Overall, it was a decent draw as the likes of AGF Aarhus from Denmark and Hammarby Fotbol from Sweden were potential opponents prior to the draw. But they have only progressed twice, against Stabæk of Norway in 2016 and Kilmarnock in 2019.
They have played European Qualifiers in seven of the last eight years, the exception being 2022. Neither has much European pedigree. Akureyri last played in Europe back in 2003 in the Intertoto Cup, the then third tier of European football, where they lost on penalties to FK Sloboda Tuzla of Bosnia.Ĭonnah's Quay are more familiar with continental football, as they are often one of the more stronger sides in the Welsh League in recent years.
The Dundalk/Magpies tie has been paired with that of KA Akureyri/Connah’s Quay Nomads. Akureyri currently sit fifth in their domestic league standings, while the Nomads finished in second in the table last season, 22 points behind champions the New Saints. Should they get over the line in this matchup, which is set to take place in Gibraltar on Thursday, July 13th with the return leg at Oriel Park a week later, Stephen O'Donnell's troops will either find themselves making the trek to Iceland or Wales. Yesterday the Lilywhites were drawn to face FCB Magpies from Gibraltar as they make their return to continental football for the first time since 2021.
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The committee also confirmed a plan announced January for the European qualification format for men’s national teams for the 2026 World Cup.Įurope has 16 entries in the first 48-team lineup - which will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico - and 12 will go directly to the winners of qualifying groups now slimmed down to four or five teams instead of five or six.įour World Cup entries will be earned through playoff brackets involving 16 nations – the 12 runners-up of qualifying groups plus four teams advancing from Nations League standings.For the second time in as many days, Dundalk FC were once again involved in a European draw as the pairings for Round 2 of the Europa Conference League were made in Nyon, Switzerland earlier this afternoon. UEFA did not schedule a news conference after its executive committee met Wednesday to discuss decisions in European soccer. Sporting Lisbon’s stadium, which has a 50,000 capacity, was picked to host the Women’s Champions League final in 2025. UEFA said that will help distinguish it from the Europa League which also plays on Thursdays through the season. In a separate decision, the competition will be rebranded next year to just the UEFA Conference League. UEFA said it will “provide expertise” in Athens at games over the coming months because the AEK stadium “is brand new and never operated by the club in an international context.” The current lineup also includes Juventus and Aston Villa though both risk being excluded because of pending UEFA decisions on, respectively, financial wrongdoing and being in shared ownership with another club that qualified for Europe. Teams in next season’s competition with large contingents of traveling fans include Eintracht Frankfurt and Hajduk Split. West Ham averages more than 62,000 for home games in the Premier League and won playing in its first European final for 47 years. The 19,000-capacity Slavia Prague stadium was chosen for the 2023 final between West Ham and Fiorentina. UEFA’s choices seemed to acknowledge a misjudgment in preseason choices for final hosts in a competition that started in the 2021-22 season.įewer than 20,000 fans could get into the new national stadium in Tirana, Albania, for the inaugural final between Roma and Feyenoord in 2022. The venue drew crowds of about 41,000 for three games at the 2012 European Championship that Poland co-hosted with Ukraine. In 2025, Slask Wrocław’s stadium will host the final. The 2024 final in UEFA’s third-tier club competition was awarded to the new AEK Athens stadium which should hold about 30,000 spectators. GENEVA (AP) - UEFA picked bigger stadiums Wednesday to host the next two Europa Conference League finals after sub-20,000 capacity venues staged the previous two title games involving clubs from Italy, England and the Netherlands.
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