UEFA Cup Group Stage Draw

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2004/05 UEFA Cup group stage draw

Group A
Feyenoord (NED)
FC Schalke 04 (GER)
FC Basel 1893 (SUI)
Heart of Midlothian FC (SCO)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN)

Group B
Parma FC (ITA)
Besiktas JK (TUR)
Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP)
FC Steaua Bucuresti (ROM)
R. Standard de Liège (BEL)

Group C
Club Brugge KV (BEL)
Real Zaragoza (ESP)
FC Utrecht (NED)
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)
FK Austria Wien (AUT)

Group D
Newcastle United FC (ENG)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (FRA)
Panionios NFC (GRE)
FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)

Group E
S.S. Lazio (ITA)
Villarreal CF (ESP)
Middlesbrough FC (ENG)
FK Partizan (SCG)
Egaleo FC (GRE)

Group F
Rangers FC (SCO)
AJ Auxerre (FRA)
Grazer AK (AUT)
KS Amica Wronki (POL)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)

Group G
VfB Stuttgart (GER)
SL Benfica (POR)
NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
SC Heerenveen (NED)
KSK Beveren (BEL)

Group H
AEK Athens FC (GRE)
LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA)
Sevilla FC (ESP)
TSV Alemannia Aachen (GER)
FC Zenit St. Peterburg (RUS)

thejollyrodger

Was Lille seeded second ? They are a very good side, top of the french league now !! Shame Shelbourne wasnt there, lots of teams that Shels could get results against.

Pigman II

Which Shelbourne have you been watching lately?

_blank_

The one that lost 2-0 to Derry City at home last night.

:mad:

Pigman II

seansouth wrote:

The one that lost 2-0 to Derry City at home last night.

:mad:

Keep 'em coming is all I'll say.

thejollyrodger

That result was just a hangover from Europe. If Shels were still in it then it would have been 3 points in the bag.

Boro

We got a terrible draw (compared to Newcastle and Rangers).

Football365.com wrote:

Middlesbrough's task is altogether tougher with opposition in Group E from Italian side Lazio, last season's beaten semi-finalists Villarreal of Spain and Serbian league leaders Partizan Belgrade. Only Greek minnows Egaleo should provide little threat, and manager Steve McClaren at least has the advantage of Lazio and Partizan coming to the Riverside.

knobbles

what a terrible system.

3 teams qualify from a group of 5,
... so it's very possible a team will have one win and three defeats
and qualify or 2 points(no wins in 4 games) and qualify!
...that's mickey mouse stuff :rolleyes:

Pigman II

knobbles wrote:

what a terrible system.

3 teams qualify from a group of 5,
... so it's very possible a team will have one win and three defeats
and qualify or 2 points(no wins in 4 games) and qualify!
...that's mickey mouse stuff :rolleyes:

Yes, it seems you can play for a draw in every game and virtually assure qualification.

The Greek sides will LOVE that!

Big Ears

Nice draw for the toon , we should definetly top that group .(although maybe Sporting Lisbon could top the group , if Newcastle lose to them , but the point is that should be assured qualification .)