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2007–08 UEFA Cup
Tournament details
Dates20 September 2007–14 May 2008
Teams80
Final positions
ChampionsZenit Saint Petersburg (1st title)
Runner-upRangers
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
2006–07
2008–09

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.

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 Ameri Tbilisi (CW) Malta Hibernians (CW) Sweden Häcken (FP)
Croatia Hajduk Split (2nd) Georgia 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)

Qualifying rounds[]

Main article:2007–08 UEFA Cup 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 #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Southern-Mediterranean region
Budućnost Podgorica Flag of Montenegro 1–2 Flag of Croatia Hajduk Split 1–1 0–1
Omonia Nicosia Flag of Cyprus 4–0 Flag of Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 2–0 2–0
Slaven Koprivnica Flag of Croatia 8–4 Flag of Albania Teuta 6–2 2–2
Bežanija Flag of Serbia 2–2 (a) Flag of Albania Besa 2–21 0–0
Sliema Wanderers Flag of Malta 0–7 Flag of Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–3 0–4
Vojvodina Flag of Serbia 7–1 Flag of Malta Hibernians 5–1 2–0
FC Santa Coloma Flag of Andorra 1–4 Flag of Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 0–4
Široki Brijeg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 6–3 Flag of Slovenia Koper 3–1 3–2
Vardar Skopje Flag of North Macedonia 0–2 Flag of Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 0–1 0–1
Gorica Flag of Slovenia 2–4 Flag of North Macedonia Rabotnički 1–2 1–2
Zrinjski Mostar Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–112 Flag of Serbia Partizan 1–6 0–5
Central-East region
ViOn Zlaté Moravce Flag of Slovakia 4–2 Flag of Kazakhstan Alma-Ata 3–1 1–1
MTK Budapest Flag of Hungary 2–2 (a) Flag of Armenia Mika 2–13 0–1
MKT Araz Flag of Azerbaijan 0–1 Flag of Poland Dyskobolia Grodzisk 0–0 0–1
GKS Bełchatów Flag of Poland 2–2 (4–2p) Flag of Georgia Ameri Tbilisi 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Artmedia Bratislava Flag of Slovakia 3–3 (a) Flag of Moldova Zimbru Chişinău 1–1 2–2
Banants Flag of Armenia 1–5 Flag of Switzerland Young Boys 1–1 0–4
Nistru Otaci Flag of Moldova 2–2 (4–5p) Flag of Hungary Budapest Honvéd 1–14 1–1 (aet)
Ried Flag of Austria 4–3 Flag of Azerbaijan Neftchi 3–1 1–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Flag of Georgia 2–0 Flag of Liechtenstein Vaduz 2–0 0–0
Aktobe Flag of Kazakhstan 3–4 Flag of Austria Mattersburg 1–0 2–4
Northern region
B36 Tórshavn Flag of Faroe Islands 3–6 Flag of Lithuania Ekranas 1–3 2–3
Libertas Flag of San Marino 1–4 Flag of Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–1 0–3
Rhyl Flag of Wales 3–3 (a) Flag of Finland Haka 3–1 0–2
Carmarthen Town Flag of Wales 3–14 Flag of Norway Brann 0–8 3–6
Flora Tallinn Flag of Estonia 0–2 Flag of Norway Vålerenga 0–1 0–1
MyPa Flag of Finland 2–1 Flag of Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 1–0 1–1
Dungannon Swifts Flag of Northern Ireland 1–4 Flag of Lithuania Sūduva 1–0 0–4
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway 2–2 (a) Flag of Luxembourg Käerjéng 97 2–1 0–1
Liepājas Metalurgs Flag of Latvia 3–2 Flag of Belarus Dinamo Brest 1–1 2–1
Helsingborg Flag of Sweden 9–0 Flag of Estonia Narva Trans 6–0 3–0
Keflavík Flag of Iceland 4–4 (a) Flag of Denmark Midtjylland 3–2 1–2
Häcken Flag of Sweden 2–1 Flag of Iceland KR Reykjavík 1–1 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic Flag of Republic of Ireland 0–5 Flag of Denmark Odense Boldklub 0–0 0–5
HJK Flag of Finland 3–0 Flag of Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbrück 2–0 1–0
Glentoran Flag of Northern Ireland 0–9 Flag of Sweden AIK 0–5 0–4
Skonto Riga Flag of Latvia 1–3 Flag of 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, but Partizan were allowed to play the return leg while the appeal was being processed. However, Partizan's appeal was rejected so Zrinjski Mostar qualified.
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.

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

First round[]

Main article:2007–08 UEFA Cup 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 #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Group 1
Midtjylland Flag of Denmark 1–5 Flag of Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 0–2
Groningen Flag of Netherlands 2–2 (3–4p) Flag of Italy Fiorentina 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Rabotnički Flag of North Macedonia 1–2 Flag of England Bolton Wanderers 1–1 0–1
AEK Athens Flag of Greece 3–1 Flag of Austria Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 0–1
Nürnberg Flag of Germany 2–2 (a) Flag of Romania Rapid București 0–0 2–2
Group 2
Everton Flag of England 4–3 Flag of Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 3–2
Zenit Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia 4–1 Flag of Belgium Standard Liège 3–0 1–1
Bayer Leverkusen Flag of Germany 5–4 Flag of Portugal União de Leiria 3–1 2–3
Villarreal Flag of Spain 6–1 Flag of Belarus BATE Borisov 4–1 2–0
Sion Flag of Switzerland 4–7 Flag of Turkey Galatasaray 3–2 1–5
Group 3
Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain 9–0 Flag of Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor 4–0 5–0
Tampere United Flag of Finland 3–4 Flag of France Bordeaux 2–3 1–1
Artmedia Bratislava Flag of Slovakia 1–5 Flag of Greece Panathinaikos 1–2 0–3
Sparta Prague Flag of Czech Republic 0–0 (4–3p) Flag of Denmark Odense Boldklub 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Empoli Flag of Italy 2–4 Flag of Switzerland Zürich 2–1 0–3
Group 4
Sochaux Flag of France 1–2 Flag of Greece Panionios 0–2 1–0
Anderlecht Flag of Belgium 2–1 Flag of Austria Rapid Wien 1–1 1–0
Paços de Ferreira Flag of Portugal 0–1 Flag of Netherlands AZ 0–1 0–0
Sampdoria Flag of Italy 2–2 (a) Flag of Denmark AaB 2–2 0–0
Spartak Moscow Flag of Russia 8–1 Flag of Sweden Häcken 5–0 3–1
Group 5
Hammarby Flag of Sweden 2–5 Flag of Portugal Braga 2–1 0–4
AEL Flag of Greece 3–2 Flag of England Blackburn Rovers 2–01 1–2
Mladá Boleslav Flag of Czech Republic 1–1 (4–2p) Flag of Italy Palermo 0–1 1–0 (aet)
Dinamo Zagreb Flag of Croatia 3–3 (a) Flag of Netherlands Ajax 0–1 3–2 (aet)
Lokomotiv Sofia Flag of Bulgaria 3–4 Flag of France Rennes 1–3 2–1
Group 6
Brann Flag of Norway 2–2 (a) Flag of Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 2–1
Bayern Munich Flag of Germany 3–0 Flag of Portugal Os Belenenses 1–0 2–0
Aberdeen Flag of Scotland 1–1 (a) Flag of Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 1–1
Heerenveen Flag of Netherlands 6–8 Flag of Sweden Helsingborg 5–3 1–5
Toulouse Flag of France 1–1 (a) Flag of Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–0 1–1
Group 7
Litex Lovech Flag of Bulgaria 1–4 Flag of Germany Hamburg 0–1 1–3
Sarajevo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–8 Flag of Switzerland Basel 1–2 0–6
Austria Wien Flag of Austria 4–2 Flag of Norway Vålerenga 2–0 2–2
Hapoel Tel Aviv Flag of Israel 1–0 Flag of Sweden AIK 0–0 1–0
Aris Flag of Greece 2–2 (a) Flag of Spain Real Zaragoza 1–0 1–2
Group 8
Dinamo București Flag of Romania 2–2 (a) Flag of Sweden Elfsborg 1–2 1–0
Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England 7–2 Flag of Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6–1 1–1
Lens Flag of France 2–3 Flag of Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 1–2 (aet)
Getafe Flag of Spain 3–3 (a) Flag of Netherlands Twente 1–0 2–3 (aet)
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Flag of Poland 0–2 Flag of 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[]

Main article:2007–08 UEFA Cup 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:

  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[]

Main article:2007–08 UEFA Cup 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[]

2007–08 UEFA Cup final phase

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

Final[]

Main article:2008 UEFA Cup 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.

15 May 2008
19:45 BST
Zenit St Petersburg Flag of Russia 2–0 Flag of Scotland Rangers City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 43,878
Referee: Flag of Sweden Peter Fröjdfeldt
Denisov Goal 72'
Zyryanov Goal 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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