With the termination of the football season in focus will soon turn to the draws for the UEFA club competitions. Malta will be represented by champions Floriana in the UEFA Champions League and by Marsaxlokk, Hamrun Spartans and Valletta in the UEFA Conference League.
Floriana are unseeded in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round and would therefore meet one team among Shamrock Rovers, KuPS Kuopio, FC Drita, Lincoln Red Imps, FK Borac Banja Luka, Vikingur Reykjavik, Kairat Almaty, Universitatea Craiova, Riga FC, KI Klaksvik, Flora Tallinn, Larne FC, Petrocub Hîncesti and The New Saints.
Hamrun Spartans are seeded in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League and would therefore face one of the unseeded sides, namely Velez Mostar, AC Virtus, FK Liepaja, Ilves Tampere, UE Santa Coloma, Connah’s Quay, Bohemians Dublin, Stjarnan FC, Europa FC, Inter Turku, KF Malisheva, FK Yelimay, Dinamo Tirana, UNA Strassen, FC Hegelmann, Penybont, NSI Runavik, Sileks Kratovo, Mornar Bar, Glentoran, Kalju Nomme, AF Elbasani, Caernarfon Town, US Mondorf-les-Bains and OFK Petrovac.
Marsaxlokk, on the other hand, are unseeded and would meet one of the seeded sides, namely RFS Riga, FK Astana, Zalgiris Vilnius, Shkendija Tetovo, FC Ballkani, Pyunik Yerevan, Linfield Belfast, Milsami Orhei, Levadia Tallinn, Paide Linnameeskond, Differdange 03, Dinamo Minsk, Vllaznia Shkodër, Neftchi Baku, Víkingur, La Fiorita, Decic Tuzi, Dila Gori, BATE Borisov, FK Sarajevo, Atlètic Club d’Escaldes, St Joseph’s FC, Dinamo Tbilisi, Alashkert FC and Torpedo Kutaisi.
Valletta, on the other hand, enter the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League. They are unseeded and will face one team among Sporting Braga, Ajax, FC KObenhavn, AA Gent, Rapid Wien, Panathinaikos, Ludogorets Razgrad, FCSB, Rakow Czestochowa, Partizan Belgrade, FC Lugano, AEK Larnaca, Istanbul Basaksehir, NK Rijeka, CFR Cluj, HJK Helsinki, Zrinjksi Mostar, FC Noah, Spartak Trnava, Hradec Kralove, Austria Wien, GKS Katowice, FC Vaduz, FC Nordsjaelland, Tobol Kustanai, Apollon Limassol, Hibernian, HB Torshavn, FC Sion and teams qualifying from the first qualifying round.
Draws for the first and second qualifying rounds should be held on June 16 and 17.
The UEFA Champions League first qualifying round will be played on July 7/8 and 14/15 while the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League will be played on July 9 and 16.