2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage
This article details the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage.
The group stage featured 48 teams: the title holders, Atlético Madrid, the 37 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round[1]
The teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16 September, 30 September, 21 October, 4 November, 1–2 December, and 15–16 December 2010.
The top two teams in each group advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams from the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Seeding
The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 27 August 2010 at 1:00pm CEST (UTC+2).
Teams were seeded into four pots[2][3] based on their 2010 UEFA club coefficients.[4] The title holders, Atlético Madrid, were automatically seeded into Pot 1. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Pot 1 held teams ranked 4–39, Pot 2 held teams ranked 40–69, Pot 3 held teams ranked 74–127, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 130–217 and unranked teams.
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CL Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round
On the first four matchdays, when matches were played only on Thursdays, six groups played their matches at 19:00 CET/CEST, while the other six groups played 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 were played on both Wednesdays and Thursdays, the two sets of groups were 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. Based on this principle, the draw was controlled for clubs from the same association in order to split the teams evenly. 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. There were certain restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city 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 or on consecutive days), 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 applied to determine the rankings:[5]
- 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 away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored;
- 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 |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32 |
Times up to end of October are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Manchester City |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 |
 Lech Poznań |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 |
 Juventus |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
 Red Bull Salzburg |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 |
16 September 2010 19:00 |
| Juventus |
3–3 | Lech Poznań |
|---|---|---|
Chiellini  45+2', 50'Del Piero 68' |
Report | Rudņevs 14' (pen.), 30', 90+2' |
4 November 2010 19:00 |
| Lech Poznań |
3–1 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Injac 31' Arboleda 86'Możdżeń 90+1' |
Report | Adebayor 51' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bayer Leverkusen |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 |
 Aris |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
 Atlético Madrid |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 |
 Rosenborg |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
1 December 2010 21:05 |
| Atlético Madrid |
2–3 | Aris |
|---|---|---|
| Forlán 11' Agüero 16' |
Report | Koke 2', 51' (pen.) Lazaridis 81' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sporting CP |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 12 |
 Lille |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Gent |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 |
 Levski Sofia |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 |
16 September 2010 19:00 |
| Levski Sofia |
3–2 | Gent |
|---|---|---|
| Joãozinho 42' Dembélé 60'Greene 84' |
Report | Azofeifa 23' Šuler 48' |
30 September 2010 21:05 |
| Sporting CP |
5–0 | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Carriço 30' Maniche 43'Salomão 53'Postiga 61'Fernández 79' |
Report |
21 October 2010 21:05 |
| Sporting CP |
5–1 | Gent |
|---|---|---|
| Salomão 7' Liédson 13', 27'Maniche 37'Postiga 59' |
Report | Wils 16' |
4 November 2010 19:00 |
| Gent |
3–1 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Smolders 7' (pen.) Conté 79'Arbeitman 82' |
Report | Saleiro 38' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 |
| PAOK |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 |
 Dinamo Zagreb |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 |
| Club Brugge |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dynamo Kyiv |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 |
 BATE |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
 AZ |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 |
 Sheriff Tiraspol |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 |
16 September 2010 19:00 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
2–2 | BATE |
|---|---|---|
| Milevskiy 34' Eremenko 44' |
Report | Rodionov 3' Nyakhaychyk 54' |
30 September 2010 21:05 |
| BATE |
4–1 | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Rodionov 5' Kontsevoy 48'Bressan 77' (pen.)Alyakhnovich 83' |
Report | Sigþórsson 89' |
2 December 2010 21:05 |
| BATE |
1–4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Nyakhaychyk 84' |
Report | Vukojević 16' Yarmolenko 43'Husyev 50' (pen.)Milevskiy 68' |
- Notes
- Note 1: BATE played their group matches in Minsk at Dinamo Stadium as BATE's Haradzki Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CSKA Moscow |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 16 |
 Sparta Prague |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Palermo |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 |
 Lausanne-Sport |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 |
16 September 2010 19:00 |
| Sparta Prague |
3–2 | Palermo |
|---|---|---|
| Bony 17' Kladrubský 68'Kadlec 75' |
Report | Maccarone 38' Hernández 83' |
16 September 2010 19:00 |
| Lausanne-Sport |
0–3 | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vágner Love 22', 80' (pen.) Ignashevich 68' |
21 October 2010 21:05 |
| Sparta Prague |
3–3 | Lausanne-Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Bony 10', 24' Kucka 21' |
Report | Meoli 6' Steuble 75'Sílvio 90+5' |
2 December 2010 19:00 |
| CSKA Moscow |
5–1 | Lausanne-Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Necid 18', 82' Oliseh 22'Tošić 40'Dzagoev 71' |
Report | Carrupt 90+2' |
2 December 2010 21:05 |
| Palermo |
2–2 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Rigoni 23' Pinilla 60' (pen.) |
Report | Kladrubský 51' (pen.) Kucka 62' |
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit Saint Petersburg |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 18 |
| Anderlecht |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| AEK Athens |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 |
| Hajduk Split |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
16 September 2010 21:05 |
| Anderlecht |
1–3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|---|
| Juhász 66' |
Report | Kerzhakov 8', 33', 44' |
16 September 2010 21:05 |
| AEK Athens |
3–1 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Djebbour 12' Liberopoulos 65'Scocco 89' |
Report | Ibričić 29' (pen.) |
30 September 2010 19:00 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg |
4–2 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Hubočan 1' Alves 13'Lazović 43' (pen.), 57' |
Report | Liberopoulos 37' Kafes 83' (pen.) |
4 November 2010 21:05 |
| Hajduk Split |
2–3 | Zenit St. Petersburg |
|---|---|---|
| Ljubičić 68' Vukušić 82' |
Report | Ionov 31' Huszti 47' (pen.)Rosina 50' |
1 December 2010 19:00 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg |
3–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Ionov 12' Bukharov 65'Huszti 88' |
Report | Kanu 87' |
1 December 2010 19:00 |
| Hajduk Split |
1–3 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Buljat 90' |
Report | Scocco 50' (pen.) Manolas 61'Blanco 84' |
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 |
| Young Boys |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Getafe |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 7 |
 Odense |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 |
21 October 2010 19:00 |
| Young Boys |
4–2 | Odense |
|---|---|---|
| Bienvenu 25' Sutter 34'Degen 61'Lulić 74' |
Report | Utaka 48' Sørensen 84' (pen.) |
1 December 2010 19:00 |
| Young Boys |
4–2 | Stuttgart |
|---|---|---|
| Degen 34' Sutter 78'Mayuka 81', 82' |
Report | Pogrebnyak 48' Schipplock 68' |
16 December 2010 21:05 |
| Stuttgart |
5–1 | Odense |
|---|---|---|
| Gebhart 20' Høegh 48' (o.g.)Gentner 65'Møller Christensen 70' (o.g.)Marica 90+3' |
Report | Utaka 72' |
Group I
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSV Eindhoven |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 14 |
| Metalist Kharkiv |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 |
| Sampdoria |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
 Debrecen |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 |
16 September 2010 21:05 |
| Debrecen |
0–5 | Metalist Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Edmar 24', 74' Xavier 34'Fininho 77'Valyayev 89' |
1 December 2010 19:00 |
| Metalist Kharkiv |
2–1 | Debrecen |
|---|---|---|
| Bódi 52' (o.g.) Oliynyk 88' |
Report | Czvitkovics 48' |
- Notes
- Note 2: Debrecen played their group matches in Budapest at Ferenc Puskás Stadium as Debrecen's Stadion Oláh Gábor Út did not meet UEFA criteria.
Group J
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 |
| Sevilla |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 |
| Karpaty Lviv |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 |
16 September 2010 21:05 |
| Karpaty Lviv |
3–4 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Holodyuk 44' Kopolovets 52'Kozhanov 78' |
Report | Şahin 12' (pen.) Götze 27', 90+2'Barrios 87' |
2 December 2010 19:00 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
4–2 | Sevilla |
|---|---|---|
| Bodmer 17' Hoarau 20', 47'Nenê 45' |
Report | Kanouté 32', 36' |
15 December 2010 21:05 |
| Sevilla |
2–2 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Romaric 31' Kanouté 35' |
Report | Kagawa 4' Subotić 49' |
Group K
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
| Napoli |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 |
 Steaua București |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 |
| Utrecht |
6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 |
16 September 2010 21:05 |
| Liverpool |
4–1 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Cole 1' N'Gog 55' (pen.), 90+1'Lucas 81' |
Report | Tănase 13' |
30 September 2010 19:00 |
| Steaua București |
3–3 | Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Cribari 2' (o.g.) Tănase 11'Kapetanos 16' |
Report | Vitale 44' Hamšík 73'Cavani 90+8' |
2 December 2010 19:00 |
| Utrecht |
3–3 | Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Van Wolfswinkel 6', 28' (pen.) Demouge 35' |
Report | Cavani 5', 42', 70' (pen.) |
Group L
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 16 |
 Beşiktaş |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| Rapid Wien |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
| CSKA Sofia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
15 December 2010 21:05 |
| Porto |
3–1 | CSKA Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Otamendi 22' Micael 54'J. Rodríguez 90+3' |
Report | Delev 48' |
- Notes
- Note 3: Rapid Wien played their home group matches at Ernst-Happel-Stadion as it has a greater capacity than their Gerhard Hanappi Stadium.
- Note 4: CSKA Sofia played their group matches in Sofia at Vasil Levski National Stadium as CSKA Sofia's Balgarska Armiya Stadium was closed at the end of the previous season because it didn't meet the BFU and UEFA criteria.
References
- ↑ 2010/11 list of participants
- ↑ "Seedings set for Europa League draw". UEFA.com. 27 August 2010.
- ↑ Seeding in the Europa League 2010/2011 Bert Kassies
- ↑ "UEFA club coefficients 2010". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ↑ 2010/11 Regulations of the UEFA Europa League
External links
- 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com