UEFA Cup 2008-09
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The UEFA Cup 2008-09 will be the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final will be played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 20, 2009.[1]
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[edit] Early issues
[edit] English clubs controversy
A controversy arose over whether one of the FA Cup finalists, Cardiff City, could qualify for the UEFA Cup should they win the cup. Cardiff City are one of three Welsh clubs in England's Football League. England's governing body, The FA, had initially announced that they have no power to nominate Cardiff City for European competition under any circumstances. Cardiff City had threatened legal action should the FA deny them a place in Europe, while UEFA president Michel Platini made a statement widely interpreted as supporting Cardiff City's position.[2] However, as Cardiff did not win the cup, the issue is no longer relevant.[3]
[edit] Association team allocation
122 teams will participate in the 2008-2009 UEFA Cup from 53 UEFA associations. Each association qualifies a certain number of teams to the UEFA Cup based on its league co-efficient. Through domestic competitions (national championships and cups and league cups in certain countries) an association may qualify up to 4 teams. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008-2009 UEFA Cup:
- Associations 1-6 each have 3 teams qualify
- Associations 7-8 each have 4 teams qualify
- Associations 9-15 each have 2 teams qualify
- Associations 16-21 each have 3 teams qualify
- Associations 22-37 and 39-50 have 2 teams qualify
- Associations 38,51,52 have 1 team qualify
- Association 53 (Montenegro) have 2 teams qualify
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- 3 UEFA Fair Play entries
- 11 Winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
- 16 Losers from the UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round
- 8 third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League Group Stage
First Qualifying Round: (74 teams)
- 33 Cup-winners from associations 21-53
- 32 runners-up from associations 19-37, 39-50 and 53
- 6 third-place finishers from associations 16-21
- 3 entries through UEFA Fair Play
Second Qualifying Round: (64 teams)
- 37 winners from the First Qualifying Round
- 6 Cup-winners from associations 15-20
- 7 third-place finishers from associations 9-15
- 3 runners-up from associations 16-18
- 11 entries from UEFA Intertoto Cup
First Round: (80 teams)
- 32 winners from the Second Qualifying Round
- 14 National cup-winners from associations 1-14
- 2 third-place finishers from associations 7-8
- 5 fourth-place finishers from associations 4-8
- 7 fifth-place finishers from associations 1-3, 5-8
- 2 sixth-place finishers from associations 1-2
- 2 League cup-winners from associations 3-4
- 16 entries from UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round
Group Stage: (40 teams)
- 40 winners from the First Round
Knockout Round: (32 teams)
- 24 top-three finishers from the Group Stage
- 8 entries from UEFA Champions League Group Stage
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[edit] Round and draw dates
The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.
| Date | Event | Date | Event |
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| 27 June 2008 | Draw for first qualifying round | 17 December 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 5 |
| 17 July 2008 | First qualifying round, first leg | 18 December 2008 | |
| 31 July 2008 | First qualifying round, second leg | 19 December 2008 | Draw for Round of 32 and Round of 16 |
| 1 August 2008 | Draw for second qualifying round | 18 February 2009 | Round of 32, first leg |
| 14 August 2008 | Second qualifying round, first leg | 19 February 2009 | |
| 28 August 2008 | Second qualifying round, second leg | 26 February 2009 | Round of 32, second leg |
| 29 August 2008 | Draw for first round | 12 March 2009 | Round of 16, first leg |
| 18 September 2008 | First round, first leg | 18 March 2009 | Round of 16, second leg |
| 2 October 2008 | First round, second leg | 19 March 2009 | |
| 7 October 2008 | Draw for group stage | 20 March 2009 | Draw for remaining rounds |
| 23 October 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 1 | 9 April 2009 | Quarter-finals, first leg |
| 6 November 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 2 | 16 April 2009 | Quarter-finals, second leg |
| 27 November 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 3 | 30 April 2009 | Semi-finals, first leg |
| 3 December 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 4 | 7 May 2009 | Semi-finals, second leg |
| 4 December 2008 | 20 May 2009 | Final in Istanbul, Turkey |
[edit] Qualifying rounds
[edit] First Qualifying Round
The following 74 teams will enter the First Qualifying Round. The draw for the First Qualifying Round will take place on June 27, 2008.[8]
[edit] Northern region
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[edit] Central-East region
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[edit] Southern-Mediterranean region
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[edit] Second Qualifying Round
The following 16 teams will enter at the Second Qualifying Round. Also entering, are the winners from the previous round and the 11 third round winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
[edit] Northern region
[edit] Central-East region
[edit] Southern-Mediterranean region
[edit] First Round
The following 32 teams will enter at the First Round. Also entering are the winners from the previous round, and the losers from the UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round.
[edit] Final
The final of the UEFA Cup 2008-09 will be held at 20 May 2009 at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. This will be the first time that the UEFA Cup Final is held in Turkey and follows the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final which was held in Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium selected for 2009 UEFA Cup Final. UEFA (2007-09-05). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
- ^ Platini makes Cardiff FA Cup vow. BBC Sport (2008-03-12).
- ^ FA approves Cardiff for Uefa Cup. BBC Sport (2008-04-24).
- ^ a b Cup finalists Coleraine have failed to gain a UEFA licence. With the other finalist, Linfield, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, the 3rd placed team in the league qualifies for the UEFA Cup.
- ^ a b Although qualified as Serbian Cup runner-up, FK Zemun have not gained a UEFA license because of club's poor finances.
- ^ a b According UEFA coefficients Austrian cup-winner is supposed to play in this round, but as Austrian Cup is reserved only for amateur teams this season, this qualification spot is given to 3rd-placed team from league competition.
- ^ England earn Fair Play prize. UEFA (2008-05-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b Man City claim last Uefa Cup slot. BBC Sport (2008-05-16).
- ^ a b c d Fair Play bonus for Germans and Danes. UEFA (2008-05-13). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ a b "FC Nordsjælland i UEFA Cup'en", Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ a b Hertha BSC gewinnt nationale Fairplay-Wertung. Bundesliga.de (2008-05-18). Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
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