2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup

2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Tournament details
Dates 23 June 2007 29 July 2007
Teams 50
Final positions
Champions Aalborg BK, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Club Atlético de Madrid, FC Oțelul Galați, FC Tobol, Hamburg, Hammarby Fotboll, RC Lens, SK Rapid Wien, UC Sampdoria, UD Leiria
Tournament statistics
Matches played 78
Goals scored 197 (2.53 per match)
The regions in a map

The 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 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.

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 Romania 3–2 Montenegro Grbalj 2–1 1–12
Zagreb Croatia 2–2(a) Albania Vllaznia Shkodër 2–1 0–1
Ethnikos Achnas Cyprus 1–2 Republic of Macedonia Makedonija Ğjorče Petrov 1–0 0–23
Birkirkara Malta 1–5 Slovenia Maribor 0–3 1–2
Sant Julià1 Andorra 4–6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Slavija Istočno Sarajevo 2–3 2–34
Central-East region
Tobol Kazakhstan 3–2 Georgia (country) Zestaponi 3–0 0–2
Shakhtyor Belarus 4–3 Armenia Ararat Yerevan 4–1 0–2
Baku Azerbaijan 2–2(1–3p) Moldova Dacia Chișinău 1–1 1–1
Differdange Luxembourg 0–5 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 0–2 0–3
Northern region
Cliftonville Northern Ireland 2–1 Latvia Dinaburg 1–15 1–0
Hammarby Sweden 3–1 Faroe Islands Klaksvík 1–06 2–1
Honka Finland 4–2 Estonia TVMK 0–0 4–2
Valur Iceland 1–2 Republic of Ireland Cork City 0–2 1–0
Vėtra Lithuania (a)6–6 Wales 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 Romania Oțelul Galați 0–01 0–3
Makedonija Ğorče Petrov Republic of Macedonia 0–7 Bulgaria Cherno More Varna 0–42 0–33
Maribor Slovenia 2–5 Serbia Hajduk Kula 2–0 0–54
Trabzonspor Turkey 10–0 Albania Vllaznia Shkodër 6–0 4–0
Maccabi Haifa Israel 2–2(2–3p) Romania Gloria Bistriţa 0–2 2–0(aet)
Central-East region
Dacia Chișinău Moldova (3–0p)1–1 Switzerland St. Gallen 0–1 1–0(aet)
Zalaegerszeg Hungary 0–5 Russia Rubin Kazan 0–3 0–2
Rapid Wien Austria 3–2 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 3–1 0–1
Chornomorets Odessa Ukraine 6–2 Belarus Shakhtyor 4–2 2–0
Tobol Kazakhstan 3–1 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 1–1 2–0
Northern region
Honka Finland 3–3 (a) Denmark AaB 2–25 1–1
Vėtra Lithuania 3–06 Poland Legia Warszawa 3–0 (Awarded) (w/o)
Gent Belgium 6–0 Northern Ireland Cliftonville 2–0 4–07
Cork City Republic of Ireland 1–2 Sweden 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 was 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 Serbia 2–4 Portugal União Leiria 1–01 1–4(aet)
Cherno More Varna Bulgaria 0–2 Italy Sampdoria 0–12 0–1
Gloria Bistriţa Romania 2–2(a) Spain Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–1
Oțelul Galați Romania 4–2 Turkey Trabzonspor 2–1 2–1
Central-East region
Tobol Kostanay Kazakhstan 2–0 Greece OFI Crete 1–0 1–0
Dacia Chișinău Moldova 1–5 Germany Hamburg 1–1 0–4
Chornomorets Odessa Ukraine 1–3 France Lens 0–0 1–3
Rapid Vienna Austria 3–1 Russia Rubin Kazan 3–1 0–0
Northern region
FK Vėtra Lithuania 0–6 England Blackburn Rovers 0–2 0–4
Hammarby Sweden (a)1–1 Netherlands Utrecht 0–03 1–1
KAA Gent Belgium 2–3 Denmark 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 co-winners 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 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 Oțelul Galați 3

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