SPANISH outfit Deportivo La Coruna will have to dig deep to reach the first round proper of the UEFA Cup after being paired with Hajduk Split in the draw for the second qualifying round in Nyon on Friday.
A late-season charge saw Depor finish ninth in the Primera Liga last term and claim an Intertoto Cup berth, but Miguel Angel Lotina's troops face a stern test against Hajduk, who have been crowned Croatian champions six times since the country split from Yugoslavia in 1992.
Stuttgart - Champions League challengers last year - scraped into the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup after struggling in the German Bundesliga last season and will face Hungarian outfit Gyori ETO.
Fellow German side Hertha Berlin face Ljubljana of Slovenia, while Champions League perennials Rosenborg, from Norway, have had to settle for a place in Europe's second-tier competition and face Swedish outfit Djurgarden.
Current Swedish Allsvenskan leaders Kalmar face Belgian side Gent while FC Moscow travel to Legia Warsaw.
Serie A outfit Napoli play Vllaznia of Albania, Switzerland's FC Zurich take on Sturm Graz of Austria and Cypriot outfit APOEL face 1991 European champions Red Star Belgrade of Serbia.
English Premier League outfits Manchester City and Aston Villa have been handed kind ties against FC Midtjylland and Lillestrom respectively, while French Ligue 1 outfit Rennes meet Stabaek of Norway.
Denmark's FC Copenhagen meet FC Haka on Finland, Portuguese side Braga face Croatian outfit NK Zrinjski and Elfsborg of Sweden take on Irish minnows St Patrick.
The first legs will be played on August 14 with the returns on August 28.
Stuttgart - Champions League challengers last year - scraped into the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup after struggling in the German Bundesliga last season and will face Hungarian outfit Gyori ETO.
Fellow German side Hertha Berlin face Ljubljana of Slovenia, while Champions League perennials Rosenborg, from Norway, have had to settle for a place in Europe's second-tier competition and face Swedish outfit Djurgarden.
Current Swedish Allsvenskan leaders Kalmar face Belgian side Gent while FC Moscow travel to Legia Warsaw.
Serie A outfit Napoli play Vllaznia of Albania, Switzerland's FC Zurich take on Sturm Graz of Austria and Cypriot outfit APOEL face 1991 European champions Red Star Belgrade of Serbia.
English Premier League outfits Manchester City and Aston Villa have been handed kind ties against FC Midtjylland and Lillestrom respectively, while French Ligue 1 outfit Rennes meet Stabaek of Norway.
Denmark's FC Copenhagen meet FC Haka on Finland, Portuguese side Braga face Croatian outfit NK Zrinjski and Elfsborg of Sweden take on Irish minnows St Patrick.
The first legs will be played on August 14 with the returns on August 28.
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