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Birkirkara drawn in Group 6 in Women’s Champions League

Published: 23-06-2017 14:35
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Birkirkara will face Zurich (Switzerland), Minsk (Belarus) and Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) in the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying round. The Stripes, who completed a league and cup double last season, have been drawn in Group 6 with the matches being played in Slovenia between August 22 and 28. Zurich reached the round of 16 last season. A total of 40 teams were involved in the qualifying round draw, held earlier on Friday at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. Ajax, Olimpija Ljubljana, Sporting CP, WFC-2 Kharkiv, Shelbourne, Kiryat Gat, Partizán Bardejov, Linfield, Istatov, Bettembourg and Martve, Georgia’s first entrants since 2010/11, are making their debut in the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying round. The 10 group winners and the runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section proceed to join the 21 teams given byes to the 1 September draw for the round of 32, with the two-legged knockout phase commencing in October. QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW(matches 22–28 August) Group 1Gintra Universitetas (LTU)Konak Belediyespor (TUR)Partizán Bardejov (SVK)Martve (GEO)* (*hosts)Group 2Olimpia Cluj (ROU)*Hibernian (SCO)WFC-2 Kharkiv (UKR)Swansea City (WAL) Group 3Standard Liège (BEL)Ajax (NED)Pärnu (EST)*Rīgas Futbola skola (LVA)Group 4Medyk Konin (POL)PK-35 Vantaa (FIN)Shelbourne (IRL)Linfield (NIR)*Group 5Apollon (CYP)*Sturm Graz (AUT)NSA Sofia (BUL)Noroc Nimoreni (MDA)Group 6Zürich (SUI)Minsk (BLR)Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)*Birkirkara (MLT) Group 7Stjarnan (ISL)Osijek (CRO)*KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)SC Istatov (MKD)Group 8BIIK-Kazygurt (KAZ)MTK Hungária (HUN)*Sporting CP (POR)Hajvalia (KOS)Group 9ŽFK Spartak (SRB)Avaldsnes (NOR)Kiryat Gat (ISR)Breznica (MNE)*Group 10SFK 2000 Sarajevo (BIH)*PAOK (GRE)KS Vllaznia (ALB)Bettembourg (LUX)