2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup

2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Tournament details
Dates 23 June 2007 – July 29, 2007
Teams 50
Final positions
Champions Hamburg
Tournament statistics
Matches played 78
Goals scored 197 (2.53 per match)

The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007 was the 19th and penultimate[1] edition of the competition and took 50 entries. Three rounds were held, and 11 teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 23 April 2007. The overall champion was Hamburg after they progressed further than the other Intertoto sides in the UEFA Cup.

Contents

First round

The first legs were held on 23 and[24 June 2007, while the second legs were held on 30 June and 1 July 2007.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Southern-Mediterranean region
Gloria Bistriţa1 3-2 Grbalj 2-1 1-12
Zagreb 2-2(a) Vllaznia Shkodër 2-1 0-1
Ethnikos Achnas 1-2 Makedonija Ğjorče Petrov 1-0 0-23
Birkirkara 1-5 Maribor 0-3 1-2
Sant Julià1 4-6 Slavija Istočno Sarajevo 2-3 2-34
Central-East region
Tobol 3-2 Zestaponi 3-0 0-2
Shakhtyor 4-3 Ararat Yerevan 4-1 0-2
Baku 2-2(1-3p) Dacia Chişinău 1-1 1-1
Differdange 0-5 Slovan Bratislava 0-2 0-3
Northern region
Cliftonville 2-1 Dinaburg 1-15 1-0
Hammarby 3-1 Klaksvík 1-06 2-1
Honka 4-2 TVMK 0-0 4-2
Valur 1-2 Cork City 0-2 1-0
Vėtra (a)6-6 Llanelli 3-1 3-57

1 Following Scotland and Norway's withdrawals, the free places were awarded to Romania and Andorra.[2]
2 This match was played at Stadion Pod Goricom in Podgorica because Grbalj's ground in Radanovići does not meet UEFA standards.
3 This match was played at Skopje City Stadium in Skopje because Makedonija Ğorče Petrov's ground in Skopje does not meet UEFA standards.
4 This match was played at Koševo Stadium in Sarajevo because Slavija's ground in Istočno Sarajevo does not meet UEFA standards.
5 This match was played at Linfield's Windsor Park in Belfast because Cliftonville's ground does not meet UEFA standards.
6 This match was played at Råsunda in Solna because Hammarby's ground does not meet UEFA standards.
7 This match was played at Richmond Park in Carmarthen because Llanelli's ground does not meet UEFA standards.

Second round

The first legs were held on 7 and 8 July 2007, while the second legs were held on 14 and 15 July 2007.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Southern-Mediterranean region
Slavija Istočno Sarajevo 0-3 Oţelul Galaţi 0-01 0-3
Makedonija Ğorče Petrov 0-7 Cherno More Varna 0-42 0-33
Maribor 2-5 Hajduk Kula 2-0 0-54
Trabzonspor 10-0 Vllaznia Shkodër 6-0 4-0
Maccabi Haifa 2-2(2-3p) Gloria Bistriţa 0-2 2-0(aet)
Central-East region
Dacia Chişinău (3-0p)1-1 St. Gallen 0-1 1-0(aet)
Zalaegerszeg 0-5 Rubin Kazan 0-3 0-2
Rapid Wien 3-2 Slovan Bratislava 3-1 0-1
Chornomorets Odessa 6-2 Shakhtyor 4-2 2-0
Tobol 3-1 Slovan Liberec 1-1 2-0
Northern region
Honka 3-3 (a) AaB 2-25 1-1
Vėtra 3-06 Legia Warszawa 3-0 (Awarded) (w/o)
Gent 6-0 Cliftonville 2-0 4-07
Cork City 1-2 Hammarby 1-1 0-18

1 This match was played at Koševo Stadium in Sarajevo because FK Slavija's ground in Istočno Sarajevo does not meet UEFA standards.
2 This match was played at Skopje City Stadium in Skopje because FK Makedonija's ground in Skopje does not meet UEFA standards.
3 This match was played at Naftex Stadium in Burgas because PFC Cherno More Varna's ground in Varna doesn't meet UEFA standards.
4 This match was played at Marakana in Belgrade because Hajduk's ground in Kula doesn't meet UEFA standards.
5 This match was played at Pohjola Stadion in Vantaa because Honka Espoo's ground in Espoo does not meet UEFA standards.
6 This match awarded to Vėtra 3-0 after match was abandoned due to Legia fans invading the pitch at the first leg. UEFA has expelled Legia from Intertoto Cup 2007 and banned the club from one future European season should they qualify again within the next five years.[3]
7 This match was played at Linfield F.C.'s Windsor Park in Belfast because Cliftonville F.C.'s ground does not meet UEFA standards.
8 This match was played at Råsunda in Solna because Hammarby's ground does not meet UEFA standards.

Third round

The first legs were held on 21 and 22 July 2007, while the second legs were held on 28 and 29 July 2007. The eleven winning teams qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Cup.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Southern-Mediterranean region
Hajduk Kula 2-4 União Leiria 1-01 1-4(aet)
Cherno More Varna 0-2 Sampdoria 0-12 0-1
Gloria Bistriţa 2-2(a) Atlético Madrid 2-1 0-1
Oţelul Galaţi 4-2 Trabzonspor 2-1 2-1
Central-East region
Tobol Kostanay 2-0 OFI Crete 1-0 1-0
Dacia Chişinău 1-5 Hamburg 1-1 0-4
Chornomorets Odessa 1-3 Lens 0-0 1-3
Rapid Vienna 3-1 Rubin Kazan 3-1 0-0
Northern region
FK Vėtra 0-6 Blackburn Rovers 0-2 0-4
Hammarby (a)1-1 Utrecht 0-03 1-1
KAA Gent 2-3 Aalborg BK 1-1 1-2

1 This match was played at Marakana in Belgrade because Hajduk's ground in Kula doesn't meet UEFA standards.
2 This match was played at Naftex Stadium in Burgas because Cherno More Varna's ground does not meet UEFA standards.
3 This match was played at Råsunda in Solna because Hammarby's ground does not meet UEFA standards.

Overall winners

Nine of the eleven sides which entered the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto won their qualifying ties and progressed to the first round proper. Only three of these nine sides survived the first round and entered the group stages, and of those, Hamburg and Atlético Madrid qualified for the knockout stages. Hamburg advanced to the Round of 16 by defeating FC Zürich 3-1 on aggregate, while Atlético Madrid lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-0; leaving Hamburg as the only team remaining from this year's competition, being the overall champions of Intertoto Cup 2007. Hamburg was eliminated in the Round of 16.

Top goalscorers

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Pos Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Vitali Volkov  Russia Rubin Kazan 4
- Ersen Martin  Turkey Trabzonspor 4
- Steffen Hofmann  Germany Rapid Vienna 4
4 Dimitar Makriev  Bulgaria NK Maribor 3
- Rhys Griffiths  Wales Llanelli 3
- Jami Puustinen  Finland Honka Espoo 3
- Igor Bugaev  Moldova Chornomorets Odessa 3
- Dominic Foley  Ireland KAA Gent 3
- Dorel Zaharia  Romania Gloria Bistrita 3
- Ruslan Baltiev  Kazakhstan FC Tobol 3
- Adékambi Olufadé  Togo KAA Gent 3
- Gabriel Jula  Romania Oţelul Galaţi 3
13 Arlind Norra  Albania Vllaznia Shkodër 2
- Gorančo Stojanovski  Republic of Macedonia FK Makedonija Ğorče Petrov 2
- Valery Onila  Moldova FC Dacia Chişinău 2
- Marcos Pizzelli  Brazil Ararat Yerevan 2
- Miloš Djalac  Montenegro FK Grbalj 2
- Vitalis Stankievičius  Lithuania FK Vetra 2
- Markos Da Silva  Brazil Cherno More Varna 2
- Alyaksey Ryas  Belarus FC Shakhtyor 2
- Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev  Kazakhstan FC Tobol 2
- Roni Porokara  Finland Honka Espoo 2
- Nikola Komazec  Serbia Hajduk Kula 2
- Umut Bulut  Turkey Trabzonspor 2
- Cosmin Tilincă  Romania Gloria Bistrita 2
- Gabriel Paraschiv  Romania Oţelul Galaţi 2
- Milan Perić  Serbia Hajduk Kula 2
- Benni McCarthy  South Africa Blackburn Rovers 2
- Oleh Venglinsky  Ukraine Chornomorets Odessa 2
- Rafael van der Vaart  Netherlands Hamburger SV 2
- Kanga Akale  Côte d'Ivoire RC Lens 2
- Nuno Laranjeiro  Portugal UD Leiria 2

See also

Notes and references

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