Europa Conference League draw LIVE: West Ham learn group stage opponents

Manchester United and Arsenal found out their Europa League fate, as West Ham did likewise in the Conference League

Related: Mourinho targets Europa League as key goal in new campaign

Manchester United have drawn Spanish side Real Sociedad, Moldovan champions Sheriff and Cypriot minnows Omonia in the Europa League group stages, meanwhile, Arsenal have drawn PSV Eindhoven, Bodø/Glimt and FC Zurich.

Winners of the competition in 2017, United are back in the Europa League having failed to qualify for the Champions League last season. On their last tournament appearance in 2020/21, they reached the final under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but lost to Villarreal on penalties in Gdasnk.

In terms of the Gunners’ opponents, Dutch side PSV, who are managed by former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, were knocked out by Rangers in the Champions League play-offs.

Van Nistelrooy was involved in several high-tempered clashes with Arsenal during his playing career, notably with former Gunners defender Martin Keown, when the club’s rivalry with Manchester United was at its peak.

The Europa League draw was followed by the Conference League draw, where West Ham were placed ina group with Romanian side FCSB, Belgium’s Anderlecht and Silkeborg of Denmark.

Follow live updates from the Europa Conference League draw, below:

Europa Conference League group stage draw

• Arsenal drawn in a Europa League group with PSV, Bodø/Glimt and FC Zurich
• Man Utd to face Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonia in Europa League
• West Ham in the same Europa Conference League group as FCSB, Anderlecht and Silkeborg

[26 August 2022 13:52 · Michael Jones]

Europa Conference League draw

Fiorentina are drawn into Group A before FCSB join West Ham in Group B. David Moyes will be happy with that draw.

[26 August 2022 13:51 · Michael Jones]

Europa Conference League draw

Slavia Praha go into Group G with Basel concluding Pot 1 in Group H. Here’s how the draw is shaping up:

Group A – İstanbul Başakşehir,

Group B – West Ham,

Group C – Villarreal,

Group D – Partizan,

Group E – AZ Alkmaar,

Group F – Gent,

Group G – Slavia Praha,

Group H - Basel,

[26 August 2022 13:50 · Michael Jones]

Europa Conference League draw

AZ Alkmaar are a paired team and slot into Group E with Gent put into Group F.

Partizan are the first team to be put into Group D.

[26 August 2022 13:48 · Michael Jones]

Europa Conference League draw

West Ham United are out next! The Europa League semi-finalists go straight into Group B.

Villarreal get put in Group C.

[26 August 2022 13:47 · Michael Jones]

Europa Conference League draw

Let’s get things started with Pot 1 which features: Villarreal, Basel, Slavia Praha, AZ Alkmaar, Gent, İstanbul Başakşehir, Partizan and West Ham.

İstanbul Başakşehir are the first team out of the pot and they go into Group A.

[26 August 2022 13:43 · Michael Jones]

Europa Conference League draw

Uefa’s Deputy General Secretary Giorgio Marchetti is back on the stage to give the tournament another introduction before the rules of the draw are revealed.

They’re exactly the same as the earlier Europa League draw.

[26 August 2022 13:37 · Michael Jones]

Europa Conference League draw

Volkan Demirel is the first of the special guests to be introduced onto the stage and he’ll be taking part in the draw in a few minutes time.

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[26 August 2022 13:32 · Michael Jones]

Here we go

It’s almost time for the Europa Conference League draw but first there’s a video montage of the inaugural competition from last season which saw Jose Mourinho’s Roma lift the trophy.

In doing so Mourinho became the only person to win all three of Uefa’s European competitions.

[26 August 2022 13:24 · Michael Jones]

Europa Conference League draw

When are the games being played?

Group stage

Matchday 1: 8th September 2022

Matchday 2: 15th September 2022

Matchday 3: 6th October 2022

Matchday 4: 13th October 2022

Matchday 5: 27th October 2022

Matchday 6: 3rd November 2022

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs: 16th & 23th February 2023

Round of 16: 9th & 16th March 2023

Quarter-finals: 13th & 20th April 2023

[26 August 2022 13:19 · Michael Jones]

Europa Conference League draw

Coming up in just over 10 minutes time is the draw for Uefa’s third European tournament, the Europa Conference League. The English interest lies in Pot 1 where West Ham are situated.

Here’s who else is in the draw

Pot 1: Villarreal, Basel, Slavia Praha, AZ Alkmaar, Gent, İstanbul Başakşehir, Partizan, West Ham

Pot 2: CFR Cluj, Molde, FCSB, Fiorentina, Köln, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Apollon Limassol, Slovan Bratislava

Pot 3: Nice, Anderlecht, Žalgiris Vilnius, Austria Wien, Hearts, Shamrock Rovers, Sivasspor, Vaduz

Pot 4: Dnipro-1, Lech Poznań , Slovácko, Silkeborg, Djurgården, Pyunik, RFS, Ballkani