Seventy clubs from across Europe will be involved when the draw for the first qualifying round of the 2006/07 UEFA Cup takes place in Nyon from 13.30CET on Friday.
Opening round
The 70 clubs have been split into three geographical seeding groups - Northern, Southern-Mediterranean and Central-East. Teams from the same country cannot be drawn together. The 35 winners of these matches, to be played over two legs on 13 and 27 July, will progress to the second qualifying round where they will be joined by a further 29 sides, including the eleven UEFA Intertoto Cup winners. This draw will be made in Nyon on 28 July.
Big names
The 32 survivors of the second qualifying round on 10 and 24 August will advance to the first round proper, to be staged over two legs on 14 and 28 September, where 48 other clubs will lie in wait, including holders Sevilla FC and the 16 teams eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The first-round winners will participate in the UEFA Cup group stage. The final of the 2006/07 UEFA Cup will be held in Glasgow. For a full list of the competing sides, click here.
2006/07 UEFA Cup
First qualifying round draw - SOUTHERN - MEDITERRANEAN | | Seeded clubs | Unseeded clubs | | AFC Rapid Bucuresti (ROU) | AC Omonia (CYP) | | PFC Litex Lovech (BUL) | FC Koper (SLO) | | FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti (ROU) | FK Vardar (MKD) | | PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL) | NK Orašje (BIH) | | KSV Roeselare (BEL) | FK Makedonija Skopje (MKD) | | NK Varteks (CRO) | KF Tirana (ALB) | | PFC Lokomotiv Sofia (BUL) | KS Dinamo Tirana (ALB) | | APOEL FC (CYP) | Hibernians FC (MLT) | | NK Domžale (SLO) | Sliema Wanderers FC (MLT) | | HNK Rijeka (CRO) | FC Rànger's (AND) | | FK Sarajevo (BIH) | S.S. Murata (SMR) |
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2006/07 UEFA Cup
First qualifying round draw - CENTRAL - EAST | | Seeded clubs | Unseeded clubs | | FC Basel 1893 (SUI) | FC WIT Georgia (GEO) | | FC Artmedia (SVK) | FC Vaduz (LIE) | | BSC Young Boys (SUI) | FC BATE Borisov (BLR) | | Zaglebie Lubin (POL) | FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) | | FC Fehérvár (HUN) | FC MIKA (ARM) | | Újpesti TE (HUN) | FC Banants (ARM) | | FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) | FK Karabakh (AZE) | | CSF Zimbru Chisinau (MDA) | FK Karvan Evlakh (AZE) | | FC Nistru Otaci (MDA) | FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) | | FC Ameri Tbilisi (GEO) | FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ) |
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2006/07 UEFA Cup
First qualifying round draw - NORTHERN | | Seeded clubs | Unseeded clubs | | Brøndby IF (DEN) | Valur Reykjavík (ISL) | | SFK Lyn Oslo (NOR) | ÍA Akranes (ISL) | | SK Brann (NOR) | Drogheda United FC (IRL) | | IK Start (NOR) | Derry City FC (IRL) | | Randers FC (DEN) | FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) | | IFK Göteborg (SWE) | FC Flora (EST) | | Åtvidabergs FF (SWE) | Rhyl FC (WAL) | | Gefle IF (SWE) | Llanelli FC (WAL) | | FC Haka (FIN) | Glentoran FC (NIR) | | FK Ventspils (LAT) | Portadown FC (NIR) | | HJK Helsinki (FIN) | AS Jeunesse Esch (LUX) | | Skonto FC (LAT) | FC Etzella Ettelbrück (LUX) | | FBK Kaunas (LTU) | GÍ Gøta (FAR) | | FK Suduva (LTU) | Skála Ítróttarfelag (FAR) |
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