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2008–09 UEFA Cup
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates17 July 2008 – 20 May 2009
Teams80 (competition proper)
157 (qualifying)
Final positions
ChampionsUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st title)
Runners-upGermany Werder Bremen
Tournament statistics
Matches played221
Goals scored572 (2.59 per match)
Top scorer(s)Vágner Love (CSKA Moscow)
11 goals
(Europa League) 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 UEFA Cup was the 38th season of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul on 20 May 2009.[1] It was the final season to use the UEFA Cup format;[2] starting in 2009, the competition was known as the UEFA Europa League. Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk beat Werder Bremen 2–1 after extra time to win their first European title.[3] Zenit Saint Petersburg were the defending champions but were eliminated by Udinese in the Round of 16.

Association team allocation

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A total of 157 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. Associations were allocated places according to their 2007 UEFA league coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2002–03 to 2006–07.[4]

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup:[5]

  • Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 7 and 8 each have four teams qualify
  • Associations 9–15 and 22–51 each have two teams qualify, except Liechtenstein, which has one team qualify (as Liechtenstein only has a domestic cup and no domestic league)
  • Associations 16–21 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 52 and 53 each have one team qualify

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Association ranking

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Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  Spain 76.891 3 +1(IT)
2  England 68.540 +1(FP)
+1(IT)
3  Italy 66.088 +1(UCL)
+1(IT)
4  France 53.656 +2(UCL)
+1(IT)
5  Germany 44.364 +2(UCL)
+1(IT)
+1(FP)
6  Portugal 42.749 +1(UCL)
+1(IT)
7  Romania 40.165 4 +1(IT)
8  Netherlands 39.379 +1(UCL)
9  Russia 36.125 2 +2(UCL)
10  Scotland 30.500
11  Ukraine 29.475 +2(UCL)
12  Belgium 29.075 +1(UCL)
13  Czech Republic 26.825 +2(UCL)
14  Turkey 26.641 +1(UCL)
15  Greece 25.497 +1(UCL)
16  Bulgaria 24.582 3 +1(UCL)
17  Switzerland 23.850 +1(IT)
18  Norway 19.725 +1(UCL)
+1(IT)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
19  Israel 19.208 3
20  Serbia 18.958 +1(UCL)
21  Denmark 18.575 +1(UCL)
+1(FP)
22  Austria 18.500 2 +1(IT)
23  Poland 17.000 +1(UCL)
24  Hungary 14.165
25  Slovakia 10.832 +1(UCL)
26  Croatia 10.708 +1(UCL)
27  Cyprus 10.582
28  Sweden 10.541 +1(IT)
29  Slovenia 9.915
30  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.665
31  Latvia 8.664
32  Lithuania 7.332 +1(UCL)
33  Finland 7.331
34  Moldova 7.166
35  Republic of Ireland 6.498
36  Georgia 6.164
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
37  Liechtenstein 6.000 1
38  Macedonia 5.831 2
39  Iceland 4.999
40  Belarus 4.665
41  Albania 3.832
42  Estonia 3.665
43  Armenia 3.498
44  Azerbaijan 3.166
45  Kazakhstan 2.332
46  Northern Ireland 2.165
47  Wales 1.998
48  Faroe Islands 1.665
49  Luxembourg 1.665
50  Malta 1.665
51  Montenegro 0.000
52  Andorra 0.000 1
53  San Marino 0.000
Notes
  • (FP): Additional fair play berth (Denmark, England, Germany)[6][7][8][9][10]
  • (UCL): Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League

Distribution

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Since the winners of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, Zenit Saint Petersburg, qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League through domestic performance, the title holder spot reserved for them in the playoff round was vacated. As a result, the following changes to the default allocation system were made to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage:[11]

  • The domestic cup winners of associations 14 (Turkey) was promoted from the second qualifying round to the play-off round.
  • The first UEFA Cup entrant of associations 19 and 20 (Israel and Serbia) were promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League Teams transferred from Intertoto Cup
First qualifying round
(74 teams)
  • 33 cup winners from associations 21–53
  • 32 runners-up from associations 19–37, 39–50 and 53
  • 6 third-place finishers from associations 16–21
  • 3 entries through UEFA Fair Play
Second qualifying round
(64 teams)
  • 6 cup winners from associations 15–20
  • 7 third-place finishers from associations 9–15
  • 3 runners-up from associations 16–18
  • 37 winners from the first qualifying round
First round
(80 teams)
  • 14 national cup winners from associations 1–14
  • 2 third-place finishers from associations 7–8
  • 5 fourth-place finishers from associations 4–8
  • 7 fifth-place finishers from associations 1–3, 5–8
  • 2 sixth-place finishers from associations 1–2
  • 2 League Cup winners from associations 3–4
  • 32 winners from the second qualifying round
Group stage
(40 teams)
  • 40 winners from the First Round
Knockout phase
(32 teams)
  • 24 top-three finishers from the group stage

Redistribution rules

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A UEFA Cup place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the UEFA Cup, or qualifies for the UEFA Cup by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:[5]

  • When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifiers within the national association) also qualify for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup place is vacated, and the remaining UEFA Cup qualifiers are moved up one place, with the final place (with the earliest starting round) taken by the domestic cup runners-up, provided they do not already qualify for the Champions League or the UEFA Cup. Otherwise, this place is taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the European competitions.
  • When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the UEFA Cup through league position, their place through the league position is vacated, and the UEFA Cup qualifiers that finish lower in the league are moved up one place, with the final place taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the UEFA Cup.
  • A place vacated by the League Cup winners is taken by the highest-placed league finishers that have not yet qualified for the UEFA Cup.
  • A Fair Play place is taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table that has not yet qualified for the Champions League or the UEFA Cup.

Teams

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Round of 32
Italy Fiorentina (CL GS) France Marseille (CL GS) Russia Zenit Saint PetersburgTH (CL GS) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (CL GS)
France Bordeaux (CL GS) Germany Werder Bremen (CL GS) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (CL GS) Denmark AaB (CL GS)
First round
Spain Valencia (CW) Germany Hamburger SV (4th) Netherlands Heerenveen (PO) Belgium Standard Liège (CL Q3)
Spain Sevilla (5th) Germany VfL Wolfsburg (5th) Netherlands NEC (PO) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (CL Q3)
Spain Racing Santander (6th) Germany Borussia Dortmund (CR) Russia CSKA Moscow (CW) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (CL Q3)
England Portsmouth (CW) Portugal Benfica (4th) Scotland Motherwell (3rd) Turkey Galatasaray (CL Q3)
England Everton (5th) Portugal Marítimo (5th) Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv (3rd) Greece Olympiacos (CL Q3)
England Tottenham Hotspur (LC) Portugal Vitória de Setúbal (6th) Belgium Club Brugge (3rd) Bulgaria Levski Sofia (CL Q3)
Italy Milan (5th) Romania Rapid București (3rd) Czech Republic Baník Ostrava (3rd) Norway Brann (CL Q3)
Italy Sampdoria (6th) Romania Dinamo București (4th) Turkey Kayserispor (CW) Serbia Partizan (CL Q3)
Italy Udinese (7th) Romania Unirea Urziceni (5th) Germany Schalke 04 (CL Q3) Poland Wisła Kraków (CL Q3)
France Nancy (4th) Romania Timișoara (6th) Portugal Vitória de Guimarães (CL Q3) Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka (CL Q3)
France Saint-Étienne (5th) Netherlands Feyenoord (CW) Netherlands Twente (CL Q3) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (CL Q3)
France Paris Saint-Germain (CR) Netherlands Ajax (PO) Russia Spartak Moscow (CL Q3) Lithuania Kaunas (CL Q3)
Second qualifying round
Russia FC Moscow (4th) Greece Aris (4th) Israel Maccabi Netanya (2nd) Portugal Braga (IC)
Scotland Queen of the South (CR) Bulgaria Litex Lovech (CW) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (2nd) Romania Vaslui (IC)
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (4th) Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia (3rd)[Note BUL] Spain Deportivo La Coruña (IC) Switzerland Grasshopper (IC)
Belgium Gent (CR) Switzerland Young Boys (2nd) England Aston Villa (IC) Norway Rosenborg (IC)
Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (CR) Switzerland Zürich (3rd) Italy Napoli (IC) Austria Sturm Graz (IC)
Turkey Beşiktaş (3rd) Norway Lillestrøm (CW) France Rennes (IC) Sweden IF Elfsborg (IC)
Greece AEK Athens (3rd) Norway Stabæk (2nd) Germany VfB Stuttgart (IC)
First qualifying round
Bulgaria Cherno More (5th)[Note BUL] Croatia Hajduk Split (CR) Georgia (country) Zestaponi (CW) Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy (3rd)
Switzerland Bellinzona (CR) Cyprus APOEL (CW) Georgia (country) WIT Georgia (2nd) Northern Ireland Glentoran (2nd)
Norway Viking (3rd) Cyprus Omonia (3rd) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) Northern Ireland Cliftonville (3rd)[Note NIR]
Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona (3rd) Sweden Kalmar FF (CW) North Macedonia Milano (2nd) Wales Bangor City (CW)
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (CR) Sweden Djurgårdens IF (3rd) North Macedonia Pelister (3rd) Wales The New Saints (2nd)
Serbia Vojvodina (3rd) Slovenia Interblock (CW) Iceland FH (CW) Faroe Islands EB/Streymur (CW)
Serbia Borac Čačak (4th)[Note SRB] Slovenia Koper (2nd) Iceland ÍA (3rd) Faroe Islands B36 (3rd)
Denmark Brøndby (CW) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (CW) Belarus MTZ-RIPO Minsk (CW) Luxembourg Grevenmacher (CW)
Denmark Midtjylland (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (2nd) Belarus Gomel (2nd) Luxembourg Racing Union (2nd)
Denmark Copenhagen (3rd) Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs (2nd) Albania Vllaznia (CW) Malta Birkirkara (CW)
Austria Red Bull Salzburg (2nd) Latvia Olimps/ASK (CR) Albania Partizani (2nd) Malta Marsaxlokk (2nd)
Austria Austria Wien (3rd)[Note AUT] Lithuania Sūduva (2nd) Estonia Flora (CW) Montenegro Mogren (CW)
Poland Legia Warsaw (CW) Lithuania Vėtra (CR) Estonia TVMK (3rd) Montenegro Zeta (2nd)
Poland Lech Poznań (4th)[Note POL] Finland Haka (2nd) Armenia Ararat Yerevan (CW) Andorra Sant Julià (CW)
Hungary Debrecen (CW) Finland Honka (CR) Armenia Banants (2nd) San Marino Juvenes/Dogana (CR)
Hungary Győri ETO (3rd) Moldova Dacia Chișinău (2nd) Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran (CW) England Manchester City (FP)
Slovakia Žilina (2nd) Moldova Nistru Otaci (3rd) Azerbaijan Olimpik Baku (2nd) Germany Hertha BSC (FP)
Slovakia Spartak Trnava (CR) Republic of Ireland Cork City (CW) Kazakhstan Tobol (CW) Denmark Nordsjælland (FP)
Croatia Slaven Belupo (2nd) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic (2nd)
Notes
  1. ^
    Bulgaria (BUL): After Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia failed to obtain a UEFA licence and replaced in the Champions League by runners-up Levski Sofia, league 3rd-placed team Lokomotiv Sofia moved up from First to Second qualifying round, while 5th-placed team Cherno More were awarded a spot in the First qualifying round.[12]
  2. ^
    Serbia (SRB): 2007–08 Serbian Cup runners-up FK Zemun failed to obtain a UEFA licence and were replaced by Serbian Superliga 4th-placed team Borac Čačak.[13]
  3. ^
    Austria (AUT): 2007–08 Austrian Cup winners SV Horn were not admitted to UEFA Cup as the Austrian Cup was limited to amateur clubs that season. Austrian Bundesliga 3rd-placed club admitted to UEFA Cup instead.[14]
  4. ^
    Poland (POL): Polish Ekstraklasa 3rd-placed team Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski lost their UEFA Cup spot after merger with Polonia Warsaw and were replaced by 4th-placed team Lech Poznań.[15]
  5. ^
    Northern Ireland (NIR): 2007–08 Irish Cup runners-up Coleraine failed to obtain UEFA license and were replaced by Irish Premier League 3rd-placed team Cliftonville.[16]

Round and draw dates

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The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.[11]

Schedule for 2008–09 UEFA Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 1 July 2008 17 July 2008 31 July 2008
Second qualifying round 1 August 2008 14 August 2008 28 August 2008
First round 29 August 2008 18 September 2008 2 October 2008
Group stage Matchday 1 7 October 2008 23 October 2008
Matchday 2 6 November 2008
Matchday 3 27 November 2008
Matchday 4 3–4 December 2008
Matchday 5 17–18 December 2008
Knockout stage Round of 32 19 December 2008 18–19 February 2009 26 February 2009
Round of 16 12 March 2009 18–19 March 2009
Quarter-finals 20 March 2009 9 April 2009 16 April 2009
Semi-finals 30 April 2009 7 May 2009
Final 20 May 2009 at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
The three UEFA Cup regions, used for the regionalised qualifying stage draws, in a map

First qualifying round

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The draw for the first qualifying round took place on 1 July 2008.[17] The first legs were played on 17 July 2008 and the second legs were played on 29 and 31 July 2008. Three of the 37 ties were won by the team with the lower UEFA coefficient, all involving teams whose ranking was that of their association: WIT Georgia (Georgia, ranked 38) beat Spartak Trnava (Slovakia, 24); Vllaznia (Albania, 43) beat Koper (Slovenia, 29); and St Patrick's Athletic (Ireland, 35) beat Olimps/ASK (Latvia, 31).

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Southern region
Cherno More Bulgaria9–0Andorra Sant Julià4–05–0
Pelister North Macedonia0–1Cyprus APOEL0–00–1
Vaduz Liechtenstein1–5Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar1–20–3
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina3–1Albania Partizani0–03–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Israel4–1Montenegro Mogren1–13–0
Koper Slovenia1–2Albania Vllaznia1–20–0
Zeta Montenegro1–2Slovenia Interblock1–10–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel5–0San Marino Juvenes/Dogana3–02–0
Hajduk Split Croatia7–0Malta Birkirkara4–03–0
Omonia Cyprus4–1North Macedonia Milano2–02–1
Marsaxlokk Malta0–8Croatia Slaven Belupo0–40–4
Central–East region
Red Bull Salzburg Austria10–0Armenia Banants7–03–0
Győri ETO Hungary3–2Georgia (country) Zestaponi1–12–1
Ararat Yerevan Armenia1–4Switzerland Bellinzona0–11–3
Dacia Chișinău Moldova2–4Serbia Borac Čačak1–11–3
Tobol Kazakhstan1–2Austria Austria Wien1–00–2
Hertha BSC Germany8–1Moldova Nistru Otaci8–10–0
Khazar Lankaran Azerbaijan1–5Poland Lech Poznań0–11–4
Legia Warsaw Poland4–1Belarus Gomel0–04–1
Spartak Trnava Slovakia2–3Georgia (country) WIT Georgia2–20–1
MTZ-RIPO Minsk Belarus2–3Slovakia Žilina2–20–1
Shakhter Karagandy Kazakhstan1–2Hungary Debrecen1–10–1
Vojvodina Serbia2–1Azerbaijan Olimpik Baku1–01–1
Northern region
FH Iceland8–3Luxembourg Grevenmacher3–25–1
Vėtra Lithuania1–2Norway Viking1–00–2
Racing Union Luxembourg1–10Sweden Kalmar FF0–31–7
Honka Finland4–2Iceland ÍA3–01–2
Glentoran Northern Ireland1–3Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs1–10–2
Brøndby Denmark3–0Faroe Islands B361–02–0
TVMK Estonia0–8Denmark Nordsjælland0–30–5
EB/Streymur Faroe Islands0–4England Manchester City0–20–2
Olimps/ASK Latvia0–3Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic0–10–2
Djurgårdens IF Sweden2–2 (a)Estonia Flora0–02–2
Sūduva Lithuania2–0Wales The New Saints1–01–0
Cliftonville Northern Ireland0–11Denmark Copenhagen0–40–7
Cork City Republic of Ireland2–6Finland Haka2–20–4
Bangor City Wales1–10[a]Denmark Midtjylland0–41–6
Notes:
  1. ^ Midtjylland were originally drawn to play at home in the first leg, but the order of the games was reversed.

Second qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 1 August 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland,[18] and featured 16 teams entering directly at the second qualifying round, as well as the 37 winners from the previous round and the 11 third round winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The first legs were played on 14 August 2008 and the second leg on 28 August 2008. 12 of the 32 ties were won by the team with the lower UEFA coefficient. The 12 teams that lost to a lower team were: AEK Athens, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Aris, Red Star Belgrade, Grasshopper, Slovan Liberec, Viking, Lokomotiv Sofia, IF Elfsborg, Gent, Queen of the South and Debrecen. St Patrick's Athletic were the only team to beat a higher-seeded team in each of the two qualifying rounds.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Southern region
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina1–6Turkey Beşiktaş1–20–4
Braga Portugal3–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar1–02–0
Borac Čačak Serbia2–1Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia1–01–1
Vojvodina Serbia0–3Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv0–00–3
Aris Greece1–2Croatia Slaven Belupo1–00–2
Litex Lovech Bulgaria2–1Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona0–02–1
Deportivo La Coruña Spain2–0Croatia Hajduk Split0–02–0
APOEL Cyprus5–5 (a)Serbia Red Star Belgrade2–23–3 (a.e.t.)
Vllaznia Albania0–8Italy Napoli0–30–5
Maccabi Netanya Israel1–3Bulgaria Cherno More1–10–2
AEK Athens Greece2–3[a]Cyprus Omonia0–12–2
Central–East region
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia1–5Romania Vaslui0–21–3
Zürich Switzerland2–2 (4–2 p)Austria Sturm Graz1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
VfB Stuttgart Germany6–2Hungary Győri ETO2–14–1
Lech Poznań Poland6–0Switzerland Grasshopper6–00–0
Slovan Liberec Czech Republic2–4Slovakia Žilina1–21–2
WIT Georgia Georgia (country)0–2Austria Austria WienCanc.[b]0–2
Young Boys Switzerland7–3Hungary Debrecen4–13–2
Legia Warsaw Poland1–4Russia FC Moscow1–20–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine4–4 (a)Switzerland Bellinzona3–21–2
Interblock Slovenia0–3Germany Hertha BSC0–20–1
Sūduva Lithuania2–4Austria Red Bull Salzburg1–41–0
Northern region
Djurgårdens IF Sweden2–6Norway Rosenborg2–10–5
Queen of the South Scotland2–4Denmark Nordsjælland1–21–2
Gent Belgium2–5Sweden Kalmar FF2–10–4
Manchester City England1–1 (4–2 p)Denmark Midtjylland0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Honka Finland2–1Norway Viking0–02–1
Haka Finland0–6Denmark Brøndby0–40–2
Stabæk Norway2–3France Rennes2–10–2
Copenhagen Denmark7–3Norway Lillestrøm3–14–2
IF Elfsborg Sweden3–4Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic2–21–2
FH Iceland2–5[a]England Aston Villa1–41–1
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Order of legs reversed[19]
  2. ^ Due to the current conflict in Georgia and the ensuing safety concerns, UEFA ordered the first leg to be cancelled. The match was held as a single leg tie in Vienna.[20]

First round

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round
The number of each teams from each nation which qualified for the First Round

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, was held on 29 August 2008 at 13:00 CET in Monaco. The matches were played on 18 September and 2 October 2008.

Nine of the 40 ties were won by the unseeded team. The nine seeded losing teams, with their ranking, were: Everton (50), Rapid București (58), Beşiktaş (60), Sparta Prague (68), Dinamo București (69), Levski Sofia (80), Austria Wien (82), Rennes (97) and Hapoel Tel Aviv (108).

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Milan Italy4–1Switzerland Zürich3–11–0
Timișoara Romania1–3Serbia Partizan1–20–1
Hertha BSC Germany2–0Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic2–00–0
Baník Ostrava Czech Republic1–2Russia Spartak Moscow0–11–1
Beşiktaş Turkey2–4[a]Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv1–01–4
Portsmouth England4–2Portugal Vitória de Guimarães2–02–2 (a.e.t.)
Kayserispor Turkey1–2France Paris Saint-Germain1–20–0
Sevilla Spain4–0Austria Red Bull Salzburg2–02–0
VfL Wolfsburg Germany2–1Romania Rapid București1–01–1
Sampdoria Italy7–1Lithuania Kaunas5–02–1
Marítimo Portugal1–3Spain Valencia0–11–2
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia3–3 (a)Czech Republic Sparta Prague0–03–3
Omonia Cyprus2–4[a]England Manchester City1–21–2
Young Boys Switzerland2–4Belgium Club Brugge2–20–2
Nancy France3–0Scotland Motherwell1–02–0
Everton England3–4Belgium Standard Liège2–21–2
Napoli Italy3–4Portugal Benfica3–20–2
Bellinzona Switzerland4–6Turkey Galatasaray3–41–2
NEC Netherlands1–0Romania Dinamo București1–00–0
Racing Santander Spain2–0Finland Honka1–01–0
APOEL Cyprus2–5Germany Schalke 041–41–1
Litex Lovech Bulgaria2–4England Aston Villa1–31–1
Austria Wien Austria4–5Poland Lech Poznań2–12–4 (a.e.t.)
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal3–6Netherlands Heerenveen1–12–5
Brann Norway2–2 (2–3 p)Spain Deportivo La Coruña2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Slavia Prague Czech Republic1–1 (a)Romania Vaslui0–01–1
Slaven Belupo Croatia1–3Russia CSKA Moscow1–20–1
Brøndby Denmark3–5Norway Rosenborg1–22–3
Cherno More Bulgaria3–4Germany VfB Stuttgart1–22–2
Rennes France2–2 (a)Netherlands Twente2–10–1
Borac Čačak Serbia1–6[a]Netherlands Ajax1–40–2
Tottenham Hotspur England3–2Poland Wisła Kraków2–11–1
FC Moscow Russia2–3[a]Denmark Copenhagen1–21–1
Žilina Slovakia2–1Bulgaria Levski Sofia1–11–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–2 (3–4 p)Italy Udinese0–22–0 (a.e.t.)
Braga Portugal6–0Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka4–02–0
Feyenoord Netherlands2–2 (a)Sweden Kalmar FF0–12–1
Hamburger SV Germany2–0Romania Unirea Urziceni0–02–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel2–4France Saint-Étienne1–21–2
Nordsjælland Denmark0–7Greece Olympiacos0–20–5
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Order of legs reversed

Group stage

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage
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Teams that have qualified for the group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Black: Group D;
Purple: Group E; Pink: Group F; Blue: Group G; Orange: Group H.

The draw for the group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup was held at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 7 October 2008. The 40 teams in the draw were divided into five pots based on their UEFA coefficients. The eight teams with the highest UEFA coefficient were allocated to Pot 1, the next eight teams to Pot 2, and so on. One team from each pot was drawn for each group, with the restriction that no team could be drawn with one from the same country.[21]

The top three teams (highlighted in green) of each group qualified for the next round. Based on paragraph 6.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[5]

  1. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  2. higher number of goals scored;
  3. higher number of goals scored away;
  4. higher number of wins;
  5. higher number of away wins;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MC TWE PSG RSA SCH
1 England Manchester City 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Advance to knockout stage — 3–2 0–0 — —
2 Netherlands Twente 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6 — — — 1–0 2–1
3 France Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 2 1 7 5 +2 5 — 4–0 — 2–2 —
4 Spain Racing Santander 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 5 3–1 — — — 1–1
5 Germany Schalke 04 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4 0–2 — 3–1 — —
Source: RSSSF

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MET GAL OLY HER BEN
1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 4 3 1 0 3 0 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage — — 1–0 0–0 —
2 Turkey Galatasaray 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9 0–1 — 1–0 — —
3 Greece Olympiacos 4 2 0 2 9 3 +6 6 — — — 4–0 5–1
4 Germany Hertha BSC 4 0 2 2 1 6 −5 2 — 0–1 — — 1–1
5 Portugal Benfica 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1 0–1 0–2 — — —
Source: RSSSF

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STD STU SAM SEV PTZ
1 Belgium Standard Liège 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage — — 3–0 1–0 —
2 Germany VfB Stuttgart 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 3–0 — — — 2–0
3 Italy Sampdoria 4 2 1 1 4 5 −1 7 — 1–1 — 1–0 —
4 Spain Sevilla 4 2 0 2 5 2 +3 6 — 2–0 — — 3–0
5 Serbia Partizan 4 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0 0–1 — 1–2 — —
Source: RSSSF

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UDI TOT NEC SPA DZ
1 Italy Udinese 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 — — 2–1
2 England Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 — — — 2–2 4–0
3 Netherlands NEC 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6 2–0 0–1 — — —
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4 1–2 — 1–2 — —
5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3 — — 3–2 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WOL ACM BRA POR HVN
1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 4 3 1 0 13 7 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage — — — 3–2 5–1
2 Italy Milan 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8 2–2 — 1–0 — —
3 Portugal Braga 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6 2–3 — — 3–0 —
4 England Portsmouth 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4 — 2–2 — — 3–0
5 Netherlands Heerenveen 4 0 0 4 3 13 −10 0 — 1–3 1–2 — —
Source: RSSSF

Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HSV AJA AST ZIL SLA
1 Germany Hamburger SV 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage — 0–1 3–1 — —
2 Netherlands Ajax 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 — — — 1–0 2–2
3 England Aston Villa 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6 — 2–1 — 1–2 —
4 Slovakia Žilina 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 1–2 — — — 0–0
5 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 0–2 — 0–1 — —
Source: RSSSF

Group G

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STE VAL FCK BRU ROS
1 France Saint-Étienne 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 — — 3–0
2 Spain Valencia 4 1 3 0 8 4 +4 6 — — 1–1 1–1 —
3 Denmark Copenhagen 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 1–3 — — — 1–1
4 Belgium Club Brugge 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3 1–1 — 0–1 — —
5 Norway Rosenborg 4 0 2 2 1 8 −7 2 — 0–4 — 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group H

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSK DEP LPO NAN FEY
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 4 4 0 0 12 5 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 2–1 — —
2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 — — — 1–0 3–0
3 Poland Lech Poznań 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5 — 1–1 — 2–2 —
4 France Nancy 4 1 1 2 8 7 +1 4 3–4 — — — 3–0
5 Netherlands Feyenoord 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9 0 1–3 — 0–1 — —
Source: RSSSF

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The draw mechanism for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, matches were played between the winner of one group and the third-placed team of a different group, and between the runners-up of one group and the third-placed team from a Champions League group, with the group winner and runner-up host the second leg. Teams from the same national association or have played in the same group in the group stages cannot be drawn together.
  • From the round of 16 onwards, these restrictions did not apply, and teams from same group or same association could be drawn together.

Bracket

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Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
France Paris Saint-Germain235
Germany VfL Wolfsburg011 France Paris Saint-Germain011
Portugal Braga314Portugal Braga000
Belgium Standard Liège011 France Paris Saint-Germain000
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (a)123Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv033
Spain Valencia123 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (a)123
Italy Sampdoria000Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv033
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv123 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv112
England Aston Villa101Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk123
Russia CSKA Moscow123 Russia CSKA Moscow101
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk213Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk022
England Tottenham Hotspur011 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk224
France Marseille (p)011 (7)France Marseille011
Netherlands Twente101 (6) France Marseille (a.e.t.)224
Italy Fiorentina011Netherlands Ajax213 20 May – Istanbul
Netherlands Ajax112 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (a.e.t.)2
Germany Werder Bremen (a)123Germany Werder Bremen1
Italy Milan123 Germany Werder Bremen123
Greece Olympiacos112France Saint-Étienne022
France Saint-Étienne235 Germany Werder Bremen336
Poland Lech Poznań213Italy Udinese134
Italy Udinese224 Italy Udinese202
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg224Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg011
Germany VfB Stuttgart112 Germany Werder Bremen (a)033
Netherlands NEC000Germany Hamburger SV123
Germany Hamburger SV314 Germany Hamburger SV134
France Bordeaux033Turkey Galatasaray123
Turkey Galatasaray044 Germany Hamburger SV314
Denmark Copenhagen213England Manchester City123
England Manchester City224 England Manchester City (p)202 (4)
Denmark AaB336Denmark AaB022 (3)
Spain Deportivo La Coruña011

Round of 32

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The draw for the round of 32 took place on 19 December 2008, the day after the final round of UEFA Cup group stage matches.[22] The first legs were played on 18 February and 19 February, and the second leg matches were played on 26 February 2009.

Manchester City were the only team from the first qualifying round to reach the round of 16. Braga were the only team from the Intertoto Cup to reach the round of 16 and were therefore awarded the title of Intertoto Cup winners. Of the eight teams who had been placed in Pot 5 of the group stage draw, only Metalist Kharkiv and Saint-Étienne reached the round of 16. Of the eight teams that entered the Round of the 32 from the UEFA Champions League group stage, two lost: Fiorentina and Bordeaux. Of the eight ties between a third-placed team and a first-placed team from the UEFA Cup group stage, two were won by the third-placed team; the winners were Braga and Paris Saint-Germain.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Paris Saint-Germain France5–1Germany VfL Wolfsburg2–03–1
Copenhagen Denmark3–4England Manchester City2–21–2
NEC Netherlands0–4Germany Hamburger SV0–30–1
Sampdoria Italy0–3Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv0–10–2
Braga Portugal4–1Belgium Standard Liège3–01–1
Aston Villa England1–3Russia CSKA Moscow1–10–2
Lech Poznań Poland3–4Italy Udinese2–21–2
Olympiacos Greece2–5France Saint-Étienne1–31–2
Fiorentina Italy1–2Netherlands Ajax0–11–1
AaB Denmark6–1Spain Deportivo La Coruña3–03–1
Werder Bremen Germany3–3 (a)Italy Milan1–12–2
Bordeaux France3–4Turkey Galatasaray0–03–4
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine3–3 (a)Spain Valencia1–12–2
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia4–2Germany VfB Stuttgart2–12–1
Marseille France1–1 (7–6 p)Netherlands Twente0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–1England Tottenham Hotspur2–01–1

Round of 16

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The draw for the round of 16 took place on 19 December 2008, immediately after the draw for the round of 32.[22] The first leg matches were played on 12 March, and the second leg matches were played on 18 March and 19 March 2009.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Werder Bremen Germany3–2France Saint-Étienne1–02–2
CSKA Moscow Russia1–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk1–00–2
Udinese Italy2–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg2–00–1
Paris Saint-Germain France1–0Portugal Braga0–01–0
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine3–3 (a)Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv1–02–3
Manchester City England2–2 (4–3 p)Denmark AaB2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Marseille France4–3Netherlands Ajax2–12–2 (a.e.t.)
Hamburger SV Germany4–3Turkey Galatasaray1–13–2

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 20 March 2009. The first legs were played on 9 April and the second legs were played on 16 April.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Hamburger SV Germany4–3England Manchester City3–11–2
Paris Saint-Germain France0–3Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv0–00–3
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine4–1France Marseille2–02–1
Werder Bremen Germany6–4Italy Udinese3–13–3

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals took place on 20 March 2009, immediately after the draw for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 30 April and the second legs on 7 May.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Werder Bremen Germany3–3 (a)Germany Hamburger SV0–13–2
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine2–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk1–11–2

Final

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Main article: 2009 UEFA Cup final

The final was played on 20 May 2009 at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–1 (a.e.t.)Germany Werder Bremen
 Report
Attendance: 37,357[23]

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Team Goals
1 Brazil Vágner Love Russia CSKA Moscow 11
2 Croatia Ivica Olić Germany Hamburger SV 9
3 Italy Fabio Quagliarella Italy Udinese 8
4 Brazil Diego Germany Werder Bremen 6
Germany Mario Gómez Germany VfB Stuttgart 6
Uruguay Luis Aguiar Portugal Braga 6
France Peguy Luyindula France Paris Saint-Germain 6
8 Czech Republic Milan Baroš Turkey Galatasaray 5
Brazil Diogo Greece Olympiacos 5
Brazil Ilan France Saint-Étienne 5
Cameroon Albert Meyong Portugal Braga 5
Croatia Mladen Petrić Germany Hamburger SV 5
Peru Claudio Pizarro Germany Werder Bremen 5
Peru Hernán Rengifo Poland Lech Poznań 5
Uruguay Luis Suárez Netherlands Ajax 5

Source: Hammond, Mike, ed (2009). The European Football Yearbook 2009/10. London: Carlton Books. ISBN 978-1-84732-360-6.

See also

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