UEFA Cup 2006-07
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The UEFA Cup 2006-07 is the 49th edition of the European UEFA Cup football club tournament. The final match will be played at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland on May 16, 2007.
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[edit] Early issues
[edit] Italian match-fixing scandal
The 2006 Serie A scandal resulted in major changes to the clubs that originally qualified in Italy. Originally, Roma took the cup winner's place as losing finalists in the 2006 Coppa Italia, as victorious Inter Milan finished in the top four and qualified for the Champions League tournament. The other two UEFA Cup places initially went to Lazio and Chievo.
However, Lazio, 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. [1].
On July 14, all four of the indicated clubs were penalized by an Italian court and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Results of the FIGC appeal were announced July 25. 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.
[edit] Greek Football Federation
FIFA suspended the Hellenic Football Federation 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. [1]
[edit] Qualifying rounds
[edit] First qualifying round
These matches were held on July 13 and July 27, 2006.
[edit] Second qualifying round
These matches were held on August 8 and 10 (first leg) and August 24 (second leg), 2006.
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, The Netherlands, Beitar Jerusalem's to Sofia, Bulgaria and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv's to Senec, Slovakia (Bratislava region)
2These clubs qualified for this season's UEFA competitions as members of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro during the 2005-06 season but are currently members of the Football Association of Serbia which is the official successor of the previous football association.[2]
3Derry City are a team from Northern Ireland who play in the Republic of Ireland's football league. The flag of the Republic of Ireland is used for the purposes of official records as Derry City are a team representing the Football Association of Ireland.
[edit] First round
The matches were held on September 14 (first leg) and September 28 (second leg), 2006.
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. Hapoel Tel Aviv were able to play their home leg on 28 September in Tel Aviv.
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.
[edit] Group stage
[edit] Tie-breaking criteria
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:
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored away in all group matches played;
- higher number of wins;
- higher number of away wins;
- 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).
Key to colors in group tables:
- Green: Top three places advance to the round of 32.
- Red: Bottom two places are eliminated from European competition.
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Rangers |
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
2.  Maccabi Haifa |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
3.  Livorno |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
4.  Auxerre |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
5.  Partizan Belgrade |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| October 19, 2006 | ||
| Livorno | 2–3 | Rangers |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3–1 | Auxerre |
| November 2, 2006 | ||
| Rangers | 2–0 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Partizan Belgrade | 1–1 | Livorno |
| November 23, 2006 | ||
| Auxerre | 2–2 | Rangers |
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–0 | Partizan Belgrade |
| November 29, 2006 | ||
| Partizan Belgrade | 1–4 | Auxerre |
| Livorno | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
| December 14, 2006 | ||
| Auxerre | 0–1 | Livorno |
| Rangers | 1–0 | Partizan Belgrade |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Tottenham Hotspur |
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
2.  Dinamo Bucharest |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
3.  Bayer Leverkusen |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
4.  Beşiktaş |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
5.  Club Brugge |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| October 19, 2006 | ||
| Beşiktaş | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Club Brugge | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| November 2, 2006 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Club Brugge |
| Dinamo Bucharest | 2–1 | Beşiktaş |
| November 23, 2006 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Club Brugge | 1–1 | Dinamo Bucharest |
| November 29, 2006 | ||
| Dinamo Bucharest | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Beşiktaş | 2–1 | Club Brugge |
| December 14, 2006 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Beşiktaş |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Dinamo Bucharest |
[edit] Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  AZ Alkmaar |
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
2.  Sevilla |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
3.  Sporting Braga |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
4.  Slovan Liberec |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
5.  Grasshoppers |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -12 |
| October 19, 2006 | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 3–0 | Sporting Braga |
| Slovan Liberec | 0–0 | Sevilla |
| November 2, 2006 | ||
| Sporting Braga | 4–0 | Slovan Liberec |
| Grasshoppers | 2–5 | AZ Alkmaar |
| November 23, 2006 | ||
| Sevilla | 2–0 | Sporting Braga |
| Slovan Liberec | 4–1 | Grasshoppers |
| November 29, 2006 | ||
| Grasshoppers | 0–4 | Sevilla |
| AZ Alkmaar | 2–2 | Slovan Liberec |
| December 14, 2006 | ||
| Sevilla | 1–2 | AZ Alkmaar |
| Sporting Braga | 2–0 | Grasshoppers |
[edit] Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Parma |
9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2. Osasuna |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 3. Lens |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
4.  Odense |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 5. Heerenveen |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| October 19, 2006 | ||
| Osasuna | 0–0 | Heerenveen |
| Odense | 1–2 | Parma |
| November 2, 2006 | ||
| Heerenveen | 0–2 | Odense |
| Lens | 3–1 | Osasuna |
| November 23, 2006 | ||
| Parma | 2–1 | Heerenveen |
| Odense | 1–1 | Lens |
| November 29, 2006 | ||
| Lens | 1–2 | Parma |
| Osasuna | 3–1 | Odense |
| December 14, 2006 | ||
| Parma | 0–3 | Osasuna |
| Heerenveen | 1–0 | Lens |
[edit] Group E
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Blackburn Rovers |
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2. Nancy |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 3. Feyenoord |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
4.  Wisła Kraków |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 5. Basel |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| October 19, 2006 | ||
| Wisła Kraków | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Basel | 1–1 | Feyenoord |
| November 2, 2006 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Basel |
| Nancy | 2–1 | Wisła Kraków |
| November 23, 2006 | ||
| Feyenoord | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Basel | 2–2 | Nancy |
| November 30, 2006 | ||
| Nancy | 3–0 | Feyenoord |
| Wisła Kraków | 3–1 | Basel |
| December 13, 2006 | ||
| Feyenoord | 3–1 | Wisła Kraków |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Nancy |
[edit] Group F
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Espanyol |
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 2. Ajax |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 3. Zulte-Waregem |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 4. Sparta Prague |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
5.  Austria Vienna |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -8 |
| October 19, 2006 | ||
| Austria Vienna | 1–4 | Zulte-Waregem |
| Sparta Prague | 0–2 | Espanyol |
| November 2, 2006 | ||
| Zulte-Waregem | 3–1 | Sparta Prague |
| Ajax | 3–0 | Austria Vienna |
| November 23, 2006 | ||
| Espanyol | 6–2 | Zulte-Waregem |
| Sparta Prague | 0–0 | Ajax |
| November 30, 2006 | ||
| Ajax | 0–2 | Espanyol |
| Austria Vienna | 0–1 | Sparta Prague |
| December 13, 2006 | ||
| Espanyol | 1–0 | Austria Vienna |
| Zulte-Waregem | 0–3 | Ajax |
[edit] Group G
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Panathinaikos |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 2. Paris St-Germain |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3. Hapoel Tel Aviv |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 4. Rapid Bucharest |
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 5. Mladá Boleslav |
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| October 19, 2006 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Rapid Bucharest | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| November 2, 2006 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–2 | Rapid Bucharest |
| Mladá Boleslav | 0–1 | Panathinaikos |
| November 23, 2006 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Rapid Bucharest | 1–1 | Mladá Boleslav |
| November 30, 2006 | ||
| Mladá Boleslav | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Rapid Bucharest |
| December 13, 2006 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 | Panathinaikos |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Mladá Boleslav |
[edit] Group H
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Newcastle United |
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2. Celta Vigo |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3. Fenerbahçe |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 4. Palermo |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 5. Eintracht Frankfurt |
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| October 19, 2006 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–2 | Palermo |
| Newcastle United | 1–0 | Fenerbahçe |
| November 2, 2006 | ||
| Palermo | 0–1 | Newcastle United |
| Celta Vigo | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| November 23, 2006 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 3–0 | Palermo |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | Celta Vigo |
| November 30, 2006 | ||
| Celta Vigo | 1–0 | Fenerbahçe |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–0 | Newcastle United |
| December 13, 2006 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Palermo | 1–1 | Celta Vigo |
(KEY: Pts= Points; Pld= Matches Played; W= Matches Won; D= Matches Drawn; L= Matches Lost; GF= Goals For; GA= Goals Against; GD= Goal Difference)
[edit] Round of 32
The first leg was held on 14th and 15 February 2007, while the second leg was held on 22 February 2007.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zulte-Waregem |
1-4 | Newcastle United |
1-3 | 0-1 |
| Sporting Braga |
2-0 | Parma1 |
1-0 | 1-0 |
| Lens |
3-1 | Panathinaikos |
3-1 | 0-0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
3-2 | Blackburn Rovers |
3-2 | 0-0 |
| Hapoel Tel-Aviv |
2-5 | Rangers |
2-1 | 0-4 |
| Livorno1 |
1-4 | Espanyol |
1-2 | 0-2 |
|
N/A | Tottenham Hotspur |
N/A | N/A |
| Fenerbahçe |
5-5(a) | AZ Alkmaar |
3-3 | 2-2 |
| Werder Bremen3 |
4-3 | Ajax |
3-0 | 1-3 |
Spartak Moscow3  |
2-3 | Celta Vigo |
1-1 | 1-2 |
| CSKA Moscow3 |
0-1 | Maccabi Haifa |
0-0 | 0-1 |
| AEK Athens3 |
0-4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
0-2 | 0-2 |
| Benfica3 |
3-1 | Dinamo Bucharest |
1-0 | 2-1 |
| Steaua Bucharest3 |
0-3 | Sevilla |
0-2 | 0-1 |
Shakhtar Donetsk3  |
2-1 | Nancy |
1-1 | 1-0 |
| Bordeaux3 |
0-1 | Osasuna |
0-0 | 0-1(aet) |
1 On February 7, the Italian Government ruled that Parma and Livorno's home fields did not meet requirements following riots held after an Italian Serie A match in Sicily. Livorno played its home leg behind closed doors on February 14. Parma played its home leg behind closed doors on February 22.
2 On January 19, UEFA declared that Feyenoord had been thrown out of the competition after crowd misbehaviour in their final group stage match against AS Nancy. UEFA announced on January 25 that Tottenham Hotspur had received a bye. In the final appeal this was confirmed.
3 Transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage as third-place finishers in their groups.
[edit] Round of 16
The first leg was held on 8 March 2007, while the second leg was held on 14th and 15th March 2007.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United |
4-4(a) | AZ Alkmaar |
4-2 | 0-2 |
| Maccabi Haifa |
0-4 | Espanyol |
0-0 | 0-4 |
| Rangers |
1-2 | Osasuna |
1-1 | 0-1 |
| Sporting Braga |
4-6 | Tottenham Hotspur |
2-3 | 2-3 |
| Sevilla |
5-4 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
2-2 | 3-2(aet) |
| Lens |
2-4 | Bayer Leverkusen |
2-1 | 0-3 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
3-4 | Benfica |
2-1 | 1-3 |
| Celta Vigo |
0-3 | Werder Bremen |
0-1 | 0-2 |
[edit] Quarter-finals
The draw for the final stages, included quarter-finals and semi-finals, was held on Friday, 16 March 2007 at 1:00pm CET in Glasgow, Scotland. The quarter-final matches will be played on April 5, and on April 12, 2007.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Alkmaar |
Werder Bremen |
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| Bayer Leverkusen |
Osasuna |
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| Sevilla |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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| Espanyol |
Benfica |
[edit] Semi-finals
The semifinal matches will be played on April 26, and on May 3, 2007.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Espanyol/Benfica  |
AZ/Bremen |
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| Leverkusen/Osasuna |
Sevilla/Tottenham |
[edit] Final
- The final will be held at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on May 16, 2007.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Top Italian football teams charged with fraud (English). Times Online. Retrieved on 2006-06-22.
- ^ UEFA Magazine - Farewell to Yugoslavia, by Aleksandar Bošković
