The draw for the group stage of the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League has been announced, with the 48 participating teams finding our their fate today.
For fans of British football, both Tottenham and Swansea face challenging groups. Spurs will go up against Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala, Moldovan side FC Sheriff and Norwegian Cup runners-up Tromso. Swansea, meanwhile, faces Spanish side Valencia, Swiss club FC Gallen and Russian Premier League side Kuban Krasnodar (who features Djibril Cisse as one of its players).
Here is the complete draw:
Group A
Valencia
Swansea City
FC Gallen
Kuban
Group B
PSV
Dinamo Zagreb
Chornomorets Odesa
Ludogorets
Group C
Standard Liege
Salzburg
Elfsborg
Esbjerg
Group D
Rubin Kazan
Wigan
Maribor
Zulte Waregem
Group E
Fiorentina
Dnipro
Pacos Ferreira
Pandurii
Group F
Bordeaux
APOEL
Eintracht Frankfurt
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Group G
Dynamo Kyiv
Genk
Rapid Vienna
Thun
Group H
Sevilla
Freiburg
Estoril
Liberec
Group I
Lyon
Real Betis
Guimaraes
Rijeka
Group J
Lazio
Trabzonspor
Legia
Apollon
Group K
Tottenham
Anzhi
Sheriff
Tromso
Group L
AZ Alkmaar
PAOK
Maccabi Haifa
Shakhter
Fenerbahce were replaced by APOEL, while Besiktas was replaced by Tromso.
The first matches of the UEFA Europa League group stage begin on September 19, 2013.
