Monday, June 22, 2009

Europa League Draw

Monday also marked the draw, also at Nyon, Switzerland, for the first two qualifying rounds of the UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup).

The opening matches of the first qualifying round will take place on July 2, with the return matches on July 9.

The home clubs of the opening contests are listed first, with the seeded teams in italics.

FC MTZ-RIPO (Belarus) vs. FK Sutjeska Niksic (Montenegro)

FC Lahti (Finland) vs. KS Dinamo Tirana (Albania)

FK Vetra (Lithuania) vs. CS Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)

Rosenborg BK (Norway) vs. NSI Runavik (Faroe Islands)

Szombathelyi Haladas (Hungary) vs. FC Irtysh Pavlodar (Kazakhstan)

Sligo Rovers FC (Ireland) vs. KS Vllaznia Shkoder (Albania)

Olimpi Rustavi (Georgia) vs. B36 Torshavn (Faroe Islands)

Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Cyprus) vs. UN Kaejeng 97 (Luxembourg)

NK Slaven Belupo (Croatia) vs. Birkirkara FC (Malta)

FC Zimbru Chisinau (Moldova) vs. FC Okzhetpes (Kazakhstan)

Lisburn Distillery FC (Northern Ireland) vs. FC Zestaponi (Georgia)

Helsingborgs IF (Sweden) vs. FC MIKA (Armenia)

Valletta FC (Malta) vs. Keflavik (Iceland)

Dinaburg FC (Latvia) vs. JK Nomme Kaliu (Estonia)

FK Buducnost Podgorica (Montenegro) vs. Polonia Warsaw (Poland)

NK Rudar Velenje (Slovenia) vs. FC Narva Trans (Estonia)

Motherwell FC (Scotland) vs. Llanelli AFC (Wales)

NK Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia-Herzegovina) vs. FC Banants (Armenia)

FC Spartak Trnava (Slovenia) vs. FC Inter Baku (Azerbaijan)

FC Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) vs. FK Renova (Macedonia)

Randers FC (Denmark) vs. Linfield FC (Northern Ireland)

FK Simurq Zaqatala (Azerbaijan) vs. Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC (Israel)

The New Saints FC (Wales) vs. Fram (Iceland)

The winners of these first-round two-game set would advance to the second qualifying round. The opening matches will that round will be played on July 16 with the return contests on July 23.

Rosenborg-NSI Runavik Winner vs. FK Karabakh (Azerbaijan)

FC Pacos de Ferreira (Portugal) vs. Zimbru Chisinau-Okzhetpes Winner

Budocnost-Polonia Warsaw Winner vs. AC Juvenes Dogana (San Marino)

SK Sturm Graz (Austria) vs. Siroki Brijeg-Banants Winner

FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland) vs. FC Santa Coloma (Andorra)

FC Honka (Finland) vs. Bangor City FC (Wales)

MSK Zilina (Slovenia) vs. FC Dacia Chisinau (Moldova)

Anorthosis-Kaerjeng Winner vs. OFK Petrovac (Montenegro)

St. Patrick's Athletic FC (Ireland) vs. Valletta-Keflavik Winner

AC Omonia (Cyprus) vs. HB (Faroe Islands)

ND Gorica (Slovenia) vs. Lahti-Dinamo Tirana Winner

SK Sigma Olomouc (Czech Republic) vs. TNS-Fram Winner

Legia Warsaw (Poland) vs. Olimpi Rustavi-B36 Torshavn Winner

Falkirk FC (Scotland) vs. FC Vaduz (Liechtenstein)

IF Elfsborg (Sweden) vs. Szombathelyi Haladas-Irtysh Winner

SK Rapid Vienna (Austria) vs. Sligo Rovers-Vllaznia Winner

FC Naftan Novopolotsk (Belarus) vs. KAA Gent (Belgium)

FK Liepajas Metalurgs (Latvia) vs. FC Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)

FC Differdange 03 (Luxembourg) vs. HNK Rijeka (Croatia)

FK Suduva Marijampole (Lithuania) vs. Randers-Linfield Winner

Vetra-Grevenmacher Winner vs. HJK Helsinki

FK Milano Kumanovo (Macedonia) vs. Slaven Belupo-Birkirkara Winner

Dinamo Minsk-Renova Winner vs. Tromso IL (Norway)

KR (Iceland) vs. Larissa FC (Greece)

Brondby IF (Denmark) vs. FC Flora Tallinn (Estonia)

Aalborg BK (Denmark) vs. Slavija Istocno Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

FC Steaua Bucharest (Romania) vs. Ujpest FC (Hungary)

FC Metaluhr Donetsk (Ukraine) vs. MTZ-RIPO-Sutjeska Niksic Winner

FK Rabotnicki (Macedonia) vs. Crusaders FC (Northern Ireland)

Simurq Zaqatala-Bnei Yehuda Winner vs. Dinaburg-Nomme Kalju Winner

NAC Breda (Netherlands) vs. FC Gandzasar Kapan (Armenia)

PFC Cherno More (Bulgaria) vs. FC Iskra-Stal Ribnita (Moldova)

FBK Kaunas (Lithuania) vs. FK Sevojno (Serbia)

KS Flamurtari Vlore (Albania) vs. Motherwell-Llanelli Winner

Lisburn Distillery-Zestaponi Winner vs. Helsingborg-MIKA Winner

Skonto FC (Latvia) vs. Derry City FC (Ireland*)

Sliema Wanderers FC (Malta) vs. Maccabi Netanya FC (Israel)

FC Tobol (Kazakhstan) vs. Galatasaray (Turkey)

Rudar Velenje-Narva Trans Winner vs. Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)

FK Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) vs. Spartak Trnava-Inter Baku Winner

*Derry City FC is based in Londonderry (Derry), Northern Ireland but plays in the Republic of Ireland's premier league.

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