2008/09 UEFA Cup: Red Bull Salzberg vs. FC Banants

The two clubs face off in the first qualifying round of the 2008-2009 UEFA Cup. The first leg will be played on July, 17 2008 and the second leg on July 31, 2008.

Red Bull Salzburg finished second last season in the Austrian Bundesliga with 63 points. The club is paced by Croatian defender Niko Kovač, Austrian midfielder René Aufhauser, Swiss forward Johan Vonlanthen, and German forward Alexandre Zickler.

FC Banants finished second in the 2007 Armenian Premier League with 52 points. The club is lead by Armenian defender Yegishe Melikyan, Ugandan midfielder Noah Babadi Kasule, and Armenian midfielder Aram Bareghamyan. A pair of young Armenian forwards, 18-year-old Norayr Gyozalyan and 20-year-old Semion Muradyan, could see action in the either of the two legs.

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