Macedonian clubs in Europe, summer 2015

MKD teams learn possible CL & EL opponents

The list of the Champions League and Europa League participants is now complete, so the four Macedonian teams can get ready for the upcoming draw.

With the conclusion of the leagues in Denmark, Greece and Poland, as well as the Swiss Cup this past weekend, the club season in Europe is finally over. Therefore, the full list of participants in the Champions League and Europa League qualifications is now known.

The champion of the First League, Vardar, will start from the second qualifying round in the UEFA Champions League as an unseeded team. They will be drawn to play against one of the 17 seeded teams, all champions in their respective countries as well. Vardar will learn its opponent on June 22 when the draw gets made. The first match will then be on July 14 or 15, with the return leg a week later.

Vardar’s opponent will be one of the following:

Romania
Steaua
Scotland
Celtic
Cyprus
APOEL
Belarus
BATE
Bulgaria
Ludogorets
Croatia
Dinamo Zagreb
Slovenia
Maribor
Israel
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Poland
Lech Poznań
Serbia
Partizan
Sweden
Malmö
Azerbaijan
Qarabağ
Finland
HJK
Norway
Molde
Denmark
Midtjylland
Hungary
Videoton
Albania
Skënderbeu

Cup winners Rabotnichki, plus the third and fourth placed teams of Shkendija and Renova, will feature in the UEFA Europa League qualifications. All three clubs will start their journey in the first qualifying round. Thanks to Rabotnichki’s club coefficient, they will be seeded. Meanwhile, Shkendija and Renova will be unseeded. As a rule at this stage of the draw, Rabotnichki (as a seeded team) will not be able to draw Shkendija or Renova (both unseeded). That is a rule by UEFA to prevent clubs from the same country from facing each other at this early stage of the qualification cycle. The draw for the Europa League will be held on June 22, while the first matches get underway on July 2.

Rabotnichki’s opponent will be one of the following:

Serbia
Čukarički
Slovenia
Celje
Hungary
Ferencváros
Estonia
Nõmme Kalju
Estonia
Flora
Montenegro
Sutjeska
Latvia
Skonto
Faroe Islands
Víkingur Gøta
Norway
Odd
Albania
Kukësi
Azerbaijan
Qəbələ
Kazakhstan
Kairat
Kazakhstan
Ordabasy
Hungary
MTK
Armenia
Shirak
Montenegro
Mladost Podgorica
Albania
Laçi
Armenia
Ulisses
Moldova
Saxan
Northern Ireland
Glentoran
Finland
VPS
Georgia
Dinamo Batumi
Georgia
Spartaki Tskhinvali
Estonia
Sillamäe Kalev
Andorra
Lusitanos
Finland
SJK
Finland
Lahti
Iceland
Víkingur Reykjavík
Latvia
Jeglava
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Olimpic
Iceland
Runavík
Andorra
Sant Julià
Lithuania
Atlantas
Northern Ireland
Glenavon
Ireland
Cork City
Ireland
UC Dublin
Lithuania
Kruoja
San Marino
La Fiorita
Wales
Airbus UK
Albania
Partizani
Luxembourg
Progrès
Lithuania
Trakai
Latvia
Spartaks
Malta
Balzan
Wales
Bala Town
San Marino
Juvenes/Dogana
Wales
Newtown
Armenia
Alashkert
Gibraltar
College Europa

Shkendija and Renova will each get one of the following opponents:

England
West Ham
Moldova
Sheriff
Norway
Rosenborg
Sweden
Elfsborg
Croatia
Hajduk Split
Cyprus
Apollon
Cyprus
Omonia
Slovakia
Slovan Bratislava
Sweden
AIK
Azerbaijan
Neftçi
Poland
Śląsk
Slovakia
Žilina
Kazakhstan
Aktobe
Netherlands
Go Ahead Eagles
Serbia
Crvena Zvezda
Hungary
Debrecen
Denmark
Brøndby
Belarus
Shakhtsyor
Georgia
Dinamo Tbilisi
Bulgaria
Litex
Serbia
Vojvodina
Slovakia
Spartak Trnava
Iceland
Hafnarfjörður
Scotland
St. Johnstone
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Željezničar
Denmark
Randers
Norway
Strømsgodset
Iceland
Reykjavík
Poland
Jagiellonia
Romania
Botoșani
Croatia
Lokomotiva
Ireland
Shamrock Rovers
Luxembourg
F91
Azerbaijan
İnter Bakı
Northern Ireland
Linfield
Bulgaria
Beroe
Malta
Valletta
Luxembourg
Differdange 03
Belarus
Tarpeda-BelAZ
Scotland
Aberdeen
Moldova
Dacia
Slovenia
Koper
Ireland
St Patrick’s Athletic
Israel
Beitar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zrinjski
Faroe Islands
Havnar Bóltfelag
Montenegro
Budućnost
Malta
Birkirkara
Slovenia
Domžale
Liechtenstein
Vaduz

Although it’s still early, we wish all four teams the best of luck at the draw on June 22.

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