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Stadion Ljudski vrt - Maribor Wednesday 17 September 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) NK Maribor Sporting Clube de Group G - Matchday 1 Portugal

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 5 Head coach 9 Match officials 10 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 14 Group Standings 16 Competition facts 18 Team facts 19 Legend 21

1 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams NK Maribor - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lima 4, Alan 7, Elderson 38, Paulo 03/11/2011 GS SC Braga - NK Maribor 5-1 Braga Vinícius 85, Mérida 90+1; Volaš 62 Ibraimi 14; Elderson 20/10/2011 GS NK Maribor - SC Braga 1-1 Maribor 44

Sporting Clube de Portugal - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Sporting Clube de Portugal have not played against a club from their opponents' country

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA NK Maribor 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 6 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match background

NK Maribor's first participation in the UEFA Champions League group stage for 15 years starts with a home fixture against Sporting Clube de Portugal. Match background Maribor • In the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Maribor drew 1-1 at home to SC Braga before going down 5-1 in Portugal. • Jasmin Handanovič, Tavares, Agim Ibraimi, Dejan Trajkovski, Arghus, Aleš Mertelj, Željko Filipović and Aleksander Rajčevič all played in those games. • Tavares scored a 75th-minute winner at Celtic FC to secure Maribor's play-off victory and place in the competition proper. The home game had ended 1-1, Damjan Bohar on target. • Bohar had also scored in a 1-0 home win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC in the third qualifying round. Maribor's passage was sealed with a 2-2 draw in Larnaca, Ibraimi twice on target. • An Ibraimi penalty and Dare Vršič's free-kick gave the Slovenian side a 2-0 home win over HŠK Zrinjski after a 0-0 draw away in the second qualifying round. • In their previous group stage appearance, Maribor finished in fourth place with four points, winning 1-0 away against FC Dynamo Kyiv and drawing 0-0 away to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. They lost all three home matches. • The Violets were eliminated in the UEFA Champions League play-offs in 2012/13 (by GNK Dinamo Zagreb) and 2013/14 (by FC Viktoria Plzeň). Sporting • Sporting – for whom coach Marco Silva, appointed in May, will be making his UEFA Champions League bow – are in the group stage for the first time since 2008/09 when they reached the round of 16, also for the first time. • They suffered their heaviest home (5-0) and away (7-1) defeats in European competition losing that last-16 tie to FC Bayern München. • This is Sporting's sixth group stage campaign; they have lost their last two opening-day fixtures in the competition. • The Portuguese Liga runners-up have not won any of their last ten away matches in European competition (all in the UEFA Europa League), losing seven and drawing three. Player links • Islam Slimani's Algeria beat Aleš Mertelj's Slovenia 2-0 in a friendly in Blidan in March 2014. • Agim Ibraimi's Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia faced Nani's Portugal in a friendly in May 2012, which finished goalless. • Luka Zahovič was born in the Portuguese city of Guimaraes, where his father, Zlatko, was playing. Now Maribor's sporting director, Zlatko had spells at Vitória SC, FC Porto and SL Benfica in Portugal. He played 15 times against Sporting, scoring three goals and recording four wins, five draws and six losses. Match facts Maribor • Guimaraes-born Luka Zahovič struck twice on Saturday in a 2-0 victory at home to NK Krka to take the 18-year-old's tally to five goals in as many games this season. • Both of Maribor's defeats this campaign have been in the top flight and by a two-goal margin – it took until their 11th league game of 2013/14 for the Purples to lose as many times. • The Slovenian title holders are 11 matches unbeaten at home since a 2-0 loss to NK Rudar Velenje on 23 April. • Dare Vršič scored twice in Maribor's 4-1 Slovenian Super Cup victory against ND Gorica on 13 August. Sporting • Jefferson was sent off in added time on Saturday as Sporting were held to a 1-1 draw at home to CF Os Belenenses. • William Carvalho was sent off as Sporting opened their Liga campaign with a 1-1 draw against A. Académica de Coimbra on 16 August. • A week later, Nani missed a penalty against FC Arouca on his second Sporting debut before Carlos Mané scored

3 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor the only goal of the game in added time. • Islam Slimani's equaliser in the 1-1 draw at SL Benfica on 31 August was Sporting's first league goal at the home of their Lisbon rivals since 29 April 2007. • Sporting won ten of their 15 league games away from home last season, losing only twice. • Mané's first goal at U21 level helped Portugal to a 2-1 win against Norway on 4 September. • Cédric has not played since suffering a back injury against Académica on 16 August • Carvalho, 22, was named Sporting's player of the year and best young player at an event on 2 July to celebrate the club's 108th anniversary.

4 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Squad list

NK Maribor Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aljaž Cotman SVN 26/04/1994 20 ------12 Marino Hamer SVN 26/02/1995 19 ------13 Žan Vidic SVN 07/06/1995 19 ------33 Jasmin Handanovič SVN 28/01/1978 36 - 6 - - - 7 - - - 44 - 69 Matko Obradović CRO 11/05/1991 23 ------Defenders 4 Marko Šuler SVN 09/03/1983 31 - 6 - - - 3 - - - 30 1 7 Aleš Mejač SVN 18/03/1983 31 - - - - - 6 - - - 35 2 16 Damjan Vukliševič SVN 28/06/1995 19 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 24 Dejan Trajkovski SVN 14/04/1992 22 ------10 - 26 Aleksander Rajčevič SVN 17/11/1986 27 - 6 - - - 6 - - - 52 - 28 Mitja Viler SVN 01/09/1986 28 - 6 - - - 7 1 - - 34 3 35 Matej Filipović SVN 12/12/1995 18 ------36 Žiga Živko SVN 21/07/1995 19 ------44 Arghus ITA 19/01/1988 26 - - - - - 3 - - - 34 1 Midfielders 5 Željko Filipović SVN 03/10/1988 25 - 6 - - - 5 - - - 39 1 6 Welle Ndiaye SEN 05/04/1990 24 ------8 Sintayehu Sallalich ISR 20/06/1991 23 - 3 ------9 - 10 Agim Ibraimi MKD 29/08/1988 26 - 6 3 - - 3 - - - 35 8 21 Amir Derviševič SVN 04/07/1992 22 - 6 - - - 1 - - - 13 - 22 Dare Vršič SVN 26/09/1984 29 - 6 1 - - 7 - - - 17 9 23 Dino Hotič SVN 26/07/1995 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 25 Ranko Moravac SVN 25/01/1995 19 ------2 - 30 Petar Stojanovič SVN 07/10/1995 18 - 6 - - - 4 - - - 6 - 31 Daniel Vujčič SVN 12/04/1995 19 ------39 Damjan Bohar SVN 18/10/1991 22 - 6 2 - - 7 2 - - 27 2 40 Sven Dodlek SVN 28/09/1995 18 ------70 Aleš Mertelj SVN 22/03/1987 27 - 4 - - - 6 - - - 52 2 92 Matic Črnic SVN 12/06/1992 22 ------8 1 Forwards 9 Tavares BRA 30/03/1984 30 - 6 1 - - 7 1 - - 55 18 11 Luka Zahovič SVN 15/11/1995 18 - - - - - 5 5 - - 1 - 14 Jean-Philippe Mendy FRA 04/03/1987 27 - 6 - - - 7 1 - - 18 1 15 Rok Sirk SVN 10/09/1993 21 ------17 Nusmir Fajić BIH 12/01/1987 27 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 21 3 20 David Biton ISR 01/03/1988 26 - - - - - 1 - - - 15 3 27 Alen Ploj SVN 30/06/1992 22 ------Coach

5 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

NK Maribor Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA - Ante Šimundža SVN 28/09/1971 42 - 6 ------13 -

6 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Sporting Clube de Portugal Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rui Patrício POR 15/02/1988 26 - - - - - 4 - 8 - 56 - 22 Marcelo BRA 28/11/1984 29 ------8 - 59 Guilherme Oliveira POR 12/04/1995 19 ------82 Pedro Silva POR 13/02/1997 17 ------88 Vladimir Stojkovic POR 04/10/1996 17 ------96 Luís Ribeiro POR 19/04/1992 22 ------Defenders 2 Rami Rabia EGY 20/05/1993 21 ------3 Maurício BRA 20/09/1988 25 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 Jefferson BRA 05/07/1988 26 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 26 Paulo Oliveira POR 08/01/1992 22 ------29 Naby Sarr FRA 13/08/1993 21 - - - - - 4 - - - 3 1 33 Jonathan Silva ARG 29/06/1994 20 ------41 Cédric POR 31/08/1991 23 - - - - - 1 - - - 9 - 47 Ricardo Esgaio POR 16/05/1993 21 - - - - - 3 - - - 1 - 55 Tobias Figueiredo POR 02/02/1994 20 ------57 Domingos Duarte POR 10/03/1995 19 ------58 Mauro Riquicho POR 07/04/1995 19 ------67 Wilson Manafá POR 23/07/1994 20 ------72 Bruno Wilson POR 27/12/1996 17 ------74 Bernardo Carlos POR 12/02/1996 18 ------75 Hugo Meira POR 13/03/1996 18 ------76 Michael Pinto POR 04/06/1993 21 ------79 Serrano POR 19/07/1996 18 ------81 André Geraldes POR 02/05/1991 23 ------Midfielders 8 André Martins POR 21/01/1990 24 - - - - - 4 - - - 10 - 14 William Carvalho POR 07/04/1992 22 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 17 João Mário POR 19/01/1993 21 ------1 - 23 Adrien Silva POR 15/03/1989 25 - - - - - 4 - 3 - 15 1 24 Oriol Rosell ESP 07/07/1992 22 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 27 Ryan Gauld SCO 16/12/1995 18 ------32 Simeon Slavchev BUL 25/09/1993 20 ------39 Edelino Ié POR 01/05/1994 20 ------42 Wallyson Mallmann BRA 16/02/1994 20 ------43 Carlos Chaby POR 22/01/1994 20 ------49 Francisco Geraldes POR 18/04/1995 19 ------65 Fábio Martins POR 10/02/1996 18 ------80 Rafael Barbosa POR 29/03/1996 18 ------Forwards 9 Islam Slimani ALG 18/06/1988 26 - - - - - 2 1 - - - -

7 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Sporting Clube de Portugal Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA 10 Fredy Montero COL 26/07/1987 27 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 11 Diego Capel ESP 16/02/1988 26 - - - - - 4 - 12 - 45 2 18 André Carrillo PER 14/06/1991 23 - - - - - 4 2 - - 18 2 19 Junya Tanaka JPN 15/07/1987 27 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 20 Héldon Ramos CPV 14/11/1988 25 ------25 Hadi Sacko FRA 24/03/1994 20 ------9 - 36 Carlos Mané POR 11/03/1994 20 - - - - - 3 1 - - - - 38 Cristian POR 26/01/1995 19 ------45 Iuri Medeiros POR 10/07/1994 20 ------56 Daniel Podence POR 21/10/1995 18 ------60 Gelson Martins POR 11/05/1995 19 ------62 José Postiga POR 03/05/1996 18 ------73 Matheus Pereira BRA 05/05/1996 18 ------77 Nani POR 17/11/1986 27 - - - - - 3 - 55 5 61 5 Coach - Marco Silva POR 12/07/1977 37 ------7 -

8 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Head coach NK Maribor: Ante Šimundža Date of birth: 28 September 1971 Nationality: Slovenian Playing career: NK Železničar, NK Maribor, BSC Young Boys, Brummell Sendai, Malmö FF, La Louviere, FK Železnik, NK Šmartno ob Paki Coaching career: NK Mura 05, Grazer AK, NK Aluminij, NK Maribor • Maribor-born Šimundža won the Slovenian championship twice with his hometown club during a playing career that featured spells in Belgium and Sweden, and also helped the Violets to three domestic cup successes. • Scored the decisive goal in Maribor's first UEFA Champions League group stage match, a 1-0 victory at FC Dynamo Kyiv in September 1999, having also registered in the third qualifying round defeat of Olympique Lyonnais. • Capped three times by Slovenia, Šimundža was assistant coach at NK Celje before moving to Maribor after 12 months for a similar post under Darko Milanič. He took his first head coach job three years later, with Mura 05 in 2011, leading the club to a third-place finish and qualification for the UEFA Europa League in his sole campaign. • Šimundža took over at Graz for the 2012/13 campaign but left after only four months. He returned to Slovenia and in 2013 was appointed coach of Maribor, steering them to the league title and the cup final in his first term and, in August 2014, the UEFA Champions League group stage. • Šimundža has two young sons, both of whom are on the books of Maribor. Sporting Clube de Portugal: Marco Silva Date of birth: 12 July 1977 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: CF Os Belenenses, Atlético Clube de Portugal, CD Trofense, SC Campomaiorense (loan), Rio Ave FC, SC Braga B, SC Salgueiros, Odivelas FC, Estoril Praia Coaching career: Estoril Praia, Sporting Clube de Portugal • A hard-working defender, Silva spent the majority of his playing days in the Portuguese lower divisions after graduating through the ranks at Belenenses in 1996/97. • Eventually settled at Estoril, where he spent six seasons and was made captain. He ended his career with the club at the end of 2010/11 having made 121 Portuguese Liga appearances for the Canaries. • Served as Estoril's sporting director for a short time in 2011/12 until his appointment as coach five matches into the season. It proved an astute move, Estoril achieving promotion to the top flight as second-tier champions. • Steered Estoril to a surprise fifth-place Liga finish and qualification for the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League, where they progressed through two qualifying rounds to reach the group stage, their most notable result a 1-1 draw with eventual winners Sevilla FC. • Despite the loss of several key players, Silva had assembled another competitive side for the 2013/14 Liga season, guiding Estoril to a club-best finish of fourth. The Cascais team inflicted FC Porto's first home league defeat since October 2008 and ended the campaign with a 1-0 victory at Sporting, convincing the Lions to approach Silva a few days later.

9 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match officials

Referee Clément Turpin (FRA) Assistant referees Frédéric Cano (FRA) , Nicolas Danos (FRA) Additional assistant referees Fredy Fautrel (FRA) , Nicolas Rainville (FRA) Fourth official Michael Annonier (FRA) UEFA Delegate Roland Ospelt (LIE) UEFA Referee observer Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Clément Turpin 16/05/1982 1 28

Clément Turpin First division: 2008 FIFA badge: 2010

Tournaments: 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 05/08/2010 UEL 3QR Hibernian FC NK Maribor 2-3 Edinburgh 18/08/2011 UEL PO Club Atlético de Madrid Vitória SC 2-0 Madrid 20/10/2011 UEL GS Sporting Clube de Portugal FC Vaslui 2-0 Lisbon

10 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Fixtures and results

NK Maribor Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 15/07/2014 UCL HŠK Zrinjski (A) D 0-0 19/07/2014 League NK Rudar Velenje (H) W 1-0 Viler 71 23/07/2014 UCL HŠK Zrinjski (H) W 2-0 Vršič 45, Ibraimi 57 (P) 26/07/2014 League NK Radomlje (H) W 3-2 Balkovec 21 (og), Zahovič 85, 88 30/07/2014 UCL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (H) W 1-0 Bohar 90+4 05/08/2014 UCL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A) D 2-2 Ibraimi 36, 55 09/08/2014 League ND Gorica (H) W 2-1 Tavares 36, Bohar 41 16/08/2014 League NK Celje (A) L 1-3 Vrhovec 84 (og) 20/08/2014 UCL Celtic FC (H) D 1-1 Bohar 14 23/08/2014 League NK Zavrč (H) W 3-0 Bohar 9, Zahovič 15, Mendy 76 26/08/2014 UCL Celtic FC (A) W 1-0 Tavares 75 30/08/2014 League NK Domžale (A) L 0-2 13/09/2014 League NK Krka (H) W 2-0 Zahovič 22, 38 Sporting Clube de Portugal 17/09/2014 UCL (H) 20/09/2014 League FC Koper (A) 24/09/2014 League NK Rudar Velenje (A) 27/09/2014 League NK Radomlje (A) 30/09/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (A) 03/10/2014 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (H) 14/10/2014 League ND Gorica (A) 17/10/2014 League NK Celje (H) 21/10/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (A) 24/10/2014 League NK Zavrč (A) 02/11/2014 League NK Domžale (H) 05/11/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (H) 08/11/2014 League NK Krka (A) 22/11/2014 League FC Koper (H) Sporting Clube de Portugal 25/11/2014 UCL (A) 29/11/2014 League NK Rudar Velenje (H) 05/12/2014 League NK Radomlje (H) 10/12/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (H) 20/02/2015 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (A) 27/02/2015 League ND Gorica (H) 06/03/2015 League NK Celje (A) 13/03/2015 League NK Zavrč (H) 20/03/2015 League NK Domžale (A) 03/04/2015 League NK Krka (H) 10/04/2015 League FC Koper (A) 17/04/2015 League NK Rudar Velenje (A) 24/04/2015 League NK Radomlje (A) 28/04/2015 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (H)

11 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

NK Maribor 02/05/2015 League ND Gorica (A) 06/05/2015 League NK Celje (H) 09/05/2015 League NK Zavrč (A) 16/05/2015 League NK Domžale (H) 23/05/2015 League NK Krka (A) 30/05/2015 League FC Koper (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 NK Domžale 8 8 0 0 12 0 24 2 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 7 5 2 0 13 3 17 3 NK Maribor 7 5 0 2 12 8 15 4 NK Zavrč 8 5 0 3 9 10 15 5 NK Celje 8 4 2 2 12 4 14 6 FC Koper 8 4 0 4 10 10 12 7 NK Rudar Velenje 8 3 0 5 9 12 9 8 ND Gorica 8 1 2 5 8 9 5 9 NK Krka 8 1 0 7 7 20 3 10 NK Radomlje 8 0 0 8 6 22 0

Sporting Clube de Portugal Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 16/08/2014 League A. Académica de Coimbra (A) D 1-1 Carrillo 15 23/08/2014 League FC Arouca (H) W 1-0 Carlos Mané 90+3 31/08/2014 League SL Benfica (A) D 1-1 Slimani 20 13/09/2014 League CF Os Belenenses (H) D 1-1 Carrillo 34 17/09/2014 UCL NK Maribor (A) 21/09/2014 League Gil Vicente FC (A) 28/09/2014 League FC Porto (H) 30/09/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (H) 05/10/2014 League FC Penafiel (A) 21/10/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (A) 26/10/2014 League CS Marítimo (H) 02/11/2014 League Vitória SC (A) 05/11/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (H) 09/11/2014 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) 25/11/2014 UCL NK Maribor (H) 30/11/2014 League Vitória FC (H) 07/12/2014 League Boavista FC (A) 10/12/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (A) 14/12/2014 League Moreirense FC (H) 21/12/2014 League CD Nacional (A) 04/01/2015 League Estoril Praia (H) 11/01/2015 League SC Braga (A) 18/01/2015 League Rio Ave FC (H) 25/01/2015 League A. Académica de Coimbra (H) 01/02/2015 League FC Arouca (A)

12 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Sporting Clube de Portugal 08/02/2015 League SL Benfica (H) 15/02/2015 League CF Os Belenenses (A) 22/02/2015 League Gil Vicente FC (H) 01/03/2015 League FC Porto (A) 08/03/2015 League FC Penafiel (H) 15/03/2015 League CS Marítimo (A) 22/03/2015 League Vitória SC (H) 04/04/2015 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A) 12/04/2015 League Vitória FC (A) 19/04/2015 League Boavista FC (H) 26/04/2015 League Moreirense FC (A) 03/05/2015 League CD Nacional (H) 10/05/2015 League Estoril Praia (A) 17/05/2015 League SC Braga (H) 24/05/2015 League Rio Ave FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Rio Ave FC 4 3 1 0 12 2 10 2 Vitória SC 4 3 1 0 10 2 10 3 SL Benfica 4 3 1 0 9 1 10 4 FC Porto 4 3 1 0 7 1 10 5 CS Marítimo 4 3 0 1 6 4 9 6 SC Braga 4 2 1 1 5 2 7 7 CF Os Belenenses 4 2 1 1 7 6 7 8 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4 1 3 0 4 3 6 9 Moreirense FC 4 1 2 1 2 4 5 10 FC Paços de Ferreira 4 1 1 2 2 4 4 11 FC Arouca 4 1 1 2 2 4 4 12 Estoril Praia 4 1 1 2 5 9 4 13 Vitória FC 4 1 1 2 3 8 4 14 CD Nacional 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 15 Boavista FC 4 1 0 3 1 8 3 16 A. Académica de Coimbra 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 17 Gil Vicente FC 4 0 1 3 3 8 1 18 FC Penafiel 4 0 0 4 1 9 0

13 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match-by-match lineups NK Maribor

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (15/07/2014) HŠK Zrinjski 0-0 NK Maribor NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Ibraimi (81 Bohar), Mendy (67 Tavares), Fajić, Derviševič, Vršič, Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič (23/07/2014) NK Maribor 2-0 HŠK Zrinjski (agg: 2-0) Goals: 1-0 Vršič 45, 2-0 Ibraimi 57 (P) NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Tavares (72 Bohar), Ibraimi, Mendy (87 Fajić), Derviševič (81 Mertelj), Vršič, Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič

Third qualifying round (30/07/2014) NK Maribor 1-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 1-0 Bohar 90+4 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Ibraimi (78 Sallalich), Mendy (62 Tavares), Derviševič, Vršič, Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Bohar (05/08/2014) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2-2 NK Maribor (agg: 2-3) Goals: 0-1 Ibraimi 36, 1-1 Ben Haim 42, 2-1 Ben Basat 54, 2-2 Ibraimi 55 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Tavares (67 Mendy), Ibraimi, Derviševič (73 Mertelj), Vršič (85 Sallalich), Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Bohar

Play-off (20/08/2014) NK Maribor 1-1 Celtic FC Goals: 0-1 C. McGregor 6, 1-1 Bohar 14 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Tavares, Ibraimi, Derviševič (81 Mertelj), Vršič (73 Mendy), Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Bohar (79 Sallalich) (26/08/2014) Celtic FC 0-1 NK Maribor (agg: 1-2) Goals: 0-1 Tavares 75 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Tavares (92 Derviševič), Ibraimi, Mendy, Vršič (83 Bohar), Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Mertelj

Group stage Group G Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Chelsea FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NK Maribor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (17/09/2014) NK Maribor-Sporting Clube de Portugal Matchday 2 (30/09/2014) FC Schalke 04-NK Maribor Matchday 3 (21/10/2014) Chelsea FC-NK Maribor

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Matchday 4 (05/11/2014) NK Maribor-Chelsea FC Matchday 5 (25/11/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal-NK Maribor Matchday 6 (10/12/2014) NK Maribor-FC Schalke 04 Sporting Clube de Portugal

UEFA Champions League - Group stage Matchday 1 (17/09/2014) NK Maribor-Sporting Clube de Portugal Matchday 2 (30/09/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal-Chelsea FC Matchday 3 (21/10/2014) FC Schalke 04-Sporting Clube de Portugal Matchday 4 (05/11/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal-FC Schalke 04 Matchday 5 (25/11/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal-NK Maribor Matchday 6 (10/12/2014) Chelsea FC-Sporting Clube de Portugal

15 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Group Standings

Group A Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 0 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Juventus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malmö FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olympiacos FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

16/09/2014 Juventus Malmö FF Turin 16/09/2014 Olympiacos FC Club Atlético de Madrid Piraeus

Group B Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 0 FC Basel 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Madrid CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

16/09/2014 Liverpool FC PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Liverpool 16/09/2014 Real Madrid CF FC Basel 1893 Madrid

Group C Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 0 AS Monaco FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Zenit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

16/09/2014 SL Benfica FC Zenit Lisbon 16/09/2014 AS Monaco FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen Monaco

Group D Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 0 Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galatasaray AŞ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RSC Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

16/09/2014 Borussia Dortmund Arsenal FC Dortmund 16/09/2014 Galatasaray AŞ RSC Anderlecht Istanbul

Group E Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 0 AS Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Bayern München 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manchester City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PFC CSKA Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Group E

17/09/2014 AS Roma PFC CSKA Moskva Rome 17/09/2014 FC Bayern München Manchester City FC Munich

Group F Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 0 AFC Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 APOEL FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paris Saint-Germain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17/09/2014 FC Barcelona APOEL FC Barcelona 17/09/2014 AFC Ajax Paris Saint-Germain Amsterdam

Group G Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 0 Chelsea FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NK Maribor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17/09/2014 Chelsea FC FC Schalke 04 London 17/09/2014 NK Maribor Sporting Clube de Portugal Maribor

Group H Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 0 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC BATE Borisov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17/09/2014 FC Porto FC BATE Borisov Porto 17/09/2014 Athletic Club FC Shakhtar Donetsk Bilbao

17 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Competition facts

18 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Team facts

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: 12 (2014) Slovenian Cup: 8 (2013) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2011/12: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2009/10: UEFA Europa League play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round 2006/07: UEFA Cup second qualifying round 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: UEFA Cup first 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 on four occasions, most recently v Birkirkara FC 24/06/07, UEFA Intertoto Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maribor v SS 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 Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win 0-1: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Maribor 14/09/99, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maribor v SS Lazio 19/10/99, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: SS Lazio v Maribor 29/09/99, group stage

Sporting Clube de Portugal Formed: 1906 Nickname: Leões (Lions) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)

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• UEFA Cup: (2005) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1964 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 18 (2002) Portuguese Cup: 15 (2008) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: UEFA Europa League group stage 2011/12: UEFA Europa League semi-finals 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2009/10: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: round of 16 2007/08: UEFA Cup quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2006/07: group stage 2005/06: UEFA Cup first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2004/05: UEFA Cup runners-up Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 16-1: Sporting v APOEL FC 13/11/63, European Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg • Biggest away win 0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting 17/09/86, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Sporting v FC Bayern München 25/02/09, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-1: FC Bayern München v Sporting 10/03/09, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 3-0: Sporting v FC Dynamo Kyiv 12/12/07, group stage 3-0: Sporting v AS Monaco FC 17/09/97, group stage

• Biggest away win 0-1 twice, most recently FC Basel 1893 v Sporting 09/12/08, group stage 1-2: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Sporting 02/10/07, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Sporting v FC Bayern München (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 7-1: FC Bayern München v Sporting (see above for details)

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ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

21 NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Portugal Wednesday 17 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, 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 UEFA.com.