UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

Maccabi FC KRC Genk Play-offs, first leg Ramat-Gan Stadium, Wednesday 17 August 2011 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 3 Squad list...... 4 Match officials...... 6 Fixtures and results...... 7 Match-by-match lineups...... 9 Team facts...... 10 Competition format...... 12 Legend...... 14 Maccabi Haifa FC - KRC Genk Wednesday 17 August 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Ramat-Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan Previous meetings

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Last updated 16/08/11 20:22:42CET 2 Previous meetings Maccabi Haifa FC - KRC Genk Wednesday 17 August 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Ramat-Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan Match background

Maccabi Haifa FC are aiming to complete a hat-trick of UEFA Champions League group-stage appearances but find in their way a KRC Genk side seeking entry into Europe's elite for the first time since 2002/03. Previous meetings • The teams are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. This is Haifa's first encounter with a Belgian club and the same goes for Genk and Israeli opposition. • There have only been ten games played between Israeli and Belgian club sides in UEFA competition and the Belgians have the upper hand with a record of W6 D2 L2. • Genk coach Frank Vercauteren oversaw one of those Belgian victories, his RSC Anderlecht side beating Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 2-0 in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup group stage. • Four of those games were played in , the home side losing the first two but winning the two most recent fixtures. • No Israeli club has won in in six attempts, with the home sides' record reading W4 D2 L0. Match background • Haifa are on a three-game winning streak at home in Europe since losing all three of their matches in the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League group stage. • Genk suffered a 4-2 away defeat at eventual winners FC Porto in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League play-offs but earned a 1-1 draw at FK Partizan in the third qualifying round this season and have lost just two of their last seven European away outings. • Genk's 2-1 win against Partizan was only their third in seven European home games, the other four having ended in defeat. • Genk's only previous appearance in the UEFA Champions League proper came in the 2002/03 first group stage, where under Sef Vergoossen they failed to win a game and finished bottom, despite draws against AEK Athens FC twice, AS Roma and Real Madrid CF. • This is the Belgian title holders' fourth UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign. They lost to NK Maribor in the second qualifying round in 1999/2000 (agg: 4-5) but beat AC Sparta Praha on away goals in the third qualifying round to make it to the group stage in 2002/03. • FK Sarajevo blocked their progress in the 2007/08 second qualifying phase (agg: 2-2, Sarajevo won on away goals), but they beat Partizan (agg: 3-2) to reach this season's play-offs. • Haifa have not won in six European away games, since a 2-1 victory at FC Salzburg in the first leg of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League play-offs, though a 1-1 draw at Maribor in their most recent tie ended a run of five straight losses. • Elisha Levi's team comfortably dispatched FK Borac Banja Luka in the second qualifying round, 7-4 on aggregate, before edging past Slovenia's Maribor 3-2 overall to reach the play-offs. • Haifa lost their sole tie in European competition last season, 3-2 on aggregate against FC Dinamo Minsk in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. • Haifa have happy memories of their only previous appearance in the play-offs, a 5-1 aggregate victory against Salzburg in 2009/10. • While that secured the Israeli club their second group-stage appearance, they will need no reminding of how things unfolded subsequently. Haifa not only lost all six games but also became the second club after RC Deportivo La Coruña in 2004/05 to go through a group stage without scoring. • In 2002/03 Haifa competed in the first group stage, recording two wins – including a 3-0 home success against Manchester United FC – and a draw.

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Maccabi Haifa FC

Current season All-time QUAL UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Nir Davidovitch ISR 17/12/76 34 * 4 - - - - - 6 - 56 - 22 Bojan Shranov SRB 22/09/87 23 - 1 ------1 - 44 Amir Edri ISR 26/07/85 26 ------2 - Defenders 2 Sari Falach ISR 22/11/91 19 - 2 ------2 - 3 Jurica Buljat CRO 12/09/86 24 S 4 ------20 1 4 Shai Maymon ISR 18/03/86 25 ------1 - 7 1 5 Itzhak Cohen ISR 22/04/83 28 ------8 Haim Magrashvili ISR 04/07/82 29 ------12 1 18 Ali Osman ISR 08/02/87 24 - 2 - - - - - 4 - 12 - 24 Andriy Pylyavskyi UKR 04/12/88 22 - 3 ------3 - 27 Eyal Meshumar ISR 10/08/83 28 * 4 - - - - - 6 - 26 - 29 Gavriel Griner ISR 24/01/92 19 ------Midfielders 6 Seidu Yahaya GHA 31/12/89 21 - 3 ------5 - 7 BRA 16/02/78 33 - 3 - - - - - 4 - 33 3 11 Idan Vered ISR 25/05/89 22 * 4 1 ------4 1 12 Shadi Shaban ISR 04/03/92 19 ------13 Talb Twatha ISR 21/06/92 19 * 4 - - - - - 1 - 5 - 15 Eyal Golasa ISR 07/10/91 19 * 4 1 - - - - 4 - 16 3 21 Tamir Cohen ISR 04/03/84 27 ------6 - 15 - 23 Eran Rozenbom ISR 26/08/92 18 ------26 Dela Yampolsky ISR 28/07/88 23 - 4 2 ------11 3 Forwards 9 Vladimir Dvalishvili GEO 20/04/86 25 * 4 3 - - - - 6 - 20 10 14 Weaam Amasha ISR 08/08/85 26 * 4 3 ------4 3 16 Mohammad Ghadir ISR 21/01/91 20 - 3 - - - - - 6 - 16 3 17 Alon Turgeman ISR 09/06/91 20 ------19 Shlomi Azulay ISR 18/10/89 21 - 2 ------2 - 20 Yaniv Katan ISR 27/01/81 30 - 1 - - - - - 10 3 58 12 25 Hen Azriel ISR 26/06/88 23 ------Coach - Elisha Levi ISR 18/11/57 53 - 4 - - - - - 6 - 18 -

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KRC Genk

Current season All-time QUAL UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 25 Davino Verhulst BEL 25/11/87 23 ------3 - 26 László Koteles HUN 01/09/84 26 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 3 - 53 Stijn Wertelaers BEL 19/04/94 17 ------Defenders 4 Torben Joneleit GER 17/05/87 24 - 2 - - - 3 1 - - 5 - 11 Anthony Vanden Borre BEL 24/10/87 23 S 2 - - - 3 - 14 1 24 1 16 Anele Ngcongca RSA 20/10/87 23 S 1 - - - 3 - - - 7 - 17 Jeroen Simaeys BEL 12/05/85 26 ------19 - 52 Sandy Walsh BEL 30/11/94 16 ------Midfielders 2 Balázs Tóth HUN 24/09/81 29 ------6 - 6 David Hubert BEL 13/02/88 23 - 2 - - - 3 1 - - 7 - 7 Khaleem Hyland TRI 05/06/89 22 ------8 Dániel Tőzsér HUN 12/05/85 26 - 2 - - - 3 - 6 - 35 4 15 Fabien Camus TUN 28/02/85 26 ------7 - 20 José Nadson BRA 18/10/84 26 * 2 - - - 3 - - - 23 2 21 Dugary Ndabashinze BDI 08/10/89 21 - - - - - 1 - - - 4 - 27 Kennedy Nwanganga NGA 15/08/90 21 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 5 - 33 CZE 27/09/85 25 - 2 - - - 3 - 6 1 28 1 Forwards 5 Istvan Bakx NED 20/01/86 25 ------1 - 9 BEL 22/03/89 22 - 2 2 - - 2 1 - - 5 6 18 ISR 15/12/81 29 - 2 - - - 3 1 - - 22 5 19 Thomas Buffel BEL 19/02/81 30 - 1 - - - 2 - 11 - 34 5 31 Marvin Ogunjimi BEL 12/10/87 23 - 2 1 - - 2 - - - 8 3 35 Anthony Limbombe BEL 15/07/94 17 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 44 Ayub Masika KEN 10/09/92 18 ------50 Stein Huysegems BEL 16/06/82 29 ------42 8 Coach - Frank Vercauteren BEL 28/10/56 54 - 2 - - - - - 12 - 28 -

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Referee Wolfgang Stark (GER) Assistant referees Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER), Mike Pickel (GER) Additional assistant referees Peter Sippel (GER), Christian Dingert (GER) Fourth official Guido Winkmann (GER) UEFA Delegate Balázs Makray (HUN) UEFA Referee observer Dragutin Karlo Poljak (CRO) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Champions UEFA matches League matches Wolfgang Stark 20/11/1969 40 92 UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 13/09/05 UCL GS Chelsea FC RSC Anderlecht 1-0 London 09/08/06 UCL 3QR Liverpool FC Maccabi Haifa FC 2-1 Liverpool 19/08/09 UCL PO Olympique Lyonnais RSC Anderlecht 5-1 Lyon 29/09/09 UCL GS AZ Alkmaar R. Standard de Liège 1-1 Alkmaar Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 19/06/99 UIC R1 PFC Spartak Varna K. Sint-Truidense VV 1-2 Varna 13/10/07 EURO QR Croatia Israel 1-0 Zagreb 09/10/10 EURO QR Israel Croatia 1-2 Ramat Gan

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Maccabi Haifa FC

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 13/07/11 UCL FK Borac Banja Luka (H) W 5-1 Amasha 45+1, 71, 73, Yampolsky 72, Golasa 80 20/07/11 UCL FK Borac Banja Luka (A) L 2-3 Dvalishvili 24, 54 27/07/11 UCL NK Maribor (H) W 2-1 Dvalishvili 8 (p), Yampolsky 70 03/08/11 UCL NK Maribor (A) D 1-1 Vered 10 17/08/11 UCL KRC Genk (H) 20/08/11 League Maccabi Netanya FC (A) 23/08/11 UCL KRC Genk (A) 27/08/11 League Hapoel Petach-Tikva FC (H) 10/09/11 League FC Ashdod (A) 17/09/11 League Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion FC (H) 20/09/11 League Bnei Sakhnin FC (A) 24/09/11 League Hapoel Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. (H) 01/10/11 League Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A) 15/10/11 League Hapoel Beer Sheva FC (A) 22/10/11 League Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (H) 25/10/11 League Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC (A) 29/10/11 League Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (H) 05/11/11 League Beitar FC (A) 19/11/11 League Hapoel Akko FC (H) 26/11/11 League Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (A) 03/12/11 League Hapoel Haifa FC (H) 10/12/11 League Maccabi Netanya FC (H) 17/12/11 League Hapoel Petach-Tikva FC (A) 23/12/11 League FC Ashdod (H)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Ashdod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Beitar Jerusalem FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bnei Sakhnin FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Hapoel Akko FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Hapoel Beer Sheva FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Hapoel Haifa FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Hapoel Petach-Tikva FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Hapoel Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Maccabi Haifa FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Maccabi Netanya FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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KRC Genk

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 26/07/11 UCL FK Partizan (H) W 2-1 Vossen 70 (p), Ogunjimi 90+2 30/07/11 League K. Beerschot AC (H) W 3-1 Mikulić 20 (og), Barda 32, Hubert 36 03/08/11 UCL FK Partizan (A) D 1-1 Vossen 58 (p) 06/08/11 League K. Lierse SK (A) D 0-0 13/08/11 League SV Zulte Waregem (H) D 2-2 Vossen 76, Joneleit 84 17/08/11 UCL Maccabi Haifa FC (A) 20/08/11 League Cercle Brugge KSV (A) 23/08/11 UCL Maccabi Haifa FC (H) 27/08/11 League KV Mechelen (H) 10/09/11 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (A) 17/09/11 League R. Standard de Liège (H) 24/09/11 League Oud-Heverlee Leuven (A) 01/10/11 League RSC Anderlecht (H) 15/10/11 League KSC Lokeren OV (A) 22/10/11 League RAEC Mons (H) 29/10/11 League Club Brugge KV (A) 05/11/11 League KV Kortrijk (H) 19/11/11 League KVC Westerlo (H) 26/11/11 League KAA Gent (A) 03/12/11 League K. Beerschot AC (A) 10/12/11 League K. Lierse SK (H) 17/12/11 League R. Standard de Liège (A) 26/12/11 League Cercle Brugge KSV (H) 14/01/12 League SV Zulte Waregem (A) 21/01/12 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (H)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Club Brugge KV 3 2 1 0 9 3 7 2 RSC Anderlecht 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 3 KV Mechelen 3 2 0 1 5 5 6 4 RAEC Mons 3 1 2 0 6 4 5 5 KRC Genk 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 6 KV Kortrijk 3 1 2 0 3 1 5 7 SV Zulte Waregem 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 8 KAA Gent 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 9 K. Beerschot AC 3 1 1 1 6 6 4 10 R. Standard de Liège 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 11 Cercle Brugge KSV 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 13 K. Lierse SK 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 14 K. Sint-Truidense VV 3 0 1 2 6 9 1 15 KSC Lokeren OV 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 16 KVC Westerlo 3 0 1 2 1 8 1

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Maccabi Haifa FC Second qualifying round (13/07/11) M. Haifa 5-1 Borac Goals: 0-1 Raspudić 24, 1-1 Amasha 45+1, 2-1 Amasha 71, 3-1 Yampolsky 72, 4-1 Amasha 73, 5-1 Golasa 80 Maccabi Haifa FC: Davidovitch, J. Buljat, Yahaya, Boccoli (Dvalishvili 39), Vered (Azulay 65), Twatha, Amasha, Golasa, Katan (Yampolsky 60), Pylyavskyi, Meshumar (20/07/11) Borac 3-2 M. Haifa (agg: 4-7) Goals: 1-0 Krunić 9, 1-1 Dvalishvili 24, 2-1 Krunić 34, 2-2 Dvalishvili 54, 3-2 Vidaković 84 Maccabi Haifa FC: Davidovitch, J. Buljat, Yahaya, Boccoli (Yampolsky 57), Dvalishvili, Vered (Ghadir 75), Twatha, Amasha (Azulay 68), Golasa, Pylyavskyi, Meshumar Third qualifying round (27/07/11) M. Haifa 2-1 Maribor Goals: 1-0 Dvalishvili 8(pen), 1-1 Marcos 27, 2-1 Yampolsky 70 Maccabi Haifa FC: Shranov (Davidovitch 46), J. Buljat, Dvalishvili, Vered, Twatha, Amasha, Golasa, Ghadir (Yampolsky 46), Osman, Pylyavskyi (Falach 82), Meshumar (03/08/11) Maribor 1-1 M. Haifa (agg: 2-3) Goals: 0-1 Vered 10, 1-1 Marcos 32 Maccabi Haifa FC: Davidovitch, Falach, J. Buljat, Yahaya, Boccoli, Dvalishvili (Ghadir 88), Vered (Osman 90+3), Twatha, Amasha (Yampolsky 54), Golasa, Meshumar

Play-offs (17/08/11) M. Haifa v Genk (23/08/11) Genk v M. Haifa

KRC Genk Third qualifying round (26/07/11) Genk 2-1 Partizan Goals: 0-1 Tomić 65, 1-1 Vossen 70(pen), 2-1 Ogunjimi 90+2 KRC Genk: Koteles, Joneleit, Hubert (Barda 71), Tőzsér, Vossen (Ogunjimi 85), De Bruyne, Ngcongca, Buffel (Vanden Borre 46), Nadson, Nwanganga, Pudil (03/08/11) Partizan 1-1 Genk (agg: 2-3) Goals: 1-0 Tomić 40, 1-1 Vossen 58(pen) KRC Genk: Koteles, Joneleit, Hubert, Tőzsér, Vossen (Barda 68), Vanden Borre, De Bruyne, Nadson, Durwael, Ogunjimi (Nwanganga 86), Pudil

Play-offs (17/08/11) M. Haifa v Genk (23/08/11) Genk v M. Haifa

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Maccabi Haifa FC Formed: 1913 Nickname: Ha-Yerukim (The Greens) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 12 (2011) State Cup: 5 (1998) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round 2009/10: group stage 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round 2006/07: UEFA Cup round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2005/06: second qualifying round 2004/05: UEFA Cup first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2003/04: UEFA Cup second round 2002/03: UEFA Cup third round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League first group stage) 2001/02: second qualifying round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: Maccabi Haifa v Glentoran FC 15/07/09, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 0-4: Glentoran FC v Maccabi Haifa 22/07/09, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maccabi Haifa v Valencia CF 11/12/03, UEFA Cup second round second leg (match played in Rotterdam) 0-4: Maccabi Haifa v FC Lokomotiv Nizhni Novgorod 19/07/97, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0 on four occasions, most recently v RCD Espanyol (15/03/07 UEFA Cup round of 16 second leg) UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 3-0: Maccabi Haifa v Manchester United FC 29/10/02, first group stage (match played in Nicosia) 3-0: Maccabi Haifa v Olympiacos CFP 24/09/02, first group stage (match played in Nicosia) • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Maccabi Haifa v FC Bayern München 15/09/09, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-2: Manchester United FC v Maccabi Haifa 18/09/02, first group stage

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KRC Genk Formed: 1988 Nickname: Genkies UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 3 (2011) : 3 (2009) Ten-year record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2009/10: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: second qualifying round 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA competition 2005/06: UEFA Cup first round 2004/05: UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals 2003/04: did not take part in UEFA competition 2002/03: first group stage 2001/02: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Genk v MSV Duisburg 01/10/98, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: B36 Tórshavn v Genk 21/06/97, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Genk v SV Werder Bremen 09/11/00, UEFA Cup second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Real Madrid CF v Genk 25/09/02, UEFA Champions League first group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat 0-1: Genk v AS Roma 02/10/02, first group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Real Madrid CF v Genk (see above for details)

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The UEFA Champions League, UEFA's most prestigious club competition, underwent a series of significant changes in 2009/10 following a decision from the UEFA Executive Committee in November 2007. This format remains in place for 2011/12. The main points were: • No changes to the format of the main competition, which still involves 32 teams, split into eight groups of four in the group stage, followed by the knockout phase. The eight teams that finish the groups in third place cross over into the UEFA Europa League knockout phase. • The 2009/10 access list was changed according to the following principles: 22 teams (21 teams + the titleholder) qualify directly for the group stage instead of 16. The three national associations with the highest UEFA coefficient ranking each had three teams gain automatic entry to the group stage, with the countries ranked 4 to 6 in the standings having two automatic qualifiers and the associations ranked 7 to 13 having one. • Since 2009/10 there have been four qualifying rounds (including a play-off round), played in home-and-away ties, to complete the 32 participants in the UEFA Champions League group stage. There are two qualifying routes; the Champions Route and the League Route. • Champions Route: The first qualifying round comprises two two-legged ties involving the champions of the countries ranked 50 to 53 in UEFA competition. The winners of those ties progress to the second qualifying round where they are joined by the champions of the 32 countries ranked 17 to 49 (except Liechtenstein). The victorious sides from those 17 ties join the champions from the associations ranked 14 to 16 in the third qualifying round, with the winners of those ten pairings reaching the play-off round. These five play-off ties will take place on a home-and-away basis with the winners qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage. • League Route: The third-placed side from the sixth-ranked member association, plus the runners-up from the associations ranked 7 to 15, start the competition in the third qualifying round. The winners of these five ties progress to the play-off round, where they are joined by the fourth-placed sides from the associations ranked 1 to 3 and the third-placed teams from the associations ranked 4 and 5. The victorious teams from the five play-off ties qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage. • Teams from the Champions Route and the League Route cannot meet in UEFA Champions League qualifying. • The losing team from each of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round ties will go into the UEFA Europa League play-offs. • The losing team from each of the UEFA Champions League play-off ties will go into the UEFA Europa League group stage. • The team who finishes in third position in each of the UEFA Champions League groups goes into the UEFA Europa League Round of 32. The four best third-ranked teams will be seeded for the Round of 32 with the group winners of the UEFA Europa League group stage. • The matches in the UEFA Champions League first knockout round will be split over four weeks instead of two, using dates reserved for the UEFA club competition in February and March to maximise live match opportunities. • The final is to be played on a Saturday, with kick-off time at 20.45 CET. • The UEFA Champions League play-off rounds will be centrally marketed by UEFA in accordance with the concept already used for the group stage.

2011/12 UEFA Champions League calendar All draws in Nyon unless stated Stage Dates First & second qualifying round draw 20 June First qualifying round 28/29 June & 5/6 July Second qualifying round 12/13 & 19/20 July Third qualifying round draw 15 July Third qualifying round 26/27 July & 2/3 August Play-off round draw 5 August Play-off round 16/-17 & 23/24 August Group stage draw (Monaco) 25 August

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Matchday 1 13/14 September Matchday 2 27/28 September Matchday 3 18/19 October Matchday 4 1/2 November Matchday 5 22/23 November Matchday 6 6/7 December Round of 16 draw 16 December Round of 16 14/15/21/22 February & 6/7/13/14 March Quarter-final, semi-final & final draw 16 March Quarter-finals 27/28 March & 3/4 April Semi-finals 17/18 & 24/25 April Final (Fußball Arena München) Saturday 19 May

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ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. :: Competitions National team competitions Club competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship UCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup Tournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Competition stages :: Other abbreviations F: Final 3QR: Third qualifying round (aet): Match decided after extra timeNo.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal GS1: First group stage R2: Second round and penalty shoot-out GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round ag: Match decided on away goals (p): Penalty KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals AP: Appearances Pos.: Position QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 Comp.: Competition Pts: Points QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg GA: Goals against sg: Match decided on "Silver Goal" FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin ELITE: Elite round (Rep) : Replay gg: Match decided on "Golden Goal"W: Won 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final L: Lost Y: Booked Tournament Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) GS-FT: Group stage – final Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation N/a: Not applicable tournament play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www..com.

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