The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the last

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tournament, the 14th to be organised by

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and the third since the competition's format was given a major overhaul. Fifty teams were invited, with the eleven winners after the third round then advancing to the second qualifying round of the

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. The draw took place at UEFA headquarters in

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on 21 April 2008. Based on the subsequent progress of the eleven co-winners in their

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efforts,

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is declared the outright winner of the Intertoto Cup.

Association team allocation

50 teams participated in the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup from 50 UEFA associations. Below is the scheme for the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup. The rankings throughout are based on the 2007

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. First round: (28 teams) *28 from associations 23–36, 38–50 and 53 Second round: (28 teams) *14 winners from the First Round *14 from associations 9–22 Third round: (22 teams) *14 winners from the Second Round *8 from associations 1–8

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

''Ethnikos Achnas 1–1 Besa on aggregate. Besa won on away goals rule.'' ---- ''Grbalj 4–4 Čelik on aggregate. Grbalj won on away goals rule.'' ---- ''Renova won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Gorica won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Budapest Honvéd won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tiraspol 2–2 Mika on aggregate. Tiraspol won on away goals rule.'' ---- ''Nitra 3–3 Neftchi Baku on aggregate. Neftchi Baku won on away goals rule.'' ---- ''Shakhtyor Soligorsk won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Locomotive Tbilisi 2–2 Etzella Ettelbruck on aggregate. Etzella Ettelbruck won on away goals rule.'' ---- ''Ekranas won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Elfsborg won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bohemians won 9–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''TPS Turku won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Riga won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Second round

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First leg

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Second leg

''Chernomorets Burgas won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sivasspor won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshopper Zürich won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bnei Sakhnin won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panionios won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Neftchi Baku won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Saturn Moscow Oblast won 8–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tavriya Simferopol won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sturm Graz won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Budapest Honvéd 3–3 Teplice on aggregate. Budapest Honvéd advanced on away goals rule.'' ---- ''Odense won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Elfsborg won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rosenborg won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bohemians 2–2 Riga on aggregate. Riga advanced on the away goals rule.''

Third round

The first leg was held on 19 and 20 July 2008, while the second leg was held on 26 and 27 July 2008. The 11 winners entered the second qualifying round of the

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First leg

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Second leg

''Deportivo La Coruña won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Napoli won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Braga won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshopper Zürich won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Stuttgart won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vaslui won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tavriya Simferopol 1–1 Rennes on aggregate. Rennes won in a penalty shootout.'' ---- ''Sturm Graz won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rosenborg won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Winners

Eight of the eleven Intertoto Cup co-winners entered the UEFA Cup by winning their qualifying ties and progressed to the First Round. Five of those eight sides survived the First Round and entered the Group stage. Four of those five qualified for the Round of 32. Only

progressed to the Round of 16, making them the overall winners. The 11 co-winners were: *

(Overall winners) ''(Round of 16, lost to

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''(Round of 32, lost to

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''(Round of 32, lost to AaB)'' *

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''(Round of 32, lost to

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

)'' * Rosenborg ''(Group stage, fifth in Group G)'' *

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''(First round, lost to Benfica)'' *

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''(First round, lost to

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''(First round, lost to

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'') *

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''(Second qualifying round, lost to

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''(Second qualifying round, lost to

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''(Second qualifying round, lost to

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Association team allocation

First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Third round

First leg

Second leg

Winners

See also

Notes

References

External links