2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage
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The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage matches took place between 17 September and 17 December 2009.
The group stage featured the 38 winners of the play-off round and the 10 losing sides of the Champions League play-off round.
Following the completion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to play in the round of 32, where they will be joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage
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on 28 August 2009.
Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients: Pot 1 held teams ranked 9–32, Pot 2 held teams ranked 35–74, Pot 3 held teams ranked 76–108, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 115–203 and unranked teams.
Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Thursday.
TH Title Holder
CL Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round
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The group stage featured the 38 winners of the play-off round and the 10 losing sides of the Champions League play-off round.
Following the completion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to play in the round of 32, where they will be joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage
2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 15 September and 9 December 2009. The draw for the eight groups took place on 27 August 2009, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco....
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Seedings
The draw for the group stage was held in MonacoMonaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
on 28 August 2009.
Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients: Pot 1 held teams ranked 9–32, Pot 2 held teams ranked 35–74, Pot 3 held teams ranked 76–108, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 115–203 and unranked teams.
Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Thursday.
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TH Title Holder
CL Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round
Tie-breaking criteria
Based on Article 7.05 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings:- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32 |
All times CET
Central European Time
Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
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Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
Group A
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 AnderlechtR.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | |
 Ajax |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | |
 Dinamo Zagreb |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 61 |
 Timişoara |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 |
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- Note 1: On 29 October 2009, UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body ruled that Dinamo Zagreb would have to play their next two home matches in the UEFA Europa League behind closed doors due to the actions of their supporters in their match at Timişoara. They also deducted three points from the Croatian club's points tally in Group A. The club appealed, but the appeal was not heard until after the first closed-doors game against Ajax. After the appeal was heard, UEFA replaced the three point deduction with a €75,000 fine, and a three-year suspended ban from European competition, while the two-match stadium ban remained unchanged.
Group B
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 ValenciaValencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 12 | |
 LilleLille OSC LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | |
 GenoaGenoa C.F.C. Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 |
 Slavia Prague |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
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- Note 2: LilleLille OSCLOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...
played their home group matches in Villeneuve d'AscqVilleneuve d'AscqVilleneuve-d'Ascq is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants, it is one of the main cities of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole and the largest in area after Lille ; it is also one of the main cities of the Nord-Pas de Calais region.Built up...
at Stadium Lille-MetropoleStadium Lille-MetropoleStade Lille-Metropole is a multi-purpose stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. The stadium was built in 1976 and is able to hold 18,154. The architect for the stadium was Roger Taillibert....
as LilleLille OSCLOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...
's Stade Grimonprez JoorisStade Grimonprez JoorisStade Grimonprez-Jooris was a multi-purpose stadium in Lille, France built in 1974. It was used mainly for football matches as it was home to the Lille OSC football club from 1975 until 2004, when the stadium was closed....
was left in 2004. In 2012, Stadium Grimonprez Jooris will be replaced definitely by Stade Borne de l'EspoirStade Borne de l'EspoirGrand Stade Lille Métropole is a multi-use stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq near Lille, France, that is currently under construction. It is sometimes called Stade Borne de l'Espoir because Borne de l'Espoir refers to the plot of land, in Hôtel de Ville quarter of Villeneuve d'Ascq, on which the stadium...
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Group C
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 Hapoel Tel Aviv |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | |
 HamburgHamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
 CelticCeltic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
 Rapid WienSK Rapid Wien The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 |
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- Note 3: Rapid WienSK Rapid WienThe Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...
played their home group matches at Ernst-Happel-Stadion as it has a greater capacity than their Gerhard Hanappi StadiumGerhard Hanappi StadiumThe Gerhard Hanappi Stadion is a football stadion in Hütteldorf, in the west of Vienna, Austria. It is the home ground of Rapid Vienna. It was officially opened in 1977 as "Weststadion" . In 1980 it was renamed, to honor its architect, Austrian football player Gerhard Hanappi...
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Group D
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 Sporting CP |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | |
| Hertha BSC |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| Heerenveen |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | |
 VentspilsFK Ventspils FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament.... |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 |
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- Note 4: VentspilsFK VentspilsFK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....
played their home group matches in RigaRigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
at Skonto stadionsSkonto stadionsSkonto Stadium is a football stadium in Riga, Latvia. The stadium has 9,500 seats and was built in 2000. This is the biggest football stadium in Latvia.- Description :Skonto Stadium is located in the heart of Riga - Street E. Melngaiļa 1a, Riga, Latvia...
as their Ventspils Olimpiskais StadionsVentspils Olimpiskais StadionsVentspils Olimpiskais Stadions, more commonly called the Ventspils Stadions, is a multi-purpose stadium in Ventspils, Latvia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Ventspils Stadions is the home stadium for FK Ventspils, and one of the most famous football stadia in the Latvia. The...
did not meet UEFA criteria.
Group E
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| Roma A.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 | |
 FulhamFulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | |
 BaselFC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
 CSKA SofiaPFC CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army... |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
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- Note 5: CSKA SofiaPFC CSKA SofiaPFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
played their home group matches at Vasil Levski National StadiumVasil Levski National StadiumVasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...
as their Balgarska Armiya StadiumBalgarska Armiya StadiumBulgarian Army Stadium is the club stadium of the Bulgarian football club CSKA Sofia. It is situated in the Borisova Gradina , in the centre of Sofia. The stadium has four sectors and a total of 22,015 seats, of which 2,100 are covered...
did not meet UEFA criteria.
Group F
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 GalatasarayGalatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 | |
 Panathinaikos |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| Dinamo Bucureşti |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 |
| Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white.... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
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- Note 6: Panathinaikos played their group matches in AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
at Olympic StadiumOlympic Stadium (Athens)The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" , is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.-History:...
as Panathinaikos's Apostolos Nikolaidis StadiumApostolos Nikolaidis stadiumApostolos Nikolaidis Stadium is a football stadium in Athens, Greece. The stadium, has been the home of Panathinaikos FC and has played for most of the years of its existence, since its foundation back in 1908....
had been replaced temporarily by that stadium. In 2010, Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium will be replaced definitely by Marfin Stadium. - Note 7: Two home matches which Dinamo Bucureşti had to play behind closed doorsBehind closed doors (football)The term "Behind Closed Doors" is used in several sports, primarily association football, to describe matches played where spectators are not allowed in the stadium to watch...
because one fan entered the playing field and other fans invaded the running track around the pitch in the play-off round against Slovan LiberecFC Slovan LiberecFC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
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Group G
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| Red Bull Salzburg |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18 | |
| Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |
| Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 |
| Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia "Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 |
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Group H
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| Fenerbahçe |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |
| Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
 Sheriff TiraspolFC Sheriff Tiraspol FC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. The team is sometimes referred to as simply FC Sheriff and should not be confused with FC Tiraspol, a rival team based in the same city.-History:The club... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
| Steaua Bucureşti |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
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- Note 8: The second of two home matches which Steaua Bucureşti had to play behind closed doorsBehind closed doors (football)The term "Behind Closed Doors" is used in several sports, primarily association football, to describe matches played where spectators are not allowed in the stadium to watch...
because their fans had flown offensive banners to ÚjpestÚjpest FCÚjpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
in the second qualifying round.
Group I
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| Benfica |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 15 | |
| Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 9 |
 BATE |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 |
| AEK Athens |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 |
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- Note 9: BATEFC BATEFC BATE Borisov is a Belarusian football team playing in the city of Borisov. They compete in the Belarusian Premier League and are the reigning champions. BATE are the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League and for the group stage of the UEFA...
played their home group matches in MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
at Dinamo StadiumDinamo Stadium (Minsk)Dynama Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dynama Minsk. The stadium has a seating capacity for 40,000 people. Dynama Stadium was constructed in 1934, but was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in...
as their Haradzki Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
Group J
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 Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 13 | |
| Club Brugge |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 | |
| Toulouse Toulouse FC Toulouse Football Club is a French association football club based in the city of Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium Municipal located within the city. The first team is managed by... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 |
 PartizanFK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 |
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Group K
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| PSV Eindhoven |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
 CopenhagenF.C. Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment.... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |
| Sparta Prague |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 |
| CFR Cluj CFR Cluj CFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
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Group L
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| Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 16 | |
| Athletic Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
| Nacional |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 5 |
| Austria Wien FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA... |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 |
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External links
- 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com