On Friday, August 26, Istanbul will host the draw for the groups of the Conference League, a competition where Romania has two representatives: CFR Cluj and FCSB.

UEFA Conference LeaguePhoto: Matthieu Mirville/DPPI/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

On Thursday, CFR defeated Maribor and FCSB over Viking in the Conference League playoffs, thus advancing to the group stage.

The draw will take place at 15:30, and you can follow the main events on HotNews.ro.

The 32 qualified teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams each.

The first place will lead to the 1/8 finals of the competition, and the second will play in the playoffs with the team that took third place in the Europa League groups.

CFR Cluj and FCSB will take part in the second round of the draw on Friday.

What the Conference League Group Draw Polls Look Like

Urn 1: Villarreal (Spain), FC Basel (Switzerland), Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), Gent (Belgium), Istanbul Basaksehir (Turkey), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia), West Ham (England)

Urn 2: CFR Cluj, Molde FK (Norway), FCSB, Fiorentina (Italy), FC Cologne (Germany), Hapoel Beer Sheva (Israel), Apollon Limassol (Cyprus), Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)

Urn 3: Nice (France), RSC Anderlecht (Belgium), Zalgiris Vilnius (Lithuania), Austria Vienna (Austria), Heart of Midlothian (Scotland), Shamrock Rovers (Ireland), Sivasspor (Turkey), FC Vaduz (Liechtenstein),

Urn 4: SC Dnipro (Ukraine), Lech Poznan (Poland), FC Slovakia (Czech Republic), Silkeborg (Denmark), Jugardens IF (Sweden), FC Pyunik (Armenia), FC RFS (Latvia), FC Balkani (Kosovo).

Group stage matches will be held from September 8 to November 3.

1st stage / September 8

2nd stage / September 15

3rd stage / October 6

4th stage / October 13

5th stage / October 27

6th stage / November 3

Play-offs: 16/23 February 2023

Optimal: March 9/16, 2023

Quarters: April 13/20, 2023

Semi-finals: May 11/18, 2023

Final: June 7, 2023 (Prague).