Irish Premiership winners Linfield have been drawn in opposition to Shelbourne within the first spherical of Champions League qualifying.
Shelbourne, managed by former Chelsea and Republic of Eire winger Damien Duff, gained their first League of Eire Premier Division title in 18 years in 2024 after a dramatic final-day victory over Derry Metropolis.
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David Healy’s Linfield gained the Irish Premiership by 22 factors in a powerful marketing campaign for the Blues.
The primary leg in will happen at Tolka Park on Tuesday 8 or Wednesday 9 July, earlier than the return fixture at Windsor Park on 15 or 16 July.
Linfield final confronted Shels within the 2006 Setanta Cup group phases, once they gained 2-0 at Windsor Park earlier than a goalless draw within the return fixture.
One 12 months earlier, David Jeffrey’s aspect gained the cross-border match by beating Shelbourne 2-0 within the remaining at Tolka Park.
Cliftonville will discover out their Uefa Convention League opponents within the first-round draw at 15:00 BST.
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Jim Magilton’s European play-off winners are unseeded and can face certainly one of Icelandic aspect Vikingur, Partizani of Albania, Floriana from Malta and Gibraltar aspect St Joseph’s.
Irish Cup winners Dungannon Swifts will uncover their second-round opponents on Wednesday.