2006–07 UEFA Cup

The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second-tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time. Sevilla became the first side to win the competition two years in a row since Real Madrid achieved this feat in 1985 and 1986.

2006–07 UEFA Cup
Hampden Park in Glasgow hosted the final.
Tournament details
Teams80 (competition proper)
131 (qualifying)
Final positions
Champions Sevilla (2nd title)
Runners-up Espanyol
Tournament statistics
Matches played219
Goals scored565 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s) Walter Pandiani
(11 goals)

Walter Pandiani of Espanyol was the top goalscorer of this UEFA Cup edition with 11 goals scored.

Association team allocation

A total of 155 teams from 52 UEFA associations participated in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. Associations were allocated places according to their 2005 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2000–01 to 2004–05.[1]

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup:[2]

  • Associations 1–6, 16–21 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 7 and 8 each have four teams qualify
  • Associations 9–15, 22–39, 41-50 each have two teams qualify
  • Associations 40, 51 and 52 each have one team qualify
  • The top three associations of the 2005–06 UEFA Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth
  • Eleven winning teams from the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • 24 teams from the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League (eight third-placed teams from the group stage and the sixteen losers of the third qualifying round)

Association ranking
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 Spain 73.171 3
2 England 63.224
3 Italy 61.186
4 France 49.469
5 Germany 48.989
6 Portugal 44.666
7 Netherlands 39.831 4
8 Greece 35.498
9 Belgium 31.750 2+1(FP)
9 Scotland 31.750 2
11 Turkey 29.916
12 Czech Republic 27.950
13 Russia 25.666
14 Austria 24.875
15 Ukraine 24.850
16 Israel 21.874 3
17 Serbia 21.249
18 Poland 21.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19 Switzerland 20.875 3
20 Norway 20.200 3+1(FP)
21 Bulgaria 18.540 3
22 Croatia 18.125 2
23 Denmark 17.200
24 Hungary 16.331
25 Romania 15.457
26 Sweden 15.383 2+1(FP)
27 Slovakia 11.665 2
28 Slovenia 9.665
29 Cyprus 8.165
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.165
31 Latvia 6.664
32 Finland 6.540
33 Moldova 6.332
34 Georgia 6.165
35 Lithuania 5.332
36 Iceland 4.832
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
37 Macedonia 4.497 2
38 Republic of Ireland 4.164
39 Belarus 4.082
40 Liechtenstein 4.000 1
41 Armenia 2.998 2
41 Malta 2.998
43 Albania 2.665
44 Estonia 2.498
45 Northern Ireland 2.165
46 Wales 1.832
47 Luxembourg 1.665
48 Azerbaijan 1.332
49 Faroe Islands 0.999
50 Kazakhstan 0.666
51 San Marino 0.000 1
52 Andorra 0.000
Notes
  • (FP): Additional fair play berth (Norway, Belgium, Sweden).
  • Number of teams do not include teams transferred from the Intertoto Cup.

Distribution

The title holder would have been given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League or Europa League through domestic performance; however, this additional entry was not necessary as Sevilla, winners of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, qualified for the UEFA Cup through domestic performance. This means that the following changes to the default allocation system were made to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage:

  • The first UEFA Cup qualifying entrant of association 14 (Austria) gained direct access to the 1st round – Pasching.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 19 and 20 (Switzerland and Norway) are moved from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round
(70 teams)
  • 2 domestic league champions from associations 51 and 52
  • 31 domestic league runners-up from associations 19–50 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 4 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 18–21
  • 30 domestic cup winning teams from associations 21–50
  • 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play rankings
Second qualifying round
(64 teams)
  • 6 domestic cup winners from associations 15–20
  • 3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–18
  • 9 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 9–17
  • 11 Intertoto Cup winners
  • 35 winners from the first qualifying round
First round
(80 teams)
  • 14 domestic cup winners from associations 1–14
  • 2 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7 and 8
  • 5 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–8
  • 8 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–8
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 32 winners from the second qualifying round

16 losers from 2006–07 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round

Group stage
(40 teams)
  • 40 winners from the play-off round
Round 3
(32 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from the group stage

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[3]

  • TH: Title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • Nth: League position
  • PO: End-of-season European competition play-offs (winners or position)
  • IC: Intertoto Cup
  • FP: Fair play
  • CL: Relegated from the Champions League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round
Round of 32
Bordeaux (CL GS) Benfica (CL GS) CSKA Moscow (CL GS) Shakhtar Donetsk (CL GS)
Werder Bremen (CL GS) AEK Athens (CL GS) Spartak Moscow (CL GS) Steaua București (CL GS)
First round
Espanyol (CW) Schalke 04 (4th) Skoda Xanthi (5th) Hearts (CL 3Q)
SevillaTH (5th) Bayer Leverkusen (5th) Atromitos (7th)[Note GRE] Fenerbahçe (CL 3Q)
Celta Vigo (6th) Eintracht Frankfurt (CR) Zulte Waregem (CW) Slovan Liberec (CL 3Q)
Tottenham Hotspur (5th) Braga (4th) Rangers (3rd) Mladá Boleslav (CL 3Q)
Blackburn Rovers (6th) Nacional (5th) Beşiktaş (CW) Austria Wien (CL 3Q)
West Ham United (CR) Vitória Setúbal (CR) Sparta Prague (CW) Red Bull Salzburg (CL 3Q)
Palermo (5th)[Note ITA] Groningen (PO) Lokomotiv Moscow (3rd) Maccabi Haifa (CL 3Q)
Livorno (6th)[Note ITA] AZ (PO) Pasching (3rd) Red Star Belgrade (CL 3Q)[Note SER]
Parma (7th)[Note ITA] Feyenoord (PO) Osasuna (CL 3Q) Legia Warsaw (CL 3Q)
Paris Saint-Germain (CW) Heerenveen (PO) Chievo (CL 3Q)[Note ITA] Dinamo Zagreb (CL 3Q)
Lens (4th) Panathinaikos (3rd) Ajax (CL 3Q) Ružomberok (CL 3Q)
Nancy (LC) Iraklis (4th) Standard Liège (CL 3Q) Rabotnički (CL 3Q)
Second qualifying round
Club Brugge (3rd) Hapoel Tel Aviv (CW) Wisła Kraków (2nd) Twente (IC)
Gretna (CR) Beitar Jerusalem (3rd) Sion (CW) Kayserispor (IC)
Trabzonspor (4th) Bnei Yehuda (4th) Molde (CW) Ried (IC)
Slavia Prague (3rd) Partizan (2nd)[Note SER] Newcastle United (IC) Grasshoppers (IC)
Rubin Kazan (4th) Hajduk Kula (4th)[Note SER] Marseille (IC) Odense (IC)
Mattersburg (CR) OFK Beograd (CR)[Note SER] Auxerre (IC) Maribor (IC)
Chornomorets Odesa (3rd) Wisła Płock (CW) Hertha (IC) Ethnikos Achna (IC)
Metalurh Zaporizhya (CR)
First qualifying round
Zagłębie Lubin (3rd) Artmedia Bratislava (2nd) Valur (CW) Glentoran (2nd)
Basel (2nd) Spartak Trnava (3rd) ÍA Akranes (3rd) Portadown (3rd)
Young Boys (3rd) Koper (CW) Makedonija GP (CW) Rhyl (CW)
Start (2nd) Domžale (2nd) Vardar (3rd) Llanelli (2nd)
Lyn (3rd) APOEL (CW) Drogheda United (CW) Jeunesse Esch (2nd)
CSKA Sofia (CW) Omonia (2nd) Derry City (2nd) Etzella Ettelbruck (3rd)
Litex Lovech (3rd) Orašje (CW) BATE Borisov (CW) Qarabağ (CW)
Lokomotiv Sofia (4th) Sarajevo (2nd) Dinamo Minsk (2nd) Karvan (2nd)
Rijeka (CW) Ventspils (CW) Vaduz (CW) GÍ Gøta (CW)
Varteks (3rd) Skonto (2nd) Mika (CW) Skála (2nd)
Randers (CW) Haka (CW) Banants (3rd) Tobol (2nd)
Brøndby (2nd) HJK Helsinki (2nd) Hibernians (CW) Kairat (CR)[Note KAZ]
Fehérvár (CW) Zimbru Chișinău (2nd) Sliema Wanderers (2nd) Rànger's (1st)
Újpest (2nd) Nistru Otaci (CR) Tirana (CW) Murata (1st)
Rapid București (CW) Ameri Tbilisi (CW) Dinamo Tirana (3rd) Gefle (FP)
Dinamo București (3rd) WIT Georgia (2nd) Levadia Tallinn (2nd) Roeselare (FP)
IFK Göteborg (2nd) FBK Kaunas (CW) Flora Tallinn (CR) Brann (FP)
Åtvidaberg (CR) Sūduva (3rd)
Notes
  1. ^
    Italy (ITA): Based on the initial final league positions, Roma, Lazio and Chievo earned direct entries to the UEFA Cup first round. Following 2006 Italian football scandal investigations (resulting in massive points deductions), Lazio lost their European entry entirely while Roma and Chievo were promoted to Champions League. Three Italian UEFA Cup berths were given to Palermo, Livorno, and Parma.[4]
  2. ^
    Greece (GRE): Greek league 6th-placed team PAOK failed to obtain UEFA licence and were replaced by the 7th-placed team, Atromitos.[5]
  3. ^
    Serbia (SER): Serbia and Montenegro 3rd-placed team Voždovac failed to obtain UEFA licence and were replaced by the 4th-placed team, Hajduk Kula.[6] All Serbian club qualified for this season's UEFA competitions though Serbia and Montenegro domestic tournaments, but represented its official successor Serbia.[7]
  4. ^
    Kazakhstan (KAZ): Kazakhstan Cup winners Astana failed to obtain UEFA licence and were replaced by Cup runners-up, Kairat.[6]

Early issues

Italian match-fixing scandal

The 2006 Serie A scandal resulted in major changes to the clubs that originally qualified in Italy. Originally, Roma took the cup winners' place as losing finalists in the 2006 Coppa Italia, as the winners, Internazionale finished in the top four in the league and qualified for the Champions League. The other two UEFA Cup places initially went to Lazio and Chievo.

Lazio, however, as well as the remaining three Champions League qualifiers (Juventus, Milan and Fiorentina), were formally indicted on 22 June on charges relating to the scandal.[8]

On 14 July, all four of the indicated clubs were penalised by an Italian court and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Results of the FIGC appeal were announced on 25 July. The impact on the UEFA Cup was:

  • Lazio were barred from European competition.
  • Roma and Chievo were promoted to the Champions League.
  • Palermo, Livorno and Parma were granted Italy's places in the UEFA Cup.

Greek Football Federation

FIFA suspended the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) from all international competitions on 3 July 2006 because of "political interference in sport" after the Greek government passed a law, giving it control of the sports authorities in Greece. After the law was amended to address FIFA's objections, FIFA reinstated the HFF on 12 July. The Greek government in response, decided to withdraw all of its funding to the Hellenic Football Federation.[9]

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

These matches were held on 13 July and 27 July 2006.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
Varteks 1–3 Tirana 1–1 0–2
Dinamo Tirana 1–5 CSKA Sofia 0–1 1–4
Koper 0–6 Litex Lovech 0–1 0–5
Sarajevo 5–0 Rànger's 3–0 2–0
Orašje 0–7 Domžale 0–2 0–5
Hibernians 1–9 Dinamo București 0–4 1–5
APOEL 7–1 Murata 3–1 4–0
Rijeka 3–4 Omonia 2–2 1–2
Lokomotiv Sofia 3–1 Makedonija Gjorče Petrov 2–0 1–1
Vardar 2–7 Roeselare 1–2 1–5
Rapid București 6–0 Sliema Wanderers 5–0 1–0
Central-East region
Újpest 1–4 Vaduz 0–4 1–0
Zimbru Chișinău 3–2 Karabakh 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
MIKA 1–4 Young Boys 1–3 0–1
Videoton 2–2 (a) Kairat 1–0 1–2
Zagłębie Lubin 1–1 (a) Dinamo Minsk 1–1 0–0
Karvan 2–0 Spartak Trnava 1–0 1–0
Ameri Tbilisi 2–2 (a) Banants 0–1 2–1
BATE Borisov 3–0 Nistru Otaci 2–0 1–0
Basel 3–1 Tobol 3–1 0–0
Artmedia 3–2 WIT Georgia 2–0 1–2
Northern region
HJK Helsinki 2–4 Drogheda United 1–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Brøndby 3–1 Valur 3–1 0–0
Gefle 1–2 Llanelli 1–2 0–0
Jeunesse Esch 0–5 Skonto 0–2 0–3
Åtvidaberg 7–0 Etzella Ettelbruck 4–0 3–0
Ventspils 4–1 GÍ Gøta 2–1 2–0
Glentoran 0–2 Brann 0–1 0–1
Randers 2–2 (a) ÍA 1–0 1–2
Portadown 1–4 Kaunas 1–3 0–1
Rhyl 1–2 Sūduva 0–0 1–2
Levadia Tallinn 2–1 Haka 2–0 0–1
Skála 0–4 Start 0–1 0–3
Lyn Oslo 1–1 (a) Flora Tallinn 1–1 0–0
IFK Göteborg 0–2 Derry City 0–1 0–1

Second qualifying round

These matches were held on 8 and 10 August (first leg) and 24 August (second leg) 2006.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Southern-Mediterranean region
APOEL 1–2 Trabzonspor 1–1 0–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–2 Domžale 1–2 3–0
CSKA Sofia 1–1 (a) Hajduk Kula 0–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Roeselare 2–6 Ethnikos Achna 2–1 0–5
OFK Beograd 2–5 Auxerre 1–0 1–5
Dinamo București 2–1 Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 1–1
Partizan 3–2 Maribor 2–1 1–1
Sarajevo 1–2 Rapid București 1–0 0–2
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 0–6 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–2 0–4
Omonia 1–2 Litex Lovech 0–0 1–2
Tirana 1–5 Kayserispor 0–2 1–3
Central-East region
Artmedia 5–3 Dinamo Minsk 2–1 3–2
Ried 0–1 Sion 0–0 0–1
Videoton 1–3 Grasshoppers 1–1 0–2
Karvan 0–2 Slavia Prague 0–2 0–0
Chornomorets Odessa 1–1 (a) Wisła Płock 0–0 1–1
Basel 2–2 (a) Vaduz 1–0 1–2
Zimbru Chișinău 0–3 Metalurh Zaporizhya 0–0 0–3
Mattersburg 1–2 Wisła Kraków 1–1 0–1
Hertha BSC 3–2 Ameri Tbilisi 1–0 2–2
Rubin Kazan 5–0 BATE Borisov 3–0 2–0
Young Boys 3–3 (a) Marseille 3–3 0–0
Northern region
Start 1–1 (11–10 p) Drogheda United 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Odense 6–1 Llanelli 1–0 5–1
Randers 3–2 Kaunas 3–1 0–1
Twente 1–2 Levadia Tallinn 1–1 0–1
Ventspils 0–1 Newcastle United 0–1 0–0
Brann 4–4 (a) Åtvidaberg 3–3 1–1
Molde 2–1 Skonto 0–0 2–1
Flora Tallinn 0–4 Brøndby 0–0 0–4
Sūduva 2–7 Club Brugge 0–2 2–5
Gretna 3–7 Derry City 1–5 2–2

1Due to the armed conflict going on in Israel, UEFA decided that no European matches could be staged in the country until further notice. Hapoel Tel Aviv's home match was moved to Tilburg, Netherlands, Beitar Jerusalem's to Sofia, Bulgaria and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv's to Senec, Slovakia

2These clubs qualified for this season's UEFA competitions as members of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro during the 2005–06 season but are currently members of the Football Association of Serbia which is the official successor of the previous football association.[10]

3Derry City are a team from Northern Ireland who play in the Republic of Ireland's football league. The flag of the Republic of Ireland is used for the purposes of official records as Derry City are a team representing the Football Association of Ireland.

First round
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup first round

The matches were held on 14 September (first leg) and 28 September 2006 (second leg).

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chornomorets Odessa 1–4 Hapoel Tel Aviv4 0–1 1–3
Braga 3–2 Chievo 2–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Levadia Tallinn 1–3 Newcastle United 0–1 1–2
Molde 0–2 Rangers 0–0 0–2
Standard Liège 0–4 Celta Vigo 0–1 0–3
Maccabi Haifa4 4–2 Litex Lovech 1–1 3–1
Derry City 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 0–2
Hertha BSC 2–3 Odense 2–2 0–1
Legia Warsaw 1–2 Austria Wien 1–1 0–1
Panathinaikos 2–1 Metalurh Zaporizhya 1–1 1–0
Lokomotiv Moscow 2–3 Zulte Waregem 2–1 0–2
Hearts 0–2 Sparta Prague 0–2 0–0
Fenerbahçe 5–1 Randers 2–1 3–0
Red Bull Salzburg 2–4 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 0–2
Schalke 04 2–3 Nancy 1–0 1–3
Ethnikos Achna 1–3 Lens 0–0 1–3
Slovan Liberec 4–1 Red Star Belgrade 2–0 2–1
AZ 4–3 Kayserispor 3–2 1–1
Rubin Kazan 0–2 Parma 0–1 0–1
Atromitos 1–6 Sevilla 1–2 0–4
Eintracht Frankfurt 6–2 Brøndby 4–0 2–2
Beşiktaş 4–2 CSKA Sofia 2–0 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Vitória Setúbal 0–3 Heerenveen 0–3 0–0
Marseille 3–4 Mladá Boleslav 1–0 2–4
Åtvidaberg 0–8 Grasshoppers 0–3 0–5
Rapid București 3–1 Nacional 1–0 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Trabzonspor5 2–2 (a) Osasuna 2–2 0–0
Basel 7–2 Rabotnički 6–2 1–0
West Ham United 0–4 Palermo 0–1 0–3
Lokomotiv Sofia 2–2 (a) Feyenoord 2–2 0–0
Ružomberok 1–2 Club Brugge 0–1 1–1
Sion 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 1–3
Partizan 4–3 Groningen 4–2 0–1
Skoda Xanthi 4–8 Dinamo București 3–4 1–4
Slavia Prague 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 0–1
Start 2–9 Ajax 2–5 0–4
Artmedia 3–5 Espanyol 2–2 1–3
Wisła Kraków 2–1 Iraklis 0–1 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Livorno 3–0 Pasching 2–0 1–0
Dinamo Zagreb 2–5 Auxerre 1–2 1–3

4Due to the armed conflict in Israel, UEFA had ruled that European tournament matches could not be played in Israel until further notice. Maccabi Haifa's home leg on 14 September was moved to Nijmegen, Netherlands. On 15 September, UEFA lifted the ban, allowing future matches to be played in the Tel Aviv area.[11] Hapoel Tel Aviv were able to play their home leg in Tel Aviv on 28 September.

5UEFA ordered Trabzonspor's home leg on 14 September to be played behind closed doors after objects were thrown at visiting fans and the fourth official, and a smoke bomb ignited in the stands, during their second qualifying round home leg against Cypriots APOEL. Trabzonspor appealed, and UEFA rejected the appeal on 13 September. Trabzonspor's penalty includes a second closed-doors game, a penalty which has been deferred for two years and will be removed if no further incidents occur.

Group stage
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup group stage
Teams that have qualified for the group stage of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Black: Group D;
Purple: Group E; Pink: Group F; Blue: Group G; Orange: Group H.

The top three teams (highlighted in green) of each group qualified for the next round. Based on paragraph 4.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of all the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[12]

  1. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  2. higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
  3. higher number of goals scored away in all group matches played;
  4. higher number of wins;
  5. higher number of away wins;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons (see paragraph 6.03 of the UEFA regulations).

Knockout stage
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup knockout stage

Bracket
Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
  CSKA Moscow 0 0 0  
  Maccabi Haifa 0 1 1       Maccabi Haifa 0 0 0  
  Livorno 1 0 1     Espanyol 0 4 4  
  Espanyol 2 2 4         Espanyol 3 0 3  
  AEK Athens 0 0 0         Benfica 2 0 2  
  Paris Saint-Germain 2 2 4       Paris Saint-Germain 2 1 3
  Benfica 1 2 3     Benfica 1 3 4  
  Dinamo București 0 1 1         Espanyol 3 2 5  
  Zulte Waregem 1 0 1         Werder Bremen 0 1 1  
  Newcastle United 3 1 4       Newcastle United 4 0 4  
  Fenerbahçe 3 2 5     AZ(a) 2 2 4  
  AZ(a) 3 2 5         AZ 0 1 1
  Spartak Moscow 1 1 2         Werder Bremen 0 4 4  
  Celta Vigo 1 2 3       Celta Vigo 0 0 0
  Werder Bremen 3 1 4     Werder Bremen 1 2 3  
  Ajax 0 3 3         Espanyol 2(1)
  Lens 3 0 3         Sevilla(p) 2(3)
  Panathinaikos 1 0 1       Lens 2 0 2  
  Bayer Leverkusen 3 0 3     Bayer Leverkusen 0 3 3  
  Blackburn Rovers 2 0 2         Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0  
  Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 0 2         Osasuna 3 1 4  
  Rangers 1 4 5       Rangers 1 0 1
  Bordeaux 0 0 0     Osasuna 1 1 2  
  Osasuna 0 1 1         Osasuna 1 0 1
  Steaua București 0 0 0         Sevilla 0 2 2  
  Sevilla 2 1 3       Sevilla 2 3 5  
  Shakhtar Donetsk 1 1 2     Shakhtar Donetsk 2 2 4  
  Nancy 1 0 1         Sevilla 2 2 4
  Braga 1 1 2         Tottenham Hotspur 1 2 3  
  Parma 0 0 0       Braga 2 2 4
  Feyenoord w/o - - -     Tottenham Hotspur 3 3 6  
  Tottenham Hotspur - - -  

Round of 32

The first legs were held on 14 February and 15 February 2007, while the second legs were held on 22 February 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zulte Waregem 1–4 Newcastle United 1–3 0–1
Braga 2–0 Parma1 1–0 1–0
Lens 3–1 Panathinaikos 3–1 0–0
Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 0–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–5 Rangers 2–1 0–4
Livorno1 1–4 Espanyol 1–2 0–2
Feyenoord2 (w/o) Tottenham Hotspur – –
Fenerbahçe 5–5 (a) AZ 3–3 2–2
Werder Bremen 4–3 Ajax 3–0 1–3
Spartak Moscow 2–3 Celta Vigo 1–1 1–2
CSKA Moscow 0–1 Maccabi Haifa 0–0 0–1
AEK Athens 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 0–2
Benfica 3–1 Dinamo București 1–0 2–1
Steaua București 0–3 Sevilla 0–2 0–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Nancy 1–1 1–0
Bordeaux 0–1 Osasuna 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)

1 On 7 February, the Italian Government ruled that Parma and Livorno's home fields did not meet requirements following riots held after an Italian Serie A match in Sicily. Livorno played its home leg behind closed doors on 14 February. Parma played its home leg behind closed doors on 22 February.

2 On 19 January, UEFA declared that Feyenoord had been removed after a member of their crowd threw a glass of beer at Morten Gamst Pedersen in their home group stage match against Blackburn Rovers. UEFA announced on 25 January that Tottenham Hotspur had received a bye. This was confirmed after the final appeal.

Round of 16

The first legs were held on 8 March 2007, while the second legs were held on 14 and 15 March 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Newcastle United 4–4 (a) AZ 4–2 0–2
Maccabi Haifa 0–4 Espanyol 0–0 0–4
Rangers 1–2 Osasuna 1–1 0–1
Braga 4–6 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 2–3
Sevilla 5–4 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Lens 2–4 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 0–3
Paris Saint-Germain 3–4 Benfica 2–1 1–3
Celta Vigo 0–3 Werder Bremen 0–1 0–2

Quarter-finals

The draw for the final stages, included quarter-finals and semi-finals, was held on 16 March 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland. The quarter-final matches were played on 5 April and 12 April 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AZ 1–4 Werder Bremen 0–0 1–4
Bayer Leverkusen 0–4 Osasuna 0–3 0–1
Sevilla 4–3 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 2–2
Espanyol 3–2 Benfica 3–2 0–0

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on 26 April and 3 May 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Espanyol 5–1 Werder Bremen 3–0 2–1
Osasuna 1–2 Sevilla 1–0 0–2

Final
Main article: 2007 UEFA Cup Final
Espanyol 2–2 (a.e.t.) Sevilla
Riera  28'
Jônatas  115'		 (Report) Adriano  18'
Kanouté  105'
Penalties
García
Pandiani
Jônatas
Torrejón 		1–3 Kanouté
Dragutinović
Alves
Puerta
Attendance: 52,000

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals Minutes played
1 Walter Pandiani Espanyol 11 1118'
2 Claudiu Niculescu Dinamo București 8 602'
3 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax 7 520'
Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham Hotspur 7 697'
Shota Arveladze AZ 7 942'
6 Pauleta Paris Saint-Germain 6 591'
Obafemi Martins Newcastle United 6 642'
8 Cristiano Lucarelli Livorno 5 616'
Tim Matthys Zulte Waregem 5 642'
Coro Espanyol 5 662'
Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur 5 708'
Luis García Espanyol 5 1000'
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See also

References
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