Europa League draw: Drogheda or Malmo v Hibs

[Since90+2]

Does anyone know when UEFA will announce the split of the pots for the draw?

[jgl07]

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Does anyone know when UEFA will announce the split of the pots for the draw?

Last year they published nothing before the draw itself. That is next Monday so I assume the same will apply this year.

The pots apply to the group stages only.

All we know is that Hibs will be unseeded. The teams will be split into eight groups of ten teams (five seeded and five unseeded) for the second round draw.

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/...eedel2013.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013–14_UEFA_Europa_League

[FastEddieFelson]

utrecht please

[Craig_in_Prague]

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utrecht please

Sparta Prague please - Only chance to play a team in maroon this year :-)

[SteveHFC]

Standard Liege ;)

[Siralbertkidd]

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Sparta Prague please - Only chance to play a team in maroon this year :-)

Just had a preview of the draw -

Hibs v Sparta Prague
Hertz v Sparta ns

[pacorosssco]

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utrecht please

Great city and great place to spend a few days drinking. Fans are hardcore though and have Rangers ties.

[TomoHFC]

Teams I would like is either Sparta Prague, Lech Poznan or Ruben Kazan.

[Keith_M]

I'd prefer Sturm Graz.

Great city and fantastic stadium.


The Bundesland (state) that it's in is Stiermark (Styria). We could all do our bit for cultural relations and buy loads of the state flags to take to the game


stiermark.jpg

[lucky]

Can someone post the list of teams we can get

[Since90+2]

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Can someone post the list of teams we can get

• Rubin Kazan CC: 58.266
• Standard Liège CC: 45.880
• Hapoel Tel Aviv CC: 29.575
• Sparta Prague CC: 29.245
• Lech Poznań CC: 23.650
• Trabzonspor CC: 21.400
• AaB CC: 19.640
• Anorthosis CC: 17.366
• Utrecht CC: 13.945
• Maccabi Haifa CC: 13.575
• Sturm Graz CC: 11.575
• Omonia CC: 10.366
• Chornomorets Odesa CC: 9.951
• Debrecen CC: 9.850
• Hajduk Split CC: 8.916
• Red Star Belgrade CC: 8.425
• Slovan Liberec CC: 7.745
• Thun CC: 7.285
• Śląsk Wrocław CC: 7.150
• PAS Giannina CC: 6.800
• Shakhtyor Salihorsk CC: 5.175
• IFK Göteborg CC: 5.125
• Rijeka CC: 4.916
• Minsk CC: 4.675
• Petrolul Ploiești CC: 4.604
• Pandurii Târgu Jiu CC: 4.604

Plus the winners of the 1st round ties.

[hibeenicol]

I'd prefer to get Irish or welsh teams or whoever else is lowest rated of the seeded teams. Save the good trips and holidays for the group stages

[Since90+2]

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I'd prefer to get Irish or welsh teams or whoever else is lowest rated of the seeded teams. Save the good trips and holidays for the group stages

We would still have to come through the 3rd qualifying round and then the play off round to make it to the group stages.

If we achieved that it would be a minor miracle.

[hibeenicol]

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We would still have to come through the 3rd qualifying round and then the play off round to make it to the group stages.

If we achieved that it would be a minor miracle.

Not impossible though if the draws are kind to us. I would rather we avoided the Utrecht's and Sparta Pragues etc at least for the first round we're in and get a few games in Europe.

[hfc rd]

Does anyone know what Pat Fenlon's record in Europe is like?

[HibeeLR]

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Does anyone know what Pat Fenlon's record in Europe is like?

His 2004 season with Shelbourne saw Fenlon lead his squad past Icelandic champions KR Reykjavík and Croatian high-flyers Hajduk Split to a meeting with Spanish giants Deportivo la Coruña in the UEFA Champions League, becoming the first manager to reach the third qualifying round with an Irish club.

[hibeedonald]

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Not impossible though if the draws are kind to us. I would rather we avoided the Utrecht's and Sparta Pragues etc at least for the first round we're in and get a few games in Europe.

This, easiest team in first round please, its worth a lot to the club for reaching a further stage.

[Sas_The_Hibby]

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We would still have to come through the 3rd qualifying round and then the play off round to make it to the group stages.

If we achieved that it would be a minor miracle.

And something (winning through three rounds) we've never done before in Europe.

[Pretty Boy]

Liege, Pozna, Utrecht, Prague or Belgrade would be my choices.

[brydekirk]

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I'd prefer to get Irish or welsh teams or whoever else is lowest rated of the seeded teams. Save the good trips and holidays for the group stages

Like it, ggtth.

[Billy Whizz]

Can you imagine how much it would cost us if we were to make the Group stages

[hfc rd]

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Not impossible though if the draws are kind to us. I would rather we avoided the Utrecht's and Sparta Pragues etc at least for the first round we're in and get a few games in Europe.

This.

[Diclonius]

Weakest possible seeded team please.

[DaveF]

Without the help of Google, can anyone tell me where the hell these places are

Petrolul Ploiești and Pandurii Târgu Jiu

[AngusHibby]

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Without the help of Google, can anyone tell me where the hell these places are

Petrolul Ploiești and Pandurii Târgu Jiu

I'd guess petrolul were Romanian because their name is similar to otelul galati... Haven't a clue about the other one

[JohnStephens91]

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Without the help of Google, can anyone tell me where the hell these places are

Petrolul Ploiești and Pandurii Târgu Jiu

Seems like they are from Romania judging by the language

[Jamesie]

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Seems like they are from Romania judging by the language

Both in Romania. One is a couple of hours from Bucharest, the other some distance away - indeed probably about the same distance from Bucharest as to Belgrade in Serbia!

Personally July is a nightmare for getting holidays in my work this year as everyone seems to want the last fortnight off. Ideally somewhere in Western Europe that my firm has an office and where I can fly out Wednesday evening, work Thursday from that office, go to the game, work Friday in that office and enjoy Saturday wherever we may be before flying home Sunday!

[JohnStephens91]

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• Rubin Kazan CC: 58.266 - Russia
• Standard Liège CC: 45.880 - Belgium
• Hapoel Tel Aviv CC: 29.575 - Israel
• Sparta Prague CC: 29.245 - Czech Republic
• Lech Poznań CC: 23.650 - Poland
• Trabzonspor CC: 21.400 - Turkey
• AaB CC: 19.640 - Denmark
• Anorthosis CC: 17.366 - Cyprus
• Utrecht CC: 13.945 - Netherlands
• Maccabi Haifa CC: 13.575 - Israel
• Sturm Graz CC: 11.575 - Austria
• Omonia CC: 10.366 - Cyrpus
• Chornomorets Odesa CC: 9.951 - Ukraine
• Debrecen CC: 9.850 - Hungary
• Hajduk Split CC: 8.916 - Croatia
• Red Star Belgrade CC: 8.425 - Serbia
• Slovan Liberec CC: 7.745 - Czech Republic
• Thun CC: 7.285 - Switzerland
• Śląsk Wrocław CC: 7.150 - Poland
• PAS Giannina CC: 6.800 - Greece
• Shakhtyor Salihorsk CC: 5.175 - Belarus
• IFK Göteborg CC: 5.125 - Sweden
• Rijeka CC: 4.916 - Croatia
• Minsk CC: 4.675 - Belarus
• Petrolul Ploiești CC: 4.604 - Romania
• Pandurii Târgu Jiu CC: 4.604 - Romania

Plus the winners of the 1st round ties.

I've amended it all for people to know what countries the teams are from. Any corrections then feel free to make them

[NAE NOOKIE]

Its been a long standing ambition to follow Hibs to a European game.

Until the last few years that was an impossible dream for me as the cost would have been out of the question.

Now I have the money, but no chance whatsoever of getting the days off work I would need in July.

It has to be the weakest possible team in the first game to give us a chance of getting through coz I'm on holiday for 2 weeks in August when, as far as I am aware, the next round will be played. Unfortunately for me this practically guarantees us a tough, but easy to get to first tie.

[Seekyit]

If Wikipidia is telling the truth, 7 teams automatically qualify for the group stages;

Wigan Athletic (England)
Valencia (Spain)
Freiburg (Germany)
Lazio (Italy)
Vitoria de Guimaraes ((Portugal)
Bordeaux (France)
Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia)


179 teams will compete for the remaining 41 group stage places over 4 rounds (3 rounds and a play off).