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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
MARSEILLE VS SHERIFF
Play-offs, Second leg - 30/08/2012 - 20:30CET (20:30 local time)
Stade Vélodrome - Marseille
FRANCE
Referee:
Kristinn Jakobsson, FIFA Ref. since 1997 (15)
Profession: Manager and Owner of a Food Company
Date of birth: 11. June1969 (43)
1st Assist. Ref.:
Jóhann Gunnar Gudmundsson, FIFA A. Ref. since 2007 (5)
Profession: Supervisor at a meat processing company
Date of birth: 8. September 1978 (34)
2nd Assist. Ref.:
Gunnar Sv. Gunnarsson, FIFA A. Ref. 2005-8, a. since 2010- (5)
Profession: Mechanical Engineer
Date of birth: 26. May 1974 (38)
4th Official:
Magnus Thorisson, FIFA Ref. 2006-2011 (5)
Profession: Chef and Owner of a Restaurant
Date of birth: 6. April 1970 (42)
Ref. Observer:
Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)
m.tulinger@seznam.cz
Delegate:
Campell Ogilvie (SCO)
President of the Scottish Football Association
Ref. L. Officer:
Pierre Masse
pierre.masse@wanadoo.fr, +33 6 07 30 55 92
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL / PRACTICAL INFORMATION .............................................................................2 2 FIRST LEG – TIRASPOL – MOLDOVA .................................................................................5 3 THE STADIUM ......................................................................................................................10 4 HOME TEAM .........................................................................................................................14 5 AWAY TEAM .........................................................................................................................15 1
GENERAL / PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Venue Staff:
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Venue Data Coordinator:
Sébastian BLANCHARD
Flight schedule:
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August 29th
KEF - CDG
07,40 - 13,00
FI 542
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August 29th
CDG - MAR
15,55 - 17,20
AF 7666
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August 31st
MAR - CDG
09,35 - 11,05
AF 7669
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August 31st
CDG - KEF
14,15 - 15,45
FI 543
Weather Forecast:
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Wednesday 29th:
Mostly Sunny
31°High
19°Low
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Thursday 30th:
Isolated T-Stroms
29°High
18°Low
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Friday 31st :
Sunny
27°High
17°Low
http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Marseille-FRXX0059
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MARSEILLE – few facts and figures:
Marseille is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of
852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of 240.62 km2. The urban area
and metropolitan area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of
around 1.6 million. Located on the southeast coast of France, Marseille is France's
largest city on the Mediterranean coast and largest commercial port. Marseille is the
capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, as well as the capital of the
Bouches-du-Rhône department. Its inhabitants are called Marseillais.
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Marseille was the birthplace of:

Eric Cantona (born 1966)

Zinedine Zidane (born 1972)

Mathieu Flamini (born 1984)

Samir Nasri (born 1987)
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FIRST LEG – TIRASPOL – MOLDOVA
SHERIFF VS MARSEILLE
1-2
First leg - 23/08/2012 - 19:00CET (20:00 local time) - Stadionul Sheriff – Tiraspol
Ref: Sascha Kever (SUI)
Match statistics:
Sheriff
Marseille
1 Goals scored
2
3 Attempts on target
3
4 Attempts off target
3
2 Corners
2
3 Offsides
0
18 Fouls committed
14
2 Yellow cards
1
0 Red cards
0
Sheriff Players – Most Active:
Player Name
G AS FC FS YC RC
7 Alexandru Onica 0 0
3
2
0
0
16 Alejandro Morales 0 0
2
1
1
0
17 Florent Rouamba 0 0
4
1
0
0
23 Tomislav Pajović 1 0
0
1
0
0
26 Miral Samardžić
0
2
1
0
0 0
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Marseille Players – Most Active:
Player Name
G AS FC FS YC RC
3 Nicolas N'Koulou
0 0
1
2
0
0
8 Jordan Ayew
2 0
1
6
1
0
9 André-Pierre Gignac 0 0
1
2
0
0
13 Rafidine Abdullah
0 0
2
1
0
0
17 Stéphane Mbia
0 0
2
0
0
0
24 Rod Fanni
0 0
2
1
0
0
28 Mathieu Valbuena
0 0
1
2
0
0
Legend: G:Goals scored AS:Assists FC:Fouls committed FS:Fouls suffered YC:Yellow cards RC:Red cards
Sheriff
Marseille
25
Vladislav Stoyanov (GK)
30
Steve Mandanda (GK)
(C)
7
Alexandru Onica
3
Nicolas N'Koulou
75
8
Jordan Ayew
18
48
53
88
9
André-Pierre Gignac
74
Benjamin Balima
13
Rafidine Abdullah
15
Marcel Metoua
15
Jérémy Morel
16
Alejandro Morales
17
Florent Rouamba
23
Tomislav Pajović
26
Miral Samardžić (C)
10
Aleksandar Pešić
11
Alexandru Dedov
14
79
90+3 17
Stéphane Mbia
18
Morgan Amalfitano
27
19
Charles Kaboré
73
24
Rod Fanni
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Marko Stanojević
71
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28
Mathieu Valbuena
62
Substitutes
1
Alexandru Zveaghinţev
(GK)
1
Gennaro Bracigliano
(GK)
8
Serghei Gheorghiev
6
Alexander N'Doumbou
21
Tadej Apatič
11
Loïc Rémy
31
Serghei Dadu
14
Pape M'Bow
73
Stanislav Ivanov
75
22
Sénah Mango
89
Alexandr Pascenco
71
25
Billel Omrani
88
90
Luvannor Henrique
79
27
Florian Raspentino
62
Coach
Mihai Stoichiță (ROU)
Elie Baup (FRA)
74
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Sheriff Starting 11:
25
14
24
17
26
7
88
21
16
11
7
23
88
25
10
26
17
14
15
23
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Marseille Starting 11:
13
24
18
9
3
8
30
19
15
28
17
24
28
19
3
9
18
30
17
13
8
15
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THE STADIUM
Stade Vélodrome - Marseille
The Stade Vélodrome is home to the Olympique de Marseille football club of Ligue 1,
and was a venue in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Before its current renovations, it was the largest club football ground in France, with a
capacity of 60,031 spectators; although the current capacity is 42,000 due to the
ongoing renovations ahead of UEFA Euro 2016. When the construction is completed,
its capacity should be 67,000 (refer to next pages). The expected cost of the project
is €267 million. The expansion and modernization was part of the French bid to
organize Euro 2016. Even if France did not submit the winning bid "the project will of
course be pursued", said Marseille mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin.
The record attendance for a club game at the Stade Vélodrome was of 58,897 (for a
UEFA Cup semifinal against Newcastle United in 2004). The stadium was also
featured as a Football World Cup venue when the 1938 finals were held in France.
The first-ever match to be played was between Marseille and Torino in 1937.
This sparkling stadium under construction will expand its capacity to 67,000
seats.
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Stade Vélodrome was originally opened in 1937, and its name comes from its
role hosting cycling.
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The renovation of the stadium is taking place in five stages, currently underway:
Stage Three // Summer 2012
Stage Four // Fall 2012 – Summer 2014
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When completed:
It will also have a concert configuration.
The development also includes a new “eco-district” around the stadium, including
a shopping center, hotel complex, office buildings, housing and a health center.
The stadium – with a total cost of €267 million ($362 million) – is funded by a mix
of public and private funds, including €47 million from the city of Marseille.
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HOME TEAM
Olympique de Marseille
UEFA RANKING No. 15.
Coach: Elie Baup (FRA)
Olympique de Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club play in Ligue 1 and have spent
most of their history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French
champions nine (9) times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten (10)
times. In 1993, the club became the first and only French club to win the UEFA
Champions League. In 2010, Marseille became French champions again, under the
stewardship of former club captain Didier Deschamps.
The club have a large fan-base having regularly averaged the highest all-time
attendance in French football. Marseille's average home gate for the 2008–09
season was 52,276, the highest in Ligue.
Marseille's traditional kit colours were white shirts and shorts with blue socks until
1986. Since 1986, Marseille have played with white shirts, white shorts and white
socks, and the blue color became lighter due to Adidas marketing but in 2012-2013,
the club returned to his original kit, wearing blue socks. The club's current badge was
adopted in 2004. The club's motto Droit Au But (French for "Straight to the Goal")
appears under the badge and a star representing the victory in the Champions
League is featured on the top. In 1997, Marseille was purchased by Franco-Swiss
businessman Robert Louis-Dreyfus.
Honours:

UEFA Champions League
o Winners (1) : 1992–93
o Runners-up (1) : 1990–91
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UEFA Cup / Europa League
o Runners-up (2) : 1998–99, 2003–04
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UEFA Intertoto Cup
o Winners (1) : 2005

Division 1 / Ligue 1[19]
o Winners (9) : 1936–37, 1947–48, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1988–89, 1989–
90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2009–10

Coupe de France (record)
o Winners (10): 1923–24, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1934–35, 1937–38,
1942–43, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1988–89
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AWAY TEAM
FC Sheriff
UEFA RANKING No. 162.
Coach: Mihai Stoichiță (ROU)
FC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova, that plays in the top
division in Moldovan football. Viktor Gushan, a former K.G.B. officer formed the club
in 1997.
The club was founded in 1997 by the Sheriff company, which in 2002 constructed the
Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol to serve as the team's home ground. They have
dominated Moldovan football since 2001, winning all the championship titles in the
Divizia Naţională since then. The team have won the Moldavian Cup six times – in
1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, and 2009. The team won the Commonwealth of
Independent States Cup in 2003 and 2009, becoming the first team from Moldova to
win an international title.
From 2001/2002 to 2008/2009, the club tried to reach the group stage in the UEFA
Champions League every year, but failed in the second qualifying round every time.
In the 2009/10 season Sheriff finally reached the third qualifying round when they
defeated Inter Turku. In the next round, Sheriff defeated Slavia Prague with an
aggregate score of 1–1 over two legs, progressing via the away goal rule due to José
Nadson Ferreira's 94th minute strike in the 2nd leg. They were then eliminated from
the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League by Greek club Olympiacos in the new Playoff Round, which is the last stage before the Group Stage proper. They lost 2–0 in
the first leg at home, and 1–0 in the second leg in Piraeus, Athens.
Sheriff then progressed to the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage, and were
faced with tough opponents. In their first game in the Europa League, Sheriff
managed to snatch a 0–0 away draw from Steaua Bucureşti. In the first home game
Sheriff lost 1–0 to Fenerbahçe Istanbul. On 22 October, Sheriff produced a stunning
2–0 victory over Twente in Tiraspol, ending Twente's 17-match unbeaten run.
In the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League season, Sheriff defeated Dinamo Tirana in
the second qualifying round and then overcame Dinamo Zagreb on penalties to
reach the play-off round, the final stage before the lucrative Champions League
Group stage. In the play-off round, Sheriff lost the first match in Switzerland with a
still encouraging scoreline of 1–0, before succumbing to a 3–0 defeat at home
against Basel.