UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

AZ FC Metalist Group G - Matchday 6 AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Thursday 15 December 2011 21.05CET (21.05 local time)

Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 3 Team facts...... 4 Squad list...... 6 Fixtures and results...... 8 Match-by-match lineups...... 12 Match officials...... 14 Legend...... 15

This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Europa League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html AZ Alkmaar - FC Metalist Kharkiv Thursday 15 December 2011 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Previous meetings

Head to Head

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/09/11 GS FC Metalist Kharkiv - AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Kharkiv 76; Altidore 26

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AZ Alkmaar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 FC Metalist Kharkiv 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1

AZ Alkmaar - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 04/11/10 GS FC Dynamo - AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Kyiv Milevskiy 47, 61 21/10/10 GS AZ Alkmaar - FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-2 Alkmaar Falkenburg 35; Milevskiy 16, Khacheridi 40 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 20/10/05 GS FC Dnipropetrovsk - AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Dnipropetrovsk Matiukhin 65; Arveladze 13, Sektioui 53 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/03/05 R16 AZ Alkmaar - FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Alkmaar Van Galen 9, Meerdink 65; Elano 66 agg: 5-2 10/03/05 R16 FC Shakhtar Donetsk - AZ Alkmaar 1-3 Donetsk Matuzalem 45+1; Nelisse 27, Mathijsen 51, Perez 90+2(p)

FC Metalist Kharkiv - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/12/10 GS PSV Eindhoven - FC Metalist Kharkiv 0-0 Eindhoven 30/09/10 GS FC Metalist Kharkiv - PSV Eindhoven 0-2 Kharkiv Dzsudzsák 27(p), Engelaar 30 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/11/88 R2 FC Metalist Kharkiv - Roda JC 0-0 Kharkiv agg: 0-1 26/10/88 R2 Roda JC - FC Metalist Kharkiv 1-0 Kerkrade Van der Luer 44

Record versus clubs from opponents' country

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AZ Alkmaar 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 2 9 8 FC Metalist Kharkiv 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 1 4

Last updated 13/12/11 17:55:39CET 2 Previous meetings AZ Alkmaar - FC Metalist Kharkiv Thursday 15 December 2011 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Match background

AZ Alkmaar have some cause for concern as they take on Group G leaders FC Metalist Kharkiv with a UEFA Europa League round of 32 place at stake. • AZ are two points clear of third-placed FK Austria Wien but a defeat – or even a draw – against Metalist could let Karl Daxbacher's Austria progress in their place, provided the Vienna club win at home against bottom side Malmö FF. Previous meetings • fired AZ ahead (26) in the first half when the teams first met on matchday two, but Metalist were rewarded for a much-improved showing after the interval, Taison's 76th-minute effort earning a share of the points. • That game took place on AZ captain 's 26th birthday. • AZ's six games against Ukrainian opponents ended W3 D1 L2 (W1 D0 L1 in Alkmaar). They came up against FC Dynamo Kyiv in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage, losing 2-1 at home and 2-0 away. • Metalist have played five games against Dutch sides with the record W0 D3 L2 (W0 D1 L1 in the , where they have yet to score). They met PSV Eindhoven in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage, losing 2-0 at home but drawing 0-0 away. Match background • While they have now lost at home to Everton FC and Dynamo, both in the group stage of this competition, AZ still boast an impressive European home record of W30 D13 L2. They were unbeaten at home for 30 years – and 31 games – in Europe before a 3-2 UEFA Cup group stage loss to Everton on 20 December 2007. • Metalist are now the top scorers in the group stage with 14 goals in their five matches. Five of those goals have gone in in the first 15 minutes of the second half. • Metalist have won their last three European away games, scoring ten goals and conceding just two. They have never lost away from home in seven UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage games, winning five and drawing two. Team facts • AZ coach spent most of his playing career as a defender at barring a season on loan at in 1986/87. He has twice coached Heracles (2001-04 & 2009-10) either side of stints in charge of Heerenveen (2004-08) and, briefly, in 2008/09. AZ brought him in at the start of 2010/11. • Metalist coach Myron Markevich is a keen student of the game – he has made trips to study Fabio Capello, Christoph Daum and Carlo Ancelotti – and is also an able pianist. Having been in charge of Metalist since 2005, he was also named coach on his 59th birthday in February 2010 but stepped down that August to focus solely on his club duties.

Last updated 13/12/11 17:55:39CET 3 Match background AZ Alkmaar - FC Metalist Kharkiv Thursday 15 December 2011 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Team facts

AZ Alkmaar Formed: 1967 Nickname: Kaaskoppen (Cheeseheads) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (1981) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (2009) Dutch Cup: 3 (1982) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: group stage 2009/10: UEFA Champions League group stage 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: group stage 2006/07: quarter-finals 2005/06: round of 32 2004/05: semi-finals 2003/04: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2002/03: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2001/02: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v FC Differdange 03 14/09/77, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Differdange 03 v AZ 27/09/77, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-3: AZ v Everton FC 20/12/07, UEFA Cup group stage 1-2: AZ v FC Dynamo Kyiv 21/10/10, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: FC BATE Borisov v AZ 30/09/10, UEFA Europa League group stage 4-1: Arsenal FC v AZ 04/11/09, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-1: Werder Bremen v AZ 12/04/07, UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg 3-0: Ipswich Town FC v AZ 06/05/81, UEFA Cup final first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v FC Differdange 03 (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Differdange 03 v AZ (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 2-3: AZ v Everton FC (see above) 1-2: AZ v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: FC BATE Borisov v AZ (see above)

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4-1: Werder Bremen v AZ (see above) 3-0: Ipswich Town FC v AZ (see above)

FC Metalist Kharkiv Formed: 1925 Nickname: Metalists (Metalworkers) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Domestic Cup: 1 (1988) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: round of 32 2009/10: play-offs 2008/09: round of 16 2007/08: first round 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2003/04: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2002/03: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2001/02: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Metalist v FK Borac Banja Luka 05/10/88, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: Debreceni VSC v Metalist 16/09/10, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Metalist v 17/02/11, UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 2-0: Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Metalist 24/02/11, UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg 2-0: FK Borac Banja Luka v Metalist 07/09/88, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-1: Metalist v FK Austria Wien 30/11/11, group stage 4-1: Metalist v Beşiktaş JK 02/10/08, first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: Debreceni VSC v Metalist (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Metalist v Bayer 04 Leverkusen (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 2-0: Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Metalist (see above)

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AZ Alkmaar

Current season All-time QUAL Tournament League Tournament UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 CRO 14/10/77 34 ------16 - 26 - 21 NED 29/05/77 34 ------34 CRC 28/04/89 22 - 4 - 5 - 16 - 5 - 9 - 37 Hobie Verhulst NED 02/04/93 18 ------Defenders 3 NED 13/04/88 23 - 4 - 3 - 10 - 15 - 35 1 4 NED 03/08/89 22 - 4 - 4 - 14 2 6 - 11 - 15 DEN 07/10/84 27 * 4 - 5 - 16 2 11 - 21 1 24 Erik Schouten NED 16/08/91 20 ------25 Niklas Moisander FIN 29/09/85 26 - 4 1 3 - 15 1 7 - 20 1 28 FIN 18/12/93 17 ------32 Giliano Wijnaldum NED 31/08/92 19 ------41 NED 13/02/90 21 ------Midfielders 6 Etienne Reijnen NED 05/04/87 24 - - - 3 - 8 - 3 - 3 - 8 NED 20/07/93 18 - 1 - 5 1 16 4 6 2 7 2 10 NED 05/05/88 23 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 6 1 13 1 11 BEL 02/07/84 27 - 4 2 - - 2 1 18 2 32 4 14 EST 30/10/85 26 - 1 - 5 - 14 - 9 - 18 1 16 SWE 25/06/86 25 - 4 2 4 2 14 2 10 2 30 8 20 SWE 17/03/88 23 - 4 - 5 2 16 8 11 2 27 7 26 PAR 26/01/89 22 - 1 - 4 - 3 - 5 - 10 - 27 AUS 27/03/84 27 - 4 1 3 1 14 3 8 2 21 4 30 AUS 15/05/89 22 ------36 NED 13/04/91 20 ------Forwards 7 Jóhann Gudmundsson ISL 27/10/90 21 - 3 1 4 - 12 2 9 1 16 3 9 NED 28/04/89 22 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - 17 Jozy Altidore USA 06/11/89 22 - 2 2 5 2 16 5 10 2 14 4 23 NED 22/12/87 23 - 1 - 5 - 14 2 17 - 21 - 29 Robert Klaasen NED 06/09/93 18 ------35 Charlison Benschop ANT 21/08/89 22 - 4 1 4 - 14 2 4 - 9 1 40 Fernando Lewis NED 31/01/93 18 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 42 NED 27/07/93 18 ------Coach - Gertjan Verbeek NED 01/08/62 49 - 4 - 5 - - - 40 - 49 -

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FC Metalist Kharkiv

Current season All-time QUAL Tournament League Tournament UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Maksym Startsev UKR 20/01/80 31 - - - - - 5 - 2 - 5 - 29 Oleksandr Goryainov UKR 29/06/75 36 - 2 - 3 - 8 - 15 - 21 - 75 Artur Denchuk UKR 03/04/92 19 ------81 Vladimir Dišljenković UKR 02/07/81 30 - - - 2 - 8 - 17 - 31 - Defenders 2 Oleksandr Romanchuk UKR 21/10/84 27 - - - 2 - 7 - 5 - 7 - 3 Cristian Villagra ARG 27/12/85 25 - 2 - 5 - 16 1 11 - 15 - 4 Andriy Berezovchuk UKR 16/04/81 30 - - - 1 - 7 - 6 - 9 - 6 Marco Torsiglieri ARG 12/01/88 23 - 2 - 5 - 16 1 10 - 12 - 15 Fininho BRA 03/11/83 28 - 2 - 3 2 13 2 10 3 14 3 17 Serhiy Pshenychnykh UKR 19/11/81 30 - 1 - 1 - 12 - 6 - 12 - 22 Milan Obradović SRB 03/08/77 34 - - - 1 - 8 - 22 - 43 2 30 SEN 07/06/84 27 - 2 - 5 2 17 - 24 2 31 3 49 Volodymyr Shopin UKR 09/05/91 20 ------Midfielders 5 Oleg Shelayev UKR 05/11/76 35 - - - 4 - 9 - 32 1 55 4 7 Serhiy Valyayev UKR 16/09/78 33 - 2 - 2 - 15 - 23 2 29 2 8 Edmar UKR 16/06/80 31 * 2 - 5 2 19 3 23 8 30 8 10 BRA 23/03/83 28 - 2 - 4 1 18 8 11 3 15 4 11 José Ernesto Sosa ARG 19/06/85 26 - 2 1 4 1 17 4 16 1 22 2 19 Juan Manuel Torres ARG 20/06/85 26 S 2 - 5 - 12 - 5 - 7 - 23 Sebastián Blanco ARG 15/03/88 23 - - - 3 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 48 Serhiy Zagynailov UKR 03/01/91 20 ------53 Oleksandr Andriyevskiy UKR 25/06/94 17 ------99 Artem Radchenko UKR 02/01/95 16 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - Forwards 21 Jonathan Cristaldo ARG 05/03/89 22 - 2 2 3 1 19 7 5 1 7 3 24 Yevhen Budnik UKR 04/09/90 21 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 33 Marko Dević UKR 27/10/83 28 - 2 - 4 2 18 8 19 3 27 5 77 Taison BRA 13/01/88 23 * 2 1 5 3 16 2 11 4 13 5 Coach - Myron Markevich UKR 01/02/51 60 - 2 - 5 - - - 25 - 35 -

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AZ Alkmaar

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 28/07/11 UEL FK Jablonec (H) W 2-0 Wernbloom 64, Gudmundsson 88 04/08/11 UEL FK Jablonec (A) D 1-1 Benschop 45 07/08/11 League PSV Eindhoven (H) W 3-1 Martens 26, Viergever 40, Altidore 80 13/08/11 League FC Twente (A) L 0-2 18/08/11 UEL Aalesunds FK (A) L 1-2 Martens 30 21/08/11 League NEC Nijmegen (H) W 4-0 Altidore 54, 73, Elm 64 (p), Moisander 85 25/08/11 UEL Aalesunds FK (H) W 6-0 Wernbloom 7, Altidore 25, 59, Martens 54, Holman 68, Moisander 90 (p) 28/08/11 League FC Groningen (A) W 3-0 Viergever 1, Gudmundsson 79, Elm 84 10/09/11 League Vitesse (H) W 4-0 Wernbloom 22, 27, Beerens 38, Elm 45 (p) 15/09/11 UEL Malmö FF (H) W 4-1 Altidore 21, Elm 32 (p), Maher 39, Holman 49 18/09/11 League RKC Waalwijk (A) W 2-1 Elm 10 (p), Benschop 65 22/09/11 Cup FC Groningen (H) W 4-2 aet Viergever 76, Moisander 93 ET, Maher 99 ET, Gudmundsson 115 ET 25/09/11 League Feyenoord (H) W 2-1 Elm 60, Holman 85 29/09/11 UEL FC Metalist Kharkiv (A) D 1-1 Altidore 26 02/10/11 League VVV-Venlo (A) W 3-1 Elm 32, Maher 62, Poulsen 73 15/10/11 League AFC Ajax (A) D 2-2 Holman 14, Beerens 22 20/10/11 UEL FK Austria Wien (H) D 2-2 Hlinka 80 (og), Wernbloom 83 23/10/11 League Roda JC (H) W 1-0 Elm 51 27/10/11 Cup Dordrecht 90 (A) W 3-2 aet Wernbloom 44, Klavan 61, Maher 97 ET 30/10/11 League Heracles Almelo (A) W 1-0 Maher 89 03/11/11 UEL FK Austria Wien (A) D 2-2 Elm 19 (p), Wernbloom 44 06/11/11 League ADO Den Haag (H) W 3-0 Holman 11, Maher 64, Altidore 83 25/11/11 League FC Utrecht (H) W 2-0 Elm 67, Gudmundsson 89 30/11/11 UEL Malmö FF (A) D 0-0 04/12/11 League sc Heerenveen (A) L 1-5 Altidore 20 07/12/11 League SBV Excelsior (A) D 0-0 10/12/11 League (H) W 4-0 Maher 22, Poulsen 31, Wormgoor 54 (og), Benschop 78 15/12/11 UEL FC Metalist Kharkiv (H) 18/12/11 League NAC Breda (A) 21/12/11 Cup AFC Ajax (A) 22/01/12 League AFC Ajax (H) 28/01/12 League Roda JC (A) 04/02/12 League ADO Den Haag (A) 11/02/12 League SBV Excelsior (H) 19/02/12 League FC Utrecht (A) 25/02/12 League sc Heerenveen (H) 03/03/12 League Heracles Almelo (H) 11/03/12 League De Graafschap (A) 17/03/12 League NAC Breda (H) 23/03/12 League RKC Waalwijk (H) 01/04/12 League Vitesse (A) 11/04/12 League FC Twente (H) 14/04/12 League PSV Eindhoven (A) 22/04/12 League VVV-Venlo (H) 29/04/12 League Feyenoord (A) 02/05/12 League NEC Nijmegen (A) 06/05/12 League FC Groningen (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 AZ Alkmaar 16 12 2 2 35 13 38 2 PSV Eindhoven 16 10 4 2 43 18 34 3 FC Twente 16 9 6 1 41 15 33 4 AFC Ajax 16 8 6 2 42 23 30 5 sc Heerenveen 16 7 7 2 38 23 28 6 Feyenoord 16 8 4 4 31 20 28 7 Vitesse 16 7 5 4 22 16 26 8 FC Groningen 16 6 5 5 28 28 23 9 ADO Den Haag 16 6 3 7 22 27 21 10 Roda JC 16 7 0 9 22 38 21 11 Heracles Almelo 16 5 5 6 27 24 20 12 NAC Breda 16 5 3 8 22 27 18 13 FC Utrecht 16 4 5 7 28 34 17 14 RKC Waalwijk 16 4 3 9 14 27 15 15 NEC Nijmegen 16 4 2 10 15 27 14 16 De Graafschap 16 3 3 10 15 36 12 17 VVV-Venlo 16 2 4 10 16 40 10 18 SBV Excelsior 16 1 5 10 9 34 8

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FC Metalist Kharkiv

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 10/07/11 League FC Dynamo Kyiv (A) D 1-1 Cleiton Xavier 3 16/07/11 League FC Zorya Luhansk (H) W 3-2 Edmar 3, Dević 49, Cleiton Xavier 63 23/07/11 League SC Tavriya Simferopol (A) D 0-0 29/07/11 League FC Volyn Lutsk (A) W 3-0 Sosa 45, Cristaldo 66, Cleiton Xavier 79 06/08/11 League PFC Oleksandria (H) W 2-1 Cristaldo 41, Cleiton Xavier 77 13/08/11 League FC Obolon Kyiv (A) D 3-3 Cristaldo 29, Cleiton Xavier 34, Plastun 77 (og) 18/08/11 UEL FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (H) D 0-0 21/08/11 League FC Metalurh Donetsk (H) W 2-0 Cristaldo 14, 36 25/08/11 UEL FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (A) W 4-0 Sosa 6, Cristaldo 11, 40, Taison 51 28/08/11 League FC Karpaty Lviv (A) W 2-1 Cleiton Xavier 31, Dević 89 10/09/11 League FC Arsenal Kyiv (H) D 0-0 15/09/11 UEL FK Austria Wien (A) W 2-1 Gueye 56, Cleiton Xavier 79 (p) 18/09/11 League FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (A) W 1-0 Cristaldo 67 21/09/11 Cup FC Berehvydeyk Berehove (A) W 3-0 Cristaldo 41, Tkachev 43, Budnik 75 24/09/11 League FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (H) W 1-0 Taison 87 29/09/11 UEL AZ Alkmaar (H) D 1-1 Taison 76 02/10/11 League FC Illychivets Mariupil (A) W 1-0 Edmar 55 15/10/11 League FC Chornomorets Odesa (H) W 1-0 Budnik 45 20/10/11 UEL Malmö FF (A) W 4-1 Cristaldo 32, Fininho 45+1, Edmar 57, Dević 73 23/10/11 League FC Shakhtar Donetsk (A) W 2-1 Villagra 45+2, Torsiglieri 54 26/10/11 Cup FC Karpaty Lviv (A) L 0-1 29/10/11 League FC Vorskla Poltava (H) D 2-2 Cleiton Xavier 18, Sosa 37 03/11/11 UEL Malmö FF (H) W 3-1 Taison 46, 56, Fininho 90 06/11/11 League FC Dynamo Kyiv (H) L 1-2 Dević 76 20/11/11 League FC Zorya Luhansk (A) W 5-1 Dević 19 (p), 47, Cristaldo 21, Sosa 80 (p), Fininho 90+1 25/11/11 League SC Tavriya Simferopol (H) W 2-0 Dević 15 (p), Edmar 90+2 30/11/11 UEL FK Austria Wien (H) W 4-1 Dević 16, Edmar 40, Gueye 60, Sosa 90 04/12/11 League FC Volyn Lutsk (H) W 3-1 Sosa 83, Fininho 85, Taison 90+3 10/12/11 League PFC Oleksandria (A) W 3-1 Cleiton Xavier 22, Dević 65, 86 15/12/11 UEL AZ Alkmaar (A) 03/03/12 League FC Obolon Kyiv (H) 10/03/12 League FC Metalurh Donetsk (A) 17/03/12 League FC Karpaty Lviv (H) 24/03/12 League FC Arsenal Kyiv (A) 31/03/12 League FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (H) 07/04/12 League FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (A) 14/04/12 League FC Illychivets Mariupil (H) 21/04/12 League FC Chornomorets Odesa (A) 02/05/12 League FC Shakhtar Donetsk (H) 10/05/12 League FC Vorskla Poltava (A)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Dynamo Kyiv 20 16 4 0 41 8 52 2 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 20 16 3 1 54 12 51 3 FC Metalist Kharkiv 20 14 5 1 38 16 47 4 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 20 10 3 7 31 25 33 5 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 20 9 4 7 18 19 31 6 FC Arsenal Kyiv 20 8 6 6 23 17 30 7 SC Tavriya Simferopol 20 8 6 6 29 24 30 8 FC Metalurh Donetsk 20 9 2 9 25 22 29 9 FC Vorskla Poltava 20 6 6 8 25 29 24 10 FC Illychivets Mariupil 20 6 5 9 20 30 23 11 FC Chornomorets Odesa 20 5 6 9 17 25 21 12 FC Volyn Lutsk 20 5 4 11 18 31 19 13 FC Karpaty Lviv 20 3 7 10 17 30 16 14 PFC Oleksandria 20 3 5 12 17 39 14 15 FC Zorya Luhansk 20 3 3 14 15 40 12 16 FC Obolon Kyiv 20 2 5 13 10 31 11

Last updated 13/12/11 17:55:39CET 11 Fixtures and results AZ Alkmaar - FC Metalist Kharkiv Thursday 15 December 2011 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Match-by-match lineups

AZ Alkmaar UEFA Europa League - Qualifying Third qualifying round (28/07/11) AZ 2-0 Jablonec Goals: 1-0 Wernbloom 64, 2-0 Gudmundsson 88 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Boymans (Falkenburg 90+1), Martens, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Elm, Moisander, Holman, Benschop (Gudmundsson 65) (04/08/11) Jablonec 1-1 AZ (agg: 1-3) Goals: 0-1 Benschop 45, 1-1 Loučka 80 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Boymans (Gudmundsson 71), Martens, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Elm (Falkenburg 77), Moisander, Holman (Ortiz 66), Benschop

Play-offs (18/08/11) Aalesund 2-1 AZ Goals: 1-0 Barrantes 14(pen), 1-1 Martens 30, 2-1 Barrantes 73 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Gudmundsson, Martens (Falkenburg 69), Poulsen, Wernbloom, Elm, Moisander, Holman (Altidore 75), Benschop (25/08/11) AZ 6-0 Aalesund (agg: 7-2) Goals: 1-0 Wernbloom 7, 2-0 Altidore 25, 3-0 Martens 54, 4-0 Altidore 59, 5-0 Holman 68, 6-0 Moisander 90(pen) AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Martens (Maher 58), Poulsen, Wernbloom, Altidore (Benschop 63), Elm (Klavan 66), Beerens, Moisander, Holman FC Metalist Kharkiv UEFA Europa League - Qualifying Play-offs (18/08/11) Metalist 0-0 Sochaux FC Metalist Kharkiv: Goryainov, Villagra, Torsiglieri, Edmar, Cleiton Xavier, Sosa, Fininho, Torres (Valyayev 76), Cristaldo (Dević 60), Gueye, Taison (Tkachev 90+2) (25/08/11) Sochaux 0-4 Metalist (agg: 0-4) Goals: 0-1 Sosa 6, 0-2 Cristaldo 11, 0-3 Cristaldo 40, 0-4 Taison 51 FC Metalist Kharkiv: Goryainov, Villagra, Torsiglieri, Edmar, Cleiton Xavier, Sosa (Valyayev 65), Fininho (Taison 46), Pshenychnykh, Torres, Cristaldo (Dević 73), Gueye

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Group G Standings Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Metalist Kharkiv 5 4 1 0 14 5 13 AZ Alkmaar 5 1 4 0 9 6 7 FK Austria Wien 5 1 2 2 8 11 5 Malmö FF 5 0 1 4 4 13 1

Matchday 1 (15/09/11) AZ 4-1 Malmö Goals: 1-0 Altidore 21, 2-0 Elm 32(pen), 3-0 Maher 39, 4-0 Holman 49, 4-1 Larsson 72(pen) AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Maher, Poulsen (Klavan 65), Wernbloom, Altidore, Elm, Beerens (Gudmundsson 62), Moisander (Reijnen 70), Holman Austria Wien 1-2 Metalist Goals: 1-0 Jun 7, 1-1 Gueye 56, 1-2 Cleiton Xavier 79(pen) FC Metalist Kharkiv: Goryainov, Romanchuk, Villagra (Obradović 38), Torsiglieri, Edmar, Cleiton Xavier, Sosa, Torres, Cristaldo (Shelayev 85), Gueye, Taison

Matchday 2 (29/09/11) Metalist 1-1 AZ Goals: 0-1 Altidore 26, 1-1 Taison 76 FC Metalist Kharkiv: Goryainov, Romanchuk, Villagra, Torsiglieri, Edmar, Cleiton Xavier, Sosa, Torres (Dević 70), Cristaldo, Gueye, Taison (Shelayev 90+2) AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Gudmundsson (Ortiz 78), Maher, Klavan, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Altidore (Benschop 81), Elm (Viergever 77), Beerens, Moisander

Matchday 3 (20/10/11) Malmö 1-4 Metalist Goals: 1-0 Hamad 22, 1-1 Cristaldo 32, 1-2 Fininho 45+1, 1-3 Edmar 57, 1-4 Dević 73 FC Metalist Kharkiv: Goryainov, Villagra, Torsiglieri, Edmar, Cleiton Xavier (Blanco 77), Sosa (Valyayev 76), Fininho, Torres, Cristaldo, Gueye, Taison (Dević 68) AZ 2-2 Austria Wien Goals: 0-1 Marcellis 19(o.g.), 0-2 Gorgon 29, 1-2 Hlinka 80(o.g.), 2-2 Wernbloom 83 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Gudmundsson (Ortiz 80), Maher (Altidore 74), Klavan, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Elm, Beerens (Lewis 69), Moisander, Benschop

Matchday 4 (03/11/11) Metalist 3-1 Malmö Goals: 1-0 Taison 46, 2-0 Taison 56, 2-1 Ranégie 66, 3-1 Fininho 90 FC Metalist Kharkiv: Dišljenković, Villagra, Shelayev (Fininho 46), Torsiglieri, Edmar, Pshenychnykh, Torres, Blanco, Gueye, Dević (Valyayev 90+1), Taison Austria Wien 2-2 AZ Goals: 0-1 Elm 19(pen), 0-2 Wernbloom 44, 1-2 Ortlechner 58, 2-2 Barazite 61 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Viergever, Reijnen, Maher, Klavan, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Altidore (Benschop 87), Elm, Beerens, Holman (Ortiz 68)

Matchday 5 (30/11/11) Malmö 0-0 AZ AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Viergever, Reijnen, Maher, Falkenburg (Ortiz 74), Klavan, Poulsen, Altidore, Elm, Beerens (Benschop 24), Holman (Gudmundsson 67) Metalist 4-1 Austria Wien Goals: 1-0 Dević 16, 1-1 Mader 19, 2-1 Edmar 40, 3-1 Gueye 60, 4-1 Sosa 90 FC Metalist Kharkiv: Dišljenković, Villagra, Torsiglieri, Edmar (Shelayev 88), Cleiton Xavier, Sosa (Radchenko 90+2), Fininho, Torres, Gueye, Dević (Blanco 79), Taison

Matchday 6 (15/12/11) AZ v Metalist

Last updated 13/12/11 17:55:39CET 13 Match-by-match lineups AZ Alkmaar - FC Metalist Kharkiv Thursday 15 December 2011 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Match officials

Referee Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP) Assistant referees Javier Aguilar Rodriguez (ESP), Luis Fernando Marco Martinez (ESP) Additional assistant refereesDavid Fernández Borbalán (ESP), José Luis Paradas Romero (ESP) Fourth official Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP) UEFA Delegate Ralph Aubry (NIR) UEFA Referee observer Paul Allaerts (BEL) Rainer Koch (GER) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Europa League UEFA matches matches Carlos Clos Gómez 30/06/1972 3 12 UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match No matches found

Last updated 13/12/11 17:55:39CET 14 Match officials AZ Alkmaar - FC Metalist Kharkiv Thursday 15 December 2011 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT AZ Stadion, Alkmaar Legend

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