2007–08 UEFA Cup

2007–08 UEFA Cup

The poster of the final
Tournament details
Dates 20 September 2007 – 14 May 2008
Teams 80
Final positions
Champions Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (1st title)
Runners-up Scotland Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played 221
Goals scored 563 (2.55 per match)
Top scorer(s) Russia Pavel Pogrebnyak
Italy Luca Toni
(10 goals)

The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament. The final was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England on 14 May 2008 between Rangers of Scotland and Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia. Zenit won the match 20, with goals from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov, to claim their first UEFA Cup title. The first qualifying games were played on 19 July 2007 and the main tournament commenced on 20 September 2007. A total of 123 football clubs took part in the tournament (including its qualifying rounds).

Each European football nation is represented by a different number of its associate clubs, depending on the UEFA coefficients. Budućnost Podgorica was the first team from Montenegro to enter the competition.

The tournament's top scorers were Pavel Pogrebnyak of Zenit Saint Petersburg and Luca Toni of Bayern Munich, each with 10 goals.[1]

Round and draw dates

The calendar from UEFA.com.

Date Event
29 June 2007 Draw for first qualifying round
19 July 2007 First qualifying round, first leg
2 August 2007 First qualifying round, second leg
3 August 2007 Draw for second qualifying round
16 August 2007 Second qualifying round, first leg
30 August 2007 Second qualifying round, second leg
31 August 2007 Draw for first round
20 September 2007 First round, first leg
4 October 2007 First round, second leg
9 October 2007 Draw for group stage
25 October 2007 Group stage, 1st matchday
8 November 2007 Group stage, 2nd matchday
29 November 2007 Group stage, 3rd matchday
5 December / 6 December 2007 Group stage, 4th matchday
19 December / 20 December 2007 Group stage, 5th matchday
21 December 2007 Draw for Round of 32 and Round of 16
13 February / 14 February 2008 Round of 32, first leg
21 February 2008 Round of 32, second leg
6 March 2008 Round of 16, first leg
12 March / 13 March 2008 Round of 16, second leg
14 March 2008 Draw for remaining rounds
3 April 2008 Quarter-finals, first leg
10 April 2008 Quarter-finals, second leg
24 April 2008 Semi-finals, first leg
1 May 2008 Semi-finals, second leg
14 May 2008 Final in Manchester

Qualifying stage

First qualifying round

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions, was held on Friday, 29 June 2007 at 13:30 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The matches were played on 19 July and 2 August 2007.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 1–2 Croatia Hajduk Split 1–1 0–1
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus 4–0 Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 2–0 2–0
Slaven Koprivnica Croatia 8–4 Albania Teuta 6–2 2–2
Bežanija Serbia 2–2 (a) Albania Besa Kavajë 2–21 0–0
Sliema Wanderers Malta 0–7 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–3 0–4
Vojvodina Serbia 7–1 Malta Hibernians 5–1 2–0
FC Santa Coloma Andorra 1–4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 0–4
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–3 Slovenia Koper 3–1 3–2
Vardar Skopje Republic of Macedonia 0–2 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 0–1 0–1
Gorica Slovenia 2–4 Republic of Macedonia Rabotnički 1–2 1–2
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–112 Serbia Partizan 1–6 0–5
Central-East region
ViOn Zlaté Moravce Slovakia 4–2 Kazakhstan Alma-Ata 3–1 1–1
MTK Budapest Hungary 2–2 (a) Armenia Mika 2–13 0–1
MKT Araz Azerbaijan 0–1 Poland Dyskobolia Grodzisk 0–0 0–1
GKS Bełchatów Poland 2–2 (4–2p) Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia 3–3 (a) Moldova Zimbru Chişinău 1–1 2–2
Banants Armenia 1–5 Switzerland Young Boys 1–1 0–4
Nistru Otaci Moldova 2–2 (4–5p) Hungary Budapest Honvéd 1–14 1–1 (aet)
Ried Austria 4–3 Azerbaijan Neftchi 3–1 1–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz 2–0 0–0
Aktobe Kazakhstan 3–4 Austria Mattersburg 1–0 2–4
Northern region
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 3–6 Lithuania Ekranas 1–3 2–3
Libertas San Marino 1–4 Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–1 0–3
Rhyl Wales 3–3 (a) Finland Haka 3–1 0–2
Carmarthen Town Wales 3–14 Norway Brann 0–8 3–6
Flora Tallinn Estonia 0–2 Norway Vålerenga 0–1 0–1
MyPa Finland 2–1 Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 1–0 1–1
Dungannon Swifts Northern Ireland 1–4 Lithuania Sūduva 1–0 0–4
Lillestrøm Norway 2–2 (a) Luxembourg Käerjéng 97 2–1 0–1
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 3–2 Belarus Dinamo Brest 1–1 2–1
Helsingborg Sweden 9–0 Estonia Narva Trans 6–0 3–0
Keflavík Iceland 4–4 (a) Denmark Midtjylland 3–2 1–2
Häcken Sweden 2–1 Iceland KR Reykjavík 1–1 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 0–5 Denmark Odense Boldklub 0–0 0–5
HJK Finland 3–0 Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbrück 2–0 1–0
Glentoran Northern Ireland 0–9 Sweden AIK 0–5 0–4
Skonto Riga Latvia 1–3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–1 0–2

1 This match was played at Partizan Stadium in Belgrade.
2 UEFA expelled Partizan from the 2007–08 UEFA Cup due to crowd trouble at their away tie in Mostar, which forced the match to be interrupted for 10 minutes. UEFA adjudged travelling Partizan fans to have been the culprits of the trouble,[3] but Partizan were allowed to play the return leg while the appeal was being processed.[4] However, Partizan's appeal was rejected so Zrinjski Mostar qualified.[5]
3 This match was played at Szusza Ferenc Stadium in Budapest because MTK Budapest's ground in Budapest does not meet UEFA standards.
4 This match was played at Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău because FC Nistru Otaci's ground in Otaci does not meet UEFA standards.

Second qualifying round

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football, was held on Friday, 3 August 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The matches were played on 16 and 30 August 2007.[6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 3–1 Romania Oţelul Galaţi 3–1 0–0
CFR Cluj Romania 1–3 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 1–3 0–0
Rabotnički Republic of Macedonia 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 0–0 2–1
Slaven Koprivnica Croatia 2–4 Turkey Galatasaray 1–2 1–2
União de Leiria Portugal 1–0 Israel Maccabi Netanya 0–0 1–0
Hajduk Split Croatia 1–2 Italy Sampdoria 0–1 1–1
Besa Kavajë Albania 0–6 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–3 0–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2–4 Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor 1–1 1–3
Atlético Madrid Spain 5–1 Serbia Vojvodina 3–0 2–1
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–6 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–3 0–3
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus 2–3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1–1 1–2
Central-East region
Basel Switzerland 6–1 Austria Mattersburg 2–1 4–0
Ried Austria 1–4 Switzerland Sion 1–1 0–3
Mika Armenia 2–3 Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava 2–1 0–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 5–3 Poland GKS Bełchatów 1–1 4–2
Budapest Honvéd Hungary 0–4 Germany Hamburg 0–0 0–4
Young Boys Switzerland 2–6 France Lens 1–1 1–5
Tobol Kostanay Kazakhstan 0–3 Poland Dyskobolia Grodzisk 0–1 0–2
Austria Wien Austria 5–4 Czech Republic Jablonec 97 4–3 1–1
Zlaté Moravce Slovakia 0–5 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–2 0–3
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 0–8 Austria Rapid Wien 0–3 0–5
Northern region
MyPa Finland 0–3 England Blackburn Rovers 0–1 0–2
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 1–4 Sweden Helsingborg 1–1 0–3
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 3–4 Sweden AIK 3–2 0–2
HJK Helsinki Finland 2–4 Denmark AaB 2–1 0–3
Ekranas Lithuania 1–7 Norway Vålerenga 1–1 0–6
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland 1–2 Sweden BK Häcken 1–1 0–1
Brann Norway 6–4 Lithuania Sūduva 2–1 4–3
Haka Finland 3–7 Denmark Midtjylland 1–2 2–5
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 1–5 Denmark Odense 1–1 0–4
Käerjéng 97 Luxembourg 0–4 Belgium Standard Liège 0–3 0–1
Hammarby Sweden 3–2 Norway Fredrikstad 2–1 1–1

First round

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Gérard Houllier, the winning coach in the 2000–01 tournament, was held on Friday, 31 August 2007 at 13:00 CET in Monaco. The matches were played on 20 September and 4 October 2007.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Group 1
Midtjylland Denmark 1–5 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 0–2
Groningen Netherlands 2–2 (3–4p) Italy Fiorentina 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Rabotnički Republic of Macedonia 1–2 England Bolton Wanderers 1–1 0–1
AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 0–1
Nuremberg Germany 2–2 (a) Romania Rapid București 0–0 2–2
Group 2
Everton England 4–3 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 3–2
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 4–1 Belgium Standard Liège 3–0 1–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 5–4 Portugal União de Leiria 3–1 2–3
Villarreal Spain 6–1 Belarus BATE Borisov 4–1 2–0
Sion Switzerland 4–7 Turkey Galatasaray 3–2 1–5
Group 3
Atlético Madrid Spain 9–0 Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor 4–0 5–0
Tampere United Finland 3–4 France Bordeaux 2–3 1–1
Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia 1–5 Greece Panathinaikos 1–2 0–3
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–0 (4–3p) Denmark Odense Boldklub 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Empoli Italy 2–4 Switzerland Zürich 2–1 0–3
Group 4
Sochaux France 1–2 Greece Panionios 0–2 1–0
Anderlecht Belgium 2–1 Austria Rapid Wien 1–1 1–0
Paços de Ferreira Portugal 0–1 Netherlands AZ 0–1 0–0
Sampdoria Italy 2–2 (a) Denmark AaB 2–2 0–0
Spartak Moscow Russia 8–1 Sweden Häcken 5–0 3–1
Group 5
Hammarby Sweden 2–5 Portugal Braga 2–1 0–4
Larissa Greece 3–2 England Blackburn Rovers 2–01 1–2
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 1–1 (4–2p) Italy Palermo 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–3 (a) Netherlands Ajax 0–1 3–2 (aet)
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 3–4 France Rennes 1–3 2–1
Group 6
Brann Norway 2–2 (a) Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 2–1
Bayern Munich Germany 3–0 Portugal Os Belenenses 1–0 2–0
Aberdeen Scotland 1–1 (a) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 1–1
Heerenveen Netherlands 6–8 Sweden Helsingborg 5–3 1–5
Toulouse France 1–1 (a) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–0 1–1
Group 7
Litex Lovech Bulgaria 1–4 Germany Hamburg 0–1 1–3
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–8 Switzerland Basel 1–2 0–6
Austria Wien Austria 4–2 Norway Vålerenga 2–0 2–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 1–0 Sweden AIK 0–0 1–0
Aris Thessaloniki Greece 2–2 (a) Spain Real Zaragoza 1–0 1–2
Group 8
Dinamo București Romania 2–2 (a) Sweden Elfsborg 1–2 1–0
Tottenham Hotspur England 7–2 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6–1 1–1
Lens France 2–3 Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 1–2 (aet)
Getafe Spain 3–3 (a) Netherlands Twente 1–0 2–3 (aet)
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Poland 0–2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0–1 0–1

1 This match was played at Panthessaliko Stadium in Volos because AE Larissa's ground (Alkazar Stadium in Larissa) would not meet UEFA standards.

Group stage

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA's director of professional football Giorgio Marchetti and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions, was held on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 12:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland.

The top three teams (highlighted in green) of each group qualified for the next round. Based on paragraph 6.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams were equal on points on completion of all the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:[8]

  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 8.03 of the UEFA regulations).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Everton 440093+612
Germany Nürnberg 421176+17
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 41216605
Netherlands AZ 41125614
Greece Larissa 400441060
25 October 2007
Everton3 – 1Larissa
Zenit Saint Petersburg1 – 1AZ
8 November 2007
Larissa2 – 3Zenit Saint Petersburg
Nürnberg0 – 2Everton
29 November 2007
AZ1 – 0Larissa
Zenit Saint Petersburg2 – 2Nürnberg
5 December 2007
Nürnberg2 – 1AZ
Everton1 – 0Zenit Saint Petersburg
20 December 2007
AZ2 – 3Everton
Larissa1 – 3Nürnberg

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Atlético Madrid 431094+510
Greece Panathinaikos 430172+59
Scotland Aberdeen 41125614
Denmark Copenhagen 41031763
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 40224732
25 October 2007
Panathinaikos3 – 0Aberdeen
Lokomotiv Moscow3 – 3Atlético Madrid
8 November 2007
Aberdeen1 – 1Lokomotiv Moscow
Copenhagen0 – 1Panathinaikos
29 November 2007
Atlético Madrid2 – 0Aberdeen
Lokomotiv Moscow0 – 1Copenhagen
5 December 2007
Copenhagen0 – 2Atlético Madrid
Panathinaikos2 – 0Lokomotiv Moscow
20 December 2007
Atlético Madrid2 – 1Panathinaikos
Aberdeen4 – 0Copenhagen

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Villarreal 431073+410
Italy Fiorentina 4220104+68
Greece AEK Athens 41214405
Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 41035613
Sweden Elfsborg 401331291
25 October 2007
Villarreal1 – 1Fiorentina
Elfsborg1 – 1AEK Athens
8 November 2007
Fiorentina6 – 1Elfsborg
Mladá Boleslav1 – 2Villarreal
29 November 2007
AEK Athens1 – 1Fiorentina
Elfsborg1 – 3Mladá Boleslav
5 December 2007
Mladá Boleslav0 – 1AEK Athens
Villarreal2 – 0Elfsborg
20 December 2007
AEK Athens1 – 2Villarreal
Fiorentina2 – 1Mladá Boleslav

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Hamburg 431071+610
Switzerland Basel 422031+28
Norway Brann 41123414
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 40222532
France Rennes 40222642
25 October 2007
Basel1 – 0Rennes
Brann0 – 1Hamburg
8 November 2007
Rennes1 – 1Brann
Dinamo Zagreb0 – 0Basel
29 November 2007
Hamburg3 – 0Rennes
Brann2 – 1Dinamo Zagreb
5 December 2007
Dinamo Zagreb0 – 2Hamburg
Basel1 – 0Brann
20 December 2007
Hamburg1 – 1Basel
Rennes1 – 1Dinamo Zagreb

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 430182+69
Russia Spartak Moscow 421143+17
Switzerland Zürich 42024736
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 41124514
France Toulouse 41034733
25 October 2007
Bayer Leverkusen1 – 0Toulouse
Sparta Prague1 – 2Zürich
8 November 2007
Toulouse2 – 3Sparta Prague
Spartak Moscow2 – 1Bayer Leverkusen
29 November 2007
Zürich2 – 0Toulouse
Sparta Prague0 – 0Spartak Moscow
6 December 2007
Spartak Moscow1 – 0Zürich
Bayer Leverkusen1 – 0Sparta Prague
19 December 2007
Zürich0 – 5Bayer Leverkusen
Toulouse2 – 1Spartak Moscow

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Bayern Munich 4220125+78
Portugal Braga 413053+26
England Bolton Wanderers 413054+16
Greece Aris 41215835
Serbia Red Star Belgrade 40042970
25 October 2007
Red Star Belgrade2 – 3Bayern Munich
Bolton Wanderers1 – 1Braga
8 November 2007
Bayern Munich2 – 2Bolton Wanderers
Aris3 – 0Red Star Belgrade
29 November 2007
Braga1 – 1Bayern Munich
Bolton Wanderers1 – 1Aris
6 December 2007
Aris1 – 1Braga
Red Star Belgrade0 – 1Bolton Wanderers
19 December 2007
Braga2 – 0Red Star Belgrade
Bayern Munich6 – 0Aris

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Getafe 430175+29
England Tottenham Hotspur 421175+27
Belgium Anderlecht 412154+15
Denmark AaB 41127704
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 41033853
25 October 2007
Anderlecht2 – 0Hapoel Tel Aviv
Tottenham Hotspur1 – 2Getafe
8 November 2007
Hapoel Tel Aviv0 – 2Tottenham Hotspur
AaB1 – 1Anderlecht
29 November 2007
Getafe1 – 2Hapoel Tel Aviv
Tottenham Hotspur3 – 2AaB
6 December 2007
AaB1 – 2Getafe
Anderlecht1 – 1Tottenham Hotspur
19 December 2007
Getafe2 – 1Anderlecht
Hapoel Tel Aviv1 – 3AaB

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Bordeaux 440095+412
Sweden Helsingborg 421185+37
Turkey Galatasaray 411265+14
Greece Panionios 41124734
Austria Austria Wien 40131651
25 October 2007
Bordeaux2 – 1Galatasaray
Helsingborg1 – 1Panionios
8 November 2007
Galatasaray2 – 3Helsingborg
Austria Wien1 – 2Bordeaux
29 November 2007
Panionios0 – 3Galatasaray
Helsingborg3 – 0Austria Wien
6 December 2007
Austria Wien0 – 1Panionios
Bordeaux2 – 1Helsingborg
19 December 2007
Panionios2 – 3Bordeaux
Galatasaray0 – 0Austria Wien

Final phase

All of the rounds in the final phase are two-legged, except for the final. In the event of aggregate scores being equal after normal time in the second leg, the winning team will be that which scored more goals on their away leg: if the scores in the two matches were identical, extra time is played. The away goals rule also applies if scores are equal at the end of extra time. If there are no goals scored in extra time, the tie is decided on a penalty shoot out. The team first out of the hat in each tie plays the first leg of their tie at home, and the second leg away.

Bracket

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
 Belgium Anderlecht 2 1 3  
 France Bordeaux 1 1 2      Belgium Anderlecht 0 2 2  
 Scotland Aberdeen 2 1 3    Germany Bayern Munich 5 1 6  
 Germany Bayern Munich 2 5 7        Germany Bayern Munich (a) 1 3 4  
 Portugal Benfica 1 2 3        Spain Getafe 1 3 4  
 Germany Nürnberg 0 2 2      Portugal Benfica 1 0 1
 Greece AEK Athens 1 0 1    Spain Getafe 2 1 3  
 Spain Getafe 1 3 4        Germany Bayern Munich 1 0 1  
 Turkey Galatasaray 0 1 1        Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 4 5  
 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0 5 5      Germany Bayer Leverkusen (a) 1 2 3  
 Switzerland Zürich 1 0 1    Germany Hamburg 0 3 3  
 Germany Hamburg 3 0 3        Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1 1 2
 France Marseille 3 0 3        Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 4 0 4  
 Russia Spartak Moscow 0 2 2      France Marseille 3 0 3
 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (a) 1 1 2    Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (a) 1 2 3  
 Spain Villarreal 0 2 2        Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2
 Scotland Rangers (a) 0 1 1        Scotland Rangers 0
 Greece Panathinaikos 0 1 1      Scotland Rangers 2 0 2  
 Germany Werder Bremen 3 1 4    Germany Werder Bremen 0 1 1  
 Portugal Braga 0 0 0        Scotland Rangers 0 2 2  
 England Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1        Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0  
 Spain Atlético Madrid 0 0 0      England Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1
 Portugal Sporting CP 2 3 5    Portugal Sporting CP 1 1 2  
 Switzerland Basel 0 0 0        Scotland Rangers (p) 0 0 0(4)
 Norway Rosenborg 0 1 1        Italy Fiorentina 0 0 0(2)  
 Italy Fiorentina 1 2 3      Italy Fiorentina (p) 2 0 2(4)  
 Norway Brann 0 1 1    England Everton 0 2 2(2)  
 England Everton 2 6 8        Italy Fiorentina 1 2 3
 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1 1 2        Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1  
 England Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 3      England Tottenham Hotspur 0 1 1(5)
 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 2 4    Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (p) 1 0 1(6)  
 Sweden Helsingborg 0 1 1  

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions, was held on Friday, 21 December 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight group winners were drawn against the eight third-placed teams, while the eight second-placed teams were drawn against the eight teams who finished third in the Champions League groups. Teams from the same group or the same country cannot be drawn together.

The first legs were played on 13 and 14 February 2008. The second legs were played on 21 February 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aberdeen Scotland 3–7 Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 1–5
AEK Athens Greece 1–4 Spain Getafe 1–1 0–3
Bolton Wanderers England 1–0 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0 0–0
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–2 (a) Spain Villarreal 1–0 1–2
Galatasaray Turkey 1–5 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 1–5
Anderlecht Belgium 3–2 France Bordeaux 2–1 1–1
Brann Norway 1–8 England Everton 0–2 1–6
Zürich Switzerland 1–3 Germany Hamburg 1–3 0–0
Rangers Scotland 1–1 (a) Greece Panathinaikos 0–0 1–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4–1 Sweden Helsingborg 2–0 2–1
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 1–1
Rosenborg Norway 1–3 Italy Fiorentina 0–1 1–2
Sporting CP Portugal 5–0 Switzerland Basel 2–0 3–0
Werder Bremen Germany 4–0 Portugal Braga 3–0 1–0
Benfica Portugal 3–2 Germany Nürnberg 1–0 2–2
Marseille France 3–2 Russia Spartak Moscow 3–0 0–2

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, was also held on Friday, 21 December 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The first legs were played on 6 March 2008. The second legs were played on 12 and 13 March 2008. Unlike the previous rounds, teams from the same group or country may be drawn together from the round of 16 onwards.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Anderlecht Belgium 2–6 Germany Bayern Munich 0–5 2–1
Rangers Scotland 2–1 Germany Werder Bremen 2–0 0–1
Bolton Wanderers England 1–2 Portugal Sporting CP 1–1 0–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–3 (a) Germany Hamburg 1–0 2–3
Benfica Portugal 1–3 Spain Getafe 1–2 0–1
Fiorentina Italy 2–2 (4–2p) England Everton 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Tottenham Hotspur England 1–1 (5–6p) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Marseille France 3–3 (a) Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–1 0–2

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Denis Law, the ambassador for the final in Manchester, was held on Friday, 14 March 2008 at 14:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The first legs of the quarter-finals were played on 3 April and the second legs were played on 10 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–4 1–0
Rangers Scotland 2–0 Portugal Sporting CP 0–0 2–0
Bayern Munich Germany 4–4 (a) Spain Getafe 1–1 3–3 (aet)
Fiorentina Italy 3–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–1 2–0

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on 24 April and 1 May 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany 1–5 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–1 0–4
Rangers Scotland 0–0 (4–2p) Italy Fiorentina 0–0 0–0 (aet)

Final

The final was contested by Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg and Scottish side Rangers on 14 May 2008 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. Zenit won the match 20, with goals from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov coming in the last 20 minutes of the game to give Zenit their first UEFA Cup title.

The night was marred by rioting by Rangers supporters in Manchester city centre.[9]

Top goalscorers

The top scorers in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup are the following:

Rank Name Team Goals Appearances
1 Russia Pavel Pogrebnyak Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 10 13
Italy Luca Toni Germany Bayern Munich 10 11
3 Germany Stefan Kießling Germany Bayer Leverkusen 7 12
4 Romania Adrian Mutu Italy Fiorentina 6 10
Sweden Henrik Larsson Sweden Helsingborg 6 8
Benin Razak Omotoyossi Sweden Helsingborg 6 8
7 Argentina Sergio Agüero Spain Atlético Madrid 5 7
Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov England Tottenham Hotspur 5 8
Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi France Bordeaux 5 7
Germany Miroslav Klose Germany Bayern Munich 5 12
Austria Roland Linz Portugal Braga 5 8
Greece Dimitrios Papadopoulos Greece Panathinaikos 5 7
Germany Lukas Podolski Germany Bayern Munich 5 12
Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson Spain Villarreal 5 8

Sources: Top Scorers Final - Wednesday 14 May 2008 (after match)

See also

References

  1. http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uefacup/2008/md14_1_6.pdf
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