European Football 2012

Mariborr - Zeleznichar
Zilina - Ironi Kiryat
BATE - Vardar
AEK(Cyprus) - Linfield/B36
Shamrock Rovers - Erkanas
Flora - Basel
The New Saints - Helsingborg
HJK(Finland) - KR(sweden)
Molde - Ventispils
F91/Tre Penne - Salzburg
Slovan - Shakter (Kazakhstan)
Ludogorec - Dinamo Zagreb
Neftchi - Zestafoni
Ulises - Sheriff Tiraspol
Valetta/Lusitanos - Partizan
Buducnost - Slask Wroclaw

from fbook

11am Irish time, but I've just had a text that the draw was right, Rovers go to Lithuania. I just hope the EL draw works or I've just wasted an hour!

That's a very good draw for Rovers considering the other potential opposition

Decent draw for Rovers, hopefully the other teams will fare as well in the Europa draw.

Repeat of last year

IBV Vestmannyaer v. St. Pat's Athletic, home leg not confirmed

We're off to Iceland too

http://www.bohemians.ie/news/4-club-...ualifiers.html

Bohemians - Þór Akureyri/ Thor AK
icelandic team

Great draws for the Irish teams

The process begins to give some teams ease of access to EL group stage:

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Originally Posted by UEFA

Under a new format, six teams have been given access straight to the group stage alongside holders Club Atlético de Madrid as the domestic cup winners in the top ranked nations. They are SSC Napoli, Olympique Lyonnais, A. Académica de Coimbra and FC Rubin Kazan plus Tottenham Hotspur FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, taking over the places that would have been filled by UEFA Champions League-bound Chelsea FC and Borussia Dortmund. Also in the group stage will be 31 play-off winners and ten sides beaten at that round of the UEFA Champions League.

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Hope the draw works out for Irish clubs involved.

That could have gone an awful lot worse. Not that it matters the way the team is playing this season.

we knocked Ekranas out of the UEFA cup in 2005 I think it was. Good draw for rovers.

Rovers got the lowest ranked seeds. It couldn't have gone any better for them really. Some good draws for the Irish Clubs so far...

Yeah, def a good draw for Rovers. Basel and Red Bull Salzburg were the higher seeds they could've gotten.

When will Pats and Bohs confirm the fixtures? On Pats website it says subject to confirmation but by the look of the draw both will be at home on 5 July.

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

That could have gone an awful lot worse. Not that it matters the way the team is playing this season.

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That'll teach ye's for robbing our manager!:D Has anyone researched the travel logistics yet? How easy are these places to get to?

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Originally Posted by DeNiro

When will Pats and Bohs confirm the fixtures? On Pats website it says subject to confirmation but by the look of the draw both will be at home on 5 July.

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Think both games are scheduled to take place on the same ground in Iceland so there may be a change.

Draw's have been a total shambles today - 2nd round draw's ongoing for Sligo, Pats and Bohs and nothing on the website.

Spartak Trnava from Slovakia. Away first.

They knocked out Levski Sofia last season and lost respectaby to Lokomotiv in the Europa playoff. Looks like it'll be a tough one for Sligo.

Handy one for Sligo fans, Ryanair to Bratislava and a bus trip to Trnava. Lovely club, nice ground, good money behind them with their own brand of sweets. Hope Sligo can keep it tight away and nip it at home.

If St. Pats get past IBV, then their "reward" is a 2nd leg tie with Siroki Brijeg of Bosnia.