Matches of the first qualifying round of the inaugural UEFA Europa League will take place today in 23 cities of the continent. The second legs are scheduled for July 9. A rival of Ukraine's FC Metalurh Donetsk in the second qualifying round (16/23 July) will be determined after the two leg tie between Montenegro's FK Sutjeska and FC MTZ-RIPO of Belarus. A bronze winner of Ukraine's domestic championship, FC Metalist Kharkiv, will enter the field from the third qualifying round (30 July/6 August), while the owner of the Ukraine Cup, FC Vorskla Poltava, kicks off from the play-off rounds (20/27 August) to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage. The final of the UEFA Europa League be held at the Arena Hamburg in Germany on Wednesday 12 May 2010.