UEFA Cup 2005-06
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The UEFA Cup 2005–06 season was won by Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

, beating Middlesbrough FC
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

 in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion
Philips Stadion
Philips Stadion is the 35,000 seater stadium of football club, PSV Eindhoven. It was first inaugurated on 31 August 1913. The stadium is located in the Philipsdorp part of the Eindhoven borough of Strijp, close to Eindhoven's city centre....

, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was refereed by Herbert Fandel
Herbert Fandel
Herbert Fandel is a former German football referee who was in charge of the 2007 UEFA Champions League final. Fandel refereed the UEFA Cup final in 2006 between the English side Middlesbrough and the Spanish side Sevilla. He also refereed the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil in Germany...

. Middlesbrough sealed their place in the final on the back of two dramatic comebacks. In the quarter finals they beat FC Basel
FC 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...

 of Switzerland 4–3 on aggregate (after losing the first leg 2–0 and being 1–0 down in the second leg, they scored 4 goals), this put them into the semi final to face Steaua Bucureşti. The first leg finished 1–0 to Steaua, and the second leg (at the Riverside Stadium
Riverside Stadium
The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since it opened in 1995...

 again) finished 4–2 (after being 2–0 down). Sevilla went on to defend the trophy the following year.

CSKA Moscow were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.

Qualification

113 teams qualified directly for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup from 52 UEFA associations. An additional three teams qualified via the UEFA Fair Play league, while 27 further teams qualified at various stages from the UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

 and the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

. Each association enters a certain number of teams to the UEFA Cup based on its league coefficient
UEFA coefficients
In European football, the UEFA coefficients are statistics used for ranking and seeding teams in club and international competitions.The coefficients are calculated by UEFA, who administer football within Europe...

. Through domestic competitions (national championships and cups and league cups in certain countries) an association may qualify up to four teams. The following amendments were made to the 2005-06 qualification scheme:
  • The defending UEFA Cup holder CSKA Moscow already qualified for the 2nd qualifying round, which means that the 1st UEFA Cup entrant of the 25th and 26th countries on the ranking list (Hungary and Romania) will gain direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.
  • Because Liverpool enters the 1st qualifying round of the Champions League, the 1st UEFA Cup entrant of 11th and 12th countries on the ranking list (Scotland and Belgium) will gain direct access to the 1st round of the UEFA Cup.
  • In Kazakhstan, only Kairat Almaty obtained a UEFA license for the 2005/2006 season. The other teams from Kazakhstan were not allowed to compete. Therefore the 1st UEFA Cup entrant of the 27th and 28th countries on the ranking list (Slovakia and Slovenia) will gain direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.
  • In Serbia and Montenegro
    Serbia and Montenegro
    Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

    , the cup winner Železnik
    FK Železnik
    FK Železnik was a football club from Belgrade, Serbia.Founded in 1930, the club merged into FK Voždovac in June 2005 and thus ceased activities.-History:...

     was replaced by OFK Beograd
    OFK Beograd
    Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian...

     because they did not obtain a UEFA license.
  • In Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

    , the cup winner FK Sarajevo
    FK Sarajevo
    FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...

     was replaced by Široki Brijeg
    NK Široki Brijeg
    NK Široki Brijeg is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian team from the town of Široki Brijeg that currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina....

    , and 2nd in the league Zeljeznicar was replaced by Žepče
    NK Žepce
    NK Žepče was a football club from Žepče, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team was known as NK Zovko Žepče, until 2003, when Limorad became their primary sponsor. Since 2004/2005 season, there are no sponsors in the name....

    , because they did not obtain a UEFA license.


Below is the final qualification scheme for the 2005–06 UEFA Cup:
  • Associations 1–6 each have 3 teams qualify, with the exception of England (2) who have 2 teams
  • Associations 7–8 each have 4 teams qualify
  • Associations 9–15 each have 2 teams qualify
  • Associations 16–20 each have 3 teams qualify
  • Associations 21–49 each have 2 teams qualify, with the exception of Liechtenstein (43) who have 1 team
  • Associations 50–52 each have 1 team qualify

plus
  • 3 UEFA Fair Play entries
  • 3 winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2005
  • 16 losers from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
  • 8 third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage
    UEFA Champions League 2005–06 group stage
    The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 13 September and 7 December 2005.-Seeding structure:Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients. Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same...


Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League Teams transferred from Intertoto Cup
First qualifying round
(50 teams)
  • 2 league winners from associations 51 and 52
  • 21 cup winners from associations 29–49
  • 24 runners-up from associations 25–42 and 44-49
  • 3 entries through UEFA Fair Play
Second qualifying round
(62 teams)
  • 17 cup winners from associations 11 and 13-28
  • 9 runners-up from associations 16–24
  • 11 third-place finishers from associations 9-10 and 12–20
  • 25 winners from the first qualifying round
  • First round
    (80 teams)
  • 12 national cup winners from associations 1–12
  • 2 third-place finishers from associations 7–8
  • 5 fourth-place finishers from associations 4–8
  • 7 fifth-place finishers from associations 1 and 3–8
  • 2 sixth-place finishers from associations 1 and 3
  • 1 League Cup
    League Cup
    In association football, a League Cup or Secondary Cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament to be called "League Cup" was held in Scotland in 1946/47 and was entitled the Scottish...

     winners from association 2
  • 1 current UEFA Cup
    UEFA Cup
    The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

     holder
  • 31 winners from the second qualifying round
  • 16 losers from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
  • 3 winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2005
  • Group stage
    (40 teams)
  • 40 winners from the First Round
  • Knockout phase
    (32 teams)
  • 24 top-three finishers from the group stage
  • 8 entries from UEFA Champions League group stage
    UEFA Champions League 2005–06 group stage
    The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 13 September and 7 December 2005.-Seeding structure:Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients. Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same...


  • First qualifying round

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    Second qualifying round

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    Group stage

    Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
    1. Cumulative goal difference in group matches.
    2. Total goals scored in group matches.
    3. Away goals scored in group matches.
    4. Higher UEFA coefficient
      UEFA coefficients
      In European football, the UEFA coefficients are statistics used for ranking and seeding teams in club and international competitions.The coefficients are calculated by UEFA, who administer football within Europe...

       entering the competition.


    Teams that have clinched a spot in the round of 32 are highlighted in green.

    Group A

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
      Monaco
    AS Monaco FC
    Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...

    9 4 3 0 1 6 2
    4
      Hamburg
    Hamburger 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...

    9 4 3 0 1 5 2
    3
      Slavia Prague
    SK Slavia Praha
    Sportovní Klub Slavia Praha is a Czech professional football club founded in 1892 in the city of Prague.They play in the Gambrinus liga—the highest competition in the Czech Republic. Alongside Sparta Prague, they are considered one of the top Czech clubs and the rivalry between the two clubs is...

    4 4 1 1 2 6 8
      Viking
    Viking F.K.
    Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular...

    4 4 1 1 2 3 6
      CSKA Sofia
    PFC 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...

    3 4 1 0 3 5 7

    Matchday one
    CSKA Sofia 0–1 Hamburg Bulgarska Armia
    Viking 1–0 Monaco Viking Stadium
    Viking Stadion
    Viking Stadion is a football stadium, built at Jåttåvågen, in Stavanger, Norway. It was inaugurated in May 2004 and cost 160 million NOK to build . 50 million NOK, plus the lot it was built on, was a gift from the municipality. It replaced Stavanger Stadion as the home stadium for Viking F.K....

    Matchday two
    Hamburg 2–0 Viking AOL Arena
    AOL Arena
    Volksparkstadion is a football stadium in Hamburg, Germany. It is the home ground of Hamburger SV and was one of the 12 stadia used in the 2006 Football World Cup, hosting four group games and a quarter final. Through a sponsorship deal the stadium is officially named Imtech Arena, and has...

    Slavia Prague 4–2 CSKA Sofia Evzena Rošického
    Matchday three
    Viking 2–2 Slavia Prague Viking Stadium
    Viking Stadion
    Viking Stadion is a football stadium, built at Jåttåvågen, in Stavanger, Norway. It was inaugurated in May 2004 and cost 160 million NOK to build . 50 million NOK, plus the lot it was built on, was a gift from the municipality. It replaced Stavanger Stadion as the home stadium for Viking F.K....

    Monaco 2–0 Hamburg Stade Louis II
    Stade Louis II
    The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team, as well as the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match...

    Matchday four
    Slavia Prague 0–2 Monaco Evzena Rošického
    CSKA Sofia 2–0 Viking Bulgarska Armia
    Matchday five
    Monaco 2–1 CSKA Sofia Stade Louis II
    Stade Louis II
    The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team, as well as the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match...

    Hamburg 2–0 Slavia Prague AOL Arena
    AOL Arena
    Volksparkstadion is a football stadium in Hamburg, Germany. It is the home ground of Hamburger SV and was one of the 12 stadia used in the 2006 Football World Cup, hosting four group games and a quarter final. Through a sponsorship deal the stadium is officially named Imtech Arena, and has...


    Group B

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
      Palermo
    U.S. Città di Palermo
    Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...

    8 4 2 2 0 6 2
    4
      Espanyol
    RCD Espanyol
    Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009...

    8 4 2 2 0 4 2
    2
      Lokomotiv Moscow
    FC Lokomotiv Moscow
    The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually...

    7 4 2 1 1 8 3
    5
      Brøndby
    Brøndby IF
    Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...

    4 4 1 1 2 5 8
      Maccabi Petah Tikva
    Maccabi Petah Tikva FC
    Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi sports club and currently plays in the Israeli Premier League.-History:...

    0 4 0 0 4 1 9

    Matchday one
    Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 Espanyol Lokomotiv Stadium
    Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)
    Lokomotiv Stadium is a football stadium in Moscow, Russia. It is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Moscow and was the home ground of the Russian National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and holds 28,800 people, all seated...

    Maccabi Petach Tikva 1–2 Palermo Ramat Gan Stadium
    Matchday two
    Brøndby 2–0 Maccabi Petach Tikva Brøndby Stadion
    Palermo 0–0 Lokomotiv Moscow Renzo Barbera
    Matchday three
    Lokomotiv Moscow 4–2 Brøndby Lokomotiv Stadium
    Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)
    Lokomotiv Stadium is a football stadium in Moscow, Russia. It is the home stadium of Lokomotiv Moscow and was the home ground of the Russian National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and holds 28,800 people, all seated...

    Espanyol 1–1 Palermo Olímpico de Montjuic
    Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
    Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...

    Matchday four
    Brøndby 1–1 Espanyol Brøndby Stadion
    Maccabi Petach Tikva 0–4 Lokomotiv Moscow Ramat Gan Stadium
    Matchday five
    Espanyol 1–0 Maccabi Petach Tikva Olímpico de Montjuïc
    Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
    Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...

    Palermo 3–0 Brøndby Renzo Barbera

    Group C

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
      Steaua Bucureşti 8 4 2 2 0 7 0
    7
      Lens
    RC Lens
    Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...

    7 4 2 1 1 7 5
    2
      Hertha Berlin
    Hertha BSC Berlin
    Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...

    6 4 1 3 0 1 0
    1
      Sampdoria
    U.C. Sampdoria
    Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...

    5 4 1 2 1 4 3
    1
      Halmstad
    Halmstads BK
    Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title...

    0 4 0 0 4 1 12

    Matchday one
    Steaua Bucureşti 4–0 Lens Ghencea Stadium
    Ghencea Stadium
    Steaua Stadium , informally also known as Ghencea, is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, home of Ministry of National Defence of Romania. Also called Ghencea Stadium, it was inaugurated on 9 April 1974 when Steaua played a friendly game against OFK Belgrade, 2–2.Tătaru was the first player...

    Halmstad 0–1 Hertha Berlin Ullevi
    Ullevi
    Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...

    Matchday two
    Lens 5–0 Halmstad Stade Félix Bollaert
    Stade Félix Bollaert
    Stade Félix Bollaert is the main football stadium in Lens, France, that was built in 1932. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium's capacity is 41,233 – about 4,000 more than the city's population. This is similar to that of SC Heerenveen ground the Abe Lenstra Stadion which has a bigger capacity...

    Sampdoria 0–0 Steaua Bucureşti Stadio Luigi Ferraris
    Stadio Luigi Ferraris
    Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the ward where is located, is a multi-use stadium in Genoa, Italy. It opened in 1911 and is one of the first and oldest stadiums still in use for football and other sports in Italy.Hosts since its birth the inside of Genoa,...

    Matchday three
    Hertha Berlin 0–0 Lens Olympic Stadium
    Halmstad 1–3 Sampdoria Ullevi
    Ullevi
    Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...

    Matchday four
    Sampdoria 0–0 Hertha Berlin Stadio Luigi Ferraris
    Stadio Luigi Ferraris
    Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the ward where is located, is a multi-use stadium in Genoa, Italy. It opened in 1911 and is one of the first and oldest stadiums still in use for football and other sports in Italy.Hosts since its birth the inside of Genoa,...

    Steaua Bucureşti 3–0 Halmstad Ghencea Stadium
    Ghencea Stadium
    Steaua Stadium , informally also known as Ghencea, is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, home of Ministry of National Defence of Romania. Also called Ghencea Stadium, it was inaugurated on 9 April 1974 when Steaua played a friendly game against OFK Belgrade, 2–2.Tătaru was the first player...

    Matchday five
    Hertha Berlin 0–0 Steaua Bucureşti Olympic Stadium
    Lens 2–1 Sampdoria Stade Félix Bollaert
    Stade Félix Bollaert
    Stade Félix Bollaert is the main football stadium in Lens, France, that was built in 1932. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium's capacity is 41,233 – about 4,000 more than the city's population. This is similar to that of SC Heerenveen ground the Abe Lenstra Stadion which has a bigger capacity...


    Group D

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
      Middlesbrough
    Middlesbrough F.C.
    Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

    10 4 3 1 0 6 0
    6
      AZ 10 4 3 1 0 5 1
    4
      Litex Lovech
    PFC Litex Lovech
    PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...

    6 4 2 0 2 4 5
      Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
    FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
    Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...

    3 4 1 0 3 4 9
      Grasshopper
    Grasshopper-Club Zürich
    Grasshopper Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and best known section of Grasshopper Club Zürich is its football team...

    0 4 0 0 4 3 7

    Matchday one
    Grasshopper 0–1 Middlesbrough Hardturm
    Hardturm
    The Hardturm was a football stadium located in Zurich's Kreis 5. Opened in 1929, it was the home of the Grasshopper-Club Zürich. It was a host stadium for the 1954 FIFA World Cup....

    Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–2 AZ Meteor
    Matchday two
    Litex Lovech 2–1 Grasshopper Lovech Stadium
    Lovech Stadium
    Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...

    Middlesbrough 3–0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Riverside Stadium
    Riverside Stadium
    The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since it opened in 1995...

    Matchday three
    AZ 0–0 Middlesbrough Alkmaarder Hout
    Alkmaarder Hout
    The Alkmaarderhout, more commonly known as the "Hout" was a multi-purpose stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Until 2006 it was used mostly for football matches as the home ground of Eredivisie team AZ. The stadium had a capacity of 8,914 people and was built in 1948...

    Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–2 Litex Lovech Meteor
    Matchday four
    Grasshopper 2–3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Hardturm
    Hardturm
    The Hardturm was a football stadium located in Zurich's Kreis 5. Opened in 1929, it was the home of the Grasshopper-Club Zürich. It was a host stadium for the 1954 FIFA World Cup....

    Litex Lovech 0–2 AZ Lovech Stadium
    Lovech Stadium
    Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...

    Matchday five
    Middlesbrough 2–0 Litex Lovech Riverside Stadium
    Riverside Stadium
    The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since it opened in 1995...

    AZ 1–0 Grasshopper Alkmaarder Hout
    Alkmaarder Hout
    The Alkmaarderhout, more commonly known as the "Hout" was a multi-purpose stadium in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Until 2006 it was used mostly for football matches as the home ground of Eredivisie team AZ. The stadium had a capacity of 8,914 people and was built in 1948...


    Group E

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
      Strasbourg
    RC Strasbourg
    Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...

    8 4 2 2 0 7 3
    4
      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...

    7 4 2 1 1 7 6
    1
      Basel
    FC 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 4 2 0 2 7 9
      Red Star Belgrade
    Red Star Belgrade
    Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

    4 4 1 1 2 7 8
      Tromsø
    Tromsø I.L.
    Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football team founded in 1920, and based in Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadium. Tromsø I.L...

    3 4 1 0 3 7 9

    Matchday one
    Basel 0–2 Strasbourg St. Jakob-Park
    St. Jakob-Park
    ' is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland...

    Tromsø 1–2 Roma Alfheim Stadium
    Alfheim Stadium
    Alfheim stadion is the home ground of the Norwegian Premier League football club Tromsø I.L. It is located in Tromsø, Norway.- The pitch :The artificial grass pitch at Alfheim Stadium is the biggest in Norway, being 110 metres long and 70 meters wide...

    Matchday two
    Red Star Belgrade 1–2 Basel FK Crvena Zvezda Stadium
    Strasbourg 2–0 Tromsø La Meinau
    Matchday three
    Tromsø 3–1 Red Star Belgrade Alfheim Stadium
    Alfheim Stadium
    Alfheim stadion is the home ground of the Norwegian Premier League football club Tromsø I.L. It is located in Tromsø, Norway.- The pitch :The artificial grass pitch at Alfheim Stadium is the biggest in Norway, being 110 metres long and 70 meters wide...

    Roma 1–1 Strasbourg Stadio Olimpico
    Stadio Olimpico
    The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. An asset of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the structure is intended primarily for football...

    Matchday four
    Red Star Belgrade 3–1 Roma FK Crvena Zvezda Stadium
    Basel 4–3 Tromsø St. Jakob-Park
    St. Jakob-Park
    ' is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland...

    Matchday five
    Roma 3–1 Basel Stadio Olimpico
    Stadio Olimpico
    The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. An asset of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the structure is intended primarily for football...

    Strasbourg 2–2 Red Star Belgrade La Meinau

    Group F

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
      Marseille
    Olympique de Marseille
    Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

    9 4 3 0 1 5 3
    2
      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 4 2 0 2 4 4 0
      Heerenveen 5 4 1 2 1 2 2 0
      CSKA Moscow 4 4 1 1 2 3 4
      Dinamo Bucureşti 4 4 1 1 2 2 3

    Matchday one
    Dinamo Bucureşti 0–0 Heerenveen Dinamo Stadium
    Dinamo Stadium (Bucharest)
    Dinamo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dinamo Bucureşti.-History:...

    CSKA Moscow 1–2 Marseille Dynamo Stadium
    Matchday two
    Levski Sofia 1–0 Dinamo Bucureşti Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
    Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
    Georgi Asparuhov Stadium , also known as Gerena , is a football stadium situated in the Suhata reka neighbourhood of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. It has been the home of PFC Levski Sofia since 1963....

    Heerenveen 0–0 CSKA Moscow Abe Lenstra Stadion
    Abe Lenstra Stadion
    Abe Lenstra Stadion is a football stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for the home matches of Eredivisie club Heerenveen.The current capacity is 26,000.-The name Abe Lenstra Stadion:...

    Matchday three
    CSKA Moscow 2–1 Levski Sofia Dynamo Stadium
    Marseille 1–0 Heerenveen Stade Vélodrome
    Stade Vélodrome
    The Stade Vélodrome is a football stadium in Marseille, France. It is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1, and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. It is the largest club-football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators,...

    Matchday four
    Levski Sofia 1–0 Marseille Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
    Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
    Georgi Asparuhov Stadium , also known as Gerena , is a football stadium situated in the Suhata reka neighbourhood of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. It has been the home of PFC Levski Sofia since 1963....

    Dinamo Bucureşti 1–0 CSKA Moscow Dinamo Stadium
    Dinamo Stadium (Bucharest)
    Dinamo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dinamo Bucureşti.-History:...

    Matchday five
    Marseille 2–1 Dinamo Bucureşti Stade Vélodrome
    Stade Vélodrome
    The Stade Vélodrome is a football stadium in Marseille, France. It is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1, and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. It is the largest club-football ground in France, with a capacity of 60,031 spectators,...

    Heerenveen 2–1 Levski Sofia Abe Lenstra Stadion
    Abe Lenstra Stadion
    Abe Lenstra Stadion is a football stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for the home matches of Eredivisie club Heerenveen.The current capacity is 26,000.-The name Abe Lenstra Stadion:...


    Group G

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
      Rapid Bucureşti 9 4 3 0 1 5 2
    3
      Shakhtar Donetsk
    FC 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...

    9 4 3 0 1 4 1
    3
      Stuttgart
    VfB Stuttgart
    Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...

    9 4 3 0 1 6 4
    2
      PAOK
    PAOK FC
    P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...

    3 4 1 0 3 6 5
    1
      Rennes
    Stade Rennais FC
    Stade Rennais Football Club is a French association football club based in Rennes. The club was founded in 1901 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Rennes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Route de Lorient located within the city...

    0 4 0 0 4 1 10

    Matchday one
    Rennes 0–2 Stuttgart Stade de la Route de Lorient
    Stade de la Route de Lorient
    The Stade de la Route de Lorient is a football stadium, inaugurated on September 15, 1912. It is located at 111 route de Lorient, in west-central Rennes. Rebuilt in 2001 and able to seat 29,376, the stadium is currently the home of Stade Rennais.This stadium is not to be confused with the Stade du...

    Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 PAOK RSC Olimpiyskiy
    Matchday two
    Rapid Bucureşti 2–0 Rennes Giuleşti stadium
    Giulesti Stadium
    Giuleşti-Valentin Stănescu Stadium is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania and is the home stadium of Rapid Bucureşti.The stadium is named after Valentin Stănescu, the coach that helped Rapid to win its first title, but it is still commonly known as the "Giuleşti Stadium", after the name of the...

    Stuttgart 0–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
    Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
    The Mercedes-Benz Arena is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and home to German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.Before 1993 it was called Neckarstadion, named after the nearby river Neckar and between 1993 and July 2008 it was called Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion...

    Matchday three
    PAOK 1–2 Stuttgart Toumba Stadium
    Toumba Stadium
    Toumba Stadium is a football stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece, owned by the multisports club A.S. PAOK. It was built in 6 September 1959 as the club's prime sporting venue and served the home ground for the club's football team, which was participating in the then national football league. The...

    Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 Rapid Bucureşti RSC Olimpiyskiy
    Matchday four
    Rennes 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Stade de la Route de Lorient
    Stade de la Route de Lorient
    The Stade de la Route de Lorient is a football stadium, inaugurated on September 15, 1912. It is located at 111 route de Lorient, in west-central Rennes. Rebuilt in 2001 and able to seat 29,376, the stadium is currently the home of Stade Rennais.This stadium is not to be confused with the Stade du...

    Rapid Bucureşti 1–0 PAOK Giuleşti stadium
    Giulesti Stadium
    Giuleşti-Valentin Stănescu Stadium is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania and is the home stadium of Rapid Bucureşti.The stadium is named after Valentin Stănescu, the coach that helped Rapid to win its first title, but it is still commonly known as the "Giuleşti Stadium", after the name of the...

    Matchday five
    Stuttgart 2–1 Rapid Bucureşti Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
    Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
    The Mercedes-Benz Arena is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and home to German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.Before 1993 it was called Neckarstadion, named after the nearby river Neckar and between 1993 and July 2008 it was called Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion...

    PAOK 5–1 Rennes Toumba Stadium
    Toumba Stadium
    Toumba Stadium is a football stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece, owned by the multisports club A.S. PAOK. It was built in 6 September 1959 as the club's prime sporting venue and served the home ground for the club's football team, which was participating in the then national football league. The...


    Group H

    Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
      Sevilla
    Sevilla FC
    Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

    7 4 2 1 1 8 4
    4
      Zenit St. Petersburg
    FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
    Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...

    7 4 2 1 1 5 4
    1
      Bolton Wanderers
    Bolton Wanderers F.C.
    Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

    6 4 1 3 0 4 3
    1
      Beşiktaş
    Besiktas J.K.
    Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...

    5 4 1 2 1 5 6
      Vitória Guimarães
    Vitória SC
    The Vitória Sport Clube, also known as Vitória de Guimarães, or by the acronym VSC, is a sports club based in Guimarães, Portugal.It is a club that has big objectives such as the 5th place as a minimum in the Primeira Liga, and the presence in the UEFA Europa League...

    1 4 0 1 3 4 9

    Matchday one
    Beşiktaş 1–1 Bolton Wanderers İnönü Stadium
    Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 Vitória Guimarães Petrovsky Stadium
    Petrovsky Stadium
    The Petrovsky Stadium is a sport complex that consists of a number of sport buildings. One of them is the Grand Sport Arena which is the home of FC Zenit of Saint Petersburg, Russia and for simplicity referred by everyone as Petrovsky Stadium. The complex also contains another football stadium,...

    Matchday two
    Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Zenit St. Petersburg Reebok Stadium
    Reebok Stadium
    The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is commonly known as 'The Reebok'...

    Sevilla 3–0 Beşiktaş Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
    Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
    Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán is a stadium in Seville, Spain. It is the home stadium of Sevilla Fútbol Club. It was the venue for the 1986 European Cup Final between Steaua Bucureşti and Barcelona and the 1982 World Cup semi-final game between Germany and France.This stadium contains a singular...

    Matchday three
    Vitória Guimarães 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
    Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
    The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal.The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently completing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga...

    Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 Sevilla Petrovsky Stadium
    Petrovsky Stadium
    The Petrovsky Stadium is a sport complex that consists of a number of sport buildings. One of them is the Grand Sport Arena which is the home of FC Zenit of Saint Petersburg, Russia and for simplicity referred by everyone as Petrovsky Stadium. The complex also contains another football stadium,...

    Matchday four
    Sevilla 3–1 Vitória Guimarães Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
    Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
    Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán is a stadium in Seville, Spain. It is the home stadium of Sevilla Fútbol Club. It was the venue for the 1986 European Cup Final between Steaua Bucureşti and Barcelona and the 1982 World Cup semi-final game between Germany and France.This stadium contains a singular...

    Beşiktaş 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg İnönü Stadium
    Matchday five
    Vitória Guimarães 1–3 Beşiktaş Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
    Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
    The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal.The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently completing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga...

    Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sevilla Reebok Stadium
    Reebok Stadium
    The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is commonly known as 'The Reebok'...


    Bracket

    Round of 32

    The top 3 teams from each group were joined by the 8 teams which finished third in their groups in the Champions League.

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    Round of 16

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    Quarter-finals

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    Semi-finals

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    Final

    UEFA Cup
    2005–06 Winner
     
    Sevilla
    Sevilla FC
    Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...


    First Title

    Top Scorers

    Rank Name Team Goals Minutes played
    1   Matías Delgado Basel
    FC 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...

    7 992'
    2   Nicolae Dică
    Nicolae Dica
    Nicolae Constantin Dică is a Romanian football attacking midfielder. He is a playmaker or forward known for his incisive passing and long balls...

      Steaua București 6 1157'
      Mark Viduka
    Mark Viduka
    Mark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...

      Middlesbrough
    Middlesbrough F.C.
    Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

    6 667'
      Javier Saviola
    Javier Saviola
    Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....

      Sevilla
    Sevilla FC
    Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

    6 669'
      Frédéric Kanouté
    Frédéric Kanouté
    Frédéric Oumar Kanouté is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.-Lyon:Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Kanouté's...

      Sevilla
    Sevilla FC
    Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

    6 727'

    See also

    • 2005–06 UEFA Champions League
    • 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup
    • 2006 UEFA Super Cup
      2006 UEFA Super Cup
      The 2006 UEFA Super Cup was the 31st edition of the annual UEFA Super Cup, a UEFA-sponsored football club match that pitted the winners of the UEFA Champions League against the winners of the UEFA Cup...


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