UEFA Conference League

[Iftikhar]

UEFA Conference League play-off draw

Champions Path

Mura (SVN) / Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) vs Prishtina (KOS) / Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
Neftçi (AZE) / HJK Helsinki (FIN) vs Maccabi Haifa (ISR) / HB Tórshavn (FRO)
Omonoia (CYP) / Flora Tallinn (EST) vs Shamrock Rovers (IRL) / Teuta (ALB)
Riga (LVA) / Hibernians (MLT) vs Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) / Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Linfield (NIR) / Fola Esch (LUX) vs Kairat Almaty (KAZ) / Alashkert (ARM)

Main Path

AEL Limassol (CYP) / Qarabağ (AZE) vs Breidablik (ISL) / Aberdeen (SCO)
Újpest (HUN) / Basel (SUI) vs Čukarički (SRB) / Hammarby (SWE)
TNS (WAL) / Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) vs CSKA-Sofia (BUL) / Osijek (CRO)
Paços de Ferreira (POR) / Larne (NIR) vs Tottenham (ENG)

Stade Rennais (FRA) vs Rosenborg (NOR) / Domžale (SVN)
Laç (ALB) / Anderlecht (BEL) vs Vitesse (NED) / Dundalk (IRL)
Vojvodina (SRB) / LASK (AUT) vs Galatasaray (TUR) / St Johnstone (SCO)
Kolos Kovalivka (UKR) / Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ) vs Spartak Trnava (SVK) / Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)
Bohemian (IRL) / PAOK (GRE) vs Hibernian (SCO) / HNK Rijeka (CRO)
KuPS Kuopio (FIN) / Astana (KAZ) vs Union Berlin (GER)
Luzern (SUI) / Feyenoord (NED) vs Elfsborg (SWE) / Velež (BIH)
Raków Czestochowa (POL) / Rubin (RUS) vs RFS (LVA) / Gent (BEL)
Dinamo Batumi (GEO) / Sivasspor (TUR) vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv (BUL) / Copenhagen (DEN)
Santa Clara (POR) / Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) vs Sochi (RUS) / Partizan (SRB)
Trabzonspor (TUR) / Molde (NOR) vs Roma (ITA)
Śląsk Wrocław (POL) / Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) vs Rapid Wien (AUT) / Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP)
Jablonec (CZE) / Celtic (SCO) vs Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) / MŠK Žilina (SVK)

Very few recognizable names. I think we have a Sofia fan and a Ljubljana fan amongst us.

[aussielad]

@Iftikhar

Very few recognizable names.

Celtic

[mattyhurst]

Wait a minute Spurs actually have to qualify for this

[Hope.in.your.heart]

@Iftikhar

Very few recognizable names.

Basel. How the mighty have fallen…

[cynicaloldgit]

@Iftikhar

Very few recognizable names

Quite a few clubs there that have appeared in the Champions League proper over the last decade or so.

[Iftikhar]

@Neukölln

Amazing describes Union Berlin reaching Europe as Hertha continues to kick the can down the street. And how ironic, Union officially qualified playing at Olympiastadion.

I don’t care if it’s “Conference League”, it’s still a wonderful achievement and I’ll be excited for them. And the Forsterei will be a raucous caldron and a beautiful atmosphere on match nights. It’s exciting on a normal match so the support will be “extra” on those evenings.

They are in Group E: Feyenoord, Slavia Prague, Maccabi Haifa, Union.

@Iftikhar get hyped!

Yessssssssss.

[GermanRed]

This competition and the teams involved sounds like a lot match fixing will be going on.

[Iftikhar]

Why do you say that?

[GermanRed]

Many clubs from Eastern Europe.

Or countries where players don’t earn big money.

[Iftikhar]

Europa Conference League draw in full

Group A: LASK, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Alashkert, HJK Helsinki
Group B: Gent, Partizan, Flora Tallinn, Anorthosis Famagusta
Group C: Roma, Zorya Luhansk, CSKA Sofia, Bodo/Glimt
Group D: AZ Alkmaar, CFR Cluj, Jablonec, Randers
Group E: Slavia Prague, Feyenoord, Union Berlin, Maccabi Haifa
Group F: FC Copenhagen, PAOK, Slovan Bratislava, Lincoln Red Imps
Group G: Tottenham, Rennes, Vitesse, NS Mura
Group H: Basel, Qarabag, Kairat Almaty, Omonoia

[Nobluff]

@Iftikhar

Europa Conference League draw in full

Group A: LASK, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Alashkert, HJK Helsinki
Group B: Gent, Partizan, Flora Tallinn, Anorthosis Famagusta
Group C: Roma, Zorya Luhansk, CSKA Sofia, Bodo/Glimt
Group D: AZ Alkmaar, CFR Cluj, Jablonec, Randers
Group E: Slavia Prague, Feyenoord, Union Berlin, Maccabi Haifa
Group F: FC Copenhagen, PAOK, Slovan Bratislava, Lincoln Red Imps
Group G: Tottenham, Rennes, Vitesse, NS Mura
Group H: Basel, Qarabag, Kairat Almaty, Omonoia

This looks like Spurs first trophy in a long time.

[mattyhurst]

Probably somehow lose to Vitesse.

[Zoran]

Or more glory for Jose.

[Iftikhar]

@Zoran

Or more glory for Jose.

@Nobluff

This looks like Spurs first trophy in a long time.

I know Roma and Spurs are favorite, but I feel one of the lesser clubs will win it.

Funny that there’s no Spanish club in this competition.

[MViper]

Just a little heads up about NK Mura since they are coming from my country. If anyone cares though.

They are current champions of our shite league. 3 season ago they were in 2nd league. Since there isn’t any money there (peanuts sallaries) they kept more or less same team all these years. Adding some freebies here or there or loaning players from other eastern (usually Croatian) European leagues. Simundza is decent manager he took NK Maribor to the group stages of CL 5-6 years ago. Mura have the best fan base in Slovenia supporting the team in good and bad times (we Slovenes are more or less glory hunter type of fans. Typical football attendance of 1st league game is between 200-500 fans. And about full when we play top class opponents or half full on major derbies). Mura is currently pretty shite in the league - 5th out of 10 teams. They can be tough nut to crack or completely useless and can be outclassed by weakest teams. Another tragic thing is Slovenian mentality. We can be stubborn little twats against big teams (sometimes even beat them) or being completely useless when being a favorite against weaker teams.

[aussielad]

@MViper

or being completely useless when being a favorite against weaker teams.

So your saying they will probably be utter shite tonight against the spuds?

[MViper]

@aussielad

So your saying they will probably be utter shite tonight against the spuds?

Ya, and I can swear on Kane’s swearings.

[Magnus]

Bodø-Glimt 2-1 currently against Roma and it is so far deserved. Almost made it 3-1 at the break. A great game to watch. It is cold up there today. 4 degrees, but feels like -2 since there it’s a windy day as usual there. That, and Glimt’s artificial pitch may give them a slight advantage. But they are honestly a pretty good team. They impress in general, considering who they are and the means they have. They play very offensive football that is nice to watch.

[Magnus]

3- 1 !!!

[Magnus]

4-1 !!! 4 fucking 1, and that just as an F-16 flew over the stadium (Didn’t see it but recognice the sound of that airplane) !

THIS IS SO EPIC !!!