The Irn-Bru First Division side were paired with the Danish outfit, who are managed by former Celtic and Dundee midfielder Morten Weighorst, in the second qualifying round, with Queens drawn to play at home in the first leg.

The lack of seats at the club's Palmerston Park ground means the first leg, scheduled for August 14, is to be moved more than 70 miles away to the Excelsior Stadium. But Chisholm expects a 10,000 capacity crowd to witness the Dumfriesclub's first foray into Europe.

"I would love to have played at Palmerston, getting them in your own back yard is always going to be beneficial," the former Dundee United manager said. "But Uefa regulations state that there is no standing allowed.

"However, it's the first time in history that we have played in Europe and I think that's why it will be a sell-out. I think there will be great interest in the game from the general public, as well as the people of Dumfries.

"Airdrie is a good ground so hopefully it will be full and there is a great atmosphere on the night."

Nordsjaelland qualified for the competition by virtue of winning the Danish Fair Play league after finishing ninth in the domestic Superliga. They can count former Rangers youngsters Bajram Fetai and Jukka Santala among their ranks, but despite the fact Chisholm knows little about his side's opponents, he is confident of progressing to the next round.

He said: "Obviously, we would have preferred to be away from home in the first leg but we've always got a chance and we will be positive about it. I don't know anything about them, we need to see what kind of team they are but I am assuming it will be a hard game. I will try and get out to watch them.

"There isn't a lot of time before the first game but they will be in the same position as us, they will try to scramble over here to see us but that's part of being in Europe. It's not often you get the chance to play in Europe so we are going to make the most of it and enjoy it. The younger boys at the club can only benefit, it's a different type of football and so it will be a great experience. I am going to enjoy it as I enjoyed the Scottish Cup final last season."

The Dumfries side's chairman David Rae, who was over in Nyon for the draw, was equally confident of making it through to the next stage. "It's an exciting and fantastic draw for everyone involved at Queen of the South," he told Sky Sports. "We have a great chance to progress in the competition."

Weighorst insisted his side won't underestimate the Uefa Cup debutantes. The ex-Danish internationalist admitted the Scots outfit were his first choice in a daunting draw. However, the man who enjoyed a decade in Scottish football knows Chisholm's men will provide his side with a stern test.

"I'm really looking forward to getting back to Scotland," he said. "No disrespect to Queen of the South, but it's a good draw for us. Out of the five teams we could have played, Queens were my first choice. There were some very good sides in there, but that's not to say this will be an easy tie. They certainly won't lie down. I know they only lost narrowly to Rangers in the Scottish Cup final and, even though they're not a Premier League club, they are in the Uefa Cup on merit."

Wieghorst's last trip to Scotland was tinged with sadness when he appeared for a Celtic XI in the Phil O'Donnell memorial match in May. And the former Denmark skipper hopes to meet up with some more old friends this time around, if he has time.

He added: "It would be great to see some of the boys at Celtic again, but I'm not sure what our schedule will be.

"It's strange, but in all my years in Scotland, I never played against Queen of the South. Hopefully, I can get off to a winning start against them!"

The return match will take place on Thursday 28 August in the town of Farum, around 20 miles north of Copenhagen.


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FC NORDSJAELLAND

Manager: Morten Wieghorst

Stadium: Farum Park (10,000)

Nickname: The Wild Tigers

Year founded: 1991 as Farum Boldklub (changed name in 2003 to FC Nordsjaelland)

Honours: None

Interesting fact: Midfielder Andreas Dahl created a storm this year when he confronted a streaker in a match against AAB and booted him in the groin!

Star player: Defender Henrik Kildentoft is their captain and has been tipped for a big-money move to a top club in Europe.