Shamrock Rovers v APOEL: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

The UEFA Conference League starts this week with Shamrock Rovers' date with APOEL featuring amongst Thursday's fixtures.

The League of Ireland Premier Division champions have relative derbies with Larne and The New Saints to look forward to in this competition, as well as games against Rapid Vienna, Borac and Chelsea.

They will aim to make a winning start against APOEL, who can count two-time losing finalists Fiorentina among their upcoming opponents.

How to watch Shamrock Rovers v APOEL and TV channel

Shamrock Rovers v APOEL is available to watch live in the UK on TNT Sports 5.

Shamrock Rovers v APOEL kick-off time, date and venue

Shamrock Rovers v APOEL will kick-off at 20:00 BST on Thursday 3rd October and is being played at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin.

Shamrock Rovers v APOEL stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Shamrock sit third domestically, five points behind leaders Shelbourne after losing 3-0 at home to St Patrick's Athletic on Friday.

This match might have proved to be a distraction and they will be determined to make their mark after reaching the group stages, now league phase, of the UEFA Conference League for the second time.

They previously beat Celje but then lost to PAOK in UEFA Europa League qualifying, while APOEL lost to Riga in that tournament.

The 2024/25 season is the first time they have featured in this stage of the UEFA Conference League, but they have previously appeared in the pools of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

The Nicosia outfit were last seen drawing 0-0 away at Omonia 29is Maiou on Sunday.

Thursday's match will mark the third time the duo have met, having previously faced off in the 1978/79 Cup Winners' Cup - Shamrock progressing 3-0 on aggregate, triumphing 2-0 Glenmalure Park before winning 1-0 in Cyprus.

Shamrock Rovers v APOEL head-to-head record (H2H)

Shamrock Rovers wins	2
Draws	0
APOEL wins	0

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

Shamrock Rovers v APOEL team news

Shamrock Rovers team news

Stephen Bradley has a full squad to select from, but could rotate his options after the defeat to St Patrick's. 

Former Rotherham and Salford City midfielder Richie Towell is one of those pushing for a start after coming off the bench in that fixture.

APOEL team news

Former Birmingham and Tottenham winger Jose Dominguez is in charge at APOEL and also has no injuries or suspensions to deal with.

Ex-Olympiakos striker Youssef El-Arabi is among the candidates to start at Tallaght Stadium.