The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Sign up NOW to get the latest Wolves news direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Pinch yourselves Wolverhampton Wanderers fans. For the first time since 1980, Wolves will play European football. Manchester City's 6-0 win over Watford in the FA Cup final confirmed that they will enter next season's Europa League. Wolves finished as 'best of the rest' in the Premier League, ending up in seventh position, their highest ever Premier League finish. Due to City's dominance of the domestic cup competitions, that finish is enough to ensure Molineux will host European football. Wolves will start their European campaign in the second round of qualifying at the end of July, only a week after their planned pre-season trip to China. Europa League key dates JUNE 19 June: Second qualifying round draw (Main path), Nyon 27 June: Preliminary round, first leg JULY 4 July: Preliminary round, second leg 11 July: First qualifying round, first leg 18 July: First qualifying round, second leg 22 July: Third qualifying round draw, Nyon 25 July: Second qualifying round, first leg AUGUST 1 August: Second qualifying round, second leg 5 August: Play-off round draw, Nyon 8 August: Third qualifying round, first leg 15 August: Third qualifying round, second leg 22 August: Play-off round, first leg 29 August: Play-off round, second leg 30 August: Group stage draw, Monaco SEPTEMBER 19 September: Group stage, matchday one OCTOBER 3 October: Group stage, matchday two 24 October: Group stage, matchday three NOVEMBER 7 November: Group stage, matchday four 28 November: Group stage, matchday five DECEMBER 12 December: Group stage, matchday six 16 December: Round of 32 draw, Nyon FEBRUARY 20 February: Round of 32, first leg 27 February: Round of 32, second leg 28 February: Round of 16 draw, Nyon MARCH 12 March: Round of 16, first leg 19 March: Round of 16, second leg 20 March: Quarter-final and semi-final draws, Nyon APRIL 9 April: Quarter-finals, first leg 16 April: Quarter-finals, second leg 30 April: Semi-finals, first leg MAY 7 May: Semi-finals, second leg 27 May: Final - Gdansk Stadium All old gold eyes now move to the draw for the second round on June 18 and 19. The confirmation marks a stunning return to top flight football for Wolves who have broken a whole host of records under Nuno Espirito Santo.<doc-sep>More Wolverhampton Wanderers Stories {{#articles}} {{item.title}} Wolves qualify for the Europa League after Watford were beaten by Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Wolverhampton Wanderers’ season has got just that little bit better as Watford’s 6-0 defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup final means the Molineux outfit will be playing in the Europa League next season. The winners of the FA Cup qualify for the Europa League, but as Pep Guardiola’s charges are already in the Champions League by virtue of winning the Premier League title, their place goes to the next-highest-ranked league team not in Europe, hence seventh-placed Wolves. Watford harboured hopes of springing an upset against Man City at Wembley but they fell behind on 26 minutes when David Silva finished from close range, while Raheem Sterling doubled their lead before half-time by turning in Gabriel Jesus’s goalbound shot. Why you'd be foolish to write Celtic off next season The second half saw the floodgates open as Sterling added two more before full time for the first FA Cup final hat-trick since Blackpool’s Stan Mortensen netted a treble in the 1953 showpiece, while Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus were also on the scoresheet. At full time, the Wolves Twitter account posted a superbly creative video in which the eyes of the club badge – white against a black background – transform into the Europa League logo: This content could not be loaded pic.twitter.com/AsWqk2Tkk0 — Wolves (@Wolves) 18 May 2019 A welcome cherry on top for the Old Gold faithful after the incredible season they’ve had, and needless to say the reaction on Twitter was very positive indeed: This content could not be loaded I LOVE YOU WOLVES — otto () (@otto_wwfc) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded Thank you @Fosun_Intl Congratulations @Wolves Well done Guo @LaurieDalrymple Jeff and @Nuno — Singhwhenyourewinning (@pedalsingh) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded You’ve had that one waiting in your drafts boys… — jess (@ohvirtuemoir) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded pic.twitter.com/GuBLlw0AB9 — Josh (@Lem_WWFC) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded Could have posted that 45 mins ago — Danny Powers (@Danny_Powers) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded Superb Wolves, congratulations to all at our wonderful club . — Alan Leese . (@_AlanLeese) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded I remember one season as a kid, being amazed by the fact we were in the Anglo Italian Cup; not sure I can cope with the excitement of Europa League qualification #wwfc — Yam Yam (@YamYam2017) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded Omfg — … (@Alexwwfc_) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded Think we may need a few more players lads — Dan Vincent (@Dan__Vincent) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded Actually in tears wtf is happening — Amari carlin (@carlin_amari) 18 May 2019 This content could not be loaded Announce Fosun buy out of Thomas Cook and free flights to all Wolves fans on the European adventure!! — 1877Wolves (@WolvesTruth) 18 May 2019 Wolves last played in Europe in the UEFA Cup back in 1980-81 after winning the League Cup. In other news, 'Great excellence': Kaka sends classy message to Arsenal player<doc-sep>The Portugal international impressed in his maiden season in the Premier League as Nuno Santo’s men secured a spot in next year's Europa League Liverpool target Ruben Neves has intensified speculation he could be set for a summer move to Anfield – by lavishing praise on Jurgen Klopp’s men on Wolves’ official website! Neves, 22, hit four goals and three assists in a strong first Premier League campaign as Nuno Santo’s side clinched a spot in the Europa League with a seventh-place finish. 2 Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves, left, has labelled Liverpool a ‘great team’ The Portugal international’s wide range of passing and long-range shooting has caught the eye of a number of suitors, most notably Liverpool, with Wolves primed for plenty of interest in their star man this summer. Former Reds midfielder Jamie Redknapp believes Wanderers will face a tough battle to keep Neves, likening him to Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso. And Neves, who was coached by Red coach Pep Lijnders in the Porto academy, has lauded Klopp’s side a ‘great team’ following their 2-0 defeat at Anfield on the final day of the season. He said: “We had our chances to score, but Liverpool is a great team, they had a little bit more go and unfortunately we lost, but we left with a great performance I think. 2 The Portugal midfielder is a transfer target for Jurgen Klopp’s men MOST READ IN FOOTBALL NEWS Woeful De Gea stat, Solskjaer 'not at Man United's level', Rashford abused after final INQUIRY Questions will be asked of Solskjaer after 'master' Emery nullified Man United DRAMA Man United stunned by Villarreal as Solskjaer's search for silverware goes on shocker De Gea's commitment doubted as he concedes 36th straight pen and misses in EL final NEW BLOOD Zidane 'decides to leave' Madrid with immediate effect as Khabib calls for Conte KON MAN Liverpool stars given warning about Konate as RB Leipzig defender ‘passes medical’ gone Conte leaves Inter: Spurs would be 'match made in hell' due to 'trail of carnage' force Van Dijk partnered with Konate and midfielder joins - Liverpool XI to challenge City “It was a difficult game. We all know what Liverpool is, how Liverpool play, but I think we did a great game. We lost 2-0 but mainly in the second half we controlled the game really well. “We knew before the game that they wanted to win, because they were fighting for a title, but I think we played like usual. “We had a really good shape, were very organised and waited for the right moments to attack. I think we played well. “Unfortunately, we didn’t score today, but mainly in the second half I think we made a great game.”<doc-sep>
Wolves will be playing in Europe next season, after clinching a Europa League spot courtesy of Manchester City's FA Cup final demolition of Watford. Nuno Espirito Santo's side finished seventh in the Premier League but would have missed out on the Europa League if Watford had lifted the FA Cup at Wembley, due to the perk of winning the competition. City pulled off a domestic treble by smashing the Hornets 6-0, confirming that Wolves will be playing European football next season for the first time since 1980. Wolves will be playing in the Europa League next season after finishing seventh in the league Nuno Espirito Santo guided his newly promoted side straight into the European places The Midlands side were only promoted to the Premier League last season, but took to the top flight with aplomb and pulled off a series of crucial results throughout the campaign. To mark the progress, Wolves took to social media to rejoice with fans and share a video in anticipation for next season's European action. The club uploaded an image of the eyes of the wolf which comprises the team crest, before an animation quickly turned it into the silhouette of the Europa League trophy. Man City's victory over Watford meant the Hornets did not take the European spot off Wolves Manchester United now also go straight into the Europa League group stages as a result Manchester United, who finished sixth in the league, also have their city neighbours to thank. As a result of City's FA Cup heroics, the Red Devils will now go straight into the Europa League group stages. City's win also means Watford will not be able to take part in next season's Community Shield. The fixture pits the Premier League champions against the FA Cup winners. As City lifted both trophies, second-placed Premier League side Liverpool will take part in next season's curtain-raiser at the national stadium.