2009–10 UEFA Europa League

39th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA September 2020 UEFA Europa League 2009–10 HH imtech arena.jpg 275px The Volksparkstadion in Hamburg hosted the final 17 September 2009 – 12 May 2010 (competition proper)2 July – 27 August 2009 (qualifying) 48+8 (competition proper)159+33 (total) 53 ESP Atlético Madrid 1 ENG Fulham 205 539 Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen)Óscar Cardozo (Benfica)9 goals each 2008–09 (UEFA Cup) 2010–11 The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League was the first season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The competition was previously known as the UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years.UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d1-0f8ef23c90b9-fdc5b01d5c6f-1000--uefa-cup-to-become-uefa-europa-league/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 26 September 2008 23 August 2017 Spain's Atlético Madrid won the tournament for the first time, beating Fulham – who were playing in their first European final – at the Volksparkstadion, home ground of Hamburger SV, in Hamburg, Germany.http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=676743.html Madrid and Hamburg awarded 2010 finals UEFA Union of European Football Associations 28 March 2008 28 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080331135339/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind%3D64/newsid%3D676743.html 31 March 2008 dead Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual finalists Fulham in the round of 32. Association team allocation A total of 192 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Associations were allocated places according to their 2008 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2003–04 to 2007–08.https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method3/crank2008.html UEFA Country Ranking 2008 13 February 2009 Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League:Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2009/10 https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/UEFACup/84/52/89/845289_DOWNLOAD.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20090823205941/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/UEFACup/84/52/89/845289_DOWNLOAD.pdf dead 23 August 2009 UEFA Union of European Football Associations 7 August 2009 Associations 1–6 each entered three teams Associations 7–9 each entered four teams Associations 10–51 each entered three teams, except Liechtenstein (it organised only a domestic cup competition and no domestic league competition) Associations 52–53 plus Liechtenstein each entered one team The top three associations of the 2008–09 UEFA Fair Play ranking each gained an additional berth Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League were transferred to the Europa League Association ranking RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes 1 ENG 75.749 3 +1(UCL) 2 ESP 75.266 +1(UCL) 3 ITA 60.410 +1(UCL) 4 FRA 1974 52.668 +1(UCL) 5 GER 48.722 +1(UCL) 6 RUS 43.750 +2(UCL) 7 ROU 40.599 4 +2(UCL) 8 POR 39.927 +1(UCL) 9 NED 38.213 +1(UCL) 10 SCO 33.375 3 +1(FP)+1(UCL) 11 TUR 31.725 +1(UCL) 12 UKR 30.100 +1(UCL) 13 BEL 26.700 +2(UCL) 14 GRE 25.831 +1(UCL) 15 CZE 25.750 +2(UCL) 16 SUI 24.225 17 BUL 23.166 +1(UCL) 18 NOR 22.425 +1(FP)+1(UCL)RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes 19 DEN 20.450 3 +1(FP)+1(UCL) 20 AUT 17.700 +1(UCL) 21 SRB 2004 16.750 +1(UCL) 22 ISR 15.750 23 SWE 13.691 24 SVK 12.332 +1(UCL) 25 POL 12.041 26 HUN 11.999 27 CRO 11.624 +1(UCL) 28 CYP 10.082 29 SVN 9.915 +1(UCL) 30 FIN 9.623 31 LVA 8.831 +1(UCL) 32 BIH 8.498 33 LTU 7.999 34 MDA 7.499 +1(UCL) 35 IRL 7.332 36 MKD Macedonia 6.331RankAssociationCoeff.TeamsNotes 37 ISL 5.999 3 38 GEO 5.831 39 LIE 5.500 1 40 BLR 1995 5.332 3 +1(UCL) 41 EST 4.332 +1(UCL) 42 AZE 3.832 +1(UCL) 43 ALB 3.666 44 ARM 3.665 45 KAZ 2.582 +1(UCL) 46 NIR 2.332 47 WAL 2.331 48 FRO 1.832 49 LUX 1.498 50 MLT 0.832 51 MNE 0.500 52 AND 0.500 1 53 SMR 1862 0.250 Notes (FP): Additional fair play berth (Norway, Denmark, Scotland)http://www.uefa.org/social-responsibility/news/newsid=828673.html Norway confirmed as Fair Play winners 11 May 2009 UEFA Union of European Football Associations 11 May 2009 (UCL): Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League Distribution Since the winners of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk, qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League through domestic performance, the title holder spot reserved for them in the group stage was vacated. As this was the first edition of the Europa League, it was initially unknown whether UEFA would simply disregard the vacant title holder spot and rearrange entries so that one more team would qualify from the play-off round, or replace the title holders' group stage place with that of the top-ranked association's cup winner and move teams from lower rounds appropriately, as the regulations were unclear on this matter. The former set-up was confirmed by UEFA's official list of participants, published on 16 June 2009.http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=837593.html 2009/10 List of participants UEFA 16 June 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150909070741/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=837593.html 9 September 2015 As a result, the following changes to the default allocation system were made to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage:2009/10 UEFA Europa League Access list and calendar http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=788326.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150909070751/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=788326.html dead 9 September 2015 UEFA Union of European Football Associations 19 December 2008 7 September 2009 The domestic cup winners of associations 16 and 17 (Switzerland and Bulgaria) were promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round. The domestic cup winners of associations 28 and 29 (Cyprus and Slovenia) were promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round. The domestic cup winners of associations 52 and 53 (Andorra and San Marino) and the domestic league runners-up of associations 35 and 36 (Republic of Ireland and Macedonia) were promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round. Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundTeams transferred from Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round (46 teams)14 domestic league runners-up from associations 37–51 (except Liechtenstein) 29 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein) 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play rankingsSecond qualifying round (80 teams)24 domestic cup winners from associations 30–53 18 domestic league runners-up from associations 19–36 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–21 6 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 10–15 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 7–923 winners from the first qualifying roundThird qualifying round (70 teams)12 domestic cup winners from associations 18–29 3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–18 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 10–15 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–9 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 4–6 (League Cup winners for France) 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (League Cup winners for England)40 winners from the second qualifying roundPlay-off round (76 teams)17 domestic cup winners from associations 1–17 3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–9 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–6 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–335 winners from the third qualifying round15 losers from the Champions League third qualifying roundGroup stage (48 teams)38 winners from the play-off round10 losers from the Champions League play-off roundKnockout phase (32 teams)12 group winners from the group stage 12 group runners-up from the group stage8 third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage Redistribution rules A Europa League place was vacated when a team qualified for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualified for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place was vacated, it was redistributed within the national association by the following rules: When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association) also qualified for the Champions League, their Europa League place was vacated, and the remaining Europa League qualifiers were moved up one place, with the final place (with the earliest starting round) taken by the domestic cup runners-up, provided they did not already qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League. Otherwise, this place was taken by the highest-placed league finisher which did not qualify for the Europa League yet. When the domestic cup winners also qualified for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position was vacated, and the Europa League qualifiers which finished lower in the league were moved up one place, with the final place taken by the highest-placed league finisher which did not qualify for the Europa League yet. A place vacated by the League Cup winners was taken by the highest-placed league finisher which did not qualify for the Europa League yet. A Fair Play place was taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table which did not qualify for the Champions League or Europa League yet. Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: TH: Title holders CW: Cup winners CR: Cup runners-up LC: League Cup winners Nth: League position P-W: End-of-season European competition play-off winners FP: Fair play UCL: Relegated from the Champions League GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage PO: Losers from the play-off round Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round Round of 32ITA Juventus (UCL GS)GER VfL Wolfsburg (UCL GS)FRA 1974 Marseille (UCL GS)ESP Atlético Madrid (UCL GS)ENG Liverpool (UCL GS)RUS Rubin Kazan (UCL GS)ROU Unirea Urziceni (UCL GS)BEL Standard Liège (UCL GS)Group stageROU Timișoara (UCL PO)POR Sporting CP (UCL PO)SCO Celtic (UCL PO)BEL Anderlecht (UCL PO)GRE Panathinaikos (UCL PO)BUL Levski Sofia (UCL PO)DEN Copenhagen (UCL PO)AUT Red Bull Salzburg (UCL PO)LVA Ventspils (UCL PO)MDA Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL PO)Play-off roundENG Everton (5th)RUS Zenit Saint Petersburg (5th)BEL Genk (CW)SVN Maribor (UCL Q3)ENG Aston Villa (6th)ROU CFR Cluj (CW)GRE AEK Athens (3rd)BLR 1995 BATE Borisov (UCL Q3)ESP Villarreal (5th)ROU Dinamo București (3rd)CZE Teplice (CW)EST Levadia Tallinn (UCL Q3)ESP Valencia (6th)POR Benfica (3rd)SUI Sion (CW)AZE Baku (UCL Q3)ITA Lazio (CW)POR Nacional (4th)BUL Litex Lovech (CW)KAZ Aktobe (UCL Q3)ITA Genoa (5th)NED Heerenveen (CW)CZE Slavia Prague (UCL Q3)RUS Dynamo Moscow (UCL Q3)FRA 1974 Guingamp (CW)NED Ajax (3rd)NOR Stabæk (UCL Q3)NED Twente (UCL Q3)FRA 1974 Toulouse (4th)SCO Heart of Midlothian (3rd)SRB 2004 Partizan (UCL Q3)TUR Sivasspor (UCL Q3)GER Werder Bremen (CW)TUR Trabzonspor (3rd)SVK Slovan Bratislava (UCL Q3)UKR Shakhtar Donetsk (UCL Q3)THGER Hertha BSC (4th)UKR Vorskla Poltava (CW)CRO Dinamo Zagreb (UCL Q3)CZE Sparta Prague (UCL Q3)RUS Amkar Perm (4th)Third qualifying roundENG Fulham (7th)NED PSV Eindhoven (4th)BUL CSKA Sofia (2nd)SWE IFK Göteborg (CW)ESP Athletic Bilbao (CR)SCO Aberdeen (4th)NOR Vålerenga (CW)SVK Košice (CW)ITA Roma (6th)TUR Fenerbahçe (4th)NOR Fredrikstad (2nd)POL Lech Poznań (CW)FRA 1974 Lille (5th)UKR Metalist Kharkiv (3rd)DEN Odense (2nd)HUN Honvéd (CW)GER Hamburger SV (5th)BEL Club Brugge (3rd)AUT Austria Wien (CW)CRO Hajduk Split (2nd)RUS Krylia Sovetov Samara (6th)GRE PAOK (4th)SRB 2004 Vojvodina (2nd)CYP APOP Kinyras (CW)ROU Vaslui (5th)CZE Slovan Liberec (3rd)ISR Hapoel Tel Aviv (2nd)Note ISRSVN Interblock (CW)POR Braga (5th)SUI Young Boys (2nd)Second qualifying roundROU Steaua București (6th)AUT Sturm Graz (4th)LVA Skonto (3rd)Note LVABLR 1995 Naftan Novopolotsk (CW)POR Paços de Ferreira (CR)SRB 2004 Red Star Belgrade (3rd)BIH Slavija (CW)EST Flora (CW)NED NAC Breda (P-W)SRB 2004 Sevojno (CR)BIH Sarajevo (4th)Note BIHAZE Qarabağ (CW)SCO Falkirk (CR)ISR Maccabi Netanya (4th)Note ISRLTU Sūduva (CW)ALB Flamurtari (CW)TUR Galatasaray (5th)SWE IF Elfsborg (2nd)LTU Kaunas (2nd)ARM Gandzasar Kapan (3rd)Note ARMUKR Metalurh Donetsk (4th)SVK Žilina (2nd)MDA Dacia Chișinău (2nd)KAZ Tobol (2nd)BEL Gent (4th)POL Legia Warsaw (2nd)MDA Iskra-Stal (3rd)NIR Crusaders (CW)GRE AEL (5th)HUN Újpest (2nd)IRL St Patrick's Athletic (2nd)WAL Bangor City (CW)CZE Sigma Olomouc (4th)CRO Rijeka (3rd)IRL Derry City (3rd)FRO HB (2nd)SUI Basel (3rd)CYP Omonia (2nd)MKD Rabotnicki (CW)LUX Differdange 03 (2nd)BUL Cherno More (3rd)SVN HIT Gorica (2nd)MKD Milano (2nd)MLT Sliema Wanderers (CW)NOR Tromsø (3rd)FIN HJK (CW)ISL KR (CW)MNE Petrovac (CW)DEN Brøndby (3rd)FIN Honka (2nd)GEO Dinamo Tbilisi (CW)AND FC Santa Coloma (CW)DEN AaB (CR)LVA Liepājas Metalurgs (2nd)LIE Vaduz (CW)SMR 1862 Juvenes/Dogana (CW)AUT Rapid Wien (2nd)First qualifying roundISR Bnei Yehuda (5th)Note ISRMDA Zimbru Chișinău (4th)AZE Simurq (3rd)FRO B36 (3rd)SWE Helsingborgs IF (4th)IRL Sligo Rovers (4th)ALB Vllaznia (2nd)FRO NSÍ (4th)SVK Spartak Trnava (3rd)MKD Renova (3rd)ALB Dinamo Tirana (3rd)LUX Grevenmacher (3rd)POL Polonia Warsaw (4th)ISL Keflavík (2nd)ARM Mika (4th)Note ARMLUX Käerjéng 97 (CR)HUN Haladás (3rd)ISL Fram (3rd)ARM Banants (CR)MLT Birkirkara (2nd)CRO Slaven Belupo (4th)GEO Olimpi Rustavi (3rd)KAZ Irtysh (3rd)MLT Valletta (3rd)CYP Anorthosis Famagusta (3rd)GEO Zestaponi (4th)KAZ Okzhetpes (9th)Note KAZMNE Budućnost Podgorica (2nd)SVN Rudar Velenje (3rd)BLR 1995 Dinamo Minsk (2nd)NIR Linfield (2nd)MNE Sutjeska (3rd)FIN Lahti (3rd)BLR 1995 MTZ-RIPO Minsk (3rd)NIR Lisburn Distillery (4th)NOR Rosenborg (FP)LVA Dinaburg (4th)Note LVAEST Narva Trans (3rd)WAL Llanelli (2nd)DEN Randers (FP)BIH Široki Brijeg (6th)Note BIHEST Nõmme Kalju (4th)WAL The New Saints (3rd)SCO Motherwell (FP)LTU Vėtra (3rd)AZE Inter Baku (2nd) disc Note ARM Armenia (ARM): Ararat Yerevan, which finished second in the 2008 Armenian Premier League, did not obtain a UEFA licence, so Gandzasar Kapan, which finished third, were moved up to the second qualifying round, while Mika, which finished fourth, took the first qualifying round spot. Note BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH): Sloboda Tuzla, which finished third in the 2008–09 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, did not obtain a UEFA licence, so Sarajevo, which finished fourth, were moved up to the second qualifying round. Borac Banja Luka, which finished fifth, also did not obtain a UEFA licence, so Široki Brijeg, which finished sixth, took the first qualifying round spot. Note ISR Israel (ISR): 2008–09 Israel State Cup winners Beitar Jerusalem (which also finished third in the 2008–09 Israeli Premier League) did not obtain a UEFA licence. Since Maccabi Haifa, the cup runners-up, qualified for the Champions League as the league champions, all three Israeli Europa League spots were redistributed based on league position, with second-placed Hapoel Tel Aviv moving up to the third qualifying round, fourth-placed Maccabi Netanya moving up to the second qualifying round, and fifth-placed Bnei Yehuda taking the first qualifying round spot. Note KAZ Kazakhstan (KAZ): Almaty, the 2008 Kazakhstan Cup runners-up, merged with Megasport to form Lokomotiv Astana. However, the new club did not obtain a UEFA licence. Following the denied licence and withdrawal of three higher-placed teams in the 2008 Kazakhstan Premier League, Okzhetpes, which finished ninth, took the first qualifying round spot. Note LVA Latvia (LVA): Daugava Daugavpils, the 2008 Latvian Football Cup winners, merged with Dinaburg. Skonto, which finished third in the 2008 Latvian Higher League, were moved up to the second qualifying round, while Dinaburg, which finished fourth, took the first qualifying round spot. Round and draw dates All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise. PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingFirst qualifying round22 June 20092 July 20099 July 2009Second qualifying round16 July 200923 July 2009Third qualifying round17 July 200930 July 20096 August 2009Play-offPlay-off round7 August 200920 August 200927 August 2009Group stageMatchday 128 August 2009(Monaco)17 September 2009Matchday 21 October 2009Matchday 322 October 2009Matchday 45 November 2009Matchday 52–3 December 2009Matchday 616–17 December 2009Knockout phaseRound of 3218 December 200918 February 201025 February 2010Round of 1611 March 201018 March 2010Quarter-finals19 March 20101 April 20108 April 2010Semi-finals22 April 201029 April 2010Final12 May 2010 at Volksparkstadion, Hamburg Qualifying rounds 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds In the qualifying phase and the play-off round, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. First qualifying round Q1 Second qualifying round Q2 Third qualifying round Q3 Play-off round 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying#Play-off round 2009–10 UEFA Europa League play-off round PO Group stage 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage Europe 650 right Location of teams of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Yellow: Group B; 8px Green: Group C; 8px Dark green: Group D; 8px Purple: Group E; 8px Pink: Group F; 8px Blue: Group G; 8px Orange: Group H; 8px Brown: Group I; 8px Deep pink: Group J; 8px Cyan: Group K; 8px Spring green: Group L. Europe 47.816264 12.998228 Salzburg Blue_pog.svg left Europe 47.046111 15.454444 Sturm Pink_pog.svg right Europe 48.207167 16.420528 Vienna Black pog.svg right Europe 51.193272 3.180583 Brugge DeepPink_pog.svg left Europe 50.834194 4.298361 Anderlecht Red_pog.svg right Europe 54.222442 28.490456 BATE Brown_pog.svg right Europe 42.7 23.33 Sofia Black pog.svg right Europe 45.818858 16.018078 Din. Zagreb Red_pog.svg left Europe 50.083333 14.416667 Prague Black pog.svg right Europe 55.702469 12.572203 Copenhagen Cyan_pog.svg right Europe 53.438889 -2.966389 Everton Brown_pog.svg right Europe 51.475 -0.221667 Fulham Purple_pog.svg left Europe 43.264284 -2.950366 Athletic SpringGreen_pog.svg top Europe 39.474656 -0.358361 Valencia Yellow_pog.svg left Europe 39.944167 -0.103611 Villarreal Blue_pog.svg right Europe 43.583056 1.434167 Toulouse DeepPink_pog.svg right Europe 50.611883 3.130428 Lille Yellow_pog.svg left Europe 53.066394 8.837628 Bremen SpringGreen_pog.svg right Europe 53.587158 9.898617 Hamburg Green_pog.svg right Europe 52.514722 13.239444 Hertha Dark Green 004040 pog.svg right Europe 37.983972 23.727806 Athens Black pog.svg right Europe 32.051728 34.761439 H. Tel Aviv Green_pog.svg right Europe 44.416431 8.952428 Genoa Yellow_pog.svg right Europe 41.9 12.5 Rome Black pog.svg right Europe 57.387264 21.570368 Venstpils Dark Green 004040 pog.svg right Europe 46.838333 29.5575 Sheriff Orange_pog.svg right Europe 52.314167 4.941944 Ajax Red_pog.svg left Europe 51.441781 5.467442 PSV Cyan_pog.svg right Europe 52.958611 5.936111 Heerenveen Dark Green 004040 pog.svg left Europe 52.236667 6.8375 Twente Orange_pog.svg right Europe 35.210000 -7.760000 Nacional(not on map) SpringGreen pog.svg above Europe 35.150000 -8.760000 left arrow.svg right Europe 38.71389 -9.13944 Lisbon Black pog.svg right Europe 45.740458 21.244194 Timișoara Red_pog.svg right Europe 46.779678 23.577247 CFR Cyan_pog.svg right Europe 44.4325 26.103889 Bucharest Black pog.svg right Europe 55.849711 -4.205589 Celtic Green_pog.svg right Europe 44.788744 20.459097 Partizan DeepPink_pog.svg left Europe 47.541575 7.620181 Basel Purple_pog.svg left Europe 41.039206 28.994742 Istanbul Black pog.svg right Europe 48.020833 37.809722 Shakhtar DeepPink_pog.svg right Europe TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 65 55 Vienna teams 8px Austria Wien 8px Rapid Wien Sofia teams 8px CSKA Sofia 8px Levski Sofia Prague teams 8px Slavia Prague 8px Sparta Prague Athens teams 8px AEK Athens 8px Panathinaikos right Europe TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 67 -26 Rome teams 8px Lazio 8px Roma Lisbon teams 8px Benfica 8px Sporting CP Bucharest teams 8px Dinamo București 8px Steaua București Istanbul teams 8px Fenerbahçe 8px Galatasaray right The draw for the group stage was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 28 August 2009. A total of 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four. Teams were divided into four pots,Contenders await group stage fate https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01dc-0e72b6107946-58f2de235d98-1000--contenders-await-group-stage-fate/ UEFA 28 August 2009 based on their club coefficient. Clubs from the same pot or the same association cannot be drawn into the same group. A total of 24 associations were represented in the group stage. This was the first time teams from Latvia or Moldova qualified for the group stage of any European competition. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The matchdays were 17 September, 1 October, 22 October, 5 November, 2–3 December, and 16–17 December 2009. The top two in each group advanced to the knockout phase. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are 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 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. During this stage of the tournament, matches featured five on-field officials – with two additional officials monitoring play around the penalty area as part of a FIFA-sanctioned experiment.https://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-fifaexperiment&prov=reuters&type=lgns Renamed UEFA Cup to feature five officials Reuters 1 June 2009 Group A Group A yes no_hide_class_rules Group B Group B yes no_hide_class_rules Group C Group C yes no_hide_class_rules Group D Group D yes no_hide_class_rules Group E Group E yes no_hide_class_rules Group F Group F yes no_hide_class_rules Group G Group G yes no_hide_class_rules Group H Group H yes no_hide_class_rules Group I Group I yes no_hide_class_rules Group J Group J yes no_hide_class_rules Group K Group K yes no_hide_class_rules Group L Group L yes no_hide_class_rules Knockout phase 2009–10 UEFA Europa League knockout phase In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. Format Bracket Bracket Round of 32 R32 Round of 16 R16 Quarter-finals QF Semi-finals SF Final F Statistics Top scorers and assists (excluding qualifying rounds and play-off round): Top goalscorers Rankhttp://www.uefa.com:80/uefaeuropaleague/season=2010/statistics/round=2000037/players/type=topscorers/index.html Top scorers UEFA 12 May 2010 13 May 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111026155851/http://www.uefa.com:80/uefaeuropaleague/season=2010/statistics/round=2000037/players/type=topscorers/index.html 26 October 2011NameTeamGoalsMinutes played1PER football Claudio PizarroGER Werder Bremen9692PAR 1990 Óscar CardozoPOR Benfica9953BEL Jonathan LegearBEL Anderlecht6487ESP Fernando LlorenteESP Athletic Bilbao544URU Diego ForlánESP Atlético Madrid599ESP David VillaESP Valencia710CRO Mladen PetrićGER Hamburger SV870ENG Bobby ZamoraENG Fulham1027HUN Zoltán GeraENG Fulham127610CIV GervinhoFRA 1974 Lille5282POR Rúben MicaelPOR Nacional525SUI Alexander FreiSUI Basel531BRA Luiz AdrianoUKR Shakhtar Donetsk690FRA 1974 Djibril CisséGRE Panathinaikos720ESP Juan MataESP Valencia789 Top assists Rankhttp://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2010/statistics/round=2000037/players/type=assists/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151002113547/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2010/statistics/round=2000037/players/type=assists/index.html dead 2 October 2015 Statistics – Tournament phase – Assists UEFA 20 March 2015 NameTeamAssistsMinutes played1GER Mesut ÖzilGER Werder Bremen6661ARG Ángel Di MaríaPOR Benfica69723NOR Bjørn Helge RiiseENG Fulham4515URU Luis SuárezNED Ajax4551ESP David SilvaESP Valencia4559 See also 2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2010 UEFA Super Cup References External links 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com 2009–10 2