UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[Brazilian Villain]

I want Frankfurt. Have a German friend and when we were in the Championship and Frankfurt were on the up, I said how great it would be if Villa got back up and into Europe to get drawn against them and now it could happen. It would be so good.

Make it happen, football gods 

No thanks, one of the better teams in the draw and their fans seem to have a few 'issues'.

[shirley_villan]

Being lazy here but will the fixtures be announced as soon as the group is drawn, or at a later date?

[algy]

You know that the Champions League teams come down to the Europa league if they finish 3rd
does this happen in the Europa league also do some drop into the conference league competition halfway through ?

Yes, meaning it's possible we could play another Scottish team later in the competition.

Well we could be drawn with Aberdeen today, though I don't think it's possible to drop through two competitions, i.e. from Champs to Europa to Conference in one season, meaning meeting Celtic would be impossible?

It is, but only if the club gets knocked out of the Champions League before the group stages (and gets to at least the 2nd qualifying round).

Breidablik have played in all 3 this year - beat Shamrock Rovers in the Champions League 1st Round, lost to FC Copenhagen in the 2nd Round, lost to Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia) in the Europa League 3rd qualifying round, then beat Struga (Macedonia) in the Conference League playoff.

Basically it's the hope for Welsh sides (realistically TNS) to get in to the group stages in a European competition, which would be huge for the Welsh Premier League.  Get a decent (easy) draw in the 1st quaifying round, then they only need to win one of the next 3 matches in Europe and they're guaranteed group stage football in one of the competitions.  And you can see that some of the teams who get to the conference league playoff games are a bit ropey and potentially ... well, it'd be an upset, but it's not completely beyond the realms of possibility that someone like TNS could beat them.

[Brend'Watkins]

I want Frankfurt. Have a German friend and when we were in the Championship and Frankfurt were on the up, I said how great it would be if Villa got back up and into Europe to get drawn against them and now it could happen. It would be so good.

Make it happen, football gods 

No thanks, one of the better teams in the draw and their fans seem to have a few 'issues'.

And more importantly, Frankfurt isn't a particularly inspiring German City. 

[Ads]

Their fans are all black wearing Millwall wannabee gimps.

[Smirker]

I want Frankfurt. Have a German friend and when we were in the Championship and Frankfurt were on the up, I said how great it would be if Villa got back up and into Europe to get drawn against them and now it could happen. It would be so good.

Make it happen, football gods 

No thanks, one of the better teams in the draw and their fans seem to have a few 'issues'.

😂 I understand that.

[Lsvilla]

Is the draw on SSN or UEFA tv ?

[Olneythelonely]

UEFA TV and TNT Sports

[PeterWithesShin]

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/draws/2024/2001792/

[Lsvilla]

UEFA TV and TNT Sports

Thanks. Forgot about TNT.

[Brazilian Villain]

Doubt we'll see Liverpool, West Ham or Rangers dropping into the Conference League, they've pretty handy groups. Probably better for us if Brighton finish second in their group as well.

[AV84]

Any Irish folk know if West Ham's games last season were shown on the Irish channels (not UTV/ITV)? I know the final was but were any of the group games?

[Brazilian Villain]

Any Irish folk know if West Ham's games last season were shown on the Irish channels (not UTV/ITV)? I know the final was but were any of the group games?

Doubtful as Virgin Media normally show a Europa League game. Even more doubtful with Liverpool in it.

[PeterWithesShin]

If we finish 2nd we'll be playing a side that finishes third in these groups. Win the group and we skip that play-off round.

Europa League group stage draw in full
Group A: WEST HAM, Olympiacos, Freiburg, TSC Backa Topola

Group B: Ajax, Marseille, BRIGHTON, AEK Athens

Group C: RANGERS, Real Betis, Sparta Prague, Aris Limassol

Group D: Atalanta, Sporting Lisbon, Sturm Graz, Rakow

Group E: LIVERPOOL, LASK, Union St-Gilloise, Toulouse

Group F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos

Group G: Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff Tiraspol, Servette

Group H: Bayer Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, BK Hacken

[Somniloquism]

LASK are not a UK team so why highlight them......