Champions League 2006/2007

Format 2006/2007

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2005/2006

1st Qualifying Round

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

1 defending cup holder (Barcelona)

NB  No champions from Liechtenstein , Andorra or San Marino 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 Barcelona winning the Champions League and also qualifying by winning La Liga, the league winner of the 10th ranked country (Scotland) will now automatically enter the Champions League Group Phase. The winner of the 16th ranked country (Israel) will now enter the 3rd qualifying round. For a full list of Country Rankings used for this season tournaments see 2005 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.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
Nova Gorica              Slo   4.355     Shakhtior Saligorsk      Bls   1.457
MyPa-47                  Fin   3.433     Cork City                Irl   1.430
Apollon Limassol         Cyp   3.355     KS Elbasani              Alb   1.210
Siroki Brijeg            Bos   2.695     Pyunik Yerevan           Arm   0.990
FH Hafnarfjardar         Isl   2.595     TVMK Tallinn             Est   0.880
Metalurgs Liepaja        Lat   2.365     Linfield Belfast         Nir   0.770
Sheriff Tiraspol         Mol   2.255     Llansantffraid           Wal   0.770
Sioni Bolnisi            Geo   2.090     FK Baku                  Azb   0.660
Ekranas Panevezys        Lit   1.925     F91 Dudelange            Lux   0.605
Birkirkara               Mlt   1.880     B36 Torshavn             Far   0.550
Rabotnicki Skopje        Mac   1.760     FK Aktobe                Kaz   0.550

Lowest seed:-  Rabotnicki Pts - 1.760,  Ranking - No team ranking

1st Qualifying Round Matches
KS Elbasani Alb Ekranas Panevezys Lit 1-0 0-3
TVMK Tallinn Est FH Hafnarfjardar Isl 2-3 1-1
Metalurgs Liepaja Lat FK Aktobe Kaz 1-0 1-1
MyPa-47 Fin The New Saints Wal 1-0 1-0
Cork City Irl Apollon Limassol Cyp 1-0 1-1
Sioni Bolnisi Geo FK Baku Azb 2-0 0-1
F91 Dudelange Lux Rabotnicki Skopje Mac 0-1 0-0
Shakhtior Saligorsk Bls Siroki Brijeg Bos 0-1 0-1
Birkirkara Mlt B36 Torshavn Far 0-3 2-2
Linfield Nir Nova Gorica Slo 1-3 2-2
Pyunik Yerevan Arm Sheriff Tiraspol Mol 0-0 0-2

10 out of 12 seeds qualified

Unseeded teams in the 1st qualification round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round:
Cork City replaced the seeded team Apollon Limassol (3.355)
B36 Torshavn replaced the seeded team Birkirkara (1.880).

2nd Qualifying Round

2nd Qualifying Round Seeding

 
Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
Steaua Bucuresti         Rom  46.381     Mladá Boleslav           Cze   8.769
Dinamo Kiev              Ukr  36.777     Austria Salzburg         Aut   8.723
Levski Sofia             Bul  35.016     SCP Ruzomberok           Svk   6.070
Fenerbahçe               Tur  28.634     Nova Gorica *            Slo   4.355
Spartak Moscow           Rus  21.504     MyPa-47 *                Fin   3.433
Dinamo Zagreb            Cro  20.647     Cork City *              Irl   3.355
Red Star Belgrade        Srb  20.600     Siroki Brijeg *          Bos   2.695
Hearts FC                Sco  20.023     FH Hafnarfjardar *       Isl   2.595
FC København             Den  16.593     Metalurgs Liepaja *      Lat   2.365
Legia Warsaw             Pol  16.104     Sheriff Tiraspol *       Mol   2.255
DVSC Debrecen            Hun  13.840     Sioni Bolnisi *          Geo   2.090
Vålerengen IF            Nor  11.921     Ekranas Panevezys *      Lit   1.925
FC Zürich                Sui  10.537     B36 Torshavn *           Far   1.880
Djurgårdens IF           Swe   9.372     Rabotnicki Skopje *      Mac   1.760

2nd Qualifying Round Matches
Nova Gorica Slo Steaua Bucuresti Rom 0-2 0-3
Levski Sofia Bul Sioni Bolnisi Geo 2-0 2-0
FC Zürich Sui Austria Salzburg Aut 2-1 0-2
Djurgårdens IF Swe SCP Ruzomberok Svk 1-0 1-3
DVSC Debrecen Hun Rabotnicki Skopje Mac 1-1 1-4
Cork City Irl Red Star Belgrade Srb 0-1 0-3
Fenerbahçe Tur B36 Torshavn Far 4-0 5-0
Mladá Boleslav Cze Vålerengen IF Nor 3-1 2-2
Sheriff Tiraspol Mol Spartak Moscow Rus 1-1 0-0
Metalurgs Liepaja Lat Dinamo Kiev Ukr 1-4 0-4
FH Hafnarfjardar Isl Legia Warsaw Pol 0-1 0-2
FC København Den MyPa-47 Fin 2-0 2-2
Ekranas Panevezys Lit Dinamo Zagreb Cro 1-4 2-5
Hearts FC Sco Siroki Brijeg Bos 3-0 0-0

10 out of 14 seeds qualified

 

Unseeded teams in the 2nd qualification round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round:
Rabotnicki Skopje replaced the seeded team DVSC Debrecen (13.840),
Mladá Boleslav replaced the seeded team Vålerengen IF (11.921),
Austria Salzburg replaced the seeded team FC Zürich (10.537), and
SCP Ruzomberok replaced the seeded team Djurgårdens IF (9.372)

3nd Qualifying Round

3rd Qualifying Round Seeding

 
Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
AC Milan                 Ita 129.020     Fenerbahçe **            Tur  28.634
Liverpool                Eng 105.950     Austria Wien             Aut  27.723
Arsenal                  Eng 101.950     Osasuna                  Esp  25.006
Valencia                 Esp  95.006     Chievo Verona            Ita  23.020
Ajax                     Ned  60.640     Spartak Moscow **        Rus  21.504
Lille OSC                Fra  54.757     Dinamo Zagreb **         Cro  20.647
Benfica                  Por  51.533     Red Star Belgrade **     Srb  20.600
Steaua Bucuresti **      Rom  46.381     Hearts FC **             Sco  20.023
CSKA Moscow              Rus  42.504     Maccabi Haifa            Isr  19.108
AEK Athens               Gre  39.587     Standard Liège           Bel  17.981
Dinamo Kiev **           Ukr  36.777     FC København **          Den  16.593
Levski Sofia **          Bul  35.016     Legia Warsaw **          Pol  16.104
Shakhtar Donetsk         Ukr  33.777     Rabotnicki Skopje *      Mac  13.840
Galatasaray              Tur  33.634     Mladá Boleslav **        Cze  11.921
Hamburger SV             Ger  30.960     Austria Salzburg **      Aut  10.537
Slovan Liberec           Cze  28.769     SCP Ruzomberok **        Svk   9.372

 

 

3rd Qualifying Round Matches
Slovan Liberec Cze Spartak Moscow Rus 0-0 1-2
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukr Legia Warsaw Pol 1-0 3-2
Austria Salzburg Aut Valencia Esp 1-0 0-3
Levski Sofia Bul Chievo Verona Ita 2-0 2-2
Hearts FC Sco AEK Athens Gre 1-2 0-3
CSKA Moscow Rus SCP Ruzomberok Svk 3-0 2-0
AC Milan Ita Red Star Belgrade Srb 1-0 2-1
Galatasaray Tur Mladá Boleslav Cze 5-2 1-1
Standard Liège Bel Steaua Bucuresti Rom 2-2 1-2
Austria Wien Aut Benfica Por 1-1 0-3
Dinamo Zagreb Cro Arsenal Eng 0-3 1-2
FC København Den Ajax Ned 1-2 2-0
Hamburger SV Ger Osasuna Esp 0-0 1-1
Dinamo Kiev Ukr Fenerbahçe Tur 3-1 2-2
Liverpool Eng Maccabi Haifa Isr 2-1 1-1
Lille OSC Fra Rabotnicki Skopje Mac 3-0 1-0

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) Olympiakos (GRE 1)
Barcelona (ESP 1)  Werder Bremen (GER 2) Manchester Utd (ENG 2) Celtic (SCO 1)
Inter Milan (ITA 1) Lyon (FRA 1) PSV Eindhoven  (NED 1) Porto (POR 1)
AS Roma (ITA 2) Bordeaux (FRA 2)  Anderlecht (BEL 1) Sporting Lisbon (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 Barcelona 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.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
FC Barcelona (TH)        Esp 127.006     Olympique Lyon           Fra  89.757
AC Milan ***             Ita 129.020     FC Porto                 Por  87.533
Real Madrid              Esp 120.006     PSV Eindhoven            Ned  81.640
Internazionale           Ita 112.020     Bayern München           Ger  80.960
Liverpool ***            Eng 105.950     Chelsea                  Eng  79.950
Arsenal ***              Eng 101.950     AS Roma                  Ita  76.020
Manchester United        Eng 100.950     Celtic                   Sco  60.023
Valencia ***             Esp  95.006     Lille OSC ***            Fra  54.757

Pot 3                          coef.     Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------- --- -------
Sporting CP Lisbon       Por  54.533     Anderlecht               Bel  38.981
Benfica ***              Por  51.533     Dinamo Kiev **           Ukr  36.777
Girondins Bordeaux       Fra  47.757     Levski Sofia **          Bul  35.016
Steaua Bucuresti **      Rom  46.381     Shakhtar Donetsk ***     Ukr  33.777
Werder Bremen            Ger  43.960     Galatasaray ***          Tur  33.634
Olympiakos Piraeus       Gre  43.587     Hamburger SV ***         Ger  30.960
CSKA Moscow ***          Rus  42.504     Spartak Moscow **        Rus  21.504
AEK Athens ***           Gre  39.587     FC København **          Den  16.593

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

 

 

 

2nd Round Matches
Celtic Sco AC Milan Ita 0-0 0-1
Lille OSC Fra Manchester United Eng 0-1 0-1
PSV Eindhoven Ned Arsenal Eng 1-0 1-1
Real Madrid Esp Bayern München Ger 3-2 1-2
AS Roma Ita Olympique Lyon Fra 0-0 2-0
FC Barcelona Esp Liverpool Eng 1-2 1-0
FC Porto Por Chelsea Eng 1-1 1-2
Internazionale Ita Valencia Esp 2-2 0-0

Quarter Final Matches
AC Milan Ita Bayern München Ger 2-2 2-0
PSV Eindhoven Ned Liverpool Eng 0-3 0-1
AS Roma Ita Manchester United Eng 2-1 1-7
Chelsea Eng Valencia Esp 1-1 2-1

Semi Final Matches
Chelsea Eng Liverpool Eng            
Manchester United Eng AC Milan Ita            

Final

           
   

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