All you need to know ahead of the draw for Cork City
When will Cork City play?
Cork are set to go into the qualifiers at the first round stage this season.
The first legs will be played on Tuesday, July 10 and Wednesday, July 11, with the second legs being played a week later on Tuesday, July 17 and Wednesday, July 18.
Who could Cork draw in the first qualifying round draw?
John Caulfield’s side are unseeded in the first round and can be drawn against one of six seeded sides:
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
Legia Warszawa (POL)
Malmö (SWE)
Rosenborg (NOR)
HJK Helsinki (FIN)
Cork City’s Kieran Sadlier celebrates scoring (Image: ©INPHO/Evan Logan)
Who could they join if they make the group stages?
26 of the 32 teams that will contest the 2018/19 group stage are already confirmed. They are:
ESP: Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, Valencia
GER: Bayern München, Schalke, Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund
ENG: Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool
ITA: Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Internazionale Milano
FRA: Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco, Lyon
RUS: Lokomotiv Moskva, CSKA Moskva
POR: Porto
UKR: Shakhtar Donetsk
BEL: Club Brugge
TUR: Galatasaray
CZE: Viktoria Plzeň
What happens if Cork are beaten in the first qualifying round?
The sides beaten in this round transfer to the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round (the draw for which is also on 19 June).
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