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Hamburger SV - Aston Villa FC MATCH PRESS KIT Arena , Hamburg Wednesday 17 December 2008 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Group F - Matchday 5

Contents 1 - Match background 6 - Competition facts 2 - Squad list 7 - Team facts 3 - Match officials 8 - Competition information 4 - Domestic information 9 - Legend 5 - Match-by-match lineups This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Cup 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 Match background

Hamburger SV will look to hold on to top spot in Group F as Aston Villa FC head to for their final UEFA Cup group-stage game of 2008/09, with both sides mindful that AFC Ajax could yet steal their thunder on Matchday 5. • Hamburg, Villa and Ajax are already sure of their UEFA Cup Round of 32 places, but with all three teams level on six points, the final round of games will decide who finishes where in the section – a crucial consideration for the draw for the next phase of the tournament. • Group winners will be paired with third-placed sides from other UEFA Cup sections, while second-placed finishers will be drawn against one of the eight sides who finished third in the UEFA Champions League groups. The UEFA Cup group winners and runners-up will play the second leg at home. • Goal difference, then goals scored and then number of goals scored away from home will be the crucial factors in deciding the positioning after the final whistle, with Ajax taking on eliminated SK Slavia Praha in the day's other Group F fixture. • Hamburg won 2-0 at Slavia on 4 December, while a second-string Villa side lost 2-1 at home against MŠK Žilina. • This is Hamburg and Villa's first meeting in UEFA club competition. • Hamburg have played nine games against English sides, with their record reading W2 D2 L5. At home their record reads W2 D1 L1. • Hamburg have lost two European finals against English opponents. They lost 7-1 on aggregate to Liverpool FC in the 1977 UEFA Super Cup and went down 1-0 to Nottingham Forest FC in the 1979/80 European Champion Clubs' Cup final. • Villa manager Martin O'Neill was on the winning side in that latter match, played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. • Villa have played three games against German sides, including the final of the 1981/82 European Cup, which ended in a 1-0 win against FC Bayern München in Rotterdam – their defining achievement in European competition. • They won their only previous competitive game on German soil in their run to that final, beating Berliner FC Dynamo 2-1 in the second round. In total their record against sides reads W2 D0 L1. • Hamburg trainer has featured in three European games against English sides – two as a coach and one as a player – and lost all of them.

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• Jol coached in at Tottenham Hotspur FC between 2004 and 2007. During that time, he took charge of seven games against Villa, with his record reading W2 D4 L1. He pitted wits against O'Neill in three of those games, with Tottenham winning one and the remaining two ending in draws. • Jol's three games at ended in a 1-0 defeat and two 1-1 draws. • Villa's , who is currently on loan at Cardiff City FC, played under Jol during his time at White Hart Lane. • O'Neill faced German opponents in four games as coach of Celtic FC, with his record reading W1 D1 L2. The draw and the win came at home. • He also played five games against German sides as a Forest player, with his record reading W3 D1 L1. He was a member of the Northern Ireland side that beat 1-0 home and away in 1984 UEFA European Championship qualifying. • Two Hamburg players have experience of English football. was at Arsenal FC in the 2000/01 season but did not make a league appearance, while Thimothée Atouba played under Jol at Tottenham in 2004/05. • Hamburg have not won – or scored – at home in two UEFA Cup games this season, drawing 0-0 and losing 1-0. They have won just once in their last five European home games with their record reading W1 D3 L1. • Villa are unbeaten in their last five European away games, with their record reading W3 D2 L0. They have never lost away in under O'Neill. • Villa's is within a booking of a one-match suspension. • The draw for the UEFA Cup Round of 32 (when teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other) and Round of 16 will be held at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon on Friday 19 December at 13.00CET.

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Squad list

Hamburg

Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 GER 30.06.1973 35 - - - - - 5 - 65 - 102 - 12 Wolfgang Hesl GER 13.01.1986 22 ------29 Raphael Wolf GER 06.06.1988 20 ------Defenders 2 Alex Silva BRA 10.03.1985 23 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 Thimothée Atouba CMR 17.02.1982 26 - - - - - 3 - 20 - 43 1 4 GER 19.11.1975 33 - - - - - 5 - 19 - 35 - 5 Joris Mathijsen NED 05.04.1980 28 - - - - - 4 - 29 2 46 2 6 Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe BEL 21.02.1989 19 ------1 - 1 - 7 Marcell Jansen GER 04.11.1985 23 - - - - - 3 - 13 - 13 - 19 Jerome Boateng GER 03.09.1988 20 - - - - - 2 - 9 - 9 - 20 Guy Demel FRA 13.06.1981 27 - - - - - 5 - 24 - 39 1 26 Volker Schmidt GER 22.09.1978 30 ------3 - 40 Dennis Aogo GER 14.01.1987 21 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 8 NED 30.11.1984 24 - - - - - 2 - 15 1 51 7 14 David Jarolím CZE 17.05.1979 29 - - - - - 5 - 24 1 45 2 15 GER 22.03.1984 24 - - - - - 4 - 23 3 42 6 21 Jonathan Pitroipa BFA 12.04.1986 22 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 27 Thiago Neves BRA 27.02.1985 23 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 30 Collin Benjamin NAM 03.08.1978 30 - - - - - 3 - 9 - 18 1 36 Hanno Behrens GER 26.03.1990 18 ------Forwards 9 José PER 01.01.1984 24 - - - - - 5 - 12 3 33 7 10 Mladen Petrić CRO 01.01.1981 27 - - - - - 5 4 38 11 49 15 11 Ivica Olić CRO 14.09.1979 29 - - - - - 5 2 27 7 46 10 18 Romeo Castelen NED 03.05.1983 25 ------13 1 15 1 22 Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingGER 23.03.1989 19 ------5 1 7 2 Coach - Martin Jol NED 16.01.1956 52 - - - - - 5 - 18 - 27 -

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Aston Villa

Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 USA 18.05.1971 37 - - - - - 3 - 21 - 27 - 13 Stuart Taylor ENG 28.11.1980 28 - 2 ------7 - 22 Bradley Guzan USA 09.09.1984 24 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - Defenders 2 Luke Young ENG 19.07.1979 29 - - - - - 3 - 6 - 6 - 3 NED 15.06.1978 30 - 2 - - - - - 15 - 61 3 5 DEN 26.07.1977 31 - 2 1 - - 2 1 11 1 28 3 6 ENG 23.02.1981 27 - 1 - - - 3 2 7 2 24 4 15 ENG 15.03.1985 23 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 - 16 Zat Knight ENG 02.05.1980 28 - 2 - - - 2 - 3 - 10 - 21 ENG 19.02.1981 27 - - - - - 4 - 4 - 5 - 24 Carlos Cuéllar ESP 23.08.1981 27 - - - - - 4 - 22 1 34 2 29 Stephen O'Halloran IRL 29.11.1987 21 ------Midfielders 4 ENG 14.12.1982 26 - 2 - - - 1 - 1 - 4 - 8 ENG 04.01.1986 22 - - - - - 3 - 23 - 31 2 18 Wayne Routledge ENG 07.01.1985 23 - 1 - - - 2 - 2 - 5 - 19 BUL 05.07.1979 29 - 2 - - - 3 1 32 3 65 6 20 Nigel Reo-Coker ENG 14.05.1984 24 - 2 - - - 2 1 4 1 8 1 26 Craig Gardner ENG 25.11.1986 22 * 2 - - - 3 - 3 - 7 1 27 Isaiah Osbourne ENG 05.11.1987 21 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - Forwards 7 ENG 09.07.1985 23 - 2 1 - - 3 - 3 - 6 2 9 Marlon Harewood ENG 25.08.1979 29 - - - - - 2 1 4 1 7 1 10 NOR 05.09.1979 29 - 2 1 - - 1 1 18 3 83 27 11 ENG 13.10.1986 22 - 2 - - - 3 - 3 - 7 1 17 Moustapha Salifou TGO 01.06.1983 25 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 5 - 41 Harry Forrester ENG 02.01.1991 17 ------Coach - Martin O'Neill NIR 01.03.1952 56 - 2 - - - 5 - 16 - 38 -

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Match officials

Referee Aleksei Nikolaev (RUS) Assistant referees Tikhon Kalugin (RUS), Oleg Tselovalnikov (RUS) Fourth official Vladimir Pettai (RUS) UEFA Delegate Jacques Antenen (SUI) UEFA Referee observer Kaare Inge Lindboe (NOR)

Referee

UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 10.10.2008 QR Northern Ireland - England 1-3 13.10.2008 QR England - 1-4 Newry

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Domestic information Hamburger SV (Bundesliga) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Cup 09/08/08 FC Ingolstadt (A) 3-1 Olić 51, 54, Guerrero 90 League 15/08/08 FC Bayern München (A) 2-2 Guerrero 25, Trochowski 57(pen) League 23/08/08 Karlsruher SC (H) 2-1 Own goal 33, Mathijsen 90 League 30/08/08 DSC (A)4-2 Reinhardt 39, 49, Olić 63, Jarolím 77 League 13/09/08 (H) 3-2 Guerrero 37, Olić 51, Petrić 70 League 21/09/08 VfL Wolfsburg (A) 0-3 Cup 24/09/08 VfL Bochum 1848 (H) 2-0 Petrić 9, 90 League 27/09/08 VfL Borussia 1-0 Petrić 11 Mönchengladbach (H) League 05/10/08 FC Energie (A) 2-1 Olić 54, Petrić 90 League 19/10/08 FC Schalke 04 (H) 1-1 Trochowski 29 League 26/10/08 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A)0-3 League 29/10/08 VfB (H) 2-0 Trochowski 17(pen), Mathijsen 74 League 01/11/08 (A) 0-3 League 08/11/08 BV (H)2-1 Petrić 9, Olić 33 League 15/11/08 Hertha BSC (A) 1-2 Petrić 13 League 23/11/08 Werder (H) 2-1 Guerrero 6, Olić 74 League 30/11/08 VfL Bochum 1848 (A) 1-1 Olić 70 League 07/12/08 1. FC Köln (A) 2-1 Petrić 15, 31 League 13/12/08 Eintracht (H) 1-0 Petrić 59 League 30/01/09 FC Bayern München (H) League 07/02/09 Karlsruher SC (A) League 15/02/09 DSC Arminia Bielefeld (H) League 21/02/09 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) League 28/02/09 VfL Wolfsburg (H) League 07/03/09 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) League 14/03/09 FC Energie Cottbus (H) League 21/03/09 FC Schalke 04 (A) League 04/04/09 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H) League 11/04/09 VfB Stuttgart (A) League 18/04/09 Hannover 96 (H) League 25/04/09 BV Borussia Dortmund (A) League 02/05/09 Hertha BSC Berlin (H) League 09/05/09 Werder Bremen (A) League 13/05/09 VfL Bochum 1848 (H) League 16/05/09 1. FC Köln (H) League 23/05/09 (A)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 17 11 2 4 42 23 35 2 FC Bayern München 17 10 5 2 39 24 35 3 Hertha BSC Berlin 17 10 3 4 27 20 33 4 Hamburger SV 17 10 3 4 26 24 33 5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17 10 2 5 36 21 32 6 BV Borussia Dortmund 17 7 8 2 27 19 29 7 FC Schalke 04 17 7 6 4 24 16 27 8 Werder Bremen 17 7 5 5 39 28 26 9 VfL Wolfsburg 17 7 5 5 35 25 26 10 VfB Stuttgart 17 7 4 6 26 23 25 11 1. FC Köln 17 7 1 9 19 25 22 12 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 5 4 8 23 29 19 13 Hannover 96 17 4 5 8 20 32 17 14 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 17 2 8 7 15 27 14 15 Karlsruher SC 17 4 1 12 15 32 13 16 FC Energie Cottbus 17 3 4 10 12 29 13 17 VfL Bochum 1848 17 1 8 8 19 30 11 18 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 17 3 2 12 18 35 11

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Domestic information Aston Villa FC () Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 17/08/08 Manchester City FC (H) 4-2 Carew 47, Agbonlahor 69, 74, 76 League 23/08/08 Stoke City FC (A) 2-3 Carew 63, Laursen 84 League 31/08/08 Liverpool FC (H) 0-0 League 15/09/08 Tottenham Hotspur FC (A)2-1 Reo-Coker 5, Young 54 League 21/09/08 West Bromwich Albion FC2-1 Carew 27, Agbonlahor 29 (A) Cup 24/09/08 QPR (H) 0-1 League 27/09/08 Sunderland AFC (H) 2-1 Young 18, Carew 33 League 05/10/08 Chelsea FC (A) 0-2 League 18/10/08 Portsmouth FC (H) 0-0 League 26/10/08 Wigan Athletic FC (A) 4-0 Barry 22(pen), Agbonlahor 57, Carew 62, Sidwell 90 League 29/10/08 Blackburn Rovers FC (H) 3-2 Young 45, Barry 65, Agbonlahor 87 League 03/11/08 Newcastle United FC (A) 0-2 League 09/11/08 Middlesbrough FC (H) 1-2 Sidwell 37 League 15/11/08 Arsenal FC (A) 2-0 Own goal 70, Agbonlahor 80 League 22/11/08 Manchester United FC (H)0-0 League 29/11/08 Fulham FC (H) 0-0 League 07/12/08 Everton FC (A) 3-2 Sidwell 1, Young 54, 90 League 13/12/08 Bolton Wanderers FC (H)4-2 Agbonlahor 25, 67, Own goal 40, Young 78 League 20/12/08 West Ham United FC (A) League 26/12/08 Arsenal FC (H) League 30/12/08 Hull City AFC (A) League 10/01/09 West Bromwich Albion FC (H) League 17/01/09 Sunderland AFC (A) League 27/01/09 Portsmouth FC (A) League 31/01/09 Wigan Athletic FC (H) League 07/02/09 Blackburn Rovers FC (A) League 21/02/09 Chelsea FC (H) League 28/02/09 Stoke City FC (H) League 04/03/09 Manchester City FC (A) League 14/03/09 Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) League 21/03/09 Liverpool FC (A) League 04/04/09 Manchester United FC (A) League 11/04/09 Everton FC (H) League 18/04/09 West Ham United FC (H) League 25/04/09 Bolton Wanderers FC (A) League 02/05/09 Hull City AFC (H) League 09/05/09 Fulham FC (A) League 16/05/09 Middlesbrough FC (A)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Liverpool FC 17 11 5 1 26 11 38 2 Chelsea FC 17 11 4 2 36 7 37 3 Manchester United FC 16 9 5 2 27 10 32 4 Aston Villa FC 17 9 4 4 29 20 31 5 Arsenal FC 17 9 3 5 29 20 30 6 Hull City AFC 17 7 6 4 26 27 27 7 Everton FC 17 7 4 6 23 25 25 8 Portsmouth FC 17 6 5 6 19 26 23 9 Wigan Athletic FC 17 6 4 7 21 20 22 10 Fulham FC 16 5 6 5 13 12 21 11 Bolton Wanderers FC 17 6 2 9 20 23 20 12 Middlesbrough FC 17 5 5 7 17 24 20 13 Stoke City FC 17 5 5 7 17 27 20 14 Newcastle United FC 17 4 7 6 22 24 19 15 Tottenham Hotspur FC 17 5 4 8 19 21 19 16 West Ham United FC 17 5 4 8 18 25 19 17 Manchester City FC 17 5 3 9 30 25 18 18 Sunderland AFC 17 5 3 9 17 25 18 19 Blackburn Rovers FC 17 3 4 10 17 34 13 20 West Bromwich Albion FC 17 3 3 11 12 32 12

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Match-by-match lineups

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Hamburger SV 3 2 0 1 4 2 6 Aston Villa FC 3 2 0 1 4 3 6 AFC Ajax 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 MŠK Žilina 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 SK Slavia Praha 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 23.10.2008 Žilina - Hamburg 1-2 Pod Dubnon, Zilina Goals: 0-1 Petrić 15, 0-2 Olić 45+1, 1-2 Rilke 69 Žilina: Perniš, Šourek (Ďurica 54), Pekarík, Piaček (Leitner 87), Vomácka, Tesák, Štrba, Štyvar, Vladavić, Adauto, Karoglan (Rilke 66) Hamburg: Rost, Demel, Reinhardt, Mathijsen, Atouba (Boateng 83), Jarolím, Trochowski, Benjamin, Olić, Guerrero (Pitroipa 74), Petrić 23.10.2008 Aston Villa - Ajax 2-1 Villa Park, Goals: 1-0 Laursen 8, 1-1 Vermaelen 22, 2-1 Barry 45 Aston Villa: Friedel, Young, Carlos Cuéllar, Laursen, Shorey, Reo-Coker (Gardner 81), Petrov, Barry, Milner, Agbonlahor (Davies 90+4), Young Ajax: Vermeer, Silva, Oleguer (Van der Wiel 78), Vermaelen, Emanuelson, Lindgren, Sarpong (Cvitanich 55), Vertonghen, Luis Suárez (Leonardo 60), Huntelaar, Gabri 06.11.2008 Ajax - Žilina 1-0 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Goals: 1-0 Luis Suárez 41 Ajax: Vermeer, Van der Wiel, Oleguer, Vermaelen, Vertonghen, De Jong (Bakircioglü 46), Lindgren (Schilder 72), Gabri, Luis Suárez, Huntelaar, Emanuelson Žilina: Perniš, Pekarík, Vomácka, Pecalka (Ďurica 73), Tesák, Šourek, Vladavić, Štrba, Adauto, Jež (Piaček 88), Štyvar (Rilke 73) 06.11.2008 Slavia Praha - Aston Villa 0-1 Eden, Prague Goals: 0-1 Carew 26 Slavia Praha: Vaniak, Tavares, Brabec, Hubáček (Šenkeřík 66), Jarolím, Šmicer (Švento 41), Suchý, Krajčík, Volešák (Belaid 46), Necid, Černý Aston Villa: Guzan, Sidwell, Young, Carew (Delfouneso 90+3), Agbonlahor (Barry 89), Davies, Knight, Salifou, Shorey, Carlos Cuéllar, Gardner 27.11.2008 Žilina - Slavia Praha 0-0 Pod Dubnon, Zilina Goals: - Žilina: Perniš, Pekarík, Vomácka, Leitner, Pecalka, Štrba, Šourek, Vladavić, Adauto, Jež, Rilke (Štyvar 84) Slavia Praha: Vaniak, Krajčík, Suchý, Brabec, Hubáček, Jarolím (Janda 71), Belaid, Latka, Švento (Volešák 82), Necid, Ivana (Šenkeřík 89) 27.11.2008 Hamburg - Ajax 0-1 Arena Hamburg, Hamburg Goals: 0-1 Leonardo 77 Hamburg: Rost, Demel, Reinhardt, Mathijsen, Aogo, Jarolím, Alex Silva, Olić, Neves (Torun 84), Trochowski (Pitroipa 68), Guerrero (Petrić 74) Ajax: Vermeer, Oleguer, Vermaelen, Vertonghen, Lindgren, Bakircioglü (Sno 73), Emanuelson, Sulejmani (Leonardo 61), Van der Wiel, Luis Suárez, Eyong Takang (Gabri 61) 04.12.2008 Slavia Praha - Hamburg 0-2 Eden, Prague Goals: 0-1 Olić 30, 0-2 Petrić 90+1 (pen) Slavia Praha: Vaniak, Tavares, Brabec, Hubáček (Šmicer 46), Jarolím, Suchý, Švento, Krajčík, Belaid (Ivana 68), Necid (Toleski 72), Černý Hamburg: Rost, Alex Silva, Reinhardt (Boateng 76), Mathijsen, Jansen, Petrić (Guerrero 90+4), Olić, Jarolím, Demel, Benjamin, Aogo

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Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 04.12.2008 Aston Villa - Žilina 1-2 Villa Park, Birmingham Goals: 0-1 Leitner 16, 0-2 Štyvar 19, 1-2 Delfouneso 28 Aston Villa: Guzan, Reo-Coker, Knight, Carlos Cuéllar, Young, Gardner, Salifou (Barry 68), Osbourne (Milner 65), Young, Delfouneso (Agbonlahor 76), Harewood Žilina: Perniš, Pekarík, Vomácka, Šourek, Leitner, Štrba, Jež (Tesák 90+3), Pecalka, Piaček, Adauto (Vladavić 60), Štyvar (Rilke 86) 17.12.2008 Hamburg - Aston Villa - Arena Hamburg, Hamburg 17.12.2008 Ajax - Slavia Praha - Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam

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Competition facts

ALL-TIME RECORDS Most UEFA Cup wins • Club 3 FC Internazionale Milano (1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) 3 Juventus (1976/77, 1989/90, 1992/93) 3 Liverpool FC (1972/73, 1975/76, 2000/01) 2 , IFK Göteborg, Parma FC, Real Madrid CF, Tottenham Hotspur FC, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, Sevilla FC • Player 3 Ray Clemence (Liverpool - 1972/73, 1975/76, Tottenham - 1983/84) 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) 3 Nicola Berti (Inter - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) • Coach 3 Giovanni Trapattoni (Juventus 1976/77, 1990/91, 1992/93) 2 Juande Ramos (Sevilla 2005/06, 2006/07) • Country 9 6 England, Germany 5 4 2 , 1 , , Most UEFA Cup appearances 96 Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter) 69 Walter Zenga (Inter) 66 Enzo Scifo (RSC Anderlecht, Inter, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, AJ Auxerre, Torino Calcio, AS Monaco FC) 63 David Narey (Dundee United FC) Most UEFA Cup goals 37 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, Helsingborgs IF) 29 Dieter Müller (1. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, Bordeaux) 25 Alessandro Altobelli (Inter, Juventus) Most UEFA Cup goals in one season 15 Jürgen Klinsmann (FC Bayern München, 1995/96) 14 John Wark (Ipswich Town FC, 1981/82) 12 Derlei (FC Porto, 2002/03) Most UEFA club competition appearances 173 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 142 Oliver Kahn (Karlsruher SC, FC Bayern München) 141 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 135 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 131 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) 130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray AS) 128 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 127 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) 125 Emerson (Bayer 04 Leverkusen AS Roma, Juventus, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) 123 (Manchester United FC) 122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)

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Most UEFA club competition goals 65 (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 64 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 61 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 60 (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 56 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 56 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF) 55 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) Last updated: 05.12.2008

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Team facts

Hamburger SV UEFA club competition milestones • Hamburg's greatest achievement came in 1983 when they were crowned champions of Europe with a 1-0 win against Juventus. Three seasons earlier they were beaten finalists, losing to Nottingham Forest FC by a solitary goal in Madrid. They also won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1977 having finished runners-up in 1968. UEFA Cup milestones • During the 1981/82 season, Hamburg reached the UEFA Cup final where they lost 4-0 to IFK Göteborg over two legs. They had previously been beaten semi-finalists in 1975/76, losing out to Club Brugge KV. UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1982/83 • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1976/77 • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005, 2007 Ten-year record 2007/08: UEFA Cup Round of 16 2006/07: UEFA Champions League group stage 2005/06: UEFA Cup Round of 16 2004/05: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2003/04: UEFA Cup first round 2002/03: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2001/02: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2000/01: UEFA Cup third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, first group stage) 1999/00: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1998/99: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2007/08 season Domestic record: Hamburg ended the Bundesliga season in fourth position, ten points adrift of FC Schalke 04 – who claimed Germany's third and final UEFA Champions League place. They exited the German Cup at the quarter-final stage, losing 2-1 at VfL Wolfsburg. European record: Hamburg progressed from the UEFA Intertoto Cup to the UEFA Cup group stage following comfortable aggregate victories over FC Dacia Chişinău, Honvéd FC and PFC Litex Lovech. They then won Group D to set up a Round of 32 tie against FC Zürich whom they beat 3-1. However, fellow Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen stopped their progress in the Round of 16 with an away goals win. Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 8-0: Hamburger SV v CSC Steagul Rosu Brasov 23.10.1974, UEFA Cup second round first leg • Biggest home win 8-0: Hamburger SV v CSC Steagul Rosu Brasov (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Avenir Beggen v Hamburger SV 15.09.1987, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg 0-5: BSC Young Boys v Hamburger SV 02.11.1960, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest defeat 6-0: Liverpool FC v Hamburger SV 06.12.1977, UEFA Super Cup, second leg

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• Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Hamburger SV v AS Saint-Etienne 26.11.1980, UEFA Cup, third round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Liverpool FC v Hamburger SV (see above for details) UEFA Cup • Biggest win 8-0: Hamburger SV v CSC Steagul Rosu Brasov (see above for details) • Biggest home win 8-0: Hamburger SV v CSC Steagul Rosu Brasov (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-4: PFC CSKA Sofia v Hamburger SV 06.11.1991, UEFA Cup second round second leg 3-6: FC Utrecht v Hamburger SV 30.09.1981, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest defeat 0-5: Hamburger SV v AS Saint-Etienne (see above for details) • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Hamburger SV v AS Saint-Etienne (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 3-0: FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Hamburger SV 15.10.2003, UEFA Cup first round second leg 3-0: AS Monaco FC v Hamburger SV 19.11.1996, UEFA Cup third round first leg 4-1: SK Sigma Olomouc v Hamburger SV 10.12.1991, UEFA Cup third round second leg 3-0: Saint Johnstone FC v Hamburger SV 29.09.1971, UEFA Cup first round second leg Last updated: 05.12.2008

Aston Villa FC UEFA club competition milestones • The high-water mark of Aston Villa FC's European adventures came on 26 May 1982 when they won the European Champion Clubs' Cup, with a single goal from Peter Withe earning them a 1-0 win against FC Bayern München at De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam. More recently, they were one of the winners of the 2009 UEFA Intertoto Cup. UEFA Cup milestones • The Birmingham side reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals twice, with some 20 years separating their two appearances. They narrowly lost out to FC Barcelona in the last eight of the 1977/78 edition, and missed out against another Spanish side – Club Atlético de Madrid – on away goals in the 1997/98 competition. UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1981/82 • European/South American Cup: 1982 • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001, 2008

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Ten-year record 2007/08: Did not take part in UEFA club competition 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: UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals 2001/02: UEFA Cup first round (transferred from UEFA Intertoto Cup) 2000/01: UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals 1999/00: Did not take part in UEFA club competition 1998/99: UEFA Cup second round 2007/08 season Domestic record: Aston Villa finished sixth in the Premier League to earn a place in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, subsequently beating Odense BK to go through to the UEFA Cup first round. European record: Did not take part in UEFA club competition. Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 5-0: Aston Villa FC v Valur Reykjavík 16.09.1981, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg 5-0: Aston Villa FC v Vitória Guimarães 28.09.1983, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest home win 5-0: Aston Villa FC v Valur Reykjavík (see above for details) 5-0: Aston Villa FC v Vitória Guimarães (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-3: Strømsgodset IF v Aston Villa FC 29.09.2008, UEFA Cup first round second leg 1-4: FH Hafnarfjördur v Aston Villa FC 14.08.2008, UEFA Cup second qualifying round first leg • Heaviest defeat 4-1: R. Antwerp FC v Aston Villa FC 17.09.1975, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Aston Villa FC v LOSC Métropole 07.08.2002, UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-final second leg 1-3: Aston Villa FC v RC Celta de Vigo 03.11.1998, UEFA Cup second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: R. Antwerp FC v Aston Villa FC (see above for details) UEFA Cup • Biggest win 5-0: Aston Villa FC v Vitória Guimarães (see above for details) • Biggest home win 5-0: Aston Villa FC v Vitória Guimarães (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-3: Strømsgodset IF v Aston Villa FC (see above for details) 1-4: FH Hafnarfjördur v Aston Villa FC (see above for details) • Heaviest defeat 4-1: R. Antwerp FC v Aston Villa FC (see above for details)

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• Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Aston Villa FC v RC Celta de Vigo (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: R. Antwerp FC v Aston Villa FC (see above for details) Last updated: 05.12.2008

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Competition information

The UEFA Cup evolved from the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and was first contested as the UEFA Cup in 1971/72. Next season the UEFA Cup will be reborn as the UEFA Europa League. The new name heralds major changes to the competition, which will have a new 48-team group stage with centralised marketing of broadcast rights, a presenting sponsor and an official matchball in addition to centralised sponsorship from the knockout stage and a new logo and visual identity. • Format: The UEFA Cup group stage draw in Nyon on 7 October saw the 40 teams divided into eight groups of five. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays home and away alternately in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. a) superior goal difference from all group matches played; b) higher number of goals scored; c) higher number of goals scored away; d) higher number of wins; e) higher number of away wins; f) higher coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons. The eight group-winners, the eight runners-up, and the eight third-ranked teams from the group stage qualify for the Round of 32, along with the eight sides that finish third in the eight UEFA Champions League groups, with ties to be played over two legs on 18/19 and 26 February 2009. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth and fifth position are eliminated from UEFA club competition for the season. This year's UEFA Cup final is in Istanbul on 20 May 2009. • Disciplinary information: As a rule, a player who is sent off is suspended for the next match in a UEFA club competition. The Control and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment. In the case of repeated cautions, a player is suspended for one match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as following any subsequent odd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc). Single yellow cards and pending suspensions are always carried forward either to the next stage of the competition or to another club competition in the current season. • Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2007/08, at least six places will be reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from within the same association of the said club. The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the club for any uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday. In 2006/07, the number of locally-trained players required began at four but the current six will rise to eight in 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained. A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the club between the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at least three seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21. • Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Cup matches from the start of the Round of 32, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of 25 for the remaining matches in the current competition. One player from the above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFA Cup this season or by a club that has transferred from the UEFA Champions League to the UEFA Cup following the group stage. • Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations on www.uefa.com.

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Legend

:: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round AP: Appearances No.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played GS1: First group stage R2: Second round D: Drawn Pos.: Position GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals GF: Goals for Res.: Result QF: Quarter-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals L: Lost W: Won QR: Qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg red) FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www.uefa.com.

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