UEFA Europa League 20/21

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Teams taking part listed below sans UCL dropouts:

 

 

 

Group Stage

 

Villareal

Real Sociedad

Arsenal

Leicester City

Napoli

Roma

Bayer Leverkusen

1899 Hoffenheim

Lille

Nice

CSKA Moscow

Braga

Antwerp

Zorya Luhansk

Sivasspor

Feyenoord

Wolfsberger AC

Sparta Prague

 

Third Qualifying Round

 

Rostov

Sporting CP

Charleroi

Desna Chernihiv

Alanyaspor

PSV Eindhoven

LASK

AEK Athens

Rijeka

SonderjysKE

St Gallen

Anorththosis Famagusta

Vojvodina

 

Second Qualifying Round

 

Granada

Tottenham Hotspur

AC Milan

VFL Wolfsburg

Stade de Reims

Dynamo Moscow

Rio Ave

Standard Liege

Kolos Kovalivka

Galatasaray

Willem II

Hartberg

Jablonec

Slovan Librec

Aris

OFI

Osijek

Hajduk Split

Copenhagen

Basel

Rangers

BATE Borisov

IFK Goteborg

Viking

Kaisar

 

First Qualifying Round

 

AGF

Servette

APOEL

Apollon Limassol

Partizan

TSC Baka

Motherwell

Aberdeen

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Dinamo Minsk

Malmo FF

Hammarby IF

Bodo/Glimt

Rosenborg

Kairat

Ordabasy

Cracovia

Lech Poznan

Piast Gliwice

Neftci

Kesla

Sumgayit

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Maccabi Haifa

Beitar Jerusalem

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

CSKA Sofia

Slavia Sofia

FCSB

Universitatea Craiova

Botosani

Zilina

DAC Dunajska Streda

Ruzomborek

Mura

Maribor

Olimpija

Vaduz

Honved

Fehervar

Puska Akademia

Shkendija

Renova

Shkupi

Petroclub Hincesti

Sfantul Gheorge

Dinamo-Auto

Teuta

Kukesi

Laci

Shamrock Rovers

Bohemians

Derry City

Ilves

Inter Turku

Honka

Vikingur

Breidablik

FH

Zrinjiski Mostar

Zeljeznicar

Borac Banja Luka

Zalgris

Riterai

Kauno Zalgiris

RFS

Ventspils

Valmiera

Progres Niederkorn

Differdange 03

Union Titus Petange

Noah

Alashkhert

Shirak

Valletta

Hibernians

Sirens

FCI Levadia

Nomme Kalju

Paide Linnameeskond

Saburtalo Tbilisi

Dinamo Batumi

Locomotive Tbilisi

The New Saints

Bala Town

Sutjeska Niksic

 

Preliminary Round

 

Barry Town

Iskra Danilovgrad

Zeta

HB Torshavn

B36 Torshavn

NSI Runavik

St Joseph's

Lincoln Red Imps

Glentornan

Coleraine

Prishtina

Gjilani

FC Santa Coloma

Engordany

Tre Penne

La Fiorita

 

 

 

Interesting to note Stade de Reims return to European football for the first time in 57 years which I assume is the longest gap ever.

 

 

[Cptn Hooch]

Stuck the Barry Town game on in the background and thought the picture had gone. It seems it's an absolute whiteout with the fog but the ref is playing on...never seen anything like it since Livi played Clyde in the cup. The game was called off twice due to fog.

[Toma_BullyWee]

5 minutes ago, Cptn Hooch said:

Stuck the Barry Town game on in the background and thought the picture had gone. It seems it's an absolute whiteout with the fog but the ref is playing on...never seen anything like it since Livi played Clyde in the cup. The game was called off twice due to fog.

Don't remind me. Did you not pump us when it actually went ahead? Thankfully I had learned my lesson and stayed in the house.

[Cptn Hooch]

10 minutes ago, Toma_BullyWee said:

Don't remind me. Did you not pump us when it actually went ahead? Thankfully I had learned my lesson and stayed in the house.

We drew at the third attempt to take it to a replay. I think it was postponed AGAIN at Livi due to frozen pitch and then we won 7-1 i think. I did enjoy the Clyde announcer playing Fog on the Tyne and When Will I See You Again during one of the fog breaks though

Edited August 20, 2020 by Cptn Hooch

[David W]

22 minutes ago, Cptn Hooch said:

Stuck the Barry Town game on in the background and thought the picture had gone. It seems it's an absolute whiteout with the fog but the ref is playing on...never seen anything like it since Livi played Clyde in the cup. The game was called off twice due to fog.

Pretty sure they're the only games ever to be called off due to fog at Broadwood, which is fairly remarkable. We got an absolute chasing in each of the games, which wasn't remarkable that season.

[Toma_BullyWee]

7 minutes ago, Cptn Hooch said:

We drew at the third attempt to take it to a replay. I think it was postponed AGAIN at Livi due to frozen pitch and then we won 7-1 i think. I did enjoy the Clyde announcer playing Fog on the Tyne and When Will I See You Again during one of the fog breaks though

I think I was at the draw as well. Think the first game lasted something like 60 minutes with every single person in the crowd (the whole 50 of us) begging the ref to call it off. 

I was very likely oot my tits on the old tonic so my memory may be off.

[craigkillie]

Stuck the Barry Town game on in the background and thought the picture had gone. It seems it's an absolute whiteout with the fog but the ref is playing on...never seen anything like it since Livi played Clyde in the cup. The game was called off twice due to fog.

Hibs played Runavik at the same stadium a couple of years ago and it was exactly the same. They ended up winning 6-3 and you could barely see any of the goals going in.

[supermik]

Due to the fact that the Prishtina game against Lincoln red imps was postponed after 8 of the Kosovan team tested positive for the virus, uefa have told Prishtina that they can sign any players from their home league on a one game only basis in order to get the game played. Prishtina are currently hiring the best players in the country. Imps are a wee bit upset..

[true_rover]

Due to the fact that the Prishtina game against Lincoln red imps was postponed after 8 of the Kosovan team tested positive for the virus, uefa have told Prishtina that they can sign any players from their home league on a one game only basis in order to get the game played. Prishtina are currently hiring the best players in the country. Imps are a wee bit upset.. [emoji23][emoji23]

Is that not the complete opposite of the precedent set when Linfield were given a bye in the Champions League or is there more to this?

[GNU_Linux]

Preliminary Round

 

Tre Penne 1-3 Gjilani

Lincoln Red Imps 3-0* Prishtina

FC Santa Coloma 0 (3-4p) 0 Iskra Danilovgrad

Engordany 1-3 Zeta

Glentoran 1-0 HB Torshavn

St Joseph's 1-2 B36 Torshavn

Coleraine 1-0 La Fiorita

NSI Runavik 5-1 Barry Town United

 

*- awarded to Lincoln Red Imps due to covid related issues

 

 

[lichtie23]

So Prishtina are out? There not getting to field there 1 game contract guys?

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

It's looking like a good night for the Welsh teams. Bala Town won 1-0 in Valetta and TNS are currently pumping Zilina in extra time.

[GNU_Linux]

It's looking like a good night for the Welsh teams. Bala Town won 1-0 in Valetta and TNS are currently pumping Zilina in extra time.

Thats a stonker of a result for TNS. Easily their best result in Europe ever.

[Ro Sham Bo]

Coleraine have taken Maribor to penalties. 

Maribor look totally clueless. 

[tongue_tied_danny]

10 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said:

Coleraine have taken Maribor to penalties. 

Maribor look totally clueless. 

Coleraine win.

I take it Slovenia are now the laughing stock of Europe?

[Ro Sham Bo]

Just now, tongue_tied_danny said:

Coleraine win.

I take it Slovenia are now the laughing stock of Europe?

Just behind Iceland I would say. 

I only saw extra time but Maribor offered virtually nothing in terms of breaking down the Coleraine defence. I had forgotten Kearney was their manager. 

[djchapsticks]

2 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said:

Just behind Iceland I would say. 

I only saw extra time but Maribor offered virtually nothing in terms of breaking down the Coleraine defence. I had forgotten Kearney was their manager. 

Kearney is a really excellent manager.

It's a shame he worked his ticket so shamelessly to get back over the water as most St. Mirren fans were gutted to see him go at the time. Pleased for him getting a big win though, bigger clubs will take notice of the job he's doing there though and may take a punt on him not being as flaky and non-committal next time around!

[DA Baracus]

20 minutes ago, tongue_tied_danny said:

Coleraine win.

I take it Slovenia are now the laughing stock of Europe?

The world.

[GNU_Linux]

First Qualifying Round

 

Maribor 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Coleraine

Olimpija Sloven 2–1 (a.e.t.) Víkingur Reykjavík

B36 Tórshavn 4–3 (a.e.t.) FCI Levadia

Riteriai 3–2 (a.e.t.) Derry City

Žalgiris 2–0 Paide Linnameeskond

Honvéd 2–1 (a.e.t.) Inter Turku

Zrinjski Mostar 3–0 Differdange 03

Valletta 0–1 Bala Town

Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 Union Titus Pétange

Rosenborg 4–2 Breiðablik

Aberdeen 6–0 NSÍ Runavík

Motherwell 5–1 Glentoran

Hammarby IF 3–0 Puskas Akadémia

Malmö FF 2–0 Cracovia

Kukësi 2–1 Slavia Sofia

Ventspils 2–1 Dinamo-Auto

Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) Sfântul Gheorghe

Dinamo Minsk 0–2 Piast Gliwice

AGF 5–2 Honka

Shamrock Rovers 2–2 (a.e.t.) (12–11 p) Ilves

FH 0–2 DAC Dunajská Streda

The New Saints 3–1 (a.e.t.) Žilina

Vaduz 0–2 Hibernians

Servette 3–0 Ružomberok

Neftçi 2–1 Shkupi

Keşla 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Laçi

Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–0 Dinamo Batumi

Nõmme Kalju 10/9 Mura

Bodø/Glimt 6–1 Kauno Žalgiris

Fehérvár 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Bohemians

Apollon Limassol 5–1 Saburtalo Tbilisi

Maccabi Haifa P-P Željezničar

Alashkert 0–1 Renova

Partizan 1–0 RFS

Lech Poznań 3–0 Valmiera

Ordabasy 1–2 Botoșani

FCSB 3–0 Shirak

Progrès Niederkorn 3–0 Zeta

CSKA Sofia 2–1 Sirens

Petrocub Hîncești 0–2 TSC Bačka Topola

Sumgayit 0–2 Shkëndija

Kairat 4–1 Noah

Locomotive Tbilisi 2–1 Universitatea Craiova

Teuta 2–0 Beitar Jerusalem

Borac Banja Luka 1–0 Sutjeska Nikšić

Iskra Danilovgrad 0–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Gjilani 0–2 (a.e.t.) APOEL

 

Result of the round is TNS seeing off Žilina of Slovakia in what is easily the club's best ever European result. Other standouts are Coleraine beating Maribor of Slovenia, Moldovans Sfântul Gheorghe beating Shakthyor Soligorsk of Belarus, Maltese Hibernians beating Vaduz of Liechenstein/Swiss top flight & Albanians Teuta beating Israelis Beitar Jerusalem. Can't imagine La Familia being too pleased at getting papped out by a team from a muslim country.

 

 

[craigkillie]

TNS were seeded for that game, not convinced it's anywhere near as big a result as Coleraine putting out Maribor.