Cardiff City to face Athlone Town in UEFA Women’s Champions League

UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round Draw
The UEFA Womens Champions League trophy Photo by Harold CunninghamGetty Images for UEFA

The UEFA Women’s Champions League first qualifying round draw has set Cardiff City against Ireland’s Athlone Town.

The winners of the all-Celtic clash will meet ŽNK Agram of Croatia in the group final, with tournament mini-hosts yet to be decided.

Cliftonville meet KFF Mitrovica in another three-team section, for the right to face Lanchkhuti in their group decider.

Group 1: Racing Union Luxembourg v AEK Athens, Tallinna FC Flora v Riga

Group 2: Agarista CSF Anenii Noi v Swieqi United, Spartak Myjava v ŽFK Budućnost

Group 3: ŽFK Ljuboten v NSÍ Runavík, NSA Sofia v Pyunik

Group 4: FC Kiryat Gat v ABB Fomget or Neftçi PFK

Group 5: ŽNK Agram v Cardiff City or Athlone Town

Group 6: Lanchkhuti v KFF Mitrovica or Cliftonville

All group semi-finals are on Wednesday 30 July, with finals and third-place matches on Saturday 3 August. The winners of the finals qualify for the second qualifying round champions path, to be drawn at 1pm this afternoon, along with the League Path ties.

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