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1. FC Köln will meet FC Petrocub Hîncești from Moldova and Hungary’s MOL Fehérvár FC in the Conference League playoffs. That was the result of the draw on Tuesday in Geneva. The playoffs will be played on August 18th and 25th, with the “Effzeh” initially having home rights. The possible opponent for Cologne’s first international appearance in five years will be determined in two duels on August 4th and 11th. The winner advances to the group stage, which begins on September 8th and consists of a total of eight groups, each made up of four teams.
In the premiere of the Conference League last year, Union Berlin prevailed in the playoffs against Kuopion Palloseura from Finland, but then failed in the group phase. Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart said before the draw that he thinks the Conference League is “good in itself. There are other competitions that I consider superfluous.” In an interview with “t-online.de“But he also criticized the way that relegated players from the Europa League group stage were added. “It’s not my idea of competition,” he said. “If I’m kicked out of the DFB Cup, I won’t continue in the state cup either.” For the Cologne team, who are dependent on additional income and have already been eliminated in the DFB Cup, it would be worth making it into the group phase. Last season, UEFA distributed €2.8 million to each participant in the group stage. In addition, there were prize money, TV income and proceeds from ticket sales.
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The possible play-off opponents of the #effzeh in the @europacnfleague stand firm! On August 18, FC will face either Fehérvár FC (HUN) or FC Petrocub-Hincesti (MDA) at home. A week later, the second leg increases.
Which opponent would you rather have? pic.twitter.com/hDjVzOmrcv
— 1. FC Cologne (@fckoeln) August 2, 2022
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