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Northern European clubs in UEFA Conference League

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In late July, Estonian sides Paide Linnameeskond and FC Flora secured progression in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers, with Paide winning ~~2‑1~~ 2–1 on aggregate over Azerbaijan's Zira FK and Flora advancing after a penalty ~~shoot‑out~~ shoot-out against Wales' The New Saints. Other Estonian clubs, FCI Levadia and Nõmme Kalju, were eliminated. A few days later, the draw for the third qualifying round placed all four Finnish qualifiers into challenging ~~match‑ups:~~ match-ups: KuPS versus Romania's Universitatea Craiova, Inter Turku against Vaduz, HJK against Motherwell, and Ilves Tampere versus ~~Rijeka, each with potential second‑round opponents from stronger leagues. The snapshots together track~~ Rijeka. By mid-August, the ~~early stages~~ results of these matchups began to shape the ~~competition for clubs from Estonia~~ play-off stage. HJK's European campaign ended following a 0–2 loss to Motherwell. However, FC Inter and ~~Finland as they navigate~~ KuPS both advanced to the UEFA Conference League qualifying ~~rounds.~~ play-offs. FC Inter secured their spot after a 2–2 draw against Vaduz, winning 4–3 on aggregate. KuPS progressed to the play-offs following their exit from the Europa League qualifiers against Universitatea Craiova, losing 2–3 on aggregate. In the play-off round, FC Inter is scheduled to face FC Copenhagen, while KuPS will compete against the Irish champions, Shamrock Rovers. Both Finnish clubs are competing for a place in the league stage, which offers a participation fee of approximately 3.17 million euros.

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