2009–10 UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League 2009/10 was the 39th edition of the second most important competition for European football clubs, which took place up to the 2008/09 season under the name of the UEFA Cup. The contest took this season 192 clubs from all 53 national associations of UEFA part.
The season began with the first leg of the first qualifying round on 2 July 2009 and ended with the final on 12 May 2010 at the Hamburg Arena, the Atlético Madrid 2-1 aet won against Fulham.
Top scorers of the competition were together Paraguayan Óscar Cardozo of Benfica and the Peruvian Claudio Pizarro of Werder Bremen with 9 gates.
- 3.1 Group A
- 3.2 Group B
- 3.3 Group C
- 3.4 Group D
- 3.5 Group E
- 3.6 Group F
- 3.7 Group G
- 3.8 Group H
- 3.9 Group I
- 3:10 Group J
- 3:11 Group K
- 3:12 Group L
Mode
Entitled to participate were all the clubs who had occupied one of the matters governed by the UEFA five year ranking UEFA Cup places in the past to end the season. In the draws for the qualifying rounds, the teams were based equally divided according to their club coefficient in set (stronger ) and unseeded (weaker ) teams drawn against each other. In addition, in the qualifying rounds, no two teams from the same nation be drawn against each other. The former practice of pre-disposition of the teams in the three regional zones north, central / east and south, which should reduce the travel expenses of the qualifiers, was abolished. The fourth and final qualifying round was called for better marketing " play-off ". The qualification on the UEFA Intertoto Cup was omitted since this competition was discontinued in 2008. In return, the qualified fifteen losers in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League for the play- offs and the ten losers from the Champions League play- offs for the group stage. As with the UEFA Cup also met in the modified competition then the eight group third in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League Round of the participants.
Qualification
First qualifying round
- Draw: on June 22, 2009 in Nyon
- First leg: 2 July 2009
- Second leg matches: 9 July 2009
- Participation: 46 Teams, including three were fair play qualifiers: Norway Rosenborg Trondheim ( winner of the Fair Play rankings )
- Scotland Motherwell FC (second )
Second qualifying round
- Draw: 22 June 2009 ( as the first round ) in Nyon
- First leg: 16 July 2009
- Second leg matches: 23 July 2009
- Participation: 80 Teams, including the 23 winning teams of the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
- Draw: on July 17, 2009 in Nyon
- First leg: 30 July 2009
- Second leg matches: on 6 August 2009
- Participation: 70 Teams, including the 40 winning teams of the second qualifying round
Play-offs
- Draw: August 7, 2009 in Nyon
76 teams took part, including the 35 winners from the third qualifying round and the 15 losers in the third qualifying round of the Champions League Dinamo Zagreb, ŠK Slovan Bratislava, NK Maribor, FK Partizan Belgrade, Slavia Prague, FK Aktobe, FK Baku, BATE Borisov, FC Levadia Tallinn, Stabæk IF, Sparta Prague, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Twente Enschede, Dynamo Moscow and Sivasspor.
The first legs took place on 20 August and the return legs on 27 August 2009.
Group stage
At the group stage, 48 teams took part in 12 groups of four, with the group winners and runners- qualified for the round of.
Among the participants were the 38 winners of the play-offs and the 10 losers of the Champions League play- offs Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Red Bull Salzburg, FK Ventspils, FC Copenhagen, Levski Sofia, RSC Anderlecht, Celtic Glasgow, FC Timişoara, Sporting Lisbon and Panathinaikos Athens.
Case of a tie between two or more teams, the placement was determined by the following criteria:
The teams were randomly assigned to the groups in Monte Carlo on August 28, 2009. The group matches took place between 17 September 2009 and 18 December 2009.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Round of
The table first and second group stage come on, third - and fourth-placed teams will be eliminated. These 24 teams still encounter the eight third group from the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2009/10. These were Unirea Urziceni, Juventus, Wolfsburg, Olympique Marseille, Liverpool, Rubin Kazan, Standard Liege and Atlético Madrid. For the round of set are the 12 group winners and the four best third out of the Champions League, with a renewed encounter between the group winners and runners- a group is excluded. In addition, two representatives of an association shall meet at the earliest in the second round.
The draw took place in Nyon on 18 December. The first legs were played on 18, the return legs on 25 February 2010.
* First leg already on 16 February 2010, as well as the Liverpool FC Matchday had home advantage ** Leg already on 23 February 2010, as well as Sporting Lisbon Matchday had home advantage
Second round
The draw took place along with the draw for the Round of in Nyon on 18 December 2009. For the game on the 11th ( first leg ) and 18 ( return legs ) March 2010, the following meetings were as follows:
Quarterfinals
The games of the quarterfinals were drawn on March 19, 2010 in Nyon and discharged on the 1st ( first leg ) and 8 ( return legs ) April 2010.
Semifinal
The games were drawn on 19 March 2010 together with the quarter-finals in Nyon and discharged on 22 ( first leg ) and 29 ( return legs ) April 2010.
Final
Top scorers
Subsequently, the scorers of this Europa League season are listed (without qualification).
See also: List of scorers of the UEFA Europa League