Hibs list of potential UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round opponents has been confirmed after last night’s Montenegrin Cup Final victory for Mladost Podgorica,
Hibs will be seeded in the First Qualifying Round draw, which will be made on Tuesday 19 June 2018 in Nyon.
There are 21 different nations represented in the unseeded section of the draw, with the First Qualifying Round matches taking place on Thursday 12 and Thursday 19 July.
The draw for the Second Qualifying Round will also take place in Switzerland at UEFA’s headquarters.
Should Hibs progress, they will be unseeded and could potentially face the likes of Sevilla, Beşiktaş, Bordeaux, RB Leipzig, Burnley and Sparta Prague.
Potential UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round opponents:
Albania: Laçi
Albania: Luftëtari
Albania: Partizani
Armenia: Banants
Armenia: Gandzasar Kapan
Armenia: Pyunik
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Široki Brijeg
Estonia: FCI Levadia
Estonia: Narva Trans
Faroe Islands: NSÍ Runavík
Finland: Ilves
Finland: KuPS
Finland: Lahti
Georgia: Chikhura Sachkhere
Georgia: Samtredia
Hungary: Ferencváros
Hungary: Újpest
Iceland: ÍBV
Iceland: Stjarnan
Latvia: Liepāja
Latvia: Riga FC
Liechtenstein: Vaduz
Lithuania: Stumbras
Luxembourg: Progrès Niederkorn
Luxembourg: Racing FC
Malta: Balzan
Moldova: Milsami Orhei
Moldova: Petrocub Hîncești
Moldova: Zaria Bălți
Montenegro: Budućnost Podgorica
Montenegro: Grbalj
Northern Ireland: Cliftonville
Northern Ireland: Coleraine
Northern Ireland: Glenavon
Republic of Ireland: Derry City
Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers
Republic of Macedonia: Shkupi
Slovakia: DAC Dunajská Streda
Wales: Connah’s Quay Nomads
There will also be a preliminary qualifying round, which will involve 14 teams. Seven teams are seeded and seven are unseeded. The winners of these ties will be unseeded in the First Qualifying Round.
The only place left to be confirmed is that of the third place side from Gibraltar, which could be either Gibraltar United or St Joseph’s – with just two points separating the sides going into the last game of the season.
Seeded
Faroe Islands: B36 Tórshavn
Gibraltar: Europa
Lithuania: Trakai
Malta: Birkirkara
Malta: Gżira United
San Marino: Folgore
Wales: Bala Town
Unseeded
Andorra: Engordany
Andorra: Sant Julià
Faroe Islands: KÍ Klaksvík
Gibraltar: Third-placed team of 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division
Kosovo: Prishtina
San Marino: Tre Fiori
Wales: Cefn Druids
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
