With the draw complete, we now know Club Brugge is set to cross swords with FK Bodø/Glimt, Beşiktaş JK & FC Lugano in the UEFA Conference League group stages. Unfamiliar with these teams? Here's a roundup!
FK Bodø/Glimt
- Last season: Cup winners and runners-up in Norway
- This season: 1st with 44 out of 57 (with one game in hand)
- European experience: 67 fixtures
- Best result: UEFA Europa Conference League Quarter Finalists (2022)
- UEFA ranking: 80
- Belgian history: /
- Players who have featured for both teams: Tom Høgli (Nor), Bengt Sæternes (Nor), Hugo Vetlesen (Nor) and Philip Zinckernagel (Den)
Results in Europe this season:
- UECL QR2 | FK Bodø/Glimt - Bohemians Praha 1905 (Cze) 3-0 and 4-2
- UECL QR3 | FK Bodø/Glimt - FC Pyunik (Arm) 3-0 and 3-0
- UECL PO | Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (Rou) - FK Bodø/Glimt 2-2
Beşiktaş JK
- Last season: 3rd in the Turkish league
- This season : 11th with 4 out of 6 (one game in hand)
- Experience in Europe: 236 fixtures.
- Best result: Quarter finalists in Europacup I (1987), UEFA Cup (2003) and UEFA Europa League (2017)
- UEFA ranking: 109
Belgian history:
- 1996-97 | UEFA Cup 1e ronde | RWDM - Beşiktaş JK 0-0 and 0-3
- 2004-05 | UEFA Cup group stages | Beşiktaş JK – R. Standard de Liège 1-1
- 2006-07 | UEFA Cup group stages | Beşiktaş JK – Club Brugge KV 2-1
- 2014-15 | UEFA Europa League Round of 16 | Club Brugge KV - Beşiktaş JK 2-1 and 3-1
- 2018-19 | UEFA Europa League group stages | Beşiktaş JK – KRC Genk 2-4 and 1-1
Players who have played for both teams:
- Daniel Amokachi (Nga), Abdoulay Diaby (Mli), Noa Lang (Ned), Cyle Larin (Can), Matej Mitrovic (Cro)
Results in Europe this season:
- UECL QR2 | Beşiktaş JK – KF Tirana (Alb) 3-1 and 2-0
- UECL QR3 | Neftçi PFK (Aze) - Beşiktaş JK 1-3 and 1-2
- UECL PO | FC Dynamo Kyiv – Beşiktaş JK (Tur) 2-3 and 0-1
FC Lugano
- Lat season: 3rd in Switzerland
- This season: 2nd met 9 out of 12 (one game in hand)
- Experience in Europe: 34 fixtures.
- Best result: UEFA Europa League group stages (2017 and 2019)
- UEFA ranking: 210
Belgian history:
- 2023-24 | UEFA Europa League Play-Offs | R. Union St.-Gilloise - FC Lugano 2-0
Players who have played for both teams: Konrad Holenstein (Sui)
- Results in Europe this season: UEL PO | R. Union St.-Gilloise (Bel) - FC Lugano 2-0 & 1-0