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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group G

PFC Levski (BUL)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Todor BATKOV

Founded: 1914 Date of Birth: 17.10.1958 Address: 47 Todorini Kukli Str, 1517 Sofia, Elected/Appointed: 26.07.2005 Telephone: +359 2847 7958 Website: levski.bg HEAD COACH: Ratko DOSTANIĆ Officer: Alexander Kasabov Team Captain: Georgi Petkov Date/Place of Birth: 25.10.1959 in Lucani, Nationality: SRB MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (26) FK Rad (1980-86), FC Bourges 1933, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1965, (1986-87), SM Caen (1987-88), Le 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, Mans UC 72 (1988-90), Rodez AF 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 (1990-92), Red 93 (1992-94), National Cup (26) SO Châtellerault (1994-95), EDS 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1967, Montluçon (1995-96) 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 Managerial/Coaching Career: EDS Montluçon (1995-96), FK Crvena Zvezda (assistant) (1999-2000), FK Obilić (2000-01), PFC Levski STADIUM: Sofia (assistant) (2002-03), FK Smederevo (2003), PFC Slavia Sofia (2003-04), FK Crvena Zvezda (2004-05), Ground Capacity: 29,200 PFC Slavia Sofia (2006), OFK Beograd (2007), FK Opened: 1966 Bežanija (2007), Veria FC (2007), Dalian Shide FC Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m (2008), FK Vardar (2008), FK Srem (2008), PFC Levski Sofia (2009-)

66 PFC Levski Sofia | Group G

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Georgi PETKOV Goalkeeper 14.03.1976 BUL 185 2001 PFC Slavia Sofia 3 Zhivko MILANOV Defender 15.07.1984 BUL 177 2002 none 5 Youssef RABEH Defender 13.04.1985 MAR 185 2007 FAR Rabat 6 Rachid TIBERKANINE 28.03.1985 BEL 172 2008 FC Moskva 7 Enyo KRASTOVCHEV Forward 07.02.1984 BUL 187 2008 PFC Marek Dupnitsa 8 Georgi SARMOV Midfielder 07.09.1985 BUL 180 2006 PFC Chernomorets Burgas 10 Hristo YOVOV Forward 04.11.1977 BUL 184 2009 Apollon FC 11 Elin TOPUZAKOV Defender 05.02.1977 BUL 180 2009 Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 12 Bozhidar MITREV Goalkeeper 31.03.1987 BUL 184 2005 none 14 Veselin MINEV Defender 14.10.1980 BUL 178 2006 PFC Botev 15 Chakib BENZOUKANE Defender 07.08.1986 MAR 183 2007 KAC Marrakech 17 DENIRAN Ortega Forward 28.05.1986 BUL 178 2009 PFC Slavia Sofia 20 JOÃOZINHO Forward 25.12.1988 BRA 163 2007 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos 21 ZÉ SOARES Forward 27.07.1983 BRA 173 2007 Clube do Remo 22 Darko TASEVSKI Midfielder 20.05.1984 MKD 184 2007 FC Metallurh Zaporizhya 24 Nikolay DIMITROV Forward 15.10.1987 BUL 175 2004 none 25 Lucio WAGNER Defender 15.06.1976 BUL 180 2003 PFC Cherno More Varna 27 Midfielder 15.10.1976 FRA 177 2009 Anorthosis Famagusta FC 31 Tsvetan DIMITROV Goalkeeper 10.02.1987 BUL 186 2006 PFC Chavdar (loan) 45 Midfielder 18.07.1987 BUL 182 2008 Panathinaikos FC 55 Yordan MILIEV Defender 05.10.1987 BUL 184 2009 PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 61 Ivaylo VASILEV Goalkeeper 15.01.1991 BUL 178 2009 none 70 Saša SIMONOVIĆ Midfielder 20.07.1975 BUL 173 2009 PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra 99 Georgi HRISTOV Forward 10.01.1985 BUL 183 2008 PFC

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME IN

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of Bulgarian A PFG European Champion Clubs’ Cup 58 15 14 29 74 82 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 36 14 5 17 70 55 2009/10 UEFA Cup 76 28 18 30 104 103 UEFA Champions League UEFA 0 0000 0 Second Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0000 0 First leg, 15 July European/South American Cup 0 0000 0 PFC Levski Sofia – UE Sant Julià (AND) 4-0 Total 170 57 37 76 248 240 Second leg, 21 July UE Sant Julià (AND) – PFC Levski Sofia 0-5 Third Qualifying Round First leg, 28 July GROUP FIXTURES: Group G FK Bakı (AZE) – PFC Levski Sofia 0-0 Second leg, 5 August Matchday One: 17 September PFC Levski Sofia – FK Bakı (AZE) 2-0 Villarreal CF (ESP) – PFC Levski Sofia Play-off Round Matchday Two: 1 October First leg, 19 August PFC Levski Sofia – S.S. Lazio (ITA) PFC Levski Sofia – Debreceni VSC (HUN) 1-2 Matchday Three: 22 October Second leg, 25 August FC (AUT) – PFC Levski Sofia Debreceni VSC (HUN) – PFC Levski Sofia 2-0 Matchday Four: 5 November PFC Levski Sofia – FC Salzburg (AUT) Matchday Five: 2 December PFC Levski Sofia – Villarreal CF (ESP) Matchday Six: 17 December S.S. Lazio (ITA) – PFC Levski Sofia

67 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group G

S.S. Lazio (ITA)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Claudio LOTITO

Founded: 1900 Date of Birth: 09.05.1957 Address: Via di Santa Cornelia 1000, 00060 Formello, Elected/Appointed: 19.07.2004 Roma, Telephone: +39 0697 60 71 11 Website: sslazio.it HEAD COACH: Davide BALLARDINI

Press Officer: Stefano De Martino Date/Place of Birth: 06.01.1964 Team Captain: Tommaso Rocchi in Ravenna, Italy Nationality: ITA MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (2) AC Cesena (1992-96) 1974, 2000 National Cup (5) Managerial/Coaching Career: 1958, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2009 S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio (2004- UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1) 05), (2005), Pescara 1999 Calcio (2006), Cagliari Calcio (2007-08), US Città di UEFA Super Cup (1) Palermo (2008-09), S.S. Lazio (2009-) 1999

STADIUM:

Ground Capacity: 72,698 Opened: 1937 Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

68 S.S. Lazio | Group G

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Albano BIZZARRI Goalkeeper 09.11.1977 ARG 188 2009 2 Defender 16.01.1984 SUI 183 2008 LOSC Lille Métropole 3 Lionel SCALONI Defender 16.05.1978 ARG 182 2007 RCD Mallorca (loan) 5 Stefano MAURI Midfielder 08.01.1980 ITA 184 2006 6 Ousmane DABO Midfielder 08.02.1977 FRA 185 2008 City FC 7 ELISEU Midfielder 01.10.1983 POR 177 2009 Málaga CF 8 MATUZALÉM Forward 10.06.1980 BRA 175 2008 9 Tommaso ROCCHI Forward 19.09.1977 ITA 177 2004 Empoli FC 10 Mauro ZÁRATE Forward 18.03.1987 ITA 176 2008 Al-Sadd SC 11 Aleksandar KOLAROV Defender 10.11.1985 SRB 187 2007 OFK Beograd 13 Sebastiano SIVIGLIA Defender 29.03.1973 ITA 182 2004 Parma FC 17 Pasquale FOGGIA Forward 03.06.1983 ITA 172 2006 Cagliari Calcio (loan) 18 Stephen MAKINWA Forward 26.07.1983 NGA 186 2006 AC Chievo Verona (loan) 23 Midfielder 16.04.1984 FRA 180 2007 FC 25 CRIBARI Defender 16.03.1980 BRA 185 2005 Udinese Calcio 26 Ştefan RADU Defender 22.10.1986 ROU 183 2008 FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti 32 Cristian BROCCHI Midfielder 30.01.1976 ITA 171 2008 AC Milan 33 Roberto BARONIO Midfielder 11.12.1977 ITA 180 2005 Brescia Calcio (loan) 40 Antony IANNARILLI Goalkeeper 18.12.1990 ITA 186 2009 none 41 Jacopo SCIAMANNA Forward 24.05.1990 ITA 181 2009 none 42 Federico SEVIERI Midfielder 19.03.1991 ITA 175 2009 none 74 Julio CRUZ Forward 10.10.1974 ARG 190 2009 FC Internazionale Milano 86 Goalkeeper 16.06.1986 AUT 190 2007 Montevideo Wanderers FC 87 Modibo DIAKITÉ Defender 02.03.1987 FRA 192 2006 Pescara Calcio 99 Riccardo PERPETUINI Midfielder 04.08.1990 ITA 173 2009 none

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of Italian Cup European Champion Clubs’ Cup 50 21 12 17 79 61 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 9 450167 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 63 33 13 17 95 68 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 1 1001 0 Play-off Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 121 55 First leg, 20 August European/South American Cup 0 000 00 S.S. Lazio – IF Elfsborg (SWE) 3-0 Total 127 60 32 35 196 141 Second leg, 27 August IF Elfsborg (SWE) – S.S. Lazio 1-0 GROUP FIXTURES: Group G

Matchday One: 17 September S.S. Lazio – FC Salzburg (AUT) Matchday Two: 1 October PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) – S.S. Lazio Matchday Three: 22 October S.S. Lazio – Villarreal CF (ESP) Matchday Four: 5 November Villarreal CF (ESP) – S.S. Lazio Matchday Five: 2 December FC Salzburg (AUT) – S.S. Lazio Matchday Six: 17 December S.S. Lazio – PFC Levski Sofia (BUL)

69 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group G

FC Salzburg (AUT)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Rudolf THEIERL

Founded: 1933 Date of Birth: 16.11.1949 Address: Stadionstrasse 2/3, 5071 Wals, Elected/Appointed: 03.06.2005 Telephone: +43 662 43 33 32 Website: redbulls.com HEAD COACH: Huub STEVENS Press Officer: Thomas Blazek Team Captain: Eddie Gustafsson Date/Place of Birth: 29.11.1953 in Sittard, Nationality: NED MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: (1970-75), PSV National Championship (5) (1975-86) 1994, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2009 Major Honours – UEFA Cup (1978), Dutch Championship (1976, 1978, 1986), Dutch Cup (1976) STADIUM: SALZBURG STADION International Caps/Goals – 18/1 for the Netherlands Ground Capacity: 31,895 Opened: 2003 Managerial/Coaching Career: Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m Roda JC (1993-96), FC Schalke 04 (1996-2002), Hertha BSC Berlin (2002-03), 1. FC Köln (2004-05), Roda JC (2005-07), Hamburger SV (2007-08), PSV Eindhoven (2008-09), FC Salzburg (2009-) Major Honours – UEFA Cup (1997), German Cup (2001, 2002)

70 FC Salzburg | Group G

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Eddie GUSTAFSSON Goalkeeper 31.01.1977 SWE 187 2009 FC Lyn 3 Milan DUDIĆ Defender 01.11.1979 SRB 184 2006 FK Crvena Zvezda 5 Defender 18.04.1980 NGA 184 2009 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 6 Christian SCHWEGLER Defender 06.06.1984 SUI 173 2009 BSC Young Boys 7 Alexander ZICKLER Forward 28.02.1974 GER 188 2005 FC Bayern München 8 Thomas AUGUSTINUSSEN Midfielder 20.03.1981 DEN 192 2009 Aalborg BK 9 Robin NELISSE Forward 25.01.1978 NED 186 2008 FC Utrecht 10 Nikola POKRIVAČ Midfielder 26.11.1985 CRO 185 2009 AS FC 11 Patrik JEŽEK Midfielder 28.12.1976 CZE 171 2002 SV Pasching 13 Somen TCHOYI Midfielder 29.01.1983 CMR 190 2008 Stabæk IF 14 Barry OPDAM Defender 27.02.1976 NED 186 2008 AZ Alkmaar 15 Defender 21.03.1986 AUT 181 2009 FK Austria Wien 17 Defender 30.10.1985 AUT 175 2009 SV Ried 18 Dušan ŠVENTO Midfielder 01.08.1985 SVK 178 2009 SK Slavia Praha 19 Simon CZIOMMER Midfielder 06.11.1980 GER 178 2009 AZ Alkmaar 21 Forward 25.06.1983 AUT 198 2005 VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 23 Defender 19.12.1980 UGA 185 2007 Arsenal de Sarandí FC 24 Midfielder 14.04.1985 AUT 172 2007 SK Sturm Graz 25 Admir VLADAVIĆ Midfielder 26.09.1982 BIH 178 2009 MŠK Žilina 27 Djordje RAKIĆ Forward 31.10.1985 SRB 188 2007 Reggina Calcio (loan) 31 David SCHARTNER Goalkeeper 07.09.1988 AUT 190 2008 SV Seekirchen 32 Midfielder 18.05.1989 AUT 188 2009 none 33 Heinz ARZBERGER Goalkeeper 27.08.1972 AUT 185 1999 SKN St. Pölten 34 Stefan SCHWAB Midfielder 27.09.1990 AUT 185 2006 none 35 Marcel HOLZMANN Midfielder 03.09.1990 AUT 180 2008 none

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of Austrian European Champion Clubs’ Cup 26 10 7 9 28 28 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 20020 8 2009/10 UEFA Cup 36 15 3 18 48 52 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Second Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 12 4 3 5 22 19 First leg, 15 July European/South American Cup 00000 0 FC Salzburg – Bohemian FC (IRL) 1-1 Total 76 29 13 34 98 107 Second leg, 22 July Bohemian FC (IRL) - FC Salzburg 0-1 Third Qualifying Round First leg, 29 July GROUP FIXTURES: Group G FC Salzburg – NK Dinamo (CRO) 1-1 Second leg, 4 August Matchday One: 17 September NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) - FC Salzburg 1-2 S.S. Lazio (ITA) – FC Salzburg Play-off Round Matchday Two: 1 October First leg, 19 August FC Salzburg – Villarreal CF (ESP) FC Salzburg – Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) 1-2 Matchday Three: 22 October Second leg, 25 August FC Salzburg – PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - FC Salzburg 3-0 Matchday Four: 5 November PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) - FC Salzburg Matchday Five: 2 December FC Salzburg – S.S. Lazio (ITA) Matchday Six: 17 December Villarreal CF (ESP) - FC Salzburg

71 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group G

Villarreal CF (ESP)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Fernando ROIG ALFONSO

Founded: 1923 Date of Birth: 25.07.1947 Address: Camino Miralcamp s/n, 12540 Villareal Elected/Appointed: 15.05.1997 (Castellón), Telephone: +34 964 500 250 Website: villarrealcf.es HEAD COACH:

Press Officer: Hernán Sanz Date/Place of Birth: 06.02.1964 Team Captain: in Viandar de la Vera, Spain Nationality: ESP

Playing Career: MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Deportivo Alavés (1982-85), Sestao Sport Club (1985-86), RCD None Espanyol (1986-88), FC (1988-90), Athletic Club (1990-96), RCD Mallorca (1996-97) STADIUM: ESTADIO EL MADRIGAL Major Honours – Spanish Cup (1990) International Caps/Goals – 1/0 for Spain Ground Capacity: 25,400 Opened: 1923 Managerial/Coaching Career: Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m Athletic Club Bilbao (joint coach) (2001-02), Bilbao Athletic (2002-2003), Athletic Club Bilbao (2003-05), RCD Espanyol (2006-08), Olympiacos CFP (2008- 09), Villarreal CF (2009-) Major Honours – Greek Championship (2009), Greek Cup (2009)

72 Villarreal CF | Group G

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Javier OLIVA Goalkeeper 29.05.1976 ESP 190 2009 CD Castellón 2 GONZALO RODRÍGUEZ Defender 10.04.1984 ARG 182 2004 CA San Lorenzo 4 Diego GODĺN Defender 16.02.1986 URU 185 2007 Club Nacional 5 Joan CAPDEVILA Defender 03.02.1978 ESP 182 2007 RC Deportivo La Coruña 6 Sebastián EGUREN Midfielder 08.01.1981 URU 186 2008 Hammarby 7 Robert PIRES Midfielder 29.10.1973 FRA 187 2006 Arsenal FC 8 Santiago CAZORLA Midfielder 13.12.1984 ESP 168 2007 RC Recreativo de Huelva 9 Joseba LLORENTE Forward 24.11.1979 ESP 184 2008 10 Rubén CANI Midfielder 03.08.1981 ESP 180 2006 Real Zaragoza 11 Midfielder 27.10.1976 ARG 166 2008 RCD Mallorca 12 NILMAR Forward 14.07.1984 BRA 180 2009 SC Internacional 13 Diego LÓPEZ Goalkeeper 03.11.1981 ESP 196 2007 Real CF 14 Midfielder 03.02.1982 ESP 178 2009 Elche CF 15 Fabricio FUENTES Defender 13.10.1976 ARG 182 2006 FC Atlas 17 JAVI VENTA Defender 13.12.1975 ESP 180 1999 CD Tenerife (loan) 18 ÁNGEL López Defender 10.03.1981 ESP 180 2007 RC Celta de Vigo 19 Marcos SENNA Midfielder 17.07.1976 ESP 177 2002 AD São Caetano 20 Iván MARCANO Defender 23.06.1987 ESP 189 2009 Real Racing Club Santander 21 BRUNO Soriano Midfielder 12.06.1984 ESP 181 1999 none 22 Giuseppe ROSSI Forward 01.02.1987 ITA 173 2007 Manchester United FC 23 JONATHAN PEREIRA Forward 12.05.1987 ESP 163 2006 Real Racing Club Santander (loan) 24 Damián Ariel ESCUDERO Forward 20.04.1987 ARG 176 2008 Real Valladolid (loan) 26 JUAN CARLOS Martínez Goalkeeper 21.07.1987 ESP 180 2003 CD Playas de Calviá 27 EDU Defender 02.10.1981 ESP 181 1999 none 28 MARCO RÚBEN Forward 26.10.1986 ESP 179 2008 RC Recreativo de Huelva (loan)

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 5th in Spanish Liga European Champion Clubs’ Cup 24 8 12 4 25 22 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 0 0000 0 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 34 19 10 5 59 23 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 0 0000 0 Play-off Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 24 12 8 4 32 16 First leg, 20 August European/South American Cup 0 0000 0 NAC Breda (NED) – Villarreal CF 1-3 Total 82 39 30 13 116 61 Second leg, 27 August Villarreal CF – NAC Breda (NED) 6-1 GROUP FIXTURES: Group G

Matchday One: 17 September Villarreal CF – PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) Matchday Two: 1 October FC Salzburg (AUT) – Villarreal CF Matchday Three: 22 October S.S. Lazio (ITA) – Villarreal CF Matchday Four: 5 November Villarreal CF – S.S. Lazio (ITA) Matchday Five: 2 December PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) – Villarreal CF Matchday Six: 17 December Villarreal CF – FC Salzburg (AUT)

73 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group H

FC Twente (NED)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Joop MUNSTERMAN

Founded: 1965 Date of Birth: 28.03.1951 Address: Colosseum 65, Postbus 564, 7500 AN Elected/Appointed: 24.03.2006 Enschede, Netherlands Telephone: +31 53 852 55 25 Website: fctwente.nl HEAD COACH: Steve McCLAREN

Press Officer: Richard Peters Date/Place of Birth: 03.05.1961 Team Captain: Blaise Nkufo in York, England Nationality: ENG

Playing Career: MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Hull City AFC (1979-85), Derby County FC (1985-88), Lincoln City National Cup (2) FC (loan) (1987), Bristol City FC 1977, 2001 (1988-89), Oxford United FC (1989-92)

STADIUM: FC TWENTE STADION Managerial/Coaching Career: Derby County FC (assistant) (1995-99), Manchester Ground Capacity: 24,500 United FC (assistant) (1999-2001), Middlesbrough FC Opened: 1998 (2001-06), England (2006-07), FC Twente (2008-) Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m Major Honours – English League Cup (2004)

74 FC Twente | Group H

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Sander BOSCHKER Goalkeeper 20.10.1970 NED 186 2004 AFC Ajax 2 David CARNEY Defender 30.11.1983 AUS 181 2009 United FC 3 Nicky KUIPER Defender 07.06.1989 NED 183 2009 BV Vitesse 4 Peter WISGERHOF Defender 19.11.1979 NED 181 2009 NEC Nijmegen 5 Slobodan RAJKOVIĆ Defender 03.02.1989 SRB 195 2008 Chelsea FC 6 Midfielder 21.08.1986 NED 176 2005 none 8 Ronnie STAM Defender 18.06.1984 NED 175 2008 NAC Breda 9 Blaise NKUFO Forward 25.05.1975 SUI 186 2003 10 Midfielder 29.08.1974 DEN 182 2008 AFC Ajax 11 Nikita RUKAVYTSYA Forward 22.06.1987 AUS 183 2009 Perth Glory FC 12 Jeroen HEUBACH Defender 24.09.1974 NED 177 1999 MVV Maastricht 13 Goalkeeper 28.06.1988 BUL 194 2008 Liverpool FC 14 PARKER Forward 16.03.1986 RSA 170 2009 FK Crvena Zvezda 15 Miroslav STOCH Forward 19.10.1989 SVK 168 2009 Chelsea FC 16 Cees PAAUWE Goalkeeper 03.11.1977 NED 197 2006 ADO Den Haag 18 Cheick TIOTÉ Midfielder 21.06.1986 CIV 180 2008 Roda JC 19 DOUGLAS Defender 12.01.1988 BRA 192 2007 Joinville EC 20 Forward 27.08.1990 NED 188 2009 De Graafschap 22 Bryan RUIZ Forward 18.08.1985 CRC 188 2009 KAA Gent 23 Nashat AKRAM Midfielder 12.09.1984 IRQ 182 2009 Al-Gharafa SC 24 Theo JANSSEN Midfielder 27.07.1981 NED 180 2008 BV Vitesse 25 Andrej RENDLA Forward 13.10.1990 SVK 188 2007 Dukla Banská Bystrica 28 Ransford OSEI Forward 05.12.1990 GHA 172 2009 Maccabi Haifa FC 29 Perparim HETEMAJ Midfielder 12.12.1986 FIN 175 2009 AEK FC

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 2nd in Dutch European Champion Clubs’ Cup 40221 7 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 10 6 1 3 17 9 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 66 26 13 27 102 90 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 62228 7 First leg, 29 July European/South American Cup 00000 0 Sporting Clube de (POR) – FC Twente 0-0 Total 86 34 18 34 128 113 Second leg, 4 August FC Twente – Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) 1-1

UEFA Europa League GROUP FIXTURES: Group H Play-off Round First leg, 20 August Matchday One: 17 September FC Twente – FK Qarabağ (AZE) 3-1 Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) - FC Twente Second leg, 25 August Matchday Two: 1 October FK Qarabağ (AZE) – FC Twente 0-0 FC Twente – FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) Matchday Three: 22 October FC Sheriff (MDA) - FC Twente Matchday Four: 5 November FC Twente – FC Sheriff (MDA) Matchday Five: 2 December FC Twente – Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) Matchday Six: 17 December FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) - FC Twente

75 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group H

FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Valeriu ARGĂSEALĂ

Founded: 1947 Date of Birth: 14.08.1955 Address: Ghencea Blvd. No. 45, Sector 6, Bucureşti, Elected/Appointed: June 2007 Telephone: +40 21 411 46 56 Website: steauafc.com HEAD COACH: Press Officer: Cătălin Fainisi Team Captain: Date/Place of Birth: 14.10.1964 in Bracciano, Italy Nationality: ITA MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (23) Albano Calcio (1983-84), Pescara 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1976, 1978, Calcio (1984-89), S.S. Lazio (1989- 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 96), Calcio Padova (1996-99), 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006 Sliema Wanderers FC (1999-2000) National Cup (20) 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969, Managerial/Coaching Career: 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1996, Imolese Calcio 1919 (2002-03), US Sassuolo (2003- 1997, 1999 04), S.S. Lazio (assistant) (2004), US Lecce (assistant) European Champion Clubs’ Cup (1) (2005), FC Naţional Bucureşti (2005-06), CFR 1907 1986 Cluj (2006-07), FC Rapid Bucureşti (2007), FC UEFA Super Cup (1) Politehnica Iaşi (2008-09), FC Steaua Bucureşti (2009-) 1986

STADIUM: STEAUA

Ground Capacity: 28,068 Opened: 1974 Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

76 FC Steaua Bucureşti | Group H

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Róbinson ZAPATA Goalkeeper 30.09.1978 COL 183 2007 CN Cúcuta Deportivo 4 Paweł GOLAŃSKI Defender 12.10.1982 POL 183 2007 Korona Kielce 5 Ionuţ RADA Defender 06.07.1982 ROU 190 2007 FC Rapid Bucureşti 6 Cristian TĂNASE Midfielder 18.02.1987 ROU 177 2009 FC Argeş Piteşti 7 János SZÉKELY Midfielder 13.05.1983 ROU 177 2008 FC Oţelul Galaţi 9 Forward 08.06.1983 GRE 189 2008 AEK Athens FC 11 Forward 12.01.1984 ROU 176 2007 FC Braşov (loan) 12 Ciprian TĂTĂRUŞANU Goalkeeper 09.02.1986 ROU 194 2008 ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţă (loan) 14 Juan Carlos TOJA Midfielder 24.05.1985 COL 185 2008 FC Dallas 16 Banel NICOLIŢĂ Midfielder 07.01.1985 ROU 174 2005 FCU Politehnica Timişoara 17 Eugen BACIU Defender 25.05.1980 ROU 179 2004 FCM Bacău 18 Petre MARIN Defender 08.09.1973 ROU 169 2004 FC Naţional Bucureşti 19 Andrei IONESCU Midfielder 29.03.1988 ROU 171 2008 FC Universitatea 21 Răzvan OCHIROŞII Midfielder 13.03.1989 ROU 176 2005 FC Gloria Buzău (loan) 23 Dayro MORENO Defender 16.09.1985 COL 178 2008 CD Once Caldas 24 Sorin GHIONEA Defender 11.05.1979 ROU 189 2002 FC Oţelul Galaţi (loan) 25 Mihai ONICAŞ Midfielder 27.01.1990 ROU 181 2006 CS Mureşul Deva (loan) 26 Eric BICFALVI Defender 05.02.1988 ROU 187 2007 FC Gloria Buzău (loan) 28 Bogdan STANCU Forward 28.06.1987 ROU 182 2008 FC Unirea Urziceni 29 Vlad RUSU Forward 22.06.1990 ROU 190 2008 none 30 Ifeahy EMEGHARA Midfielder 24.03.1984 NGA 173 2007 FCU Politehnica Timişoara 31 Emil Ducu NINU Defender 28.08.1986 ROU 182 2007 ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa (loan) 33 Cezar LUNGU Goalkeeper 06.04.1988 ROU 192 2007 none 99 Krum BIBISHKOV Forward 02.09.1982 BUL 194 2009 PFC Litex Lovech

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 6th in Romanian European Champion Clubs’ Cup 115 42 30 43 165 162 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 40 14 12 14 51 54 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 68 29 18 21 96 75 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 11001 0 Second Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 00000 0 First leg, 16 July European/South American Cup 10010 1 FC Steaua Bucureşti – Újpest FC (HUN) 2-0 Total 225 86 60 79 313 292 Second leg, 23 July Újpest FC (HUN) - FC Steaua Bucureşti 1-2 GROUP FIXTURES: Group H Third Qualifying Round First leg, 30 July Matchday One: 17 September FC Steaua Bucureşti – Motherwell FC (SCO) 3-0 FC Steaua Bucureşti – FC Sheriff (MDA) Second leg, 6 August Matchday Two: 1 October Motherwell FC (SCO) - FC Steaua Bucureşti 1-3 FC Twente (NED) - FC Steaua Bucureşti Play-off Round Matchday Three: 22 October First leg, 20 August FC Steaua Bucureşti – Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) FC Steaua Bucureşti – Saint Patrick’s Matchday Four: 5 November Athletic FC (IRL) 3-0 Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) - FC Steaua Bucureşti Second leg, 27 August Matchday Five: 2 December Saint Patrick’s Athletic FC (IRL) - FC Steaua FC Sheriff (MDA) - FC Steaua Bucureşti Bucureşti 1-2 Matchday Six: 17 December FC Steaua Bucureşti – FC Twente (NED)

77 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group H

FC Sheriff (MDA)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Victor GUSHAN

Founded: 1997 Date of Birth: 09.09.1962 Address: Str K Liebknecht 1/2, 3300 , Elected/Appointed: 04.04.1997 Telephone: +373 533 63 540 Website: fc-sheriff.com HEAD COACH: Leonid KUCHUK Press Officer: Alexander Babak Team Captain: Vaja Tarkhnishvili Date/Place of Birth: 27.08.1959 in , Nationality: BLR MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (9) FC Dinamo Minsk-2 (1979), FC 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Gomselmash (1982-88), FC Kim National Cup (6) Vitebsk (1989-91), FC Metallurg 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009 Molodechno (1992-94), FC Ataka Minsk (1994-97)

STADIUM: SHERIFF Managerial/Coaching Career: FC Dinamo-93 Minsk (1998), FC Molodechno (1998), Ground Capacity: 13,000 FC Torpedo Minsk (assistant) (1999-2001), FC Opened: 2002 Lokomotiv Minsk (assistant) (2002-03), FC Sheriff Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m (youth) (2003-04) FC Sheriff (2004-) Major honours – Moldovan Championship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Moldovan Cup (2006, 2008, 2009)

78 FC Sheriff | Group H

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Stanislav NAMASCO Goalkeeper 10.11.1986 MDA 188 2008 FC Tiraspol 2 Sérgio DA COSTA Defender 17.09.1985 BRA 190 2008 Campo Mourão PR 3 Midfielder 06.06.1986 SRB 185 2008 OFK Beograd 4 Andrei VERBETCHI Defender 21.07.1989 MDA 183 2009 FC Tiraspol 5 Vaja TARKHNISHVILI Defender 25.08.1971 GEO 176 1999 FC Lokomotivi 7 Andrei CORNEENCOV Midfielder 01.04.1982 MDA 183 2006 CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol 9 JYMMY França Forward 15.04.1984 BRA 187 2009 FC Spartak Trnava 10 Aleksandr EROKHIN Forward 13.10.1989 RUS 194 2008 none 11 Midfielder 02.02.1987 MDA 174 2009 FC Tiraspol 14 Wilfried BALIMA Midfielder 20.03.1985 BFA 188 2005 US Ouagadougou 15 Ihar KARPOVICH Defender 02.08.1988 BLR 186 2008 FC Tiraspol 17 Florent ROUAMBA Midfielder 31.12.1986 BFA 183 2006 ASFA Yennega 18 Constantin ARBĂNAŞ Midfielder 28.07.1983 ROU 182 2006 ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa 20 Rustam TSYNYA Defender 17.06.1991 UKR 182 2009 none 21 Amath DIEDHIOU Midfielder 19.11.1989 SEN 170 2008 none 22 Luis Antonio RODRÍGUEZ Defender 04.03.1985 ARG 182 2007 CA Temperley 24 Abdul Gafar MAMAH Defender 24.08.1985 TGO 174 2006 FC 105 Libreville 25 Alexandru MELENCIUC Goalkeeper 20.03.1979 MDA 185 2006 FC Tiraspol 27 Vitalie BULAT Midfielder 14.09.1987 MDA 184 2008 FC Tiraspol 28 José NÁDSON Defender 18.10.1984 BRA 190 2006 São Paulo FC 30 Vladimir BRANKOVIĆ Defender 22.09.1985 SRB 181 2009 FK Partizan 88 Aliaksei KUCHUK Forward 09.09.1986 BLR 182 2009 FC Kuban Krasnodar

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of Moldovan Divizia Nationala European Champion Clubs’ Cup 38 13 7 18 35 40 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 00000 0 2009/10 UEFA Cup 40311 4 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Second Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 00000 0 First leg, 15 July European/South American Cup 00000 0 FC International (FIN) – FC Sheriff 0-1 Total 42 13 10 19 36 44 Second leg, 21 July FC Sheriff – FC International Turku (FIN) 1-0 Third Qualifying Round First leg, 29 July GROUP FIXTURES: Group H FC Sheriff – SK Slavia Praha (CZE) 0-0 Second leg, 5 August Matchday One: 17 September SK Slavia Praha (CZE) – FC Sheriff 1-1 FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) – FC Sheriff Play-off Round Matchday Two: 1 October First leg, 18 August FC Sheriff – Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) FC Sheriff – Olympiacos CFP (GRE) 0-2 Matchday Three: 22 October Second leg, 26 August FC Sheriff – FC Twente (NED) Olympiacos CFP (GRE) – FC Sheriff 1-0 Matchday Four: 5 November FC Twente (NED) – FC Sheriff Matchday Five: 2 December FC Sheriff – FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) Matchday Six: 17 December Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) – FC Sheriff

79 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group H

Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: AZİZ YILDIRIM

Founded: 1907 Date of Birth: 02.11.1952 Address: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadı, Recep Peker Cad, Elected/Appointed: 15.02.1998 34724 Kızıltoprak, Kadıköy, , Turkey Telephone: +90 216 542 19 07 Website: fenerbahce.org HEAD COACH:

Press Officer: Mehmet Çatay Date/Place of Birth: 24.10.1953 Team Captain: Alex de Souza in Zwickau, Germany Nationality: GER

Playing Career: MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Eintracht 1848 (1972-75), 1. FC Köln (amateurs) (1975-81) National Championship (17) 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1978, Managerial/Coaching Career: 1983, 1985, 1989, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 1. FC Köln (amateurs) (1981-86), 1. FC Köln (assistant) National Cup (4) (1985-86), 1. FC Köln (1986-90), VfB Stuttgart 1968, 1974, 1979, 1983 (1990-93), Beşiktaş JK (1994-96), (1996-2000), Beşiktaş JK (2001-02), FK Austria Wien (2002-03), Fenerbahçe SK (2003-06), 1. FC Köln STADIUM: ŞÜKRÜ SARACOĞLU (2006-09), Fenerbahçe SK (2009-) Major Honours – German Championship (1992), Ground Capacity: 50,509 Turkish Championship (1995, 2004, 2005), Austrian Opened: 1982 Championship (2003), (1994), Size of Pitch: 105 x 68m (2003)

80 Fenerbahçe SK | Group H

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 VOLKAN Demirel Goalkeeper 27.10.1981 TUR 191 2002 Kartalspor 2 Diego LUGANO Defender 02.11.1980 URU 190 2006 São Paulo FC 3 Defender 10.04.1973 BRA 168 2007 Real Madrid CF 5 EMRE Belözoğlu Midfielder 07.09.1980 TUR 171 2008 Newcastle United FC 6 Gökçek VEDERSON Defender 22.07.1981 TUR 176 2007 Ankaraspor 8 KAZİM Kazım Forward 26.08.1986 TUR 185 2007 Sheffield United FC 9 Daniel GÜIZA Forward 17.08.1980 ESP 183 2008 RCD Mallorca 10 ALEX de Souza Midfielder 14.09.1977 BRA 175 2004 Cruzeiro EC 15 BEKIR Irtegün Defender 20.04.1984 TUR 185 2009 16 CRISTIAN Midfielder 25.06.1983 BRA 183 2009 SC Corinthians 17 ALI BILGIN Midfielder 17.12.1981 TUR 183 2007 19 ÖNDER Turaci Defender 14.07.1981 TUR 186 2004 R. Standard de Liège 20 ÖZER Hurmaci Midfielder 20.11.1986 TUR 176 2009 Ankaraspor 21 SELÇUK Sahin Midfielder 31.01.1981 TUR 175 2003 Istanbulspor 23 SEMİH Şentürk Forward 29.04.1983 TUR 183 2002 none 24 DENİZ Barış Midfielder 02.07.1977 TUR 184 2004 Gençlerbirliği SK 25 UĞUR Boral Midfielder 14.04.1982 TUR 178 2006 Gençlerbirliği SK 27 ANDRÉ SANTOS Midfielder 08.03.1983 BRA 180 2009 SC Corinthians 34 FEHMI MERT Günok Goalkeeper 01.03.1989 TUR 188 2006 none 58 BILICA Defender 04.01.1979 BRA 187 2009 66 MEHMET Topuz Midfielder 07.09.1983 TUR 183 2009 Kayserispor 77 GÖKHAN Gönül Defender 04.01.1985 TUR 174 2007 Gençlerbirliği OFTAŞ SK 88 VOLKAN Babacan Goalkeeper 11.08.1988 TUR 188 2007 Istanbulspor (loan) 99 DEIVID de Souza Forward 22.10.1979 BRA 180 2006 Sporting Clube de Portugal

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 4th in Turkish Super Lig European Champion Clubs’ Cup 89 29 14 46 102 153 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 93151111 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 58 20 12 26 82 95 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 00000 0 First leg, 30 July European/South American Cup 00000 0 Fenerbahçe SK – Honvéd FC (HUN) 5-1 Total 156 52 27 77 195 259 Second leg, 6 August Budapest Honvéd FC (HUN) – Fenerbahçe SK 1-1 Play-off Round First leg, 20 August GROUP FIXTURES: Group H FC Sion (SUI) – Fenerbahçe SK 0-2 Second leg, 27 August Matchday One: 17 September Fenerbahçe SK – FC Sion (SUI) 2-2 Fenerbahçe SK – FC Twente (NED) Matchday Two: 1 October FC Sheriff (MDA) – Fenerbahçe SK Matchday Three: 22 October FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) – Fenerbahçe SK Matchday Four: 5 November Fenerbahçe SK – FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) Matchday Five: 2 December FC Twente (NED) – Fenerbahçe SK Matchday Six: 17 December Fenerbahçe SK – FC Sheriff (MDA)

81 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group I

AEK Athens FC (GRE)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Nikos THANOPOULOS

Founded: 1924 Date of Birth: 04.01.1964 Address: 69-71 Grammou, Maroussi 15124, Athens, Elected/Appointed: 05.02.2009 Telephone: +30 210 612 1371 Website: aekfc.gr HEAD COACH: Dušan BAJEVIĆ

Press Officer: Thodoris Zagas Date/Place of Birth: 10.12.1948 Team Captain: Pantelis Kafes in Mostar, Bosnia- Nationality: SRB MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (11) FK Velež (1966-77), AEK Athens FC 1939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, (1977-81), FK Velež (1981-83) 1993, 1994 Major Honours – Greek National Cup (13) Championship (1978, 1979), 1932, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1983, Greek Cup (1978) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002 International Caps/Goals – 37/29 for Cup (1) 1990 Managerial/Coaching Career: FK Velež (1984-88), AEK Athens FC (1988-96), STADIUM: OACA SPIROS LOUIS Olympiacos CFP (1996-99), PAOK FC (2000-02), AEK Athens FC (2002-04), Olympiacos CFP (2004-05), FK Ground Capacity: 68,079 Crvena Zvezda (2006-07), Aris FC (2007- Opened: 1982 08), AEK Athens FC (2008-) Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m Major Honours – Greek Championship (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005), Yugoslavian Cup (1986), Greek Cup (1996, 1999, 2001, 2005), Greek League Cup (1990)

82 AEK Athens FC | Group I

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Pantelis KAFES Midfielder 24.06.1978 GRE 180 2007 Olympiacos CFP 2 Carlos ARAUJO Defender 19.11.1981 ARG 172 2009 CA Huracán 3 Youssouf HERSI Midfielder 20.08.1982 NED 173 2009 FC Twente 4 GERALDO Defender 08.11.1980 POR 183 2007 FC Paços de Ferreira 5 Daniel MAJSTOROVIC Defender 05.04.1977 SWE 190 2008 FC 1893 7 JUANFRAN Defender 15.07.1976 ESP 182 2008 Real Zaragoza 8 Tamandani NSALIWA Midfielder 28.01.1982 GER 175 2007 Panionios GSS 9 LEONARDO Midfielder 22.09.1986 BRA 171 2009 Levadiakos FC 11 Gustavo MANDUCA Midfielder 08.06.1980 BRA 182 2006 SL Benfica 12 Sanel JAHIĆ Defender 10.12.1981 BIH 183 2009 Aris Thessaloniki FC 14 Midfielder 18.01.1987 GRE 183 2009 Panionios GSS 15 Nikos KARABELAS Defender 20.12.1984 GRE 180 2009 Aris Thessaloniki FC 18 Ismael BLANCO Forward 19.01.1983 ARG 179 2007 Colón de Santa Fé 21 Michalis PAVLIS Forward 29.09.1989 GRE 170 2005 none 22 Giannis ARABATZIS Goalkeeper 28.05.1984 GRE 190 2002 none 23 Sebastián SAJA Goalkeeper 05.06.1979 ITA 188 2008 CA San Lorenzo 26 Seidu YAHAYA Midfielder 31.12.1989 GHA 171 2008 Real Sportive 27 Milan LUKAČ Goalkeeper 04.10.1985 SRB 197 2009 FK Čukarički 29 Krisztián NÉMETH Forward 05.01.1989 HUN 179 2009 Liverpool FC 30 Ilie IORDACHE Midfielder 23.03.1985 ROU 178 2009 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 31 Nikos GEORGEAS Defender 27.12.1976 GRE 174 2001 Kalamata FC 32 Ignacio SCOCCO Forward 29.05.1985 ITA 175 2008 Universidad Nacional 34 Panagiotis TACHTSIDIS Midfielder 15.02.1991 GRE 191 2005 none 87 Nicolás ARCE Defender 28.01.1987 ITA 188 2009 CA San Lorenzo 90 Savvas GENTSOGLOU Midfielder 19.09.1990 GRE 185 2005 none

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 4th in Greek Superleague; 2nd in play-offs European Champion Clubs’ Cup 62 16 20 26 71 98 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 22 10 3 9 33 27 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 90 33 18 39 129 132 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Play-off Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 00000 0 First leg, 20 August European/South American Cup 00000 0 SC Vaslui (ROU) – AEK Athens FC 2-1 Total 174 59 41 74 233 257 Second leg, 27 August AEK Athens FC – SC Vaslui (ROU) 3-0 GROUP FIXTURES: Group I

Matchday One: 17 September Everton FC (ENG) - AEK Athens FC Matchday Two: 1 October AEK Athens FC – SL Benfica (POR) Matchday Three: 22 October FC BATE Borisov (BLR) - AEK Athens FC Matchday Four: 5 November AEK Athens FC – FC BATE Borisov (BLR) Matchday Five: 2 December AEK Athens FC – Everton FC (ENG) Matchday Six: 17 December SL Benfica (POR) - AEK Athens FC

83 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group I

SL Benfica (POR)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Luís Filipe VIEIRA

Founded: 1904 Date of Birth: 22.06.1949 Address: Estádio da Luz, Avda General Norton de Elected/Appointed: 03.11.2003 Matos, 1500-313 Lisboa, Portugal Telephone: +351 21 721 95 00 HEAD COACH: JESUS Website: slbenfica.pt Date/Place of Birth: 24.07.1954 Press Officer: Ricardo Sampaio Maia in Amadora, Portugal Team Captain: Nationality: POR

Playing Career: MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Sporting Clube de Portugal (1971- 76), GD Peniche (loan) (1973-74), National Championship (31) SC Olhanense (loan) (1974-75), CF 1936, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1957, Os Belenenses (1976-77), GD Riopele (1977-78), 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, Juventude Sport Clube (1978-79), UD Leiria (1979-80), 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, Vitória FC (1980-83), SC Farense (1983-85), CF Estrela 1989, 1991, 1994, 2005 da Amadora (1985-87), Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco National Cup (24) (1987-88), SR Almancilense (1988-89) 1940, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1983, Managerial/Coaching Career: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2004 Amora FC (1989-93), FC Felgueiras (1993-98), CF Estrela National League Cup (1) da Amadora (1998-2000), Vitória FC (2000-02) CF Estrela 2009 da Amadora (2002-03) Vitória SC (2003-04) Moreirense European Champion Clubs’ Cup (2) FC (2004-05), UD Leiria (2005-06), CF Os Belenenses 1961, 1962 (2006-08) SC Braga (2008-09), SL Benfica (2009-)

STADIUM: ESTÁDIO DA LUZ

Ground Capacity: 65,000 Opened: 2003 Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

84 SL Benfica | Group I

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 José MOREIRA Goalkeeper 20.03.1982 POR 184 1999 none 3 José Alberto SHAFFER Defender 16.12.1985 ARG 175 2009 Racing Club 4 LUISÃO Defender 13.02.1981 BRA 193 2003 Cruzeiro EC 5 RUBEN AMORIM Midfielder 27.01.1985 POR 180 2008 CF Os Belenenses 6 JAVI GARCÍA Midfielder 08.02.1987 ESP 187 2009 Real Madrid CF 7 Óscar CARDOZO Forward 20.05.1983 PAR 192 2007 CA Newell’s Old Boys 8 RAMIRES Midfielder 24.03.1987 BRA 180 2009 Cruzeiro EC 10 Midfielder 03.11.1979 ARG 169 2008 Real Zaragoza 11 KEIRRISON Forward 03.12.1988 ESP 183 2009 FC Barcelona 12 QUIM Goalkeeper 13.11.1975 POR 182 2004 SC Braga 13 JÚLIO CÉSAR Goalkeeper 02.09.1986 BRA 191 2009 CF Os Belenenses 14 MAXI PEREIRA Defender 08.06.1984 URU 173 2007 Defensor Sporting 17 CARLOS MARTINS Midfielder 29.04.1982 POR 174 2008 RC Recreativo de Huelva 18 FÁBIO COENTRÃO Midfielder 11.03.1988 POR 179 2007 Rio Ave FC (loan) 19 WELDON Forward 06.08.1980 BRA 184 2009 Sport Recife 21 NUNO GOMES Forward 05.07.1976 POR 179 2002 ACF Fiorentina 22 LUÍS FILIPE Defender 14.06.1979 POR 179 2009 Vitória SC 23 DAVID LUIZ Defender 22.04.1987 BRA 188 2007 EC Vitória 24 FELIPE Menezes Midfielder 20.01.1988 BRA 185 2009 Goiás EC 25 CÉSAR PEIXOTO Defender 12.05.1980 POR 184 2009 SC Braga 27 SIDNEI Defender 23.08.1989 BRA 185 2008 SC Internacional 28 MIGUEL VÍTOR Defender 30.06.1989 POR 183 2005 CD Aves (loan) 30 Forward 11.12.1981 ARG 169 2009 Real Madrid CF

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 3rd in Portuguese European Champion Clubs’ Cup 180 86 41 53 323 189 Cup Winners’ Cup 42 21 12 9 67 34 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 82 36 19 27 121 98 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Play-off Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 00000 0 First leg, 20.08.2009 European/South American Cup 5104615 SL Benfica – FC Vorskla Poltava (UKR) 4-0 Total 309 144 72 93 517 336 Second leg, 27.08.2009 FC Vorskla Poltava (UKR) – SL Benfica 2-1 GROUP FIXTURES: Group I

Matchday One: 17 September SL Benfica – FC BATE Borisov (BLR) Matchday Two: 1 October AEK Athens FC (GRE) – SL Benfica Matchday Three: 22 October SL Benfica – Everton FC (ENG) Matchday Four: 5 November Everton FC (ENG) – SL Benfica Matchday Five: 2 December FC BATE Borisov (BLR) – SL Benfica Matchday Six: 17 December SL Benfica – AEK Athens FC (GRE)

85 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group I

FC BATE Borisov (BLR)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Anatoli KAPSKI

Founded: 1996 Date of Birth: 14.03.1966 Address: 16-25 Revolution Avenue, 222120 Borisov, Elected/Appointed: 12.04.1996 Belarus Telephone: +375 177 73 41 23 Website: fcbate.by HEAD COACH:

Press Officer: Andrei Vashkevich Date/Place of Birth: 10.06.1977 Team Captain: Dzmitri Likhtarovich in Khoiniki, Belarus Nationality: BLR

MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: RUOR Minsk (1995-97), FC BATE National Championship (5) Borisov (1998–2002) 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008 Major Honours – Belarussian National Cup (1) Championship (1999, 2002) 2006 Managerial/Coaching Career: FC BATE Borisov (reserves) (2004-06), FC BATE Borisov STADIUM: DINAMO (assistant) (2007), FC BATE Borisov (2008–) Major Honours – Belarussian Championship (2008) Ground Capacity: 36,900 Opened: 1934 Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

86 FC BATE Borisov | Group I

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 2 Dzmitri LIKHTAROVICH Midfielder 01.03.1978 BLR 180 2001 FC Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 3 Siarhei SASNOUSKI Defender 14.08.1981 BLR 190 2008 FC Neman Grodno 4 Defender 24.10.1986 BLR 185 2009 FC Torpedo Zhodino 5 Aliaksandr YUREVICH Defender 08.08.1979 BLR 174 2008 FC Karpaty 7 Vitali BULYGA Forward 12.01.1980 BLR 176 2009 FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok 8 Aleksandr VOLODKO Midfielder 18.06.1986 BLR 177 2008 FC Dinamo Brest 10 Sergei KRIVETS Midfielder 08.06.1986 BLR 177 2006 FC Lokomotiv Minsk 11 Alexander ALUMONA Forward 18.12.1983 HUN 175 2009 FC Neman Grodno 14 Artsiom RADKOV Defender 26.08.1985 BLR 186 2009 FC Khimki 16 Siarhei VEREMKO Goalkeeper 16.10.1982 BLR 190 2008 FC Neman Grodno 17 Aliaksandr PAVLOV Midfielder 18.08.1984 BLR 178 2009 FC Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 18 Maksim BORDACHOV Midfielder 18.05.1986 BLR 190 2009 FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk 20 Vitali RADZIONOV Forward 11.12.1983 BLR 179 2006 FC Torpedo Zhodino 21 Ilya TSYVILKA Defender 27.07.1992 BLR 182 2007 none 22 Ihar STASEVICH Midfielder 21.10.1985 BLR 180 2002 none 23 Mikhail KRAUCHUK Midfielder 19.09.1991 BLR 192 2009 none 24 Maksim VALADZKO Midfielder 10.11.1992 BLR 174 2009 none 32 Vladimir RZHEVSKI Defender 19.07.1987 BLR 195 2008 JBK Pietarsaari 33 Dmytro IVANOV Goalkeeper 30.09.1989 UKR 190 2009 FC Nafkom Brovary 88 Ogannes GOARYAN Midfielder 18.03.1988 RUS 174 2009 FC Lokomotiv Moskva

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of Belarussian Vysshaya Liga European Champion Clubs’ Cup 28 11 9 8 31 30 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 00000 0 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 20 6 0 14 22 40 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Second Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 64118 2 First leg, 14 July European/South American Cup 00000 0 FK Makedonija (MKD) – FC BATE Borisov 0-2 Total 54 21 10 23 61 72 Second leg, 21 July FC BATE Borisov – FK Makedonija Skopje (MKD) 2-0 Third Qualifying Round First leg, 29 July GROUP FIXTURES: Group I FK Ventspils (LVA) – FC BATE Borisov 1-0 Second leg, 5 August Matchday One: 17 September FC BATE Borisov – FK Ventspils (LVA) 2-1 SL Benfica (POR) – FC BATE Borisov Matchday Two: 1 October UEFA Europa League FC BATE Borisov – Everton FC (ENG) Play-off Round Matchday Three: 22 October First leg, 20 August FC BATE Borisov – AEK Athens FC (GRE) FC BATE Borisov – PFC Litex Lovech (BUL) 0-1 Matchday Four: 5 November Second leg, 27 August AEK Athens FC (GRE) – FC BATE Borisov PFC Litex Lovech (BUL) – FC BATE Borisov 0-4 Matchday Five: 2 December FC BATE Borisov – SL Benfica (POR) Matchday Six: 17 December Everton FC (ENG) – FC BATE Borisov

87 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group I

Everton FC (ENG)

GENERAL INFORMATION CHAIRMAN: Bill KENWRIGHT

Founded: 1878 Date of Birth: 04.09.1945 Address: Goodison Park, Goodison Road, Liverpool, Elected/Appointed: 01.06.2004 L4 4EL, England Telephone: +44 871 663 1878 Website: evertonfc.com MANAGER:

Press Officer: Darren Griffiths Date/Place of Birth: 25.04.1963 Team Captain: Philip Neville in , Scotland Nationality: SCO

MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: Celtic FC (1980-83), Cambridge National Championship (9) United FC (1983-85), Bristol City 1891, 1915, 1928, 1932, 1939, 1963, 1970, 1985, 1987 FC (1985-87), Shrewsbury Town FC National Cup (5) (1987-90), Dunfermline Athletic FC 1906, 1933, 1966, 1984, 1995 (1990-1993), Hamilton Academical UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1) FC (1993), Preston North End FC (1993-98). 1985 Major Honours – Scottish Championship (1982)

Managerial/Coaching Career: STADIUM: GOODISON PARK Preston North End FC (1998-2002), Everton FC (2002-)

Ground Capacity: 40,157 Opened: 1891 Size of Pitch: 101m x 68m

88 Everton FC | Group I

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Carlo NASH Goalkeeper 13.09.1973 ENG 197 2008 Wigan Athletic FC 2 Tony HIBBERT Defender 20.02.1981 ENG 173 2000 none 3 Leighton BAINES Defender 11.12.1984 ENG 170 2007 Wigan Athletic FC 4 Joseph YOBO Defender 06.09.1980 NGA 188 2002 6 Phil JAGIELKA Defender 17.08.1982 ENG 180 2007 Sheffield United FC 7 Diniyar BILYALETDINOV Midfielder 27.02.1985 RUS 185 2009 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 8 Forward 08.08.1978 FRA 185 2008 Manchester United FC 10 Mikel ARTETA Midfielder 26.03.1982 ESP 175 2005 de Fútbol 11 JÔ Forward 20.03.1987 BRA 193 2009 Manchester City FC 12 Iain TURNER Goalkeeper 26.01.1984 SCO 193 2003 Stirling Albion FC 15 Sylvain DISTIN Defender 16.12.1977 FRA 192 2009 Portsmouth FC 17 Midfielder 06.12.1979 AUS 178 2004 Millwall FC 18 Philip NEVILLE Midfielder 21.01.1977 ENG 180 2005 Manchester United FC 19 Dan GOSLING Midfielder 02.02.1990 ENG 178 2008 Plymouth Argyle FC 20 Midfielder 17.03.1982 RSA 170 2007 BV Borussia 21 Leon OSMAN Midfielder 17.05.1981 ENG 173 2000 Derby County FC (loan) 22 YAKUBU Ayegbeni Forward 22.11.1982 NGA 183 2007 Middlesbrough FC 24 Goalkeeper 06.03.1979 USA 191 2006 Manchester United FC 25 Midfielder 22.11.1987 BEL 194 2008 R. Standard de Liège 31 Seamus COLEMAN Defender 11.10.1988 IRL 193 2009 Sligo Rovers FC 32 Luke GARBUTT Forward 21.05.1993 ENG 180 2009 United AFC 34 Defender 01.01.1992 NIR 193 2007 none 43 Defender 17.04.1992 GER 184 2009 Hamburger SV

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 5th in English European Champion Clubs’ Cup 10 2 5 3 14 10 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 17 11 4 2 25 9 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 24 13 4 7 45 24 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Play-off Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 00000 0 First Leg, 20 August European/South American Cup 00000 0 Everton FC – SK Sigma Olomouc (CZE) 4-0 Total 51 26 13 12 84 43 Second Leg, 27 August SK Sigma Olomouc (CZE) – Everton FC 1-1 GROUP FIXTURES: Group I

Matchday One: 17 September Everton FC – AEK Athens FC (GRE) Matchday Two: 1 October FC BATE Borisov (BLR) – Everton FC Matchday Three: 22 October SL Benfica (POR) – Everton FC Matchday Four: 5 November Everton FC – SL Benfica (POR) Matchday Five: 2 December AEK Athens FC (GRE) – Everton FC Matchday Six: 17 December Everton FC – FC BATE Borisov (BLR)

89 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group J

Toulouse FC (FRA)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Olivier SADRAN

Founded: 1970 Date of Birth: 06.09.1969 Address: 1 Allée Gabriel-Biénès, BP 54023, 31028 Elected/Appointed: 2001 Toulouse Cedex 4, Telephone: +33 534 31 39 40 Website: tfc.info HEAD COACH: Alain CASANOVA

Press Officer: Géraldine Courteix Date/Place of Birth: 18.09.1961 Team Captain: Mauro Cetto in Clermont-Ferrand, France Nationality: FRA

MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: Le Havre AC (1983-90), Olympique None de Marseille (1990-92), Toulouse FC (1992-95)

STADIUM: STADIUM MUNICPAL Managerial/Coaching Career: Toulouse FC (assistant) (1995-2008), Toulouse FC Ground Capacity: 35,462 (2008-) Opened: 1938 Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

90 Toulouse FC | Group J

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 2 Mohamed FOFANA Defender 07.03.1985 FRA 180 2004 none 3 Daniel CONGRÉ Defender 05.04.1985 FRA 184 2004 none 4 Mauro CETTO Defender 14.04.1982 ARG 182 2008 FC Nantes 5 Paulo MACHADO Midfielder 31.03.1986 POR 174 2009 FC Porto 6 Antoine DEVAUX Midfielder 21.02.1985 FRA 185 2009 US Boulogne 7 Fodé MANSARÉ Midfielder 03.09.1981 FRA 179 2005 Montpellier Hérault SC 8 Étienne DIDOT Midfielder 24.07.1983 FRA 175 2008 Stade Rennais FC 9 Søren LARSEN Forward 06.09.1981 DEN 193 2008 FC Schalke 04 10 André-Pierre GIGNAC Forward 05.12.1985 FRA 186 2007 FC Lorient 11 LUAN Louza Midfielder 21.09.1988 BRA 186 2009 AD São Caetano 13 Dany NOUNKEU Defender 11.04.1986 FRA 184 2009 Pau FC 14 François SIRIEIX Midfielder 07.10.1980 FRA 180 2004 AJ Auxerre 16 Olivier BLONDEL Goalkeeper 09.07.1979 FRA 188 2008 Le Havre AC 17 Alexandre BONNET Midfielder 17.10.1986 FRA 173 2005 CS Sedan Ardennes (loan) 19 Xavier PENTECÔTE Forward 13.08.1986 FRA 180 2004 SC Bastia (loan) 20 Mathieu BERSON Midfielder 23.02.1980 FRA 180 2008 Levante UD 22 Midfielder 16.08.1989 FRA 187 2002 none 23 Albin EBONDO Defender 23.02.1984 FRA 180 2001 none 25 Daniel BRAATEN Midfielder 25.05.1982 NOR 184 2008 Bolton Wanderers FC 29 Etienne CAPOUE Midfielder 11.07.1988 FRA 189 2006 Angers SCO 30 Yohann PELÉ Goalkeeper 04.11.1982 FRA 196 2009 Le Mans UC 72 33 Adrien REGATTIN Midfielder 22.08.1991 FRA 166 2009 FC Sète 39 Florian AIGOUY Defender 25.02.1990 FRA 181 2009 none

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 4th in French European Champion Clubs’ Cup 2 0020 5 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 0 0000 0 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 16 6 3 7 20 20 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 000000 Play-off Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0000 0 First leg, 20 August European/South American Cup 0 0000 0 (TUR) – Toulouse FC 1-3 Total 18 6 3 9 20 25 Second leg, 27 August Toulouse FC – Trabzonspor (TUR) 0-1 GROUP FIXTURES: Group J

Matchday One: 17 September FK Partizan (SRB) - Toulouse FC Matchday Two: 1 October Toulouse FC – Club Brugge KV (BEL) Matchday Three: 22 October FC Shakhtar (UKR) – Toulouse FC Matchday Four: 5 November Toulouse FC – FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Matchday Five: 3 December Toulouse FC – FK Partizan (SRB) Matchday Six: 16 December Club Brugge KV (BEL) – Toulouse FC

91 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group J

Club Brugge KV (BEL)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Pol JONCKHEERE

Founded: 1891 Date of Birth: 06.05.1959 Address: Olympialaan 72, 8200 Brugge, Belgium Elected/Appointed: 01.07.2009 Telephone: 0032 50 402121 Website: clubbrugge.be HEAD COACH: Press Officer: Luc Verweirder Team Captain: Date/Place of Birth: 18.11.1954 in Zierikzee, Netherlands Nationality: NED MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (13) Roda JC (1977-1979), PSV 1920, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992, Eindhoven (1979-1983) 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005 International Caps/Goals – 3/0 for National Cup (10) the Netherlands 1968, 1970, 1977, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2007 Managerial/Coaching Career: FC Eindhoven (assistant) (1985-86), Willem II (assistant) (1986-90), Willem II (1990-91), Roda JC (1991-93), STADIUM: JAN BREYDELSTADION Helmond Sport (1993-95), TOP Oss (1995-97), SBV Excelsior (1997-2003), VVV-Venlo (2003-05), RKC Ground Capacity: 29,015 Waalwijk (2005-07), AFC Ajax (youth) (2007), AFC Ajax Opened: 1975 (2007-08), AFC Ajax (B team) (2008-09), Club Brugge Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m KV (2009-)

92 Club Brugge KV | Group J

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Stijn STIJNEN Goalkeeper 07.04.1981 BEL 188 2000 KSC Hasselt 3 Jared JEFFREY Midfielder 14.06.1990 USA 178 2008 none 4 Carl HOEFKENS Defender 06.10.1978 BEL 185 2009 West Bromwich Albion FC 5 Michael KLUKOWSKI Defender 27.05.1981 CAN 184 2005 RAA La Louvière 7 Koen DAERDEN Midfielder 08.03.1982 BEL 191 2006 KRC 8 Forward 25.02.1986 BEL 184 2008 KVC Westerlo 9 Dušan DJOKIĆ Forward 20.02.1980 SRB 184 2007 FK Crvena Zvezda 10 Forward 09.08.1978 BEL 174 2007 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 11 Jonathan BLONDEL Midfielder 03.04.1984 BEL 173 2004 Tottenham Hotspur FC 13 Geert DE VLIEGER Goalkeeper 16.10.1971 BEL 187 2008 SV Zulte Waregem 14 Midfielder 12.05.1985 BEL 193 2007 K. Sint-Truidense VV 15 Forward 24.08.1986 NGA 185 2008 R. Charleroi SC 17 CLÉBER Sonda Defender 29.04.1991 BRA 182 2009 EC Juventude 18 Defender 30.03.1986 NED 192 2009 West Bromwich Albion FC 20 Forward 02.12.1986 VEN 174 2008 Caracas FC 21 Jorn VERMEULEN Defender 16.04.1987 BEL 184 1993 none 22 Karel GERAERTS Midfielder 05.01.1982 BEL 186 2007 R. Standard de Liège 26 Yves LENAERTS Goalkeeper 27.02.1983 BEL 186 2006 K. Beringen-Heusden -Zolder 29 Gertjan DE METS Defender 02.04.1987 BEL 176 1997 none 30 Antolín ALCARAZ Defender 30.07.1982 PAR 184 2007 SC Beira Mar 32 Vadis ODJIDJA-OFOE Midfielder 21.02.1989 BEL 185 2009 Hamburger SV 40 Dorge KOUEMAHA Forward 28.06.1983 CMR 190 2009 MSV Duisburg 44 Ivan PERIŠIĆ Midfielder 02.02.1989 CRO 180 2009 KSV Roeselare 77 Mohamed DAHMANE Forward 09.04.1982 FRA 180 2009 RAEC Mons

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 3rd in Belgian Eerste Klasse European Champion Clubs’ Cup 77 32 16 29 106 93 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 28 15 3 10 41 33 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 114 52 23 39 203 148 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 0 0000 0 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0000 0 First leg, 30 July European/South American Cup 0 0000 0 Club Brugge KV – FC Lahti (FIN) 3-2 Total 219 99 42 78 350 274 Second leg, 6 August FC Lahti (FIN) – Club Brugge KV 1-1 Play-off Round First leg, 20 August GROUP FIXTURES: Group J KKS Lech Poznán (POL) – Club Brugge KV 1-0 Second leg, 27 August Matchday One: 17 September Club Brugge KV – KKS Lech Poznán (POL) 1-0* Club Brugge KV – FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) (* won 4-3 on penalties) Matchday Two: 1 October Toulouse FC (FRA) – Club Brugge KV Matchday Three: 22 October Club Brugge KV – FK Partizan (SRB) Matchday Four: 5 November FK Partizan (SRB) – Club Brugge KV Matchday Five: 3 December FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) – Club Brugge KV Matchday Six: 16 December Club Brugge KV – Toulouse FC (FRA)

93 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group J

FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Rinat AKHMETOV

Founded: 1936 Date of Birth: 21.09.1966 Address: 86-A Artema Str., UA-83050, Donetsk, Elected/Appointed: 11.10.1996 Telephone: +380 62 387 01 02 Website: shakhtar.com HEAD COACH: Press Officer: Ruslan Marmazov Team Captain: Date/Place of Birth: 29.07.1945 in , Romania Nationality: ROU MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (4) FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti (1963- 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008. 65), Ştiinţa Bucureşti (1965-66), National Cup (10) Politehnica Bucureşti (1966-67), 1961, 1962, 1980, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti (1967- 2008. 77), Corvinul Hunedoara (1977-82) UEFA Cup (1) Major Honours – Romanian Championship (1964, 1965, 2009 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977), Romanian Cup (1964, 1968) International Caps/Goals – 74/9 for Romania

STADIUM: Managerial/Coaching Career: Corvinul Hunedoara (1977-82), Romania (1981-85), FC Ground Capacity: 50,149 Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti (1985-90), Pisa Calcio (1990- Opened: 2009 91), Brescia Calcio (1991-96), AC Reggiana (1996-97), Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m FC Rapid Bucureşti (1997-98), FC Internazionale Milano (1998-99), FC Rapid Bucureşti (1999-2000), Galatasaray AS (2000-02), Beşiktaş JK (2002-04), FC Shakhtar Donetsk (2004-) Major Honours – UEFA Cup (2009), UEFA Super Cup (2000), Romanian Championship (1990, 1999), Turkish Championship (2002, 2003), Ukrainian Championship (2005, 2006, 2008), Romanian Cup (1990, 1998), (2004, 2008)

94 FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Group J

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 3 Tomáš HÜBSCHMAN Defender 04.09.1981 CZE 180 2004 AC Sparta Praha 4 Midfielder 29.10.1979 SRB 175 2004 FK Partizan 5 Olexandr KUCHER Defender 22.10.1982 UKR 184 2006 FC Metalist 7 FERNANDINHO Midfielder 04.05.1985 BRA 176 2005 Atlético Paranaense 8 JÁDSON Midfielder 05.10.1983 BRA 169 2005 Atlético Paranaense 11 Midfielder 12.10.1985 BRA 178 2007 São Paulo FC 12 Rustam KHUDZHAMOV Goalkeeper 05.10.1982 UKR 191 2008 FC Kharkiv 13 Vyacheslav SHEVCHUK Defender 13.05.1979 UKR 184 2005 FC Dnipropetrovsk 14 Vasyl KOBIN Midfielder 24.05.1985 UKR 179 2009 FC Karpaty Lviv 17 Forward 12.04.1987 BRA 183 2007 SC Internacional 18 Mariusz LEWANDOWSKI Midfielder 18.05.1979 POL 185 2001 Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski 19 Olexiy GAI Midfielder 06.11.1982 UKR 181 2006 FC Illychivets Mariupil 21 Olexandr GLADKIY Forward 24.08.1987 UKR 186 2007 FC Kharkiv 22 WILLIAN Midfielder 09.08.1988 BRA 174 2007 SC Corinthians 23 Kostyantyn KRAVCHENKO Midfielder 24.09.1986 UKR 182 2008 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 26 Răzvan RAŢ Defender 26.05.1981 ROU 178 2003 FC Rapid Bucureşti 28 Olexiy POLYANSKIY Midfielder 12.04.1986 UKR 182 2009 FC Metallurh Donetsk 30 Goalkeeper 28.06.1984 UKR 190 2007 FC Vorskla Poltava 32 Mykola ISHCHENKO Defender 09.03.1983 UKR 182 2008 FC Karpaty Lviv 33 Darijo SRNA Midfielder 01.05.1982 CRO 182 2003 HNK Hajduk Split 36 Olexandr CHYZHOV Midfielder 10.08.1986 UKR 197 2008 FC Vorskla Poltava 77 Julius AGHAHOWA Forward 12.02.1982 NGA 179 2009 Kayserispor

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 2nd in Ukrainian Vyshcha Liha European Champion Clubs’ Cup 60 26 10 24 89 83 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 18 8 5 5 32 24 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 55 28 8 19 78 69 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 1 0010 1 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 1125 8 First leg, 29 July European/South American Cup 0 0000 0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk – FC Timişoara (ROU) 2-2 Total 138 63 24 51 204 185 Second leg, 5 August FC Timişoara (ROU) – FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0

UEFA Europa League GROUP FIXTURES: Group J Play-off Round First leg, 20 August Matchday One: 17 September Sivasspor (TUR) – FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Club Brugge KV (BEL) - FC Shakhtar Donetsk Second leg, 25 August Matchday Two: 1 October FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Sivasspor (TUR) 2-0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk – FK Partizan (SRB) Matchday Three: 22 October FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Toulouse FC (FRA) Matchday Four: 5 November Toulouse FC (FRA) - FC Shakhtar Donetsk Matchday Five: 3 December FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Club Brugge KV (BEL) Matchday Six: 16 December FK Partizan (SRB) - FC Shakhtar Donetsk

95 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group J

FK Partizan (SRB)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Dragan DJURIĆ

Founded: 1945 Date of Birth: 20.01.1954 Address: Humska 1, 11000 Beograd, Serbia Elected/Appointed: 25.10.2008 Telephone: +381 11 3227 181 Website: partizan.rs HEAD COACH: Goran STEVANOVIĆ Press Officer: Marko Vjetrović Team Captain: Nenad Djordjević Date/Place of Birth: 27.11.1966 in Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia Nationality: Serbian MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (21) FK Partizan (1983-91), CA Osasuna 1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1976, 1978, 1983, (1991-93), SC Farense (1993-94), 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, Vitória FC (1994-96), SC 2005, 2008, 2009 Campomaiorense (1996), União National Cup (11) Madeira (1996-97), Veria FC (1997- 1947, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 99), Panelefsiniakos FC (1999) 2008, 2009 Major Honours – Yugoslavian Championship (1986, 1987), Yugoslavian Cup (1989), International Caps/Goals – 1/0 for Yugoslavia STADIUM: PARTIZAN Managerial/Coaching Career: Ground Capacity: 32,710 FK Čukarički (2001), FK Železnik (2002-03), Serbia & Opened: 1949 (assistant) (2003-06), FK Partizan Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m (assistant) (2008-09), FK Partizan (2009-)

96 FK Partizan | Group J

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Darko BOŽOVIĆ Goalkeeper 09.08.1978 SRB 189 2007 FK Bežanija 4 Nenad DJORDJEVIĆ Defender 07.08.1979 SRB 182 2008 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 5 Midfielder 14.08.1988 SRB 185 2008 FK Hajduk Kula 8 Radosav PETROVIĆ Midfielder 08.03.1989 SRB 193 2008 FK Radnički Obrenovac 9 CLÉO Forward 09.08.1985 BRA 187 2009 FK Crvena Zvezda 10 Almani MOREIRA Midfielder 16.06.1978 POR 167 2007 CD Aves 11 Marko LOMIĆ Defender 13.09.1983 SRB 180 2009 TuS Koblenz 17 Miloš BOGUNOVIĆ Forward 10.06.1985 SRB 176 2008 FK Rad 19 Brana ILIĆ Forward 16.02.1985 SRB 172 2009 FK Rad 20 Mladen KRSTAJIĆ Defender 04.03.1974 SRB 191 2009 FC Schalke 04 21 Branislav JOVANOVIĆ Midfielder 21.09.1985 SRB 191 2009 FK Napredak Kruševac 24 Srdjan KNEŽEVIĆ Defender 15.04.1985 SRB 180 2004 FK Bežanija (loan) 25 WASHINGTON Forward 19.06.1985 BRA 202 2009 FK Makedonija Skopje 26 Forward 20.12.1983 SEN 175 2007 NK Zrinjski 27 Mladen BOŽOVIĆ Goalkeeper 01.08.1984 MNE 196 2008 FK Budućnost 30 Aleksandar RADOSAVLJEVIĆ Goalkeeper 21.12.1982 SRB 190 2007 FK Čukarički 33 Aleksandar KOSORIĆ Defender 30.01.1987 BIH 191 2009 FK Slavija 52 Goran GAVRANČIĆ Defender 02.08.1978 SRB 190 2009 FC Dynamo 77 Nikola VUJOVIĆ Midfielder 23.06.1981 MNE 183 2009 FK Mogren

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of Serbian Superliga European Champion Clubs’ Cup 67 26 14 27 107 90 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 12 4 1 7 19 21 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 82 36 16 30 133 110 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 0 0000 0 Second Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0000 0 First leg, 14 July European/South American Cup 0 0000 0 Rhyl FC (WAL) – FK Partizan 0-4 Total 161 66 31 64 259 221 Second leg, 21 July FK Partizan – Rhyl FC (WAL) 8-0 Third Qualifying Round First leg, 29 July GROUP FIXTURES: Group J APOEL FC (CYP) – FK Partizan 2-0 Second leg, 5 August Matchday One: 17 September FK Partizan – APOEL FC (CYP) 1-0 FK Partizan – Toulouse FC (FRA) Matchday Two: 1 October UEFA Europa League FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) – FK Partizan Play-off Round Matchday Three: 22 October First leg, 20 August Club Brugge KV (BEL) – FK Partizan FK Partizan – MŠK Žilina (SVK) 1-1 Matchday Four: 5 November Second leg, 27 August FK Partizan – Club Brugge KV (BEL) MŠK Žilina (SVK) – FK Partizan 0-2 Matchday Five: 3 December Toulouse FC (FRA) – FK Partizan Matchday Six: 16 December FK Partizan – FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

97 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group K

FC København (DEN)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Flemming ØSTERGAARD

Founded: 1992 Date of Birth: 31.10.1943 Address: Øster Allé, 2100 København Ø, Elected/Appointed: 01.07.02 Telephone: +45 35 43 74 00 Website: fck.dk HEAD COACH: Ståle SOLBAKKEN Press Officer: Charles Maskelyne Team Captain: Hjalte Nørregaard Date/Place of Birth: 27.02.1968 in Kongsvinger, Norway Nationality: NOR MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: Grue IL (1984-88), HamKam National Championship (7) Fotball (1989-93), Lillestrøm SK 1993, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 (1994-97), Wimbledon FC (1997- National Cup (4) 98), Aalborg BK (1998-2000), FC København (2000-01) 1995, 1997, 2004, 2009 Major Honours – Danish Championship (1999, 2001) International Caps/Goals – 58/9 for Norway

STADIUM: PARKEN Managerial/Coaching Career: Norway (assistant) (2001-03), HamKam Football (2002- Ground Capacity: 38,050 05), FC København (2006-) Opened: 1992 Major Honours – Danish Championship (2006, 2007, Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m 2009), (2009)

98 FC København | Group K

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Jesper CHRISTIANSEN Goalkeeper 24.04.1978 DEN 193 2005 Viborg FF 2 Zdeněk POSPĚCH Defender 14.12.1978 CZE 174 2008 AC Sparta Praha 3 Defender 17.08.1974 DEN 179 2007 Fulham FC 4 Hjalte NØRREGAARD Midfielder 08.04.1981 DEN 182 2006 5 Defender 28.02.1976 DEN 190 2008 BK 7 AÍLTON Almeida Forward 20.08.1984 BRA 180 2007 Örgryte IS 8 Midfielder 24.02.1985 DEN 184 2004 none 10 Jesper GRØNKJÆR Forward 12.08.1977 DEN 187 2006 VfB Stuttgart 11 César SANTIN Forward 24.02.1981 BRA 174 2008 Kalmar FF 12 Peter LARSSON Defender 30.04.1984 SWE 187 2008 Halmstads BK 13 Midfielder 08.02.1983 CAN 187 2006 Helsingborgs IF 14 Dame N’DOYE Forward 21.02.1985 SEN 186 2009 OFI Crete FC 15 Defender 31.05.1981 SWE 189 2007 Panathinaikos FC 16 Thomas KRISTENSEN Midfielder 17.04.1983 DEN 188 2008 FC Nordsjælland 17 Oscar WENDT Defender 24.10.1985 SWE 181 2006 IFK Göteborg 20 Martin VINGAARD Midfielder 20.03.1985 DEN 180 2009 fB 21 Goalkeeper 24.01.1981 SWE 188 2009 IF Elfsborg 24 Midfielder 01.02.1977 CZE 178 2007 Rangers FC 25 Mathias Zanka JØRGENSEN Defender 23.04.1990 DEN 191 2007 B93 27 Midfielder 03.09.1991 DEN 182 2008 none 28 Saban ÖZDAGAN Midfielder 14.03.1990 DEN 178 2005 none 29 Danni JENSEN Defender 10.06.1989 DEN 177 2008 none 30 Jacob ALBRECHTSEN Defender 10.03.1990 DEN 190 2008 none 41 Rune NILSSEN Goalkeeper 24.10.1975 NOR 186 2009 IK Start

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of Danish Superligaen European Champion Clubs’ Cup 34 15 6 13 57 47 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 14 7 3 4 26 15 2009/10 UEFA Cup 54 21 15 18 81 63 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Second Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 63218 8 First leg, 15 July European/South American Cup 00000 0 FC København – FK Mogren (MNE) 6-0 Total 108 46 26 36 172 133 Second leg, 22 July FK Mogren (MNE) – FC København 0-6 Third Qualifying Round First leg, 29 July GROUP FIXTURES: Group K FC København – Stabæk IF (NOR) 3-1 Second leg, 5 August Matchday One: 17 September Stabæk IF (NOR) – FC København 0-0 CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) – FC København Play-off Round Matchday Two: 1 October First leg, 18 August FC København – AC Sparta Praha (CZE) FC København – APOEL FC (CYP) 1-0 Matchday Three: 22 October Second leg, 26 August PSV Eindhoven (NED) – FC København APOEL FC (CYP) – FC København 3-1 Matchday Four: 5 November FC København – PSV Eindhoven (NED) Matchday Five: 3 December FC København – CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) Matchday Six: 16 December AC Sparta Praha (CZE) – FC København

99 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group K

AC Sparta Praha (CZE)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: None

Founded: 1893 Address: Milady Horákové 1066/98, 170 82 Praha 7, HEAD COACH: Jozef CHOVANEC Czech Republic Telephone: +420 220 570 323 Date/Place of Birth: 07.03.1960 Website: sparta.cz in Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia Nationality: CZE Press Officer: Ondřej Kasík Team Captain: Tomáš Řepka Playing Career: AC Sparta Praha (1978-79), RH MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Cheb (1979-81), AC Sparta Praha (1981-88), PSV Eindhoven (1988- National Championship (29) 91), AC Sparta Praha (1991-95) 1926, 1927, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1946, 1948, 1952, 1954, Major Honours – Czechoslovakian Championship 1965, 1967, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1993), Czech Championship 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, (1994, 1995), Dutch Championship (1989, 1991), 2005, 2007 Czechoslovakian Cup (1984, 1988, 1992), Dutch Cup National Cup (13) (1989, 1990) 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1996, International Caps/Goals – 52/4 for 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 Managerial/Coaching Career: STADIUM: SPARTA AC Sparta Praha (1994 & 1996-97), Czech Republic (1998-01), FK Marila Příbram (2002-03), FC Kuban Ground Capacity: 20,374 Krasnodar (2005), AC Sparta Praha (2008 & 2009-) Opened: 1994 Major Honours - Czech Championship (1997), Czech Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m Cup (2008)

100 AC Sparta Praha | Group K

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Lukáš ZICH Goalkeeper 10.01.1985 CZE 194 2009 FK Jablonec 2 Tomáš ŘEPKA Defender 02.01.1974 CZE 183 2006 West Ham United FC 3 Manuel PAMIĆ Defender 20.08.1986 CRO 175 2009 FC Salzburg 4 Defender 17.08.1986 AUT 190 2009 LASK Linz 6 Roman HUBNÍK Defender 06.06.1984 CZE 190 2007 PFC CSKA Moskva 7 Marek STŘEŠTÍK Midfielder 01.02.1987 CZE 188 2009 1. FC 9 Aleksandr PRUDNIKOV Forward 24.02.1989 RUS 185 2009 FC Spartak Moskva 10 Martin JIROUŠ Forward 27.11.1986 CZE 195 2009 FK Baník Sokolov 11 Igor ŽOFČÁK Midfielder 10.04.1983 SVK 175 2007 FK Jablonec (loan) 12 Bony WILFRIED Forward 10.12.1988 CIV 181 2008 Issia Wazi FC 13 Ondrej KUŠNÍR Defender 05.04.1984 CZE 184 2008 FK Viktoria Žižkov 14 Václav KADLEC Forward 20.05.1992 CZE 179 2008 none 15 Jiří KLADRUBSKÝ Defender 19.11.1985 CZE 185 2007 SK Dynamo České Budějovice 17 Jan HOLENDA Forward 22.08.1985 CZE 186 2008 FK Baník Most 18 Martin KUNCL Defender 01.04.1984 CZE 184 2009 1. FC Brno 19 Luboš KALOUDA Midfielder 20.05.1987 CZE 176 2009 PFC CSKA Sofia 20 Juraj KUCKA Midfielder 26.02.1987 SVK 186 2009 MFK Ružomberok 21 Jiří JESLÍNEK Forward 30.09.1987 CZE 178 2005 FC Bohemians Praha (loan) 23 Denis KOVBA Midfielder 06.09.1979 BLR 187 2009 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara 24 Matúš KOZÁČIK Goalkeeper 27.12.1983 SVK 193 2007 SK Slavia Praha 25 Kamil VACEK Midfielder 18.05.1987 CZE 184 2007 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 26 Milan ŠVENGER Goalkeeper 06.07.1986 CZE 188 2005 FC Zenit Čáslav (loan) 27 Luboš HUŠEK Midfielder 26.01.1984 CZE 186 2007 FK Jablonec 29 Jaromir BLAŽEK Goalkeeper 29.12.1972 CZE 189 2008 1. FC Nürnberg 31 Libor DOŠEK Forward 24.04.1978 CZE 199 2009 Skoda Xanthi FC

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 2nd in Czech 1. Liga European Champion Clubs’ Cup 128 47 27 54 162 180 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 30 15 5 10 68 32 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 42 18 11 13 53 46 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 00000 0 First leg, 28 July European/South American Cup 00000 0 AC Sparta Praha – Panathinaikos FC (GRE) 3-1 Total 200 80 43 77 283 258 Second leg, 4 August Panathinaikos FC (GRE) – AC Sparta Praha 3-0

UEFA Europa League GROUP FIXTURES: Group K Play-off Round First leg, 20 August Matchday One: 17 September NK Maribor (SVN) – AC Sparta Praha 0-2 AC Sparta Praha – PSV Eindhoven (NED) Second leg, 27 August Matchday Two: 1 October AC Sparta Praha – NK Maribor (SVN) 1-0 FC København (DEN) – AC Sparta Praha Matchday Three: 22 October AC Sparta Praha – CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) Matchday Four: 5 November CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) – AC Sparta Praha Matchday Five: 3 December PSV Eindhoven (NED) – AC Sparta Praha Matchday Six: 16 December AC Sparta Praha – FC København (DEN)

101 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group K

PSV Eindhoven (NED)

GENERAL INFORMATION MANAGING DIRECTOR:

Founded: 1913 Date of Birth: 03.06.1948 Address: Frederiklaan 9, NH Eindhoven, Netherlands Elected/Appointed: 01.07.2007 Telephone: +31 40 25 05 505 Website: psv.nl HEAD COACH: Fred RUTTEN Press Officer: Pedro Salazar Hewitt Team Captain: Date/Place of Birth: 05.12.1962 in Wijchen, Netherlands MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Nationality: NED

National Championship (21) Playing Career: 1929, 1935, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1987, FC Twente (1979-92) 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Managerial/Coaching Career: National Cup (8) FC Twente (assistant) (1993-99), 1950, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2005 FC Twente (1999-2001), European Champion Clubs’ Cup (1) PSV Eindhoven (youth) (2001-02), 1988 PSV Eindhoven (assistant) (2002-06), UEFA Cup (1) FC Twente (2006-08), FC Schalke 04 (2008-09), 1978 PSV Eindhoven (2009-) Major Honours – Dutch Championship (2003, 2005, STADIUM: PSV STADION 2006), Dutch Cup (2005)

Ground Capacity: 35,000 Opened: 1967 Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

102 PSV Eindhoven | Group K

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Andreas ISAKSSON Goalkeeper 03.10.1981 SWE 196 2008 Manchester City FC 2 Defender 17.08.1980 NED 184 2006 Liverpool FC 3 Defender 02.04.1980 MEX 176 2006 CD Chivas Guadalajara 4 MAZA Defender 20.10.1981 MEX 191 2008 CD Chivas Guadalajara 5 Jagoš VUKOVIĆ Defender 10.06.1988 SRB 194 2009 FK Rad 6 Timmy SIMONS Midfielder 11.12.1976 BEL 186 2005 Club Brugge KV 7 Ola TOIVONEN Forward 03.07.1986 SWE 189 2009 Malmö FF 9 Danko LAZOVIĆ Forward 17.05.1983 SRB 184 2007 BV Vitesse 10 KOEVERMANS Forward 01.11.1978 NED 191 2007 AZ Alkmaar 11 Nordin AMRABAT Forward 31.03.1987 NED 178 2008 VVV-Venlo 14 Defender 07.08.1988 NED 185 2008 FC Utrecht 15 Stijn WUYTENS Midfielder 08.10.1989 BEL 183 2008 De Graafschap (loan) 16 Stefan NIJLAND Forward 10.08.1988 NED 187 2008 FC Groningen 18 Orlando ENGELAAR Midfielder 24.08.1979 NED 196 2009 FC Schalke 04 19 Haibin ZHOU Midfielder 19.07.1985 CHN 185 2008 Shandong Luneng 20 Ibrahim AFELLAY Midfielder 02.04.1986 NED 180 2003 none 21 Bas ROORDA Goalkeeper 13.02.1973 NED 192 2007 FC Groningen 22 Balázs DZSUDZSÁK Midfielder 23.12.1986 HUN 176 2008 Debreceni VSC 23 André OOIJER Defender 11.07.1974 NED 184 2009 Blackburn Rovers FC 24 Dirk MARCELLIS Defender 13.04.1988 NED 180 2006 none 25 Stanislav MANOLEV Defender 16.12.1985 BUL 183 2009 PFC Litex Lovech 28 Midfielder 27.02.1985 NED 183 2007 FC Twente 31 CÁSSIO Ramos Goalkeeper 06.06.1987 BRA 195 2007 Grêmio FPA 42 Jonathan REIS Forward 06.06.1989 BRA 187 2007 Tupi FC (loan)

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 4th in Dutch Eredivisie European Champion Clubs’ Cup 149 56 33 60 197 183 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 26 14 5 7 52 22 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 83 39 19 25 136 88 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 21011 3 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 00000 0 First leg, 30 July European/South American Cup 10102 2 PSV Eindhoven – PFC Cherno More Varna (BUL) 1-0 Total 261 110 58 93 388 298 Second leg, 6 August PFC Cherno More Varna (BUL) –PSV Eindhoven 0-1 Play-off Round First leg, 20 August GROUP FIXTURES: Group K Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) – PSV Eindhoven 0-1 Second leg, 27 August Matchday One: 17 September PSV Eindhoven – Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) 1-0 AC Sparta Praha (CZE) – PSV Eindhoven Matchday Two: 1 October PSV Eindhoven – CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) Matchday Three: 22 October PSV Eindhoven – FC København (DEN) Matchday Four: 5 November FC København (DEN) – PSV Eindhoven Matchday Five: 3 December PSV Eindhoven – AC Sparta Praha (CZE) Matchday Six: 16 December CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) – PSV Eindhoven

103 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group K

CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Iuliu Paul MUREŞAN

Founded: 1907 Date of Birth: 01.02.1954 Address: Romulus Vuia nr. 23, Cluj-Napoca 400214, Elected/Appointed: 01.04.2002 Romania Telephone: +40 264 598831 Website: cfr1907.ro HEAD COACH: António Conceição da Silva Oliveira “TONI” Press Officer: Tudor Pop Team Captain: Cadú Date/Place of Birth: 06.12.1961 in Braga, Portugal Nationality: POR MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (1) SC Braga B (1980-81), GD Riopele 2008 (1981-82), FC Vizela (1982-85), National Cup (2) SC Braga (1985-89), FC Porto 2008, 2009 (1989-91)

STADIUM: Dr. CONSTANTIN RĂDULESCU Managerial/Coaching Career: SC Braga (2002-03), Naval 1˚ de Maio (2003-04), Ground Capacity: 23,500 CF Estrela da Amadora (2004-06), Vitória FC (2006), Opened: 1909 CD Trofense (2007-08), CFR 1907 Cluj (2009-) Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m Major Honours – Romanian Cup (2009)

104 CFR 1907 Cluj | Group K

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 NUNO CLARO Goalkeeper 07.01.1977 POR 186 2007 FC Paços de Ferreira 2 TONY Defender 20.12.1980 POR 178 2007 CF Estrela da Amadora 3 Nelson CABRERA Defender 22.04.1983 PAR 191 2009 Colo-Colo 4 Cristian PANIN Defender 09.06.1978 ROU 180 2004 FC UTA Arad 6 Gabriel MUREŞAN Midfielder 18.03.1982 ROU 188 2007 ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa 7 Sebastián DUBARBIER Forward 19.02.1986 ARG 178 2008 Club Olimpico Bahia Blanca 8 Sixto PERALTA Midfielder 16.04.1979 ARG 178 2008 CA River Plate 9 Lacina TRAORÉ Forward 20.08.1990 CIV 203 2008 Stade d’Abidjan 15 HUGO ALCÂNTARA Defender 28.07.1979 BRA 190 2008 CF Os Belenenses 17 Yssouf KONÉ Forward 19.02.1982 CIV 184 2008 Rosenborg BK 19 Juan CULIO Midfielder 30.08.1983 ARG 176 2007 CD La Serena 20 CADÚ Defender 21.12.1981 POR 181 2006 Boavista FC 23 Midfielder 29.09.1977 ROU 176 2009 AFC Unirea Urziceni 25 ANDRÉ LEÃO Midfielder 20.05.1985 POR 183 2007 SC Beira Mar 28 Andrei BOROSTEAN Midfielder 25.02.1987 ROU 182 1999 FC Unirea Dej (loan) 30 Emil DICĂ Midfielder 17.07.1982 ROU 179 2009 FC Rapid Bucureşti 31 DANI Midfielder 30.01.1982 POR 177 2007 FC Paços de Ferreira 33 Boris PEŠKOVIČ Goalkeeper 30.06.1976 SVK 188 2009 A. Académica de Coimbra 44 Eduard STĂNCIOIU Goalkeeper 03.03.1981 ROU 183 2006 FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti 66 EDIMAR Defender 21.05.1986 BRA 180 2009 SC Braga 77 Ciprian DEAC Midfielder 16.02.1986 ROU 177 2008 FC Oţelul Galaţi 99 NEI Forward 02.05.1980 BRA 186 2009 PFC CSKA Sofia

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of Romanian Cup European Champion Clubs’ Cup 61145 9 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 00000 0 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 41214 5 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Play-off Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 10 5 3 2 20 13 First leg, 20 August European/South American Cup 00000 0 FK Sarajevo (BIH) – CFR 1907 Cluj 1-1 Total 20 7 6 7 29 27 Second leg, 27 August CFR 1907 Cluj – FK Sarajevo (BIH) 2-1 GROUP FIXTURES: Group K

Matchday One: 17 September CFR 1907 Cluj – FC København (DEN) Matchday Two: 1 October PSV Eindhoven (NED) - CFR 1907 Cluj Matchday Three: 22 October AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - CFR 1907 Cluj Matchday Four: 5 November CFR 1907 Cluj – AC Sparta Praha (CZE) Matchday Five: 3 December FC København (DEN) - CFR 1907 Cluj Matchday Six: 16 December CFR 1907 Cluj – PSV Eindhoven (NED)

105 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2009/10 | Group L

Werder (GER)

GENERAL INFORMATION CHAIRMAN: Klaus ALLOFS

Founded: 1899 Date of Birth: 05.12.1956 Address: Franz-Böhmert-Strasse 1c, 28205 Bremen, Elected/Appointed: 13.03.2009 Germany Telephone: +49 1895 93 73 37 Website: werder.de HEAD COACH:

Press Officer: Tino Polster Date/Place of Birth: 30.04.1961 Team Captain: in Mannheim, Germany Nationality: GER

Playing Career: MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Werder Bremen (1974-94) Major Honours – UEFA Cup National Championship (4) Winners’ Cup (1992), German 1965, 1988, 1993, 2004 Championship (1988, 1993), National Cup (6) German Cup (1991, 1994) 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 National League Cup (1) Managerial/Coaching Career: 2006 Werder Bremen (1999-) UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1) Major Honours – German Championship (2004), 1992 German Cup (1999, 2004, 2009), German League Cup (2006)

STADIUM: WESERSTADION

Ground Capacity: 34,000 Opened: 1924 Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

106 Werder Bremen | Group L

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Tim WIESE Goalkeeper 17.12.1981 GER 193 2005 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 Sebastian BOENISCH Defender 01.02.1987 GER 191 2007 FC Schalke 04 3 Defender 24.09.1980 FIN 187 2004 Portsmouth FC 4 NALDO Defender 10.09.1982 BRA 198 2005 EC Juventude 5 Duško TOŠIĆ Defender 19.01.1985 SRB 181 2007 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 6 Tim BOROWSKI Midfielder 02.05.1980 GER 194 2009 FC Bayern München 7 Jurica VRANJEŠ Midfielder 31.01.1980 CRO 186 2005 VfB Stuttgart 8 Clemens FRITZ Midfielder 07.12.1980 GER 183 2006 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 Forward 27.09.1982 SWE 185 2007 AFC Ajax 10 Midfielder 13.03.1989 GER 170 2009 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 11 Mesut ÖZIL Midfielder 15.10.1988 GER 182 2008 FC Schalke 04 14 Aaron HUNT Forward 04.09.1986 GER 182 2004 none 15 Sebastian PRÖDL Defender 21.06.1987 AUT 194 2008 SK Sturm Graz 20 Daniel JENSEN Midfielder 25.06.1979 DEN 179 2004 Real Murcia CF 21 Goalkeeper 18.07.1989 GER 188 2009 none 22 Torsten FRINGS Midfielder 22.11.1976 GER 182 2005 FC Bayern München 23 Forward 23.05.1984 POR 191 2006 FC Porto 24 Forward 03.10.1978 PER 184 2008 Chelsea FC 25 Peter NIEMEYER Midfielder 22.11.1983 GER 191 2007 FC Twente 27 Niklas ANDERSEN Defender 04.08.1988 GER 191 2008 Rot-Weiss Essen 29 Per MERTESACKER Defender 29.09.1984 GER 198 2006 Hannover 96 33 Christian VANDER Goalkeeper 24.10.1980 GER 195 2005 VfL Bochum 39 Marcelo MORENO MARTINS Forward 18.06.1987 BOL 187 2009 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 45 Timo PERTHEL Midfielder 11.02.1989 GER 182 2008 none 47 Torsten OEHRI Forward 07.01.1986 GER 192 2008

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of German Cup European Champion Clubs’ Cup 58 25 12 21 98 91 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 21 11 3 7 39 22 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 89 40 21 28 174 110 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 20112 3 Play-off Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 22 14 4 4 36 20 First leg, 20 August European/South American Cup 00000 0 Werder Bremen – FK Aktobe (KAZ) 6-3 Total 192 90 41 61 349 246 Second leg, 27 August FK Aktobe (KAZ) – Werder Bremen 0-2 GROUP FIXTURES: Group L

Matchday One: 17 September CD Nacional (POR) – Werder Bremen Matchday Two: 1 October Werder Bremen – Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP) Matchday Three: 22 October FK Austria Wien (AUT) - Werder Bremen Matchday Four: 5 November Werder Bremen – FK Austria Wien (AUT) Matchday Five: 3 December Werder Bremen – CD Nacional (POR) Matchday Six: 16 December Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP) - Werder Bremen

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Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Fernando García MACUA

Founded: 1898 Date of Birth: 18.07.1963 Address: Palacio de Ibaigane, Alameda Mazarredo 23, Elected/Appointed: 12.07.2007 48009 Bilbao, Spain Telephone: +34 94 424 08 77 Website: athletic-club.net HEAD COACH: Joaquín CAPARRÓS

Press Officers: Xabier Fernández & Jon Larrea Date/Place of Birth: 13.10.1955 Team Captain: Joseba Etxeberria in Utrera, Spain Nationality: ESP

MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: Real Madrid Castilla (1975-76), Gá National Championship (8) Lactico Pegaso (1976-77), CD 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1956, 1983, 1984 Leganés (1977-78), UB Conquense National Cup (23) (1977-78 & 1980-81), AD Tarancón (1981-82), San José 1903, 1904, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1923, Obrero CF (1982-83) 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1969, 1973, 1984 Managerial/Coaching Career: San José Obrero CF (1981-84), Campillo CF (1984-86), Motilla CF (1986-89), CF Gimnástico Alcázar (1991-92), STADIUM: ESTADIO SAN MAMÉS UB Conquense (1992-93), Manzanares CF (1994-95), Moralo CP (1995-1996), RC Recreativo de Huelva Ground Capacity: 40,000 (1996-99), Villarreal CF (1999-2000), Sevilla FC (2000- Opened: 1913 05), RC Deportivo La Coruña (2005-2007) Athletic Club Size of Pitch: 105 x 68m Bilbao (2007-)

108 Athletic Club Bilbao | Group L

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Gorka IRAIZOZ Goalkeeper 06.03.1981 ESP 191 2007 RCD Espanyol 2 Forward 09.08.1984 ESP 182 2008 SD Eibar (loan) 3 Lertxundi Defender 23.12.1980 ESP 168 2007 4 USTARITZ Aldekoaotalora Defender 16.02.1983 ESP 182 1999 none 5 Fernando AMOREBIETA Defender 29.03.1985 ESP 192 1996 none 6 Xabier ETXEITA Defender 31.10.1987 ESP 185 2006 SD Amorebieta 7 DAVID LÓPEZ Midfielder 10.09.1982 ESP 181 2007 CA Osasuna 8 IÑAKI MUÑOZ Midfielder 02.07.1978 ESP 182 2007 CA Osasuna 9 Forward 26.02.1985 ESP 195 1997 none 10 Francisco YESTE Midfielder 06.12.1979 ESP 184 1991 none 11 Igor GABILONDO Midfielder 10.02.1979 ESP 185 2006 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 13 ARMANDO Goalkeeper 16.01.1971 ESP 180 2008 Cádiz CF 14 Markel SUSAETA Midfielder 14.12.1987 ESP 179 1997 none 15 Midfielder 22.06.1982 ESP 182 1999 none 16 Midfielder 06.02.1979 ESP 179 2000 CA Osasuna 17 Joseba ETXEBERRIA Forward 05.09.1977 ESP 178 1995 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 18 Carlos GURPEGUI Midfielder 19.08.1980 ESP 181 1998 none 19 Defender 22.01.1983 ESP 177 2006 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 20 Defender 28.11.1976 ESP 187 2007 Sevilla FC 21 ION VÉLEZ Forward 17.02.1985 ESP 182 2005 Hércules CF (loan) 22 Xabier CASTILLO Defender 29.03.1986 ESP 182 2009 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 23 Iñigo DÍAZ DE CERIO Forward 15.05.1984 ESP 177 2009 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 24 JAVI MARTÍNEZ Midfielder 02.09.1988 ESP 190 2006 CA Osasuna B 28 Óscar DE MARCOS Forward 14.04.1989 ESP 180 2009 Deportivo Alavés 35 Xabier ETXEBARRIA Defender 20.07.1987 ESP 181 2008 Zamudio SD

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Runners-up in Spanish Cup European Champion Clubs’ Cup 20 7 6 7 29 28 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 62226 9 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 62 29 10 23 95 76 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 0 00000 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 21011 1 First leg, 30 July European/South American Cup 00000 0 Athletic Club Bilbao – BSC Young Boys (SUI) 0-1 Total 90 39 18 33 131 114 Second leg, 6 August BSC Young Boys (SUI) – Athletic Club Bilbao 1-2 Play-off Round First leg, 20 August GROUP FIXTURES: Group L Athletic Club Bilbao – Tromsø IL (NOR) 3-2 Second leg, 27 August Matchday One: 17 September Tromsø IL (NOR) – Athletic Club Bilbao 1-1 Athletic Club Bilbao – FK Austria Wien (AUT) Matchday Two: 1 October Werder Bremen (GER) – Athletic Club Bilbao Matchday Three: 22 October Athletic Club Bilbao – CD Nacional (POR) Matchday Four: 5 November CD Nacional (POR) – Athletic Club Bilbao Matchday Five: 3 December FK Austria Wien (AUT) – Athletic Club Bilbao Matchday Six: 16 December Athletic Club Bilbao – Werder Bremen (GER)

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FK Austria Wien (AUT)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Wolfgang KATZIAN

Founded: 1911 Date of Birth: 28.10.1956 Address: Fischhofgasse 14, 1100 Wien, Austria Elected/Appointed: 23.01.2007 Telephone: +43 1 688 01 50 Website: fk-austria.at HEAD COACH: Press Officer: Christoph Pflug Team Captain: Milenko Ačimovič Date/Place of Birth: 15.04.1953 in St. Pölten, Austria Nationality: AUT

MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: FK Austria Wien (1971-85), National Championship (23) Kremser SC (1985-86) 1924, 1926, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, Major Honours – Austrian 1970, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, Championship (1976, 1978, 1979, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003, 2006 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985), Austrian National Cup (27) Cup (1974, 1977, 1980, 1982) 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, Managerial/Coaching Career: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 SKN St. Pölten (2002), FK Austria Wien (amateurs) (2002-06), LASK Linz (2006-08), FK Austria Wien (2008-) Major Honours – Austrian Cup (2009)

STADIUM: FRANZ HORR STADION

Ground Capacity: 13,110 Opened: 1982 Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

110 FK Austria Wien | Group L

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 Szabolcs SÁFÁR Goalkeeper 20.08.1974 AUT 189 2004 FC Spartak Moskva 4 Aleksandar DRAGOVIĆ Defender 06.03.1991 AUT 184 2007 none 5 Manuel WALLNER Defender 25.10.1988 AUT 184 2009 SV Grödig 6 Jacek BĄK Defender 24.03.1973 POL 187 2007 Al-Rayyan SC 7 Midfielder 17.11.1986 AUT 180 2009 LASK Linz 8 Matthias HATTENBERGER Midfielder 30.11.1978 AUT 185 2008 FC Wacker 9 Mamadou DIABANG Forward 21.01.1979 SEN 180 2008 FC Augsburg 10 SCHUMACHER Forward 31.08.1986 BRA 192 2009 Udinese Calcio 11 Tomáš JUN Forward 17.01.1983 CZE 178 2009 SCR Altach 13 Goalkeeper 17.07.1990 AUT 187 2007 none 14 Manuel ORTLECHNER Defender 04.03.1980 AUT 186 2009 SK Austria Kärnten 15 Petr VOŘÍŠEK Midfielder 19.03.1979 CZE 185 2009 SCR Altach 16 Zlatko JUNUZOVIC Midfielder 26.09.1987 AUT 172 2009 SK Austria Kärnten 18 Midfielder 25.10.1985 AUT 176 2009 Kapfenberger SV 19 Forward 06.06.1987 AUT 188 2005 none 20 Eldar TOPIC Forward 29.05.1983 AUT 186 2008 SKN St. Pölten 21 Goalkeeper 20.03.1984 AUT 193 2008 SV Mattersburg 23 Emin SULIMANI Midfielder 04.08.1986 AUT 174 2007 SV Ried 24 Dragan DIMIĆ Forward 14.10.1981 SRB 175 2007 ASC Götzendorf 26 Midfielder 02.01.1988 AUT 181 2009 TSV 1860 München 27 Thomas KRAMMER Defender 18.02.1983 AUT 178 2008 SK Sturm Graz 28 Benjamin SULIMANI Forward 26.09.1988 AUT 185 2009 SC Austria Lustenau 29 Defender 16.04.1987 AUT 179 2005 none 30 Milenko AČIMOVIČ Midfielder 15.02.1977 SVN 186 2007 Al Ittihad FC 31 Defender 30.05.1980 AUT 180 2007 Grazer AK

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA Winners of Austrian Cup European Champion Clubs’ Cup 63 22 13 28 90 97 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 39 10 15 14 41 54 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 71 27 19 25 108 95 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 20 4 4 12 27 34 First leg, 30 July European/South American Cup 00000 0 FK (SRB) – FK Austria Wien 1-1 Total 193 63 51 79 266 280 Second leg, 6 August FK Austria Wien – FK Vojvodina (SRB) 4-2 Play-off Round First leg, 20 August GROUP FIXTURES: Group L FC Metallurh Donetsk (UKR) – FK Austria Wien 2-2 Second leg, 27 August Matchday One: 17 September FK Austria Wien – FC Metallurh Donetsk (UKR) 3-2 Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP) - FK Austria Wien Matchday Two: 1 October FK Austria Wien – CD Nacional (POR) Matchday Three: 22 October FK Austria Wien – Werder Bremen (GER) Matchday Four: 5 November Werder Bremen (GER) - FK Austria Wien Matchday Five: 3 December FK Austria Wien – Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP) Matchday Six: 16 December CD Nacional (ESP) - FK Austria Wien

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CD Nacional (POR)

GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: RUI António Macedo ALVES

Founded: 1910 Date/Place of Birth: 10.09.1959 Address: Rua do Esmeraldo 46, 9050-052 Funchal, Elected/Appointed: 11.07.1994 Madeira, Portugal Telephone: +351 29 122 73 24 Website: cdnacional.pt HEAD COACH: Manuel MACHADO

Press Officer: Hugo Pacheco de Melo Date/Place of Birth: 04.12.1955 Team Captain: Bruno Patacas in Guimaraes, Portugal Nationality: POR

MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Managerial/Coaching Career: Vitória SC (youth) (1992-93), SC None Vila Real (1993-94), Vitória SC (youth) (1995-96), AD Fafe (1998- 2000), Moreirense FC (2000-04), STADIUM: ESTÁDIO DA MADEIRA Vitória SC (2004-05), CD Nacional (2005-06), A. Académica de Coimbra (2006-07), SC Braga (2007-08), Ground Capacity: 4,678 CD Nacional (2008-) Opened: 1998 Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

112 CD Nacional | Group L

PLAYERS

No. Name Position Date of Birth Nationality Height (cm) Joined Previous Club 1 RAFAEL BRACALI Goalkeeper 05.05.1981 BRA 185 2006 Paulista FC 2 Bruno PATACAS Defender 30.11.1977 POR 176 2002 SC Campomaiorense 3 FELIPE LOPES Defender 07.08.1987 BRA 184 2007 RSC Anderlecht 4 Rafik HALLICHE Defender 02.09.1986 ALG 187 2008 SL Benfica 5 WELLINGTON Defender 17.08.1985 BRA 176 2009 Figueirense FC 6 CLÉBER Monteiro Midfielder 23.05.1980 BRA 174 2003 Cruzeiro EC 8 LUÍS ALBERTO Midfielder 17.11.1984 BRA 182 2008 Cruzeiro EC 9 EDGAR SILVA Forward 03.01.1987 BRA 190 2004 CR Vasco da Gama 10 Necj PEČNIK Midfielder 03.01.1986 SVN 188 2009 NK Celje 11 Kevin AMUNEKE Forward 10.05.1986 NGA 179 2009 FC Timişoara 12 DOUGLAS Pajetat Goalkeeper 17.02.1986 CMR 190 2008 SC Pombal 14 RÚBEN MICAEL Midfielder 19.08.1986 POR 176 2008 União Madeira 17 EDGAR COSTA Forward 14.04.1987 POR 183 2009 União Madeira 18 ANSELMO CARDOSO Forward 06.01.1984 POR 182 2009 CF Estrela da Amadora 23 JOÃO AURÉLIO Midfielder 17.08.1988 POR 179 2006 SC Penalva Castelo 27 Pedro PACHECO Midfielder 27.06.1984 POR 175 2009 CD Santa Clara 30 LEANDRO SALINO Midfielder 22.04.1985 BRA 170 2008 Ipatinga FC (loan) 31 MATEUS Forward 19.06.1984 ANG 174 2008 Boavista FC 33 Zarko TOMASEVIĆ Defender 22.02.1990 MNE 185 2009 none 44 CLEBÃO Defender 09.07.1983 BRA 185 2009 São Carlos FC 55 NUNO PINTO Defender 06.08.1986 POR 173 2008 Boavista FC

HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE

2008/09 MP W D L GF GA 4th in Portuguese Primeira Liga European Champion Clubs’ Cup 00000 0 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 0 0000 0 2009/10 UEFA Cup/Europa League 6114711 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 00000 0 Play-off Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 00000 0 First leg, 20 August European/South American Cup 00000 0 CD Nacional – FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) 4-3 Total 6114711 Second leg, 25 August FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) – CD Nacional 0-0 GROUP FIXTURES: Group L

Matchday One: 17 September CD Nacional - Werder Bremen (GER) Matchday Two: 1 October FK Austria Wien (AUT) - CD Nacional Matchday Three: 22 October Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP) - CD Nacional Matchday Four: 5 November CD Nacional - Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP) Matchday Five: 3 December Werder Bremen (GER) - CD Nacional Matchday Six: 16 December CD Nacional - FK Austria Wien (AUT)

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Frequently Asked Questions: UEFA Europa League Regulations

The sections below have been These 24 clubs are joined by the eight locally trained players in its summarised from the UEFA Europa eight clubs finishing third in their squad, then the squad size is League Regulations for information UEFA Champions League groups. reduced accordingly. purposes only, in order to answer the most frequently asked questions The knock-out draw takes place For all matches from the start of about the competition organisation. according to the following the round of 32, a club may For the official UEFA wording please principles: register a maximum of three new see the competition regulations. eligible players for the remaining ● Clubs from the same matches in the current association cannot be drawn competition. The players must be COMPETITION FORMAT against each other. registered by 1 February 2010. ● The 12 UEFA Europa League One player from the above quota Group stage group-winners and the four best of three who has played UEFA club third-ranked teams in the UEFA competition matches for another If two or more teams are equal on Champions League group stage competing club in the current points on completion of all the are drawn against the 12 UEFA season may exceptionally be group matches, the following Europa League group runners- registered provided that the player criteria are applied to determine up and the remaining has not been fielded: the rankings (in descending order): third-ranked teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage ● in the same competition for ● higher number of points another club, obtained in the group matches ● The winners and runners-up of played among the teams in the same group cannot be ● for another club in the same question drawn against each other competition ● superior difference from ● Group winners and the four best If the player’s new club is playing the group matches played third-ranked teams in the UEFA in the UEFA Europa League, his among the teams in question Champions League group stage former club must not have played play the return leg at home in the UEFA Europa League at any ● higher number of goals scored point in the current season. away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS DISCIPLINARY MATTERS ● superior from all Clubs may register a squad list of group matches played 25 players. As a minimum, eight As a rule, a player who is sent off places are reserved exclusively for the field of play is suspended for ● higher number of goals scored “locally trained players”, with a the next match in a UEFA minimum of four players being competition. ● higher number of coefficient “club trained” rather than points accumulated by the club “association trained”. A club From the first match in the group in question, as well as its trained player is defined as a stage a player is suspended for the association, over the previous player who between the ages of 15 next competition match after five seasons and 21, and irrespective of three cautions in three different nationality and age, has been matches, as well as following any Round of 32 registered with the club for three subsequent odd-numbered entire seasons or 36 months. An caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc.). The 12 group winners and 12 association trained player may runners up from the group stage have been developed by another Single yellow cards and pending qualify for the round of 32. The club from the same national suspensions are always carried third- and fourth-placed teams are association under the same forward to the next stage of the eliminated. criteria. If a club has fewer than competition.

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