West Ham United have been drawn against FC Lusitans for the first preliminary round of the Europa League Cup. The first leg is to be played on July 2nd in Andorra, the return leg will be played at the Boleyn Ground on July 9th.
FC Lusitans are based in Andorra la Vella, the capital of the principality. The football club were formed in 1999 and are also known as Lusitanos. The club's name, crest and kit reflect its Portuguese identity and they play at the 1,000-capacity Camp d'Esports d'Aixoval. Twice league champions in 2011/12 and 2012/13, they booked their place in the UEFA Europa League by finishing as runners-up last year. This will be their third participation in the Europa League and have lost in the first qualifying round in their previous attempts.
Andorra is a quick blast through france and could represent a good jolly, unfortunately the away allowance is 100 spectators! -Ed
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Can also be done from
Can also be done from Barcelona airport, 3-4 hour drive up into the mountains.
In the next round its either
In the next round its either Birkirhara of Malta or Ulisses of Armenia so another good draw.
The irony is, I'm currently
The irony is, I'm currently on my annual trip back to the UK!! LOL!
Cor Blimey that's always the
Cor Blimey that's always the way Bully,will you get to see the second leg or will you be heading back by then
Already made plans to visit
Already made plans to visit people over the time I'm here 'Oop North,', so don't think I'll be able to get down to London :-((( Think a lot of people might have the same problem with such short notice. Mind you looks like it will be near impossible to get tickets for the Andorra game anyway.
Ah Right! Yeah that Andorra
Ah Right! Yeah that Andorra game i can see hammers fans sitting in the mountains lol
We could play our U21 side
We could play our U21 side and still thrash this lot!
Warm up game
FC Lusitanos are of a similar standard to the lower league teams that we generally play at the start of pre-season. Only drawback is we won't be able to play 45 minutes and then substitute the whole team at half time! Nevertheless this is a very friendly draw.
Indeed either this lot or the
Indeed either this lot or the Taff's would have done me, only downside to this outcome is not being able to entertain any sheep....................
Iya Tungsten long time no see
Iya Tungsten long time no see mate!
Birirkara of Malta or Ulisses
Birirkara of Malta or Ulisses of Yerevan, Armenia as 2nd qualifying round opponents. We could hardly have had 2 easier draws.
We're getting closer to
We're getting closer to playing Barcelona :))
We get a Home game first after all LOL
Our first qualifying round tie with FC Lusitans has been REVERSED. The first leg will now be at the Boleyn Ground on 2 JULY