For the 2026-2027 season, 4 teams from Azerbaijan have been admitted to UEFA club tournaments. Their possible opponents in the first round are known.
Medianews.az reports that “Sabah,” starting from the first qualifying round of the Champions League, may face: “Shamrock Rovers” from Ireland, KuPS from Finland, “Drita” from Kosovo, “Lincoln” from Gibraltar, “Borac” from Bosnia, “Vikingur” from Iceland, “Kairat” from Kazakhstan, “Universitatea” (Craiova) from Romania, “Riga” from Latvia, “Klaksvik” from the Faroe Islands, “Flora” from Estonia, “Larne” from Northern Ireland, “Petrocub” from Moldova, “New Saints” from Wales.
“Qarabağ,” participating in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, may face these potential opponents: “Žilina” (Slovakia), “Vojvodina” (Serbia), “Universitatea” (Cluj, Romania), “Aluminij” (Slovenia), “Derry City” (Ireland), “Vestri” (Iceland).
In the Conference League, “Neftçi,” starting from the first round, could face these clubs: “Velež” (Bosnia), “Virtus” (San Marino), “Liepāja” (Latvia), “Ilves” (Finland), “Santa Coloma” (Andorra), “Connahs Quay,” “Penybont,” “Caernarfon Town” (Wales), “Bohemians” (Ireland), “Stjarnan” (Iceland), “Europa” (Gibraltar), “Inter” (Finland), “Malisheva” (Kosovo), “Yelimay” (Kazakhstan), “Dinamo,” “Elbasani” (Albania), UNA, “Mondorf-les-Bains” (Luxembourg), “Hegelmann” (Lithuania), “Runavík” (Faroe Islands), “Sileks” (North Macedonia), “Mornar Bar,” “Petrovac” (Montenegro), “Glentoran” (Northern Ireland), “Marsaxlokk” (Malta), “Kalju” (Estonia).
“Turan Tovuz,” starting from the second round of the Conference League, may encounter: “Braga” (Portugal), “Ajax” (Netherlands), “Copenhagen” (Denmark), “Gent” (Belgium), “Rapid,” “Austria” (Austria), “Panathinaikos” (Greece), “Ludogorets” (Bulgaria), “Steaua,” “Cluj” (Romania), “Raków,” “Katowice” (Poland), “Partizan” (Serbia), “Lugano,” “Sion” (Switzerland), AEK, “Apollon” (Cyprus), “Başakşehir” (Turkey), “Rijeka” (Croatia), (Romania), HJK (Finland), “Zrinjski” (Bosnia), “Brann” (Norway), “Spartak” (Slovakia), “Hradec” (Czech Republic), “Vaduz” (Liechtenstein), “Nordsjælland” (Denmark), “Tobol” (Kazakhstan), “Hibernian” (Scotland), “HB Tórshavn” (Faroe Islands).
Each of the three tournaments includes four qualifying rounds. Teams eliminated in the first qualifying round of the Champions League drop down to the Conference League; those eliminated in the subsequent rounds transfer to the Europa League. Teams knocked out in the Europa League qualifiers move to the Conference League. In the 36-team league phase, the top 8 advance to the round of 16, while teams finishing 9th to 24th qualify for the round of 32.
Toğrul Ali,
Medianews.az