UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Büyükşehir Belediyesi Stadyumu - Konya Thursday 28 September 2017 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Vitória SC Group I - Matchday 2 Last updated 27/09/2017 03:07CET

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1 Konyaspor - Vitória SC Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Konya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Stadyumu, Konya

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Konyaspor will hope that eight is their lucky number as they look to win their first UEFA Europa League game after seven failures when Vitória SC visit in Group I. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time. • In their only past meeting with Portuguese opponents, Konyaspor took on Braga in last season's group stage; they drew 1-1 at home and lost 3-1 in Portugal – that draw remains their only European game that did not end in defeat. • Vitória SC have lost all three of their previous games against Turkish sides, conceding three goals in each fixture. Form guide • A 1-0 loss at Marseille on matchday one extended Konyaspor's wait for a first UEFA competition win to seven games: D1 L6. They have scored only two European goals, both against a Portuguese opponent, Braga – and never more than one in a single match. • Held 1-1 in Guimaraes by Salzburg on matchday one, Vitória SC are without a win in eight European matches: D3 L5. • Vitória SC have gone ten games (D3 L7) without a UEFA away success since a 1-0 UEFA Cup first round triumph at Wisła Kraków on 29 September 2005. • Winners of the 2016/17 , Konyaspor made their European competition debut in last year's UEFA Europa League group stage. • Fourth in the Liga and runners-up in the Portuguese Cup last season, Vitória SC are participating in their third UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League group stage. They are yet to make it through. Links and trivia • The journey from Guimaraes to Konya is around 3,500km. • Vitória SC's Uruguayan forward David Texeira played club football in with (2016). • This is Vitória SC's 60th UEFA game – and Konyaspor's eighth. The coaches • Konyaspor boss Mustafa Reşit Akçay is back in the group stage for a third time having coached and Osmanlıspor in past editions. A youth specialist, he went unbeaten in his first 19 games in UEFA competition (W15 D4). • Vitória SC coach since summer 2016, Pedro Martins previously led Marítimo (2012/13) and Rio Ave (2014/15) in this competition's group stage. A former Guimarães midfielder, he was capped once during his time at Sporting CP (1995– 98).

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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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