UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion Ljudski vrt - Maribor Wednesday 20 August 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) NK Maribor Play-off, First leg Celtic FC Last updated 31/05/2015 07:51CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Match officials 7 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Team facts 13 Competition format 15 Legend 18

1 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams NK Maribor - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Bocanegra 75; Volaš 25/08/2011 PO Rangers FC - NK Maribor agg: 2-3 55 Ibraimi 52, Velikonja 18/08/2011 PO NK Maribor - Rangers FC 2-1 Maribor 90+2; Juanma 31

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers De Graaf 54, 89; 2-3 05/08/2010 QR3 Hibernian FC - NK Maribor Edinburgh Tavares 20, 73, agg: 2-6 Mezga 67 (P) Iličić 31, 52, Tavares 29/07/2010 QR3 NK Maribor - Hibernian FC 3-0 Maribor 60

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-1 Flo 55, Caniggia 58, 01/08/2001 2QR Rangers FC - NK Maribor Glasgow agg: 6-1 71; Starčevič 16 Flo 38, 73 (P), 25/07/2001 2QR NK Maribor - Rangers FC 0-3 Maribor Nerlinger 56

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

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA NK Maribor 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 2 10 10 Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match background

NK Maribor will hope that third time is the charm as they approach their third UEFA Champions League play-off in as many seasons, with Celtic FC eager to deny them a second group stage tilt. Previous meetings • none Form guide • Maribor have played three previous two-legged ties against Scottish sides, with the overall record W3 D1 L2 (W2 D0 L1 at home – W1 D1 L1 in Scotland). • Having lost 6-1 over two legs to the same side in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, Maribor got the better of Celtic's arch-rivals Rangers FC in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League play-offs. Maribor are now on a four-game unbeaten run (W3 D1) against Scottish clubs. • Celtic are meeting Slovenian opponents for the first time. • Eliminated in the play-offs in both 2012/13 (by GNK Dinamo Zagreb) and 2013/14 (by FC Viktoria Plzeň), Maribor's only previous UEFA Champions League group stage campaign was in 1999/2000, when they had beaten Olympique Lyonnais in the third qualifying round; Celtic are veterans of eight group stage campaigns. • Celtic have won their last two UEFA Champions League play-offs since going down to Arsenal FC in 2009/10; they overcame Helsingborgs IF in 2012/13 and FC Shakhtar Karagandy last season. Links and trivia • Celtic forward celebrates his 24th birthday on the day of the first leg against Maribor. He has yet to score in four UEFA club matches. • Scotland's record in three encounters with Slovenia at senior international level is W1 D2 L0; in UEFA age-group competitions, Scotland's record against Slovenia is W7 D1 L3. • The colour of Celtic's shirts may provide an extra spur for Maribor, whose traditional main rivals in Slovenia, NK Olimpija , also wear green. • Maribor's naturalised Brazilian captain Tavares recently became one of just six players to reach 300 appearances for the team.

3 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Squad list

NK Maribor Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aljaž Cotman SVN 26/04/1994 20 ------12 Marino Hamer SVN 26/02/1995 19 ------13 Žan Vidic SVN 07/06/1995 19 ------33 Jasmin Handanovič SVN 28/01/1978 36 - 4 - - - 4 - - - 42 - 34 Michael Lovrec SVN 29/05/1994 20 ------Defenders 4 Marko Šuler SVN 09/03/1983 31 - 4 - - - 1 - - - 28 1 7 Aleš Mejač SVN 18/03/1983 31 - - - - - 4 - - - 35 2 16 Damjan Vukliševič SVN 28/06/1995 19 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 24 Dejan Trajkovski SVN 14/04/1992 22 ------10 - 26 Aleksander Rajčevič SVN 17/11/1986 27 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 50 - 28 Mitja Viler SVN 01/09/1986 27 - 4 - - - 4 1 - - 32 3 35 Matej Filipović SVN 12/12/1995 18 ------36 Žiga Živko SVN 21/07/1995 19 ------38 Emir Dautovič SVN 05/02/1995 19 ------43 Damjan Marjanovič SVN 27/06/1996 18 ------44 Arghus ITA 19/01/1988 26 - - - - - 2 - - - 34 1 Midfielders 5 Željko Filipović SVN 03/10/1988 25 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 37 1 6 Welle Ndiaye SEN 05/04/1990 24 ------8 Sintayehu Sallalich ISR 20/06/1991 23 - 2 ------8 - 10 MKD 29/08/1988 25 - 4 3 - - 2 - - - 33 8 21 Amir Derviševič SVN 04/07/1992 22 - 4 - - - 1 - - - 11 - 22 Dare Vršič SVN 26/09/1984 29 - 4 1 - - 4 - - - 15 9 23 Dino Hotič SVN 26/07/1995 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 25 Ranko Moravac SVN 25/01/1995 19 ------2 - 29 Timotej Dodlek SVN 23/11/1989 24 ------6 - 30 Petar Stojanovič SVN 07/10/1995 18 - 4 - - - 2 - - - 4 - 31 Daniel Vujčič SVN 12/04/1995 19 ------37 Anel Hajrić SVN 04/03/1996 18 ------39 Damjan Bohar SVN 18/10/1991 22 - 4 1 - - 4 1 - - 25 1 40 Sven Dodlek SVN 28/09/1995 18 ------41 Nik Lorbek SVN 17/04/1996 18 ------42 Luka Lazar SVN 02/01/1995 19 ------70 Aleš Mertelj SVN 22/03/1987 27 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 50 2 92 Matic Črnic SVN 12/06/1992 22 ------8 1 Forwards 9 Tavares BRA 30/03/1984 30 - 4 - - - 4 1 - - 53 17 11 Luka Zahovič SVN 15/11/1995 18 - - - - - 2 2 - - 1 -

4 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

NK Maribor Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA 14 Jean-Philippe Mendy FRA 04/03/1987 27 - 4 - - - 4 - - - 16 1 15 Rok Sirk SVN 10/09/1993 20 ------17 Nusmir Fajić BIH 12/01/1987 27 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 21 3 27 Alen Ploj SVN 30/06/1992 22 ------Coach - Ante Šimundža SVN 28/09/1971 42 - 4 ------11 -

5 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Celtic FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 24 Łukasz Załuska POL 16/06/1982 32 ------7 - 26 Craig Gordon SCO 31/12/1982 31 - - - - - 2 - - - 14 - 38 Leonardo Fasan ITA 04/01/1994 20 ------Defenders 2 Adam Matthews WAL 13/01/1992 22 - 3 - - - 1 - 9 - 24 - 3 Emilio Izaguirre HON 10/05/1986 28 - 4 - - - 2 - 11 - 24 - 4 Efe Ambrose NGA 18/10/1988 25 - 3 - - - 1 - 13 - 21 1 5 Virgil van Dijk NED 08/07/1991 23 - 4 2 - - 2 - 6 - 12 2 21 Charlie Mulgrew SCO 06/03/1986 28 - 4 - - - 1 - 14 - 37 3 22 Jason Denayer BEL 28/06/1995 19 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 23 Mikael Lustig SWE 13/12/1986 27 - 4 - - - 1 - 13 - 54 4 34 Eoghan O'Connell IRL 13/08/1995 19 ------35 Stuart Findlay SCO 14/09/1995 18 ------41 Darnell Fisher ENG 04/04/1994 20 ------43 Joe Chalmers SCO 03/01/1994 20 ------44 Marcus Fraser SCO 23/06/1994 20 ------1 - Midfielders 6 Nir Biton ISR 30/10/1991 22 - 1 - - - - - 3 - 4 - 15 Kris Commons SCO 30/08/1983 30 - 4 - - - 2 1 13 1 31 4 25 Stefan Johansen NOR 08/01/1991 23 - 4 - - - 2 1 - - 8 - 27 Alexandar Tonev BUL 03/02/1990 24 ------14 1 31 John Herron SCO 01/02/1994 20 ------33 Beram Kayal ISR 02/05/1988 26 - 2 - - - 2 - 14 1 38 1 36 Jackson Irvine AUS 07/03/1993 21 ------42 Callum McGregor SCO 14/06/1993 21 - 4 2 - - 2 1 - - 4 2 46 Dylan McGeouch SCO 15/01/1993 21 ------1 - 53 Liam Henderson SCO 25/04/1996 18 - 1 ------1 - 56 Filip Twardzik CZE 10/02/1993 21 ------Forwards 10 Anthony Stokes IRL 25/07/1988 26 - 2 - - - 2 2 6 - 21 2 11 Derk Boerrigter NED 16/10/1986 27 - 1 - - - 1 - 14 2 18 2 16 Jo Inge Berget NOR 11/09/1990 23 - 1 - - - 2 2 - - 18 3 17 Amido Baldé POR 16/05/1991 23 ------1 - 3 - 20 Teemu Pukki FIN 29/03/1990 24 - 4 2 - - - - 10 - 21 7 28 Leigh Griffiths SCO 20/08/1990 23 - 4 - - - 1 - - - 4 - 37 Bahrudin Atajić BIH 16/11/1993 20 ------49 James Forrest SCO 07/07/1991 23 - 1 - - - 2 - 9 1 31 3 50 Paul George IRL 27/01/1994 20 ------59 Calum Waters SCO 10/03/1996 18 ------Coach - Ronny Deila NOR 21/09/1975 38 - 4 ------10 -

6 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match officials

Referee Pavel Královec (CZE) Assistant referees Roman Slyško (SVK) , Martin Wilczek (CZE) Additional assistant referees Radek Příhoda (CZE) , Michal Paták (CZE) Fourth official Radek Kotik (CZE) UEFA Delegate Sune Hellströmer (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Horst Brummeier (AUT)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Pavel Královec 16/08/1977 14 68

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 02/08/2006 UCL 2QR FC Steaua Bucureşti ND Gorica 3-0 Bucharest 20/08/2013 UCL PO FC Shakhter Karagandy Celtic FC 2-0 Astana

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 02/08/2006 UCL 2QR FC Steaua Bucureşti ND Gorica 3-0 Bucharest 15/08/2006 FRIE. R1 Slovenia Israel 1-1 Celje 06/09/2008 WC QR FYR Macedonia Scotland 1-0 06/02/2013 FRIE. R1 Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-3 Ljubljana 20/08/2013 UCL PO FC Shakhter Karagandy Celtic FC 2-0 Astana

7 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Fixtures and results

NK Maribor Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 15/07/2014 UCL HŠK Zrinjski (A) D 0-0 19/07/2014 League NK Rudar Velenje (H) W 1-0 Viler 71 23/07/2014 UCL HŠK Zrinjski (H) W 2-0 Vršič 45, Ibraimi 57 (P) 26/07/2014 League NK Radomlje (H) W 3-2 Balkovec 21 (og), Zahovič 85, 88 30/07/2014 UCL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (H) W 1-0 Bohar 90+4 05/08/2014 UCL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A) D 2-2 Ibraimi 36, 55 09/08/2014 League ND Gorica (H) W 2-1 Tavares 36, Bohar 41 16/08/2014 League NK Celje (A) L 1-3 Vrhovec 84 (og) 20/08/2014 UCL Celtic FC (H) 23/08/2014 League NK Zavrč (H) 26/08/2014 UCL Celtic FC (A) 30/08/2014 League NK Domžale (A) 13/09/2014 League NK Krka (H) 20/09/2014 League FC Koper (A) 24/09/2014 League NK Rudar Velenje (A) 27/09/2014 League NK Radomlje (A) 03/10/2014 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (H) 14/10/2014 League ND Gorica (A) 17/10/2014 League NK Celje (H) 24/10/2014 League NK Zavrč (A) 02/11/2014 League NK Domžale (H) 08/11/2014 League NK Krka (A) 22/11/2014 League FC Koper (H) 29/11/2014 League NK Rudar Velenje (H) 05/12/2014 League NK Radomlje (H) 20/02/2015 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (A) 27/02/2015 League ND Gorica (H) 06/03/2015 League NK Celje (A) 13/03/2015 League NK Zavrč (H) 20/03/2015 League NK Domžale (A) 03/04/2015 League NK Krka (H) 10/04/2015 League FC Koper (A) 17/04/2015 League NK Rudar Velenje (A) 24/04/2015 League NK Radomlje (A) 28/04/2015 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (H) 02/05/2015 League ND Gorica (A) 06/05/2015 League NK Celje (H) 09/05/2015 League NK Zavrč (A) 16/05/2015 League NK Domžale (H) 23/05/2015 League NK Krka (A) 30/05/2015 League FC Koper (H)

8 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 NK Domžale 5 5 0 0 7 0 15 2 NK Zavrč 5 4 0 1 7 4 12 3 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3 3 0 0 9 2 9 4 NK Celje 5 3 0 2 8 3 9 5 NK Maribor 4 3 0 1 7 6 9 6 FC Koper 4 2 0 2 3 4 6 7 ND Gorica 5 1 0 4 6 6 3 8 NK Rudar Velenje 5 1 0 4 2 7 3 9 NK Krka 5 1 0 4 5 12 3 10 NK Radomlje 5 0 0 5 5 15 0

Celtic FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 15/07/2014 UCL KR Reykjavík (A) W 1-0 McGregor 84 22/07/2014 UCL KR Reykjavík (H) W 4-0 van Dijk 13, 20, Pukki 27, 71 30/07/2014 UCL Legia Warszawa (A) L 1-4 McGregor 8 06/08/2014 UCL Legia Warszawa (H) f 3-0 13/08/2014 League Saint Johnstone FC (A) W 3-0 Stokes 55, Biton 76 (P), McGregor 84 Denayer 4, Commons 27, Johansen 34, 16/08/2014 League Dundee United FC (H) W 6-1 Stokes 54, Berget 62, 90+1 20/08/2014 UCL NK Maribor (A) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 23/08/2014 League FC (A) 26/08/2014 UCL NK Maribor (H) 31/08/2014 League Dundee FC (A) 13/09/2014 League Aberdeen FC (H) 20/09/2014 League Motherwell FC (H) 27/09/2014 League Saint Mirren FC (A) 04/10/2014 League Hamilton Academical FC (H) 18/10/2014 League Ross County FC (A) 25/10/2014 League Kilmarnock FC (H) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 01/11/2014 League FC (H) 08/11/2014 League Aberdeen FC (A) 22/11/2014 League Dundee FC (H) 06/12/2014 League Motherwell FC (A) 13/12/2014 League Saint Mirren FC (H) 20/12/2014 League Dundee United FC (A) 27/12/2014 League Ross County FC (H) 01/01/2015 League Partick Thistle FC (A) 04/01/2015 League Kilmarnock FC (A) 10/01/2015 League Saint Johnstone FC (H) 17/01/2015 League Hamilton Academical FC (A) 21/01/2015 League Motherwell FC (H) 24/01/2015 League Ross County FC (A) 31/01/2015 League Kilmarnock FC (H)

9 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Celtic FC 14/02/2015 League Saint Johnstone FC (A) 21/02/2015 League Hamilton Academical FC (H) 28/02/2015 League Aberdeen FC (H) 14/03/2015 League Dundee FC (A) 21/03/2015 League Dundee United FC (H) 04/04/2015 League Saint Mirren FC (A) 08/04/2015 League Partick Thistle FC (H) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 11/04/2015 League FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 3 2 1 0 4 0 7 2 Celtic FC 2 2 0 0 9 1 6 3 Hamilton Academical FC 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 4 Dundee United FC 3 2 0 1 5 6 6 5 Partick Thistle FC 2 1 1 0 5 1 4 6 Kilmarnock FC 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 7 Dundee FC 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 8 Aberdeen FC 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 9 Motherwell FC 3 1 0 2 1 3 3 10 Saint Johnstone FC 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 11 Saint Mirren FC 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 12 Ross County FC 3 0 0 3 2 8 0

10 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match-by-match lineups NK Maribor

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (15/07/2014) HŠK Zrinjski 0-0 NK Maribor NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Z. Filipović, Ibraimi (81 Bohar), Mendy (67 Tavares), Fajić, Derviševič, Vršič, Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič (23/07/2014) NK Maribor 2-0 HŠK Zrinjski (agg: 2-0) Goals: 1-0 Vršič 45, 2-0 Ibraimi 57 (P) NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Z. Filipović, Tavares (72 Bohar), Ibraimi, Mendy (87 Fajić), Derviševič (81 Mertelj), Vršič, Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič

Third qualifying round (30/07/2014) NK Maribor 1-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 1-0 Bohar 90+4 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Z. Filipović, Ibraimi (78 Sallalich), Mendy (62 Tavares), Derviševič, Vršič, Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Bohar (05/08/2014) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2-2 NK Maribor (agg: 2-3) Goals: 0-1 Ibraimi 36, 1-1 Ben Haim 42, 2-1 Ben Basat 54, 2-2 Ibraimi 55 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Z. Filipović, Tavares (67 Mendy), Ibraimi, Derviševič (73 Mertelj), Vršič (85 Sallalich), Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Bohar

Play-off (20/08/2014) NK Maribor-Celtic FC (26/08/2014) Celtic FC-NK Maribor Celtic FC

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (15/07/2014) KR Reykjavík 0-1 Celtic FC Goals: 0-1 McGregor 84 Celtic FC: Forster, Izaguirre, Ambrose, van Dijk, Stokes (74 Pukki), Commons, Mulgrew, Lustig, Johansen, Griffiths (74 Boerrigter), McGregor (22/07/2014) Celtic FC 4-0 KR Reykjavík (agg: 5-0) Goals: 1-0 van Dijk 13, 2-0 van Dijk 20, 3-0 Pukki 27, 4-0 Pukki 71 Celtic FC: Forster, Izaguirre (62 Matthews), Ambrose, van Dijk, Commons, Pukki (72 Henderson), Mulgrew, Lustig, Johansen, Griffiths (61 Kayal), McGregor

Third qualifying round (30/07/2014) Legia Warszawa 4-1 Celtic FC Goals: 0-1 McGregor 8, 1-1 Radović 10, 2-1 Radović 36, 3-1 Żyro 84, 4-1 Kosecki 90+1 Celtic FC: Forster, Matthews, Ambrose, van Dijk, Commons (75 Griffiths), Berget (63 Izaguirre), Pukki (46 Kayal), Mulgrew, Lustig, Johansen, McGregor (06/08/2014) Celtic FC 3-0 Legia Warszawa (agg: 4-4)

11 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Goals: 0-1 Żyro 36, 0-2 Kucharczyk 61 Celtic FC: Forster, Matthews, Izaguirre, van Dijk, Biton, Stokes (70 Forrest), Commons (71 Pukki), Mulgrew, Lustig (57 Griffiths), Johansen, McGregor

Play-off (20/08/2014) NK Maribor-Celtic FC (26/08/2014) Celtic FC-NK Maribor

12 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Team facts

NK Maribor Formed: 1960 Nickname: Vijoličasti (the Purples) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 12 (2014) Slovenian Cup: 8 (2013) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2011/12: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2009/10: UEFA Europa League play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round 2006/07: UEFA Cup second qualifying round 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: UEFA Cup first round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Maribor v FC Norma Tallinn 25/08/94, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win 1-4: FC Norma Tallinn v Maribor 11/08/94, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg 0-3 on four occasions, most recently v Birkirkara FC 24/06/07, UEFA Intertoto Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maribor v SS Lazio 19/10/99, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Heaviest away defeat 9-1: AFC Ajax v Maribor 30/09/97, UEFA Cup first round second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win 0-1: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Maribor 14/09/99, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maribor v SS Lazio 19/10/99, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: SS Lazio v Maribor 29/09/99, group stage

Celtic FC Formed: 1888 Nickname: The Hoops, The Bhoys UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)

13 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

• European Champion Clubs' Cup (1): 1967, (1970) • UEFA Cup: (2003) • European/South American Cup: (1967) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 45 (2014) : 36 (2013) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: group stage 2012/13: round of 16 2011/12: UEFA Europa League group stage 2010/11: UEFA Europa League play-offs (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2009/10: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: group stage 2007/08: round of 16 2006/07: round of 16 2005/06: second qualifying round 2004/05: group stage Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 9-0: Celtic v KPV Kokkola 16/09/70, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-7: Waterford United FC v Celtic 21/10/70, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Celtic v AC Milan 26/11/13, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-3: Celtic v Juventus 12/02/13, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg 0-3: Celtic v Paris Saint-Germain FC 02/11/95, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: FC Barcelona v Celtic 11/12/13, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 3-0: Celtic FC v SL Benfica 17/10/2006, group stage • Biggest away win 2-3: FC Spartak Moskva v Celtic 02/10/12, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Celtic v AC Milan (see above for details) 0-3: Celtic v Juventus (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: FC Barcelona v Celtic (see above for details)

14 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Competition format

Qualifying In matches in the three qualifying rounds and the play-off stage, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis. The club which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next round, with away goals and then penalties used to determine the winner in the event of a draw. Group stage The ten winners in the play-off round ties – five from the best-placed path and five from the champions path – join 22 automatic entrants in the 32-team group stage. The clubs are split into eight groups of four teams, who play home and away against each of their pool opponents between September and December to decide which two teams from each section advance to the first knockout round. The third-place finishers in each group enter the UEFA Europa League round of 32. Knockout phase From the last 16 until the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis with the same rules as the qualifying and play-off rounds applied. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up other than teams from their own pool or nation, while from the quarter-finals on the draw is free. Final The final is decided by a single match, which this season will be played at the Olympiastadion, Berlin on Saturday 6 June 2015. Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, can be found in the official competition regulations

2014/15 UEFA Champions League match calendar Stage Dates First qualifying round, first leg 01-02/07/14 First qualifying round, second leg 08-09/07/14 Second qualifying round, first leg 15-16/07/14 Second qualifying round, second leg 22-23/07/14 Third qualifying round, first leg 29-30/07/14 Third qualifying round, second leg 05-06/08/14 Play-off round, first leg 19-20/08/14 Play-off round, second leg 26-27/08/14 Group stage, matchday one 16-17/09/14 Group stage, matchday two 30/09-01/10/14 Group stage, matchday three 21-22/10/14 Group stage, matchday four 04-05/11/14 Group stage, matchday five 25-26/11/14 Group stage, matchday six 09-10/12/14 Round of 16, first leg 17-18/02/15 or 24-25/02/15 Round of 16, second leg 10-11/03/15 or 17-18/03/15 Quarter-finals, first leg 14-15/04/15 Quarter-finals, second leg 21-22/04/15 Semi-finals, first leg 05-06/05/15 Semi-finals, second leg 12-13/05/15 Final (Olympiastadion, Berlin) 06/06/15

2014/15 UEFA Champions League access list All information is provisional and subject to final confirmation from UEFA

Association League Route Champions Route Group stage

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Rank Q3 PO Q1 Q2 Q3 PO N/A Holders TH 1 Spain N4 CH RU (N3)* 2 England N4 CH RU N3 3 Germany N4 CH RU N3 4 Italy N3 CH RU 5 Portugal N3 CH RU 6 France N3 CH RU 7 Ukraine RU CH 8 Russia RU CH 9 Netherlands RU CH 10 Turkey RU CH 11 Belgium RU CH 12 Greece RU CH 13 Switzerland RU CH* 14 Cyprus RU CH 15 Denmark RU CH 16 Austria CH* 17 Czech Republic CH 18 Romania CH 19 Israel CH 20 Belarus CH 21 Poland CH 22 Croatia CH 23 Sweden CH 24 Scotland CH 25 Serbia CH 26 Slovakia CH 27 Norway CH 28 Bulgaria CH 29 Hungary CH 30 Slovenia CH 31 Georgia CH 32 Azerbaijan CH 33 Finland CH 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina CH 35 Moldova CH 36 Republic of Ireland CH 37 Lithuania CH 38 Kazakhstan CH 39 Latvia CH 40 Iceland CH 41 Montenegro CH 42 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia CH 43 Albania CH 44 Malta CH 45 Liechtenstein** 46 Luxembourg CH

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47 Northern Ireland CH* 48 Wales CH* 49 Estonia CH 50 Armenia CH 51 Faroe Islands CH 52 San Marino CH 53 Andorra CH 54 Gibraltar CH

Abbreviations: Q1: First qualifying round Q2: Second qualifying round Q3: Third qualifying round PO: Play-off round TH: The holders CH: Champions RU: Runners-up N3: Third-placed side N4: Fourth-place side *Position advanced as title holders Real Madrid CF also qualified as Spain N3. **Liechtenstein do not have a league system and therefore do not supply UEFA Champions League representative(s).

17 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Legend

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 European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

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

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

18 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended 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 UEFA.com.

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