OGC Nice will face Partizan Belgrade, FC Cologne and FC Slovácko in Pool D of the Conference League. Here is a look at the next three European opponents.

Partizan Belgrade 

A heavyweight of Balkan football, Partizan Belgrade finished second in the last Serbian championship, behind Red Star.

Currently 11th in the league, the team is managed by Gordan Petric.

The top seed, Partizan were relegated to the C4 after being eliminated in the Europa League play-off by Larnaca.

Partizan's stadium (ex Stadion JNA) can accommodate around 33,000 fans.

For the Nice related anecdote, Partizan is Nenad Bjekovic and the magnificent Milos Djelmas's former club...

FC Cologne

For Gym followers, Köln is the club where two former Aiglons have recently played: Vincent Koziello and Anthony Modeste.

For Bundesliga followers, they are also a reference in German football, supported by a large popular fervour, like Partizan.

The club, which finished seventh in the most recent championship, is coached by Steffen Baugmart.

Cologne will play at the 51,000-capacity RheinEnergieStadio.

To reach the group stage, Cologne beat Mol Vidi in a play-off (1-2, 3-0).

FC Slovácko

The final team in Group D comes from the Czech Republic: FC Slovácko.

Currently third in their league (behind Slavia and Sparta), the club finished the 2021-22 season in fourth place.

Based in Uherske Hradiste, in the Zlin region, FC Slovácko is coached by the Czech Martin Svedik.

They host their games in the Miroslava Valenty stadium, which has a capacity of just over 8,000 fans. 

Eliminated from the Europa League by Fenerbahce, FC Slovacko beat Sweden's AIK to compete in the C4.

 

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