Uefa Europa League 2011/12 Season Match Press Kit

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

NK Maribor SC Braga Group H - Matchday 3 Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Thursday 20 October 2011 19.00CET (19.00 local time)

Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 3 Team facts...... 4 Squad list...... 7 Fixtures and results...... 9 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 NK Maribor - SC Braga Thursday 20 October 2011 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Previous meetings

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NK Maribor - Record versus clubs from opponents' country None

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NK Maribor will look to buck the trend in previous games between Slovenian and Portuguese sides as they welcome SC Braga in UEFA Europa League Group H. Previous meetings • The teams are meeting for the first time in UEFA club competition having never met opponents from their opposite numbers' home country before. • Only four games in UEFA competition have been played between Slovenian and Portuguese club sides – all of them involving SL Benfica. The Slovenian teams' record in those fixtures is W0 D1 L3 (W0 D1 L1 at home) with an aggregate scoreline of 17-2 in favour of the Lisbon outfit. Match background • Maribor had gone six matches without defeat at home in Europe (five wins and a draw) before going down 2-1 to Birmingham City FC on matchday two. • A 3-1 win at Birmingham City on matchday one was Braga's first victory in seven European away games (three draws and four defeats – not counting the 1-0 loss to FC Porto in last season's UEFA Europa League final in Dublin). Team facts • Maribor are within one goal of conceding their 50th in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League. This is their 33rd game in the two competitions, the first being a 0-0 draw with ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa on 15 September 1993. • Maribor sporting director Zlatko Zahovič spent ten years as a player in Portugal with Vitória SC, Porto and Benfica. Capped 80 times by Slovenia, the attacking midfielder also won four league titles (three with Porto and one with Benfica) as well as two Portuguese Cups (one with Porto, one with Benfica). • Maribor coach Darko Milanič started his career as a defender with FK Partizan (1986-93), moving on to SK Sturm Graz (1993-2000) and representing both Yugoslavia and Slovenia internationally, earning 47 caps in total. Hired to coach Maribor in 2008, he has now won two league titles and one Slovenian Cup. • Leonardo Jardim is in charge at Braga having replaced Sporting Clube de Portugal-bound Domingos Paciência in the summer. The Venezuelan-born coach was in charge at AD Camacha (2003-08), GD Chaves (2008-09) and SC Beira-Mar (2009-11) before becoming Braga boss in May 2011.

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NK Maribor Formed: 1960 Nickname: Vijoličasti (the Purples) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 9 (2011) Slovenian Cup: 6 (2010) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2009/10: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2008/09: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2007/08: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round 2006/07: second qualifying round 2005/06: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2004/05: first round 2003/04: UEFA Champions Leaguesecond qualifying round 2002/03: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2001/02: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Maribor v FC Norma Tallinn 25/08/94, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win 1-4: FC Norma Tallinn v Maribor 11/08/94, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg 0-3 four times, most recently v Birkirkara FC 24/06/07, UEFA Intertoto Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maribor v S.S. Lazio 19/10/99, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Heaviest away defeat 9-1: AFC Ajax v Maribor 30/09/97, UEFA Cup first round second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 3-0: Maribor v Hibernian FC 29/07/10, third qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 2-3: Hibernian FC v Maribor 05/08/10,third qualifying round second leg 1-2: FK Banat Zrenjanin v Maribor 10/08/04, second qualifying round first leg 0-1: FK Sileks v Maribor 15/07/04, first qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Maribor v Olympiacos FC 26/09/95, first round second leg 0-2: Maribor v AC Sparta Praha 20/08/09, play-off first leg

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0-2: Maribor v Wisla Kraków 15/09/98, first round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 9-1: AFC Ajax v Maribor (see above)

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SC Braga Formed: 1921 Nickname: Os Arsenalistas (The Arsenalists) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Europa League: (2011) • UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2008 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Portuguese Cup: 1 (1966) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: final (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: third qualifying round 2008/09: round of 16 2007/08: round of 32 2006/07: round of 16 2005/06: first round 2004/05: first round 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 5-0: Braga v Hibernians FC 13/09/78, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 1-3: Birmingham City FC v Braga 15/09/11, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-2: FC Artmedia Petržalka v Braga 02/10/08, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Braga v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 28/09/10, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-3: Braga v Tottenham Hotspur FC 19/09/84, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Arsenal FC v Braga 15/09/10, UEFA Champions League group stage 6-0: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Braga 03/10/84, UEFA Cup first round second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 5-0: Braga v Hibernians FC (see above) • Biggest away win 1-3: Birmingham City FC v Braga (see above) 0-2: FC Artmedia Petržalka v Braga (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Braga v Tottenham Hotspur FC (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Braga (see above)

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NK Maribor

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 12 Marko Pridigar SVN 18/05/85 26 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 10 - 13 Matej Radan SVN 13/05/90 21 ------2 - 33 Jasmin Handanovič SVN 28/01/78 33 - 2 - 2 - 12 - 2 - 8 - 34 Dragan Topić SVN 12/03/93 18 ------Defenders 3 Matjaž Kek SVN 04/01/91 20 ------4 Jovan Vidovič SVN 06/01/89 22 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 2 - 7 Aleš Mejač SVN 18/03/83 28 - 4 - 1 - 8 - 1 - 17 1 22 Nejc Potokar SVN 02/12/88 22 - - - 1 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 24 Dejan Trajkovski SVN 14/04/92 19 - 1 - - - 9 - - - 1 - 26 Aleksander Rajčevič SVN 17/11/86 24 S 4 - 1 - 11 - 1 - 17 - 28 Mitja Viler SVN 01/09/86 25 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 15 2 36 Aleš Majer SVN 02/08/89 22 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 44 Arghus BRA 19/01/88 23 - 3 1 2 - 9 1 2 - 7 1 Midfielders 2 Matic Črnic SVN 12/06/92 19 - - - 1 - 5 1 1 - 2 - 5 Zeljko Filipovič SVN 03/10/88 23 - 3 - 1 - 11 - 1 - 6 - 6 Martin Milec SVN 20/09/91 20 - 3 - 2 - 9 1 2 - 7 - 8 Dejan Mezga CRO 16/07/85 26 - 4 2 2 - 7 5 2 - 19 5 10 Agim Ibraimi MKD 29/08/88 23 - 3 1 2 - 8 2 2 - 7 2 20 Goran Cvijanovič SVN 09/09/86 25 - 4 - 2 - 11 - 2 - 21 1 25 Semir Spahić SVN 26/01/91 20 ------31 Zoran Lesjak CRO 01/02/88 23 - - - 1 - 3 1 1 - 1 - 70 Aleš Mertelj SVN 22/03/87 24 - 4 - 2 - 11 1 2 - 21 - Forwards 9 Marcos BRA 30/03/84 27 - 4 2 2 - 10 5 2 - 21 9 11 Etien Velikonja SVN 26/12/88 22 - 3 - - - 9 5 - - 15 2 17 Dalibor Volaš SVN 27/02/87 24 - 3 - 2 1 11 5 2 1 19 5 27 Alen Ploj SVN 30/06/92 19 ------32 Robert Berić SVN 17/06/91 20 - 4 1 2 - 12 2 2 - 9 1 61 Dragan Jelić SVN 27/02/86 25 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 21 1 Coach - Darko Milanič SVN 18/12/67 43 - 4 - 2 - - - 2 - 26 -

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SC Braga

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 Quim POR 13/11/75 35 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 19 - 44 - 32 Tommaso Berni ITA 06/03/83 28 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 42 Rui Vieira POR 13/11/91 19 ------93 Bruno Martins POR 11/12/93 17 ------Defenders 2 Rodrigo Galo BRA 19/09/86 25 ------4 Nuno Coelho POR 07/01/86 25 - - - - - 2 - 4 - 9 1 5 Ewerton BRA 23/03/89 22 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 4 - 15 Baiano BRA 23/02/87 24 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 2 - 7 - 20 Elderson NGA 20/01/88 23 - 2 - 2 - 5 1 4 - 14 1 23 Emmanuel Imorou FRA 16/09/88 23 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 26 Paulo Vinícius BRA 12/08/84 27 - 2 - 2 - 6 1 2 - 4 - 44 Douglão BRA 18/05/86 25 ------94 Artur Jorge POR 14/08/94 17 ------Midfielders 8 Mossoró BRA 04/07/83 28 - 2 - 1 - 6 - 13 - 23 - 17 Fran Mérida ESP 04/03/90 21 - - - - - 2 - 4 1 6 1 22 Djamal FRA 26/04/83 28 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 2 - 4 - 25 Leandro Salino BRA 22/04/85 26 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 16 - 29 - 27 Custódio POR 24/05/83 28 ------19 4 22 4 45 Hugo Viana POR 15/01/83 28 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 36 2 59 4 48 Nuninho POR 22/11/91 19 ------50 Nani POR 27/04/90 21 ------60 Tiago Veiga POR 01/03/91 20 ------Forwards 9 Paulo César BRA 05/01/80 31 - - - 1 - - - 15 - 34 1 10 Hélder Barbosa POR 25/05/87 24 - 2 1 2 3 6 2 7 3 12 4 18 Lima BRA 11/05/83 28 - 1 1 2 1 7 1 11 2 22 7 21 Nuno Gomes POR 05/07/76 35 - 1 - 2 - 7 3 53 16 85 27 30 Alan POR 19/09/79 32 - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - 4 - 39 Erivaldo POR 08/02/94 17 ------83 Carlão BRA 01/08/86 25 - - - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 - Coach - Leonardo Jardim POR 01/08/74 37 - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - 4 -

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NK Maribor

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 12/07/11 UCL F91 Dudelange (H) W 2-0 Arghus 36, Ibraimi 45 16/07/11 League ND Gorica (H) W 2-1 Velikonja 80, Mezga 83 (p) 19/07/11 UCL F91 Dudelange (A) W 3-1 Mezga 26, 76 (p), Berić 72 23/07/11 League NK Nafta (A) W 2-1 Volaš 37, Berić 83 27/07/11 UCL Maccabi Haifa FC (A) L 1-2 Marcos 27 30/07/11 League NK Rudar Velenje (H) W 2-1 Velikonja 69, Črnic 80 03/08/11 UCL Maccabi Haifa FC (H) D 1-1 Marcos 32 06/08/11 League ND Triglav (A) W 2-0 Berić 44, Mezga 68 (p) 13/08/11 League NK Domžale (H) D 0-0 18/08/11 UEL Rangers FC (H) W 2-1 Ibraimi 52, Velikonja 90+2 21/08/11 League ND Mura 05 (H) W 6-0 Volaš 29, 69, Velikonja 35, 56, Ibraimi 37, 60 25/08/11 UEL Rangers FC (A) D 1-1 Volaš 55 28/08/11 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (A) L 1-4 Marcos 76 10/09/11 League NK Celje (H) W 5-2 Mezga 22, 81, Arghus 25, Volaš 66, Mertelj 90 15/09/11 UEL Club Brugge KV (A) L 0-2 18/09/11 League FC Koper (A) D 2-2 Lesjak 26, Marcos 64 21/09/11 League ND Gorica (A) D 1-1 Marcos 89 25/09/11 League NK Nafta (H) L 0-2 29/09/11 UEL Birmingham City FC (H) L 1-2 Volaš 29 02/10/11 League ND Triglav (H) W 2-0 Velikonja 53, Marcos 87 08/10/11 Cup FC Adria (A) W 2-0 Lesjak 21, Volaš 55 15/10/11 League NK Domžale (A) W 4-1 Marcos 22, Volaš 62, Mezga 63, Milec 90+4 20/10/11 UEL SC Braga (H) 23/10/11 League ND Mura 05 (A) 26/10/11 Cup NK Zavrč (A) 30/10/11 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (H) 03/11/11 UEL SC Braga (A) 06/11/11 League NK Celje (A) 16/11/11 League FC Koper (H) 19/11/11 League ND Gorica (H) 23/11/11 Cup NK Zavrč (A) 27/11/11 League NK Nafta (A) 30/11/11 UEL Club Brugge KV (H) 04/12/11 League NK Rudar Velenje (H) 15/12/11 UEL Birmingham City FC (A) 03/03/12 League ND Triglav (A) 10/03/12 League NK Domžale (H) 17/03/12 League ND Mura 05 (H) 21/03/12 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (A) 24/03/12 League NK Celje (H) 31/03/12 League FC Koper (A) 04/04/12 League ND Gorica (A)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 NK Maribor 13 8 3 2 29 15 27 2 ND Gorica 14 7 3 4 23 12 24 3 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 14 6 5 3 24 19 23 4 NK Rudar Velenje 13 5 5 3 20 16 20 5 ND Mura 05 14 5 5 4 13 17 20 6 NK Celje 14 5 3 6 20 18 18 7 NK Domžale 14 5 3 6 18 21 18 8 NK Nafta 14 3 5 6 15 17 14 9 FC Koper 14 2 6 6 13 22 12 10 ND Triglav 14 3 2 9 6 24 11

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SC Braga

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 13/08/11 League Rio Ave FC (A) D 0-0 18/08/11 UEL BSC Young Boys (H) D 0-0 21/08/11 League CS Marítimo (H) W 2-0 Elderson 47, Lima 61 25/08/11 UEL BSC Young Boys (A) D 2-2 Hélder Barbosa 24, Lima 78 29/08/11 League Vitória FC (A) W 1-0 Hélder Barbosa 82 11/09/11 League Gil Vicente FC (H) W 3-1 Nuno Gomes 62, 90+3, Hélder Barbosa 73 15/09/11 UEL Birmingham City FC (A) W 3-1 Hélder Barbosa 6, 88, Lima 59 19/09/11 League Vitória SC (A) D 1-1 Paulo Vinícius 83 24/09/11 League CD Nacional (H) W 2-0 Nuno Gomes 33, Vinicius 83 29/09/11 UEL Club Brugge KV (H) L 1-2 Hélder Barbosa 53 02/10/11 League UD Leiria (A) L 0-1 15/10/11 Cup 1° Dezembro (A) W 3-1 Leandro Salino 19, Hélder Barbosa 24, Carlão 71 20/10/11 UEL NK Maribor (A) 23/10/11 League CD Feirense (H) 30/10/11 League A. Académica de Coimbra (A) 03/11/11 UEL NK Maribor (H) 06/11/11 League SL Benfica (H) 27/11/11 League FC Porto (A) 30/11/11 UEL Birmingham City FC (H) 11/12/11 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) 15/12/11 UEL Club Brugge KV (A) 18/12/11 League SC Olhanense (A) 08/01/12 League SC Beira-Mar (A) 15/01/12 League Sporting Clube de Portugal (H) 22/01/12 League Rio Ave FC (H) 29/01/12 League CS Marítimo (A) 12/02/12 League Vitória FC (H) 19/02/12 League Gil Vicente FC (A) 26/02/12 League Vitória SC (H) 04/03/12 League CD Nacional (A) 11/03/12 League UD Leiria (H) 18/03/12 League CD Feirense (A)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Porto 7 5 2 0 17 5 17 2 SL Benfica 7 5 2 0 19 8 17 3 SC Braga 7 4 2 1 9 3 14 4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 4 2 1 13 8 14 5 CS Marítimo 7 4 2 1 12 9 14 6 A. Académica de Coimbra 7 4 0 3 12 10 12 7 Vitória FC 7 3 1 3 7 11 10 8 SC Olhanense 7 2 3 2 8 8 9 9 Gil Vicente FC 7 2 3 2 9 10 9 10 SC Beira-Mar 7 1 4 2 3 2 7 11 CD Feirense 7 1 4 2 5 10 7 12 CD Nacional 7 2 1 4 3 12 7 13 UD Leiria 7 2 0 5 8 14 6 14 Vitória SC 7 1 1 5 7 11 4 15 FC Paços de Ferreira 7 1 1 5 7 13 4 16 Rio Ave FC 7 0 2 5 4 9 2

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NK Maribor UEFA Champions League - Qualifying Second qualifying round (12/07/11) Maribor 2-0 Dudelange Goals: 1-0 Arghus 36, 2-0 Ibraimi 45 NK Maribor: Pridigar, Filipovič (Cvijanovič 66), Mejač, Mezga, Marcos (Velikonja 81), Ibraimi, Rajčevič, Viler, Berić, Arghus (Vidovič 90+2), Mertelj (19/07/11) Dudelange 1-3 Maribor (agg: 1-5) Goals: 0-1 Mezga 26, 1-1 Daniel Da Mota 54, 1-2 Berić 72, 1-3 Mezga 76(pen) NK Maribor: Pridigar, Filipovič (Gabriel 60), Milec, Mejač, Mezga, Velikonja (Marcos 64), Cvijanovič, Rajčevič, Berić (Volaš 80), Arghus, Mertelj Third qualifying round (27/07/11) M. Haifa 2-1 Maribor Goals: 1-0 Dvalishvili 8(pen), 1-1 Marcos 27, 2-1 Yampolsky 70 NK Maribor: Handanovič, Milec, Mejač, Mezga (Filipovič 89), Marcos (Volaš 75), Ibraimi, Cvijanovič, Rajčevič, Berić, Arghus, Mertelj (03/08/11) Maribor 1-1 M. Haifa (agg: 2-3) Goals: 0-1 Vered 10, 1-1 Marcos 32 NK Maribor: Handanovič, Vidovič, Milec, Mejač (Trajkovski 80), Mezga (Velikonja 81), Marcos, Ibraimi, Cvijanovič (Volaš 66), Rajčevič, Berić, Mertelj

UEFA Europa League - Qualifying Play-offs (18/08/11) Maribor 2-1 Rangers Goals: 0-1 Juanma 31, 1-1 Ibraimi 52, 2-1 Velikonja 90+2 NK Maribor: Handanovič, Filipovič (Cvijanovič 68), Mejač, Mezga, Ibraimi (Milec 86), Volaš (Velikonja 79), Rajčevič, Viler, Berić, Arghus, Mertelj (25/08/11) Rangers 1-1 Maribor (agg: 2-3) Goals: 0-1 Volaš 55, 1-1 Bocanegra 75 NK Maribor: Handanovič, Filipovič, Mezga (Cvijanovič 76), Ibraimi, Volaš, Potokar (Milec 83), Rajčevič, Viler, Berić (Marcos 86), Arghus, Mertelj

SC Braga UEFA Europa League - Qualifying Play-offs (18/08/11) Braga 0-0 Young Boys SC Braga: Quim, Ewerton, Mossoró (Hélder Barbosa 70), Baiano, Nuno Gomes (Meyong 70), Djamal, Imorou (Elderson 24), Leandro Salino, Paulo Vinícius, Alan, Hugo Viana (25/08/11) Young Boys 2-2 Braga (agg: 2-2 ag) Goals: 0-1 Hélder Barbosa 24, 1-1 Mayuka 61, 1-2 Lima 78, 2-2 Farnerud 81 SC Braga: Quim, Ewerton, Hélder Barbosa (Guilherme 61), Baiano, Lima, Elderson, Djamal, Leandro Salino (Vinicius 86), Paulo Vinícius, Alan, Hugo Viana (Mossoró 77)

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Group H Standings Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Club Brugge KV 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 SC Braga 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 Birmingham City FC 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 NK Maribor 2 0 0 2 1 4 0

Matchday 1 (15/09/11) Club Brugge 2-0 Maribor Goals: 1-0 Odjidja 7, 2-0 Dirar 24 NK Maribor: Handanovič, Filipovič, Mejač (Milec 81), Mezga, Marcos, Ibraimi (Berić 65), Volaš, Rajčevič, Viler, Arghus, Mertelj (Cvijanovič 74) Birmingham 1-3 Braga Goals: 0-1 Hélder Barbosa 6, 0-2 Lima 59, 1-2 King 71, 1-3 Hélder Barbosa 88 SC Braga: Quim, Ewerton, Hélder Barbosa (Paulo César 89), Baiano, Lima (Carlão 82), Elderson, Nuno Gomes (Leandro Salino 73), Djamal, Paulo Vinícius, Alan, Hugo Viana

Matchday 2 (29/09/11) Braga 1-2 Club Brugge Goals: 1-0 Hélder Barbosa 53, 1-1 Akpala 71, 1-2 Donk 90+1 SC Braga: Quim, Ewerton, Mossoró (Leandro Salino 64), Hélder Barbosa (Nuno Gomes 75), Baiano, Lima, Elderson, Djamal (Carlão 83), Paulo Vinícius, Alan, Hugo Viana Maribor 1-2 Birmingham Goals: 1-0 Volaš 29, 1-1 Burke 64, 1-2 Elliott 79 NK Maribor: Handanovič, Milec, Mezga (Črnic 86), Marcos, Volaš, Cvijanovič (Ibraimi 71), Potokar, Viler, Lesjak, Arghus, Mertelj (Berić 81)

Matchday 3 (20/10/11) Maribor v Braga

Matchday 4 (03/11/11) Braga v Maribor

Matchday 5 (30/11/11) Maribor v Club Brugge Braga v Birmingham

Matchday 6 (15/12/11) Club Brugge v Braga Birmingham v Maribor

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Referee Stephan Studer (SUI) Assistant referees Manuel Navarro (SUI), Matthias Arnet (SUI) Additional assistant referees Alain Bieri (SUI), Daniel Wermelinger (SUI) Fourth official Stephan Klossner (SUI) UEFA Delegate Scott Struthers (SCO) UEFA Referee observer Amit Klein (ISR) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Europa League UEFA matches matches Stephan Studer 09/10/1975 0 18 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 Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 27/07/11 UCL 3QR SL Benfica Trabzonspor AŞ 2-0 Lisbon 02/09/11 EURO QR Slovenia Estonia 1-2 Ljubljana

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:: Competitions National team competitions Club competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship UCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup Tournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Competition stages :: Other abbreviations F: Final 3QR: Third qualifying round (aet): Match decided after extra timeNo.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal GS1: First group stage R2: Second round and penalty shoot-out GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round ag: Match decided on away goals (p): Penalty KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals AP: Appearances Pos.: Position QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 Comp.: Competition Pts: Points QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg GA: Goals against sg: Match decided on "Silver Goal" FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin ELITE: Elite round (Rep) : Replay gg: Match decided on "Golden Goal"W: Won 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final L: Lost Y: Booked Tournament Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) GS-FT: Group stage – final Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation N/a: Not applicable tournament play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying :: 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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