Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 07:51 / Updated Wednesday, June 18, 2025 07:53
CFR Cluj, the winner of the Romanian Cup, He found out on Tuesday the first opponent of the preliminary round of the Europa LeagueDan Petrescu's team will meet Paksi, the winner of the Hungarian Cup. On Wednesday, in Nyon, the emotions for Cluj continues, who will find out the possible opponent of the second round, if they go through the Hungarian group at the beginning. The draw of tour 2 Preliminary Europa League is scheduled from 2:00 pm.
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The draw of the matches in the second round will be transmitted in livetext format on gsp.ro and on the site uefa.com;
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The matches in the second preliminary round in the Europa League are played on July 24 and July 31;
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In the first preliminary round, the match with Paksi host will be played in Hungary on July 10. The return will take place on July 17, in Cluj.
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If it is eliminated in round 2 of the Europa League preliminaries, CFR Cluj goes to the league preliminaries, in the round.
The possible opponents of CFR Cluj in the 2nd Preliminary Europa League:
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Șahtior Donetk (Ukraine)
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Braga (Portugal)
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Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)
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Midtjylland (Denmark)
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Legia Warsaw (Poland)
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Anderlecht (Belgium)
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Partisan (Serbia)
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Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova)
In round 3, if you arrive there, CFR Cluj can be a series. Depending on the opponent in round 2.
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If CFR Cluj plays in round 2 with chess, Braga, Maccabi, Midtjylland, Legia or Anderlecht and will be a series. And the opponent will be chosen between Partizan, Sheriff, Snaper, Wolfsberger, Brann, Fredrikstad and Austria Vienna.
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If CFR Cluj plays in round 2 with Partizan or Sheriff and passes, it will not be a series. And the opponent will be chosen from: Shahtior, Braga, Paok, Maccabi, Midtjyland, Legia or Anderlecht.
If it reaches the play-offCFR Cluj would have a chance to have a series head status, if it will be helped by other results (if a team with a better coefficient is eliminated).
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If CFR Cluj is a series head, the opponent will be chosen among: Olimija Ljubljana, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Beșiktaș, Malmo, Nk Rijeka, Zalgiris, Genk, Pafos, RFS Riga, Zrinjski Mostar, Lincol Red Imps and Herbnian.
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If there is no series head, the CFR opponent will be chosen from: Shahtior, Braga, PAOK, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Young Boys, Midtjyland, Legia, Prague, Anderlecht, Dinamo Kiev or Lech Poznan
