Before the first training session of the team at the beginning of this summer’s preparatory period comes the first information as we anticipate the inauguration of the season: As national championships across Europe unfold, here are the participants of the European championship qualifications. We will learn more about the location of the first step on our violet-clad journey on 20 June when the draw will take place in Nyon. The introductory matches will take place on 13 July and 20 July.

As a seeded team, we will begin our matches leading to the qualification for the preliminary part of the Europa Conference League in Round 1. Therefore, our possible opponents include representatives from Albania (FK Tirana, Vllaznia, Egnatia), Slovakia (MSK Žilina), Georgia (Torpedo Kutaisi, Dila Gori), Iceland (Vikingur Reykjavik, KA Akureyri), Ireland (St. Patrick’s Athletic, Derry City), Faroe Islands (Vikingur), Macedonia (Makedonija GjP), Lithuania (FK Panevezys, FC Hegelmann), Finland (Honka Espoo, Haka Valkeakoski), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Željezničar), Malta (Balzan FC, Birkirkara), Moldova (Zimbru), Kosovo (SC Gjilani, KF Dukagjini), Northern Ireland (Glentoran), Estonia (Trans Narva), Belarus (Isloch Minsk Raion), Wales (Penybont, Haverfordwest County), Montenegro (Arsenal Tivat), Gibraltar (FCB Magpies) and San Marino (Virtus, Cosmos).