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AOL Arena, Thursday, 3 November 2005 - 18:30 local time Group A - Matchday 2

Something has to give at the AOL Arena as the two Group A winners from Matchday 1 meet looking to maintain perfect starts. Hamburger SV won their opening game 1-0 at PFC CSKA Sofia thanks to a goal, while Viking FK secured a fine home win against the 2004 UEFA Champions League finalists AS FC, Nkosinathi Nhleko scoring the only goal in another 1-0 success.

•Despite beginning their European adventure in the 1960/61 season, Hamburg now face Norwegian opposition for the first time. The club (who qualified for this competition as one of the three UEFA Intertoto Cup winners along with RC Lens and ), are looking to complete a quartet of European trophies.

•Hamburg have also won the 1976/77 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 1982/83 European Champion Clubs' Cup.

•However, they were beaten 1-0 by Nottingham Forest FC in the 1979/80 European Cup final and lost 2-0 to AC Milan in the 1967/68 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final. The German side completed a hat-trick of losing major finals when they lost to IFK Göteborg in the 1981/82 UEFA Cup final, 4-0 on aggregate. •Viking have met German clubs in five previous ties in UEFA competition, and have come out on top only once, against 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig, now VfB Leipzig but then of the East German league, with a win on away goals in the 1982/83 UEFA Cup first round. Viking won the home leg 1-0 before going down 3-2 away. •The four aggregate defeats suffered by Viking at the hands of Bundesliga clubs began in 1972/73 when the Norwegian club were paired with 1. FC Köln in the UEFA Cup second round. Viking won 1-0 at home, but Köln dominated the return leg - Johannes Löhr scoring five times in a 9-1 romp.

•Viking then lost to eventual finalists VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1 on aggregate in the first round of the 1979/80 UEFA Cup, and to Werder on away goals after a 2-2 draw on aggregate in the 1999/00 UEFA Cup second round.

•The last meeting with German opposition was in the second round of the 2001/02 UEFA Cup against Hertha BSC Berlin. Michael Preetz gave Hertha a first-leg win at the Stavanger stadion, before Alex Alves and Eyjölfur Sverrisson scored in for a 3- 0 aggregate victory.

Team facts: Hamburg •This is Hamburg's third successive appearance in UEFA competition. Their best sequence came from 1979/80 to 1985/86, a period which included a 1-0 victory in the

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1982/83 European Champion Clubs' Cup final against Juventus FC. •Of all their matches in European competition, 24 have come in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Croatian side NK Slaven Koprivnica hold the record as all of their 34 matches in UEFA competition have come in the Intertoto Cup. Second are with 28 matches with Hamburg and VfL Wolfsburg joint third. •Hamburg were also involved in the Intertoto Cup in 2004, reaching the semi-final stage before losing 2-0 on aggregate to Villarreal CF, both matches finishing 1-0. Earlier in the competition, Hamburg accounted for Swiss side FC Thun 5-3 on aggregate.

•Excluding two UEFA Super Cup appearances, Hamburg have competed in five UEFA club competition finals, winning two and losing three. Their most recent success came in the 1982/83 European Cup final where Magath's eighth-minute goal proved sufficient to defeat Juventus in Athens. Their other success came six years previous in the 1976/77 Cup Winners' Cup final against RSC Anderlecht. Magath was again on the scoresheet, this time scoring the second goal in the 90th minute after Georg Volkert's opener ten minutes earlier. Their final defeats came in the 1967/68 Cup Winners' Cup, a 2-0 loss to AC Milan, the 1979/80 European Cup, won 1-0 by Nottingham Forest FC, and the 1981/82 UEFA Cup, which IFK Göteborg won 4-0 on aggregate.

•Hamburg finished in eighth position in the Bundesliga in 2004/05, good enough for them to compete in the 2005 Intertoto Cup as one of Germany's three representatives. •The German side entered the Intertoto Cup in the second round, meaning that their first game in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup group stage will be their eleventh match this season in UEFA competition.

•FK Pobeda, UD Leiria, SK Sigma Olomouc and Valencia CF provided Hamburg's opposition in the Intertoto Cup, with the German club winning seven of their eight matches and drawing the other – the second leg of their final meeting away to Valencia. In total, Hamburg scored 16 goals and conceded only twice.

•The Intertoto Cup final against Valencia was the closest of all their four ties as 's 50th-minute first-leg goal was all that separated the two sides after 180 minutes of football. •Hamburg's reward was a UEFA Cup first round engagement against Danish side FC København. The first leg ended 1-1 at the AOL Arena with Rafael van der Vaart scoring for the German side after 37 minutes, only for Elrio van Heerden to reply three minutes later. Hamburg left it late in Danish capital, Van der Vaart's 89th-minute penalty allowing the visitors to book their place in the group stage. •A single goal from Rafael van der Vaart steered Hamburg to victory against PFC CSKA Sofia in the opening matchday of the 2005/06 UEFA Cup group stage. The Bundesliga outfit took three points from the Bulgarian capital thanks to a sumptuous long-range strike from the Dutch midfielder just short of the hour.

•Prior to Matchday 2 of the 2005/06 UEFA Cup group stage, Hamburg had played 170

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matches in UEFA competition. Overall, the German side have won 87, drawn 36 and lost 47 matches with 309 goals scored against 196 conceded. In the UEFA Cup alone, they have played 73 matches with 35 wins, 14 draws and 24 defeats in which 121 goals have been scored with 87 conceded.

Team facts: Viking •This season, Viking are making their first European appearance since the 2002/03 season. •Viking are participating in their 18th season of UEFA competition following their debut in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup.

•Viking's last appearance in UEFA competition came in second round of 2002/03 UEFA Cup when they lost 4-1 on aggregate to RC Celta de Vigo having defeated Chelsea FC 5-4 on aggregate in the first round. Peter Kopteff, still playing for Viking, scored one of the goals, with John Terry, and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink among Chelsea's goalscorers.

•They last played in the European Cup in 1992/93 when they lost 1-0 on aggregate to FC Barcelona in the first round. Since then have exclusively featured in the UCUP; this is their sixth appearance in the competition since 1995/96.

•Viking have advanced to the UEFA Cup second round on five occasions, but never further. They came closest in 1999/00 season when they lost on away goals against Werder Bremen, drawing 0-0 away before being held 2-2 at home. Bjørn Berland gave Viking the lead after three minutes, but goals from Andre Wiedener and Andreas Herzog put Bremen in control before Rikhardur Dadason levelled for the Norwegian team.

•Viking entered the first qualifying round as one of the three Fair Play winners. They defeated Portadown FC 3-1 on aggregate, before beating Rhyl FC by the same margin in the second qualifying round – winning all four matches against both sides. South African striker Nkosinathi Nhleko scored three times with Finnish international midfield player contributing Peter Kopteff two goals. •The Norwegian side then overcame FK Wien in the first round, advancing on away goals following a 2-2 aggregate draw. Viking won the first leg at home thanks to Robert Mambo Mumba's 71st-minute goal. They then lost 2-1 in having taken the lead through Trygve Nygaard's 12th-minute goal. Austria hit back through Sigurd Rushfeldt (21) and Andreas Lasnik (47), but it was not enough for the team that reached the quarter-finals in 2004/05. •Nkosinathi Nhleko scored the only goal as Viking’s UEFA Cup adventure continued with a home victory against AS Monaco FC on the opening matchday of the 2005/06 group stage. The South African striker turned in Thomas Pereira's cross in the 18th minute to give the Norwegian side the victory. Monaco, the 2004 UEFA Champions League runners-up, were frustrated by Viking goalkeeper Anthony Basso throughout, although substitute David Gigliotti almost salvaged an equaliser when he struck a post

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in added time. •Prior to Matchday 2 of the 2005/06 UEFA Cup group stage, Viking had played 59 matches in UEFA competition. In that time, the Stavanger-based club have won 20, drawn 13 and lost 26 times with 75 goals scored against 86 conceded.

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All-time statistics Head-to-head record No matches have been played between the two clubs

Home team's record versus clubs from the away team's country Home club has never played against clubs of the country of the away team

Away team's record versus clubs from the home team's country Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 24.10.1972 UCUP R2 Viking FK - 1. FC Köln 1-0 Stavanger 07.11.1972 UCUP R2 1. FC Köln - Viking FK 9-1 19.09.1979 UCUP R1 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - Viking FK 3-0 Monchengladbach 03.10.1979 UCUP R1 Viking FK - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 Stavanger 15.09.1982 UCUP R1 Viking FK - VfB Leipzig 1-0 Stavanger 29.09.1982 UCUP R1 VfB Leipzig - Viking FK 3-2 Leipzig 21.10.1999 UCUP R2 Werder Bremen - Viking FK 0-0 Bremen 04.11.1999 UCUP R2 Viking FK - Werder Bremen 2-2 Stavanger 16.10.2001 UCUP R2 Viking FK - Hertha BSC Berlin 0-1 Stavanger 01.11.2001 UCUP R2 Hertha BSC Berlin - Viking FK 2-0 Berlin Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Viking FK 10 2 3 5 8 21

UEFA club competition record Hamburger SV Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 35 18 7 10 64 40 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 34 20 7 7 81 39 UEFA Cup 73 35 14 24 121 87 UEFA Super Cup 4 0 2 2 1 9 UEFA Intertoto Cup 24 14 6 4 42 21 Total 170 87 36 47 309 196 Viking FK Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 14 1 2 11 11 29 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 0 0 2 0 5 UEFA Cup 43 19 11 13 64 52 UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 59 20 13 26 75 86

KEY: All-time statistics Comp. - Competition, Res - Result Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against

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(NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup) Current club names used for all clubs listed in these tables Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined. Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out.. ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA AP: Appearances QR2: Second qualifying round Champions League : Final QR3: Third qualifying round UCUP: UEFA Cup GS: Group stage R1: First round UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup GS1: First group stage R2: Second round SCUP: UEFA Super Cup GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup PR: Preliminary round R4: Fourth round EURO: UEFA European Football Championship QF: Quarter-finals SF: Semi-finals WC: FIFA World Cup QR: Qualifying round 1/8: Eighth-finals QR1: First qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals

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Squad list Hamburger SV All-time UEFACUP1 UEFA2 No. Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Stefan Wächter GER 20.04.78 3 - 13 - 12 GER 09.06.80 - - - - 29 Wolgang Hesl GER 13.01.86 - - - - Defenders 3 Thimothée Atouba CMR 17.02.82 6 - 23 1 4 GER 19.11.75 3 - 10 - 5 BEL 07.02.78 3 - 27 3 16 René Klingbeil GER 02.04.81 2 - 8 - 20 FRA 13.06.81 4 - 12 1 21 NED 28.12.81 1 - 7 - Midfielders 6 Raphael Wicky SUI 26.04.77 23 3 54 4 7 IRN 24.07.77 6 - 20 5 8 Markus Karl GER 14.02.86 - - 4 1 14 David Jarolím CZE 17.05.79 5 - 17 - 15 GER 22.03.84 3 - 10 2 22 GER 13.01.72 17 5 42 10 23 Rafael van der Vaart NED 11.02.83 11 6 39 12 24 Reto Ziegler SUI 16.01.86 2 - 2 - 26 Volker Schmidt GER 22.09.78 - - 3 - 27 Alexander Laas GER 05.05.84 - - 2 1 28 Collin Benjamin NAM 03.08.78 1 - 6 - 31 Charles Takyi GER 12.11.84 - - 1 1 Forwards 10 Sergej Barbarez BHZ 17.09.71 8 - 29 5 11 GER 04.08.81 2 - 11 4 19 Mustafa Kucukovic GER 05.11.86 1 - 2 - 25 Emile Mpenza BEL 04.07.78 6 1 21 5 32 JPN 04.06.79 4 - 8 - Coach GER 09.04.66 3 - 11 -

KEY: Squad list Squad list is ordered by position and then numerically No - Number, Nat. - Nationality DoB - Date of birth, Pld - Matches played, Gls - Goals 1 - UEFACUP: Total appearances in the UEFA Cup from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition) 2 - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup)

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Squad list Viking FK All-time UEFACUP1 UEFA2 No. Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 12 Tore Snørteland NOR 09.09.73 1 - 2 - 22 Iven Austbø NOR 22.02.85 - - - - 32 Anthony Basso FRA 04.07.79 3 - 7 - Defenders 2 Alexander Gabrielsen NOR 18.11.85 - - - - 3 Bjørn Dahl NOR 17.04.78 12 - 22 - 4 Ronny Deila NOR 21.09.75 6 - 11 - 5 Thomas Pereira NOR 12.06.73 15 - 25 - 13 Fredrik Lundqvist SWE 03.08.76 - - 1 - 18 Johan Lædre Bjørdal NOR 05.05.86 - - - - 20 Frode Hansen NOR 04.09.72 6 - 13 - 21 Muhammed Akar NOR 20.11.86 - - - - 29 Øyvind Svenning NOR 21.09.80 1 - 2 - Midfielders 6 Allan Gaarde DEN 25.01.75 7 - 22 3 7 Birkir Bjarnason ISL 27.05.88 - - - - 11 Peter Kopteff FIN 10.04.79 10 1 24 3 14 Sandro Grande CAN 29.09.77 1 - 3 - 15 Brede Hangeland NOR 20.06.81 11 - 15 - 16 Jørgen Tengesdal NOR 05.04.79 4 - 6 - 17 Kristian Sørli NOR 08.08.76 2 - 5 - 19 Trygve Nygaard NOR 19.08.75 15 1 20 2 23 Robert Mambo Mumba NOR 25.10.78 3 1 5 1 24 Trygve Åse Lunde NOR 25.12.85 - - - - Forwards 8 Bjørn Berland NOR 14.04.77 9 1 18 3 10 Egil Østenstad NOR 02.01.72 9 2 17 3 25 Runar Andersen NOR 11.09.85 - - - - 27 Nkostuathi Nhleko RSA 24.07.79 3 1 9 6 Coach ENG 09.08.47 33 - 57 -

KEY: Squad list Squad list is ordered by position and then numerically No - Number, Nat. - Nationality DoB - Date of birth, Pld - Matches played, Gls - Goals 1 - UEFACUP: Total appearances in the UEFA Cup from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition) 2 - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup)

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Match-by-match lineups - Group A Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts Hamburger SV 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Viking FK 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 SK Slavia Praha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AS Monaco FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 PFC CSKA Sofia 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Date Match Res Lineups 20/10/2005 Viking FK v AS Monaco FC 1-0 Viking: Basso, Hangeland, Hansen, Pereira, Kopteff, Grande (Mumba 73), Nygaard, Gaarde, Østenstad, Nhleko (Svenning 89), Tengesdal Monaco: Warmuz, Evra (Zikos 46), Modesto, Maicon, Squillaci, Givet, Plašil (Gigliotti 46), Bernardi, Kapo (Maoulida 84), Meriem, Adebayor 20/10/2005 PFC CSKA Sofia v Hamburger SV 0-1 CSKA Sofia: Maksić, Zabavník, Valetntin Iliev, Tiago Silva, Gueye, Jakirović (Zadi 66), Hdiouad, Gargorov, Yordan Todorov, Yanev (Sakaliev 66), Velizar Dimitrov (Yurukov 82) Hamburg: Wächter, Atouba, Van Buyten, Wicky, Demel (Klingbeil 45), Jarolím, Trochowski (Mahdavikia 59), Beinlich, Van der Vaart, Barbarez, Emile Mpenza (Ziegler 87) 03/11/2005 Hamburger SV v Viking FK 03/11/2005 SK Slavia Praha v PFC CSKA Sofia 24/11/2005 Viking FK v SK Slavia Praha 24/11/2005 AS Monaco FC v Hamburger SV 30/11/2005 SK Slavia Praha v AS Monaco FC 30/11/2005 PFC CSKA Sofia v Viking FK 15/12/2005 AS Monaco FC v PFC CSKA Sofia 15/12/2005 Hamburger SV v SK Slavia Praha

KEY: Match-by-match lineups Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points (NOTE: In the group stage, the group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams advance to the UEFA Cup knockout stage where they are joined by the third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams in the UEFA Cup group stage are eliminated.)

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Match officials Referee Romans Lajuks (LAT) Assistant referees Sergejs Braga (LAT), Janis Pukijans (LAT) Fourth official Andrejs Sipailo (LAT) UEFA Delegate Jan Damgaard (DEN) UEFA Referee observer Martin Bodenham (ENG) Referee

Name Nat. DoB UEFACUP1 UEFA2 Romans Lajuks LAT 19.06.1964 10 19 UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 14.09.1999 UCUP R1 Stabæk IF - RC Deportivo La Coruña 1-0 26.08.2004 UCUP QR2 FC Haka - Stabæk IF 1-3 Valkeakoski 03.11.2005 UCUP GS Hamburger SV - Viking FK Hamburg

UEFA Cup Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 17.07.1996 UCUP PR FC Jazz - GÍ Gøta 3-1 Pori 28.09.2000 UCUP R1 Parma FC - FK Pobeda 4-0 Parma 09.08.2001 UCUP QR HB Tórshavn - Grazer AK 2-2 Torshavn 03.10.2002 UCUP R1 FC Dinamo - FC Slovan Liberec 0-1 Tbilisi 24.09.2003 UCUP R1 BK - FK Crvena Zvezda 2-2 Odense 30.09.2004 UCUP R1 PFC Litex Lovech - Grazer AK 1-0 Lovech 25.11.2004 UCUP GS Amica Sport - AZ Alkmaar 1-3 Wronki 15.09.2005 UCUP R1 Brøndby IF - FC Zürich 2-0 Brondby

Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 06.10.1993 U16 QR - 1-2 Motala 06.09.1994 U16 QR Finland - 0-1 Kerava 04.10.1994 U18 PR Faroe Islands - Northern Ireland 0-5 15.08.1995 U21 QR Estonia - 0-5 Parnu 14.10.1995 WCHAMP QR - 0-0 14.11.1995 U21 QR - Georgia 2-1 Chisinau 14.04.1996 WCHAMP QR - 3-0 12.09.1996 UCWC R1 FC Vaduz - Paris Saint-Germain FC 0-4 Vaduz 23.09.1996 U16 QR Finland - 2-5 29.03.1997 WC QR - Liechtenstein 8-0 28.06.1997 UIC GS MSV - BK 2-0 30.07.1997 UCL QR1 Rangers FC - GÍ Gøta 6-0 18.09.1997 UCWC R1 APOEL FC - SK Sturm 0-1 Nicosia 12.10.1997 U21 QR - 1-2 Velenje 05.07.1998 WU18 SF Sweden - France 2-0*(3-5) 27.08.1998 UCWC QR FC Spartak Trnava - FK Vardar 2-0 Trnava

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01.10.1998 UCWC R1 Vålerenga IF - AFC Rapid Bucuresti 0-0 Oslo 10.07.1999 UIC R2 SC Austria Lustenau - NK Rudar Velenje 2-1 Lustenau 07.09.1999 U21 QR Iceland - Ukraine 4-1 Akranes 05.10.1999 U21 QR Scotland - Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 Paisley 08.07.2000 UIC R2 FC Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev - FK Chmel 0-2 Borisov Blšany 10.10.2000 U21 QR Iceland - Northern Ireland 2-5 Hafnarfjordur 02.06.2001 WC QR Iceland - Malta 3-0 Reykjavik 15.08.2001 FRIE. R1 Lithuania - 2-3 31.10.2001 U19 PR Israel - Belgium 1-0 Ashkelon 06.07.2002 UIC R2 Willem II - FC St. Gallen 1-0 Tilburg 24.07.2002 UCL QR1 ÍA Akranes - NK Željeznicar 0-1 Akranes 16.10.2002 EURO QR Luxembourg - Romania 0-7 Luxembourg 02.04.2003 FRIE. R1 Belarus - Uzbekistan 2-2 12.07.2003 UIC R2 1. FC - FC Thun 1-1 Breclav 10.10.2003 U21 QR Armenia - Spain 0-2 Ararat 18.02.2004 FRIE. R1 Romania - Georgia 3-0 Larnaca 21.02.2004 FRIE. R1 - 2-1 Larnaca 13.10.2004 WC QR Rep. of Ireland - Faroe Islands 2-0 27.07.2005 UCL QR2 Shelbourne FC - FC Steaua Bucuresti 0-0 Dublin

KEY: Match officials Nat. - Nationality, DoB - Date of birth Comp. - Competition, Res - Result 1 - UEFACUP: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Cup from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. Matches where the match official has acted as a fourth official are not included in this statistic.) 2 - UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. International matches or matches where the match official has acted as a fourth official are not included in this statistic.) ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA AP: Appearances QR2: Second qualifying round Champions League : Final QR3: Third qualifying round UCUP: UEFA Cup GS: Group stage R1: First round UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup GS1: First group stage R2: Second round SCUP: UEFA Super Cup GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup PR: Preliminary round R4: Fourth round EURO: UEFA European Football Championship QF: Quarter-finals SF: Semi-finals WC: FIFA World Cup QR: Qualifying round 1/8: Eighth-finals CONFCUP: Confederation Cup QR1: First qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals FRIE.: Friendly matches

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Domestic news Weekend joy boosts rivals' confidence (Monday, 31 October 2005) Confidence will not be a problem for the sides in UEFA Cup Group A going into Matchday 2 after Hamburger SV, Viking FK, PFC CSKA Sofia and AS Monaco all enjoyed victories at the weekend. SK Slavia Praha were not so fortunate, though, suffering defeat at the Czech top-flight's bottom club, 1. FC Brno, on Monday.

Hamburger SV 1–0 FC Schalke 04 Hamburg rounded off a successful week with a home victory against Schalke on Saturday, Iranian midfielder Mehdi Mahdavikia scoring the only goal on 19 minutes. Hamburg remained third in the Bundesliga, four points behind FC Bayern München and two adrift of Werder Bremen despite being without Rafael van der Vaart (suspended), Guy Demel (ankle and suspension) and Bastian Reinhardt (thigh). Van der Vaart was, however, a key figure in Hamburg's 3-2 victory against Bayer 04 in the second round of the German Cup on Tuesday night, the Dutch international's free-kick creating a late winner for Swiss midfielder Raphael Wicky.

"I want to compliment my players on another great performance," said Hamburg coach Thomas Doll after watching his side defeat Schalke. "We controlled the match in the first half and created a string of chances. Sadly we lost our way a bit when Schalke went down to ten men [after was sent off] and we failed to kill the match off by scoring the second goal. None the less we took three very important points today."

Viking FK 3-0 Ålesunds FK Viking clinched fifth place in the Norwegian Tippeligaen with a comfortable win against Aalesund, who were relegated as a result of the defeat. Danish midfielder Allan Gaarde opened the scoring on 20 minutes, slotting in from close range after a nice cross from Peter Kopteff. Robert Mambo Mumba doubled the lead 14 minutes later, latching on to Egil Østenstad's flick. In his last league game before hanging up his boots, Østenstad rounded off his domestic career in perfect fashion by adding the third in added time, tapping in after Allan Borgvardt had unselfishly square when clean through.

"This was a good win after we hadn't won for five league games," said Viking coach Roy Hodgson, whose first-choice goalkeeper Anthony Basso was suspended but is expected to return in time for the trip to Hamburg, although Fredric Lundqvist (heel) and Peter Kovacs (cruciate ligament) remain injured. "We took our chances this time, something we have struggled with lately. This should give us confidence ahead of the game in Hamburg." 1. FC Brno 1-0 SK Slavia Praha

Having rested all of his regular players with the exception of Matej Krajcík and Tomáš Hrdlička for Wednesday's Czech Cup victory against second­division TJ Vítkovice (defender Karel Kratochvíl settling the tie in style with his first­ever goal for Sparta, a

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sumptuous overhead­kick), coach Karel Jarolím welcomed back his key performers for Monday's trip to Brno, including Karel Piták after a three­game suspension and Michal Švec following a long­term injury absence, although Krajcík was suspended.

Still, that was not enough to prevent Brno, bottom of the First Division, from recording their first league victory of the season at the eleventh attempt. Pavel Mezlík's goal in the third minute ended Slavia's six­game unbeaten run, although the visitors twice saw attempts on goal cleared off the line. "Again we conceded a soft goal in the opening minutes which proved to be decisive," was Jarolím's verdict. Patrik Gedeon and Césareo Victorino are both sidelined with knee injuries. PFC CSKA Sofia 3­0 PFC Cherno More Varna

Bulgarian international Valentin Iliev is a doubt for CSKA Sofia’s trip to Prague on Thursday after damaging his ankle during his side's 3­0 win over PFC Cherno More Varna. The victory on Saturday, thanks to goals from Emil Gargorov, Yordan Yurukov and Velizar Dimitrov, extended CSKA Sofia’s unbeaten start to the league season to ten games and put them four points clear at the top.

"I am not happy despite the win as we lost another first team player," said coach Miodrag Jesic afterwards. "We will wait for the medical tests and can only hope that Iliev will recover in time". The loss of the defender was the club’s second blow in the space of three days after midfielder Mourad Hdiouad suffered a thigh injury during the 4­3 league win over PFC Lokomotiv 1936 last Wednesday. The Moroccan will be sidelined for at least six weeks.

AS Monaco FC 3–0 AC Ajaccio

For the second successive home game in Ligue 1 since Francesco Guidolin became coach, Monaco turned in a 3­0 victory. After the win over FC two weeks ago this Saturday they defeated AC Ajaccio, getting their first goal in the first half of a league game this season in the process. Ernesto Chevantón’s 38th minute strike was later added to by Gaël Givet and Jaroslav Plašil as Monaco moved up to sixth in the table. "It was our best game since I took charge," Guidolin said afterwards. The Italian will be grateful his team are not involved on Matchday 2 however, such are the injury problems he currently faces. Flavio Roma (groin), Patrice Evra (eye), Sébastien Squilaci (thigh), Eric Cubilier (knee), Olivier Kapo (ankle) and Emmanuel Adebayor (groin) all missed the game at the weekend. Meanwhile, Monaco secured their place in the last 16 of the French League Cup with a 1­0 midweek win over Ligue 2 side Dijon FCO.

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Domestic league details Hamburger SV (Bundesliga) Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 06.08.2005 v 1. FC Nürnberg (H) 3-0 Emile Mpenza, Barbarez (pen), Barbarez 13.08.2005 v DSC (A) 2-0 Van der Vaart, Barbarez (pen) 27.08.2005 v (H) 1-1 Mahdavikia 10.09.2005 v 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) 3-1 Van der Vaart, Wicky, Mahdavikia 17.09.2005 v Eintracht (H) 1-1 Van Buyten 21.09.2005 v VfB Stuttgart (A) 2-1 Van der Vaart, Jarolím 24.09.2005 v FC Bayern München (H) 2-0 Van der Vaart, Trochowski 02.10.2005 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) 3-0 Van der Vaart (2), Barbarez 15.10.2005 v VfL Wolfsburg (H) 0-1 23.10.2005 v BV Borussia Dortmund (A) 1-1 Trochowski 29.10.2005 v FC Schalke 04 (H) 1-0 Mahdavikia 06.11.2005 v VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) 20.11.2005 v MSV Duisburg (H) 26.11.2005 v (A) 03.12.2005 v 1. FC Köln (H) 10.12.2005 v Hertha BSC Berlin (H) Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Bayern München 11 9 1 1 24 7 28 2 Werder Bremen 11 8 2 1 31 13 26 3 Hamburger SV 11 7 3 1 19 6 24 4 FC Schalke 04 11 4 6 1 11 7 18 5 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 11 5 3 3 16 13 18 6 Hertha BSC Berlin 11 5 3 3 18 16 18 7 VfL Wolfsburg 11 4 4 3 12 13 16 8 BV Borussia Dortmund 11 3 6 2 17 15 15 9 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 11 4 3 4 16 16 15 10 VfB Stuttgart 11 2 7 2 14 14 13 11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 11 3 4 4 19 20 13 12 Hannover 96 11 2 5 4 14 17 11 13 1. FSV Mainz 05 11 3 1 7 13 17 10 14 11 3 1 7 11 19 10 15 1. FC Köln 11 3 0 8 16 25 9 16 MSV Duisburg 11 2 3 6 12 21 9 17 1. FC Kaiserslautern 11 2 3 6 16 27 9 18 1. FC Nürnberg 11 1 3 7 11 24 6 KEY: Domestic league details - , Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points

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Domestic league details Viking FK (Norwegian Tippeligaen) Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 10.04.2005 v FK Bodø/Glimt (H) 2-1 Østenstad, Kovacs 18.04.2005 v FK (A) 1-2 Mumba 24.04.2005 v Lillestrøm SK (H) 3-1 Østenstad (2), Mumba 01.05.2005 v IK Start (A) 2-5 Kovacs, Østenstad 05.05.2005 v SFK Lyn Oslo (H) 0-0 08.05.2005 v Molde FK (H) 2-3 Mumba, Kopteff 16.05.2005 v Rosenborg BK (A) 2-0 Østenstad, Kopteff 22.05.2005 v Odd Grenland (H) 1-0 Kovacs 29.05.2005 v Ham-Kam Fotball (A) 0-0 13.06.2005 v SK Brann (H) 0-0 18.06.2005 v Vålerenga IF (A) 2-1 Sigurdsson, Østenstad 27.06.2005 v Tromsø IL (H) 3-2 Sigurdsson (2), Nygaard 03.07.2005 v Ålesunds FK (A) 2-1 Gaarde, Nygaard 24.07.2005 v FK Bodø/Glimt (A) 3-0 Kopteff, Østenstad, Nhleko 31.07.2005 v Fredrikstad FK (H) 2-1 Østenstad (2) 03.08.2005 v Lillestrøm SK (A) 0-2 08.08.2005 v IK Start (H) 1-1 Gaarde 14.08.2005 v SFK Lyn Oslo (A) 1-2 Nhleko 28.08.2005 v Molde FK (A) 2-1 Østenstad, Nhleko 10.09.2005 v Rosenborg BK (H) 3-2 Gaarde, Østenstad, Nhleko 18.09.2005 v Odd Grenland (A) 0-1 25.09.2005 v Ham-Kam Fotball (H) 1-3 Østenstad 03.10.2005 v SK Brann (A) 1-2 Østenstad 16.10.2005 v Vålerenga IF (H) 0-0 23.10.2005 v Tromsø IL (A) 0-1 29.10.2005 v Ålesunds FK (H) 3-0 Østenstad, Mumba, Gaarde Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Vålerenga IF 26 13 7 6 40 27 46 2 IK Start 26 13 6 7 47 35 45 3 SFK Lyn Oslo 26 12 8 6 37 21 44 4 Lillestrøm SK 26 12 6 8 37 31 42 5 Viking FK 26 12 5 9 37 32 41 6 SK Brann 26 10 7 9 43 32 37 7 Rosenborg BK 26 10 4 12 50 42 34 8 Tromsø IL 26 8 10 8 31 30 34 9 Odd Grenland 26 9 6 11 28 51 33 10 Ham-Kam Fotball 26 8 7 11 31 37 31 11 Fredrikstad FK 26 8 7 11 35 44 31 12 Molde FK 26 8 6 12 40 46 30 13 Ålesunds FK 26 6 9 11 30 42 27 14 FK Bodø/Glimt 26 6 6 14 29 45 24 KEY: Domestic league details - , Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points

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