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UEFA Cup

The 2008-09 UEFA Cup was the last season of the competition. It was replaced by the UEFA Europa League in 2009/10. Over the course of the season, nearly 160 teams from 53 UEFA member associations participated in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup.

Qualifying[]

The UEFA Cup had 3 qualification rounds to reach the group stage.

New non-Intertoto or UCL teams Teams in
UEFA Cup
New teams from Intertoto or UCL
1st
Qualifying
74 teams >>>    74 teams  
2nd
Qualifying
16 teams >>>
 
 
   37 winners from 1st Q
   16 new teams
   11 Intertoto Cup teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   64 teams
 
<<< 11 Intertoto Cup 3rd Round winners
1st Round 32 teams >>>
 
 
   32 winners from 2nd Q
   32 new teams
   16 UCL teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   80 teams
 
<<< 16 losing teams from 3rd Qualifying Round
Group Stage    40 winners from 1st Round
Knockout Stage      8 Group Stage winners
     8 Group Stage runners-up
     8 Group Stage third place
     8 UCL teams
   -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
   32 teams
 
 
<<< 8 third place Group Stage teams

Group Stage[]

The 40 teams form 8 groups of 5 teams, playing 2 home and 2 away matches.

Knockout Stage[]

The top 3 teams from each group are joined by the 8 third-place finishers (indicated by ³) from each group of the UEFA Champions League to form a 32 team knockout stage. Each team play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis.

Country Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
   Belgium BEL   Standard Liège
   Denmark DEN   Aalborg BK 3
  Copenhagen
  Aalborg BK 3
   England ENG   Aston Villa
  Manchester City
  Tottenham
 
  Manchester City
 
  Manchester City
   France FRA   Bordeaux 3
  Marseille 3
  PSG
  St-Étienne
 
  Marseille 3
  PSG
  St-Étienne
 
  Marseille 3
  PSG
   Germany GER   Hamburg
  Stuttgart
  Werder Bremen 3
  Wolfsburg
  Hamburg
 
  Werder Bremen 3
  Hamburg
 
  Werder Bremen 3
  Hamburg
 
  Werder Bremen 3
 
 
  Werder Bremen 3
   Greece GRE   Olympiacos
   Italy ITA   AC Milan
  Fiorentina 3
  Sampdoria
  Udinese
 
 
 
  Udinese
 
 
 
  Udinese
   Netherlands NED   Ajax
  NEC Nijmegen
  Twente
  Ajax
   Poland POL   Lech Poznań
   Portugal POR   Braga   Braga
   Russia RUS   CSKA Moscow
  Zenit 3
  CSKA Moscow
  Zenit 3
   Spain ESP   Deportivo
  Valencia
   Turkey TUR   Galatasaray   Galatasaray
   Ukraine UKR   Dynamo Kyiv 3
  Metalist Kharkiv
  Shakhtar Donetsk 3
  Dynamo Kyiv 3
  Metalist Kharkiv
  Shakhtar Donetsk 3
  Dynamo Kyiv 3
 
  Shakhtar Donetsk 3
  Dynamo Kyiv 3
 
  Shakhtar Donetsk 3
 
 
  Shakhtar Donetsk 3

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
   Belgium   Standard Liège
   Portugal   Braga    Portugal   Braga
   France   PSG    France   PSG    France   PSG
   Germany   Wolfsburg
   Spain   Valencia
   Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 3    Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv 3    Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv 3    Ukraine   Dynamo Kyiv 3
   Ukraine   Metalist Kharkiv    Ukraine   Metalist Kharkiv
   Italy   Sampdoria
   England   Aston Villa
   Russia   CSKA Moscow    Russia   CSKA Moscow
   Ukraine   Shakhtar 3    Ukraine   Shakhtar 3    Ukraine   Shakhtar 3    Ukraine   Shakhtar 3    Ukraine   Shakhtar 3
  (CHAMPIONS)
   England   Tottenham
   Netherlands   Twente
   France   Marseille 3    France   Marseille 3    France   Marseille 3
   Netherlands   Ajax    Netherlands   Ajax
   Italy   Fiorentina 3
   Germany   Stuttgart
   Russia   Zenit 3    Russia   Zenit 3
   Italy   Udinese    Italy   Udinese    Italy   Udinese
   Poland   Lech Poznań
   Italy   AC Milan
   Germany   Bremen 3    Germany   Bremen 3    Germany   Bremen 3    Germany   Bremen 3    Germany   Bremen 3
   France   St-Étienne    France   St-Étienne
   Greece   Olympiacos
   France   Bordeaux 3
   Turkey   Galatasaray    Turkey   Galatasaray
   Germany   Hamburg    Germany   Hamburg    Germany   Hamburg    Germany   Hamburg
   Netherlands   NEC Nijmegen
   Denmark   Copenhagen
   England   Manchester City    England   Manchester City    England   Manchester City
   Denmark   Aalborg BK 3    Denmark   Aalborg BK 3
   Spain   Deportivo

³ Third place finishers in UEFA Champions League Group Stage

Final[]

The final this season was played at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul where Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Werder Bremen.


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