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FCK dates and possible opponents in European qualification campaign

09/06 2023 15:04

F.C. Copenhagen will enter the second round of UEFA Champions League qualification this summer after winning the Danish Superliga title. It means the club is six matches away from qualifying for the Champions League group stage.

Of course, qualification for the Champions League is never easy. Should the team fall at any stage then they will drop down to qualifying for the UEFA Europa League, and then the UEFA Conference League.

FCK need to win just one qualifying round to secure European group stage football for next season. Here's how the bracket unfolds:

Who can FCK fans in UCL Q2?
FCK will be seeded throughout the UEFA qualifying rounds and are in the Champions path for the UCL. There are 40 teams in Champions League Q2 qualifying, meaning 20 fixtures will be drawn. Most teams here will come from Q1, which means there are a lot of potential opponents for the Lions.

If we assume that all seeded teams in Q1 win their fixtures, then the list of our possible Q2 opponents can be reduced to:

Maccabi Haifa F.C., Israel
FK Žalgiris, Lithuania
HJK, Finland
FC Flora, Estonia
Shamrock Rovers, Ireland
The New Saints, Wales
Olimpija Ljubljana, Slovenia
Zrinjski Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aris Limassol, Cyprus
BATE Borisov, Belarus
FK Astana, Kazakhstan

There are several old names here whom we have faced before in European qualification (HJK, Shamrock Rovers, The New Saints, BATE Borisov) and training matches (FC Flora, FK Astana).

As for the next rounds, we recommend that fans check out the options on Bert Kassie's website. His comprehensive pages gives fans a view of what qualification will look like if we drop into Europa League or Conference League qualification.