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SWANSEA CITY 2013/14

Europa League

The 2013/14 season saw Swansea City make their first appearance in European competition since the early 90's. Their previous appearances were as winners of the Welsh Cup but this time it was as the first Welsh side to qualify for Europe through a Football League competition, the Swans winning the Capital One Cup (League Cup) in 2012/13.


3rd Qualifying Round
1st Leg	Thu	Aug	1	Malmo (Sweden)	Home	Won	4-0
2nd Leg	Thu	Aug	8	Malmo	Away	Drew	0-0
		Won 4-0 on aggregate.
Play Off Round
1st Leg	Thu	Aug	22	Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania)	Home	Won	5-1
2nd Leg	Thu	Aug	29	Petrolul Ploiesti	Away	Lost	1-2
		Won 6-3 on aggregate.

Group Stage
Group A	Thu	Sep	19	Valencia (Spain)	Away	Won	3-0
Group A	Thu	Oct	3	St Gallen (Switzerland)	Home	Won	1-0
Group A	Thu	Oct	24	Kuban Krasnodar (Russia)	Home	Drew	1-1
Group A	Thu	Nov	7	Kuban Krasnodar	Away	Drew	1-1
Group A	Thu	Nov	28	Valencia	Home	Lost	0-1
Group A	Thu	Dec	12	St Gallen	Away	Lost	0-1
		Swansea finished second in the the Group and with Valencia qualified for the knock-out stages. Full Group results and table.
Round of Last 32
1st Leg	Thu	Feb	20	Napoli (Italy)	Home	Drew	0-0
2nd Leg	Thu	Feb	27	Napoli	Away	Lost	1-3
		Lost 1-3 on aggregate.

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