St Mirren will be playing European football next season.
Stephen Robinson's side will compete in the UEFA Conference League qualifying rounds next season after securing a fifth-placed finish in the Scottish Premiership.
Dundee's 5-2 loss against Rangers on Tuesday night guaranteed St Mirren would take the final European spot in Scotland through their league position.
The Buddies are five points clear of Dundee with Tony Docherty's side having just one game left meaning European football in Paisley is mathematically confirmed.
Here's everything you need to know about St Mirren qualifying for the UEFA Conference League...
In what round of Conference League do St Mirren enter?
St Mirren will enter the second qualifying round of the Conference League.
The Paisley club will bypass the first round through the Scottish coefficient being high enough for second qualifying round entry.
When is the draw for the UEFA Conference League?
The draw for the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round will take place on June 19.
The second qualifying round matches will be played on July 25 and August 1.
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Who could St Mirren play in Conference League?
This is where it gets complicated. A total of 102 teams will be involved in the second qualifying round.
The draw will be split into the Champions Path and the Main Path. St Mirren will be in the Main Path alongside 87 other clubs.
The Champions Path features the 14 losing clubs of the Champions League Champions Path first qualifying round.
The 88 clubs in the Main Path will be split into seeded and unseeded pots. The seeding will not be confirmed until the draw but it's expected St Mirren will be seeded thanks to Scotland's association coefficient ranking. For reference, Hibs were seeded entering in the same round this season.
Seeded teams
Djurgarden
Omonia
Winner of tie involving Zalgris
Vitoria de Guimaraes
Astana
Riga
Winner of tie involving Linfield
Winner of tie involving KuPS
Hadjuk Split
Winner of tie involving Breidablik
Winner of tie involving F91 Dudelange
Winners of 2023/24 Eredivisie play-offs
Winners of 2023/24 Belgian Pro League European play-offs
Runner-up of 2023/24 Super League Greece
Runner-up of 2023/24 Slovenian PrvaLiga
Seeding to be determined
AEK Larnaca
Ararat-Armenia
Winner of tie involving Dinamo Tbilisi
Vaduz
Winner of tie involving B36 Torshavn
Winner of tie involving Sarajevo
Brann
Tromso
Hacken
Winner of tie involving FCI Levadia
HB Torshavn
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Winner of tie involving Connah's Quay Nomads
St Mirren
Winners of 2023/24 Austrian Bundesliga play-offs
Fourth place in 2023/24 Serbian SuperLiga
Fourth place in 2023/24 SuperLig (Turkey)
Third place in 2023/24 Swiss Super League
Fourth place in 2023/24 Swiss Super League
Fourth place in 2023/24 Ukrainian Premier League
Third place in 2023/24 Czech First League
Fourth place in 2023/24 Czech First League
Runner-up of 2023/24 Danish Superliga
Winners of 2023/24 Danish Superliga play-offs
Fourth place in 2023/24 Croatian Football League
Third place in 2023/24 Super League Greece
Runner-up of 2023/24 Israeli Premier League
Third place in 2023/24 Israeli Premier League
Runner-up of 2023/24 Ekstraklasa (Poland)
Third place in 2023/24 Ekstraklasa (Poland)
Runner-up of 2023/24 Nemzeti Bajnoksag (Hungary)
Runner-up of 2023/24 SuperLiga (Romania)
Winners of 2023/24 SuperLiga play-offs (Romania)
Runner-up of 2023/24 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
Winners of 2023/24 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
Runner-up of 2023/24 Slovak First Football League
Third place in 2023/24 Slovak First Football League
Runner-up in 2023/24 Azerbaijan Premier League
Third place in 2023/24 Azerbaijan Premier League
Runner-up 2023/24 Moldovan Super Liga
Runner-up of 2023/24 Football Superleague of Kosovo
Winners of Bosna and Herzegovina Football Cup
Unseeded teams
Winner of tie involving Paide Linnameeskond
Winner of tie involving Crusaders
Progres Niederkorn
Puskas Akademia
St Patrick's Athletic
Ilves
Cliftonville
TransINVEST
Winners of 2023/24 Belarusian Cup
How many matches will St Mirren play in Europe?
St Mirren will play at least two matches in Europe next season.
The club are guaranteed one home match and one away match across a two-legged tie.
That number would double should the club progress into the next round or go to six if a spot in the play-off round is earned.
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How much money will St Mirren bank from Conference League?
From official UEFA documents last year, clubs competing in the Conference League second qualifying round banked a minimum of €525k - or £450k.
Clubs received €175k per qualifying round played plus a €350k elimination bonus. Should St Mirren progress to the third qualifying round then a minimum of €725k (£625k) would be expected. The number rises again to €925k (£800k) for clubs eliminated in the play-off round.
Of course, St Mirren would also earn ticket sales money from the European ties.
When were St Mirren last in Europe?
St Mirren last played in Europe back in the 1987/88 season.
St Mirren played in the European Cup Winners' Cup that season having won the Scottish Cup in 1987.
The Paisley club - led by Alex Smith - progressed through the first round with a 1-0 aggregate win over Norwegian club Tromso IL. Kenny McDowall scored the only goal for St Mirren.
St Mirren player Belgian club KV Mechelen in the second round being eliminated 2-0 on aggregate after defeat in Paisley.
UEFA Conference League key dates
First qualifying round: 11 & 18 July 2024
Second qualifying round: 25 July & 1 August 2024
Third qualifying round: 8 & 15 August 2024
Play-offs: 22 & 29 August 2024
Knockout round play-offs: 13 & 20 February 2025
Round of 16: 6 & 13 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 10 & 17 April 2025
Semi-finals: 1 & 8 May 2025
Final: 28 May 2025
UEFA Conference League draw dates
First qualifying round: 18 June 2024
Second qualifying round: 19 June 2024
Third qualifying round: 22 July 2024
Play-offs: 5 August 2024
League phase: 30 August 2024
Knockout round play-offs: 20 December 2024 (tbc)
Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final: 21 February 2025
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