Gap Connah’s Quay land Norway side Stabaek Fotball in the Europa League

Gap Connah’s Quay have been drawn against Norwegian side Stabaek Fotball in the Europa League but who are they?

The Nomads will face Stabæk Fotball who are based in Bærum, an affluent suburb on the outskirts of Oslo – around 40 minutes from the airport.

The club was founded in 1912 and play their home games at the 7000 capacity Nadderud Stadium.

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Like Nomads gaffer Andy Morrison, their current manager, Billy McKinlay hails from Scotland.

The former Scottish midfielder has been in charge of the Norwegian outfit since leaving Real Sociedad with David Moyes last season.

Former Scottish midfielder Billy McKinlay is in charge of the Norweigians after leaving Real Sociedad with David Moyes last season.

Last season saw Stabaek finish 3rd in the Tippeligaen, the Norwegian top division.

European record.

Season	Competition	Round	Opponents	Home	Away	Aggregate
1997	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group 5	Panahaiki	–	1–1	3rd
			B36 Tórshavn	5–0	–
			RC Genk	–	4–3
			FC Dynamo Moscow	1–1	–
1998	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	FK Vojvodina	1–2	2–3	3–5
1999–00	UEFA Cup	First round	Deportivo la Coruna	1–0	0–2	1–2
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Floriana FC	2–0	1–1	3–1
		Second round	Auxerre	0–2	0–3	0–5
2002–03	UEFA Cup	Qualifying round	Linfield Belfast	4–0	1–1	5–1
		First round	Anderlecht	1–2	1–0	2–2
2004–05	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	FC Haka	3–1	3–1	6–2
		First round	Sochaux	0–5	0–4	0–9
2008–09	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	Stade Rennais	2–1	0–2	2–3
2009–10	UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round	KF Tirana	4–0	1–1	5–1
		Third qualifying round	FC Copenhagen	0–0	1–3	1–3
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Valencia CF	0–3	1–4	1–7
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Dnepr Mogilev	2–2	1–1	3–3(a)
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	JJK Jyväskylä	3–2	0–2	3–4
2016–17	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round

More to follow.