Aberdeen FC - FC Lokomotiv Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Pittodrie, Aberdeen Thursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 Local Time) Group B - Matchday 2

Aberdeen FC - FC Lokomotiv Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Pittodrie, Aberdeen Thursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) Group B - Matchday 2

Contents 1 - Match background 6 - Competition facts 2 - Squad list 7 - Team facts 3 - Match officials 8 - Competition information 4 - Domestic information 9 - Legend 5 - Match-by-match lineups

Match background

FC Lokomotiv Moskva coach Anatoli Byshovets may have reason to recall a previous trip to Scotland as his side travel to face Aberdeen FC in Group B.

• He visited Scotland once as a player, scoring FC Dynamo Kyiv’s second goal as they beat Celtic FC 2-1 in Glasgow in the 1967/68 European Champion Clubs’ Cup. That win, combined with a 1-1 draw in the home leg, saw Dynamo knock the then European champions out of the competition in the first round. • As a coach, Byshovets' Soviet Union side lost 3-0 to Andy Roxburgh’s Scotland at the 1992 UEFA European Championship finals in Sweden.

• Aberdeen lost 3-0 at Panathinaikos FC on Matchday 1, matching their worst-ever result in their 100th game in UEFA club competition. Lokomotiv, meanwhile, drew 3-3 against Club Atlético de Madrid in a thrilling game in Russia.

• The two sides have never met in European competition.

• Aberdeen have never met Russian opposition before.

• Lokomotiv have never come up against Scottish opponents either.

• Lokomotiv boasted a Scottish star player for a while, with former Hibernian FC forward Garry O’Connor spending two seasons in Moscow prior to joining Birmingham City FC in the summer.

• Aberdeen have scored just twice in their last four European home games, winning one, losing one and drawing their two most recent fixtures 0-0.

• Lokomotiv are yet to lose an away game in the group stage. They played in the 2005/06 competition, drawing 0-0 at US Città di Palermo and winning 4-0 at Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC.

• FC København are at home against Panathinaikos in the day's other Group B game.

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Squad list

Aberdeen 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 Jamie Langfield SCO 22.12.1979 27 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 5 - 20 Derek Soutar SCO 04.06.1981 26 ------30 Greg Kelly SCO 28.04.1987 20 ------40 John Bateman ENG 03.01.1989 18 ------Defenders 3 Richard Byrne IRL 24.09.1981 26 ------8 - 5 Alexander Diamond SCO 12.03.1985 22 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 14 Richard Foster SCO 31.07.1985 22 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 17 Daniel Smith ENG 05.10.1986 21 ------18 Lee Mair SCO 09.12.1980 26 - - - - - 3 - 5 - 7 - 21 Andrew Considine SCO 01.04.1987 20 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 33 Stuart Smith SCO 06.07.1989 18 ------Midfielders 2 Michael Hart SCO 10.02.1980 27 - - - - - 3 - 4 - 5 - 4 Jackie McNamara SCO 24.10.1973 34 - - - - - 2 - 29 1 53 1 6 Scott Severin SCO 15.02.1979 28 - - - - - 3 - 8 - 10 1 8 Barry Nicholson SCO 24.08.1978 29 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 6 - 15 Karim Touzani NED 11.09.1980 27 ------4 - 4 - 19 Derek Young SCO 27.05.1980 27 - - - - - 3 - 5 - 9 - 29 Neil McVitie SCO 17.05.1989 18 ------37 Jonathan Kurrant ENG 20.01.1989 18 ------Forwards 7 James Smith SCO 20.11.1980 26 - - - - - 2 - 8 - 11 1 9 Steve Lovell ENG 06.12.1980 26 - - - - - 2 - 3 - 5 1 10 Darren Mackie SCO 05.01.1982 25 - - - - - 1 1 3 1 6 2 11 Chris Clark SCO 15.09.1980 27 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 6 - 16 Lee Miller SCO 18.05.1983 24 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 - 22 Christopher Maguire SCO 16.01.1989 18 ------24 Jeffrey De Visscher NED 05.05.1981 26 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 25 Jonathan Smith ENG 31.10.1988 19 ------26 Omatsone Aluko ENG 19.02.1989 18 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 31 Michael Paton SCO 25.03.1989 18 ------Coach - James Calderwood SCO 28.02.1955 52 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 -

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Lokomotiv Moskva 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 21 Aleksei Polyakov UZB 28.02.1974 33 ------4 - 5 - 33 Ivan Pelizzoli ITA 18.11.1980 26 - - - - - 3 - 6 - 14 - 85 Guilherme BRA 12.12.1985 21 ------87 Anton Kochenkov RUS 02.04.1987 20 ------Defenders 4 Rodolfo BRA 23.10.1982 25 - - - - - 2 - 4 - 17 - 5 Emir Spahić BIH 18.08.1980 27 - - - - - 2 - 5 - 9 - 6 Branislav Ivanović SRB 22.02.1984 23 - - - - - 3 - 5 1 13 2 14 Oleg Pashinin UZB 12.09.1974 33 ------14 - 48 - 15 Fininho BRA 03.11.1983 24 ------1 - 1 - 17 Dmitri Sennikov RUS 24.06.1976 31 - - - - - 3 - 18 - 49 1 30 Malkhaz Asatiani GEO 04.08.1981 26 - - - - - 2 - 11 1 26 4 44 Ruslan Kambolov RUS 01.01.1990 17 ------55 Renat Yanbaev RUS 07.04.1984 23 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 69 Sergei Yefimov RUS 15.10.1987 20 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 83 Andrei Kuznetsov RUS 09.01.1988 19 ------Midfielders 8 Vladimir Maminov UZB 04.09.1974 33 - - - - - 3 1 21 1 74 5 20 Roman Kontsedalov RUS 11.05.1986 21 ------24 Chaker Zouaghi TUN 10.01.1985 22 ------1 - 1 - 25 Razvan Cocis ROU 19.02.1983 24 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 12 3 27 Haminu Draman GHA 01.04.1986 21 ------1 - 1 - 40 Aleksandr Samedov RUS 19.07.1984 23 - - - - - 3 1 9 2 18 4 41 Sergei Gurenko BLR 30.09.1972 35 - - - - - 3 - 23 - 53 - 59 Semen Fomin RUS 10.01.1989 18 ------63 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov RUS 27.02.1985 22 - - - - - 3 3 13 4 17 4 Forwards 9 Peter Odemwingie NGA 15.07.1981 26 - - - - - 3 2 12 4 26 6 11 Dmitri Sychev RUS 26.10.1983 24 - - - - - 3 1 5 1 13 4 19 Dramane Traore MLI 17.06.1982 25 ------2 - 2 - 23 Erik Korchagin RUS 16.01.1979 28 ------2 - 2 - Coach - Anatoli Byshovets RUS 23.04.1946 61 - - - - - 3 - 5 - 7 -

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Match officials

Referee Florian Meyer (GER) Assistant referees Kai Voss (GER), Holger Henschel (GER) Fourth official Babak Rafati (GER) UEFA Delegate José Guilherme Aguiar (POR) UEFA Referee observer Cosimo Bolognino (ITA)

Referee

UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 29.09.2005 UCUP R1 AEK Athens FC - FC Zenit St. Petersburg 0-1 Athens

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 07.09.2002 U21 QR Russia - Republic of Ireland 2-0 Moscow 01.11.2005 UCL GS FC Artmedia Petržalka - Rangers FC 2-2 Bratislava 09.08.2006 UCL QR3 PFC CSKA Moskva - MFK Ružomberok 3-0 Moscow 26.09.2006 UCL GS Celtic FC - FC København 1-0 Glasgow 07.10.2006 EURO QR Russia - Israel 1-1 Moscow

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Domestic information Aberdeen FC (Premier League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 04/08/07 Dundee United FC (A) 0-1 League 12/08/07 Heart of Midlothian FC (H) 1-1 Nicholson 19 League 19/08/07 Celtic FC (H) 1-3 Brewster 24 League 25/08/07 Hibernian FC (A) 3-3 Brewster 18, 37, Ja. Smith 57 League 01/09/07 Kilmarnock FC (A) 1-0 Miller 54 League 15/09/07 Motherwell FC (H) 1-2 Ja. Smith 65 League 23/09/07 Rangers FC (A) 0-3 Cup 26/09/07 Partick Thistle FC (A) 2-0 Young 42, Considine 64 League 29/09/07 Gretna FC (H) 2-0 Diamond 16, Ja. Smith 18 League 07/10/07 Saint Mirren FC (H) 4-0 Severin 43(pen), 71(pen), Miller 63, 88 League 21/10/07 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (A) 2-1 Young 8, Own goal League 28/10/07 Falkirk FC (H) 1-1 Severin 45(pen) Cup 31/10/07 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (H) 4-1 Nicholson 10(pen), 21(pen), 78, Miller 45 League 03/11/07 Dundee United FC (H) 2-0 Aluko 45, Miller 90 League 11/11/07 Heart of Midlothian FC (A) League 24/11/07 Celtic FC (A) League 02/12/07 Hibernian FC (H) League 08/12/07 Kilmarnock FC (H) League 15/12/07 Motherwell FC (A) League 23/12/07 Rangers FC (H) League 26/12/07 Gretna FC (A) League 29/12/07 Saint Mirren FC (A) League 02/01/08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (H) League 05/01/08 Falkirk FC (A) League 19/01/08 Dundee United FC (A) League 26/01/08 Heart of Midlothian FC (H) League 09/02/08 Celtic FC (H) League 16/02/08 Hibernian FC (A) League 23/02/08 Kilmarnock FC (A) League 27/02/08 Motherwell FC (H) League 01/03/08 Rangers FC (A) League 15/03/08 Gretna FC (H) League 22/03/08 Saint Mirren FC (H) League 29/03/08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (A)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Celtic FC 12 9 1 2 34 11 28 2 Rangers FC 12 8 1 3 30 11 25 3 Hibernian FC 12 6 4 2 20 13 22 4 Dundee United FC 12 7 1 4 17 12 22 5 Aberdeen FC 12 5 3 4 18 15 18 6 Motherwell FC 12 5 2 5 12 15 17 7 Kilmarnock FC 12 4 4 4 15 16 16 8 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 4 3 5 19 22 15 9 Saint Mirren FC 12 4 2 6 8 19 14 10 Falkirk FC 12 3 3 6 17 25 12 11 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 12 3 1 8 15 25 10 12 Gretna FC 12 1 1 10 9 30 4

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Domestic information FC Lokomotiv Moskva (Premier-Liga)

Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 11/03/07 FC Kuban Krasnodar (A) 0-0 League 17/03/07 FC Rubin Kazan (H) 2-1 Rodolfo 21, Kochish 47 League 31/03/07 PFC CSKA Moskva (A) 0-2 Cup 04/04/07 FC Dinamo Moskva (A) 0-1 League 07/04/07 FC Dinamo Moskva (A) 1-2 Kochish 30 League 14/04/07 FC Khimki (H) 1-0 Bilyaletdinov 28 Cup 18/04/07 FC Dinamo Moskva (H) 4-0 Bilyaletdinov 9, Sychev 41, 51, O'Connor 86 League 22/04/07 FC Spartak Nalchik (A) 0-0 League 28/04/07 FC Moskva (H) 1-1 Ivanović 74 Cup 02/05/07 FC Spartak Moskva (H) 3-0 Sychev 29, O'Connor 42, Bilyaletdinov 44 League 05/05/07 FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast (A) 1-1 Rodolfo 62 Cup 09/05/07 FC Spartak Moskva (A) 2-1 Kochish 70, Sychev 88 League 13/05/07 FC Rostov (H) 2-0 Gurenko 36, Sychev 76 League 19/05/07 FC Spartak Moskva (A) 2-1 Bilyaletdinov 38, Sychev 84 Cup 27/05/07 FC Moskva (A) 1-0 O'Connor 103 League 11/06/07 FC Zenit St. Petersburg (A) 1-1 Sychev 17 League 16/06/07 FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok (A) 0-3 League 20/06/07 FC Amkar Perm (H) 0-1 League 24/06/07 FC Tom Tomsk (A) 2-4 Sychev 35, Traore 52 League 30/06/07 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara (H) 5-2 Ivanović 51, Sychev 63(pen), Bilyaletdinov 68, Traore 70, Samedov 90 League 18/07/07 FC Khimki (A) 2-1 Traore 32, Rodolfo 90 League 22/07/07 PFC CSKA Moskva (H) 1-2 Ivanović 58 League 25/07/07 FC Rubin Kazan (A) 0-3 League 28/07/07 FC Dinamo Moskva (H) 2-2 Sychev 70, Odemwingie 87 League 11/08/07 FC Spartak Nalchik (H) 3-1 Spahić 12(pen), Samedov 35, 76 League 19/08/07 FC Moskva (A) 2-1 Traore 44, Sychev 63 League 25/08/07 FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast (H) 0-2 League 02/09/07 FC Rostov (A) 2-0 Odemwingie 42(pen), Sychev 67 League 23/09/07 FC Spartak Moskva (H) 4-3 Odemwingie 30, 68, Sychev 42, Asatiani 90 League 29/09/07 FC Amkar Perm (A) 0-1 League 07/10/07 FC Zenit St. Petersburg (H) 1-0 Spahić 52(pen) League 20/10/07 FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok (H) 1-1 Sychev 82 League 28/10/07 FC Tom Tomsk (H) 0-0 League 03/11/07 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara (A) 1-3 Spahić 29 League 11/11/07 FC Kuban Krasnodar (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Zenit St. Petersburg 29 17 7 5 54 31 58 2 FC Spartak Moskva 29 16 8 5 48 29 56 3 PFC CSKA Moskva 29 13 11 5 42 24 50 4 FC Moskva 29 14 7 8 36 32 49 5 FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast 29 11 12 6 34 27 45 6 FC Dinamo Moskva 29 11 8 10 36 33 41 7 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 29 11 8 10 37 39 41 8 FC Amkar Perm 29 10 11 8 30 25 41 9 FC Rubin Kazan 29 10 5 14 31 38 35 10 FC Tom Tomsk 29 8 11 10 37 34 35 11 FC Khimki 29 8 10 11 28 32 34 12 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara 29 8 8 13 34 42 32 13 FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok 29 8 8 13 25 36 32 14 FC Spartak Nalchik 29 7 9 13 28 38 30 15 FC Kuban Krasnodar 29 6 11 12 24 36 29 16 FC Rostov 29 1 12 16 16 44 15

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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)

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Team facts

Aberdeen FC

UEFA club competition milestones • Aberdeen's footballing annus mirabilis was 1983. Under the leadership of a young Sir Alex Ferguson, the Scottish club beat Real Madrid CF 2-1 in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in Gothenburg and then took the UEFA Super Cup, winning 2-0 on aggregate against Hamburger SV. They reached the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals again in 1983/84 but lost 2-0 on aggregate to FC Porto.

UEFA Cup milestones • This is Aberdeen's 15th UEFA Cup campaign. Their best previous attempt saw them reach the third round in 1981/82 competition.

UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1982/83 • UEFA Super Cup: 1983

Ten-year record 2006/07: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2005/06: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2004/05: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2003/04: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2002/03: UEFA Cup - first round 2001/02: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2000/01: UEFA Cup - qualifying round 1999/00: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1998/99: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1997/98: Did not compete in UEFA club competition

2006/07 season Domestic record: Beaten in the Scottish Cup third round by Hibernian FC, Aberdeen claimed a place in Europe with a third-placed finish in the Scottish Premier League.

European record: N/A

Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 100 W: 42 D: 26 L: 32 GF: 149 GA: 108

UEFA Cup • Pld: 47 W: 14 D: 16 L: 17 GF: 54 GA: 59

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 10-0: Aberdeen FC v KR Reykjavík 06.09.1967, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg

• Biggest home win 10-0: Aberdeen FC v KR Reykjavík (see above for details)

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• Biggest away win 1-4: FK Žalgiris Vilnius v Aberdeen FC 06.08.1996, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg 0-3: Valur Reykjavík v Aberdeen FC 14.09.1993, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg 1-4: FC Sion v Aberdeen FC 01.09.1982, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round second leg 1-4: KR Reykjavík v Aberdeen FC 13.09.1967, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg

• Heaviest defeat 4-0: Liverpool FC v Aberdeen FC 05.11.1980, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Brøndby IF v Aberdeen FC 15.10.1996, UEFA Cup second round first leg 1-3: Aberdeen FC v FK Žalgiris Vilnius 20.08.1996, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Liverpool FC v Aberdeen FC (see above for details)

UEFA Cup • Biggest win 1-4: FK Žalgiris Vilnius v Aberdeen FC (see above for details) 3-0: Aberdeen FC v FC Arges Pitesti 21.10.1981, UEFA Cup second round first leg 4-1: Aberdeen FC v Finn Harps FC 19.09.1973, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Biggest home win 3-0: Aberdeen FC v FC Arges Pitesti (see above for details) 4-1: Aberdeen FC v Finn Harps FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 1-4: FK Žalgiris Vilnius v Aberdeen FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 3-0: Panathinaikos FC v Aberdeen FC 25.10.2007, UEFA Cup group stage 4-1: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Aberdeen FC 07.11.1973, UEFA Cup second round second leg 6-3: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach v Aberdeen FC 27.09.1972, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Brøndby IF v Aberdeen FC (see above for details) 1-3: Aberdeen FC v FK Žalgiris Vilnius (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 3-0: Panathinaikos FC v Aberdeen FC (see above for details) 4-1: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Aberdeen FC (see above for details) 6-3: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach v Aberdeen FC (see above for details)

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Last updated: 26.10.2007

FC Lokomotiv Moskva

UEFA club competition milestones • In the UEFA Champions League, Lokomotiv's best seasons saw them reach the second group stage in 2002/03 before bowing out to AS Monaco FC in the first knockout round of the 2003/04 competition. They reached the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals in successive seasons, losing 3-1 on aggregate to VfB Stuttgart in 1997/98 and being edged by S.S. Lazio the following season on away goals after drawing 1-1 at home and 0-0 in Rome.

UEFA Cup milestones • Competing in the UEFA Cup for the eighth time, Lokomotiv's best performances in the competition saw them lose to Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC in the third round in 2001/02 while they battled through the group stage to reach the Round of 32 in 2005/06, losing to Sevilla FC.

UEFA club competition honours • None

Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Cup - first round 2005/06: UEFA Cup - round of 32 2004/05: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2003/04: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2002/03: UEFA Champions League - second group stage 2001/02: UEFA Cup - third round 2000/01: European Champion Clubs' Cup - third qualifying round 1999/00: UEFA Cup - second round 1998/99: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - semi-finals 1997/98: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - semi-finals

2006/07 season Domestic record: Finishing third in 2006, five points adrift of the top two - champions PFC CSKA Moskva and FC Spartak Moskva - Lokomotiv would have earned a place in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. However, they qualified directly for the first round after beating FC Moskva 1-0 in the Russian Cup final in May 2007.

European record: Lokomotiv's European campaign was surprisingly short. Drawn against semi-professional Belgian side SV Zulte Waregem in the UEFA Cup first round, they won 2-1 in Russia before going down 2-0 in the return and bowing out of the competition.

Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 90 W: 37 D: 16 L: 37 GF: 120 GA: 109

UEFA Cup • Pld: 31 W: 15 D: 4 L: 12 GF: 50 GA: 42

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 1-7: FC BATE Borisov v FC Lokomotiv Moskva 12.08.1999, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg

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• Biggest home win 5-0: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC BATE Borisov 25.08.1999, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg

• Biggest away win 1-7: FC BATE Borisov v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 0-5: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC Bayern München 26.09.95, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-5: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC Bayern München (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Real Madrid CF v FC Lokomotiv Moskva 19.09.2001, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Cup • Biggest win 1-7: FC BATE Borisov v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (see above for details)

• Biggest home win 5-0: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC BATE Borisov (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 1-7: FC BATE Borisov v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 0-5: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC Bayern München (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 0-5: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC Bayern München (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 3-0: Juventus v FC Lokomotiv Moskva 15.09.1993, UEFA Cup first round first leg

Last updated: 26.10.2007

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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 06.11.2007 16:55:03CET Competition information 1 Aberdeen FC - FC Lokomotiv MoskvaThursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Pittodrie, Aberdeen

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Last updated 06.11.2007 16:55:03CET Competition information 2 Aberdeen FC - FC Lokomotiv MoskvaThursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Pittodrie, Aberdeen

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:: 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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