UEFA Cup Clubs

The following UEFA clubs have all qualified for the 2007/2008 UEFA Cup after displaying fine form in their domestic leagues and knockout cups.

Villarreal CF UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: Spain
• Nickname: El Submarino Amarillo
• Previous European Cup titles: None - Champions League semi-finalists (2005/2006)
• Player to watch: Juan Roman Riquelme
• Home stadium: El Madrigal (23,000)
  

Real Zaragoza UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: Spain
• Nickname: Blanquillos
• Previous European Cup titles: UEFA Cup (1995), Inter Cities Fairs Cup (1964, 1966)
• Player to watch: Diego Milito
• Home stadium: La Romadera (35,000)

Palermo UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: Italy
• Nickname: Aquile
• Previous European Cup titles: None - UEFA Cup Round of 16 (2005)
• Player to watch: Fabrizio Miccoli
• Home stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera (37,000)

Fiorentina UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: Italy
• Nickname: La Viola
• Previous European Cup titles: UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1961)
• Player to watch: Adrian Mutu
  
• Home stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi (47,300)

Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: England
• Nickname: Spurs
• Previous European Cup titles: UEFA Cup winners (1972, 1984), European Cup Winners’ Cup (1963)
• Player to watch: Robbie Keane
• Home stadium: White Hart Lane (36,000)

Everton UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: England
• Nickname: The Toffees
• Previous European Cup titles: European Cup Winners’ Cup (1985)
• Player to watch: Yakubu Aiyegbeni
• Home stadium: Goodison Park (40,500)

Stade Rennais UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: France
• Nickname: Les Rouges et Noirs
• Previous European Cup titles: None – Intertoto Cup Finalists (2000)
• Player to watch: Sylvain Wiltord
• Home stadium: Route de Lorient (31,100)

Girondins Bordeaux UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: France
• Nickname: None
• Previous European Cup titles: UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996
• Player to watch: Sylvain Wiltord
• Home stadium: Stade de Chaban Delmas (34,000)

Bayern Munich UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: Germany
• Nickname: Der FCB
• Previous European Cup titles: UEFA Champions League/European Cup (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001), European Cup Winners’ Cup (1967), UEFA Cup (1996)
• Player to watch: Miloslav Klose
• Home stadium: Allianz Arena (69,900)

Bayer Leverkusen UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: Germany
• Nickname: Werkself
• Previous European Cup titles: UEFA Cup (1988)
• Player to watch: Sergej Barbarez
• Home stadium: BayArena (22,500)

Sporting Braga UEFA Cup Club Profile

• Domestic league: Portugal
• Nickname: Os Arsenalistas
• Previous European Cup titles: None
• Player to watch: João Pinto
• Home stadium: AXA Stadium (30,000)