UEFA Cup draw date confirmed
Tuesday, December 2, 2003
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Thirty-two teams will enter the hat for the UEFA Cup third-round draw in Nyon, Switzerland on 12 December.
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Last 32
Thirty-two teams will be involved, namely the 24 qualifiers from the second round together with the eight teams who finished third in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Match dates
Seedings will be determined by club coefficients based on the previous five seasons and teams from the same country will not be drawn against each other. The first-leg matches are scheduled for 26 February, with the return matches on 3 March.