Contents 7 - UEFA information 1 - Match background 8 - Match-by-match lineups 2 - Match facts 9 - Competition facts 3 - Squad list 10 - Team facts 4 - Head coach 11 - Competition information 5 - Match officials 12 - Legend 6 - Domestic information Match background There is nothing but pride to play for when Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Dynamo Kyiv meet in Lisbon, after events on Matchday 5 decided their respective fates in Group F. • Sporting's 2-1 loss at Manchester United FC ended their faint hopes of UEFA Champions League progress, although Dynamo's 4-1 home defeat by AS Roma on the same night at least assured the Portuguese club the consolation of third place in the section and entry into the UEFA Cup. • Paulo Bento's Sporting team go into this final match on four points – four better off than Dynamo who are the only club in the UEFA Champions League yet to register a single point. • Sporting can equal their best performance in the group stage if they beat Dynamo. In their first campaign in the restructured competition, 1997/98, they took seven points – with two wins and a draw – to finish third in their section. They were bottom of their group both in 2000/01 (2 points) and 2006/07 (5 points). • For their part, Dynamo need a win to avoid their lowest points haul, which currently stands at two – their meagre tally from both last season's competition and the 1994/95 edition. • Six teams have gone through the initial group stage without collecting a point: PFC Levski Sofia (2006/07), SK Rapid Wien (2005/06), RSC Anderlecht (2004/05), FC Spartak Moskva (2002/03), Fenerbahçe SK (2001/02) and MFK Košice (1997/98). Bayer 04 Leverkusen also achieved the unwanted feat in the second group stage in 2002/03. • Sporting led Manchester United 1-0 through Abel's first-half goal on Matchday 5 before succumbing to second-half strikes from Carlos Tévez and Cristiano Ronaldo. • Their only win to date in the group came in Kiev on Matchday 2, where Tonel and Anderson Polga found the net either side of Vladyslav Vaschuk's goal for Dynamo. Besides that, Sporting have lost at home (0-1) and away to United, while drawing at home (2-2) with Roma and losing away (1-2). • Dynamo were already 3-0 down against Roma when Ismaël Bangoura found the net 63 minutes into their eventual 4-1 defeat on Matchday 5. Last updated 10.12.2007 18:40:41CET Match background 1 Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC Dynamo Kyiv MATCH PRESS KIT José Alvalade, Lisbon Wednesday 12 December 2007 - 20.45 CET Group F - Matchday 6
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Contents7 - UEFA information1 - Match background8 - Match-by-match lineups2 - Match facts9 - Competition facts3 - Squad list10 - Team facts4 - Head coach11 - Competition information5 - Match officials12 - Legend6 - Domestic information
Match background
There is nothing but pride to play for when Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Dynamo Kyiv meet in Lisbon, afterevents on Matchday 5 decided their respective fates in Group F.
• Sporting's 2-1 loss at Manchester United FC ended their faint hopes of UEFA Champions League progress, althoughDynamo's 4-1 home defeat by AS Roma on the same night at least assured the Portuguese club the consolation ofthird place in the section and entry into the UEFA Cup.
• Paulo Bento's Sporting team go into this final match on four points – four better off than Dynamo who are the onlyclub in the UEFA Champions League yet to register a single point.
• Sporting can equal their best performance in the group stage if they beat Dynamo. In their first campaign in therestructured competition, 1997/98, they took seven points – with two wins and a draw – to finish third in their section.They were bottom of their group both in 2000/01 (2 points) and 2006/07 (5 points).
• For their part, Dynamo need a win to avoid their lowest points haul, which currently stands at two – their meagretally from both last season's competition and the 1994/95 edition.
• Six teams have gone through the initial group stage without collecting a point: PFC Levski Sofia (2006/07), SK RapidWien (2005/06), RSC Anderlecht (2004/05), FC Spartak Moskva (2002/03), Fenerbahçe SK (2001/02) and MFKKošice (1997/98). Bayer 04 Leverkusen also achieved the unwanted feat in the second group stage in 2002/03.
• Sporting led Manchester United 1-0 through Abel's first-half goal on Matchday 5 before succumbing to second-halfstrikes from Carlos Tévez and Cristiano Ronaldo.
• Their only win to date in the group came in Kiev on Matchday 2, where Tonel and Anderson Polga found the neteither side of Vladyslav Vaschuk's goal for Dynamo. Besides that, Sporting have lost at home (0-1) and away toUnited, while drawing at home (2-2) with Roma and losing away (1-2).
• Dynamo were already 3-0 down against Roma when Ismaël Bangoura found the net 63 minutes into their eventual4-1 defeat on Matchday 5.
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• They have had three coaches during a campaign that began with Anatoliy Demyanenko overseeing the 2-0 loss atRoma on Matchday 1. József Szabó was then in charge for the home defeats by Sporting and United (2-4) beforeOleh Luzhny took the helm for the reverses against United (0-4) and Roma.
• Dynamo's form in Group F continues their unhappy recent history in Europe. This season included, they have failedin their last seven attempts to progress from the group stage and they have not appeared in the latter stages of theUEFA Champions League since reaching the semi-finals in 1998/99.
• Dynamo have not won any of their last 12 matches – losing ten of them – with their last victory in the competitioncoming on 23 November 2004 when a Traianos Dellas own goal and a Maxim Shatskikh strike secured a 2-0 homesuccess against Roma.
• On their travels, Dynamo have recorded a draw and six defeats in their last seven away matches. The last time theytook three points was in September 2004 when they were awarded a 3-0 default win against Roma after the gamewas abandoned because a missile struck referee Anders Frisk.
• The Ukrainian team's last outright win away from home was on 8 March 2000, 2-1 at Rosenborg BK.
• Dynamo have lost all three of their past matches in Portugal. They went down 2-1 to FC Porto in the first leg of theirEuropean Champion Clubs' Cup semi-final in 1986/87 – en route to a 4-2 aggregate reverse – then lost 5-0 at SLBenfica in the 1991/92 group stage, and 3-1 at Boavista FC in the 2001/02 first group stage.
• This is Sporting's first home match against Ukrainian opposition.
• Sporting coach Bento and Dynamo head coach Luzhny both appeared as substitutes in a 1998 FIFA World Cupqualifier between Portugal and Ukraine in Kiev in October 1996, which the home side won 2-1. Bento also featuredas a substitute in the return in Porto, where Portugal prevailed 1-0.
• Dynamo goalkeeper Olexandr Rybka, midfielder Taras Mikhalik and forward Artem Milevskiy were part of the Ukraineside that reached the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final in Portugal in 2006.
• They faced the Sporting pair of goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković and striker Milan Purović in the semi-final againstSerbia and Montenegro in Aveiro. It was Purović's missed spot-kick, against goalkeeper Rybka, which sent Ukrainethrough as 5-4 shoot-out winners following a goalless draw. Sporting's Montenegrin midfielder Simon Vukčević wasan unused substitute.
Match facts
Sporting
• Anderson Polga's next yellow card will incur a suspension.
• Liedson celebrates his 30th birthday on 17 December.
• Abel turns 29 five days later.
• Sporting claimed a welcome win on Saturday as two goals from Milan Purović set them on course for a 4-0 homevictory against second-tier Louletano DC in the Portuguese Cup fourth round. Purović (4, 36), Simon Vukčević (76)and Marat Izmailov (85) all weighed in with goals.
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• Coach Paulo Bento said: "It was a good result for us. Sporting showed their superiority throughout, we scored anearly goal and controlled the rest of the match. Our goal was to get through to the next round and we achieved that.It is important to retain an interest in all competitions before the winter break, although our league situation is notgreat."
• Bento rested Liedson, while Yannick Djaló also sat the match out although he has returned to full training afterrecovering from a thigh injury sustained on international duty with the Portugal Under-21 side.
• The match marked a return to the bench for Vladimir Stojković following a five-match absence with a hip problem.Rui Patrício continued to deputise.
• Tiago missed out after sustaining a hip injury during training on Thursday.
• The Louletano win was only Sporting's third in their last eleven games in all competitions. They won 3-2 at CD Fátimain the Portuguese League Cup on 31 October and 4-1 against A. Naval 1º Maio four days later in the Liga.
• After the 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford, Sporting were held 1-1 at home in the Liga by bottom side UD Leiria. Izmailovput the capital side ahead on 52 minutes, but former Sporting midfielder Toñito took advantage of an error from younggoalkeeper Rui Patrício to equalise eight minutes from the end, Polga having previously missed a penalty.
• Bento said: "It was a bad result that complicates our aims in this competition. Things are difficult now but we willnot give up. This insecurity came from poor Liga matches and some lack of maturity. My future depends on Sporting.When we decide that it's time to go there will be no problem with that. But I still have reasons to continue. Regardingthe UEFA Cup, it is still too early to talk about it but we are not favourites."
• Substitute Vukčević came on after 64 minutes to replace Izmailov but only lasted 18 minutes as the Montenegrininternational had to leave the pitch after Leiria's goal after being taken ill. Pontus Farnerud took over.
• Sporting have already conceded ten goals in the Portuguese Liga. Last year they only shipped 15 all season.
• João Moutinho and Liedson have played every minute of the twelve Liga fixtures, while Abel, Miguel Veloso andLeandro Romagnoli have also featured in all of them.
• Abel has featured in all 22 of Sporting's games this season (12 league matches, five in the UEFA Champions League,three in the League Cup, and one apiece in the Portuguese Super Cup and Portuguese Cup).
• Sporting will play the first tie of the group phase of Portuguese League Cup at Vitória FC on 9 January and will hostboth second division SC Beira-Mar and FC Penafiel on 23 and 30 of the same month, respectively, after the 5 Decemberdraw. The sides that finish first and second will contest the final on 22 March 2008.
• João Moutinho was voted young player of the month for November by the Portuguese Professional Players' Union.He also won the October award.
• Polga, who scored the winner in the 2-1 victory at FC Dynamo Kyiv on Matchday 2, his first goal for the club, is yetto register in the Liga since his 2003 move to Sporting.
• Pedro Silva and Derlei expect to return in March after knee operations earlier this season.
• Bento and Liedson will be among those honoured on Friday at Sporting's 45th annual awards ceremony, the StrompPrize. Bento is the multi-sport organisation's coach of the year, and Liedson footballer of the year. Portugueseinternational Miguel Veloso and equipment manager Paulo Gama 'Paulinho' will also receive special award at thedinner in Lisbon.
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Dynamo
• One Dynamo player has appeared in all seven UEFA Champions League games so far this season, includingqualifying: Oleh Gusev.
• Valentin Belkevich's next UEFA Champions League appearance will be his 50th match in the competition.
• Andriy Nesmachniy made his 50th appearance in UEFA club competition on Matchday 5. Goran Gavrančić's nextmatch in Europe will also be his 50th.
• Pape Diakhate and Carlos Corrêa are both within a yellow card of suspension.
• Dynamo have conceded 16 goals in their first five matches, more than any other team.
• Dynamo overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit to reach the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals on Saturday by virtue of a 3-0success against SC Tavriya Simferopol. Ismaël Bangoura scored twice, one a penalty, either side of a fine strikefrom Gusev to complete a fine comeback.
• With goals required, caretaker coach Oleh Luzhny switched to a fluid 3-5-2 formation that became 4-4-2 whenDynamo had to defend. Vladyslav Vaschuk and Ruslan Rotan both started on the bench, while Olexandr Rybkamade way for the veteran Taras Lutsenko in goal.
• With two minutes remaining Artem Butenin made his competitive debut for Dynamo.
• Gavrančić said: "It is difficult to start a match 2-0 behind. After the first leg there was a lot of pressure but weremained confident that we had the strength to progress."
• Luzhny added: "It is still too early [in our development] for us to defeat the likes of Manchester United or Roma.Today I was happy with how my defence and the whole team played, though; we have to do in every game."
• Serhiy Fedorov was forced to sit the game out after sustaining a knock in the first leg on 5 December.
• Olexandr Shovkovskiy (ankle) and Diakhate (shoulder) are out until the new year, while Vitaliy Mandzyuk is alsounlikely to play again until 2008 due to a knee problem. Left-backs Badr El Kaddouri and Vitaliy Fedoriv are unlikelyto recover from knee injuries before the end of the year while Ayila Yussuf (groin) and Taras Mikhalik (knee) arealso absent.
• All five of Dynamo's Brazilians are also out with injuries. Rodrigo and Kleber underwent surgery on their respectiveknee injuries in November and are continuing their rehabilitation at Santos FC's training camp. Michael andDiogo Rincón have also been allowed to return to their homeland to recuperate from their own knee injuries, whileCorrêa is out until January with knee ligament damage.
• Luzhny's spell at the helm will effectively end following the Sporting game after the club revealed that Yuri Seminwill be installed from 8 January. The former FC Lokomotiv Moskva and Russia coach has signed a two-and-a-halfyear deal.
• Dynamo ended their Ukrainian Premier League campaign for 2007 with a 5-2 home win against FC ChornomoretsOdesa on 2 December. Dynamo lie third on 39 points, four behind leaders FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and two adriftof FC Shakhtar Donetsk, who have a game in hand.
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• The visitors took the lead through Paolo de la Haza in the sixth minute but Bangoura brought Dynamo level fromthe penalty spot eleven minutes later before Tiberiu Ghioane gave them a 35th-minute lead. De la Haza broughtChornomorets back into the contest three minutes before half-time but second-half strikes from Maksim Shatskikh(54), Gusev (60) and Miloš Ninković (90) gave Dynamo the points.
• "We played ten out of ten after the break today," said Luzhny, who rested Corrêa, Diogo Rincón and El Kaddouriwhile Rotan was on the bench. Gavrančić, who was pushed forward into midfield from his usual role as a centre-back,and Bangoura were withdrawn at half-time.
• Vaschuk and Fedorov started in central defence while Belkevich came in on the wing and Rybka continued todeputise for injured No1 Shovkovskiy.
• "The player fulfilled the tasks I set 100 per cent," said Luzhny. "Against Roma, I asked them to fall back with ninemen and close down spaces but they did not succeed then. Today everything was excellent."
• On 5 December Dynamo suffered a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Ukrainian Cup quarter-final at SC TavriyaSimferopol, whose goals came in each half from Andrius Jokšas and Andriy Zborovskiy. Bangoura and Gavrančićstruck the crossbar for Dynamo.
• "We lacked class tonight, but we only lost the first half of the match," Luzhny said.
• Luzhny again fielded Gavrančić at the heart of the midfield while Fedorov and Vaschuk continued in centraldefence and Oleh Dopilka at right-back. Belkevich was deployed as a playmaker and Ninković unexpectedly camein on the left wing, with Artem Milevskiy and Shatskikh starting up front. Rotan, Marjan Marković and Bangouracame on as second-half substitutes and Fedorov had to be taken off at half-time due to injury.
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Head coach
Sporting Clube de Portugal: Paulo BentoDate of birth: 20 June 1969Nationality: PortuguesePlaying career: CF Estrela da Amadora, Vitória SC, SL Benfica, Real Oviedo CF, Sporting Clube de PortugalCoaching career: Sporting Clube de Portugal
A former international midfielder who made an instant impact upon rising to the top job at Sporting Clube de Portugalin October 2005, Paulo Bento has been a winner throughout his footballing life. He began his playing career at CFEstrela da Amadora, helping them win the Portuguese Cup in 1989/90. He then moved on to Vitória SC before aswitch to SL Benfica brought him another cup triumph in 1995/96. He then spent four seasons in Spain with RealOviedo CF.
He returned to Portuguese football and Sporting for the 2000/01 campaign, and a season later helped them win thePortuguese double. He retired from playing at the end of 2003/04, and quickly accepted a role in the Sporting coachingsetup where he guided the youth team to the national title in 2004/05. In October 2005 he was promoted to first-teamcoach after the sacking of José Peseiro, and quickly improved the side's fortunes, leading Sporting on a run of tenstraight victories between January and April 2006.
Overall, in his 27 league games in charge in 2005/06, he achieved 18 wins and six draws, although a 1-0 defeatagainst FC Porto in a decisive meeting meant a second-place finish. Sporting also lost to Porto on a penalty shoot-outin the Portuguese Cup semi-finals but the club had seen enough for the future. He was rewarded for his efforts inensuring a 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group-stage berth with a two-year contract in May 2006. The followingcampaign Sporting were again just pipped to the title by Porto but glory did come with a 1-0 win against CF OsBelenenses in the Portuguese Cup final. The 2007/08 season was Paulo Bento's first as a fully qualified coach forUEFA club competition purposes. FC Dynamo Kyiv: Oleh LuzhnyDate of birth: 5 August 1968Nationality: UkrainianPlaying career: FC Torpedo Lutsk, SKA Karpaty Lviv, FC Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal FC, Wolverhampton WanderersFCCoaching career: FK Venta, FC Dynamo Kyiv
A product of the SKA Karpary Lviv football academy, Oleh Luzhny blossomed at Dynamo, where he won a Sovietleague and cup double in 1990 as well as seven consecutive Ukrainian titles from 1993 until 1999 and four UkrainianCups. Dubbed 'Briegel' by the Ukrainian press for his similar playing style to Germany right-back Hans-Peter Briegel,Luzhny made more than 200 appearances for Dynamo in all, including 52 European matches, reaching the 1998/99UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
After that season, Luzhny joined Arsenal FC and helped them to the 2001/02 English double, retaining the FA Cupthe following season. After more than 100 games for the London club he had a spell at another English team,Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. On the international stage he made his Soviet Union senior debut in 1989, and wasin the team that won the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He went on to win 52 Ukraine caps between1992 and 2003, captaining the side a record 39 times.
Luzhny stepped into a technical role in 2005 as player-coach of Latvian club FK Venta. That side went bankrupt, butLuzhny moved to Dynamo in 2006 as assistant to Anatoliy Demyanenko, staying on when József Szabó took over inSeptember of this year. When Szabó went on leave due to heart problems in early November, Luzkhny stepped upto the helm.
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Match officials
Stuart Dougal (SCO)RefereeFrancis Andrews (SCO), James Bee (SCO)Assistant refereesWilliam Collum (SCO)Fourth officialAndreas Akkelides (CYP)UEFA DelegateAnders Mattsson (FIN)UEFA Referee observer
Referee
UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name421006.11.1962SCOStuart Dougal
A serious injury set Stuart Dougal on the road to the European refereeing élite, a position reinforced by his presenceas one of the fourth officials at UEFA EURO 2004™ in Portugal. The Scot fractured two vertebrae as a youngster,an injury which eventually led him to swap a playing strip for a referee's uniform. It proved an excellent decision forDougal, a senior manager who lives near Glasgow with his wife Barbara and two daughters.
He cut his teeth in the 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship, two years before earning his FIFA badge. InSeptember 2000, Dougal made his bow in the UEFA Champions League proper with the group-stage encounterbetween Olympique Lyonnais and SC Heerenveen. He has continued to earn appointments in UEFA competitionincluding the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group-stage meeting between RSC Anderlecht and LOSC LilleMétropole.
Dougal took charge of the 2004 Scottish Cup final and has also made his mark at international level. His first suchcall was in the April 1998 friendly between the Republic of Ireland and Argentina. He has taken charge of qualifiersin the last two FIFA World Cup campaigns, as well as two fixtures in qualifying for both UEFA EURO 2004™ andUEFA EURO 2008™.
UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.StageComp.DateZurich2-3Grasshopper-Club - FC PortoQR3UCL22.08.2001Kiev3-1FC Dynamo Kyiv - NK Dinamo ZagrebQR3UCL12.08.2003Porto0-0FC Porto - Paris Saint-Germain FCGSUCL02.11.2004Kiev3-0FC Dynamo Kyiv - FK SarajevoQR3UCL29.08.2007
Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.StageComp.Date
5-1Portugal - CroatiaQFU1606.05.1996Parma3-2Parma FC - FC Kryvbas Kryvyi RihR1UCUP16.09.1999
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Domestic information
Sporting Clube de Portugal (SuperLiga)GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Derlei 26, Liedson 45, Tonel 69, JoãoMoutinho 90(pen)
4-1A. Académica de Coimbra (H)17/08/07League
0-1FC Porto (A)26/08/07LeagueLiedson 801-0CF Os Belenenses (H)02/09/07LeagueLiedson 8, Vukčević 292-0CF Estrela da Amadora (A)16/09/07LeagueJoão Moutinho 65(pen), Purović 862-2Vitória FC (H)23/09/07League
CS Marítimo (A)16/12/07LeagueFC Paços de Ferreira (H)23/12/07LeagueBoavista FC (A)06/01/08LeagueA. Académica de Coimbra (A)13/01/08LeagueFC Porto (H)27/01/08LeagueCF Os Belenenses (A)03/02/08LeagueCF Estrela da Amadora (H)17/02/08LeagueVitória FC (A)24/02/08LeagueSL Benfica (H)02/03/08LeagueVitória SC (A)09/03/08LeagueCD Nacional (H)16/03/08LeagueA. Naval 1° Maio (A)30/03/08LeagueSC Braga (H)06/04/08LeagueLeixões SC (H)13/04/08LeagueUD Leiria (A)20/04/08LeagueCS Marítimo (H)27/04/08LeagueFC Paços de Ferreira (A)04/05/08LeagueBoavista FC (H)11/05/08League
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PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.32421021012FC Porto12572214712SL Benfica222121624612Vitória SC320101825512Sporting Clube de Portugal419131917412Vitória FC518121343512SC Braga61791452512CS Marítimo715121136312CF Os Belenenses815191053412A. Naval 1° Maio913131337212CF Estrela da Amadora101311954312CD Nacional1111141138112Leixões SC129221056112Boavista FC13917973212FC Paços de Ferreira148201065112A. Académica de Coimbra15517675012UD Leiria16
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UEFA information
UEFA wants fans to uniteMichel Platini has requested that national supporter groups take the opportunity to create a coherent pan-Europeanindependent organisation in order to improve communication channels with UEFA. The UEFA President took theopportunity to encourage this development during the first meeting between European football's governing body andvarious national supporter groups at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
"I want to hear from you how we can protect the game," Mr Platini said. "You are the base of football. We know thatfans are the only ones who show fidelity to a club or team basically from birth to death. There are those who haveofficial roles who come and go, either presidents or coaches or players or whoever, and they sometimes forget thetrue identity of the club for which they are responsible. They often have different objectives, take what they want fromthe club and then leave."
Invitation to supply matchballsUEFA has launched an ISO (invitation to submit offer) process to supply the official matchballs to be used in the UEFAChampions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup for three seasons from 2009/10. All matches in those competitionswill be played with a specific ball. While an agreement is already in place for all UEFA Champions League and UEFASuper Cup games in the 2006/09 cycle, a UEFA Cup ball will be introduced from 2009 too.
Qualified parties (international sporting goods companies) may request the ISO document from TEAM Marketing AG,UEFA's exclusive marketing agent for the exploitation of commercial rights for the above mentioned events. The ISOcan be requested either via email on [email protected] or via fax +41 41 368 18 00. The deadline for the receiptof the response to the ISO from qualified parties is Tuesday 5 February 2008 at 17.00CET.
Marketing rightsUEFA today launched the sponsorship rights sales process for the new marketing cycle of the UEFA ChampionsLeague, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup, commencing from 2009/10 for three seasons. The UEFA ChampionsLeague format for the new cycle includes a number of significant modifications: the centralised marketing approachnow includes the third qualifying round; the extension of the first knockout round matches over four matchweeks,instead of two; the final to be played on a Saturday at 20.45CET; UEFA Super Cup will be included in the UEFAChampions League rights package; the sponsorship approach for 2009-12 will continue with the successful andproven six-sponsor concept which is recognised as the industry benchmark.
UEFA's Marketing Director, Philippe Le Floc'h, said: "With the development to the UEFA Champions League competitionand marketing concept, we expect to enhance the experience for fans and further promote the UEFA ChampionsLeague on a global level. For the UEFA Cup, the increased marketing centralisation is an important step in buildingthe brand equity of UEFA's largest club competition. Together with the new clarity of the format, the full mediacentralisation and the new sponsorship approach, we are ready to return the UEFA Cup to its rightful place within theEuropean sports landscape."
Key datesThe 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage is played over six Matchdays – 18/19 September, 2/3 October,23/24 October, 6/7 November, 27/28 November and 11/12 December, although Group D concluded on 4 December.The first knockout round will follow over two legs on 19/20 February and 4/5 March after the draw in Nyon on 21December. The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be staged on 14 March. The last eight will beplayed on 1/2 and 8/9 April before the semi-finals on 22/23 and 29/30 April. The 2008 UEFA Champions League finalwill be held in Moscow on 21 May, before UEFA EURO 2008™ kicks off in Austria and Switzerland on 7 June.
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Match-by-match lineups - Group F
PtsGAGFLDWPldClub153120055Manchester United FC105101135AS Roma4863115Sporting Clube de Portugal01645005FC Dynamo Kyiv
Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateStadio Olimpico, Rome2-0Roma - Dynamo Kyiv19.09.2007
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Competition facts
• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones
Holders AC Milan have avoided becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since theUEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/00 and 2002/03that featured a second group stage).
In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregatein the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva.
S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League whenhe featured against Olympiacos on Matchday 1 at the age of 43 years and 168 days. The record was previously heldby Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in the 2006/07 season at theage of 40 years and 211 days. Ballotta was aged 43 years 239 days when he featured against Olympiacos CFP onMatchday 5. Laurent Blanc is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days, having foundthe net for Manchester United FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos on 23 October 2002.
Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was then sentoff in the 37th minute.
In 2006/07, PFC Levski Sofia joined 1. FC Košice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA ChampionsLeague and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side have not returned to the competition since losing all sixgames in their only campaign to date in 1997/98. Only five other teams have ever gone through a single group stagecampaign without picking up a point namely SK Rapid Wien (05/06), RSC Anderlecht (04/05), FC Spartak Moskvaand Bayer 04 Leverkusen (02/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (01/02, first groupstage).
Levski also conceded 17 goals in their six outings last term, just two short of the record number let in during a groupstage set by Ferencvárosi TC (19) in the 1995/96 campaign.
Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday 6 of the 2006/07 campaign, FC Spartak Moskvawent 22 games without a win in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday3 of the same campaign.
The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for awin was introduced in 1995/96, were Legia Warszawa that same season before Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in1999/00 and Liverpool FC in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed withseven points in 2002/03, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in 2005/06.
• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?
Domestic champions: This season's competition features 13 domestic league winners from last season, but onlyGroup G of the eight groups features four domestic title-holders - namely PSV Eindhoven, FC Internazionale Milano,Fenerbahçe SK and PFC CSKA Moskva. Alongside the 13 champions, there are ten runners-up and six third-placedfinishers. The holders AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Valencia CF are the only clubs in the group stage to have finished infourth place in their domestic league championship.
Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation inthe UEFA Champions League to 12, a record in the competition. PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real MadridCF are making their eleventh consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal FC.
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Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2006/07 knockout stage, Real Madrid CF surpassed Manchester United FC'srecord of nine consecutive seasons (which ended in 2005/06) in advancing past the group stage. Madrid have featuredin the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. Madrid, have won the competition three times in thelast ten years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However, in the lastthree seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.
European return: Of all 32 clubs, S.S. Lazio, Rosenborg BK and VfB Stuttgart did not participate in a UEFA clubcompetition during the 2006/07 season.
Past masters: Six clubs competing in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition whenit started during the 1992/93 season. Olympique de Marseille were champions, beating AC Milan in the final, whilePSV Eindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva, FC Porto and Rangers FC all participated in the group stage. In addition, VfBStuttgart, AEK Athens FC and FC Barcelona were knocked out in the two rounds preceding the group stage thatmarked the competition proper.
Long road for debutants: Six clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cupsecond qualifying round including one of this season's two debutants, SK Slavia Praha. They are joined by Rangers,FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Steaua Bucureşti, Beşiktaş JK and Rosenborg as clubs who had to play four matches toclaim their place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in1995/96, the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFAChampions League final) and AFC Ajax (1994/95).
Sevilla FC join Slavia in competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, although both clubs have previousexperience of the European Champion Clubs' Cup.
No qualifiers: Of the 32 clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Schalke 04 have yet to play aqualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fifth appearance inthe competition, Schalke their third.
Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the 1992/93season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus(1995/96), BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97) and FC Bayern München (2000/01). Of the last ten winners of thecompetition, Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, AC Milan (two), FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona,only FC Bayern München are not involved. Only two winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are not involved inthis season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99) and Feyenoord (2001/02). Liverpooland Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remaining UEFA Cup winners in that time areFC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF, PFC CSKA Moskva and Sevilla FC (two).
• UEFA Champions League: All-time recordsBiggest wins8-0: Liverpool FC v Beşiktaş JK (06.11.2007)7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (23.10.2007)7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003)7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (10.04.2007)6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993)6-0: Leeds United AFC v Beşiktaş JK (26.09.2000)6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002)
Most goals in a game8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003)7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000)7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005)Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC, winning 6-2 at Brøndby IFin 1998/99.
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Leading scorer in a season12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03)Kaká finished as top scorer in 2006/07 with ten goals for AC Milan.
Four goals in a matchMarco van Basten (AC Milan 4-0 IFK Göteborg, 25.11.1992)Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003)Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC 4-1 AC Sparta Praha, 03.11.2004)Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK 0-4 AC Milan, 23.11.2005)Of these four-goal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal 26 minutes intothe game and his fourth just 23 minutes later.
Fastest goal in a match10.03 secs: Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München 2-1 Real Madrid CF, 07.03.2006)20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002)20.12 secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997)21.20 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005)25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005)
Fastest hat-tricks9 mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC 4-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.1995)19 mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK 1-4 AC Milan, 25.09.1996)19 mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003)21 mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 3-0 Galatasaray SK, 21.10.1998)21 mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)
Youngest players to score17 years, 195 days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP, 01.10.1997)17 years, 218 days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK, 07.12.2004)17 years, 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha, 27.02.2002)17 years, 353 days: Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.2005)18 years, 61 days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva, 02.11.1994)18 years, 70 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 FC Bayern München, 07.12.1994)Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest to appear, havingbegun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994, aged 16 years and 87 days.
Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only;113 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)112 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK)107 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)103 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)103 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)100 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)100 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan)99 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)98 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)97 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)92 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)89 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)88 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)88 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)
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Goals: UEFA Champions League
58 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)53 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)47 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)44 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)42 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
Appearances: UEFA club competition
170 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)139 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)134 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)131 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)124 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK)122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)121 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)121 Phillip Cocu (SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)
Goals: UEFA club competition
63 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)60 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)60 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)57 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)55 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF)52 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)
Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' CupNote: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches.
58 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)57 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)47 Eusébio (SL Benfica)46 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)44 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)
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Team facts
Sporting Clube de Portugal
UEFA club competition milestones• Of Portugal's 'big three', Sporting are the only club never to have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Theydid lift the 1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup though, with a 4-3 aggregate win against MTK Budapest.
• Sporting's most recent shot at European success came in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup, when they got all the way to thefinal at their own Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon only to lose 3-1 to PFC CSKA Moskva. Their best European Cuprun came in reaching the 1982/83 quarter-finals but they lost 2-1 on aggregate to Real Sociedad de Fútbol despitewinning the first leg 1-0 at home.
UEFA Champions League milestones• All three of the club's previous campaigns - in 1997/98, 2000/01 and 2006/07 - have ended in the group stage.
UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1963/64
Ten-year record2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage2005/06: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round)2004/05: UEFA Cup - runners-up2003/04: UEFA Cup - second round2002/03: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round)2001/02: UEFA Cup - third round2000/01: UEFA Champions League - first group stage1999/00: UEFA Cup - first round1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round1997/98: UEFA Champions League - group stage
2006/07 seasonDomestic record: Sporting again finished second to champions FC Porto, but this time they were just a point behindrather than seven adrift, as they had been in 2005/06. They were also a point ahead of third-placed SL Benfica andhad the satisfaction of winning the Portuguese Cup for the 14th time with a 1-0 defeat of CF Os Belenenses.
European record: Sporting failed to shine in Group B, winning just one fixture as they finished bottom of the section.That success came on Matchday 1, a 1-0 home defeat of FC Internazionale Milano, who won by the same scorelinein the return contest. Sporting also had a draw and a defeat against both FC Spartak Moskva and FC Bayern München.
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Pld: 23 W: 4 D: 6 L: 13 GF: 23 GA: 40
European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League• Pld: 57 W: 14 D: 13 L: 30 GF: 69 GA: 94
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RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL FC13.11.1963, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg
• Biggest home win16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL FC (see above for details)
• Biggest away win0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting Clube de Portugal17.09.1986, UEFA Cup first round first leg
• Heaviest defeat5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal02.11.1983, UEFA Cup second round second leg6-1: Hibernian FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal27.09.1972, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg5-0: Vasas SC v Sporting Clube de Portugal05.10.1966, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg
• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Gençlerbirligi SK27.11.2003, UEFA Cup second round second leg0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva17.10.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage
• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)6-1: Hibernian FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)5-0: Vasas SC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v AS Monaco FC17.09.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage
• Biggest home win3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v AS Monaco FC (see above for details)
• Biggest away win1-2: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Sporting Clube de Portugal02.10.2007, UEFA Champions League group stage
• Heaviest defeat4-0: Real Madrid CF v Sporting Clube de Portugal25.10.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage
• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva (see above for details)
• Heaviest away defeat4-0: Real Madrid CF v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)
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FC Dynamo Kyiv
UEFA club competition milestones• Dynamo have twice won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, in the 1974/75 and 1985/86 seasons, recording a 3-0 victoryeach time. They beat Ferencvárosi TC in Basle and then Club Atlético de Madrid in Lyon.
• Dynamo have reached the semi-finals of the European Champion Clubs' Cup on three occasions. The first timecame in the 1976/77 campaign, losing 2-1 on aggregate to VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach. They then lost over twolegs to FC Porto and FC Bayern München in the 1986/87 and 1998/99 campaigns respectively.
UEFA Champions League milestones• That 1998/99 run remains the high point for a club who are into their eleventh campaign. Since their bow in 1994/95,they have only missed out in 1996/97 and 2005/06.
UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1974/75, 1985/86• UEFA Super Cup: 1975
Ten-year record2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage2005/06: UEFA Champions League - second qualifying round2004/05: UEFA Cup - Round of 32 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage)2003/04: UEFA Champions League - group stage2002/03: UEFA Cup - third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage)2001/02: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2000/01: UEFA Champions League - first group stage1999/00: UEFA Champions League - second group stage1998/99: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals1997/98: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals
2006/07 seasonDomestic record: Twelve-time champions of Ukraine since 1992, regained the title in 2006/07 with a commandingeleven-point lead over old rivals FC Shakhtar Donetsk. They also won their third straight Ukrainian Cup, with Shakhtaragain coming up short as Dynamo won 2-1.
European record: Dynamo returned to the UEFA Champions League group stage after a one-year absence. Theybooked their place in the group stage with a 5-3 aggregate success against Fenerbahçe SK having earlier negotiatedthe second qualifying round thanks to an 8-1 aggregate defeat of FHK Liepajas Metalurgs. Group E was a tougherproposition and they would finish bottom with two draws and four defeats as Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid CFand FC Steaua Bucureşti took the top three places.
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Pld: 77 W: 22 D: 16 L: 39 GF: 101 GA: 124
European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League• Pld: 179 W: 80 D: 36 L: 63 GF: 264 GA: 216
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RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win8-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Barry Town AFC22.07.1998, European Champion Clubs' Cup first qualifying round first leg
• Biggest home win8-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Barry Town AFC (see above for details)
• Biggest away win0-5: Beşiktaş JK v FC Dinamo Kiev14.03.1987, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-final first leg1-6: Coleraine FC v FC Dinamo Kiev02.09.1965, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg
• Heaviest defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv24.09.2002, UEFA Champions League group stage5-0: SL Benfica v FC Dinamo Kiev01.04.1992, European Champion Clubs' Cup final round group stage
• Heaviest home defeat1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v AS Roma27.11.2007, UEFA Champions League group stage0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Olympique Lyonnais17.10.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua Bucuresti13.09.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Juventus18.03.1998, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Bayern München07.12.1994, UEFA Champions League group stage0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht04.11.1992, UEFA Cup second round second leg0-3: FC Dinamo Kiev v Hamburger SV02.03.1983, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-final first leg
• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)5-0: SL Benfica v FC Dinamo Kiev (see above for details)
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht26.09.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage
0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv05.11.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage
• Biggest home win4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)
• Biggest away win0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)
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• Heaviest defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)
• Heaviest home defeat1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v AS Roma (see above for details)0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Olympique Lyonnais (see above for details)1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua Bucureşti (see above for details)1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Juventus (see above for details)1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Bayern München (see above for details)
• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)
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Competition information
UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.
• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 31 August saw the 32 teams divided intoeight groups of four. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays onehome and one away match against each other club in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for adraw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, thefollowing criteria are applied to determine the rankings.a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;c) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;d) superior goal difference from all group matches played;e) higher number of goals scored;f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question as well as its association, over the previousfive seasons.The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the first knockout round, to be playedover two legs on 19/20 February and 4/5 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their groupmove into the Round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group areeliminated from UEFA club competition for the season. This year's UEFA Champions League final is in Moscow on21 May 2008.
• Disciplinary information: As a rule, a player who is sent off the field of play is suspended for the next match in aUEFA club competition. The Control and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment. In the case ofrepeated cautions, a player is suspended for one match after three cautions in three different matches, as well asfollowing any subsequent odd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc). Single yellow cards and pending suspensionsare always carried forward either to the next stage of the competition or to another club competition in the currentseason.
• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA clubcompetitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2007/08, at least six places will be reservedfor players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from withinthe same association of the said club. The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21players who have been at the club for two seasons. In 2006/07, the number of locally-trained players required beganat four but the current six will rise to eight in 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained.A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the clubbetween the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at leastthree seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21.
• Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Champions League matches from the start of the firstknockout round, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of 25 for the remainingmatches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 1 February at the latest. One player fromthe above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the currentseason may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFAChampions League this season.
• Financial information: UEFA says the estimated gross income for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League is €824.5m– slightly higher than the 2006/07 campaign revenue. Under the competition regulations, 75 per cent of the totalrevenue received from television and commercial contracts concluded by UEFA, up to a maximum of €530m will goto the 32 teams taking part in the group stage of Europe's premier club competition. The remaining 25 per cent isearmarked for European football and remains with UEFA to cover organisational and administrative costs, as well asfor solidarity payments to associations, clubs and leagues.
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It is also stipulated that participating clubs will receive 82 per cent of any revenue received from the same stream inexcess of €530m, with the remaining 18 per cent allocated to UEFA for European football. In addition, 50 per cent ofthe revenue received from new media contracts concluded by UEFA will also be available for distribution to the clubs,and the remaining 50 per cent will be allocated to the above-mentioned European football portion/quota.
The gross income for 2007/08 is estimated at €824.5m, and according to projections, will be made up of €819m fromTV and commercial contracts and €5.5m from new media contracts. The total amount to be distributed to the clubsis €588.6m. Each of the 32 clubs in the group stage will receive a starting bonus of €3m. In addition, they will receivea match bonus of €400,000 per match. Performance bonuses will amount to €600,000 for a win and €300,000 for adraw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive €2.2m, the eight quarter-finalists€2.5m each and the four semi-finalists €3m each. The UEFA Champions League winners will receive €7m, and therunners-up €4m.
This means that a total minimum amount of €5.4m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive,at best, up to €23.7m, not counting the market pool share and gate receipts. The remaining €280m will be distributedaccording to the proportional value of each TV market represented by the clubs taking part in the UEFA ChampionsLeague, and to be split among the number of teams – four, three, two or one – participating from a given association.
• Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the useor interpretation of information contained herein.
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Legend
:: All-time statisticsThe 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 asthe European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Cup, the UEFA SuperCup (1973 - ), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities' Fairs Cup and the 1972Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.
Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals donot include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw.
:: Squad listThe eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order.Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only.Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday.All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competition (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.Age: based on the date press kit was last updatedBL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)
:: Match officialsThe match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official hasacted 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 fourthofficial are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.
:: CompetitionsClub competitionsECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup
National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA EuropeanUnder-21 ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation CupFRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU19: UEFA European Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA EuropeanUnder-18 Championship
:: Other Abbreviations:: Competition stagesNo: NumberAP: AppearancesQR3: Third qualifying roundF: FinalPld: Matches playedComp.: CompetitionR1: First roundGS: Group stagePos.: PositionD: DrawnR2: Second roundGS1: First group stagePts: PointsDoB: Date of birthR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stageR: Sent off (red card)GA: Goals againstR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundRes.: ResultGF: Goals forSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary roundW: WonL: Lost1/8: Eighth-finalsQF: Quarter-finalsY: BookedNat.: Nationality1/16: Sixteenth-finalsQR: Qualifying roundY/R: Sent off (yellow card then directred)
N/a: Not Applicable1st: first legQR1: First qualifying round2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundP-O: Play-offFT: Final tournament
:: Statistics(+) : Denotes player introduced(-) : Denotes player substituted(+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted(*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off
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