Football

The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League.

Clubs qualify for the UEFA Cup based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions.

It replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In 1999 the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup. While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered a pre-cursor to the UEFA Cup for records purposes, this does not apply to the Cup Winners' Cup.

Zenit, Leverkusen, Getafe, Everton, Bremen, Marseille, PSV, Anderlech, Rangers, Sporting Lisbon, Bayern, Hamburg, Fiorentina, Tottenham, Bolton and Benfica have moved on to the round of 16 (Go Bolton Wanderers!). The first leg of the round of 16 will be played on March 3rd and the second on March 12/13.