NK Dinamo Zagreb - FC Spartak Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Maksimir, Zagreb Thursday 27 November CET (20.45 local time) Group D - Matchday 3

Transcription

1 Thursday 27 November CET (20.45 local time) Group D Matchday 3 1 Match background 2 Squad list 3 Match officials 4 Domestic information 5 Matchbymatch lineups Contents 6 Competition facts 7 Team facts 8 Competition information 9 Legend This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Cup match. For more detailed factual information, and indepth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: Match background NK Dinamo Zagreb lost their last UEFA Cup Group D tie 40 in London, but know they could make a giant leap towards the Round of 32 with a win at home against FC Spartak on Matchday 3. Dinamo are playing in their first game following the return of Marijan Vlak as coach. The 53yearold stepped up to the helm for the third time in his career on Monday after Branko Ivanković left the club by mutual consent. Having won their opener 32 against NEC Nijmegen, Ivanković's side came unstuck at Tottenham Hotspur FC last time out, but a win against Michael Laudrup's Spartak could prove crucial. Only once in the fouryear history of the UEFA Cup group stage has a total of six points not been enough to qualify, with Rangers FC missing out in 2004/05. Spartak lost 21 at home to Udinese Calcio in their opening Group D fixture on Matchday 2, and would be in serious danger if they suffered a second defeat in Zagreb. Dinamo and Spartak have met before, though there was little to choose between them in their 1996/97 UEFA Cup qualifying round tie as the Russian side prevailed on away goals, losing 31 away and winning 20 in Moscow. Vadim Evseev cancelled out Zoran Slisković's opener in the first leg but goals from Igor Cvitanović and Daniel Šarić gave Otto Barić's side the advantage. However, Aleksei Meleshin and Dmitri Alenichev scored in the second leg for Oleg Romantsev's Spartak to send them through. The lineups for the sides' previous meeting in Zagreb on 6 August 1996 was: Dinamo: Dražen Ladić, Danijel Štefulj, Damir Krznar, Silvio Marić (Mark Viduka, 46), Marinko Galić, Srdjan Mladinić, Josip Gašpar, Tomislav Rukavina (Edin Mujčin, 71), Dario Šimić, Igor Cvitanović, Zoran Slišković (Daniel Šarić, 59). Spartak: Aleksandr Filimonov, Dmitri Ananko, Sergei Gorlukovich, Vadim Evseev, Ramiz Mamedov (Vladislav Duyun, 77), Konstantin Kovalenko (Vladimir Dzhoubanov, 46), Aleksei Meleshin (Andrei Konovalov, 61), Dmitri Alenichev, Egor Titov, Valeri Kechinov, Andrei Tikhonov. Those two games represent Dinamo's only experience of Russian opponents in UEFA club competition. In addition to that Dinamo tie, Spartak met their Croatian league rivals NK Kamen Ingrad in a 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup secondround tie, winning 41 in Russia and 10 in Croatia. Thus they have won three of their four games against Croatian sides, with their only defeat and one of their victories coming away from home. Last updated :03:01CET Match background 1

2 Spartak coach Laudrup played in two games against Croatia. His Denmark side lost 30 to Croatia at EURO '96, but he was among the scorers as the Danes won 31 in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Copenhagen. Former Dinamo coach Ivanković was on the Croatia coaching staff for that latter game as Miroslav Blažević's assistant. Spartak goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa will be looking forward to a trip back home. The Croatian international started his career with Dinamo's archrivals HNK Hajduk Split, moving on to play for FC Shakhtar Donetsk and then Spartak. Pletikosa and Dinamo's BosniaHerzegovnian leftback Mirko Hrgović were teammates at Hajduk in 2000/01. Dinamo have won two of their five home games in the UEFA Cup group stage to date, drawing two and losing one. Spartak won their only previous European away match under Laudrup 10 at FC Baník Ostrava in the UEFA Cup first round. Spartak's Radoslav Kováč is a yellow card away from a onematch suspension. NEC play Tottenham in Matchday 3's other Group D tie. Udinese are the only side in the section not in action. Last updated :03:01CET Match background 2

3 Squad list Dinamo Zagreb No. Player Goalkeepers 1 Tomislav Butina 30 Mario Jozic 33 Filip Lončarić Defenders 3 Luis Ibáñez 4 Mirko Hrgović 15 Carlos 21 Ivica Vrdoljak 22 Igor Bišcan 26 Dino Drpić Midfielders 7 Etto 8 Ante Tomić 10 Sammir 13 Mathias Chago 14 Mihael Mikić 17 Marijo Mandžukić 18 Guillermo 19 Franck Guela 77 Pedro Morales Forwards 9 Boško Balaban 11 Josip Tadić 25 Tomislav Šokota Coach Marijan Vlak Nat. ARG BRA BRA BRA CMR ARG CIV ARG DoB Age BL Current season UIC UCL UCUP Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Alltime UCUP UEFA Pld Gls Pld Gls Last updated :03:03CET Squad list 1

4 Spartak No. Player Goalkeepers 22 Stipe Pletikosa 35 Soslan Dzhanaev Defenders 3 Martin Stranzl 4 Malik Fathi 7 Martin Jiránek 14 Clemente Rodríguez 70 Ignas Dedura 88 Yegor Filipenko Midfielders 5 Mozart 8 Aleksandr Pavlenko 15 Radoslav Kováč 19 Christian Maidana 21 Igor Gorbatenko 23 Vladimir Bystrov 27 Serghei Covalciuc Forwards 11 Welliton 30 Ivan Saenko 32 Nikita Bazhenov 44 Pavel Yakovlev Coach Michael Laudrup Nat. RUS AUT GER CZE ARG LTU BLR BRA RUS CZE ARG RUS RUS RUS BRA RUS RUS RUS DEN DoB Age BL * Current season UIC UCL UCUP Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Alltime UCUP UEFA Pld Gls Pld Gls Last updated :03:03CET Squad list 2

5 Match officials Referee Assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Thorsten Kinhöfer (GER) Detlef Scheppe (GER), Kai Voss (GER) Marc Seemann (GER) Jan Damgaard (DEN) Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP) Referee UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue QR Croatia Lithuania 20 Marijampole QR Serbia Croatia 22 Kaunas Last updated :03:04CET Match officials 1

6 Domestic information NK Dinamo Zagreb (1.NHL) Comp. Date Opponent Res. 27/07/08 HNK Rijeka (H) 20 03/08/08 NK Inter Zaprešic (H) 31 09/08/08 NK Croatia Sesvete (A) 10 17/08/08 HNK Cibalia (H) 60 23/08/08 NK Zadar (A) 32 31/08/08 NK Varteks (H) 21 14/09/08 NK Zagreb (A) 22 21/09/08 HNK Hajduk Split (H) 02 26/09/08 NK Slaven Koprivnica (A)02 05/10/08 WFC Osijek (H) 10 Cup 08/10/08 Gaj Mace (A) 51 19/10/08 HNK Šibenik (A) 22 Cup 29/10/08 Hrvatski Zagreb (A) 60 02/11/08 NK Inter Zaprešic (A) 31 09/11/08 NK Croatia Sesvete (H) 61 Cup 12/11/08 Zagora Unesic (A) 21 16/11/08 HNK Cibalia (A) 11 19/11/08 HNK Rijeka (A) 01 23/11/08 NK Zadar (H) 20 30/11/08 NK Varteks (A) 07/12/08 NK Zagreb (H) 22/02/09 HNK Hajduk Split (A) 01/03/09 NK Slaven Koprivnica (H) 08/03/09 NK Osijek (A) 15/03/09 HNK Šibenik (H) Pos. Clubs 1 NK Dinamo Zagreb 2 HNK Hajduk Split 3 HNK Šibenik 4 NK Slaven Koprivnica 5 NK Zagreb 6 NK Osijek 7 HNK Rijeka 8 NK Varteks 9 HNK Cibalia 10 NK Inter Zaprešic 11 NK Croatia Sesvete 12 NK Zadar Goalscorers Badelj 82, Balaban 90 Sammir 2, Tadić 63, Tomić 90 Morales 28 Mandžukić 5, 18, 81, Tadić 33, Sammir 40, Badelj 75 Balaban 55, 71, Mandžukić 61 Morales 21, 55 Balaban 24(pen), Mandžukić 52 Lovren 1 Balaban 9, Sammir 37(pen), Badelj 42, Šokota 89, Igor Bišcan 90 Tadić 43, Luis Ibáñez 85 Balaban 31, 61, 68, Luis Ibáñez 32, Sammir 69, Tadić 71 Mandžukić 10, Vrdoljak 19, Morales 45 Morales 26, 45(pen), 62, Tadić 29, Mandžukić 35, Etto 85 Šokota 54, Mikić 61 Sammir 53 M. Hrgović 70, Šokota 90 Pld W D L GF GA Pts Last updated :03:05CET Domestic information 1

7 Domestic information FC Spartak (PremierLiga) Comp. Date 16/03/08 22/03/08 29/03/08 06/04/08 13/04/08 19/04/08 27/04/08 02/05/08 06/05/08 11/05/08 15/05/08 06/07/08 12/07/08 19/07/08 27/07/08 02/08/08 09/08/08 17/08/08 23/08/08 31/08/08 13/09/08 21/09/08 27/09/08 05/10/08 18/10/08 25/10/08 01/11/08 09/11/08 16/11/08 22/11/08 Opponent Res. FC Zenit St. Petersburg 00 (A) FC Tom Tomsk (H) 10 FC Khimki (A) 33 FC Amkar Perm (H) 11 FC Dinamo (A) 34 FC Spartak Nalchik (A) 21 FC (H) 11 FC Rubin Kazan (A) 30 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (H) 42 FC Krylya Sovetov 11 Samara (A) FC Saturn Moskovskaya 10 Oblast (H) FC Terek Grozny (A) 13 PFC CSKA (H) 15 FC Lokomotiv (A)22 FC LuchEnergia 30 Vladivostok (H) FC Tom Tomsk (A) 10 FC Khimki (H) 11 FC Amkar Perm (A) 11 FC Dinamo (H) 11 FC Spartak Nalchik (H) 21 FC (A) 12 FC Rubin Kazan (H) 01 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (A) 21 FC Krylya Sovetov 01 Samara (H) FC Saturn Moskovskaya 00 Oblast (A) FC Terek Grozny (H) 31 PFC CSKA (A) 10 FC Lokomotiv (H)01 FC LuchEnergia 22 Vladivostok (A) FC Zenit St. Petersburg 13 (H) Goalscorers Welliton 31 Welliton 6, Pavlyuchenko 70(pen), Dedura 90 Pavlyuchenko 61 Bystrov 16, Pavlenko 65, Stranzl 79 Maidana 42, Welliton 58 Pavlenko 55 Welliton 20, Bazhenov 65, Pavlenko 68 Mozart 14(pen), Own goal 34, Welliton 64, Pavlyuchenko 79 Maidana 45 Pavlyuchenko 89(pen) Kalynychenko 36 Bazhenov 68 Pavlyuchenko 72, Bazhenov 90 Kováč 39, Prudnikov 66, Mozart 89(pen) Fathi 11 Pavlyuchenko 20 Bazhenov 9 Dzyuba 79 Fathi 61, Prudnikov 90 Ryzhkov 15 Rodríguez 21, Fathi 39 Pavlenko 45(pen), Bazhenov 58, Kováč 60 Bazhenov 50 Pavlenko 5, Maidana 89 Pavlenko 47 Last updated :03:05CET Domestic information 2

8 Pos. Clubs 1 FC Rubin Kazan 2 PFC CSKA 3 FC Dinamo 4 FC Amkar Perm 5 FC Zenit St. Petersburg 6 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara 7 FC Lokomotiv 8 FC Spartak 9 FC 10 FC Terek Grozny 11 FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast 12 FC Spartak Nalchik 13 FC Tom Tomsk 14 FC Khimki 15 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl 16 FC LuchEnergia Vladivostok Pld W D L GF GA Pts Last updated :03:05CET Domestic information 3

9 Matchbymatch lineups Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Udinese Calcio Tottenham Hotspur FC NK Dinamo Zagreb NEC Nijmegen FC Spartak Date Match Result Stadium/Venue Udinese Tottenham 20 Friuli, Udine Goals: 10 Di Natale 24 (pen), 20 Pepe 86 Udinese: Handanovič, Motta, Coda, Domizzi, Luković (Pasquale 89), Inler, D'Agostino, Mauricio Isla, Alexis Sánchez (Pepe 79), Quagliarella (Floro Flores 86), Di Natale Tottenham: Gomes, Hutton, King, Woodgate (Giovani 64), AssouEkotto (Modrić 46), Lennon, Zokora, Jenas, O'Hara, Bale, Bent Dinamo Zagreb NEC 32 Goals: 10 Mandžukić 3, 11 Carlos 24 (o.g.), 12 Janssen 78, 22 Balaban 81, 32 Vrdoljak 84 Dinamo Zagreb: Kelava, Lovren, Carlos, Igor Bišcan, Luis Ibáñez, Mikić, Badelj (Guillermo 80), Vrdoljak, Sammir (M. Hrgović 66), Morales (Balaban 46), Mandžukić NEC: Babos, Dani Fernández, Zomer, Wisgerhof, ElAkchaoui, Sibum, Radomski (Bouaouzan 86), Davids, Ntibazonkiza, Janssen, Schöne (van Beukering 86) Spartak Udinese 12 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Goals: 01 Quagliarella 12, 11 Rodríguez 17, 12 Quagliarella 60 (pen) Spartak : Pletikosa, Parshivlyuk, Jiránek, Fathi, Shishkin, Rodríguez, Kováč, Pavlenko (Maidana 62), Bystrov, Prudnikov (Dzyuba 76), Bazhenov Udinese: Handanovič, Motta, Coda, Domizzi, Pasquale, Inler, Obodo (D'Agostino 60), Mauricio Isla, Pepe (Ferronetti 82), Quagliarella, Alexis Sánchez (Floro Flores 73) Tottenham Dinamo Zagreb 40 White Hart Lane, London Goals: 10 Bent 30, 20 Bent 33, 30 Huddlestone 59, 40 Bent 70 Tottenham: Gomes, Hutton, Bale, Zokora, Bentley (Bostock 79), Huddlestone, Lennon, Bent, Modrić (Campbell 75), Dawson, Woodgate (Gunter 85) Dinamo Zagreb: Kelava, Luis Ibáñez, M. Hrgović, Lovren, Balaban (Badelj 60), Sammir (Morales 43), Mikić, Mandžukić, Vrdoljak, Igor Bišcan, Drpić (Etto 46) NEC Tottenham Dinamo Zagreb Spartak Spartak NEC Udinese Dinamo Zagreb NEC Udinese Tottenham Spartak De Goffert, Nijmegen Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Friuli, Udine De Goffert, Nijmegen White Hart Lane, London Last updated :03:06CET Matchbymatch lineups 1

10 ALLTIME RECORDS Competition facts Most UEFA Cup wins Club 3 FC Internazionale Milano (1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) 3 Juventus (1976/77, 1989/90, 1992/93) 3 Liverpool FC (1972/73, 1975/76, 2000/01) 2 Feyenoord, IFK Göteborg, Parma FC, Real Madrid CF, Tottenham Hotspur FC, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, Sevilla FC Player 3 Ray Clemence (Liverpool 1972/73, 1975/76, Tottenham 1983/84) 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) 3 Nicola Berti (Inter 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) Coach 3 Giovanni Trapattoni (Juventus 1976/77, 1990/91, 1992/93) 2 Juande Ramos (Sevilla 2005/06, 2006/07) Country 9 Italy 6 England, Germany 5 Spain 4 Netherlands 2 Sweden, Russia 1 Belgium, Portugal, Turkey Most UEFA Cup appearances 96 Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter) 69 Walter Zenga (Inter) 66 Enzo Scifo (RSC Anderlecht, Inter, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, AJ Auxerre, Torino Calcio, AS Monaco FC) 63 David Narey (Dundee United FC) Most UEFA Cup goals 37 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, Helsingborgs IF) 29 Dieter Müller (1. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, Bordeaux) 25 Alessandro Altobelli (Inter, Juventus) Most UEFA Cup goals in one season 15 Jürgen Klinsmann (FC Bayern München, 1995/96) 14 John Wark (Ipswich Town FC, 1981/82) 12 Derlei (FC Porto, 2002/03) Most UEFA club competition appearances 173 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 142 Oliver Kahn (Karlsruher SC, FC Bayern München) 140 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 134 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray AS) 130 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) 128 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 127 KarlHeinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) 124 Emerson (Bayer 04 Leverkusen AS Roma, Juventus, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) 123 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) Last updated :03:06CET Competition facts 1

11 Most UEFA club competition goals 64 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 63 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 61 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 60 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 56 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 56 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF) 54 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) Last updated: Last updated :03:06CET Competition facts 2

12 NK Dinamo Zagreb Team facts UEFA club competition milestones Dinamo have twice graced the UEFA Champions group stage, in consecutive seasons at the end of the nineties. The first time was in 1998/99 and on the second occasion in 1999/00. UEFA Cup milestones A third round exit at the hands of Club Atlético de Madrid in 1997/98 is the furthest Dinamo have ever been in the competition. UEFA club competition honours none Tenyear record 2007/08: UEFA Cup group stage 2006/07: UEFA Cup first round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions third qualifying round) 2005/06: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2004/05: UEFA Cup group stage 2003/04: UEFA Cup second round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions third qualifying round) 2002/03: UEFA Cup second round 2001/02: UEFA Cup first round 2000/01: UEFA Cup second round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions third qualifying round) 1999/00: UEFA Champions first group stage 1998/99: UEFA Champions group stage 2007/08 season Domestic record: For the second consecutive season, Dinamo claimed the league and cup double. They finished 25 points clear of runnersup NK Slaven Koprivnica in the Prva Liga and defeated HNK Hajduk Split 30 on aggregate in the Croatian Cup final. European record: Dinamo lost to Werder Bremen 53 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions third qualifying round, and so entered the UEFA Cup. They overcame AFC Ajax on away goals in the first round but finished fourth in Group D after failing to win a match. Records UEFA club competition Biggest win 60: NK Dinamo Zagreb v Zalaegerszegi TE , UEFA Cup first round first leg 60: NK Dinamo Zagreb v B68 Toftir , UEFA Champions preliminary round second leg Biggest home win 60: NK Dinamo Zagreb v Zalaegerszegi TE (see above for details) 60: NK Dinamo Zagreb v B68 Toftir (see above for details) Biggest away win 05: GrasshopperClub v NK Dinamo Zagreb , UEFA Cup first round second leg 05: B68 Toftir v NK Dinamo Zagreb , UEFA Champions preliminary round first leg Heaviest defeat 40: Tottenham Hotspur FC v NK Dinamo Zagreb , UEFA Cup group stage 40: Club Atlético de Madrid v NK Dinamo Zagreb , UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg Last updated :03:06CET Team facts 1

13 Heaviest home defeat 03: NK Dinamo Zagreb v Arsenal FC , UEFA Champions third qualifying round first leg 03: NK Dinamo Zagreb v Fulham FC , UEFA Cup second round first leg 03: NK Dinamo Zagreb v AC Milan , UEFA Champions third qualifying round second leg Heaviest away defeat 40: Tottenham Hotspur FC v NK Dinamo Zagreb (see above for details) 40: Club Atlético de Madrid v NK Dinamo Zagreb (see above for details) UEFA Cup Biggest win 60: NK Dinamo Zagreb v Zalaegerszegi TE (see above for details) Biggest home win 60: NK Dinamo Zagreb v Zalaegerszegi TE (see above for details) Biggest away win 05: GrasshopperClub v NK Dinamo Zagreb (see above for details) Heaviest defeat 40: Tottenham Hotspur FC v NK Dinamo Zagreb (see above for details) Heaviest home defeat 03: NK Dinamo Zagreb v Fulham FC (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat 40: Tottenham Hotspur FC v NK Dinamo Zagreb (see above for details) Last updated: FC Spartak UEFA club competition milestones Spartak's greatest UEFA club competition achievement was reaching the European Champion Clubs' Cup semifinal in 1990/91, where they lost 52 on aggregate to Olympique de Marseille. Spartak made the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinals in 1992/93 and advanced to the same stage of the UEFA Cup in 1997/98. UEFA Cup milestones Spartak reached the 1997/98 semifinal, before losing 21 in both legs of their tie against eventual winners FC Internazionale Milano. They had previously reached the last eight in 1983/84, where they suffered a 43 aggregate reverse against losing finalists RSC Anderlecht. UEFA club competition honours none Tenyear record 2007/08: UEFA Cup Round of /07: UEFA Cup Round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions, group stage) 2005/06: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2004/05: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round 2003/04: UEFA Cup third round 2002/03: UEFA Champions first group stage 2001/02: UEFA Champions first group stage 2000/01: UEFA Champions second group stage 1999/00: UEFA Cup third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions first group stage) 1998/99: UEFA Champions group stage 2007/08 season Domestic record: Spartak finished the 2007 season in second place, two points adrift of champions FC Zenit St. Petersburg and bowed out of the Russian Cup in the fifth round, losing on penalties to FC Terek Grozny. Last updated :03:06CET Team facts 2

14 European record: The Moscow club just missed out on a UEFA Champions group stage berth after losing on penalties to Celtic FC. They dropped into the UEFA Cup and after coming second in Group E, came up against Olympique de Marseille in the Round of 32. Despite winning the second leg 20, they were eliminated 32 on aggregate by the French side. Records UEFA club competition Biggest win 50: FC Spartak v BK Häcken , UEFA Cup first round first leg 05: FC Litex v FC Spartak , European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round first leg 05: Skonto FC v FC Spartak , European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg 05: HJK Helsinki v SK Spartak , UEFA Cup first round second leg 05: AS Jeunesse Esch v SK Spartak , European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg Biggest home win 50: FC Spartak v BK Häcken (see above for details) Biggest away win 05: FC Litex v FC Spartak (see above for details) 05: Skonto FC v FC Spartak (see above for details) 05: AS Jeunesse Esch v SK Spartak (see above for details) 05: HJK Helsinki v SK Spartak (see above for details) Heaviest defeat 50: Liverpool FC v FC Spartak , UEFA Champions first group stage Heaviest home defeat 03: FC Spartak v RCD Mallorca , UEFA Cup third round first leg 03: FC Spartak v Valencia CF , UEFA Champions first group stage 03: FC Spartak v FC Bayern München , UEFA Champions second group stage Heaviest away defeat 50: Liverpool FC v FC Spartak (see above for details) (see above for details) UEFA Cup Biggest win 50: FC Spartak v BK Häcken (see above for details) 05: HJK Helsinki v SK Spartak (see above for details) Biggest home win 50: FC Spartak v BK Häcken (see above for details) Biggest away win 05: HJK Helsinki v SK Spartak (see above for details) Last updated :03:06CET Team facts 3

15 Heaviest defeat 62: Werder Bremen v SK Spartak , UEFA Cup second round second leg 40: 1. FC Kaiserslautern v SK Spartak , UEFA Cup second round second leg 40: AC Milan v SK Spartak , UEFA Cup third round first leg 40: Vitória FC v SK Spartak , UEFA Cup second round second leg Heaviest home defeat 03: FC Spartak v RCD Mallorca (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat 62: Werder Bremen v SK Spartak (see above for details) 40: 1. FC Kaiserslautern v SK Spartak (see above for details) 40: AC Milan v SK Spartak (see above for details) 40: Vitória FC v SK Spartak (see above for details) Last updated: Last updated :03:06CET Team facts 4

16 Competition information The UEFA Cup evolved from the InterCities Fairs Cup, and was first contested as the UEFA Cup in 1971/72. Next season the UEFA Cup will be reborn as the UEFA Europa. The new name heralds major changes to the competition, which will have a new 48team group stage with centralised marketing of broadcast rights, a presenting sponsor and an official matchball in addition to centralised sponsorship from the knockout stage and a new logo and visual identity. Format: The UEFA Cup group stage draw in Nyon on 7 October saw the 40 teams divided into eight groups of five. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays home and away alternately in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. a) superior goal difference from all group matches played; b) higher number of goals scored; c) higher number of goals scored away; d) higher number of wins; e) higher number of away wins; f) higher coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons. The eight groupwinners, the eight runnersup, and the eight thirdranked teams from the group stage qualify for the Round of 32, along with the eight sides that finish third in the eight UEFA Champions groups, with ties to be played over two legs on 18/19 and 26 February The clubs that finish this stage in fourth and fifth position are eliminated from UEFA club competition for the season. This year's UEFA Cup final is in Istanbul on 20 May Disciplinary information: As a rule, a player who is sent off is suspended for the next match in a UEFA club competition. The Control and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment. In the case of repeated cautions, a player is suspended for one match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as following any subsequent oddnumbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc). Single yellow cards and pending suspensions are always carried forward either to the next stage of the competition or to another club competition in the current season. Locallytrained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2007/08, at least six places will be reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from within the same association of the said club. The 'B' list will also continue to exist involving an unlimited number of Under21 players who have been at the club for any uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday. In 2006/07, the number of locallytrained players required began at four but the current six will rise to eight in 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained. A clubtrained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the club between the age of 15 and 21, whereas an associationtrained player is one who has been registered for at least three seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21. Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Cup matches from the start of the Round of 32, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of 25 for the remaining matches in the current competition. One player from the above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFA Cup this season or by a club that has transferred from the UEFA Champions to the UEFA Cup following the group stage. Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations on. Last updated :03:07CET Competition information 1

17 Legend :: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under21 Championship U17: UEFA Under17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under16 Championship U19: UEFA Under19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under18 Championship :: Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage KO1: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarterfinals QR: Qualifying round QR1: First qualifying round QR2: Second qualifying round FT: Final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off QR3: Third qualifying round R1: First round R2: Second round R3: Third round R4: Fourth round SF: Semifinals 1/8: Eighthfinals 1/16: Sixteenthfinals 1st: first leg 2nd: second leg PO: Playoff :: Other Abbreviations AP: Appearances Comp.: Competition D: Drawn DoB: Date of birth GA: Goals against GF: Goals for L: Lost Nat.: Nationality N/a: Not Applicable (+) : Denotes player introduced (+/) : Denotes player introduced and substituted No.: Number Pld: Matches played Pos.: Position Pts: Points R: Sent off (red card) Res.: Result W: Won Y: Booked Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red) :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on. Last updated :03:07CET Legend 1