2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage
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This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.
The group stage will feature 48 teams: the 38 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round.
The teams will be drawn into twelve groups of four, and will play each other home-and-away in a round-robin format
. The matchdays will be 15 September, 29 September, 20 October, 3 November, 30 November–1 December, and 14–15 December 2011.
The top two teams in each group will advance to 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 26 August 2011 at 13:00 CEST
(UTC+02:00).
Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients. Pot 1 held teams ranked 18–49, Pot 2 held teams ranked 51–85, Pot 3 held teams ranked 89–154, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 155–302 and unranked teams.
CL Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round
† Celtic
lodged protests over the eligibility of a number of the Sion
players who participated in the two legs of the play-off round, which Sion won 3–1 aggregate (first leg: 0–0; second leg: 3–1). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body accepted the protests and decided to award both matches to Celtic by forfeit (3–0). As a consequence, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage.
For the group stage draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly for maximum television coverage. For example, if there were two teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different set of groups (A–F, G–L); if there were four teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different subset of groups (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L).
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On the first four matchdays, when matches will be played only on Thursdays, six groups will play their matches at 19:00 CET
/CEST
, while the other six groups will play their matches at 21:05 CET
/CEST
, with the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday. On the final two matchdays, when matches will be played on both Wednesdays and Thursdays, the two sets of groups will be divided into four smaller subsets (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L), with each subset of groups playing on a different day and time. There are other restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g. Tottenham Hotspur
and Fulham
) do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city play at home on the same day), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.
Times up to 29 October 2011 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST
(UTC+02:00), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET
(UTC+01:00).
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The group stage will feature 48 teams: the 38 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round.
The teams will be drawn into twelve groups of four, and will play each other home-and-away in a round-robin format
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
. The matchdays will be 15 September, 29 September, 20 October, 3 November, 30 November–1 December, and 14–15 December 2011.
The top two teams in each group will advance to the round of 32
2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The knockout phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League will begin on 16 February 2012 with the round of 32, and conclude on 9 May 2012 with the final at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania....
, where they will be joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage
2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage.The group stage will feature 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round ....
.
Seeding
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 26 August 2011 at 13:00 CEST
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...
(UTC+02:00).
Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients. Pot 1 held teams ranked 18–49, Pot 2 held teams ranked 51–85, Pot 3 held teams ranked 89–154, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 155–302 and unranked teams.
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† Celtic
Celtic 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...
lodged protests over the eligibility of a number of the Sion
FC Sion
FC Sion is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home games at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and the Swiss Cup in each of their twelve appearances in the final, the most recent being in 2011.The first team also...
players who participated in the two legs of the play-off round, which Sion won 3–1 aggregate (first leg: 0–0; second leg: 3–1). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body accepted the protests and decided to award both matches to Celtic by forfeit (3–0). As a consequence, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage.
For the group stage draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly for maximum television coverage. For example, if there were two teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different set of groups (A–F, G–L); if there were four teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different subset of groups (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L).
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On the first four matchdays, when matches will be played only on Thursdays, six groups will play their matches at 19:00 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...
/CEST
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...
, while the other six groups will play their matches at 21:05 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...
/CEST
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...
, with the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday. On the final two matchdays, when matches will be played on both Wednesdays and Thursdays, the two sets of groups will be divided into four smaller subsets (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L), with each subset of groups playing on a different day and time. There are other restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g. Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
and Fulham
Fulham 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...
) do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city play at home on the same day), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.
Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria would 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 in 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;
- If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
- 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 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase The knockout phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League will begin on 16 February 2012 with the round of 32, and conclude on 9 May 2012 with the final at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania.... |
| Eliminated from European Competition |
Times up to 29 October 2011 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST
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...
(UTC+02:00), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are 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...
(UTC+01:00).
Group A
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 Greece PAOK |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 11 | |
 Rubin KazanFC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:... |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | |
 England Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
 Republic of Ireland Shamrock RoversShamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
On the next matchday (15 December):
- PAOK will win the group if they do not lose to Rubin Kazan.
- Rubin Kazan
- will win the group if they defeat PAOK.
- will qualify for the round of 32 if
- they do not lose to PAOK OR
- Tottenham Hotspur do not defeat Shamrock Rovers OR
- PAOK and Tottenham Hotspur combined winning margin is fewer than five goals OR
- PAOK and Tottenham Hotspur combined winning margin is five goals AND Tottenham Hotspur do not score at least five more than Rubin Kazan.
- Tottenham Hotspur will advance to the round of 32 if they win, PAOK win, AND
- their combined winning margin is at least six goals (five if Tottenham Hotspur score at least five more than Rubin Kazan).
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Group B
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 Belgium Standard LiègeStandard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.... |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | |
 Hannover 96Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:... |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
 CopenhagenF.C. Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment.... |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 |
 Ukraine Vorskla PoltavaFC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :... |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
- Standard Liège have won the group
- Hannover 96 will be the runner-up
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Group C
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 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | |
 Poland Legia Warsaw |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
 Romania Rapid București |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
- PSV Eindhoven have won the group
- Legia Warsaw will be the runner-up
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- Note 1: Rapid București will play their home matches at Stadionul NaționalStadionul NationalThe National Arena is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, in the Lia Manoliu Sports Complex. The stadium will host the games of Romania's national football team, as well as the Romanian Cup Final and the Romanian Supercup. The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final will be held at the new stadium...
, BucharestBucharestBucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
as they have left their own Stadionul Giuleşti-Valentin Stănescu prior to the season.
Group D
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 Sporting CP |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | |
| Romania Vaslui FC Vaslui FC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the... |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
 LazioS.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... |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
 Zürich |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
On the next match day (14 December)
- Sporting CP have won the group.
- Vaslui advance to the round of 32 if
- they defeat Zürich OR
- they draw with Zürich AND Lazio do not defeat Sporting CP OR
- Lazio lose to Sporting CP.
- Lazio advance to the round of 32 if
- they defeat Sporting CP AND Vaslui do not defeat Zürich OR
- they draw with Sporting CP AND Zürich defeat Vaslui.
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- Note 2: VasluiFC VasluiFC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the...
will play their home matches at Stadionul CeahlăulStadionul CeahlaulCeahlăul Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Piatra Neamţ, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ. The stadium, as well as the local football club takes its name from the Mount Ceahlău, located in the region. The stadium holds...
, Piatra NeamţPiatra NeamtPiatra Neamț , , ; is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania...
as their own Stadionul MunicipalStadionul Municipal (Vaslui)Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vaslui, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Vaslui. The stadium has 18,000 seats, and it is covered by natural grass. The floodlighting system, with a density of 2000 lux, has been inaugurated in...
did not meet UEFA criteria.
Group E
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| England Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | |
 Turkey BeşiktaşBesiktas 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | |
| Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
On the next matchday (14 December):
- Stoke City will win the group if they do not lose to Beşiktaş.
- Beşiktaş
- will win the group if they defeat Stoke City.
- will qualify for the round of 32 if
- they do not lose to Stoke City OR
- Dynamo Kyiv do not defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv OR
- Stoke City and Dynamo Kyiv combined winning margin is fewer than four goals OR
- Stoke City and Dynamo Kyiv combined winning margin is four goals AND Dynamo Kyiv do not score at least six more than Beşiktaş.
- Dynamo Kyiv will advance to the round of 32 if they win, Stoke City win, AND
- their combined winning margin is at least five goals (four if Dynamo Kyiv score at least six more than Beşiktaş).
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Group F
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 Athletic BilbaoAthletic 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... |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
 Austria Red Bull Salzburg |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
 France Paris Saint-Germain |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 |
 Slovakia Slovan BratislavaŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
On the next match day (14 December)
- Athletic Bilbao have won the group.
- Red Bull Salzburg advance to the round of 32 if
- they defeat Slovan Bratislava OR
- they draw with Slovan Bratislava AND Paris Saint-Germain do not defeat Athletic Bilbao OR
- Paris Saint-Germain lose to Athletic Bilbao.
- Paris Saint-Germain advance to the round of 32 if
- they defeat Athletic Bilbao AND Red Bull Salzburg do not defeat Slovan Bratislava OR
- they draw with Athletic Bilbao AND Slovan Bratislava defeat Red Bull Salzburg.
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Group G
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| Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 13 | |
| Netherlands AZ |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | |
| Austria 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... |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 |
 Malmö FFMalmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
On the next match day (15 December):
- Metalist Kharkiv have won the group.
- AZ will advance to the round of 32 if
- they defeat Metalist Kharkiv, OR
- they draw with Metalist Kharkiv AND Austria Wien do not defeat Malmö FF by at least six goals, OR
- they draw with Metalist Kharkiv AND Austria Wien defeat Malmö FF by exactly six goals AND Austria Wien do not score two more goals than AZ do in their last matches, OR
- Austria Wien do not defeat Malmö FF.
- Austria Wien will advance to the round of 32 if
- they defeat Malmö FF AND AZ lose to Metalist Kharkiv, OR
- they defeat Malmö FF by at least seven goals (six if they score at least two more than AZ) AND AZ draw with Metalist Kharkiv.
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Group H
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| Belgium Club Brugge |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | |
| Portugal Braga |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | |
| England Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 |
 Slovenia MariborNK Maribor Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from... |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 |
On the next matchday (15 December):
- Club Brugge
- will qualify as group winners if they do not lose to Braga.
- will qualify as runners-up if they lose to Braga AND Birmingham City do not defeat Maribor.
- Braga will win the group if they defeat Club Brugge.
- Birmingham City will advance to the round of 32 if they defeat Maribor AND Braga defeat Club Brugge.
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Group I
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| Spain Atlético Madrid |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | |
| Udinese Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa.... |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
 Scotland 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... |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
| France Rennes |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
On the next matchday (15 December):
- Atlético Madrid will win the group if they do not lose to Rennes OR Udinese do not defeat Celtic.
- Udinese
- will win the group if they defeat Celtic AND Atlético Madrid lose to Rennes.
- will qualify for the Round of 32 if they do not lose to Celtic.
- Celtic will qualify for the Round of 32 if they defeat Udinese.
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Group J
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| Germany Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 11 | |
| Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | |
| Romania Steaua București |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 |
 Cyprus AEK Larnaca |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 |
On the next matchday (14 December):
- Schalke 04 have won the group.
- Maccabi Haifa will qualify for the Round of 32 if they defeat Schalke 04 OR Steaua București draw with AEK Larnaca.
- Steaua București will qualify for the Round of 32 if they defeat AEK Larnaca AND Maccabi Haifa do not defeat Schalke 04.
- AEK Larnaca will qualify for the Round of 32 if they defeat Steaua București AND Maccabi Haifa do not defeat Schalke 04.
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- Note 3: Steaua București will play their home matches at Stadionul NaționalStadionul NationalThe National Arena is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, in the Lia Manoliu Sports Complex. The stadium will host the games of Romania's national football team, as well as the Romanian Cup Final and the Romanian Supercup. The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final will be held at the new stadium...
, BucharestBucharestBucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
as they have left their own Stadionul Steaua prior to the season. The match against Schalke 04FC Schalke 04Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
was moved to Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
as the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group DUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group DThis page shows the standings and results for Group D of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.- Standings :- Results and fixtures :Group D fixtures were negotiated between the participants at a meeting in Luxembourg on 19 February 2010....
match between RomaniaRomania national football teamThe Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
and FranceFrance national football teamThe France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
left the grass at Stadionul NaționalStadionul NationalThe National Arena is a football stadium in Bucharest, Romania, in the Lia Manoliu Sports Complex. The stadium will host the games of Romania's national football team, as well as the Romanian Cup Final and the Romanian Supercup. The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final will be held at the new stadium...
in an unplayable state. - Note 4: AEK Larnaca will play their home matches at GSP Stadium, NicosiaNicosiaNicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
as their own GSZ Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
Group K
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| 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... |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 13 | |
| England Fulham Fulham 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... |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |
| Wisła Kraków |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 |
| Odense |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 |
On the next matchday (14 December):
- Twente have won the group.
- Fulham will qualify for the Round of 32 if they defeat Odense OR Wisła Kraków do not defeat Twente.
- Wisła Kraków will qualify for the Round of 32 if they defeat Twente AND Fulham do not defeat Odense.
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Group L
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| Belgium Anderlecht R.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... |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 | |
| Russia 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... |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | |
| 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.... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
| Greece AEK Athens |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 |
On the next matchday (14 December)
- Anderlecht will win the group if they do not lose to Lokomotiv Moscow or they lose either 2–0 or by only 1 goal
- Lokomotiv Moscow will win the group if they defeat Anderlecht by at least 2 goals (except 2–0)
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External links
- UEFA Europa League (official website)