Louis Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 The UEFA Cup 2007-08 is the 50th edition of the European UEFA Cup football club tournament. The final match will be played at City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England on May 14, 2008. The first qualifying games will be played on July 19, 2007 and the main tournament will start 20 September 2007. A total of 123 football clubs will participate in the tournament (including its qualifying rounds). One to four clubs will be represented per European football nation, depending on the UEFA coefficients. One new nation will enter their second-placed football team: Montenegro. Teams All the teams that will definitely be competing are listed below, ordered by seeding. First Round The following teams are certain to play in the first round proper. Germany Bayern Munich Netherlands Ajax or AZ Alkmaar Greece Panathinaikos Germany Bayer Leverkusen England Tottenham Hotspur Netherlands Heerenveen England Bolton Wanderers Portugal Sporting Braga England Everton Italy Empoli Greece Panionios Netherlands FC Groningen Germany Nürnberg Portugal Belenenses Greece Aris Thessaloniki Netherlands Twente Greece Larisa Second Qualifying Round The following teams are certain to qualify for either the second qualifying round or first round proper. Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Turkey Galatasaray Belgium Standard Liège Scotland Dunfermline Athletic The following team is certain to compete in the second qualifying round. Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv First Qualifying Round The following team is certain to qualify for either the first or second qualifying round. Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Bulgaria Litex Lovech Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor Israel Maccabi Netanya The following teams are certain to play in the first qualifying round. Serbia Partizan Belgrade Austria Austria Vienna Denmark Odense Slovakia FC Artmedia Bratislava Poland Groclin Grodzisk Norway Vålerenga Croatia Hajduk Split Norway Fredrikstad Norway Brann Norway Lillestrøm Serbia Vojvodina Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Hungary Budapest Honvéd Sweden AIK Solna Croatia Slaven Belupo Cyprus Omonia Nicosia Sweden Helsingborg Sweden BK Häcken Finland MyPa Moldova Zimbru Chişinău Slovakia Zlaté Moravce Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia Skonto Riga Lithuania Sūduva Lithuania Ekranas Finland HJK Helsinki Finland Haka Republic of Ireland Drogheda United Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Liechtenstein Vaduz Iceland Keflavík Iceland Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Belarus Dinamo Minsk Belarus Dinamo Brest Albania Besa Kavajë Albania Teuta Estonia Narva JK Trans Estonia Flora Tallinn Armenia Benants Armenia MIKA Kazakhstan Almaty Kazakhstan Aktobe Northern Ireland Glentoran Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts Wales Carmarthen Town Wales Rhyl Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands EB/Streymur Malta Sliema Wanderers Andorra Santa Coloma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) You'd have to say at this stage that Bayern Munich would be the team to beat . When was the last time they didn't qualify for the Champs League? Galatasaray best avoided until the late stages also....be nice to win the 50th one though, shame the final's not somewhere a bit more interesting, Rotterdam would have been nice....100% record there ! Edited May 20, 2007 by MikeO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny the Blue Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Tough crowd where in, distinct lack of Italian teams though?? WHEN we make it to the final itll be good cos Im literally down the road from the stadium, at uni!! Back of the net!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zequist Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Lack of Italian teams because most of their spots are still up in the air. Ditto Spain - both those leagues still have a few more weeks to go yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny the Blue Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 ah right, well now it makes sense, cheers JD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 How far do you think we can get?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny the Blue Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 If Boro can get to the final then why the hell cant we!! wooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 coz we will do one better and win it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny the Blue Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 God Damn!! I like the way you think!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zequist Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 A few more teams to add Italy Fiorentina (1st round) Italy Palermo (1st round) Portugal Pacos de Ferreira (1st round) Scotland Aberdeen (2QR OR 1st round) There's a fan's website that keeps up-to-date info on who has qualified for what competitions out of every league in Europe. If you can decipher all the abbreviations he uses, it's at http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/qual2007.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Italy Fiorentina (1st round) Be interesting to come up against Kroldrup . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 AJ would murder him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny the Blue Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Beattie will too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheedysheedysheedy Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 You'd have to say at this stage that Bayern Munich would be the team to beat . When was the last time they didn't qualify for the Champs League? Galatasaray best avoided until the late stages also....be nice to win the 50th one though, shame the final's not somewhere a bit more interesting, Rotterdam would have been nice....100% record there ! Does the fact that we are seeded mean we will play one of the qualifying teams in the first round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Does the fact that we are seeded mean we will play one of the qualifying teams in the first round? Not neccessarily, but we will play one of the lowest forty ranked sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J*A*C*K*E*L*Z Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 bayern muncih have finished in europe be nice to get them...not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Not neccessarily, but we will play one of the lowest forty ranked sides. There are 50 teams in the first round, so would guess it will be one of them wouldnt it?????????????????????????? Long way off yet though, blood long summer this is already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 After the qualifying rounds, when you add in the teams (us included) who go straight in at round one there will be eighty teams in total playing for forty places in the group stages. We, as one of the top forty ranked, will play one of the bottom forty ranked....if I understand it correctly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 After the qualifying rounds, when you add in the teams (us included) who go straight in at round one there will be eighty teams in total playing for forty places in the group stages. We, as one of the top forty ranked, will play one of the bottom forty ranked....if I understand it correctly . AHA, thats cleard it up, we wont be seeing any of the big boys, thats all im arsed about, im sure there will be a loophole somewhere and we get the hardest fooking draw ever thought posible and have to play Bayerm Ever the Evertonian optomist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheedysheedysheedy Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 AHA, thats cleard it up, we wont be seeing any of the big boys, thats all im arsed about, im sure there will be a loophole somewhere and we get the hardest fooking draw ever thought posible and have to play Bayerm Ever the Evertonian optomist Quite fancy a trip to Munich though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philinsuffolk Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Save Bayern Munich for the semi final - 23 years on! Lets just make sure we get to the group stage and go from there. I am sure that after 2 years ago, there will be no such mistakes this time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Save Bayern Munich for the semi final - 23 years on! Lets just make sure we get to the group stage and go from there. I am sure that after 2 years ago, there will be no such mistakes this time.. Bloody hell, that could be on that semi Role on Ch5 on a thursday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 We are well over due a European success. Bring on Rapid Vienna. ATB Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomness Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Beattie will too!!! And then eat him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomness Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Quite fancy a trip to Munich though lot of english speaking people around munich as its home to the bavarian international school, which one of my mates from uni has been too. Having seen tottenham this year i reckon we can get at least as far as they did because our stadium is more imposing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Our first eleven is capable of winning the thing, no question at all, but to do that we'd have to play an extra fifteen games. Any sort of run in the domestic cups and you're pushing sixty games for the season...even though DM could, and probably should imo, play a weakened team in the Carling Cup )if that's what it's called next year). Need more numbers, more quality, luck with injuries and luck with the games the fixture computer gives us on the week-ends after Thursday night games. We can beat anyone on our day in a single game so certainly I think we can win it....but then so can probably about ten other sides. Edited May 25, 2007 by MikeO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Our first eleven is capable of winning the thing, no question at all, but to do that we'd have to play an extra fifteen games. Any sort of run in the domestic cups and you're pushing sixty games for the season...even though DM could, and probably should imo, play a weakened team in the Carling Cup )if that's what it's called next year). Need more numbers, more quality, luck with injuries and luck with the games the fixture computer gives us on the week-ends after Thursday night games. We can beat anyone on our day in a single game so certainly I think we can win it....but then so can probably about ten other sides. Too true Mike, we need lots to go our way, but I think Mr Moyes understands we need numbers, Im certain of that, we've been sailing too close to the wind and getting away with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Quite fancy a trip to Munich though My really good friend is playing on the reserve squad for Munich 1860. If I somehow could afford a cheap plane ticket he would let me stay with him. Unfortunately it would most likely interfere with school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zequist Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Lots of action this weekend that's going to go a long way towards fleshing out the UEFA Cup field Today: another round of fixtures in Spain and Ukraine, last day of the season in France, Serbia, and Poland, Cup finals in Belgium and Romania (the latter of which will decide whether Rapid Bucharest is joining us in the first round again or packing off to the Intertoto Cup) Tomorrow: 2nd leg of the Dutch playoff between Ajax and Alkmaar (winner goes to the Champions League, loser goes to the UEFA Cup), Cup final in Russia Monday: last day of the season in the Czech Republic, Cup final in Switzerland All 11 of those countries have one or more UEFA Cup berths still up for grabs Several other leagues are finishing their seasons this weekend but have only Intertoto spots left to play for (meaning potential UEFA Cup competitors for us down the road), including Italy, Israel, Bulgaria, and Hungary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 (the latter of which will decide whether Rapid Bucharest is joining us in the first round again or packing off to the Intertoto Cup) Thanks for that JD...except it was Dinamo Bucharest we played in 2005 (qualified for the Champs league this year), not Rapid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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