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.

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.

A little over a month after VfL Wolfsburg retained the trophy, the 32 clubs in the 2014/15 qualifying round have discovered their mini-tournament opponents.

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.

Cyprus's Apollon Limassol LFC are among the sides to have reached the UEFA Women's Champions League knockout stage, where more established names enter the fray.

A draw in the Group 8 decider proved sufficient for Glasgow City LFC and PK-35 Vantaa to join eight other teams in reaching the knockout stages, six of whom qualified with maximum points.

On a day of high drama Apollon Limassol LFC came of age with a record 21-0 win against KS Ada Velipoje while FC Zürich became the first club to confirm their place in the last 32.