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On Thursday, after the teams played the second qualifying round matches and finished the selection matches, the draw for the first stage of the UEFA Cup took place in Monaco.
The Scandinavian teams that eliminated Lithuanian clubs "Odd" and "Aalborg" will have to face strong opponents - they will play against the Dutch team "Feyenoord" and the French team "Auxerre" respectively.
Benjamin Zelkevicius' coached team Liepaja "Metalurgs" also got a strong opponent and will play against Intertoto Cup winner "Schalke", while "Ventspils", represented by three Lithuanians, will compete against "Amica" from Poland.
First Group "GAK" (Austria) - "Litex" (Bulgaria) "Lazio" (Italy) - "Metalurg" (Ukraine) "Shelbourne" (Ireland) - "Lille" (France) "Hearts" (Scotland) - "Braga" (Portugal) "Bodo" (Norway) - "Besiktas" (Turkey)
Second Group "Austria" (Austria) - "Legia" (Poland) "Banska" (Slovakia) - "Benfica" (Portugal) "Partizan" (Serbia and Montenegro) - "Dinamo" (Romania) "Parma" (Italy) - "Maribor" (Slovenia) "Zaragoza" (Spain) - "Sigma Olomouc" (Czech Republic)
Third Group "Sporting" (Portugal) - "Rapid" (Austria) "Newcastle" (England) - "Hapoel" (Israel) "Steaua" (Romania) - "CSKA" (Bulgaria) "Wisla" (Poland) - "Dinamo" (Georgia) "Utrecht" (Netherlands) - "Djurgardens" (Sweden)
Fourth Group "Millwall" (England) - "Ferencvarosi" (Hungary) "Schalke" (Germany) - "Metalurgs" (Latvia) "Maccabi" (Israel) - "Dnipro" (Ukraine) "Terek" (Russia) - "Basel" (Switzerland) "Odd" (Norway) - "Feyenoord" (Netherlands)
Fifth Group "Aalborg" (Denmark) - "Auxerre" (France) "Sevilla" (Spain) - "Nacional" (Portugal) "Gorica" (Slovenia) - "AEK" (Greece) "Standard" (Belgium) - "Bochum" (Germany) "Crvena Zvezda" (Serbia and Montenegro) - "Zenit" (Russia)
Sixth Group "Trabzonspor" (Turkey) - "Bilbao" (Spain) "Ujpesti" (Hungary) - "Stuttgart" (Germany) "Maccabi Petach-Tikva" (Israel) - "Heerenveen" (Netherlands) "Panionios" (Greece) - "Udinese" (Italy) "Levski" (Bulgaria) - "Beveren" (Belgium)
Seventh Group "Dinamo" (Croatia) - "Elfsborg" (Sweden) "Hafnarfjordur" (Iceland) - "Alemannia" (Germany) "Middlesbrough" (England) - "Banik" (Czech Republic) "Brugge" (Belgium) - "Chateauroux" (France) "PAOK" (Greece) - "Alkmaar" (Netherlands)
Eighth Group "Ventspils" (Latvia) - "Amica" (Poland) "Sochaux" (France) - "Stabek" (Norway) "Egaleo" (Greece) - "Genclerbirligi" (Turkey) "Rangers" (Scotland) - "Maritimo" (Portugal) "Villarreal" (Spain) - "Hammarby" (Sweden)
