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UEFA Cup 2006-07

UEFA Cup 2006-07

Overview
The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...

, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland's national stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F.C. and the Scotland national football team. It is also used for music concerts and other sporting events....

, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia.- The early years :On 15 October 1905,...

 won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009 with a match against Liverpool won by Espanyol...

 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. Sevilla became the first side to win the competition two years in a row since Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...

 achieved this feat in 1985 and 1986.

The 2006 Serie A scandal
2006 Serie A scandal
The 2006 Italian football scandal involved Italy's top professional football leagues, Serie A and Serie B...

 resulted in major changes to the clubs that originally qualified in Italy
Serie A 2005-06
In the 2005/2006 season, Serie A, the major professional football league in Italian, was contested for the second year in a row by 20 teams. The league commenced on August 28 2005 and finished on May 14 2006...

.
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The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...

, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland's national stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F.C. and the Scotland national football team. It is also used for music concerts and other sporting events....

, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia.- The early years :On 15 October 1905,...

 won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009 with a match against Liverpool won by Espanyol...

 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. Sevilla became the first side to win the competition two years in a row since Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...

 achieved this feat in 1985 and 1986.

Italian match-fixing scandal


The 2006 Serie A scandal
2006 Serie A scandal
The 2006 Italian football scandal involved Italy's top professional football leagues, Serie A and Serie B...

 resulted in major changes to the clubs that originally qualified in Italy
Serie A 2005-06
In the 2005/2006 season, Serie A, the major professional football league in Italian, was contested for the second year in a row by 20 teams. The league commenced on August 28 2005 and finished on May 14 2006...

. Originally, Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated at the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence bar one season in the early 50s...

 took the cup winners' place as losing finalists in the 2006 Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15...

, as the winners, Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale and as just Inter in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, founded in 1908...

 finished in the top four in the league and qualified for the Champions League. The other two UEFA Cup places initially went to Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as simply Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club most noted for its football section, founded in 1900 and based in Rome...

 and Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona is an Italian professional football club named after and based in Chievo , a suburb of 2500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...

.

However, Lazio, as well as the remaining three Champions League qualifiers (Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club , commonly referred to as Juventus and familiarly as Juve, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

, Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...

 and Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A seasons...

), were formally indicted on 22 June on charges relating to the scandal.

On 14 July, all four of the indicated clubs were penalised by an Italian court and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Results of the FIGC appeal were announced on 25 July. The impact on the UEFA Cup was:
  • Lazio were barred from European competition.
  • Roma and Chievo were promoted to the Champions League.
  • Palermo
    U.S. Città di Palermo
    Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club existed under various names before finally assuming the current denomination...

    , Livorno
    A.S. Livorno Calcio
    Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, just achieving promotion last year. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...

    , and Parma
    Parma F.C.
    Parma Football Club is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, that are competing in the 2009-10 Serie A season. The club plays its home matches in the 27,906 seat Stadio Ennio Tardini...

     were granted Italy's places in the UEFA Cup.

Greek Football Federation


FIFA suspended the Hellenic Football Federation
Hellenic Football Federation
The Hellenic Football Federation is the governing body of football in Greece. It contributes in the organisation of Super League Greece and organizes the Greek football Cup and the Greece national football team...

 from all international competitions on 3 July 2006 because of "political interference in sport" after the Greek government
Politics of Greece
The Politics of Greece takes place in a large parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Greece is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Hellenic Parliament...

 passed a law, giving it control of the sports authorities in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....

. After the law was amended to address FIFA's objections, FIFA reinstated the HFF on 12 July. The Greek government in response, decided to withdraw all of its funding to the Hellenic Football Federation
Hellenic Football Federation
The Hellenic Football Federation is the governing body of football in Greece. It contributes in the organisation of Super League Greece and organizes the Greek football Cup and the Greece national football team...

.

First qualifying round


These matches were held on 13 July and 27 July 2006.
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Second qualifying round


These matches were held on 8 and 10 August (first leg) and 24 August (second leg) 2006.
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1Due to the armed conflict going on in Israel
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War , was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon and northern Israel. The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military...

, UEFA decided that no European matches could be staged in the country until further notice. Hapoel Tel Aviv's home match was moved to Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....

, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...

, Beitar Jerusalem's to Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city by population in the European Union, with 1.4 million people living in the Capital Municipality...

, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...

 and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv's to Senec
Senec, Slovakia
Senec is a town in the Bratislava Region of south-western Slovakia. It is a well known summer tourism and recreation center. The town is attractive not only because of the proximity of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, but also because of the healthy environment and summer resort "Slnečné...

, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe with a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is its capital, Bratislava...



2These clubs qualified for this season's UEFA competitions as members of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro during the 2005–06 season but are currently members of the Football Association of Serbia
Football Association of Serbia
The Football Association of Serbia is the governing body of football in Serbia, based in Belgrade. It organizes the football league, the Serbian Superliga, the Serbia national football team, as well as the Second Leagues....

 which is the official successor of the previous football association.

3Derry City are a team from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 who play in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...

's football league. The flag of the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...

 is used for the purposes of official records as Derry City are a team representing the Football Association of Ireland
Football Association of Ireland
The Football Association of Ireland is the governing body for the sport of association football in the Republic of Ireland. It should not be confused with the Irish Football Association , which is the organising body for the sport in Northern Ireland...

.

First round


The matches were held on 14 September (first leg) and 28 September 2006 (second leg).

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4Due to the armed conflict in Israel
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War , was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon and northern Israel. The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military...

, UEFA had ruled that European tournament matches could not be played in Israel until further notice. Maccabi Haifa's home leg on 14 September was moved to Nijmegen
Nijmegen
Nijmegen is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is considered to be the oldest city in the Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005.- History :...

, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...

. On 15 September, UEFA lifted the ban, allowing future matches to be played in the Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo , usually called Tel Aviv, is the second largest city in Israel, with an estimated population of 391,300. The city is situated on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline, with a land area of...

 area.Hapoel Tel Aviv were able to play their home leg in Tel Aviv on 28 September.

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. Trabzonspor appealed, and UEFA rejected the appeal on 13 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.

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:
  • Teams highlighted in green qualified for the next round.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
SCO Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football team based in Glasgow, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

4 3 1 0 8 4
4
10
ISR Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa F.C.
Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football club from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. It is the most successful team in the country with 11 championships, 5 State Cups and 3 Toto Cups...

4 2 1 1 5 4
1
7
ITA Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, just achieving promotion last year. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...

4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
FRA Auxerre
AJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team, founded in 1905, playing in the town of Auxerre in Burgundy...

4 1 1 2 7 7 0 4
SRB Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia...

4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1

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


Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
ENG Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English professional football club based in Tottenham, North London which currently plays in the Premier League...

4 4 0 0 9 2
7
12
ROU Dinamo Bucureşti 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
GER Bayer Leverkusen 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
TUR Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü is a professional sports club founded in 1903 and based in Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...

4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
BEL Club Brugge 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2

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


Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
NED AZ 4 3 1 0 12 5
7
10
ESP Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia.- The early years :On 15 October 1905,...

4 2 1 1 7 2
5
7
POR Braga 4 2 0 2 6 5
1
6
CZE Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic; winning two league titles and the domestic cup in past ten years. FC Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league. The main sponsor is...

4 1 2 1 6 7 −1 5
SUI Grasshoppers
Grasshopper-Club Zürich
Grasshopper Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and most well known section of Grasshopper Club Zürich is its football team...

4 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0

19 October 2006
AZ 3–0 Braga
Slovan Liberec 0–0 Sevilla
2 November 2006
Braga 4–0 Slovan Liberec
Grasshoppers 2–5 AZ
23 November 2006
Sevilla 2–0 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
Braga 2–0 Grasshoppers


Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
ITA Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, that are competing in the 2009-10 Serie A season. The club plays its home matches in the 27,906 seat Stadio Ennio Tardini...

4 3 0 1 6 6 0 9
ESP Osasuna
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna, usually known as Osasuna, is a Spanish first division football club based in Pamplona, Navarre, founded in 1920.The team's home kit is red shirt, navy blue shorts, black socks with red back, whilst the away one is navy blue shirt, orange shorts and navy blue socks...

4 2 1 1 7 4 3 7
FRA Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...

4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
DEN Odense 4 1 1 2 5 6
4
NED Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen
sc Heerenveen is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie.-History:sc Heerenveen was founded on July 20 1920 in the town of Heerenveen, Friesland as Athleta. They changed name twice, to Spartaan, and then to v.v. Heerenveen in 1922...

4 1 1 2 2 4
4

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
ENG Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire.The club was established in 1875, becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888. It is one of only three clubs to have been both a founder member of the Football League...

4 3 1 0 6 1
5
10
FRA Nancy
AS Nancy
AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club, based in Nancy, The team was founded in 1967 as a successor of the defunct FC Nancy, which collapsed in 1965....

4 2 1 1 7 4
3
7
NED Feyenoord 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5
POL Wisła Kraków 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 3
SUI Basel
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel.Basel is one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 12 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...

4 0 2 2 4 9 −5 2

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
ESP Espanyol
RCD Espanyol
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009 with a match against Liverpool won by Espanyol...

4 4 0 0 11 2
9
12
NED Ajax 4 2 1 1 6 2
4
7
BEL Zulte Waregem 4 2 0 2 9 11 −2 6
CZE Sparta Prague 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
AUT Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian football club from the Austrian capital city of Vienna. They were the champions of the 2005–06 Austrian Bundesliga...

4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0

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


Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
GRE Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos FC , is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest clubs in Greek football history...

4 2 1 1 3 4 −1 7
FRA Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain FC
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, also known simply as Paris Saint-Germain and familiarly as Paris SG or PSG is a professional football club from Paris, France. It was founded in 1970 thanks to the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain...

4 1 2 1 6 4
2
5
ISR Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv FC
Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv. The club currently competes in the Israeli Premier League and plays its home matches at the Bloomfield Stadium...

4 1 2 1 7 7 0 5
ROU Rapid Bucureşti 4 0 4 0 3 3 0 4
CZE Mladá Boleslav
FK Mladá Boleslav
FK Mladá Boleslav is a Czech football club from Mladá Boleslav.- Recent Times :The team promoted to Gambrinus liga first time in its history in 2004 and in their first season fought against relegation and finished at 14th place. The greatest success was achieved in 2005/06 season - as runner-up in...

4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3

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


Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
ENG Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, they play in the Football League Championship. And are renowned for having a very good fan base...

4 3 1 0 4 1
3
10
ESP Celta Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D , commonly known simply as Celta Vigo is a Galician football club from Vigo. It was founded on March 28, 1923 by merging Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo. They currently play in Spain's Second Division....

4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
TUR Fenerbahçe 4 1 1 2 5 4
1
4
ITA Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club existed under various names before finally assuming the current denomination...

4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
GER Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse that is best known for its football team.-Club origins:The origins of the side go back to a pair of football clubs founded in 1899: Frankfurter Fußball-Club Viktoria von 1899 – regarded as the "original" football side in...

4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3

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

Bracket



Round of 32


The first legs were held on 14 February and 15 February 2007, while the second legs were held on 22 February 2007.

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1 On 7 February, 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
2007 Catania football violence
On February 2 2007, football violence occurred between football supporters and the police in Catania, Italy. The clashes occurred during and after the Serie A match between Catania and Palermo football clubs, also known as the Sicilian derby...

. Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, just achieving promotion last year. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...

 played its home leg behind closed doors on 14 February. Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, that are competing in the 2009-10 Serie A season. The club plays its home matches in the 27,906 seat Stadio Ennio Tardini...

 played its home leg behind closed doors on 22 February.

2 On 19 January, UEFA declared that Feyenoord had been thrown out of the competition after crowd misbehaviour in their final group stage match against Nancy
AS Nancy
AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club, based in Nancy, The team was founded in 1967 as a successor of the defunct FC Nancy, which collapsed in 1965....

. UEFA announced on 25 January that Tottenham Hotspur had received a bye. This was confirmed after the final appeal.

Round of 16


The first legs were held on 8 March 2007, while the second legs were held on 14 and 15 March 2007.
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Quarter-finals


The draw for the final stages, included quarter-finals and semi-finals, was held on 16 March 2007 in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. The quarter-final matches were played on 5 April and 12 April 2007.
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Semi-finals


The semi-final matches were played on 26 April and 3 May 2007.
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Final



UEFA Cup
2006-07 Winner
ESP
Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia.- The early years :On 15 October 1905,...


Second Title

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