Overview
- UEFA is holding the men's qualifying draws on Tuesday, with the Champions League draw at 3pm, the Europa League at 4pm and the Conference League at 5pm.
- Shamrock Rovers were confirmed as a seeded side Tuesday in the first Champions League qualifying round, meaning two wins will guarantee a place in a European group stage.
- Rovers’ potential first-round opponents include Inter Club d’Escaldes, Ararat-Armenia, Sabah, Iberia 1999 Tbilisi, Floriana, SS Tre Fiori and Vardar, and the club is guaranteed more than €1.1m before playing.
- Derry City enter the Europa League first-round draw unseeded and could face Ferencváros, Qarabağ, Sheriff Tiraspol, Dynamo Kyiv, Hajduk Split or CSKA Sofia; they are protected by a rule that drops losers into the Conference second round and will earn a minimum reported payment of €750,000.
- Bohemians will start in the Conference first qualifying round while Shelbourne enter at the second round, and the League of Ireland’s improved UEFA coefficient this season is the driver of these upgraded entry positions and the larger financial stakes for the clubs.