On Friday, August 26, the draw for the group stage of the Conference League of the 2022/23 season took place in Istanbul. In particular, Dnipro-1, which is the only representative of Ukraine in this tournament, recognized its rivals..

At the group stage of the third most prestigious European tournament, Oleksandr Kucher's wards will compete with such teams as AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), Apollon (Cyprus) and Vaduz (Liechtenstein).

The draw procedure was not without a curious embarrassment. Having pulled out a ball with the Dnipro club from the basket, the presenter incorrectly announced its name: "

Apparently, UEFA has not yet learned how to correctly pronounce the name of the Ukrainian team. It is not surprising, because this season Dnipro-1 made its debut in European competition. Recall that Dnipro began the historic European Cup season in the playoffs of the Europa League qualifying round, but there they lost to the Cypriot AEK from Larnaca and flew to the Conference League.