Champions League: Third qualifying round draw results for 2026/27 season

The draw for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 season took place on July 20 in Nyon, Switzerland.

As a result of the draw, Armenian champions Ararat-Armenia learned their potential opponent. If the Armenian club defeats Shamrock Rovers of Ireland in the second qualifying round, they will face the winner of the Egnatia (Albania) and Celje (Slovenia) tie in the next stage.

All third qualifying round pairings of the Champions League:

Champions Path

• Ararat-Armenia (Armenia) / Shamrock Rovers (Ireland) — Egnatia (Albania) / Celje (Slovenia)
• Levski (Bulgaria) / Universitatea Craiova (Romania) — Omonia (Cyprus) / Kairat (Kazakhstan)
• GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) / Thun (Switzerland) — Klaksvik (Faroe Islands) / Kauno Zalgiris (Lithuania)
• Aarhus (Denmark) / Lech Poznan (Poland) — KuPS (Finland) / Sabah (Azerbaijan)
• Vikingur (Iceland) / Hapoel Beer-Sheva (Israel) — Larne (Northern Ireland) / Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
• Mjallby (Sweden) / Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar) — Iberia 1999 (Georgia) / Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)

League Path

• Fenerbahce (Turkey) / Gornik Zabrze (Poland) — Sturm Graz (Austria) / Hearts (Scotland)
• Olympiacos (Greece) — NEC Nijmegen (Netherlands)
• Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) — Bodo/Glimt (Norway)
• Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) — Olympique Lyonnais (France)

The matches of the Champions League third qualifying round will be played in August 2026. The winners of the ties will advance to the play-off round of Europe’s premier club competition.

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