Celtic will kick off their Champions League qualifiers next month but they’ll find out pretty quickly who they may be facing.
Here is a rundown of the qualifying rounds schedule and every date you will need to be aware of.
Celtic will find out in eight days who they will be up against, although this won’t be confirmed until the preliminary round is complete.
June
12 June: Preliminary round draw, Nyon
19 June: First & second qualifying round draws, Nyon
26 June: Preliminary round semi-finals
29 June: Preliminary round final
July
10/11 July: First qualifying round, first leg
17/18 July: First qualifying round, second leg
23 July: Third qualifying round draw, Nyon
24/25 July: Second qualifying round, first leg
31 July: Second qualifying round, second leg
August
1 August: Second qualifying round, second leg
6 August: Play-off round draw, Nyon
7/8 August: Third qualifying round, first leg
14 August: Third qualifying round, second leg
21/22 August: Play-off round, first leg
28/29 August: Play-off round, second leg
30 August: Group stage draw, Monaco
Between the draw on June 19th and the group stage draw on August 30th, Celtic must play 8 games against four different opponents to ensure they make it into the pot in Monaco.
No easy task.
