Shelbourne will face Hiberians FC of Malta in the first qualifying round of the Champions League.
The draw, made in Geneva today, will see Shels travel to Malta for the first leg on July 17th with the return leg at Tolka Park a week later.
Should Pat Fenlon’s side overcome their Maltese opponents they will go on to face Boavista, a surprise package in the Champions League last season.
Portadown were drawn against Belarussian champions Belshina Bobruisk while Wales’s Barry Town have been pitted against Latvia’s Skonto.
The draw for the First Qualifying Round of the Champions League is as follows;
1. Tampere Utd v Pyunik
2. Skoto Riga v Barry Town
3. Portadown v FC Belshina Bobruisk
4. F91 Dudelange v Vardar
5. FBK Kaunas v Dinamo Tirana
6. FC Flora Talinn v Apoel Nicosia
7. Zeljeznicar Sarajevo v Akranes
8. Hibernians v
Shelbourne
9. Torpedo Kutaisi v B36 Torshavn
10. FC Sheriff Tiraspol v Zhenis Astana
First leg ties to be played July 17. Second leg ties to be played July 24.
The draw for the Second Qualifying Round of the Champions League is as follows;
Zalaegerszeg v FC Zagreb
Club Brugge v Dinamo Bucuresti
MSK Zilina v Basle
Winners match 2 v Levski Sofia
Dinamo Kiev v Winners match 1
Brondby v Winners match 5
NK Maribor v Winners match 6
Winners match 4 v Legia Warsaw
Boavista v Winners match 8
Maccabi Haifa v Winners match 3
Lillestrom v Winners match 7
Hammarby v Partizan Belgrade
Sparta Prague v Winners match 9
Winners match 10 v Graz AK