Group stage awaits 40 contenders
Friday, October 5, 2007
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Forty teams will watch with interest when the UEFA Cup group stage draw takes place from 12.00CET on Tuesday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
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The draw for the 2007/08 UEFA Cup group stage will take place from 12.00CET on Tuesday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Forty clubs
The draw ceremony, featuring 40 teams, will be conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions. The draw will be transmitted live on Eurosport and uefa.com.
Draw procedure
The 40 participants will be drawn into eight groups of five, with each side playing two home and two away matches. The 40 teams will be allocated to five pots, in accordance with their respective club coefficients. Pot 1 will comprise the top eight sides in the club coefficient rankings, Pot 2 will consist of the following eight teams in the rankings, and so on for pots 3, 4 and 5. Clubs from the same national association will not be drawn in the same group.
Media accreditation
Media representatives wishing to attend this draw have to apply via email to accreditations@uefa.ch before Monday at midday. Due to the number of club representatives expected for the draws, only photographers and a restricted number of cameramen will be allowed to attend the draw in the auditorium, with access being granted on a first-come-first served basis.
Sound system
A sound system will be installed for cameramen. Because of interference problems, it is recommended for sound engineers not to use the following frequencies while in the House of European Football in Nyon: 783.875 MHz, 786.125 MHz, 782.250 MHz, 782.875 MHz, 784.625 MHz, 785.250 MHz, 792.500 MHz, 794.75 MHz.
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