UEFA announces Europa League first and second-round draws
Michael Heselschwerdt, UEFA's head of Club Competitions, during the draw for the first two qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa League 2016/17, at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, 20 June 2016. (EPA Photo)


The first and second round qualifying round draws of the 2016/2017 UEFA Europa League were made on Monday in Nyon, Switzerland.A total of 96 clubs will take place in the first-round qualifiers and 18 in the second.The first-round matches will be played on June 30 and July 7; second-round matches will be played on July 14 and July 21.In the second round, Turkey's Osmanlispor will play the winner of the first-round match between Moldova's Zimbru and Georgia's Chikhura.First qualifying round draws are as follows:Dila (Georgia)/Shirak (Armenia) - Spartak Trnava (Slovakia)/Hibernians (Malta)Dinamo Minsk (Belarus)/Spartaks Jurmala (Letonia) - Saint Patrick's Athletic (Republic of Ireland)/Jeunesse (Luxemburg)Partizan (Serbia) - Slavia Sofya (Bulgaria)/Zalglebie (Poland)Bokelj (Montenegro)/Vojvodina (Serbia) - Stabaek (Norway)/Connah's Quay Nomads (Wales)Nomme Kalju (Estonia)/Trakai (Lithuania) - Maccabi Haifa (Israel)Hibernian (Scotland) - Valur Reykjavik (Iceland)/Brondby (Denmark)Runavik (Faroe Islands)/Shakhtyor (Belarus) - Domzale (Slovenia)/Lusitans (Andorra)Austria Wien (Austria) - Kukesi (Albania)/Rudar (Montenegro)Aktobe (Kazakhstan)/MTK (Hungary) - Gebele (Azerbaijan)/Samtredia (Georgia)Beroe (Bulgaria)/Radnik (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Atlantas (Lithuania)/HJK Helsinki (Finland)Shamrock Rovers (Republic of Ireland)/RoPS Rovaniemi (Finland) - Santa Coloma (Andorra)/Lokomotiva Zagreb (Croatia)Neftci (Azerbaijan)/Balzan (Malta) - Shkendija (Macedonia)/Cracovia (Poland)Grasshoppers (Switzerland) - KR Reykjavik (Iceland)/Glenavon (Northern Ireland)Midtjylland (Denmark)/Suduva (Lithuania) - Vaduz (Liechtenstein)/Sileks (Macedonia)Zimbru (Moldova)/Chikhura (Georgia) - Osmanlıspor (Turkey)Giannina (Greece) - Odds (Norway)/Mariehamn (Finland)Siroki (Bosnia-Herzegovina)/Birkirkara (Malta) - Infonet (Estonia)/Heart of Midlothian (Scotland)Admira Wacker (Austria)/Spartak Myjava (Slovakia) - Kapaz (Azerbaijan)/Dacia (Moldova)Videoton (Hungary)/Zaria Balti (Moldova) - Cukaricki (Serbia)/Ordabasy (Kazakhstan)Aberdeen (Scotland)/Fola (Luxemburg) - Ventspils (Latvia)/Vikingur (Faroe Islands)Differdange 03 (Luxemburg)/Cliftonville (Northern Ireland) - Larnaca (Greek Cypriot administration)/Folgore (San Marino)Maribor (Slovenia) - Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)Hacken (Sweden) - Linfield (Northern Ireland)/Cork City (Republic of Ireland)AIK Solna (Sweden)/Bala Town (Wales) - Pyunik (Armenia)/Europa (Gibraltarian)Piast (Poland) - Goteborg (Sweden)/Llandudno Town (Wales)Teuta (Albania)/Kairat (Kazakhstan) - Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)/Gorica (Slovenia)Levadia Tallinn (Estonia)/Torshavn (Faroe Islands) - Slavia Prag (Czech Republic)Partizani (Albania)/Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) - Breidablik (Iceland)/Jelgava (Latvia)La Fiorita (San Marino)/Debreceni (Hungary) - Torpedo-BelAZ (Belarus)Genk (Belgium) - Rabotnicki (Macedonia)/Buducnost Podgorica (Montenegro)Sloboda (Bosnia-Herzegovina)/Beitar (Israel) - Banants (Armenia)/Omonia (Greek Cypriot administration)CSMS Iasi (Romania) - Hajduk Split (Croatia)Sonderjyske (Denmark) - Stromsgodset (Norway)