2007–08 UEFA Cup
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 20, 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 123 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.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

Round and draw dates

Date Event
29 June 2007 Draw for first qualifying round
19 July 2007 First qualifying round, first leg
2 August 2007 First qualifying round, second leg
3 August 2007 Draw for second qualifying round
16 August 2007 Second qualifying round, first leg
30 August 2007 Second qualifying round, second leg
31 August 2007 Draw for first round
20 September 2007 First round, first leg
4 October 2007 First round, second leg
9 October 2007 Draw for group stage
25 October 2007 Group stage, 1st matchday
8 November 2007 Group stage, 2nd matchday
29 November 2007 Group stage, 3rd matchday
5 December / 6 December 2007 Group stage, 4th matchday
19 December / 20 December 2007 Group stage, 5th matchday
21 December 2007 Draw for Round of 32 and Round of 16
13 February / 14 February 2008 Round of 32, first leg
21 February 2008 Round of 32, second leg
6 March 2008 Round of 16, first leg
12 March / 13 March 2008 Round of 16, second leg
14 March 2008 Draw for remaining rounds
3 April 2008 Quarter-finals, first leg
10 April 2008 Quarter-finals, second leg
24 April 2008 Semi-finals, first leg
1 May 2008 Semi-finals, second leg
14 May 2008 Final in Manchester

Teams

Round of 32
France Marseille (CL GS) Portugal Sporting CP (CL GS) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (CL GS) Norway Rosenborg (CL GS)
Germany Werder Bremen (CL GS) Portugal Benfica (CL GS) Scotland Rangers (CL GS) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (CL GS)
First round
Spain Villarreal (5th) Germany 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 Red Star Belgrade (CL Q3)
England Tottenham Hotspur (5th) Netherlands AZ Alkmaar (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 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 Leiria (IC)
Romania CFR Cluj (3rd) Switzerland Basel (CW) Austria Austria Wien (CW) Romania Oțelul Galați (IC)
Scotland Dunfermline (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 (IC)
Czech Republic Jablonec (CR) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (CW) France Lens (IC) Kazakhstan Tobol Kostanay (IC)
Turkey Galatasaray (3rd) Israel Maccabi Netanya (2nd) Germany Hamburg (IC)
First qualifying round
Switzerland Young Boys (4th) Sweden AIK (2nd) North Macedonia Vardar (CW) Wales Rhyl (2nd)
Bulgaria Litex Lovech (4th) Slovakia Zlaté Moravce (CW) North Macedonia Rabotnički (2nd) Northern Ireland Glentoran (2nd)
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd) Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava (2nd) Iceland Keflavík (CW) Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts (CR)
Norway Brann (2nd) Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (CW) Iceland KR Reykjavík (2nd) Azerbaijan Neftçi Baku (2nd)
Norway Vålerenga (3rd) Cyprus Omonia (2nd) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW) Azerbaijan MKT Araz (CR)
Austria Ried (2nd) Slovenia Koper (CW) Belarus Dinamo Brest (CW) Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck (2nd)
Austria Mattersburg (3rd) Slovenia 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 Helsinki (CW) Albania Besa (CW) Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn (CW)
Poland Dyskobolia (CW) Finland Haka (3rd) Albania Teuta (2nd) Faroe Islands EB/Streymur (2nd)
Poland GKS Bełchatów (2nd) Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs (CW) Armenia Banants (CW) San Marino Libertas (CR)
Denmark Odense BK (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 Budapest Honvéd (CW) Moldova Nistru Otaci (3rd) Estonia Flora Tallinn (3rd) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (2nd)
Hungary MTK Budapest (2nd) Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi (CW) Malta Hibernians (CW) Sweden 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 Helsingborg (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 license for 2007 due to financial violations. FAI Cup runners-up St Patrick's Athletic were added to UEFA to fill for Derry City.[5]

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.[6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 1–2 Croatia Hajduk Split 1–1 0–1
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus 4–0 Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 2–0 2–0
Slaven Koprivnica Croatia 8–4 Albania Teuta 6–2 2–2
Bežanija Serbia 2–2 (a) Albania Besa 2–21 0–0
Sliema Wanderers Malta 0–7 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–3 0–4
Vojvodina Serbia 7–1 Malta Hibernians 5–1 2–0
FC Santa Coloma Andorra 1–4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 0–4
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–3 Slovenia Koper 3–1 3–2
Vardar Skopje North Macedonia 0–2 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 0–1 0–1
Gorica Slovenia 2–4 North Macedonia Rabotnički 1–2 1–2
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–112 Serbia Partizan 1–6 0–5
Central-East region
ViOn Zlaté Moravce Slovakia 4–2 Kazakhstan Alma-Ata 3–1 1–1
MTK Budapest Hungary 2–2 (a) Armenia Mika 2–13 0–1
MKT Araz Azerbaijan 0–1 Poland Dyskobolia Grodzisk 0–0 0–1
GKS Bełchatów Poland 2–2 (4–2p) Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia 3–3 (a) Moldova Zimbru Chişinău 1–1 2–2
Banants Armenia 1–5 Switzerland Young Boys 1–1 0–4
Nistru Otaci Moldova 2–2 (4–5p) Hungary Budapest Honvéd 1–14 1–1 (aet)
Ried Austria 4–3 Azerbaijan Neftchi 3–1 1–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz 2–0 0–0
Aktobe Kazakhstan 3–4 Austria Mattersburg 1–0 2–4
Northern region
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 3–6 Lithuania Ekranas 1–3 2–3
Libertas San Marino 1–4 Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–1 0–3
Rhyl Wales 3–3 (a) Finland Haka 3–1 0–2
Carmarthen Town Wales 3–14 Norway Brann 0–8 3–6
Flora Tallinn Estonia 0–2 Norway Vålerenga 0–1 0–1
MyPa Finland 2–1 Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 1–0 1–1
Dungannon Swifts Northern Ireland 1–4 Lithuania Sūduva 1–0 0–4
Lillestrøm Norway 2–2 (a) Luxembourg Käerjéng 97 2–1 0–1
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 3–2 Belarus Dinamo Brest 1–1 2–1
Helsingborg Sweden 9–0 Estonia Narva Trans 6–0 3–0
Keflavík Iceland 4–4 (a) Denmark Midtjylland 3–2 1–2
Häcken Sweden 2–1 Iceland KR Reykjavík 1–1 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 0–5 Denmark Odense Boldklub 0–0 0–5
HJK Finland 3–0 Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbrück 2–0 1–0
Glentoran Northern Ireland 0–9 Sweden AIK 0–5 0–4
Skonto Riga Latvia 1–3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–1 0–2

1 This match was played at Partizan Stadium in Belgrade.
2 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,[7] but Partizan were allowed to play the return leg while the appeal was being processed.[8] However, Partizan's appeal was rejected so Zrinjski Mostar qualified.[9]
3 This match was played at Szusza Ferenc Stadium in Budapest because MTK Budapest's ground in Budapest does not meet UEFA standards.
4 This match was played at Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău because FC Nistru Otaci's ground in Otaci does not meet UEFA standards.

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.[10]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 3–1 Romania Oţelul Galaţi 3–1 0–0
CFR Cluj Romania 1–3 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 1–3 0–0
Rabotnički North Macedonia 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 0–0 2–1
Slaven Koprivnica Croatia 2–4 Turkey Galatasaray 1–2 1–2
União de Leiria Portugal 1–0 Israel Maccabi Netanya 0–0 1–0
Hajduk Split Croatia 1–2 Italy Sampdoria 0–1 1–1
Besa Albania 0–6 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–3 0–3
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2–4 Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor 1–1 1–3
Atlético Madrid Spain 5–1 Serbia Vojvodina 3–0 2–1
Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–6 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–3 0–3
Omonia Nicosia Cyprus 2–3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1–1 1–2
Central-East region
Basel Switzerland 6–1 Austria Mattersburg 2–1 4–0
Ried Austria 1–4 Switzerland Sion 1–1 0–3
Mika Armenia 2–3 Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava 2–1 0–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 5–3 Poland GKS Bełchatów 1–1 4–2
Budapest Honvéd Hungary 0–4 Germany Hamburg 0–0 0–4
Young Boys Switzerland 2–6 France Lens 1–1 1–5
Tobol Kostanay Kazakhstan 0–3 Poland Dyskobolia Grodzisk 0–1 0–2
Austria Wien Austria 5–4 Czech Republic Jablonec 97 4–3 1–1
Zlaté Moravce Slovakia 0–5 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0–2 0–3
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 0–8 Austria Rapid Wien 0–3 0–5
Northern region
MyPa Finland 0–3 England Blackburn Rovers 0–1 0–2
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 1–4 Sweden Helsingborg 1–1 0–3
Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 3–4 Sweden AIK 3–2 0–2
HJK Helsinki Finland 2–4 Denmark AaB 2–1 0–3
Ekranas Lithuania 1–7 Norway Vålerenga 1–1 0–6
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland 1–2 Sweden BK Häcken 1–1 0–1
Brann Norway 6–4 Lithuania Sūduva 2–1 4–3
Haka Finland 3–7 Denmark Midtjylland 1–2 2–5
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 1–5 Denmark Odense 1–1 0–4
Käerjéng 97 Luxembourg 0–4 Belgium Standard Liège 0–3 0–1
Hammarby Sweden 3–2 Norway Fredrikstad 2–1 1–1

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.[11]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Group 1
Midtjylland Denmark 1–5 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 0–2
Groningen Netherlands 2–2 (3–4p) Italy Fiorentina 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Rabotnički North Macedonia 1–2 England Bolton Wanderers 1–1 0–1
AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 0–1
Nürnberg Germany 2–2 (a) Romania Rapid București 0–0 2–2
Group 2
Everton England 4–3 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 3–2
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 4–1 Belgium Standard Liège 3–0 1–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 5–4 Portugal União de Leiria 3–1 2–3
Villarreal Spain 6–1 Belarus BATE Borisov 4–1 2–0
Sion Switzerland 4–7 Turkey Galatasaray 3–2 1–5
Group 3
Atlético Madrid Spain 9–0 Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor 4–0 5–0
Tampere United Finland 3–4 France Bordeaux 2–3 1–1
Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia 1–5 Greece Panathinaikos 1–2 0–3
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–0 (4–3p) Denmark Odense Boldklub 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Empoli Italy 2–4 Switzerland Zürich 2–1 0–3
Group 4
Sochaux France 1–2 Greece Panionios 0–2 1–0
Anderlecht Belgium 2–1 Austria Rapid Wien 1–1 1–0
Paços de Ferreira Portugal 0–1 Netherlands AZ 0–1 0–0
Sampdoria Italy 2–2 (a) Denmark AaB 2–2 0–0
Spartak Moscow Russia 8–1 Sweden Häcken 5–0 3–1
Group 5
Hammarby Sweden 2–5 Portugal Braga 2–1 0–4
AEL Greece 3–2 England Blackburn Rovers 2–01 1–2
Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 1–1 (4–2p) Italy Palermo 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–3 (a) Netherlands Ajax 0–1 3–2 (aet)
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 3–4 France Rennes 1–3 2–1
Group 6
Brann Norway 2–2 (a) Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 2–1
Bayern Munich Germany 3–0 Portugal Os Belenenses 1–0 2–0
Aberdeen Scotland 1–1 (a) Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 1–1
Heerenveen Netherlands 6–8 Sweden Helsingborg 5–3 1–5
Toulouse France 1–1 (a) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–0 1–1
Group 7
Litex Lovech Bulgaria 1–4 Germany Hamburg 0–1 1–3
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–8 Switzerland Basel 1–2 0–6
Austria Wien Austria 4–2 Norway Vålerenga 2–0 2–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 1–0 Sweden AIK 0–0 1–0
Aris Greece 2–2 (a) Spain Real Zaragoza 1–0 1–2
Group 8
Dinamo București Romania 2–2 (a) Sweden Elfsborg 1–2 1–0
Tottenham Hotspur England 7–2 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6–1 1–1
Lens France 2–3 Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 1–2 (aet)
Getafe Spain 3–3 (a) Netherlands Twente 1–0 2–3 (aet)
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Poland 0–2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0–1 0–1

1 This match was played at Panthessaliko Stadium in Volos because AEL's ground (Alkazar Stadium in Larissa) would not meet UEFA standards.

Group stage

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:[12]

  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 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 4 0 0 4 4 10 6 0 1–3 2–3
Source:

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:

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 Elfsborg 4 0 1 3 3 12 9 1 1–1 1–3
Source:

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HSV BAS BRA DZ REN
1 Germany Hamburg 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:

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:

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:

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:

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 Helsingborg 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:

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 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Belgium Anderlecht 2 1 3
France Bordeaux 1 1 2 Belgium Anderlecht 0 2 2
Scotland Aberdeen 2 1 3 Germany Bayern Munich 5 1 6
Germany Bayern Munich 2 5 7 Germany Bayern Munich (a) 1 3 4
Portugal Benfica 1 2 3 Spain Getafe 1 3 4
Germany Nürnberg 0 2 2 Portugal Benfica 1 0 1
Greece AEK Athens 1 0 1 Spain Getafe 2 1 3
Spain Getafe 1 3 4 Germany Bayern Munich 1 0 1
Turkey Galatasaray 0 1 1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 4 5
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0 5 5 Germany Bayer Leverkusen (a) 1 2 3
Switzerland Zürich 1 0 1 Germany Hamburg 0 3 3
Germany Hamburg 3 0 3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1 1 2
France Marseille 3 0 3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 4 0 4
Russia Spartak Moscow 0 2 2 France Marseille 3 0 3
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (a) 1 1 2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (a) 1 2 3
Spain Villarreal 0 2 2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2
Scotland Rangers (a) 0 1 1 Scotland Rangers 0
Greece Panathinaikos 0 1 1 Scotland Rangers 2 0 2
Germany Werder Bremen 3 1 4 Germany Werder Bremen 0 1 1
Portugal Braga 0 0 0 Scotland Rangers 0 2 2
England Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0
Spain Atlético Madrid 0 0 0 England Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1
Portugal Sporting CP 2 3 5 Portugal Sporting CP 1 1 2
Switzerland Basel 0 0 0 Scotland Rangers (p) 0 0 0(4)
Norway Rosenborg 0 1 1 Italy Fiorentina 0 0 0(2)
Italy Fiorentina 1 2 3 Italy Fiorentina (p) 2 0 2(4)
Norway Brann 0 1 1 England Everton 0 2 2(2)
England Everton 2 6 8 Italy Fiorentina 1 2 3
Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1 1 2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1
England Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 3 England Tottenham Hotspur 0 1 1(5)
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 2 4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (p) 1 0 1(6)
Sweden Helsingborg 0 1 1

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 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aberdeen Scotland 3–7 Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 1–5
AEK Athens Greece 1–4 Spain Getafe 1–1 0–3
Bolton Wanderers England 1–0 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0 0–0
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–2 (a) Spain Villarreal 1–0 1–2
Galatasaray Turkey 1–5 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 1–5
Anderlecht Belgium 3–2 France Bordeaux 2–1 1–1
Brann Norway 1–8 England Everton 0–2 1–6
Zürich Switzerland 1–3 Germany Hamburg 1–3 0–0
Rangers Scotland 1–1 (a) Greece Panathinaikos 0–0 1–1
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4–1 Sweden Helsingborg 2–0 2–1
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–3 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 1–1
Rosenborg Norway 1–3 Italy Fiorentina 0–1 1–2
Sporting CP Portugal 5–0 Switzerland Basel 2–0 3–0
Werder Bremen Germany 4–0 Portugal Braga 3–0 1–0
Benfica Portugal 3–2 Germany Nürnberg 1–0 2–2
Marseille France 3–2 Russia Spartak Moscow 3–0 0–2

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. The first legs were played on 6 March 2008. The second legs were played on 12 and 13 March 2008. Unlike the previous rounds, teams from the same group or country may be drawn together from the round of 16 onwards.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Anderlecht Belgium 2–6 Germany Bayern Munich 0–5 2–1
Rangers Scotland 2–1 Germany Werder Bremen 2–0 0–1
Bolton Wanderers England 1–2 Portugal Sporting CP 1–1 0–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–3 (a) Germany Hamburg 1–0 2–3
Benfica Portugal 1–3 Spain Getafe 1–2 0–1
Fiorentina Italy 2–2 (4–2p) England Everton 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Tottenham Hotspur England 1–1 (5–6p) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Marseille France 3–3 (a) Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–1 0–2

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 of the quarter-finals were played on 3 April and the second legs were played on 10 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–4 1–0
Rangers Scotland 2–0 Portugal Sporting CP 0–0 2–0
Bayern Munich Germany 4–4 (a) Spain Getafe 1–1 3–3 (aet)
Fiorentina Italy 3–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–1 2–0

Semi-finals

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany 1–5 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–1 0–4
Rangers Scotland 0–0 (4–2p) Italy Fiorentina 0–0 0–0 (aet)

Final

The final was contested by Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg and Scottish side Rangers on 14 May 2008 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. Zenit won the match 2–0, with goals from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov coming in the last 20 minutes of the game to give Zenit their first UEFA Cup title.

Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia2–0Scotland Rangers
Denisov 72'
Zyryanov 90+4'
(Report)

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 Helsingborg 6 8
Benin Razak Omotoyossi Sweden Helsingborg 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

Sources: Top Scorers Final - Wednesday 14 May 2008 (after match)

See also

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