2007–08 UEFA Cup
| File:City Of Manc Stadium.jpg City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester hosted 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) | Pavel Pogrebnyak (Zenit Saint Petersburg) Luca Toni (Bayern Munich) 10 goals each |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's former 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 2–0, 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 157 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 and Rudar Pljevlja were the first teams from Montenegro to enter the competition. The semi-final between Zenit and Bayern Munich was alleged to have been fixed. Both clubs denied the allegations, and the UEFA probe found no wrongdoing on either part.[1][2][3] Sevilla could not defend their title as they automatically qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and also reached the knockout stage. The tournament's top scorers were Pavel Pogrebnyak of Zenit Saint Petersburg and Luca Toni of Bayern Munich, each with 10 goals.[4]
Round and draw dates
| 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 |
Teams
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- Notes
- ^ Republic of Ireland (IRL): Second-placed Derry City (also 2006 FAI Cup winners) were admitted to Champions League after last year champions Shelbourne were denied a Premier Division license for 2007 due to financial violations. FAI Cup runners-up St Patrick's Athletic were added to UEFA to fill for Derry City.[5]
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
{{#lst:2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds|Q1}}
Second qualifying round
{{#lst:2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds|Q2}}
First round
{{#lst:2007–08 UEFA Cup first round|R1}}
Group stage
File:Red pog.svg Red: Group A; File:Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group B; File:Green pog.svg Green: Group C; File:Black pog.svg Black: Group D;
File:Purple pog.svg Purple: Group E; File:Pink pog.svg Pink: Group F; File:Blue pog.svg Blue: Group G; File:Orange pog.svg Orange: Group H.
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:[6]
- 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 8.03 of the UEFA regulations).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EVE | NÜR | ZEN | AZ | AEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England Everton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Germany 1. FC Nürnberg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 0–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — | ||
| 3 | Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | — | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | — | ||
| 4 | Netherlands AZ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Greece AEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATL | PAN | ABE | FCK | LOK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain Atlético Madrid | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Greece Panathinaikos | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Scotland Aberdeen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Denmark Copenhagen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Russia Lokomotiv Moscow | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | 3–3 | — | — | 0–1 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | FIO | AEK | MLA | ELF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain Villarreal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Italy Fiorentina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 6–1 | ||
| 3 | Greece AEK Athens | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Sweden IF Elfsborg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HSV | BAS | BRA | DZ | REN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany Hamburger SV | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | — | — | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Switzerland Basel | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Norway Brann | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | ||
| 4 | Croatia Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | France Rennes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEV | SPM | ZÜR | PRA | TOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Russia Spartak Moscow | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Switzerland Zürich | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–5 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Czech Republic Sparta Prague | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 5 | France Toulouse | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | — |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | BRA | BOL | ARI | RSB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany Bayern Munich | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 2–2 | 6–0 | — | |
| 2 | Portugal Braga | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | England Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | ||
| 4 | Greece Aris | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Serbia Red Star Belgrade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GET | TOT | AND | AAB | HTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain Getafe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | |
| 2 | England Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | 1–2 | — | — | 3–2 | — | ||
| 3 | Belgium Anderlecht | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Denmark AaB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | — | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BDX | HEL | GAL | PAN | AUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Bordeaux | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | — | |
| 2 | Sweden Helsingborgs IF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Turkey Galatasaray | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | — | 2–3 | — | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Greece Panionios | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | 2–3 | — | 0–3 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Austria Austria Wien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | 1–2 | — | — | 0–1 | — |
Knockout stage
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
{{#section-h:2007–08 UEFA Cup final phase|Bracket}}
Round of 32
{{#lst:2007–08 UEFA Cup knockout stage|R32}}
Round of 16
{{#lst:2007–08 UEFA Cup knockout stage|R16}}
Quarter-finals
{{#lst:2007–08 UEFA Cup knockout stage|QF}}
Semi-finals
{{#lst:2007–08 UEFA Cup knockout stage|SF}}
Final
{{#lst:2007–08 UEFA Cup knockout stage|F}}
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 Helsingborgs IF | 6 | 8 | |
| Benin Razak Omotoyossi | Sweden Helsingborgs IF | 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
- ↑ "Zenit, Bayern in fix row". October 2008.
- ↑ "Ex-Zenit defender makes match-fixing allegations". 2 April 2014.
- ↑ "Zenit St Petersburg deny Uefa Cup match-fixing claims by Spanish media". 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Player Stats - Goals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ↑ "Shels relinquish Champions League place". Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Cup 2007-08" (PDF). UEFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2006.
External links
- 2007–08 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- All scorers 2007–08 UEFA Cup according to (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers preliminary round
- 2007/08 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)