Maccabi Tel Aviv will launch their 2014/15 European campaign in the Champions League 2nd round qualifiers against either Andorran Santa Coloma or Armenian FC Banants
Moments ago in the Swiss town of Nyon, UEFA opened the 2014/15 European competition season with draws for the first two qualifying rounds of the Champions League. Israeli title holders Maccabi Tel Aviv, who will make their seeded entry only in the 2nd of those two rounds, were drawn against the winners of a two-leg contest between FC Santa Coloma and FC Banants Yerevan, domestic champions of Andorra and Armenia respectively, who were coupled in the 1st round draw. The first leg will be held in Andorra on either Tuesday the 1st or Wednesday the 2nd of July, with the return leg moving to Yerevan on the opposite day a week later. The aggregate winner will then arrive in Israel to play Maccabi on Tuesday the 15th or Wednesday the 16th of July, with the return leg on the opposite day a week later at the first round winner's home ground.
FC Santa Coloma (Andorra)
Current European ranking: 378
Largest European win: July 19th 2007, 1-0 against Maccabi Tel Aviv at la Vella Communal Stadium of Andorra
Largest European defeat: August 23rd 2001, 7-1 against Serbian side FK Partizan in Belgrade
Appearances in Champions League qualifiers: 3
Appearances in UEFA Cup/Europa League qualifiers: 7
Largest number of European appearances: midfielder Josep Ayala (12), defender Juli Fernández (12)
Highest European goalscorer: Juli Fernández (2), Norberto Urbani (2)
FC Banants (Armenia)
Current European ranking: 434
Largest European win: July 28th 2005, 0-2 against Georgian side FC Lokomotivi in Tiblisi
Largest European defeat: July 17th 2008, 7-0 against Austrian side FC Red Bull in Salzburg
Appearances in UEFA Cup/Europa League qualifiers: 9
Largest number of European appearances: winger Samvel Melkonyan (12), defender Ararat Arakelyan (12)
Highest European goalscorer: striker Aram Hakobyan (4)
