The UEFA Cup 2006-07 was the 36th edition of the European UEFA Cup football club tournament. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered On May 16, 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla FC won their second consecutive UEFA Cup final. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. The following are the Association football events of the year 2007 throughout the world Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship After extra time ended in a 2-2 scoreline, Sevilla FC defeated RCD Espanyol 3-1 on penalties. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. Sevilla became the first side to win the competition two years in a row since Real Madrid achieved this feat in 1985 and 1986.

Contents 1 Early issues 1.1 Italian match-fixing scandal 1.2 Greek Football Federation 2 Qualifying rounds 2.1 First qualifying round 2.2 Second qualifying round 3 First round 4 Group stage 4.1 Tie-breaking criteria 4.2 Group A 4.3 Group B 4.4 Group C 4.5 Group D 4.6 Group E 4.7 Group F 4.8 Group G 4.9 Group H 5 Knockout stage 5.1 Round of 32 5.2 Round of 16 5.3 Quarter-finals 5.4 Semi-finals 6 Final 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Early issues

Italian match-fixing scandal

The 2006 Serie A scandal resulted in major changes to the clubs that originally qualified in Italy. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's Scudetto winner and match-fixing scandal The 29th scudetto originally won by Juventus F Originally, Roma took the cup winner's place as losing finalists in the 2006 Coppa Italia, as victorious Inter Milan finished in the top four and qualified for the Champions League tournament. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club The other two UEFA Cup places initially went to Lazio and Chievo. Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona (more commonly called Chievo Verona or simply Chievo) is an Italian professional football club named after

However, Lazio, as well as the remaining three Champions League qualifiers (Juventus, Milan and Fiorentina), were formally indicted on 22 June on charges relating to the scandal. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. ^[1].

On July 14, all four of the indicated clubs were penalized by an Italian court and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio FIGC) also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy Results of the FIGC appeal were announced July 25. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler The impact on the UEFA Cup was:

• Lazio were barred from European competition.
• Roma and Chievo were promoted to the Champions League.
• Palermo, Livorno, and Parma were granted Italy's places in the UEFA Cup. Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is a football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that

Greek Football Federation

FIFA suspended the Hellenic Football Federation from all international competitions on 3 July 2006 because of "political interference in sport" after the Greek government passed a law, giving it control of the sports authorities in Greece. The Hellenic Football Federation ( HFF) (Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία - (EPO is the governing body of football in Greece Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2006 throughout the world The Politics of Greece takes place in a large parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Greece is the Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία After the law was amended to address FIFA's objections, FIFA reinstated the HFF on 12 July. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. The Greek government in response, decided to withdraw all of its funding to the Hellenic Football Federation. The Hellenic Football Federation ( HFF) (Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία - (EPO is the governing body of football in Greece [1]

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

These matches were held on July 13 and July 27, 2006. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Varteks	1-3	Tirana	1-1	0-2
Dinamo Tirana	1-5	CSKA Sofia	0-1	1-4
Koper	0-6	Litex Lovech	0-1	0-5
FK Sarajevo	5-0	Rànger's	3-0	2-0
Orašje	0-7	Domžale	0-2	0-5
Hibernians	1-9	Dinamo Bucharest	0-4	1-5
APOEL	7-1	Murata	3-1	4-0
Rijeka	3-4	Omonia	2-2	1-2
Lokomotiv Sofia	3-1	FK Makedonija Gorce Petrov	2-0	1-1
Vardar	2-7	Roeselare	1-2	1-5
Rapid Bucharest	6-0	Sliema Wanderers	5-0	1-0
Central-East region
Újpest	1-4	FC Vaduz	0-4	1-0
Zimbru Chişinău	3-2	FK Karabakh	1-1	2-1(aet)
MIKA	1-4	BSC Young Boys	1-3	0-1
Videoton	(a)2-2	Kairat Almaty	1-0	1-2
Zagłębie Lubin	1-1(a)	Dinamo Minsk	1-1	0-0
Karvan	2-0	Spartak Trnava	1-0	1-0
Ameri Tbilisi	(a)2-2	Banants	0-1	2-1
BATE	3-0	Nistru Otaci	2-0	1-0
FC Basel	3-1	Tobol	3-1	0-0
Artmedia Bratislava	3-2	WIT Georgia	2-0	1-2
Northern region
HJK Helsinki	2-4	Drogheda United	1-1	1-3 (aet)
Brøndby	3-1	Valur	3-1	0-0
Gefle	1-2	Llanelli	1-2	0-0
Jeunesse Esch	0-5	Skonto Riga	0-2	0-3
Åtvidaberg	7-0	Etzella Ettelbruck	4-0	3-0
Ventspils	4-1	GÍ Gøta	2-1	2-0
Glentoran	0-2	Brann	0-1	0-1
Randers	(a)2-2	ÍA Akranes	1-0	1-2
Portadown	1-4	FBK Kaunas	1-3	0-1
Rhyl	1-2	Sūduva	0-0	1-2
FC Levadia	2-1	FC Haka	2-0	0-1
Skála ÍF	0-4	I.K. Start	0-1	0-3
Lyn Oslo	1-1(a)	FC Flora	1-1	0-0
IFK Göteborg	0-2	Derry City	0-1	0-1

Second qualifying round

These matches were held on 8 and 10 August (first leg) and 24 August (second leg) 2006. NK Varteks is a Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin in the north of the country Futbollklub/KF Tirana is an Albanian football team playing in the capital Tirana, founded August 16, 1920 under name of "Agimi Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian football team from Tirana, founded in 1950 PFC CSKA Sofia (ПФК ЦСКА София is a Bulgarian football club from Sofia. FC Koper is a Football Association of Slovenia (soccer club playing in the town of Koper. PFC Litex Lovech (ПФК Литекс (Ловеч is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech. Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( English: Football Club Sarajevo; usually known simply as Sarajevo) is a professional football club based in Sarajevo FC Rànger's (also for sponsorship reasons Construccions Buiques Rànger's) is an Andorran football team which plays in the Andorran First Division HNK Orašje is a football club from Orašje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. NK Domžale is a Slovenian football club that plays in the town of Domžale. Hibernians FC is a Maltese football club playing in the town of Paola Malta. SS Murata is a Sanmarinese football club based in San Marino. HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club from Rijeka on the Croatian coast Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Ομόνοια Λευκωσίας is a Cypriot football club which plays in the capital PFC Lokomotiv Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from the capital city of Sofia, founded on 28 October 1929 as ZHSK FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov (Gj P (ФК Македонија Ѓорче Петров are a football club based in the municipality of Gjorče Petrov FK Vardar (ФК Вардар is a football team from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, that currently plays in the Macedonian First League KSV Roeselare is a Belgian football club from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. Fotbal Club Rapid Bucureşti is a Romanian Football club. It was founded in 1923 by a group of workers of the Griviţa workshops under the name of "Cultural Sliema Wanderers Football Club are a Maltese football team from the town of Sliema, which currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. Újpest Football Club (usually known simply as Újpest), earlier known as Újpesti TE (UTE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian FC Vaduz is a Liechtensteiner football team that plays in Vaduz. FC Zimbru Chişinău is a Moldovan football club based in Chişinău. FK Karabakh Agdam (Azeri Qarabağ Ağdam) is an Azerbaijani football club playing in AFFA Supreme League established in 1950 Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time FC MIKA (Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Միկա Երեւան is an Armenian football team playing in the capital Yerevan. BSC Young Boys (officially Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sports club based in Berne. FC Fehérvár is a Hungarian Football (soccer club based in Székesfehérvár. The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in Association football and other sports when teams play each other twice once at each FC Kairat Almaty (Қайрат Алматы Футбол Клубы is a Kazakh football club playing in Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Zagłębie Lubin, pron zagˈwɛmbʲɛ ˈlubin is a Polish professional football club based in Lubin, Poland The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in Association football and other sports when teams play each other twice once at each Football Club Dinamo Minsk (Футбольны клуб Дынама Мiнск is a Belarusian football club playing in Minsk. Karvan is an Azerbaijani football club based in Yevlakh. The club was founded in 2004 and immediately admitted to the AFFA Supreme League FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club playing in the town of Trnava. FC Ameri Tbilisi is a Georgian football club based in Tbilisi. The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in Association football and other sports when teams play each other twice once at each FC Banants (Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Բանանց Երևան is an Armenian Football (soccer team playing in the capital Yerevan. FC BATE Borisov (pronounced bʌtə' (ФК БАТЭ Барысаў (ФК БАТЭ Борисов is a Belarusian football team playing in the city of Borisov FC Nistru Otaci is a Moldovan football team playing in the town of Otaci. Footballclub Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. FC Tobol (Тобыл Футбол Клубы are a Kazakhstani football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. FC Artmedia Petržalka, also known as FC Artmedia Bratislava, is a Slovak football club from the Petržalka district of the capital Bratislava FC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team playing in the capital Tbilisi. Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (or HJK) internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club based in the capital Helsinki Drogheda United FC ( Irish: Cumann Peile Dhroichead Átha Aontaithe) is an Irish football club currently playing in the Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. Valur, one of Iceland 's oldest and most prolific athletic clubs is situated in the heartland of the nation's capital Reykjavík. Gefle IF is a Swedish football club located in Gävle. The club's name is the old spelling of the town Gävle Llanelli AFC is a Welsh football team that plays in the Welsh Premier League. Jeunesse Esch (full name AS la Jeunesse d'Esch) is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg Skonto FC is a Latvian football club founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadions in Riga. Åtvidabergs FF is a Swedish football club located in Åtvidaberg. Football Club Etzella Ettelbruck, abbreviated to either FC Etzella or Etzella Ettelbruck, is a football club, based in Ettelbruck, FK Ventspils is a Latvian Virsliga football team The club's home ground is the 3200 capacity Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils Gøtu Ítróttarfelag is a former football club based in Gøta, in the Faroe Islands. Glentoran FC is a Northern Irish football club playing in East Belfast. Sportsklubben Brann (most often called Brann, sometimes (incorrectly Brann Bergen internationally is a Norwegian football club founded September Randers FC is a Danish professional football team based in Randers, which plays in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in Association football and other sports when teams play each other twice once at each Íþróttabandalag Akraness is an Icelandic Sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west Iceland Portadown is a Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Championship. Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga. Rhyl Football Club ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a Welsh football club playing in the Welsh Premier League. FK Sūduva is a football club from the city of Marijampolė, Lithuania. MTÜ SK FC Levadia Tallinn is an Estonian football club based in Tallinn. FC Haka is a Finnish football club based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. Skála Ítróttarfelag (Skála ÍF is a Faroese football club based in Skáli, municipality of Runavík. IK Start is a Norwegian football club from the town of Kristiansand. Football Club Lyn Oslo is a Norwegian professional football club and a department of the Sports club Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn, whose members The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in Association football and other sports when teams play each other twice once at each MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990 IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Derry City Football Club ( Cumann Peile Chathair Dhoire, kʊmən̪ˠ pɛlʲə xahəɾʲ ɣɛɾʲə is an Irish football club based in Derry,

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
APOEL	1-2	Trabzonspor	1-1	0-1
Hapoel Tel Aviv1	4-2	Domžale	1-2	3-0
CSKA Sofia	(a)1-1	Hajduk Rodić M&B Kula2	0-0	1-1(aet)
Roeselare	2-6	Ethnikos Achna	2-1	0-5
OFK Beograd2	2-5	Auxerre	1-0	1-5
Dinamo Bucharest	2-1	Beitar Jerusalem1	1-0	1-1
FK Partizan2	3-2	Maribor	2-1	1-1
Sarajevo	1-2	Rapid Bucharest	1-0	0-2
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv1	0-6	Lokomotiv Sofia	0-2	0-4
Omonia	1-2	Litex Lovech	0-0	1-2
Tirana	1-5	Kayserispor	0-2	1-3
Central-East region
Artmedia Bratislava	5-3	Dinamo Minsk	2-1	3-2
Ried	0-1	FC Sion	0-0	0-1
Videoton	1-3	Grasshoppers	1-1	0-2
Karvan	0-2	Slavia Prague	0-2	0-0
Chornomorets Odessa	(a)1-1	Wisła Płock	0-0	1-1
FC Basel	(a)2-2	FC Vaduz	1-0	1-2
Zimbru Chişinău	0-3	Metalurh Zaporizhzhya	0-0	0-3
Mattersburg	1-2	Wisła Kraków	1-1	0-1
Hertha Berlin	3-2	Ameri Tbilisi	1-0	2-2
Rubin Kazan	5-0	BATE	3-0	2-0
BSC Young Boys	3-3(a)	Marseille	3-3	0-0
Northern region
I.K. Start	1-1 (p)11-10	Drogheda United	1-0	0-1(aet)
Odense	6-1	Llanelli	1-0	5-1
Randers	3-2	Kaunas	3-1	0-1
FC Twente	1-2	FC Levadia	1-1	0-1
Ventspils	0-1	Newcastle United	0-1	0-0
Brann	4-4(a)	Åtvidaberg	3-3	1-1
Molde	2-1	Skonto Riga	0-0	2-1
FC Flora	0-4	Brøndby	0-0	0-4
Sūduva	2-7	Club Brugge	0-2	2-5
Gretna	3-7	Derry City3	1-5	2-2

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Ethnikos Achna (Εθνικός Άχνας is a Cyprus football club based in the village of Achna. OFK Beograd ( Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Београд is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team founded in 1905 playing in the town of Auxerre in Beitar Jerusalem FC (מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים Mōadōn Kadūregel Beitár Yerushaláyim) is an Israeli Football (soccer Fudbalski klub Partizan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Партизан English: Football Club Partizan) is a professional football NK Maribor is a Slovenian football team playing in the city of Maribor. Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( English: Football Club Sarajevo; usually known simply as Sarajevo) is a professional football club based in Sarajevo Fotbal Club Rapid Bucureşti is a Romanian Football club. It was founded in 1923 by a group of workers of the Griviţa workshops under the name of "Cultural Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC (מועדון כדורגל בני יהודה תל אביב Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv) commonly known as just Bnei Yehuda PFC Lokomotiv Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from the capital city of Sofia, founded on 28 October 1929 as ZHSK Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Ομόνοια Λευκωσίας is a Cypriot football club which plays in the capital PFC Litex Lovech (ПФК Литекс (Ловеч is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech. Futbollklub/KF Tirana is an Albanian football team playing in the capital Tirana, founded August 16, 1920 under name of "Agimi Kayserispor, is a Turkish Sports club based in Kayseri. Founded in 1966, they are currently playing in the Turkish Super League FC Artmedia Petržalka, also known as FC Artmedia Bratislava, is a Slovak football club from the Petržalka district of the capital Bratislava Football Club Dinamo Minsk (Футбольны клуб Дынама Мiнск is a Belarusian football club playing in Minsk. SV Ried is an Austrian football club from Ried im Innkreis. The team plays its home matches at the 7680 capacity Fill Metallbau Stadion FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909 FC Fehérvár is a Hungarian Football (soccer club based in Székesfehérvár. Grasshopper-Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss Multisports club based in Zürich Karvan is an Azerbaijani football club based in Yevlakh. The club was founded in 2004 and immediately admitted to the AFFA Supreme League FC Chornomorets Odessa (ФК «Чорноморець» is a professional football club in the Ukrainian Premier League. 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Hertha BSC Berlin was a founding club of the DFB FC Ameri Tbilisi is a Georgian football club based in Tbilisi. FC Rubin Kazan (Футбольный клуб Рубин Казань is a Russian football club based in the city of Kazan ( Tatarstan FC BATE Borisov (pronounced bʌtə' (ФК БАТЭ Барысаў (ФК БАТЭ Борисов is a Belarusian football team playing in the city of Borisov BSC Young Boys (officially Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sports club based in Berne. The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in Association football and other sports when teams play each other twice once at each Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football IK Start is a Norwegian football club from the town of Kristiansand. 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First round

The matches were held on September 14 (first leg) and September 28 (second leg), 2006. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chornomorets Odessa	1-4	Hapoel Tel Aviv4	0-1	1-3
Sporting Braga	3-2	Chievo	2-0	1-2(aet)
FC Levadia	1-3	Newcastle United	0-1	1-2
Molde	0-2	Rangers	0-0	0-2
Standard Liège	0-4	Celta Vigo	0-1	0-3
Maccabi Haifa4	4-2	Litex Lovech	1-1	3-1
Derry City	0-2	Paris St-Germain	0-0	0-2
Hertha Berlin	2-3	Odense	2-2	0-1
Legia Warsaw	1-2	Austria Vienna	1-1	0-1
Panathinaikos	2-1	Metalurh Zaporizhzhya	1-1	1-0
Lokomotiv Moscow	2-3	Zulte-Waregem	2-1	0-2
Hearts	0-2	Sparta Prague	0-2	0-0
Fenerbahçe	5-1	Randers	2-1	3-0
Red Bull Salzburg	2-4	Blackburn Rovers	2-2	0-2
Schalke 04	2-3	Nancy	1-0	1-3
Ethnikos Achna	1-3	Lens	0-0	1-3
Slovan Liberec	4-1	Red Star Belgrade	2-0	2-1
AZ	4-3	Kayserispor	3-2	1-1
Rubin Kazan	0-2	Parma	0-1	0-1
Atromitos	1-6	Sevilla	1-2	0-4
Eintracht Frankfurt	6-2	Brøndby	4-0	2-2
Beşiktaş	4-2	CSKA Sofia	2-0	2-2(aet)
Vitória Setúbal	0-3	Heerenveen	0-3	0-0
Marseille	3-4	Mladá Boleslav	1-0	2-4
Åtvidaberg	0-8	Grasshoppers	0-3	0-5
Rapid Bucharest	3-1	Nacional	1-0	2-1(aet)
Trabzonspor5	2-2(a)	Osasuna	2-2	0-0
FC Basel	7-2	Rabotnicki	6-2	1-0
West Ham United	0-4	Palermo	0-1	0-3
Lokomotiv Sofia	2-2(a)	Feyenoord	2-2	0-0
Ružomberok	1-2	Club Brugge	0-1	1-1
FC Sion	1-3	Bayer Leverkusen	0-0	1-3
FK Partizan	4-3	Groningen	4-2	0-1
Skoda Xanthi	4-8	Dinamo Bucharest	3-4	1-4
Slavia Prague	0-2	Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	0-1
I.K. Start	2-9	Ajax	2-5	0-4
Artmedia Bratislava	3-5	Espanyol	2-2	1-3
Wisła Kraków	2-1	Iraklis	0-1	2-0(aet)
Livorno	3-0	Pasching	2-0	1-0
Dinamo Zagreb	2-5	Auxerre	1-2	1-3

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Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland Departments Iraklis is considered one of the most historical and important Greek sport clubs and maintains departments in many sports including Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is a football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. ASKÖ Pasching was an Austrian football club from Pasching, Upper Austria. Dinamo Zagreb is one of the most famous and successful Croatian football clubs Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team founded in 1905 playing in the town of Auxerre in Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO had engaged in cross-border attacks from Southern Lebanon Maccabi Haifa's home leg on 14 September was moved to Nijmegen, Netherlands. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Nijmegen (ˈnɛɪmeɣən) (obsolete spellings Nijmwegen Nymegen Nieumeghen &mdash Nimwegen in local dialect and in German, Nimègue in French The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands On 15 September, UEFA lifted the ban, allowing future matches to be played in the Tel Aviv area. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv were able to play their home leg on 28 September in Tel Aviv. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.

⁵UEFA ordered Trabzonspor's home leg on 14 September to be played behind closed doors after objects were thrown at visiting fans and the fourth official, and a smoke bomb ignited in the stands, during their second qualifying round home leg against Cypriots APOEL. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Trabzonspor appealed, and UEFA rejected the appeal on 13 September. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Trabzonspor's penalty includes a second closed-doors game, a penalty which has been deferred for two years and will be removed if no further incidents occur.

Group stage

Tie-breaking criteria

Based on paragraph 4. 06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of all the group matches, the following criteria are 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 6. 03 of the UEFA regulations).

Key to colors in group tables:

• Green: Top three places advance to the round of 32.
• Red: Bottom two places are eliminated from European competition.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Rangers	10	4	3	1	0	8	4	4
Maccabi Haifa	7	4	2	1	1	5	4	1
Livorno	5	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
Auxerre	4	4	1	1	2	7	7	0
Partizan Belgrade	1	4	0	1	3	2	7	-5

19 October 2006
Livorno	2–3	Rangers
Maccabi Haifa	3–1	Auxerre
2 November 2006
Rangers	2–0	Maccabi Haifa
Partizan Belgrade	1–1	Livorno
23 November 2006
Auxerre	2–2	Rangers
Maccabi Haifa	1–0	Partizan Belgrade
29 November 2006
Partizan Belgrade	1–4	Auxerre
Livorno	1–1	Maccabi Haifa
14 December 2006
Auxerre	0–1	Livorno
Rangers	1–0	Partizan Belgrade

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Tottenham Hotspur	12	4	4	0	0	9	2	7
Dinamo Bucharest	7	4	2	1	1	6	6	0
Bayer Leverkusen	4	4	1	1	2	4	5	-1
Beşiktaş	3	4	1	0	3	4	7	-3
Club Brugge	2	4	0	2	2	4	7	-3

19 October 2006
Beşiktaş	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur
Club Brugge	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen
2 November 2006
Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Club Brugge
Dinamo Bucharest	2–1	Beşiktaş
23 November 2006
Bayer Leverkusen	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur
Club Brugge	1–1	Dinamo Bucharest
29 November 2006
Dinamo Bucharest	2–1	Bayer Leverkusen
Beşiktaş	2–1	Club Brugge
14 December 2006
Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	Beşiktaş
Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Dinamo Bucharest

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
AZ	10	4	3	1	0	12	5	7
Sevilla	7	4	2	1	1	7	2	5
Sporting Braga	6	4	2	0	2	6	5	1
Slovan Liberec	5	4	1	2	1	6	7	-1
Grasshoppers	0	4	0	0	4	3	15	-12

19 October 2006
AZ	3–0	Sporting Braga
Slovan Liberec	0–0	Sevilla
2 November 2006
Sporting Braga	4–0	Slovan Liberec
Grasshoppers	2–5	AZ
23 November 2006
Sevilla	2–0	Sporting Braga
Slovan Liberec	4–1	Grasshoppers
29 November 2006
Grasshoppers	0–4	Sevilla
AZ	2–2	Slovan Liberec
14 December 2006
Sevilla	1–2	AZ
Sporting Braga	2–0	Grasshoppers

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Parma	9	4	3	0	1	6	6	0
Osasuna	7	4	2	1	1	7	4	3
Lens	4	4	1	1	2	5	5	0
Odense	4	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1
Heerenveen	4	4	1	1	2	2	4	-2

19 October 2006
Osasuna	0–0	Heerenveen
Odense	1–2	Parma
2 November 2006
Heerenveen	0–2	Odense
Lens	3–1	Osasuna
23 November 2006
Parma	2–1	Heerenveen
Odense	1–1	Lens
29 November 2006
Lens	1–2	Parma
Osasuna	3–1	Odense
14 December 2006
Parma	0–3	Osasuna
Heerenveen	1–0	Lens

Group E

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Blackburn Rovers	10	4	3	1	0	6	1	5
Nancy	7	4	2	1	1	7	4	3
Feyenoord	5	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1
Wisła Kraków	3	4	1	0	3	6	8	-2
Basel	2	4	0	2	2	4	9	-5

19 October 2006
Wisła Kraków	1–2	Blackburn Rovers
Basel	1–1	Feyenoord
2 November 2006
Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Basel
Nancy	2–1	Wisła Kraków
23 November 2006
Feyenoord	0–0	Blackburn Rovers
Basel	2–2	Nancy
30 November 2006
Nancy	3–0	Feyenoord
Wisła Kraków	3–1	Basel
13 December 2006
Feyenoord	3–1	Wisła Kraków
Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Nancy

Group F

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Espanyol	12	4	4	0	0	11	2	9
Ajax	7	4	2	1	1	6	2	4
Zulte-Waregem	6	4	2	0	2	9	11	-2
Sparta Prague	4	4	1	1	2	2	5	-3
Austria Vienna	0	4	0	0	4	1	9	-8

19 October 2006
Austria Vienna	1–4	Zulte-Waregem
Sparta Prague	0–2	Espanyol
2 November 2006
Zulte-Waregem	3–1	Sparta Prague
Ajax	3–0	Austria Vienna
23 November 2006
Espanyol	6–2	Zulte-Waregem
Sparta Prague	0–0	Ajax
30 November 2006
Ajax	0–2	Espanyol
Austria Vienna	0–1	Sparta Prague
13 December 2006
Espanyol	1–0	Austria Vienna
Zulte-Waregem	0–3	Ajax

Group G

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Panathinaikos	7	4	2	1	1	3	4	-1
Paris St-Germain	5	4	1	2	1	6	4	2
Hapoel Tel Aviv	5	4	1	2	1	7	7	0
Rapid Bucharest	4	4	0	4	0	3	3	0
Mladá Boleslav	3	4	0	3	1	2	3	-1

19 October 2006
Panathinaikos	2–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Rapid Bucharest	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain
2 November 2006
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2–2	Rapid Bucharest
Mladá Boleslav	0–1	Panathinaikos
23 November 2006
Paris Saint-Germain	2–4	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Rapid Bucharest	1–1	Mladá Boleslav
30 November 2006
Mladá Boleslav	0–0	Paris Saint-Germain
Panathinaikos	0–0	Rapid Bucharest
13 December 2006
Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	Panathinaikos
Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–1	Mladá Boleslav

Group H

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Newcastle United	10	4	3	1	0	4	1	3
Celta Vigo	5	4	1	2	1	4	4	0
Fenerbahçe	4	4	1	1	2	5	4	1
Palermo	4	4	1	1	2	3	6	-3
Eintracht Frankfurt	3	4	0	3	1	4	5	-1

19 October 2006
Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	Palermo
Newcastle United	1–0	Fenerbahçe
2 November 2006
Palermo	0–1	Newcastle United
Celta Vigo	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt
23 November 2006
Fenerbahçe	3–0	Palermo
Newcastle United	2–1	Celta Vigo
30 November 2006
Celta Vigo	1–0	Fenerbahçe
Eintracht Frankfurt	0–0	Newcastle United
13 December 2006
Fenerbahçe	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt
Palermo	1–1	Celta Vigo

(KEY: Pts= Points; Pld= Matches Played; W= Matches Won; D= Matches Drawn; L= Matches Lost; GF= Goals For; GA= Goals Against; GD= Goal Difference)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Cup 2006-07 knockout stage

Round of 32

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Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zulte-Waregem	1-4	Newcastle United	1-3	0-1
Sporting Braga	2-0	Parma1	1-0	1-0
Lens	3-1	Panathinaikos	3-1	0-0
Bayer Leverkusen	3-2	Blackburn Rovers	3-2	0-0
Hapoel Tel-Aviv	2-5	Rangers	2-1	0-4
Livorno1	1-4	Espanyol	1-2	0-2
Feyenoord2	(w/o)	Tottenham Hotspur	-	-
Fenerbahçe	5-5(a)	AZ	3-3	2-2
Werder Bremen	4-3	Ajax	3-0	1-3
Spartak Moscow	2-3	Celta Vigo	1-1	1-2
CSKA Moscow	0-1	Maccabi Haifa	0-0	0-1
AEK Athens	0-4	Paris Saint-Germain	0-2	0-2
Benfica	3-1	Dinamo Bucharest	1-0	2-1
Steaua Bucharest	0-3	Sevilla	0-2	0-1
Shakhtar Donetsk	2-1	Nancy	1-1	1-0
Bordeaux	0-1	Osasuna	0-0	0-1(aet)

¹ On February 7, the Italian Government ruled that Parma and Livorno's home fields did not meet requirements following riots held after an Italian Serie A match in Sicily. SV Zulte Waregem is a Belgian football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Sporting Clube de Braga ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ 'bɾagɐ also known as Sporting Braga, is a Portuguese Sports club, from the Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais Département. Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC (ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός also known as P Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Hapoel Tel Aviv (הפועל תל-אביב is an Israeli football based in Tel Aviv. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is a football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in Association football and other sports when teams play each other twice once at each AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam FC Spartak Moscow (Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва is a football club from Moscow, Russia. Real Club Celta de Vigo Sociedad Anonima Deportiva is a Spanish football team from Vigo in Galicia. See also CSKA Moscow PFC CSKA Moskva (Профессиональный футбольный клуб ЦСКА Москва or Professional Football Club — Central Maccabi Haifa Football Club (מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa) is an Israeli football club and one of the leading football See also Athletic Union of Constantinople AEK FC (AEK - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, or PSG, is a French football club based in Paris. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S FC Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ghenceasouth-west Bucharest. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship "FC Shakhtar" redirects here For other uses see Shakhtar (disambiguation. AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club based in Nancy, Capital of Lorraine FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Pamplona in Navarre Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince On February 2 2007, football violence occurred between football supporters and the police in Catania, Italy. Livorno played its home leg behind closed doors on February 14. Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is a football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Parma played its home leg behind closed doors on February 22. Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne

² On January 19, UEFA declared that Feyenoord had been thrown out of the competition after crowd misbehaviour in their final group stage match against AS Nancy. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club based in Nancy, Capital of Lorraine UEFA announced on January 25 that Tottenham Hotspur had received a bye. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate In the final appeal this was confirmed.

Round of 16

The first leg was held on 8 March 2007, while the second leg was held on 14 and 15 March 2007.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Newcastle United	4-4(a)	AZ	4-2	0-2
Maccabi Haifa	0-4	Espanyol	0-0	0-4
Rangers	1-2	Osasuna	1-1	0-1
Sporting Braga	4-6	Tottenham Hotspur	2-3	2-3
Sevilla	5-4	Shakhtar Donetsk	2-2	3-2(aet)
Lens	2-4	Bayer Leverkusen	2-1	0-3
Paris Saint-Germain	3-4	Benfica	2-1	1-3
Celta Vigo	0-3	Werder Bremen	0-1	0-2

Quarter-finals

The draw for the final stages, included quarter-finals and semi-finals, was held on Friday, 16 March 2007 at 1:00pm CET in Glasgow, Scotland. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in Association football and other sports when teams play each other twice once at each AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Maccabi Haifa Football Club (מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa) is an Israeli football club and one of the leading football RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Pamplona in Navarre Sporting Clube de Braga ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ 'bɾagɐ also known as Sporting Braga, is a Portuguese Sports club, from the Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship "FC Shakhtar" redirects here For other uses see Shakhtar (disambiguation. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais Département. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, or PSG, is a French football club based in Paris. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Real Club Celta de Vigo Sociedad Anonima Deportiva is a Spanish football team from Vigo in Galicia. Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The quarter-final matches were played on 5 April and 12 April 2007.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
AZ	1-4	Werder Bremen	0-0	1-4
Bayer Leverkusen	0-4	Osasuna	0-3	0-1
Sevilla	4-3	Tottenham Hotspur	2-1	2-2
Espanyol	3-2	Benfica	3-2	0-0

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on 26 April and 3 May 2007. AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Pamplona in Navarre Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Espanyol	5-1	Werder Bremen	3-0	2-1
Osasuna	1-2	Sevilla	1-0	0-2

Final

Main article: 2007 UEFA Cup Final

2007-05-16 20:45 CEST	Espanyol	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Sevilla	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca
	Riera  28' Jônatas  115'	(Report)	Adriano  18' Kanouté  105'

	Penalties Luis García Pandiani Jônatas Torrejón	1 – 3	Penalties Kanouté Dragutinović Daniel Alves Puerta

UEFA Cup 2006-07 Winner
Sevilla FC Second Title

See also

• UEFA Champions League 2006-07
• UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006

References

External links

• Official Site
• Regulations for current season

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