Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Record
Daily Record
Sport
Mark Pirie

Hibs find out Europa Conference League opponents as Andorran minnows book second qualifying round spot

Jack Ross now knows who his Hibs side will face in the Europa Conference League as Andorran side FC Santa Coloma saw off Mons Calpe.

Having finished third in the Premiership last season Jack Ross ' side go into the second qualifying round for the newly created competition.

The capital side will fancy themselves to see off Andorra's most successful side.

They will now travel to Easter Road next Thursday for the first leg, before travelling to the Estadi Nacional in Andorra a week later on July 29.

Hailing from a village of just 3,000 people, they finished third in last season's Primera Division.

Santa Coloma have won the Andorran top flight a record 13 times and have a grassroots arrangement with Europa League champions Villarreal.

Their manager is Albert Jorquera, a former Barcelona keeper who was capped by the Catalonia national team.

They're the only team from that nation to have passed a round in European competition, which they achieved in the Champions League in both their 2014-15 and 2019-20 campaigns.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.