Europa League Draw: Rangers / Progrès Niederkorn v AEL Limassol / St Joseph's

[ian1964 10,724]

Rangers could face a trip to the Faroe Islands, Kosovo or Albania in Monday's Europa League first qualifying round draw.

 

https://www.rangersobserver.com/news/2017/6/15/rangers-to-face-open-european-draw

[BEARGER 1,830]

I did not realise that Derry City played in the League of Ireland. Why is that?

[alexscottislegend 2,328]

I did not realise that Derry City played in the League of Ireland. Why is that?

 

Something to do with their support being drawn from the catholic/republican community I think.

[alexscottislegend 2,328]

Wouldn't mind getting Red Imps just to show Keltic how it's done!

[Barebear 37]

Has a team from the first qualifying round ever won the Europa League?

[JFK-1 1,693]

Would be nice to get Coleraine. Easy little local trip.

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

I just hope we don't go out at the first hurdle.

[Frankie 8,570]

I just hope we don't go out at the first hurdle.

 

Very unlikely. However, it's also unlikely we'll make the group stage without kind draws and a high standard of performance.

[True_Ger_1872 2]

Very unlikely. However, it's also unlikely we'll make the group stage without kind draws and a high standard of performance.

 

Is it still the same arrangement when if Team A gets drawn against Team B (with Team B having a lower coefficient), and if Team B wins the round - that they would then assume the coefficient points which are held by Team A for the draw of the next round? I seem to recall that was how UEFA ran this now.

 

So in essence, if we can get drawn against betters team in the first & second round - if we can get past these rounds then we may have a decent shout of being seeded for the third round.

 

Will still be a real challenge to make the group stages.

[stewarty 2,028]

I read a stat the other day that only something like 3 teams in the last few years have gone from the 1st qualification round to the group stages. If we get there, it'll be a good achievement in itself - especially for a significantly revamped team such as ours.