2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup
| Dates | June – July, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions | AJ Auxerre, Ethnikos Achnas FC, FC Twente, Grasshopper-Club, Hertha BSC Berlin, Kayserispor, Newcastle United, NK Maribor, Odense BK, Olympique de Marseille, SV Ried |
The 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the first edition after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven tournament co-winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup (instead of three teams qualifying for the first round proper). Also, for the first time in the modern history of the competition, an outright winner was highlighted from the 11 co-winners of the Cup, with that honour going to the final-round Intertoto winner that advanced farthest in the UEFA Cup. This honour went to Newcastle United.
Contents
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern-Mediterranean region | ||||
FK Pobeda  |
2–4 |  Farul Constanţa |
2–2 | 0–2 |
UE Sant Julià  |
0–8 |  NK Maribor |
0–3 | 0–5 |
Ethnikos Achna FC  |
5–4 |  KF Partizani |
4–2 | 1–2 |
NK Zrinjski  |
4–1 |  Marsaxlokk F.C. |
3–0 | 1–1 |
| Central-East region | ||||
Kilikia FC  |
1–8 |  FC Dinamo Tbilisi |
1–5 | 0–3 |
FC Shakhter  |
4–6 |  MTZ-RIPO Minsk |
1–5 | 3–1 |
FC Nitra  |
12–2 |  CS Grevenmacher |
6–2 | 6–0 |
FK MKT Araz Imisli  |
1–2 |  FC Tiraspol |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Northern region | ||||
Keflavik ÍF  |
4–1 |  Dungannon Swifts F.C. |
4–1 | 0–0 |
Dinaburg FC  |
2–1 |  Havnar Bóltfelag |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Tampere United  |
8–1 |  Carmarthen Town F.C. |
5–0 | 3–1 |
Narva Trans  |
1–8 |  Kalmar FF |
1–6 | 0–2 |
FK Vėtra  |
0–5 |  Shelbourne F.C. |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern-Mediterranean region | ||||
MFC Sopron  |
3–4 |  Kayserispor |
3–3 | 0–1 |
| Farul Constanţa |
3–2 |  PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
2–1 | 1–1 |
FK Zeta1  |
1–4 | NK Maribor |
1–22 | 0–2 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva FC  |
4–2 | NK Zrinjski |
1–13 | 3–1 |
NK Osijek  |
2–2(a) | Ethnikos Achna FC |
2–2 | 0–0 |
| Central-East region | ||||
Grasshopper Club Zürich  |
4–0 |  FK Teplice |
2–0 | 2–0 |
| FC Nitra |
2–3 |  FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
2–1 | 0–2 |
SV Ried  |
4–1 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi |
3–1 | 1–0 |
| FC Tiraspol |
4–1 |  Lech Poznań |
1–0 | 3–1 |
FC Moskva  |
3–0 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Northern region | ||||
| Tampere United |
3–5 | Kalmar FF |
1–2 | 2–3 |
Odense BK  |
3–1 | Shelbourne F.C. |
3–0 | 0–1 |
Lillestrøm S.K.  |
6–3 | Keflavik ÍF |
4–1 | 2–2 |
Hibernian F.C.  |
8–0 | Dinaburg FC |
5–0 | 3–0 |
1FK Zeta qualified for this season's UEFA competitions as member of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro during the 2005/06 season but was at the time of this match already a member of the Football Association of Montenegro.[1]
2played at FK Partizan's ground in Belgrade, Serbia, because FK Zeta's ground in Golubovci doesn't meet UEFA standards
3played in Herzliya because Maccabi Petah Tikva's ground in Petah Tikva is undergoing renovations
Third round
Eleven winning teams qualify for the second qualifying round of UEFA Cup 2006–07
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern-Mediterranean region | ||||
AJ Auxerre1  |
4–2 | Farul Constanţa |
4–1 | 0–1 |
A.E. Larissa  |
0–2 | Kayserispor |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Villarreal CF  |
2–3 | NK Maribor |
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva FC |
3–4 | Ethnikos Achna FC |
0–2 | 3–2 |
| Central-East region | ||||
| Grasshopper Club Zürich |
3–2 |  K.A.A. Gent |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Olympique de Marseille |
(a)2–2 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
0–0 | 2–2 |
Hertha BSC Berlin  |
2–0 | FC Moskva |
0–0^ | 2–0 |
| SV Ried |
4–2 | FC Tiraspol |
3–1 | 1–1 |
| Northern region | ||||
Newcastle United F.C.  |
4–1 | Lillestrøm S.K. |
1–1 | 3–0 |
| Kalmar FF |
2–3 |  FC Twente |
1–0 | 1–3 |
| Odense BK |
(a)2–2 | Hibernian F.C. |
1–0 | 1–2 |
^played on 16 July
1After consultations with UEFA, Italian qualifier Palermo was withdrawn by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on 6 June 2006. Due to the ongoing match-fixing scandal in Italy, the FIGC could not officially confirm the 2005–06 Serie A standings in time for Palermo to compete in the Intertoto Cup and therefore French club Auxerre replaced Palermo, according to UEFA regulations governing the Intertoto Cup.
Overall winners
Eight of the eleven co-winners which entered the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup won their qualifying ties and progressed to the first round proper. Half of these eight survived the first round and entered the group stages, only Newcastle United secured a place in the UEFA Cup Round of 32 and were the last remaining team from the Intertoto Cup - making them the outright winner. They then went onto qualify for the last 16. Captain Scott Parker lifted the trophy at St James Park before their tie with AZ.
- Newcastle United (Overall winners) (Round of 16, lost to AZ)
- Auxerre (Group stage, fourth in Group A)
- Grasshopper Zürich (Group stage, fifth in Group C)
- Odense (Group stage, fourth in Group D)
- Marseille (First round, lost to Mladá Boleslav)
- Hertha Berlin (First round, lost to Odense)
- Kayserispor (First round, lost to AZ)
- Ethnikos Achna (First round, lost to Lens)
- Twente (Second qualifying round, lost to Levadia Tallinn)
- Ried (Second qualifying round, lost to Sion)
- Maribor (Second qualifying round, lost to Partizan)
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ UEFA Magazine - Farewell to Yugoslavia, by Aleksandar Bošković
