2009 UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

Replacing the Inter-cities Fairs Cup in 1971, the 2008/09 season will be the last for the UEFA Cup, before changing format to become the UEFA Europa League. After the UEFA Champions League, it is the next most important European competition for men's club teams. In order to qualify for the tournament, clubs are judged on their performance in national leagues as well as national cup competitions.

The 2008/09 UEFA Cup final will be played on May 20, 2009 at Sukru Sarcoglu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul will be only the 12th city to host the UEFA Cup final since becoming a one-off event in the 1997/98 season. The newly-named UEFA Europa League will see it’s first championship at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

2008/09 UEFA Cup Match Dates:
Feb 18, 2009 - Zenit vs Stuttgart - Petrovsky, Saint Petersburg, FL
Feb 18, 2009 - Olympiacos vs St. Etienne - Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece
Feb 18, 2009 - Dynamo Kyiv vs Valencia - Valeri Libanovskiy, Kiev, Ukraine
Feb 18, 2009 - Aston Villa vs CSKA Moskva - Villa Park, Birmingham, UK
Feb 18, 2009 - AaB vs Deportivo - Energi Nord Arena, Alborg, Denmark
Feb 18, 2009 - Bremen vs Milan - Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany
Feb 18, 2009 - Sampdoria vs Metalist - Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genova, Italy
Feb 18, 2009 - PSG vs Wolfsburg - Parc Des Princes, Paris, France
Feb 18, 2009 - Bordeaux vs Galatasaray - Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux, France
Feb 18, 2009 - Braga vs Standard - Municipal Braga, Portugal
Feb 19, 2009 - Werder Bremen vs AC Milan - Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany
Feb 19, 2009 - Aston Villa vs CSKA Moskva - Villa Park , Birmingham, UK
Feb 19, 2009 - Lech vs Udinese - Maurice Dufrasne, Liege, Belgium
Feb 19, 2009 - Shakhtar vs Tottenham - RSC Olimpiyiskiy Stadium, Donetsk, Ukraine
Feb 19, 2009 - Kbenhavn vs Manchester City - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
Feb 19, 2009 - Marseille vs Twente - Velodrome, Marseille, France
Feb 19, 2009 - Fiorentina vs Ajax - Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy
Feb 19, 2009 - NEC vs Hamburg - De Goeffert, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Feb 26, 2009 - Metalist vs Sampdoria - Metalist, Krakov, Ukraine
Feb 26, 2009 - CSKA Moskva vs Aston Villa - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia
Feb 26, 2009 - Hamburg vs NEC - AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Feb 26, 2009 - Twente vs Marseille - Arke Enchede, Netherlands
Feb 26, 2009 - Wolfsburg vs PSG - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany
Feb 26, 2009 - Galatasaray vs Bordeaux - Ali Semi Yen, Istanbul, Turkey
Feb 26, 2009 - Stuttgart vs FC Zenit - Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany
Feb 26, 2009 - Standard vs Braga - Maurice Dufrasne, Liege, Belgium
Feb 26, 2009 - Udinese vs Lech - Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy
Feb 26, 2009 - Ajax vs Fiorentina – Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb 26, 2009 - Manchester City vs Kbenhavn - City of Machester Stadium, UK
Feb 26, 2009 - Milan vs Bremen - Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
Feb 26, 2009 - St. Etienne vs Olympiacos - Geoffroy Guichard, Saint Etienne, France
Feb 26, 2009 - Tottenham vs Shakhtar - White Hart Lane, London, UK
Feb 26, 2009 - Valencia vs Dynamo Kyiv - Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain
Feb 26, 2009 - Deportivo vs AaB - Estadio Riazor, La Coruna, Spain
May 20, 2009 – Teams TBA - Sukru Saracoglu, Istanbul, Turkey

2008/09 UEFA Cup tickets available at:
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