
The first qualifying round includes Sheriff, Ferencváros and Maccabi Haifa, which in recent seasons played in the elite group stage of the competition. The winner will advance to the first qualifying round which is played from July 11-19. Iceland will host a knockout bracket of single-leg games from June 27-30. It paired Atlètic Club d’Escaldes of Andorra with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro, and San Marino’s Tre Penne with Icelandic champion Breidablik.

The first draw of the 2023-24 season was made one day after new champion Manchester City’s victory parade to fans at home.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) - The Champions League for next season formally got underway on Tuesday with four national league winners from Europe taking part in the draw for the preliminary round.
