CFR Cluj is set to learn its possible opponent in the play-off round of the Conference League today at 15:00. The draw comes ahead of their double-header against Norway’s Tromso, which takes place on August 6 and 13. Should Cluj advance, they will join the second pot in the playoff draw, narrowly missing out on the top-seeded pot.
In their previous round, CFR Cluj faced Armenia’s Alashkert, securing a 1-1 draw away and a solid 3-0 win at home. They now face a tougher challenge with Tromso, where the winner will advance to the next stage of the competition.
Details of the Playoff Draw
The draw will take place in Nyon, Switzerland, where the teams are already divided into pots. The winner of the CFR Cluj vs. Tromso matchup will fall into the second pot, while the first pot comprises teams such as Atalanta and Brighton, among others.
Conference League Playoff Pot Breakdown
Pot 1:
- Atalanta
- Winner of Braga vs. Dinamo Minsk
- Winner of Ajax vs. Shelbourne
- Freiburg
- Monaco
- Winner of Copenhagen vs. Debrecen
- Winner of Midtjylland vs. Bohemians
- Winner of Qarabag vs. Dinamo Kiev
- Winner of Gent vs. IFK Goteborg
- Loser of PAOK vs. Anderlecht
- Winner of Rapid Vienna vs. Paide
- Winner of Panathinaikos vs. 1948 CSKA Sofia
- Loser of FC Salzburg vs. Pafos
- Brighton
- Winner of Rakow vs. Hammarby
- Loser of Rangers vs. Jagiellonia
- Winner of Partizan vs. Tobol
- Winner of Lugano vs. NSI Runavik
- Winner of Sheriff vs. Sankt Gallen
Pot 2:
- Getafe
- Winner of NK Rijeka vs. Ilves Tampere
- Winner of CFR Cluj vs. Tromso
- Winner of HJK Helsinki vs. Motherwell
- Winner of Twente vs. Dunajska Streda
- Winner of Riga vs. Jablonec
- Winner of Brann vs. Apollon
- Winner of Zalgiris vs. Hajduk
- Loser of Benfica vs. Hearts
- Winner of Shkendija vs. Hibernian
- Winner of FC Noah vs. Sion
- Loser of Besiktas vs. Hradec
- Winner of Austria Vienna vs. Beitar Jerusalem
- Winner of Katowice vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Loser of Ferencvaros vs. Gornik
- Winner of FC Vaduz vs. Inter Turku
- Winner of Nordsjelland vs. Valur
- Loser of Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. CSKA Sofia
- Winner of FK Auda vs. Dinamo Tirana
Universitatea Craiova’s Participation
Universitatea Craiova will also be included in the draw. If they lose to KuPS in their Europa League Round 3 match, they will drop into the Conference League playoffs and be placed in the first pot for champions.
Pot 1 for Craiova:
- Winner of FC Drita vs. Tre Fiori
- Loser of Omonia vs. Lincoln
- Winner of Borac Banja Luka vs. Vitebsk
- Loser of Universitatea Craiova vs. KuPS
- Winner of FC Riga vs. Gyor
The Conference League playoff matches are scheduled to occur on August 20 and 27, 2023.
