[RobH]

The first round draw for the UEFA Cup is now taking place. The winners of each of these two-legged matches goes into the group stage. The final of this year's competition will be played at the City of Manchester Stadium.

This post has been edited by Rob: 31 August 2007 - 06:29 AM

[RobH]

2007/08 UEFA Cup first round
Team named first at home first (reversals tbc)
1st leg: 20 September
2nd leg: 4 October


FC Midtjylland (DEN) v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
FC Groningen (NED) v ACF Fiorentina (ITA)
FK Rabotnicki (MKD) v Bolton Wanderers FC (ENG)
Sevilla FC (ESP, holders) / AEK Athens FC (GRE) v FC Salzburg (AUT)
1. FC Nürnberg (GER) v AFC Rapid Bucuresti (ROU)
Everton FC (ENG) v FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) v R. Standard de Liège (BEL)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) v UD Leiria (POR)
Villarreal CF (ESP) v FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
FC Sion (SUI) v Galatasaray SK (TUR)
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) v Kayseri Erciyesspor (TUR)
FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) v Tampere United (FIN)
Panathinaikos FC (GRE) v FC Artmedia Petržalka (SVK)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) v Odense BK (DEN)
FC Zürich (SUI) v Empoli FC (ITA)
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (FRA) v Panionios GSS (GRE)
SK Rapid Wien (AUT) v RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
FC Paços de Ferreira (POR) v AZ Alkmaar (NED)
UC Sampdoria (ITA) v Aalborg BK (DEN)
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS) v BK Häcken (SWE)
Hammarby (SWE) v SC Braga (POR)
Larissa FC (GRE) v Blackburn Rovers FC (ENG)
FK Mladá Boleslav (CZE) v US Città di Palermo (ITA)
NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v AFC Ajax (NED)
Stade Rennais FC (FRA) v PFC Lokomotiv Sofia (BUL)
SK Brann (NOR) v Club Brugge KV (BEL)
FC Bayern München (GER) v CF Os Belenenses (POR)
Aberdeen FC (SCO) v FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)
SC Heerenveen (NED) v Helsingborgs IF (SWE)
Toulouse FC (FRA) v PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)
Hamburger SV (GER) v PFC Litex Lovech (BUL)
FK Sarajevo (BIH) v FC Basel 1893 (SUI)
FK Austria Wien (AUT) v Vålerenga IF (NOR)
AIK Solna (SWE) v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
Aris Thessaloniki FC (GRE) v Real Zaragoza (ESP)
FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti (ROU) v IF Elfsborg (SWE)
Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) v Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)
RC Lens (FRA) v FC København (DEN)
Getafe CF (ESP) v FC Twente (NED)
Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski (POL) v FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB)

[RobH]

Does anyone know anything about Anorthosis Famagusta FC? I've never even heard of them.

[Filipe_Golias]

LOL! UD Leiria, FC Paços de Ferreira, but especially CF Os Belenenses, are so screwed (oh bugger...)

[RobH]

UEFA CUP DRAW

Group A
AZ Alkmaar
Zenit St Petersburg
EVERTON
Nuremburg
Larissa

Group B
Panathinaikos
Lokomotiv Moscow
Atletico Madrid
Copenhagen
ABERDEEN

Group C
Villarreal
AEK Athens
Fiorentina
Mlada Boleslav
Elfsborg

Group D
Basle
Hamburg
Stade Rennais
Dinamo Zagreb
Brann

Group E
Bayer Leverkusen
Sparta Prague
Spartak Moscow
Toulouse
FC Zurich

Group F
Bayern Munich
BOLTON
Braga
Red Star Belgrade
Aris Thessaloniki

Group G
Anderlecht
TOTTENHAM
Getafe
Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Aalborg

Group H
Bordeaux
Austria Vienna
Galatasaray
Panionios
Helsingsborgs

[RobH]

ROUND UP FOR BRITISH TEAMS

Bolton were drawn in the same Uefa Cup group as German giants Bayern Munich, but Everton and Tottenham will fancy their chances of making progress.
Spurs face a reunion with Anderlecht, the team they beat in the 1984 final, while Everton's main threat is likely to come from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.

Aberdeen must overcome Greek outfit Panathinaikos and Atletico Madrid.

But it is Bolton, with Portuguese side Braga and Red Star Belgrade joining Bayern, who face the stiffest test.

Each team will play two matches at home and two away with the group stage starting on 25 October, with the top two going through to the knockout rounds.

[christos]

Little difficult draw for Greeks.

[Faster]

Munich is going to easily win this thing, no team is remotely at their level and quality.

[RobH]

Like the All Blacks?

[arwebb]

The team that wins this, I fear, could well be one of those who ridiculously come into the competition from the Champions League, thereby making a complete mockery of the whole thing.

By the way, Rob, what do you make of the cock-up at Spurs surrounding Jol's sacking? To be perfectly honest, if the board of directors of my team had behaved in that manner I'd be ashamed to be a supporter.