Thursday 18 December 2008
UEFA Cup hopefuls set to learn their fate
The draw for the UEFA Cup Round of 32 will take place in Nyon on Friday from 13.00CET and will be followed by the draw for the Round of 16 after the final round of matches in the group stage was concluded on Thursday.
Thursday 18 December 2008
Olympiacos hit top gear to sink Hertha
Olympiacos CFP 4-0 Hertha BSC Berlin
Second-half goals from Dudu, Luciano Galletti, Vassilis Torosidis and Diogo Luis Santo ended Hertha's adventure with the Piraeus side moving on.
Thursday 18 December 2008
Stuttgart secure second with dominant display
VfB Stuttgart 3-0 R. Standard de Liège
Goals at the beginning of each half laid the platform for a dominant Stuttgart to beat their Belgian opponents and finish second in Group C.
Thursday 18 December 2008
Sampdoria shock Sevilla to seal qualification berth
UC Sampdoria 1-0 Sevilla FC
Substitute Jonathan Bottinelli struck the only goal late on as the Italian side booked their last-32 spot and eliminated two-time winners Sevilla.
The UEFA Cup 2008–09 is the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final will be played at the Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey on 20 May 2009.[1] This season will be the final one using the current format; starting in 2009, the event will be known as the UEFA Europa League.
19 teams qualified directly for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup from 53 UEFA associations. An additional three teams qualified via the UEFA Fair Play league, while 35 further teams will qualify from the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Each association enters a certain number of teams to the UEFA Cup based on its league coefficient. Through domestic competitions (national championships and cups and league cups in certain countries) an association may qualify up to four teams. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup:
The final of the UEFA Cup 2008–09 will be held on 20 May 2009 at the Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. This will be the first time that the UEFA Cup Final has been held in Turkey and follows the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final which was held in Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualify for the UEFA Cup based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. This competition will be rebranded as the UEFA Europa League.[2][3] come July 2009.
The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualify for the UEFA Cup based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. This competition will be rebranded as the UEFA Europa League.[2][3] come July 2009.
The competition began in 1971 and replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup.[4]
Zenit St. Petersburg are the current holders of the UEFA Cup, having beaten Rangers in the 2008 final on 14 May 2008. The 2009 UEFA Cup Final will be played at the Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009.
Hamburg too hot for Villa to handle
Hamburger SV 3-1 Aston Villa FC
Mladen Petric and Ivica Olic shared three goals between them as Martin Jol's men guaranteed themselves top spot in UEFA Cup Group F.
Live Stream Uefa Cup
The UEFA Cup 2008–09 is the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final will be played at the Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey on 20 May 2009.[1] This season will be the final one using the current format; starting in 2009, the event will be known as the UEFA Europa League.
19 teams qualified directly for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup from 53 UEFA associations. An additional three teams qualified via the UEFA Fair Play league, while 35 further teams will qualify from the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Each association enters a certain number of teams to the UEFA Cup based on its league coefficient. Through domestic competitions (national championships and cups and league cups in certain countries) an association may qualify up to four teams. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup:
The draw for the group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup was held at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 7 October 2008. The 40 teams in the draw were divided into five pots based on their UEFA coefficients. The eight teams with the highest UEFA coefficient were allocated to Pot 1, the next eight teams to Pot 2, and so on. One team from each pot was drawn for each group, with the restriction that no team could be drawn with one from the same country.[17]
The final of the UEFA Cup 2008–09 will be held on 20 May 2009 at the Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. This will be the first time that the UEFA Cup Final has been held in Turkey and follows the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final which was held in Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualify for the UEFA Cup based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. This competition will be rebranded as the UEFA Europa League.[2][3] come July 2009.
The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualify for the UEFA Cup based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. This competition will be rebranded as the UEFA Europa League.[2][3] come July 2009.
The competition began in 1971 and replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup.[4]
Zenit St. Petersburg are the current holders of the UEFA Cup, having beaten Rangers in the 2008 final on 14 May 2008. The 2009 UEFA Cup Final will be played at the Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009.
Hamburg too hot for Villa to handle
Hamburger SV 3-1 Aston Villa FC
Mladen Petric and Ivica Olic shared three goals between them as Martin Jol's men guaranteed themselves top spot in UEFA Cup Group F.
Live Stream Uefa Cup
