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On Tuesday, 24 European clubs eligible to play in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League were divided into two groups. After this division, it became clear that the Lithuanian champions FBK "Kaunas" ended up in a group with last season's tournament winners "Liverpool", so they will not be able to face the renowned English club in the first round.
The draw ceremony, where these clubs will be paired, will take place on Friday at 12:00 Lithuania time in Nyon, Switzerland.
The first round of the first qualifying stage matches will be played on July 12-13, with the second leg matches scheduled for July 19-20. The first matches of the second qualifying stage will take place on July 26-27, with the return games being played on August 2-3.
The pairs for the third qualifying stage will be determined on July 29 in a draw ceremony, also taking place in Nyon.
First Stage groupings
Group 1
- Liverpool (England)
- Artmedia Bratislava (Slovakia)
- Anorthosis Famagusta (Cyprus)
- NK Gorica (Slovenia)
- Dinamo Tblisi (Georgia)
- FC Haka (Finland)
- Hafnarfjordur (Iceland)
- Shelbourne (Ireland)
- NK Zrinjski (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Skonto FC (Latvia)
- FC Sheriff (Moldova)
- FBK Kaunas (Lithuania)
Group 2
- FK Rabotnicki (North Macedonia)
- Dinamo Minsk (Belarus)
- Pyunik (Armenia)
- Sliema Wanderers (Malta)
- KF Tirana (Albania)
- Levadia Tallinn (Estonia)
- Glentoran (Northern Ireland)
- Total Network Solutions (Wales)
- F91 Dudelange (Luxembourg)
- PFC Neftchi (Azerbaijan)
- HB Torshavn (Faroe Islands)
- Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Second Stage groupings
Group 1
- Winner of Pair 1
- Celtic FC (Scotland)
- RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)
- FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
- FK Partizan (Serbia and Montenegro)
- Maccabi Haifa FC (Israel)
- FC Steaua Bucuresti (Romania)
- Brøndby IF (Denmark)
- SK Rapid Wien (Austria)
- PFC CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)
- Debreceni VSC (Hungary)
- Trabzonspor (Turkey)
- Vålerenga IF (Norway)
Group 2
- HNK Hajduk Split (Croatia)
- FC Thun (Switzerland)
- Malmo FF (Sweden)
- Winner of Pair 2
- Winner of Pair 3
- Winner of Pair 4
- Winner of Pair 5
- Winner of Pair 6
- Winner of Pair 7
- Winner of Pair 8
- Winner of Pair 9
- Winner of Pair 10
- Winner of Pair 11
- Winner of Pair 12
