UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2011/12 | Group D FC Vaslui (ROU) GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Ciprian Iulian DAMIAN Founded: 2002 Date of Birth: 30/12/1973 Address: Decebal str 1, 730227 Vaslui, Romania Elected/Appointed: 01/03/2007 Telephone: +40 335 409 552 Website: vasluifc.ro HEAD COACH: Viorel HIZO Media Officer: Alexandru Guzganu Team Captain: Wesley Date/Place of Birth: 06/02/1947 in Sibiu, Romania Nationality: ROU MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: ASA Sibiu (1964-74) None Managerial/Coaching Career: FC Inter Sibiu (1991-93), FC Rapid Bucureşti (1993-95), FC Progresul Bucureşti (1995), FC STADIUM: Stadionul Ceahlăul Rapid Bucureşti (1995-96), FC Braşov (1996-97), FC Dinamo Bucureşti (1997-98), FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ Ground Capacity: 18,000 (1998-2000), FC Rapid Bucureşti (2001-02), FC Farul Opened: 1935 Constanţa (2002-03), FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ (2003- 04), FC Rapid Bucureşti (2004), Chongqing Qiche (2004-05), CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu (2005-06), FC Vaslui (2006-07), FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ (2007-08), FC Vaslui (2008), FC Rapid Bucureşti (2009), FC Universitatea Cluj (2010), FC Vaslui (2010-) 42 FC Vaslui | Group D ‘A’ LIST PLAYERS UEL No. Name Pos. D.o.B. Nat. Ht. Aps Gls Joined Previous Club 3 Paul PAPP D 11/11/1989 ROU 188 2009 FC Farul Constanţa (loan) 5 Denis ZMEU M 08/05/1985 MDA 180 2007 FC Zimbru Chisinau 7 Răzvan NEAGU F 25/05/1987 ROU 182 2006 ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa 8 Adrian GHEORGHIU F 30/11/1981 ROU 181 2006 FCM Bacău 9 Yero BELLO F 11/12/1987 NGA 184 2010 Maccabi Haifa FC 10 ADAÍLTON F 24/01/1977 BRA 175 2010 Bologna FC 11 Nemanja MILISAVLJEVIĆ M 01/11/1984 SRB 176 2009 FK Vardar 12 Vytautas ČERNIAUSKAS G 12/03/1989 LTU 190 2010 FK Ekranas 17 Silviu BĂLACE D 13/11/1978 ROU 173 2007 FC Universitatea Craiova 18 Lucian SÂNMARTEAN M 13/03/1980 ROU 176 2010 ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa 19 Mike TEMWANJERA F 21/05/1982 ZIM 187 2007 FK Borac Čačak 20 Zhivko MILANOV D 15/07/1984 BUL 177 4 - 2010 PFC Levski Sofia 21 Ionuţ BALAUR F 06/06/1989 ROU 186 2006 CS Otopeni (loan) 22 Claudiu PUIA G 02/06/1987 ROU 185 2006 AFC Altay Năvodari 23 Miloš PAVLOVIĆ M 27/11/1983 SRB 191 2009 A. Académica de Coimbra 25 GERLEM F 07/08/1984 BRA 178 2009 FC Farul Constanţa 26 Pavol FARKAŠ D 27/03/1985 SVK 191 2009 FC Artmedia Petržalka 27 HUGO LUZ D 24/02/1982 POR 175 2008 SC Olhanense 30 Raul COSTIN M 29/01/1985 ROU 176 2009 CS Dacia Mioveni 77 Petar JOVANOVIĆ M 12/07/1982 BIH 180 2005 FK Sloboda Sevojno 80 WESLEY F 10/11/1980 BRA 180 2009 Leixões SC 85 GLADSTONE D 29/01/1985 BRA 183 2010 Cruzeiro EC 88 Vasile BUHĂESCU F 02/02/1988 ROU 187 2005 FC Petrolul Ploieşti (loan) HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE 2010/11 Pld W D L 3rd in Romanian Liga I UEFA Champions League 2011 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 0000 2011/12 UEFA Cup/Europa League 12 5 4 3 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 0000 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 2101 First leg, 26 July European/South American Cup 0000 FC Twente (NED) – FC Vaslui 2-0 Total 16 6 5 5 Second leg, 3 August FC Vaslui – FC Twente (NED) 0-0 UEFA Europa League GROUP FIXTURES: Group D Play-offs First leg, 18 August Matchday One: 15 September FC Vaslui – AC Sparta Praha (CZE) 2-0 S.S. Lazio (ITA) – FC Vaslui Second leg, 25 August Matchday Two: 29 September AC Sparta Praha (CZE) – FC Vaslui 1-0 FC Vaslui – FC Zürich (SUI) Matchday Three: 20 October Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) – FC Vaslui Matchday Four: 3 November FC Vaslui – Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) Matchday Five: 1 December FC Vaslui – S.S. Lazio (ITA) Matchday Six: 14 December FC Zürich (SUI) – FC Vaslui 43 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2011/12 | Group D FC Zürich (SUI) GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: Ancillo CANEPA Founded: 1896 Date of Birth: 05/05/1953 Address: Postfach 3375, 8021 Zürich, Switzerland Elected/Appointed: 11/12/2006 Telephone: +41 43 521 1212 Website: fcz.ch HEAD COACH: Urs FISCHER Media Officer: Giovanni Marti Team Captain: Silvan Aegerter Date/Place of Birth: 20/02/1966 in Triengen, Switzerland Nationality: SUI MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: National Championship (12) FC Zürich (1984-87), FC St Gallen 1902, 1924, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, (1987-95), FC Zürich (1996-2003) 2006, 2007, 2009 Major Honours – Swiss Cup (2000) National Cup (7) International Caps/Goals – 4/0 for 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 2000, 2005 Switzerland Managerial/Coaching Career: STADIUM: Letzigrund Stadion FC Zürich (assistant) (2007-08), FC Zürich (2010-) Ground Capacity: 25,000 Opened: 1925 44 FC Zürich | Group D ‘A’ LIST PLAYERS UEL No. Name Pos. D.o.B. Nat. Ht. Aps Gls Joined Previous Club 1 Johnny LEONI G 30/06/1984 SUI 189 2003 FC Sion 2 JORGE TEIXEIRA D 27/08/1986 POR 188 2010 Maccabi Haifa FC 5 Xavier MARGAIRAZ M 07/01/1984 SUI 185 2009 CA Osasuna 6 Chaker ZOUAGHI M 10/01/1985 TUN 191 2010 ES Sahel 7 Silvan AEGERTER M 05/05/1980 SUI 180 2007 FC Thun 8 Stjepan KUKURUZOVIĆ M 07/06/1989 CRO 176 2010 FC Thun 9 Amine CHERMITI F 26/12/1987 TUN 176 2010 Hertha BSC Berlin 11 Adrian NIKCI F 10/11/1989 SUI 178 2007 none 12 Alexandre ALPHONSE F 17/06/1982 FRA 174 2006 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 14 Dušan DJURIĆ M 16/09/1984 SWE 181 2008 Halmstads BK 17 Yassine CHIKHAOUI M 22/09/1986 TUN 189 2007 ES Sahel 20 Milan GAJIĆ M 17/11/1986 SRB 182 2009 Grasshopper-Club (loan) 21 Heinz BARMETTLER D 21/07/1987 SUI 181 2006 Grasshopper-Club B 23 Ludovic MAGNIN D 20/04/1979 SUI 186 2010 VfB Stuttgart 28 Mathieu BÉDA D 28/07/1981 FRA 188 2011 TSV 1860 München 32 Andrea GUATELLI G 05/05/1984 ITA 187 2007 Portsmouth FC HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE 2010/11 Pld W D L 2nd in Swiss Super League UEFA Champions League 45 17 5 23 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 12 4 4 4 2011/12 UEFA Cup/Europa League 46 17 9 20 UEFA Champions League UEFA Super Cup 0000 Third Qualifying Round UEFA Intertoto Cup 6312 First leg, 27 July European/South American Cup 0000 R. Standard de Liège (BEL) – FC Zürich 1-1 Total 109 41 19 49 Second leg, 3 August FC Zürich – R. Standard de Liège (BEL) 1-0 Play-offs First leg, 17 August GROUP FIXTURES: Group D FC Bayern München (GER) – FC Zürich 2-0 Second leg, 23 August Matchday One: 15 September FC Zürich – FC Bayern München (GER) 0-1 FC Zürich – Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) Matchday Two: 29 September FC Vaslui (ROU) – FC Zürich Matchday Three: 20 October FC Zürich – S.S. Lazio (ITA) Matchday Four: 3 November S.S. Lazio (ITA) – FC Zürich Matchday Five: 1 December Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) – FC Zürich Matchday Six: 14 December FC Zürich – FC Vaslui (ROU) 45 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE | Season 2011/12 | Group D Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) GENERAL INFORMATION PRESIDENT: GODINHO LOPES Founded: 1906 Date of Birth: 10/08/1952 Address: Estádio José Alvalade, Rua Prof. Fernando da Elected/Appointed: 26/03/2011 Fonseca, Apartado 42099, 1601-801 Lisboa, Portugal Telephone: +351 21 751 6000 Website: sporting.pt HEAD COACH: DOMINGOS PACIÊNCIA Media Officer: Irene Palma Date/Place of Birth: 02/01/1969 Team Captain: Daniel Carriço in Leca de Palmeira, Portugal Nationality: POR MAJOR CLUB HONOURS Playing Career: FC Porto (1987-97), CD Tenerife National Championship (18) (1997-99), FC Porto (1999-2001) 1941, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, Major Honours – Portuguese 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1982, 2000, 2002 Championship (1988, 1990, 1992, National Cup (15) 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997), Portuguese Cup (1988, 1991, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1963, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1994, 2000, 2001) 1978, 1982, 1995, 2002, 2007, 2008 International Caps/Goals – 35/9 for Portugal UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1) 1964 Managerial/Coaching Career: UD Leiria (2006-07), A. Académica de Coimbra (2007- 09), SC Braga (2009-11), Sporting Clube de Portugal STADIUM: Estádio José Alvalade (2011-) Ground Capacity: 50,044 Opened: 2003 46 Sporting Clube de Portugal | Group D ‘A’ LIST PLAYERS UEL No. Name Pos. D.o.B. Nat. Ht. Aps Gls Joined Previous Club 1 RUI PATRÍCIO G 15/02/1988 POR 188 14 - 2005 none 2 Alberto RODRÍGUEZ D 31/03/1984 PER 182 7 - 2011 SC Braga 3 DANIEL CARRIÇO D 04/08/1988 POR 180 13 1 2005 AEL Limassol FC (loan) 4 ANDERSON POLGA D 09/02/1979 BRA 182 11 2 2003 Grêmio FBPA 5 Oguchi ONYEWU D 13/05/1982 USA 196 5 - 2011 AC Milan 6 EVALDO D 18/03/1982 BRA 183 8 - 2010 SC Braga 7 Valeri BOJINOV F 15/02/1986 BUL 178 2011 Parma FC 8 Stijn SCHAARS M 11/01/1984 NED 177 6 - 2011 AZ Alkmaar 9 Ricky VAN WOLFSWINKEL F 27/01/1989 NED 185 6 2 2011 FC Utrecht 10 Marat IZMAILOV M 21/09/1982 RUS 172 5 - 2007 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 11 DIEGO CAPEL M 16/02/1988 ESP 173 5 - 2011 Sevilla FC 12 MARCELO G 28/11/1984 BRA 191 2011 CS Marítimo 14 MATÍAS FERNÁNDEZ M 15/05/1986 CHI 176 12 3 2009 Villarreal CF 16 TIAGO G 16/04/1975 POR 180 2 - 1995 CF Estrela da Amadora (loan) 17 JEFFRÉN F 20/01/1988 ESP 175 2011 FC Barcelona 18 André CARRILLO F 14/06/1991 PER 180 2011 Alianza Lima 21 Fabián RINAUDO M 08/05/1987 ITA 176 2011 Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata 22 Luis AGUIAR M 17/11/1985 URU 182 2011 FC Dinamo Moskva 25 BRUNO PEREIRINHA M 02/03/1988 POR 173 5 - 2007 Kavala FC (loan) 26 ANDRÉ SANTOS M 02/03/1989 POR 178 7 - 2008 UD Leiria (loan) 28 ANDRÉ MARTINS M 21/01/1990 POR 166 2009 CD Pinhalnovense (loan) 33 Diego RUBIO F 15/05/1993 CHI 178 2011 Colo-Colo 47 JOÃO PEREIRA D 25/02/1984 POR 172 7 - 2010 SC Braga 48 Emiliano INSÚA D 07/01/1989 ARG 179 4 - 2011 Liverpool FC HOW THEY QUALIFIED ALL-TIME RECORD IN EUROPE 2010/11 Pld W D L 3rd in Portuguese Liga UEFA Champions League 70 19 17 34 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 40 18 9 13 2011/12 UEFA Cup/Europa League 131 64 30 37 UEFA Europa League UEFA Super Cup 0000 Play-offs UEFA Intertoto Cup 0000 First leg, 18 August European/South American Cup 0000 FC Nordsjælland (DEN) – Total 241 101 56 84 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0-0 Second leg, 25 August Sporting Clube de Portugal – FC Nordsjælland (DEN) 2-1 GROUP FIXTURES: Group D Matchday One: 15 September FC Zürich (SUI) – Sporting Clube de Portugal Matchday Two: 29 September Sporting Clube de Portugal – S.S.