UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[Paul.S]

I知 sure they said seeded teams will be away first.

[lennythekad]

I知 sure they said seeded teams will be away first.

Taken from UEFA Rankings on Twitter and Wiki,

Prior to the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded teams and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

[john e]

What date is the draw ?

[Dazvillain]

What date is the draw ?

7th August

[lennythekad]

What date is the draw ?

7th August

[olaftab]

I知 sure they said seeded teams will be away first.

Taken from UEFA Rankings on Twitter and Wiki,

Prior to the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded teams and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Does that not depend on if they pull out of seeded or unseeded pot first, that is if they have two pots? And also if there are going to be equal number of seeded and unseeded teams after the final qualifying round.

[AV82EC]

I知 sure they said seeded teams will be away first.

Taken from UEFA Rankings on Twitter and Wiki,

Prior to the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded teams and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Does that not depend on if they pull out of seeded or unseeded pot first, that is if they have two pots? And also if there are going to be equal number of seeded and unseeded teams after the final qualifying round.

Everyone gets reseeded after the Play Off Round into 4 pots. Let痴 worry about that if we get there.

[Dogtanian]

I知 sure they said seeded teams will be away first.

Taken from UEFA Rankings on Twitter and Wiki,

Prior to the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded teams and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Does that not depend on if they pull out of seeded or unseeded pot first, that is if they have two pots? And also if there are going to be equal number of seeded and unseeded teams after the final qualifying round.

I知 gonna leave all worry of seeded and unseeded pots to the manager of the local fertility clinic.

[Dante Lavelli]

I keep trying to persuade the Mrs that we should move to Derry so she can get an Irish passport like me (apologies to veterans of the Brexit threads). She prefers the idea of Albania (she's never been to either place, but the weather is a bit better there).

How long do you have to live in Derry to get the passport? Do you need sponsorship via work or something too?

[Sexual Ealing]

I keep trying to persuade the Mrs that we should move to Derry so she can get an Irish passport like me (apologies to veterans of the Brexit threads). She prefers the idea of Albania (she's never been to either place, but the weather is a bit better there).

How long do you have to live in Derry to get the passport? Do you need sponsorship via work or something too?

Three years on the island of Ireland.

[SaddVillan]

I keep trying to persuade the Mrs that we should move to Derry so she can get an Irish passport like me (apologies to veterans of the Brexit threads). She prefers the idea of Albania (she's never been to either place, but the weather is a bit better there).

How long do you have to live in Derry to get the passport? Do you need sponsorship via work or something too?

From the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs website:

The spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen may apply for Irish citizenship through naturalisation after three years of marriage/civil partnership plus three years residence on the island of Ireland.

[lennythekad]

I知 sure they said seeded teams will be away first.

Taken from UEFA Rankings on Twitter and Wiki,

Prior to the draw, UEFA may form groups of seeded teams and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. The first team drawn in each tie will be the home team of the first leg.

Does that not depend on if they pull out of seeded or unseeded pot first, that is if they have two pots? And also if there are going to be equal number of seeded and unseeded teams after the final qualifying round.

Not sure about the technicalities of the draw. UEFA seem to make everything as complicated as possible. Before the draw, they値l split the seeded and unseeded into smaller groups based on undisclosed info relating to UEFA coefficients. They release this at 0900 CET on the morning of the draw, which takes place at 1400 CET.

[FrankyH]

Is it just me , or does the permutations of seeding , fixtures , cup draws and all the other gubbins that go with Europa Conference League seem more complex than Quantum Physics.

[Pete3206]

I've given up trying to understand it all. I'll just wait for the August 7th draw.

[Meanwood Villa]

To be fair, it is whittling down 135 entrants entering at different stages into 17 spots within seven weeks. Adding in the further complication of 25 additional teams joining the qualifying/play off rounds having participated in other UEFA competitions. This happens every summer but we've never paid a lot of attention before because why would we? It's quite mad really that this is the most intensive period of European fixtures at any stage of the season and that the majority of teams that qualify for Europe don't play beyond August.