Topic: Europa League 2023/2024

[gazzam1963]

Assuming you mean Belfast Int then easyjet also do Liverpool - Belfast City which although less frequent is handier.

Haven’t looked into to much but bet you’ll see Liverpool to Dublin flights being over £300 if we get there

[ScubaSteve]

Haven’t looked into to much but bet you’ll see Liverpool to Dublin flights being over £300 if we get there

Yeah, it’s not great location wise. Limited options for travel. The club would probably needed to arrange a few extra flights for this one

[disgraced cake]

Champions League qualifiers are set, loser drops down to the Europa League

Maccabi Haifa vs Young Boys
Antwerp vs AEK Athens or Dinamo Zagreb
Rakow vs Copenhagen
Molde vs Galatasaray
Braga vs Panathinaikos
Rangers vs PSV

[tasmichkata]

4 already dropped down after tonight - Marseille, Sturm Graz, Backa Topola and Servette Geneva.
16 are known, 16 left.

[ABJ]

4 already dropped down after tonight - Marseille, Sturm Graz, Backa Topola and Servette Geneva.
16 are known, 16 left.

And either Klaksvíkar or Sheriff Tiraspol are guaranteed to end up in the group stage as well, desperately want to get either of them as the trip would be incredible!

[tasmichkata]

What if BATE turn it around ? 
Went to Tiraspol on the way to Kiev, so personally prefer Faroe away - would be once in the lifetime that.

[pl_kop_1969]

Yeah, it’s not great location wise. Limited options for travel. The club would probably needed to arrange a few extra flights for this one

I thought the problem would be the opposite to be honest, it's relatively easy/cheap to get there so accommodation and tickets will be very expensive. If you'd fancy a trip to Dublin regardless of whether we get there, you can still get flights for about £105 for a Tuesday to Thursday trip. About £260 for flights where you get a refund minus a smallish fee. That's from Manchester, Liverpool flights are a bit more.

[Tiz Lad]

Could easily end up with Qarabag, Union SG, Rakow Czestochowa - Total allocation for the 3 1035 

[Thepooloflife]

 

Could easily end up with Qarabag, Union SG, Rakow Czestochowa - Total allocation for the 3 1035 

Oh ffs 

[Thepooloflife]

And either Klaksvíkar or Sheriff Tiraspol are guaranteed to end up in the group stage as well, desperately want to get either of them as the trip would be incredible!

Where are they mate ?!

[Tiz Lad]

Where are they mate ?!

Faroe Islands and Moldova

[disgraced cake]

What would some of the bigger allocations be, any idea?

Betis and Marseille both have big grounds and it looks like they'll both be in pot 2. Roma in our pot so can't get them.

[Tiz Lad]

What would some of the bigger allocations be, any idea?

Betis and Marseille both have big grounds and it looks like they'll both be in pot 2. Roma in our pot so can't get them.

Based on the groups as they stand currently, very liable to change as only 16 teams confirmed. But if the all the teams with the highest coefficient win their games (never happens like that) and based on the random 5% this how it looks

Pot 2

Slavia Prague      969
Rennes   1,489
PSV   1,756
Olympiacos   1,606
Betis   3,014
LASK      954
Marseille   3,370
Qarabag      290

Pot 3

Slovan Bratislava   1,125
Molde   562
Sheriff   637
Union SG   470
Genk   1,075
Antwerp   807
Freiburg   1,735
Sparta Prague   944

Pot 4

Maccabi Haifa   1543
Sturm Graz     770
Toulouse   1658
Zalgiris Vilnius     253
TSC Backa     225
Servette   1504
Pananthinaikos     750
Rakow Czestochowa     275

[disgraced cake]

Based on the groups as they stand currently, very liable to change as only 16 teams confirmed. But if the all the teams with the highest coefficient win their games (never happens like that) and based on the random 5% this how it looks

Pot 2

Slavia Prague      969
Rennes   1,489
PSV   1,756
Olympiacos   1,606
Betis   3,014
LASK      954
Marseille   3,370
Qarabag      290

Pot 3

Slovan Bratislava   1,125
Molde   562
Sheriff   637
Union SG   470
Genk   1,075
Antwerp   807
Freiburg   1,735
Sparta Prague   944

Pot 4

Maccabi Haifa   1543
Sturm Graz     770
Toulouse   1658
Zalgiris Vilnius     253
TSC Backa     225
Servette   1504
Pananthinaikos     750
Rakow Czestochowa     275

Interesting to see who makes the cut. I think PSV will knock Rangers out meaning they're a possibility again 

Pretty good chance of a trip to Belgium if they have three sides in pot 2.

[Tiz Lad]

Interesting to see who makes the cut. I think PSV will knock Rangers out meaning they're a possibility again 

Pretty good chance of a trip to Belgium if they have three sides in pot 2.

Afraid not, if Rangers get knocked out they're Pot 1 with us. But would mean Sporting Lisbon drop to Pot 2

[30fiver]

Based on the groups as they stand currently, very liable to change as only 16 teams confirmed. But if the all the teams with the highest coefficient win their games (never happens like that) and based on the random 5% this how it looks

Pot 2

Slavia Prague      969
Rennes   1,489
PSV   1,756
Olympiacos   1,606
Betis   3,014
LASK      954
Marseille   3,370
Qarabag      290

Pot 3

Slovan Bratislava   1,125
Molde   562
Sheriff   637
Union SG   470
Genk   1,075
Antwerp   807
Freiburg   1,735
Sparta Prague   944

Pot 4

Maccabi Haifa   1543
Sturm Graz     770
Toulouse   1658
Zalgiris Vilnius     253
TSC Backa     225
Servette   1504
Pananthinaikos     750
Rakow Czestochowa     275

There's a rule that all fixtures must be played in at least a category 4 stadium, which means a minimum of 8,000 capacity, so a few wont play at their home grounds and smallest allocation will be 400

[Tiz Lad]

There's a rule that all fixtures must be played in at least a category 4 stadium, which means a minimum of 8,000 capacity, so a few wont play at their home grounds and smallest allocation will be 400

Nice one, not very easy for planning when you'd have no real idea where the teams with less than 8000 will play

[30fiver]

Nice one, not very easy for planning when you'd have no real idea where the teams with less than 8000 will play

I think I'll end up holding off on booking a couple of them depending who we draw wait till the sales info is out - If I know i have no chance one one or two of them imma treat myself to a week in the sun same dates, should be okay on allocations over 800, probably lower for arse end of nowhere but no guarantee

[ABJ]

There's a rule that all fixtures must be played in at least a category 4 stadium, which means a minimum of 8,000 capacity, so a few wont play at their home grounds and smallest allocation will be 400

I assume that only applies to the group stages onwards? as the stadium that Klaksvíkar played their home match in last week, Tórsvøllur, only holds 6.5K.

[Tiz Lad]

I think I'll end up holding off on booking a couple of them depending who we draw wait till the sales info is out - If I know i have no chance one one or two of them imma treat myself to a week in the sun same dates, should be okay on allocations over 800, probably lower for arse end of nowhere but no guarantee

How you going to be OK on over 800. Did you have Midjtylland

[Tiz Lad]

I assume that only applies to the group stages onwards? as the stadium that Klaksvíkar played their home match in last week, Tórsvøllur, only holds 6.5K.

Yeah mate from main group onwards according to Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_stadium_categories#:~:text=A%20stadium%20must%20be%20rated,game%20in%20the%20main%20competition.

[ABJ]

How you going to be OK on over 800. Did you have Midjtylland

Midjtylland was played BCD as were all the euro aways that season.

[ABJ]

Yeah mate from main group onwards according to Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_stadium_categories#:~:text=A%20stadium%20must%20be%20rated,game%20in%20the%20main%20competition.

This is potentially great news, thank you.

[Tiz Lad]

Midjtylland was played BCD as were all the euro aways that season.

Ah yeah was getting mixed up with Maribor

[Pata]

Nice one, not very easy for planning when you'd have no real idea where the teams with less than 8000 will play

It's not impossible. For example, last season USG played the Europea League knockouts at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (Anderlecht) and that's where they're hosting Lugano in the play-off round next week. 

[Pata]

I assume that only applies to the group stages onwards? as the stadium that Klaksvíkar played their home match in last week, Tórsvøllur, only holds 6.5K.

According to Twitter, the FSF president seems to think that they should get an exemption for Tórsvøllur.

[30fiver]

How you going to be OK on over 800. Did you have Midjtylland

It has all bar the Russian ones which needed visas (I think), think it got Maribor.. I'd have to double check

[ABJ]

According to Twitter, the FSF president seems to think that they should get an exemption for Tórsvøllur.

Understandable I suppose because if they didn’t then it wouldn’t be in their own country as I’m fairly certain thats their national stadium and therefore the biggest one in the Faroe Islands.

[anfieldpurch]

Nice one, not very easy for planning when you'd have no real idea where the teams with less than 8000 will play

Yeah USG are playing their European home games across the city in Anderlecht

[Tiz Lad]

Yeah USG are playing their European home games across the city in Anderlecht

What's the stadium, they played Rangers as Den Dreef Stadium at that holds 10,000

[anfieldpurch]

What's the stadium, they played Rangers as Den Dreef Stadium at that holds 10,000

It's Lotto park which I believe is 20k

[Pata]

It's Lotto park which I believe is 20k

Because it's really relevant, Liverpool got 1,693 tickets there 18 years ago
https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=88915.msg1417011#msg1417011

[Tiz Lad]

Because it's really relevant, Liverpool got 1,693 tickets there 18 years ago
https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=88915.msg1417011#msg1417011

Good shout, but nothing is relevant till August 29th when groups will be decided. I just put up what I did so people knew the state of the groups currently

[ABJ]

Good shout, but nothing is relevant till August 29th when groups will be decided. I just put up what I did so people knew the state of the groups currently

They won't be decided until the night of 31st August.

[disgraced cake]

Final play off games are set

Unions SG vs Lugano
Olimpija Ljubljana vs Qarabag
Slovan Bratislava vs Aris Limassol
Hacken vs Aberdeen
Ludogorets vs Ajax
LASK vs Zrinjski Mostar
Klaksvíkar vs Sheriff Tiraspol
Slavia Prague vs Zorya Luhansk
Olympiacos vs Čukarički
Loser of Dinamo Zagreb/AEK Athens vs Sparta Prague

[Minore]

Don't think it will happen but just confirmed in Sweden that if Häcken beat Aberdeen, they will play at Nya Ullevi in Gothenburg. 40 k.

[Tiz Lad]

Final play off games are set

Unions SG vs Lugano
Olimpija Ljubljana vs Qarabag
Slovan Bratislava vs Aris Limassol
Hacken vs Aberdeen
Ludogorets vs Ajax
LASK vs Zrinjski Mostar
Klaksvíkar vs Sheriff Tiraspol
Slavia Prague vs Zorya Luhansk
Olympiacos vs Čukarički
Loser of Dinamo Zagreb/AEK Athens vs Sparta Prague

You've missed the 6 games from Champions league Play offs losers go in Europa League

Maccabi Haifa v  Young Boys
Antwerp v winner of AEK Athens/Dinamo Zagreb
Raków Częstochowa v Copenhagen
Molde v Galatasaray
Rangers  v PSV Eindhoven
Braga v Panathinaikos

[ABJ]

Final play off games are set

Unions SG vs Lugano
Olimpija Ljubljana vs Qarabag
Slovan Bratislava vs Aris Limassol
Hacken vs Aberdeen
Ludogorets vs Ajax
LASK vs Zrinjski Mostar
Klaksvíkar vs Sheriff Tiraspol
Slavia Prague vs Zorya Luhansk
Olympiacos vs Čukarički
Loser of Dinamo Zagreb/AEK Athens vs Sparta Prague

Please let us get one of these!!!

[disgraced cake]

You've missed the 6 games from Champions league Play offs losers go in Europa League

Maccabi Haifa v  Young Boys
Antwerp v winner of AEK Athens/Dinamo Zagreb
Raków Częstochowa v Copenhagen
Molde v Galatasaray
Rangers  v PSV Eindhoven
Braga v Panathinaikos

Done them the night before 

I could see us getting Rangers again to be honest if they get beat by PSV. Travel wise for the squad wouldn't be too bad as there's plenty of pretty mad trips available in the Europa League. Group stages should definitely be negotiable with what we've got.

Please let us get one of these!!!

Sheriff got some good ties when they were in the Champions League, Real Madrid/Inter included. Would be a really interesting trip.

[Thepooloflife]

Please let us get one of these!!!

Isn't Sheriff pretty close to the Ukranian border - not sure I'd be wanting to go there, mate !? Or do they play somewhere else ?