All-British Euro tie for Llanelli

Uefa president Michel Platini makes the Uefa Europa Cup draw

Welsh Premier runners-up Llanelli will face Scottish side Motherwell for Uefa's new Europa League.

Meanwhile, Welsh Premier's third-placed team TNS, will play Icelandic team Fram in the first qualifying round with the Welsh club at home first.

Welsh Cup winners Bangor City were given a bye to the second qualifying round and will play Honka, making the trip to Finland first.

Llanelli may move their home tie to the nearby Parc y Scarlets rugby ground.

The first leg of Llanelli versus Motherwell will not be played at Fir Park but at Airdrie's Excelsior Stadium on 2 July with the return game in South Wales on 9 July.

Bangor's second qualifying round first leg at Finnish League and Finnish Cup runners-up Honka's Tapiolan Urheilupuisto stadium on 16 July with the return at Farrar Road on 23 July.

The Europa Cup tournament replaces both the Intertoto Cup and the Uefa Cup, with three qualifying rounds and a play-off round being held before the group stages.

Aberdeen will be seeded for the third qualifying round draw on 17 July, along with English Premier League outfit Fulham.

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Meanwhile, Aston Villa, Everton and Hearts enter at the next stage, the draw for which is on 7 August.

At that level 35 winners are joined in the final play-off round by another 41 clubs, including the 15 losing teams for the Champions League third qualifying round, on 20 and 27 August, for a place in the group stages.

From those ties, 38 winners will be joined by 10 losing sides from the Champions League play-off round in 12 groups of four teams.

After playing each other on a home and away basis, the top two teams in each of the 12 groups progress to the Round of 32, being joined by eight teams who finish third in their Champions League group.

The tournament then progresses to the Round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals. Hamburg will host the final on 12 May.

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UEFA Europa League 2009/10 draw

First qualifying round draw:
MTZ-RIPO Minsk (BLR) v FK Sutjeska (MNE)
FC Lahti (FIN) v KS Dinamo Tirana (ALB)
FK Vetra (LTU) v CS Grevenmacher (LUX)
Rosenborg BK (NOR) v NSI Runavik (ISL)
Haladas FC (HUN) v FC Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ)
Sligo Rovers FC (IRL) v KS Vllaznia (ALB)
FC Olimpi Rustavi (GEO) v B36 Torshavn (FRO)
Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP) v UN Kaerjeng 97 (LUX)
NK Slaven Koprivnica (CRO) v Birkirkara FC (MLT)
FC Zimbru Chisinau (MDA) v FC Okzheptes Kokshetau (KAZ)
Lisburn Distillery FC (NIR) v FC Zestafoni (GEO)
Helsingborgs IF (SWE) v FC MIKA (ARM)
Valletta FC (MLT) v Keflavik (ISL)
FC Dinaburg (LVA) v JK Nomme Kalju (EST)
FK Buducnost Podgorica (MNE) v KSP Polonia Warszawa (POL)
NK Rudar Velenje (SVN) v JK Trans Narva (EST)
Motherwell(SCO) v Llanelli (WAL)
NK Siroki Brijeg (BIH) v FC Banants (ARM)
FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) v FC Inter Baki (AZE)
Dinamo Minsk (BLR) v FK Renova (MKD)
Randers FC (DEN) v Linfield (NIR)
Simurq PFC (AZE) v Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
TNS (WAL) v Fram Reykjavík (ISL)

Second qualifying round draw:
Winners Rosenborg BK v NSI Runavík v FK Qarabag (AZE)
FC Pacos de Ferreira (POR) v Winners FC of Zimbru Chisinau v FC Okzheptes Kokshetau
Winners of FK Buducnost Podgorica v KSP Polonia Warszawa v AC Juvenes-Dogana (SMR)
SK Sturm Graz (AUT) v Winners of NK Siroki Brijeg v FC Banants
FC Basel 1893 (SUI) v FC Santa Coloma (AND)
FC Honka Espoo (FIN) v Bangor City (WAL)
MSK Zilina (SVK) v FC Dacia Chisinau (MDA)
Winners of Anorthosis Famagusta FC v UN Kaerjeng 97 v FK Petrovac (MNE)
Saint Patrick's Athletic FC (IRL) v Winners of Valletta FC v Keflavik
AC Omonia (CYP) v HB Torshavn (FRO)
NK Gorica (SVN) v Winners of FC Lahti v KS Dinamo Tirana
SK Sigma Olomouc (CZE) v Winners of TNS v Fram Reykjavik
Legia Warszawa (POL) v Winners of FC Olimpi Rustavi v B36 Torshavn
Falkirk (SCO) v FC Vaduz (LIE)
IF Elfsborg (SWE) v Winners of Haladas FC v FC Irtysh Pavlodar
SK Rapid Wien (AUT) v Winners of Sligo Rovers v KS Vllaznia
FC Naftan Novopolotsk (BLR) v KAA Gent (BEL)
SK Liepajas Metalurgs (LVA) v FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
FC Differdange 03 (LUX) v HNK Rijeka (CRO)
FK Suduva (LTU) v Winners of Randers FC v Linfield FC
Winners of FK Vetra v CS Grevenmacher v HJK Helsinki (FIN)
FK Milano (MKD) v Winners of NK Slaven Koprivnica v Birkirkara FC
Winners of FC Dinamo Minsk v FK Renova v Tromso IL (NOR)
KR Reykjavik (ISL) v Larissa FC (GRE)
Brondby IF (DEN) v FC Flora (EST)
Aalborg BK (DEN) v FK Slavija Sarajevo (BIH)
FC Steaua Bucuresti (ROU) v Ujpest FC (HUN)
FC Metalurh Donetsk (UKR) v Winners of FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk v FK Sutjeska
FK Rabotnicki (MKD) v Crusaders FC (NIR)
Winners of Simurq PFC v Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC v Winners of FC Dinaburg v JK Nomme Kalju
NAC Breda (NED) v FC Gandzasar Kapan (ARM)
PFC Cherno More Varna (BUL) v FC Iskra-Stali (MDA)
FBK Kaunas (LTU) v FK Sevojno (SRB)
KS Flamurtari (ALB) v Winners of Motherwell v Llanelli
Winners of Lisburn Distillery FC v FC Zestafoni v Helsingborgs IF v FC MIKA
Skonto FC (LVA) v Derry City FC (IRL)
Sliema Wanderers FC (MLT) v Maccabi Netanya FC (ISR)
FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) v Galatasaray AS (TUR)
Winners of NK Rudar Velenje v JK Trans Narva v FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB)
FK Sarajevo (BIH) v Winners of FC Spartak Trnava v FC Inter Baki