European Conference League 2021/22

[Marty]

The full list of playoff ties for the ECL. Winners go into the group stage, losers say bye-bye to Europe.

Trabzonspor v Roma, Rosenborg v Rennes and our tie against Pacos look like the standout ties of the round.

Champions path
Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) vs Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
Neftçi (AZE) vs Maccabi Haifa (ISR)
Flora Tallinn (EST) vs Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Riga (LVA) vs Lincoln Red Imps (GIB)
Fola Esch (LUX) vs Kairat Almaty (KAZ)

Main path
Qarabağ (AZE) vs Aberdeen (SCO)
Basel (SUI) vs Hammarby (SWE)
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) vs CSKA-Sofia (BUL)
Paços de Ferreira (POR) vs Tottenham (ENG)

Rennes (FRA) vs Rosenborg (NOR)
Anderlecht (BEL) vs Vitesse (NED)
LASK (AUT) vs St Johnstone (SCO)
Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ) vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)

PAOK (GRE) vs Rijeka (CRO)
KuPS Kuopio (FIN) vs Union Berlin (GER)
Feyenoord (NED) vs Elfsborg (SWE)
Raków Czestochowa (POL) vs Gent (BEL)

Sivasspor (TUR) vs Copenhagen (DEN)
Santa Clara (POR) vs Partizan (SRB)
Trabzonspor (TUR) vs Roma (ITA)
Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) vs Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP)
Jablonec (CZE) vs Žilina (SVK)

 

[TheChosenOne]

The while shebang seems way over-complicated - as you say it's nearly at the point of sensibility.

 

[cwy21]

The while shebang seems way over-complicated - as you say it's nearly at the point of sensibility.

There's definitely a lot going on. But I guess if you generally look at it from the point of view of if you lose you drop into the next lower competition until you lose in the conference league and then you go home.

And it will happen again after the group stage when the third place teams from the Europa League drop-down to The knockout stage to the conference League.

 

[TheTanguy]

Draw tomorrow 12:30pm

Stream probably here:

UEFA Europa Conference League group stage draw: 27 August | UEFA Conference League 2021/22

UEFA Conference League 2024/2025 Group stage draw schedule confirmed. Find out who is facing who in UEFA Conference League 2024/2025 Group stage.

www.uefa.com

 

[Yid-ol]

The 32 clubs are seeded into four seeding pots of eight in accordance with the club coefficient rankings established at the beginning of the season and with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee

Do we know who is in what pots?

 

[TheTanguy]

Do we know who is in what pots?

(possibly need to scroll down a bit)

2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[VegasII]

I wouldn’t assume this to be a pushover - some tricky matches ahead, depending on our group.

We could end up in a group with Feyenoord, Vitesse and Bodo/Glimt. Not an easy run.

 

[Yid-ol]

Rennes, Berlin and Red Imps would be a good group!

Qarabağ, Alashkert & Kairat would be a nightmare one for travel.

 

[Marty]

I wouldn’t assume this to be a pushover - some tricky matches ahead, depending on our group.

We could end up in a group with Feyenoord, Vitesse and Bodo/Glimt. Not an easy run.

Apart from two of those being from the same country ?

 

[TheTanguy]

Rennes, Berlin and Red Imps would be a good group!

Berlin would be a great trip and they've got a proper oldskool stadium.

 

[cwy21]

Do we know who is in what pots?

 

[JCRD]

We should win this. Apart from Roma who could be a real challenge.

 

[cwy21]

We should win this. Apart from Roma who could be a real challenge.

Don't forget 8 teams will drop in from the 3rd place Europa League group stage, which should add a couple of decent clubs.

 

[bubble07]

When is the draw?

 

[cwy21]

When is the draw?

Tomorrow afternoon

 

[JCRD]

Don't forget 8 teams will drop in from the 3rd place Europa League group stage, which should add a couple of decent clubs.

Oh... I did not know that...

OK we will have to beat them too

 

[easley91]

Really want us to go out and win this. Sod what everybody else thinks. It's a trophy at the end of the day. Plus teams in pot one could beat us if we take them lightly, a few in pot two as well.

 

[JeremyPaxton]

I want us to win this (if only for the coefficient) - look at how weak that list is: LASK (remember them being not very good in our Europa group last year?) are in the top seeding pot

 

[Marty]

If we get Lincoln, Flora and Luhansk we really can treat it as a play the kids tournament.

If we get Rennes, Vitesse and Bodø/Glimt we'll have to take it seriously to go through.

Huge discrepancy in quality across the seeding groups.

 

[hellava_tough]

Don't forget 8 teams will drop in from the 3rd place Europa League group stage, which should add a couple of decent clubs.

Oh... I did not know that...

OK we will have to beat them too

It's slightly more complicated than that.

The 3rd place teams in their Europa League Group play the 2nd place teams in the Conference League Group. Then the last 16 in the Conference League begins:

"An additional preliminary knockout round will be played before the round of 16 between teams ranked second in their groups and the third-ranked teams of the UEFA Europa League groups".

UEFA Conference League - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org