UEFA Cup 1st Round Draw

Bluetonic

Groupings have been decided. One seeded to play an unseeded from each group.

Notice group one!!!

Group 1: Seeded Unseeded
AJ Auxerre (FRA) PFC Levski Sofia (BUL)
PAOK FC (GRE) FC København (DEN)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) FC Dinamo Bucuresti (ROU)
Hamburger SV (GER) FC Metalurh Donetsk (UKR)
Everton FC (ENG) Cork City FC (IRL)


Group 2: Seeded Unseeded
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) SC Braga (POR)
Olympique de Marseille (FRA) PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)
PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen (BEL)
FK Crvena Zvezda (SCG) FC Midtjylland (DEN)
Grasshopper-Club (SUI) Myllykosken Pallo-47 (FIN)


Group 3: Seeded Unseeded
Feyenoord (NED) 1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER)
Sevilla FC (ESP) Vitória FC (POR)
FC Basel 1893 (SUI) Hibernian FC (SCO)
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) AFC Rapid Bucuresti (ROU)
UC Sampdoria (ITA) NK Široki Brijeg (BIH)


Group 4; Seeded Unseeded
VfB Stuttgart (GER) Stade Rennais FC (FRA)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) Vitória SC (POR)
Wisla Kraków (POL) Vålerenga IF (NOR)
CA Osasuna (ESP) FC Krylya Sovetov Samara (RUS)
FC Steaua Bucuresti (ROU) NK Domžale (SLO)


Group 5: Seeded Unseeded
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) RC Strasbourg (FRA)
FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) Halmstads BK (SWE)
Middlesbrough FC (ENG) Xanthi FC (GRE)
Grazer AK (AUT) SK Brann (NOR)
US Città di Palermo (ITA) Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)


Group 6; Seeded Unseeded
AS Roma (ITA) Aris Thessaloniki FC (GRE)
Besiktas JK (TUR) PFC Litex Lovech (BUL)
FK Partizan (SCG) FC Baník Ostrava (CZE)
SC Heerenveen (NED) Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC (ISR)
KRC Genk (BEL) Malmö FF (SWE)


Group 7: Seeded Unseeded
AS Monaco FC (FRA) FK Teplice (CZE)
Hertha BSC Berlin (GER) Willem II (NED)
RCD Espanyol (ESP) Viking FK (NOR)
FK Austria Wien (AUT) FC Zürich (SUI)
Brøndby IF (DEN) APOEL FC (CYP)


Group 8: Seeded Unseeded
Galatasaray SK (TUR) FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS)
AEK Athens FC (GRE) Debreceni VSC (HUN)
RC Lens (FRA) Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski (POL)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Tromsø IL (NOR)
Bolton Wanderers FC (ENG) PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (BUL)

StickyMcGinty

screw the big team, i hope they get PAOK FC and get into the group stages!

Töpher

True that. Come on Cork!

Big Ears

Yep lets hope for the easiest draw possible .

Is there anywhere to watch the draw ?

masterK

Draws on Eurosport. Everton wouldn't be a bad draw from both a financial and footballing point of view. Everton usually struggle against weaker teams.

Bateman

I'd say the draw will be on Sky Sports News.

Metalurg Donetsk might be an easier draw than PAOK. D'oh!

masterK

Bateman wrote:

Metalurg Donetsk might be an easier draw than PAOK. Still though, once they avoid a really good team, I think they might go another round.

Donetsk are unseeded so they can't get them, it's has to be one of the five teams listed in the first column (auxerre, everton etc.)

jubbly

AJ Auxerre (FRA)
PAOK FC (GRE)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
Hamburger SV (GER) F
Everton FC (ENG)

which of those teams would be the easiest ? I think Everton would be the hardest

Bateman

masterK wrote:

Donetsk are unseeded so they can't get them, it's has to be one of the five teams listed in the first column (auxerre, everton etc.)

Just copped that.

Big Ears

jubbly wrote:

AJ Auxerre (FRA)
PAOK FC (GRE)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
Hamburger SV (GER) F
Everton FC (ENG)

which of those teams would be the easiest ? I think Everton would be the hardest

I actually think Slavia Praha could be just as bad as it would make for a very hard away tie . Auxerre isn't as bad as it looks at first glance but they have got to be hopeing for PAOK .

MrJoeSoap

When/how were the above groups decided? Do UEFA just decide this themselves or was there a preliminary draw?

eirebhoy

Auxerre got beaten 7-0 by Lens in their last league match a few days ago. They're still a strong team though.

Hamburg qualified from the Intertoto, beating Valencia in the final.

PAOK are strong but probably the weakest of the bunch.

Bluetonic

Big Ears wrote:

Yep lets hope for the easiest draw possible .

Is there anywhere to watch the draw ?

UEFA.com there's a link on the home page on the left hand side to open up live video.

Big Ears

Bluetonic wrote:

UEFA.com there's a link on the home page on the left hand side to open up live video.

well it seems its on Eurosport too so il just watch it there , but thanks anyway .

MrJoeSoap

The UEFA website is the best place to watch it if you have a decent connection.

1 in 3 chance now!!!!

nlgbbbblth

Slavia Praha v Cork City

gimmick

Good draw. Its do-able!

MrJoeSoap

Away leg first is always an advantage.

If they can keep it tight out there it'll make for a great second leg.

Unless it gets changed that is (I think they can do that).

evilhomer

What time is the draw at?

Necronomicon

It was just on. C'mon Cork, it's a do-able tie!

StickyMcGinty

how come cork are shyte against european teams at home?? they always seem to do better away

robz150

Slavia Prague v Cork City

jubbly

did you not read the previous 2-3 pages Robz150 ?

gimmick

VinnyL wrote:

how come cork are shyte against european teams at home?? they always seem to do better away

Last 5 European home games:
Cork City 3 - 1 Malmo
Cork City 1 - 0 NEC Nijmegen
Cork City 1 - 1 Nantes
Cork City 0 - 1 Ekranas
Cork City 0 - 0 Djurgardens

2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Hardly a poor record!

Illkillya

You can go back further to wins over IFK Gotenburg, CSKA Kiev, and good home form in European fixtures through the 90s. However, Cork City have been better away in general this season, bar the game vs Derry City last week... in EL, Setanta Cup, and in UEFA.