Dundee Utd learn Conference League draw fate as Jim Goodwin's men handed opener on Euro return
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JIM GOODWIN'S men only returned to the top flight last season - but their fans are already gearing up for a European invasion.
And all Dundee Utd supporters have just learned where they should start booking their tickets and travel for after today's second round Conference League qualifying draw.
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Jim Goodwin takes his team back into Europe
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The Arabs are heading to Luxembourg to take on UNA Strassen.
The tiny Luxembourgish side finished 2nd last season in the league - and have a stadium which accommodates just 1500 people.
That's surely a winnable tie - with United are a team with a strong European pedigree, even if some of it is in the distant past.
They played in the final of the Uefa Cup against IFK Gothenburg of Sweden in 1987.
Their most recent involvement came in 2022-23, when Jack Ross's side beat an AZ Alkmaar side studded with future stars 1-0 in the first leg at Tannadice only to go down 7-0 in the return match.
It's a time of change at United, who lost top scorer Sam Dalby, while on loan from Wrexham, to Bolton.
In has come Aussie forward Zac Sapsford from Western Sydney Wanderers, while towering Moldovan defender Iurie Iovu joins him, despite spending last season in the fourth tier of the Spanish league.
Goodwin has also been linked with Ukrainian goalkeeper Yevhen Kucherenko, currently with LNZ Cherkasy.
United start their preparations for the season with pre-season games against Brechin and Arbroath before taking on PEC Zwolle at Sportpark Bovenmolen during their Dutch training camp.
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