Nyon to stage club draws on Friday

The draw for the third qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League will take place on Friday 17 July at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, starting at 12.00CET and 13.30 respectively.

Different paths
The 20 domestic champions in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League will be divided in equal number with ten teams seeded and ten unseeded in accordance with the UEFA club coefficient rankings. In the route for non-champions, the ten teams will again be divided in equal number. For more information on the competition format click here.

Live on uefa.com
For the UEFA Europa League draw, the 70 teams will be divided into seven groups of ten, with an equal number of clubs seeded and unseeded within each group. Sides from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The draw ceremonies, which will both be transmitted on uefa.com, will be conducted by UEFA competitions director Giorgio Marchetti and Michael Heselschwerdt, head of club competitions.

Media deadline
Media representatives wishing to attend have to apply via email to accreditations@uefa.ch before 12.00CET on Thursday 16 July. Due to the number of club representatives expected for the draws, only photographers and a restricted number of cameramen will be allowed into the auditorium, with access granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sound system
A sound system will be installed for cameramen. Due to interference problems, it is recommended that sound engineers do not use the following frequencies while in the House of European Football: 783.875 MHz, 786.125 MHz, 782.250 MHz, 782.875 MHz, 784.625 MHz, 785.250 MHz, 792.500 MHz, 794.875 MHz.