Europa League 2014-15

Europa League 2014-15

(From 3-07-2014 to 27-05-2015)

COMPETITION SYSTEM

· 195 teams (best qualified clubs in domestic leagues, domestic Cup winners, title holder, and extra participants) play four qualifying rounds on a home and away basis. The access of participants in these rounds depends on how their country is ranked in UCR (direct berths) or other factors (extra berths). The aggregate score of both games decides the winner. Ties are resolved with: 1) the “away goals double value” rule; 2) a 30 minutes extra-time after regulation; 3) a penalty shoot-out (pk).

· The 48 surviving teams after the previous knock-out rounds participate in a Group Stage, divided in 12 groups of 4 teams each playing a round robin (3 points per victory, 1 point per draw). The group winners and runners-up qualify for a Round of 32, with winners advancing further to a Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals. The criteria to determine the final classification within the groups are (in this order): 1) total points earned; 2) goal average; 3) away goals; 4) UEFA Country Ranking at the beginning of the season.

· A final game is played at a predetermined venue.

PARTICIPANTS AND BERTH ASSIGNMENT

159 entrants as a result of UEFA Country Ranking (UCR) for the period 2009-2013 and 36 more entrants depending on different factors. The berth assignment is as follows:

Direct berths (159): 3 countries (places 7-9 in UCR) with 4 teams; 47 countries (places 1-6 and 10-53 in UCR, except Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino) with 3 teams; 2 countries (Andorra and San Marino) with 2 teams; 2 countries (Liechtenstein and Gibraltar) with 1 team.

Extra berths (36): 3 teams qualified via Fair Play (ranking of countries whose teams receive points based on criteria such as fewest yellow/red cards, positive play, respect for the opponent, respect for the referee, behavior of the team officials and behavior of the fans). 33 teams qualified via Champions League 2014-15 (15 losers from Third Qualifying Round, 10 losers from the Qualification Play-Off and 8 third-placed teams after the League Stage).

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND
78 TEAMS. 19 Cup champions from countries ranked 35-53 in UCR 2009-2013 (in green); cup champion of Gibraltar (new federation); 26 runners-up from countries ranked 27-53 in UCR 2009-2013 (except Liechtenstein); 29 third-placed teams from countries ranked 22-53 in this UCR (except Liechtenstein, San Marino and Andorra); 3 teams qualified via Fair Play (in pink).
SK Sioni (GEO) - KS Flamurtari (ALB)	2-3 (a)	2-1
FC Tiraspol (MOL) - İnter Bakı PİK (AZE)	2-3	1-3
Hibernians FC (MAL) - FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)	2-4 (b)	0-5 (p)
FK Čukarički (SER) - UE Sant Julià (AND)	4-0	0-0 (q)
FK Čelik (MON) - FC Koper (SVN)	0-5	0-4
FK Turnovo (MAC) - SK Chikhura (GEO)	0-1 (c)	1-3 (r)
FA Shirak (ARM) - FK Shakhtjor (KAZ)	1-2	0-4
Qəbələ FK (AZE) - NK Široki Brijeg (BOS)	0-2	0-3
Diósgyőri VTK (HUN) - Birkirkara FC (MAL)	2-1 (d)	4-1 (s)
FC Vaduz (LIE) - College Europa FC (GIB)	3-0	1-0
FC Veris (MOL) - FK Liteks (BUL)	0-0 (e)	0-3 (t)
UE Santa Coloma (AND) - FK Metalurg (MAC)	0-3 (f)	0-2
FK Kajrat (KAZ) - FK Kukësi (ALB)	1-0	0-0
SS Folgore (SMR) - *FK Budućnost (Podgorica) (MON)*	1-2 (g)	0-3 (u)
RNK Split (CRO) - FA Mika (ARM)	2-0	1-1
*FK Botev (Plovdiv) (BUL)* - SP Libertas (SMR)	4-0 (h)	2-0 (v)
FK Željezničar (BOS) - FK Lovćen (MON)	0-0	1-0 (w)
KF Shkëndija (MAC) - FC Zimbru (MOL)	2-1 (i)	0-2
Sliema Wanderers FC (MAL) - Ferencvárosi TC (HUN)	1-1 (j)	1-2
FA Pjunik (ARM) - FK Astana (KAZ)	1-4	0-2
NK Rudar Velenje (SVN) - KF Laçi (ALB)	1-1 (k)	1-1	pk:2-3
FC Differdange 03 (LUX) - FK Atlantas (LIT)	1-0	1-3
VPS (Vaasa ) (FIN) - IF Brommapojkarna (SWE)	2-1 (l)	0-2
B36 (Tórshavn) (FAR) - Linfield FC (NIR)	1-2	1-1 (x)
Fram (ICE) - JK Nõmme Kalju (EST)	0-1	2-2 (y)
Rosenborg BK (NOR) - FK Jelgava (LAT)	4-0	2-0
Derry City FC (IRL) - Aberystwyth Town FC (WAL)	4-0	5-0
Aberdeen FC (SCO) - FK Daugava (Rīga) (LAT)	5-0	3-0
FC Santos (EST) - Tromsø IL (NOR)	0-7	1-6
Crusaders FC (NIR) - FK Ekranas (LIT)	3-1	2-1
UMF Stjarnan (ICE) - Bangor City FC (WAL)	4-0	4-0
AS La Jeunesse d’Esch (LUX) - Dundalk FC (IRL)	0-2	1-3
*MyPa (Kouvola) (FIN)* - ÍF Fuglafjørður (FAR)	1-0	0-0 (z)
*FH (Hafnarfjörður) (ICE)* - Glenavon FC (NIR)	3-0	3-2
JK Sillamäe Kalev (EST) - FC Honka (FIN)	2-1 (m)	2-3 (1)
FK Banga (LIT) - Sligo Rovers FC (IRL)	0-0	0-4
Víkingur (FAR) - FC Daugava (Daugavpils) (LAT)	2-1 (n)	1-1 (2)
IFK Göteborg (SWE) - CS Fola Esch (LUX)	0-0	2-0 (3)
Airbus UK Broughton FC (WAL) - FK Haugesund (NOR)	1-1 (o)	1-2
(a) Played in Tbilisi. (b) Played in Ta'Qali. (c) Played in Skopje. (d) Played in Debrecen. (e) Played in Orhei. (f) Played in Andorra la Vella. (g) Played in Serravalle. (h) Played in Burgas. (i) Played in Skopje. (j) Played in Ta'Qali. (k) Played in Celje. (l) Played in Valkeakoski. (m) Played in Rakvere. (n) Played in Toftír. (o) Played in Bangor. (p) Played in Zlaté Moravce. (q) Played in Andorra la Vella. (r) Played in Tbilisi. (s) Played in Ta'Qali. (t) Played in Sofija. (u) Played in Nikšić. (v) Played in Serravalle. (w) Played in Petrovac. (x) Played in Lurgan. (y) Played in Tallinn. (z) Played in Tórshavn. (1) Played in Vantaa. (2) Played in Jūrmala. (3) Played in Luxembourg City.

SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND
80 TEAMS. 39 winners from First Qualifying Round; 15 Cup champions from countries ranked 20-34 in UCR 2009-2013 (in green); 11 runners-up from countries ranked 16-26 in this UCR; 6 third-placed teams from countries ranked 16-21 in this UCR; 6 fourth-placed teams from countries ranked 10-15 in this UCR; 3 fifth-placed teams from countries ranked 7-9 in this UCR.
Győri ETO FC (HUN) - IFK Göteborg	0-3	0-1
Molde FK (NOR) - ND Gorica (SVN)	4-1	1-1
FK Metalurg - FK Željezničar	0-0	2-2
JK Nõmme Kalju - KKS Lech Poznań (POL)	1-0 (a)	0-3
*FK Dynamo (Minsk) (BLR)* - MyPa (Kouvola)	3-0	0-0
FK Njoman (BLR) - *FH (Hafnarfjörður)*	1-1	0-2
RNK Split - Hapoel Be’er-Sheva MK (ISR)	2-1	0-0 (j)
MFK Košice (SVK) - FC Slovan Liberec (CZE)	0-1	0-3
Víkingur - Tromsø IL	0-0 (b)	2-1
FC Petrolul Ploieşti (ROM) - KS Flamurtari	2-0	3-1
FK Čukarički - SV Grödig (AUT)	0-4	2-1 (k)
CFR Cluj (ROM) - FK Jagodina (SER)	0-0	1-0
Motherwell FC (SCO) - UMF Stjarnan	2-2	2-3
SK Zestaponi (GEO) - FC Spartak Trnava	0-0	0-3 (l)
IF Brommapojkarna - Crusaders FC	4-0	1-1
Aberdeen FC - FC Groningen (NED)	0-0	2-1
Bursaspor Kulübü (TUR) - SK Chikhura	0-0	0-0 (m)	pk:1-4
Neftçi PFK (AZE) - FC Koper	1-2	2-0
Linfield FC - *AIK (Solna) (SWE)*	1-0 (c)	0-2
HNK Rijeka (CRO) - Ferencvárosi TC	1-0	2-1
FK Budućnost (Podgorica) - AS Omónia Levkosías (CYP)	0-2 (d)	0-0
FK Mladá Boleslav (CZE) - NK Široki Brijeg	2-1	4-0
FC Luzern (SWI) - St. Johnstone FC (SCO)	1-1	1-1	pk:4-5
KF Laçi - FK Zorja (UKR)	0-3	1-2 (n)
Rosenborg BK - Sligo Rovers FC	1-2	3-1
FK Atlantas - FK Shakhtjor	0-0	0-3
FK Sarajevo (BOS) - FK Haugesund	0-1	3-1
SV Zulte Waregem (BEL) - WKS Zawisza Bydgoszcz (POL)	2-1	3-1
JK Sillamäe Kalev - FK Krasnodar (RUS)	0-4 (e)	0-5
CSKA (Sofija) (BUL) - FC Zimbru	1-1	0-0
Derry City FC - FK Shakhtjor (BLR)	0-1	1-5
KS Ruch Chorzów (POL) - FC Vaduz	3-2 (f)	0-0
FK Astana - Hapoel Tel-Aviv MK (ISR)	3-0	0-1 (o)
FK AS Trenčín (SVK) - FK Vojvodina (SER)	4-0 (g)	0-3
FK Liteks - Diósgyőri VTK	0-2	2-1 (p)
FK Botev (Plovdiv) - SKN St. Pölten (AUT)	2-1 (h)	0-2
RoPS (Rovaniemi) (FIN) - PAE Astéras Trípolis (GRE)	1-1 (i)	2-4
Dundalk FC - HNK Hajduk (CRO)	0-2	2-1
FK Kajrat - Esbjerg fB (DEN)	1-1	0-1
IF Elfsborg (SWE) - İnter Bakı PİK	0-1	1-0	pk:4-3
(a) Played in Tallinn. (b) Played in Toftír. (c) Played in Lurgan. (d) Played in Nikšić. (e) Played in Tallinn. (f) Played in Gliwice. (g) Played in Dubnica nad Váhom. (h) Played in Burgas. (i) Played in Oulu. (j) Played in Lárnax. (k) Played in Salzburg. (l) Played in Zlaté Moravce. (m) Played in Tbilisi. (n) Played in Kyïv. (o) Played in Lárnax. (p) Played in Nyíregyháza.

THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND
58 TEAMS. 40 winners from Second Qualifying Round; 3 Cup champions from countries ranked 17-19 in UCR 2009-2013 (in green); 6 third-placed teams from countries ranked 10-15 in this UCR; 3 fourth-placed teams from countries ranked 7-9 in this UCR; 3 fifth-placed teams from countries ranked 4-6 in this UCR; 3 sixth-placed teams from countries ranked 1-3 in this UCR.
Kardemir Karabükspor Kulübü (TUR) - Rosenborg BK	0-0	1-1
RNK Split - FK Chornomorets’ (UKR)	2-0	0-0
St. Johnstone FC - FC Spartak Trnava	1-2	1-1 (i)
1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER) - PAE Astéras Trípolis	1-0	1-3
Diósgyőri VTK - FK Krasnodar	1-5 (a)	0-3
FK Mladá Boleslav - Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)	1-4	1-2
FK AS Trenčín - Hull City AFC (ENG)	0-0 (b)	1-2
AS Omónia Levkosías - FK Metalurg	3-0	1-0
IF Brommapojkarna - Torino FC (ITA)	0-3	0-4
*PSV (Eindhoven) (NED)* - SKN St. Pölten	1-0	3-2
UMF Stjarnan - KKS Lech Poznań	1-0	0-0
FK Zorja - Molde FK	1-1 (c)	2-1
FK Sarajevo - PAE Atrómitos Athinón (GRE)	1-2	3-1
Real Sociedad de Fútbol (SPA) - Aberdeen FC	2-0	3-2
FK Astana - AIK (Solna)	1-1	3-0
SV Zulte Waregem - FK Shakhtjor	2-5	2-2 (j)
SV Grödig - FC Zimbru	1-2 (d)	1-0
FC Astra (ROM) - FC Slovan Liberec	3-0	3-2
KS Ruch Chorzów - Esbjerg fB	0-0 (e)	2-2
*FK Dynamo (Mo.) (RUS)* - Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona MK (ISR)	1-1 (f)	2-1 (k)
BSC Young Boys (SWI) - Ermís Aradíppou FC (CYP)	1-0	2-0
IF Elfsborg - FH (Hafnarfjörður)	4-1	1-2
FC Petrolul Ploieşti - FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)	1-1	4-1
Víkingur - HNK Rijeka	1-5 (g)	0-4
*FK Dynamo (Minsk)* - CFR Cluj	1-0 (h)	2-0
Neftçi PFK - SK Chikhura	0-0	3-2 (l)
IFK Göteborg - Rio Ave FC (POR)	0-1	0-0
Club Brugge KV (BEL) - Brøndby IF (DEN)	3-0	2-0
FK Shakhtjor - HNK Hajduk	4-2	0-3
(a) Played in Debrecen. (b) Played in Žilina. (c) Played in Kyïv. (d) Played in Salzburg. (e) Played in Gliwice. (f) Played in Khimki. (g) Played in Tórshavn. (h) Played in Borisov. (i) Played in Zlaté Moravce. (j) Played in Borisov. (k) Played in Levkosía. (l) Played in Tbilisi.

QUALIFICATION PLAY-OFF
62 TEAMS. 29 winners from Third Qualifying Round; 9 Cup champions from countries ranked 8-16 in UCR 2009-2013 (in green); 3 third-placed teams from countries ranked 7-9 in this UCR; 3 fourth-placed teams from countries ranked 4-6 in this UCR; 3 fifth-placed teams from countries ranked 1-3 in this UCR; 15 losers from Third Qualifying Round of Champions League 2014-15 (in red). BYES. 10 losers from the Qualification Play-Off of Champions League 2014-15.
FK Sarajevo - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)	2-3	0-7
FK Astana - Villarreal CF (SPA)	0-3	0-4
PEC Zwolle (NED) - AC Sparta Praha (CZE)	1-1	1-3
PAE Astéras Trípolis - Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK (ISR)	2-0	1-3 (l)
FK Dnipro (UKR) - HNK Hajduk	2-1 (a)	0-0
Qarabağ FK (AZE) - FC Twente (NED)	0-0 (b)	1-1
*HJK (Helsinki) (FIN)* - SK Rapid (AUT)	2-1	3-3
FC Zimbru - *PAOK (Thessaloníkê) (GRE)*	1-0	0-4
*FK Dynamo (Moskva)* - AS Omónia Levkosías	2-2 (c)	2-1
Olympique Lyonnais - FC Astra	1-2	1-0
FK Partizan (SER) - Neftçi PFK	3-2	2-1
IF Elfsborg - Rio Ave FC	2-1	0-1
Kardemir Karabükspor Kulübü - AS Saint-Étienne (FRA)	1-0	0-1	pk:3-4
Panathinaïkós AO (GRE) - FC Midtjylland (DEN)	4-1	2-1
Grasshopper-Club (SWI) - Club Brugge KV	1-2 (d)	0-1
HNK Rijeka - FC Sheriff (MOL)	1-0	3-0
Apóllon FC (CYP) - FK Lokomotiv (Moskva) (RUS)	1-1 (e)	4-1
BSC Young Boys - Debreceni Vasutas SC (HUN)	3-1	0-0
FC Spartak Trnava - FC Zürich (SWI)	1-3 (f)	1-1 (m)
AEL (Lemesós) (CYP) - Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG)	1-2 (g)	0-3
*FK Dynamo (Minsk)* - CD Nacional (POR)	2-0 (h)	3-2
FC Petrolul Ploieşti - GNK Dinamo (CRO)	1-3	1-2
Trabzonspor Kulübü (TUR) - FK Rostov (RUS)	2-0	0-0
RNK Split - Torino FC	0-0 (i)	0-1
FK Aktobe (KAZ) - Legia Warszawa (POL)	0-1	0-2
KSC Lokeren OV (BEL) - Hull City AFC	1-0	1-2
KS Ruch Chorzów - FK Metallist (UKR)	0-0 (j)	0-1 (n)
*PSV (Eindhoven)* - FK Shakhtjor	1-0	2-0 (o)
UMF Stjarnan - Internazionale FC (ITA)	0-3	0-6
FK Zorja - SC Feyenoord (NED)	1-1 (k)	3-4
Real Sociedad de Fútbol - FK Krasnodar	1-0	0-3
BYES TITLE HOLDER: Sevilla FC (SPA). CUP CHAMPIONS FROM COUNTRIES RANKED 2-7 IN UCR 2009-13: Everton FC (ENG), VfL Wolfsburg (GER), ACF Fiorentina (ITA), GD Estoril Praia (POR), EA Guingamp (FRA), *FK Dynamo (Kyïv) (UKR). LOSERS OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATION Play-Off: Celtic FC (SCO), FC Salzburg (AUT), AaB (Ålborg) (DEN), FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROM), ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK), Beşiktaş JK (TUR), Royal Standard Club de Liège (BEL), FC København (DEN), Lille OSC (FRA), SSC Napoli (ITA)*.
(a) Played in Kyïv. (b) Played in Baku. (c) Played in Khimki. (d) Played in St. Gallen. (e) Played in Levkosía. (f) Played in Zlaté Moravce. (g) Played in Lárnax. (h) Played in Borisov. (i) Played in Dugopolje. (j) Played in Gliwice. (k) Played in Kyïv. (l) Played in Lárnax. (m) Played in St. Gallen. (n) Played in Kyïv. (o) Played in Borisov.

GROUP STAGE

GROUP A

GROUP B

Competition Day 1

Apóllon FC - FC Zürich

3-2 (a)

FC København - HJK

2-0

Borussia M’gladbach - Villarreal CF

1-1

Club Brugge KV - Torino FC

0-0

Competition Day 2

Villarreal CF - Apóllon FC

4-0

Torino FC - FC København

1-0

FC Zürich - Borussia Mönchengladbach

1-1

HJK - Club Brugge KV

0-3

Competition Day 3

Villarreal CF - FC Zürich

4-1

Torino FC - HJK

2-0

Borussia Mönchengladbach - Apóllon FC

5-0

Club Brugge KV - FC København

1-1

Competition Day 4

FC Zürich - Villarreal CF

3-2

HJK - Torino FC

2-1

Apóllon FC - Borussia Mönchengladbach

0-2 (a)

FC København - Club Brugge KV

0-4

Competition Day 5

FC Zürich - Apóllon FC

3-1

HJK - FC København

2-1

Villarreal CF - Borussia M’gladbach

2-2

Torino FC - Club Brugge KV

0-0

Competition Day 6

Apóllon FC - Villarreal CF

0-2 (a)

FC København - Torino FC

1-5

Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich

3-0

Club Brugge KV - HJK

2-1

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Borussia M’gladbach	6	3	3	0	14	4	12
2. Villarreal CF	6	3	2	1	15	7	11
3. FC Zürich	6	2	1	3	10	14	7
4. Apóllon FC	6	1	0	5	4	18	3

(a) Played in Levkosía.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Club Brugge KV	6	3	3	0	10	2	12
2. Torino FC	6	3	2	1	9	3	11
3. HJK	6	2	0	4	5	11	6
4. FC København	6	1	1	4	5	13	4

GROUP C

GROUP D

Competition Day 1

Beşiktaş JK - PAE Astéras Trípolis

1-1

GNK Dinamo - FC Astra

5-1

FK Partizan - Tottenham Hotspur FC

0-0

FC Salzburg - Celtic FC

2-2

Competition Day 2

Tottenham Hotspur FC - Beşiktaş JK

1-1

Celtic FC - GNK Dinamo

1-0

PAE Astéras Trípolis - FK Partizan

2-0

FC Astra - FC Salzburg

1-2

Competition Day 3

Tottenham Hotspur - Astéras Trípolis

5-1

Celtic FC - FC Astra

2-1

FK Partizan - Beşiktaş JK

0-4

FC Salzburg - GNK Dinamo

4-2

Competition Day 4

Astéras Trípolis - Tottenham Hotspur

1-2

FC Astra - Celtic FC

1-1

Beşiktaş JK - FK Partizan

2-1

GNK Dinamo - FC Salzburg

1-5

Competition Day 5

Tottenham Hotspur FC - FK Partizan

1-0

Celtic FC - FC Salzburg

1-3

PAE Astéras Trípolis - Beşiktaş JK

2-2

FC Astra - GNK Dinamo

1-0

Competition Day 6

FK Partizan - PAE Astéras Trípolis

0-0

FC Salzburg - FC Astra

5-1

Beşiktaş JK - Tottenham Hotspur FC

1-0

GNK Dinamo - Celtic FC

4-3

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Beşiktaş JK	6	3	3	0	11	5	12
2. Tottenham Hotspur	6	3	2	1	9	4	11
3. PAE Astéras Trípolis	6	1	3	2	7	10	6
4. FK Partizan	6	0	2	4	1	9	2

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. FC Salzburg	6	5	1	0	21	8	16
2. Celtic FC	6	2	2	2	10	11	8
3. GNK Dinamo	6	2	0	4	12	15	6
4. FC Astra	6	1	1	4	6	15	4

GROUP E

GROUP F

Competition Day 1

Panathinaïkós AO - FK Dynamo (Mo.)

1-2

Qarabağ FK - AS Saint-Étienne

0-0 (a)

PSV - GD Estoril Praia

1-0

FK Dnipro - Internazionale FC

0-1 (b)

Competition Day 2

GD Estoril Praia - Panathinaïkós AO

2-0

AS Saint-Étienne - FK Dnipro

0-0

FK Dynamo (Mo.) - PSV

1-0 (a)

Internazionale FC - Qarabağ FK

2-0

Competition Day 3

GD Estoril Praia - FK Dynamo (Mo.)

1-2

Internazionale FC - AS Saint-Étienne

0-0

PSV - Panathinaïkós AO

1-1

FK Dnipro - Qarabağ FK

0-1 (b)

Competition Day 4

FK Dynamo (Mo.) - GD Estoril Praia

1-0 (a)

AS Saint-Étienne - Internazionale FC

1-1

Panathinaïkós AO - PSV

2-3

Qarabağ FK - FK Dnipro

1-2 (a)

Competition Day 5

GD Estoril Praia - PSV

3-3

Internazionale FC - FK Dnipro

2-1

FK Dynamo (Mo.) - Panathinaïkós AO

2-1 (a)

AS Saint-Étienne - Qarabağ FK

1-1

Competition Day 6

PSV - FK Dynamo (Mo.)

0-1

FK Dnipro - AS Saint-Étienne

1-0 (b)

Panathinaïkós AO - GD Estoril Praia

1-1

Qarabağ FK - Internazionale FC

0-0 (a)

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
*1. FK Dynamo (Mo.)*	6	6	0	0	9	3	18
2. PSV	6	2	2	2	8	8	8
3. GD Estoril Praia	6	1	2	3	7	8	5
4. Panathinaïkós AO	6	0	2	4	6	11	2

(a) Played in Khimki.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Internazionale FC	6	3	3	0	6	2	12
2. FK Dnipro	6	2	1	3	4	5	7
3. Qarabağ FK	6	1	3	2	3	5	6
4. AS Saint-Étienne	6	0	5	1	2	3	5

(a) Played in Baku. (b) Played in Kyïv.

GROUP G

GROUP H

Competition Day 1

Sevilla FC - SC Feyenoord

2-0

Everton FC - VfL Wolfsburg

4-1

Standard de Liège - HNK Rijeka

2-0

Lille OSC - FK Krasnodar

1-1 (a)

Competition Day 2

SC Feyenoord - Standard de Liège

2-1

VfL Wolfsburg - Lille OSC

1-1

HNK Rijeka - Sevilla FC

2-2

FK Krasnodar - Everton FC

1-1

Competition Day 3

HNK Rijeka - SC Feyenoord

3-1

FK Krasnodar - VfL Wolfsburg

2-4

Standard de Liège - Sevilla FC

0-0

Lille OSC - Everton FC

0-0 (a)

Competition Day 4

SC Feyenoord - HNK Rijeka

2-0

VfL Wolfsburg - FK Krasnodar

5-1

Sevilla FC - Standard de Liège

3-1

Everton FC - Lille OSC

3-0

Competition Day 5

HNK Rijeka - Standard de Liège

2-0

FK Krasnodar - Lille OSC

1-1

SC Feyenoord - Sevilla FC

2-0

VfL Wolfsburg - Everton FC

0-2

Competition Day 6

Standard de Liège - SC Feyenoord

0-3

Lille OSC - VfL Wolfsburg

0-3 (a)

Sevilla FC - HNK Rijeka

1-0

Everton FC - FK Krasnodar

0-1

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. SC Feyenoord	6	4	0	2	10	6	12
2. Sevilla FC	6	3	2	1	8	5	11
3. HNK Rijeka	6	2	1	3	7	8	7
4. Standard de Liège	6	1	1	4	4	10	4

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Everton FC	6	3	2	1	10	3	11
2. VfL Wolfsburg	6	3	1	2	14	10	10
3. FK Krasnodar	6	1	3	2	7	12	6
4. Lille OSC	6	0	4	2	3	9	4

(a) Played in Villeneuve d’Ascq.

GROUP I

GROUP J

Competition Day 1

SSC Napoli - AC Sparta Praha

3-1

Rio Ave FC - FK Dynamo (Ky.)

0-3

BSC Young Boys - ŠK Slovan Bratislava

5-0

FC Steaua Bucureşti - AaB

6-0

Competition Day 2

AC Sparta Praha - BSC Young Boys

3-1

FK Dynamo (Ky.) - FC Steaua Bucureşti

3-1

ŠK Slovan Bratislava - SSC Napoli

0-2

AaB - Rio Ave FC

1-0

Competition Day 3

ŠK Slovan Bratislava - AC Sparta Praha

0-3

AaB - FK Dynamo (Ky.)

3-0

BSC Young Boys - SSC Napoli

2-0

FC Steaua Bucureşti - Rio Ave FC

2-1

Competition Day 4

AC Sparta Praha - ŠK Slovan Bratislava

4-0

FK Dynamo (Ky.) - AaB

2-0

SSC Napoli - BSC Young Boys

3-0

Rio Ave FC - FC Steaua Bucureşti

2-2

Competition Day 5

ŠK Slovan Bratislava - BSC Young Boys

1-3

AaB - FC Steaua Bucureşti

1-0

AC Sparta Praha - SSC Napoli

0-0

FK Dynamo (Ky.) - Rio Ave FC

2-0

Competition Day 6

BSC Young Boys - AC Sparta Praha

2-0

FC Steaua Bucureşti - FK Dynamo (Ky.)

0-2

SSC Napoli - ŠK Slovan Bratislava

3-0

Rio Ave FC - AaB

2-0

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. SSC Napoli	6	4	1	1	11	3	13
2. BSC Young Boys	6	4	0	2	13	7	12
3. AC Sparta Praha	6	3	1	2	11	6	10
4. ŠK Slovan Bratislava	6	0	0	6	1	20	0

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
*1. FK Dynamo (Kyïv)*	6	5	0	1	12	4	15
2. AaB	6	3	0	3	5	10	9
3. FC Steaua Bucureşti	6	2	1	3	11	9	7
4. Rio Ave FC	6	1	1	4	5	10	4

GROUP K

GROUP L

Competition Day 1

ACF Fiorentina - EA Guingamp

3-0

Legia Warszawa - KSC Lokeren OV

1-0

PAOK - FK Dynamo (Mi.)

6-1

FK Metallist - Trabzonspor Kulübü

1-2 (a)

Competition Day 2

EA Guingamp - PAOK

2-0

KSC Lokeren OV - FK Metallist

1-0

FK Dynamo (Mi.) - ACF Fiorentina

0-3 (a)

Trabzonspor Kulübü - Legia Warszawa

0-1

Competition Day 3

FK Dynamo (Mi.) - EA Guingamp

0-0 (a)

Trabzonspor Kulübü - KSC Lokeren OV

2-0

PAOK - ACF Fiorentina

0-1

FK Metallist - Legia Warszawa

0-1 (b)

Competition Day 4

EA Guingamp - FK Dynamo (Mi.)

2-0

KSC Lokeren OV - Trabzonspor Kulübü

1-1

ACF Fiorentina - PAOK

1-1

Legia Warszawa - FK Metallist

2-1

Competition Day 5

FK Dynamo (Mi.) - PAOK

0-2 (a)

Trabzonspor Kulübü - FK Metallist

3-1

EA Guingamp - ACF Fiorentina

1-2

KSC Lokeren OV - Legia Warszawa

1-0

Competition Day 6

PAOK - EA Guingamp

1-2

FK Metallist - KSC Lokeren OV

0-1 (a)

ACF Fiorentina - FK Dynamo (Mi.)

1-2

Legia Warszawa - Trabzonspor Kulübü

2-0

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. ACF Fiorentina	6	4	1	1	11	4	13
2. EA Guingamp	6	3	1	2	7	6	10
3. PAOK	6	2	1	3	10	7	7
4. FK Dynamo (Minsk)	6	1	1	4	3	14	4

(a) Played in Borisov.

FINAL STANDING	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1. Legia Warszawa	6	5	0	1	7	2	15
2. Trabzonspor Kulübü	6	3	1	2	8	6	10
3. KSC Lokeren OV	6	3	1	2	4	4	10
4. FK Metallist	6	0	0	6	3	10	0

(a) Played in L’vïv. (b) Played in Kyïv.

ROUND OF 32
32 TEAMS. 24 qualified teams after Group Stage; 8 third-placed teams after the League Stage of Champions League 2014-15 (in red).
BSC Young Boys - Everton FC	1-4	1-3
Torino FC - Athletic Club de Bilbao	2-2	3-2
Sevilla FC - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach	1-0	3-2
VfL Wolfsburg - Sporting CP	2-0	0-0
AFC Ajax - Legia Warszawa	1-0	3-0
AaB (Ålborg) - Club Brugge KV	1-3	0-3
RSC Anderlecht - *FK Dynamo (Moskva)*	0-0	1-3 (b)
FK Dnipro - Olympiakós SFP	2-0 (a)	2-2
Trabzonspor Kulübü - SSC Napoli	0-4	0-1
EA Guingamp - *FK Dynamo (Kyïv)*	2-1	1-3
Villarreal CF - FC Salzburg	2-1	3-1
AS Roma - SC Feyenoord	1-1	2-1
PSV (Eindhoven ) - FK Zenit	0-1	0-3
Liverpool FC - Beşiktaş JK	1-0	0-1	pk:4-5
Tottenham Hotspur FC - ACF Fiorentina	1-1	0-2
Celtic FC - Internazionale FC	3-3	0-1
(a) Played in Kyïv. (b) Played in Khimki.

ROUND OF 16
Everton FC - *FK Dynamo (Kyïv)*	2-1	2-5
FK Dnipro - AFC Ajax	1-0 (a)	1-2
FK Zenit - Torino FC	2-0	0-1
VfL Wolfsburg - Internazionale FC	3-1	2-1
Villarreal CF - Sevilla FC	1-3	1-2
SSC Napoli - FK Dynamo (Moskva)	3-1	0-0 (b)
Club Brugge KV - Beşiktaş JK	2-1	3-1
ACF Fiorentina - AS Roma	1-1	3-0
(a) Played in Kyïv. (b) Played in Khimki.

1/4 FINALS
Sevilla FC - FK Zenit	2-1	2-2
Club Brugge KV - FK Dnipro	0-0	0-1 (a)
FK Dynamo (Kyïv) - ACF Fiorentina	1-1	0-2
VfL Wolfsburg - SSC Napoli	1-4	2-2
(a) Played in Kyïv.

1/2 FINALS
SSC Napoli - FK Dnipro	1-1	0-1 (a)
Sevilla FC - ACF Fiorentina	3-0	2-0
(a) Played in Kyïv.

FINAL

STADIUM: Stadion Narodowy (Warszawa)

DATE: 27-05-2015 (20:45 h)

Attendance: 45.000

Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG)

Goals: 0-1 (Kalinić 7’); 1-1 (Krychowiak 28’); 2-1 (Bacca 31’); 2-2 (Rotan’ 44’); 3-2 (Bacca 73’)

BOOKED: Krychowiak (45+’), Daniel Carriço (62’), Bacca (74’) / Kankava (17’), Kalinić (45+’), Bezus (70’), Rotan’ (75’), Léo Matos (83’)

MAN OF THE MATCH: Éver Banega

Sevilla FC - FK Dnipro

3-2 (2-2)

Sevilla FC (coach: Unai Emery)

Sergio Rico

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Aleix Vidal

Daniel Carriço

Timothée Kolodziejczak

Benoît Trémoulinas

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José Antonio Reyes (c) (Jorge Andújar “Coke” 58’)

Stéphane M’Bia

Éver Banega (Vicente Iborra 89’)

Grzegorz Krychowiak

Víctor Machín “Vitolo”

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Carlos Bacca (Kévin Gameiro 82’)

FK Dnipro (coach: Myron Markevych)

Denys Bojko

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Artem Fedets’kyj

Douglas Silva

Evgen Cheberjachko

Léo Matos

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Matheus Leite

Jaba Kankava (Evgen Shakhov 85’)

Ruslan Rotan’ (c)

Valerij Fedorchuk (Roman Bezus 68’)

Evgen Konopljanka

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Nikola Kalinić (Evgen Selezn’ov 78’)

TOP SCORER: Alan (FC Salzburg) / Lukaku (Everton FC) - 8 goals

ROSTERS (FINALISTS)

Sevilla FC

FK Dnipro (ФК Дніпро)

Goalkeepers

1. Mariano Damián Barbosa (27-07-1984)

13. António Alberto Bastos Pimparel “Beto” (1-05-1982)

29. Sergio Rico González (1-09-1993)

32. Juan Soriano Oropesa (23-08-1997)

33. David Soria Solís (4-04-1993)

Defenders

2. Benoît Trémoulinas (28-12-1985)

3. Fernando Navarro Corbacho (25-06-1982)

5. Diogo José Rosário Gomes Figueiras (1-07-1991)

6. Daniel Filipe Martins Carriço (4-08-1988)

11. Alex Sandro Mendonça dos Santos “Cicinho” (4-8-86) (a)

15. Timothée Kolodziejczak (1-10-1991)

21. Nicolás Martín “Nico” Pareja (19-01-1984)

23. Jorge Andújar Moreno “Coke” (26-04-1987)

24. Alejandro Arribas Garrido (1-05-1989)

26. Luis Miguel Sánchez Benítez “Luismi” (5-05-1992)

39. Modesto Acosta de la Rosa “Mode” (14-06-1994)

Midfielders

4. Grzegorz Krychowiak (29-01-1990)

8. Sebastián Carlos Cristóforo Pepe (23-08-1993)

12. Vicente Iborra de la Fuente (16-01-1988)

17. Denis Suárez Fernández (6-01-1994)

19. Éver Maximiliano David Banega (29-06-1988)

22. Aleix Vidal Parreu (21-08-1989)

25. Stéphane M’Bia (20-05-1986)

27. Antonio Jesús “Toño” Cotán Pérez (19-09-1995)

31. Juan Jesús Argüez Ruiz “Juanje” (4-04-1995)

34. Francisco Manuel Tena Jaramillo (28-06-1993)

37. Antonio Romero Boza (12-10-1995)

38. Francisco Borja Lasso de la Vega Gayán (1-01-1994)

Forwards

7. Kévin Gameiro (9-05-1987)

9. Carlos Arturo Bacca Ahumada (8-09-1986)

10. José Antonio Reyes Calderón (1-09-1983)

14. Iago Aspas Juncal (1-08-1987)

18. Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro (13-03-1994)

20. Víctor Machín Pérez “Vitolo” (2-11-1989)

28. Carlos Fernández Luna (22-05-1996)

30. Juan Muñoz Muñoz (12-11-1995)

COACH: Unai Emery Etxegoien (3-11-1971)

(a) Cicinho was loaned to CD Numancia on 27-01-2015.

Goalkeepers

1. Oleksij Bashtanenko (Олексiй Баштаненко) (16-03-94)

16. Jan Laštůvka (7-07-1982)

71. Denys Bojko (Денис Бойко) (29-01-1988)

77. Denys Shelikhov (Денис Шеліхов) (23-06-1989)

91. Igor Vartsaba (Ігор Варцаба) (28-01-1991) (a)

Defenders

2. Alexandru Nicolae Vlad (6-12-1989)

3. Ondřej Mazuch (15-03-1989)

5. Vitalij Mandzjuk (Віталій Мандзюк) (24-01-1986)

6. Egídio de Araújo Pereira Júnior (16-06-1986) (b)

8. Volodymyr Pol’ovyj (Володимир Польовий) (28-7-85) (c)

14. Evgen Cheberjachko (Євген Чеберячко) (19-06-1983)

15. Dmytro Chygryns’kyj (Дмитро Чигринський) (7-11-86)

17. Ivan Strinić (17-07-1987) (d)

23. Douglas Silva Bacelar (4-04-1990)

24. Valerij Luchkevych (Валерій Лучкевич) (11-01-1996)

30. Papa Guèye (7-06-1984)

39. Oleksandr Svatok (Олександр Сваток) (27-09-1994)

44. Artem Fedets’kyj (Артем Федецький) (26-04-1985)

90. Oleksandr Migunov (Олександр Мігунов) (13-04-1994)

Midfielders

4. Sergij Kravchenko (Сергій Кравченко) (24-04-1983)

7. Jaba Kankava (ჯაბა კანკავა) (18-03-1986)

8. Pavlo Ks’onz (Павло Ксьонз) (2-01-1987)

10. Evgen Konopljanka (Євген Коноплянка) (29-09-89)

12. Leonardo de Matos Cruz “Léo Matos” (2-04-1986)

20. Bruno Alexandre Vilela Gama (15-11-1987)

21. Mladen Bartulović (5-10-1986)

25. Valerij Fedorchuk (Валерій Федорчук) (5-10-1988)

28. Evgen Shakhov (Євген Шахов) (30-11-1990)

29. Ruslan Rotan’ (Руслан Ротань) (29-10-1981)

89. Sergij Politylo (Сергій Політило) (9-01-1989) (e)

97. Andrij Bliznichenko (Андрій Блізніченко) (24-07-94)

Forwards

9. Nikola Kalinić (5-01-1988)

11. Evgen Selezn’ov (Євген Селезньов) (20-07-1985)

18. Roman Zozulja (Роман Зозуля) (17-11-1989)

19. Roman Bezus (Роман Безус) (26-09-1990)

99. Matheus Leite Nascimento (15-01-1983)

COACH: Myron Markevych (Мирон Маркевич) (1-02-51)

(a) Vartsaba was loaned to FK Naftovyk-Ukrnafta on 25-02-2015.

(b) Egídio was transferred to SE Palmeiras on 31-03-2015.

(d) Strinić was transferred to SSC Napoli on 5-01-2015.

(e) Politylo was loaned to FK Volyn’ on 19-02-2015.

RESUMEN DEL PARTIDO (GAME SUMMARY)

Confirmando los pronósticos generales (aunque con más dificultades de las previstas), el Sevilla rubricó una brillante temporada con la conquista de su cuarta Europa League en otras tantas finales e hizo historia al convertirse en el equipo con más títulos en esta competición (antiguamente conocida como Copa de la UEFA), superando a clubes de la talla de Juventus, Liverpool e Inter. El cuadro hispalense supo sobreponerse al gol inicial del Dnipro que, aunque sin tanto nombre como sus rivales, justificó plenamente su presencia en la final con un juego incansable e hizo sufrir a los hombres de Emery hasta el final. Para el Sevilla, el premio es triple, ya que el título de la Europa League le permitirá acceder directamente a la fase de grupos de la próxima edición de la Liga de Campeones (lo que supondrá un importante ingreso económico en las arcas hispalenses). Dentro de un brillante juego coral, dos hombres destacaron en el sevilla: el delantero colombiano Carlos Bacca (con dos goles plenos de oportunismo y rapidez) y el centrocampista argentino Éver Banega (con un inteligente control del centro del campo que le sirvió para ser nombrado mejor jugador de la final). Tras una primera parte plena de ritmo, en la que el Sevilla supo imponer su mayor calidad, el juego decayó notablemente en la segunda mitad, en la que el dominio territorial correspondió al Dnipro pero en la que el conjunto hispalense supo hacer valer su mayor experiencia para resolver el partido con un gol de oportunismo de Bacca.

El Sevilla comenzó dominador y dinámico, controlando la posesión del balón gracias a la calidad de Banega y Reyes. El veterano capitán sevillista fue una clara apuesta de Emery por desmontar el ordenado entramado defensivo del Dnipro, con lo que mandó a Aleix Vidal al lateral derecho. Sin embargo, tras un posible penalti sobre Reyes en el área ucraniana, los hombres de Myron Markevych se adelantaron en el marcador en su primera llegada a las inmediaciones de la portería defendida por Sergio Rico: en una rápida contra, Matheus centra desde la banda derecha al corazón del área, en donde el croata Kalinić cabecea el balón al fondo de las mallas. El partido se ponía de cara para el Dnipro, un conjunto especialista en defender ordenadamente hasta provocar la desesperación de sus rivales (como ya demostró en la semifinal frente al Nápoles). Sin embargo, el Sevilla no pareció afectado por este inesperado contratiempo y siguió practicando su juego de toque y control, sabedor de que aún quedaba mucho partido por delante y las oportunidades iban a llegar. Con Banega y Krychowiak como motores en la zona medular, el Sevilla pasó a encerrar a sus rivales en el área. Tras un primer aviso del centrocampista polaco del Sevilla en el minuto 24, con un cabezazo picado a la salida de un córner que Bojko despejó con apuros, Krychowiak no falló en su segunda oportunidad y batió al portero ucraniano tras controlar un balón dentro del área tras un nuevo saque de esquina. El gol dio alas al Sevilla, que vivió momentos de muy buen fútbol. Apenas tres minutos después del empate, un preciso pase interior del capitán Reyes a la penetración en carrera de Bacca permitió al delantero colombiano plantarse solo ante Bojko y hacer el segundo tras driblar al portero ucraniano. Sin embargo, tras consumar la remontada, al Sevilla le faltó aplomo para controlar el partido y permitió que el Dnipro reaccionara. A Matheus (una pesadilla en banda derecha para Trémoulinas) se unió Konopljanka por la izquierda. Tras avisar este último con un disparo ajustado a la escuadra que Sergio Rico sacó a mano cambiada, el conjunto ucraniano empató en el minuto 44 gracias a su capitán Rotan’, que transformó brillantemente un libre directo en la frontal del área.

En la segunda mitad, el miedo y el cansancio comenzaron a aparecer, y el ritmo y la calidad del partido en los primeros cuarenta y cinco minutos decayeron notablemente. El Dnipro fue entonces el equipo que mostró más empuje e intensidad, mientras que el Sevilla pareció acusar el esfuerzo de la primera mitad y quedó a la espera de aprovechar su mayor calidad atacante. Emery buscó entonces más fuerza que talento e introdujo en el campo a Coke en lugar del capitán Reyes (que se fue con mala cara). A medida que pasaban los minutos, quedó claro que el primer equipo en marcar un gol se llevaría con casi total seguridad la final… y ése fue el Sevilla. En una indecisión de la defensa del Dnipro, Vitolo envió un pase interior entre los centrales ucranianos y de nuevo el oportunismo y la velocidad de Bacca sirvió para que el Sevilla tomara una ventaja que, a falta de poco más de un cuarto de hora para el final, parecía definitiva. Aunque el Dnipro intentó reaccionar, las prisas, los nervios y su falta de definición atacante se convirtieron en un lastre demasiado pesado. En el minuto 79, Bacca pudo haber “matado” el partido con su tercer gol de la noche, pero Bojko despejó instintivamente por encima del larguero el cabezazo a bocajarro del delantero colombiano. Un impresionante silencio se hizo en el Estadio Nacional de Varsovia cuando Matheus se desplomó sobre el césped y tuvo que ser sacado en camilla. Con un hombre menos, el Dnipro intentó agotar sus opciones y buscó el empate a la desesperada, pero el Sevilla ya se sabía campeón y supo controlar el juego hasta el pitido final.

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