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NYON, Switzerland -- West Ham and new coach Slaven Bilic will start their season in Andorra on July 2 in the Europa League first qualifying round.
The UEFA draw paired West Ham with Lusitans for a first-leg match more than five weeks before the English Premier League kicks off.
The return match in London is on July 9.
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West Ham joined 101 teams in the draw Monday as reward for England being awarded an extra place through UEFA's fair play rankings last season.
A further 13 teams joined in the second qualifying round draw also being made later Monday.
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