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1 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE /17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS FC Zenit Last updated 01/12/ :47CET Stadion Petrovskiy - St Petersburg Thursday 24 November CET (19.00 local time) Group D - Matchday 5 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 14 1

2 Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 15/09/2016 GS Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - FC Zenit 3-4 Netanya Medunjanin 26, 70, Kjartansson 50; Kokorin 77, Maurício 84, Giuliano 86, Djordjević 90+2 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Zenit Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC FC Zenit - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Zenit have not played against a club from their opponents' country Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC have not played against a club from their opponents' country 2

3 Match background Zenit's place in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 as group winners is already confirmed, but Maccabi Tel-Aviv's is very much in the balance as they head for Russia looking to forget about the teams' first encounter in Group D. Dundalk and Maccabi play on matchday six so neither side can go through or out before that. AZ Alkmaar are out if they lose, or if they draw and Maccabi avoid defeat at Dundalk; Zenit have won the group. Previous meetings On matchday one, Maccabi led 3-0 in Tel-Aviv only to concede four goals between the 77th minute and the final whistle. Form guide Zenit, Schalke and Shakhtar Donetsk are the only sides who have won all four of their group games. Shakhtar and Zenit are the top scorers this season with 13 goals: an average of 3.25 per match. Maccabi have taken four points from their last two fixtures after starting their Group D campaign with two defeats. UEFA Cup winners in 2008, Zenit have progressed in three of their four previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. In 2010/11 they won all six group games and remain on target to do so again in 2016/17. Maccabi and Gabala are the only teams who have made it from the first qualifying round to the group stage in the current UEFA Europa League. Maccabi have qualified for the round of 32 in one of their two previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, in 2013/14. Links and trivia The journey from Tel Aviv to St Petersburg is around 3,100km. Zenit's Giuliano and Athletic's Aritz Aduriz are this season's group stage top scorers with five goals each. Maccabi Tel-Aviv midfielder Gal Alberman is one game shy of 50 UEFA club competition appearances. The coaches Mircea Lucescu took charge of Zenit this summer, the Romanian ending a 12-year spell at Shakhtar in which he picked up eight Ukrainian titles and the 2008/09 UEFA Cup. He previously won Turkish championships with Beşiktaş and Galatasaray. Lucescu is the most experienced coach in the 2016/17 competition; this will be his 219th UEFA club competition match. Maccabi's Georgian coach Shota Arveladze scored an impressive 32 goals in 64 UEFA club competition games as a player, lifting league titles with Ajax, Rangers and Trabzonspor. He is in his first term in Israel having spent the last five years coaching in Turkey. 3

4 Team facts FC Zenit Formed: 1925 Nickname: Sine-belo-golubye (Blue-White-Sky Blues) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) UEFA Cup (1): 2008 UEFA Super Cup (1): 2008 Domestic honours (latest triumph in brackets) League title: 5 (2015) USSR/Russian Cup: 4 (2016) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless otherwise indicated) 2015/16: UEFA Champions League round of /15: quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: UEFA Champions League round of /13: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: UEFA Champions League round of /11: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2009/10: play-offs 2008/09: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2007/08: winners 2006/07: did not compete in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 8-0: Zenit v FC Encamp 29/08/02, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg Biggest away win 0-5: FC Encamp v Zenit 15/08/02, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Zenit v Bologna FC 16/09/99, UEFA Cup first round first leg Heaviest away defeat 5-0 twice, most recently v VfB Stuttgart 01/11/89, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League Biggest home win 8-0: Zenit v FC Encamp (see above) Biggest away win 0-5: FC Encamp v Zenit (see above) Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Zenit v Bologna FC (see above) Heaviest away defeat 5-0: VfB Stuttgart v Zenit (see above) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Formed: 1906 Nickname: The Yellows UEFA club competition honours None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 21 (2015) Israeli Cup: 23 (2015) 4

5 Ten-year record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: UEFA Champions League group stage 2014/15: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2013/14: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: group stage 2010/11: play-offs 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: second qualifying round 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 6-0: Maccabi v Željezničar 04/08/11, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg 6-0: Maccabi v Žalgiris Vilnius 09/08/01, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg Biggest away win 0-3: PAOK v Maccabi 10/08/04, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maccabi v Chelsea 24/11/15, UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Beşiktaş v Maccabi 15/09/11, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-1: Bayern München v Maccabi 23/11/04, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: Chelsea v Maccabi 16/09/15, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League Biggest home win 6-0: Maccabi v Željezničar (see above) 6-0: Maccabi v Žalgiris Vilnius (see above) Biggest away win 1-3: Pandurii Târgu Jiu v Maccabi 28/07/16, third qualifying round first leg 0-2 on three occasions, most recently v Győr 17/07/13, second qualifying round first leg Heaviest home defeat 2-3: Maccabi v Beşiktaş 01/12/11, group stage 1-2: Maccabi v Stoke City 03/11/11, group stage Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Beşiktaş v Maccabi (see above) 5

6 Squad list FC Zenit Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Yuri Lodygin RUS 26/05/ Mikhail Kerzhakov RUS 28/01/ Egor Baburin RUS 09/08/ Igor Obukhov RUS 29/05/ Defenders 2 Aleksandr Anyukov RUS 28/09/ Ivan Novoseltsev RUS 25/08/ Domenico Criscito ITA 30/12/ * Nicolas Lombaerts BEL 20/03/ Luís Neto POR 26/05/ * Igor Smolnikov RUS 08/08/ Vukašin Jovanović SRB 17/05/ Maksim Karpov RUS 17/03/ Danil Krugovoi RUS 28/05/ Midfielders 5 Aleksandr Ryazantsev RUS 05/09/ Giuliano BRA 31/05/ Maurício BRA 21/10/ Artur Yusupov RUS 01/09/ Pavel Mogilevets RUS 25/01/ Oleg Shatov RUS 29/07/ Javi García ESP 08/02/ Axel Witsel BEL 12/01/ Róbert Mak SVK 08/03/ Leon Musaev RUS 25/01/ Vitali Gorulev RUS 30/07/ Danila Yaschuk RUS 13/03/ Yuri Zhirkov RUS 20/08/ Forwards 9 Aleksandr Kokorin RUS 19/03/ Danny POR 07/08/ Aleksandr Kerzhakov RUS 27/11/ Artem Dzyuba RUS 22/08/ Aleksei Gasilin RUS 01/03/ Luka Djordjević MNE 09/07/ Pavel Dolgov RUS 16/08/ Coach - Mircea Lucescu ROU 29/07/

7 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Daniel Lifshitz ISR 24/04/ Daniel ISR 19/04/ Predrag Rajković SRB 31/10/ Defenders 2 Eli Dasa ISR 03/12/ Yuval Shpungin ISR 03/04/ Eytan Tibi ISR 16/11/ Omri Ben Harush ISR 07/03/ Yegor Filipenko BLR 10/04/ Tal Ben Haim ISR 31/03/ Wael Najjar ISR 30/05/ Midfielders 4 Haris Medunjanin BIH 08/03/ * Gal Alberman ISR 17/04/ Dor Miha ISR 02/03/ Avraham Rikan ISR 10/09/ Eyal Golasa ISR 07/10/ Nosa Igiebor NGA 09/11/ Dor Peretz ISR 17/05/ Eliel Peretz ISR 18/11/ Yossi Benayoun ISR 05/05/ Forwards 5 Ezequiel Scarione ARG 14/07/ Eden Ben Basat ISR 08/09/ Barak Itzhaki ISR 25/09/ Tal Ben Chaim ISR 05/08/ Sagiv Jehezkel ISR 21/03/ Vidar Orn Kjartansson ISL 11/03/ Coach - Shota Arveladze GEO 22/02/

8 Fixtures and results FC Zenit Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 30/07/2016 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H) 06/08/2016 League FC Ufa (A) 12/08/2016 League FC Rostov (H) D 0-0 D 0-0 W /08/2016 League PFC CSKA Moskva (H) D 1-1 Zhirkov 45 27/08/2016 League FC Amkar Perm (H) W 3-0 Giuliano 22, 32, Criscito 89 11/09/2016 League FC Arsenal Tula (A) 15/09/2016 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A) 19/09/2016 League FC Rubin (H) 22/09/2016 Cup Tambov (A) W 5-0 W 4-3 W 4-1 W /09/2016 League FC Anji (A) D 2-2 Dzyuba 6, 18 29/09/2016 UEL AZ Alkmaar (H) 02/10/2016 League FC Spartak Moskva (H) W 5-0 W /10/2016 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (A) W 2-0 Shatov 22, Yusupov 89 20/10/2016 UEL Dundalk FC (A) W 2-1 Mak 71, Giuliano 77 24/10/2016 League FC Orenburg (H) W 1-0 Mak 17 27/10/2016 Cup FC Anji (A) L /10/2016 League FC Tom Tomsk (H) W 1-0 Kokorin 26 03/11/2016 UEL Dundalk FC (H) W 2-1 Giuliano 42, 78 06/11/2016 League FC Terek Grozny (A) L 1-2 Mak 10 20/11/2016 League PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara (H) 24/11/2016 UEL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (H) 27/11/2016 League FC Krasnodar (A) 30/11/2016 League FC Ufa (H) 03/12/2016 League FC Rostov (A) 08/12/2016 UEL AZ Alkmaar (A) 04/03/2017 League PFC CSKA Moskva (A) 11/03/2017 League FC Amkar Perm (A) 18/03/2017 League FC Arsenal Tula (H) 01/04/2017 League FC Rubin (A) 08/04/2017 League FC Anji (H) 15/04/2017 League FC Spartak Moskva (A) 22/04/2017 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (H) 26/04/2017 League FC Orenburg (A) 29/04/2017 League FC Tom Tomsk (A) 06/05/2017 League FC Terek Grozny (H) Giuliano 50 (P), Ezatolahi 72 (og), Djordjević 85 Kokorin 18, Dzyuba 38, Mak 66, Giuliano 84, A. Kerzhakov 89 (P) Kokorin 77, Maurício 84, Giuliano 86, Djordjević 90+2 Criscito 16 (P), Mak 53, Giuliano 59, Dzyuba 63 Mak 38, Shatov 47, Kokorin 61, Djordjević 72, Giuliano 84 Kokorin 26, 59, Giuliano 48, Criscito 66 (P), Shatov 80 Criscito 20 (P), Dzyuba 33, Witsel 61, Giuliano 87 (P) W 3-1 Dzyuba 10, 89 (P), Rodić 36 (og) 8

9 FC Zenit 13/05/2017 League PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara (A) 17/05/2017 League FC Krasnodar (H) 20/05/2017 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Spartak Moskva FC Zenit PFC CSKA Moskva FC Terek Grozny FC Krasnodar FC Rostov FC Amkar Perm FC Rubin FC Ufa FC Anji FC Lokomotiv Moskva FC Orenburg FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast FC Tom Tomsk FC Arsenal Tula PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 30/06/2016 UEL ND Gorica (H) W 3-0 Igiebor 13, 69, Orlando Sá 45 07/07/2016 UEL ND Gorica (A) W 1-0 Benayoun 10 14/07/2016 UEL FC Kairat Almaty (A) D 1-1 Benayoun /07/2016 UEL FC Kairat Almaty (H) W 2-1 Ben Chaim 5, Alberman 86 28/07/2016 UEL CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (A) W 3-1 Ben Chaim 7, Igiebor 49, Miha 77 04/08/2016 UEL CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (H) W 2-1 Igiebor 24, Scarione 80 18/08/2016 UEL HNK Hajduk Split (H) W 2-1 Alberman 9, Scarione 77 21/08/2016 League Hapoel Kfar-Saba FC (H) W 3-1 Ben Basat 45, Ben Chaim 59 (P), 69 L 25/08/2016 UEL HNK Hajduk Split (A) 1-2 (aet, 4-3 Scarione 52 pens) 28/08/2016 League FC Ashdod (A) W 2-1 Scarione 1, Ben Chaim 23 (P) 11/09/2016 League Beitar Jerusalem FC (H) D 2-2 Igiebor 59, Ben Chaim 71 (P) 15/09/2016 UEL FC Zenit (H) L 3-4 Medunjanin 26, 70, Kjartansson 50 18/09/2016 League Hapoel Ra'anana FC (A) W 3-0 Ben Chaim 28, 83, Rikan 53 21/09/2016 League Bnei Sakhnin FC (A) W 3-0 Scarione 26 (P), 88, Kjartansson 47 25/09/2016 League Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (H) 29/09/2016 UEL Dundalk FC (A) W 5-0 L /10/2016 UEL AZ Alkmaar (A) W 2-1 Scarione 24, Golasa 82 24/10/2016 League Maccabi Haifa FC (H) L 0-2 Igiebor 5, Ben Chaim 55, 64, Kjartansson 75, 83 9

10 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 30/10/2016 League Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (A) 03/11/2016 UEL AZ Alkmaar (H) 06/11/2016 League Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC (H) L 0-2 D 0-0 D /11/2016 League Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (A) W 2-1 Kjartansson 38, /11/2016 UEL FC Zenit (A) 27/11/2016 League Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (A) 03/12/2016 League Hapoel Ashkelon FC (H) 08/12/2016 UEL Dundalk FC (H) 11/12/2016 League Hapoel Haifa FC (A) 17/12/2016 League Hapoel Kfar-Saba FC (A) 24/12/2016 League FC Ashdod (H) 31/12/2016 League Beitar Jerusalem FC (A) 10/01/2017 League Hapoel Ra'anana FC (H) 14/01/2017 League Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (A) 21/01/2017 League Bnei Sakhnin FC (H) 28/01/2017 League Maccabi Haifa FC (A) 04/02/2017 League Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (H) 11/02/2017 League Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC (A) 18/02/2017 League Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (H) 25/02/2017 League Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (H) 04/03/2017 League Hapoel Ashkelon FC (A) 11/03/2017 League Hapoel Haifa FC (H) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Maccabi Haifa FC Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC Beitar Jerusalem FC Hapoel Ra'anana FC Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC Hapoel Kfar-Saba FC Bnei Sakhnin FC FC Ashdod Hapoel Haifa FC Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC Hapoel Ashkelon FC

11 Match-by-match lineups FC Zenit UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group D Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Zenit Dundalk FC Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC AZ Alkmaar Matchday 1 (15/09/2016) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 3-4 FC Zenit Goals: 1-0 Medunjanin 26, 2-0 Kjartansson 50, 3-0 Medunjanin 70, 3-1 Kokorin 77, 3-2 Maurício 84, 3-3 Giuliano 86, 3-4 Djordjević 90+2 FC Zenit: Lodygin, Criscito, Giuliano, Kokorin, A. Kerzhakov (61 Djordjević), Luís Neto, Smolnikov, Javi García (71 Maurício), Witsel, Mak, Zhirkov (94 Novoseltsev) Matchday 2 (29/09/2016) FC Zenit 5-0 AZ Alkmaar Goals: 1-0 Kokorin 26, 2-0 Giuliano 48, 3-0 Kokorin 59, 4-0 Criscito 66 (P), 5-0 Shatov 80 FC Zenit: Lodygin, Criscito, Lombaerts, Giuliano, Kokorin, Luís Neto, Smolnikov, Javi García (63 Maurício), Dzyuba (63 Shatov), Witsel, Mak (67 Djordjević) Matchday 3 (20/10/2016) Dundalk FC 1-2 FC Zenit Goals: 1-0 Benson 52, 1-1 Mak 71, 1-2 Giuliano 77 FC Zenit: Lodygin, Anyukov, Criscito, Lombaerts, Giuliano, Luís Neto, Shatov (61 Kokorin), Javi García (71 Maurício), Dzyuba, Witsel, Mak (78 Djordjević) Matchday 4 (03/11/2016) FC Zenit 2-1 Dundalk FC Goals: 1-0 Giuliano 42, 1-1 Horgan 52, 2-1 Giuliano 78 FC Zenit: M. Kerzhakov, Anyukov, Criscito, Lombaerts (89 Zhirkov), Giuliano, Maurício, Kokorin, A. Kerzhakov (92 Djordjević), Luís Neto, Shatov (68 Mak), Witsel Matchday 5 (24/11/2016) FC Zenit-Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Matchday 6 (08/12/2016) AZ Alkmaar-FC Zenit Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC UEFA Europa League - First qualifying round (30/06/2016) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 3-0 ND Gorica Goals: 1-0 Igiebor 13, 2-0 Orlando Sá 45, 3-0 Igiebor 69 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Medunjanin, Alberman, Ben Chaim (78 Ben Basat), Miha, Tibi, Ben Harush (82 Rikan), Carlos García, Igiebor, D. Peretz, Orlando Sá (70 Itzhaki) (07/07/2016) ND Gorica 0-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (agg: 0-4) Goals: 0-1 Benayoun 10 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Medunjanin, Alberman, Miha (71 Ben Chaim), Tibi (64 Filipenko), Ben Harush, Ben Haim, Igiebor, D. Peretz, Benayoun, Orlando Sá (46 Ben Basat) Second qualifying round 11

12 (14/07/2016) FC Kairat Almaty 1-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 1-0 Arshavin 29, 1-1 Benayoun 90+1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Medunjanin (90 Golasa), Alberman, Ben Chaim (73 Benayoun), Miha, Tibi, Rikan, Ben Haim, Igiebor (86 Itzhaki), D. Peretz, Orlando Sá (21/07/2016) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2-1 FC Kairat Almaty (agg: 3-2) Goals: 1-0 Ben Chaim 5, 1-1 Gohou 64, 2-1 Alberman 86 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Medunjanin (90 Filipenko), Alberman, Ben Chaim (75 Benayoun), Miha, Tibi, Rikan, Ben Haim, Igiebor, D. Peretz (69 Dasa), Orlando Sá Third qualifying round (28/07/2016) CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1-3 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 0-1 Ben Chaim 7, 1-1 Herea 30, 1-2 Igiebor 49, 1-3 Miha 77 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Medunjanin (68 E. Peretz), Alberman, Ben Chaim, Miha, Tibi, Filipenko, Rikan, Igiebor (79 Itzhaki), D. Peretz, Orlando Sá (75 Ben Basat) (04/08/2016) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2-1 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (agg: 5-2) Goals: 1-0 Igiebor 24, 1-1 Pleaşcă 57, 2-1 Scarione 80 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Dasa, Medunjanin, Alberman (59 Scarione), Miha, Tibi, Filipenko, Rikan, Igiebor, Benayoun (82 Ben Basat), Orlando Sá (72 Itzhaki) Play-off (18/08/2016) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2-1 HNK Hajduk Split Goals: 1-0 Alberman 9, 1-1 Said 56, 2-1 Scarione 77 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Medunjanin, Scarione (84 Benayoun), Alberman (68 Ben Basat), Ben Chaim, Miha, Tibi, Filipenko, Rikan, Igiebor, D. Peretz (63 Dasa) (25/08/2016) HNK Hajduk Split 2-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (agg: 3-3, 3-4 P) Goals: 1-0 Ćosić 40, 1-1 Scarione 52, 2-1 Ćosić 59 Penalties: Vlašić 1-0, Itzhaki 1-1, Tudor 1-1 (missed), Ben Haim 1-1 (missed), Ohandza 1-1 (missed), Scarione 1-1 (missed), Gentzoglou 2-1, Orlando Sá 2-2, Sušić 3-2, Medunjanin 3-3, Ćosić 3-3 (missed), Rikan 3-4 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Dasa, Medunjanin, Scarione, Ben Basat (16 Rikan), Miha (24 Itzhaki), Tibi, Ben Harush, Ben Haim, Igiebor, Benayoun (81 Orlando Sá) Group stage Matchday 1 (15/09/2016) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 3-4 FC Zenit Goals: 1-0 Medunjanin 26, 2-0 Kjartansson 50, 3-0 Medunjanin 70, 3-1 Kokorin 77, 3-2 Maurício 84, 3-3 Giuliano 86, 3-4 Djordjević 90+2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Dasa, Medunjanin, Alberman, Ben Chaim (85 D. Peretz), Ben Harush, Filipenko, Kjartansson (74 Ben Basat), Ben Haim, Igiebor, Benayoun (79 Miha) Matchday 2 (29/09/2016) Dundalk FC 1-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 1-0 Kilduff 72 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Medunjanin, Scarione, Alberman (75 Itzhaki), Ben Chaim (81 Benayoun), Tibi, Ben Harush, Kjartansson, Ben Haim, Igiebor (59 Miha), D. Peretz Matchday 3 (20/10/2016) AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 0-1 Scarione 24, 1-1 Mühren 72, 1-2 Golasa 82 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Dasa, Medunjanin, Scarione (84 Filipenko), Alberman (79 Igiebor), Ben Chaim (69 Miha), Tibi, Ben Harush, Golasa, Kjartansson, Ben Haim Matchday 4 (03/11/2016) 12

13 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 0-0 AZ Alkmaar Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC: Rajković, Dasa, Medunjanin, Scarione, Alberman, Ben Chaim, Miha (81 Benayoun), Tibi, Ben Harush (71 Rikan), Kjartansson (72 Igiebor), Ben Haim Matchday 5 (24/11/2016) FC Zenit-Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Matchday 6 (08/12/2016) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC-Dundalk FC 13

14 Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD) Marjan Kirovski (MKD), Dejan Kostadinov (MKD) Dimitar Meckarovski (MKD), Dejan Jakimovksi (MKD) Nikola Karakolev (MKD) Mike Appleby (ENG) Gevorg Hovhannisyan (ARM) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Europa League matches UEFA matches Aleksandar Stavrev 30/03/ Aleksandar Stavrev Referee since: 1996 First division: 2002 FIFA badge: 2006 Tournaments: 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Finals N/A UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 18/09/2008 UEL R1 FC Baník Ostrava FC Spartak Moskva 0-1 Ostrava 06/08/2009 UEL 3QR FC Paços de Ferreira Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC 0-1 Guimaraes 26/08/2010 UEL PO FC Lokomotiv Moskva FC Lausanne-Sport 1-1 Moscow 17/02/2011 UEL R32 FC Basel 1893 FC Spartak Moskva 2-3 Basel 14/03/2013 UEL R16 FC Rubin Levante UD 2-0 Moscow Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 08/05/2006 U17 GS-FT Russia Luxembourg 2-0 Hesperange 18/09/2008 UEL R1 FC Baník Ostrava FC Spartak Moskva 0-1 Ostrava 06/08/2009 UEL 3QR FC Paços de Ferreira Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC 0-1 Guimaraes 26/08/2010 UEL PO FC Lokomotiv Moskva FC Lausanne-Sport 1-1 Moscow 17/02/2011 UEL R32 FC Basel 1893 FC Spartak Moskva 2-3 Basel 16/10/2012 WC QR Russia Azerbaijan 1-0 Moscow 14/03/2013 UEL R16 FC Rubin Levante UD 2-0 Moscow 11/12/2013 UCL GS FK Austria Wien FC Zenit 4-1 Vienna 14