Bala Town’s Europa League clash with Belgian opponents Standard Liege has been switched to an away tie because of a fixture clash at Cardiff City Stadium on 17 September, when Connah’s Quay Nomads are scheduled to play Georgian champions Dinamo Tbilisi in the same competition. Due to the coronavirus crisis both Bala and the Nomads…
It was a plum draw for Connah’s Quay Nomads who pulled out a home tie against Georgian league winners Dinamo Tbilisi for their second qualifying round encounter in the Europa League. Dinamo’s most illustrious European moment came in 1981 when they beat Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2-1 in the final of the Cup…
Two big Europa League wins have seen Wales jump up one place in the Uefa Coefficient Rankings after The New Saints beat Slovakian side MSK Zilina 3-1 after extra-time at Park Hall last night and Bala Town overcame Valletta 1-0 in Malta. Playing a young Zilina outfit, with an average age of less than 20,…
A dismal start to the European campaigns of Connah’s Quay Nomads and Barry Town United has left Wales in real danger of losing a place for the 2022-23 Uefa competitions. The Cymru Premier currently enjoys three Europa League berths, in addition to the Champions League spot for the league winners, but poor results have seen …
The clubhouse at Jenner Park was as packed as social distancing permitted but the images on the big screens testified to the difficulty of the task facing Barry Town United against NSI Runavik in the Faroe Islands last night. Grey rectangles dotted the clubhouse as fans tried to work out what was going on in…
Connah’s Quay paid the price for two costly defensive blunders, one in each half, to crash out of their first Champions League campaign in the first qualifying round. It was a disappointing night for the Deeside club who went down to a 2-0 defeat in the tie at the Cardiff City Stadium last night. Despite…
Having been drawn to face FK Sarajevo from Bosnia and Herzegovina at Cardiff City Stadium in yesterday’s Champions League first qualifying round draw, Connah’s Quay will face a trip to Belarus or Kazakhstan if they progress. The Cymru Premier champions, making their first appearance in the Champions League, were drawn against the winners of the…
The start of the 2020-21 Champions’ League and Europa League campaigns is less than a month away, with Wales’ representatives set to learn their fate when the draw for the early rounds takes place on Sunday, 9 August. Connah’s Quay Nomads, playing in their first Champions’ League campaign, will find out their opponents in the…
The dates for the 2020-21 Uefa Champions League and Europa League have not been greatly affected by changes to the calendar brought about by the Covid19 pandemic, with the qualifying stages scheduled to take place from next month as planned. The deadline for national associations to enter teams to the competitions will be 3 August…
Just six wins in 23 years of Champions League football speaks volumes about the strides Wales’ national league hasn’t taken since the tournament took shape in 1997-98, six years after the formation of the Cymru Premier as it is now known. Shamkir, B36, Bohemians, Tre Penne, Europa and Feronikeli hardly stand out amongst the also-rans…
