Ararat-Armenia learn potential opponent in Champions League second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League took place in Nyon on June 17.

Armenian champions Ararat-Armenia will face the winner of the Floriana Malta / Shamrock Rovers Ireland tie if they advance to the second round. In the first qualifying round, the Armenian club will play against Latvian side Riga.

The first legs of the Champions League second qualifying round will be played on July 21/22, with the return legs scheduled for July 28/29.

The teams of Armenian players also learned their potential opponents. Crvena Zvezda, where Nair Tiknizyan plays, will face the winner of Tre Fiori San Marino / Larne Northern Ireland. Slovan Bratislava, represented by Tigran Barseghyan, will meet the winner of Flora Estonia / Iberia 1999 Georgia.

Full results of the Champions League second qualifying round draw

Champions Path

• Mjällby Sweden — Lincoln Gibraltar / Inter d’Escaldes Andorra
• Tre Fiori San Marino / Larne Northern Ireland — Crvena Zvezda Serbia
• Sabah Azerbaijan / The New Saints Wales — Vardar North Macedonia / KuPS Finland
• KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands / Atert Bissen Luxembourg — Kauno Žalgiris Lithuania / Drita Kosovo
• AGF Denmark — Lech Poznań Poland
• Ararat-Armenia Armenia / Riga Latvia — Floriana Malta / Shamrock Rovers Ireland
• Borac Banja Luka / Levski Sofia Bulgaria — ML Vitebsk Belarus / U Craiova Romania
• Omonia Cyprus — Kairat Kazakhstan / Sutjeska Nikšić Montenegro
• Thun Switzerland — Dinamo Zagreb Croatia
• Víkingur Iceland / ETO FC Győr Hungary — Hapoel Beer Sheva Israel
• Flora Tallinn Estonia / Iberia 1999 Georgia — Slovan Bratislava Slovakia
• Petrocub Moldova / Egnatia Albania — Celje Slovenia

League Path

• Fenerbahçe Turkey — Górnik Zabrze Poland
• Sturm Graz Austria — Hearts Scotland