▁advance ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁qual ifying ▁round , ▁they ▁lost ▁each ▁leg ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁goal ▁to ▁Sweden ' s ▁A IK . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁UEFA ▁Europa ▁League , ▁Gib ral tar ' s ▁entries ▁were ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁two : ▁league ▁run ners - up ▁Lincoln ▁Red ▁Im ps ▁and ▁third - pla ced ▁European ▁debut ants ▁St ▁Joseph ' s . ▁Both ▁were ▁drawn ▁with ▁C yp ri ot ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁and ▁lost ▁heavily ▁on ▁aggregate : ▁ 6 – 1 ▁to ▁A E K ▁L arn aca ▁and ▁ 1 0 – 0 ▁to ▁A EL ▁Lim ass ol ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Europa ▁and ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁both ▁entered ▁for ▁Gib ral tar ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 . ▁While ▁the ▁former ▁was ▁be aten ▁compreh ens ively ▁by ▁Kos ovo ' s ▁Pr is ht ina ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁qual ifying ▁round , ▁the ▁latter ▁took ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands ' ▁B 3 6 ▁T ór sh av n ▁to ▁a ▁penalty ▁shoot out , ▁which ▁they ▁lost ▁after ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁aggregate ▁draw . ▁Lincoln ▁Red ▁Im ps ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁Champions ▁League ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁qual ifying ▁round , ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁ 3 – 2 ▁on ▁aggregate ▁to ▁Wel sh ▁champions ▁The ▁New ▁Sain ts . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁PR : ▁Pre lim inary ▁round ▁▁ 1 Q :