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Dutch clubs in Europe 2012/13

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#1 ·
Draw for the first 2 rounds of the Europa League within an hour :D

Twente enter in round 1 :drunk: Thursday July 5 and 12
Fietstas in round 2 - Thursday July 19 and 26

The possible opponents of Twente:
Flamurtari (Albanië), Celje (Slovenie), Hibernians (Malta), Santa Coloma (Andorra), FC Shirak (Armenië)

Celje would probably be the toughest of them all.
Obviously a disgrace if they did lose to them or any of the others.
 
#6 ·
The Andorran side it is for Schteve and FC Twente

Not too bad either

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#8 ·
Nowhere it seems :frustrat: lol
 
#12 ·
Vitesse have Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Sounds like something from Thomas the Tank Engine

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Finished 6th in their league. Opponents to be taken seriously it seems

Also the club who've had 3 of their former chairman shot dead in the last 10 years

Georgi Iliev 2003-2005

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A national and Balkan wrestling champion, in 1986 Iliev was sentenced to 11 years in prison for participating in a gang rape. In 1991 he was released early, only to be arrested again a year later under suspicion of car theft and possession of fake documents. In 1995 he was charged with theft and battery – his most recent arrest was in 2000, for hooliganism. Georgi is the brother and heir of Vasil Iliev, a high-profile Bulgarian "businessman" killed in 1995. His semi-legal business dealings were organised around VIS/VAI Holdings, which dabbled in tourism, food production, stores, nightclubs, the production and sale of liquor, and the cigarette trade. The 2003–2004 season was a landmark for Lokomotiv Plovdiv – for the first time in its history the team became Bulgarian champions, going on to win the Bulgarian Cup. Rumour has it that even before the season began, Iliev had bet 3 million euros in Asia that his team would become champions – and then made sure they won the title with a combination of bribes and threats. Fans idolised the team's president and were heartbroken by Iliev's murder in 2005.

Aleksandar Tasev 2006-2007

Famous as a cherry merchant, the Lokomotiv Plovdiv president also had investments in construction, furniture production and the fuel trade, as well as being the owner of a shoe factory and a winery. Tasev was murdered in 2007, making him the club's third president to die a violent death in less than three years. In 2005 Nikolay Popov was also killed – although at the time of his murder he was no longer president of the club.
and 3 more in the mid 90s :howler:

Georgi Kalapatirov - Chairman of Bulgaria's football team Lokomotiv Plovdiv, shot dead in 1995.
Georgi Prodanov - Chairman of Bulgaria's football team Lokomotiv Plovdiv, shot dead in 1995.
Petar Petrov - Chairman of Bulgaria's football team Lokomotiv Plovdiv, shot dead in 1998.
 
#27 ·
Just saw that the Eredivisie is now the 7th top European league according to the coefficient after overtaking Ukraine. Not too amazing, no more European places involved, but now one behind France in 6th in order to gain a 3rd Champions League spot! :)
Perhaps unlikely to overtake France though due to PSG's money, but Italy could be due a slump soon and they are very close to France in 5th...