UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Tourbillon - Sion Thursday 17 September 2015 19.00CET (19.00 local time) FC Sion Group B - Matchday 1 FC Rubin Last updated 17/09/2015 18:56CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 13 Legend 14

1 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion

Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Sion - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Buznikin 14, Titov 34, Ketchinov 41, 15/10/1997 R1 (Rep) FC Spartak Moskva - FC Sion 5-1 (Rep) Tikhonov 60, Romaschenko 83; Ouattara 65 Tikhonov 19, 2-2 30/09/1997 R1 FC Spartak Moskva - FC Sion Moscow Alenichev 55; Lota 4, agg: 3-2 75 16/09/1997 R1 FC Sion - FC Spartak Moskva 0-1 Sion Ketchinov 73

FC Rubin Kazan - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Rubin Kazan have not played against a club from their opponents' country

Home Away Final Neutral Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Sion 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 8 FC Rubin Kazan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion Match background

FC Sion are making their UEFA Europa League group stage debut on matchday one, with experienced continental campaigners FC Rubin Kazan their first Group B guests. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time and this is Rubin's first experience of Swiss opposition. • Sion's only encounter with Russian opponents came in the 1997/98 UEFA Cup first round. They lost 1-0 at home against FC Spartak Moskva then drew the return leg 2-2 in Moscow. However, the game was replayed after it was discovered that the goalposts were not the regulation height. Spartak won that match 5-1.

Form guide • Sion have not competed in Europe since 2011/12 when they were ejected from the UEFA Europa League play-offs for fielding ineligible players in a tie against Celtic FC. • Rubin are unbeaten in nine European away games (W6 D3) since losing 3-1 at Chelsea FC in a 2013 UEFA Europa League quarter-final. • Sion are featuring in the group stage of a major UEFA competition for the first time. • Rubin successfully navigated their way through to the round of 32 in all three of their previous UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns.

Trivia and links • The journey from Kazan to Sion is over 3,000km. • Sion's Latvian goalkeeper Andrijs Vaņins has some Russian experience, having played for FC Moskva from 2003-05 – though he was unable to break into the first team. Vaņins and Rubin defender Oleg Kuzmin were teammates at Moskva. • Sion left-back Reto Ziegler spent autumn 2012 on loan at FC Lokomotiv Moskva who also had Rubin's Magomed Ozdoev in their ranks • Sion striker Moussa Konaté also played in with FC from 2002-14; he and Rubin's Sergei Kislyak were team-mates at Krasnodar for the first half of the 2012/13 season. The coaches • A UEFA Cup finalist with FC Girondins de Bordeaux, French striker ended his playing career as player- coach at Sion, and took charge of the club for a third time in 2014. He led Sion to Swiss Cup success in 2009 in his second spell, and won that trophy again last season. • Valeri Chaly spent most of his playing career in the Soviet lower leagues with Chayka Sevastopol (formerly known as Atlantika Sevastopol). He started coaching in beach football and futsal, but in 2011 came back to football to take helm of Moldova's FC Iskra-Stal. After a short spell with Sevastopol reserves he joined Rubin Kazan and was appointed interim coach after Rinat Bilyaletdinov's dismissal in September 2015.

3 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion Team facts

FC Sion Formed: 1909 Nickname: Les Sédunois (local name for Sion natives) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (1997) Swiss Cup: 13 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: play-offs 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: play-offs 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: first round 2006/07: first round 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-1: Sion v Galatasaray AŞ 15/09/65, European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg 4-0: Sion v AS Jeunesse Esch 23/07/97, UEFA Champions League first qualifying round first leg

• Biggest away win 0-4: FC Vinnytsa v Sion 26/09/96, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Sion v Galatasaray AŞ 13/08/97, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg 1-4: Sion v Aberdeen FC 01/09/82, European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round second leg 0-3 (forfeit): Sion v Celtic FC 25/08/11, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Heaviest away defeat 8-1: 1. FC Magdeburg v Sion 17/11/65, European Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg 7-0: Aberdeen FC v Sion 18/08/82, European Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 3-0: Sion v FK Velež 30/09/87, first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-3: Apollon Limassol FC v Sion 13/09/94, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 (forfeit): Sion v Celtic FC (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: FK Velež v Sion

4 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion

16/09/87, first round first leg

FC Rubin Kazan Formed: 1958 Nickname: Tatarstantsi (The Side) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (2009) Domestic cup: 1 (2012) Ten-year record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: round of 32 2012/13: quarter-finals 2011/12: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2010/11: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round 2006/07: first round 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Rubin v SV Zulte Waregem 03/10/13, UEFA Europa League group stage • Biggest away win 2-5: NK Maribor v Rubin 19/09/13, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-3 twice, most recently v Shamrock Rovers FC 15/09/11, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Rubin v SK Rapid Wien 26/08/04, UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-1 four times, most recently v Chelsea FC 04/04/13, UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg 2-0 twice, most recently v FC Barcelona 07/12/10, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Rubin v SV Zulte Waregem (see above) • Biggest away win 2-5: NK Maribor v Rubin (see above) 0-3: Shamrock Rovers FC v Rubin (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Rubin v SK Rapid Wien (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Chelsea FC v Rubin (see above)

5 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion Squad list

FC Sion Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Andris Vaņins LVA 30/04/1980 35 - - - 8 - 2 - 21 - 18 Kevin Fickentscher SUI 06/07/1988 27 ------30 Axel Salhi FRA 23/02/1997 18 ------32 João Pires SUI 01/04/1995 20 ------Defenders 3 Reto Ziegler SUI 16/01/1986 29 - - - 7 - 25 - 31 - 4 Léo Lacroix SUI 27/02/1992 23 - - - 8 - - - - - 20 Vilmos Vanczák HUN 20/06/1983 32 - - - - - 2 1 12 2 22 Vincent Ruefli SUI 22/01/1988 27 - - - 5 - - - 2 - 31 Elsad Zverotić SUI 31/10/1986 28 - - - 8 - 5 1 13 2 34 Birama Ndoye SEN 27/03/1994 21 ------66 Gabriel Cichero ITA 25/04/1984 31 - - - 4 - - - - - Midfielders 6 Xavier Kouassi CIV 28/12/1989 25 - - - 5 - - - 4 - 8 Veroljub Salatic SUI 14/11/1985 29 - - - 7 2 12 2 37 5 17 Jagne Pa Modou GAM 26/12/1989 25 - - - 8 - - - - - 19 Vincent Sierro SUI 08/10/1995 19 - - - 1 - - - - - 23 Pedro Ramírez VEN 24/08/1992 23 ------63 Geoffrey Mujangi Bia BEL 12/08/1989 26 - - - 1 1 13 3 25 5 92 Joaquim Adão SUI 14/07/1992 23 ------Forwards 7 Edimilson Fernandes SUI 15/04/1996 19 - - - 7 1 - - - - 9 Ilombe Mboyo BEL 22/04/1987 28 - - - - - 3 - 4 - 10 Carlitos POR 06/09/1982 33 - - - 8 3 3 - 6 1 11 Martin Zeman CZE 28/03/1989 26 - - - 7 - 13 1 24 2 13 Chadrac Akolo CGO 01/04/1995 20 - - - 3 - - - - - 14 Moussa Konaté SEN 03/04/1993 22 - - - 8 5 3 - 10 4 21 Ebenezer Assifuah GHA 03/07/1993 22 - - - 8 1 - - - - 94 Daniel Follonier SUI 18/01/1994 21 - - - 6 - - - - - Coach - Didier Tholot FRA 02/04/1964 51 - 1 - - - 1 - 3 -

6 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion

FC Rubin Kazan Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Sergei Ryzhikov RUS 19/09/1980 34 - 4 - - - 8 - 30 - 53 - 13 IRN 02/05/1988 27 ------45 Timur Akmurzin RUS 07/12/1997 17 ------70 Evgeni Schetinin RUS 19/02/1996 19 ------91 Yuri Nesterenko RUS 12/06/1991 24 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Defenders 2 Oleg Kuzmin RUS 09/05/1981 34 - 4 1 - - 7 - 23 1 41 3 4 Mauricio Lemos URU 28/12/1995 19 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 2 - 5 Solomon Kverkvelia GEO 06/02/1992 23 - 4 - - - 7 - 2 - 11 - 21 Guillermo Cotugno URU 12/03/1995 20 - 4 - - - 6 - - - 4 - 49 Vitali Ustinov RUS 03/05/1991 24 ------83 Aleksandr Kuznetsov RUS 21/03/1997 18 ------85 Ilzat Akhmetov RUS 31/12/1997 17 ------88 RUS 01/01/1990 25 - 3 - - - 8 - - - 3 - Midfielders 3 Elmir Nabiullin RUS 08/03/1995 20 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 2 - 8 Maksim Batov RUS 05/06/1992 23 - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - 10 Carlos Eduardo BRA 18/07/1987 28 - 3 1 - - 7 1 3 - 8 1 14 RUS 27/02/1985 30 - 3 - - - 6 2 23 5 35 5 15 Sergei Kislyak BLR 06/08/1987 28 - 2 - - - 3 - 10 - 35 2 27 Magomed Ozdoev RUS 05/11/1992 22 - 4 - - - 7 - 6 - 11 - 61 Gökdeniz Karadeniz TUR 11/01/1980 35 - 3 2 - - 6 1 37 9 70 14 77 Blagoy Georgiev BUL 21/12/1981 33 - 4 - - - 6 - 2 - 10 - Forwards 7 RUS 07/01/1989 26 - 4 1 - - 7 1 1 - 5 1 9 Ramil Sheydaev RUS 15/03/1996 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 11 Marko Dević UKR 27/10/1983 31 ------24 5 38 10 22 Vladimir Dyadyun RUS 12/07/1988 27 - 2 - - - 5 - 16 3 22 5 99 Maksim Kanunnikov RUS 14/07/1991 24 - 4 1 - - 8 1 5 - 15 1 Coach - Valeri Chaly RUS 13/03/1958 57 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 -

7 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion Fixtures and results

FC Sion Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 18/07/2015 League FC Luzern (A) D 2-2 Konaté 35, Assifuah 53 26/07/2015 League FC St Gallen (H) W 1-0 Salatic 61 (P) 01/08/2015 League FC Basel 1893 (A) L 0-3 09/08/2015 League FC Vaduz (A) D 1-1 Carlitos 73 13/08/2015 League FC Zürich (H) W 3-1 Konaté 14, 80, Carlitos 38 16/08/2015 Cup FC Brunnen (A) W 2-0 Drazanin 34 (og), Zeman 69 23/08/2015 League BSC Young Boys (H) L 1-3 Konaté 46 30/08/2015 League FC Thun (A) W 2-0 Carlitos 45+2, Konaté 53 Salatic 67 (P), Fernandes 79, Mujangi Bia 13/09/2015 League FC Lugano (H) W 3-0 84 17/09/2015 UEL FC Rubin Kazan (H) 20/09/2015 Cup FC Münsingen (A) 23/09/2015 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (A) 27/09/2015 League FC Vaduz (H) 01/10/2015 UEL Liverpool FC (A) 04/10/2015 League FC St Gallen (A) 18/10/2015 League FC Basel 1893 (H) 22/10/2015 UEL FC Girondins de Bordeaux (A) 25/10/2015 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (H) 01/11/2015 League FC Lugano (A) FC Girondins de Bordeaux 05/11/2015 UEL (H) 08/11/2015 League FC Luzern (H) 22/11/2015 League BSC Young Boys (A) 26/11/2015 UEL FC Rubin Kazan (A) 29/11/2015 League FC Thun (H) 05/12/2015 League FC Zürich (A) 10/12/2015 UEL Liverpool FC (H) 06/02/2016 League FC Zürich (A) 13/02/2016 League FC St Gallen (H) 20/02/2016 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (A) 27/02/2016 League FC Luzern (H) 05/03/2016 League FC Vaduz (H) 12/03/2016 League BSC Young Boys (A) 19/03/2016 League FC Basel 1893 (H) 02/04/2016 League FC Lugano (A) 09/04/2016 League FC Thun (H) 16/04/2016 League Grasshopper Club Zürich (H) 19/04/2016 League FC St Gallen (A) 23/04/2016 League FC Lugano (H) 30/04/2016 League FC Basel 1893 (A) 07/05/2016 League BSC Young Boys (H) 10/05/2016 League FC Vaduz (A)

8 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion

FC Sion 16/05/2016 League FC Thun (A) 21/05/2016 League FC Zürich (H) 25/05/2016 League FC Luzern (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Basel 1893 8 8 0 0 22 7 24 2 Grasshopper Club Zürich 8 5 2 1 27 17 17 3 FC Sion 8 4 2 2 13 10 14 4 BSC Young Boys 8 3 3 2 15 9 12 5 FC Luzern 8 3 3 2 14 12 12 6 FC St Gallen 8 2 1 5 5 9 7 7 FC Thun 8 2 1 5 12 19 7 8 FC Zürich 8 1 3 4 14 20 6 9 FC Vaduz 8 1 3 4 7 14 6 10 FC Lugano 8 2 0 6 6 18 6

FC Rubin Kazan Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 18/07/2015 League PFC CSKA Moskva (A) L 0-1 26/07/2015 League FC Amkar Perm (H) L 0-2 Kanunnikov 14, Gökdeniz Karadeniz 25 30/07/2015 UEL SK Sturm Graz (A) W 3-2 (P), Portnyagin 61 03/08/2015 League FC Spartak Moskva (A) L 0-1 06/08/2015 UEL SK Sturm Graz (H) D 1-1 Kuzmin 85 10/08/2015 League FC Rostov (H) L 0-3 15/08/2015 League FC Kuban Krasnodar (A) W 1-0 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 33 20/08/2015 UEL FK Rabotnicki (A) D 1-1 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 68 24/08/2015 League FC Zenit (H) L 1-3 Bilyaletdinov 72 27/08/2015 UEL FK Rabotnicki (H) W 1-0 Carlos Eduardo 35 30/08/2015 League FC Mordovia Saransk (A) L 1-2 Portnyagin 61 Carlos Eduardo 9, Kanunnikov 25, 12/09/2015 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H) W 3-1 Bilyaletdinov 70 17/09/2015 UEL FC Sion (A) 21/09/2015 League FC Dinamo Moskva (A) 23/09/2015 Cup SKA-Energiya (A) 27/09/2015 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (H) FC Girondins de Bordeaux 01/10/2015 UEL (H) 04/10/2015 League FC Terek Grozny (A) 17/10/2015 League FC (H) 22/10/2015 UEL Liverpool FC (A) 25/10/2015 League FC Krasnodar (A) 30/10/2015 League FC Anji (A) 05/11/2015 UEL Liverpool FC (H) PFC Krylya Sovetov 06/11/2015 League (H)

9 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion

FC Rubin Kazan 20/11/2015 League FC Amkar Perm (A) 26/11/2015 UEL FC Sion (H) 27/11/2015 League FC Spartak Moskva (H) 01/12/2015 League FC Rostov (A) 10/12/2015 UEL FC Girondins de Bordeaux (A) 04/03/2016 League FC Kuban Krasnodar (H) 11/03/2016 League FC Zenit (A) 18/03/2016 League FC Mordovia Saransk (H) 01/04/2016 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A) 08/04/2016 League FC Dinamo Moskva (H) 15/04/2016 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (A) 22/04/2016 League FC Terek Grozny (H) 30/04/2016 League FC Ufa (A) 06/05/2016 League FC Krasnodar (H) 10/05/2016 League FC Anji Makhachkala (H) PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara 13/05/2016 League (A) 21/05/2016 League PFC CSKA Moskva (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 PFC CSKA Moskva 8 7 1 0 13 4 22 2 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 8 5 2 1 14 7 17 3 FC Zenit 8 5 1 2 16 10 16 4 FC Spartak Moskva 8 5 1 2 12 7 16 5 PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara 8 4 1 3 9 7 13 6 FC Krasnodar 8 3 3 2 9 4 12 7 FC Rostov 8 3 3 2 9 6 12 8 FC Dinamo Moskva 8 3 3 2 11 12 12 9 FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 8 2 3 3 10 13 9 10 FC Terek Grozny 8 1 6 1 8 9 9 11 FC Amkar Perm 8 2 2 4 6 9 8 12 FC Mordovia Saransk 8 1 4 3 5 7 7 13 FC Rubin Kazan 8 2 0 6 6 13 6 14 FC Anji Makhachkala 8 1 2 5 7 13 5 15 FC Ufa 8 1 2 5 5 12 5 16 FC Kuban Krasnodar 8 0 4 4 4 11 4

10 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion Match-by-match lineups FC Sion

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Group B Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Rubin Kazan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Sion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) FC Sion-FC Rubin Kazan Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) Liverpool FC-FC Sion Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) FC Girondins de Bordeaux-FC Sion Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) FC Sion-FC Girondins de Bordeaux Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) FC Rubin Kazan-FC Sion Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) FC Sion-Liverpool FC FC Rubin Kazan

UEFA Europa League - Third qualifying round (30/07/2015) SK Sturm Graz 2-3 FC Rubin Kazan Goals: 0-1 Kanunnikov 14, 1-1 Avdijaj 21, 1-2 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 25 (P) , 2-2 Piesinger 56, 2-3 Portnyagin 61 FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Kuzmin, Nabiullin, Kverkvelia, Carlos Eduardo, Bilyaletdinov (66 Kislyak), Cotugno, Ozdoev, Gökdeniz Karadeniz, Kambolov (46 Georgiev), Kanunnikov (46 Portnyagin) (06/08/2015) FC Rubin Kazan 1-1 SK Sturm Graz (agg: 4-3) Goals: 0-1 Tadić 68, 1-1 Kuzmin 85 FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Kuzmin, Nabiullin (79 Batov), Lemos, Kverkvelia, Portnyagin, Dyadyun (60 Kanunnikov), Ozdoev, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (88 Cotugno), Georgiev, Kambolov

Play-off (20/08/2015) FK Rabotnicki 1-1 FC Rubin Kazan Goals: 0-1 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 68, 1-1 Ristevski 85 FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Kuzmin, Kverkvelia, Carlos Eduardo (81 Kislyak), Bilyaletdinov (58 Portnyagin), Cotugno, Ozdoev, Gökdeniz Karadeniz (71 Batov), Georgiev, Kambolov, Kanunnikov (27/08/2015) FC Rubin Kazan 1-0 FK Rabotnicki (agg: 2-1) Goals: 1-0 Carlos Eduardo 35 FC Rubin Kazan: Ryzhikov, Kuzmin, Lemos, Kverkvelia, Carlos Eduardo (79 Portnyagin), Bilyaletdinov, Cotugno, Dyadyun (93 Batov), Ozdoev, Georgiev, Kanunnikov

Group stage

11 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion

Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) FC Sion-FC Rubin Kazan Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) FC Rubin Kazan-FC Girondins de Bordeaux Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) Liverpool FC-FC Rubin Kazan Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) FC Rubin Kazan-Liverpool FC Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) FC Rubin Kazan-FC Sion Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) FC Girondins de Bordeaux-FC Rubin Kazan

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Referee Andreas Ekberg (SWE) Assistant referees Stefan Hallberg (SWE) , Joakim Flink (SWE) Additional assistant referees Michael Lerjeus (SWE) , Bojan Pandžić (SWE) Fourth official Peter Magnusson (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Paul Allaerts (BEL)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Andreas Ekberg 02/01/1985 4 21

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 10/09/2013 U21 QR Russia 3-1 Moscow 12/10/2013 U19 QR Switzerland Slovenia 3-1 Bakovci 22/10/2013 comp_uyl GS FC Porto FC Zenit 2-2 Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto) 13/07/2015 U19 GS-FT Russia Germany 2-2 Katerini

13 FC Sion - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 17 September 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Tourbillon, Sion Legend Competitions

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

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