Champions League Underway

Nyon was the scene today as 36 sides learned their fate earlier today.

FK Partizan of Serbia qualified for the coveted Group Stage last season and all eyes were on them as they were the top draw along with the likes of other recent Group Stage competitors. Rosenborg BK who have become a household name across Europe thanks to their regular appearances in this tournament was probably the most well known side in today's draw.

The First Qualifying Round kicks off on 28/29 June and 5/6 July and the Second Qualifying Round takes place on 12/13 and 19/20 July.

Here is the Draw Result:

First qualifying round draw (28/29 June and 5/6 July)
SP Tre Fiori v Valletta FC
FC Santa Coloma v F91 Dudelange

Second qualifying round draw (12/13 and 19/20 July)
Maccabi Haifa FC v FK Borac
FK Mogren v PFC Litex Lovech
NK Maribor v F91 Dudelange
KS Skenderbeu v APOEL FC
Slovan Bratislava v FC Tobol Kostanay
Sturm Graz v Videoton FC
FC Zestafoni v FC Dacia Chisinau
NK Dinamo Zagreb v Neftçi PFK
FC Pyunik v FC Viktoria Plzen
FK Partizan v FK Skendija 79
SP Tre Fiori or Valletta FC v FK Ekranas
Malmo FF v HB Torshavn
Shamrock Rovers v Flora Tallinn
Rosenborg BK v Breidablik
HJK Helsinki v Bangor City
Skonto FC v Wisła Krakow
Linfield v FC BATE Borisov

Road To Munich Starts Here!

FC Barcelona lifted the coveted UEFA Champions League trophy in Wembley for the fourth time in their history back in May. But the past is the past and a new season in European club football's most prestigious tournament is about to start in the coming weeks with the Qualifying Rounds about to kick off.

On Monday, 22nd June 2011 the draw for the First and Second Qualifying Round takes place. The draw will take place at 12.00 CET and the draw results will be posted here at UCLCentre.

The Second Qualifying will contain some stalwart sides with the likes of recent group stage participants such as FC BATE Borisov, Macabi Haifa, Rosenborg BK and FK Partizan who were in last season's group stage. These sides will provide tough opposition for the smaller sides in the draw and the teams hoping to make their mark in Qualifying.