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Reds will face FC Auda or Torshavn in the Conference League

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Cliftonville were drawn to face FC Auda of Latvia or B36 Torshavn of the Faroe Islands in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.

The red ones, which won the Irish Cup for the first time in 45 years in May, they will be away from home for the first leg on July 25th before Solitude host the return leg on August 1st.

Irish Premiership winners Larne will face FC RFS of Latvia in the first qualifying round of the Champions League, while in the Conference League the Crusaders will face a short trip to Wales and Linfield will face Icelandic opposition.

Tiernan Lynch’s team travel to Riga for the first leg on the 9th and 10th of July, before hosting the second leg on the 16th or 17th of July.

Larne will face Bodo/Glimt from Norway in the second round if they beat Riga.

After playing European matches at Solitude last season, Larne will be able to use Inver Park in this year’s continental competitions.

The RFS will be familiar to Irish League fans after defeating Linfield on penalties in a dramatic Europa Conference League play-off at Windsor Park two years ago.

Larne could have been paired with League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers, but Stephen Bradley’s side were drawn against Vikingur Reykjavik of Iceland.

The back-to-back Irish Premiership champions were given a boost after the draw when the tie was chosen as one of two in which the losers will go directly to the third, rather than the second qualifying round, of the Europa Conference League.

In the Conference League first qualifying round, Irish Premiership runners-up Linfield will travel to Iceland to face Stjarnan.

The Crusaders, who qualified from the European play-offs, faced Caernarfon Town of Wales.

League of Ireland side Derry City drew against FCB Magpies of Gibraltar.

The three will play the first leg away, on July 11th, and at home, seven days later.



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