Following FC Pasching's victory in the Austrian FA Cup final, it is conformed that Rapid enter the Europa League at the third qualifying stage.The Upper Austrians, who eliminated both our club and Salzburg on their way to the final, beat Austria Vienna to lift the cup and thereby book a place in the Europa-League play-off. Should our rivals have won against Pasching, this place would have gone to ourselves. So our campaign now begins in the third qualification round, with dates arranged for the 1st and 8th of August. The draw will take place on the 19th of July. Zoran Barisic's side is seeded for the draw, however difficult potential opponents already lie in wait, for example Red Star Belgrade or cult Croatian club Hajduk Split. A rematch with last year's opponents Vojvodna Novi Sad is also a possibility. More information can be found on this highly recommended homepage: http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/seedel2013.html.
20.06.2013