YAs in UEFA CL and EL 2012-13 (R)

Sean Cunningham and Stabaek made it to the Europa due to fair play. Clark's loan will be over by that point and I doubt Diskerud is with Stabaek by then

 

Brad Friedel and Tottenham

 

Þór Akureyri in Iceland's second division qualified for the first qualifying round of the Europa League by virtue of making it to the finals of the Iceland Cup (they lost to the League Champion)

American defender Giuseppe Funicello starts for Þór Akureyri.

But he may not be the only American at Þór Akureyri. They are scouting for players in Fairfield, CT later this month.

http://www.facebook.com/ProImpactSA

 

Nope, Chelsea took their spot with the CL finals win over Bayern.

 

Europa

 

Oh, yep, my bad.

 

The non-national team yanks:

Gotoku Sakai on VfB Stuttgart - EL
Neven on Dortmund - CL group stage
Rossi - depending on what club he goes to

 

Thomas Delaney at Copenhagen in CL Q2 (or is it Q3)

 

Daniel Antúnez (Inter Turku) Europa League Q2
Etchu Tabe (KuPS) Europa League Q1

Jerome Kiesewetter has a first team contract with Stuttgart (Europa League Playoff round)

 

Second round qualifying draw relevant fixtures (draw was today, Europa League 1st & 2nd round draws later today):

F91 Dudelange (Luxembourg) or Tre Penne (San Marino) vs. FC Salzburg (Austria)
MSK Zilina (Slovakia) vs. Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (Israel)
Molde FK (Norway) vs. FK Ventspils (Latvia)
NK Maribor (Slovenia) vs. FK Zeljeznicar (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

 

Actually Europa League 1st round draw already happened, relevant fixtures:

JJK Jyväskylä (FIN) v Stabæk Fotball (NOR)
FK Senica (SVK) v MTK Budapest (HUN)
Bohemian FC (IRL) v Thór Akureyri (ISL)
KuPS Kuopio (FIN) v Llanelli AFC (WAL)

Second round draw later today.

 

The Europa League second qualifying round draw. Clubs hosting the first leg are listed first.

JJK Jyväskylä (FIN)/Stabæk Fotball (NOR) v FK Zeta (Montenegro)/FC Pyunik (ARM)

Maccabi Netanya FC (ISR) v KuPS Kuopio (FIN)/Llanelli AFC (WAL)

FK Mladá Boleslav (CZE) v Bohemian FC (IRL) /Thór Akureyri (ISL)

FC Twente (NED)/UE Santa Coloma (AND) v FC Inter Turku (FIN)

Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) (Tom Almadon) v FK Rudar Pljevlja (Montenegro)/FC Shirak (ARM)

APOEL FC (CYP) v FK Senica (SVK)/MTK Budapest (HUN)

Match days:
1.)Champions League second qualifying round
a.) First leg: July 17-18th
b.) Second leg: July 24-25
2.) Europa League first qualifying round
a.) First leg: July 5th
b.) Second leg: July 12th
3.) Europa League second qualifying round
a.) July 19th
b.) July 26th
The full Champions League first and second qualifying round draw.
The full Europa League first and second qualifying round draw.

There also one additional YA to add to the list: Darren Randolph with Motherwell who will enter in the Champions League third qualifying for non-champions.

 

Mix is still at Gent. According to bshredder, Ricardo Clark may or may not still be with Stabaek.

 

Currently training at Stabaek. No comment on his contract situation. I guess it's conceivable he could play.

 

Europa League 1st qualifying round first leg results:

Stabæk lost 2-0 on the road in Finland against JJK. Rico Clark played 79 minutes and was credited wtih three off target shots. Sean Cunningham went the distance at center back, Eric Benjaminsen was an unused sub, and Mix Diskerud was not in the squad.

KuPS won at home 2-1 against Welsh side Llanelli. Etchu Tabe went the distance at center back for KuPS.

Guiseppe Funicello went the distance at left back as Thór Akureyri escaped Dublin with a 0-0 draw against Bohemians.

Jann George was not in the squad as FK Senica picked up a 1-1 draw on the road in Budapest against a MTK squad that played the last 34 minutes with 10 men due to a red card.

The second legs will be played July 12th.

 

Stabaek won today's match 3-2, but lose 3-4 on aggregate.

 

For Stabaek, Cunningham went 90 and Clark started and went 42; so I assume he picked up an injury.
KUPS drew 1-1 and advance. Tabe went 90.
Senica won 2-1 and advance. No George.
Thor won 5-1 and advance. Funicello went 90.

2nd round Europa League matchups:

Maccabi Netanya FC (Leo Krupnick) v KuPS Kuopio (Etchu Tabe)
FK Mladá Boleslav v Thór Akureyri (Giuseppe Funicello)
Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (Tom Almadon) v FC Shirak
APOEL FC v FK Senica (Jann George)
FC Twente v FC Inter Turku (Daniel Antunez)

Turku have a difficult matchup for this stage.

 

It's Q3 and FC København are among the seeded all the way through the CL playoffs... and should they lose in the CL Q3, they are as minimum sure to be in the EL playoffs.
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