Glentoran won the Irish League title by one point from Linfield

Irish League title winners Glentoran have been drawn against Maccabi Haifa of Israel in the Champions League second qualifying round.

In the Europa League first qualifying round, Linfield are paired against Randers of Denmark while Lisburn Distillery play Georgia's FC Zestafoni.

In the next stage Derry City face Latvians Skonto and Crusaders are up against Rabotnicki of Macedonia.

Randers are managed by former Arsenal player John Jensen.

Glentoran's Champions League matches will be played on 14/15 and 21/22 July.

The Glens played Maccabi in the 1998 European Cup Winners' Cup with the Israelis winning both legs and progressing 3-1 on aggregate.

The first legs in the Europa League take place on 2 July with Distillery facing Zestafoni at Mourneview Park in Lurgan and Linfield playing Randers away.

Mourneview is also the venue for Linfield's return match against their Danish opponents on 9 July with Distillery playing their second leg in Georgia on the same night.

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