19.05.2025 14:50
The route of Fenerbahçe in the Champions League qualifying rounds and some of their potential opponents have been revealed. The yellow and navy team will play two qualifying matches for the Champions League. It remains uncertain whether Fenerbahçe will be a seeded team starting from the 3rd Qualifying Round. Here are the teams that Fenerbahçe could face...
The route of Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds and some of its potential opponents have been revealed. The yellow-navy team will play two qualifying matches for the UEFA Champions League. It remains uncertain whether Fenerbahçe will be a seeded team starting from the 3rd Qualifying Round.
In the 3rd Qualifying Round, Fenerbahçe will be joined by Benfica, Feyenoord, and Nice. Fenerbahçe's UEFA coefficient is lower than that of Benfica and Feyenoord, but higher than Nice. The Belgian second team will also participate in the 3rd Qualifying Round. The potential Saint-Gilloise has a lower coefficient than Fenerbahçe, while the second Club Brugge has a higher one.
BRUGGE NEEDS TO BE CHAMPION FOR FENERBAHÇE TO BE SEEDED
For Fenerbahçe to be seeded in the 3rd Qualifying Round, it must be among the top 4 teams. Benfica, Rangers, or the team that faces Rangers in the 2nd Qualifying Round guarantees Feyenoord's seeding. For Fenerbahçe to be seeded, Club Brugge needs to be the champion in Belgium.
After passing this round, Fenerbahçe will advance to the playoff round. In this round, it will face one of the other 3 teams that come out of the 3rd Qualifying Round. If it passes this round as well, it will qualify for the Champions League.
HERE ARE ALL POTENTIAL OPPONENTS
In addition to Benfica, Feyenoord, Fenerbahçe, and Nice, the teams that will compete or are likely to compete in the 'league path' of the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds are as follows:
Rangers (Scotland), Panathinaikos (Greece), Brann (Norway), Viktoria Plzen or Banik Ostrava (Czech Republic), Servette or Young Boys (Switzerland), and the second team from the Austrian League (Sturm Graz, Austria Wien, Wolfsberger, or Salzburg).