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The UEFA Cup Thread
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Mikey
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Lazio 
- well done
Parma
- they got through (barely), but they showed today their priorities this season (a B side, with Gilardino being rested)
Udinese
- They dominated the game from start to finish (according to match reports ive read). This is a Great side, and i felt they could really make an impact this season. There elimination really disapointed me, cause i guarentee they will give Juve a hard time this weekend, yet cant beat an average greek team. Anybody who regularly follows Serie A/Udine will agree they are a great side and this is a shame.
Two Italian sides in Uefa Cup, well at least theyre doing very well in CL (and you can guess which i care more about
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- well doneParma
- they got through (barely), but they showed today their priorities this season (a B side, with Gilardino being rested)Udinese
- They dominated the game from start to finish (according to match reports ive read). This is a Great side, and i felt they could really make an impact this season. There elimination really disapointed me, cause i guarentee they will give Juve a hard time this weekend, yet cant beat an average greek team. Anybody who regularly follows Serie A/Udine will agree they are a great side and this is a shame.Two Italian sides in Uefa Cup, well at least theyre doing very well in CL (and you can guess which i care more about
)Lonestarr022
Starting XI
How do they draw the groups?
are the clubs put into pots?
are the clubs put into pots?
Voltaic Borusse
Fan Favourite
I don't know, UEFA's site didn't go into detail about it.
Lonestarr022
Starting XI
I Expected these clubs to move onto the next round:
Steaua, Schalke 04, Heerenveen, Stuttgart, Partizan, Zaragoza, Sochaux, Besiktas, Lille, Dinamo Zagreb, Parma, AEK, Brugge, Feyenoord, Auxerre, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Sporting, Benfica, Lazio, Sevilla, Rangers, Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal, Aachen, Basel
These teams I did not expect:
Dinamo Tblisi, Egaleo, Panionios, AZ, Standard
These I thought had ties that could have gone either way:
Dnipro, Amica, Grazer AK, Ferencvaros, Utrecht, Austria Vienna, Hearts, Zenit, Beveren
Steaua, Schalke 04, Heerenveen, Stuttgart, Partizan, Zaragoza, Sochaux, Besiktas, Lille, Dinamo Zagreb, Parma, AEK, Brugge, Feyenoord, Auxerre, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Sporting, Benfica, Lazio, Sevilla, Rangers, Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal, Aachen, Basel
These teams I did not expect:
Dinamo Tblisi, Egaleo, Panionios, AZ, Standard
These I thought had ties that could have gone either way:
Dnipro, Amica, Grazer AK, Ferencvaros, Utrecht, Austria Vienna, Hearts, Zenit, Beveren
GROUP STAGE INFO:
Pot 1:
Lazio (Italy)
Parma (Italy)
Feyenoord (Holland)
Newcastle (England)
AEK Athens (Greece)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Club Brugge (Belgium)
Rangers (Scotland)
Pot 2:
Villarreal (Spain)
Auxerre (France)
Schalke 04 (Germany)
Sporting (Portugal)
Zaragoza (Spain)
Besiktas (Turkey)
Benfica (Portugal)
Lille (France)
Pot 3
Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
Sevilla (Spain)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
Basel (Switzerland)
Sochaux (France)
Middlesbrough (England)
Utrecht (Holland)
Grazer AK (Austria)
Pot 4
Partizan (Serbia & Montenegro)
Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Hearts (Scotland)
Heerenveen (Holland)
Aachen (Germany)
Amica Wronki (Poland)
Panionios (Greece)
Dnipro (Ukraine)
Pot 5:
Ferencvaros (Hungary)
Standard Liege (Belgium)
Aigaleo (Greece)
AZ Alkmaar (Holland)
Zenit (Russia)
Beveren (Belgium)
Austria Vienna (Austria)
Dinamo Tblissi (Georgia)
- 40 clubs will be splited in 8 groups of 5 teams.
- Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn in the same group
- Each club plays 2 home and 2 away games in a total of 4 games.
- the first 3 in each group qualifies for the last 16 round where will meet the clubs relegated from the champions league.
Dates:
Day 1 - 21st October
Day 2 - 4th November
Day 3 - 25th November
Day 4 - 1st and 2nd December
Day 5 - 15th and 16th December
The draw is next Tuesday (5th October) 12pm CET
Pot 1:
Lazio (Italy)
Parma (Italy)
Feyenoord (Holland)
Newcastle (England)
AEK Athens (Greece)
Stuttgart (Germany)
Club Brugge (Belgium)
Rangers (Scotland)
Pot 2:
Villarreal (Spain)
Auxerre (France)
Schalke 04 (Germany)
Sporting (Portugal)
Zaragoza (Spain)
Besiktas (Turkey)
Benfica (Portugal)
Lille (France)
Pot 3
Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
Sevilla (Spain)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
Basel (Switzerland)
Sochaux (France)
Middlesbrough (England)
Utrecht (Holland)
Grazer AK (Austria)
Pot 4
Partizan (Serbia & Montenegro)
Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Hearts (Scotland)
Heerenveen (Holland)
Aachen (Germany)
Amica Wronki (Poland)
Panionios (Greece)
Dnipro (Ukraine)
Pot 5:
Ferencvaros (Hungary)
Standard Liege (Belgium)
Aigaleo (Greece)
AZ Alkmaar (Holland)
Zenit (Russia)
Beveren (Belgium)
Austria Vienna (Austria)
Dinamo Tblissi (Georgia)
- 40 clubs will be splited in 8 groups of 5 teams.
- Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn in the same group
- Each club plays 2 home and 2 away games in a total of 4 games.
- the first 3 in each group qualifies for the last 16 round where will meet the clubs relegated from the champions league.
Dates:
Day 1 - 21st October
Day 2 - 4th November
Day 3 - 25th November
Day 4 - 1st and 2nd December
Day 5 - 15th and 16th December
The draw is next Tuesday (5th October) 12pm CET
Voltaic Borusse
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Interesting.
I can't wait for the draw.
That sounds a bit confusing. 3 teams will advance from each group, that means that 24 out of the 40 teams that have made it to the group stage will advance to the 3rd round where they will be joined by 8 more teams who have finished 3rd in their respective groups in CL so all that makes up 32 teams for the 3rd round which will be head-to-head. So saying the "last 16" could create some confusion even though I knew you just meant to say last 16 games not teams but I just couldn't resist.
Lonestarr022
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from soccernet.com
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Italian club Lazio, England's Newcastle United and Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart are among the top group of seeds for Tuesday's UEFA Cup group draw.
The inaugural UEFA Cup group stage was brought in to boost the profile of Europe's second tier club competition which had struggled to compete with the Champions League.
The 40 teams who qualified on Thursday have been divided into five seeding pools of eight with a team from each pool going into the eight groups of five when the draw is made in Switzerland. Teams from the same country will be separated.
The top pool of seeds also includes former winners Parma, who beat Slovenia's Maribor 3-2 on aggregate but are bottom of Serie A, AEK Athens, Club Bruges, Rangers and Feyenoord.
Last year's semi-finalists Villarreal are in the second group of seeds which also includes Auxerre and Schalke 04, who demolished Latvia's Liepajas Metalurg 9-1 over two legs.
Each club play two matches at home and two away in the group stage.
The winners, runners-up and third-placed sides advance to the last 32 where they will be joined by the eight third-placed clubs from the Champions League group stage. The competition then becomes two-legged knockout again.
The final takes place on May 18 at the Jose Alvalade Stadium, home of Sporting Lisbon, who are in the second pot of seeds.
Pot 1 - Lazio, Parma, Feyenoord, Newcastle United, AEK Athens, VfB Stuttgart, Club Bruges, Rangers.
Pot 2 - Villarreal, Auxerre, Schalke 04, Sporting, Real Zaragoza, Besiktas, Benfica, Lille.
Pot 3 - Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla, Dinamo Zagreb, Basel, Sochaux, Middlesbrough, Utrecht, Graz AK.
Pot 4 - Partizan Belgrade, Steaua Bucharest, Hearts, Heerenveen, Alemannia Aachen, Amica Wronki, Panionios, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Pot 5 - Ferencvaros, Standard Liege, Egaleo, AZ Alkmaar, Zenit St. Petersburg, Beveren, Austria Vienna, Dinamo Tbilisi.
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Italian club Lazio, England's Newcastle United and Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart are among the top group of seeds for Tuesday's UEFA Cup group draw.
The inaugural UEFA Cup group stage was brought in to boost the profile of Europe's second tier club competition which had struggled to compete with the Champions League.
The 40 teams who qualified on Thursday have been divided into five seeding pools of eight with a team from each pool going into the eight groups of five when the draw is made in Switzerland. Teams from the same country will be separated.
The top pool of seeds also includes former winners Parma, who beat Slovenia's Maribor 3-2 on aggregate but are bottom of Serie A, AEK Athens, Club Bruges, Rangers and Feyenoord.
Last year's semi-finalists Villarreal are in the second group of seeds which also includes Auxerre and Schalke 04, who demolished Latvia's Liepajas Metalurg 9-1 over two legs.
Each club play two matches at home and two away in the group stage.
The winners, runners-up and third-placed sides advance to the last 32 where they will be joined by the eight third-placed clubs from the Champions League group stage. The competition then becomes two-legged knockout again.
The final takes place on May 18 at the Jose Alvalade Stadium, home of Sporting Lisbon, who are in the second pot of seeds.
Pot 1 - Lazio, Parma, Feyenoord, Newcastle United, AEK Athens, VfB Stuttgart, Club Bruges, Rangers.
Pot 2 - Villarreal, Auxerre, Schalke 04, Sporting, Real Zaragoza, Besiktas, Benfica, Lille.
Pot 3 - Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla, Dinamo Zagreb, Basel, Sochaux, Middlesbrough, Utrecht, Graz AK.
Pot 4 - Partizan Belgrade, Steaua Bucharest, Hearts, Heerenveen, Alemannia Aachen, Amica Wronki, Panionios, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Pot 5 - Ferencvaros, Standard Liege, Egaleo, AZ Alkmaar, Zenit St. Petersburg, Beveren, Austria Vienna, Dinamo Tbilisi.
Lonestarr022
Starting XI
Rememeber Feyenoord did it in 2002
The competition is open enough that they could do it, but i think Feyenoord had a better chance of doing it when they did than Sporting doing it.
Ohh but also imagine te possibility of Benfica getting there? Would Sporting fans go to the match to boo?
The competition is open enough that they could do it, but i think Feyenoord had a better chance of doing it when they did than Sporting doing it.
Ohh but also imagine te possibility of Benfica getting there? Would Sporting fans go to the match to boo?
Lonestarr022
Starting XI
i believe clubs from 21 nations are being represented in this group stage