2006–07 UEFA Cup

2006–07 UEFA Cup
Tournament details
Teams 80 (competition proper)
131 (qualifying)
Final positions
Champions Sevilla (2nd title)
Runners-up Espanyol
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Walter Pandiani
(11 goals)

The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th 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 first side to win the competition two years in a row since Real Madrid achieved this feat in 1985 and 1986.

Walter Pandiani of RCD Espanyol was the top goalscorer of this UEFA Cup edition with 11 goals scored.

Contents

Association team allocation

A total of 131 teams from 52 UEFA associations participated in 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]

Association ranking

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 Spain 73.171 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 2
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

Distribution

The title holder would have been given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League or Europa League 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:

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

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[3]

Round of 32
Werder Bremen (UCL GS) Spartak Moscow (UCL GS) Bordeaux (UCL GS) Shakhtar Donetsk (UCL GS)
Steaua Bucureşti (UCL GS) Benfica (UCL GS) CSKA Moscow (UCL GS) AEK Athens (UCL GS)
Group stage
First round
Espanyol (CW) Sevilla (5th) Celta Vigo (6th) West Ham (CR)
Tottenham Hotspur (5th) Blackburn Rovers (6th) Palermo (5th) Livorno (6th)
Parma (8th) Paris Saint-Germain (CW) Lens (4th) Nancy (LC)
Schalke 04 (4th) Bayer Leverkusen (5th) Eintracht Frankfurt (CR) Braga (4th)
Nacional (5th) Vitória Setúbal (CR) Groningen (3rd) AZ (4th)
Feyenoord (5th) Heerenveen (6th) Panathinaikos (3rd) Iraklis (4th)
Skoda Xanthi (5th) Atromitos (7th) Zulte Waregem (CW) Rangers (3rd)
Beşiktaş J.K. (CW) Sparta Praha (CW) Lokomotiv Moscow (3rd) Pasching (3rd)
Second qualifying round
Club Brugge (3rd) Gretna (CR) Trabzonspor (4th) Slavia Praha (3rd)
FC Rubin Kazan (4th) Mattersburg (CR) Chornomorets Odessa (3rd) Metalurh Zaporizhya (CR)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (CW) Beitar Jerusalem (3rd) Bnei Yehuda (4th) Partizan (2nd)
Hajduk Kula (4th) OFK Beograd (CR) Wisła Płock (CW) Wisła Kraków (2nd)
Sion (CW) Molde (CW) Newcastle United (IN) Auxerre (IN)
Grasshoppers (IN) Odense (IN) Marseille (IN) Hertha BSC (IN)
Kayserispor (IN) Ethnikos Achna (IN) Twente (IN) Ried (IN)
Maribor (IN)
First qualifying round
Zagłębie Lubin (3rd) Basel (2nd) Young Boys (3rd) Start (2nd)
Lyn (3rd) CSKA Sofia (CW) Litex Lovech (3rd) Lokomotiv Sofia (4th)
Nacional (CW) Varaždin (3rd) Randers (CW) Brøndby (2nd)
Fehérvár (CW) Újpest (2nd) Rapid Bucureşti (CW) Dinamo Bucureşti (3rd)
IFK Göteborg (2nd) Åtvidabergs (CR) FC Petržalka (2nd) Spartak Trnava (3rd)
Koper (CW) Domžale (2nd) APOEL (CW) Omonia (2nd)
Orašje (CW) Sarajevo (2nd) Ventspils (CW) Skonto (2nd)
Haka (CW) HJK Helsinki (3rd) Nistru Otaci (2nd) Zimbru Chişinău (2nd)
Ameri Tbilisi (CW) WIT Georgia (2nd) FBK Kaunas (CW) Sūduva (3rd)
Valur (CW) ÍA (3rd) Makedonija GP (CW) Vardar (3rd)
Drogheda United (CW) Derry City (2nd) BATE Borisov (CW) Dinamo Minsk (2nd)
Vaduz (CW) Mika (CW) Banants (3rd) Hibernians (CW)
Sliema Wanderers (2nd) KF Tirana (CW) Dinamo Tirana (3rd) Juvenes/Dogana (CR)
Levadia Tallinn (2nd) Glentoran (2nd) Portadown (3rd) Rhyl (CW)
Llanelli (2nd) Jeunesse Esch (2nd) Etzella Ettelbruck (3rd) Qarabağ (CW)
Karvan (2nd) GÍ Gøta (CW) Skála (2nd) Kairat (CR)
Tobol (2nd) Rànger's (1st) Murata (1st) Roeselare (FP)
Brann (FP) Gefle (FP)

Early issues

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 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.

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.[4]

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:

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.[5]

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

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

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Southern-Mediterranean region
Varteks 1–3 Tirana 1–1 0–2
Dinamo Tirana 1–5 CSKA Sofia 0–1 1–4
Koper 0–6 Litex Lovech 0–1 0–5
Sarajevo 5–0 Rànger's 3–0 2–0
Orašje 0–7 Domžale 0–2 0–5
Hibernians 1–9 Dinamo Bucureşti 0–4 1–5
APOEL 7–1 Murata 3–1 4–0
Rijeka 3–4 Omonia 2–2 1–2
Lokomotiv Sofia 3–1 Makedonija Gjorče Petrov 2–0 1–1
Vardar 2–7 Roeselare 1–2 1–5
Rapid Bucureşti 6–0 Sliema Wanderers 5–0 1–0
Central-East region
Újpest 1–4 Vaduz 0–4 1–0
Zimbru Chişinău 3–2 Karabakh 1–1 2–1(aet)
MIKA 1–4 Young Boys 1–3 0–1
Videoton 2–2 (a) Kairat 1–0 1–2
Zagłębie Lubin 1–1 (a) Dinamo Minsk 1–1 0–0
Karvan 2–0 Spartak Trnava 1–0 1–0
Ameri Tbilisi 2–2 (a) Banants 0–1 2–1
BATE 3–0 Nistru Otaci 2–0 1–0
Basel 3–1 Tobol 3–1 0–0
Artmedia 3–2 WIT Georgia 2–0 1–2
Northern region
HJK Helsinki 2–4 Drogheda United 1–1 1–3 (aet)
Brøndby 3–1 Valur 3–1 0–0
Gefle 1–2 Llanelli 1–2 0–0
Jeunesse Esch 0–5 Skonto 0–2 0–3
Åtvidaberg 7–0 Etzella Ettelbruck 4–0 3–0
Ventspils 4–1 GÍ Gøta 2–1 2–0
Glentoran 0–2 Brann 0–1 0–1
Randers 2–2 (a) ÍA 1–0 1–2
Portadown 1–4 Kaunas 1–3 0–1
Rhyl 1–2 Sūduva 0–0 1–2
Levadia Tallinn 2–1 Haka 2–0 0–1
Skála 0–4 Start 0–1 0–3
Lyn Oslo 1–1 (a) Flora Tallinn 1–1 0–0
IFK Göteborg 0–2 Derry City 0–1 0–1

Second qualifying round

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

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Southern-Mediterranean region
APOEL 1–2 Trabzonspor 1–1 0–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv1 4–2 Domžale 1–2 3–0
CSKA Sofia 1–1 (a) Hajduk Kula2 0–0 1–1(aet)
Roeselare 2–6 Ethnikos Achna 2–1 0–5
OFK Beograd2 2–5 Auxerre 1–0 1–5
Dinamo Bucureşti 2–1 Beitar Jerusalem1 1–0 1–1
Partizan2 3–2 Maribor 2–1 1–1
Sarajevo 1–2 Rapid Bucureşti 1–0 0–2
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv1 0–6 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–2 0–4
Omonia 1–2 Litex Lovech 0–0 1–2
Tirana 1–5 Kayserispor 0–2 1–3
Central-East region
Artmedia 5–3 Dinamo Minsk 2–1 3–2
Ried 0–1 Sion 0–0 0–1
Videoton 1–3 Grasshoppers 1–1 0–2
Karvan 0–2 Slavia Prague 0–2 0–0
Chornomorets Odessa 1–1 (a) Wisła Płock 0–0 1–1
Basel 2–2 (a) Vaduz 1–0 1–2
Zimbru Chişinău 0–3 Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 0–3
Mattersburg 1–2 Wisła Kraków 1–1 0–1
Hertha BSC 3–2 Ameri Tbilisi 1–0 2–2
Rubin Kazan 5–0 BATE 3–0 2–0
Young Boys 3–3 (a) Marseille 3–3 0–0
Northern region
Start 1–1 (11–10 p) Drogheda United 1–0 0–1(aet)
Odense 6–1 Llanelli 1–0 5–1
Randers 3–2 Kaunas 3–1 0–1
Twente 1–2 Levadia Tallinn 1–1 0–1
Ventspils 0–1 Newcastle United 0–1 0–0
Brann 4–4 (a) Åtvidaberg 3–3 1–1
Molde 2–1 Skonto 0–0 2–1
Flora Tallinn 0–4 Brøndby 0–0 0–4
Sūduva 2–7 Club Brugge 0–2 2–5
Gretna 3–7 Derry City3 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

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.[6]

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.

First round

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

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Chornomorets Odessa 1–4 Hapoel Tel Aviv4 0–1 1–3
Braga 3–2 Chievo 2–0 1–2(aet)
Levadia Tallinn 1–3 Newcastle United 0–1 1–2
Molde 0–2 Rangers 0–0 0–2
Standard Liège 0–4 Celta Vigo 0–1 0–3
Maccabi Haifa4 4–2 Litex Lovech 1–1 3–1
Derry City 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 0–2
Hertha BSC 2–3 Odense 2–2 0–1
Legia Warsaw 1–2 Austria Wien 1–1 0–1
Panathinaikos 2–1 Metalurh Zaporizhya 1–1 1–0
Lokomotiv Moscow 2–3 Zulte Waregem 2–1 0–2
Hearts 0–2 Sparta Prague 0–2 0–0
Fenerbahçe 5–1 Randers 2–1 3–0
Red Bull Salzburg 2–4 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 0–2
Schalke 04 2–3 Nancy 1–0 1–3
Ethnikos Achna 1–3 Lens 0–0 1–3
Slovan Liberec 4–1 Red Star Belgrade 2–0 2–1
AZ 4–3 Kayserispor 3–2 1–1
Rubin Kazan 0–2 Parma 0–1 0–1
Atromitos 1–6 Sevilla 1–2 0–4
Eintracht Frankfurt 6–2 Brøndby 4–0 2–2
Beşiktaş 4–2 CSKA Sofia 2–0 2–2(aet)
Vitória Setúbal 0–3 Heerenveen 0–3 0–0
Marseille 3–4 Mladá Boleslav 1–0 2–4
Åtvidaberg 0–8 Grasshoppers 0–3 0–5
Rapid Bucureşti 3–1 Nacional 1–0 2–1(aet)
Trabzonspor5 2–2 (a) Osasuna 2–2 0–0
Basel 7–2 Rabotnički 6–2 1–0
West Ham United 0–4 Palermo 0–1 0–3
Lokomotiv Sofia 2–2 (a) Feyenoord 2–2 0–0
Ružomberok 1–2 Club Brugge 0–1 1–1
Sion 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 1–3
Partizan 4–3 Groningen 4–2 0–1
Skoda Xanthi 4–8 Dinamo Bucureşti 3–4 1–4
Slavia Prague 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 0–1
Start 2–9 Ajax 2–5 0–4
Artmedia 3–5 Espanyol 2–2 1–3
Wisła Kraków 2–1 Iraklis 0–1 2–0(aet)
Livorno 3–0 Pasching 2–0 1–0
Dinamo Zagreb 2–5 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.[7] 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

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup group stage

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:

  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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Rangers 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10
Maccabi Haifa 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
Livorno 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
Auxerre 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
Partizan 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1
19 October 2006
Livorno 2–3 Rangers
Maccabi Haifa 3–1 Auxerre
2 November 2006
Rangers 2–0 Maccabi Haifa
Partizan 1–1 Livorno
23 November 2006
Auxerre 2–2 Rangers
Maccabi Haifa 1–0 Partizan
29 November 2006
Partizan 1–4 Auxerre
Livorno 1–1 Maccabi Haifa
14 December 2006
Auxerre 0–1 Livorno
Rangers 1–0 Partizan

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tottenham Hotspur 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 12
Dinamo Bucureşti 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
Bayer Leverkusen 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
Beşiktaş 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
Club Brugge 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2
19 October 2006
Beşiktaş 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
Club Brugge 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen
2 November 2006
Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Club Brugge
Dinamo Bucureşti 2–1 Beşiktaş
23 November 2006
Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Club Brugge 1–1 Dinamo Bucureşti
29 November 2006
Dinamo Bucureşti 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen
Beşiktaş 2–1 Club Brugge
14 December 2006
Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Beşiktaş
Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Dinamo Bucureşti

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
AZ 4 2 2 0 11 5 +6 8
Sevilla 4 2 2 0 7 1 +6 8
Braga 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
Slovan Liberec 4 1 2 1 6 7 −1 5
Grasshoppers 4 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0
19 October 2006
AZ 3–0 Braga
Slovan Liberec 0–0 Sevilla
2 November 2006
Braga 4–0 Slovan Liberec
Grasshoppers 2–5 AZ
23 November 2006
Sevilla 2–0 Braga
Slovan Liberec 4–1 Grasshoppers
29 November 2006
Grasshoppers 0–4 Sevilla
AZ 2–2 Slovan Liberec
14 December 2006
Sevilla 1–1 AZ
Braga 2–0 Grasshoppers

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Parma 4 3 0 1 6 6 0 9
Osasuna 4 2 1 1 7 4 3 7
Lens 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
Odense 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 4
Heerenveen 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2 4
19 October 2006
Osasuna 0–0 Heerenveen
Odense 1–2 Parma
2 November 2006
Heerenveen 0–2 Odense
Lens 3–1 Osasuna
23 November 2006
Parma 2–1 Heerenveen
Odense 1–1 Lens
29 November 2006
Lens 1–2 Parma
Osasuna 3–1 Odense
14 December 2006
Parma 0–3 Osasuna
Heerenveen 1–0 Lens

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Blackburn Rovers 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10
Nancy 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
Feyenoord 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5
Wisła Kraków 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 3
Basel 4 0 2 2 4 9 −5 2
19 October 2006
Wisła Kraków 1–2 Blackburn Rovers
Basel 1–1 Feyenoord
2 November 2006
Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Basel
Nancy 2–1 Wisła Kraków
23 November 2006
Feyenoord 0–0 Blackburn Rovers
Basel 2–2 Nancy
30 November 2006
Nancy 3–0 Feyenoord
Wisła Kraków 3–1 Basel
13 December 2006
Feyenoord 3–1 Wisła Kraków
Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Nancy

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Espanyol 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12
Ajax 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7
Zulte Waregem 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6
Sparta Prague 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
Austria Wien 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0
19 October 2006
Austria Wien 1–4 Zulte Waregem
Sparta Prague 0–2 Espanyol
2 November 2006
Zulte Waregem 3–1 Sparta Prague
Ajax 3–0 Austria Wien
23 November 2006
Espanyol 6–2 Zulte Waregem
Sparta Prague 0–0 Ajax
30 November 2006
Ajax 0–2 Espanyol
Austria Wien 0–1 Sparta Prague
13 December 2006
Espanyol 1–0 Austria Wien
Zulte Waregem 0–3 Ajax

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Panathinaikos 4 2 1 1 3 4 −1 7
Paris Saint-Germain 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5
Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 1 2 1 7 7 0 5
Rapid Bucureşti 4 0 4 0 3 3 0 4
Mladá Boleslav 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
19 October 2006
Panathinaikos 2–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Rapid Bucureşti 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain
2 November 2006
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–2 Rapid Bucureşti
Mladá Boleslav 0–1 Panathinaikos
23 November 2006
Paris Saint-Germain 2–4 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Rapid Bucureşti 1–1 Mladá Boleslav
30 November 2006
Mladá Boleslav 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain
Panathinaikos 0–0 Rapid Bucureşti
13 December 2006
Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Panathinaikos
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 Mladá Boleslav

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Newcastle United 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 10
Celta Vigo 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
Fenerbahçe 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1 4
Palermo 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
Eintracht Frankfurt 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3
19 October 2006
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 Palermo
Newcastle United 1–0 Fenerbahçe
2 November 2006
Palermo 0–1 Newcastle United
Celta Vigo 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt
23 November 2006
Fenerbahçe 3–0 Palermo
Newcastle United 2–1 Celta Vigo
30 November 2006
Celta Vigo 1–0 Fenerbahçe
Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 Newcastle United
13 December 2006
Fenerbahçe 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Palermo 1–1 Celta Vigo

Knockout stage

Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
  CSKA Moscow 0 0 0  
  Maccabi Haifa 1 0 1       Maccabi Haifa 0 0 0  
  Livorno 1 0 1     Espanyol 0 4 4  
  Espanyol 2 2 4         Espanyol 3 0 3  
  AEK Athens 0 0 0         Benfica 2 0 2  
  Paris Saint-Germain 2 2 4       Paris Saint-Germain 2 1 3
  Benfica 1 2 3     Benfica 1 3 4  
  Dinamo Bucureşti 0 1 1         Espanyol 3 2 5  
  Zulte Waregem 1 0 1         Werder Bremen 0 1 1  
  Newcastle United 3 1 4       Newcastle United 4 0 4  
  Fenerbahçe 3 2 5     AZ(a) 2 2 4  
  AZ(a) 3 2 5         AZ 0 1 1
  Spartak Moscow 1 1 2         Werder Bremen 0 4 4  
  Celta Vigo 1 2 3       Celta Vigo 0 0 0
  Werder Bremen 3 1 4     Werder Bremen 1 2 3  
  Ajax 0 3 3         Espanyol 2(3)
  Lens 3 0 3         Sevilla(p) 2(5)
  Panathinaikos 1 0 1       Lens 2 0 2  
  Bayer Leverkusen 3 0 3     Bayer Leverkusen 0 3 3  
  Blackburn Rovers 2 0 2         Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0  
  Hapoel Tel-Aviv 2 0 2         Osasuna 3 1 4  
  Rangers 1 4 5       Rangers 1 0 1
  Bordeaux 0 0 0     Osasuna 1 1 2  
  Osasuna 0 1 1         Osasuna 1 0 1
  Steaua Bucureşti 0 0 0         Sevilla 0 2 2  
  Sevilla 2 1 3       Sevilla 2 3 5  
  Shakhtar Donetsk 1 1 2     Shakhtar Donetsk 2 2 4  
  Nancy 1 0 1         Sevilla 2 2 4
  Braga 1 1 2         Tottenham Hotspur 1 2 3  
  Parma 0 0 0       Braga 2 2 4
  Feyenoord w/o - - -     Tottenham Hotspur 3 3 6  
  Tottenham Hotspur - - -  

Round of 32

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.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Zulte Waregem 1–4 Newcastle United 1–3 0–1
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
Feyenoord2 (w/o) Tottenham Hotspur – –
Fenerbahçe 5–5 (a) AZ 3–3 2–2
Werder Bremen 4–3 Ajax 3–0 1–3
Spartak Moscow 2–3 Celta Vigo 1–1 1–2
CSKA Moscow 0–1 Maccabi Haifa 0–0 0–1
AEK Athens 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 0–2
Benfica 3–1 Dinamo Bucureşti 1–0 2–1
Steaua Bucureşti 0–3 Sevilla 0–2 0–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Nancy 1–1 1–0
Bordeaux 0–1 Osasuna 0–0 0–1(aet)

1 On 7 February, 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 14 February. Parma played its home leg behind closed doors on 22 February.

2 On 19 January, UEFA declared that Feyenoord had been removed after a member of their crowd threw a glass of beer at Morten Gamst Pedersen in their home group stage match against Blackburn Rovers. UEFA announced on 25 January that Tottenham Hotspur had received a bye. This was confirmed after the final appeal.

Round of 16

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

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Newcastle United 4–4 (a) AZ 4–2 0–2
Maccabi Haifa 0–4 Espanyol 0–0 0–4
Rangers 1–2 Osasuna 1–1 0–1
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

Quarter-finals

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.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
AZ 1–4 Werder Bremen 0–0 1–4
Bayer Leverkusen 0–4 Osasuna 0–3 0–1
Sevilla 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 2–2
Espanyol 3–2 Benfica 3–2 0–0

Semi-finals

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

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Espanyol 5–1 Werder Bremen 3–0 2–1
Osasuna 1–2 Sevilla 1–0 0–2

Final

Main article: 2007 UEFA Cup Final
2007-05-16
20:45 CEST
 Espanyol 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Sevilla Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca
Riera  28'
Jônatas  115'		 (Report) Adriano  18'
Kanouté  105'
  Penalties  
Luis García
Pandiani
Jônatas
Torrejón		 1 – 3 Kanouté
Dragutinović
Dani Alves
Puerta
UEFA Cup
2006-07 Winner
Sevilla
Second Title

Top Scorers

Rank Name Team Goals Minutes played
1 Walter Pandiani Espanyol 11 1118'
2 Claudiu Niculescu Dinamo București 8 602'
3 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax 7 520'
Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham Hotspur 7 697'
Shota Arveladze AZ Alkmaar 7 942'
6 Pauleta Paris Saint-Germain 6 591'
Obafemi Martins Newcastle United 6 642'
8 Cristiano Lucarelli Livorno 5 616'
Tim Matthys Zulte Waregem 5 642'
Coro Espanyol 5 662'
Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur 5 708'
Luis García Espanyol 5 1000'

See also

References

  1. ^ UEFA Country Ranking 2005 Bert Kassies' Site
  2. ^ Access List for the 2006/07 UEFA Club Competitions
  3. ^ Qualification for European Cup Football 2006/2007
  4. ^ Owen, Richard (22 June 2006). "Top Italian football teams charged with fraud". London: Times Online. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2238023,00.html. Retrieved 2006-06-22. 
  5. ^ Greece given suspension by FIFA; BBC Sport, 4 July 2006
  6. ^ Farewell to Yugoslavia; UEFA.com, 30 June 2006, by Aleksandar Bošković
  7. ^ UEFA lifts Israel match ban; UEFA.com, 15 September 2006

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