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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

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.[1]

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup:[2]

  • 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
1  Spain 73.717 3
2  England 63.224
3  Italy 61.186
4  France 49.469
5  Germany 48.989
6  Portugal 44.666
7  Netherlands 39.831 4
8  Greece 35.498
9  Belgium 31.750 2+1(FP)
9  Scotland 31.750 2
11  Turkey 29.916
12  Czech Republic 27.950
13  Russia 25.666
14  Austria 24.875
15  Ukraine 24.850
16  Israel 21.874 3
17  Serbia 21.249
18  Poland 21.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19  Switzerland 20.875 3
20  Norway 20.200 3+1(FP)
21  Bulgaria 18.540 3
22  Croatia 18.125 2
23  Denmark 17.200
24  Hungary 16.331
25  Romania 15.457
26  Sweden 15.383 2+1(FP)
27  Slovakia 11.665 2
28  Slovenia 9.665
29  Cyprus 8.165
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
37  Macedonia 4.497 2
38  Republic of Ireland 4.164
39  Belarus 4.082
40  Liechtenstein 4.000 1
41  Armenia 2.998 2
41  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
  • (FP): Additional fair play berth (Norway, Belgium, Sweden).
  • Number of teams do not include teams transferred from the Intertoto Cup.

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:[3]

  • 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 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 Pasching (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 Rabotnički (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 Zaporizhya (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 Akranes (3rd) Northern Ireland Portadown (3rd)
Switzerland Young Boys (3rd) Slovenia Koper (CW) North Macedonia Makedonija (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 GÍ Gøta (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 Helsinki (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 FBK Kaunas (CW) Estonia Flora Tallinn (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.[4]
  2. ^
    Greece (GRE): Greek league 6th-placed team PAOK failed to obtain UEFA licence and were replaced by the 7th-placed team, Atromitos.[5]
  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.[6] All Serbian club qualified for this season's UEFA competitions though Serbia and Montenegro domestic tournaments, but represented its official successor Serbia.[7]
  4. ^
    Kazakhstan (KAZ): Kazakhstan Cup winners Astana failed to obtain UEFA licence and were replaced by Cup runners-up, Kairat.[6]

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.[8]

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.[9]

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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Varteks Croatia 1–3 Albania Tirana 1–1 0–2
Dinamo Tirana Albania 1–5 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–1 1–4
Koper Slovenia 0–6 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–1 0–5
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–0 Andorra Rànger's 3–0 2–0
Orašje Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–7 Slovenia Domžale 0–2 0–5
Hibernians Malta 1–9 Romania Dinamo București 0–4 1–5
APOEL Cyprus 7–1 San Marino Murata 3–1 4–0
Rijeka Croatia 3–4 Cyprus Omonia 2–2 1–2
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 3–1 North Macedonia Makedonija GP 2–0 1–1
Vardar North Macedonia 2–7 Belgium Roeselare 1–2 1–5
Rapid București Romania 6–0 Malta Sliema Wanderers 5–0 1–0
Central-East region
Újpest Hungary 1–4 Liechtenstein Vaduz 0–4 1–0
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 3–2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
MIKA Armenia 1–4 Switzerland Young Boys 1–3 0–1
Fehérvár Hungary 2–2 (a) Kazakhstan Kairat 1–0 1–2
Zagłębie Lubin Poland 1–1 (a) Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–1 0–0
Karvan Azerbaijan 2–0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–0 1–0
Ameri Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–2 (a) Armenia Banants 0–1 2–1
BATE Borisov Belarus 3–0 Moldova Nistru Otaci 2–0 1–0
Basel Switzerland 3–1 Kazakhstan Tobol 3–1 0–0
Artmedia Slovakia 3–2 Georgia (country) WIT Georgia 2–0 1–2
Northern region
HJK Helsinki Finland 2–4 Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Brøndby Denmark 3–1 Iceland Valur 3–1 0–0
Gefle IF Sweden 1–2 Wales Llanelli 1–2 0–0
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 0–5 Latvia Skonto 0–2 0–3
Åtvidabergs FF Sweden 7–0 Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck 4–0 3–0
Ventspils Latvia 4–1 Faroe Islands GÍ Gøta 2–1 2–0
Glentoran Northern Ireland 0–2 Norway Brann 0–1 0–1
Randers Denmark 2–2 (a) Iceland ÍA 1–0 1–2
Portadown Northern Ireland 1–4 Lithuania Kaunas 1–3 0–1
Rhyl Wales 1–2 Lithuania Sūduva 0–0 1–2
Levadia Tallinn Estonia 2–1 Finland Haka 2–0 0–1
Skála Faroe Islands 0–4 Norway Start 0–1 0–3
Lyn Oslo Norway 1–1 (a) Estonia Flora Tallinn 1–1 0–0
IFK Göteborg Sweden 0–2 Republic of Ireland Derry City 0–1 0–1

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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
APOEL Cyprus 1–2 Turkey Trabzonspor 1–1 0–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 4–2 Slovenia Domžale 1–2 3–0
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 (a) Serbia Hajduk Kula 0–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Roeselare Belgium 2–6 Cyprus Ethnikos Achna 2–1 0–5
OFK Beograd Serbia 2–5 France Auxerre 1–0 1–5
Dinamo București Romania 2–1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 1–1
Partizan Serbia 3–2 Slovenia Maribor 2–1 1–1
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Romania Rapid București 1–0 0–2
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Israel 0–6 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 0–2 0–4
Omonia Cyprus 1–2 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–0 1–2
Tirana Albania 1–5 Turkey Kayserispor 0–2 1–3
Central-East region
Artmedia Slovakia 5–3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–1 3–2
Ried Austria 0–1 Switzerland Sion 0–0 0–1
Fehérvár Hungary 1–3 Switzerland Grasshopper 1–1 0–2
Karvan Azerbaijan 0–2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–2 0–0
Chornomorets Odesa Ukraine 1–1 (a) Poland Wisła Płock 0–0 1–1
Basel Switzerland 2–2 (a) Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–0 1–2
Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 0–3 Ukraine Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 0–3
Mattersburg Austria 1–2 Poland Wisła Kraków 1–1 0–1
Hertha BSC Germany 3–2 Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi 1–0 2–2
Rubin Kazan Russia 5–0 Belarus BATE Borisov 3–0 2–0
Young Boys Switzerland 3–3 (a) France Marseille 3–3 0–0
Northern region
Start Norway 1–1 (11–10 p) Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Odense Denmark 6–1 Wales Llanelli 1–0 5–1
Randers Denmark 3–2 Lithuania Kaunas 3–1 0–1
Twente Netherlands 1–2 Estonia Levadia Tallinn 1–1 0–1
Ventspils Latvia 0–1 England Newcastle United 0–1 0–0
Brann Norway 4–4 (a) Sweden Åtvidabergs FF 3–3 1–1
Molde Norway 2–1 Latvia Skonto 0–0 2–1
Flora Tallinn Estonia 0–4 Denmark Brøndby 0–0 0–4
Sūduva Lithuania 2–7 Belgium Club Brugge 0–2 2–5
Gretna Scotland 3–7 Republic of Ireland Derry City 1–5 2–2

1Due to the armed conflict going on in Israel, UEFA decided that no European matches could be staged in the country until further notice. Hapoel Tel Aviv's home match was moved to Tilburg, Netherlands, Beitar Jerusalem's to Sofia, Bulgaria and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv's to Senec, Slovakia

First round

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chornomorets Odesa Ukraine 1–4 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv4 0–1 1–3
Braga Portugal 3–2 Italy Chievo 2–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Levadia Tallinn Estonia 1–3 England Newcastle United 0–1 1–2
Molde Norway 0–2 Scotland Rangers 0–0 0–2
Standard Liège Belgium 0–4 Spain Celta Vigo 0–1 0–3
Maccabi Haifa4 Israel 4–2 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 1–1 3–1
Derry City Republic of Ireland 0–2 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 0–2
Hertha BSC Germany 2–3 Denmark Odense 2–2 0–1
Legia Warsaw Poland 1–2 Austria Austria Wien 1–1 0–1
Panathinaikos Greece 2–1 Ukraine Metalurh Zaporizhya 1–1 1–0
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–3 Belgium Zulte Waregem 2–1 0–2
Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–2 0–0
Fenerbahçe Turkey 5–1 Denmark Randers 2–1 3–0
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–4 England Blackburn Rovers 2–2 0–2
Schalke 04 Germany 2–3 France Nancy 1–0 1–3
Ethnikos Achna Cyprus 1–3 France Lens 0–0 1–3
Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 4–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2–0 2–1
AZ Netherlands 4–3 Turkey Kayserispor 3–2 1–1
Rubin Kazan Russia 0–2 Italy Parma 0–1 0–1
Atromitos Greece 1–6 Spain Sevilla 1–2 0–4
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 6–2 Denmark Brøndby 4–0 2–2
Beşiktaş Turkey 4–2 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–0 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Vitória Setúbal Portugal 0–3 Netherlands Heerenveen 0–3 0–0
Marseille France 3–4 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 1–0 2–4
Åtvidabergs FF Sweden 0–8 Switzerland Grasshopper 0–3 0–5
Rapid București Romania 3–1 Portugal Nacional 1–0 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Trabzonspor5 Turkey 2–2 (a) Spain Osasuna 2–2 0–0
Basel Switzerland 7–2 North Macedonia Rabotnički 6–2 1–0
West Ham United England 0–4 Italy Palermo 0–1 0–3
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 2–2 (a) Netherlands Feyenoord 2–2 0–0
Ružomberok Slovakia 1–2 Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 1–1
Sion Switzerland 1–3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 1–3
Partizan Serbia 4–3 Netherlands Groningen 4–2 0–1
Skoda Xanthi Greece 4–8 Romania Dinamo București 3–4 1–4
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–2 England Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 0–1
Start Norway 2–9 Netherlands Ajax 2–5 0–4
Artmedia Slovakia 3–5 Spain Espanyol 2–2 1–3
Wisła Kraków Poland 2–1 Greece Iraklis 0–1 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Livorno Italy 3–0 Austria Pasching 2–0 1–0
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 2–5 France Auxerre 1–2 1–3

4Due to the armed conflict in Israel, UEFA had ruled that European tournament matches could not be played in Israel until further notice. Maccabi Haifa's home leg on 14 September was moved to Nijmegen, Netherlands. On 15 September, UEFA lifted the ban, allowing future matches to be played in the Tel Aviv area.[10] Hapoel Tel Aviv were able to play their home leg in Tel Aviv on 28 September.

5UEFA ordered Trabzonspor's home leg on 14 September to be played behind closed doors after objects were thrown at visiting fans and the fourth official, and a smoke bomb ignited in the stands, during their second qualifying round home leg against Cypriots APOEL. Trabzonspor appealed, and UEFA rejected the appeal on 13 September. Trabzonspor's penalty includes a second closed-doors game, a penalty which has been deferred for two years and will be removed if no further incidents occur.

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:[11]

  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 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Russia CSKA Moscow 0 0 0
Israel Maccabi Haifa 0 1 1 Israel Maccabi Haifa 0 0 0
Italy Livorno 1 0 1 Spain Espanyol 0 4 4
Spain Espanyol 2 2 4 Spain Espanyol 3 0 3
Greece AEK Athens 0 0 0 Portugal Benfica 2 0 2
France Paris Saint-Germain 2 2 4 France Paris Saint-Germain 2 1 3
Portugal Benfica 1 2 3 Portugal Benfica 1 3 4
Romania Dinamo București 0 1 1 Spain Espanyol 3 2 5
Belgium Zulte Waregem 1 0 1 Germany Werder Bremen 0 1 1
England Newcastle United 3 1 4 England Newcastle United 4 0 4
Turkey Fenerbahçe 3 2 5 Netherlands AZ (a) 2 2 4
Netherlands AZ (a) 3 2 5 Netherlands AZ 0 1 1
Russia Spartak Moscow 1 1 2 Germany Werder Bremen 0 4 4
Spain Celta Vigo 1 2 3 Spain Celta Vigo 0 0 0
Germany Werder Bremen 3 1 4 Germany Werder Bremen 1 2 3
Netherlands Ajax 0 3 3 Spain Espanyol 2 (1)
France Lens 3 0 3 Spain Sevilla (p) 2 (3)
Greece Panathinaikos 1 0 1 France Lens 2 0 2
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 3 0 3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0 3 3
England Blackburn Rovers 2 0 2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 0 2 Spain Osasuna 3 1 4
Scotland Rangers 1 4 5 Scotland Rangers 1 0 1
France Bordeaux 0 0 0 Spain Osasuna 1 1 2
Spain Osasuna 0 1 1 Spain Osasuna 1 0 1
Romania Steaua București 0 0 0 Spain Sevilla 0 2 2
Spain Sevilla 2 1 3 Spain Sevilla 2 3 5
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1 1 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2 2 4
France Nancy 1 0 1 Spain Sevilla 2 2 4
Portugal Braga 1 1 2 England Tottenham Hotspur 1 2 3
Italy Parma 0 0 0 Portugal Braga 2 2 4
Netherlands Feyenoord England Tottenham Hotspur 3 3 6
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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zulte Waregem Belgium 1–4 England Newcastle United 1–3 0–1
Braga Portugal 2–0 Italy Parma1 1–0 1–0
Lens France 3–1 Greece Panathinaikos 3–1 0–0
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–2 England Blackburn Rovers 3–2 0–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 2–5 Scotland Rangers 2–1 0–4
Livorno1 Italy 1–4 Spain Espanyol 1–2 0–2
Feyenoord2 Netherlands (w/o) England Tottenham Hotspur
Fenerbahçe Turkey 5–5 (a) Netherlands AZ 3–3 2–2
Werder Bremen Germany 4–3 Netherlands Ajax 3–0 1–3
Spartak Moscow Russia 2–3 Spain Celta Vigo 1–1 1–2
CSKA Moscow Russia 0–1 Israel Maccabi Haifa 0–0 0–1
AEK Athens Greece 0–4 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 0–2
Benfica Portugal 3–1 Romania Dinamo București 1–0 2–1
Steaua București Romania 0–3 Spain Sevilla 0–2 0–1
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–1 France Nancy 1–1 1–0
Bordeaux France 0–1 Spain Osasuna 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)

1 On 7 February, the Italian government ruled that Parma and Livorno's home fields did not meet safety requirements following riots that occurred after a Serie A match in Sicily. Both sides played their home legs behind closed doors.

2 On 19 January, 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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Newcastle United England 4–4 (a) Netherlands AZ 4–2 0–2
Maccabi Haifa Israel 0–4 Spain Espanyol 0–0 0–4
Rangers Scotland 1–2 Spain Osasuna 1–1 0–1
Braga Portugal 4–6 England Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 2–3
Sevilla Spain 5–4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Lens France 2–4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 0–3
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–4 Portugal Benfica 2–1 1–3
Celta Vigo Spain 0–3 Germany Werder Bremen 0–1 0–2

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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AZ Netherlands 1–4 Germany Werder Bremen 0–0 1–4
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 0–4 Spain Osasuna 0–3 0–1
Sevilla Spain 4–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 2–2
Espanyol Spain 3–2 Portugal Benfica 3–2 0–0

Semi-finals

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Espanyol Spain 5–1 Germany Werder Bremen 3–0 2–1
Osasuna Spain 1–2 Spain Sevilla 1–0 0–2

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
Riera 28'
Jônatas 115'
Report Adriano 18'
Kanouté 105'
Penalties
L. García soccer ball with red X
Pandiani soccer ball with check mark
Jônatas soccer ball with red X
Torrejón soccer ball with red X
1–3 soccer ball with check mark Kanouté
soccer ball with check mark Dragutinović
soccer ball with red X Dani Alves
soccer ball with check mark Puerta

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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References

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