http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/se ... d=2000986/ from 12

our bit is more like 1pm your time

But 11 am UK time. Thanks for putting the link at the top, though, it makes it easy to find.

[Edit - 1st round draw 11 am, 2nd round draw 1 pm]

Does anyone have that list of possible opponents, taking into account regions/seedings etc? I know it was UK/Iceland/Latvia/Estonia teams from memory but can't find it on FB any more and reading the UEFA website draw rules is bringing on a headache.

Could we wind up with an Irish club? That would be great as it would be a reasonably winnable tie and it would be fantastic for supporters wanting to travel. .

CarlesTheClaretPuyol wrote:Does anyone have that list of possible opponents, taking into account regions/seedings etc? I know it was UK/Iceland/Latvia/Estonia teams from memory but can't find it on FB any more and reading the UEFA website draw rules is bringing on a headache.

I decided to stop trying to understand all this weeks ago and just wait and see who we draw.

martin_p wrote:I decided to stop trying to understand all this weeks ago and just wait and see who we draw.

Me too. It’s actually far easier to organise a weekend away on the moon than understand the draw

CarlesTheClaretPuyol wrote:Does anyone have that list of possible opponents, taking into account regions/seedings etc? I know it was UK/Iceland/Latvia/Estonia teams from memory but can't find it on FB any more and reading the UEFA website draw rules is bringing on a headache.

some info here Carles:

Second qualifying ties are scheduled to be played on 26 July and 2 August with a third qualifying round and a play-off round to follow ahead of the group stage, which runs from September to December.

The 27 clubs joining at the qualifying round stage are:

Sevilla (ESP)

Beşiktaş (TUR)

Sparta Praha (CZE)

FCSB (ROU)

Genk (BEL)

AZ Alkmaar (NED)

RB Leipzig (GER)

Burnley (ENG)

Atalanta (ITA)

Bordeaux (FRA)

Ufa (RUS)

Rio Ave (POR)

Asteras Tripolis (GRE)

Mariupol (UKR)

Hajduk Split (CRO)

Admira Wacker Mödling (AUT)

LASK Linz (AUT)

St Gallen (SUI)

Vitesse (NED)

Atromitos (GRE)

Hapoel Haifa (ISR)

AEK Larnaca (CYP)

Jagiellonia Białystok (POL)

Aberdeen (SCO)

Djurgården (SWE)

Dinamo Brest (BLR)

Lillestrøm (NOR)

Key dates

19/20 June: First/Second qualifying round draws, Nyon

28 June: Preliminary round, first leg

July

5 July: Preliminary round, second leg

12 July: First qualifying round, first leg

19 July: First qualifying round, second leg

23 July: Third qualifying round draw, Nyon

26 July: Second qualifying round, first leg

August

2 August: Second qualifying round, second leg

6 August: Play-off round draw, Nyon

9 August: Third qualifying round, first leg

16 August: Third qualifying round, second leg

23 August: Play-off round, first leg

30 August: Play-off round, second leg

31 August: Group stage draw, Monaco

Dyched wrote: Me too. It’s actually far easier to organise a weekend away on the moon than understand the draw

If you organize a trip to the moon Dyched....I'll have a ticket - preferably return!

Dyched wrote: Me too. It’s actually far easier to organise a weekend away on the moon than understand the draw

From what I understand, having read about how the draw takes place, seeded teams and separate groupings. We won't be playing the moon unless we get to the knock out stages.

Cheers claretblue, seen that on the UEFA website however I'm sure someone had worked out (may or may not have been accurate) which actual teams we could play in our first game. But as above, I'm just going to wait until the draw now.

CarlesTheClaretPuyol wrote:Cheers claretblue, seen that on the UEFA website however I'm sure someone had worked out (may or may not have been accurate) which actual teams we could play in our first game. But as above, I'm just going to wait until the draw now.

I think after the 1st round is drawn they then split the 2nd round into pots of 10 and we will get one of the unseeded teams from that pot.

Is there anyway to listen to it instead of watching as were on hols

Rangers have an early start to the season.
12th/16th July as there entering the competition one stage before us.

It's great this draw. You could be planning for a trip to Gibraltar or Kosovo or Luxembourg... that helps...

So does this mean that we have 3 rounds to get through before the group stages?

Cliftonville playing a Danish team - Belfast or Copenhagen would not be the worst either/or scenario

I've clicked on the link at the top of the thread - what should I be seeing?

Foshiznik wrote:So does this mean that we have 3 rounds to get through before the group stages?

yes

ClaretTony wrote:I've clicked on the link at the top of the thread - what should I be seeing?

Nothing at the moment . The 1st round has been done come back at 1pm

Reecey1987 wrote:Nothing at the moment . The 1st round has been done come back at 1pm

Can't find the draw on the UEFA site

ClaretTony wrote:I've clicked on the link at the top of the thread - what should I be seeing?

On the link on the OP, the draw should appear automatically at 1pm.

ClaretTony wrote:Can't find the draw on the UEFA site

The draw is here - http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/se ... d=2000987/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I couldn;t see anything either, but think it is because nothing is actually happening

: Europa League first qualifying round selected ties: Rangers v FK Shkupi, Derry City v Dinamo Minsk, Shamrock Rovers v AIK, Connah’s Quay Nomads v Shakhtyor Soligorsk, Hibernian v NSI Runavik, Levadia Tallinn v Dundalk.

ClaretTony wrote:Can't find the draw on the UEFA site

There is nothing happening at the minute so they have stopped the live stream . Go back at 1 and it will be live again

I swear they are making some of these teams up.

can't find full draw. found this snipit of irish and Rangers teams...


Derry will make the long trip to Belarus to face Dinamo Minsk while Rovers must overcome Swedish side AIK.

Dundalk were drawn against Estonia side Levadia Tallinn.

Meanwhile, Rangers have been drawn against FK Shkupi in the Europa League first qualifying round.

I'm pretty sure they must be making it this impenetrable on purpose. The website doesn't even seem to show the first round draw fixtures, even though they've happened.

Oh just stick up who Burnley draw and have done with it the draws a right farce

claretburns wrote:The draw is here - http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/se ... d=2000987/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I was looking for the completed 1st qualifying round draw - can't find it anywhere

ClaretTony wrote:I was looking for the completed 1st qualifying round draw - can't find it anywhere

See post 25

1st round draw finished just before 11.30am. There is now a break until 1pm UK time when the 2nd round draw should start and be shown live on the link in this thread

Reecey1987 wrote:See post 25

I was looking for the full draw

The anticipation is building!

ClaretTony wrote:I was looking for the full draw

The full draw hasnt been completed yet so it goes on in stages . Next stage will be us

They now have to split us into groups of 10 with 5 seeds and 5 non seeds. Seems very shady how they group teams. No transparency. They just "appear" in groups.

We will thus soon know 5 possibilities of pairs of either/or first round teams. They they draw us against one of those pairs.

What number are we?

ClaretTony wrote:I was looking for the full draw

Scroll down to live text and full draw is there, from 11:08am - https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/foo ... e-14805929" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Reecey1987 wrote:The full draw hasnt been completed yet so it goes on in stages . Next stage will be us

So have they not drawn the entire 1st qf round yet?

Reecey1987 wrote:The full draw hasnt been completed yet so it goes on in stages . Next stage will be us

First Qualifying round draw in full now on attached link;

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/s ... 3D2000986/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Reecey1987 wrote:The full draw hasnt been completed yet so it goes on in stages . Next stage will be us

I think he wanted the full completed 1st round draw which we aren't apart of.

Thought the bit we are in starts at 1pm??

Buxtonclaret wrote:Thought the bit we are in starts at 1pm??

It does, the first round has been drawn so far; that's all

Website seems about as farcical as the draw itself.

Craigyp01 wrote:It does, the first round has been drawn so far; that's all

Thought so, thanks.
Just been trying to navigate the website.

The draw is as farcical as the Eurovision Song Contest points scoring system.

So our first leg will be 26th July but we won't know our opponent until 19th July?

All we will know today is an either/or.

Have I understood that correctly?

Bfc wrote:The draw is as farcical as the Eurovision Song Contest points scoring system.

This image never gets old - life imitating art

kicker_conspiracy wrote:So our first leg will be 26th July but we won't know our opponent until 19th July?

All we will know today is an either/or.

Have I understood that correctly?

Yup