UEFA Cup 2008–09
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This article documents a current UEFA Cup season. Information may change as the event progresses. |
| Tournament details | |
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| Teams | 80 (competition proper) 157 (qualifying) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 160 |
| Goals scored | 417 (2.61 per match) |
| Infobox last updated on: 22:05, 18 December 2008 (UTC) | |
The UEFA Cup 2008–09 is the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final will be played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey on 20 May 2009.[1] This season will be the final one using the current format; starting in 2009, the event will be known as the UEFA Europa League.
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[edit] Qualification
119 teams qualified directly for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup from 53 UEFA associations. An additional three teams qualified via the UEFA Fair Play league, while 35 further teams will qualify from the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Each association enters a certain number of teams to the UEFA Cup based on its league coefficient. Through domestic competitions (national championships and cups and league cups in certain countries) an association may qualify up to four teams. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup:
- Associations 1–6 each have 3 teams qualify
- Associations 7–8 each have 4 teams qualify
- Associations 9–15 each have 2 teams qualify
- Associations 16–21 each have 3 teams qualify
- Associations 22–53 each have 2 teams qualify, with the exception of Liechtenstein (38), Andorra (51) and San Marino (52) who have 1 team
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- 3 UEFA Fair Play entries
- 11 winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
- 16 losers from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
- 8 third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage
First qualifying round: (74 teams)
- 33 cup winners from associations 21–53
- 32 runners-up from associations 19–37, 39–50 and 53
- 6 third-place finishers from associations 16–21
- 3 entries through UEFA Fair Play
Second qualifying round: (64 teams)
- 37 winners from the first qualifying round
- 6 cup winners from associations 15–20
- 7 third-place finishers from associations 9–15
- 3 runners-up from associations 16–18
- 11 entries from UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round: (80 teams)
- 32 winners from the second qualifying round
- 14 national cup winners from associations 1–14
- 2 third-place finishers from associations 7–8
- 5 fourth-place finishers from associations 4–8
- 7 fifth-place finishers from associations 1–3, 5–8
- 2 sixth-place finishers from associations 1–2
- 2 League Cup winners from associations 3–4
- 16 entries from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
Group stage: (40 teams)
- 40 winners from the First Round
Knockout stage: (32 teams)
- 24 top-three finishers from the group stage
- 8 entries from UEFA Champions League group stage
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- Note 1: UEFA Champions League group stage third-placed team of each group
- Note 2: Losers of UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
- Note 3: Moved up from the lower qualifying round due to the Title Holder entry not being used.
- Note 4: Third round winners of UEFA Intertoto Cup
[edit] Round and draw dates
The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.
| Date | Event | Date | Event |
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| 1 July 2008 | Draw for first qualifying round | 17 December 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 5 |
| 17 July 2008 | First qualifying round, first leg | 18 December 2008 | |
| 31 July 2008 | First qualifying round, second leg | 19 December 2008 | Draw for Round of 32 and Round of 16 |
| 1 August 2008 | Draw for second qualifying round | 18 February 2009 | Round of 32, first leg |
| 14 August 2008 | Second qualifying round, first leg | 19 February 2009 | |
| 28 August 2008 | Second qualifying round, second leg | 26 February 2009 | Round of 32, second leg |
| 29 August 2008 | Draw for first round | 12 March 2009 | Round of 16, first leg |
| 18 September 2008 | First round, first leg | 18 March 2009 | Round of 16, second leg |
| 2 October 2008 | First round, second leg | 19 March 2009 | |
| 7 October 2008 | Draw for group stage | 20 March 2009 | Draw for remaining rounds |
| 23 October 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 1 | 9 April 2009 | Quarter-finals, first leg |
| 6 November 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 2 | 16 April 2009 | Quarter-finals, second leg |
| 27 November 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 3 | 30 April 2009 | Semi-finals, first leg |
| 3 December 2008 | Group stage, Matchday 4 | 7 May 2009 | Semi-finals, second leg |
| 4 December 2008 | 20 May 2009 | Final in Istanbul, Turkey |
[edit] Qualifying rounds
[edit] First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round took place on 1 July 2008.[10] The first legs were played on 17 July 2008 and the second legs were played on 31 July 2008, with the exception of the Nordsjælland vs TVMK match, which was played on 29 July 2008.