Two Israeli teams and one from Serbia will play against the three Bulgarian representatives in the second qualifying round of the Uefa Cup tournament, according to the August 1 2008 draw.

Litex Lovech will play against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC on August 14 with Litex returning the vist on August 28. The Israeli team reached the second round after winning its first ever match in Uefa tournaments against FK Morgen 3:0 on July 31.

The Israeli team plays in the small town of Kiryat Shmona which has a population of about 20 000 inhabitants. The team won itself a promotion to Israel's top division Ligat ha'Al in 2006/07 season, the club's biggest success so far.

Litex, on the other hand, has twice won the Bulgarian championship in the past 19 years as well as winning the Bulgarian cup trophy three times and has considerable experience in the Uefa Cup tournament. In last year's Bulgarian championship the team finished fourth after champions CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia.

Lats year's surprise in the Bulgarian championship, Lokomotiv Sofia, will play against Serbia's FK Borac Čačak team, the draw decided. Lokomitiv will host the first game on August 14, returning the visit on August 28.

Borac won its right to play against the Bulgarian side after a 2:4 victory against Moldavian FC Dacia Chisinau on July 31. The Serbian team plays in the town of Čačak whose stadium has a capacity of 4000 seats. In last year's Serbian championship the team finished fourth.

The third Bulgarian representative in the tournament, Cherno More, from the Black Sea city of Varna, will face Israel's Maccabi Netanya FC.

To do that Cherno More had to beat Sant Julia from Andorra. Cherno More won easily by 9:0 in total after the two games played against Sant Julia. Cherno More is Bulgaria's representative in the Intertoto Cup tournament after finishing fifth in last season's Bulgarian championship.