Macedonian youth champion Rabotnichki leant its fate in the qualifications for the UEFA Youth League.

photo by FK Rabotnichki

The U19 team of Rabotnichki will face Irish youth champion Shelbourne in the opening round of the qualifiers for the 2025/26 UEFA Youth League.

The first match will be played in Dublin, while the return in Skopje. the planned match dates are 17 September and 1 October, but may change and will be conformed by UEFA on 5 September.

The winner of this tie in the second round will play against Slovak side Žilina with the first leg being in Slovakia.

In the last qualifying round, the third, the winner of the tie involving Žilina will play the winner of the match between Baník (Czechia) and Crvena zvezda (Serbia).