Uefa Europa League 2011/12 Season Match Press Kit

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

FC Steaua Bucureşti FC Schalke 04 Group J - Matchday 1 Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Thursday 15 September 2011 21.05CET (22.05 local time)

Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 3 Team facts...... 4 Squad list...... 7 Fixtures and results...... 9 Match-by-match lineups...... 11 Match officials...... 13 Legend...... 14

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 FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Previous meetings

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FC Steaua Bucureşti - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 25/11/08 GS FC Bayern München - FC Steaua Bucureşti 3-0 Munich Klose 57, 71, Toni 61 17/09/08 GS FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Bayern München 0-1 Bucharest Van Buyten 15 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 15/12/05 GS Hertha BSC Berlin - FC Steaua Bucureşti 0-0 Berlin UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 04/12/96 GS Borussia Dortmund - FC Steaua Bucureşti 5-3 Dortmund Chapuisat 13, 22, Tretschok 43, Riedle 63, Zorc 65; Sabin Ilie 17(p), Baciu 52, Calin 79 25/09/96 GS FC Steaua Bucureşti - Borussia Dortmund 0-3 Bucharest Ricken 6, Heinrich 37, Chapuisat 77 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 01/11/95 GS FC Steaua Bucureşti - Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Bucharest 18/10/95 GS Borussia Dortmund - FC Steaua Bucureşti 1-0 Dortmund Ricken 58 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 22/03/72 QF FC Bayern München - FC Steaua Bucureşti 0-0 Munich agg: 1-1 ag 08/03/72 QF FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Bayern München 1-1 Bucharest Tătaru II 18; Müller 69 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/12/57 R1 Borussia Dortmund - FC Steaua Bucureşti 3-1 (Rep) Bologna Dulz 15, Kelbassa 62, Preissler 79; Cacoveanu 35 08/12/57 R1 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Bucharest Tătaru 17, Constantin 25, Alexandrescu agg: 4-4 45; Niepieklo 12 27/11/57 R1 Borussia Dortmund - FC Steaua Bucureşti 4-2 Dortmund Peters 35, 62, 64, Niepieklo 66; Zavoda I 43, Bone 50

FC Schalke 04 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 03/11/76 R2 FC Schalke 04 - 4-0 Gelsenkirchen Bongartz 2, 78, Fischer 15, 24 FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti agg: 5-0 20/10/76 R2 FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti - 0-1 Bucharest Fischer 59 FC Schalke 04

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 FC Steaua Bucureşti 5 1 2 2 7 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 12 1 4 7 10 22 FC Schalke 04 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 2 Previous meetings FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Match background

FC Steaua Bucureşti will look to take inspiration from a new coach as they take on last season's UEFA Champions League semi-finalists FC Schalke 04 in their opening UEFA Europa League Group J game. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in Europe. • Steaua's record in 12 games against German opponents is a somewhat dispiriting W1 D4 L7 (W1 D2 L2 at home). • That lone victory against a German side was a 3-1 win against Borussia Dortmund in Bucharest in the second leg of a European Champion Clubs' Cup first round tie on 8 December 1957, having lost the first leg 4-2. With the away goals rule yet to be introduced, the tie was settled by a replay, which Dortmund won 3-1 in Bologna. • Steaua have not scored in their last three games against German sides, and have also drawn a blank in their last three home fixtures against teams from the Bundesliga. • Schalke met Steaua's neighbours FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti in the 1976/77 UEFA Cup second round; they won 1-0 away and 4-0 at home in what was their only previous tie against a Romanian side. Match background • Unbeaten in six European home games since a 1-0 loss to Fenerbahçe SK in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League group stage, Steaua have been alternating draws and wins on their own turf; should that pattern continue they are due another draw against Schalke. • Schalke have not won in three UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League away fixtures (a draw and two defeats) since a 4-1 victory at APOEL FC in the first round on 16 September 2008. Their only previous away fixture this season ended in a shock 2-0 loss at HJK Helsinki, though they won the return fixture 6-1. Team facts • Schalke defender and midfielder Marco Höger celebrates his 22nd birthday the day after the Steaua game. A summer signing from TSV Alemannia Aachen, he made his European debut for Schalke in the play-offs, featuring in both legs against HJK Helsinki. • Schalke boast Romanian talent in the form of forward Ciprian Marica, who started his career with Steaua's neighbours FC Dinamo Bucureşti. He represented FC Shakhtar Donetsk and VfB Stuttgart before joining Schalke this summer. • Steaua are led by Israeli coach Roni Levy, who won three titles as a coach in his home country with Maccabi Haifa FC and a runners-up medal in Romania with FC Unirea Urziceni in 2009/10. He joined Steaua this summer after a spell back in Israel at Beitar Jerusalem FC. • Levy led Maccabi Haifa through the group stage of the 2006/07 UEFA Cup, eventually reaching the round of 16. • Ralf Rangnick returned to Schalke in the spring, having previously been in charge in the 2004/05 season. The studious coach guided them to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals last season having taken them through the UEFA Cup group stage in his first spell at the helm.

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 3 Match background FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Team facts

FC Steaua Bucureşti Formed: 1947 Nickname: Militarii (Army Men) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup (1): 1986, (1989) • UEFA Super Cup (1): 1986 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 23 (2006) Romanian Cup: 21 (2011) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: group stage 2009/10: group stage 2008/09: UEFA Champions League group stage 2007/08: UEFA Champions League group stage 2006/07: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2005/06: semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2004/05: round of 16 2003/04: second round 2002/03: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2001/02: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: Steaua v BSC Young Boys 03/10/79, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: AC Sparta Praha v Steaua 07/09/88, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: FC Steaua Bucureşti v Real Madrid CF 17/10/06, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-3 on four occasions, most recently v Olympique Lyonnais 26/09/06 UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0 on two occasions, most recently v Paris Saint-Germain FC 27/08/97, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg UEFA Cup/Europa League • Biggest home win 4-0: Steaua v RC Lens 20/10/05, group stage • Biggest away win 1-4: FC Levadia Maardu v Steaua 26/08/99, qualifying round second leg 0-3 on two occasions, most recently v Real Betis Balompié 09/03/06, round of 16 second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Steaua v FC Barcelona 28/09/77, first round second leg 0-2: Steaua v Sevilla FC 15/02/07, round of 32 first leg • Heaviest away defeat

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 4 Team facts FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca

5-1: FC Barcelona v Steaua 14/09/77, first round first leg

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 5 Team facts FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca

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

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 6 Team facts FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Squad list

FC Steaua Bucureşti

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 Răzvan Stanca ROU 18/01/80 31 ------12 Ciprian Tătăruşanu ROU 09/02/86 25 - 2 - - - 6 - 6 - 17 - 95 Valentin Cojocaru ROU 01/10/95 15 ------Defenders 3 Ifeanyi Emeghara NGA 24/03/84 27 - - - - - 1 - 14 - 24 - 4 Valentin Iliev BUL 11/07/80 31 - 2 - - - 4 - 9 1 20 3 6 Florin Gardoş ROU 29/10/88 22 - - - - - 1 - 5 1 5 1 14 Iasmin Latovlevici ROU 11/05/86 25 - 2 - - - 6 - 6 - 12 - 18 Novak Martinović SRB 31/01/85 26 - 1 - - - 4 1 2 - 3 - 19 Valeriu Lupu ROU 24/01/91 20 ------22 George Galamaz ROU 05/04/81 30 - 2 1 - - 4 - 13 - 28 1 23 Geraldo Alves POR 08/11/80 30 - 1 - - - 3 1 14 1 21 1 Midfielders 5 Pablo Brandán ARG 05/03/83 28 - 2 - - - 6 - 2 - 13 1 10 Cristian Tănase ROU 18/02/87 24 - 2 1 - - 5 1 9 2 13 3 11 Andrei Prepeliţă ROU 08/12/85 25 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 15 Bogdan Mustata ROU 28/07/90 21 ------20 Alexandru Bourceanu ROU 24/04/85 26 - 2 - - - 5 - 6 - 15 - 26 Eric Bicfalvi ROU 05/02/88 23 - 1 - - - 3 - 9 - 17 - 28 Iulian Roşu ROU 30/05/94 17 ------Forwards 7 Florin Costea ROU 16/05/85 26 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 8 Mihai Răduţ ROU 17/09/90 20 - - - - - 2 - 4 - 6 - 9 Mihai Costea ROU 29/05/88 23 - 2 - - - 5 3 - - 2 - 24 Raul Rusescu ROU 09/07/88 23 - 2 - - - 6 2 1 - 9 - 27 Ionuţ Năstăsie ROU 07/01/92 19 ------77 Leandro Tatu BRA 26/04/82 29 - 2 1 - - 6 2 - - 2 1 90 Stefan Nikolić MNE 16/04/90 21 - 2 - - - 5 - - - 2 - Coach - Roni Levy ISR 14/11/66 44 - 2 - - - - - 18 - 33 -

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 7 Squad list FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca

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 22 - 2 - - - 5 - 1 - 3 - 33 Mathias Schober GER 08/04/76 35 ------3 - 5 - 36 Lars Unnerstall GER 20/07/90 21 ------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 - - - 5 1 5 - 22 2 6 Tim Hoogland GER 11/06/85 26 ------1 - 14 Kyriakos Papadopoulos GRE 23/02/92 19 - 2 1 - - 5 - - - 11 1 21 Christoph Metzelder GER 05/11/80 30 - - - - - 1 - 8 - 38 - 22 Atsuto Uchida JPN 27/03/88 23 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 13 - 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 - - - 3 - 1 - 6 - 12 Marco Höger GER 16/09/89 21 - 2 - - - 5 - - - 2 - 13 Jermaine Jones USA 03/11/81 29 - - - - - 1 - 4 - 20 1 16 Jan Morávek CZE 01/11/89 21 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 2 - 18 José Manuel Jurado ESP 29/06/86 25 - 1 - - - 3 - 14 1 40 4 23 Christian Fuchs AUT 07/04/86 25 - 1 - - - 5 1 - - 3 - 24 Peer Kluge GER 22/11/80 30 ------7 1 15 1 28 Christoph Moritz GER 27/01/90 21 ------3 - 30 Levan Kenia GEO 18/10/90 20 ------1 - 1 - 31 Julian Draxler GER 20/09/93 17 - 2 1 - - 5 - - - 8 1 32 Joel Matip CMR 08/08/91 20 - 2 - - - 5 1 - - 13 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 - - - 5 3 - - 151 73 8 Ciprian Marica ROU 02/10/85 25 - 2 - - - 4 - 26 8 66 20 10 Lewis Holtby GER 18/09/90 20 - 2 - - - 5 1 - - 2 - 17 Jefferson Farfán PER 26/10/84 26 - 1 - - - 3 - 8 1 55 9 25 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar NED 12/08/83 28 - 2 4 - - 5 4 26 16 45 26 26 Andreas Wiegel GER 21/07/91 20 ------29 Philipp Hofmann GER 30/03/93 18 ------Coach - Ralf Rangnick GER 29/06/58 53 - 2 - - - - - 14 - 34 -

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 8 Squad list FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Fixtures and results

FC Steaua Bucureşti

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 22/09/10 Cup CFR Craiova (A) W 1-0 Nicoliţă 63 27/10/10 Cup FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti (H) D 1-1 aet Latovlevici 72 (3-1p) 11/11/10 Cup FC Rapid Bucureşti (A) W 1-0 Surdu 49 21/04/11 Cup FC Braşov (H) D 0-0 11/05/11 Cup FC Braşov (A) D 1-1 Dică 86 25/05/11 Cup FC Dinamo Bucureşti W 2-1 Dică 24, Bărboianu 51 (og) 23/07/11 League CSU Voinţa Sibiu (A) D 1-1 Leandro Tatu 36 31/07/11 League CS Mioveni (H) W 4-0 Leandro Tatu 45, Costea 62, Tănase 77, Rusescu 87 14/08/11 League FC Universitatea Cluj (H) W 2-1 Costea 15, Rusescu 74 18/08/11 UEL PFC CSKA Sofia (H) W 2-0 Galamaz 16, Leandro Tatu 77 21/08/11 League FC Astra Ploieşti (A) L 1-2 Costea 90+2 25/08/11 UEL PFC CSKA Sofia (A) D 1-1 Tănase 73 28/08/11 League FCM Târgu Mureş (H) W 2-0 Geraldo Alves 45, Martinović 87 10/09/11 League CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (A) L 0-3 15/09/11 UEL FC Schalke 04 (H) 18/09/11 League CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (H) 25/09/11 League FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti (A) 29/09/11 UEL AEK Larnaca FC (A) 02/10/11 League FC Oţelul Galaţi (H) 15/10/11 League FC Vaslui (A) 20/10/11 UEL Maccabi Haifa FC (A) 22/10/11 League FC Rapid Bucureşti (H) 29/10/11 League FC Petrolul Ploiesti (A) 03/11/11 UEL Maccabi Haifa FC (H) 05/11/11 League Concordia Chiajna (H) 19/11/11 League FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt (A) 26/11/11 League FC Braşov (H) 01/12/11 UEL FC Schalke 04 (A) 03/12/11 League FC Dinamo Bucureşti (A) 10/12/11 League CFR 1907 Cluj (H) 14/12/11 UEL AEK Larnaca FC (H) 17/12/11 League CSU Voinţa Sibiu (H)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Dinamo Bucureşti 6 5 0 1 13 4 15 2 FC Rapid Bucureşti 6 4 1 1 9 4 13 3 CFR 1907 Cluj 6 4 0 2 14 5 12 4 CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu 6 3 2 1 10 5 11 5 FC Universitatea Cluj 6 3 2 1 8 5 11 6 FC Steaua Bucureşti 6 3 1 2 10 7 10 7 FC Vaslui 6 3 1 2 9 7 10 8 CS Gaz Metan Mediaş 6 3 0 3 11 11 9 9 FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt 6 2 2 2 6 7 8 10 FC Astra Ploieşti 6 2 2 2 5 6 8 11 FC Petrolul Ploiesti 6 2 1 3 6 6 7 12 FC Braşov 6 2 1 3 6 7 7 13 CSU Voinţa Sibiu 6 1 4 1 5 7 7 14 FC Oţelul Galaţi 6 2 1 3 5 8 7 15 FCM Târgu Mureş 6 1 2 3 5 8 5 16 FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti 6 1 2 3 6 13 5 17 CS Mioveni 6 1 0 5 5 15 3 18 Concordia Chiajna 6 0 2 4 2 10 2

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 9 Fixtures and results FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca

FC Schalke 04

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 31/07/11 Cup FC Teningen (A) W 11-1 Huntelaar 3, 22, 39, 64, K. 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, K. 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) 18/09/11 League FC Bayern München (H) 24/09/11 League SC Freiburg (H) 29/09/11 UEL Maccabi Haifa FC (H) 02/10/11 League Hamburger SV (A) 15/10/11 League 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) 20/10/11 UEL AEK Larnaca FC (A) 23/10/11 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (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 Hannover 96 (A) 19/11/11 League 1. FC Nürnberg (H) 26/11/11 League Borussia Dortmund (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)

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

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 10 Fixtures and results FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Match-by-match lineups

FC Steaua Bucureşti UEFA Europa League - Qualifying Play-offs (18/08/11) Steaua 2-0 CSKA Sofia Goals: 1-0 Galamaz 16, 2-0 Leandro Tatu 77 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Tătăruşanu, Iliev, Brandán, M. Costea (Nikolić 77), Tănase, Latovlevici, Nicoliţă, Martinović (Rusescu 67), Galamaz (Geraldo Alves 59), Bourceanu, Leandro Tatu (25/08/11) CSKA Sofia 1-1 Steaua (agg: 1-3) Goals: 0-1 Tănase 73, 1-1 Michel 83 FC Steaua Bucureşti: Tătăruşanu, Iliev, Brandán, M. Costea (Rusescu 61), Tănase (Nikolić 77), Prepeliţă (Bicfalvi 69), Latovlevici, Nicoliţă, Galamaz, Bourceanu, Leandro Tatu

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

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 11 Match-by-match lineups FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca

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

Matchday 1 (15/09/11) Steaua v Schalke

Matchday 2 (29/09/11) Schalke v M. Haifa AEK Larnaca v Steaua

Matchday 3 (20/10/11) AEK Larnaca v Schalke M. Haifa v Steaua

Matchday 4 (03/11/11) Schalke v AEK Larnaca Steaua v M. Haifa

Matchday 5 (01/12/11) Schalke v Steaua

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

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Referee Michael Koukoulakis (GRE) Assistant referees Dimitrios Saraidaris (GRE), Leonidas Vasileiadis (GRE) Additional assistant referees Anastassios Kakos (GRE), Stavros Tritsonis (GRE) Fourth official Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE) UEFA Delegate Paul Krähenbühl (SUI) UEFA Referee observer Jon Skjervold (NOR) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Europa League UEFA matches matches Michael Koukoulakis 25/06/1975 0 21 UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 30/09/08 UCUP R1 Saint Patrick's Athletic FC Hertha BSC Berlin 0-0 Dublin 16/07/09 UCUP QR2 FC Steaua Bucureşti Újpest FC 2-0 Bucharest 15/07/10 UCUP QR2 FC Olimpia Balti FC Dinamo Bucureşti 0-2 Chisinau Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 22/05/08 U19 ELITE Germany Albania 2-0 Senec 05/09/08 U21 QR Germany Northern Ireland 3-0 Wuppertal 07/06/11 EURO QR Azerbaijan Germany 1-3 Baku

Last updated 14/09/11 13:02:16CET 13 Match officials FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Schalke 04 Thursday 15 September 2011 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Legend

:: 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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