It's just under a month since Bayern won the title, but the first draw for 2013-14 is already out and games begin on July 2 for the minnows.
1st Qualifying Round
Shirak (ARM) vs. Tre Penne (SMR)
Lusitanos (AND) vs. EB/Streymur (FAR)
2nd Qualifying Round
Neftchi Baku (AZE) vs. Skënderbeu Korçë (ALB)
Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) vs. Vardar (MKD)
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) vs. Željezničar (BIH)
Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) vs. Sitjeska Nikšić (MNE)
Birkirkara (MLT) vs. Maribor (SLO)
Sligo Rovers (IRL) vs. Molde (NOR)
Elfsborg (SWE) vs. Daugava Daugavpils (LAT)
HJK (FIN) vs. Nõmme Kalju (EST)
Ekranas (LTU) vs. FH (ISL)
The New Saints (WAL) vs. Legia Warsaw (POL)
Celtic (SCO) vs. Cliftonville (NIR)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) vs. Fola Esch (LUX)
Gyõr (HUN) vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR)
BATE Borisov (BLR) vs. Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)
Shirak/Tre Penne vs. Partizan (SRB)
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) vs. Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) vs. Lusitanos/EB/Streymur
The 17 winners move into the champions pool of the third qualifying round, where they will be joined by FC Basel, APOEL, and Austria Wien. From there, the 10 remaining clubs play for five group stage places in the final round of qualification. So, at least two of the clubs in the 2nd round draw will reach the group stage.
In the non-champions pool, there will be two pots of five clubs in the third qualifying round:
Seeded -- Lyon, Zenit, PSV, Metalist, Fenerbahçe
Unseeded -- PAOK, Red Bull Salzburg, Nordsjælland, Grasshopper, Zulte Waregem
The five winners move on to the final round, where they'll be joined by Arsenal, Milan, Schalke, Real Sociedad, and..... Paços de Ferreira.
3rd round losers parachute to the Europa League playoff round. 4th round losers parachute to the Europa League group stage.
1st Qualifying Round
Shirak (ARM) vs. Tre Penne (SMR)
Lusitanos (AND) vs. EB/Streymur (FAR)
2nd Qualifying Round
Neftchi Baku (AZE) vs. Skënderbeu Korçë (ALB)
Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) vs. Vardar (MKD)
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) vs. Željezničar (BIH)
Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) vs. Sitjeska Nikšić (MNE)
Birkirkara (MLT) vs. Maribor (SLO)
Sligo Rovers (IRL) vs. Molde (NOR)
Elfsborg (SWE) vs. Daugava Daugavpils (LAT)
HJK (FIN) vs. Nõmme Kalju (EST)
Ekranas (LTU) vs. FH (ISL)
The New Saints (WAL) vs. Legia Warsaw (POL)
Celtic (SCO) vs. Cliftonville (NIR)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) vs. Fola Esch (LUX)
Gyõr (HUN) vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR)
BATE Borisov (BLR) vs. Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)
Shirak/Tre Penne vs. Partizan (SRB)
Slovan Bratislava (SVK) vs. Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) vs. Lusitanos/EB/Streymur
The 17 winners move into the champions pool of the third qualifying round, where they will be joined by FC Basel, APOEL, and Austria Wien. From there, the 10 remaining clubs play for five group stage places in the final round of qualification. So, at least two of the clubs in the 2nd round draw will reach the group stage.
In the non-champions pool, there will be two pots of five clubs in the third qualifying round:
Seeded -- Lyon, Zenit, PSV, Metalist, Fenerbahçe
Unseeded -- PAOK, Red Bull Salzburg, Nordsjælland, Grasshopper, Zulte Waregem
The five winners move on to the final round, where they'll be joined by Arsenal, Milan, Schalke, Real Sociedad, and..... Paços de Ferreira.
3rd round losers parachute to the Europa League playoff round. 4th round losers parachute to the Europa League group stage.