UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = UEFA Intertoto Cup
year = 2007
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dates = 23 June 2007 – July 29 2007
num_teams = 50
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matches = 78
goals = 197
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player =The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007 was the 19th and penultimate [ [http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/630630.pdf Changes to UEFA club competitions 2009-2012] ] edition of the competition and took 50 entries. Three rounds were held, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 23 April 2007. The overall champion was Hamburg after they progressed further than the other Intertoto sides in the UEFA Cup.

First round

The first legs were held on 23 and 24 June 2007, while the second legs were held on 30 June and 1 July 2007.!colspan="5"|Southern-Mediterranean region
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-¹ Following Scotland and Norway's withdrawals, the free places were awarded to Romania and Andorra. [ [http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/access2007.html Access list for European Cup Football 2007/2008 ] ]
² This match was played at Stadion Pod Goricom in Podgorica because FK Grbalj's ground in Radanovići does not meet UEFA standards.
³ This match was played at Skopje City Stadium in Skopje because FK Makedonija's ground in Skopje does not meet UEFA standards.
⁴ This match was played at Koševo Stadium in Sarajevo because FK Slavija's ground in Istočno Sarajevo does not meet UEFA standards.
⁵ This match was played at Linfield F.C.'s Windsor Park in Belfast because Cliftonville F.C.'s ground does not meet UEFA standards.
⁶ This match was played at Råsunda in Solna because Hammarby's ground does not meet UEFA standards.
⁷ This match was played at Richmond Park in Carmarthen because Llanelli's ground does not meet UEFA standards.

econd round

The first legs were held on 7 and 8 July 2007, while the second legs were held on 14 and 15 July 2007.!colspan="5"|Southern-Mediterranean region
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¹ This match was played at Koševo Stadium in Sarajevo because FK Slavija's ground in Istočno Sarajevo does not meet UEFA standards.
² This match was played at Skopje City Stadium in Skopje because FK Makedonija's ground in Skopje does not meet UEFA standards.
³ This match was played at Naftex Stadium in Burgas because PFC Cherno More Varna's ground in Varna doesn't meet UEFA standards.
⁴ This match was played at Marakana in Belgrade because Hajduk's ground in Kula doesn't meet UEFA standards.
⁵ This match was played at Pohjola Stadion in Vantaa because Honka Espoo's ground in Espoo does not meet UEFA standards.
⁶ This match awarded to Vėtra 3-0 after match was abandoned due to Legia fans invading the pitch at the first leg. UEFA has expelled Legia from Intertoto Cup 2007 and banned the club from one future European season should they qualify again within the next five years. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/news/kind=1/newsid=560167.html uefa.com - UEFA Intertoto Cup - News & Features - News Specific ] ]
⁷ This match was played at Linfield F.C.'s Windsor Park in Belfast because Cliftonville F.C.'s ground does not meet UEFA standards.
⁸ This match was played at Råsunda in Solna because Hammarby's ground does not meet UEFA standards.

Third round

The first legs were held on 21 and 22 July 2007, while the second legs were held on 28 and 29 July 2007. The eleven winning teams qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Cup.

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-^played on July 22nd^^played on July 29th

¹ This match was played at Marakana in Belgrade because Hajduk's ground in Kula doesn't meet UEFA standards.
² This match was played at Naftex Stadium in Burgas because Cherno More Varna's ground does not meet UEFA standards.
³ This match was played at Råsunda in Solna because Hammarby's ground does not meet UEFA standards.

Further Progress

Nine of the eleven sides which entered the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto won their qualifying ties and progressed to the first round proper. Only three of these nine sides survived the first round and entered the group stages, and of those, Hamburg and Atlético Madrid qualified for the knockout stages. Hamburg advanced to the Round of 16 by defeating FC Zurich 3-1 on aggregate, while Atlético Madrid lost to Bolton Wanderers 1-0; leaving Hamburg as the only team remaining from this year's competition, being the overall champions of Intertoto Cup 2007. However, Hamburg was eliminated in the Round of 16.

=Top goalscorers= [http://www.soccerassociation.com/IT/0708/index.htm]

ee also

*UEFA Champions League 2007-08
*UEFA Cup 2007-08

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/IntertotoCup/index.html Official UEFA site]
* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/uefa-cup-regions.html Uefa Regions]
* [http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19069.pdf UI cup official rules & regulations]