No 39 – July 2005 Supplement 7.0 5 distribution League revenue UEFA Champions amazing comeback Liverpool’s in Russian first to Germany Cup returns UEFA Women’s distribution League revenue UEFA Champions amazing comeback Liverpool’s in Lisbon Russian first to Germany Cup returns UEFA Women’s 06 05 04 03 06 05 04 03 COVER IN THIS ISSUE Liverpool win the UEFA Champions League 05 Steven Gerrard holds aloft the European UEFA Champions League revenue distribution 06 Cup. Following in the illustrious foot- Turbine Potsdam steps of Real , Ajax Amsterdam, win the UEFA Women’s Cup 03 Special Olympics Football Week 10 Bayern Munich and AC , the trophy First doping control officers seminar 12 is now Liverpool’s for keeps, after their CSKA fifth victory in the competition. win the UEFA Cup 04 News from member associations 17 PHOTO: EMPICS

RecentEditorial landmarks and future challenges

In football, the month of July is often a good time to reflect on the past season and look forward to the next. Looking back, we have just seen two immensely exciting and goal-filled club competition finals which, apart from being perfectly executed, also produced two firsts: the first ever Russian victory in the fifty- year history of the UEFA club competitions when CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup in Lisbon, and on the other side of , the first ever UEFA Champions League final to be held on Turkish soil, with the honour of host city bestowed on Istanbul. In April, the UEFA Executive Com- mittee, meeting in , declared its intention to award finals to more “new” countries in the future. In contrast, the WOMEN’S EURO 2005 has been taking place in the birthplace of football and setting new benchmarks in terms of organisation, public interest and media coverage of women’s foot- ball in Europe. The 9,000 spectators who attended the return leg of the UEFA Women’s Cup final in Potsdam between Turbine Potsdam and Sweden’s Djurgården/Älvsjö were also a measure of the growing popularity of women’s football in Europe. We must not, however, rest on our laurels. Other contests on the field of play are imminent, including the final rounds of the men’s and women’s European Under-19 championships and the UEFA Regions’ Cup. There are also challenges of an administrative kind to face: we are nearly into the third season of the UEFA club licensing system, while the Top Executive Pro- gramme being devised for the member associations is slowly taking shape. The coming 2005/06 season is therefore going to be another demanding period for UEFA, with many questions to resolve and decisions to take. But UEFA has no wish to stand still; it is keen to keep moving forward so that it can defend its interests in the forever changing world of football.

Lars-Christer Olsson

Yuri Zhirkov Chief Executive scored one of the goals that helped CSKA Moscow to become the first Russian club to win a UEFA competition.

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02 uefadirect 7.05 UEFA Women’sBack on German Cup soil PHOTOS: WITTERS PHOTOS:

FOR THE TIME BEING, THE UEFA WOMEN’S CUP REMAINS A GERMAN/SWEDISH AFFAIR. AFTER A TWO-YEAR STAY IN SWEDEN FOLLOWING CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES BY UMEÅ IK IN 2003 AND 2004, THE TROPHY HAS NOW RETURNED TO GERMANY, WHERE FFC FRANKFURT WON THE FIRST EDITION BACK IN 2002.

The new German winners the Swedes soon reduced the deficit, are FFC Turbine Potsdam 71, who they were pegged back again by overcame Djurgården/Älvsjö in both another German goal. There was still legs of the final, the first in Swe- enough time for a comeback, but den and the second in Germany. Turbine Potsdam continued to In , against a hold the upper hand, and home side deprived of several after the exciting opening stages Captain Ariane Hingst shows off the trophy of its best attacking players, the (four goals in 16 minutes!), to the German fans. Germans made the most of their 2005 there were no further additions physical strength by taking a decisive to the scoreline. Voronezh in the quarter-finals) step towards lifting the trophy with In this fourth edition of the and fully deserved to win the trophy. a 2-0 win. UEFA Women’s Cup, Turbine Potsdam ■ The draw for the fifth In the return leg, in front of were undefeated in their nine matches UEFA Women’s Cup will be held in a capacity crowd of around 9,000, (drawing only one, against Energy Nyon on 7 July. Turbine Potsdam quickly dashed any hope their visitors had of turning Stockholm, 15 May 2005 the tie round. The home side led 2-0 Djurgården/Älvsjö – 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam 71 0-2 after just nine minutes. Although Potsdam, 21 May 2005 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam 71 – Djurgården/Älvsjö 3-1

03 One of CSKA Moscow’s two Brazilian

players, A. SABATTINI

GETTY IMAGES Vagner Love, scorer of the third goal. SORIANO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Disappointed Sporting players receive their consolation medals from Lennart Johansson UEFA Cup and Lars-Christer Olsson. the Russian defence, which coped First Russian victory magnificently. On the contrary, shortly before the break, CSKA created a ONLY ONCE BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UEFA CLUB COMPETITIONS golden opportunity to equalise. The HAD A RUSSIAN CLUB, DYNAMO MOSCOW, REACHED A FINAL, WHICH THEY LOST chance was wasted, but it was a sign BACK IN 1972. MORE THAN 30 YEARS LATER, CSKA MOSCOW WENT ONE of things to come. Sporting certainly STEP FURTHER BY LIFTING THE UEFA CUP IN LISBON, WHERE THEY DEFEATED did not have the match sewn up and SPORTING CLUBE DE . their defence was vulnerable. The were able to take Spurred on by the prospect and, in doing so, rid themselves stock at half time and learn from the of playing the final in their own stadium, of the bitter taste of a recent decisive chance they had just spurned. They Sporting Clube de Portugal had over- defeat to local rivals Benfica in the began the second half in a much more come every obstacle placed before domestic championship. positive manner and turned the match them: Rapid Vienna in the first Everything appeared to be on its head within the space of less round, and going on to qualify going to plan in the early stages than ten minutes around the hour mark. from a group in which they of the match: pressed back in Sporting had missed their played Newcastle, FC Sochaux, their own half, the Muscovites chance, a fact confirmed a little later, Dinamo and FC Panionos, were unable to quell the spirited when just seconds after striking the then in the round of Portuguese, whose dominance Russian post, the ball once again nes- 32, Middlesbrough in the last 16, New- was justly rewarded when a tled in the back of the Portuguese goal. castle in the quarter-finals and, finally, powerful shot from Rogerio hit the The Portuguese public were Alkmaar AZ in an epic, rain-sodden back of the net. However, even though struck by a sad feeling of déjà vu, semi-final that went to extra time. Sporting continued to dictate, they although they still sportingly applauded With the backing of a large and could not find any further cracks in the eventual winners. After dropping enthusiastic home crowd, the Sporting players were fully expecting to lift the 18 May 2005 club’s second European trophy (they Lisbon – José Alvalade stadium – 47,085 spectators won the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1964) Sporting Clube de Portugal – CSKA Moscow 1-3 (1-0) Goals: Rogerio (28), A. Berezutsky (57), Zhirkov (65), Vagner Love (75) Referee: (England)

out of the UEFA Champions League following the group stage, the team coached by Valery Gazzaev knocked out Benfica, FK Partizan, AJ Auxerre and FC Parma. This was the ninth single-leg UEFA club competition final (European Cup/Champions League, Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Cup and Super Cup) to be played in the home city of one of the finalists. Before CSKA Moscow, only Liverpool, in Rome in 1984, managed to emerge victorious as the “away” side. GETTY IMAGES Clamouring to touch the first European trophy to be won by a Russian club.

04 uefadirect 7.05 The first goal of the match, scored by Maldini, and the last goal of the second half, which netted on the rebound from a penalty. UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper played a crucial role. further confidence to the man who An unbelievable climax! would prove to be the hero of the ensuing penalty competition. The WHATEVER THE OUTCOME, THIS YEAR’S UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Pole’s gesticulations on his goal line WOULD IN ANY CASE HAVE GONE DOWN IN THE HISTORY BOOKS AS THE 50TH FINAL appeared to make more of an im- pression on the Milanese marksmen SINCE THE CREATION OF EUROPE’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS CLUB COMPETITION. than Dida’s calmness did on Liver- IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST SUCH FINAL TO BE PLAYED IN TURKEY. pool’s penalty takers. Two saved and one off target for one side; one saved Yet, rather than these statisti- AC Milan have nevertheless for the other; three kicks converted cal milestones, it is the extraordinary shown on many occasions that they by Liverpool and two by Milan. Liver- and unprecedented way in which the are a team of character. After suffering pool had come back from too great game unfolded that will always what for many sides would have a deficit to fall at the final hurdle: be remembered. The first half been a knock-out blow, they they lifted their fifth Champions’ Cup was dominated by a wonderful gradually pulled themselves out and will therefore retain the trophy, AC Milan side, who produced of the black hole into which they a precious souvenir of a jubilee an outstanding display of tech- had fallen and, particularly in evening that football fans will never nique and individual talent. In extra time, regained the upper forget – an evening that had all the very first minute, captain hand over their exhausted, but the ingredients that make football gave the Italians determined opponents. A double such a great spectacle and a game the perfect start with an impeccable reflex save by goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek played in a perfect spirit of fair play volley. Liverpool were forced to come in the dying minutes of extra time gave and an indescribable atmosphere. forward and, in doing so, not only did they fail to equalise, but they left themselves open to Milan’s counter- attacks, conceding two further goals in the process, the second of which capped a move of textbook precision and finesse. The quality of the Milan defence suggested that the game was all but over at half-time. However, after a tactical reshuffle and with morale boosted by an early goal and the unwavering support of their fans, Liverpool achieved the incredible feat of hauling themselves level within the space of seven short minutes!

25 May 2005 Istanbul – Atatürk stadium – 69,600 spectators AC Milan – Liverpool FC 3-3 (3-0) (2-3 on pens) Goals: Maldini (1), Crespo (39 and 44) Gerrard (54), Smicer (56), Xabi Alonso (60) GETTY IMAGES PHOTOS: Referee: Enrique Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez () 05 EMPICS/UEFA UEFA Cham

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GROUP MATCHES FINAL PHASE CLUBS Starting Partici- Performance Market First Quarter- Semi- Final TOTAL premium pation bonus pool KO round finals finals CHF Group A Olympiacos CFP 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 750 000 4 114 000 11364 000 Liverpool FC 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 750 000 20 417 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 4 000 000 10 000 000 47 167 000 AS FC 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 000 000 11174 000 2 500 000 21 174 000 RC Deportivo La Coruña 2 500 000 3 000 000 500 000 9 258 000 15 258 000 Group B FC Dynamo Kyiv 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 750 000 288 000 7 538 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 000 000 10 758 000 2 500 000 20 758 000 Real Madrid CF 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 000 000 11073 000 2 500 000 21 073 000 AS Roma 2 500 000 3 000 000 250 000 10 535 000 16 285 000 Group C FC Bayern Munich 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 750 000 15566 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 28 316 000 AFC Ajax 2 500 000 3 000 000 750 000 5 829 000 12079 000 Juventus 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 750 000 9 434 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 23 184 000 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2 500 000 3 000 000 750 000 1 132000 7 382 000 Group D Manchester United FC 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 000 000 15086 000 2 500 000 25 086 000 Fenerbahçe SK 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 500 000 5 760 000 12760 000 AC Sparta Praha 2 500 000 3 000 000 250 000 175 000 5 925 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 250 000 18 158 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 31 408 000 Group E PSV Eindhoven 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 750 000 7 368 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 4 000 000 24 118 000 Panathinaikos FC 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 750 000 4 547 000 11797 000 Rosenborg BK 2 500 000 3 000 000 500 000 3 492 000 9 492 000 Arsenal FC 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 000 000 26 014 000 2 500 000 36 014 000 Group F FC Barcelona 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 750 000 14 886 000 2 500 000 24 636 000 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 000 000 260 000 6 760 000 AC Milan 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 250 000 17022 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 4 000 000 6 000 000 40 272 000 Celtic FC 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 000 000 9 714 000 16 214 000 Group G SV Werder 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 250 000 16 055 000 2 500 000 26 305 000 Valencia CF 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 250 000 15612000 22 362 000 RSC Anderlecht 2 500 000 3 000 000 ––– 3 446 000 8 946 000 FC Internazionale 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 500 000 9 434 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 22 934 000 Group H PFC CSKA Moscow 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 250 000 1 996 000 8 746 000 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 000 000 12571 000 19 071 000 Chelsea FC 2 500 000 3 000 000 2 250 000 25 908 000 2 500 000 3 000 000 4 000 000 43 158 000 FC Porto 2 500 000 3 000 000 1 500 000 2 918 000 2 500 000 12418 000

TOTAL 80 000 000 96 000 000 48 000 000 320 000 000 40 000 000 24 000 000 16 000 000 16 000 000 640 000 000

06 uefadirect 7.05 EMPICS EMPICS EMPICS/UEFA Amounts received by each association for its clubs ASSOCIATION CHF ALBANIA 550 000 mpions League ANDORRA 230 000 550 000 ution of revenue 390 000 AZERBAIJAN 470 000 ON THE PITCH, THE 2004/05 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CONCLUDED MAGNIFICENTLY 390 000 BELGIUM – WITH A TRULY DRAMATIC FINAL. ON THE COMMERCIAL FRONT, IT WAS ALSO VERY BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 550 000 SUCCESSFUL, BENEFITING THE WHOLE OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL. BULGARIA 710 000 310 000 The revenue from the compe- basis: a participation premium, a vari- CYPRUS 470 000 tition was distributed in more or less able performance-related bonus and a CZECH REPUBLIC 550 000 exactly the same way as in previous sum dependent on the commercial DENMARK 470 000 years. Naturally, the participating clubs market value of the country of the club ENGLAND 80 000 are the main beneficiaries, concerned. ESTONIA 470 000 although the national associa- ■ The participation premium FAROE ISLANDS 390 000 tions, leagues and other clubs is split into two parts: CHF FINLAND 550 000 also received a slice of the 2,500,000 for participation in FRANCE 80 000 cake in the form of solidarity the group matches and GEORGIA 470 000 payments. ■ CHF 500,000 per match GERMANY 80 000 GREECE 160 000 ■ A sum of around CHF played, i.e. in principle, HUNGARY 470 000 16 million was paid into a spe- CHF 3 million per club. ICELAND 630 000 cial fund (EURO pool) in order to co- ■ Results on the pitch were ISRAEL 630 000 finance the HatTrick project. rewarded as follows: CHF 500,000 for ITALY 80 000 ■ The leagues will also receive a win and CHF 250,000 for a draw. KAZAKHSTAN – an amount dependent on whether or With five wins and one draw, Juventus LATVIA 790 000 not they were represented in the Cham- came closest to earning the maximum LIECHTENSTEIN 160 000 pions League; details of these pay- available payment of CHF 3 million. LITHUANIA 630 000 ments, which are meant to fund clubs’ ■ Teams that qualified for the LUXEMBOURG 390 000 youth programmes, will be published first knock-out round were awarded FYR MACEDONIA 390 000 in a future edition. CHF 2,500,000; each quarter-finalist MALTA 390 000 ■ The clubs involved in the received CHF 3 million and each semi- MOLDOVA 630 000 Champions League qualifying competi- finalist a further CHF 4 million. For – tion but which did not reach the group winning the final, Liverpool FC were NORTHERN IRELAND 470 000 stage received CHF 80,000 per round rewarded with CHF 10 million, plus a NORWAY 480 000 in which they played. share of the gate receipts. Their oppo- POLAND 630 000 ■ The national champions nents, AC Milan, earned CHF 6 million PORTUGAL 240 000 which failed to qualify for the group for reaching the final, as well as a share REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 630 000 matches received an additional of the gate receipts. 550 000 CHF 150,000. ■ The other half of the total 240 000 ■ The clubs that were eliminated amount paid to the participants is SAN MARINO 230 000 in the first round or an earlier round dependent on the value of their national SCOTLAND 80 000 of the UEFA Cup received CHF 80,000 TV market. However, clubs from the SERBIA & MONTENEGRO 550 000 per round in which they played. same national association did not receive SLOVAKIA 550 000 (The table on the right shows the same amount: these payments are SLOVENIA 870 000 the sums paid to the national asso- calculated firstly according to the club’s SPAIN – ciations for their clubs in accordance position in their national championship SWEDEN 870 000 with the aforementioned criteria.) and secondly in accordance with the 390 000 number of matches played in this sea- TURKEY 400 000 Three pillars son’s Champions League. 320 000 Revenue is distributed amongst N.B. The clubs were also allowed WALES 390 000 the 32 clubs involved in the UEFA to keep the gate receipts from all their TOTAL 21 000 000 Champions League on a three-pillar matches, except the final.

07 The representatives of the finalists at the draw.

European Women’s UEFA/THALY PHOTOS:

Karen Espelund, Barbara Konta and Lothar Matthäus Under-19 conduct the draw. Bozóky said: “We want to give youth Championship education and youth events our full support and help, and this is a good The host cities are ready opportunity to do so, but our biggest

PREPARATIONS FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE EUROPEAN WOMEN’S UNDER-19 aim with the tournament is to make women’s football more popular in CHAMPIONSHIP IN HUNGARY ARE ALMOST COMPLETE. Hungary. I can’t think of a better ad- Two stadiums, Andráshida The draw for the final round vert for women’s football than this.” and Bük, have been rebuilt specially was made in Hévíz on 24 May in the Karen Espelund, chairwoman for the event and were unveiled presence of representatives of the of UEFA’s Women’s Football Commit- in May, while the other two were teams, the Hungarian FA (MLSZ) tee, said: “The tournament has been rebuilt a few years ago. From and UEFA. Hévíz is famous for so well organised here in Hungary. 20 to 31 July, the West Hungary its thermal (spa) water and will It will be a great event in women’s region (Dunántúl) will receive be the headquarters of UEFA and football.” She also congratulated Hun- the continent’s best women’s most of the teams during the gary and Scotland, who will be making Under-19 teams, namely England, event (others will stay at another spa their first appearance in the finals. Germany, Finland, France, Russia, resort, Bük). Addressing those present “We hope that more and more nations Scotland and Switzerland. at the draw, MLSZ president Imre will start to take women’s football se- riously and that it will soon become established all over the continent.” Place in the World Championship at stake Andráshida is a suburb of The draw produced the following two groups: the city of Zalaegerszeg and has a A: Hungary, Germany, Finland, Switzerland; B: France, Russia, Scotland, England. small but modern stadium. Once refur- The group matches will be played from 20 to 25 July, the semi-finals are sched- bished, it will boast 200 new covered uled for 28 July, and the final will take place in Zalaergerszeg on Sunday, 31 July. seats as well as modern dressing The championship will determine which four European teams will compete rooms. The grass is also perfect and in the Under-20 Women’s World Championship in Russia in 2006. If Russia – who Andráshida seems to offer the best qualify automatically for the FIFA event – are among the semi-finalists in the European championship, a play-off on 27 July between the third-placed team pitch of the tournament. in each group will determine Europe’s last participant in the Under-20 Women’s The other two stadiums are World Championship. Zalaegerszeg and Pápa, home of first The world title is held by Germany. Reigning European champions Spain were knocked out of the 4th European Women’s Under 19 Championship in the division sides Zalaegerszegi TE and qualifying round. Lombard Pápa FC respectively. The face of the event will be Hungarian television celebrity Barbara Konta, who is a favourite of many young Hungarians. She also comes from a family full of former football players and, moreover, she plays football herself and was even a second division player before she became a TV personality.

UEFA Marton Dinnyés

08 uefadirect 7.05 Jim Boyce, chairman of the Youth and Amateur Football Committee, conducts the draw with the help of RKS Garbania player Jakub Podgorski. UEFA Regions’

Cup UEFA Finals along with Vasca (Spain), the Republic Group A will contain the teams of Ireland, Brno (Czech Republic), from Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the in Poland Kahovka-Kzeso (Ukraine), Malopolska Czech Republic, while the Romanian, THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 2004/05 (Poland) and South-West Sofia Irish, Spanish and Ukrainian represen- UEFA REGIONS' CUP WILL BE HELD IN (Bulgaria). tatives will form Group B. The two In December, at the recom- group winners will contest the final in POLAND FROM 3 TO 9 JULY. mendation of the Youth and Amateur Proszowice on 9 July. There will be no The fourth edition of this Football Committee, the Executive third/fourth place match. competition for amateur footballers Committee invited the Polish Football The first three editions were attracted 37 regional teams, each Association to organise the finals. won by Veneto (Italy, 1999, held in representing their national association. They will be played in the region of Italy), Central Moravia (Czech Republic, Eight teams competed in the Krakow, where the headquarters will be 2001, in the Czech Republic) and preliminary round in September 2004 based. The matches will be held in Piemonte/Vallee d’Aosta (Italy, 2003, and two of the three teams that quali- the stadiums of Brzesko, Libiaz, Pros- in Germany). fied went on to top their group in the zowice, Wolbrom and Zabierzow. Spain is the only country to intermediary round, in which 32 teams The draw took place on 25 have been represented at every final were divided into eight groups: Central May at the stadium of Wisla Krakow, at round of this competition. This will be Slovakia and Dacia (Romania) thus half-time in the league match between the first time teams from Romania and secured their place in the final round, the home team and Gornik Zabrze. Slovakia have taken part in the finals. Under-19s in Northern Ireland

THE FINAL ROUND OF THE EUROPEAN UNDER-19 CHAMPIONSHIP CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A RENAISSANCE, SINCE ONLY ONE OF LAST YEAR’S FINALISTS IS TAKING PART THIS TIME ROUND.

Germany are, in fact, the only round, while Serbia and Montenegro, team of the eight who contested Greece and Northern Ireland will be the 2004 final round in Switzerland making their first appearance since to have made it through the the competition was reclassified. preliminaries this season, which Northern Ireland qualified automat- proved fatal to title-holders ically as host nation of the tour-

Spain, 2004 runners-up Turkey nament, which runs from 18 to IFA and other associations which 29 July. Jim Boyce and . are used to taking centre stage The draw for the final in youth football, such as Portugal round was made at Belfast City Hall on and Italy. Since the competition 3 June under the supervision of Execu- was changed from an under-18 to tive Committee member Michel Platini Group B: Norway, Armenia, an under-19 championship, a total and Jim Boyce, chairman of the Youth France, England. of 21 associations have qualified for and Amateur Football Committee. The group matches take the final round. Group A: Northern Ireland, place from 18 to 23 July, the semi- In contrast, Armenia will be Greece, Serbia and Montenegro, finals on 26 July, and the final itself taking part in their first UEFA youth final Germany. on 29 July at Windsor Park in Belfast.

09 Young A Unified Serbia participants team and Montenegro: in Georgia. in Romania. players with and without disabilities share the same passion for football. SO GEORGIA SO ROMANIA BRECKLINGHAUS SABINE Special Olympics

RecordFootball participation Week

THE FIFTH ANNUAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS EUROPEAN FOOTBALL WEEK WAS HELD FROM 23 APRIL TO 1 MAY,

WITH A RECORD 40,000 PLAYERS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS IN OVER 50 COUNTRIES.

This year’s events included said Zorica Simic, who heads a Ser- play indoors since we always have the kick-off of a project that combines bian regional educational authority. snow except for two weeks in June,” SO Get Into It, the Special Olympics “I found out that young people with said Genedij Jurevich, a coach from school curriculum that special needs are not so Norylsk. A smaller indoor tourna- encourages understand- different from me,” said ment was organised for 11 Special ing, tolerance and ac- Paul Tiplea, 12, a Roman- Olympics teams in Stavropol, in the ceptance among young ian Unified partner. North Caucasus. people, and Unified Foot- The one-year project will In Azerbaijan, the Special ball, in which players with and without be expanded to other countries. Olympics National Programme disabilities (partners) play on the same Many Special Olympics Na- celebrated its 15th anniversary with team. In total, approximately 400 tional Programmes organised large- a 14-team tournament in . In Special Olympics footballers and 400 scale tournaments. In Russia, a five- Lithuania, 22 teams participated in schoolchildren in Poland, Romania, a-side indoor tournament involving four regional tournaments. In FYR Serbia and Montenegro and Slovakia 26 teams was held in St Petersburg. Macedonia, 22 Special Olympics participated in football activities as A Siberian team from Irkutsk spent teams and eight Unified teams com- part of this project. “The project brings seven days travelling by train; another peted in a tournament in Bitola, with young people together and teaches came from Norylsk, 1,000 km above 30 percent of the players new to them that the only difference between the Arctic Circle. “This tournament is Special Olympics. Young players them is the colour of their jerseys,” very important because we can only under 16 were the focus of a tour- nament in Armenia in which ten teams took part, including new regional teams. In Georgia, 120 Spe- cial Olympics players, also under 16 and from newly engaged regions, participated in a tournament. In Turkey, 40 teams competed in tour- naments in eight cities. One of the largest grass- roots initiatives was in Ukraine, with over 1,500 Special Olympics players taking part in regional competitions, Ukraine: the first Special Olympics tournament including those held for the first in Donetsk. time in eastern Ukraine. “We desper- ately need Special Olympics events because there are many athletes

MIROSLAV KROGULEC MIROSLAV with special needs who love sport

10 uefadirect 7.05 Portugal: Poland: Paulo Sousa another way runs to play a practice football. session MARIAN MURPHY in Lisbon. ADAM NURKIEWICZ ADAM

and especially football and we now Republic of Ireland, Special Olympics know there is a movement for them,” demonstrations were held during said Vaceslav Hrichenko, a special League of Ireland matches. school director in Dnipropetrovsk, where 22 teams competed. Women’s participation Lively, one-day tournaments Across Europe, female players

were held in Croatia with 16 teams, continued to make their mark even if KRUKOWSKI KRZYSTOF with 20 teams, they were the only girl on the pitch, like and Iceland with six teams. Rena Dzaforova, 15, from Azerbaijan, who showed everyone in the all-male Rena Dzaforova, the only girl among Support from professional football tournament in Baku that she was a the boys in Azerbaijan. Many of the tournaments force to be reckoned with. Dzaforova Next year, young people be- received strong support from FAs and hopes to become a member of the tween 12 and 21 will be the focus of the from national Olympic committees, national team – the men’s team – since 2006 Special Olympics European Youth government ministries and university there is no national women’s team. Games to be held at the end of Sep- sports departments, which are proving Elsewhere, Special Olympics tourna- tember in Rome. Unified Football will to be an excellent source for recruiting ments and training sessions with be one of seven sports offered in this volunteer coaches. female players included those in Ar- highly inclusive sports event that aims Professional players and clubs menia, Croatia, Iceland, Republic of to foster acceptance and friendship. continued to support Special Olympics. Ireland, Portugal, Romania, In England, Special Olympics players Slovakia and Ukraine. participated in a Football United event A Unified match that involved Football in the Commu- with UEFA staff and Special nity coaches from six of London’s top Olympics footballers took clubs. In Portugal, 170 Special Olympics place at UEFA headquar- players took part in a day of skills build- ters, with Markus Studer, ing and competition at the national Deputy CEO, taking part football training camp in Lisbon with in the game. Special former international Paulo Sousa lead- Olympics players repre- ing sessions. In Luxembourg, first divi- sented the Eben-Hezer sion clubs warmed up before matches Foundation located in the wearing Special Olympics T-shirts, Swiss canton of Vaud. while former World Cup players, led Special Olympics by Wolfgang Overath and coached by players from Schulheim Paul Phillip, president of the football Lerchenbühl in Burgdorf/ association, participated in a fundrais- Berne joined FIFA staff for ing match. In the Netherlands, during a similar match, officiated Gouden Gids Divisie matches, 40 Spe- by Nicole Petignat, a cial Olympics teams had the opportu- FIFA international referee. nity to play exhibition matches and take Special Olympics Chair- penalty shots with seasoned players as man and CEO Timothy part of public awareness and fundrais- S. Shriver watched from ing efforts for players with disabilities. the sidelines before A women’s In Turkey, Special Olympics players meeting FIFA president match in the Republic walked hand in hand onto the pitch Joseph S. Blatter. of Ireland. with Superleague teams Galatasaray SC The and Malatyaspor. In Italy, long-time Foundation focused its supporter and other support on initiatives in big-name players from AS Roma met Eastern Europe involving

with Special Olympics players. In the school-age players. SO IRELAND

11 A very useful Dr Jacques Constructive and much Liénard, group appreciated chairman discussions. seminar. of the Anti-Doping Panel.

DopingInaugural control seminar officers in Nyon

ON 23 MAY UEFA HELD THE FIRST-EVER SEMINAR FOR ITS DOPING CONTROL OFFICERS (DCOS),

MARKING A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO ITS FIGHT AGAINST DOPING.

UEFA Deputy Chief Executive We want the most professional con- to cheating and prevent court cases. Markus Studer opened the meeting, trol officers in the field. We need their The number of actual controls is being explaining the origins of UEFA’s new know-how; we need their presence.” increased and from the 2005/06 sea- anti-doping programme. After the son there will also be out-of-competi- World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Aims of the Panel tion controls in the UEFA Champions code came into force in January 2004 The chairman of the Anti- League. and following the agreement con- Doping Panel, Dr Jacques Liénard, What is actually required of cluded between FIFA and WADA in the presented the aims of the new panel, DCOs? They have to ensure the confi- summer of that year, UEFA set up a which is composed of members of dentiality of the whole control proce- task force whose recommendations the Medical Committee and external dure, keep a clear overview of the situa- resulted, among other things, in experts. Its primary role is one of har- tion and at the same time act with dis- the creation of an anti-doping unit, monisation, namely the exchange of cretion. They have to be independent in answerable to the Deputy CEO, and information and knowledge among all all the preparatory work, from going to an anti-doping panel, reporting to parties involved in doping controls, the stadium and preparing the control- the Medical Committee. Markus with a view to achieving greater profes- related forms to delivering the samples Studer had a clear message for those sionalism through further training, to a laboratory the following day. It is a attending the seminar: “This is not which is ultimately in the players’ inter- very demanding job which calls for or- a revolution but a reconsideration. ests. The aim is also to put a stop ganisational skills and quick-wittedness.

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Practical problems The seminar focused essen- tially on the discussion of practical Report problems which can arise in the line from Brussels of duty. Participants were presented with problems which they discussed ON 29 MAY AND 1 JUNE, THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS VOTED HEAVILY in groups. They came up with solu- AGAINST THE CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU). THIS HAS THROWN tions to questions such as: “What THE EU INTO THE MOST SERIOUS CRISIS OF ITS 50-YEAR HISTORY, SINCE THE NEW TREATY happens if a player refuses to pro- CANNOT COME INTO FORCE UNLESS ALL 25 MEMBER STATES HAVE RATIFIED IT. duce a urine sample under obser- vation?” or “What should be done No one in Brussels or the perhaps take on new importance. if there are doubts concerning a national capitals knew what should happen Above all, the Nice Declaration of next; there was no ‘plan B’. EU leaders 2000 continues to offer UEFA a very player’s identity?” then met on 16 and 17 June in Brussels to helpful text. The participants – all doctors, agree on some form of response. Although not legally including both experienced and Many commentators argued binding, the Nice Decla- that the Treaty was now dead. There was ration sets out some basic prospective DCOs – were extremely certainly no appetite to renegotiate the principles that firmly sup- active. Marc Vouillamoz, the organ- text, and no one seriously believed that port UEFA’s goals and acti- iser of the seminar and head of the French or Dutch would vote differently vities: if asked the same question one year from ■ the “independ- UEFA’s new Anti-Doping Unit, was now. Given the strength of the rejection ence of sports organisations pleased with the large number of in both countries, it was more probable and their right to organise questions, comments and sugges- that the EU would simply try to maintain themselves through appro- some degree of political stability over priate associative structures”; tions. Most of the practical cases the coming weeks and months. ■ the recognition that Some governments suggested discussed generated the same conclu- “sports federations… are justified in that the ratification process should sions: not only must DCOs know taking the action needed to preserve continue: at the start of June, more than the training capacity of clubs”; their tasks and duties inside out but half of the member states had yet to vote ■ they also have to be able to improvise on the Treaty. The President of the Euro- the recognition that “moves to encourage the mutualisa- and assert themselves, show com- pean Commission, José Manuel Barroso (photo), wanted all remaining govern- tion of part of the revenue from [TV] mon sense and report any incidents ments to pursue their ratification proce- sales…are beneficial to the principle or problems to UEFA, so that it can dures to see where the final balance of solidarity…” take appropriate action. of opinion would lie. Some of these coun- The EU will continue to play tries, however, had already indicated that a role in sport, even without the new Visibly pleased with how they planned to cancel their referendum. Treaty. All the basic rules of the single successful this first seminar had been, Amid this confusion, the EU con- market in areas such as competition, Dr Liénard rounded off the proceed- tinues to function under the Nice Treaty, non-discrimination and the free move- which was signed in 2000. All existing ment of labour will continue to apply ings with the following words to the policies and institutions remain in place. to sport, and the European Commis- participants: “Thank you for your The death of the new Treaty sion and Court of Justice will continue active participation in the seminar. means that Article 282, on education, to police these rules. Sports ministers youth, sport and vocational training, will will continue to meet informally, and We’ve taken a major step forward not take effect. The EU continues to Commissioner Ján Figel will keep sport and we’ll carry on seeking ways of have no legal basis for sports policy, and among his responsibilities. In short, making your work easier. The increase will not be able to propose new legisla- the EU will be able to intervene in sport tion in this area. as much as it has done in the past. in the number of controls and the In the absence of a Treaty article The EU’s Sports Ministers will doubling of the budget show the on sport, the case law of the European meet, as planned, on 19 and 20 Sep- extent of UEFA’s commitment in this Court of Justice remains the central pillar tember in Liverpool. They will discuss of the legal framework for sport. At the future of sport in the EU, and field. Today’s seminar was extremely the same time, the EU’s previous political explore what activities they can under- useful – we’ll make it an annual event!” declarations retain their validity, and take in the absence of the article.

13 Jacques Ronald Spelbos Crevoisier, issues his who is a instructions, psychologist watched by a as well knowledgeable as a coach, audience. and UEFA’s Technical Director Andy Roxburgh. Course for coach

Winning – the willeducators and the way

WHAT’S THE BEST WAY FOR COACH EDUCATORS TO TEACH COACHES HOW TO PRODUCE WINNING TEAMS?

‘WINNING’ WAS THE DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE THEME OF THE 15TH UEFA COURSE FOR COACH EDUCATORS, STAGED AT NOORDWIJK,

JUST DOWN THE DUTCH COAST FROM AMSTERDAM, A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AFTER AC MILAN AND LIVERPOOL FC HAD

DEMONSTRATED IN ISTANBUL THAT WINNING IS NOT EXACTLY A PRECISE ART AND THAT IT CAN DEPEND ON COMPLEX EQUATIONS

INVOLVING TACTICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FLUCTUATIONS.

The sheer diversity of the The course was dedicated team coach even course underlined just how many fac- to the memory of Rinus Michels, a inviting the participants to attend tors can lead to the frequently slim shining beacon for his colleagues in an impressive training session at De margins between victory and defeat. terms of injecting new concepts into Kuip in Rotterdam a couple of days But four intensive days of theory and team-building, tactics and man man- before the World Cup qualifier against practice hopefully gave the coach edu- agement. Coaches such as Bert van Romania. cators from all 52 of UEFA’s member Lingen and Henk van de Wetering, The Dutch – perhaps more associations the chance to return who had worked with the ‘guru of than most – have reflected deeply home with fresh ideas about how to coaching’ over the years, spearheaded on ways of combining results with further develop or upgrade methods a top-class performance by the flowing football that is attractive to of ‘teaching the teachers’. Dutch hosts, with current national- the fans and, not least, the players themselves. But decades of thinking have, fortunately, failed to produce

Jozef Venglos, vice-chairman a cast-iron formula for winning. of the Technical Development Committee, lends a group of Discussions in Noordwijk therefore young players some expert advice. focused on ways of laying founda- tions on which winning teams can be built. Wim Koevermans and Ronald Spelbos, two former Dutch internationals who are now members of the coaching team at the KNVB (the Dutch FA), used the conference room and the training pitch to address tactical issues, stressing that dialogue with players has become a vital ingredient for success, along with the ability to field questions

PHOTOS: UEFA PHOTOS: on systems employed by opposing

14 uefadirect 7.05 Dancing in the street: mass rejoicing in Liverpool after Liverpool FC’s victory in the UEFA Champions League final. PETER ROBINSON

teams and to come up with formulae for overcoming them. Presentation Gérard Houllier, who joined his colleagues in Noordwijk hours of the EURO 2008 logo after signing for Olympique Lyonnais, THE OFFICIAL LOGO OF EURO 2008 WAS UNVEILED IN VIENNA ON 7 JUNE. then sketched a verbal profile of ‘the winning coach’ – and his picture The logo bears the graphically illustrated how many white and red of the management skills are needed by national flags of the two host nations, Austria and today’s top-level technicians. He Switzerland, along with stressed that success can depend green, which symbolises on the quality (and team spirit) of his the importance of nature back-up staff, and this was further in both countries. Love emphasised when Frans Hoek, a of nature and football is specialist in goalkeeper coaching, reflected in the ball offered his views on how training- that appears within the ground responsibilities should be overall design, which distributed – which he then backed represents the moun- up during an intensive session with tains. The ball itself sym- a group of players from AFC Ajax’s bolises the numerous youth teams. valleys and forests in the Bert van Lingen, whose two countries. The logo was designed by the company English & Pockett. delivery is sometimes reminiscent of his friend and mentor Rinus Michels, broached another crucial issue: in The other two places were which age bracket should coaches Norway top fair play league awarded by means of a draw held in try to instil a ‘winning mentality’? Manchester on 5 June, at half-time “At youth level, the aim is to win,” Norway topped in the opening match of the final the final table in he commented. “But the global aim round of the European Women's UEFA’s fair play has to be the development of the Championship. They were allocated competition. to Germany and Denmark, two of individual. But winning is what fuels The rankings the players’ behaviour, so we have were based on 1,461 to try to keep the tank full.” matches played in all cate- But the subject is so com- gories of UEFA compe- plex that when UEFA’s Technical titions. By finishing first, Norway were awarded one Director Andy Roxburgh, who had of the three UEFA Cup contributed with sessions on winning places available via this trends in the UEFA Champions League competition. This place will and winning mentalities, asked the be filled by FK Viking, the participants to list their ideas on highest-ranked club in the Norwegian national fair play winning trends, they came up with league that had not already twenty. In other words, the formula qualified for a UEFA com- ACTION IMAGES/HARDING ACTION for winning is still not something petition through their UEFA delegate Pat Quigley displays the name of one we can write on a postcard… results on the pitch. of the clubs awarded a place in the UEFA Cup.

15 The Mini-pitches Moldovan FA can be used has been for other particularly sports too. active in combating racism. FMF NSBIH the six other national associations Fight against racism Against Racism”. At the end of May, which achieved a score of eight points the Moldovan FA also organised two The fight against racism other tournaments, one for 5- to or more in the fair play table. in football and society is a long- 9-year olds and the other for 13- and Germany will be represented by term project and events organised 14-year olds. Both events were held 1.FSV Mainz 05; the Danish representa- all over Europe to promote it are under the banner of the fight against tive will not be known until the national always welcome. championship concludes on 19 June. racism and t-shirts and other sou- In England, for example, more venirs were handed out to the partic- All three clubs will enter the UEFA Cup than 3,000 people held a demonstra- ipants in order to raise their aware- at the first round stage. tion in Sheffield in May under the ban- ness of the need to banish racism The final rankings: ner “Football Unites Racism Divides” from football stadiums. (FURD), with the support of the 1. Norway 8.243 points 52 matches Sheffield United club. 2. Denmark 8.224 54 The UEFA Cup final in Lisbon Mini-pitches 3. Sweden 8.158 67 also offered a chance to highlight the throughout Europe 4. Estonia 8.095 33 anti-racism campaign, with slogans After prototypes were 5. Germany 8.058 114 posted on advertising boards and in installed to mark UEFA’s Golden 6. England 8.056 109 the official programme, as was also Jubilee, mini-pitches are spring- 7. Switzerland 8.028 63 the case at the UEFA Champions ing up all over Europe thanks to 8. Latvia 7.986 46 League final in Istanbul. The national support from the UEFA HatTrick 9. Armenia 7.985 31 associations are also involved: in May, programme. 10. Netherlands 7.983 107 for example, the Moldovan Football The articles from the mem- Association organised the Moldovan ber associations published elsewhere Only associations whose teams played Cup, an international tournament for in this issue provide ample evidence 28 matches or more were taken into national Under-17 teams which took of the new wave of mini-pitches consideration. place under the motto “Football being built in urban areas, where they are meant to replace street football. Angelo Brou, vice-president of the Portuguese Football Asso- Kazakh distinction for UEFA President ciation (FPF), sums up the philoso- UEFA President Lennart Johansson was awarded the Dostyk Order phy of this programme: “The FPF of the Second Degree at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on 2 June. hopes to increase sports activities throughout the country by offering This high Kazakh dis- young people an alternative solu- tinction was presented by tion and a healthy leisure pursuit. Kazakhstan’s ambassador to We therefore intend to install mini- Switzerland, Kairat Abu- pitches near schools or in densely populated areas so that they seitov, who was accompa- can make maximum use of these nied by the president of the facilities.” Kazakhstan Football Union (KFU), Rakhat Aliyev. Portugal qualify Dostyk means “friend- for Under-21 play-offs ship” and the award is made In November, 16 teams to people who have con- will contest play-offs in the Euro- tributed to peace, friendship pean Under-21 Championship. UEFA and cooperation between CEO Lars-Christer Olsson congratulates UEFA The winners and runners- President Lennart Johansson. nations. It was awarded to up of the eight qualifying groups Lennart Johansson by Kaza- will qualify for the play-offs, which khstan’s president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, in recognition of his democratic will decide who goes through to the and positive approach to the KFU's request for UEFA membership, which finals. Having won their first seven was granted in 2002. matches, Portugal are the first team to qualify for the play-offs.

16 uefadirect 7.05 One such course started towards the end of April. UEFA instructor Zdenek Sivek from the Czech Republic ran a course for some 20 premier league and first divi- News sion coaches until 15 May. At the end from member associations of the course, the coaches sat a coaching licence exam. Now they will be able to work as coaches abroad. The Armenian Cup final took place on 9 May. Three-time winners FC Mika crowd. As many a coach put it, it is more faced Kilikia in the Republican Stadium. ANDORRA about what the children learn about the FC Mika had experience on their side and rest of the teams than winning the silver- scored twice in the second half to win the Francesc Vila Memorial ware, and that is what makes a youth cup for the fourth time. Youth Tournament tournament. Arayik Manukyan Lucy Turner At the very end of May, we hosted the sixth edition of the Francesc Vila Memo- rial, our much treasured international youth tournament. This year, our guest BELGIUM teams were FC Barcelona, NHK Hajduk ARMENIA Split, RCD Espanyol, Villarreal CF, The verdict on the 2004/05 season SL Benfica, Olympique Marseille, Annual congress Valencia CF, Atlético de Madrid, Haute- The 2004/05 season held many surprises The Armenian Football Association has Garonne, Real Madrid CF, in store, both in terms of the pursuit for just held its annual congress. UEFA vice- Rangers FC, BV Borussia , places in the different UEFA competitions president Per Ravn Omdal was there as a Amistad Zaragoza and Andorra. as well as in the first division relegation special guest. Ruben Hayrapetyan, presi- battle. dent of the association, reported on the In the title race, Club Brugge extensive programme of activities under- finally held on to a three-point lead over taken by the association in 2004. He RSC Anderlecht to win the championship stressed the importance of youth football for the thirteenth time. These two clubs and declared youth football development will now take part in the UEFA Champions as one of the association’s priorities. In League third and second qualifying this connection, the association, with the rounds respectively. It took two play-offs support of UEFA’s HatTrick programme, to separate KRC and Standard was going to construct a number of mini- Liège, who finished the championship pitches like the one constructed in one of with 70 points apiece and the same the most built-up areas of at the number of wins. end of last year. The overall aim of the Standard won the first leg 3-1 FAF project was to develop and popularise FC Barcelona’s Under-11s. but by winning the return leg 3-0, it was street football among Armenian children, KRC Genk who qualified for a place in the and generally encourage more children The first day of the competition UEFA Cup second qualifying round. to play football. It was hoped that one of Antwerp’s Germinal, who won the cup, will gave a clear hint of the strongest side in the long-term spin-off effects would be both the Under-11 and Under-9 cate- join them in the same UEFA competition. a stronger national team. The president In the relegation battle, it was gories: FC Barcelona breezed through was also pleased to report on the intro- their matches, making it into the finals. KV Oostende and RAEC Mons who ulti- duction of the Jira project in Armenia this mately took the tumble down into the Their contenders for the Under-9 title year, through which Armenian coaches were familiar faces to them. Atlético second division. The teams promoted in would benefit from courses run by UEFA their place are SV Zulte-Waregem and de Madrid met reigning champions representatives. Barcelona in a very appetising final. But KSV Roeselare. It will be KSV Roeselare’s Barça won in style by 5-1, reconfirming first season ever in the Jupiler League. their status. In the Under-11 category, François Vantomme they played a much improved Haute- Garonne, who had beaten Hajduk Split in the semi-finals. It was a much more even clash this time, but it did not prevent BOSNIA AND Barcelona from clinching the trophy in a HERZEGOVINA 4-2 victory. All participants enjoyed not only Champions for the centenary the footballing skills displayed during the This year, Bosnia and Herzegovina cele- tournament, but also the excellent weather brates the centenary of the first football conditions in Andorra, which helped the being brought to the city of . A few whole event run smoothly, as well as FFA years later, the first clubs were set up, leaving several sunburnt faces in the The Armenian FA’s congress. one of which was NK Zrinjski, who have

17 fittingly just won the first premier league Herzegovina (FFBHZ) plans to establish All of UEFA’s views and recom- competition. throughout the country. Apart from the mendations for encouraging the devel- “We played consistently well boys and girls the mini-pitch is primarily opment of grassroots football as well as throughout the season: we were ahead intended for, the opening ceremony improving quality are successfully being at the halfway stage, we had the upper was attended by representatives of the implemented in our programmes, there- hand in the derby against FK Zeljezni- municipality, including councillor Mustafa by supplementing our traditional values car played in the spring, and we held Resic, as well as Iljo Dominkovic, presi- and previous accomplishments in the onto the lead until the very end of the dent of the FFBHZ, and the members of youth sector. season. Now our aim is to put as much the association’s executive committee. We are especially satisfied as we can into preparing for the pre- The mini-pitch was inaugurated with the performance of our national liminary rounds of the UEFA Cham- by Mustafa Resic, who thanked UEFA Under-17 team in the final round of the pions League,” said Franjo Dzidic, head and the FFBHZ for their support, and European Under-17 Championship. coach of NK Zrinjski. wished the local children many hours We reckon that this is a talented new FK Zeljeznicar, who were on the of fun on the mini-pitch. generation which will produce many heels of NK Zrinjski all the way, had to “This is a successful pilot pro- top-quality players. be satisfied with second place, like last ject, and with the cooperation of the year, and will play in the preliminary cantons and municipalities, and UEFA’s round of the UEFA Cup. Sarajevo’s other support, we will continue to build mini- club, FK Sarajevo, winners of the Bosnia pitches like this all over Bosnia and and Herzegovina cup, are taking part in Herzegovina,” said Iljo Dominkovic. the same competition. They won the Fuad Krvavac cup in a two-leg final against NK Siroki Brijeg. In the first leg, played at the Pecara stadium in Siroki Brijeg, the visi- tors won 1-0, while the return match at the Asim Ferhatovic Hase Olympic CROATIA stadium finished in a 1-1- draw. FK Rudar from Ugljevik and Focus on youth football FK Borac from have been relegated from the premier league, and The domestic championship and cup first league winners FK Radnik () have thrown up some surprises this year. CFF and NK Jedinstvo (Bihac)/FK Velez By winning the cup, FC Rijeka Martin Novoselac issues his instructions. (Mostar) have won promotion. have won their first major domestic tro- The women’s and youth cup phy. In the league, FC Hajduk success- In the field of youth work, competitions have also concluded. The fully defended their champions’ title, Martin Novoselac has been doing a women’s competition was won by NZK but in a turn-up for the books, many- great job in the federation for 16 years. Travnik, who beat FNK Borac from Banja time champions and cup winners He is a former international and until Luka 7-1 in the final. In the youth sec- FC Dinamo did not manage to qualify recently was head coach of all the tor, FK Modrica Maxima beat their peers for the championship play-off. national youth teams. Although he has from Bosanska Gradiska club FK Kozara On the national-team front, now been appointed head coach of the by a resounding 9-0, with no fewer than preparations are under way for the last national A team, he stills manages and six of the goals scored by FK Modrica A and Under-21 qualifying matches of supervises the most important activities Maxima captain Petar Jelic. this season, in Bulgaria. We have high in the youth programme, such as the ■ The first UEFA-sponsored hopes of reaching next year’s World organisation of camps, educational pro- mini-pitch has been installed in the Cup finals, and we also expect the win- grammes and youth team preparation highest part of Sarajevo (856 metres). ning streak of our national Under-21 and matches. Each youth team will be It is located in the old town, where the team to continue. taken over by one of Martin Novoselac’s football federation has its offices. It is We are also preparing for our associates, who have gained tremen- the first of 30 to 40 mini-pitches that assembly, which will be dedicated exclu- dous experience from working with him. the Football Federation of Bosnia and sively to youth work. Building on past We are also pleased with the progress, which will be analysed, new first appearance of our women’s Under- measures will be proposed to give vigor- 19 team in the second qualifying round ous impetus to the grassroots, concen- of the 4th European Women’s Under-19 trating on the development of football Championship. Greater efforts by in schools for boys and girls by associ- the federation in the development of ating the grassroots programme with women’s football will produce even the Open Fun Football School and Youth better results. Sports Games, in which football is one Finally, we are looking forward of the leading disciplines. to 17 August, a great day for Croatian The first UEFA-sponsored mini- football, when the Croatian national pitch has been inaugurated in team will play a friendly match against and has immediately attracted great many-time World Champions, Brazil. interest and created a need for football The match will be played in Split, a

F. KRVAVAC F. centres to install many more of these town which is a big and historic bastion The first title for NK Zrinjski. pitches as soon as possible. of Croatian football, which is celebrat-

18 uefadirect 7.05 ing its 1,700th anniversary. It will “If as a result of the players same amount of HatTrick funding to certainly be an event to remember. being here they save a single life, and be invested in new projects. Ante Pavlovic if on top of that they give pleasure to “I think that it is great that people who are leading their lives in UEFA is giving the national associa- very difficult circumstances, then this tions a hand. The solidarity principle, visit will have been worthwhile,” said which directs some of the money FA Executive Director David Davies. from top football back to the grass- ENGLAND England and Manchester United roots, helps us a lot to strengthen the defender Rio Ferdinand supported the conditions for the game in Finland,” Visit to promote view that football has a vital role to play, says Kari Uotila, Chairman of the Finnish HIV/AIDS awareness calling for more players to give their FA’s HatTrick Committee. England stars Rio Ferdinand, Gary time to the cause: “if more football stars Sami Terävä Neville and David James led an FA dele- were involved in delivering HIV/AIDS gation to Malawi to promote HIV/AIDS awareness messages, I believe it could awareness and prevention. The visit make a difference,” he said. was backed by the British Government’s The FA’s Head of International Department for International Develop- Relations, Jane Bateman, is keen to put ment and other partners, including the football and development at the heart of Elton John AIDS Foundation, McDonald’s, The FA’s international strategy. “Whilst Carlsberg, Nationwide and the Profes- our purpose is to develop the game sional Footballers’ Association. of football, we must show a social con- During the two-day goodwill science, especially in a country as mission, the players linked up with local poor as Malawi. organisations at the stadiums in the “This visit to Malawi – one of capital Lilongwe and in Blantyre to show our partners in the UEFA-CAF Meridian how football can be used to disseminate Project – was an important exercise SPL messages on HIV/AIDS, which is prolific in propagating positive messages con- Schoolchildren in action on the mini-pitch. in Malawi. Life expectancy in the country cerning health and education, showing has dropped to just 39 as some 86,000 how football can be used as a power people die annually from AIDS-related for good.” illnesses; 14.4% of 15-49 year-olds are Jane Bateman now infected with HIV. The players also GEORGIA talked to young Malawians at a local school and to HIV sufferers at the Light- Licensing procedure house Clinic in Lilongwe. They also visited FINLAND Another licensing season finished in a hospital where over 50 percent of Georgia in May. All top-division and patients suffer from HIV-related illnesses. Käld honoured four first-division clubs were involved “I learnt more about HIV and through HatTrick mini-pitch in the licensing process. The licensing AIDS in the two days we spent in Malawi Michael Käld, head coach of the women’s committee met at the end of the sea- than during the rest of my life,” said national team, was taken by surprise son and granted licences to Lokomotivi Gary Neville. “We spoke to people who after the inauguration of a HatTrick- Tbilisi, Wit-Georgia Tbilisi, Zestafoni, are infected and living with the disease funded mini-pitch in his home town of Spartaki Tbilisi, Ameri Tbilisi, Dinamo and were fascinated by their courage. Kruunupyy. The pitch has been installed Tbilisi and Borjomi. The need to deliver better messages to at the Centralskolan, where Käld works The following clubs did not combat the stigma of HIV – particularly as a teacher. At the end of the opening meet the national licensing require- to the youth – is paramount.” ceremony, Käld had the pleasure of ments and were refused licences for There is no doubt that the visit seeing the head teacher and a bunch of the 2005/06 UEFA season: Dinamo of the players to a country which is pas- pupils attaching a sign bearing Käld’s Batumi, Kolkheti 1913 Poti, Dila Gori, sionate about English football will have nickname onto the pitch. Käld has turned Merani Tbilisi, Torpedo Kutaisi, FC Tbilisi a long-term impact, with their images into a local hero after taking his side and Sioni Bolnisi. used on poster and radio campaigns. to its first European Women’s Champion- FC Tbilisi and Torpedo Kutaisi ship final round. appealed against this decision and, Kruunupyy’s mini-pitch, called after a thorough study of the clubs’ Mikkos Plan (Mikko’s pitch), was one documents, the appeals’ body decided of the first HatTrick-funded mini-pitches to uphold FC Tbilisi’s appeal. Torpedo to be completed. This year, a total of Kutaisi, meanwhile, have been given a 24 mini-pitches will be built around the conditional licence pending a final deci- country. In addition, 17 full-size artificial sion by the Kutaisi civil court on the football fields will improve training con- financial claim of the club in question. ditions for thousands of players. In 2005, If the club does not win its court case, roughly one million euros was injected the licence will be revoked. into different infrastructure projects, With a view to making the

THE FA including modernisation work on four licensing procedure more user-friendly, Gary Neville has an attentive audience. stadiums. And there is still almost the the Georgian FA has launched a website

19 and extranet which it hopes the clubs FC Makedonija GP and FK Turnovo for a The domestic championship and individuals involved in the licensing place in the first division. FC Vlazrimi was won by Sliema Wanderers, who process will find very useful. and FC Renova have already been pro- thrived on unmatched experience and Bakar Jordania moted. efficiency to wrap up the third title on Zoran Nikolovski the trot for a record 26 times. The cup went the way of the resilient Birkirkara, whose fading aspirations for the league FYR title were put behind them with a strong MACEDONIA run-in for the last major honour of the MALTA season. First trophy On the strength of their third for Rabotnicki Kometal 2004/05 season archived place in the championship race behind May was marked by the end of the The 2004/05 season is over, and with Birkirkara, Hibernians secured the sec- football season in The former Yugoslav it, the activities that marked yet another ond berth in the UEFA Cup, while Valletta, Republic of Macedonia. The last week- eventful period for the Malta FA. It was the most successful Maltese team on end of this lovely spring month has a hectic 12 months, not only on the field the domestic front in recent years, qual- ended with the last round of the domes- of play but also for the administration. ified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. tic championship, and the president of Alex Vella of FYR of Mace- donia, Haralampie Hadzi-Risteski, has handed the trophy over to FC Rabotnicki Kometal, the team that has shown MOLDOVA the most in the past season. It was the club’s first ever trophy. The very good organisation Moldova wins international of the club, the quality of the team that youth tournament was put together by head coach Gjore For the sixth time, Chisinau has hosted Jovanovski, and their very serious the Moldova Cup international football approach to matches secured them the tournament, in which Under-17 teams

championship several rounds before D. AQUILINA from Azerbaijan, Belarus and Romania the end. Second place went to FC Vardar competed alongside the host nation. and third place to last year’s cham- Birkirkara won the Maltese cup. Among other countries which have pions, FC Pobeda. participated in previous editions are Bul- Two of the hot issues last sea- The Macedonian cup final fea- garia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and son were, first, the altercation between tured FC Baskimi and FC Madzari Soli- Ukraine. the Malta FA and the man at the helm darnost, both appearing in their first of one of the island’s top teams over cup final. FC Baskimi came out on top, new regulations on the registration and by just one goal. It was the club’s great- fielding of players from EU countries by est success since it was founded. local clubs, following Malta’s accession FC Rabotnicki Kometal will par- to the EU last year, and, secondly, the ticipate in the UEFA Champions League failed attempt at Malta FA Council level qualifying matches, FC Vardar and FC to reform the domestic league competi- Baskimi in the UEFA Cup, and FC Pobeda tions to make top-grade Maltese foot- in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. ball more competitive and attractive. For the first time, we are The continued boost given to staging play-offs for relegation and pro- the island’s nurseries, primarily through motion. FC Sloga Jugomagnat and UEFA’s grassroots and assistance pro- FC Napredok are relegated directly to grammes, and the several other initia- the second division, while FC Madzari tives of the Malta FA in the coaching, Solidarnost and FC Cementarnica 55 refereeing and youth development sec- FMF will have to play second-division teams tors, kept the forward-looking Malta FA Moldova’s Under-17s dropped only one point in fully occupied. The administrative the Moldovan Cup international youth competition. season came to an end with a seminar and the Annual General Meeting. In a very interesting series of On the playing stage, Malta matches, the Moldovan team gained seven gained its first point in its Group 8 points and won the tournament, defeating World Cup qualifying matches by draw- Belarus 1-0, Romania 1-0 and drawing 0-0 ing 0-0 on home soil against Iceland, with Azerbaijan in the process. while the Under-21s and youth teams Player of the tournament was obtained creditable results in their Moldovan striker Ion Demernji, best goal- respective competitions, thus vindicat- keeper was Elgin Sadykov from Azerbaijan, ing the Malta FA’s policy of attaching best defender Andrei Verbetchi from

FSM increasing importance to the country’s Moldova, best midfielder Valentin Radevici A well-deserved trophy for Rabotnicki Kometal. upcoming talent. from Belarus and best scorer Gabriel Torje

20 uefadirect 7.05 from Romania. At the end of the tour- Ponnet from the UEFA Referee Instructors He has also invited members of the Soc- nament all participating teams received Panel, Pat Kelly, Head of Referees at cer Writers’ Association of Ireland to souvenirs from the football association the Football Association of Ireland, John participate in the programme during the of Moldova. Baker, Head of Referees at The Football summer. The president of the associa- Association of England, and Roger Pat Costello/Niamh Spratt tion, Pavel Cebanu, said that the tourna- Gifford, Head of Referees at the Welsh ment was an opportunity for young Football Association. footballers to put their skills to the test Press Office and, more importantly, to know each other and make lifelong friends. ROMANIA The tournament was organised under the slogan “Football against REPUBLIC Referee exchanges Racism”. OF IRELAND This spring, the UEFA Referees Com- Vasile Vatamanu mittee proposed referee exchanges for Supporting the community domestic championship matches. Our refereeing committee The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) welcomed this initiative. recognises its role within the community “This is so important in foot- NORTHERN and has introduced a number of pro- ball, because referees are only human grammes in support of this role. In 2002, IRELAND and can also make mistakes during the FAI launched the Buntus soccer pro- a match. But afterwards, the coaches New partnership with IFA referees gramme, which was developed in partner- and club officials demand to know why Northern Ireland football referees will be ship with the Irish Sports Council and such errors were allowed to happen,” sporting a new addition to their jerseys the Youth Sport Trust. It has very quickly said Ion Craciunescu, chairman of the next season, as Toyota (GB) plc has become one of the FAI’s most important Romanian refereeing committee. announced a three-year sponsorship deal community programmes and is aimed The Romanian FA called on with the Irish Football Association’s at supporting teachers in the delivery of teams of outside referees for the crucial affiliated referees. both curricular PE and extra-curricular derbies in the second half of the 2004/05 This deal, the first of its kind sports programmes. championship: Steaua Bucharest v for Northern Ireland football, will see To date 785 schools have Rapid Bucharest, 0-0 (refereed by Switzer- local referees joining their illustrious Eng- already received equipment and over land’s and his team), lish and Scottish Premier League counter- 4,500 teachers have been provided with Steaua Bucharest v Dinamo Bucharest, parts in a kit sponsorship agreement. the training required to implement the 1-0 (Tom Henning Ovebrö, Norway) and The deal kicks off at the start programme which has benefited some Dinamo Bucharest v Rapid Bucharest, 2-2 of the 2005/06 season and will see all 93,000 schoolchildren. (, Netherlands). The Roman- 400 of the IFA’s affiliated referees, at Buntus is designed to give chil- ian cup final between Dinamo Bucharest senior, amateur and junior level, carry the dren a fun but high-quality introduction and Farul Constanta (1-0) was officiated Toyota-branded logo on the sleeves of to the fundamental skills of the sport so by French referee Laurent Duhamel their jerseys. that they can develop their interest and and his team. The money from the sponsor- their skills in an essentially fun and non- Although the stakes were ship agreement will be used by the IFA competitive environment. high in all these matches, the players in its continued efforts in the recruit- The programme offers appro- displayed remarkable fair play. ment, development and training of ref- priate child-friendly sports equipment “I think,” Ion Craciunescu erees in Northern Ireland. and resource cards are provided which admitted, “that if Romanian referees William Campbell, Head of Ref- can be integrated into the PE curriculum had taken charge of these matches erees, Irish Football Association, said; and after-school settings. instead of foreign referees, some “This is an exciting agreement that As well as receiving quality, teams would have turned minor refer- will help us to provide ongoing coach- child-centred equipment, resources and eeing errors into major newspaper ing, mentoring and support for all our training, schools also benefit as the headlines.” new and existing referees, and will programme raises the profile of physical In return, Romanian referees undoubtedly help with the continued education and sport and improves took charge of league matches in Norway development of refereeing in Northern physical education training opportuni- (Lynn Oslo v Start Kristiansand 1-1, Ireland.” ties for teachers. The IFA held its annual national The children develop new referee conference on 28 and 29 May. broad-based sporting skills, learn and The aim of the event was to provide all develop life skills and use sport for the IFA-affiliated referees with the chance to development of physical, mental and improve and develop their refereeing social health and well-being. They also career with advice and guidance from develop the lifelong habit of physical some of the most important people in activity for healthy living and above all refereeing from across Europe, the have fun and enjoyment. United Kingdom and Ireland. FAI Chief Executive Officer

Guest speakers at this year’s John Delaney recently brought his man- FRF conference, entitled ‘Celebrating the past, agement team on a Buntus programme Alexandru Tudor got some new experience looking to the future’, included Alexis and will extend it to all his staff shortly. by taking charge of a Swiss championship match.

21 Marian Salomir), Switzerland (Grasshopper World War the club competed in various Finally, an honorary doctorate v FC Basel 4-1, Alexandru Tudor) city and regional leagues and started was conferred on the UEFA President, and the Netherlands (AZ 67 Alkmaar v its rise to higher competition in 1992. Lennart Johansson, by Linköping Uni- Roosendaal 1-3, Sorin Corpodean). In the 1997/98 season they secured versity on 23 May. These referee exchanges cost promotion to the first division, where Thomas Saleteg the clubs very little more, since the asso- they have remained ever since, finishing ciations involved agreed that the clubs the 2003/04 championship in third only had to pay the referees’ hotel bills. place. The club’s imminent goals are Ion Craciunescu concluded that to renovate its stadium in Zeleznik so “This UEFA initiative is an excellent that it meets the national licensing UKRAINE way to protect an association’s own requirements for UEFA competitions, referees as well as for referees to show and to achieve the best possible results In honour of Victor Bannikov what they are worth on the interna- next season. On 11 May, the final of the tional scene.” Nebojsa Ivkovic international youth football tournament Dan Cristea in honour of Victor Bannikov, the first president of the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU), was the return match. SWEDEN Last year, the Ukrainian Under-17 team SERBIA AND were beaten by their Turkish counter- MONTENEGRO New legislation parts on penalties in the final. This year, against troublemakers however, the tables were turned, and First major trophy for FK Zeleznik the Ukrainians won the trophy for the Current assistant coach Thomas Den- 24 May 2005 will remain written in golden second time. nerby will be taking over the women’s letters in the history of FK Zeleznik. In The fourth tournament took national team after the European the Serbia and Montenegro cup final they place in Kiev and the surrounding Women’s Champi- beat the great FK Crvena Zvezda (Red region from 5 to 11 May. The Under-16 onship in England. ) by 1-0. The only goal was scored in teams of Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania, The 45-year-old, the 90th minute by Radjenovic, who Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey and the who played for headed the ball in from a distance of five host nation were divided into two groups, Sweden at Under- metres after a cross from the right. with the two group winners contesting 21 level in his It was the beginning of a big BILDBYRÅN the final. time, joined Marika celebration for the players, technical The tournament served as good Domanski Lyfors staff and supporters of this club from preparation for Ukraine’s team, coached half a year ago, the suburbs, whose first major by Vadym Dyord, ahead of their Euro- having earned trophy will take pride of place in its pean Under-17 Championship qualifying success with Djurgården/Älvsjö (two offices for the next year. Winning the cup matches. The FFU in fact set up the consecutive league titles) in 2003 and means that FK Zeleznik are eligible to Victor Bannikov tournament in order to 2004. As a player, Dennerby spent nine compete in the UEFA Cup, in the prelimi- make up for the lack of competitions seasons with Hammarby. nary competition of which they also for the Ukrainian national youth teams. Domanski Lyfors, who took the took part last season. It provides the teams with the oppor- national team to two World Cups (run- Coach Cedomir Djoincevic was tunity to gain experience in matches ners-up in 2003), two Olympic tourna- very pleased after the final and said against strong European teams. ments and three European champion- that he thought his club’s victory against The Ukrainians demonstrated ships (runners-up in 2001), is taking favourites FK Crvena Zvezda was ab- really modern football and gripping play, over the women’s Under-21 team and solutely well deserved. Nevertheless, the practising positional defending and making will also assume overall responsibility happiest man was the president of things very difficult for their opponents. for player development in Sweden. the club, Dragan Bulic, whose years of It is symbolic that the final was New legislation passed in May efforts and financing of the club have held at the new FFU training complex gives sports organisers the possibility finally been rewarded. named after Victor Bannikov which was to apply for suspected hooligans to be FK Zeleznik was founded in opened in September 2004. banned from sporting events for up 1930. During the period after the Second Valeriy Nykonenko to one year. If the ban is violated, the offender could face a six-month prison sentence. The FA welcomes the new opportunities to deal with troublemakers but is calling into question why the police authorities have not been granted the same right to apply for banning orders to be imposed. The FA would also have preferred an option for swift reac- tion when needed, e. g. by giving the FFU public prosecutor the means to impose

N. PARAUSIC provisional bans. The new law takes Victor Bannikov’s widow greets the participants FK Zeleznik celebrate victory. effect on 1 July. in the tournament in her husband’s memory.

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Upcoming events Communications MEETINGS 7.7.2005, Nyon Birthdays – Calendar Draws for the 2005/06 UEFA Women’s Cup and UEFA Futsal Cup Birthdays Draws for the semi-finals and finals of the UEFA Intertoto Cup Vladimir Petr (Slovakia), member of the ● (Italy, 18.7) 29.7.2005, Nyon circle of former UEFA committee members, ● Allen Wade (England, 19.7) Draws for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and the UEFA Cup celebrates his 80th birthday on 15 July, ● Ben Takkenberg (Netherlands, 19.7) second qualifying round while fellow former UEFA committee mem- ● Alfredo Trentalange (Italy, 19.7) ber Giuseppe Mifsud-Bonnici (Malta), turns ● Ernest Walker (Scotland, 20.7) COMPETITIONS 75 on 17 July. Two members of the Referee ● Vladimir Radionov (Russia, 21.7) 2-3.7.2005 Observers Panel, Günter Benkö (Austria) ● Boris Voskresensky (Ukraine, 22.7) UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2nd round and Sándor Puhl (Hungary) both reach ● Michel Wuilleret (Switzerland, 22.7) (first legs) the half-century mark on 12 and 14 July ● Emilio Butragueño Santos (Spain, 22.7) 3-9.7.2005, Poland respectively. David I. Bowen (Northern Ire- ● Balázs Makray (Hungary, 22.7) Final round of the UEFA Regions’ Cup land), member of the Control & Disciplinary ● Bontcho Todorov (Bulgaria, 23.7) 9-10.7.2005 Body, follows suit on 26 July, and Stefan ● Pavel Malovic (Slovakia, 23.7) UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2nd round Tivold (Slovenia), member of the Futsal ● Haralampie Hadzi-Risteski (return legs) Delegates Panel, joins them at the same (FYR Macedonia, 24.7) 12-13.7.2005 UEFA Champions League: milestone on 28 July. Also celebrating birth- ● Izhak Iche Menachem (Israel, 26.7) 1st qualifying round (first legs) days in July are: ● Alfred Ludwig (Austria, 26.7) 14.7.2005 ● ● Erkki Poroila (Finland, 1.7) Jeff Davis (England, 27.7) UEFA Cup: 1st qualifying round ● ● Frédéric Thiriez (France, 1.7) Hansi Müller (Germany, 27.7) (first legs) ● ● Ton Verhagen (Netherlands, 1.7) Bertus Rijkhoek (Netherlands, 30.7) 16-17.7.2005 ● UEFA Intertoto Cup: 3rd round ● Hendrik Weerink (Netherlands, 2.7) João Leal (Portugal, 30.7) ● (first legs) ● Domingos Gomes Dias (Portugal, 3.7) Des Casey (Republic of Ireland, 31.7) ● Tugomir Frajman (Slovenia, 31.7) 18-29.7.2005, Northern Ireland ● Antonio Matarrese (Italy, 4.7) Final round of the European Under-19 ● Joël Wolff (Luxembourg, 31.7) ● Munib Usanovic Championship ● Phelim Macken (Republic of Ireland, 31.7) (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 4.7) 19-20.7.2005 ● Hubert Claessen (Germany, 9.7) UEFA Champions League: 1st qualifying ● Hana Válková (Czech Republic, 9.7) round (return legs) ● Dimitrios Koukis (Greece, 9.7) Match agents 20-31.7.2005, Hungary Final round of the European Women’s ● (Italy, 9.7) The Licensed UEFA Match Agents Panel has Under-19 Championship ● Nina Hedlund (Norway, 11.7) granted a licence to: 23.7.2005 ● Zoltan Kereki (Hungary, 13.7) Joao Rodrigues Da Silva Goncalves UEFA Intertoto Cup: 3rd round ● Alain Delmer (France, 14.7) (return legs) UM ECK ● Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy, 15.7) 26-27.7.2005 D’Anvers n°57 ● Johannes Malka (Germany, 16.7) UEFA Champions League: 2nd qualifying LU-1130 Luxembourg ● Ernst Nigg (Liechtenstein, 16.7) round (return legs) Tel: +352-26123434 ● Patricia Day-Smith (England, 16.7) 27.7.2005 Fax: +352-261234347 UEFA Intertoto Cup: semi-finals ● Lars Lagerbäck (Sweden, 16.7) Email: [email protected] (first legs) ● Jiri Ulrich (Czech Republic, 16.7) 28.7.2005 ● Dominique Boisnard (France, 16.7) It has also renewed the licence of Soteris UEFA Cup: 1st qualifying round ● John Edward Martin (England, 18.7) Syzinos (Cyprus) for eight years. (return legs)

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