Preliminary Outlook

COLERAINE supporters will have their eyes peeled to the Europa League preliminary round draw which takes place next Sunday…

The draw will take place on August 9 at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

After the coronavirus pandemic brought the football world to a standstill in recent months, the Bannsiders – who are unseeded for the draw – now know who their potential opponents could be from the following seeded list.

• Lincoln Red Imps (Gibraltar)
• FC Santa Coloma (Andorra)
• B36 Tórshavn (Faroe Islands)
• La Fiorita (San Marino)
• Tre Penne (San Marino)
• NSÍ Runavík (Faroe Islands)
• HB Tórshavn (Faroe Islands)
• Engordany (Andorra)

The ties will be drawn into single leg matches to be played on August 20, which will be hosted by one of the teams decided by draw, and will be played behind closed doors.

The winners of the one-legged preliminary draw enter the first round draw, with matches taking place a week later (August 27).