RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) Group G - Matchday 1

Contents 1 - Match background 7 - Competition facts 2 - Squad list 8 - Team facts 4 - Match officials 9 - Competition information 5 - Domestic information 10 - Legend 6 - Match-by-match lineups

Match background

RSC Anderlecht will look to put an end to an inglorious run at home in European competition as Hapoel Tel-Aviv make a first visit to in Group G.

• The two sides have never met in European competition.

• In their 295th game in European competition, Anderlecht will be meeting opponents from Israel for the first time in their history.

• This is Hapoel's 53rd UEFA competition match, and they have never come up against a Belgian side either.

• Belgian and Israeli clubs have met in nine previous UEFA club competition games, with the Belgian sides winning five, drawing two and losing two. In five games on Belgian soil, the home side has won three games and drawn two. Thus, no Israeli club has ever won in Belgium.

• Hapoel midfielder Idan Srur has some experience of Belgian opposition having played for Israel in a 1-0 defeat against the Red Devils at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals.

• Recently-appointed Hapoel coach Guy Luzon is on something of an away winning streak, with a 1-0 at against AIK Solna in this season's first round making it three away wins in a row, following two away victories for his Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC side in the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

• Hapoel have won both of their previous away games in this season's UEFA Cup, winning 3-0 at NK Široki Brijeg in the second qualifying round prior to their win against AIK.

• By contrast, Anderlecht's 1-1 first round draw against SK Rapid Wien extended their run to eight games without a home victory in European competition. Frank Vercauteren's side's last home victory in UEFA club competition was a 2-1 against SK Slavia Praha in the third qualifying round of the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League.

• Tottenham Hotspur FC are at home against Getafe CF in today's other Group G game.

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:28CET Match background 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Squad list

Anderlecht 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 Daniel Zítka CZE 20.06.1975 32 - - - 2 - 2 - 9 - 41 - 13 Silvio Proto BEL 23.05.1983 24 ------2 - 6 - 22 Davy Schollen BEL 28.02.1978 29 ------3 - Defenders 3 Olivier Deschacht BEL 16.02.1981 26 - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 37 - 4 Max Von Schlebrüugge SWE 01.02.1977 30 ------2 - 4 - 6 Jelle Van Damme BEL 10.10.1983 24 - - - 1 - 2 - 2 - 19 - 23 Roland Juhász HUN 01.07.1983 24 - - - 2 - 1 - 3 - 17 1 26 Nicolas Pareja ARG 19.01.1984 23 - - - 1 - 2 - 2 - 7 1 27 Marcin Wasilewski POL 09.06.1980 27 - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 31 Mark De Man BEL 27.04.1983 24 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 12 - 34 Sven Kums BEL 26.02.1988 19 ------39 Vadis Odjidja Ofoe BEL 21.02.1989 18 ------Midfielders 5 ARG 30.01.1986 21 - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 10 - 8 Jan Polák CZE 14.03.1981 26 - - - 2 - 2 - 7 - 24 - 10 Ahmed Hassan EGY 02.05.1975 32 - - - 2 - 2 1 15 2 30 3 14 Bart Goor BEL 09.04.1973 34 - - - 2 - 1 - 31 4 73 9 19 Bakary Sare CIV 05.04.1990 17 ------20 Luciano Da Silva BRA 25.02.1979 28 ------28 Walter Baseggio BEL 19.08.1978 29 ------16 - 65 3 42 Sébastien Siani CMR 21.12.1986 20 ------1 - 1 - Forwards 7 Mohamed Tchite CGO 31.01.1984 23 - - - 2 - - - 6 - 14 - 9 Mbo Mpenza BEL 04.12.1976 30 - - - 1 - 1 - 3 2 28 7 11 MAR 15.08.1984 23 - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 16 - 15 Cyril Théréau FRA 24.04.1983 24 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 8 - 17 Olivier Mukendi BEL 08.06.1991 16 ------24 Serhat Akın TUR 05.06.1981 26 - - - - - 2 1 6 2 29 4 29 Nicolas Frutos ARG 10.05.1981 26 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 4 2 36 Jonathan Legear BEL 13.04.1987 20 - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 9 - Coach - Frank Vercauteren BEL 28.10.1956 50 - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 20 -

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:30CET Squad list 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels H. Tel-Aviv 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 - Ariel Leon Talias ISR 10.11.1989 17 ------1 Vincent Enyeama NGA 29.08.1982 25 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 6 - 22 Galil Ben Shanan ISR 27.06.1982 25 ------Defenders - Dani Bondarv ISR 07.02.1987 20 - - - - - 1 - 5 - 8 - - Rami Duani ISR 24.05.1987 20 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 - - Tobi Asher ISR 24.01.1988 19 ------3 Tal Chen ISR 04.08.1979 28 - - - - - 1 - 6 - 8 - 4 Gabriel dos Santos BRA 05.03.1983 24 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 1 20 Ygal Antebi ISR 01.08.1974 33 - - - - - 2 - 25 - 38 1 23 Meir Perez ISR 18.11.1983 23 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 26 Lior Bakshi ISR 13.07.1989 18 ------30 Amar Manzor ISR 09.04.1985 22 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - Midfielders - Gal Shish ISR 28.01.1989 18 ------Idan Srur ISR 05.10.1986 21 ------Bebars Natcho ISR 18.02.1988 19 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 1 - Etay Elkaslasi ISR 15.06.1988 19 ------9 Barukh Dego ISR 08.04.1982 25 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 10 Walid Badir ISR 12.03.1974 33 - - - - - 2 - 16 4 40 8 12 Reuven Oved ISR 28.11.1983 23 - - - - - 2 1 4 1 13 1 14 Yakov Lousky ISR 18.03.1986 21 ------15 Vicente Goncalv Robson BRA 14.04.1979 28 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 1 17 Mesaye Degu ISR 15.02.1986 21 ------1 - 1 - 18 Shay Abutbul ISR 16.01.1983 24 ------8 - 11 - 24 Mazowa Nsumbu CGO 24.09.1981 26 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 - Forwards 11 Lior Asulin ISR 06.10.1980 27 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 6 2 16 Adi Sabag ISR 03.06.1985 22 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 19 Yaakov Suissa ISR 01.05.1986 21 ------29 Fábio Júnior BRA 22.11.1977 29 - - - - - 2 - 8 1 10 1 Coach - Guy Luzon ISR 07.08.1975 32 - - - - - 1 - 8 - 16 -

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:30CET Squad list 2 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Match officials

Referee Alexandru Dan Tudor (ROU) Assistant referees Cristian Constantin Nica (ROU), Aurel Onita (ROU) Fourth official Tiberiu Lajos (ROU) UEFA Delegate Sofoklis Pilavios (GRE) UEFA Referee observer Dusan Krchnak (SVK)

Referee

UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 20.10.2005 UCUP GS Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC - US Città di 1-2 Tel-Aviv Palermo 30.08.2007 UCUP QR2 Kayseri Erciyesspor - Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 3-1 Kayseri

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 03.08.2005 UCL QR2 Maccabi Haifa FC - Malmö FF 2-2 Tel-Aviv 16.11.2005 U21 P-O Belgium - Ukraine 1-3 Lokeren 08.08.2007 UCL QR2 FK Sarajevo - KRC Genk 0-1 Sarajevo 12.09.2007 EURO QR Kazakhstan - Belgium 2-2 Almaty

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:31CET Match officials 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Domestic information RSC Anderlecht (League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 03/08/07 KV Mechelen (A) 1-0 Wasilewski 90 League 11/08/07 KSC Lokeren OV (H) 1-0 Tchite 79 League 18/08/07 FCV Dender EH (A) 2-2 Hassan 11, Boussoufa 19 League 25/08/07 FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek (H)3-0 Théréau 15, Wasilewski 17, Legear 89 League 02/09/07 R. Excelsior Mouscron (A) 2-1 Von Schlebrügge 15, Van Damme 87 League 15/09/07 SV Zulte Waregem (H) 2-2 Hassan 42, 57 League 23/09/07 KRC Genk (A) 1-1 Serhat 87 League 29/09/07 R. Charleroi SC (H) 0-1 League 07/10/07 KSV Roeselare (A) 2-2 Polák 79, Frutos 90(pen) League 21/10/07 KAA Gent (H) 2-1 Legear 15, Frutos 45 League 28/10/07 Cercle Brugge KSV (A) League 03/11/07 KVC Westerlo (H) League 10/11/07 KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen (A) League 01/12/07 R. Standard de Liège (H) League 08/12/07 K. Sint-Truidense VV (A) League 15/12/07 Club Brugge KV (A) League 22/12/07 RAEC Mons (H) League 19/01/08 KV Mechelen (H) League 26/01/08 KSC Lokeren OV (A) League 02/02/08 FCV Dender EH (H) League 09/02/08 FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek (A) League 16/02/08 R. Excelsior Mouscron (H) League 23/02/08 SV Zulte Waregem (A) League 01/03/08 KRC Genk (H) League 08/03/08 R. Charleroi SC (A) League 15/03/08 KSV Roeselare (H) League 22/03/08 KAA Gent (A) League 29/03/08 Cercle Brugge KSV (H) League 05/04/08 KVC Westerlo (A) League 12/04/08 KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen (H)

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:32CET Domestic information 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 R. Standard de Liège 10 7 3 0 25 8 24 2 Club Brugge KV 10 6 3 1 16 9 21 3 Cercle Brugge KSV 10 6 2 2 24 11 20 4 RSC Anderlecht 10 5 4 1 16 10 19 5 KRC Genk 10 5 4 1 13 12 19 6 R. Excelsior Mouscron 10 5 2 3 17 12 17 7 KSC Lokeren OV 10 5 2 3 9 7 17 8 R. Charleroi SC 10 4 2 4 11 10 14 9 SV Zulte Waregem 10 4 2 4 14 16 14 10 KAA Gent 10 3 5 2 19 13 14 11 KVC Westerlo 10 3 3 4 11 8 12 12 KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 10 3 3 4 12 12 12 13 KSV Roeselare 10 2 5 3 10 19 11 14 RAEC Mons 10 2 3 5 12 15 9 15 FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek 10 2 1 7 6 18 7 16 FCV Dender EH 10 1 3 6 7 18 6 17 K. Sint-Truidense VV 10 1 1 8 8 21 4 18 KV Mechelen 10 0 4 6 8 19 4

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:32CET Domestic information 2 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Domestic information Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (First Division)

Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 20/08/07 Maccabi Netanya FC (A) 0-0 League 26/08/07 Beitar Jerusalem FC (H) 1-2 Fábio Júnior 38 League 15/09/07 Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (A) 1-1 Gabriel dos Santos 21 League 29/09/07 Hapoel Kfar-Saba FC (A) 1-1 Oved 27 League 08/10/07 Maccabi Herzliya FC (H) 0-2 League 20/10/07 Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC (A) 0-1 League 29/10/07 FC Ashdod (H) League 03/11/07 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (H) League 10/11/07 Maccabi Haifa FC (A) League 24/11/07 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC (H) League 01/12/07 Maccabi Netanya FC (H) League 08/12/07 Beitar Jerusalem FC (A) League 15/12/07 Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (H) League 05/01/08 Hapoel Kfar-Saba FC (H) League 12/01/08 Maccabi Herzliya FC (A) League 19/01/08 Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC (H) League 26/01/08 FC Ashdod (A) League 02/02/08 Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC (H) League 09/02/08 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A) League 16/02/08 Maccabi Haifa FC (H) League 23/02/08 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC (A)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Beitar Jerusalem FC 6 5 1 0 18 6 16 2 Maccabi Netanya FC 6 4 1 1 12 4 13 3 Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC 6 3 2 1 6 6 11 4 Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona FC 6 3 1 2 7 5 10 5 Maccabi Haifa FC 6 3 0 3 6 4 9 6 Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC 6 3 0 3 8 7 9 7 Hapoel Kfar-Saba FC 6 2 2 2 6 6 8 8 Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC 6 2 2 2 6 7 8 9 FC Ashdod 6 2 1 3 7 14 7 10 Maccabi Herzliya FC 6 2 0 4 8 13 6 11 Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 6 0 3 3 3 7 3 12 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 6 0 1 5 3 11 1

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:32CET Domestic information 3 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Competition facts

• UEFA Cup : All-time records

Most final wins: by club 3 FC Internazionale Milano 3 Juventus 3 Liverpool FC 2 Feyenoord 2 IFK Göteborg 2 Parma FC 2 Real Madrid CF 2 Sevilla FC 2 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach

Most final wins: by player 3 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC - 1972/73, 1975/76, Tottenham Hotspur FC - 1983/84) 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) 3 Nicola Berti (FC Internazionale Milano - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98)

Most final wins: by country 9 Italy 6 England 6 Germany 5 Spain 4 Netherlands 2 Sweden 1 Belgium 1 Portugal 1 Russia 1 Turkey

Most appearances: by player 96 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)

Most goals: by player 29 Dieter Müller (1. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, FC Girondins de Bordeaux)

Most goals (in one season): by player 15 Jürgen Klinsmann (FC Bayern München, 1995/96) 14 John Wark (Ipswich Town FC, 1981/82) 12 Derlei (FC Porto, 2002/03)

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:34CET Competition facts 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Team facts

RSC Anderlecht UEFA club competition milestones • Anderlecht won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1976 and 1978, the 1976 UEFA Super Cup and the 1982/83 UEFA Cup but were beaten finalists in the same competition the following year. The Belgian side beat West Ham United FC 4-2 to claim their first Cup Winners' Cup and then saw off FC Bayern München 5-3 on aggregate in the Super Cup game. They relinquished their Cup Winners' Cup crown to Hamburger SV in 1977, losing 2-0 in the final, but reclaimed the title the following season with a 4-0 triumph over FK Austria Wien.

UEFA Cup milestones • Anderlecht won the UEFA Cup in 1983, winning 1-0 at home against SL Benfica in the first leg before completing a 2-1 aggregate triumph with a 1-1 draw in Lisbon. They almost successfully defended the title the following year, meeting Tottenham Hotspur FC in the final, but lost out on penalties after 1-1 draws home and away in the final.

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:34CET Team facts 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1975/76, 1977/78 • UEFA Cup: 1982/83 • UEFA Super Cup: 1976 Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - group stage 2004/05: UEFA Champions League - group stage 2003/04: UEFA Champions League - group stage 2002/03: UEFA Cup - fourth round 2001/02: UEFA Champions League - first group stage 2000/01: UEFA Champions League - second group stage 1999/00: UEFA Cup - second round 1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round 1997/98: UEFA Cup - second round 2006/07 season Domestic record: Anderlecht finished five points clear of KRC Genk to claim a second successive Belgian title – their 29th in total and fifth in eight years. However, they lost 3-1 on aggregate to R. Standard de Liège in the semi-finals. European record: Having qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage as 2005/06 Belgian champions, Anderlecht bowed out without a single victory in their six Group H games. Draws in both of their fixtures against AEK Athens FC and LOSC Lille Métropole book-ended back-to-back defeats against eventual winners AC Milan. They finished bottom of the group. Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 294 W: 135 D: 59 L: 100 GF: 474 GA: 370 UEFA Cup • Pld: 86 W: 43 D: 22 L: 21 GF: 152 GA: 89 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 1-10: Haka v RSC Anderlechtois 14.09.1966, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg 9-0: RSC Anderlechtois v Derry City FC 23.11.1965, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Biggest home win 9-0: RSC Anderlechtois v Derry City FC (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-10: Haka v RSC Anderlechtois (see above for details) • Heaviest defeat 5-0: FC Bayern München v RSC Anderlecht 04.03.1987, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals first leg 6-1: Real Madrid CF v RSC Anderlecht 12.12.1984, UEFA Cup third round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: RSC Anderlecht v FC Lokomotiv Moskva 24.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: FC Bayern München v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details) 6-1: Real Madrid CF v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details) UEFA Cup • Biggest win 6-1: RSC Anderlecht v Leiftur 12.08.1999, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg 5-0: RSC Anderlecht v FC Tiligul

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:34CET Team facts 2 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels 29.07.1998, UEFA Cup first qualifying round second leg 6-1: RSC Anderlecht v FK Sarajevo 24.11.1982, UEFA Cup third round first leg • Biggest home win 6-1: RSC Anderlecht v Leiftur (see above for details) 5-0: RSC Anderlecht v FC Tiligul Tiraspol (see above for details) 6-1: RSC Anderlecht v FK Sarajevo (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-3: FC Midtjylland v RSC Anderlecht 14.11.2002, UEFA Cup second round second leg 0-3: NK Olimpija Ljubljana v RSC Anderlecht 30.09.1999, UEFA Cup first round second leg 0-3: Leiftur v RSC Anderlecht 26.08.1999, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg 0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht 04.11.1992, UEFA Cup second round 0-3: Bryne IL v RSC Anderlecht 14.09.1983, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest defeat 6-1: Real Madrid CF v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details) • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: RSC Anderlecht v Grasshopper-Club 16.09.1998, UEFA Cup first round first leg 0-2: RSC Anderlecht v Bologna FC 28.09.1971, UEFA Cup second round second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 6-1: Real Madrid CF v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)

Last updated: 24.10.2007

Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC

UEFA club competition milestones • Hapoel's best campaign in UEFA club competition came in 2001/02 when they advanced from the UEFA Cup qualifying round to the quarter-finals where they were narrowly eliminated by AC Milan.

UEFA Cup milestones • That 2001/02 journey began in the qualifying round when FC Ararat were on the receiving end of a 5-0 aggregate defeat. Gaziantepspor, Chelsea FC, FC Lokomotiv Moskva and Parma AC were all defeated by the Israeli side who then took a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their tie against Milan. However, Rui Costa and a Shimon Gershon own goal overturned the result.

UEFA club competition honours • None

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:34CET Team facts 3 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Cup - round of 32 2005/06: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2004/05: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2003/04: UEFA Cup - first round 2002/03: UEFA Cup - second round 2001/02: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals 2000/01: European Champion Clubs' Cup - second qualifying round 1999/00: UEFA Cup - first round 1998/99: UEFA Cup - second qualifying round 1997/98: Did not compete in UEFA club competition

2006/07 season Domestic record: Hapoel finished third in Israel, despite having two points deducted. They redeemed themselves in the Israeli Cup, winning 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Ashkelon FC to earn a place in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

European record: Hapoel overcame NK Domžale and then FC Chornomorets Odesa to earn a place in the UEFA Cup group stage and two wins and two draws saw them through to the knockout stages. However, they did not progress beyond the Round of 32 as they beat Rangers FC 2-1 at home only to lose 4-0 in the return.

Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 52 W: 25 D: 9 L: 18 GF: 66 GA: 55

UEFA Cup • Pld: 46 W: 25 D: 9 L: 12 GF: 64 GA: 40

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 0-4: FC Kärnten v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 19.09.2002, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Biggest home win 3-0: Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC v FC Ararat Yerevan 23.08.2001, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg

• Biggest away win 0-4: FC Kärnten v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 4-0: Rangers FC v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 22.02.2007, UEFA Cup round of 32 second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC v Leeds United AFC 14.11.2002, UEFA Cup second round second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Rangers FC v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details)

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:34CET Team facts 4 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels UEFA Cup • Biggest win 0-4: FC Kärnten v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details)

• Biggest home win 3-0: Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC v FC Ararat Yerevan (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-4: FC Kärnten v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 4-0: Rangers FC v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC v Leeds United AFC (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Rangers FC v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details)

Last updated: 24.10.2007

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:34CET Team facts 5 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Competition information

The UEFA Cup grew out of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and was first held in 1971/72. The UEFA Cup is open to the holders, the teams finishing in leading positions behind the champions in their domestic top flights, the winners of national cup competitions, the winners of the League Cup in certain countries, the eleven winners of the final matches in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, three clubs from UEFA's Fair Play League and 16 clubs eliminated from the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The eight third-placed clubs at the end of the UEFA Champions League group stage drop into the UEFA Cup, in time for the tournament's knockout phase.

• Format: If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of all the group matches, the following criteria will be 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 number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced that the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from 2007/08, at least six places on this list 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 two seasons. 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.

UEFA is concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere. The proposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubs from simply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given a greater opportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as a consequence.

• Competition format: Two qualifying rounds produce a first round of 80 teams who play over two legs to find the 40 clubs that make up the group stage. This phase comprises eight groups of five, with each side playing four games, two at home and two away. The winners, runners-up and third-placed teams from each section advance to the last 32 where they are joined by the eight third-placed clubs from the UEFA Champions League. Here, the traditional two-match knockout format resumes, until the final. The dates for the games are as follows: the Round of 32 takes place on 13/14 and 21 February; Round of 16 on 6 and 12/13 March; quarter-finals on 3 and 10 April; semi-finals on 24 April and 1 May. The 2007/08 UEFA Cup final will be held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 14 May.

• 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. Such registration must be completed by 1 February at the latest. 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.

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:35CET Competition information 1 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels • 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.

Last updated 25.10.2007 11:36:35CET Competition information 2 Thursday 25 October 2007 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local RSC Anderlecht - Hapoel Tel-Aviv time) FC MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels 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 • U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U19: UEFA European 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

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