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. |
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Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | |||
Milan | 119.934 | 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 |
Hamburg | 52.078 | Heerenveen | 35.610 | Sampdoria | 28.934 |
Pot 4 | Pot 5 | ||||
Hertha BSC | 27.078 | Saint-Étienne | 17.380 | ||
Partizan | 25.527 | 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[]
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[]
Group A[]
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 |
Manchester City | 3–2 | Twente |
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Wright-Phillips 2' Robinho 57' Benjani 62' |
Report | Elia 17' Wielaert 65' |
Paris Saint-Germain | 2–2 | Racing Santander |
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Kežman 5' Luyindula 32' |
Report | Traoré 40' (o.g.) Colsa 55' |
Manchester City | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Report |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MET | GAL | OLY | HER | BEN | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Metalist Kharkiv | 0–0 | Hertha BSC |
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Report |
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.) |
Group C[]
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 | 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 | — | — |
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 | 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 |
Sevilla | 3–0 | Partizan |
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Luís Fabiano 32' (pen.), 73' Renato 46' |
Report |
Sampdoria | 1–0 | Sevilla |
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Bottinelli 75' | Report |
Stuttgart | 3–0 | Standard Liège |
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Khedira 5' Hilbert 49' Marica 72' |
Report |
Group D[]
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 | — |
Udinese | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Di Natale 24' (pen.) Pepe 86' |
Report |
Dinamo Zagreb | 3–2 | NEC |
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Mandžukić 3' Balaban 81' Vrdoljak 84' |
Report | Carlos 24' (o.g.) Janssen 78' |
Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Bent 30', 33', 70' Huddlestone 59' |
Report |
Spartak Moscow | 1–2 | NEC |
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Covalciuc 2' | Report | Van Beukering 84' Schöne 87' |
NEC | 2–0 | Udinese |
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John 75' Van Beukering 78' |
Report |
Group E[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | ACM | BRA | POR | HVN | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 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' |
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 |
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 |
Milan | 2–2 | Wolfsburg |
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Ambrosini 17' Pato 56' |
Report | Zaccardo 56' Sağlık 81' |
Group F[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HSV | AJA | AST | ZIL | SLA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hamburg | 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 | — | — |
Aston Villa | 2–1 | Ajax |
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Laursen 8' Barry 45' |
Report | Vermaelen 22' |
Slavia Prague | 0–1 | Aston Villa |
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Report | Carew 26' |
Hamburg | 0–1 | Ajax |
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Report | Leonardo 77' |
Ajax | 2–2 | Slavia Prague |
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Vertonghen 4' Suárez 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Černý 13' Jarolím 41' |
Group G[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STE | VAL | FCK | BRU | ROS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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' |
Rosenborg | 0–0 | Club Brugge |
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Report |
Saint-Étienne | 3–0 | Rosenborg |
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Ilan 59' Machado 63' Mirallas 76' |
Report |
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' |
Rosenborg | 0–4 | Valencia |
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Report | Mata 21' Hernández 76' Baraja 88' Joaquín 90' |
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' |
Saint-Étienne | 2–2 | Valencia |
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Ilan 29', 44' | Report | Morientes 32' Žigić 72' |
Group H[]
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 |
Nancy | 3–0 | Feyenoord |
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Zerka 47' Féret 53' Hélder Maurílio 84' |
Report |
Lech Poznań | 2–2 | Nancy |
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Peszko 5' Štilić 22' |
Report | Malonga 10' Zerka 81' |
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' |
Deportivo La Coruña | 3–0 | Feyenoord |
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Lopo 30' Hofland 50' (o.g.) Guardado 51' |
Report |
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[]
- ^ 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.com. 2 July 2008.
- ^ "Competition format". UEFA.com. 13 July 2005.
- ^ "Forty teams await UEFA Cup draw". UEFA. 7 October 2008.
- ^ "UEFA club coefficients 2008". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
External links[]
- 2008–09 UEFA Cup
- UEFA Cup group stages