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Olympique Lyonnais UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP E CLUB HONOURS National Championship (7) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 National Cup (4) 1964, 1967, 1973, 2008 National League Cup (1) 2001 National Super Cup (7) 1973, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Founded: 03.08.1950 Address: 350 Avenue Jean Jaurès FR-69361 Lyon Cedex 07 France Telephone: ++33 4 26 29 67 00 Telefax: ++33 4 78 72 03 99 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.olweb.fr

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Olympique LyonnaisUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP E

CLUB HONOURS

National Championship (7)2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

National Cup (4)1964, 1967, 1973, 2008

National League Cup (1)2001

National Super Cup (7)1973, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Founded: 03.08.1950Address: 350 Avenue Jean Jaurès

FR-69361 Lyon Cedex 07France

Telephone: ++33 4 26 29 67 00Telefax: ++33 4 78 72 03 99E-mail: [email protected]: www.olweb.fr

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Ground Capacity: 40,500 (all-seated)Floodlight: 1,800 luxRecord Attendance: 48,552 (1-1 v

AS Saint-Etienne on 09.09.1980); New configuration: 40,476 (1-0 v FC Dynamo Kyiv on 01.11.2006)

Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

GENERAL INFORMATION

Most Appearances:Serge Chiesa - 541 (1969-83)

Most Goals:Fleury Di Nallo - 220 (1960-75)

STADIUM – STADE DE GERLAND

PRESIDENT

Jean-Michel AULASDate of Birth:22.03.1949in l’Arbresle (Rhône)Date of Election:15.06.1987

CLUB RECORDS

HEAD COACH – Claude PUEL

Date of Birth: 02.09.1961 in CastresNationality: FrenchPlayer: AS Monaco FC (1978-96)

French Championship Winner 1982, 1988French Cup Winner 1991488 league appearances

Coach: AS Monaco FC (1996-98 / Physical Coach - 1998-99 /Assistant Coach - Jan 1999-2001 / Head Coach) LOSC Lille Métropole (June 2002 - January 2008)Olympique Lyonnais (since 01.07.2008)French Championship Winner 2000French Super Cup Winner 2000UEFA Intertoto Cup Winner 2004

General Secretary: Marino FaccioliMedia Director: Olivier BlancPress Officer: Pierre BideauTeam Captain: Sidney Gouvou

Supporters Clubs: 7Other sports: None

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GOALKEEPER 26.12.1986 FRENCH 188 CM / 78 KG

• Product of Nice academy; signed in 2008 after Coupet’s departure• Totalled 72 league appearances in 3 seasons at Nice• 35 league games last season at Lyon; all 8 in UCL• Capped 3 times at Under-21 level• 1st of 3 caps v Uruguay on 19.11.2008

Hugo LLORIS1

Former clubs: OGC Nice

DEFENDER 18.04.1983 FRENCH 187 CM / 77 KG

• Product of OL academy; 1st-team debut in 2005/06 with 14 appearances• Loaned to Toulouse in 2004/05; 7 appearances (1st in Strasbourg 14.08.04)• 5 UCL games in 2005/06; 6 in 2006/07; 7 in 2007/08; 1 last season• 2 appearances at 2006 European Under-21 finals; 1 (v Italy) at EURO 2008• 1st of 14 senior caps v Australia (0-1) in 2001 Confederations Cup

François CLERC2

Former clubs: Olympique Lyonnais, Toulouse FC

MIDFIELDER 22.11.1982 FRENCH 190 CM / 90 KG

• Joined LOSC from Caen in 2003 after 99 games, 6 goals, in Div 2• Div 1 debut at home to Lyon on 01.08.2003; joined OL in summer 2007• Missed 1 UCL game in 2 seasons at LOSC - 2006/07 defeat at Old Trafford• Played 8 UCL games in last 2 seasons, 3 in 2008/09; Under-21, ‘B’ caps• Started season with 189 Ligue 1 games, 24 goals (17/0 last season)

Mathieu BODMER5

Former clubs: SM Caen, LOSC Lille

DEFENDER 03.06.1977 BRAZILIAN 183 CM / 77 KG

• 26 matches for Corinthians (1995-98); 84, 9 goals, in first spell with Cruzeiro • Moved to Germany in 2002/03 season; 2 league games, 0 goals; 4/0 in UCL• Returned to Brazil in 2003; played last 10 mins of 2004 Copa América final• Joined OL in 2004; 138 league games, 13 goals; 13/1 in injury-hit 2007/08• 33 UCL games, 3 goals, in 5 seasons; scored on debut (2-2 v Man U on 15.09.04)• 6 UCL games last season returning from serious cruciate injury

Cristiano Marqués Gomes ‘CRIS’3

Former clubs: Corinthians, Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte

DEFENDER 14.12.1979 FRENCH 190 CM / 88 KG

• Signed in January 2008; 40 league games in 2 seasons (1 goal); 9/0 in UCL• 33 games for HAC (1997-2000), 133 for AJA till move to Rangers in 2004• 18 games in Scotland; 47 in England; joined Serie B Juve in 2006 (33)• 1st of 27 caps in 2-1 v Japan on 20.06.2003• Played 64 mins v Italy at EURO 2008 after Abidal’s red card

Jean-Alain BOUMSONG4

Former clubs: Le Havre AC, AJ Auxerre, Rangers FC, Newcastle United FC, Juventus

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MIDFIELDER 24.08.1982 SWEDISH 181 CM / 79 KG

• Signed in summer 2006 after 83 league games, 20 goals for Rennes• Made debut in Toulouse on 10.01.04; 185 league games, 102 with OL• 6 UCL games, 1 goal, (in Kiev) in 2006/07; 8/1 in 2007/08; 6/0 last season• 1st of 62 caps v Finland on 01.02.2001; 4 games at 2006 World Cup• In UEFA’s Europe XI for charity match in Manchester in March 2007

Kim KÄLLSTRÖM6

Former clubs: BK Häcken, Djurgårdens IF, Stade Rennais

FORWARD 02.04.1990 LUXEMBOURG 180 CM / 68 KG

• Born in Zvornik, Bosnia; brought up in Luxembourg• Joined Metz academy at 14; 1st team debut on 18.08.07 v PSG (0-0) • Played 32 games, 3 goals, that season; joined OL in June 2008• 20 Ligue 1 games, 1 in UCL last season (v Barça on 24.02.09)• All 3 games, team’s only goal, at 2005 European Under-17 finals

Miralem PJANIC8

Former clubs: FC Metz

FORWARD 02.03.1983 ARGENTINIAN 174 CM / 74 KG

• Started career at Racing in 2003; scored 26 goals in 66 games in 3 seasons• Joined Porto in 2005; Portuguese top scorer in 2007/08 with 24 goals in 27 games• Won 4 leagues in a row, 2 Cups in 4 seasons at Porto; 28/13 in UCL• Porto’s top UCL scorer last season with 6 in 10 games• Signed for OL this summer; 1st of 7 caps on 10.03.2005 v Mexico

LISANDRO López9

Former clubs: Racing Club de Avellaneda, FC Porto

MIDFIELDER 13.01.1986 BRAZILIAN 181 CM / 74 KG

• Signed in January 2008 but officially started with OL in August 2008• 126 games, 21 goals, for Nice from winter 2004/05; 35/5 for OL last season• League Cup finalist in 2006 (70th-minute sub in 2-1 defeat by Nancy)• World Under-17 champion (6 games, 2 goals) in Finland in 2003

Honorato Campos EDERSON10

Former clubs: RS Futebol, Juventude, OGC Nice

MIDFIELDER 02.08.1983 BRAZILIAN 179 CM / 71 KG

• Joined Feyenoord in 2001, no games; 28 games for Excelsior on loan in 2002/03• Moved back to Brazil in 2003; played 94 Div 1 games (28 goals) for 3 clubs• Signed for LOSC in 2006; Ligue 1 debut v Rennes on 05.08.06• Played 97 league games (25 goals) and 5/1 in UCL in 3 seasons at LOSC• Joined OL this summer

Michel BASTOS Fernandes7

Former clubs: Feyenoord, Excelsior Rotterdam FC, CA Paranaense, Grêmio Porto Alegre, Figueirense FC, Lille OSC

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DEFENDER 10.11.1979 FRENCH 181 CM / 77 KG

• Product of the Rennes football academy; Div 1 debut in Bastia on 03.02.1998• Played 140 games before joining Valencia in mid-2002/03 campaign• 18 league, 6 UCL games for Valencia who didn’t exercise option to buy• Joined OL in 2003; 171 league games, 2 goals, for club; 19/0 last season• Silver medal at 2002 U-21 finals; 1st of 5 senior caps v Israel on 11.10.2003

Anthony RÉVEILLÈRE13

Former clubs: Stade Rennais, Valencia CF

FORWARD 27.07.1979 FRENCH 175 CM / 72 KG

• Club-trained; debut in Auxerre on 15.01.00; 262 league games, 47 goals, for OL• 60 UCL games since 2000/01; 4/1 (v FC Bayern) last season• Only 15 league games, 1 goal, last season due to Achilles injury• 2002 European U-21 finalist; 1st of 39 senior caps v Tunisia on 21.08.2002• Winner at 2003 Confederations Cup; 4 games (60 mins) at 2006 World Cup• 2 starts (141 mins) v Dutch, Italians at EURO 2008

Sidney GOVOU14

Former clubs: None

DEFENDER 01.10.1991 FRENCH 185 CM / 74 KG

• Played for Lens’s youth teams and joined OL in 2008 on loan• Made his Ligue 1 ‘debut’ on 22.08.2008; only game so far• Under-17 EURO 2008 finalist losing to Spain (4-0)• Now Under-18 for France with 2 caps

Timothée KOLODZIEJCZAK12

Former clubs: RC Lens

FORWARD 06.08.1985 FRENCH 184 CM / 77 KG

• Joined ASSE in 2000; made Div 1 debut on 07.08.2004; played 6 games• Loaned to Troyes in Jan 2005 for 6 months; scored 6 goals in 13 games• 125 games (38 goals) in 4 seasons at ASSE; 8/4 in UEFA Cup in 2008/09• 1st of 4 caps on 27.05.2008 v Ecuador; 1 game at EURO 2008 v Romania

Bafetimbi GOMIS18

Former clubs: AS Saint-Étienne, Troyes AC

MIDFIELDER 29.05.1983 CAMEROONIAN 173 CM / 69 KG

• Born in capital Yaoundé; moved from Cameroon to join LOSC in 2001• Waited for Div 1 debut till 02.11.2002 in Bastia• Signed in 2008 after 139 league games, 7 goals (5 in 2005/06) for LOSC• 16 UCL games for LOSC; wears 17 in memory of Marc-Vivien Foé• Played 35 games, 6 goals, last season; 8/2 in UCL• 30 caps including the last 3 African Nations Cups

Jean II MAKOUN17

Former clubs: Tonnerre Yaoundé, LOSC Lille Métropole

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MIDFIELDER 18.08.1981 ARGENTINIAN 175 CM / 69 KG

• Moved to OL from Mexico during 2007/08 winter window• 7 league appearances in 2007/08; 19/2 last season• Made UCL debut v Steaua on 05.11.2008; 4 games (130 mins) last season• 65 games, 14 goals for Rosario; 151/61 in Mexico• 1st of 20 caps v Uruguay on 16.07.2003; gold medal at 2004 Olympics• Scored 2-2 in 87th-min of 2004 Copa América final (Brazil won on pens)

César Fabian DELGADO Godoy19

Former clubs: Rosario Central, CD Cruz Azul

DEFENDER 15.09.1987 FRENCH 181 CM / 75 KG

• Started in Div 2 Gueugnon in 2006; played 22 Ligue 2 games in two seasons• Moved to Portugal in January 2008; 13 league games for Setúbal in 2008/09• UEFA Cup debut on 18.09.2008 v Heerenveen; joined Porto in Jan 2009• Played 15 league games, 4 UCL; won league and cup double last season• Signed for OL this summer

Aly CISSOKHO20

Former clubs: FC Gueugnon, Vitória Setúbal, FC Porto

DEFENDER 27.04.1980 BRAZILIAN 186 CM / 80 KG

• Played 115 games for Corinthians, 3 goals, 2000-2005; Joined Benfica in June 05• Won Brazilian 2005 title, 2002 Cup, 2000 Club World Cup• 48 league games, 4 goals, in 2 seasons at Benfica; 13 UCL games• Signed for OL in 2007; 12/1 league, 5/0 UCL games that season• Loaned to São Paulo in Dec 2008, 6 games; 1 cap on 27.04.2005 v Guatemala

ANDERSON Cléber Beraldo23

Former clubs: SC Corinthians, SL Benfica, São Paulo FC

GOALKEEPER 17.02.1987 FRENCH 190 CM / 85 KG

• Born in Fort-de-France on island of Martinique• Under-19 international• Signed in summer 2004; has yet to make 1st team debut• Won CFA championship in 2006; played 25 games with Lyon B last season

Johan HARTOCK25

Former clubs: US Robert

MIDFIELDER 10.09.1983 FRENCH 184 CM / 83 KG

• Signed in summer 2006 after 94 Div 1 games, 1 goal, for Nantes• Had made debut at 18 v Rennes on 23.02.02• 95 league games for OL in 3 seasons; has yet to score for club• 8 UCL appearances last season• 4 games, 1 goal, at 2006 European U-21 finals; in UEFA’s Team of Tournament• 1st of 27 caps v Faroes on 11.10.2006; all 3 games at EURO 2008

Jérémy TOULALAN28

Former clubs: FC Nantes Atlantique

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DEFENDER 20.10.1989 FRENCH 181 CM / 74 KG

• Joined OL’s youth team in 2005; signed 1st professional contract in Sept 2008• Made Ligue 1 debut on 29.10.2008 v Sochaux; played 7 games last season• UCL debut with first 64 mins of MD6 game v FC Bayern (2-3)• Made Under-21 debut on 13.11.2008 v Denmark

Lamine GASSAMA32

Former clubs: None

GOALKEEPER 26.06.1980 FRENCH 185 CM / 78 KG

• Under-21 international (played 2002 European Championship final)• Developed at Montpellier; Div 1 debut v Marseille (1-1) on 28.07.01• 15 games in 2001/02; Montpellier had third-best defensive record in league• Joined OL in 2002; 33 league games since (5 loaned to Strasbourg in 2004/05) • 1 UCL game in 2005/06, 2006/07; 6 during Coupet’s injury in 2007/08

Rémy VERCOUTRE30

Former clubs: US Dunkerque, HSC Montpellier-Hérault, Olympique Lyonnais, RC Strasbourg

MIDFIELDER 12.01.1992 FRENCH/ALGERIAN 191 CM / 86 KG

• Born in Algeria; joined the club in June 2008• Played 1 league match last season in the CFA

Ishak BELFODIL39

Former clubs: None

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE 2008/09

FC Girondins de Bordeaux 38 24 8 6 64-34 80Olympique de Marseille 38 22 11 5 67-35 77Olympique Lyonnais 38 20 11 7 52-29 71Toulouse FC 38 16 16 6 45-27 64LOSC Lille Métropole 38 17 13 8 51-39 64Paris Saint-Germain FC 38 19 7 12 49-38 64Stade Rennais FC 38 15 16 7 42-34 61AJ Auxerre 38 16 7 15 35-35 55OGC Nice 38 13 11 14 40-41 50FC Lorient Bretagne du Nord 38 10 15 13 47-47 45AS Monaco FC 38 11 12 15 41-45 45Valenciennes FC 38 10 14 14 35-42 44Grenoble Foot 38 38 10 14 14 24-37 44FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 38 10 12 16 40-48 42AS Nancy-Lorraine 38 10 12 16 38-47 42Le Mans Union Club 72 38 10 10 18 43-54 40AS Saint-Etienne 38 11 7 20 40-56 40SM Caen 38 8 13 17 42-49 37FC Nantes Atlantique 38 9 10 19 33-54 37Le Havre AC 38 7 5 26 30-67 26

Promoted: Racing Club de Lens, Montpellier Hérault SC, US BoulogneRelegated: SM Caen, FC Nantes Atlantique, Le Havre ACTopscorer: Pierre-André Gignac (Toulouse FC) 24Cup Final: EA Guingamp - Stade Rennais FC 2-1League Cup: FC Girondins de Bordeaux - Vannes OC 4-0Super Cup: FC Girondins de Bordeaux - EA Guingamp 2-0

08.08.09 (A) Le Mans UC 72 15.05.10 (H)15.08.09 (H) Valenciennes FC 08.05.10 (A)22.08.09 (A) AJ Auxerre 05.05.10 (H)29.08.09 (H) AS Nancy-Lorraine 16.01.10 (A)12.09.09 (H) FC Lorient-Bretagne Sud 20.01.10 (A)20.09.09 (A) Paris Saint-Germain FC 31.01.10 (H)26.09.09 (H) Toulouse FC 06.02.10 (A)03.10.09 (A) RC Lens 13.02.10 (H)17.10.09 (H) FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 20.02.10 (A)24.10.09 (A) OGC Nice 27.02.10 (H)27.10.09 (H) US Boulogne-sur-Mer 06.03.10 (A)01.11.09 (A) AS Saint-Etienne 14.03.10 (H)08.11.09 (H) Olympique de Marseille 21.03.10 (A)21.11.09 (A) SASP Grenoble Foot 38 28.03.10 (H)28.11.09 (H) Stade Rennais FC 03.04.10 (A)05.12.09 (A) LOSC Lille Métropole 10.04.10 (H)13.12.09 (H) FC Girondins de Bordeaux 18.04.10 (A)19.12.09 (A) AS Monaco FC 24.04.10 (H)23.12.09 (H) Montpellier HSC 02.05.10 (A)

NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURE LIST 2009/10

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PFC CSKA MoskvaUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP B

CLUB HONOURS

National Championship (10)(USSR): 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951,1970, 1991; (Russia): 2003, 2005, 2006

National Cup (10)(USSR): 1945, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1991;(Russia): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

National Super Cup (4)2004, 2006, 2007, 2009

UEFA Cup (1)2005

Founded: 27.08.1911Address: 1-39 Leningradsky Ave.

RU-125167 MoscowRussia

Telephone: ++7 495 612 0780++7 495 787 0880

Telefax: ++7 495 613 2809Website: www.pfc-cska.comE-mail: [email protected]

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Ground Capacity: 78,360 (all-seated)Floodlight: 1,400 luxRecord Attendance: 70,000

(v FC Spartak Moskva on 26.07.2009)

Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

GENERAL INFORMATION

Most Appearances: Vladimir Fedotov -381 league games and 92 goals (1961-75)

Most Goals: Grigory Fedotov - 124 league goals in 155 matches(1938-49)

STADIUM – LUZHNIKI

PRESIDENT

Evgeny GINER

Date of Birth:26.05.1960 in KharkovDate of Election:21.02.2001

CLUB RECORDS

HEAD COACH – Arthur Antunes Coimbra ‘ZICO’

Date of Birth: 03.03.1953 in Rio de JaneiroNationality: BrazilianPlayer: CR Flamengo (1971-83) Udinese Calcio (1983-85) CR

Flamengo (1985-89) Kashima Antlers Japan (1991-94) 72 appearances (52 goals) for Brazil (1976-88)Brazilian Footballer of the Year 1974, 1982South American Player of the Year 1977, 1981, 1982FIFA Hall of Fame 2000European / South American Cup Winner 1981South American Cup Winner 1981Brazilian Championship Winner 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987731 appearances (508 goals) for CR Flamengo

Coach: Japonya Milli Takimi (2002-06) Fenerbahçe SK (2006-08)FC Bunyodkor Uzbekistan (2008) PFC CSKA Moskva(since January 2009)Asian Cup Winner 2004Turkish Championship Winner 2007Turkish Super Cup Winner 2007Uzbek Championship Winner 2008Uzbek Cup Winner 2008Russian Cup Winner 2009 Russian Super Cup Winner 2009

General Director: Roman BabaevDirector PR & Media: Sergey AksenovTeam Captain: Igor Akinfeev

Supporters Clubs: One official club (15,850 members)

Other sports: Basketball, Icehockey

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DEFENDER 20.06.1982 RUSSIAN 190 CM / 82 KG

• Moscow-born; twin brother of team-mate Vasiliy• Joined CSKA in summer 2001; 16 games in 2002 (1st full season)• Almost ever-present since then, 193 Div 1 games prior to 2009• Started league career with Torpedo-ZIL’s Div 2 side• Scored 1-1 in 2005 UEFA Cup final; 18 UCL games in 3 seasons• Under-21 captain; 1st of 32 senior caps on 12.02.2003 v Cyprus• Missed EURO 2008 through injury

Alexey BEREZUTSKIY6

Former clubs: FC Torpedo-ZIL Moskva, FC Chernomorets Novorossiisk

DEFENDER 02.08.1978 LITHUANIAN 187 CM / 74 KG

• Joined CSKA prior to the 2002 season from city rivals Dinamo• Regular in Lithuanian league since 1995; joined Dinamo three years later• Overall 261 Russian Div 1 matches, 2 goals prior to 2009• Last season 24/0, plus 6/0 in UCL• 6 UCL matches in 2004/05, 2006/07; 4 in 2007/08; sub in 2005 UEFA Cup final• 1st of 64 caps on 03.11.1996 v Indonesia

Deividas ŠEMBERAS2

Former clubs: JR Alsa Vilnius, FK Žalgiris-Volmeta Vilnius, FK Žalgiris Vilnius, FC Dinamo Moskva

DEFENDER 14.07.1979 RUSSIAN 186 CM / 82 KG

• Moscow-born; from Torpedo academy; joined CSKA prior to 2004 season• Became regular in Russian Div 1, Under-21s when at Krylya 1999-2000• Joined Lokomotiv in 2001; totals 232 Div 1 games, 21 goals prior to 2009• 23/1 in UCL for Lokomotiv, 15/0 for CSKA; all 9 games in 2005 UEFA Cup win• 1st of 48 caps on 21.08.02 v Sweden; 3 goals; EURO 2008 semi-finalist

Sergey IGNASHEVICH4

Former clubs: FC Spartak-2 Moskva, FC Patriot Moskva, FC Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo, FC Krylya Sovetov Samara, FC Lokomotiv Moskva

MIDFIELDER/FORWARD 01.03.1983 BRAZILIAN 180 CM / 80 KG

• Signed in Feb 2004 after fierce competition from Western clubs• Russian champion 2005, 2006; Cup 05, 06, 09; Supercup 04, 06, 07, 09• 2005 League Player of the Year; World Youth champion 2003; 3 goals• Only 24 mins in UCL 2004/05, but 9/3 in UEFA Cup winning campaign• Last season 6/1 (winner v Arsenal) in UCL; absent (injured) in 2007• Spent half of 2008 on loan at Internacional• 1st of 3 caps (1 goal) on 16.08.2006 v Norway; scored in 1-1 draw

DANIEL da Silva CARVALHO7

Former clubs: Internacional Porto Alegre

MIDFIELDER 17.06.1990 RUSSIAN 179 CM / 70 KG

• Revelation of 2008 season after joining CSKA in December 2007 from Div 3• Born in Beslan, Northern Ossetia, played in Togliatti, Vladikavkaz schools• In 2008 8 Div 1 goals in 20 games• Youth and Under-21 international• Made senior debut on 11.10.2008 v Germany, 4 caps

Alan DZAGOYEV10

Former clubs: Krylya Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad

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MIDFIELDER 17.09.1988 RUSSIAN 180 CM / 69 KG

• Joined CSKA in the summer of 2007• Product of Torpedo Football School, joined first team at the age of 15• Young talent; made Div 1 debut for Torpedo two months before 17th birthday• Already 65/5 in Div 1 prior to 2009, sent off in 2009 Russian Cup final win v Rubin• Played 2007 European Under-19 finals; Under-21 debut in February 2007

Pavel MAMAEV11

Former clubs: FC Torpedo Moskva

FORWARD 25.06.1988 NIGER 186 CM / 80 KG

• Signed for CSKA in January 2009 but stayed on loan to Lokeren till March• 23 Div 1 games, 14 goals in 2008/09 for Lokeren• Scored on his CSKA debut v Lokomotiv in April 2009• Russian Cup winner 2009• International for Niger since his debut in 2008

Ouwo Moussa MAAZOU12

Former clubs: ASFAN Niamey, AS Douanes de Lomé, KSC Lokeren

MIDFIELDER 01.11.1984 SERBIAN 185 CM / 75 KG

• Debut for Vojvodina at 16; joined CSKA in summer 2004• 3 full seasons, 75 games, 6 goals, in Serbia-Montenegro Div 1• Silver medal at European Under-21 finals 2004, 2007, semi-finalist in 2006• Silver again at this summer’s Under-21s; pulled out (injured) after first match• 110/14 for CSKA prior to 2009; champion 2005, 2006, UEFA Cup winner 2005• 1st of 22 full caps (2 goals) on 15.11.2006 v Norway

Miloš KRASIC17

Former clubs: Rudar Kosovska Mitrovica, Vojvodina Novi-Sad

DEFENDER 17.12.1983 NIGERIAN 183 CM / 75 KG

• Signed in 2004, quickly took over right-back position; 51 Div 1 games • Joined Sheriff in 2000; 3 consecutive Moldovan titles; 56 games, 4 goals• Russian champion 2005, 2006; Russian Cup 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009• All 9 starts in UEFA Cup win 2004/05; 2/0 in UCL; 9 mins in UCL last season• 13 caps; African Under-17 champion 1999; played Meridian Cup same year• Third place in African Nations Cup 2006

Chidi ODIAH15

Former clubs: Iwuanyanwu National, Eagle Cement, Julius Berger FC, FC Sheriff Tiraspol

MIDFIELDER 10.07.1984 CHILEAN 176 CM / 74 KG

• Signed a 5-year deal with CSKA in August 2009• Born in Durban, South Africa, where his father Raul was playing in mid-1980s• Moved to Europe in 2004; 85 league games, 20 goals in Spain• Joined Liverpool in 2005; 25 league games, 2 goals• 46 caps, 6 goals for Chile; nicknamed ‘Speedy González’

Mark Dennis GONZÀLEZ Hoffman13

Former clubs: CD Universidad Catolica, Albacete Balompie, Liverpool FC, Real Sociedad, Real Betis Balompie

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MIDFIELDER 22.01.1980 RUSSIAN 179 CM / 72 KG

• Originally from Alupka, Ukraine; joined Rotor in 1997; CSKA in 2004• 99 Div 1 games, 6 goals for Rotor; 139/6 for CSKA in Div 1 prior to 2009• Missed 1 of 60 games in 2004/05; 6/0 in UCL, 8/1 in UEFA Cup• Scored the winner in 2009 Russian Cup final v Rubin• Not international till senior debut on 21.08.02 v Sweden; 29 caps• 2 games at EURO 2004; made captain on 16.08.2006 v Latvia• Married to Russian singer/actress Yulia Nachalova, daughter Vera born in 2006

Yevgeni ALDONIN22

Former clubs: FC Rotor Volgograd

DEFENDER 20.06.1982 RUSSIAN 189 CM / 83 KG

• Joined before 2002 season; injured for much of 2002, 2004 campaigns• Overall 164 Div 1 games, 4 goals prior to 2009• All 9 games (810 mins) in 2004/05 UEFA Cup win; 2 goals (v Benfica, Parma)• Participant at European Under-16 finals in 1999; EURO 2008 semi-finalist• Senior debut on 07.06.2003 v Switzerland; 36 caps (1 goal) since• Twin brother of team-mate Alexey

Vasiliy BEREZUTSKIY24

Former clubs: FC Torpedo-ZIL Moskva

MIDFIELDER 04.04.1976 BOSNIAN 191 CM / 80 KG

• Joined in summer 2001 after 44 Div 1 games, 3 goals, for Anzhi• Helped two clubs to promotion; Vorwärts in Austria (1997/98), Anzhi (1998/99)• 206 games, 6 goals for CSKA; only player with all 30 in 2005, 2006 title wins• 6/0 in UCL, 8/0 in UEFA Cup (all games 90 mins) in 2004/05, 5/0 in UCL 2006/07• Bosnian by birth, decided to play for national team in 2007• Debut at the age of 31 on 02.06.2007 in 3-2 win over Turkey, 14 caps

Elver RAHIMIC25

Former clubs: FC Slavjan, Bosna Visoko, Faktor Ljubljana, SK Vorwärts Steyr, FC Anzhi Makhachkala

FORWARD 22.10.1988 BRAZILIAN 174 CM / 73 KG

• Joined on 29 August from FC Dynamo Kyiv on loan• Moved to Ukraine in Feb 09 from Cruzeiro with Kleber moving opposite direction• 3rd in Brazilian league 2008 with Cruzeiro; 5th best scorer with 18 goals• Scored hat-trick in his second Ukrainian Div 1 match v Karpaty Lviv• Has played for Brazilian Under-20

GUILHERME Milhomem Gusmão20

Former clubs: Real Salvador EC, Cruzeiro EC, FC Dynamo Kyiv

MIDFIELDER 21.03.1991 RUSSIAN 173 CM / 62 KG

• Joined in August 2009 from Lokomotiv• Made his Russian Div 1 debut on 16.05.2009• Played 5 minutes for Lokomotiv v Terek Groznyi

Nika PILIEV23

Former clubs: FC Lokomotiv Moskva

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PFC CSKA MoskvaUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP B

GOALKEEPER 31.01.1989 RUSSIAN 193 CM / 82 KG

• Signed in July 2007, first on loan from Kuban, then permanently• Born in Angren, Uzbekistan, but product of Kuban; no first team games• 2006 European Under-17 champion; in UEFA’s Team of Tournament• Represented Europe v Africa in 2007 Meridian Cup; Under-21 international• In three seasons at CSKA has made one league appearance (in 2007)

Yevgeny POMAZAN33

Former clubs: FC Kuban Krasnodar

GOALKEEPER 08.04.1986 RUSSIAN 185 CM / 78 KG

• Product of CSKA Football School; revelation of 2003 season• Secured position in 2004, 55 games overall in 2004/05; 32 goals conceded• 136 Div 1 games for CSKA prior to 2009, last year all 30 without substitutions• All 6 UCL games, all 9 in UEFA Cup win in 2004/05; all 6 in UCL 2006/07• Under-21 debut at 16 in 2002; 1st of 32 senior caps v Norway on 28.04.2004• EURO 2008 semi-finalist; non-playing member of EURO 2004 squad

Igor AKINFEEV35

Former clubs: None

DEFENDER 27.04.1991 RUSSIAN 178 CM / 69 KG

• CSKA’s own product, forced his way into senior squad in 2008• Made debut in Russian Cup, UEFA Cup competitions at age of 17• Russian league debut only in 2009• Russian Under-21 international• Son of former Olympic, World medallist, European champion race-walker Mikhail

Georgi SCHENNIKOV42

Former clubs: None

FORWARD 05.06.1990 NIGERIAN 187 CM / 70 KG

• Signed before transfer deadline in August 2009• Moved to Europe at 16• Joined FC Midtjylland from Danish club’s academy side in Nigeria• 5 substitute appearances in Danish Div 1 during last two seasons• Father Churchill was his coach at Ebedei• Professional players Sunday, Azubuike and Egutu are all Sekou’s uncles

SEKOU Jabateh Oliseh26

Former clubs: FC Ebedei, FC Midtjylland

MIDFIELDER 18.01.1991 RUSSIAN 185 CM / 78 KG

• Joined CSKA before the 2009 season• Made senior debut already at 16, playing in Div 2 for Krylya Sovetov-SOK• Last season 27/1 in Div 2 for Togliatti

Alexander STOLYARENKO46

Former clubs: FC Krylya Sovetov-SOK Dimitrovgrad, FC Togliatti

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DEFENDER 13.12.1985 RUSSIAN 189 CM / 80 KG

• Played for amateur side Zenit before moving to CSKA in 2005• Product of Dinamo Football School, though at CSKA from age 7 to 10• Div 1 debut in 2006; 16/0 last season, 1/0 in UCL 2006/07, 4/0 in 2007/08• Considers Barcelona‘s Carles Puyol his idol• 1 Under-21 cap in 2007• Father Vladimir Grigoryev also played for CSKA

Anton GRIGORYEV50

Former clubs: FC Dinamo Moskva, Zenit Moskva

FORWARD 13.08.1989 CZECH 193 CM / 84 KG

• Prague-born; joined CSKA before the 2009 season• 2 UCL appearances in 2007/08, 16/11 in Div 1 in 2008/09 for Slavia• On CSKA debut scored 2-1 Supercup-winning goal v Rubin• Totals 47 caps, 31 goals for youth national teams• Runner-up at 2006 European Under-17 finals, semi-finalist at 2008 Under-19s• Top scorer ( joint in 2006), in UEFA Team of Tournament at both events• First of 5 full caps (2 goals) on 19.11.2008 v San Marino, scoring in 3-0 win

Tomáš NECID89

Former clubs: TJ Sokol Stodůlky, SK Slavia Praha, FK Jablonec 97

DEFENDER 24.10.1992 SERBIAN 187 CM / 76 KG

• Moved to CSKA in August 2009• Started his Russian career in the CSKA reserves• Serbian Under-17 international

Uroš ČOSIC54

Former clubs: FC Crvena Zvezda

FORWARD 19.01.1991 NIGERIAN 177 CM / 82 KG

• Joined CSKA in August 2008 on loan• The move was made permanent in January 2009• Had a loan spell with Esperance and played in Tunisian Div 1• World Under-17 champion 2007 with Nigeria

Ganiyu Bolaji OSENI56

Former clubs: Prime FC, Esperance Sportive de Tunis

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE 2008/09

FC Rubin Kazan 30 18 6 6 44-26 60PFC CSKA Moskva 30 16 8 6 53-24 56FC Dinamo Moskva 30 15 9 6 41-29 54FC Amkar Perm 30 14 9 7 31-22 51FC Zenit St. Petersburg 30 12 12 6 59-37 48PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara 30 12 12 6 46-28 48FC Lokomotiv Moskva 30 13 8 9 37-32 47FC Spartak Moskva 30 11 11 8 43-39 44FC Moskva 30 9 11 10 34-36 38FC Terek Grozny 30 9 8 13 28-42 35FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast 30 7 12 11 26-30 33PFC Spartak Nalchik 30 8 8 14 30-39 32FC Tom Tomsk 30 7 8 15 23-39 29FC Khimki 30 6 9 15 34-54 27FC Shinnik Yaroslav 30 5 7 18 25-48 22FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok 30 3 12 15 24-53 21

Promoted: FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC RostovRelegated: FC Shinnik Yaroslav, FC Luch-Energia VladivostokTopscorer: Vagner Love (PFC CSKA Moskva) 20Cup Final: PFC CSKA Moskva - FC Rubin Kazan 1-0Super Cup: PFC CSKA Moskva - FC Rubin Kazan 2-1

15.03.09 (A) FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast 28.11.09 (H)23.03.09 (H) FC Tom Tomsk 01.08.09 (A)05.04.09 (A) FC Amkar Perm 08.08.09 (H)12.04.09 (H) FC Lokomotiv Moskva 15.08.09 (A)19.04.09 (A) FC Khimki 22.08.09 (H)26.04.09 (H) FC Rostov 29.08.09 (A)03.05.09 (A) FC Krylya Sovetov Samara 11.09.09 (H)10.05.09 (A) FC Dinamo Moskva 19.09.09 (H)17.05.09 (H) FC Zenit St. Petersburg 25.09.09 (A)24.05.09 (A) FC Kuban Krasnodar 03.10.09 (H)14.06.09 (A) FC Moskva 24.10.09 (H)11.07.09 (H) FC Terek Grozny 31.10.09 (A)18.07.09 (A) FC Rubin Kazan 07.11.09 (H)22.07.09 (H) FC Spartak Nalchik 17.10.09 (A)25.07.09 (H) FC Spartak Moskva 20.11.09 (A)

NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURE LIST 2009/10

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R. Standard de LiègeUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP H

CLUB HONOURS

National Championship (10)1958, 1961, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1982,1983, 2008, 2009

National Cup (5)1954, 1966, 1967, 1981, 1993

National League Cup (1)1975

National Super Cup (4)1981, 1983, 2008, 2009

Founded: 1898Address: Rue de la Centrale 2

BE-4000 LiègeBelgium

Telephone: +32 42 522 122Telefax: +32 42 521 469E-mail: [email protected]: www.standard.be

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Ground Capacity: 28,805Floodlight: 1,513 luxRecord Attendance:Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

GENERAL INFORMATION

Most Appearances:Guy Hellers - 474 (1983-2000)

Most Goals:Jean Capelle - 245 (1929-44)

STADIUM – STADE MAURICE DUFRASNE

PRESIDENT

Reto StifflerDate of Birth:25.02.1939 in Davos (Switzerland)Date of Election:17.06.1998

CLUB RECORDS

HEAD COACH – Laszló BÖLÖNI

Date of Birth: 11.03.1953 in Târgu MureşNationality: RomanianPlayer: Chimica Târnăveni (1967-70) ASA Târgu Mureş

(1970-84) FC Steaua Bucureşti (1984-87) Racing JetWavre (1988) US Créteil (1988-89) US Orléans (1989-92)108 appearances (25 goals) for RomaniaEuropean Champion Clubs’ Cup Winner 1986UEFA Super Cup Winner 1986Romanian Championship Winner 1985, 1986, 1987Romanian Cup Winner 1985, 1987Romanian Footballer of the Year 1977, 1983Order of Romanian Sports Merit 2008

Coach: AS Nancy-Lorraine (1994-2000) Romanian NationalTeam (2000-01) Sporting Clube de Portugal (2001-03)Stade Rennais FC (2003-06) AS Monaco FC (2006-07)Al-Jazeera (2007-08) R. Standard de Liège (since09.06.2008)Portuguese Championship Winner 2002Portuguese Cup Winner 2002Belgian Championship Winner 2009Belgian Super Cup Winner 2008, 2009Gulf Club Champions Cup Winner 2007

General Secretary: Pierre FrançoisPress Officer: Jean-Christoph BuryTeam Captain: Steven Defour

Supporters Clubs: 74 (24,000 members)

Other sports: None

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DEFENDER 31.12.1987 BELGIAN 175 CM / 73 KG

• From the club academy• 15 games, 2 goals, in debut season 2007/08; 29/1 in 2008/09 - both title wins• 3 UEFA club games, no goals (all in 2008/09)• Belgian Under-21 international

Reginal GOREUX2

Former clubs: Berloz FC

DEFENDER 05.05.1989 BRAZILIAN 191 CM / 80 KG

• Signed on 31.08.09 from Vitoria de Bahia on a 5-year contract• From the Vitoria youth academy; born at Salvador; joined local club• 27 top-flight club games in 2008/09; won 2009 state title• Brazilian Under-20 international

VICTOR RAMOS Ferreira3

Former clubs: EC Vitória

DEFENDER 03.10.1978 PORTUGUESE 183 CM / 80 KG

• Signed a one-year contract on 01.09.09 after release from Tottenham • 18 club games for Tottenham, no goals from 23.01.07 to 01.06.09• 2004 Cup, 2005 League medals with Benfica; 163 games (3 goals) 2002-07• 43 UEFA club games, no goals• 1st of 6 caps v Scotland on 20.11.02

RICARDO Sergio ROCHA Azvedo4

Former clubs: FC Familicao, SC Braga, SL Benfica, Tottenham Hotspur FC

DEFENDER 15.05.1987 BRAZILIAN 193 CM / 85 KG

• Joined on 31.08.09 from Coritiba on a 5-year contract• From Coritiba youth academy; joined the club aged 12 years• First team debut in 2007; 37 club games and 1 goal (2007-09)

FELIPE Trevizan Martins5

Former clubs: Coritiba FC

GOALKEEPER 09.02.1987 BELGIAN 208 CM / 110 KG

• Joined on 06.08.09; became No 1 keeper at Kortrijk at end of 2008/09 season• Made 3-year deal with Christian Benteke moving on loan to Kortrijk• Three penalty shoot-out saves to knock Standard out of 2008/09 Belgian Cup• Believed to be the tallest player in UEFA club competitions

Kristof VAN HOUT1

Former clubs: KFC Lommelse SK, KFC Verbroedering Geel, Willem II Tilburg, KV Kortrijk

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FORWARD 22.11.1985 CONGOLESE 185 CM / 75 KG

• Signed in summer 2007 after one season with Anderlecht• Equal league top scorer in 2007/08 title win with 18; 15 in 2008/09 title success• 3 straight league titles after 2006/07 win with Anderlecht (9 games, 4 goals)• 13 UEFA club games, 4 goals• 19 caps

Dieumerci MBOKANI Bezua9

Former clubs: Belor AC, TP Mazembe, RSC Anderlecht

FORWARD 12.05.1983 BRAZILIAN/BELGIAN 187 CM / 75 KG

• Joined in Jan 2006; Brazilian born; in Belgium since 2000 aged 17• Belgian national, won 1st cap on 11.02.09 v Slovenia; 2 caps• 8 league goals in both 2007/08, 2008/09 championship successes• 20 UEFA club games, 5 goals• Signed new contract to 2013 following departure of Marouane Fellaini

Igor Albert Rink DE CAMARGO10

Former clubs: Bonsucceso FC, Estrela FC, KRC Genk, KVVB Heusden-Zolder, FC Brussels

MIDFIELDER 15.04.1988 BELGIAN 173 CM / 64 KG

• Joined in summer 2006 after 30 games, 1 goal for Genk 2004-06• 2007/08 League Golden Shoe winner in club’s first title win for 25 years • 46 club games, 4 goals in 2008/09 (34/4 in league title defence)• 18 UEFA club games, no goals• 1st cap on 11.05.06 v Saudi Arabia; 20 caps

Steven DEFOUR8

Former clubs: KV Mechelen, KRC Genk

MIDFIELDER 17.07.1982 FRENCH 176 CM / 76 KG

• 42 club games, 4 goals in 1st season with Standard in 2008/09• Joined his 8th senior club in summer 2008 after 2 seasons with Mons• From Nantes academy, senior debut in 2000/01 season• 12 UEFA club games, 1 goal• Brother Stéphane played UCL for Lens, Marseille, PSG, Inter

Wilfried DALMAT7

Former clubs: FC Nantes Atlantique, Olympique de Marseille, FC Nantes, LB Chateauroux, Grenoble Foot, US Lecce, Grenoble Foot 38, Real Racing Club, RAEC Mons

MIDFIELDER 07.03.1984 FRENCH 182 CM / 76 KG

• Joined on 26.06.09 on three-year contract from relegated Mons• Just one Ligue 1 game for Sedan in 2003/04 season• 52 Ligue 2 games, 3 goals for Sedan, Tours, Brest 2003-07• Has played for Guadeloupe in Carribean tournaments 2008/09

Cédric COLLET6

Former clubs: CS Sedan, SO Romorantin, Tours FC, Stade Brestois 29, RAEC Mons

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DEFENDER 17.09.1986 BELGIAN 177 CM / 70 KG

• Born in Liège of Congolese parents, played mini-football with club’s youth teams• Played 65 games, 1 goal on loan at St-Truiden 2004-07• 39 games in Standard title wins in past two seasons• 5 UEFA club games, no goals• Played 2007 UEFA Under-21 finals, Beijing Olympics 2008 semi-final

Landry MULEMO14

Former clubs: St Truidense VV

DEFENDER 17.06.1983 BRAZILIAN 177 CM / 71 KG

• Originally joined on loan from International in January 2007• 40 club games, one goal in 2007/08; 43/0 in 2008/09 championship wins• 12 UEFA club games, no goals

Marcos CAMOZZATO17

Former clubs: SC Internacional, SER Caxias do Sul

MIDFIELDER 19.12.1981 BELGIAN 176 CM / 71 KG

• 3rd season with club; but on loan to Tubize in 2008/09; 26 league games, 6 goals• 217 league games in Belgium since 1999, 31 goals; 21/1 in France (Caen) • 4 UCL games for Brugge in 2005/06 group stage, no goals• 1st cap on 31.03.04 v Germany; 4 caps (all in 2004)

Gregory DUFER11

Former clubs: RCFC Marcinelle, Royal Charleroi SC, SM Caen, Club Brugge KV, KSC Lokeren OV, AFC Tubize

DEFENDER 23.12.1983 SENEGALESE 184 CM / 84 KG

• 5th season with Standard; 119 club games, 1 goal• Signed in summer 2005 from Milan; 1 Serie A game, four loan moves• 22 UEFA club games, 2 goals• 11 caps for Senegal; first capped in 2001

Mohamed SARR19

Former clubs: FBC Treviso, AC Milan, Galatasaray AS, Ancona Calcio, Atalanta BC, FC Vittoria, AC Milan

FORWARD 19.03.1990 CONGOLESE 184 CM / 82 KG

• Joined in summer 2009, on loan, after 12 goals in 20 games in Burkina Faso• Has one-year loan deal for 2009/10 season after successful trial in March 2009• Has played for Ivory Coast at Under-20 level

Moussa TRAORE20

Former clubs: CFK Bouake, Commune FC, CFO Ouagadougou, Planète Champion

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FORWARD 18.04.1981 SERBIAN 183 CM / 73 KG

• 4th season with club; 115 club games, 56 goals• Only 9 league games in 3 seasons in Ukraine, Russia• Belgian PFA Footballer of the Year 2008• 13 UEFA club games, 3 goals• 1st cap on 02.06.07 v Finland; 17 caps

Milan JOVANOVIC23

Former clubs: NK Vojvodina, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Lokomotiv Moskva

DEFENDER 12.08.1988 ISRAELI 181 CM / 72 KG

• Joined Standard on 06.07.09 on loan after successful trial• Also on trial with Germinal Beerschot but not offered contract• 38 club games, no goals for second-tier club Hapoel Rishon LeZion• Israeli Under-21 international; debut 11.02.09 v Moldova

Rami GERSHON25

Former clubs: Hapoel Rishon LeZion FC

MIDFIELDER 28.09.1980 FRENCH 184 CM / 83 KG

• 36 club games, 2 goals, in 2008/09 title success in 1st season with club• 14 Ligue 1 games (for Metz); 145 Ligue 2 games for 3 clubs• Joined Mons in summer 2007, Standard in summer 2008• 8 UEFA club games, no goals

Benjamin NICAISE26

Former clubs: AS Nancy-Lorraine, FC Metz, FC Amiens, RAEC Mons

MIDFIELDER 25.02.1991 BELGIAN 190 CM / 75 KG

• From club youth system; awaiting league debut at start of season• Belgian youth international

Reman Arnor ANGELI27

Former clubs: None

MIDFIELDER 13.02.1991 FRENCH 187 CM / 75 KG

• Arrived in June 2007 from lower-tier Namur on trial• Permanent from summer 2008• Now has 5-year contract with Standard from 22.10.08• 14 club games, no goals from spring 2009 debut for Standard in title retention

Eliaquim MANGALA22

Former clubs: UR Namur

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MIDFIELDER 12.01.1989 BELGIAN 183 CM / 73 KG

• Winning penalty in 2008/09 Championship play-off success v Anderlecht• Belgian Young Player of Year 2008, Senior Player of Year 2009• From club academy; first team debut on 17.09.06 v FC Brussels aged 17• 110 club games, 22 goals; 14/3 in UEFA club games• 1st cap on 26.03.08 v Morocco; 9 caps

Axel WITZEL28

Former clubs: None

FORWARD 15.08.1990 IVORIAN 174 CM / 66 KG

• Signed on 31.01.09 from ASEC; had been at Charlton Athletic academy• Ivory Coast championship top scorer in 2008 with 21 goals aged 18• Capped by Ivory Coast in FIFA tournaments at Under-17, Under-19 levels

Zoro CYRIAC Gohi Bi29

Former clubs: ASEC Mimosas

MIDFIELDER 03.01.1989 BELGIAN 187 CM / 71 KG

• Joined Standard youth system in summer 2006 from Lierse• Two games, one goal (v Tubize), in 2009/10 championship win• Born in Belgium of Armenian descent• Selected for Armenia Under-21 in April 2009

Hirac YAGAN30

Former clubs: K Lierse SK

MIDFIELDER 01.07.1989 BELGIAN 176 CM / 67 KG

• 13 league games, no goals, in 2008/09 title win; debut 13.09.08 v Kortrijk• From Standard youth system; also holds Moroccan citizenship• 2009/10 Belgium Under-21 squad, former youth international

Mehdi CARCELA-GONZALEZ33

Former clubs: None

GOALKEEPER 03.09.1988 BELGIAN 187 CM / 80 KG

• Late penalty save in last game of 2008/09 at Genk; club then won title play-off• Last 9 league games, one UEFA Cup (v Braga), in 2008/09• Had joined from Genk on 01.01.09 after 5 club games in previous 3 seasons• Born at Kayseri, Turkey, has played for Turkey at youth level

Sinan BOLAT38

Former clubs: KRC Genk

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE 2008/09

RSC Anderlecht 34 24 5 5 75-30 77R. Standard de Liège 34 24 5 5 66-26 77Club Brugge KV 34 18 5 11 59-50 59KAA Gent 34 17 8 9 67-42 59SV Zulte Waregem 34 16 7 11 55-36 55KVC Westerlo 34 15 7 12 42-38 52KSC Lokeren OV 34 13 12 9 40-32 51KRC Genk 34 15 5 14 48-51 50Cercle Brugge KSV 34 14 5 15 48-53 47KV Mechelen 34 12 10 12 46-52 46R. Excelsior Mouscron 34 12 8 14 42-49 44R. Charleroi SC 34 12 7 15 43-48 43KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 34 11 9 14 44-42 42KV Kortrijk 34 9 11 14 37-55 38FCV Dender EH 34 9 8 17 44-58 35KSV Roeselare 34 8 6 20 33-59 30AFC Tubize 34 7 6 21 35-77 27RAEC Mons 34 3 10 21 31-57 19

Championship play-off: RSC Anderlecht - R. Standard de Liège 1-1 / 0-1

Promoted: K. Sint-Truidense VVRelegated: FCV Dender EH, AFC Tubize, RAEC Mons

KSV Roeselare won the play-off against FCV Dender EH,R. Antwerp FC and K. Lierse SK - and remained in the top divisionFor the 2009/10 season, the top division has been reduced to 16 clubs

Topscorer: Jaime Alfonso Ruiz (KVC Westerlo) 17Cup Final: KRC Genk - KV Mechelen 2-0Super Cup: R. Standard de Liège - KRC Genk 2-0

01.08.09 (H) K. Sint-Truidense VV 28.11.09 (A)08.08.09 (A) KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerp 05.12.09 (H)15.08.09 (A) KSV Roeselare 12.12.09 (H)22.08.09 (H) Royal Charleroi SC 19.12.09 (A)29.08.09 (A) RSC Anderlecht 16.01.10 (H)12.09.09 (H) YR KV Mechelen 23.01.10 (A)19.09.09 (A) KSC Lokeren O-V 26.12.09 (H)23.09.09 (H) Cercle Brugge KSV 30.12.09 (A)26.09.09 (A) KV Kortrijk 30.01.10 (H)03.10.09 (H) KRC Genk 06.02.10 (A)17.10.09 (A) KVC Westerlo 13.02.10 (H)24.10.09 (H) SV Zulte-Waregem 06.03.10 (A)31.10.09 (A) Royal Excelsior Mouscron 27.02.10 (H)07.11.09 (H) Club Brugge KV 20.02.10 (A)21.11.09 (A) KAA Ghent 13.03.10 (H)

NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURE LIST 2009/10

Regular season fixtures

Play-offs: Top six clubsin regular season willplay-off for champion -ship and starting withhalf the points accruedin regular season

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CLUB HONOURS

National Championship (52)1891*, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911,1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924,1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933,1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950,1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964,1975, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999,2000, 2003, 2005, 2009* Shared with Dumbarton FC

National Cup (33)1894, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1928, 1930, 1932,1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953,

1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973,1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1993,1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008,2009

National League Cup (25)1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965,1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984,1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994,1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005,2008

European Cup Winners’ Cup (1)1972

Founded: 1873Address: Ibrox Stadium

150 Edmiston DriveGB-Glasgow G51 2XDScotland

Telephone: +44 141 580 86 47Telefax: +44 141 419 06 00Website: www.rangers.co.ukE-Mail: [email protected]

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Ground Capacity: 51,082 (all-seated)Floodlight: 1650 luxRecord Attendance: 118,567

(2-1 v Celtic FC on 02.01.1939)

Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

GENERAL INFORMATION

Most Appearances: John Greig - 755 in all competitions (1961-78)

Most Goals: Ally McCoist - 355 in 581 appearances (1983-98)

STADIUM – IBROX

CHAIRMAN

Alastair JohnstonDate of Birth:19.07.1948 in LennoxtownDate of Election:26.08.2009

CLUB RECORDS

MANAGER – Walter SMITH

Date of Birth: 24.02.1948 in LanarkNationality: ScottishPlayer: Ashfield (1964-66) Dundee United FC (1966-75)

Dumbarton FC (1975-77) Dundee United FC (1977-80)Coach / Dundee United FC - assistant coach (1977-86) Scottish Manager: Under-18 & Under-21 Team (1978-85) Scottish National

Team - assistant coach (1985-86) Rangers FC - AssistantManager (1986-April 1991) Rangers FC - Manager (April1991-98) Everton FC (1998-March 2002) ManchesterUnited United FC - Assistant Manager (March-June2004) Scottish National Team 01.01.2005-2007)Rangers FC (since 10.01.2007) Scottish Championship Winner 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,1995, 1996, 1997, 2009Scottish Cup Winner 1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2009Scottish League Cup Winner 1993, 1994, 1997, 2008UEFA Cup Runners-up 2008

Chief Executive: Martin BainSecretary: Andrew DicksonPress Officers: Carol Patton

Stephen KerrTeam Captain: David Weir

Supporters: 750,000Supporters Clubs: Over 600Other Sports: None

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GOALKEEPER 31.01.1982 SCOTTISH 185 CM / 87 KG

• Joined club in summer 1998, but suffered broken wrist, hand• Loans at St Johnstone (20 games) 2004/05; Dunfermline (26) 2005/06• First career honour 2008 League Cup; added 2008/09 league title• 97 league games for Rangers to start of 2009/10; 26 UEFA club games • First cap v Austria on 30.05.07; 4 caps

Allan McGREGOR1

Former clubs: Rangers FC, St. Johnstone FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC

MIDFIELDER 18.04.1986 AMERICAN 183 CM / 77 KG

• Signed on 22.08.08 on a five-year contract• Injured knee ligaments when club clinched title at Dundee United on 24.05.09• 12 games in 2008/09 title win, injured for cup final • 1st of 11 caps v Switzerland on 17.10.07; 3 games at Beijing Olympics

Maurice EDU2

Former clubs: Maryland Terrapins, Toronto FC

DEFENDER 10.05.1970 SCOTTISH 189 CM / 88 KG

• First signing of 2nd managerial spell of Walter Smith in January 2007• League debut in 1992; 134 games for Falkirk, 1 goal; cup medal 1993• 100 club games, 10 goals, for Hearts 1996-99; 269/10 for Everton• 125/5 for Rangers to 2009/10; 2008 League Cup, 2009 league, cup wins• 34 UEFA club games, 1 goal• 63 caps; debut on 27.05.97 v Wales

David WEIR3

Former clubs: Falkirk FC, Heart of Midlothian FC, Everton FC

DEFENDER 07.02.1980 BOSNIAN 185 CM / 78 KG

• Signed in summer 2006; one of three to join from FK Austria• 108 club games, 2 goals, for Rangers• League, cup doubles with FK Austria (2006), Rangers (2009)• 42 UEFA club games, 1 goal• Moved to Kärnten when spotted with Bosnia U-21 team v Austria• Now a senior international with 31 caps

Sasa PAPAC5

Former clubs: NK Siroki Brijeg, FC Kärnten, FK Austria Wien

MIDFIELDER 26.02.1979 PORTUGUESE 177 CM / 78 KG

• Signed on 14.08.08; started 2008 FA Cup final win v Cardiff (1-0)• 42 games, 4 goals, as Rangers won 2008/09 league, cup double• Won 2004 UCL, league with Porto under Mourinho in only season 2003/04• 104 club games, 6 goals, with Tottenham, Portsmouth 2004-08• 1st cap on 20.11.02 v Costa Rica; 2 caps

PEDRO Miguel da Silva MENDES4

Former clubs: Vitória SC Guimarães, FC Felgueiras, FC Porto, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Portsmouth FC

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MIDFIELDER 14.05.1978 SCOTTISH 180 CM / 78 KG

• Signed 4-year contract on 11.07.07; 241 games, 46 goals for Wigan 2001-07• Began career with Motherwell in 1995; 143 club games, 27 goals• Moved to Wigan in 2001, helped them to reach Premier League• 20 UEFA club games, 2 goals games; 15 caps• 20 games, no goals, as Rangers won 2008/09 league, cup double

Lee McCULLOCH6

Former clubs: Motherwell FC, Wigan Athletic FC

MIDFIELDER 01.01.1985 NORTHERN IRISH 170 CM / 60 KG

• Signed on loan on 31.01.08 from Fulham; permanent from 21.08.08• 2002 FA Youth Cup win with Villa, Premier debut v Norwich on 18.09.04• League Cup 2008, penalty in shoot out; 2009 league, cup double• 9 UEFA Cup games, 1 goal, in 2007/08 run to final• 34 caps; debut v Canada on 09.02.2005

Steven DAVIS7

Former clubs: Aston Villa FC, Fulham FC

MIDFIELDER 14.10.1984 SCOTTISH 180 CM / 77 KG

• Injured cruciate ligaments at Kilmarnock on 08.11.08; 11 games in title win• Signed in January 2007 on 4½-year contract• Hibs debut on 01.11.03; totalled 79 league games, 2 goals• First career honour was 2008 League Cup medal with Rangers• 21 UEFA club games; 8 UCL games• 1st full cap on 20.08.08 v Northern Ireland after ‘B’, Under-21 honours

Kevin THOMSON8

Former clubs: Hibernian FC

FORWARD 18.08.1983 SCOTTISH 183 CM / 89 KG

• Joined in January 2006 after 168 club games and 68 goals for Kilmarnock• In 2005/06 he was top scorer for both Kilmarnock (17) and Rangers (20)• 2 goals and winning penalty in 2008 League Cup win; his first honour• 152 games, 102 goals; 46/31 in 2008/09 double win• 18 UEFA club games, 3 goals• 1st of 15 caps on 11.05.06 v Bulgaria; has scored 7 goals

Kris BOYD9

Former clubs: Kilmarnock FC

FORWARD 26.03.1979 SPANISH 175 CM / 70 KG

• Joined in summer 2004; scored 19 goals in 2004/05 title win in 1st season• Also 19 goals in 2001/02 (Raith), 2003/04 (Dundee)• 38 games, 9 goals as Rangers won 2008/09 league, cup double• 331 games, 118 goals in Scottish football since 2001• Scored winner in 2009 FA Cup final• 43 UEFA club games, 17 goals

Nacho NOVO10

Former clubs: SD Huesca, Raith Rovers FC, Dundee FC

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FORWARD 14.09.1986 SCOTTISH 178 CM / 72 KG

• Signed on 31.08.07 deadline from Kilmarnock• 2007 Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year• 109 games, 34 goals for Kilmarnock in career• 11 games, no goals in 2008/09 league, cup double (injured May-Dec 2008)• 4 UEFA club games, no goals - all in 2007/08• 1st cap in Faroes on 06.06.2007 as 83rd-minute sub; Under-21 captain 2007/08

Steven NAISMITH14

Former clubs: Kilmarnock FC

DEFENDER 16.06.1984 SCOTTISH 185 CM / 81 KG

• Signed 5-year contract on 01.08.07 after 141 league games for Hibs• League Cup medals in 2007 (Hibs), 2008 (Rangers)• 54 league games for Rangers; 2009 league, cup double • 19 UEFA club games, 1 goal• In senior national squad, but still uncapped on 01.07.09

Steven WHITTAKER16

Former clubs: Hibernian FC

FORWARD 23.12.1979 SCOTTISH 175 CM / 67 KG

• Returned on 13.08.08; had played 38 games, 11 goals, in 2001/02• 38 games, 13 goals, as Rangers won 2008/09 league,cup double • 3rd player since World War II to play for Rangers + Celtic; won double with both • Career total of 410 club games, 129 goals• 1st cap on 25.04.01 v Poland; 42 caps (11 goals)

Kenny MILLER18

Former clubs: Hibernian FC, Stenhousemuir FC, Rangers FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Celtic FC, Derby County FC

MIDFIELDER 31.03.1978 FRENCH 177 CM / 74 KG

• Joined on loan on 01.09.09 from PSG; Rangers’ first signing for a year• 101 app/11 goals at Caen; 68/6 at Troyes; 106/6 at Monaco; 180/13 at PSG• Joined Monaco on 01.01.02; started the 2003/04 UCL final v Porto (0-3)• 12 UCL games, 1 goal (8-3 v Deportivo) in 2003/4 UCL; 2/0 for PSG in 2004/05• 1st cap on 29.03.03 v Malta; 13 caps, 1 goal• 1 game in 2003 Confederations Cup win; 1 at EURO 2004 (sub v Greece)

Jérôme ROTHEN11

Former clubs: AS Meudon, Versailles FC, INF Clairefontaine, SM Caen, ES Troyes, AS Monaco FC, Paris Saint-Germain FC

MIDFIELDER 24.05.1982 AMERICAN 170 CM / 63 KG

• Joined 27.07.07 from PSV; 33 club games, 5 goals, in 2007-09 seasons• 10 games in 2008/09 league win; one game in cup success• League (29 games, 6 goals), cup win at PSV 2005; 27/4 in 2006 league win• 25 UEFA games, 6 goals; leading US scorer in UEFA games• 1st cap on 27.01.01 v China; 89 caps, 17 goals

DaMarcus BEASLEY20

Former clubs: Los Angeles Galaxy, Chicago Fire, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester City FC

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DEFENDER 08.08.1984 SCOTTISH 187 CM / 80 KG

• Joined 01.06.07 from Saints; 27 games, no goals, in 2008/09 league win• No games after 2009 League Cup final loss v Celtic (0-2)• 174 club games for St Mirren (captain) from 2002-07, with 13 goals• 14 UEFA club games, no goals• Goal on Scotland debut on 10.09.08 v Iceland; 3 caps

Kirk BROADFOOT21

Former clubs: Hibernian FC, St Mirren FC

DEFENDER 30.08.1985 SCOTTISH 178 CM / 70 KG

• From club academy; professional from 01.06.02; debut 28.11.04 v Hearts• Only 2 cup games in 2007/08; back from injuries on 11.04.09; 5 league games• 56 club games, 1 goal• European debut in UCL v Villarreal 22.02.06; 5 UEFA Cup games 2006/07

Steven SMITH26

Former clubs: None

FORWARD 16.09.1987 NORTHERN IRISH 193 CM / 70 KG

• Joined on 19.06.08 after 91 club games, 10 goals from 2005-08• Senior debut at Burnley on 06.08.05 at Crewe (1-2)• 26 club games, 8 goals as Rangers won 2008/09 league, cup double• 1st cap on 21.05.06 v Uruguay in USA; 20 caps

Kyle LAFFERTY27

Former clubs: Burnley FC, Darlington FC, Burnley FC

DEFENDER 07.10.1982 ALGERIAN 188 CM / 89 KG

• Joined 31.07.08 from Charlton after 34 Premier games in 2007/08• 39 club games, 1 goal in Rangers’ 2008/09 league, cup double• 49 league games, 1 goal for Gueugnon; 11/1 for Crewe; 28/0 at Wednesday• French-born at Dijon, 31 caps for grandparents’ Algeria

Madjid BOUGHERRA24

Former clubs: FC Gueugnon, Crewe Alexandra FC, Sheffield Wednesday FC, Charlton Athletic FC

GOALKEEPER 10.03.1978 SCOTTISH 185 CM / 73 KG

• Joined on 30.01.08 from Ipswich on 3½-year contract• Won league, cup double 2008/09 after McGregor suspension; 14 games 2008/09• Also sub for McGregor (injured) in 2008 UEFA Cup final, FA Cup final (won)• 213 games for Cardiff from 2001-07; joined Ipswich for 2007/08 season• 3 caps; first v Switzerland on 01.03.06

Neil ALEXANDER25

Former clubs: Stenhousemuir FC, Livingston FC, Cardiff City FC, Ipswich Town FC

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FORWARD 24.08.1991 SCOTTISH 175 CM / 69 KG

• From club youth system, senior debut in cup on 23.01.08 v East Stirling• 10 games, 1 goal, in 2008/09 league, cup double• Capped at all levels to Under-21, as from March 2009• Uncle Robert played for Rangers, Norwich, Chelsea, Scotland 1983-99

John FLECK29

Former clubs: None

DEFENDER 13.06.1989 SCOTTISH 182 CM / 81 KG

• Joined youth section in July 2004; senior debut on 20.09.05 v Clyde in League Cup• 5 first team games to start of 2009/10; UCL debut v Partizan on 14.12.06• Spent part of 2008/09 on loan at Clyde; 18 club games, no goals

Alan LOWING42

Former clubs: Clyde FC

FORWARD 12.05.1989 NORTHERN IRISH 184 CM / 76 KG

• From club academy; joined from junior club Ballinamallard in 2006• Played international football before club senior debut• 1st cap on 28.03.09 v Poland; 2 caps• Rangers debut on 25.04.09 v St Mirren (sub) in cup semi final (3-0)

Andrew LITTLE48

Former clubs: None

MIDFIELDER 17.07.1989 SCOTTISH 180 CM / 69 KG

• From Rangers youth system; first team debut v Aberdeen on 17.03.07• 2 SPL games, no goals for club in 2006/07 season• 21 club games, 1 goal on loan at Dundee in 2008/09 season• 2007 SFA Youth Cup winner; Scotland Under-21 debut v Albania on 29.03.09

Andrew SHINNIE52

Former clubs: Dundee FC

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE 2008/09

Rangers FC 38 26 8 4 77-28 86Celtic FC 38 24 10 4 80-33 82Heart of Midlothian FC 38 16 11 11 40-37 59Aberdeen FC 38 14 11 13 41-40 53Dundee United FC 38 13 14 11 47-50 53Hibernian FC 38 11 14 13 42-46 47

Motherwell FC 38 13 9 16 46-51 48Kilmarnock FC 38 12 8 18 38-48 44Hamilton Academical FC 38 12 5 21 30-53 41Falkirk FC 38 9 11 18 37-52 38Saint Mirren FC 38 9 10 19 33-52 37Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 38 10 7 21 37-58 37

Promoted: Saint Johnstone FCRelegated: Inverness Caledonian Thistle FCTopscorer: Kris Boyd (Rangers FC) 27Cup Final: Rangers FC - Falkirk FC 1-0League Cup: Celtic FC - Rangers FC 2-0

15.08.09 (H) Falkirk FC 30.01.10 (H)23.08.09 (A) Heart of Midlothian FC 27.03.10 (A)29.08.09 (H) Hamilton Academical FC 03.04.10 (H)12.09.09 (A) Motherwell FC 10.02.10 (A)19.09.09 (A) Kilmarnock FC 20.03.10 (A)26.09.09 (H) Aberdeen FC 24.03.10 (H)03.10.09 (H) Celtic FC 27.02.10 (H)17.10.09 (A) St. Johnstone FC 20.02.10 (A)24.10.09 (H) Hibernian FC 13.02.10 (H)31.10.09 (A) Dundee United FC 10.04.10 (A)07.11.09 (H) St. Mirren FC 06.03.10 (H)21.11.09 (H) Kilmarnock FC28.11.09 (A) Aberdeen FC05.12.09 (A) Falkirk FC 12.12.09 (H) St. Johnstone FC19.12.09 (H) Motherwell FC26.12.09 (A) Hibernian FC30.12.09 (H) Dundee United FC02.01.10 (A) Celtic FC16.01.10 (A) Hamilton Academical FC23.01.10 (H) Heart of Midlothian FC27.01.10 (A) St. Mirren FC

NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURE LIST 2009/10

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CLUB HONOURS

National Championship (31)1932, 1933, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961,1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969,1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986,1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001,2003, 2007, 2008

National Cup (17)1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1917, 1934, 1936,1946, 1947, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1980,1982, 1989, 1993

National Super Cup (8)1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003,2008

European Champion Clubs’ Cup / UEFA Champions League (9)1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966,1998, 2000, 2002

UEFA Cup (2)1985, 1986

UEFA Super Cup (1)2002

European / South American Cup (3)1960, 1998, 2002

Founded: 06.03.1902Address: Avenida Concha Espina N°1

ES-28036 MadridSpain

Telephone: ++34 - 91 398 4300Telefax: ++34 - 91 398 4391E-mail:Internet: www.realmadrid.es

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Ground Capacity: 80,000 (all-seated)Floodlight: 2,000 luxRecord Attendance: 104,000

(v Club Atlético de Madrid on 14.06.1997)

Size of Pitch: 106m x 66m

GENERAL INFORMATION

Most Appearances: Manuel SanchísHontiyelo - 523 league games (1983-2001)

Most Goals: Raúl González Blanco - 223 in the league (since 1994)

STADIUM – ESTADIO SANTIAGO BERNABÊU

PRESIDENT

Florentino PÉREZ RodríguezDate of Birth:08.03.1947 in MadridDate of Election:01.06.2009

CLUB RECORDS

HEAD COACH – Manuel Luís PELLEGRINI

Date of Birth: 16.09.1953 in SantiagoNationality: ChileanPlayer: Universidad de Chile (1973-86)

451 appearances as central defenderChilean Cup winner in 19791 international appearance (1-1 v Brazil in Curitiba in 1986)

Coach: Universidad de Chile (1988) CD Palestino (1990-91)National Under-20 team (1990-91) Assistant nationalteam coach at Copa América (1991, 1993) O’Higgins (1992-93) Universidad Católica (1994-96) CD Palestino (1998) LDU Quito 1999-2000) CD SanLorenzo (2001-02) CA River Plate (2002-03) Villarreal CF(2004-09) Real Madrid CF (since 02.06.2009)Copa Interamericana Winner 1994Chilean Championship Winner 1995Ecuadorian Championship Winner 1999Argentinian ‘Clausura’ Winner 2001, 2003Copa Mercosur Winner 2002UEFA Intertoto Cup Winner 2004

General Director: Jorge ValdanoSports Director: Miguel PardezaCommunication Director: Antonio José GaleanoPress Officer: Marta SantistebanClub Captain: Raúl González Blanco

Club Members: 93,549Supporters Clubs: 1,981Other sports: Basketball

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GOALKEEPER 20.05.1981 SPANISH 185 CM / 79 KG

• UCL ‘debut’ at 16 as unused sub v Rosenborg in Trondheim on 27.11.97• Joined club at 8; started 1999/00 as 3rd keeper; ended it at EURO 2000• 38 league starts last season brought total to 347 (373 goals conceded)• Has missed 5 league games in last 7 seasons; conceded record 52 last season• 1st of 92 caps (49 goals) in Sweden on 03.06.00; 5 at 2002 World Cup, 3 in 2006• 3 games at EURO 2004; captain in 2008; in UEFA’s All-Star Squad

IKER CASILLAS Fernández1

Former clubs: None

DEFENDER 26.02.1983 BRAZILIAN 186 CM / 72 KG

• Youth player at Corinthians; joined Porto in 2004; Madrid in 2007• 63 league games 2001-04 with Marítimo; 17 UCL games for Porto• 26 league games during 2008/09 in Madrid brought total to 45 • 5 UCL games led to 25th European appearance v Liverpool on 10.03.09• Scored v Turkey at EURO 2008; only outfielder to play all 360 mins

Kepler Laverán Lima Ferreira ‘PEPE’3

Former clubs: Corinthians SC, CD Maritimo, FC Porto

DEFENDER 30.03.1986 SPANISH 183 CM / 73 KG

• Signed (buy-out clause) on eve of 2005 UCL deadline• Sevilla youth; Div 1 debut in 0-1 in La Coruña on 01.02.2004• 32 league games in 2008/09, substituted twice; 4 goals (totals 20)• 6 games in UCL in 2008/09; 1 goal v BATE Borisov on 17.09.08• 1st of 49 caps v China on 26.03.2005; 3 games at 2006 World Cup• 5 complete games at EURO 2008 (rested v Greece)

SERGIO RAMOS García4

Former clubs: Sevilla FC

MIDFIELDER 10.04.1986 ARGENTINIAN 178 CM / 69 KG

• Midfield organiser signed in winter 2006/07; 13 games that season• 26 (24 starts) last season; 1st goal on 07.12.08; 6 in each of last two UCL seasons• After departure of Cannavaro, now has same shirt no. as with Boca Juniors• World Under-20 champion in 2005, beating Nigeria in final• Gold medal at Beijing Olympics, beating Nigeria in final; played 6 games• A-Team debut v France (1-0) on 07.02.2007; unused at Copa América that season

Fernando Rubén GAGO5

Former clubs: CA Boca Juniors

DEFENDER 17.01.1983 SPANISH 184 CM / 83 KG

• Signed in Jan 2007 transfer window after only 6 months at Depor• 98 games (2 goals -both league); 26/0 Euro games (22 UCL + 4 qualifiers) • UCL debut at Barcelona (2-1), KO stage on 21.02.07; last 2 mins of 2007 final• In Real Madrid juniors, reserves; won promotion with latter in 2005• 2 league games for senior team v Betis (sub), Atlético (start) in 2004/05• 9 senior caps; 90 mins v Greece in EURO 2008 success

Álvaro ARBELOA Coca2

Former clubs: Real Madrid CF, RC Deportivo La Coruña, Liverpool FC

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FORWARD 27.06.1977 SPANISH 180 CM / 68 KG

• UCL debut in 1995/96; 3 goals in 7 games last season brought total to 64 in 123• Top scorer in Spain in 1998/99 (25), 2000/01 (24); 6th in all-time list• On 22.02.09 beat Alfredo Di Stéfano’s club record of 216 goals• 100th cap v Iceland in August 2006; now 102, 44 goals• At 1998, 2002, 2006 (4/1) World Cups, EURO 2000 (4/1), 2004 (3/0)• 18 goals in 37 league games last season; totals 223 in 520

RAÚL González Blanco7

Former clubs: None

MIDFIELDER 22.04.1982 BRAZILIAN 186 CM / 77 KG

• Joined Milan in 2003; 193 Serie A games, 70 goals in six seasons• UCL top scorer in 2006/07 with 10 goals in 13 games• Won UEFA’s Best Forward, Club Footballer of Year awards 2005• He signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid on 08.06.09• 18 mins v Costa Rica at 2002 World Cup; 413 in 2006; goal v Croatia• Confederation Cup winner 2005, 2009; 70 caps (26 goals)

Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leita ‘KAKÀ’8

Former clubs: São Paulo FC, AC Milan

FORWARD 05.02.1985 PORTUGUESE 185 CM / 80 KG

• Started as youth at Nacional; joined Sporting in 1997 (25 games/3 goals)• Joined United at 18; 196 Premier games, 84 goals, in six seasons• UCL champion in 2008, finalist in 2009; totals 52 UCL games, 14 goals• European Golden Boot, Ballon D’Or; UEFA MVP 2008• 64 caps (22 goals); debut in 1-0 v Kazakhstan on 20.08.2003• Silver medal at EURO 2004; 4th at World Cup 2006; 3 games at EURO 2008

Cristiano RONALDO Aveiro Dos Santos9

Former clubs: CD Nacional, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Manchester United FC

MIDFIELDER 10.03.1986 FRENCH 170 CM / 68 KG

• Started career at Nantes before playing in Ligue 2 for Le Mans, Le Havre• Moved to Chelsea in 2005; won League Cup, FA Cup that season• UCL debut for Arsenal v Sevilla in 2007; joined Portsmouth January 2008• After one season at Portmouth, joined Madrid on 21.08.08• 19 league games last season, all in starting XI, and 2 in UCL

LASSana Diarra10

Former clubs: FC Nantes Atlantique, Le Mans UC 72, Le Havre AC, Chelsea FC, Arsenal FC, Portsmouth FC

MIDFIELDER 18.05.1981 MALIAN 183 CM / 76 KG

• Developed at Centre Salif Keita in home-town Bamako, Mali• Played Div 1 football in Greece in 1998/99; 21 games, 2 goals, for OFI• Moved to Arnhem in 1999; 45 games, 6 goals in two seasons• Joined OL in 2002; 119 league games, 7 goals; joined Madrid on 21.12.08• Knee-injury on 31.08.08; only 9 league, 2 UCL games (189 mins) in 2008/09

Mahamadou DIARRA6

Former clubs: OFI Crete, SBV Vitesse, Olympique Lyonnais

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DEFENDER 12.05.1988 BRAZILIAN 174 CM / 73 KG

• Signed on 6-year contract in winter 2006/07; 30 games for Fluminense• Liga debut in 2-0 defeat in La Coruña on 07.01.2007• First Liga goal in 4-0 win over Sporting Gijón on 15.02.2009• 27 Liga games last season, 24 starts, scored 4 goals• 5 games in UCL last season (378 mins); 6 senior caps, 1 goal

MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior12

Former clubs: Fluminense FC

MIDFIELDER/FORWARD 31.10.1976 SPANISH 185 CM / 76 KG

• Came through youth teams; 1st team debut v Sevilla on 02.12.1995• 361 league games, 44 goals since then; 18/3 last season (13 starts)• 6 UCL games last season; starts 2008/09 with total of 94/15• European champion with Spain’s Under-21 side in Romania in 1998• 1st of 14 caps v Croatia (3-1) on 05.05.1999; 2nd v Germany (1-4) 16.08.00

José María Gutiérrez Hernández ‘GUTI’14

Former clubs: None

GOALKEEPER 23.03.1973 POLISH 187 CM / 78 KG

• Signed in 2007 after 127 league games in 6 seasons at Liverpool• 8th UCL: 45 games for Feyenoord, Liverpool; unused last season• Hero in 2005 UCL final v Milan - saves from Pirlo, Shevchenko in shoot-out• 1 league game in two seasons at Madrid, conceding 2 goals; 1 UCL match• 58 senior caps; 2 games (both defeats) at 2002 World Cup

Jerzy DUDEK13

Former clubs: GKS Tychy, Sokól Tychy, Feyenoord, Liverpool FC

FORWARD 19.12.1987 DUTCH 182 CM / 74 KG

• Joined OL at 9 ; debut for 1st team on 15.01.2005 v Metz (1-0)• 6 games in 04/05; 13 in 05/06; 21 in 06/07; 36 in 07/08 and again in 08/09• 43 goals in 112 Ligue 1 matches for OL; top scorer in France in 2007/08• Under-17 European Champion in 2004, France’s first trophy in that category• 1st of 24 caps (6 goals) v Austria on 28.04.2007, scoring the winning goal (1-0)• Played 2 games at EURO 2008

Karim BENZEMA11

Former clubs: Olympique Lyonnais

MIDFIELDER 08.04.1987 DUTCH 167 CM / 67 KG

• Born in Rotterdam;debut in Feyenoord 1st team with 3 games in 2005/06• Signed in 2007; 20 league games, 5 starts; 5 games (255 mins) in UCL• All 5 games, 1 goal (v Belgium) in UEFA Under-21 triumph in 2007• In UEFA’s Team of Tournament; 4 games at Beijing Olympics

Royston DRENTHE15

Former clubs: Feyenoord

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DEFENDER 10.10.1986 ARGENTINIAN 189 CM / 83 KG

• Debut for home-town Newell’s in 2004; scored 1 goal in 13 games• Signed for Racing in 2005; played 7 league games in 1st season• In 2006/07 went on to score 9 in 31 league games, 7 penalties• Signed for Madrid in 2008 but stayed at Racing on loan; 3 goals in 22 games• Under-20 World Cup champion in 2005; 1 cap v Norway (1-2) on 22.08.2007

Ezequiel Marcelo GARAY19

Former clubs: Newell’s Old Boys, Real Racing Club de Santander

FORWARD 01.07.1976 DUTCH 190 CM / 80 KG

• Signed in July 2006 after 3 games, 1 goal (v Ivory) at 2006 World Cup• Scored 150 goals (36, 44, 30, 16, 24) for United (95 in 150 Premier games)• Hit 62 goals in 67 games for PSV; 13 in 31 for Heerenveen• UCL career: 8 in 11 games for PSV; 35 in 43 for United; 10 in 14 for Madrid• Sidelined from Nov 2008 due to knee injury; 4 goals in 6 games last term• 64 caps, 33 goals; 5/4 at EURO 2004; 3/2 at EURO 2008 (retired afterwards)

Ruud VAN NISTELROOY17

Former clubs: FC Den Bosch, SC Heerenveen, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC

DEFENDER 05.11.1980 GERMAN 194 CM / 84 KG

• Joined Dortmund in 2000; signed for Madrid in 2007; 9 league games• UCL debut with 3 games in 2001/02; 126 league games for Dortmund• Missed 2003/04 season due to injury; 3 UCL games in injury-hit 2007/08• 12 league games last season (9 starts); 1 UCL game• 1st of 47 caps v Hungary (5-2) on 15.08.2001; 6 (all 540 mins) at EURO 2008• 6 games apiece at 2002, 2006 World Cups

Christoph METZELDER21

Former clubs: TuS Haltern, FC Schalke 04, Preussen Münster, BV Borussia Dortmund

FORWARD 10.12.1987 ARGENTINIAN 184 CM / 75 KG

• Signed during 2006/07 winter break after only 35 games for River• Debut in 1-0 home win v Zaragoza on 14.01.2007• 34 league games (31 starts), 22 goals last season; 7 (481 mins) in UCL• On 08.11.2008 scored four against Málaga in the league (4-3)• 1st 2 UCL games were v FC Bayern in KO round

Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN20

Former clubs: CA River Plate

DEFENDER 04.09.1985 SPANISH 182 CM / 80 KG

• From Valencia’s youth teams; debut under Rafa Benítez in UEFA Cup• Loaned to Getafe in 2004/05; 17 league games, 1 goal• Returned to Valencia in 2005; 131 league games since then for the club• UCL debut during Valencia’s defeat against Salzburg (1-0) on 09.08.2006• Won Under-19 European title in 2004, defeating Turkey 1-0 in Nyon• 1st of 15 caps v Denmark (1-3) on 13.10.2007, all 15 games were wins

Raúl ALBIOL18

Former clubs: Valencia CF, Getafe CF, Valencia CF

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MIDFIELDER 11.02.1983 DUTCH 175 CM / 74 KG

• Spanish ancestry; from Ajax academy, spotted playing in caravan park• 1st team debut on 19.04.00; totalled 58 goals in 139 league games for Ajax• Scored on UCL debut v Lyon in 2002/03; scored v all 3 opponents in 2006/07• Joined Hamburg in 2005; became captain; 105 games, 48 goals for club• 32 league games in 1st season at Madrid (15 starts); 5 goals; 7 UCL games• 1st of 68 caps v Andorra on 16.10.01; 3 at EURO 2004, 2008; 2006 World Cup

Rafael van der VAART23

Former clubs: De Kennemers Beverwijk, AFC Ajax, Hamburger SV

GOALKEEPER 13.05.1987 SPANISH 191 CM / 80 KG

• Came through the club’s youth teams; joined Real Madrid Castilla in 2006-07• Played 31 league games and conceded 34 goals last season in 2nd Div B• Captain of the Spanish Under-19 national team that won EURO 2006• 19 U-17 appearances; 8 Under-19; 6 Under-20• Now part of the Under-21 national team

Antonio ADÁN Garrido25

Former clubs: None

MIDFIELDER 02.07.1987 SPANISH 179 CM / 77 KG

• Came through Madrid youth teams; 37 games, 1 goal for Castilla 2005-2007• Joined nearby Getafe in 2007; 1st Div debut on 16.09.2007 v Espanyol (1-0)• Scored in 2008 Copa del Rey final in 3-1 defeat against Valencia• 62 games and 9 goals for Getafe in 2 seasons• European Under-19 champion in 2006; all 5 games but no starts (162 mins)• Impressed at 2007 World Under-20 finals; promoted to 1st team squad

Esteban GRANERO Molina24

Former clubs: Real Madrid CF, Getafe CF

MIDFIELDER 25.11.1981 SPANISH 184 CM / 81 KG

• Signed for Liverpool in 2004; for Real Madrid CF in August 2009• Father, Miguel Angel ‘Perico’ Alonso, won league with Real, Barcelona• 1st team debut in Basque derby v Bilbao (0-2) on 14.01.01 at 19• 115 games, 9 goals in La Liga; loaned to Eíbar in 2000/01; 138/15 for Liverpool• Made it 3-3 in UCL final v Milan after Dida saved pen; goal in 4-4 v Chelsea 2009 • Won FA Cup in 2006; scored from own half v Luton in 3rd round• 61 caps (5 goals); at EURO 2004, 2008; 2006 World Cup; 2009 Confeds Cup

Xabier ‘XABI’ ALONSO22

Former clubs: Real Sociedad, SD Eíbar, Real Sociedad, Liverpool FC

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Real Madrid CFUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP C

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE 2008/09

FC Barcelona 38 27 6 5 105-35 87Real Madrid CF 38 25 3 10 83-52 78Sevilla FC 38 21 7 10 54-39 70Club Atlético de Madrid 38 20 7 11 80-57 67Villarreal CF 38 18 11 9 61-54 65Valencia CF 38 18 8 12 68-54 62RC Deportivo La Coruña 38 16 10 12 48-47 58Málaga CF 38 15 10 13 55-59 55RCD Mallorca 38 14 9 15 53-60 51RCD Espanyol 38 12 11 15 46-49 47UD Almeria 38 13 7 18 45-61 46Real Racing Club Santander 38 12 10 16 49-48 46Athletic Club Bilbao 38 12 8 18 47-62 44Sporting Gijón 38 14 1 23 47-79 43CA Osasuna 38 10 13 15 41-47 43Real Valladolid CF 38 12 7 19 46-58 43Sporting Gijon 38 14 1 23 47-79 43Getafe CF 38 10 12 16 50-56 42Real Betis Balompié 38 10 12 16 51-58 42CD Numancia 38 10 5 23 38-69 35RC Recreativo de Huelva 38 8 9 21 34-57 33

Promoted: CD Tenerife, Real Zaragoza, Xerez CFRelegated: Real Betis Balompié, CD Numancia, RC Recreativo de HuelvaTopscorer: Diego Forlan (Club Atlético de Madrid) 32Cup Final: FC Barcelona - Athletic Club Bilbao 4-1Super Cup: FC Barcelona - Athletic Club Bilbao 2-1 / 3-0

30.08.09 (H) RC Deportivo La Coruña 31.01.10 (A)12.09.09 (A) RCD Espanyol 07.02.10 (H)20.09.09 (H) Xerez CD 14.02.10 (A)23.09.09 (A) Villarreal CF 21.02.10 (H)27.09.09 (H) CD Tenerife 28.02.10 (A)04.10.09 (A) Sevilla FC 07.03.10 (H)18.10.09 (H) Real Valladolid CF 14.03.10 (A)25.10.09 (A) Sporting Gijón 21.03.10 (H)31.10.09 (H) Getafe CF 24.03.10 (A)08.11.09 (A) Club Atlético de Madrid 28.03.10 (H)22.11.09 (H) Real Racing Club 04.04.10 (A)29.11.09 (A) FC Barcelona 11.04.10 (H)05.12.09 (H) UD Almeria 14.04.10 (A)13.12.09 (A) Valencia CF 18.04.10 (H)20.12.09 (H) Real Zaragoza 25.04.10 (A)03.01.10 (A) CA Osasuna 02.05.10 (H)10.01.10 (H) RCD Mallorca 05.05.10 (A)17.01.10 (A) Athletic Club Bilbao 09.05.10 (H)24.01.10 (H) Málaga CF 16.05.10 (A)

NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURE LIST 2009/10

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Sevilla FCUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP G

CLUB HONOURS

National Championship (1)1946

National Cup (4)1935, 1939, 1948, 2007

National Super Cup (1)2007

UEFA Cup (2)2006, 2007

UEFA Super Cup (1)2006

Founded: 14.10.1905Address: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

c/Sevilla FC s/nES-41005 SevillaSpain

Telephone: +34 902 51 00 11Telefax: +34 954 53 60 61E-mail: [email protected]: www.sevillafc.es

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Sevilla FCUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP G

Ground Capacity: 42,500 (all-seated)Floodlight: 1,460 luxRecord Attendance: 77,800

(v Real Betis Balompié on 27.08.1976)

Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

GENERAL INFORMATION

Most Appearances: Manuel Jiménez - 354 in the league (1983-97)

Most Goals: Juan Arza - 182 in goals in the league (1943-59)

STADIUM – RAMÓN SÁNCHEZ PIZJUÁN

PRESIDENT

José María DEL NIDO BenaventeDate of Birth:06.08.1957 in SevilleDate of Election:28.05.2002

CLUB RECORDS

HEAD COACH – Manuel JIMÉNEZ Jiménez

Date of Birth: 21.01.1964 in Arahal (Sevilla)Nationality: SpanishPlayer: Sevilla FC (1979-84 / Youth Team; 1984-97 / First Team)

Real Jaén (1997-98)15 appearances for Spain354 league appearance (1 goal) for Seville FC

Coach: Sevilla Atlético (2001-07) Sevilla FC (since 27.10.2007)

General Manager: Jesús María Cruz de AndrésPress Officer: Jesús Gómez JiménezCaptain: Andrés Palop

Club Members: 41,000(season ticket holders)

Supporters Clubs: 205Other sports: Rugby

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GOALKEEPER 22.10.1973 SPANISH 184 CM / 87 KG

• Born in Valencia; played for Valencia B for 2 seasons, 68 games in Dib 2B• Joined Div 2 Villarreal in 1997; helped them win promotion• Div 1 debut in 4-1 defeat at Real Madrid on 31.08.1998; 35 games in 1998/99• 43 league games in 6 years at Valencia• Joined Sevilla in 2005; conceded 145 goals in 136 league games in 4 seasons• Man of Match at 2007 UEFA Cup final; 94th-min goal in Donetsk was 1st of career• 1st national-team call-up was friendly v Greece on 22.08.2007; awaits debut

Andrés PALOP Cervera1

Former clubs: Valencia CF, Villarreal CF

DEFENDER 13.11.1975 SERBIAN 186 CM / 86 KG

• Drago on shirt; 84 games, 11 goals, in 4 years at Gent; 135/3 in 6 at Standard• Signed in 2005 after sale of Sergio Ramos; 14 league games last season• 83 Liga games, 3 goals in 3 seasons at Andalusian side• Last UEFA Cup game for Standard was 7-1 home defeat by Bilbao• 9 games in each of 2005/06, 2006/07 UEFA Cup campaigns• 1st of 46 caps in Greece on 13.12.2000; 1 game at 2006 World Cup

Ivica DRAGUTINOVIC3

Former clubs: FK Borac Cacak, KAA Gent, R. Standard de Liège

MIDFIELDER 22.03. 1979 ARGENTINIAN 174 CM / 72 KG

• Started career in Argentina in 1995; 31 Div 1 games for Newell’s• Moved to Portugal in 1998; won league, cup with Sporting; 55 games, 4 goals• Joined Deportivo in 2000; 157 games (0 goals); won Copa del Rey in 2002• Signed for Racing Santander in 2007; played 34 games, scored 5 goals• Moved to Sevilla last season, played 27 league games• Has played 4 times for Argentinine national team

Aldo Pedro DUSCHER5

Former clubs: Newell’s Old Boys, Sporting Clube de Portugal, RC Deportivo La Coruña, Real Racing Club de Santander

DEFENDER 11.08.1980 FRENCH 185 CM / 82 KG

• Began at local Toulon before joining Monaco B in 1998; 48 games till 2000• Loaned to Ligue 2 Ajaccio, 69 games (7 goals); returned to Monaco in 2002• 117 Ligue 1 games (10 goals) for Monaco; won Coupe de la Ligue in 2003• Joined OL in 2006; 62 games (3 goals) in 2 seasons; 2 leagues (2007, 2008)• Signed for Sevilla last season; played 33 games (32 starts)• 1st of 16 caps on 18.08.2004 v Bosnia (1-1)

Sebastien SQUILLACI4

Former clubs: Sporting Toulon, AS Monaco FC, AC Ajaccio, Olympique Lyonnais

DEFENDER 17.03.1987 ARGENTINIAN 195 CM / 85 KG

• Started at Ferro Carril Oeste; 1st Div debut on 06.08.2005 in Argentina• After 48 games, 3 goals in home country, joined Sevilla Atlético in 2007• Helped B team win 1st promotion in 46 years to 2nd Div that season• Debut in Spanish 1st Div on 25.08.2007 v Getafe (4-1)• Played 22 games (3 goals) in 2007/08; 16/0 last season• Under-20 world champion with Argentina in 2007; Gold Medal in Beijing 2008

Federico Julián FAZIO2

Former clubs: Ferro Carril Oeste

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MIDFIELDER 21.11.1985 SPANISH 170 CM / 60 KG

• Home-produced winger; played 28 games for Sevilla B in 2nd Div B• Promoted to first team in 2003; league debut in 1-0 defeat at Espanyol on

23.11.2003• 162 games, 13 goals, at start of season; 29/1 (in Huelva) last season• 12 UEFA Cup games in 2005/06; 8 in 2006/07• Under-21 international

JESÚS NAVAS González7

Former clubs: None

FORWARD 11.11.1983 IVORIAN 181 CM / 81 KG

• Left Ivory Coast for Europe at 18; joined Lierse in 2002; 11 goals in 32 games• Joined Dutch Eredivisie in 2003; played 63 games (28 goals) for Roda• Moved to PSV; played 53 games (21 goals); won 2006 league title• Signed in 2007 (21 games/ 1 goal); knee injury sidelined him last term (6 games)• 27 caps (9 goals); played 3 games at Germany 2006

Arouna KONÉ9

Former clubs: K. Lierse SK, Roda JC, PSV Eindhoven

FORWARD 08.11.1980 BRAZILIAN 183 CM / 81 KG

• Two spells in Rennes (11 games) 2000-02; returned to São Paulo• Joined Porto in 2004 after 52 goals in 63 games; 3 in 22 in Portugal• Signed in 2005; 105 league games, 47 goals in 4 seasons (26/10 in 2006/07)• Scored opener in 2006 UEFA Cup final; 11/3 in 2006/07; 4/2 in 2008/09• 8 UCL games, 7 goals for Sevilla in 2007/08; 1st of 31 caps on 11.06.03 v Nigeria• Played all 6 games in 2004 Copa América win; 5 games, 5 goals in Confed Cup 09

LUIS FABIANO Clemente10

Former clubs: UE Ponte Preta, Stade Rennais, FC São Paulo, FC Porto

MIDFIELDER 26.10.1984 BRAZILIAN 172 CM / 67 KG

• Signed in 2004 after 81 games, 2 goals, for Coritiba• League debut in 0-4 home defeat by Barcelona on 29.01.2005• 130 league games, 11 goals in 5 seasons in Spain• 26 games in 2 UEFA Cup wins; only goal was v Espanyol in 2007 final• 1st of 8 caps in July 2003; played in 2004 Copa América win

ADRIANO Correia Claro6

Former clubs: Coritiba FC

MIDFIELDER 14.12.1980 IVORIAN 179 CM / 72 KG

• Started career in home country ASEC; joined Belgian league in 2000 • Played 123 league games, 2 goals, in 4 seasons at Genk• Moved to Saint-Etienne in 2004; played 66 league games, no goals• In 2006, joined Premier League; 88 league games for Spurs, no goals• Signed for Sevilla in summer; made Liga debut on 30.08.2009 v Valencia• 71 caps for Ivory Coast

Didier ZOKORA8

Former clubs: ASEC Abidjan, KRC Genk, AS Saint-Etienne, Tottenham Hotspur FC

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GOALKEEPER 10.09.1982 ITALIAN 182 CM / 73 KG

• 20 games (conceded 18 goals) for 2nd Div Alcalá in 2004 before joining Sevilla B• Promoted to Sevilla Atlético in 2006; played 54 games (conceded 58 goals)• Joined first team 2008; 3 league games; debut on 17.01.2009 v Numancia (1-0)

Javier VARAS Herrera13

Former clubs: CD Alcalá

DEFENDER 17.08.1979 FRENCH 183 CM / 79 KG

• Joined Rennes in 1999; 111 games, 0 goals; joined Ajax in 2003• Signed for Sevilla in 2005; played 88 games, scored 2 goals until last season• 24 UEFA Cup games at Sevilla; won it in 2006, 2007; 3 UCL games (1 goal)• 1st cap at 27 v Faroes on 11.10.2006; Under-21 caps while at Rennes• Brother Nicholas is tennis grand slam, Davis Cup doubles winner

Julien ESCUDÉ14

Former clubs: AS Cannes, Stade Rennais FC, AFC Ajax

FORWARD 02.09.1977 MALIAN 192 CM / 82 KG

• French U-21 international before winning 15 caps for Mali• 9 goals in 40 games for OL; left for London in 1999/00 season• 29 goals in 84 games for West Ham; 14 in 60 for Spurs; signed in 2005• Has played 128 games, scored 60 goals in 4 seasons in Spain• Scored at both UEFA Cup finals (2006, 2007) v Middlesbrough and Espanyol• African Player of Year 2007; 1 Under-21 game for France; 22 caps for Mali

Frédéric KANOUTÉ12

Former clubs: Olympique Lyonnais, West Ham United FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC

FORWARD 12.08.1980 URUGUAYAN 174 CM / 68 KG

• Five seasons at Uruguayan Danubio; played 62 games, scored 53 goals• Joined Lecce in 2001; 11 goals in 27 games, but club was relegated to Serie B• Promoted back to Serie A in 2003; 31 games, 19 goals; joined Monaco in 2004• 50 games in 2 seasons in Ligue 1, 20 goals; moved to Sevilla in 2006• 33 games, 7 goals in 3 seasons; 21 caps for Uruguay, 7 goals

Ernesto Javier CHEVANTÓN15

Former clubs: Danubio FC, US Lecce, AS Monaco FC

MIDFIELDER 15.05.1979 BRAZILIAN 177 CM / 71 KG

• Signed in 2004; debut in 1-0 v Albacete on 29.08; 33 games in 1st season• Missed part of 2005/06 (knee ligament); 9 UEFA Cup games in each win• Has played 147 games and scored 20 goals in 5 seasons at Sevilla• Played 2 UCL games (2 goals) in 2007/08; 5/2 in 2008/09 UEFA Cup• Won 2004 Copa América, 2005 Confederations finals v Argentina

RENATO Dirnei Florêncio11

Former clubs: Guaraní FC, Santos FC

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MIDFIELDER 04.03.1986 BELGIAN 177 CM / 75 KG

• Arrived at Ajax in 2003 via feeder-club Antwerp; 2 league games in 2003/04• 6 (1 goal) in 2004/05; 27/2 on loan to Vitesse in 2005/06• 28 league games back at Ajax in 2006/07, 4 goals• 6 games in 2007/08, 3 games (1 start) last season• Loaned to Genk in Jan. 2009, played 8 games, scored 3 goals• 3 games (2 starts v Dutch, Serbia) at 2007 European Under-21 finals

Tom DE MUL20

Former clubs: Royal Antwerp FC, AFC Ajax, SBV Vitesse, AFC Ajax, KRC Genk

DEFENDER 25.06.1982 SPANISH 178 CM / 70 KG

• Started his career at Barcelona youth teams at the age of 10• Div 1 debut on 06.10.2001 v Deportivo; 3 games in 2001/02, 13/1 in 2002/03• Out for almost a year due to knee injury; loaned to Albacete in 2003; 7 games• Back to Barcelona for 5 games; signed for Mallorca in 2005; 106 games/1 goal• Joined Sevilla in 2008; played 31 games; 4 UEFA Cup games• 1st of 2 caps for Spain on 06.02.2008 v France; 1 game at EURO 2008

Fernando NAVARRO Corbacho18

Former clubs: FC Barcelona, Albacete Balompié, RCD Mallorca

FORWARD 05.02.1985 SPANISH 186 CM / 79 KG

• After a season at Rayo’s youth team, debut in Div 2B with 1st team• Joined Castilla in 2005/06, 4 goals in 25 games; 18 in 40 in 2006/07• Joined Almería in July 2004; Div 1 debut on 26.08.07 v Deportivo, scoring• All-time top scorer for Almería in 1st Div with 32 goals in 69 games• 6th top scorer in Liga last season• Returned to Madrid in summer; signed for Sevilla FC in August 2009

Álvaro NEGREDO Sánchez19

Former clubs: Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid Castilla, UD Almería

MIDFIELDER 16.02. 1988 SPANISH 173 CM / 67 KG

• Exciting left-side midfielder/winger who has come through youth teams• Gold medal at 2006 European Under-19 finals in Poland (4 games)• 70 league games, 5 goals with Sevilla; debut on 24.10.2004 v Atlético Madrid (2-1)• UEFA Cup debut v Vitória on 01.12.2005• 10 games for Under-21; 1st of 2 senior caps on 20.08.2008 v Denmark (3-0)

Diego CAPEL Trinidad16

Former clubs: None

DEFENDER 03.04.1986 SPANISH 185 CM / 78 KG

• Started at Espanyol’s youth teams; made debut on 24.04.2005 v Zaragoza• Fully joined the senior team in 2005/06; played 11 games; 3 in 2006/07• Loaned to Castilla in Jan 2007; 20 Div 2 games; 19 on loan to Racing 2007/08• Back at Espanyol last season; 33 games (3 goals)• 4 UEFA Cup games for club (3 in run to 2006/07 final)• 8 Under-17 caps; 6 Under-19; Under-21 debut v Germany at 2009 UEFA finals

SERGIO SÁNCHEZ Ortega17

Former clubs: RCD Espanyol, Real Madrid Castilla, Real Racing Club de Santander

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MIDFIELDER 04.06.1983 IVORY COAST 187 CM / 88 KG

• Started his career at Mimosas before moving to Belgian league in 2003• Played 44 games, scored 18 goals in 2 seasons at Beveren• Joined Le Mans in 2005; played 89 games in Ligue 1 (7 goals)• Signed for Sevilla last season; played 36 games (30 starts), 1 goal• 11 caps for Ivory Coast, 2 goals

Christian Ndri ROMARIC22

Former clubs: ASEC Mimosas, KSK Beveren, Le Mans UC 72

MIDFIELDER 14.03.1988 ARGENTINIAN 168 CM / 68 KG

• After playing for Lanús’ youth teams, made debut for 1st team in 2006• Played 55 games, scored 5 goals in 3 seasons at Lanús• Joined Sevilla in May 2008; played 7 games (4 starts) last season• Won 2007 Under-20 World Cup; Gold Medal at Beijing in 2008 with Argentina

Lautaro Germán ACOSTA21

Former clubs: CA Lanús

DEFENDER 04.03.1984 FRENCH 182 CM / 71 KG

• Started career at home-town ASPTT Marseille; joined Juventus at 18• Loaned to Serie B Crotone from 2004 to 2006; played 74 games, 7 goals• Loaned to Serie A Siena in 2006; played 14 games, 1 goal• Joined Genoa in summer 2007, played 37 games, 3 goals• Signed for Sevilla last season; played 14 games (11 starts), 0 goals

Abdoulay KONKO24

Former clubs: Juventus, FC Crotone, AC Siena, Genoa CFC

MIDFIELDER 26.07.1988 ARGENTINIAN 179 CM / 70 KG

• Started his pro career at Deportivo Morón in 2006• Joined Sevilla Atlético in 2007; debut for 1st team on 15.02.2009 v Espanyol• Played 14 games (8 starts) last season, scored 1 goal• Under-20, Under-21 international

Diego PEROTTI25

Former clubs: Club Deportivo Morón

DEFENDER 22.08.1984 SPANISH 182 CM / 72 KG

• Started at the club’s youth teams in 2004; joined 1st team in 2007• Liga ‘debut’ on 31.08.2008 v Racing Santander; 2 games that season• Loaned out to Málaga CF last season; scored 4 goals in 26 league games

Manuel Jesús Ortiz Toribio ‘LOLO’23

Former clubs: Málaga CF

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE 2008/09

FC Barcelona 38 27 6 5 105-35 87Real Madrid CF 38 25 3 10 83-52 78Sevilla FC 38 21 7 10 54-39 70Club Atlético de Madrid 38 20 7 11 80-57 67Villarreal CF 38 18 11 9 61-54 65Valencia CF 38 18 8 12 68-54 62RC Deportivo La Coruña 38 16 10 12 48-47 58Málaga CF 38 15 10 13 55-59 55RCD Mallorca 38 14 9 15 53-60 51RCD Espanyol 38 12 11 15 46-49 47UD Almeria 38 13 7 18 45-61 46Real Racing Club Santander 38 12 10 16 49-48 46Athletic Club Bilbao 38 12 8 18 47-62 44Sporting Gijón 38 14 1 23 47-79 43CA Osasuna 38 10 13 15 41-47 43Real Valladolid CF 38 12 7 19 46-58 43Sporting Gijon 38 14 1 23 47-79 43Getafe CF 38 10 12 16 50-56 42Real Betis Balompié 38 10 12 16 51-58 42CD Numancia 38 10 5 23 38-69 35RC Recreativo de Huelva 38 8 9 21 34-57 33

Promoted: CD Tenerife, Real Zaragoza, Xerez CFRelegated: Real Betis Balompié, CD Numancia, RC Recreativo de HuelvaTopscorer: Diego Forlan (Club Atlético de Madrid) 32Cup Final: FC Barcelona - Athletic Club Bilbao 4-1Super Cup: FC Barcelona - Athletic Club Bilbao 2-1 / 3-0

30.08.09 (A) Valencia CF 31.01.10 (H)13.09.09 (H) Real Zaragoza 07.02.10 (A)20.09.09 (A) CA Osasuna 14.02.10 (H)23.09.09 (H) RCD Mallorca 21.02.10 (A)26.09.09 (A) Athletic Club Bilbao 28.02.10 (H)04.10.09 (H) Real Madrid CF 07.03.10 (A)17.10.09 (A) RC Deportivo La Coruña 14.03.10 (H)25.10.09 (H) RCD Espanyol 21.03.10 (A)01.11.09 (A) Xerez CD 24.03.10 (H)08.11.09 (H) Villarreal CF 28.03.10 (A)21.11.09 (A) CD Tenerife 04.04.10 (H)29.11.09 (H) Málaga CF 11.04.10 (A)06.12.09 (H) Real Valladolid CF 14.04.10 (A)13.12.09 (A) Sporting Gijón 18.04.10 (H)20.12.09 (H) Getafe CF 25.04.10 (A)03.01.10 (A) Club Atlético de Madrid 02.05.10 (H)10.01.10 (H) Real Racing Club 05.05.10 (A)17.01.10 (A) FC Barcelona 09.05.10 (H)24.01.10 (H) UD Almeria 16.05.10 (A)

NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURE LIST 2009/10

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VfB StuttgartUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP G

CLUB HONOURS

National Championship (5)1950, 1952, 1984, 1992, 2007

National Cup (3)1954, 1958, 1997

National Super Cup (1)1992

UEFA Intertoto Cup (2)2000, 2002

Founded: 09.09.1893 as Stuttgarter FV; merged with Kronenclub Cannstatt on 02.04.1912

Address: Mercedesstrasse 109DE-70372 StuttgartGermany

Telephone: +49 1805 832 54 63Telefax: +49 711 5 50 07 196E-mail: [email protected]: www.vfb.de

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Ground Capacity: 41,100 (during re-construction May 2009-December 2011)

Floodlight: 1,200 luxRecord Attendance: 105,000

(Germany v Switzerland 1:0on 22.11.1950)

Size of Pitch: 105m x 68m

GENERAL INFORMATION

Most Appearances: Karl Allgöwer - 338 Bundesliga appearances (1980-91)

Most Goals: Karl Allgöwer - 129 Bundesliga goals (1980-91)

STADIUM – VfB ARENA STUTTGART

PRESIDENT

Erwin STAUDT

Date of Birth:25.02.1948 in LeonbergDate of Election:26.06.2003

CLUB RECORDS

HEAD COACH – Markus BABBEL

Date of Birth: 08.09.1972 in MunichNationality: GermanPlayer: TSV Gilsching-Argelsried (1979-81) FC Bayern München

(1981-2000) Hamburger SV (1992-94) Liverpool FC(2000-04) Blackburn Rovers FC (2003-04) VfB Stuttgart2004-07)51 appearances / 1 goal for Germany288 appearances / 12 goals in the BundesligaEuropean Championship Winner 1996UEFA Cup Winner 1996, 2001UEFA Super Cup Winner 2001German Championship Winner 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007German Cup Winner 1998, 2000German League Cup Winner 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000English Cup Winner 2001English Super Cup Winner 2001

Coach: VfB Stuttgart (Assistant Coach 2007-08 / Head Coachsince 23.11.2008)

Chairman: Ulrich RufGeneral Manager: Horst HeldtSports Manager: Jochen SchneiderPress Officer: Oliver SchraftTeam Captain: Thomas Hitzlsperger

Members: 45,000(as of 01.07.2009)

Other sports: Athletics, Fistball, Hockey,Table Tennis

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DEFENDER 30.03.1980 MEXICIAN 173 CM / 68 KG

• Full-back signed in 2006 with compatriot, Pavel Pardo; now in 4th season • League win in 1st season: 27/34 games, 1 goal v Frankfurt; started Cup final • 66/102 Bundesliga games, 1 goal • 5 UCL group games in 2007/08; debut in defeat at Rangers (1-2) • Played all 4 games/390 minutes at 2006 World Cup• Gold Cup winner in 2003; runner-up in 2007

Ricardo OSORIO3

Former clubs: Cruz Azul Hidalgo, CD Cruz Azul

DEFENDER 28.12.1981 DUTCH 183 CM / 80 KG

• Joined in 2008; 21 league games, 0 goals; debut v Hannover (2-0) on 31.08.08• 3 seasons at RKC; 2 at HSV; 2 at Chelsea including one on loan to Sevilla• 156 league games, 5 goals before 2009/10 • 5 UCL games for Chelsea in 2006/07; 1 for Sevilla in 2007/08 • 4 games/202 mins at 2006 World Cup; 4 games/279 mins at EURO 2008

Khalid BOULAHROUZ4

Former clubs: RKC Waalwijk, Hamburger SV, Chelsea FC, Sevilla FC

DEFENDER 24.04.1987 GERMAN 186 CM / 80 KG

• Joined from local side Kickers in 1999; signed new deal to 2014• 30 games, 2 goals in regional leagues before promotion to senior squad• Won German title in first season: 26 games, 2 goals v Dortmund, Schalke• 74/102 German League games, 4 goals in past 3 seasons• 6 UCL group games in 2007/08; 18 UEFA club games, 1 goal• Under-21 international with 1 cap

Serdar TASCI5

Former clubs: SC Altbach, Stuttgarter Kickers

DEFENDER 26.02.1986 GERMAN 188 CM / 76 KG

• Joined on loan from Bayern in 2008/09; remains at club for 2009/10 • 5 league games, 0 goals for Stuttgart last season; debut in 2-0 win v Karlsruher• Started this season with goal v Dortmund (1-1) • Joined Bayern in July 1995; regular for them in regional football • No European experience ahead of this season

Georg NIEDERMEIER6

Former clubs: SC Boghausen, FC Bayern München

GOALKEEPER 10.11.1969 GERMAN 190 CM / 87 KG

• Joined in 2008; 34 starts (-43 goals); 363 Bundesliga games, 2 goals• 108 UEFA games (inc Timişoara); 59 in UCL (24 Dortmund, 35 Arsenal)• First to be dismissed in Champion Clubs’ Cup final; 18th minute v Barcelona, 2006• Set, with Almunia, UCL record: run of 10 clean sheets (995 mins), 2005/06 • 7 shut-outs/648 mins including last minute pen save in Villarreal semi-final• 61 caps 1998-08; third at 2006 World Cup; runner-up at EURO 2008

Jens LEHMANN1

Former clubs: DJK Heisingen, Schwarz-Weiss Essen, FC Schalke 04, AC Milan, BV Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal FC

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FORWARD 02.10.1985 ROMANIAN 185 CM / 80 KG

• Born in Bucharest; 22 games, 4 goals after debut in 2001/02• Joined Shakhtar in March 2004; moved to Stuttgart in summer of 2007 • In 3rd season; 55/68 league games, 6 goals; 15/3 in UCL• Scored for Donetsk v Olympiacos, Roma (winner); Stuttgart, Rangers (winner) • 1st cap just after 18th birthday v Italy in 2003; unused sub at EURO 2008

Ciprian Andrei MARICA9

Former clubs: FC Dinamo Bucuresti, FC Shakhtar Donetsk

MIDFIELDER 12.04.1989 GERMAN 182 CM / 76 KG

• Joined in January 2009; signed 4½ year deal until June 2013• Scored 5 times in 16 Div 2 games for 1860 before his winter move• 11 league games, 0 goals; first league game in win at Karlsruher in Feb 2009• 3 UEFA games, 2 goals; scored v FC Zenit in UEFA Cup last season• Since netted in 1st UCL qualifier v Timişoara; started return leg • All 5 games, 1 goal on run to 2008 European Under-19 title

Timo GEBHART13

Former clubs: BSC Memmingen, FC Memmingen, TSV 1860 München

MIDFIELDER 05.04.1982 GERMAN 183 CM / 80 KG

• Joined in 2005 after 5 years with Villa; 104/8 in England (including loan)• Loaned to lower league Chesterfield 2001/02• 5th season back in Germany; club skipper; league title win in 2007 (7 goals)• 2 UCL starts v Lyon, Rangers in 2007/08 • Just 11 mins at 2006 World Cup; 268 mins at EURO 2008 • Started and replaced in final v Spain

Thomas HITZLSPERGER11

Former clubs: VfB Forstinning, FC Bayern München, Aston Villa FC, Chesterfield FC

MIDFIELDER 13.10.1978 CZECH 182 CM / 82 KG

• Joined in 2008; 20 league games, 2 goals, 2 assists in first season• Goals in back-to-back wins v Schalke (2-0), Cottbus (3-0) in Nov/Dec • Won Czech league with Sparta in 2005, 2007; Czech Cup in 2006, 2007• 18 UCL games, no goals, for Leverkusen, Sparta

Jan ŠIMÁK8

Former clubs: Sokol Mezno, VS Tabor, Dynamo Ceske Budejovice, FK Tabor, Chmel Blsany, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Hannover 96, AC Sparta Praha, FC Carl Zeiss Jena

GOALKEEPER 13.10.1983 GERMAN 189 CM / 86 KG

• Joined in 2005; now in 5th season at club; under contract to 2012• Loaned to Hoffenheim during 2006/07; won promotion to Bundesliga 2• Represented Stuttgart, Hoffenheim in Regional Liga South football• Two senior games in UEFA Intertoto Cup v FC Saturn of Russia• No league games ahead of 2009/10

Alexander STOLZ12

Former clubs: SV Hohenwart, Stuttgarter Kickers, VfR Pforzheim, SV Sandhausen, FC Nöttingen, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

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DEFENDER 02.04.1983 IVORY COAST 166 CM / 67 KG

• Signed Aug 2006 after 2 years at Strasbourg; shortest player in squad• 19 games, 1 goal (v Leverkusen) in title win; debut in 3-2 v Bremen 16.09.06• 54/102 league games, 1 goal; averages 18 per season • 3 starts in UCL group stage, 2007/08• 2 titles (2001, 2002) at home with ASEC; League Cup winner at Strasbourg• All 3 games (270 mins) at 2006 World Cup

Arthur BOKA15

Former clubs: ASEC Mimosas Abidjan, KSK Beveren, RC Strasbourg

MIDFIELDER 28.02.1990 GERMAN 179 CM / 73 KG

• Joined in 2003; developed through junior, reserve teams • 2 league games v Hoffenheim (0-0), Bremen (4-1) last season• Since played in both UCL qualifiers v FC Timişoara

Sebastian RUDY16

Former clubs: FC Dietingen, SV Zimmern

DEFENDER 26.04.1981 FRENCH 193 CM / 86 KG

• Signed in 2004; came from Lille academy; 81 games, 3 goals in Ligue 1 • In 6th season; 116 league games, 2 goals; 3 UCL group games, 0 goals• Made goal-scoring debut v Bremen on 27.10.04• Next strike came 4½ years later in 2-2 draw v Bielefeld in May 2009 • Featured 33 times in league success - only missed 3-1 win over Aachen

Matthieu DELPIERRE17

Former clubs: LOSC Lille Métropole

MIDFIELDER 16.10.1984 GERMAN 182 CM / 80 KG

• Arrived in 2006; only ever-present in title win: 34 games, 7 goals• In 4th season; 97/102 league games, 14 goals• 5 UCL group games, 0 goals in 2007/08 • Scored in 3-0 win v Standard Liège - UEFA Cup group stage last season • 12 Under-21 caps; senior debut v Denmark in 2007

Roberto HILBERT19

Former clubs: Jahn Forchheim, 1. FC Nürnberg, 1. SC Feucht, SpVgg Greuther Fürth

FORWARD 27.03.1981 BRAZILIAN/GERMAN 179 CM / 74 KG

• Signed in 2003 after 2 seasons at Nürnberg; 8 goals in 44 games 2001-03• In 7th season; title in 2007 (13 goals); 152 league games, 49 goals for VfB • 4 appearances in 2003/04 UCL campaign - lost at first KO stage• 5 games, 1 goal v Rangers in 2007/08 - finished bottom of group • 28 UEFA games, 8 goals; 1st German cap v China in May 2009

Claudemir Jeronimo Barreto ‘CACAU’18

Former clubs: AC Nacional São Paulo, Türk Gücü München, 1. FC Nürnberg

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MIDFIELDER 01.05.1981 BELARUSSIAN 185 CM / 74 KG

• Returned on loan from Barcelona in 2009; still has contract to 2012 • Part of Barça’s ‘treble’ last season; 36 apps, 0 goals in all competitions• Had 5 seasons with Stuttgart, 2000-05; then 3 with Arsenal, 2005-08• 40 UCL games, 2 goals; runner-up in 2006, winner in 2009• Goal for Stuttgart in UCL qualifier v FC Timişoara

Aleksandr HLEB23

Former clubs: BATE Borisov, VfB Stuttgart, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona

GOALKEEPER 03.08.1988 GERMAN 192 CM / 84 KG

• Joined in 1998; the tallest of the 3 main ‘keepers at 192 cm • 11 league games during 2007/08; debut in home defeat to Hertha 09.02.08• No European experience ahead of 2009/10 • Under-21 cap

Sven ULREICH24

Former clubs: TSV Lichtenwald, TSV Schornbach

DEFENDER 20.04.1979 SWISS 186 CM / 78 KG

• Joined in 2005; debut in home defeat v Köln; in 5th season • 97/136 league games, 2 goals; title winner in 2007 • Joined Bremen in 2001/02 winter break; 45 games, 4 goals; title in 2004 • 1st cap v Greece 16.08.2000; at EURO 2004; all 3 games at EURO 2008• 3 games/300 minutes at 2006 World Cup - reached last 16

Ludovic MAGNIN21

Former clubs: FC Echallens, Lausanne-Sports, FC Yverdon-Sport, FC Lugano, Werder Bremen

MIDFIELDER 16.11.1981 BRAZILIAN 172 CM / 67 KG

• Joined in Jan 2005; contract until 2011; loaned back to 3 Brazilian clubs• Debut v ‘Gladbach in April 2005; 3 league games, 0 goals that season• Nothing till 2008/09: 17 games, 2 goals v Karlsruher, Dortmund• Also played 4 games, no goals, in UEFA Cup

ÉLSON Falcão da Silva25

Former clubs: Vitoria Bahia, Iturano FC, SE Palmeiras, Ponte Preta, Cruzeiro, Goias

DEFENDER 02.11.1988 GERMAN 171 CM / 65 KG

• Signed in 2009; relegated in only season at KSC; 27 games. 0 goals• 81 Regional League games, 3 goals before move to Karlsruher • On books of FC Bayern for 3 seasons, 2005-08 • Made Euro debut in UCL qualifiers v Timişoara

Stefano CELOZZI27

Former clubs: SC Bubesheim, TSV Wasserburg/Inn, SSV Ulm 1846, FC Bayern München, Karlsruher SC

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MIDFIELDER 04.04.1987 GERMAN 189 CM / 83 KG

• Born in Stuttgart; joined club at 8; developed through youth, reserve system • League winner in first senior season 2006/07; 22 games, 4 goals• Headed 63rd minute winner v Cottbus to secure title • 5 UCL group games in 2007/08• Scored in 3-0 win v Standard Liège - UEFA Cup group stage last season • 4 games, gold medal as captain of 2009 European Under-21 champions

Sami KHEDIRA28

Former clubs: TV Oeffingen

FORWARD 08.11.1983 RUSSIAN 183 CM / 76 KG

• Joined in 2009 as replacement for Mario Gómez (FC Bayern)• Started both UCL qualifiers v Timişoara; scored 1st league goal in 4-2 v Freiburg • 33 Euro games, 16 goals (counting above); 6/1 in UCL• Joint-top scorer with 10 goals in Zenit’s UEFA Cup success of 2008• Suspended from final v Rangers in Manchester • Absent from EURO 2008 through injury

Pavel POGREBNYAK29

Former clubs: FC Spartak Moskva, Baltika Kaliningrad, FK Khimki, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Tom Tomsk, FC Zenit St Petersburg

DEFENDER 01.09.1987 GERMAN 181 CM / 74 KG

• Joined in 2007; contract till 2012; product of Under-19, reserve sides• Made league debut in defeat at Schalke (1-4) on 03.02.08• Second game 4-1 win v Bremen (scored) on 04.10.08• 19 games, 1 goal last season + 5 in UEFA Cup• Ended season by winning 1st full cap in 7-2 win over UAE in Dubai

Christian TRÄSCH35

Former clubs: MTV Ingolstadt, TSV 1860 München

MIDFIELDER 22.09.1987 SERBIAN/SWISS 186 CM / 78 KG

• Joined just before Aug 2009 deadline; contract until 2013• Joined Fiorentina Jan 2007; Serie A debut 04.03.07 v Torino (5-1)• Swiss-born (Berne); father Ljubomir played for FC Thun• Under-21 selections by Swiss, Bosnians; opted for Serbia• 1st cap on 02.06.07 v Finland in EURO 2008 qualifier

Zdravko KUZMANOVIC32

Former clubs: FC Durrenast, BSC Young Boys, FC Basel 1893, ACF Fiorentina

FORWARD 13.02.1989 GERMAN 186 CM / 83 KG

• Joined in Aug 2006; product of Under-19, reserve sides; contract to 2011• 22 games, 18 goals for Under-19s in 2007/08; hat-tricks v Freiburg, K’lautern • 12 league games, 0 goals in 2008/09; debut as sub in 3-0 at Cottbus, Dec 2008• Started new season with goal in 4-2 win v Freiburg • Euro debut at Zenit in UEFA Cup round of 32 game • Featured in both UCL qualifiers v Timişoara

Julian SCHIEBER39

Former clubs: TSG Backnang

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VfB StuttgartUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP G

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE 2008/09

VfL Wolfsburg 34 21 6 7 80-41 69FC Bayern München 34 20 7 7 71-42 67VfB Stuttgart 34 19 7 8 63-43 64Hertha BSC Berlin 34 19 6 9 48-41 63Hamburger SV 34 19 4 11 49-47 61BV Borussia Dortmund 34 15 14 5 60-37 59TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 15 10 9 63-49 55FC Schalke 04 34 14 8 12 47-35 50Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 14 7 13 59-46 49Werder Bremen 34 12 9 13 64-50 45Hannover 96 34 10 10 14 49-69 401. FC Köln 34 11 6 17 35-50 39Eintracht Frankfurt 34 8 9 17 39-60 33VfL Bochum 1848 34 7 11 16 39-55 32VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 8 7 19 39-62 31FC Energie Cottbus 34 8 6 20 30-57 30Karlsruher SC 34 8 5 21 30-54 29DSC Arminia Bielefeld 34 4 16 14 29-56 28

Promotion/relegation play-offs:FC Energie Cottbus - 1. FC Nürnberg 0-3 / 0-2

Promoted: SC Freiburg, FSV Mainz 05, 1. FC NürnbergRelegated: FC Energie Cottbus, Karlsruher SC, DSC Arminia BielefeldTopscorer: Grafite (VfL Wolfsburg) 28Cup Final: Werder Bremen - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0Super Cup: Werder Bremen - VfL Wolfsburg 2-1

07.08.09 (A) VfL Wolfsburg 16.01.10 (H)15.08.09 (H) SC Freiburg 23.01.10 (A)22.08.09 (A) BV Borussia Dortmund 30.01.10 (H)29.08.09 (H) 1. FC Nürnberg 06.02.10 (A)12.09.09 (A) Hamburger SV 13.02.10 (H)19.09.09 (H) 1. FC Köln 20.02.10 (A)26.09.09 (A) Eintracht Frankfurt 27.02.10 (H)03.10.09 (H) Werder Bremen 06.03.10 (A)17.10.09 (H) FC Schalke 04 13.03.10 (A)24.10.09 (A) Hannover 96 20.03.10 (H)31.10.09 (H) FC Bayern München 27.03.10 (A)07.11.09 (A) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 03.04.10 (H)21.11.09 (H) Hertha BSC Berlin 10.04.10 (A)28.11.09 (A) Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17.04.10 (H)05.12.09 (H) VfL Bochum 1848 24.04.10 (A)12.12.09 (A) 1. FSV Mainz 05 01.05.10 (H)19.12.09 (H) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 08.05.10 (A)

NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURE LIST 2009/10

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CLUB HONOURS

National Championship (1)2009

Founded: 12.09.1945Address: In den Allerwiesen 1

DE-38446 WolfsburgGermany

Telephone: +49 5361 8903 0Telefax: +49 5361 8903 150E-mail: [email protected]: www.vfl-wolfsburg.de

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VfL WolfsburgUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP B

Ground Capacity: 30,000 / 26,490 for UCL (all-seated)

Floodlight: 1,500 luxRecord Attendance: Sold-out on several

occasionsSize of Pitch: 105m x 68m

GENERAL INFORMATION

Most Appearances:Miroslav Karhan - 173 matches (2001-07)

Most Goals:Diego Klimowicz - 57 goals (2001-07)

STADIUM – VfL WOLFSBURG ARENA

PRESIDENT

Francisco GARCIA SANZDate of Birth: 06.05.1957 in MadridDate of Election:01.06.2009

CLUB RECORDS

HEAD COACH – Armin VEH

Date of Birth: 01.02.1961 in AugsburgNationality: GermanPlayer: FC Augsburg (1967-79) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach

(1979-83) FC St. Gallen (1983-84) VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach (1984-85) FC Augsburg (1985-87)Schwaben Augsburg (1987) SpVgg Bayreuth (1987-90)65 appearances in the Bundesliga / 60 in Bundesliga 2

Coach: FC Augsburg (1990-95) SpVgg Greuther Fürth (1996-14.10.1997) SSV Reutlingen (1998-12.12.2001) FC Hansa Rostock (03.01.2002-06.10.2003) FC Augsburg (13.10.2003-27.09.2004) VfB Stuttgart(10.02.2006-23.11.2008) VfL Wolfsburg (since01.07.2009)German Championship Winner 2007German Coach of the Year 2007

Marketing Director: Jürgen MarbachFinance Director: Wolfgang HotzeSports Director: Armin VehPress Officer: Gerd VossCaptain: Josué

Club Members: 14,294Supporters: 9,200 in 129 clubsOther sports: 27 sports

(in addition to football)

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DEFENDER 07.06.1984 GERMAN 182 CM / 76 KG

• Signed in summer 2007; 30 games, 6 goals, in 2007/08; all 34 in 2008/09• 8 UEFA club games, no goals• 127 club games for 1860, 7 goals, with 90/3 in Bundesliga 2• 1st cap v England on 19.11.08; 3 caps

Marcel SCHÄFER4

Former clubs: SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg, TSV 1860 München

DEFENDER 16.05.1981 PORTUGUESE 183 CM / 80 KG

• 2004 UCL (bench), 2003 UEFA Cup (sub) winner with FC Porto• Scored one of winning penalties as Porto won 2004 Intercontinental Cup• 4 championship wins, 2 cups, in 6 seasons with Porto to 2007• 11 games, 3 goals, in 2008/09 title win in 2nd season with Wolfsburg• 27 UEFA club games, 2 goals• 6 caps; played in 2006 World Cup third place match

RICARDO Miguel Moreira da COSTA5

Former clubs: FC Porto

GOALKEEPER 08.09.1983 SWISS 194 CM / 89 KG

• 31 games in 2008/09 title win; back in Germany from 22.01.08• Played 69 games for Nacional, goal v Académica, took over from Hilário (Chelsea)• No Bundesliga games for Stuttgart 2002-05 but 54 in youth, reserves• 10 UEFA club games; Swiss Footballer of the Year 2009• Reserve at 2006 World Cup, played all 3 games at EURO 2008• 1st cap on 31.05.06; 18 caps

Diego BENAGLIO1

Former clubs: FC Spreitenbach, FC Baden, Grasshopper-Club, VfB Stuttgart, CD Nacional

DEFENDER 20.02.1987 CZECH 187 CM / 75 KG

• Joined in 2007; 30 league games in 2007/08; 17 in 2008/09 title win; no goals• 31 Czech Premier league games for Sparta (2), Kladno (29)• 3 UEFA club games, no goals• 1st cap on 05.06.09 v Malta, played 50 games for Czechs at all youth levels

Jan SIMUNEK6

Former clubs: AC Sparta Praha, SK Kladno, AC Sparta Praha

MIDFIELDER 19.07.1979 BRAZILIAN 169 CM / 66 KG

• Signed in summer 2007; 30 games, 1 goal, in 2007/08; 33/0 in 2008/09• 2 championships, 2005 Libertadores Cup, Club World Cup with São Paulo• 7 UEFA club games, no goals• 1st cap on 27.03.07 v Ghana; 26 caps• 2007 Copa América, 2009 Confederations Cup winner

JÔSUE Anunciado de Oliveira7

Former clubs: Goias EC, São Paulo FC

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VfL WolfsburgUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP B

MIDFIELDER 05.06.1982 BOSNIAN 180 CM / 79 KG

• 33 games, 7 goals, in 2008/09 title win in 1st season with club• Bundesliga debut on 11.04.03 for Bayern v Bremen after 100 reserve games• 16 UEFA club games, 5 goals; signed new contract to 2013• Born in Munich; 1st of 43 caps (15 goals) for Bosnia on 18.02.04 v Macedonia• Previously played for Yugoslavia at Under-19, Under-21 levels

Zvjezdan MISIMOVIC10

Former clubs: FC Bayern München, VfL Bochum, 1. FC Nürnberg

MIDFIELDER 18.01.1984 JAPANESE 179 CM / 72 KG

• 25 games, no goals in title win in 2nd season with club; 16/1 in 2007/08• Signed in January 2007, first Japanese to play for Wolfsburg• 5 UEFA club games, no goals• Won Asian Champions League medal in 2007; J-League in 2006• Urawa Red Diamonds last four coaches have been German• 1st cap on 11.02.06 v USA; 21 caps

Makoto HASEBE13

Former clubs: Urawa Red Diamonds

FORWARD 17.03.1986 BOSNIAN 193 CM / 84 KG

• 26 goals in 32 league games in 2008/09; 28/8 in 1st season 2007/08• Overall total for 2008/09 in league, cups was 36 goals in 42 games• Dzeko (26), Grafite (28) set new Bundesliga record in 2008/09 for strike-pair total• 11 UEFA club games, 4 goals; signed new contract to 2013• 1st cap on 02.06.07; 18 caps, 14 goals

Edin DZEKO9

Former clubs: FK Zaleznicar Sarajevo, FC Usti nad Labem, FK Zeleznicar Sarajevo, FK Teplice

GOALKEEPER 19.11.1973 GERMAN 191 CM / 93 KG

• 5 Bundesliga games in 2008/09 as reserve to Benaglio• 38 Bundesliga games; 145 in lower leagues• No games in UEFA club football before 2009/10• Senior debut in Bundesliga2 on 15.08.99 for Aachen v Stuttgarter Kickers

Andre LENZ12

Former clubs: Alemannia Aachen, FC Energie Cottbus, TSV 1860 München

FORWARD 28.10.1984 NIGERIAN 170 CM / 70 KG

• Arrived on 31.07.09 on a 4-year deal • 88 league games, 28 goals for Inter (2002-06) & Newcastle (2006-09)• Serie A championship winner with Inter 2005/06• 23 UCL games, 8 goals for Inter; 41/18 in UEFA career club games • 21 caps, 13 goals

Obafemi MARTINS11

Former clubs: FC Ebedei, AC Reggiana, FC Internazionale Milano, Newcastle United FC

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MIDFIELDER 11.12.1987 GERMAN 183 CM / 70 KG

• Signed on 15.07.09 from 1860 München on 4-year contract• Started the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship final in 4-0 win v England• 90 Bundesliga2 games for 1860, 4 goals; joined in 1996, pro since 2007

Fabian JOHNSON16

Former clubs: TSV 1860 München

DEFENDER 11.07.1982 GERMAN 193 CM / 93 KG

• 24 games, 3 goals, in 2008/09 title win; had joined in summer 2006 from Hertha• 81 Bundesliga games for Hertha, 11 goals; 80/8 for Wolfsburg before 2009/10• Gained first full caps after 2006 World Cup finals• 1st cap on 17.10.06 v Georgia: 2 caps

Alexander MADLUNG17

Former clubs: Hertha BSC Berlin

MIDFIELDER 19.10.1981 PARAGUAYAN 181 CM / 80 KG

• Signed in summer 2006 on 5-year contract; loaned to San Lorenzo in spring 2009• Played 162 club games in Argentina, 19 goals• 34 Bundesliga games, no goals• Born in Buenos Aires; Paraguayan citizen in 2007 (mother is Paraguayan)• 14 caps; played at 2007 Copa América

Jonathan SANTANA14

Former clubs: CA San Lorenzo, CA Neuva Chicago, CA San Lorenzo, CA River Plate, VfL Wolfsburg, CA San Lorenzo

MIDFIELDER 17.08.1982 ALGERIAN 169 CM / 65 KG

• Signed on 07.07.09 on 4-year contract from OM after 10 years in French football• Played 117 Ligue 1 games, 11 goals; 103/9 in Ligue 2; French Cup win 2007• 3 UCL games, no goals, for OM 2007/08; 6/0 in 2008/09• 1st of 27 caps on 12.02.03 v Belgium; Algerian Player of Year 2006, 2007

Karim ZIANI15

Former clubs: ES Troyes AC, FC Lorient-Bretagne Sud, FC Sochaux Montbeliard, Olympique de Marseille

DEFENDER 30.10.1986 SLOVAK 176 CM / 72 KG

• Joined on 21.01.09 after UEFA Cup with Zilina; 16 games in 2008/09 title win• Won Slovak championship medal with Zilina in 2006/07• Born at Zilina, played 114 games, 5 goals for his local club 2005-08• 1st cap v Switzerland on 24.05.08; 11 caps

Peter PEKARIK19

Former clubs: FK ZTS Dubnica, MSK Zilina

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VfL WolfsburgUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP B

DEFENDER 23.03.1983 GERMAN 174 CM / 70 KG

• 28 Bundesliga games, 2 goals in 2008/09; 27/1 in 1st season 2007/08• 58 league games, 4 goals for Freiburg; plus 83/1 in Bundesliga 2 from 2002-07• 6 UEFA club games, no goals• Won 20 caps for Germany at Under-21 level

Sascha RIETHER20

Former clubs: SC Freiburg

MIDFIELDER 05.07.1986 GERMAN 181 CM / 80 KG

• Suspended from final of 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship; 4 games, 1 goal• 2008/09 champion after 27 games, 3 goals in 2nd season with club• 11 UEFA club games, no goals• German national; born in Iranian capital Teheran; moved to Germany with parents• From Hertha youth academy; 39 Bundesliga games, 4 goals for Hertha

Ashkan DEJAGAH24

Former clubs: Hertha BSC Berlin

MIDFIELDER 14.08.1985 GERMAN 189 CM / 81 KG

• All 34 games, 4 goals in title win; loan from 18.07.07, permanent from 11.08.08• 15 games in Stuttgart 2006/07 Bundesliga win; 39 league games for the club• 15 UEFA club games, 2 goals• First caps on 2009 Asian tour v China, UAE; 2 caps

Christian GENTNER25

Former clubs: VfB Stuttgart

FORWARD 25.03.1990 GERMAN 181 CM / 76 KG

• Youth international, signed in July 2008 from Bundesliga2 Kaiserslautern• One league game for Kaiserslautern on 17.12.07 v Cologne• 4 games, no goals in 2008/09 title win, plus 21/0 for reserves

Alexander ESSWEIN27

Former clubs: 1. FC Kaiserslautern

FORWARD 02.04.1979 BRAZILIAN 189 CM / 88 KG

• Bundesliga top scorer in title win, 28 goals in 25 games; 35 in 32 in all games• Dzeko (26), Grafite (28) set Bundesliga scoring record for strike-pair total• Joined in summer 2007 from Le Mans; now has contract to 2012• 2005 championship, Copa Libertadores, Club World Cup with São Paulo• 3 UEFA club games, 3 goals; German Footballer of the Year 2009• 1st cap on 27.04.05 v Guatemala

Edinaldo Batista Libano ‘GRAFITE’23

Former clubs: AE Ferroviaria, Santa Cruz FC, Gremio FPA, Anyang LG Cheetahs, Goias EC, Sao Paulo FC, Le Mans UC72

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MIDFIELDER 18.05.1984 GERMAN 176 CM / 76 KG

• Joined from 1860 in summer 2007• 12 Bundesliga games, no goals in 2004/04; 118/4 in Bundesliga2 in 2004-07• 15 Bundesliga games, no goals in 2007/08; 23/1 on loan at Augsberg 2008/09• Former Under-21 international

Daniel BAIER28

Former clubs: TSV 1860 München, VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsberg

MIDFIELDER 21.01.1979 GERMAN 180 CM / 74 KG

• Returned in summer 2008 after a season in the Greek League • 6 Bundesliga games, no goals in 2008/09 title win; 22/0 in reserves• 136 league games for Bochum 1998-2003; 51/0 for Köln 2003-06• 3 UEFA club games, no goals

Sebastian SCHINDZIELORZ32

Former clubs: VfL Bochum, 1. FC Köln, IFK Start, 1. FC Köln, Levadiakos FC

GOALKEEPER 18.09.1987 SWISS 192 CM / 89 KG

• Joined in January 2009, awaiting first team debut; 6 reserve games in spring 2009• Arrived from Winterthur after 14 league games in 2007/08

Marwin HITZ35

Former clubs: FC St Gallen, Yverdon-Sport FC, FC Winterthur

DEFENDER 08.05.1981 ITALIAN 186 CM / 79 KG

• All 34 Bundesliga games, no goals in title win in first season with club• 46/3 for Ascoli 2001-03; 29/3 for Chievo 2003/04; 142/3 for Palermo 2004-08• 23 UEFA club games, no goals• 1st cap on 17.11.04 v Finland; 25 caps• 2 games in 2006 World Cup win; 1 at EURO 2008; 2004 UEFA Under-21 winner

Andrea BARZAGLI43

Former clubs: Rondinella Calcio, AC Pistoiese, Ascoli Calcio, AC Chievo, US Città di Palermo

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VfL WolfsburgUEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | SEASON 2009/10 | GROUP B

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE 2008/09

VfL Wolfsburg 34 21 6 7 80-41 69FC Bayern München 34 20 7 7 71-42 67VfB Stuttgart 34 19 7 8 63-43 64Hertha BSC Berlin 34 19 6 9 48-41 63Hamburger SV 34 19 4 11 49-47 61BV Borussia Dortmund 34 15 14 5 60-37 59TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 15 10 9 63-49 55FC Schalke 04 34 14 8 12 47-35 50Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 14 7 13 59-46 49Werder Bremen 34 12 9 13 64-50 45Hannover 96 34 10 10 14 49-69 401. FC Köln 34 11 6 17 35-50 39Eintracht Frankfurt 34 8 9 17 39-60 33VfL Bochum 1848 34 7 11 16 39-55 32VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 8 7 19 39-62 31FC Energie Cottbus 34 8 6 20 30-57 30Karlsruher SC 34 8 5 21 30-54 29DSC Arminia Bielefeld 34 4 16 14 29-56 28

Promotion/relegation play-offs:FC Energie Cottbus - 1. FC Nürnberg 0-3 / 0-2

Promoted: SC Freiburg, FSV Mainz 05, 1. FC NürnbergRelegated: FC Energie Cottbus, Karlsruher SC, DSC Arminia BielefeldTopscorer: Grafite (VfL Wolfsburg) 28Cup Final: Werder Bremen - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0Super Cup: Werder Bremen - VfL Wolfsburg 2-1

07.08.09 (H) VfB Stuttgart 16.01.10 (A)15.08.09 (A) 1. FC Köln 23.01.10 (H)22.08.09 (H) Hamburger SV 30.01.10 (A)29.08.09 (A) FC Bayern München 06.02.10 (H)12.09.09 (H) Bayer 04 Leverkusen 13.02.10 (A)19.09.09 (A) FC Schalke 04 20.02.10 (H)26.09.09 (H) Hannover 96 27.02.10 (A)03.10.09 (A) VfL Bochum 1848 06.03.10 (H)17.10.09 (H) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 13.03.10 (A)24.10.09 (A) Hertha BSC Berlin 20.03.10 (H)31.10.09 (H) 1. FSV Mainz 05 27.03.10 (A)07.11.09 (A) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 03.04.10 (H)21.11.09 (H) 1. FC Nürnberg 10.04.10 (A)28.11.09 (A) Werder Bremen 17.04.10 (H)05.12.09 (H) SC Freiburg 24.04.10 (A)12.12.09 (H) BV Borussia Dortmund 01.05.10 (A)19.12.09 (A) Eintracht Frankfurt 08.05.10 (H)

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