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
[edit]The following teams qualified for the group stage:[5]
Team | Coef. | Team | Coef. | Team | Coef. |
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Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | |||
Milan | 119.934 | VfB Stuttgart | 52.078 | Rosenborg | 35.400 |
Sevilla | 102.837 | Ajax | 51.610 | Udinese | 34.934 |
Valencia | 83.837 | Olympiacos | 51.525 | Feyenoord | 33.610 |
Benfica | 77.176 | Deportivo La Coruña | 46.837 | Braga | 33.176 |
Schalke 04 | 67.078 | Club Brugge | 41.810 | Slavia Prague | 31.496 |
CSKA Moscow | 59.437 | Spartak Moscow | 40.437 | Manchester City | 30.996 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 55.996 | Paris Saint-Germain | 37.380 | Galatasaray | 30.469 |
Hamburger SV | 52.078 | Heerenveen | 35.610 | Sampdoria | 28.934 |
Pot 4 | Pot 5 | ||||
Hertha BSC | 27.078 | Saint-Étienne | 17.380 | ||
Partizan | 25.527 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16.078 | ||
Nancy | 25.380 | Standard Liège | 14.810 | ||
Portsmouth | 24.996 | Twente | 14.610 | ||
Aston Villa | 24.996 | NEC | 12.610 | ||
Racing Santander | 24.837 | Metalist Kharkiv | 10.932 | ||
Copenhagen | 23.748 | Lech Poznań | 6.973 | ||
Dinamo Zagreb | 17.836 | 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
[edit]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]
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored;
- higher number of goals scored away;
- 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.
Groups
[edit]Group A
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MC | TWE | PSG | RSA | SCH | |
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1 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | — | |
2 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | — | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | — | ||
4 | Racing Santander | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | 3–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | ||
5 | Schalke 04 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | — | — |
Schalke 04 | 3–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Mabiala 12' (o.g.) Kurányi 39' Altıntop 70' |
Report | Chantôme 90+2' |
Twente | 1–0 | Racing Santander |
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Denneboom 7' | Report |
Racing Santander | 1–1 | Schalke 04 |
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Tchité 57' | Report | Engelaar 61' |
Manchester City | 3–2 | Twente |
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Wright-Phillips 2' Robinho 57' Benjani 62' |
Report | Elia 17' Wielaert 65' |
Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Manchester City |
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Report | Benjani 32' Ireland 66' |
Paris Saint-Germain | 2–2 | Racing Santander |
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Kežman 5' Luyindula 32' |
Report | Traoré 40' (o.g.) Colsa 55' |
Racing Santander | 3–1 | Manchester City |
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Pereira 20' Serrano 30' Valera 54' |
Report | Caicedo 90+2' |
Group B
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MET | GAL | OLY | HER | BEN | |
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1 | Metalist Kharkiv | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | |
2 | Galatasaray | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
3 | Olympiacos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 5–1 | ||
4 | Hertha BSC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
5 | Benfica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
Hertha BSC | 1–1 | Benfica |
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Pantelić 74' | Report | Di María 51' |
Galatasaray | 1–0 | Olympiacos |
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Kewell 25' | Report |
Benfica | 0–2 | Galatasaray |
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Report | Aşık 51' Karan 69' |
Galatasaray | 0–1 | Metalist Kharkiv |
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Report | Edmar 81' |
Olympiacos | 5–1 | Benfica |
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Galletti 1' Patsatzoglou 17' Diogo 24', 53' Belluschi 44' |
Report | David Luiz 33' |
Metalist Kharkiv | 1–0 | Olympiacos |
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Edmar 88' | Report |
Hertha BSC | 0–1 | Galatasaray |
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Report | Baroš 69' (pen.) |
Olympiacos | 4–0 | Hertha BSC |
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Dudu 55' Galletti 68' (pen.) Torosidis 87' Diogo 88' |
Report |
Benfica | 0–1 | Metalist Kharkiv |
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Report | Rykun 84' |
Group C
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STD | STU | SAM | SEV | PTZ | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Standard Liège | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | |
2 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 3–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
3 | Sampdoria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | ||
4 | Sevilla | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | Partizan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
Sevilla | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart |
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Romaric 15' Renato 16' |
Report |
VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Partizan |
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Gómez 77', 80' | Report |
Standard Liège | 1–0 | Sevilla |
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Mbokani 38' | Report |
Sampdoria | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart |
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Sammarco 39' | Report | Marica 8' |
Partizan | 0–1 | Standard Liège |
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Report | De Camargo 36' |
Standard Liège | 3–0 | Sampdoria |
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De Camargo 23' Onyewu 35' Jovanović 43' |
Report |
Sampdoria | 1–0 | Sevilla |
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Bottinelli 75' | Report |
VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | Standard Liège |
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Khedira 5' Hilbert 49' Marica 72' |
Report |
Group D
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UDI | TOT | NEC | SPA | DZ | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Udinese | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | ||
3 | NEC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | ||
4 | Spartak Moscow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | — | — | ||
5 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | — | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | — |
Spartak Moscow | 1–2 | Udinese |
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Rodríguez 17' | Report | Quagliarella 12', 60' (pen.) |
Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Bent 30', 33', 70' Huddlestone 59' |
Report |
NEC | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Report | O'Hara 14' |
Dinamo Zagreb | 0–1 | Spartak Moscow |
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Report | Saenko 75' |
Spartak Moscow | 1–2 | NEC |
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Covalciuc 2' | Report | Van Beukering 84' Schöne 87' |
Udinese | 2–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Quagliarella 5' Obodo 79' |
Report | Bišćan 90+3' |
NEC | 2–0 | Udinese |
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John 75' Van Beukering 78' |
Report |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Spartak Moscow |
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Modrić 67' Huddlestone 74' |
Report | Dzyuba 23', 33' |
Group E
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | ACM | BRA | POR | HVN | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 3–2 | 5–1 | |
2 | Milan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
3 | Braga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | 2–3 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
4 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | Heerenveen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | — |
Heerenveen | 1–3 | Milan |
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Pranjić 86' (pen.) | Report | Jong-a-Pin 19' (o.g.) Gattuso 23' Inzaghi 69' |
VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Heerenveen |
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Džeko 34', 61' Grafite 39' Misimović 53' Krzynówek 71' |
Report | Väyrynen 31' |
Milan | 1–0 | Braga |
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Ronaldinho 90+3' | Report |
Portsmouth | 2–2 | Milan |
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Kaboul 62' Kanu 73' |
Report | Ronaldinho 84' Inzaghi 90+2' |
VfL Wolfsburg | 3–2 | Portsmouth |
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Džeko 3' Gentner 23' Misimović 74' |
Report | Defoe 11' Mvuemba 14' |
Portsmouth | 3–0 | Heerenveen |
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Crouch 40', 42' Hreiðarsson 90' |
Report |
Group F
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HSV | AJA | AST | ZIL | SLA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hamburger SV | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | — | |
2 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | — | ||
4 | Žilina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | ||
5 | Slavia Prague | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
Slavia Prague | 0–1 | Aston Villa |
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Report | Carew 26' |
Hamburger SV | 0–1 | Ajax |
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Report | Leonardo 77' |
Slavia Prague | 0–2 | Hamburger SV |
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Report | Olić 30' Petrić 90+4' (pen.) |
Aston Villa | 1–2 | Žilina |
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Delfouneso 28' | Report | Leitner 16' Štyvar 19' |
Hamburger SV | 3–1 | Aston Villa |
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Petrić 18' Olić 30', 57' |
Report | Delfouneso 83' |
Ajax | 2–2 | Slavia Prague |
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Vertonghen 4' Suárez 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Černý 13' Jarolím 41' |
Group G
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STE | VAL | FCK | BRU | ROS | |
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1 | Saint-Étienne | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–0 | |
2 | Valencia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | ||
3 | Copenhagen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Club Brugge | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | ||
5 | Rosenborg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 | — | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | — |
Copenhagen | 1–3 | Saint-Étienne |
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Santin 59' (pen.) | Report | Gomis 2' Perrin 37' Payet 65' |
Valencia | 1–1 | Copenhagen |
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Morientes 61' | Report | Santin 85' |
Club Brugge | 1–1 | Saint-Étienne |
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Vargas 50' | Report | Gigliotti 44' |
Valencia | 1–1 | Club Brugge |
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Žigić 60' | Report | Alcaraz 18' |
Copenhagen | 1–1 | Rosenborg |
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Antonsson 85' | Report | Iversen 33' |
Club Brugge | 0–1 | Copenhagen |
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Report | Santin 58' |
Group H
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSK | DEP | LPO | NAN | FEY | |
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1 | CSKA Moscow | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | — | |
2 | Deportivo La Coruña | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Lech Poznań | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | — | ||
4 | Nancy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | 3–4 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | Feyenoord | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
CSKA Moscow | 3–0 | Deportivo La Coruña |
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Dzagoev 9', 12' Vágner Love 61' |
Report |
Feyenoord | 1–3 | CSKA Moscow |
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Van Bronckhorst 29' | Report | Van Bronckhorst 14' (o.g.) Vágner Love 40', 81' |
CSKA Moscow | 2–1 | Lech Poznań |
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Dzagoev 31' Zhirkov 45+1' |
Report | Štilić 66' |
Lech Poznań | 1–1 | Deportivo La Coruña |
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Rengifo 42' | Report | Colotto 2' |
Nancy | 3–4 | CSKA Moscow |
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Zerka 5' Féret 72' Camerling 79' |
Report | Vágner Love 23', 62', 88' Ramón 33' |
Deportivo La Coruña | 1–0 | Nancy |
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Bodipo 74' | Report |
Feyenoord | 0–1 | Lech Poznań |
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Report | Đurđević 26' |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Tough groups for former champions". UEFA. 8 October 2008.
- ^ "2008/09 Draw and match calendar". UEFA. 2 July 2008.
- ^ "Competition format". UEFA. 13 July 2005.
- ^ "Forty teams await UEFA Cup draw". UEFA. 7 October 2008.
- ^ "UEFA club coefficients 2008". UEFA. Retrieved 30 June 2008.