UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw groups in full

Celtic must come through two rounds of qualifying to make the group stages.Chris Brunskill Ltd/Rex Features

UEFA have confirmed the group divisions for the third qualifying round of this season's Champions League.

Scottish champions Celtic will be in the draw, which takes place on Friday, July 20 at 11am UK time.

The potential opponents for Neil Lennon's team have been narrowed from 20 teams to ten after the groups were decided and although Celtic enjoy seeded status, teams like Molde or HJK Helsinki could prove tricky opponents.

Group One

Seeded teams

RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR)/FK Vardar (MKD)
F91 Dudelange (LUX)/FC Salzburg (AUT)
CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU)
The New Saints FC (WAL)/Helsingborgs IF (SWE)

Unseeded teams

KS Skenderbeu (ALB)/Debreceni VSC (HUN)
NK Maribor (SVN)/FK Zeljeznicar (BIH)
FC Slovan Liberec (CZE)/FC Shakter Karagandy (KAZ)
FK Buducnost Podgorica (MNE)/WKS Slask Wroclaw (POL)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)/FK Ekranas (LTU)

Group Two

Seeded teams

FC Flora Tallin (EST)/FC Basel 1893 (SUI)
Celtic FC
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)/GNK Dinamo (CRO)
MSK Zilina (SVK)/Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR)
Valletta FC (MLT)/FK Partizan (SRB)

Unseeded

Ulisses FC (ARM/FC Sheriff (MDA)
Molde FK (NOR)/FK Ventspils (LVA)
HJK Helsinki (FIN)/KR (ISL)
AEL Limassol FC (CYP)/Linfield (NIR)
Neftci PFK (AZE)/FC Zestafoni (GEO)

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