2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup

2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Tournament details
Dates 21 June – 27 July 2008
Teams 50
Final positions
Champions Aston Villa F.C., Grasshopper-Club, IF Elfsborg, RC Deportivo La Coruña, Rosenborg BK, Braga, SC Vaslui, SK Sturm Graz, SSC Napoli, Stade Rennais FC, VfB Stuttgart
Tournament statistics
Matches played 78
Goals scored 186 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Russia Dmitri Kirichenko (5 goals)[1]
The regions in a map

The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the last UEFA Intertoto Cup football tournament, the 14th to be organised by UEFA and the third since the competition's format was given a major overhaul. Three rounds were held, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 21 April 2008. There were 11 co-winners of the tournament with outright winner of the competition being Braga due to their progress in the subsequent UEFA Cup campaign.

Association team allocation

50 teams participated in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup from 50 UEFA associations. Below is the scheme for the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup. The rankings throughout are based on the 2007 UEFA coefficients.

First round: (28 teams)

Second round: (28 teams)

Third round: (22 teams)

First round

First leg matches were played on June 21 and 22 2008 and second leg matches were played on June 28 and 29 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Besa Kavajë Albania (a) 1–1 Cyprus Ethnikos Achnas[2] 0–0 1–1
Čelik Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–4 (a) Montenegro Grbalj 3–2 1–2
Rijeka Croatia 0–2 Republic of Macedonia Renova[3] 0–0 0–2
Hibernians Malta 0–3 Slovenia Gorica 0–3 0–0
Central-East region
Zhetysu Kazakhstan 3–6 Hungary Budapest Honvéd[4] 1–2 2–4
Mika Armenia 2–2 (a) Moldova Tiraspol 2–2 0–0
Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan (a) 3–3 Slovakia Nitra 2–0 1–3
Cracovia Poland 1–5 Belarus Shakhtsyor Salihorsk 1–2 0–3
Etzella Ettelbruck Luxembourg (a) 2–2 Georgia (country) Lokomotivi Tbilisi 0–0 2–2
Northern region
Ekranas Lithuania 4–0 Estonia Narva Trans 1–0 3–0
HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands 1–4 Sweden Elfsborg 1–4 0–0
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 9–3 Wales Rhyl 5–1 4–2
Lisburn Distillery Northern Ireland 3–6 Finland TPS Turku 2–3 1–3
Riga Latvia 3–2 Iceland Fylkir 1–2 2–0

First leg

21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)
20:30 CET
Besa Kavajë Albania 0–0 Cyprus Ethnikos Achnas
Report

21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)
19:00 CET
Čelik Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Montenegro Grbalj
Karić  30'
Hadžić  59' (pen.)
Novaković  77' 		Report Kasalica  7'
Pavicević  90+2'

21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)
18:30 CET
Rijeka Croatia 0–0 Republic of Macedonia Renova
Report
Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka
Referee: Hubert Siejewicz (Poland)

21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)
18:00 CET
Hibernians Malta 0–3 Slovenia Gorica
Report Xuereb  34' (o.g.)
Cvijanović  56'
Velikonja  58'
Hibernians Ground, Paola
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hategan (Romania)

21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)
16:00 CET
Mika Armenia 2–2 Moldova Tiraspol
Veranyan  18'
Hakobyan  41' 		Report Sidorenko  61' (pen.)
Serghei Namaşco  79'
Mika Stadium, Yerevan
Referee: Ninoslav Spasić (Serbia)

21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)
18:00 CET
Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan 2–0 Slovakia Nitra
Sadygov  7'
Sadiqov  10' 		Report

21 June 2008
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 5 – 1 Wales Rhyl
J. Byrne  51'
O. Heary  59'
Brennan  63' (pen.)
Fenn  71'
Crowe  80' 		Report Connolly  25'

21 June 2008
Lisburn Distillery Northern Ireland 2 – 3 Finland TPS Turku
Armour  42', 90+' (pen.) Pertot  68', 88'
Ääritalo  76'

21 June 2008
Riga Latvia 1 – 2 Iceland Fylkir
Novikov  76' Gíslason  26'
Gravesen  70' (pen.)

22 June 2008 (2008-06-22)
14:30 CET
Zhetysu Kazakhstan 1–2 Hungary Budapest Honvéd
Mikhailov  60' Report Hercegfalvi  66'
Bojtor  75'
Zhetysu Stadium, Taldykorgan
Referee: Vlado Svilokos (Croatia)

Second leg

Ethnikos Achnas 1–1 Besa Kavajë on aggregate. Besa Kavajë won on away goals rule.

28 June 2008
Grbalj Montenegro 2 – 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Čelik
Pavicević  51'
Kasalica  75' 		Hadžić  18'

Grbalj 4–4 Čelik on aggregate. Grbalj won on away goals rule.

28 June 2008
Renova Republic of Macedonia 2 – 0 Croatia Rijeka
Iseni  5', 46'

Renova won 2–0 on aggregate.

Gorica won 3–0 on aggregate.

Budapest Honvéd won 6–3 on aggregate.

Tiraspol 2–2 Mika on aggregate. Tiraspol won on away goals rule.

28 June 2008
Nitra Slovakia 3 – 1 Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku
Semeník  21', 83'
Čeman  46' 		Report José Carlos  84'

Nitra 3–3 Neftchi Baku on aggregate. Neftchi Baku won on away goals rule.

Shakhtsyor Salihorsk won 5–1 on aggregate.

Lokomotivi Tbilisi 2–2 Etzella Ettelbruck on aggregate. Etzella Ettelbruck won on away goals rule.

Ekranas won 4–0 on aggregate.

Elfsborg won 4–1 on aggregate.

28 June 2008
Rhyl Wales 2 – 4 Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Connolly  37', 41' O'Donnell  29'
J. Byrne  32' (pen.)
McGuinness  34'
Singh  42'

Bohemians won 9–3 on aggregate.

TPS Turku won 6–3 on aggregate.

29 June 2008
Fylkir Iceland 0 – 2 Latvia Riga
Kalonas  7', 73'

Riga won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

The first leg was held on 5 and 6 July 2008, while the second leg was held on 12 July and 13 July 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Chernomorets Burgas Bulgaria 3–1 Slovenia Gorica 1–1 2–0
Grbalj Montenegro 2–3 Turkey Sivasspor 2–2 0–1
Grasshopper Zürich Switzerland 5–1 Albania Besa Kavajë 2–1 3–0
Renova Republic of Macedonia 1–3 Israel Bnei Sakhnin 1–2 0–1
OFK Beograd Serbia 2–3 Greece Panionios 1–0 1–3
Central-East region
Germinal Beerschot[5] Belgium 1–2 Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku 1–1 0–1
Saturn Moscow Oblast Russia 8–1 Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck 7–0 1–1
Tiraspol Moldova 1–3 Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol 0–0 1–3
Sturm Graz Austria 2–0 Belarus Shakhtsyor Salihorsk 2–0 0–0
Teplice[6] Czech Republic 3–3 (a) Hungary Budapest Honvéd 1–3 2–0
Northern region
TPS Turku Finland 1–4 Denmark Odense 1–2 0–2
Hibernian Scotland 0–4 Sweden Elfsborg 0–2 0–2
Ekranas Lithuania 1–7 Norway Rosenborg 1–3 0–4
Riga Latvia (a) 2–2 Republic of Ireland Bohemians 1–0 1–2

First leg

5 July 2008
Grbalj Montenegro 2 – 2 Turkey Sivasspor
Francišković  23', 34' Mehmet  14', 39' (pen.)

6 July 2008
Renova Republic of Macedonia 1 – 2 Israel Bnei Sakhnin
Angelovski  65' Khalaila  41' (pen.)
Rabah  64'

5 July 2008
Saturn Moscow Oblast Russia 7 – 0 Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck
Kirichenko  2', 35', 70', 71'
Angbwa  13'
Topić  18'
Ivanov  65'
Saturn Stadium, Ramenskoye
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stelios Trifonos (Cyprus)

6 July 2008
TPS Turku Finland 1 – 2 Denmark Odense
One  37' Fall  5'
Sørensen  84'

6 July 2008
Ekranas Lithuania 1 – 3 Norway Rosenborg
Varnas  14' Strand  12'
Lago  35'
Koné  67'

6 July 2008
Riga Latvia 1 – 0 Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Leonov  45'

Second leg

Chernomorets Burgas won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sivasspor won 3–2 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Zürich won 5–1 on aggregate.

12 July 2008
Bnei Sakhnin Israel 1 – 0 Republic of Macedonia Renova
B. Ganayem  17'

Bnei Sakhnin won 3–1 on aggregate.

13 July 2008
Panionios Greece 3 – 1 Serbia OFK Beograd
Barkoglou  25'
Choutos  45+', 63' (pen.) 		William  55'

Panionios won 3–2 on aggregate.

Neftchi Baku won 2–1 on aggregate.

13 July 2008
Etzella Ettelbruck Luxembourg 1 – 1 Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast
Da Luz  70' Kovel  77'
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
Attendance: 300
Referee: René Rogalla (Switzerland)

Saturn Moscow Oblast won 8–1 on aggregate.

Tavriya Simferopol won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sturm Graz won 2–0 on aggregate.

Budapest Honvéd 3–3 Teplice on aggregate. Budapest Honvéd advanced on away goals rule.

13 July 2008
Odense Denmark 2 – 0 Finland TPS Turku
Fall  21', 52'

Odense won 4–1 on aggregate.

Elfsborg won 4–0 on aggregate.

13 July 2008
Rosenborg Norway 4 – 0 Lithuania Ekranas
Konan Ya  16'
Iversen  48'
Koné  52', 90+'

Rosenborg won 7–1 on aggregate.

12 July 2008
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 2 – 1 Latvia Riga
McGuinness  21'
Brennan  90' (pen.) 		Chirkin  65'

Bohemians 2–2 Riga on aggregate. Riga advanced on the away goals rule.

Third round

The first leg was held on 19 and 20 July 2008, while the second leg was held on 26 July and 27 July 2008. The 11 winners enter the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Bnei Sakhnin Israel 1–3 Spain Deportivo La Coruña[7] 1–2 0–1
Panionios Greece 0–2 Italy Napoli 0–1 0–1
Sivasspor Turkey 0–5 Portugal Braga 0–2 0–3
Grasshopper Zürich Switzerland 4–0 Bulgaria Chernomorets Burgas 3–0 1–0
Central-East region
Saturn Moscow Oblast Russia 1–3 Germany Stuttgart 1–0 0–3 (aet)
Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan 2–3 Romania Vaslui 2–1 0–2
Rennes France 1–1 (10–9 p) Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Sturm Graz Austria 2–1 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 0–0 2–1
Northern region
NAC Breda Netherlands 1–2 Norway Rosenborg 1–0 0–2
Odense Denmark 2–3 England Aston Villa 2–2 0–1
Elfsborg Sweden 1–0 Latvia Riga 1–0 0–0

First leg

19 July 2008
Bnei Sakhnin Israel 1 – 2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
B. Ganayem  59' Lafita  54'
Riki  57'
Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)

20 July 2008
Sivasspor Turkey 0 – 2 Portugal Braga
Linz  45+'
Moisés  78'

19 July 2008
Elfsborg Sweden 1 – 0 Latvia Riga
Avdić  18'

Second leg

Deportivo La Coruña won 3–1 on aggregate.

Napoli won 2–0 on aggregate.

26 July 2008
Braga Portugal 3 – 0 Turkey Sivasspor
Matheus  45'
Linz  57'
Aguiar  70' (pen.)

Braga won 5–0 on aggregate.

Grasshopper Zürich won 4–0 on aggregate.

27 July 2008
Stuttgart Germany 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast
Šimák  82'
Marica  107', 110'
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)

Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.

Vaslui won 3–2 on aggregate.

Tavriya Simferopol 1–1 Rennes on aggregate. Rennes won in a penalty shootout.

Sturm Graz won 2–1 on aggregate.

Rosenborg won 2–1 on aggregate.

Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.

Winners

Eight of the eleven Intertoto Cup co-winners entered the UEFA Cup by winning their qualifying ties and progressed to the First Round. Five of those eight sides survived the First Round and entered the Group Stage. Four of those five qualified for the Round of 32. Only Braga progressed to the Round of 16, making them the overall winners.

The 11 co-winners were:

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Intertoto Cup results, scorers and fixtures
  2. ↑ Apollon Limassol declined the participation, so Ethnikos Achna will participate instead
  3. ↑ Vardar did not gain a UEFA license
  4. ↑ FC Fehérvár, Újpest FC and Kaposvári Rákóczi FC declined the participation
  5. ↑ "Cercle laat Intertoto-ticket aan G.Beerschot" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2008-05-13.
  6. ↑ 1. FC Brno (4th team of Gambrinus liga) did not apply for the Intertoto Cup.
  7. ↑ "El Deportivo no cumplió con su parte, pero estará en la Intertoto" (in Spanish). as.com. 2008-05-18.

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