Gintra, Olimpia Cluj, Ajax, Medyk, Apollon, Minsk, Stjarnan, BIIK, Avaldsnes, PAOK and best runners-up Zürich have progressed from the ten qualifying round groups.

Ajax will field UEFA Women's EURO 2017 winners as they make their UEFA Women's Champions League debut when the qualifying round starts on Tuesday with 40 clubs involved.

Ajax are in a group including Standard Liège while fellow newcomers Shelbourne face a short trip across the Irish border to take on Linfield following the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round draw.

A record 59 clubs from 47 countries have entered in 2016/17, including the first ever team from Kosovo to play in UEFA competition, among 36 sides in the 24 June qualifying round draw.

ZFK Minsk, PAOK, Stjarnan, FC Twente, Olimpia Cluj, Spartak Subotica, Medyk Konin and PK-35 Vantaa have progressed. Our reporters round up the action.

Five debutants will mingle with three recent round of 16 veterans when the eight UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round groups kick off the season on Tuesday.

The 2015/16 qualifying round draw has been made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, with the 32 sides involved aiming for eight berths in the knockout phase.

A record 56 clubs from 47 nations have entered in 2015/16 including three from Germany, one from Luxembourg and debutants Chelsea LFC and Club Atlético de Madrid.

FC Zürich Frauen, MTK Hungária FC, Glasgow City FC, ŽNK Osijek, Apollon Ladies FC, Gintra Universitetas and ŽNK Pomurje took the last seven round of 32 spots.

Raheny United FC, KKPK Medyk Konin and Clube Atlético Ouriense will all play in the knockout phase for the first time after topping their groups with a game to spare.

KS Vllaznia made history, Konak Belediyespor and ŽNK Osijek got in the goals, and Raheny United and Clube Atlético Ouriense upset the odds as the qualifying round began.

UEFA.com presents a guide to the qualifying round of the UEFA Women's Champions League, which starts on Saturday, and picks out a few teams to watch.

The 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League final is to be held at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin on 14 May, the early date due to the FIFA Women's World Cup.

With the 54 entrants confirmed, the 2014/15 campaign will conclude in Berlin on 14 May, the qualifying round draw streamed live from 14.00CET on 26 June.

The round of 32 lineup is complete after the qualifying round ended with Apollon Limassol LFC and Glasgow City LFC among eight teams that made it through on the last matchday.

Two of the ten available spaces in the round of 32 were filled on the second day of qualifying round action, FC Zürich and Konak Belediyespor the teams to progress with a game to spare.

Eighty-two goals were scored on matchday one, with ZFK Spartak Subotica and PK-35 Vantaa responsible for 23 of them following 10-0 and 13-1 victories respectively.

Experienced clubs like Glasgow City LFC and six newcomers are among 32 sides starting 2013/14 in the qualifying round from Thursday, with ten knockout spots on offer.