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What time and channel is the Europa League first qualifying round draw on? Key details as Shamrock Rovers, Cork City, St Patrick's and Rangers learn opponents

Three League of Ireland clubs will learn their Europa League first qualifying round opponents this week.

Shamrock Rovers, Cork City and St Patrick's Athletic are all in the hat.

Scotland are also well represented with Rangers, Kilmarnock and Aberdeen all in the draw.

Here's everything you need to know:

Where and when is the draw?

It takes place at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Tuesday, June 18.

What time does it start at?

The draw will be made at 2.30pm Irish time.

Who are in what pots?

Group 1 (seeded sides in bold)

Vaduz (LIE)
Kilmarnock (SCO)
Brann (NOR)
Vitebsk (BLR)
Malmö (SWE)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Ballymena (NIR)/NSÍ (FRO)
Connah's Quay Nomads (WAL)
KuPS Kuopio (FIN)
Breidablik (ISL)

Shamrock Rovers could draw Scottish side Kilmarnock (©INPHO/Oisin Keniry)

Group 2 (seeded sides in bold)

Hajduk (CRO)
Legia (POL)
Radnicki Niš (SRB)
CSKA Sofia (BUL)
Ordabasy Shymkent (KAZ)
Flora (EST)
Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO)
Sant Julià (AND)/Europa (GIB)
Titograd (MNE)
Gzira United (MLT)

Group 3 (seeded sides in bold)

Tobol Kostanay (KAZ)
Kukësi (ALB)
FCSB (ROU)
Čukarički (SRB)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR)
Milsami Orhei (MDA)
Mura (SVN)
Debrecen (HUN)
Banants (ARM)
Jeunesse Esch (LUX)

Group 4 (seeded sides in bold)

Rangers (SCO)
Brøndby (DEN)
Cork (IRL)
Molde (NOR)
Crusaders (NIR)
Progrès Niederkorn (LUX)/Cardiff Metropolitan University (WAL)
B36 (FRO)
Inter Turku (FIN)
KR (ISL)
Prishtina (KOS)/St Joseph's (GIB)

Cork City's Turner's Cross (©INPHO/Ryan Byrne)

Group 5 (seeded sides in bold)

Fehérvár (HUN)
Zrinjski (BIH)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR)
Neftçi (AZE)
Levski Sofia (BUL)
Hibernians (MLT)
Ružomberok (SVK)
Akademija Pandev (MKD)
Speranta Nisporeni (MDA)
FK Zeta (MNE)

Group 6 (seeded sides in bold)

Spartak Trnava (SVK)
Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
Fola Esch (LUX)
Alashkert (ARM)
Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN)
Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO)
Rīgas (LVA)
Budapest Honvéd (HUN)
Makedonija Skopje (MKD)
Radnik Bijeljina (BIH)

Group 7 (seeded sides in bold) 

Apollon Limassol (CYP)
Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
Ventspils (LVA)
Cracovia Kraków (POL)
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
Teuta (ALB)
La Fiorita (SMR)/Engordany (AND)
Široki Brijeg (BIH)
DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (SVK)
Kauno Žalgiris (LTU)

Group 8 (seeded sides in bold)

Haugesund (NOR)
Aberdeen (SCO)
Stjarnan (ISL)
Norrköping (SWE)
Dinamo Minsk (BLR)
Riteriai (LTU)
Liepāja (LVA)
Levadia Tallinn (EST)
Barry Town (WAL)/Cliftonville (NIR)
Saint Patrick's (IRL)
RoPS Rovaniemi (FIN)
KÍ (FRO)/Tre Fiori (SMR)

St Patrick's could face Aberdeen (PA)

Group 9 (seeded sides in bold)

Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR)
AEK Larnaca (CYP)
Domžale (SVN)
Pyunik (ARM)
Sabail (AZE)
Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
U Craiova 1948 (ROU)
Balzan (MLT)
Laçi (ALB)
Shkupi (MKD)
Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA)
Narva Trans (EST)

What channel is it on?

The draw won't be televised live, but you can follow it with The Irish Mirror's live blog.

If you haven't already, be sure to like our Irish Mirror Sport and Irish Mirror GAA pages on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.            

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