Champions League 2005/2006

Format 2005/2006

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2005/2006

1st Qualifying Round

23 champions from countries ranked 27-42, 44-50

1 defending cup holder (Liverpool)

NB  No champions from Liechtenstein (Rank 43), Andorra (Rank 51) or San Marino (Rank 52) take part in the Champions League

2nd Qualifying Round

involving 28 teams:
12 winners from 1st qualifying round
10 champions from countries ranked 17-26
6 second-placed teams from countries ranked 10-15

3rd Qualifying Round

involving 32 teams:
14 winners from 2nd qualifying round
6 champions from countries ranked 11-16
3 second-placed teams from countries ranked 7-9
6 third-placed teams from countries ranked 1-6
3 fourth-placed teams from countries ranked 1-3

League Stage

 involving 8 groups of 4 teams each:
16 winners from 3rd qualifying round
10 champions  from countries ranked 1-10
6 second-placed teams from countries ranked 1-6

 

2nd Stage

 involving 16 teams:
8 group second-placed teams from 1st league stage
8 winners from 1st league stage

Quarter finals

involving 8 teams:
4 group second-placed teams and 4 winners from 2nd league stage
play the quarter finals, the semi finals, and the final
NB. Due to Liverpool winning the Champions League and being offered a place in the 1st Qualifying Round, the following changes to the competition format for 2004/5 will take place. The league winner of the 10th ranked country (Turkey) will now automatically enter the Champions League Group Phase. The winner of the 16th ranked country (Poland) will now enter the 3rd qualifying round. For a full list of Country Rankings used for this season tournaments see 2004 Country Ranking
Notes
  • All seeded teams who have been knocked out in the first 2 qualifying round have their coefficient taken over by their conquerors.  This is only for these rounds as if they qualify for the League stages or UEFA cup then they revert back to their own original coefficients

1st Qualifying Round

1st Qualifying Round Seeding

 
Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
Liverpool (TH)           Eng 115.864     Rabotnicki Skopje        Mac   1.484
FC Petrzalka             Svk   4.850     Dinamo Minsk             Bls   1.347
Anorthosis Famagusta     Cyp   4.695     Sliema Wanderers         Mlt   0.990
Nova Gorica              Slo   4.190     Pyunik Yerevan           Arm   0.990
Dinamo Tbilisi           Geo   4.034     SK Tirana                Alb   0.880
Haka Valkeakoski         Fin   3.158     Levadia Tallinn          Est   0.825
FH Hafnarfjardar         Isl   2.594     Glentoran                Nir   0.715
Shelbourne               Irl   2.375     Llansantffraid           Wal   0.605
Zrinjski Mostar          Bos   2.364     F91 Dudelange            Lux   0.550
Skonto Riga              Lat   2.199     Neftchi Baku             Azb   0.440
Sheriff Tiraspol         Mol   2.090     HB Torshavn              Far   0.330
FBK Kaunas               Lit   1.760     Kairat Almaty            Kaz   0.220

Lowest seed:-  FBK Kaunas Pts - 1.760,  Ranking - No team ranking

1st Qualifying Round Matches
Liverpool Eng Llansantffraid Wal 3-0 3-0
Haka Valkeakoski Fin Pyunik Yerevan Arm 1-0 2-2
HB Torshavn Far FBK Kaunas Lit 2-4 0-4
Levadia Tallinn Est Dinamo Tbilisi Geo 1-0 0-2
Nova Gorica Slo SK Tirana Alb 2-0 0-3
Kairat Almaty Kaz FC Petrzalka Svk 2-0 1-4
Neftchi Baku Azb FH Hafnarfjardar Isl 2-0 2-1
Rabotnicki Skopje Mac Skonto Riga Lat 6-0 0-1
Glentoran Nir Shelbourne Irl 1-2 1-4
Dinamo Minsk Bls Anorthosis Famagusta Cyp 1-1 0-1
Sliema Wanderers Mlt Sheriff Tiraspol Mol 1-4 0-2
F91 Dudelange Lux Zrinjski Mostar Bos 0-1 4-0

8 out of 12 seeds qualified

Unseeded teams in the 1st qualifying round that qualify for the next round take the coefficient of their opponent i.e. Neftchi Baku replaced the seeded team FH Hafnarfjardar  (2.594), F91 Dudelange  replaced the seeded team Zrinjski Mostar  (1.594), SK Tirana replaced the seeded team Nova Gorical (4.190) and Rabotnicki Skopje replaced the seeded team Skonto Riga (2.199).

2nd Qualifying Round

2nd Qualifying Round Seeding

 
Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
Liverpool (TH) *         Eng 115.864     Hajduk Split             Cro  10.980
Celtic                   Sco  63.476     FC Thun                  Sui   6.887
Anderlecht               Bel  47.476     Malmö FF                 Swe   5.076
Dinamo Kiev              Ukr  40.199     FC Petrzalka *           Svk   4.850
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus  38.469     Anorthosis Famagusta *   Cyp   4.695
Partizan Belgrade        Srb  30.012     SK Tirana *              Alb   4.190
Maccabi Haifa            Isr  21.218     Dinamo Tbilisi *         Geo   4.034
Steaua Bucuresti         Rom  20.101     Haka Valkeakoski *       Fin   3.158
Brøndby IF               Den  19.676     Neftchi Baku *           Azb   2.594
Rapid Wien               Aut  15.208     Shelbourne *             Irl   2.375
CSKA Sofia               Bul  15.118     F91 Dudelange *          Lux   2.364
DVSC Debrecen            Hun  14.390     Rabotnicki Skopje *      Mac   2.199
Trabzonspor              Tur  12.872     Sheriff Tiraspol *       Mol   2.090
Vålerengen IF            Nor  11.665     FBK Kaunas *             Lit   1.760

2nd Qualifying Round Matches
FBK Kaunas Lit Liverpool Eng 1-3 0-2
Dinamo Tbilisi Geo Brøndby IF Den 0-2 1-3
Partizan Belgrade Srb Sheriff Tiraspol Mol 1-0 1-0
DVSC Debrecen Hun Hajduk Split Cro 3-0 5-0
FC Petrzalka Svk Celtic Sco 5-0 0-4
SK Tirana Alb CSKA Sofia Bul 0-2 0-2
Anderlecht Bel Neftchi Baku Azb 5-0 0-1
Vålerengen IF Nor Haka Valkeakoski Fin 1-0 4-1
Rabotnicki Skopje Mac Lokomotiv Moscow Rus 1-1 0-2
F91 Dudelange Lux Rapid Wien Aut 1-6 2-3
Dinamo Kiev Ukr FC Thun Sui 2-2 0-1
Malmö FF Swe Maccabi Haifa Isr 3-2 2-2
Shelbourne Irl Steaua Bucuresti Rom 0-0 1-4
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyp Trabzonspor Tur 3-1 0-1

10 out of 14 seeds qualified

 

Unseeded teams in the 2nd qualifying round that qualify for the next round take the coefficient of their opponent (for this round only) i.e. FC Petrzalka replaced the seeded team Celtic (63.476), FC Thun replaced the seeded team Dinamo Kiev (40.199), Malmö FF replaced the seeded team Maccabi Haifa (21.218) and Anorthosis Famagusta replaced the seeded team Trabzonspor (12.872)

3nd Qualifying Round

3rd Qualifying Round Seeding

 
Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
Liverpool (TH) *         Eng 115.864     Slavia Praha             Cze  35.223
Manchester United        Eng 110.864     Real Betis               Esp  34.326
Internazionale           Ita 101.191     FC Basel                 Sui  33.887
Panathinaikos            Gre  70.714     Wisla Kraków             Pol  32.929
FC Petrzalka *           Svk  63.476     Partizan Belgrade **     Srb  30.012
Villarreal               Esp  58.326     Udinese                  Ita  30.191
Sporting CP Lisbon       Por  55.739     Shakhtar Donetsk         Ukr  28.199
AS Monaco                Fra  53.324     Malmö FF **              Swe  21.218
Ajax                     Ned  52.145     Everton                  Eng  20.864
Club Brugge              Bel  50.476     Steaua Bucuresti **      Rom  20.101
Anderlecht **            Bel  47.476     Brøndby IF **            Den  19.676
Glasgow Rangers          Sco  40.476     Rapid Wien **            Aut  15.208
FC Thun **               Sui  40.199     CSKA Sofia **            Bul  15.118
Werder Bremen            Ger  40.166     DVSC Debrecen **         Hun  14.390
Lokomotiv Moscow **      Rus  38.469     Anorthosis Famagusta *   Cyp  12.872
Rosenborg BK             Nor  36.665     Vålerengen IF **         Nor  11.665

 

 

3rd Qualifying Round Matches
FC Basel Sui Werder Bremen Ger 2-1 0-3
FC Petrzalka Svk Partizan Belgrade Srb 0-0 0-0
Penalty shootout: Partizan Belgrade 3-4 FC Petrzalka  
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukr Internazionale Ita 0-2 1-1
Steaua Bucuresti Rom Rosenborg BK Nor 1-1 2-3
Manchester United Eng DVSC Debrecen Hun 3-0 3-0
Malmö FF Swe FC Thun Sui 0-1 0-3
Everton Eng Villarreal Esp 1-2 1-2
CSKA Sofia Bul Liverpool Eng 1-3 1-0
Sporting CP Lisbon Por Udinese Ita 0-1 2-3
Vålerengen IF Nor Club Brugge Bel 1-0 0-1
Penalty shootout: Club Brugge 4-3 Vålerengen IF  
Rapid Wien Aut Lokomotiv Moscow Rus 1-1 1-0
Anderlecht Bel Slavia Praha Cze 2-1 2-0
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyp Glasgow Rangers Sco 1-2 0-2
Brøndby IF Den Ajax Ned 2-2 1-3
Real Betis Esp AS Monaco Fra 1-0 2-2
Wisla Kraków Pol Panathinaikos Gre 3-1 1-4

14 out of 16 seeds qualified

Teams automatically entered into the Champions League Group Stage

Real Madrid (ESP 2) Bayern Munich (GER 1) Chelsea (ENG 1) Panathinaikos (GRE 1)
Barcelona (ESP 1) Schalke 04 (GER 2) Arsenal (ENG 2) Fenerbahce (TUR 1)
AC Milan (ITA 2) Lyon (FRA 1) PSV Eindhoven  (NED 1) Benfica (POR 1)
Juventus (ITA 1) Lille (FRA 2) Olympiakos Piraeus (GRE 2) Porto (POR 2)
For the draw of the 1st league stage the 32 teams are divided into four pots. Pot 1 will comprise last year's title holders Porto and the top seven clubs in the team ranking. Pot 2 will comprise the following eight clubs in the rankings and so on. Each group in the 1st league stage will contain one team of each pot.

1st League Stage Seedings

 
Pot 1                          coef.     Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
Liverpool (TH) *         Eng 115.864     FC Porto                 Por  93.739
Real Madrid              Esp 131.326     Juventus                 Ita  93.191
AC Milan                 Ita 121.191     PSV Eindhoven            Ned  84.145
FC Barcelona             Esp 117.326     Olympique Lyon           Fra  81.324
Manchester United ***    Eng 110.864     Panathinaikos ***        Gre  70.714
Internazionale ***       Ita 101.191     Chelsea                  Eng  68.864
Bayern München           Ger  97.166     Villarreal ***           Esp  58.326
Arsenal                  Eng  93.864     Ajax ***                 Ned  52.145

Pot 3                          coef.     Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
Club Brugge ***          Bel  50.476     Benfica                  Por  36.739
Anderlecht **            Bel  47.476     Rosenborg BK ***         Nor  36.665
Olympiakos Piraeus       Gre  46.714     Real Betis ***           Esp  34.326
Schalke '04              Ger  44.166     Udinese ***              Ita  30.191
Sparta Praha             Cze  43.223     Fenerbahçe               Tur  23.872 
Lille OSC                Fra  41.324     Rapid Wien **            Aut  15.208
Glasgow Rangers ***      Sco  40.476     FC Thun **               Sui   6.887
Werder Bremen ***        Ger  40.166     FC Petrzalka *           Svk   4.850

KEY:
**  = team started in 2nd qualification round
*** = team started in 3rd qualification round

 

 

 

2nd Round Matches
Chelsea Eng FC Barcelona Esp 1-2 1-1
Real Madrid Esp Arsenal Eng 0-1 0-0
Werder Bremen Ger Juventus Ita 3-2 1-2
Bayern München Ger AC Milan Ita 1-1 1-4
PSV Eindhoven Ned Olympique Lyon Fra 0-1 0-4
Ajax Ned Internazionale Ita 2-2 0-1
Benfica Por Liverpool Eng 1-0 2-0
Glasgow Rangers Sco Villarreal Esp 2-2 1-1

Quarter Final Matches
Arsenal Eng Juventus Ita 2-0 0-0
Olympique Lyon Fra AC Milan Ita 0-0 1-3
Internazionale Ita Villarreal Esp 2-1 0-1
Benfica Por FC Barcelona Esp 0-0 0-2

Semi Final Matches
Arsenal Eng Villarreal Esp 1-0 0-0
AC Milan Ita FC Barcelona Esp 0-1 0-0

Final

FC Barcelona Esp Arsenal Eng 2-1  

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