2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage

The group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup is the second stage of the competition proper.[1] The draw took place on 7 October 2008 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2] Group stage matches began on 23 October 2008 and concluded on 18 December 2008.[3] The top three teams in each group progressed to the Round of 32, to be joined by the eight third-place finishers from the Champions League group stage.[4]

Seedings

The following teams qualified for the group stage:[5]

Team Coef. Team Coef. Team Coef.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Italy Milan 119.934 Germany Stuttgart 52.078 Norway Rosenborg 35.400
Spain Sevilla 102.837 Netherlands Ajax 51.610 Italy Udinese 34.934
Spain Valencia 83.837 Greece Olympiacos 51.525 Netherlands Feyenoord 33.610
Portugal Benfica 77.176 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 46.837 Portugal Braga 33.176
Germany Schalke 04 67.078 Belgium Club Brugge 41.810 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 31.496
Russia CSKA Moscow 59.437 Russia Spartak Moscow 40.437 England Manchester City 30.996
England Tottenham Hotspur 55.996 France Paris Saint-Germain 37.380 Turkey Galatasaray 30.469
Germany Hamburg 52.078 Netherlands Heerenveen 35.610 Italy Sampdoria 28.934
Pot 4 Pot 5
Germany Hertha BSC 27.078 France Saint-Étienne 17.380
Serbia Partizan 25.527 Germany Wolfsburg 16.078
France Nancy 25.380 Belgium Standard Liège 14.810
England Portsmouth 24.996 Netherlands Twente 14.610
England Aston Villa 24.996 Netherlands NEC 12.610
Spain Racing Santander 24.837 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 10.932
Denmark Copenhagen 23.748 Poland Lech Poznań 6.973
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 17.836 Slovakia Žilina 4.070

Pot 1 contained teams ranked between 2 and 39: Pot 2 held teams ranked 40 to 71, Pot 3 held teams ranked 72 to 88, and Pot 4 teams ranked 91 to 122 together with unranked teams from England and Spain.[6] Pot 5 held the remaining teams.

Dinamo Zagreb, and all the Pot 5 teams, had beaten higher-ranked teams in the first round. Lech Poznań and Žilina had also beaten higher-ranked teams in the Second Qualifying Round. Seven of the eight teams in Pot 5 qualified for the Round of 32, Žilina being the only exception. In contrast, only five of the eight teams in Pot 1 managed to do the same, as Sevilla, Benfica and Schalke 04 were eliminated.

Tie-breaking criteria

Based on paragraph 6.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[1]

  1. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  2. higher number of goals scored;
  3. higher number of goals scored away;
  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.

Groups

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester City 421165+17
Netherlands Twente 42025836
France Paris Saint-Germain 412175+25
Spain Racing Santander 412165+15
Germany Schalke 04 41125614

6 November 2008
19:45 UTC+0
Manchester City England 3–2 Netherlands Twente
Wright-Phillips  2'
Robinho  57'
Benjani  62'
Report Elia  17'
Wielaert  65'

27 November 2008
19:00 UTC+1
Schalke 04 Germany 0–2 England Manchester City
Report Benjani  32'
Ireland  66'
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 54,142
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

3 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Twente Netherlands 2–1 Germany Schalke 04
Wielaert  3'
Perez  55'
Report Asamoah  77'
De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

18 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Paris Saint-Germain France 4–0 Netherlands Twente
Luyindula  8', 86'
Sessègnon  23'
Kežman  84'
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Iain Brines (Scotland)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 431030+310
Turkey Galatasaray 430141+39
Greece Olympiacos 420293+66
Germany Hertha BSC 40221652
Portugal Benfica 40132971

23 October 2008
20:30 UTC+2
Hertha BSC Germany 1–1 Portugal Benfica
Pantelić  74' Report Di María  51'
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 26,144
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

6 November 2008
19:30 UTC+0
Benfica Portugal 0–2 Turkey Galatasaray
Report Emre A.  51'
Ümit  69'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

27 November 2008
20:00 UTC+2
Galatasaray Turkey 0–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
Report Edmar  81'
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

27 November 2008
20:45 UTC+2
Olympiacos Greece 5–1 Portugal Benfica
Galletti  1'
Patsatzoglou  17'
Diogo  24', 53'
Belluschi  44'
Report David Luiz  33'
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 30,185
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

3 December 2008
21:45 UTC+2
Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 1–0 Greece Olympiacos
Edmar  88' Report
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

3 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Hertha BSC Germany 0–1 Turkey Galatasaray
Report Baroš  69' (pen.)
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 62,612
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

18 December 2008
20:45 UTC+2
Olympiacos Greece 4–0 Germany Hertha BSC
Dudu  55'
Galletti  68' (pen.)
Torosidis  87'
Diogo  88'
Report
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 30,063
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

18 December 2008
19:45 UTC+0
Benfica Portugal 0–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
Report Rykun  84'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 9,570
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Belgium Standard Liège 430153+29
Germany Stuttgart 421163+37
Italy Sampdoria 42114517
Spain Sevilla 420252+36
Serbia Partizan 40041870

23 October 2008
20:45 UTC+2
Sevilla Spain 2–0 Germany Stuttgart
Romaric  15'
Renato  16'
Report

23 October 2008
21:00 UTC+2
Partizan Serbia 1–2 Italy Sampdoria
Diarra  34' Report Bonazzoli  20'
Dessena  55'
Partizan Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 23,780
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

6 November 2008
18:00 UTC+1
Stuttgart Germany 2–0 Serbia Partizan
Gómez  77', 80' Report

27 November 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Sampdoria Italy 1–1 Germany Stuttgart
Sammarco  39' Report Marica  8'
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

27 November 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Partizan Serbia 0–1 Belgium Standard Liège
Report De Camargo  36'
Partizan Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 14,210
Referee: Mike Dean (England)

3 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Standard Liège Belgium 3–0 Italy Sampdoria
De Camargo  23'
Onyewu  35'
Jovanović  43'
Report
Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
Attendance: 26,833
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

3 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Sevilla Spain 3–0 Serbia Partizan
Luís Fabiano  32' (pen.), 73'
Renato  46'
Report

18 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Sampdoria Italy 1–0 Spain Sevilla
Bottinelli  75' Report
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

18 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Stuttgart Germany 3–0 Belgium Standard Liège
Khedira  5'
Hilbert  49'
Marica  72'
Report

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Udinese 430164+29
England Tottenham Hotspur 421174+37
Netherlands NEC 420265+16
Russia Spartak Moscow 41125614
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 41034953

23 October 2008
19:10 UTC+2
Udinese Italy 2–0 England Tottenham Hotspur
Di Natale  24' (pen.)
Pepe  86'
Report
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

23 October 2008
20:45 UTC+2
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–2 Netherlands NEC
Mandžukić  3'
Balaban  81'
Vrdoljak  84'
Report Carlos  24' (o.g.)
Janssen  78'
Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Oleh Oriekhov (Ukraine)

6 November 2008
20:00 UTC+3
Spartak Moscow Russia 1–2 Italy Udinese
Rodríguez  17' Report Quagliarella  12', 60' (pen.)
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

6 November 2008
20:00 UTC+0
Tottenham Hotspur England 4–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Bent  30', 33', 70'
Huddlestone  59'
Report
White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 16,295
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)

27 November 2008
19:00 UTC+1
NEC Netherlands 0–1 England Tottenham Hotspur
Report O'Hara  14'

3 December 2008
20:00 UTC+3
Spartak Moscow Russia 1–2 Netherlands NEC
Covalciuc  2' Report Van Beukering  84'
Schöne  87'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)

3 December 2008
18:00 UTC+1
Udinese Italy 2–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Quagliarella  5'
Obodo  79'
Report Bišćan  90+3'
Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

18 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
NEC Netherlands 2–0 Italy Udinese
John  75'
Van Beukering  78'
Report

18 December 2008
19:45 UTC+0
Tottenham Hotspur England 2–2 Russia Spartak Moscow
Modrić  67'
Huddlestone  74'
Report Dzyuba  23', 33'
White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 28,906
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Wolfsburg 4310137+610
Italy Milan 422085+38
Portugal Braga 420275+26
England Portsmouth 41127814
Netherlands Heerenveen 4004313100

23 October 2008
20:15 UTC+1
Braga Portugal 3–0 England Portsmouth
Aguiar  8'
Rentería  46'
Alan  87'
Report
Estádio AXA, Braga
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia)

23 October 2008
20:45 UTC+2
Heerenveen Netherlands 1–3 Italy Milan
Pranjić  86' (pen.) Report Jong-a-Pin  19' (o.g.)
Gattuso  23'
Inzaghi  69'
Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 25,600
Referee: Julian Rodriguez Santiago (Spain)

6 November 2008
19:45 UTC+1
Wolfsburg Germany 5–1 Netherlands Heerenveen
Džeko  34', 61'
Grafite  39'
Misimović  53'
Krzynówek  71'
Report Väyrynen  31'
Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 15,615
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

6 November 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Milan Italy 1–0 Portugal Braga
Ronaldinho  90+3' Report
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 10,608
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

27 November 2008
20:05 UTC+0
Portsmouth England 2–2 Italy Milan
Kaboul  62'
Kanu  73'
Report Ronaldinho  84'
Inzaghi  90+2'
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Attendance: 20,403
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

27 November 2008
21:30 UTC+0
Braga Portugal 2–3 Germany Wolfsburg
Barzagli  6' (o.g.)
Meyong  49'
Report Džeko  24'
Misimović  83' (pen.), 90+4'
Estádio AXA, Braga
Attendance: 7,294
Referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria)

4 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Wolfsburg Germany 3–2 England Portsmouth
Džeko  3'
Gentner  23'
Misimović  74'
Report Defoe  11'
Mvuemba  14'
Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 21,015
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

4 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Heerenveen Netherlands 1–2 Portugal Braga
Sibon  19' Report Rentería  35'
Aguiar  56'
Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

17 December 2008
19:45 UTC+0
Portsmouth England 3–0 Netherlands Heerenveen
Crouch  40', 42'
Hreiðarsson  90'
Report
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Attendance: 19,612
Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia)

17 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Milan Italy 2–2 Germany Wolfsburg
Ambrosini  17'
Pato  56'
Report Zaccardo  56'
Sağlık  81'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Hamburg 430173+49
Netherlands Ajax 421154+17
England Aston Villa 42025616
Slovakia Žilina 41123414
Czech Republic Slavia Prague 40222532

23 October 2008
18:30 UTC+2
Žilina Slovakia 1–2 Germany Hamburg
Rilke  69' Report Petrić  15'
Olić  45+1'
Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina
Attendance: 9,871
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

23 October 2008
20:15 UTC+1
Aston Villa England 2–1 Netherlands Ajax
Laursen  8'
Barry  45'
Report Vermaelen  22'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 36,657
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

6 November 2008
20:30 UTC+1
Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Slovakia Žilina
Suárez  41' Report
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 24,200
Referee: Douglas McDonald (Scotland)

6 November 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–1 England Aston Villa
Report Carew  26'
Synot Tip Arena, Prague
Attendance: 20,322
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

27 November 2008
21:00 UTC+1
Hamburg Germany 0–1 Netherlands Ajax
Report Leonardo  77'
HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

4 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–2 Germany Hamburg
Report Olić  30'
Petrić  90+4' (pen.)
Synot Tip Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,368
Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)

4 December 2008
19:45 UTC+0
Aston Villa England 1–2 Slovakia Žilina
Delfouneso  28' Report Leitner  16'
Štyvar  19'
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 28,797
Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)

17 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Hamburg Germany 3–1 England Aston Villa
Petrić  18'
Olić  30', 57'
Report Delfouneso  83'
HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 49,121
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)

17 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Ajax Netherlands 2–2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Vertonghen  4'
Suárez  90+1' (pen.)
Report Černý  13'
Jarolím  41'
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 30,116
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Saint-Étienne 422094+58
Spain Valencia 413084+46
Denmark Copenhagen 41214515
Belgium Club Brugge 40312313
Norway Rosenborg 40221872

23 October 2008
20:45 UTC+2
Copenhagen Denmark 1–3 France Saint-Étienne
Santin  59' (pen.) Report Gomis  2'
Perrin  37'
Payet  65'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 17,187
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

23 October 2008
20:45 UTC+2
Rosenborg Norway 0–0 Belgium Club Brugge
Report

6 November 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Saint-Étienne France 3–0 Norway Rosenborg
Ilan  59'
Machado  63'
Mirallas  76'
Report

6 November 2008
21:30 UTC+1
Valencia Spain 1–1 Denmark Copenhagen
Morientes  61' Report Santin  85'
Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

27 November 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Club Brugge Belgium 1–1 France Saint-Étienne
Vargas  50' Report Gigliotti  44'
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 21,381
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

27 November 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Rosenborg Norway 0–4 Spain Valencia
Report Mata  21'
Hernández  76'
Baraja  88'
Joaquín  90'
Lerkendal stadion, Trondheim
Attendance: 14,549
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

4 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Valencia Spain 1–1 Belgium Club Brugge
Žigić  60' Report Alcaraz  18'
Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

4 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Copenhagen Denmark 1–1 Norway Rosenborg
Antonsson  85' Report Iversen  33'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 18,184
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

17 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Club Brugge Belgium 0–1 Denmark Copenhagen
Report Santin  58'
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 22,169
Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia)

17 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Saint-Étienne France 2–2 Spain Valencia
Ilan  29', 44' Report Morientes  32'
Žigić  72'

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Russia CSKA Moscow 4400125+712
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 421154+17
Poland Lech Poznań 41215505
France Nancy 411287+14
Netherlands Feyenoord 400411090

23 October 2008
20:00 UTC+4
CSKA Moscow Russia 3–0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
Dzagoev  9', 12'
Vágner Love  61'
Report
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 13,060
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

23 October 2008
20:45 UTC+2
Nancy France 3–0 Netherlands Feyenoord
Zerka  47'
Féret  53'
Helder  84'
Report
Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine
Attendance: 11,512
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy)

6 November 2008
18:15 UTC+1
Lech Poznań Poland 2–2 France Nancy
Peszko  5'
Štilić  22'
Report Malonga  10'
Zerka  81'
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 21,601
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

6 November 2008
19:30 UTC+1
Feyenoord Netherlands 1–3 Russia CSKA Moscow
Van Bronckhorst  29' Report Van Bronckhorst  14' (o.g.)
Vágner Love  40', 81'

27 November 2008
20:00 UTC+3
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–1 Poland Lech Poznań
Dzagoev  31'
Zhirkov  45+1'
Report Štilić  66'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

27 November 2008
21:00 UTC+1
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 3–0 Netherlands Feyenoord
Lopo  30'
Hofland  50' (o.g.)
Guardado  51'
Report
Riazor, A Coruña
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

4 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Nancy France 3–4 Russia CSKA Moscow
Zerka  5'
Féret  72'
Camerling  79'
Report Vágner Love  23', 62', 88'
Ramón  33'
Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine
Attendance: 14,074
Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

17 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Deportivo La Coruña Spain 1–0 France Nancy
Bodipo  74' Report
Riazor, A Coruña
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)

17 December 2008
20:45 UTC+1
Feyenoord Netherlands 0–1 Poland Lech Poznań
Report Đurđević  26'
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Paolo Dondarini (Italy)

References

  1. 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA Cup 2008/09" (PDF). UEFA. pp. 8–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  2. "Tough groups for former champions". UEFA. 8 October 2008.
  3. "2008/09 Draw and match calendar". UEFA.com. 2 July 2008.
  4. "Competition format". UEFA.com. 13 July 2005.
  5. "Forty teams await UEFA Cup draw". UEFA. 7 October 2008.
  6. "UEFA club coefficients 2008". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 June 2008.

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