Cardiff Met make European debut

Cardiff Met WFC have learnt who they will face in qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.

The Welsh Premier League Ladies Champions travel to Bosnia next month to play in a mini tournament between 11th-16th August, that will decide the ten remaining places for the Champions League proper.

The students, who are making their European debut, have been drawn in Group 5 and will take on WFC SFK 200 Sarajevo, ASA Tel-Aviv and Peamount United.

Swansea City LFC have represented Wales in the competition for the past two years but have failed to make it to the Champions League proper on both occasions.

Winners of the eight groups plus the two best runners up will progress to the round of 32 including holders Olympique Lyonnais, with the grand final scheduled to take place in London on 23 May 2012.

Qualifying round draw
Group 1: FC Zürich Frauen (SUI), Gintra Universitetas (LTU), WFC Pomurje (SVN)*, Ataşehir Belediyespor (TUR)

Group 2: FC NSA (BUL), BIIK (KAZ), ŽFK Spartak (SRB)*, Pärnu Jalgpalliklubi (EST)

Group 3: SU 1 ° Dezembro (POR), Olimpia Cluj-Napoca (ROU), Glentoran Belfast United (NIR), Birkirkara FC (MLT)*

Group 4: RTP Unia Racibórz (POL), FC Bobruchanka (BLR),ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)*, Ekonomist (MNE)

Group 5: WFC SFK 2000 Sarajevo (BIH)*, ASA Tel-Aviv FC (ISR), Peamount United (IRL), Cardiff Met LAFC (WAL)

Group 6: Apollon LFC (CYP)*, WFC Kharkiv (UKR), KÍ Klaksvík (FRO), Ada Velipoje (ALB)

Group 7: FC PAOK (GRE), MTK Hungária FC (HUN), ZNK Nase Taksi-SNT 2010 (MKD)*, SKONTO FK (LVA)

Group 8: Glasgow City LFC (SCO), PK-35 Vantaa (FIN)*,  WFC Osijek (CRO), FC Noroc Nimoreni (MDA)