Celtic will face a tough test in their first Champions League qualifier after confirmation they will not be seeded at any stage of the qualifying rounds.

Fenerbahce's failure to win the title moved Celtic into the unseeded pot.

Celtic, who have yet to appoint a new manager, could face the Turks, Zenit St Petersburg, Ajax or Dynamo Kiev in the third qualifying round.

The Scots will discover their opponents on 16 July, with the first leg taking place 11 days later.

Steaua Bucharest will also join the seeds if they beat Unirea Urziceni to second place in the Romanian League, otherwise Portuguese side Sporting Braga will be among the five seeded teams in the non-champions part of the draw.

Celtic could face another difficult challenge to make the group stages if they progress from their initial tie, with Tottenham, Sevilla and Werder Bremen assured of a place among the play-off seeds.

Defeat at the first hurdle would put Celtic into the final qualifying round for the Europa League.

Failure at the second hurdle, where the Parkhead club lost to Arsenal last season, would put them straight into the Europa League group stages again.

The first leg of the third qualifying round will take place on 27/28 July and the return game the following week.

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