West Ham United v Viborg FF - All You Need To Know | West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United kick-off their UEFA Europa Conference League campaign with a play-off round first-leg tie with Danish opponents Viborg FF on Thursday evening.
The Hammers enter European competition for the second consecutive season, having reached the UEFA Europa League semi-finals last term, and hopes are high that the east Londoners can put together another extended continental challenge in 2022/23.
West Ham are entering at this stage, while Viborg have already got past Lithuanian opponents Sūduva (2-0 on aggregate) and Faroe Islands Cup winners B36 Tórshavn (5-1 on aggregate) to set up their trip to England.
The return leg will take place in Denmark next Thursday 25 August, at Viborg's 9,600 capacity Energi Viborg Arena.
Should we win on aggregate or on penalties, we will join 21 other UECL play-off round winners and ten clubs eliminated from the Europa League play-off round in the group stage. There, we will face three group-stage opponents home and away.
The UECL will then take a break until the New Year, kicking-off with the preliminary knockout round in February and round of 16 in March, with the eight group runners-up going through to a preliminary knockout round, where they will face a third-place group-stage finisher from the Europa League.
From there, the competition follows a two-legged knockout format all the way to the final, which will be hosted at Slavia Prague’s Fortuna Arena in the Czech Republic on 7 June next year.
Ticket are still on sale for Thursday's first leg, with prices starting from just £5 for U18s and £20 for Adults, reaffirming our commitment to affordable family football and meaning you can make it a night to remember for all the family in the summer holidays.
Click here for full pricing information, and here to secure your seats now.
Thursday's tie will be broadcast live in the UK by BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate.
You can also follow the action via our live blog on whufc.com and our app and across our social media channels. We will also have highlights and exclusive reaction for you after the final whistle.
