Breaking down the First round Qualifying of the 2011/2012 Europa League
June 22nd 2011 16:02
Fifty teams will start the 2011/2012 Europa League. The first qualifying round will take place on 30 June and the second leg on 7 July. The Europa League is the second rated competition in the Europe. While teams want to be in the Champions League if you do not make it you want to at least be in the Europa League.
Maybe the most famous name compete ting in the first round will be Fulham from the Barclays Premier League of England.
Last year 12 teams made it to the third qualifying stage that played in the first round with four of those teams making it all the way to the playoff round.
Most of these teams I have never heard of and do not believe any of them making it for except maybe Fulham.
Here are your 25 first round fixtures in the Europa League:
IF Fuglafjorour vs KR Reykjavik
Daugava Daugavpils vs Tromso
Elfsborg vs Fola Esch
The New Saints vs Cliftonville
Honka vs Nomme Kalju
Fulham vs NSI Runavik
IBV Vestmannaeyar vs St. Patrick's Athletic
Kaerjeng 97 vs Hacken
Aalesund vs Neath
Renova vs Glentoran
Koper vs Shakter Karagandy
Banga Gargzdai vs Qarabag
UE Santa Coloma vs Paks
Narva Trans vs Rabotnicki
Rad vs Tre Penne
Buducnost Podgorica vs Flamurtari Vlore
Ferencvaros vs Ulisses
Jagiellonia Bialystok vs Irtysh Pavlodar
Azal Baku vs Minsk
Dinamo Tbilisi vs Milsami Orhei
Varazdin vs Lusitanos
Birkirkara vs Vllaznia Shkoder
Siroki Brijeg vs Olimpija Ljubljana
Spartak Trnava vs Zeta
Their will be over 150 teams competiting in this years competition which is always entertaining when you reach the later rounds.
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