2006–07 UEFA Cup

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2006–07 UEFA Cup
Hampden Park in Glasgow hosted the final.
Tournament details
Teams80 (competition proper)
131 (qualifying)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Sevilla (2nd title)
Runners-upSpain Espanyol
Tournament statistics
Matches played219
Goals scored565 (2.58 per match)
Attendance3,905,559 (17,834 per match)
Top scorer(s)Walter Pandiani (Espanyol)
11 goals

The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th

Real Madrid achieved this feat in 1985 and 1986
.

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 Spain 73.717 3
2 England England 63.224
3 Italy Italy 61.186
4 France France 49.469
5 Germany Germany 48.989
6 Portugal Portugal 44.666
7 Netherlands Netherlands 39.831 4
8 Greece Greece 35.498
9 Belgium Belgium 31.750 2+1(FP)
9 Scotland Scotland 31.750 2
11 Turkey Turkey 29.916
12
Czech Republic
27.950
13 Russia Russia 25.666
14 Austria Austria 24.875
15
Ukraine
24.850
16 Israel Israel 21.874 3
17 Serbia Serbia 21.249
18 Poland Poland 21.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19 Switzerland Switzerland 20.875 3
20
Norway
20.200 3+1(FP)
21 Bulgaria Bulgaria 18.540 3
22 Croatia Croatia 18.125 2
23 Denmark Denmark 17.200
24 Hungary Hungary 16.331
25 Romania Romania 15.457
26 Sweden Sweden 15.383 2+1(FP)
27 Slovakia Slovakia 11.665 2
28 Slovenia Slovenia 9.665
29 Cyprus Cyprus 8.165
30
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.165
31 Latvia Latvia 6.664
32 Finland Finland 6.540
33
Moldova
6.332
34 Georgia (country) Georgia 6.165
35 Lithuania Lithuania 5.332
36 Iceland Iceland 4.832
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
37 North Macedonia Macedonia 4.497 2
38 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 4.164
39 Belarus Belarus 4.082
40 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 4.000 1
41 Armenia Armenia 2.998 2
41 Malta Malta 2.998
43 Albania Albania 2.665
44 Estonia Estonia 2.498
45 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2.165
46 Wales Wales 1.832
47 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1.665
48 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1.332
49 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 0.999
50
Kazakhstan
0.666
51 San Marino San Marino 0.000 1
52 Andorra 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 UEFA Cup 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
France Bordeaux (CL GS) Portugal Benfica (CL GS) Russia CSKA Moscow (CL GS) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (CL GS)
Germany Werder Bremen (CL GS) Greece AEK Athens (CL GS) Russia Spartak Moscow (CL GS)
Steaua București (CL GS
)
First round
Spain Espanyol (CW) Germany Schalke 04 (4th)
Skoda Xanthi (5th
)
Scotland Hearts (CL 3Q)
Spain SevillaTH (5th) Germany Bayer Leverkusen (5th) Greece Atromitos (7th)[Note GRE] Turkey Fenerbahçe (CL 3Q)
Celta Vigo (6th
)
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt (CR) Belgium Zulte Waregem (CW) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (CL 3Q)
England Tottenham Hotspur (5th) Portugal Braga (4th) Scotland Rangers (3rd) Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav (CL 3Q)
England Blackburn Rovers (6th) Portugal Nacional (5th) Turkey Beşiktaş (CW) Austria Austria Wien (CL 3Q)
England West Ham United (CR) Portugal Vitória Setúbal (CR) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (CW) Austria Red Bull Salzburg (CL 3Q)
Palermo (5th)[Note ITA]
Netherlands Groningen (PO) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (3rd) Israel Maccabi Haifa (CL 3Q)
Livorno (6th)[Note ITA]
Netherlands AZ (PO) Austria Pasching (3rd) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (CL 3Q)[Note SRB]
Netherlands Feyenoord (PO) Spain Osasuna (CL 3Q) Poland Legia Warsaw (CL 3Q)
France Paris Saint-Germain (CW) Netherlands Heerenveen (PO) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (CL 3Q)
France Lens (4th) Greece Panathinaikos (3rd) Netherlands Ajax (CL 3Q) Slovakia Ružomberok (CL 3Q)
Nancy (LC
)
Iraklis (4th
)
Belgium Standard Liège (CL 3Q) North Macedonia Rabotnički (CL 3Q)
Second qualifying round
Belgium Club Brugge (3rd) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (CW) Poland Wisła Kraków (2nd) Netherlands Twente (IC)
Scotland Gretna (CR) Israel Beitar Jerusalem (3rd) Switzerland Sion (CW) Turkey Kayserispor (IC)
Turkey Trabzonspor (4th) Israel Bnei Yehuda (4th)
Molde (CW
)
Austria Ried (IC)
3rd
)
Serbia Partizan (2nd)[Note SRB] England Newcastle United (IC) Switzerland Grasshopper (IC)
Russia Rubin Kazan (4th) Serbia Hajduk Kula (4th)[Note SRB] France Marseille (IC) Denmark Odense (IC)
Austria Mattersburg (CR) Serbia OFK Beograd (CR)[Note SRB] France Auxerre (IC) Slovenia Maribor (IC)
Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa (3rd) Poland Wisła Płock (CW) Germany Hertha (IC) Cyprus Ethnikos Achna (IC)
Metalurh Zaporizhya (CR
)
First qualifying round
Poland Zagłębie Lubin (3rd)
Artmedia Bratislava (2nd
)
Valur (CW
)
Northern Ireland Glentoran (2nd)
Switzerland Basel (2nd) Slovakia Spartak Trnava (3rd) Iceland ÍA Akranes (3rd) Northern Ireland Portadown (3rd)
Switzerland Young Boys (3rd)
CW
)
CW
)
Wales Rhyl (CW)
2nd
)
Slovenia Domžale (2nd)
3rd
)
Llanelli (2nd
)
3rd
)
Cyprus APOEL (CW) Republic of Ireland Drogheda United (CW) Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch (2nd)
Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (CW) Cyprus Omonia (2nd)
2nd
)
Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck (3rd)
Bulgaria Litex Lovech (3rd) Bosnia and Herzegovina Orašje (CW) Belarus BATE Borisov (CW) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (CW)
Lokomotiv Sofia (4th
)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (2nd) Belarus Dinamo Minsk (2nd)
Karvan (2nd
)
CW
)
Latvia Ventspils (CW) Liechtenstein Vaduz (CW)
GÍ Gøta (CW
)
3rd
)
Latvia Skonto (2nd)
Mika (CW
)
Skála (2nd
)
Denmark Randers (CW) Finland Haka (CW)
Banants (3rd
)
Kazakhstan Tobol (2nd)
Denmark Brøndby (2nd) Finland HJK Helsinki (2nd) Malta Hibernians (CW) Kazakhstan Kairat (CR)[Note KAZ]
Fehérvár (CW
)
Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (2nd) Malta Sliema Wanderers (2nd) Andorra Rànger's (1st)
Hungary Újpest (2nd) Moldova Nistru Otaci (CR) Albania Tirana (CW)
Murata (1st
)
Romania Rapid București (CW) Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi (CW)
3rd
)
FP
)
Romania Dinamo București (3rd) Georgia (country) WIT Georgia (2nd)
Levadia Tallinn (2nd
)
FP
)
Sweden IFK Göteborg (2nd) Lithuania FBK Kaunas (CW)
Flora Tallinn (CR
)
FP
)
Sweden Åtvidaberg (CR)
Sūduva (3rd
)
Notes
  1. Parma.[4]
  • ^
    Greece (GRE): Greek league 6th-placed team PAOK failed to obtain UEFA licence and were replaced by the 7th-placed team, Atromitos.[5]
  • ^
    Serbia (SRB): 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]
  • ^
    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

    Chievo
    .

    Lazio, however, as well as the remaining three Champions League qualifiers (

    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.
    • 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

    First qualifying round

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

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Southern-Mediterranean region
    Varteks Croatia 1–3 Albania Tirana 1–1 0–2
    Dinamo Tirana Albania
    1–5 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–1 1–4
    Koper Slovenia 0–6 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–1 0–5
    Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–0 Andorra Rànger's 3–0 2–0
    Orašje Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–7 Slovenia Domžale 0–2 0–5
    Hibernians Malta 1–9 Romania Dinamo București 0–4 1–5
    APOEL Cyprus 7–1
    Murata
    3–1 4–0
    Rijeka Croatia
    3–4 Cyprus Omonia 2–2 1–2
    Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria
    3–1 North Macedonia Makedonija GP 2–0 1–1
    Vardar North Macedonia 2–7 Belgium Roeselare 1–2 1–5
    Rapid București Romania 6–0 Malta Sliema Wanderers 5–0 1–0
    Central-East region
    Újpest Hungary 1–4 Liechtenstein Vaduz 0–4 1–0
    Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 3–2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–1 2–1 (
    a.e.t.
    )
    MIKA Armenia
    1–4 Switzerland Young Boys 1–3 0–1
    Videoton Hungary
    2–2 (a) Kazakhstan Kairat 1–0 1–2
    Zagłębie Lubin Poland 1–1 (a) Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–1 0–0
    Karvan Azerbaijan
    2–0 Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–0 1–0
    Ameri Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–2 (a)
    Banants
    0–1 2–1
    BATE Borisov Belarus 3–0 Moldova Nistru Otaci 2–0 1–0
    Basel Switzerland 3–1 Kazakhstan Tobol 3–1 0–0
    Artmedia Slovakia
    3–2 Georgia (country) WIT Georgia 2–0 1–2
    Northern region
    HJK Helsinki Finland 2–4 Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–1 1–3 (
    a.e.t.
    )
    Brøndby Denmark 3–1
    Valur
    3–1 0–0
    Gefle Sweden 1–2
    Llanelli
    1–2 0–0
    Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 0–5 Latvia Skonto 0–2 0–3
    Åtvidaberg Sweden 7–0 Luxembourg Etzella Ettelbruck 4–0 3–0
    Ventspils Latvia 4–1
    GÍ Gøta
    2–1 2–0
    Glentoran Northern Ireland 0–2 Norway Brann 0–1 0–1
    Randers Denmark 2–2 (a) Iceland ÍA 1–0 1–2
    Portadown Northern Ireland 1–4 Lithuania Kaunas 1–3 0–1
    Rhyl Wales 1–2
    Sūduva
    0–0 1–2
    Levadia Tallinn Estonia
    2–1 Finland Haka 2–0 0–1
    Skála Faroe Islands 0–4 Norway Start 0–1 0–3
    Lyn Oslo Norway
    1–1 (a)
    Flora Tallinn
    1–1 0–0
    IFK Göteborg Sweden 0–2 Republic of Ireland 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.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Southern-Mediterranean region
    APOEL Cyprus 1–2 Turkey Trabzonspor 1–1 0–1
    Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 4–2 Slovenia Domžale 1–2 3–0
    CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 (a) Serbia Hajduk Kula 0–0 1–1 (
    a.e.t.
    )
    Roeselare Belgium 2–6 Cyprus Ethnikos Achna 2–1 0–5
    OFK Beograd Serbia 2–5 France Auxerre 1–0 1–5
    Dinamo București Romania 2–1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 1–1
    Partizan Serbia 3–2 Slovenia Maribor 2–1 1–1
    Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Romania Rapid București 1–0 0–2
    Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Israel 0–6
    Lokomotiv Sofia
    0–2 0–4
    Omonia Cyprus 1–2 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–0 1–2
    Tirana Albania 1–5 Turkey Kayserispor 0–2 1–3
    Central-East region
    Artmedia Slovakia
    5–3 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–1 3–2
    Ried Austria 0–1 Switzerland Sion 0–0 0–1
    Videoton Hungary
    1–3 Switzerland Grasshopper 1–1 0–2
    Karvan Azerbaijan
    0–2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–2 0–0
    Chornomorets Odesa Ukraine 1–1 (a) Poland Wisła Płock 0–0 1–1
    Basel Switzerland 2–2 (a) Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–0 1–2
    Zimbru Chișinău Moldova 0–3
    Metalurh Zaporizhya
    0–0 0–3
    Mattersburg Austria 1–2 Poland Wisła Kraków 1–1 0–1
    Hertha BSC Germany 3–2 Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi 1–0 2–2
    Rubin Kazan Russia 5–0 Belarus BATE Borisov 3–0 2–0
    Young Boys Switzerland 3–3 (a) France Marseille 3–3 0–0
    Northern region
    Start Norway 1–1 (11–10 p) Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–0 0–1 (
    a.e.t.
    )
    Odense Denmark 6–1
    Llanelli
    1–0 5–1
    Randers Denmark 3–2 Lithuania Kaunas 3–1 0–1
    Twente Netherlands 1–2
    Levadia Tallinn
    1–1 0–1
    Ventspils Latvia 0–1 England Newcastle United 0–1 0–0
    Brann Norway 4–4 (a) Sweden Åtvidaberg 3–3 1–1
    Molde Norway 2–1 Latvia Skonto 0–0 2–1
    Flora Tallinn Estonia
    0–4 Denmark Brøndby 0–0 0–4
    Sūduva Lithuania
    2–7 Belgium Club Brugge 0–2 2–5
    Gretna Scotland 3–7 Republic of Ireland 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

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

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Chornomorets Odesa Ukraine 1–4 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv4 0–1 1–3
    Braga Portugal 3–2
    Chievo
    2–0 1–2 (
    a.e.t.
    )
    Levadia Tallinn Estonia
    1–3 England Newcastle United 0–1 1–2
    Molde Norway 0–2 Scotland Rangers 0–0 0–2
    Standard Liège Belgium 0–4
    Celta Vigo
    0–1 0–3
    Maccabi Haifa4 Israel 4–2 Bulgaria Litex Lovech 1–1 3–1
    Derry City Republic of Ireland 0–2 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 0–2
    Hertha BSC Germany
    2–3 Denmark Odense 2–2 0–1
    Legia Warsaw Poland 1–2 Austria Austria Wien 1–1 0–1
    Panathinaikos Greece 2–1
    Metalurh Zaporizhya
    1–1 1–0
    Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–3 Belgium Zulte Waregem 2–1 0–2
    Hearts Scotland 0–2
    Sparta Prague
    0–2 0–0
    Fenerbahçe Turkey 5–1 Denmark Randers 2–1 3–0
    Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–4 England Blackburn Rovers 2–2 0–2
    Schalke 04 Germany 2–3
    Nancy
    1–0 1–3
    Ethnikos Achna Cyprus 1–3 France Lens 0–0 1–3
    Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 4–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2–0 2–1
    AZ Netherlands 4–3 Turkey Kayserispor 3–2 1–1
    Rubin Kazan Russia 0–2
    Parma
    0–1 0–1
    Atromitos Greece 1–6 Spain Sevilla 1–2 0–4
    Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 6–2 Denmark Brøndby 4–0 2–2
    Beşiktaş Turkey 4–2 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–0 2–2 (
    a.e.t.
    )
    Vitória Setúbal Portugal 0–3 Netherlands Heerenveen 0–3 0–0
    Marseille France 3–4 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 1–0 2–4
    Åtvidaberg Sweden 0–8 Switzerland Grasshopper 0–3 0–5
    Rapid București Romania 3–1 Portugal Nacional 1–0 2–1 (
    a.e.t.
    )
    Trabzonspor5 Turkey 2–2 (a) Spain Osasuna 2–2 0–0
    Basel Switzerland 7–2 North Macedonia Rabotnički 6–2 1–0
    West Ham United England 0–4
    Palermo
    0–1 0–3
    Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria
    2–2 (a) Netherlands Feyenoord 2–2 0–0
    Ružomberok Slovakia 1–2 Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 1–1
    Sion Switzerland 1–3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 1–3
    Partizan Serbia 4–3 Netherlands Groningen 4–2 0–1
    Skoda Xanthi Greece
    4–8 Romania Dinamo București 3–4 1–4
    Slavia Prague Czech Republic
    0–2 England Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 0–1
    Start Norway 2–9 Netherlands Ajax 2–5 0–4
    Artmedia Slovakia
    3–5 Spain Espanyol 2–2 1–3
    Wisła Kraków Poland 2–1
    Iraklis
    0–1 2–0 (
    a.e.t.
    )
    Livorno Italy
    3–0 Austria Pasching 2–0 1–0
    Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 2–5 France 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

    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.