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Soccer: Shamrock Rovers will take on Estonian side FC Flora Tallinn after the draw for the first and second round of qualifiers…

Soccer:Shamrock Rovers will take on Estonian side FC Flora Tallinn after the draw for the first and second round of qualifiers in the Champions League was made today.

The Hoops, last year’s Airtricity League winners and current Premier Division leaders, were beaten by Italian giants Juventus in last season's Europa League qualifiers.

Rovers are at home for the first leg on July 12th/13th with the return leg to take place a week later.

Irish League side Linfield were handed the toughest possible Champions League second-round qualifying tie against top seeds BATE Borisov of Belarus.

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The IFA Premiership winners will be looking to take full advantage of the first leg played at Windsor Park against the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the Champions League, in 2008-09.

HJK Helsinki will provide the opposition for Wales Premier League champions Bangor City, who will travel to Finland for the first leg.

Should any of the three sides make it through to the third qualifying round, there is the chance they could face Scottish giants Rangers.

Sligo Rovers are due to get their Champions League campaign under way in the third qualifying round.

Uefa Champions League First and Second Qualifying Round draws:

First Qualifying Round
Tre Fiori v Valletta
Santa Coloma v F91 Dudelange

Second Qualifying Round
Maccabi Haifa v Borac
Mogren v Litex Lovech
Maribor v Santa Coloma/F91 Dudelange
Skenderbeu v APOEL Nicosia
Slovan Bratislava v Tobol
SK Sturm Graz v Videoton FC
FC Zestafoni v FC Dacia
Dinamo Zagreb v Neftci
Pyunik v Plzen
Partizan Belgrade v Shkendija Tetovo
Tre Fiori/Valletta v FK Ekranas
Malmo FF v HB Torshavn
Shamrock Roversv Flora Tallinn
Rosenborg v Breidablik
HJK Helsinki v Bangor City
Skonto FC v Wisla Krakow
Linfieldv BATE

First Qualifying Round to be played June 28th-29th and July 5th-6th
Second Qualifying Round  to be played July 12th-13th and July 19th-20th