Hammers head to Sicily
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ByEurosport
Published 25/08/2006 at 10:55 GMT
West Ham's first European campaign in six years sees them face a tricky tie with Palermo while Tottenham head to Slavia Prague, Blackburm meet Giovanni Trapattoni's Salzburg and Newcastle have an encounter with Estonian league leaders Levadia in the first
FOOTBALL 2005-2006 FA Cup Middlesbrough-West Ham Pardew
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The unseeded English Cup runners-up will entertain the team that finished eighth in Serie A last season at Upton Park on September 14 with the return at the Stadio Renzo Barbera a fortnight later.
1984 winners Tottenham, also in the UEFA Cup for the first time since 99/00, face Slavia Prague who reached the last 32 last season and were beaten in the quarter-finals by Leeds in 2000.
Blackburn meet the Austrian runners-up who are now coached by Trapattoni and Lothar Matthäus.
Newcastle, like Spurs and Rovers, must travel for the first leg as they head to Levadia who became the first Estonian club to qualify for the UEFA Cup first round after beating FC Twente in the qualifiers.
Hearts, one of 16 clubs in the 80-team draw that were defeated in the Champions League third qualifying round, face Sparta Prague while Rangers meet Norwegians Molde.
League of Ireland outfit Derry City were handed a dream tie against Paris St Germain while holders Seville start off against Greek debutants Atromitos.
The teams that emerge victorious from the 40 ties will be divided into eight sections of five for the competition's group stage starting on 19 October with the final at Hampden Park next May.
Full Draw:
Chornomorets (UKR) v Hapoel Tel-Aviv (ISR)
Braga (POR) v Chievo (ITA)
Levadia Tallinn (EST) v Newcastle United (ENG)
Molde (NOR) v Rangers (SCO)
Standard Liège (BEL) v Celta Vigo (SPN)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) v Litex Lovech (BUL)
Derry City (IRL) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Hertha Berlin (GER) v Odense (DEN)
Legia Warsaw (POL) v Austria Vienna (AUT)
Panathinaikos (GRE) v Metalurg Zaporizhzhya (UKR)
Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) v Sulte Waregem (BEL)
Sparta Prague (CZE) v Hearts (SCO)
Fenerbahçe (TUR) v Randers (DEN)
Salzburg (AUT) v Blackburn Rovers (ENG)
Schalke 04 (GER) v AS Nancy (FRA)
Ethnikos Achnas (CYP) v Lens (FRA)
Slovan Liberec (CZE) v Crvena Zvezda (SCG)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) v Kayserispor (TUR)
Rubin Kazan (RUS) v Parma (ITA)
Brøndby (DEN) v Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Atromitos (GRE) v Sevilla (SPN)
Beşiktaş (TUR) v CSKA Sofia (BUL)
Vitória Setubal (POR) v Heerenveen (NED)
Marseille (FRA) v Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
Åtvidabergs FF (SWE) v Grasshoppers (SUI)
Rapid Bucharest (ROM) v CD Nacional (POR)
Trabzonspor (TUR) v Osasuna (SPN)
Basel (SUI) v FK Rabotnicki (MAC)
West Ham United (ENG) v Palermo (ITA)
Feyenoord (NED) v Lokomotiv Sofia (BUL)
MFK Ružomberok (SVK) v Club Brugge (BEL)
Sion (SUI) v Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
FK Partizan (SCG) v Groningen (NED)
Skoda Xanthi (GRE) v Dinamo Bucharest (ROM)
Slavia Prague (CZE) v Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
IK Start (NOR) v Ajax (NED)
Artmedia (SVK) v Espanyol (SPN)
Wisła Kraków (POL) v Iraklis (GRE)
Livorno (ITA) v SV Pasching (AUT)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Auxerre (FRA)
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