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2006–07 UEFA Cup

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2006–07 UEFA Cup
Hampden Park in Glasgow hosted the final.
Tournament details
Teams80 (competition proper)
131 (qualifying)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Sevilla (2nd title)
Runners-upSpain Espanyol
Tournament statistics
Matches played219
Goals scored565 (2.58 per match)
Attendance3,905,559 (17,834 per match)
Top scorer(s)Walter Pandiani (Espanyol)
11 goals
Best player(s)Dani Alves (Sevilla)[1]

The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th edition of the UEFA Cup, Europe's second-tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. Sevilla became the second side to win the competition for two consecutive seasons, following the hiatus of the original record holder Real Madrid achieved in 1985 and 1986.

Walter Pandiani of Espanyol was the top goals scorer of this UEFA Cup edition with 11 goals.

Association team allocation

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A total of 155 teams from 52 UEFA associations competed for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. Associations were allocated places according to their 2005 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2000–01 to 2004–05.[2]

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup:[3]

  • Associations 1–6, 16–21 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 7 and 8 each have four teams qualify
  • Associations 9–15, 22–39, 41-50 each have two teams qualify
  • Associations 40, 51 and 52 each have one team qualify
  • The top three associations of the 2005–06 UEFA Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth
  • Eleven winning teams from the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • 24 teams from the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League (eight third-placed teams from the group stage and the sixteen losers of the third qualifying round)

Association ranking

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Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  Spain 73.717 3 +1 (UCL)
2  England 63.224 +1 (IC)
3  Italy 61.186 +1 (UCL)
4  France 49.469 +2 (IC)
+1 (UCL)
5  Germany 48.989 +1 (IC)
+1 (UCL)
6  Portugal 44.666 +1 (UCL)
7  Netherlands 39.831 4 +1 (IC)
+1 (UCL)
8  Greece 35.498 +1 (UCL)
9  Belgium 31.750 2 +1 (FP)
+1 (UCL)
10  Scotland 31.750 +1 (UCL)
11  Turkey 29.916 +1 (IC)
+1 (UCL)
12  Czech Republic 27.950 +2 (UCL)
13  Russia 25.666 +2 (UCL)
14  Austria 24.875 +1 (IC)
+2 (UCL)
15  Ukraine 24.850 +1 (UCL)
16  Israel 21.874 3 +1 (UCL)
17  Serbia and Montenegro 21.249 +1 (UCL)
18  Poland 21.000 +1 (UCL)
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
19  Switzerland 20.875 3 +1 (IC)
20  Norway 20.200 +1 (FP)
21  Bulgaria 18.540
22  Croatia 18.125 2 +1 (UCL)
23  Denmark 17.200 +1 (IC)
24  Hungary 16.331
25  Romania 15.457 +1 (UCL)
26  Sweden 15.383 +1 (FP)
27  Slovakia 11.665 +1 (UCL)
28  Slovenia 9.665 +1 (IC)
29  Cyprus 8.165 +1 (IC)
30  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.165
31  Latvia 6.664
32  Finland 6.540
33  Moldova 6.332
34  Georgia 6.165
35  Lithuania 5.332
36  Iceland 4.832
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
37  Macedonia 4.497 2 +1 (UCL)
38  Republic of Ireland 4.164
39  Belarus 4.082
40  Liechtenstein 4.000 1
41  Armenia 2.998 2
42  Malta 2.998
43  Albania 2.665
44  Estonia 2.498
45  Northern Ireland 2.165
46  Wales 1.832
47  Luxembourg 1.665
48  Azerbaijan 1.332
49  Faroe Islands 0.999
50  Kazakhstan 0.666
51  San Marino 0.000 1
52  Andorra 0.000
Notes

Distribution

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The title holder would have been given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup through domestic performance; however, this additional entry was not necessary as Sevilla, winners of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, qualified for the UEFA Cup through domestic performance. This means that the following changes to the default allocation system were made to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage:

  • The first UEFA Cup qualifying entrant of association 14 (Austria) gained direct access to the 1st round – Pasching.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 19 and 20 (Switzerland and Norway) are moved 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
First qualifying round
(70 teams)
  • 2 domestic league champions from associations 51 and 52
  • 31 domestic league runners-up from associations 19–50 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 4 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 18–21
  • 30 domestic cup winning teams from associations 21–50
  • 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play rankings
Second qualifying round
(64 teams)
  • 6 domestic cup winners from associations 15–20
  • 3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–18
  • 9 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 9–17
  • 11 Intertoto Cup winners
  • 35 winners from the first qualifying round
First round
(80 teams)
  • 14 domestic cup winners from associations 1–14
  • 2 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7 and 8
  • 5 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–8
  • 8 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–8
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 32 winners from the second qualifying round

16 losers from 2006–07 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round

Group stage
(40 teams)
  • 40 winners from the play-off round
Round 3
(32 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from the group stage

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[4]

  • TH: Title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • Nth: League position
  • PO: End-of-season European competition play-offs (winners or position)
  • IC: Intertoto Cup
  • FP: Fair play
  • CL: Relegated from the Champions League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round
Round of 32
France Bordeaux (CL GS) Portugal Benfica (CL GS) Russia CSKA Moscow (CL GS) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (CL GS)
Germany Werder Bremen (CL GS) Greece AEK Athens (CL GS) Russia Spartak Moscow (CL GS) Romania Steaua București (CL GS)
First round
Spain Espanyol (CW) Germany Schalke 04 (4th) Greece Skoda Xanthi (5th) Scotland Heart of Midlothian (CL 3Q)
Spain SevillaTH (5th) Germany Bayer Leverkusen (5th) Greece Atromitos (7th)[Note GRE] Turkey Fenerbahçe (CL 3Q)
Spain Celta Vigo (6th) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (CR) Belgium Zulte Waregem (CW) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (CL 3Q)
England Tottenham Hotspur (5th) Portugal Braga (4th) Scotland Rangers (3rd) Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav (CL 3Q)
England Blackburn Rovers (6th) Portugal Nacional (5th) Turkey Beşiktaş (CW) Austria Austria Wien (CL 3Q)
England West Ham United (CR) Portugal Vitória de Setúbal (CR) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (CW) Austria Red Bull Salzburg (CL 3Q)
Italy Palermo (5th)[Note ITA] Netherlands Groningen (PO) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (3rd) Israel Maccabi Haifa (CL 3Q)
Italy Livorno (6th)[Note ITA] Netherlands AZ (PO) Austria Superfund (3rd) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (CL 3Q)[Note SRB]
Italy Parma (7th)[Note ITA] Netherlands Feyenoord (PO) Spain Osasuna (CL 3Q) Poland Legia Warsaw (CL 3Q)
France Paris Saint-Germain (CW) Netherlands Heerenveen (PO) Italy Chievo (CL 3Q)[Note ITA] Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (CL 3Q)
France Lens (4th) Greece Panathinaikos (3rd) Netherlands Ajax (CL 3Q) Slovakia Ružomberok (CL 3Q)
France Nancy (LC) Greece Iraklis (4th) Belgium Standard Liège (CL 3Q) North Macedonia Rabotnicki (CL 3Q)
Second qualifying round
Belgium Club Brugge (3rd) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (CW) Poland Wisła Kraków (2nd) Netherlands Twente (IC)
Scotland Gretna (CR) Israel Beitar Jerusalem (3rd) Switzerland Sion (CW) Turkey Kayserispor (IC)
Turkey Trabzonspor (4th) Israel Bnei Yehuda (4th) Norway Molde (CW) Austria Ried (IC)
Czech Republic Slavia Prague (3rd) Serbia Partizan (2nd)[Note SRB] England Newcastle United (IC) Switzerland Grasshopper (IC)
Russia Rubin Kazan (4th) Serbia Hajduk Kula (4th)[Note SRB] France Marseille (IC) Denmark Odense (IC)
Austria Mattersburg (CR) Serbia OFK Beograd (CR)[Note SRB] France Auxerre (IC) Slovenia Maribor (IC)
Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa (3rd) Poland Wisła Płock (CW) Germany Hertha BSC (IC) Cyprus Ethnikos Achna (IC)
Ukraine Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (CR)
First qualifying round
Poland Zagłębie Lubin (3rd) Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava (2nd) Iceland Valur (CW) Northern Ireland Glentoran (2nd)
Switzerland Basel (2nd) Slovakia Spartak Trnava (3rd) Iceland ÍA (3rd) Northern Ireland Portadown (3rd)
Switzerland Young Boys (3rd) Slovenia Koper (CW) North Macedonia Makedonija G.P. (CW) Wales Rhyl (CW)
Norway Start (2nd) Slovenia Domžale (2nd) North Macedonia Vardar (3rd) Wales Llanelli (2nd)
Norway Lyn (3rd) Cyprus APOEL (CW) Republic of Ireland Drogheda United (CW) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch (2nd)
Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (CW) Cyprus Omonia (2nd) Republic of Ireland Derry City (2nd) Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck (3rd)
Bulgaria Litex Lovech (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Orašje (CW) Belarus BATE Borisov (CW) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (CW)
Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia (4th) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (2nd) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (2nd) Azerbaijan Karvan (2nd)
Croatia Rijeka (CW) Latvia Ventspils (CW) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) Faroe Islands (CW)
Croatia Varteks (3rd) Latvia Skonto (2nd) Armenia Mika (CW) Faroe Islands Skála (2nd)
Denmark Randers (CW) Finland Haka (CW) Armenia Banants (3rd) Kazakhstan Tobol (2nd)
Denmark Brøndby (2nd) Finland HJK (2nd) Malta Hibernians (CW) Kazakhstan Kairat (CR)[Note KAZ]
Hungary Fehérvár (CW) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (2nd) Malta Sliema Wanderers (2nd) Andorra Rànger's (1st)
Hungary Újpest (2nd) Moldova Nistru Otaci (CR) Albania Tirana (CW) San Marino Murata (1st)
Romania Rapid București (CW) Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi (CW) Albania Dinamo Tirana (3rd) Sweden Gefle IF (FP)
Romania Dinamo București (3rd) Georgia (country) WIT Georgia (2nd) Estonia Levadia Tallinn (2nd) Belgium Roeselare (FP)
Sweden IFK Göteborg (2nd) Lithuania Kaunas (CW) Estonia Flora (CR) Norway Brann (FP)
Sweden Åtvidabergs FF (CR) Lithuania Sūduva (3rd)
Notes
  1. ^
    Italy (ITA): Based on the initial final league positions, Roma, Lazio and Chievo earned direct entries to the UEFA Cup first round. Following 2006 Italian football scandal investigations (resulting in massive points deductions), Lazio lost their European entry entirely while Roma and Chievo were promoted to Champions League. Three Italian UEFA Cup berths were given to Palermo, Livorno, and Parma.[5]
  2. ^
    Greece (GRE): Greek league 6th-placed team PAOK failed to obtain UEFA licence and were replaced by the 7th-placed team, Atromitos.[6]
  3. ^
    Serbia (SRB): Serbia and Montenegro 3rd-placed team Voždovac failed to obtain UEFA licence and were replaced by the 4th-placed team, Hajduk Kula.[7] All Serbian club qualified for this season's UEFA competitions though Serbia and Montenegro domestic tournaments, but represented its official successor Serbia.[8]
  4. ^
    Kazakhstan (KAZ): Kazakhstan Cup winners Astana failed to obtain UEFA licence and were replaced by Cup runners-up, Kairat.[7]

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[9]

Schedule for 2006–07 UEFA Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 23 June 2006 13 July 2006 27 July 2006
Second qualifying round 28 July 2006 10 August 2006 24 August 2006
First round 25 August 2006 (Monaco) 14 September 2006 28 September 2006
Group stage Matchday 1 3 October 2006 19 October 2006
Matchday 2 2 November 2006
Matchday 3 23 November 2006
Matchday 4 29–30 November 2006
Matchday 5 13–14 December 2006
Knockout stage Round of 32 15 December 2006 14–15 February 2007 22 February 2007
Round of 16 8 March 2007 14–15 March 2007
Quarter-finals 16 March 2007
(Glasgow)
5 April 2007 12 April 2007
Semi-finals 26 April 2007 3 May 2007
Final 16 May 2007 at Hampden Park, Glasgow

Early issues

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Italian match-fixing scandal

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The 2006 Serie A scandal resulted in major changes to the clubs that originally qualified in Italy. Originally, Roma took the cup winners' place as losing finalists in the 2006 Coppa Italia, as the winners, Internazionale finished in the top four in the league and qualified for the Champions League. The other two UEFA Cup places initially went to Lazio and Chievo.

Lazio, however, as well as the remaining three Champions League qualifiers (Juventus, Milan and Fiorentina), were formally indicted on 22 June on charges relating to the scandal.[10]

On 14 July, all four of the indicated clubs were penalised by an Italian court and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Results of the FIGC appeal were announced on 25 July. The impact on the UEFA Cup was:

  • Lazio were barred from European competition.
  • Roma and Chievo were promoted to the Champions League.
  • Palermo, Livorno and Parma were granted Italy's places in the UEFA Cup.

Greek Football Federation

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FIFA suspended the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) from all international competitions on 3 July 2006 because of "political interference in sport" after the Greek government passed a law, giving it control of the sports authorities in Greece. After the law was amended to address FIFA's objections, FIFA reinstated the HFF on 12 July. The Greek government in response, decided to withdraw all of its funding to the Hellenic Football Federation.[11]

Qualifying rounds

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First qualifying round

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These matches were held on 13 July and 27 July 2006.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Southern–Mediterranean region
Varteks Croatia1–3Albania Tirana1–10–2
Dinamo Tirana Albania1–5Bulgaria CSKA Sofia0–11–4
Koper Slovenia0–6Bulgaria Litex Lovech0–10–5
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina5–0Andorra Rànger's3–02–0
Orašje Bosnia and Herzegovina0–7Slovenia Domžale0–20–5
Hibernians Malta1–9Romania Dinamo București0–41–5
APOEL Cyprus7–1San Marino Murata3–14–0
Rijeka Croatia3–4Cyprus Omonia2–21–2
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria3–1North Macedonia Makedonija G.P.2–01–1
Vardar North Macedonia2–7Belgium Roeselare1–21–5
Rapid București Romania6–0Malta Sliema Wanderers5–01–0
Central–East region
Újpest Hungary1–4Liechtenstein Vaduz0–41–0
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova3–2Azerbaijan Qarabağ1–12–1 (a.e.t.)
Mika Armenia1–4Switzerland Young Boys1–30–1
Fehérvár Hungary2–2 (a)Kazakhstan Kairat1–01–2
Zagłębie Lubin Poland1–1 (a)Belarus Dinamo Minsk1–10–0
Karvan Azerbaijan2–0Slovakia Spartak Trnava1–01–0
Ameri Tbilisi Georgia (country)2–2 (a)Armenia Banants0–12–1
BATE Borisov Belarus3–0Moldova Nistru Otaci2–01–0
Basel Switzerland3–1Kazakhstan Tobol3–10–0
Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia3–2Georgia (country) WIT Georgia2–01–2
Northern region
HJK Finland2–4Republic of Ireland Drogheda United1–11–3 (a.e.t.)
Brøndby Denmark3–1Iceland Valur3–10–0
Gefle IF Sweden1–2Wales Llanelli1–20–0
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg0–5Latvia Skonto0–20–3
Åtvidabergs FF Sweden7–0Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck4–03–0
Ventspils Latvia4–1Faroe Islands 2–12–0
Glentoran Northern Ireland0–2Norway Brann0–10–1
Randers Denmark2–2 (a)Iceland ÍA1–01–2
Portadown Northern Ireland1–4Lithuania Kaunas1–30–1
Rhyl Wales1–2Lithuania Sūduva0–01–2
Levadia Tallinn Estonia2–1Finland Haka2–00–1
Skála Faroe Islands0–4Norway Start0–10–3
Lyn Norway1–1 (a)Estonia Flora1–10–0
IFK Göteborg Sweden0–2Republic of Ireland Derry City0–10–1

Second qualifying round

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These matches were held on 8 and 10 August (first leg) and 24 August (second leg) 2006.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Southern–Mediterranean region
APOEL Cyprus1–2Turkey Trabzonspor1–10–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel4–2Slovenia Domžale1–23–0
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria1–1 (a)Serbia Hajduk Kula0–01–1 (a.e.t.)
Roeselare Belgium2–6Cyprus Ethnikos Achna2–10–5
OFK Beograd Serbia2–5France Auxerre1–01–5
Dinamo București Romania2–1Israel Beitar Jerusalem1–01–1
Partizan Serbia3–2Slovenia Maribor2–11–1
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina1–2Romania Rapid București1–00–2
Bnei Yehuda Israel0–6Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia0–20–4
Omonia Cyprus1–2Bulgaria Litex Lovech0–01–2
Tirana Albania1–5Turkey Kayserispor0–21–3
Central–East region
Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia5–3Belarus Dinamo Minsk2–13–2
Ried Austria0–1Switzerland Sion0–00–1
Fehérvár Hungary1–3Switzerland Grasshopper1–10–2
Karvan Azerbaijan0–2Czech Republic Slavia Prague0–20–0
Chornomorets Odesa Ukraine1–1 (a)Poland Wisła Płock0–01–1
Basel Switzerland2–2 (a)Liechtenstein Vaduz1–01–2
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova0–3Ukraine Metalurh Zaporizhzhia0–00–3
Mattersburg Austria1–2Poland Wisła Kraków1–10–1
Hertha BSC Germany3–2Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi1–02–2
Rubin Kazan Russia5–0Belarus BATE Borisov3–02–0
Young Boys Switzerland3–3 (a)France Marseille3–30–0
Northern region
Start Norway1–1 (11–10 p)Republic of Ireland Drogheda United1–00–1 (a.e.t.)
Odense Denmark6–1Wales Llanelli1–05–1
Randers Denmark3–2Lithuania Kaunas3–10–1
Twente Netherlands1–2Estonia Levadia Tallinn1–10–1
Ventspils Latvia0–1England Newcastle United0–10–0
Brann Norway4–4 (a)Sweden Åtvidabergs FF3–31–1
Molde Norway2–1Latvia Skonto0–02–1
Flora Estonia0–4Denmark Brøndby0–00–4
Sūduva Lithuania2–7Belgium Club Brugge0–22–5
Gretna Scotland3–7Republic of Ireland Derry City1–52–2

First round

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The matches were held on 14 September (first leg) and 28 September 2006 (second leg).

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Chornomorets Odesa Ukraine1–4Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv0–11–3
Braga Portugal3–2Italy Chievo2–01–2 (a.e.t.)
Levadia Tallinn Estonia1–3England Newcastle United0–11–2
Molde Norway0–2Scotland Rangers0–00–2
Standard Liège Belgium0–4Spain Celta Vigo0–10–3
Maccabi Haifa Israel4–2Bulgaria Litex Lovech1–13–1
Derry City Republic of Ireland0–2France Paris Saint-Germain0–00–2
Hertha BSC Germany2–3Denmark Odense2–20–1
Legia Warsaw Poland1–2Austria Austria Wien1–10–1
Panathinaikos Greece2–1Ukraine Metalurh Zaporizhzhia1–11–0
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia2–3Belgium Zulte Waregem2–10–2
Heart of Midlothian Scotland0–2Czech Republic Sparta Prague0–20–0
Fenerbahçe Turkey5–1Denmark Randers2–13–0
Red Bull Salzburg Austria2–4England Blackburn Rovers2–20–2
Schalke 04 Germany2–3France Nancy1–01–3
Ethnikos Achna Cyprus1–3France Lens0–01–3
Slovan Liberec Czech Republic4–1Serbia Red Star Belgrade2–02–1
AZ Netherlands4–3Turkey Kayserispor3–21–1
Rubin Kazan Russia0–2Italy Parma0–10–1
Atromitos Greece1–6Spain Sevilla1–20–4
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany6–2Denmark Brøndby4–02–2
Beşiktaş Turkey4–2Bulgaria CSKA Sofia2–02–2 (a.e.t.)
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal0–3Netherlands Heerenveen0–30–0
Marseille France3–4Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav1–02–4
Åtvidabergs FF Sweden0–8Switzerland Grasshopper0–30–5
Rapid București Romania3–1Portugal Nacional1–02–1 (a.e.t.)
Trabzonspor Turkey2–2 (a)Spain Osasuna2–20–0
Basel Switzerland7–2North Macedonia Rabotnicki6–21–0
West Ham United England0–4Italy Palermo0–10–3
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria2–2 (a)Netherlands Feyenoord2–20–0
Ružomberok Slovakia1–2Belgium Club Brugge0–11–1
Sion Switzerland1–3Germany Bayer Leverkusen0–01–3
Partizan Serbia4–3Netherlands Groningen4–20–1
Skoda Xanthi Greece4–8Romania Dinamo București3–41–4
Slavia Prague Czech Republic0–2England Tottenham Hotspur0–10–1
Start Norway2–9Netherlands Ajax2–50–4
Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia3–5Spain Espanyol2–21–3
Wisła Kraków Poland2–1Greece Iraklis0–12–0 (a.e.t.)
Livorno Italy3–0Austria Superfund2–01–0
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia2–5France Auxerre1–21–3

Group stage

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The top three teams (highlighted in green) of each group qualified for the next round. Based on paragraph 4.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of all the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[12]

  1. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  2. higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
  3. higher number of goals scored away in all group matches played;
  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 (see paragraph 6.03 of the UEFA regulations).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAN MHA LIV AUX PTZ
1 Scotland Rangers 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 1–0
2 Israel Maccabi Haifa 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 3–1 1–0
3 Italy Livorno 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5 2–3 1–1
4 France Auxerre 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4 2–2 0–1
5 Serbia Partizan 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1 1–1 1–4
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOT DB LEV BJK BRU
1 England Tottenham Hotspur 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 3–1
2 Romania Dinamo București 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7 2–1 2–1
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4 0–1 2–1
4 Turkey Beşiktaş 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3 0–2 2–1
5 Belgium Club Brugge 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2 1–1 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AZ SEV BRA LIB GRA
1 Netherlands AZ 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7 10 Advance to knockout stage 3–0 2–2
2 Spain Sevilla 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 7 1–2 2–0
3 Portugal Braga 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6 4–0 2–0
4 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 4 1 2 1 6 7 −1 5 0–0 4–1
5 Switzerland Grasshopper 4 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0 2–5 0–4
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR OSA LEN ODE HVN
1 Italy Parma 4 3 0 1 6 6 0 9 Advance to knockout stage 0–3 2–1
2 Spain Osasuna 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 3–1 0–0
3 France Lens 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4 1–2 3–1
4 Denmark Odense 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4 1–2 1–1
5 Netherlands Heerenveen 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4 1–0 0–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BLB NAN FEY WIS BSL
1 England Blackburn Rovers 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 3–0
2 France Nancy 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7 3–0 2–1
3 Netherlands Feyenoord 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 0–0 3–1
4 Poland Wisła Kraków 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 3 1–2 3–1
5 Switzerland Basel 4 0 2 2 4 9 −5 2 2–2 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ESP AJX ZWA PRA AUS
1 Spain Espanyol 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Advance to knockout stage 6–2 1–0
2 Netherlands Ajax 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7 0–2 3–0
3 Belgium Zulte Waregem 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6 0–3 3–1
4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4 0–2 0–0
5 Austria Austria Wien 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0 1–4 0–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAN PSG HTA RAP MLA
1 Greece Panathinaikos 4 2 1 1 3 4 −1 7 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 0–0
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5 4–0 2–4
3 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 1 2 1 7 7 0 5 2–2 1–1
4 Romania Rapid București 4 0 4 0 3 3 0 4 0–0 1–1
5 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3 0–1 0–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEW CEL FEN PAL EIN
1 England Newcastle United 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 1–0
2 Spain Celta Vigo 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–0 1–1
3 Turkey Fenerbahçe 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1 4 3–0 2–2
4 Italy Palermo 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 0–1 1–1
5 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3 0–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Russia CSKA Moscow000
Israel Maccabi Haifa011 Israel Maccabi Haifa000
Italy Livorno101Spain Espanyol044
Spain Espanyol224 Spain Espanyol303
Greece AEK Athens000Portugal Benfica202
France Paris Saint-Germain224 France Paris Saint-Germain213
Portugal Benfica123Portugal Benfica134
Romania Dinamo București011 Spain Espanyol325
Belgium Zulte Waregem101Germany Werder Bremen011
England Newcastle United314 England Newcastle United404
Turkey Fenerbahçe325Netherlands AZ (a)224
Netherlands AZ (a)325 Netherlands AZ011
Russia Spartak Moscow112Germany Werder Bremen044
Spain Celta Vigo123 Spain Celta Vigo000
Germany Werder Bremen314Germany Werder Bremen123 16 May – Glasgow
Netherlands Ajax033 Spain Espanyol2 (1)
France Lens303Spain Sevilla (p)2 (3)
Greece Panathinaikos101 France Lens202
Germany Bayer Leverkusen303Germany Bayer Leverkusen033
England Blackburn Rovers202 Germany Bayer Leverkusen000
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv202Spain Osasuna314
Scotland Rangers145 Scotland Rangers101
France Bordeaux000Spain Osasuna112
Spain Osasuna (a.e.t.)011 Spain Osasuna101
Romania Steaua București000Spain Sevilla022
Spain Sevilla213 Spain Sevilla (a.e.t.)235
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk112Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk224
France Nancy101 Spain Sevilla224
Portugal Braga112England Tottenham Hotspur123
Italy Parma000 Portugal Braga224
Netherlands FeyenoordEngland Tottenham Hotspur336
England Tottenham Hotspur (w/o)

Round of 32

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The first legs were held on 14 February and 15 February 2007, while the second legs were held on 22 February 2007.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Zulte Waregem Belgium1–4England Newcastle United1–30–1
Braga Portugal2–0Italy Parma1–01–0
Lens France3–1Greece Panathinaikos3–10–0
Bayer Leverkusen Germany3–2England Blackburn Rovers3–20–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel2–5Scotland Rangers2–10–4
Livorno Italy1–4Spain Espanyol1–20–2
Feyenoord Netherlandsw/o[a]England Tottenham HotspurCanc.Canc.
Fenerbahçe Turkey5–5 (a)Netherlands AZ3–32–2
Werder Bremen Germany4–3Netherlands Ajax3–01–3
Spartak Moscow Russia2–3Spain Celta Vigo1–11–2
CSKA Moscow Russia0–1Israel Maccabi Haifa0–00–1
AEK Athens Greece0–4France Paris Saint-Germain0–20–2
Benfica Portugal3–1Romania Dinamo București1–02–1
Steaua București Romania0–3Spain Sevilla0–20–1
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–1France Nancy1–11–0
Bordeaux France0–1Spain Osasuna0–00–1 (a.e.t.)
Notes:
  1. ^ On 19 January 2007, UEFA declared that Feyenoord had been disqualified after crowd misbehaviour in their final group stage match against Nancy. UEFA announced on 25 January that Tottenham Hotspur had received a bye. This was confirmed after a final appeal.

Round of 16

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The first legs were held on 8 March 2007, while the second legs were held on 14 and 15 March 2007.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Newcastle United England4–4 (a)Netherlands AZ4–20–2
Maccabi Haifa Israel0–4Spain Espanyol0–00–4
Rangers Scotland1–2Spain Osasuna1–10–1
Braga Portugal4–6England Tottenham Hotspur2–32–3
Sevilla Spain5–4Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk2–23–2 (a.e.t.)
Lens France2–4Germany Bayer Leverkusen2–10–3
Paris Saint-Germain France3–4Portugal Benfica2–11–3
Celta Vigo Spain0–3Germany Werder Bremen0–10–2

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the final stages, included quarter-finals and semi-finals, was held on 16 March 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland. The quarter-final matches were played on 5 April and 12 April 2007.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
AZ Netherlands1–4Germany Werder Bremen0–01–4
Bayer Leverkusen Germany0–4Spain Osasuna0–30–1
Sevilla Spain4–3England Tottenham Hotspur2–12–2
Espanyol Spain3–2Portugal Benfica3–20–0

Semi-finals

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The semi-final matches were played on 26 April and 3 May 2007.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Espanyol Spain5–1Germany Werder Bremen3–02–1
Osasuna Spain1–2Spain Sevilla1–00–2

Final

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The final was played on 16 May 2008 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.

Espanyol Spain2–2 (a.e.t.)Spain Sevilla
Report
Penalties
1–3

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Team Goals Minutes played
1 Uruguay Walter Pandiani Spain Espanyol 11 1118'
2 Romania Claudiu Niculescu Romania Dinamo București 8 602'
3 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Netherlands Ajax 7 520'
Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov England Tottenham Hotspur 7 697'
Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze Netherlands AZ 7 942'
6 Portugal Pauleta France Paris Saint-Germain 6 591'
Nigeria Obafemi Martins England Newcastle United 6 642'
8 Italy Cristiano Lucarelli Italy Livorno 5 616'
Belgium Tim Matthys Belgium Zulte Waregem 5 642'
Spain Coro Spain Espanyol 5 662'
Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane England Tottenham Hotspur 5 708'
Spain Luis García Spain Espanyol 5 1000'

See also

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