2007–08 UEFA Cup

2007–08 UEFA Cup
City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates20 September 2007 – 14 May 2008
Teams80
Final positions
ChampionsRussia Zenit Saint Petersburg (1st title)
Runners-upScotland Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played221
Goals scored563 (2.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pavel Pogrebnyak (Zenit Saint Petersburg)
Luca Toni (Bayern Munich)
10 goals each

The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's former second-tier club football tournament. The final was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England on 14 May 2008 between Rangers of Scotland and Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia. Zenit won the match 2–0, with goals from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov, to claim their first UEFA Cup title. The first qualifying games were played on 19 July 2007 and the main tournament commenced on 20 September 2007. A total of 157 football clubs took part in the tournament (including its qualifying rounds).

Each European football nation is represented by a different number of its associate clubs, depending on the UEFA coefficients. Budućnost Podgorica and Rudar Pljevlja were the first teams from Montenegro to enter the competition.

The semi-final between Zenit and Bayern Munich was alleged to have been fixed. Both clubs denied the allegations, and the UEFA probe found no wrongdoing on either part.

Sevilla could not defend their title as they automatically qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and also reached the knockout stage.

The tournament's top scorers were Pavel Pogrebnyak of Zenit Saint Petersburg and Luca Toni of Bayern Munich, each with 10 goals.

Association team allocation

A total of 157 teams from all 53 UEFA member associations participated in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:

Moreover, the following teams also qualified for the competition:

Association ranking

For the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, the associations were allocated places according to their 2006 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2001–02 to 2005–06.

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the UEFA Cup, as noted below:

Association ranking for 2007–08 UEFA Cup
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  Spain 72.748 3 +1 (IC)
2  Italy 66.731 +1 (IC)
3  England 63.486 +1 (IC)
4  France 50.781 +1 (IC)
+2 (UCL)
5  Germany 48.364 +1 (IC)
+1 (UCL)
6  Portugal 44.041 +1 (IC)
+2 (UCL)
7  Netherlands 41.331 4 +2 (UCL)
8  Greece 32.081 +1 (UCL)
9  Russia 31.833 2 +1 (UCL)
10  Romania 31.457 +1 (IC)
+1 (UCL)
11  Scotland 30.375 +1 (UCL)
12  Belgium 30.250 +1 (UCL)
13  Ukraine 26.600
14  Czech Republic 26.575 +2 (UCL)
15  Turkey 26.166
16  Switzerland 25.875 3 +1 (UCL)
17  Bulgaria 24.290
18  Israel 21.541
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
19  Norway 20.975 3 +1 (FP)
+1 (UCL)
20  Austria 20.375 +1 (IC)
+1 (UCL)
21  Serbia 19.999 +1 (UCL)
22  Poland 18.500 2
23  Denmark 16.950 +1 (IC)
+1 (UCL)
24  Hungary 14.665
25  Croatia 14.083 +1 (UCL)
26  Sweden 13.249 +1 (FP)
+1 (IC)
+1 (UCL)
27  Slovakia 12.332
28  Cyprus 10.165
29  Slovenia 10.165
30  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.165 +1 (UCL)
31  Finland 7.373 +1 (FP)
+1 (UCL)
32  Latvia 7.164
33  Moldova 6.832
34  Georgia 6.331
35  Lithuania 5.832
36  Macedonia 5.331
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
37  Iceland 4.832 2
38  Liechtenstein 4.500 1
39  Belarus 4.415 2 +1 (UCL)
40  Republic of Ireland 4.331
41  Albania 3.665
42  Armenia 2.998
43  Estonia 2.665
44  Malta 2.665
45  Wales 2.332
46  Northern Ireland 2.332
47  Azerbaijan 1.999
48  Luxembourg 1.832
49  Kazakhstan 1.666 +1 (IC)
50  Faroe Islands 1.665
51  San Marino 0.000 1
52  Andorra 0.000
53  Montenegro 0.000 2

Distribution

The following was the access list for this season.

Access list for 2007–08 UEFA Cup
Round Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round Teams transferred from Champions League or Intertoto Cup
First qualifying round
(74 teams)
  • 33 domestic cup winners from associations 21–53
  • 32 domestic league runners-up from associations 19–53 (except Liechtenstein, San Marino and Andorra)
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–21
  • 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play ranking
Second qualifying round
(64 teams)
  • 6 domestic cup winners from associations 15–20
  • 3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–18
  • 7 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 9–15
  • 37 winners from the first qualifying round
  • 11 winners from UEFA Intertoto Cup third round
First round
(80 teams)
  • 14 domestic cup winners from associations 1–14
  • 2 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–8
  • 5 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–8
  • 8 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–8 (league cup winners for France)
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (league cup winners for England)
  • 32 winners from the second qualifying round
  • 16 losers from Champions League third qualifying round
Group stage
(40 teams)
  • 40 winners from the first round
Knockout stage
(32 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 group third-placed teams from the group stage
  • 8 group third-placed teams from Champions League group stage

Due to the UEFA Cup title holder (Sevilla) qualifying for the Champions League via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list were made:

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

Round of 32
France Marseille (CL GS) Portugal Sporting CP (CL GS) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (CL GS) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (CL GS)
Germany Werder Bremen (CL GS) Portugal Benfica (CL GS) Scotland Rangers (CL GS) Norway Rosenborg (CL GS)
First round
Spain Villarreal (5th) Germany 1. FC Nürnberg (CW) Greece Aris (4th) Romania Dinamo București (CL Q3)
Spain Zaragoza (6th) Germany Bayern Munich (4th) Greece Panionios (5th) Belgium Anderlecht (CL Q3)
Spain Getafe (CR) Germany Bayer Leverkusen (5th) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (CW) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (CL Q3)
Italy Palermo (5th) Portugal Braga (4th) Romania Rapid București (CW) Switzerland Zürich (CL Q3)
Italy Fiorentina (6th) Portugal Belenenses (5th) Scotland Aberdeen (3rd) Austria Red Bull Salzburg (CL Q3)
Italy Empoli (7th) Portugal Paços de Ferreira (6th) Belgium Club Brugge (CW) Serbia Crvena zvezda (CL Q3)
England Tottenham Hotspur (5th) Netherlands AZ (PO) Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv (3rd) Denmark Copenhagen (CL Q3)
England Everton (6th) Netherlands Twente (PO) Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav (3rd) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (CL Q3)
England Bolton Wanderers (7th) Netherlands Heerenveen (PO) France Toulouse (CL Q3) Sweden IF Elfsborg (CL Q3)
France Sochaux (CW) Netherlands Groningen (PO) Netherlands Ajax (CL Q3) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (CL Q3)
France Rennes (4th) Greece AEL (CW) Greece AEK Athens (CL Q3) Finland Tampere United (CL Q3)
France Bordeaux (LC) Greece Panathinaikos (3rd) Russia Spartak Moscow (CL Q3) Belarus BATE Borisov (CL Q3)
Second qualifying round
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (4th) Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor (CR) Norway Fredrikstad (CW) Portugal União de Leiria (IC)
Romania CFR Cluj (3rd) Switzerland Basel (CW) Austria Austria Wien (CW) Romania Oțelul Galați (IC)
Scotland Dunfermline Athletic (CR) Switzerland Sion (3rd) Spain Atlético Madrid (IC) Austria Rapid Wien (IC)
Belgium Standard Liège (3rd) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (2nd) Italy Sampdoria (IC) Denmark AaB (IC)
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (4th) Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia (3rd) England Blackburn Rovers (IC) Sweden Hammarby IF (IC)
Czech Republic Jablonec (CR) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (CW) France Lens (IC) Kazakhstan Tobol (IC)
Turkey Galatasaray (3rd) Israel Maccabi Netanya (2nd) Germany Hamburger SV (IC)
First qualifying round
Switzerland Young Boys (4th) Sweden AIK (2nd) North Macedonia Vardar (CW) Wales Rhyl (2nd)
Bulgaria Litex Lovech (4th) Slovakia ViOn Zlaté Moravce (CW) North Macedonia Rabotnicki (2nd) Northern Ireland Glentoran (2nd)
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd) Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka (2nd) Iceland Keflavík (CW) Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts (CR)
Norway Brann (2nd) Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (CW) Iceland KR (2nd) Azerbaijan Neftçi (2nd)
Norway Vålerenga (3rd) Cyprus Omonia (2nd) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) Azerbaijan MKT Araz (CR)
Austria Ried (2nd) Slovenia Koper (CW) Belarus Dynamo Brest (CW) Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck (2nd)
Austria Mattersburg (3rd) Slovenia HIT Gorica (2nd) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (2nd) Luxembourg Käerjéng 97 (CR)
Serbia Partizan (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (CW) Republic of Ireland Drogheda United (3rd) Kazakhstan Alma-Ata (CW)
Serbia Vojvodina (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (2nd) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic (CR)[Note IRL] Kazakhstan Aktobe (3rd)
Serbia Bežanija (4th) Finland HJK (CW) Albania Besa (CW) Faroe Islands B36 (CW)
Poland Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski (CW) Finland Haka (3rd) Albania Teuta (2nd) Faroe Islands EB/Streymur (2nd)
Poland Bełchatów (2nd) Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs (CW) Armenia Banants (CW) San Marino Libertas (CR)
Denmark Odense (CW) Latvia Skonto (3rd) Armenia Mika (3rd) Andorra FC Santa Coloma (CW)
Denmark Midtjylland (2nd) Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (CW) Estonia Narva Trans (2nd) Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja (CW)
Hungary Honvéd (CW) Moldova Nistru Otaci (3rd) Estonia Flora (3rd) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (2nd)
Hungary MTK Budapest (2nd) Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi (CW) Malta Hibernians (CW) Sweden BK Häcken (FP)
Croatia Hajduk Split (2nd) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (2nd) Malta Sliema Wanderers (2nd) Norway Lillestrøm (FP)
Croatia Slaven Belupo (CR) Lithuania Sūduva (CW) Wales Carmarthen Town (CW) Finland MYPA (FP)
Sweden Helsingborgs IF (CW) Lithuania Ekranas (2nd)
Notes
  1. ^
    Republic of Ireland (IRL): Second-placed Derry City (also 2006 FAI Cup winners) were admitted to Champions League after last year champions Shelbourne were denied a Premier Division licence for 2007 due to financial violations. FAI Cup runners-up St Patrick's Athletic were added to the UEFA Cup to fill for Derry City.

Round and draw dates

Schedule for 2007–08 UEFA Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 29 June 2007 19 July 2007 2 August 2007
Second qualifying round 3 August 2007 16 August 2007 30 August 2007
First round 31 August 2007 20 September 2007 4 October 2007
Group stage Matchday 1 9 October 2007 25 October 2007
Matchday 2 8 November 2007
Matchday 3 29 November 2007
Matchday 4 5–6 December 2007
Matchday 5 19–20 December 2007
Knockout stage Round of 32 21 December 2007 13–14 February 2008 21 February 2008
Round of 16 6 March 2008 12–13 March 2008
Quarter-finals 14 March 2008 3 April 2008 10 April 2008
Semi-finals 24 April 2008 1 May 2008
Final 14 May 2008 at City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions, was held on Friday, 29 June 2007 at 13:30 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The matches were played on 19 July and 2 August 2007.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Southern region
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro1–2Croatia Hajduk Split1–10–1
Omonia Cyprus4–0Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja2–02–0
Slaven Belupo Croatia8–4Albania Teuta6–22–2
Bežanija Serbia2–2 (a)Albania Besa2–20–0
Sliema Wanderers Malta0–7Bulgaria Litex Lovech0–30–4
Vojvodina Serbia7–1Malta Hibernians5–12–0
FC Santa Coloma Andorra1–4Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv1–00–4
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina6–3Slovenia Koper3–13–2
Vardar North Macedonia0–2Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta0–10–1
HIT Gorica Slovenia2–4North Macedonia Rabotnicki1–21–2
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovinaw/oSerbia Partizan1–60–5
Central–East region
ViOn Zlaté Moravce Slovakia4–2Kazakhstan Alma-Ata3–11–1
MTK Budapest Hungary2–2 (a)Armenia Mika2–10–1
MKT Araz Azerbaijan0–1Poland Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski0–00–1
Bełchatów Poland2–2 (4–2 p)Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Artmedia Petržalka Slovakia3–3 (a)Moldova Zimbru Chișinău1–12–2
Banants Armenia1–5Switzerland Young Boys1–10–4
Nistru Otaci Moldova2–2 (4–5 p)Hungary Honvéd1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Ried Austria4–3Azerbaijan Neftçi3–11–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)2–0Liechtenstein Vaduz2–00–0
Aktobe Kazakhstan3–4Austria Mattersburg1–02–4
Northern region
B36 Faroe Islands3–6Lithuania Ekranas1–32–3
Libertas San Marino1–4Republic of Ireland Drogheda United1–10–3
Rhyl Wales3–3 (a)Finland Haka3–10–2
Carmarthen Town Wales3–14Norway Brann0–83–6
Flora Estonia0–2Norway Vålerenga0–10–1
MYPA Finland2–1Faroe Islands EB/Streymur1–01–1
Dungannon Swifts Northern Ireland1–4Lithuania Sūduva1–00–4
Lillestrøm Norway2–2 (a)Luxembourg Käerjéng 972–10–1
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia3–2Belarus Dynamo Brest1–12–1
Helsingborgs IF Sweden9–0Estonia Narva Trans6–03–0
Keflavík Iceland4–4 (a)Denmark Midtjylland3–21–2
BK Häcken Sweden2–1Iceland KR1–11–0
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland0–5Denmark Odense0–00–5
HJK Finland3–0Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck2–01–0
Glentoran Northern Ireland0–9Sweden AIK0–50–4
Skonto Latvia1–3Belarus Dinamo Minsk1–10–2
Notes:
  1. ↑ UEFA expelled Partizan from the 2007–08 UEFA Cup due to crowd trouble at their away tie in Mostar, which forced the match to be interrupted for 10 minutes. UEFA adjudged travelling Partizan fans to have been the culprits of the trouble, but Partizan were allowed to play the return leg while the appeal was being processed. However, Partizan's appeal was rejected so Zrinjski Mostar advanced on a walkover.

Second qualifying round

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football, was held on Friday, 3 August 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The matches were played on 16 and 30 August 2007.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Southern region
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria3–1Romania Oțelul Galați3–10–0
CFR Cluj Romania1–3Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta1–30–0
Rabotnicki North Macedonia2–1Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar0–02–1
Slaven Belupo Croatia2–4Turkey Galatasaray1–21–2
União de Leiria Portugal1–0Israel Maccabi Netanya0–01–0
Hajduk Split Croatia1–2Italy Sampdoria0–11–1
Besa Albania0–6Bulgaria Litex Lovech0–30–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel2–4Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor1–11–3
Atlético Madrid Spain5–1Serbia Vojvodina3–02–1
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina0–6Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv0–30–3
Omonia Cyprus2–3Bulgaria CSKA Sofia1–11–2
Central–East region
Basel Switzerland6–1Austria Mattersburg2–14–0
Ried Austria1–4Switzerland Sion1–10–3
Mika Armenia2–3Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka2–10–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine5–3Poland Bełchatów1–14–2
Honvéd Hungary0–4Germany Hamburger SV0–00–4
Young Boys Switzerland2–6France Lens1–11–5
Tobol Kazakhstan0–3Poland Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski0–10–2
Austria Wien Austria5–4Czech Republic Jablonec4–31–1
ViOn Zlaté Moravce Slovakia0–5Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg0–20–3
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)0–8Austria Rapid Wien0–30–5
Northern region
MYPA Finland0–3England Blackburn Rovers0–10–2
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland1–4Sweden Helsingborgs IF1–10–3
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia3–4Sweden AIK3–20–2
HJK Finland2–4Denmark AaB2–10–3
Ekranas Lithuania1–7Norway Vålerenga1–10–6
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland1–2Sweden BK Häcken1–10–1
Brann Norway6–4Lithuania Sūduva2–14–3
Haka Finland3–7Denmark Midtjylland1–22–5
Dinamo Minsk Belarus1–5Denmark Odense1–10–4
Käerjéng 97 Luxembourg0–4Belgium Standard Liège0–30–1
Hammarby IF Sweden3–2Norway Fredrikstad2–11–1

First round

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Gérard Houllier, the winning coach in the 2000–01 tournament, was held on Friday, 31 August 2007 at 13:00 CET in Monaco. The matches were played on 20 September and 4 October 2007.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Midtjylland Denmark1–5Russia Lokomotiv Moscow1–30–2
Groningen Netherlands2–2 (3–4 p)Italy Fiorentina1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Rabotnicki North Macedonia1–2England Bolton Wanderers1–10–1
AEK Athens Greece3–1Austria Red Bull Salzburg3–00–1
1. FC Nürnberg Germany2–2 (a)Romania Rapid București0–02–2
Everton England4–3Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv1–13–2
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia4–1Belgium Standard Liège3–01–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany5–4Portugal União de Leiria3–12–3
Villarreal Spain6–1Belarus BATE Borisov4–12–0
Sion Switzerland4–7Turkey Galatasaray3–21–5
Atlético Madrid Spain9–0Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor4–05–0
Tampere United Finland3–4France Bordeaux2–31–1
Artmedia Petržalka Slovakia1–5Greece Panathinaikos1–20–3
Sparta Prague Czech Republic0–0 (4–3 p)Denmark Odense0–00–0 (a.e.t.)
Empoli Italy2–4Switzerland Zürich2–10–3
Sochaux France1–2Greece Panionios0–21–0
Anderlecht Belgium2–1Austria Rapid Wien1–11–0
Paços de Ferreira Portugal0–1Netherlands AZ0–10–0
Sampdoria Italy2–2 (a)Denmark AaB2–20–0
Spartak Moscow Russia8–1Sweden BK Häcken5–03–1
Hammarby IF Sweden2–5Portugal Braga2–10–4
AEL Greece3–2England Blackburn Rovers2–01–2
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic1–1 (4–2 p)Italy Palermo0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia3–3 (a)Netherlands Ajax0–13–2 (a.e.t.)
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria3–4France Rennes1–32–1
Brann Norway2–2 (a)Belgium Club Brugge0–12–1
Bayern Munich Germany3–0Portugal Belenenses1–02–0
Aberdeen Scotland1–1 (a)Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk0–01–1
Heerenveen Netherlands6–8Sweden Helsingborgs IF5–31–5
Toulouse France1–1 (a)Bulgaria CSKA Sofia0–01–1
Litex Lovech Bulgaria1–4Germany Hamburger SV0–11–3
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina1–8Switzerland Basel1–20–6
Austria Wien Austria4–2Norway Vålerenga2–02–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel1–0Sweden AIK0–01–0
Aris Greece2–2 (a)Spain Zaragoza1–01–2
Dinamo București Romania2–2 (a)Sweden IF Elfsborg1–21–0
Tottenham Hotspur England7–2Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta6–11–1
Lens France2–3Denmark Copenhagen1–11–2 (a.e.t.)
Getafe Spain3–3 (a)Netherlands Twente1–02–3 (a.e.t.)
Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski Poland0–2Serbia Crvena zvezda0–10–1

Group stage

2007–08 UEFA Cup is located in Europe
Austria
Anderlecht
Dinamo
Sparta
Mladá Boleslav
AaB
Copenhagen
Everton
Bolton
Tottenham
Getafe
Atlético
Villarreal
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Rennes
Leverkusen
Bayern
Nürnberg
Hamburg
Panionios
Panathinaikos
AEK
AEL Larissa
Aris
H. Tel Aviv
Fiorentina
AZ
Brann
Braga
Zenit
Spartak
Lokomotiv
Aberdeen
Crvena zvezda
Basel
Zürich
Helsingborg
Elfsborg
Galatasaray
Teams that have qualified for the group stage of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Black: Group D;
Purple: Group E; Pink: Group F; Blue: Group G; Orange: Group H.

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA's director of professional football Giorgio Marchetti and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions, was held on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 12:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland.

The top three teams (highlighted in green) of each group qualified for the next round. Based on paragraph 6.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams were equal on points on completion of all the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:

  1. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  2. higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
  3. higher number of goals scored away in all group matches played;
  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 (see paragraph 8.03 of the UEFA regulations).

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EVE NÜR ZEN AZ AEL
1 England Everton 4 4 0 0 9 3 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage — — 1–0 — 3–1
2 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 0–2 — — 2–1 —
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5 — 2–2 — 1–1 —
4 Netherlands AZ 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4 2–3 — — — 1–0
5 Greece AEL Larissa 4 0 0 4 4 10 −6 0 — 1–3 2–3 — —
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATL PAN ABE FCK LOK
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 10 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 2–0 — —
2 Greece Panathinaikos 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9 — — 3–0 — 2–0
3 Scotland Aberdeen 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4 — — — 4–0 1–1
4 Denmark Copenhagen 4 1 0 3 1 7 −6 3 0–2 0–1 — — —
5 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2 3–3 — — 0–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL FIO AEK MLA ELF
1 Spain Villarreal 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 — — 2–0
2 Italy Fiorentina 4 2 2 0 10 4 +6 8 — — — 2–1 6–1
3 Greece AEK Athens 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–2 1–1 — — —
4 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 4 1 0 3 5 6 −1 3 1–2 — 0–1 — —
5 Sweden IF Elfsborg 4 0 1 3 3 12 −9 1 — — 1–1 1–3 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HSV BAS BRA DZ REN
1 Germany Hamburger SV 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 — — 3–0
2 Switzerland Basel 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8 — — 1–0 — 1–0
3 Norway Brann 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 0–1 — — 2–1 —
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 0–2 0–0 — — —
5 France Rennes 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2 — — 1–1 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV SPM ZÜR PRA TOU
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage — — — 1–0 1–0
2 Russia Spartak Moscow 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7 2–1 — 1–0 — —
3 Switzerland Zürich 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 6 0–5 — — — 2–0
4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4 — 0–0 1–2 — —
5 France Toulouse 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3 — 2–1 — 2–3 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY BRA BOL ARI RSB
1 Germany Bayern Munich 4 2 2 0 12 5 +7 8 Advance to knockout stage — — 2–2 6–0 —
2 Portugal Braga 4 1 3 0 5 3 +2 6 1–1 — — — 2–0
3 England Bolton Wanderers 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 6 — 1–1 — 1–1 —
4 Greece Aris 4 1 2 1 5 8 −3 5 — 1–1 — — 3–0
5 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0 2–3 — 0–1 — —
Source: [citation needed]

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GET TOT AND AAB HTA
1 Spain Getafe 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage — — 2–1 — 1–2
2 England Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 1–2 — — 3–2 —
3 Belgium Anderlecht 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5 — 1–1 — — 2–0
4 Denmark AaB 4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4 1–2 — 1–1 — —
5 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3 — 0–2 — 1–3 —
Source: [citation needed]

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BDX HEL GAL PAN AUS
1 France Bordeaux 4 4 0 0 9 5 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 2–1 — —
2 Sweden Helsingborgs IF 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7 — — — 1–1 3–0
3 Turkey Galatasaray 4 1 1 2 6 5 +1 4 — 2–3 — — 0–0
4 Greece Panionios 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 2–3 — 0–3 — —
5 Austria Austria Wien 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1 1–2 — — 0–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

All of the rounds in the final phase are two-legged, except for the final. In the event of aggregate scores being equal after normal time in the second leg, the winning team will be that which scored more goals on their away leg: if the scores in the two matches were identical, extra time is played. The away goals rule also applies if scores are equal at the end of extra time. If there are no goals scored in extra time, the tie is decided on a penalty shoot out. The team first out of the hat in each tie plays the first leg of their tie at home, and the second leg away.

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Belgium Anderlecht213
France Bordeaux112 Belgium Anderlecht022
Scotland Aberdeen213Germany Bayern Munich516
Germany Bayern Munich257 Germany Bayern Munich (a.e.t.; a)134
Portugal Benfica123Spain Getafe134
Germany 1. FC Nürnberg022 Portugal Benfica101
Greece AEK Athens101Spain Getafe213
Spain Getafe134 Germany Bayern Munich101
Turkey Galatasaray011Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg145
Germany Bayer Leverkusen055 Germany Bayer Leverkusen (a)123
Switzerland Zürich101Germany Hamburger SV033
Germany Hamburger SV303 Germany Bayer Leverkusen112
France Marseille303Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg404
Russia Spartak Moscow022 France Marseille303
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (a)112Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (a)123 14 May – Manchester
Spain Villarreal022 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg2
Scotland Rangers (a)011Scotland Rangers0
Greece Panathinaikos011 Scotland Rangers202
Germany Werder Bremen314Germany Werder Bremen011
Portugal Braga000 Scotland Rangers022
England Bolton Wanderers101Portugal Sporting CP000
Spain Atlético Madrid000 England Bolton Wanderers101
Portugal Sporting CP235Portugal Sporting CP112
Switzerland Basel000 Scotland Rangers (p)000 (4)
Norway Rosenborg011Italy Fiorentina000 (2)
Italy Fiorentina123 Italy Fiorentina (p)202 (4)
Norway Brann011England Everton022 (2)
England Everton268 Italy Fiorentina123
Czech Republic Slavia Prague112Netherlands PSV Eindhoven101
England Tottenham Hotspur213 England Tottenham Hotspur011 (5)
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven224Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (p)101 (6)
Sweden Helsingborgs IF011

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions, was held on Friday, 21 December 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight group winners were drawn against the eight third-placed teams, while the eight second-placed teams were drawn against the eight teams who finished third in the Champions League groups. Teams from the same group or the same country cannot be drawn together. The first legs were played on 13 and 14 February 2008. The second legs were played on 21 February 2008.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Aberdeen Scotland3–7Germany Bayern Munich2–21–5
AEK Athens Greece1–4Spain Getafe1–10–3
Bolton Wanderers England1–0Spain Atlético Madrid1–00–0
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–2 (a)Spain Villarreal1–01–2
Galatasaray Turkey1–5Germany Bayer Leverkusen0–01–5
Anderlecht Belgium3–2France Bordeaux2–11–1
Brann Norway1–8England Everton0–21–6
Zürich Switzerland1–3Germany Hamburger SV1–30–0
Rangers Scotland1–1 (a)Greece Panathinaikos0–01–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands4–1Sweden Helsingborgs IF2–02–1
Slavia Prague Czech Republic2–3England Tottenham Hotspur1–21–1
Rosenborg Norway1–3Italy Fiorentina0–11–2
Sporting CP Portugal5–0Switzerland Basel2–03–0
Werder Bremen Germany4–0Portugal Braga3–01–0
Benfica Portugal3–2Germany 1. FC Nürnberg1–02–2
Marseille France3–2Russia Spartak Moscow3–00–2

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, was also held on Friday, 21 December 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. Unlike the previous rounds, teams from the same group or country may be drawn together from the round of 16 onwards. The first legs were played on 6 March 2008. The second legs were played on 12 and 13 March 2008.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Anderlecht Belgium2–6Germany Bayern Munich0–52–1
Rangers Scotland2–1Germany Werder Bremen2–00–1
Bolton Wanderers England1–2Portugal Sporting CP1–10–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany3–3 (a)Germany Hamburger SV1–02–3
Benfica Portugal1–3Spain Getafe1–20–1
Fiorentina Italy2–2 (4–2 p)England Everton2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Tottenham Hotspur England1–1 (5–6 p)Netherlands PSV Eindhoven0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Marseille France3–3 (a)Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg3–10–2

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Denis Law, the ambassador for the final in Manchester, was held on Friday, 14 March 2008 at 14:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The first legs were played on 3 April and the second legs were played on 10 April 2008.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bayer Leverkusen Germany2–4Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg1–41–0
Rangers Scotland2–0Portugal Sporting CP0–02–0
Bayern Munich Germany4–4 (a)Spain Getafe1–13–3 (a.e.t.)
Fiorentina Italy3–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven1–12–0

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on 24 April and 1 May 2008.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany1–5Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg1–10–4
Rangers Scotland0–0 (4–2 p)Italy Fiorentina0–00–0 (a.e.t.)

Final

Main article: 2008 UEFA Cup final

The final took place on 14 May 2008 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England.

Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–0Scotland Rangers
 Report
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 43,878
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Top goalscorers

The top scorers in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup are the following:

Rank Name Team Goals Appearances
1 Russia Pavel Pogrebnyak Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 10 13
Italy Luca Toni Germany Bayern Munich 10 11
3 Germany Stefan Kießling Germany Bayer Leverkusen 7 12
4 Romania Adrian Mutu Italy Fiorentina 6 10
Sweden Henrik Larsson Sweden Helsingborgs IF 6 8
Benin Razak Omotoyossi Sweden Helsingborgs IF 6 8
7 Argentina Sergio Agüero Spain Atlético Madrid 5 7
Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov England Tottenham Hotspur 5 8
Argentina Fernando Cavenaghi France Bordeaux 5 7
Germany Miroslav Klose Germany Bayern Munich 5 12
Austria Roland Linz Portugal Braga 5 8
Greece Dimitrios Papadopoulos Greece Panathinaikos 5 7
Germany Lukas Podolski Germany Bayern Munich 5 12
Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson Spain Villarreal 5 8

See also

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