2023-2024 Conference League 1st and 2nd qualifying rounds

[matt]

1st qualifying round, draw date: 20 June
2nd qualifying round, draw date: 21 June


1st qualifying round, first leg: 13 July, second leg: 20 July
2nd qualifying round, first leg: 27 July 2023, second leg: 3 August

[matt]

1st qualifying round

Seeded teams

F91 Dudelange (Lux)
Riga FC (Lat)
Maribor (Svn)
Shkendija (Mac)
Linfield (Nir)
Vaduz (Lie)
DAC (Svk)
Dundalk (Irl)
Pyunik (Arm)
Alashkert (Arm)
Sutjeska (Mne)
Shkupi (Mac)
Sarajevo (Bih)
RFS (Lat)
Tobol (Kaz)
B36 Torshavn (Far)
Ararat-Armenia (Arm)
Gzira Utd (Mlt)
FCI Levadia (Est)
Dinamo Minsk (Blr)
Connah's Quay Nomads (Wal)
Milsami Orhei (Mol)
La Fiorita (Sma)
HB Torshavn (Far)
Europa (Gib)
Domzale (Svn)
FC Santa Coloma (And)
Progres Niederkorn (Lux)
Dinamo Batumi (Geo)
Inter Club d'Escaldes (And)
Crusaders (Nir)


Unseeded teams

Paide Linnameeskond (Est)
Tirana (Alb)
Zilina (Svk)
Torpedo Kutaisi (Geo)
Vikingur Reykjavik (Isl)
St Patrick's Athletic (Irl)
Vllaznia (Alb)
Vikingur (Far)
Derry City (Irl)
Makedonija (Mac)
Panevezys (Lit)
Honka (Fin)
Zeljeznicar (Bih)
Balzan (Mlt)
Zimbru Chisinau (Mol)
Gjilani (Kos)
Dukagjini (Kos)
Haka (Fin)
Dila Gori (Geo)
Birkirkara (Mlt)
Glentoran (Nir)
Narva Trans (Est)
Hegelmann (Lit)
Neman Grodno (Bel)
KA (Isl)
Egnatia (Alb)
Penybont (Wal)
Haverfordwest County (Wal)
Bruno's Magpies (Gib)
Arsenal Tivat (Mne)
Cosmos (Sma)


There's not a big difference between seeded and unseeded teams in my opinion, with 3/4 exceptions. Until RFS (included) teams are seeded also in the next round.

[Ovalman]

How will the regions be determined? North, South, Central?

There's not a big difference between seeded and unseeded teams in my opinion, with 3/4 exceptions. Until RFS (included) teams are seeded also in the next round.

Not between countries but there is between sides. Glentoran and Derry City (both unseeded) are full time while Crusaders and Connah's Quay (seeded) are part timers. I'm sure there are others.

[OlliWender]

So like I did with CLQ1, I also looked at the subgroups for the first two seasons of ECLQ1. It's been only 2 seasons yet, but with the fact that most of the countries had roundabout 5 teams participating in this round, I think it's still interesting how you can recognise certain patterns in Uefa's groupings and that it might even be a bit more consitent than for the CL.

Overall number of ECLQ1 teams over the 2 seasons in ()

San Marino (4)
2x vs Armenia, Bosnia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Luxembourg, Malta
1x vs [Iceland, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Slovakia, Wales]

Andorra (4)
4x vs Gibraltar
3x vs Malta
2x vs Iceland, Luxembourg, Wales
1x vs [Bosnia, Faroe Islands, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia]

Montenegro (6)
4x vs Albania
2x vs Bosnia, Finland, Kosovo, Lithuania, North Macedonia
1x vs 13 other associations

Iceland (5)
4x vs Northern Ireland
3x vs Ireland
2x vs Andorra, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Latvia
1x vs 8 other associations

Gibraltar (6)
5x vs Northern Ireland
4x vs Andorra
2x vs Estonia, Faroe Islands, Ireland, Kosovo, Lithuania, San Marino
1x vs 6 other associations

Wales (5)
4x vs Ireland, Northern Ireland
3x vs Faroe Islands, Latvia
2x vs Andorra, Estonia
1x vs [Iceland, Lithuania, Poland, San Marino, Slovakia]

North Macedonia (5)
3x vs Armenia, Georgia, Moldova
2x vs Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro
1x vs 8 other associations

Georgia (6)
4x vs Albania
3x vs Finland, North Macedonia
2x vs Bosnia, Lithuania, Moldova, San Marino, Slovenia
1x vs 7 other associations

Malta (6)
3x vs Andorra, Northern Ireland
2x vs Ireland, Kosovo, Moldova, San Marino
1x vs 14 other associations

Estonia (4)
2x vs Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Poland, Wales
1x vs 8 other associations

Faroe Islands (5)
3x vs Luxembourg, Wales
2x vs Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Northern Ireland
1x vs 8 other associations

Albania (5)
4x vs Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro
3x vs Armenia
2x vs Bosnia, Kosovo
1x vs Hungary, Malta, Slovakia

Northern Ireland (6)
5x vs Gibraltar
4x vs Iceland, Wales
3x vs Malta
2x vs Faroe Islands, Luxembourg
1x vs 7 other associations (including Ireland)

Armenia (5)
3x vs Albania, North Macedonia
2x vs Bosnia, Finland, Moldova, San Marino
1x vs 8 other associations

Ireland (5)
4x vs Wales
3x vs Iceland
2x vs Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland
1x vs 6 other associations (incl. NIR)

Kosovo (5)
3x vs Finland, Slovenia
2x vs Albania, Gibraltar, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia
1x vs [Estonia, Faroe Islands, San Marino]

Latvia (5)
3x vs Wales
2x vs Finland, Iceland, Kosovo
1x vs 14 other associations

Luxembourg (4)
3x vs Faroe Islands
2x vs Andorra, Ireland, Northern Ireland, San Marino, Slovenia
1x vs 6 other associations

Finland (6)
3x vs Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova
2x vs Armenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Montenegro, Poland, Slovakia
1x vs 5 other associations

Bosnia (5)
2x vs Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Slovenia
1x vs 6 other associations

Lithuania (4)
2x vs Georgia, Gibraltar, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro
1x vs 8 other associations

Moldova (6)
4x vs Albania
3x vs Finland, North Macedonia
2x vs Armenia, Bosnia, Georgia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia
1x vs 5 other associations

Belarus (1)
1x vs Armenia, Bosnia, Georgia, Malta, Montenegro

Slovenia (4)
3x vs Kosovo
2x vs Bosnia, Georgia, Luxembourg, Moldova
1x vs 7 other associations

Slovakia (4)
2x vs Finland
1x vs 17 other associations

Not in ECLQ1 this season:

Poland (3)
2x vs Estonia, Finland, Ireland
1x vs 8 other associations

Hungary (2)
1x vs Albania, Armenia, Finland, Georgia, Gibraltar, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia

Some Conclusions:
- Baltic and especially Finland not actually in "Nordic" groups
- "Nordic" group is more like UK+Ireland+Gibraltar+Iceland and Faroe, but ROI and NIR are often kept apart
- The Micro Countries of San Marino, Gibraltar, Andorra, Malta often grouped together too, Andorra and Gibraltar everytime actually
- Albania with a very defined group of "partner countries", Latvia and Slovakia most volatile

[Firnen]

I would like some minnow clashes as usually, to give a shot to some of the micronations teams to play in Q2 or even Q3, like B36 Torshavn managed last year.

[Ovalman]

I would like some minnow clashes as usually, to give a shot to some of the micronations teams to play in Q2 or even Q3, like B36 Torshavn managed last year.

I just want a cheap away trip Somewhere like Connah's Quay where we'd have a chance of progressing.

[amenina]

UEFA links

Q1 draw: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferen ... ound-draw/

Q2 draw: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferen ... ound-draw/

[seso]

As I wrote in another thread, I would love to watch Connah's Quay Nomads taking on Cosmos!

[amenina]

It's 9am in Nyon, Switzerland.

Still no seeding.

[amenina]

Seeding is here!

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferen ... ound-draw/

The 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round draw will be held on Tuesday 20 June at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland at 15:00 CET.

The two-legged first qualifying round ties will take place on 13 and 20 July.

Conditions of the draw
In accordance with paragraphs 13.03 and 13.04 of the Regulations of the UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24, the UEFA administration forms groups and seeds clubs for the first qualifying round draw based on the club rankings established at the beginning of the season and the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee.

The 62 teams are divided into five groups of 10 teams (groups 1 to 5) and one group of 12 teams (group 6).

Within each of the six groups, the teams are divided into an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams (31 seeded teams and 31 unseeded teams in total).

Teams from the same association must not be drawn against each other.

Any changes of date and fixture reversals will be communicated in writing to your club and national association today, 20 June, by 20:00 CET.

Draw procedure
Groups 1 to 5
All the clubs in each of the five groups are randomly assigned a number: 1 to 5 for the seeded teams and 6 to 10 for the unseeded teams.

Three bowls are prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the numbers for the seeded and unseeded teams for Groups 1-5 placed in the correspondingly marked bowls.

One ball is taken from each of those bowls and placed in the third empty central bowl, where they are shuffled. The number shown from first ball drawn from this bowl indicates the home teams of the first pairing of all five groups, and they will play against the teams indicated by the number of the ball drawn second from this bowl.

For example, if the first ball drawn contains the number 2 and the second the number 8, the clubs that have been assigned the numbers 2 and 8 in each of the five groups will play each other. The first ball drawn, here containing the number 2, designates the home team for the first leg in all five ties.

The same procedure is carried out with the remaining balls to complete the pairings.

Group 6
The procedure for this group is exactly the same as above, with the only difference being that the seeded teams are assigned numbers 1 to 6, and the unseeded teams assigned numbers 7 to 12.

Groupings
Group 1

Seeded
1 Ararat-Armenia FC (ARM)
2 FK Sutjeska (MNE)
3 FK Sarajevo (BIH)
4 FC Vaduz (LIE)
5 NK Domžale (SVN)

Unseeded
6 FC Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO)
7 Balzan FC (MLT)
8 FC Neman Grodno (BLR)
9 KF Egnatia (ALB)
10 SS Cosmos (SMR)

Group 2
Seeded
1 NK Maribor (SVN)
2 Alashkert FC (ARM)
3 FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO)
4 La Fiorita 1967 (SMR)
5 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)

Unseeded
6 KF Tirana (ALB)
7 FK Željezničar (BIH)
8 FC Zimbru Chisinau (MDA)
9 Birkirkara FC (MLT)
10 FK Arsenal Tivat (MNE)

Group 3
Seeded
1 Linfield FC (NIR)
2 Dundalk FC (IRL)
3 Connah's Quay Nomads FC (WAL)
4 FC Progrès Niederkorn (LUX)
5 Inter Club d'Escaldes (AND)

Unseeded
6 KA Akureyri (ISL)
7 Víkingur (FRO)
8 SC Gjilani (KOS)
9 KF Vllaznia (ALB)
10 FCB Magpies (GIB)

Group 4
Seeded
1 Riga FC (LVA)
2 KF Shkëndija (MKD)
3 FC Levadia Tallinn (EST)
4 HB Tórshavn (FRO)
5 Crusaders FC (NIR)

Unseeded
6 MŠK Žilina (SVK)
7 FC Haka Valkeakoski (FIN)
8 Derry City FC (IRL)
9 Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL)
10 Haverfordwest County AFC (WAL)

Group 5
Seeded
1 FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (SVK)
2 FC Pyunik (ARM)
3 FC RFS (LVA)
4 FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ)
5 FC Milsami Orhei (MDA)

Unseeded
6 FK Makedonija GP Skopje (MKD)
7 Panevezys (LTU)
8 FC Honka Espoo (FIN)
9 FC Dila Gori (GEO)
10 JK Narva Trans (EST)

Group 6
Seeded
1 F91 Diddeleng (LUX)
2 FC Shkupi 1927 (MKD)
3 B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
4 Gżira United FC (MLT)
5 Europa FC (GIB)
6 FC Santa Coloma (AND)

Unseeded
7 Paide Linnameeskond (EST)
8 Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (IRL)
9 KF Dukagjini (KOS)
10 Glentoran FC (NIR)
11 FC Hegelmann Litauen (LTU)
12 Penybont FC (WAL)

[Jackson Harrison]

Seeding is here!

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferen ... ound-draw/

The 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round draw will be held on Tuesday 20 June at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland at 15:00 CET.

The two-legged first qualifying round ties will take place on 13 and 20 July.

Conditions of the draw
In accordance with paragraphs 13.03 and 13.04 of the Regulations of the UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24, the UEFA administration forms groups and seeds clubs for the first qualifying round draw based on the club rankings established at the beginning of the season and the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee.

The 62 teams are divided into five groups of 10 teams (groups 1 to 5) and one group of 12 teams (group 6).

Within each of the six groups, the teams are divided into an equal number of seeded and unseeded teams (31 seeded teams and 31 unseeded teams in total).

Teams from the same association must not be drawn against each other.

Any changes of date and fixture reversals will be communicated in writing to your club and national association today, 20 June, by 20:00 CET.

Draw procedure
Groups 1 to 5
All the clubs in each of the five groups are randomly assigned a number: 1 to 5 for the seeded teams and 6 to 10 for the unseeded teams.

Three bowls are prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the numbers for the seeded and unseeded teams for Groups 1-5 placed in the correspondingly marked bowls.

One ball is taken from each of those bowls and placed in the third empty central bowl, where they are shuffled. The number shown from first ball drawn from this bowl indicates the home teams of the first pairing of all five groups, and they will play against the teams indicated by the number of the ball drawn second from this bowl.

For example, if the first ball drawn contains the number 2 and the second the number 8, the clubs that have been assigned the numbers 2 and 8 in each of the five groups will play each other. The first ball drawn, here containing the number 2, designates the home team for the first leg in all five ties.

The same procedure is carried out with the remaining balls to complete the pairings.

Group 6
The procedure for this group is exactly the same as above, with the only difference being that the seeded teams are assigned numbers 1 to 6, and the unseeded teams assigned numbers 7 to 12.

Groupings
Group 1

Seeded
1 Ararat-Armenia FC (ARM)
2 FK Sutjeska (MNE)
3 FK Sarajevo (BIH)
4 FC Vaduz (LIE)
5 NK Domžale (SVN)

Unseeded
6 FC Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO)
7 Balzan FC (MLT)
8 FC Neman Grodno (BLR)
9 KF Egnatia (ALB)
10 SS Cosmos (SMR)

Group 2
Seeded
1 NK Maribor (SVN)
2 Alashkert FC (ARM)
3 FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO)
4 La Fiorita 1967 (SMR)
5 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR)

Unseeded
6 KF Tirana (ALB)
7 FK Željezničar (BIH)
8 FC Zimbru Chisinau (MDA)
9 Birkirkara FC (MLT)
10 FK Arsenal Tivat (MNE)

Group 3
Seeded
1 Linfield FC (NIR)
2 Dundalk FC (IRL)
3 Connah's Quay Nomads FC (WAL)
4 FC Progrès Niederkorn (LUX)
5 Inter Club d'Escaldes (AND)

Unseeded
6 KA Akureyri (ISL)
7 Víkingur (FRO)
8 SC Gjilani (KOS)
9 KF Vllaznia (ALB)
10 FCB Magpies (GIB)

Group 4
Seeded
1 Riga FC (LVA)
2 KF Shkëndija (MKD)
3 FC Levadia Tallinn (EST)
4 HB Tórshavn (FRO)
5 Crusaders FC (NIR)

Unseeded
6 MŠK Žilina (SVK)
7 FC Haka Valkeakoski (FIN)
8 Derry City FC (IRL)
9 Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL)
10 Haverfordwest County AFC (WAL)

Group 5
Seeded
1 FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (SVK)
2 FC Pyunik (ARM)
3 FC RFS (LVA)
4 FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ)
5 FC Milsami Orhei (MDA)

Unseeded
6 FK Makedonija GP Skopje (MKD)
7 Panevezys (LTU)
8 FC Honka Espoo (FIN)
9 FC Dila Gori (GEO)
10 JK Narva Trans (EST)

Group 6
Seeded
1 F91 Diddeleng (LUX)
2 FC Shkupi 1927 (MKD)
3 B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
4 Gżira United FC (MLT)
5 Europa FC (GIB)
6 FC Santa Coloma (AND)

Unseeded
7 Paide Linnameeskond (EST)
8 Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (IRL)
9 KF Dukagjini (KOS)
10 Glentoran FC (NIR)
11 FC Hegelmann Litauen (LTU)
12 Penybont FC (WAL)

Nice to have some good news to wake up to!

[AnelZ]

I just hope we don't get Maribor. Dinamo Batumi wouldn't be a great choice as well. Regarding Dinamo Minks, I'm not sure in what state Belarus team football is currently. Alashkert would be OK, but not a fan of the distance. Of course, La Fiorita would be the best choice

Regarding Sarajevo, Torpedo Kutaisi and Neman Grodno do look dangerous.

[seso]

I would like to see:
Connah's Quay Nomads vs Bruno's Magpies, HB Tórshavn vs Haverfordwest County and Gżira United vs Penybont.

[Indalo]

Draw result 1st qualifying round UECL

FK Sutjeska (Mne) - SS Cosmos (Smr)
Alashkert FC (Arm) - FK Arsenal Tivat (Mne)
Dundalk FC (Irl) - FCB Magpies (Gib)
KF Shkëndija (Mkd) - Haverfordwest County AFC (Wal)
FC Pyunik (Arm) - JK Narva Trans (Est)

Balzan FC (Mlt) - NK Domžale (Svn)
FK Željezničar (Bih) - FC Dinamo Minsk (Blr)
Víkingur (Fro) - Inter Club d'Escaldes (And)
Valkeakosken Haka (Fin) - Crusaders FC (Nir)
FK Panevezys (Ltu) - FC Milsami Orhei (Mda)

FC Vaduz (Lie) - FC Neman Grodno (Blr)
SP La Fiorita (Smr) - FC Zimbru Chisinau (Mda)
FC Progrès Niedercorn (Lux) - SC Gjilani (Kos)
HB Tórshavn (Fro) - Derry City FC (Irl)
FC Tobol Kostanay (Kaz) - FC Honka Espoo (Fin)

Ararat-Armenia (Arm) - KF Egnatia (Alb)
NK Maribor (Svn) - Birkirkara FC (Mlt)
Linfield FC (Nir) - KS Vllaznia (Alb)
Riga FC (Lva) - Víkingur Reykjavík (Isl)
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (Svk) - FC Dila Gori (Geo)

FC Torpedo Kutaisi (Geo) - FK Sarajevo (Bih)
KF Tirana (Alb) - FC Dinamo Batumi (Geo)
Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar (Isl) - Connah's Quay FC (Wal)
MŠK Žilina (Svk) - FC Levadia Tallinn (Est)
FK Makedonija (Mkd) - Rīgas FS (Lva)

KF Dukagjini (Kos) - Europa FC (Gib)
Penybont FC (Wal) - FC Santa Coloma (And)
FC Hegelmann (Ltu) - FK Shkupi (Mkd)
F91 Dudelange (Lux) - Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (Irl)
B36 Tórshavn (Fro) - Paide Linnameeskond (Est)
Gzira United FC (Mlt) - Glentoran FC (Nir)

[seso]

OK draw for the three Welsh clubs:
KF Shkëndija (Mkd) - Haverfordwest County AFC (Wal)
Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar (Isl) - Connah's Quay FC (Wal)
Penybont FC (Wal) - FC Santa Coloma (And)

Penybont was lucky in their European debut, but I still think that FC Santa Coloma is stronger.
Let's see what the lads can do!