Trabzonspor to Face Germany's Freiburg for the First Time in 27 Years

Trabzonspor will face Germany's Freiburg at home in the UEFA Conference League. The claret-and-navy side will play their 160th match in European competition with this game.

In European cups, the club has played 159 matches, winning 58, drawing 39 and losing 62. In the Conference League, Trabzonspor has played 10 matches so far. They have won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3. In this competition, the club has scored 13 goals and conceded 14.

This season, the claret-and-navy side will play its fifth European match. In the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League, they lost 1-0 at home and 4-0 away to Hungary's Ferencvaros. In the first week of the Conference League, they beat Finland's KuPS Kuopio 4-2 away and Scotland's Hearts 2-0 at home.

Trabzonspor will meet a German team for the first time in 27 years. They last faced one in the 1999-2000 season, in the semi-final of the Intertoto Cup. After a 2-2 draw at home against Hamburg on 28 July, they were eliminated by a 4-1 defeat to the same side on 4 August 1999.