Galatasaray AS - Helsingborgs IF MATCH PRESS KIT Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul Thursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) Group H - Matchday 2 Contents 1 - Match background 6 - Competition facts 2 - Squad list 7 - Team facts 3 - Match officials 8 - Competition information 4 - Domestic information 9 - Legend 5 - Match-by-match lineups Match background Star forwards Hakan Şükür and Henrik Larsson will meet for a fifth time as Galatasaray AS play host to Helsingborgs IF in an intriguing UEFA Cup Group H encounter. • Larsson played in four games for Sweden against Turkey, scoring in two, and last turned out at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in September 2001. With his side trailing to a goal from Hakan Şükür, Larsson hit an 87th-minute equaliser, and Andreas Andersson grabbed a winner in added time. • Hakan Şükür has played in five games against Sweden, scoring twice. Four of those five games saw him playing opposite Larsson - who was an unused substitute in the other match. • In the four previous games in which the two legendary strikers have met, honours are even, with Sweden and Turkey winning a game each and the other two matches ending in draws. • Both strikers are now 36. Hakan Şükür has scored 51 goals in 112 appearances for Turkey - making him the leading active international scorer in European football - while Larsson scored 36 goals in 93 games for Sweden. • Galatasaray lost their opening Group H match 2-1 at FC Girondins de Bordeaux while Helsingborg drew 1-1 at home against Panionios GSS - Larsson levelling in the 83rd minute. • The two sides have never met in European competition. • Galatasaray have played four previous games against Swedish opponents, winning one, drawing one and losing two - home and away against IFK Göteborg in the 1994/95 UEFA Champions League group stage. Hakan Şükür played in both of those games. • Their only win against a Swedish side was away from home, so they are yet to beat a Swedish team at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium, having drawn one and lost one of their ties against Allsvenskan opposition in Istanbul. • Helsingborg have never played against Turkish opposition before. Last updated 06.11.2007 17:00:31CET Match background 1 Galatasaray AS - Helsingborgs IF Thursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul • Galatasaray boast Swedish talent in the form of midfielder Tobias Linderoth, who also played in the aforementioned Sweden win against Turkey. • Galatasaray coach Karl-Heinz Feldkamp met Swedish opposition in his days at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, drawing 1-1 at home and losing 2-1 away against Sven-Göran Eriksson's IFK Göteborg in the 1981/82 UEFA Cup semi-finals. The Swedish side went on to win the competition. • The Swedish season is now over, with Helsingborg finishing eighth. Their only way of ensuring a return to the UEFA Cup next season would be to win the competition. • Galatasaray have won their last three European home games. • FK Austria Wien are at home to section leaders Bordeaux in the day's other Group H game. Last updated 06.11.2007 17:00:31CET Match background 2 Galatasaray AS - Helsingborgs IF Thursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul Squad list Galatasaray Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aykut Erçetin TUR 14.09.1982 25 - - - - - - - - - - - 54 Orkun Uşak TUR 05.11.1980 27 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 5 - 88 Sadrettin Kocaoğlu TUR 05.02.1988 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 4 Rigobert Song CMR 01.07.1976 31 - - - - - 3 - 22 2 44 2 19 Ismael Bouzid Bouzid ALG 21.07.1983 24 - - - - - 2 1 2 1 2 1 33 Uğur Uçar TUR 05.04.1987 20 - - - - - 3 - 5 - 8 - 74 Volkan Yaman TUR 27.08.1982 25 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 5 1 76 Servet Çetin TUR 17.03.1981 26 - - - - - 3 - 13 - 21 - Midfielders 6 Tobias Linderoth SWE 21.04.1979 28 - - - - - 3 1 7 1 22 3 7 Okan Buruk TUR 19.10.1973 34 - - - - - - - 26 3 81 8 8 Barış Özbek GER 14.09.1986 21 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 - 10 Lincoln BRA 22.01.1979 28 - - - - - 2 2 15 6 28 9 11 Hasan Şaş TUR 01.08.1976 31 - - - - - 3 - 16 1 76 7 14 Mehmet Topal TUR 03.03.1986 21 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 5 - 16 Marcelo Carrusca ARG 01.09.1983 24 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 - 18 Ayhan Akman TUR 23.02.1977 30 - - - - - 1 - 2 - 38 2 55 Sabrı Sarıoğlu TUR 26.07.1984 23 - - - - - - - 3 - 20 2 66 Arda Turan TUR 30.01.1987 20 - - - - - 2 1 2 1 9 3 87 Mehmet Güven TUR 30.07.1987 20 - - - - - - - - - 3 - Forwards 9 Hakan Şükür TUR 01.09.1971 36 - - - - - 2 - 28 10 89 37 20 Shabani Nonda CGO 06.03.1977 30 - - - - - 3 1 15 3 33 8 27 Özgürcan Özcan TUR 10.04.1988 19 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 30 Çağrı Yarkın TUR 10.01.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 61 Serkan Çalık GER 15.03.1986 21 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 99 Ümit Karan TUR 01.10.1976 31 - - - - - 3 2 7 2 33 12 Coach - Karl Heinz Feldkamp GER 02.06.1934 73 - - - - - 3 - 33 - 49 - Last updated 06.11.2007 17:00:32CET Squad list 1 Galatasaray AS - Helsingborgs IF Thursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul Helsingborg Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Daniel Andersson SWE 18.12.1972 34 - - - - - 3 - 7 - 18 - 22 Oscar Berglund SWE 13.04.1984 23 - - - - - - - - - - - 30 Pär Hansson SWE 22.06.1986 21 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 3 Adama Tamboura MLI 18.05.1985 22 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 6 - 4 Andreas Landgren SWE 17.03.1989 18 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 3 - 18 Samir Beloufa FRA 27.08.1979 28 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 21 Christoffer Andersson SWE 22.10.1978 29 - - - - - 3 - 11 - 34 3 23 Erik Wahlstedt SWE 16.04.1976 31 - - - - - 3 - 9 - 41 3 25 Oscar Rönningberg SWE 02.04.1986 21 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 4 - 33 Marcus Nilsson SWE 26.02.1988 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 2 Isaac Chansa ZAM 23.03.1984 23 - - - - - - - - - 2 - 5 Andreas Jakobsson SWE 06.10.1972 35 - - - - - 3 - 19 2 36 5 8 Fredrik Svanbäck FIN 12.05.1979 28 - - - - - - - - - 3 1 9 Andreas Dahl SWE 06.06.1984 23 - - - - - 3 1 3 1 10 3 10 Marcus Lantz SWE 23.10.1975 32 - - - - - 2 - 13 1 26 1 13 Ólafur Ingi Skúlason ISL 01.04.1983 24 - - - - - 3 - 4 - 11 - 14 Leandro Castan BRA 05.11.1986 21 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 16 René Makondele CGO 20.04.1982 25 - - - - - 2 1 5 1 11 2 19 Martin Kolář CZE 18.09.1983 24 - - - - - 2 - 4 - 9 - 32 Mathias Unkari SWE 16.01.1988 19 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 1 Forwards 11 Razak Omotoyossi BEN 08.10.1985 22 - - - - - 3 3 3 3 11 6 15 Olivier Karekezi RWA 25.05.1983 24 - - - - - - - - - 2 2 17 Henrik Larsson SWE 20.09.1971 36 - - - - - 3 4 40 29 99 54 20 Fredrik Olsson SWE 04.02.1985 22 - - - - - - - - - - - 29 Patrick Aström SWE 28.08.1987 20 - - - - - - - - - 1 - Coach - Stuart Baxter SWE 16.08.1953 54 - - - - - 3 - 5 - 21 - Last updated 06.11.2007 17:00:32CET Squad list 2 Galatasaray AS - Helsingborgs IF Thursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul Match officials Referee Michael Leslie Dean (ENG) Assistant referees James Devine (ENG), Michael Mullarkey (ENG) Fourth official Martin Atkinson (ENG) UEFA Delegate Bertus Van Oostveen (NED) UEFA Referee observer Milovan Nikolic (SVN) Referee UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 29.07.2007 UIC R3 FC Utrecht - Hammarby 1-1 Utrecht Last updated 06.11.2007 17:00:33CET Match officials 1 Galatasaray AS - Helsingborgs IF Thursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul Domestic information Galatasaray AS (Super League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 12/08/07 Rizespor (H) 4-0 Lincoln 14, Volkan Yaman 72, Hakan Şükür 77, 84 League 19/08/07 Bursaspor (A) 1-0 Ümit Karan 60 League 26/08/07 MKE Ankaragücü (H) 1-0 Lincoln 22 League 02/09/07 Vestel Manisaspor (A) 2-2 Ümit Karan 32(pen), Hakan Şükür 66 League 16/09/07 Konyaspor (H) 6-0 Nonda 4(pen), 28, Carrusca 32, Hakan Şükür 81, Ümit Karan 88, Hasan Şaş 90 League 23/09/07 Kasimpasa SK (A) 1-0 Ümit Karan 73 League 29/09/07 Beşiktaş JK (H) 2-1 Hakan Balta 23, Nonda 77(pen) League 07/10/07 Kayserispor (A) 1-1 Ümit Karan 56 League 21/10/07 Ankaraspor AS (H) 0-0 League 28/10/07 Denizlispor (A) 2-1 Nonda 35, 90(pen) Cup 01/11/07 Denizlispor (H) 2-1 Carrusca 40, Song 76(pen) League 04/11/07 Gaziantepspor (A) 1-1 Servet Çetin 89 League 11/11/07 Gençlerbirligi SK (H) League 25/11/07 Trabzonspor (A) League 02/12/07 Istanbul BB SK (H) League 09/12/07 Fenerbahçe SK (A) League 16/12/07 Sivasspor (H) League 23/12/07 Gençlerbirligi Oftasspor (A) League 13/01/08 Rizespor (A) League 20/01/08 Bursaspor (H) League 27/01/08 MKE Ankaragücü (A) League 10/02/08 Vestel Manisaspor (H) League 17/02/08 Konyaspor (A) League 24/02/08 Kasimpasa SK (H) League 02/03/08 Beşiktaş JK (A) League 09/03/08 Kayserispor (H) League 16/03/08 Ankaraspor AS (A) League 23/03/08 Denizlispor (H) League 30/03/08 Gaziantepspor (H) League 06/04/08 Gençlerbirligi SK (A) League 13/04/08 Trabzonspor (H) League 20/04/08 Istanbul BB SK (A) Last updated 06.11.2007 17:00:35CET Domestic information 1 Galatasaray AS - Helsingborgs IF Thursday 8 November 2007 - 20.00 CET (20.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul Pos.