Following the signing of a ground sharing agreement, The New Saints are pleased to confirm that their league phase matches in the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League will take place at The New Meadow, the home of Shrewsbury Town, with the support of UEFA, the FAW and the FA.
TNS will become the first JD Cymru Premier side to feature in the league phase of a European competition following their qualification last month, and will face Astana (Kazakhstan), Djurgården (Sweden) and Panathinaikos (Greece).
Although UEFA Conference League rules stipulate that clubs must play their home fixtures in a stadium within the association in which it represents, The New Saints have been granted dispensation from UEFA to hold the matches outside of Wales due to no suitable category four stadium being available to host all three matches.
As a result, The New Saints can now look forward to all three league phase matches being played at Shrewsbury Town as follows:
The New Saints vs Astana – Thursday, October 24 – 8pm – The New Meadow, Shrewsbury
The New Saints vs Djurgården – Thursday, November 28 – 5:45pm – The New Meadow, Shrewsbury
The New Saints vs Panathinaikos – Thursday, December 12 – 8pm – The New Meadow, Shrewsbury
The New Saints Chairman Mike Harris said:
“We’d like to thank Shrewsbury Town for allowing us to host these historic matches at The New Meadow.
“We are hopeful the community will come out in full force to support The New Saints as we face some of the continent’s biggest clubs.
“Being so close to our Park Hall home will mean that supporters from Oswestry, Mid Wales, and North Wales can travel to cheer on the team.”
Liam Dooley, Shrewsbury Town chief executive, said:
“We are delighted to welcome The New Saints to The New Meadow. A lot of work has been completed behind the scenes on this by both clubs working together and we are really happy to get this over the line.
“It gives us the chance to showcase our stadium around Europe, as well as providing additional revenue for the club, and supporting TNS on their journey.”
Ticketing details for the three matches will be released soon. Sponsorship and partnership opportunities are available for the upcoming European campaign. For information email The New Saints commercial manager Simon O’Reilly at simon.oreilly@tnsfc.co.uk .
