Levski Sofia (BUL)
9 Puskás Akadémia (HUN)
10 Racing FC Union Luxembourg (LUX)

Group 9

Seeded
1 Astana (KAZ)
2 Sparta Praha (CZE)
3 KuPS Kuopio (FIN) / Dila Gori (GEO)
4 Shkëndija (MKD) / Ararat Yerevan (ARM)
5 Vorskla Poltava (UKR)

Unseeded
6 Viking (NOR)
7 AIK (SWE)
8 Raków Czestochowa (POL)
9 Panevezys (LTU) / Milsami Orhei (MDA)
10 Valmiera (LVA)

Ties take place on 21 and 28 July, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if required after the second leg. Winners advance to the UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round.