UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

AEK FC FC Schalke 04 Group J - Matchday 3 GSP Stadium, Thursday 20 October 2011 19.00CET (20.00 local time)

Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 3 Team facts...... 4 Squad list...... 6 Fixtures and results...... 8 Match-by-match lineups...... 10 Match officials...... 12 Legend...... 13

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 AEK Larnaca FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 20 October 2011 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT GSP Stadium, Nicosia Previous meetings

Head to Head None

AEK Larnaca FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country None

FC Schalke 04 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 02/10/08 R1 FC Schalke 04 - APOEL FC 1-1 Gelsenkirchen Pander 58; Hélio Pinto 6 agg: 5-2 16/09/08 R1 APOEL FC - FC Schalke 04 1-4 Nicosia Mirosavljević 72; Westermann 25, Rakitić 36, Vicente Sánchez 41, Halil Altıntop 88

Record versus clubs from opponents' country

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AEK Larnaca FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Schalke 04 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 2

Last updated 18/10/11 12:39:48CET 2 Previous meetings AEK Larnaca FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 20 October 2011 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT GSP Stadium, Nicosia Match background

FC Schalke 04 will aim to build on their lead at the top of Group J when they travel to take on an AEK Larnaca FC side who have not lost in seven European club competition home games. Previous meetings • The teams are meeting for the first time and this is also AEK's first tie against a German club. • In Schalke's only tie against a Cypriot outfit, they won 4-1 in Nicosia and then drew 1-1 at home against APOEL FC in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup first round. • Pezoporikos FC, who merged with EPA Larnaca FC to form AEK in 1994, took on VfB Stuttgart in the first round of the 1980/81 UEFA Cup. They lost 4-1 in Larnaca and 6-0 back in Germany. Match background • AEK are unbeaten in seven European club competition home games (five wins and two draws, one of which a 0-0 against FC Barcelona on 26 September 1996) since they took on their current guise. • Schalke have not won in four UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League away fixtures (two draws and two defeats) since that 4-1 victory at APOEL in the first round on 16 September 2008. Their first away tie this season ended in a shock 2-0 loss at HJK Helsinki, though they won the return fixture 6-1. Team facts • AEK's Dutch captain played in Germany for VfL Wolfsburg from 2004 to 2007. His three games against Schalke in that period ended in a win, a draw and a defeat. • Hofland and Schalke's Ghanaian defender Hans Sarpei were team-mates during that period. • AEK defender and Schalke forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar were both part of the Netherlands' squad that made it to the quarter-finals at UEFA EURO 2008. • AEK are coached by Dutchman Ton Caanen, with help from – son of the great Johan Cruyff. Following a spell in Ukraine with FC Metalurh Donetsk, Caanen was in charge of Beitar Jerusalem FC and Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC in . He later coached FC Stal Alchevsk and Maltese side Valletta FC before coming to ambitious AEK in 2010. • was named as Schalke's new coach before matchday two, replacing Ralf Rangnick. In his second spell in charge, Rangnick led the Gelsenkirchen club to the semi-finals of last season's UEFA Champions League, but resigned saying he no longer had "the necessary energy to be successful and to develop the team and the club". • Stevens first coached Schalke from 1996 to 2002, winning the 1997 UEFA Cup as well as German Cups in 2001 and 2002. Originally a defender for Fortuna Sittard and PSV Eindhoven, the Dutchman was named by fans as the coach of Schalke's team of the century in 1999.

Last updated 18/10/11 12:39:48CET 3 Match background AEK Larnaca FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 20 October 2011 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT GSP Stadium, Nicosia Team facts

AEK Larnaca FC Formed: 1994 Nickname: The Green Yellows, The Guardians UEFA club competition honours • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) : 1 (2004) Ten-year record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA competition 2004/05: second qualifying round 2003/04: did not take part in UEFA competition 2002/03: did not take part in UEFA competition 2001/02: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Larnaca v FC Kotayk 22/08/96, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-8: Floriana FC v Larnaca 14/07/11, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC v Larnaca 26/08/04, UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 3-0 twice, most recently v FK Mladá Boleslav 28/07/11, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 0-8: Floriana FC v Larnaca (see above for details) • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC v Larnaca (see above for details)

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FC Schalke 04 Formed: 1904 Nickname: S04, Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues), Die Knappen (The Miners) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: 1997 • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 7 (1958) German Cup: 5 (2011) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2000/01: UEFA Champions League semi-finals 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: group stage 2007/08: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2006/07: first round 2005/06: semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2004/05: round of 32 (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2003/04: second round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2002/03: third round 2001/02: UEFA Champions League first group stage Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Schalke v HJK Helsinki 25/08/11, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg 5-0: Schalke v FK Vardar 17/07/04, UEFA Intertoto Cup third round first leg • Biggest away win 0-4: RCD Mallorca v Schalke 16/10/01, UEFA Champions League first group stage 0-4: SK Liepājas Metalurgs v Schalke 30/09/04, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Schalke v Wisla Kraków 10/12/02, UEFA Cup third round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Manchester City FC v Schalke 15/04/70, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-final second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 6-1: Schalke v HJK Helsinki (see above) • Biggest away win 0-4: SK Liepājas Metalurgs v Schalke (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Schalke v Wisła Kraków (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-2: 1. FC Magdeburg v Schalke 19/10/77, second round first leg 3-1: AS Nancy-Lorraine v Schalke 28/09/06, first round second leg 2-0: HJK Helsinki v Schalke 18/08/11, play-off first leg

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AEK Larnaca FC

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 BRA 27/03/81 30 - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - 14 Marco Fortin ITA 08/07/74 37 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 30 Andreas Photiou CYP 11/12/88 22 ------Defenders 3 Albert Serrán ESP 17/07/84 27 - 4 ------4 - 4 Kevin Hofland NED 07/06/79 32 - 5 - - - 1 - 16 1 46 2 6 Luke Dimech MLT 11/01/77 34 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 24 - 13 Andreas Pepetsios CYP 30/09/92 19 ------15 Kostas Kastanas CYP 06/04/93 18 - 1 ------1 - 18 ESP 26/07/83 28 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 8 - 10 - 19 Tim de Cler NED 08/11/78 32 - 5 1 2 - 5 - 47 - 54 1 33 Michael Prodromou CYP 21/01/87 24 ------ 5 Gregor van Dijk NED 16/11/81 29 - 6 3 2 - 6 - 7 - 21 3 7 Edwin Linssen NED 28/08/80 31 - 5 1 2 - 6 1 2 - 7 1 8 Ioannis Skopelitis GRE 02/03/78 33 * 4 - 2 - 6 1 10 - 31 1 10 Gonzalo García ESP 13/10/83 28 - 5 4 2 - 5 3 2 - 7 4 12 Lenos Georgiou CYP 18/09/92 19 - 1 ------1 - 17 Andreas Konstantinou CYP 19/08/92 19 ------22 Artemis Savva CYP 07/07/87 24 ------27 Rubén Gómez ARG 26/01/84 27 - 5 1 2 - 4 - 2 - 7 1 Forwards 9 Miljan Mrdaković SRB 06/05/82 29 - 5 2 2 1 6 1 2 1 13 4 11 Kyriakos Pavlou CYP 04/09/86 25 - 5 2 2 - 6 - 2 - 10 2 20 Jason Demetriou CYP 18/11/87 23 - 5 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 7 - 21 Njongo Priso CMR 24/12/88 22 - 4 1 2 - 6 - 2 - 9 3 23 Gorka Pintado ESP 24/03/78 33 - - - 1 - 3 1 1 - 1 - 29 Nestor Mytidis CYP 01/06/91 20 - 4 1 ------4 1 39 Sunny Kingsley NGA 09/09/81 30 - 6 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 14 1 Coach - Ton Caanen NED 18/03/66 45 - 6 - 2 - - - 2 - 12 -

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FC Schalke 04

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 Ralf Fährmann GER 27/09/88 23 - 2 - 2 - 9 - 3 - 5 - 33 Mathias Schober GER 08/04/76 35 ------3 - 5 - 36 GER 20/07/90 21 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Defenders 2 Hans Sarpei GHA 28/06/76 35 ------11 - 27 - 3 Sergio Escudero ESP 02/09/89 22 ------4 - 4 Benedikt Höwedes GER 29/02/88 23 - 2 - 2 - 9 1 7 - 24 2 6 Tim Hoogland GER 11/06/85 26 ------1 - 14 GRE 23/02/92 19 - 2 1 2 - 9 - 2 - 13 1 21 Christoph Metzelder GER 05/11/80 30 - - - 1 - 4 - 9 - 39 - 22 JPN 27/03/88 23 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 14 - 38 Alban Sabah GER 22/06/92 19 ------43 Nils Zander GER 06/02/93 18 ------Midfielders 11 Alexander Baumjohann GER 23/01/87 24 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 7 - 12 Marco Höger GER 16/09/89 22 - 2 - 1 - 7 - 1 - 3 - 13 USA 03/11/81 29 - - - 1 - 3 - 5 - 21 1 16 Jan Morávek CZE 01/11/89 21 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 2 - 18 José Manuel Jurado ESP 29/06/86 25 - 1 - 1 1 6 - 15 2 41 5 23 Christian Fuchs AUT 07/04/86 25 - 1 - 2 2 9 1 2 2 5 2 24 Peer Kluge GER 22/11/80 30 - - - - - 2 - 7 1 15 1 28 Christoph Moritz GER 27/01/90 21 ------3 - 30 Levan Kenia GEO 18/10/90 21 ------1 - 1 - 31 Julian Draxler GER 20/09/93 18 - 2 1 2 - 8 - 2 - 10 1 32 Joel Matip CMR 08/08/91 20 - 2 - 2 - 7 1 2 - 15 1 37 Manuel Torres ESP 05/01/91 20 ------39 Alexander Langlitz GER 15/02/91 20 ------Forwards 7 Raúl González ESP 27/06/77 34 - 1 - 2 - 9 4 2 - 153 73 8 Ciprian Marica ROU 02/10/85 26 - 2 - 1 - 7 - 27 8 67 20 10 GER 18/09/90 21 - 2 - 2 - 9 2 2 - 4 - 17 Jefferson Farfán PER 26/10/84 26 * 1 - 2 - 7 1 10 1 57 9 25 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar NED 12/08/83 28 - 2 4 2 - 9 8 28 16 47 26 26 Andreas Wiegel GER 21/07/91 20 ------29 Philipp Hofmann GER 30/03/93 18 ------Coach - Huub Stevens NED 29/11/53 57 - - - 1 - - - 53 - 85 -

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AEK Larnaca FC

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 14/07/11 UEL Floriana FC (A) W 8-0 Mrdaković 4, Pavlou 12, Gonzalo García 24, 42, 53, Linssen 36, Gómez 74, Mytidis 84 21/07/11 UEL Floriana FC (H) W 1-0 Pavlou 26 28/07/11 UEL FK Mladá Boleslav (H) W 3-0 van Dijk 62 (p), Gonzalo García 73, De Cler 90+3 04/08/11 UEL FK Mladá Boleslav (A) D 2-2 Priso 44, Mrdaković 76 (p) 18/08/11 UEL Rosenborg BK (A) D 0-0 25/08/11 UEL Rosenborg BK (H) W 2-1 van Dijk 21 (p), 53 (p) 29/08/11 League APOEL FC (H) D 0-0 10/09/11 League FC (H) D 1-1 Linssen 1 15/09/11 UEL Maccabi Haifa FC (A) L 0-1 19/09/11 League Apollon FC (A) W 3-0 Mrdaković 26, Gonzalo García 65, 80 24/09/11 League Ethnikos Achnas FC (H) W 2-1 Pintado 79, Gonzalo García 90+1 29/09/11 UEL FC Steaua Bucureşti (H) D 1-1 Mrdaković 59 03/10/11 League Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (A) D 1-1 Skopelitis 60 15/10/11 League Neon Paralimni FC (H) L 0-2 20/10/11 UEL FC Schalke 04 (H) 24/10/11 League AC Omonia (A) 29/10/11 League Alki Larnaca FC (H) 03/11/11 UEL FC Schalke 04 (A) 07/11/11 League Aris Limassol FC (A) 19/11/11 League AEL Limassol FC (H) 26/11/11 League Anorthosis Famagusta FC (A) 01/12/11 UEL Maccabi Haifa FC (H) 05/12/11 League Ermis Aradippou FC (H) 10/12/11 League Anagennisis Derynia FC (A) 14/12/11 UEL FC Steaua Bucureşti (A) 18/12/11 League APOEL FC (A) 07/01/12 League Olympiakos Nicosia FC (A) 14/01/12 League Apollon Limassol FC (H) 21/01/12 League Ethnikos Achnas FC (A) 28/01/12 League Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (H) 04/02/12 League Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (A) 11/02/12 League AC Omonia (H) 18/02/12 League Alki Larnaca FC (A) 25/02/12 League Aris Limassol FC (H)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 AEL Limassol FC 5 5 0 0 7 0 15 2 APOEL FC 6 4 1 1 10 3 13 3 Enosis Neon Paralimni FC 6 4 0 2 7 2 12 4 AC Omonia 5 3 2 0 9 3 11 5 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC 6 3 2 1 8 8 11 6 Anorthosis Famagusta FC 6 3 2 1 8 5 11 7 AEK Larnaca FC 6 2 3 1 7 5 9 8 Apollon Limassol FC 6 2 1 3 5 9 7 9 Anagennisis Derynia FC 6 1 3 2 7 7 6 10 Olympiakos Nicosia FC 6 1 3 2 5 8 6 11 Alki Larnaca FC 6 1 1 4 5 12 4 12 Ethnikos Achnas FC 6 0 2 4 2 7 2 13 Ermis Aradippou FC 6 0 2 4 1 7 2 14 Aris Limassol FC 6 0 2 4 3 8 2

Last updated 18/10/11 12:39:48CET 8 Fixtures and results AEK Larnaca FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 20 October 2011 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT GSP Stadium, Nicosia

FC Schalke 04

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 31/07/11 Cup FC Teningen (A) W 11-1 Huntelaar 3, 22, 39, 64, Papadopoulos 7, Raúl González 13, 32, Holtby 57, 75, Gavranović 70, 79 06/08/11 League VfB Stuttgart (A) L 0-3 13/08/11 League 1. FC Köln (H) W 5-1 Huntelaar 42 (p), 47, 84, Holtby 48, Raúl González 59 18/08/11 UEL HJK Helsinki (A) L 0-2 21/08/11 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) W 4-2 Huntelaar 57, Höwedes 64, Matip 81, Fuchs 90 25/08/11 UEL HJK Helsinki (H) W 6-1 Huntelaar 15 (p), 25, 49 (p), 63, Papadopoulos 56, Draxler 82 28/08/11 League VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) W 1-0 Raúl González 64 11/09/11 League VfL Wolfsburg (A) L 1-2 Raúl González 13 15/09/11 UEL FC Steaua Bucureşti (A) D 0-0 18/09/11 League FC Bayern München (H) L 0-2 24/09/11 League SC Freiburg (H) W 4-2 Farfán 33, Huntelaar 62, Holtby 67, Raúl González 75 29/09/11 UEL Maccabi Haifa FC (H) W 3-1 Fuchs 8, 66, Jurado 82 02/10/11 League Hamburger SV (A) W 2-1 Huntelaar 13, 73 15/10/11 League 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) L 1-2 Huntelaar 62 (p) 20/10/11 UEL AEK Larnaca FC (A) 23/10/11 League (A) 26/10/11 Cup Karlsruher SC (A) 29/10/11 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H) 03/11/11 UEL AEK Larnaca FC (H) 06/11/11 League (A) 19/11/11 League 1. FC Nürnberg (H) 26/11/11 League (A) 01/12/11 UEL FC Steaua Bucureşti (H) 03/12/11 League FC Augsburg (H) 10/12/11 League Hertha BSC Berlin (A) 14/12/11 UEL Maccabi Haifa FC (A) 17/12/11 League SV Werder Bremen (H) 21/01/12 League VfB Stuttgart (H) 28/01/12 League 1. FC Köln (A) 04/02/12 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (H) 11/02/12 League VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) 18/02/12 League VfL Wolfsburg (H) 25/02/12 League FC Bayern München (A) 03/03/12 League SC Freiburg (A)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Bayern München 9 7 1 1 25 1 22 2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 5 2 2 11 6 17 3 Borussia Dortmund 9 5 1 3 15 7 16 4 VfB Stuttgart 9 5 1 3 14 6 16 5 SV Werder Bremen 9 5 1 3 16 12 16 6 FC Schalke 04 9 5 0 4 18 15 15 7 Hannover 96 9 4 3 2 11 12 15 8 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 4 2 3 12 13 14 9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 4 1 4 12 9 13 10 1. FC Köln 9 4 1 4 15 18 13 11 Hertha BSC Berlin 9 3 3 3 12 13 12 12 VfL Wolfsburg 9 4 0 5 11 16 12 13 1. FC Nürnberg 9 3 2 4 10 12 11 14 1. FC Kaiserslautern 9 2 2 5 7 13 8 15 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 2 2 5 12 19 8 16 FC Augsburg 9 1 4 4 7 16 7 17 SC Freiburg 9 2 1 6 14 24 7 18 Hamburger SV 9 2 1 6 11 21 7

Last updated 18/10/11 12:39:48CET 9 Fixtures and results AEK Larnaca FC - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 20 October 2011 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT GSP Stadium, Nicosia Match-by-match lineups

AEK Larnaca FC UEFA Europa League - Qualifying Second qualifying round (14/07/11) Floriana 0-8 AEK Larnaca Goals: 0-1 Mrdaković 4, 0-2 Pavlou 12, 0-3 Gonzalo García 24, 0-4 Linssen 36, 0-5 Gonzalo García 42, 0-6 Gonzalo García 53, 0-7 Gómez 74, 0-8 Mytidis 84 AEK Larnaca FC: Negri, Serrán, Hofland, van Dijk, Dimech, Linssen, Mrdaković (Kingsley 59), Gonzalo García (Gómez 59), Pavlou (Mytidis 70), Demetriou, Priso (21/07/11) AEK Larnaca 1-0 Floriana (agg: 9-0) Goals: 1-0 Pavlou 26 AEK Larnaca FC: Fortin, Serrán, Hofland, Dimech (Kastanas 83), Linssen, Skopelitis (van Dijk 62), Pavlou (Georgiou 72), De Cler, Gómez, Mytidis, Kingsley Third qualifying round (28/07/11) AEK Larnaca 3-0 Mladá Boleslav Goals: 1-0 van Dijk 62(pen), 2-0 Gonzalo García 73, 3-0 De Cler 90+3 AEK Larnaca FC: Negri, Serrán, Hofland, van Dijk, Linssen, Mrdaković, Gonzalo García (Skopelitis 87), Pavlou (Kingsley 61), De Cler, Demetriou, Priso (Gómez 90+1) (04/08/11) Mladá Boleslav 2-2 AEK Larnaca (agg: 2-5) Goals: 0-1 Priso 44, 1-1 Reznícek 52(pen), 2-1 Štohanzl 74, 2-2 Mrdaković 76(pen) AEK Larnaca FC: Fortin, Serrán, Hofland, van Dijk, Linssen (Dimech 83), Mrdaković, Gonzalo García (Skopelitis 66), De Cler, Demetriou, Priso, Kingsley (Gómez 61)

Play-offs (18/08/11) Rosenborg 0-0 AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC: Negri, van Dijk, Dimech, Linssen, Mrdaković, Gonzalo García (Mytidis 90+1), Murillo, De Cler, Demetriou, Gómez (Yakubu 78), Kingsley (Pavlou 63) (25/08/11) AEK Larnaca 2-1 Rosenborg (agg: 2-1) Goals: 1-0 van Dijk 21(pen), 2-0 van Dijk 53(pen), 2-1 Henriksen 67 AEK Larnaca FC: Fortin, Hofland, van Dijk, Skopelitis (Yakubu 75), Mrdaković (Pavlou 35), Gonzalo García, Murillo, De Cler, Demetriou, Priso, Kingsley (Mytidis 78)

FC Schalke 04 UEFA Europa League - Qualifying Play-offs (18/08/11) HJK 2-0 Schalke Goals: 1-0 Pukki 18, 2-0 Pukki 54 FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Höwedes, Marica (Gavranović 60), Holtby (Baumjohann 77), Höger, Papadopoulos, Morávek (Jurado 60), Uchida, Huntelaar, Draxler, Matip (25/08/11) Schalke 6-1 HJK (agg: 6-3) Goals: 1-0 Huntelaar 15(pen), 1-1 Pukki 20, 2-1 Huntelaar 25, 3-1 Huntelaar 49(pen), 4-1 Papadopoulos 56, 5-1 Huntelaar 63, 6-1 Draxler 82 FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Höwedes, Raúl González, Holtby, Höger (Uchida 78), Papadopoulos, Farfán (Marica 74), Fuchs, Huntelaar, Draxler (Morávek 83), Matip

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Group J Standings Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Schalke 04 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 Maccabi Haifa FC 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 FC Steaua Bucureşti 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 AEK Larnaca FC 2 0 1 1 1 2 1

Matchday 1 (15/09/11) M. Haifa 1-0 AEK Larnaca Goals: 1-0 Ghadir 54 AEK Larnaca FC: Fortin, van Dijk, Dimech, Linssen, Skopelitis (Kingsley 79), Mrdaković, Pavlou (Gonzalo García 65), Murillo, De Cler, Demetriou, Gómez (Priso 65) Steaua 0-0 Schalke FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Höwedes, Raúl González, Marica (Draxler 73), Holtby, Papadopoulos, Farfán (Baumjohann 80), Uchida, Fuchs, Huntelaar, Matip

Matchday 2 (29/09/11) Schalke 3-1 M. Haifa Goals: 1-0 Fuchs 8, 1-1 Vered 35, 2-1 Fuchs 66, 3-1 Jurado 82 FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Höwedes, Raúl González, Holtby (Jurado 62), Höger, Farfán, Metzelder, Fuchs, Huntelaar, Draxler (Jones 77), Matip (Papadopoulos 62) AEK Larnaca 1-1 Steaua Goals: 1-0 Mrdaković 59, 1-1 M. Costea 65 AEK Larnaca FC: Fortin, van Dijk, Dimech, Linssen, Skopelitis, Mrdaković (Pavlou 74), Gonzalo García (Gómez 53), De Cler, Demetriou, Priso, Kingsley (Pintado 60)

Matchday 3 (20/10/11) AEK Larnaca v Schalke

Matchday 4 (03/11/11) Schalke v AEK Larnaca

Matchday 5 (01/12/11) AEK Larnaca v M. Haifa Schalke v Steaua

Matchday 6 (14/12/11) M. Haifa v Schalke Steaua v AEK Larnaca

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Referee Luca Banti (ITA) Assistant referees Cristiano Copelli (ITA), Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) Additional assistant referees Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni (ITA), Paolo Valeri (ITA) Fourth official Carmine Russo (ITA) UEFA Delegate Andrey Medintsev (BUL) UEFA Referee observer John Ward (IRL) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Europa League UEFA matches matches Luca Banti 27/03/1974 3 14 UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 16/09/10 UCUP GS VfB Stuttgart BSC Young Boys 3-0 Stuttgart Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match No matches found

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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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