The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage matches took place between 17 September and 17 December 2009.
The group stage featured the 38 winners of the play-off round and the 10 losing sides of the Champions League play-off round.
Following the completion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to play in the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.
Seedings
The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 28 August 2009.
Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients:[1] Pot 1 held teams ranked 9–32, Pot 2 held teams ranked 35–74, Pot 3 held teams ranked 76–108, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 115–203 and unranked teams.[2]
Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Thursday.
th Title Holder
CL-c Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round (Champions Path)
CL-n Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round (Non-Champions Path)
Tie-breaking criteria
Based on Article 7.05 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:[3]
- 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
All times CET/CEST.
Group A
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
- ^ On 29 October 2009, UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body ruled that Dinamo Zagreb would have to play their next two home matches in the UEFA Europa League behind closed doors due to the actions of their supporters in their match at Timișoara. They also deducted three points from the Croatian club's points tally in Group A.[4] The club appealed, but the appeal was not heard until after the first closed-doors game against Ajax. After the appeal was heard, UEFA replaced the three-point deduction with a €75,000 fine, and a three-year suspended ban from European competition, while the two-match stadium ban remained unchanged.[5]
- Notes
- Note 1: On 29 October 2009, UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body ruled that Dinamo Zagreb would have to play their next two home matches in the UEFA Europa League behind closed doors due to the actions of their supporters in their match at Timișoara. They also deducted three points from the Croatian club's points tally in Group A.[6] The club appealed, but the appeal was not heard until after the first closed-doors game against Ajax. After the appeal was heard, UEFA replaced the three-point deduction with a €75,000 fine, and a three-year suspended ban from European competition, while the two-match stadium ban remained unchanged.[7]
Group B
Source: Soccerway
- Notes
Group C
Source: Soccerway
- Notes
Group D
Source: Soccerway
- Notes
Group E
Source: Soccerway
- Notes
Group F
Source: Soccerway
- Notes
Group G
Source: Soccerway
Group H
Source: Soccerway
- Notes
Group I
Source: Soccerway
- Notes
Group J
Source: Soccerway
Group K
Source: Soccerway
Group L
Source: Soccerway
References
- ^ "UEFA club coefficients 2009". UEFA. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ "Contenders await group stage fate". UEFA. 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2009/10" (PDF). UEFA. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ^ "Points deduction for NK Dinamo Zagreb". UEFA. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Dinamo fined, given suspended sentence". UEFA. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Points deduction for NK Dinamo Zagreb". UEFA. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Dinamo fined, given suspended sentence". UEFA. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ EL: Rapid im Prater Archived 4 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com
