On Tuesday, October 5, the draw for the group stage of the UEFA Cup took place. Dnipropetrovsk's "Dnipro" drew Belgian "Bruges," Spanish "Zaragoza," Dutch "Utrecht," and Austrian "Austria" as opponents. Recall that in the group each team will play one match against each opponent (two at home, two away). Three clubs from each group advance to the playoffs (round of 32), where they are joined by the clubs that finished third in their groups in the Champions League. In the previous stages, "Dnipro" eliminated Slovak "Petrzalka" and Israeli "Maccabi" from the tournament. Here is what the full group schedule looks like:
Group A Feyenoord (Netherlands) Schalke (Germany) Basel (Switzerland) Hearts (Scotland) Ferencvaros (Hungary);
Group B Parma (Italy) Besiktas (Turkey) Athletic (Spain) Steaua (Romania) Standard (Belgium);
Group C Bruges (Belgium) Zaragoza (Spain) Utrecht (Netherlands) Dnipro (Ukraine) Austria (Austria);
Group D Newcastle (England) Sporting (Portugal) Sochaux (France) Panionios (Greece) Dinamo (Tbilisi, Georgia);
Group E Lazio (Italy) Villarreal (Spain) Middlesbrough (England) Partizan (Serbia and Montenegro) Egaleo (Greece);
Group F Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) Auxerre (France) GAK (Austria) Amica (Poland) Alkmaar (Netherlands)