Europa League 2016-17

(From 30-06-2016 to 24-05-2017)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

·          188 teams (best qualified clubs in domestic leagues, domestic Cup winners 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

155 entrants as a result of UEFA Country Ranking (UCR) for the period 2011-2015 and 33 more entrants depending on different factors. The berth assignment is as follows:

 

Direct berths (155): 49 countries (places 1-51 in UCR, except Spain and Liechtenstein) with 3 teams; 3 countries (Spain, San Marino and Andorra) with 2 teams; 2 countries (Liechtenstein and Gibraltar) with 1 team.

 

Extra berths (33): 33 teams qualified via Champions League 2016-17 (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

96 TEAMS. 26 Cup champions from countries ranked 29-54 in UCR 2011-2015 (in green); 35 runners-up from countries ranked 18-53 in this UCR (except Liechtenstein) ; 35 third-placed teams from countries ranked 16-51 in this UCR (except Liechtenstein).

FC Midtjylland (DEN) - FK Sūduva (LIT)

1-0

1-0

 

Heart of Midlothian FC (SCO) - FC Infonet (EST)

2-1

4-2

 

Connah’s Quay Nomads FC (WAL) - Stabæk IF (NOR)

0-0 (a)

1-0 (q)

 

FK Ventspils (LAT) - Víkingur (FAR)

2-0

2-0 (r)

 

Linfield FC (NIR) - Cork City FC (IRL)

0-1

1-1

 

FC Levadia (EST) - HB (Tórshavn) (FAR)

1-1

2-0

 

FK Atlantas (LIT) - HJK (Helsinki) (FIN)

0-2

1-1

 

IFK Göteborg (SWE) - Llandudno FC (WAL)

5-0

2-1 (s)

 

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC (IRL) - AS La Jeunesse d’Esch (LUX)

1-0

1-2

 

KR (Reykjavík) (ICE) - Glenavon FC (NIR)

2-1

6-0

 

Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) - RoPS (Rovaniemi) (FIN)

0-2

1-1

 

Valur (ICE) - Brøndby IF (DEN)

1-4

0-6

 

Aberdeen FC (SCO) - CS Fola Esch (LUX)

3-1

0-1 (t)

 

FK Trakai (LIT) - JK Nõmme Kalju (EST)

2-1 (b)

1-4

 

FK Dynamo (Minsk) (BLR) - FK Spartaks (LAT)

2-1

2-0

 

Breiðablik (ICE) - FK Jelgava (LAT)

2-3

2-2

 

NSÍ (Runavík) (FAR) - FK Shakhtjor (BLR)

0-2 (c)

0-5

 

AIK (Solna) (SWE) - Bala Town FC (WAL)

2-0

2-0 (u)

 

FC Differdange 03 (LUX) - Cliftonville FC (NIR)

1-1

0-2

 

Odds BK (NOR) - IFK Mariehamn (FIN)

2-0

1-1

 

NK Domžale (SVN) - FC Lusitans (AND)

3-1

2-1

 

FK Bokelj (MON) - FK Vojvodina (SER)

1-1 (d)

0-5

 

AEK (Lárnax) (CYP) - SS Folgore (SMR)

3-0

3-1 (v)

 

SK Dila (GEO) - FA Shirak (ARM)

1-0

0-1

pk:1-4

NK Široki Brijeg (BOS) - Birkirkara FC (MAL)

1-1

0-2 (w)

 

Videoton FC (HUN) - FC Zaria (MOL)

3-0 (e)

0-2 (x)

 

UE Santa Coloma (AND) - NK Lokomotiva (CRO)

1-3 (f)

1-4

 

Europa FC (GIB) - FA Pjunik (ARM)

2-0

1-2

 

FK Čukarički (SER) - FK Ordabasy (KAZ)

3-0

3-3

 

FK Rabotnički (MAC) - FK Budućnost (Podgorica) (MON)

1-1

0-1

 

FC Zimbru (MOL) - SK Chikhura (GEO)

0-1

3-2 (y)

 

FK Sloboda (BOS) - Beitar Yerushalayim MK (ISR)

0-0 (g)

0-1

 

FK Kukësi (ALB) - FK Rudar (MON)

1-1 (h)

1-0 (z)

 

Balzan FC (MAL) - Neftçi PFK (AZE)

0-2 (i)

2-1

 

FC Admira Wacker Mödling (AUT) - TJ Spartak Myjava (SVK)

1-1 (j)

3-2

 

FK Beroe (BUL) - FK Radnik (BOS)

0-0

2-0 (1)

 

SP La Fiorita (SMR) - Debreceni Vasutas SC (HUN)

0-5 (k)

0-2

 

FC Vaduz (LIE) - FK Sileks (MAC)

3-1

2-1 (2)

 

Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK (ISR) - ND Gorica (SVN)

3-0 (l)

1-0

 

Qəbələ FK (AZE) - SK Samtredia (GEO)

5-1 (m)

1-2 (3)

 

KF Teuta (ALB) - FK Kajrat (KAZ)

0-1

0-5

 

FC Spartak Trnava (SVK) - Hibernians FC (MAL)

3-0

3-0

 

FA Banants (ARM) - AS Omónia Levkosías (CYP)

0-1

1-4

 

KF Shkëndija (MAC) - MKS Cracovia (POL)

2-0 (n)

2-1

 

FK Slavija (BUL) - MKS Zagłębie Lubin (POL)

1-0

0-3

 

FK Aktobe (KAZ) - MTK Budapest (HUN)

1-1

0-2 (4)

 

FK Partizani (ALB) - ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)

0-0 (o)

― (5)

 

Kəpəz PFK (AZE) - FC Dacia (MOL)

0-0 (p)

1-0 (6)

 

(a) Played in Rhyl.     (b) Played in Vilnius.     (c) Played in Toftír.     (d) Played in Petrovac.     (e) Played in Felcsút.     (f) Played in Andorra la Vella.     (g) Played in Zenica.     (h) Played in Elbasan.     (i) Played in Paola.     (j) Played in St. Pölten.     (k) Played in Serravalle.     (l) Played in Netanya.     (m) Played in Baku.     (n) Played in Skopje.     (o) Played in Elbasan.     (p) Played in Baku.     (q) Played in Fredrikstad.     (r) Played in Toftír.     (s) Played in Bangor.     (t) Played in Luxembourg City.     (u) Played in Rhyl.     (v) Played in Serravalle.     (w) Played in Paola.     (x) Played in Chişinău.     (y) Played in Zestaponi.     (z) Played in Nikšić.     (1) Played in Banja Luka.     (2) Played in Skopje.     (3) Played in Zestaponi.     (4) Played in Győr.     (5) Game scheduled to be played in Senica but cancelled as FK Partizani was promoted to Champions League.     (6) Played in Speia.

 

 

SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND

66 TEAMS. 48 winners from First Qualifying Round; 10 Cup champions from countries ranked 19-28 in UCR 2011-2015 (in green); 2 runners-up from countries ranked 16-17 in this UCR; 6 fourth-placed teams from countries ranked 10-15 in this UCR.

FA Shirak - FC Spartak Trnava

1-1

0-2

 

FK Dynamo (Minsk) - St. Patrick’s Athletic FC

1-1

1-0

 

FK Partizan (SER) - MKS Zagłębie Lubin

0-0

0-0

pk:3-4

FK Vojvodina - Connah’s Quay Nomads FC

1-0

2-1 (f)

 

Maccabi Haifa MK (ISR) - JK Nõmme Kalju

1-1 (a)

1-1

pk:3-5

Hibernian FC (SCO) - Brøndby IF

0-1

1-0

pk:3-5

FK Shakhtjor - NK Domžale

1-1

1-2

 

FK Austria Wien (AUT) - FK Kukësi

1-0

4-1 (g)

 

MTK Budapest - Qəbələ FK

1-2 (b)

0-2 (h)

 

FK Beroe - HJK (Helsinki)

1-1

0-1

 

RoPS (Rovaniemi) - NK Lokomotiva

1-1

0-3

 

Neftçi PFK - KF Shkëndija

0-0

0-1 (i)

 

KR (Reykjavík) - Grasshopper-Club (SWI)

3-3

1-2

 

FC Midtjylland - FC Vaduz

3-0

2-2

 

FC Zimbru - Osmanlıspor FK (TUR)

2-2

0-5

 

PAS Giánnina (GRE) - Odds BK

3-0

1-3

 

Birkirkara FC - Heart of Midlothian FC

0-0 (c)

2-1

 

NK Maribor (SVN) - FK Levski (BUL)

0-0

1-1

 

GKS Piast (POL) - IFK Göteborg

0-3

0-0

 

ŠK Slovan Bratislava - FK Jelgava

0-0

0-3

 

Beitar Yerushalayim MK - AS Omónia Levkosías

1-0

2-3

 

FC Admira Wacker Mödling - Kəpəz PFK

1-0 (d)

2-0 (j)

 

Aberdeen FC - FK Ventspils

3-0

1-0

 

BK Häcken (SWE) - Cork City FC

1-1

0-1

 

FK Kajrat - Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK

1-1

1-2 (k)

 

Debreceni Vasutas SC - FK Torpedo-BelAZ (BLR)

1-2

0-1

 

CSM Studențesc Iași (ROM) - HNK Hajduk (CRO)

2-2

1-2

 

Videoton FC - FK Čukarički

2-0 (e)

1-1

 

Cliftonville FC - AEK (Lárnax)

2-3

0-2

 

AIK (Solna) - Europa FC

1-0

1-0

 

FC Levadia - SK Slavia Praha (CZE)

3-1

0-2

 

KRC Genk (BEL) - FK Budućnost (Podgorica)

2-0

0-2

pk:4-2

SønderjyskE Fodbold (DEN) - Strømsgodset IF (NOR)

2-1

2-2

 

(a) Played in Netanya.     (b) Played in Győr.     (c) Played in Paola.     (d) Played in St. Pölten.     (e) Played in Felcsút.     (f) Played in Rhyl.     (g) Played in Elbasan.     (h) Played in Baku.     (i) Played in Skopje.     (j) Played in Baku.     (k) Played in Netanya.

 

 

THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND

58 TEAMS. 33 winners from Second Qualifying Round; 6 Cup champions from countries ranked 13-18 in UCR 2011-2015 (in green); 9 third-placed teams from countries ranked 7-15 in this UCR; 5 fourth-placed teams from countries ranked 5-9 in this UCR; 3 fifth-placed teams from countries ranked 4-6 in this UCR; 2 sixth-placed teams from countries ranked 2-3 in this UCR.

NK Lokomotiva - FK Vorskla (UKR)

0-0

3-2

 

AS Saint-Étienne (FRA) - AEK (Athína) (GRE)

0-0

1-0

 

AEK (Lárnax) - FK Spartak (Moskva) (RUS)

1-1

1-0

 

CS Pandurii (ROM) - Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK

1-3 (a)

1-2 (i)

 

FK Vojvodina - FK Dynamo (Minsk)

1-1

2-0 (j)

 

MKS Zagłębie Lubin - SønderjyskE Fodbold

1-2

1-1

 

FK Austria Wien - FC Spartak Trnava

0-1

1-0

pk:5-4

Hertha BSC (GER) - Brøndby IF

1-0

1-3

 

NK Domžale - West Ham United FC (ENG)

2-1 (b)

0-3

 

FC Luzern (SWI) - US Sassuolo Calcio (ITA)

1-1

0-3 (k)

 

Panathinaïkós AO (GRE) - AIK (Solna)

1-0

2-0

 

İstanbul Başakşehir FK (TUR) - HNK Rijeka (CRO)

0-0

2-2

 

Videoton FC - FC Midtjylland

0-1 (c)

1-1

 

SK Slavia Praha - Rio Ave FC (POR)

0-0

1-1

 

Osmanlıspor FK - JK Nõmme Kalju

1-0

2-0

 

Heracles Almelo (NED) - FC Arouca (POR)

1-1

0-0

 

IFK Göteborg - HJK (Helsinki)

1-2

2-0

 

Birkirkara FC - FK Krasnodar (RUS)

0-3 (d)

1-3

 

Aberdeen FC - NK Maribor

1-1

0-1

 

FK Torpedo-BelAZ - SK Rapid (AUT)

0-0

0-3

 

FC Admira Wacker Mödling - FC Slovan Liberec (CZE)

1-2

0-2

 

AZ (Alkmaar) (NED) - PAS Giánnina

1-0

2-1 (l)

 

Lille OSC (FRA) - Qəbələ FK

1-1 (e)

0-1 (m)

 

KRC Genk - Cork City FC

1-0

2-1

 

KAA Gent (BEL) - FC Viitorul (ROM)

5-0

0-0

 

FK Jelgava - Beitar Yerushalayim MK

1-1 (f)

0-3

 

FK Oleksandrija (UKR) - HNK Hajduk

0-3

1-3

 

KF Shkëndija - FK Mladá Boleslav (CZE)

2-0 (g)

0-1

 

Grasshopper-Club - Apóllon FC (CYP)

2-1 (h)

3-3 (n)

 

(a) Played in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.     (b) Played in Ljubljana.     (c) Played in Felcsút.     (d) Played in Paola.     (e) Played in Villeneuve d’Ascq.     (f) Played in Rīga.     (g) Played in Skopje.     (h) Played in St. Gallen.     (i) Played in Netanya.     (j) Played in Brest.     (k) Played in Reggio Emilia.     (l) Played in Athína.     (m) Played in Baku.     (n) Played in Levkosía.

 

 

QUALIFICATION PLAY-OFF

44 TEAMS. 29 winners from Third Qualifying Round; 15 losers from Third Qualifying Round of Champions League 2016-17 (in red).

BYES. 10 losers from the Qualification Play-Off of Champions League 2016-17.

FK Astana (KAZ) - FK BATE (BLR)

2-0

2-2

 

FC Arouca - Olympiakós SFP (GRE)

0-1

1-2

 

FC Midtjylland - Osmanlıspor FK

0-1

0-2

 

FK AS Trenčín (SVK) - SK Rapid

0-4 (a)

2-0

 

NK Lokomotiva - KRC Genk

2-2

0-2

 

AEK (Lárnax) - FC Slovan Liberec

0-1

0-3

 

SK Dinamo (Tbilisi) (GEO) - PAOK (Thessaloníkê) (GRE)

0-3

0-2

 

FK Austria Wien - Rosenborg BK (NOR)

2-1

2-1

 

Beitar Yerushalayim MK - AS Saint-Étienne

1-2

0-0

 

FK Vojvodina - AZ (Alkmaar)

0-3

0-0

 

Qəbələ FK - NK Maribor

3-1 (b)

0-1

 

SK Slavia Praha - RSC Anderlecht (BEL)

0-3

0-3

 

FC Astra (ROM) - West Ham United FC

1-1

1-0

 

Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) - Grasshopper-Club

3-0

2-0

 

Panathinaïkós AO - Brøndby IF

3-0

1-1

 

FK Krasnodar - FK Partizani (ALB)

4-0

0-0 (e)

 

KAA Gent - KF Shkëndija

2-1

4-0 (f)

 

İstanbul Başakşehir FK - FK Shakhtar (UKR)

1-2

0-2 (g)

 

SønderjyskE Fodbold - AC Sparta Praha (CZE)

0-0

2-3

 

US Sassuolo Calcio - FK Crvena Zvezda (SER)

3-0 (c)

1-1

 

IFK Göteborg - Qarabağ FK (AZE)

1-0

0-3 (h)

 

Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK - HNK Hajduk

2-1 (d)

1-2

pk:4-3

BYES

CUP CHAMPIONS FROM COUNTRIES RANKED 1-12 IN UCR 2011-15: RC Celta (SPA), Manchester United FC (ENG), 1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER), ACF Fiorentina (ITA), SC Braga (POR), OGC Nice (FRA), FK Zenit (RUS), FK Zorja (UKR), SC Feyenoord (NED), Royal Standard Club de Liège (BEL), FC Zürich (SWI), Konyaspor Kulübü (TUR).

FOURTH-PLACED 4: Internazionale FC (ITA).

FIFTH-PLACED 2-3: Southampton FC (ENG), FC Schalke 04 (GER).

SIXTH-PLACED 1: Athletic Club de Bilbao (SPA).

LOSERS OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATION Play-Off: FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE), Hapoel Be’er-Sheva MK (ISR), APOEL (Levkosía) (CYP), Dundalk FC (IRL), FC Salzburg (AUT), FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROM), AS Roma (ITA), AFC Ajax (NED), BSC Young Boys (SWI), Villarreal CF (SPA).

(a) Played in Žilina.     (b) Played in Baku.     (c) Played in Reggio Emilia.     (d) Played in Netanya.     (e) Played in Elbasan.     (f) Played in Skopje.     (g) Played in L'vïv.     (h) Played in Baku.

 

 

GROUP STAGE

 

GROUP A

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1

Competition Day 1

SC Feyenoord - Manchester United FC

1-0

BSC Young Boys - Olympiakós SFP

0-1

FK Zorja - Fenerbahçe SK

1-1 (a)

APOEL - FK Astana

2-1

Competition Day 2

Competition Day 2

Fenerbahçe SK - SC Feyenoord

1-0

FK Astana - BSC Young Boys

0-0

Manchester United FC - FK Zorja

1-0

Olympiakós SFP - APOEL

0-1

Competition Day 3

Competition Day 3

Manchester United FC - Fenerbahçe SK

4-1

Olympiakós SFP - FK Astana

4-1

SC Feyenoord - FK Zorja

1-0

BSC Young Boys - APOEL

3-1

Competition Day 4

Competition Day 4

Fenerbahçe SK - Manchester United FC

2-1

FK Astana - Olympiakós SFP

1-1

FK Zorja - SC Feyenoord

1-1 (a)

APOEL - BSC Young Boys

1-0

Competition Day 5

Competition Day 5

Manchester United FC - SC Feyenoord

4-0

FK Astana - APOEL

2-1

Fenerbahçe SK - FK Zorja

2-0

Olympiakós SFP - BSC Young Boys

1-1

Competition Day 6

Competition Day 6

SC Feyenoord - Fenerbahçe SK

0-1

BSC Young Boys - FK Astana

3-0

FK Zorja - Manchester United FC

0-2 (a)

APOEL - Olympiakós SFP

2-0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Fenerbahçe SK

6

4

1

1

8

6

13

2. Manchester United FC

6

4

0

2

12

4

12

3. SC Feyenoord

6

2

1

3

3

7

7

4. FK Zorja

6

0

2

4

2

8

2

(a) Played in Odessa.

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. APOEL

6

4

0

2

8

6

12

2. Olympiakós SFP

6

2

2

2

7

6

8

3. BSC Young Boys

6

2

2

2

7

4

8

4. FK Astana

6

1

2

3

5

11

5

 

GROUP C

 

GROUP D

Competition Day 1

Competition Day 1

1. FSV Mainz 05 - AS Saint-Étienne

1-1

AZ - Dundalk FC

1-1

RSC Anderlecht - Qəbələ FK

3-1

Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK - FK Zenit

3-4 (a)

Competition Day 2

Competition Day 2

Qəbələ FK - 1. FSV Mainz 05

2-3 (a)

FK Zenit - AZ

5-0

AS Saint-Étienne - RSC Anderlecht

1-1

Dundalk FC - Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK

1-0 (b)

Competition Day 3

Competition Day 3

AS Saint-Étienne - Qəbələ FK

1-0

Dundalk FC - FK Zenit

1-2 (b)

1. FSV Mainz 05 - RSC Anderlecht

1-1

AZ - Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK

1-2

Competition Day 4

Competition Day 4

Qəbələ FK - AS Saint-Étienne

1-2 (a)

FK Zenit - Dundalk FC

2-1

RSC Anderlecht - 1. FSV Mainz 05

6-1

Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK - AZ

0-0 (a)

Competition Day 5

Competition Day 5

Qəbələ FK - RSC Anderlecht

1-3 (a)

FK Zenit - Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK

2-0

AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FSV Mainz 05

0-0

Dundalk FC - AZ

0-1 (b)

Competition Day 6

Competition Day 6

1. FSV Mainz 05 - Qəbələ FK

2-0

AZ - FK Zenit

3-2

RSC Anderlecht - AS Saint-Étienne

2-3

Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK - Dundalk FC

2-1 (a)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. AS Saint-Étienne

6

3

3

0

8

5

12

2. RSC Anderlecht

6

3

2

1

16

8

11

3. 1. FSV Mainz 05

6

2

3

1

8

10

9

4. Qəbələ FK

6

0

0

6

5

14

0

(a) Played in Baku.

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. FK Zenit

6

5

0

1

17

8

15

2. AZ

6

2

2

2

6

10

8

3. Maccabi Tel-Aviv MK

6

2

1

3

7

9

7

4. Dundalk FC

6

1

1

4

5

8

4

(a) Played in Netanya.     (b) Played in Dublin.

 

GROUP E

 

GROUP F

Competition Day 1

Competition Day 1

FC Viktoria Plzeň - AS Roma

1-1

SK Rapid - KRC Genk

3-2

FC Astra - FK Austria Wien

2-3 (a)

US Sassuolo Calcio - Athletic de Bilbao

3-0 (a)

Competition Day 2

Competition Day 2

FK Austria Wien - FC Viktoria Plzeň

0-0

Athletic Club de Bilbao - SK Rapid

1-0

AS Roma - FC Astra

4-0

KRC Genk - US Sassuolo Calcio

3-1

Competition Day 3

Competition Day 3

AS Roma - FK Austria Wien

3-3

KRC Genk - Athletic Club de Bilbao

2-0

FC Viktoria Plzeň - FC Astra

1-2

SK Rapid - US Sassuolo Calcio

1-1

Competition Day 4

Competition Day 4

FK Austria Wien - AS Roma

2-4

Athletic Club de Bilbao - KRC Genk

5-3

FC Astra - FC Viktoria Plzeň

1-1 (a)

US Sassuolo Calcio - SK Rapid

2-2 (a)

Competition Day 5

Competition Day 5

AS Roma - FC Viktoria Plzeň

4-1

KRC Genk - SK Rapid

1-0

FK Austria Wien - FC Astra

1-2

Athletic de Bilbao - US Sassuolo Calcio

3-2

Competition Day 6

Competition Day 6

FC Viktoria Plzeň - FK Austria Wien

3-2

SK Rapid - Athletic Club de Bilbao

1-1

FC Astra - AS Roma

0-0 (a)

US Sassuolo Calcio - KRC Genk

0-2 (a)

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. AS Roma

6

3

3

0

16

7

12

2. FC Astra

6

2

2

2

7

10

8

3. FC Viktoria Plzeň

6

1

3

2

7

10

6

4. FK Austria Wien

6

1

2

3

11

14

5

(a) Played in Bucureşti.

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. KRC Genk

6

4

0

2

13

9

12

2. Athletic de Bilbao

6

3

1

2

10

11

10

3. SK Rapid

6

1

3

2

7

8

6

4. US Sassuolo Calcio

6

1

2

3

9

11

5

(a) Played in Reggio Emilia.

 

GROUP G

 

GROUP H

Competition Day 1

Competition Day 1

Royal Standard Club de Liège - RC Celta

1-1

Konyaspor Kulübü - FK Shakhtar

0-1

Panathinaïkós AO - AFC Ajax

1-2

SC Braga - KAA Gent

1-1

Competition Day 2

Competition Day 2

AFC Ajax - Royal Standard Club de Liège

1-0

KAA Gent - Konyaspor Kulübü

2-0

RC Celta - Panathinaïkós AO

2-0

FK Shakhtar - SC Braga

2-0 (a)

Competition Day 3

Competition Day 3

RC Celta - AFC Ajax

2-2

FK Shakhtar - KAA Gent

5-0 (a)

Standard de Liège - Panathinaïkós AO

2-2

Konyaspor Kulübü - SC Braga

1-1

Competition Day 4

Competition Day 4

AFC Ajax - RC Celta

3-2

KAA Gent - FK Shakhtar

3-5

Panathinaïkós AO - Standard de Liège

0-3

SC Braga - Konyaspor Kulübü

3-1

Competition Day 5

Competition Day 5

RC Celta - Royal Standard Club de Liège

1-1

FK Shakhtar - Konyaspor Kulübü

4-0 (a)

AFC Ajax - Panathinaïkós AO

2-0

KAA Gent - SC Braga

2-2

Competition Day 6

Competition Day 6

Royal Standard Club de Liège - AFC Ajax

1-1

Konyaspor Kulübü - KAA Gent

0-1

Panathinaïkós AO - RC Celta

0-2

SC Braga - FK Shakhtar

2-4

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. AFC Ajax

6

4

2

0

11

6

14

2. RC Celta

6

2

3

1

10

7

9

3. Royal Standard de Liège

6

1

4

1

8

6

7

4. Panathinaïkós AO

6

0

1

5

3

13

1

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. FK Shakhtar

6

6

0

0

21

5

18

2. KAA Gent

6

2

2

2

9

13

8

3. SC Braga

6

1

3

2

9

11

6

4. Konyaspor Kulübü

6

0

1

5

2

12

1

(a) Played in L'vïv.

 

GROUP I

 

GROUP J

Competition Day 1

Competition Day 1

FC Salzburg - FK Krasnodar

0-1

Qarabağ FK - FC Slovan Liberec

2-2 (a)

OGC Nice - FC Schalke 04

0-1

PAOK - ACF Fiorentina

0-0

Competition Day 2

Competition Day 2

FC Schalke 04 - FC Salzburg

3-1

ACF Fiorentina - Qarabağ FK

5-1

FK Krasnodar - OGC Nice

5-2

FC Slovan Liberec - PAOK

1-2

Competition Day 3

Competition Day 3

FK Krasnodar - FC Schalke 04

0-1

Qarabağ FK - PAOK

2-0 (a)

FC Salzburg - OGC Nice

0-1

FC Slovan Liberec - ACF Fiorentina

1-3

Competition Day 4

Competition Day 4

FC Schalke 04 - FK Krasnodar

2-0

ACF Fiorentina - FC Slovan Liberec

3-0

OGC Nice - FC Salzburg

0-2

PAOK - Qarabağ FK

0-1

Competition Day 5

Competition Day 5

FK Krasnodar - FC Salzburg

1-1

FC Slovan Liberec - Qarabağ FK

3-0

FC Schalke 04 - OGC Nice

2-0

ACF Fiorentina - PAOK

2-3

Competition Day 6

Competition Day 6

FC Salzburg - FC Schalke 04

2-0

Qarabağ FK - ACF Fiorentina

1-2 (a)

OGC Nice - FK Krasnodar

2-1

PAOK - FC Slovan Liberec

2-0

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. FC Schalke 04

6

5

0

1

9

3

15

2. FK Krasnodar

6

2

1

3

8

8

7

3. FC Salzburg

6

2

1

3

6

6

7

4. OGC Nice

6

2

0

4

5

11

6

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. ACF Fiorentina

6

4

1

1

15

6

13

2. PAOK

6

3

1

2

7

6

10

3. Qarabağ FK

6

2

1

3

7

12

7

4. FC Slovan Liberec

6

1

1

4

7

12

4

(a) Played in Baku.

 

GROUP K

 

GROUP L

Competition Day 1

Competition Day 1

Internazionale FC - Hapoel Be’er-Sheva

0-2

Osmanlıspor FK - FC Steaua Bucureşti

2-0

Southampton FC - AC Sparta Praha

3-0

Villarreal CF - FC Zürich

2-1

Competition Day 2

Competition Day 2

AC Sparta Praha - Internazionale FC

3-1

FC Zürich - Osmanlıspor FK

2-1

Hapoel Be’er-Sheva - Southampton FC

0-0

FC Steaua Bucureşti - Villarreal CF

1-1

Competition Day 3

Competition Day 3

Hapoel Be’er-Sheva - AC Sparta Praha

0-1

FC Steaua Bucureşti - FC Zürich

1-1

Internazionale FC - Southampton FC

1-0

Osmanlıspor FK - Villarreal CF

2-2

Competition Day 4

Competition Day 4

AC Sparta Praha - Hapoel Be’er-Sheva

2-0

FC Zürich - FC Steaua Bucureşti

0-0

Southampton FC - Internazionale FC

2-1

Villarreal CF - Osmanlıspor FK

1-2

Competition Day 5

Competition Day 5

Hapoel Be’er-Sheva - Internazionale FC

3-2

FC Steaua Bucureşti - Osmanlıspor FK

2-1

AC Sparta Praha - Southampton FC

1-0

FC Zürich - Villarreal CF

1-1

Competition Day 6

Competition Day 6

Internazionale FC - AC Sparta Praha

2-1

Osmanlıspor FK - FC Zürich

2-0

Southampton FC - Hapoel Be’er-Sheva

1-1

Villarreal CF - FC Steaua Bucureşti

2-1

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. AC Sparta Praha

6

4

0

2

8

6

12

2. Hapoel Be’er-Sheva

6

2

2

2

6

6

8

3. Southampton FC

6

2

2

2

6

4

8

4. Internazionale FC

6

2

0

4

7

11

6

FINAL STANDING

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pt

1. Osmanlıspor FK

6

3

1

2

10

7

10

2. Villarreal CF

6

2

3

1

9

8

9

3. FC Zürich

6

1

3

2

5

7

6

4. FC Steaua Bucureşti

6

1

3

2

5

7

6

 

 

ROUND OF 32

32 TEAMS. 24 qualified teams after Group Stage; 8 third-placed teams after the League Stage of Champions League 2016-17 (in red).

Athletic Club de Bilbao - APOEL

3-2

0-2

 

Legia Warszawa (POL) - AFC Ajax

0-0

0-1

 

RSC Anderlecht - FK Zenit

2-0

1-3

 

FC Astra - KRC Genk

2-2

0-1

 

Manchester United FC - AS Saint-Étienne

3-0

1-0

 

Villarreal CF - AS Roma

0-4

1-0

 

FK Ludogorets (BUL) - FC København (DEN)

1-2 (a)

0-0

 

RC Celta - FK Shakhtar

0-1

2-0 (b)

 

Olympiakós SFP - Osmanlıspor FK

0-0

3-0

 

KAA Gent - Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG)

1-0

2-2

 

FK Rostov (RUS) - AC Sparta Praha

4-0

1-1

 

FK Krasnodar - Fenerbahçe SK

1-0

1-1

 

VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) - ACF Fiorentina

0-1

4-2

 

AZ (Alkmaar) - Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)

1-4

1-7

 

Hapoel Be’er-Sheva MK - Beşiktaş JK (TUR)

1-3

1-2

 

PAOK (Thessaloníkê) - FC Schalke 04

0-3

1-1

 

(a) Played in Sofija.     (b) Played in Kharkïv.

 

 

ROUND OF 16

RC Celta - FK Krasnodar

2-1

2-0

 

APOEL - RSC Anderlecht

0-1

0-1

 

FC Schalke 04 - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach

1-1

2-2

 

Olympique Lyonnais - AS Roma

4-2

1-2

 

FK Rostov - Manchester United FC

1-1

0-1

 

Olympiakós SFP - Beşiktaş JK

1-1

1-4

 

KAA Gent - KRC Genk

2-5

1-1

 

FC København - AFC Ajax

2-1

0-2

 

 

 

1/4 FINALS

RSC Anderlecht - Manchester United FC

1-1

1-2

 

RC Celta - KRC Genk

3-2

1-1

 

AFC Ajax - FC Schalke 04

2-0

2-3

 

Olympique Lyonnais - Beşiktaş JK

2-1

1-2

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1/2 FINALS

AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais

4-1

1-3

 

RC Celta - Manchester United FC

0-1

1-1

 

 

 

 

FINAL

STADIUM: Friends Arena (Solna, Stockholm)

DATE: 24-05-2017 (20:45 h)

Attendance: 46.961

Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)

Goals: 1-0 (Pogba 18’); 2-0 (Mkhitarian 48’)

BOOKED: Mkhitarian (31’), Fellaini (52’), Mata (78’) / Veltman (58’), Younes (64’), Riedewald (78’)

MAN OF THE MATCH: Ander Herrera

[Incidents: A minute of silence was observed before kick-off in memory of the victims of the Manchester attack on Monday night (22-05-2017).]

Manchester United FC - AFC Ajax
2-0 (1-0)

Manchester United FC (coach: José Mourinho)

Sergio Romero

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Antonio Valencia (c)

Chris Smalling

Daley Blind

Matteo Darmian

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Ander Herrera

Marouane Fellaini

Paul Pogba

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Juan Manuel Mata (Wayne Rooney 90’)

Marcus Rashford (Anthony Martial 84’)

Henrikh Mkhitarian (Jesse Lingard 74’)

AFC Ajax (coach: Peter Bosz)

André Onana

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Joël Veltman

Dávinson Sánchez

Matthijs de Ligt

Jaïro Riedewald (Frenkie de Jong 82’)

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Davy Klaassen (c)

Lasse Schöne (Donny van de Beek 70’)

Hakim Ziyech

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Bertrand Traoré

Kasper Dolberg (David Neres 62’)

Amin Younes

 

TOP SCORER: Edin Džeko (ROM) - 8 goals

 

 

ROSTERS (FINALISTS)

Manchester United FC

AFC Ajax

Goalkeepers

1. David de Gea Quintana (7-11-1990) SPA

20. Sergio Germán Romero (22-02-1987) ARG

32. Sam Johnstone (25-03-1993) ENG (a)

34. Dean Henderson (12-03-1997) ENG

40. Joel Dinis Castro Pereira(28-06-1996) POR

45. Kieran O’Hara (22-04-1996) IRL

Defenders

3. Éric Bertrand Bailly (12-04-1994) CIV

4. Phil Jones (21-02-1992) ENG

5. Faustino Marcos Alberto Rojo (20-03-1990) ARG

12. Chris Smalling (22-11-1989) ENG

17. Daley Blind (9-03-1990) NED

23. Luke Shaw (12-07-1995) ENG

35. Demi Mitchell (11-01-1997) ENG

36. Matteo Darmian (2-12-1989) ITA

38. Axel Tuanzebe (14-11-1997) ENG

43. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (2-02-1997) ENG (b)

Midfielders

6. Paul Pogba (15-03-1993) FRA

14. Jesse Lingard (15-12-1992) ENG

15. Adnan Januzaj (5-02-1995) BEL (c)

16. Michael Carrick (28-07-1981) ENG

18. Ashley Young (9-07-1985) ENG

21. Ander Herrera Agüera (14-08-1989) SPA

22. Henrikh Mkhitarian (Հենրիխ Մխիթարյան) (21-01-89) ARM

24. Timothy Fosu-Mensah (2-01-1998) NED

25. Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (4-08-1985) ECU

27. Marouane Fellaini (22-11-1987) BEL

28. Morgan Schneiderlin (8-11-1989) FRA (d)

31. Bastian Schweinsteiger (1-08-1984) GER (e)

39. Scott McTominay (8-12-1996) SCO

42. Matty Willock (20-08-1996) ENG

44. Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira (1-01-1996) BRA (f)

Forwards

7. Memphis Depay (13-02-1994) NED (g)

8. Juan Manuel Mata García (28-04-1988) SPA

9. Zlatan Ibrahimović (3-10-1981) SWE

10. Wayne Rooney (24-10-1985) ENG

11. Anthony Martial (5-12-1995) FRA

19. Marcus Rashford (31-10-1997) ENG

48. Will Keane (11-01-1993) ENG (h)

COACH: José Mário dos Santos Mourinho(26-01-1963) POR

(a) Johnstone was loaned to Aston Villa FC on 5-01-2017.

(b) Januzaj was loaned to Sunderland AFC on 12-08-2016.

(c) Borthwick-Jackson was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on 22-08-2016.

(d) Schneiderlin was transferred to Everton FC on 12-01-2017.

(e) Schweinsteiger was transferred to Chicago Fire on 21-03-2017.

(f) Andreas Pereira was loaned to Granada CF on 26-08-2016.

(g) Depay was transferred to Olympique Lyonnais on 20-01-2017.

(h) Keane was transferred to Hull City AFC on 30-08-2016.

Goalkeepers

1. Jasper Cillessen (22-04-1989) NED (a)

1. Tim Krul (3-04-1988) NED (b)

24. André Onana (2-04-1996) CAM

33. Diederik Boer (24-09-1980) NED

41. Stan van Bladeren (1-10-1997) NED

43. Jeffrey de Lange (1-04-1998) NED

47. Peter Leeuwenburgh (23-03-1994) NED

48. Norbert Alblas (12-12-1994) NED

Defenders

2. Kenny Tete (9-10-1995) NED

3. Joël Veltman (15-01-1992) NED

4. Jaïro Riedewald (9-09-1996) NED

5. Dávinson Sánchez Mina (12-06-1996) COL

16. Heiko Westermann (14-08-1983) GER

26. Nick Viergever (3-08-1989) NED

35. Mitchell Dijks (9-02-1993) NED (c)

36. Matthijs de Ligt (12-08-1999) NED

42. Deyovaisio Zeefuik (11-03-1998) NED

Midfielders

6. Riechedly Bazoer (12-10-1996) NED (d)

8. Daley Sinkgraven (4-07-1995) NED

10. Davy Klaassen (21-02-1993) NED

11. Amin Younes (6-08-1993) GER

20. Lasse Schöne (27-05-1986) DEN

21. Frenkie de Jong (12-05-1997) NED

22. Hakim Ziyech (حكيم زياش) (19-03-1993) MOR

27. Nemanja Gudelj (16-11-1991) SER (e)

30. Donny van de Beek (18-04-1997) NED

34. Abdelhak Nouri (2-04-1997) NED

40. Carel Eiting (11-02-1998) NED

Thulani Serero (11-04-1990) SAF (f)

Forwards

7. Anwar el-Ghazi (3-05-1995) NED (g)

9. Bertrand Traoré (6-09-1995) BFA

17. Václav Černý (17-10-1997) CZR

18. Robert Murić (12-03-1996) CRO (h)

19. Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas (13-04-1997) COL

25. Kasper Dolberg (6-10-1997) DEN

39. Richairo Živković (5-09-1996) NED (i)

44. Pelle Clement (19-05-1996) NED

45. Justin Kluivert (5-05-1999) NED

77. David Neres Campos (3-03-1997) BRA

COACH: Peter Bosz(21-11-1963) NED

(a) Cillessen was transferred to FC Barcelona on 25-08-2016.

(b) Krul was loaned to AZ Alkmaar on 31-01-2017.

(c) Dijks was loaned to Norwich City FC on 31-01-2017.

(d) Bazoer was transferred to VfL Wolfsburg on 14-12-2016.

(e) Gudelj was transferred to Tianjin TEDA FC on 25-01-2017.

(f) Serero was not given a jersey number and was sidelined for the 2016-17 season as his transfer plans during the summer didn’t materialize and a group of young, talented players were blocking his prospects in Ajax’s first team.

(g) El-Ghazy was transferred to Lille OSC on 31-01-2017.

(h) Murić was loaned to Pescara Calcio on 20-08-2016.

(i) Živković was loaned to FC Utrecht on 16-08-2016.

 

 

RESUMEN DEL PARTIDO (GAME SUMMARY)

 

El Manchester United acabó con una sequía europea de nueve años al derrotar más cómodamente de lo previsto a un desconocido e inexperto Ajax en la final de la Europa League, y de paso inscribió su nombre en el selecto club de equipos que han conquistado los tres títulos europeos (Liga de Campeones, Recopa de Europa y Europa League). En consonancia con una temporada de luces y sombras, los Diablos Rojos fueron más prácticos que brillantes en una final escasa de fútbol, en la que los hombres de Mourinho impusieron su mayor físico y su organización defensiva. Ander Herrera, centrocampista español del Manchester United, fue nombrado mejor jugador de la final, apenas seis días después de ser elegido mejor jugador del año del equipo inglés por los aficionados locales. Por su parte Rashford, decisivo en la semifinal frente al Celta, estuvo desaparecido en combate.

 

Manchester United y Ajax ofrecieron en Estocolmo dos propuestas de juego diametralmente opuestas. El United de Mourinho ―lejos de la fragilidad defensiva que había lastrado su juego durante los últimos años― esperó y se arropó atrás, reforzado por su superioridad física y su mayor experiencia. Enfrente, el once más joven en la historia de las finales europeas apostó por el mismo estilo de juego ofensivo y veloz que le había llevado hasta la final. El problema para los holandeses fue que esta vez se encontraron con un equipo que supo anular sus virtudes a la perfección. Sin la referencia en punta de un inactivo Dolberg, Younes y Ziyech también se apagaron ante un Manchester United que se sentía cómodo sobre el césped y que apenas pasó apuros defensivos.

 

La final comenzó a decantarse a favor del United a los 18 minutos cuando, tras un mal saque de banda del Ajax, el balón acabó en la frontal del área y Paul Pogba, con un disparo que desvió el central Dávinson Sánchez, firmó el 0-1. Los intentos de reacción del Ajax durante la primera mitad resultaron infructuosos. El partido quedó prácticamente sentenciado apenas iniciada la segunda mitad, tras el primer córner del conjunto inglés en la final, que remachó a la red en el área pequeña Henrikh Mkhitarian en semichilena y de puntera, al más puro estilo Ibrahimović. La sustitución de Dolberg, delantero centro y máxima estrella del Ajax, fue el fiel reflejo de la inoperancia ofensiva del Ajax. Únicamente Traoré parecía agitar el partido con su velocidad, pero sus intervenciones ganaron en intermitencia y perdieron en profundidad. En contraste con el vendaval ofensivo que había sido durante toda la competición, el conjunto ajacied ni siquiera logró hacer sufrir al United durante los últimos minutos del choque, y el guardameta argentino Sergio Romero apenas vio inquietada su portería. De esta forma, el Manchester United pudo salvar una temporada mediocre con un título europeo y el billete de vuelta a la Liga de Campeones.

 

 

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