UEFA Cup 2005/2006

UEFA Cup Format 2005/2006

UEFA CUP 2005/2006

1st Qualifying Round

involving 50 teams:
2nd and Cup Winners from countries ranked 29-42, 44-49

2nd placed teams from countries ranked 25-28
3 teams of the Fair Play competition (
FSV Mainz 05, Viking Stavanger, Esbjerg)
2 champions of Andorra (Rank 51) and San Marino (Rank 52)

Cup winner from Liechtenstein (Rank 43) (FK Vaduz)

2nd Qualifying Round

3 third-placed teams from countries ranked 9-11

3rd and Cup Winners from countries ranked 12-15

2nd, 3rd and Cup Winners from countries ranked 16-21

2nd and Cup Winners from countries ranked 22-24

Cup Winners from countries ranked 25-28

25 Winners from the 1st qualifying round

Round 1

involving 80 teams:
44 winners from the 2nd qualifying round
Cup Winners from countries ranked 9-11
3rd, 4th, 5th and Cup Winners from countries ranked  7-8
5th, 6th and Cup Winners from countries ranked 4-6
5th, 6th and Cup Winners from countries ranked 1-3
16 teams eliminated from the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League
3 Intertoto teams (Marseille, SV Hamburg, Lens)

1 Holder (CSKA Moscow)

Round 2

involving 40 teams:
40 winners of the first round placed in 8 groups of 5

Round 3

involving 32 teams:
Top 3 in each 1st Round Group
8 third-placed teams from the 1st league stage of the Champions League

Round 4

involving 16 teams:
16 winners of the third round

Quarter Finals

involving 8 teams:
8 winners of the fourth round play the quarter finals, the semi finals, and the final

For the full list of country rankings for above see 2004 Country Ranking

In the qualifying rounds the seeding system is based on club coefficients and also based on geographical groupings. This means that Birkirkara is unseeded with Longford Town now being seeded even though the former team has a higher coefficient.

1st Qualifying Round

1st Qualifying Round Seeding

Northern region (22 teams):
Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------      ------------------------ --- -------
Viking Stavanger         Nor  12.665     Cork City                Irl   1.375
Esbjerg fB               Den   6.676     TVMK Tallinn             Est   0.825
FK Ventspils             Lat   3.199     Flora Tallinn            Est   0.825
Metalurgs Liepaja        Lat   2.199     Portadown                Nir   0.715
MyPa-47                  Fin   2.158     Linfield Belfast         Nir   0.715
Allianssi Vantaa         Fin   2.158     Carmarthen Town          Wal   0.605
Ekranas Panevezys        Lit   1.760     Rhyl FC                  Wal   0.605
Atlantas Klaipeda        Lit   1.760     CS Pétange               Lux   0.550
IBK Keflavik             Isl   1.594     Etzella Ettelbrück       Lux   0.550
IBV Vestmannaeyjar       Isl   1.594     B36 Torshavn             Far   0.330
Longford Town            Irl   1.375     NSI Runavik              Far   0.330

Central-East region (14 teams):

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------&nbssp;    ------------------------ --- -------
Ferencváros              Hun  18.390     MTZ-Ripo Minsk           Bls   1.347
FSV Mainz 05             Ger  16.166     BATE Borisov             Bls   1.347
MSK Zilina               Svk   3.850     FC Vaduz                 Lie   1.320
Nistru Otachi            Mol   2.090     Banants Yerevan          Arm   0.990
Dacia Chisinau           Mol   2.090     Mika Ashtarak            Arm   0.990
Lokomotivi Tbilisi       Geo   2.034     Khazar Lenkoran          Azb   0.440
Torpedo Kutaisi          Geo   2.034     FK Baku                  Azb   0.440

Southern-Mediterranean region (14 teams):

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------&nbssp;    ------------------------ --- -------
Rapid Bucuresti          Rom   8.101     Birkirkara               Mlt   1.990
APOEL Nicosia            Cyp   5.695     Baskimi Kumanovo         Mac   1.484
NK Domzale               Slo   3.190     Hibernians FC            Mlt   0.990
Omonia Nicosia           Cyp   2.695     Teuta Durrës             Alb   0.880
Vardar Skopje            Mac   2.484     KS Elbasani              Alb   0.880
Siroki Brijeg            Bos   2.364     Sant Julià               And   0.000
NK Zepce                 Bos   2.364     SP Domagnano             Sma   0.000

 

1st Qualifying Round Matches

Longford Town Irl Carmarthen Town Wal 2-0 1-5
Ekranas Panevezys Lit Cork City Irl 0-2 1-0
IBV Vestmannaeyjar Isl B36 Torshavn Far 1-1 1-2
Allianssi Vantaa Fin CS Pétange Lux 3-0 1-1
Linfield Belfast Nir FK Ventspils Lat 1-0 1-2
NSI Runavik Far Metalurgs Liepaja Lat 0-3 0-3
Etzella Ettelbrück Lux IBK Keflavik Isl 0-4 0-2
Portadown Nir Viking Stavanger Nor 1-2 0-1
TVMK Tallin Est MyPa-47 Fin 1-1 0-1
Rhyl FC Wal Atlantas Klaipeda Lit 2-1 2-3
Esbjerg fB Den Flora Tallinn Est 1-2 6-0
 
Ferencváros Hun MTZ-Ripo Minsk Bls 0-2 2-1
Banants Yerevan Arm Lokomotivi Tbilisi Geo 2-3 2-0
Torpedo Kutaisi Geo BATE Borisov Bls 0-1 0-5
FC Vaduz Lie Dacia Chisinau Mol 2-0 0-1
FK Baku Azb MSK Zilina Svk 1-0 1-3
FSV Mainz 05 Ger Mika Ashtarak Arm 4-0 0-0
Nistru Otachi Mol Khazar Lenkoran Azb 3-1 2-1
 
Baskimi Kumanovo Mac NK Zepce Bos 3-0 1-1
Birkirkara Mlt APOEL Nicosia Cyp 0-2 0-4
Sant Julià And Rapid Bucuresti Rom 0-5 0-5
Teuta Durrës Alb Siroki Brijeg Bos 3-1 0-3
KS Elbasani Alb Vardar Skopje Mac 1-1 0-0
Omonia Nicosia Cyp Hibernians FC Mlt 3-0 3-0
SP Domagnano Sma NK Domzale Slo 0-5 0-3

15 out of  25 seeds qualified for 2nd Qualifying Round

 

In the qualifying rounds the seeding system is based on club coefficients and for the second time also based on geographical groupings. This means that SV Pasching is unseeded with IF Elfsborg now being seeded even though the former team has a higher coefficient. 

2nd Qualifying Round

2nd Qualifying Round Seeding

Northern region (20 teams):
Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------&nbssp;    ------------------------ --- -------
Racing Genk              Bel  19.476     Tromsø IL                Nor   6.665
FSV Mainz 05 *           Ger  16.166     Metalurgs Liepaja *      Lat   2.199
FC København             Den  15.676     MyPa-47 *                Fin   2.158
Halmstads BK             Swe  13.076     Allianssi Vantaa *       Fin   2.158
Viking Stavanger *       Nor  12.665     IBK Keflavik *           Isl   1.594
Dundee United            Sco  10.476     Cork City *              Irl   1.375
Djurgårdens IF           Swe  10.076     Linfield Belfast *       Nir   0.715
FC Midtjylland           Den   8.676     Rhyl FC *                Wal   0.605
SK Brann Bergen          Nor   7.665     Carmarthen Town *        Wal   0.605
Esbjerg fB *             Den   6.676     B36 Torshavn *           Far   0.330
Central-East region (20 teams):
Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------&nbssp;    ------------------------ --- -------
Austria Wien             Aut  27.208     SV Pasching              Aut   8.208
Grazer AK                Aut  25.208     Wisla Plock              Pol   6.929
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk    Ukr  24.199     FC Zürich                Sui   6.887
Grasshopper-Club Zürich  Sui  18.887     FC Sopron                Hun   5.390
Zenit St. Petersburg     Rus  18.469     MSK Zilina *             Svk   3.850
FK Teplice               Cze  18.223     Dukla Banska Bystrica    Svk   3.850
Legia Warsaw             Pol  16.929     Nistru Otachi *          Mol   2.090
Groclin Grodzisk         Pol  11.929     BATE Borisov *           Bls   1.347
Metalurg Donetsk         Ukr  10.199     MTZ-Ripo Minsk *         Bls   1.347
Krylia Sovetov Samara    Rus   8.469     Banants Yerevan *        Arm   0.990
Southern-Mediterranean region (22 teams):
Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------&nbssp;    ------------------------ --- -------
Besiktas                 Tur  37.872     NK Rijeka                Cro   6.980
Red Star Belgrade        Srb  21.012     Lokomotiv Plovdiv        Bul   6.118
Maccabi Tel-Aviv         Isr  19.218     Inter Zapresic           Cro   5.980
Levski Sofia             Bul  18.118     APOEL Nicosia *          Cyp   5.695
FC Lovech                Bul  14.118     Publikum Celje           Slo   4.190
Dinamo Bucuresti         Rom  12.101     NK Domzale *             Slo   3.190
Maccabi Petah-Tikva      Isr   7.218     Omonia Nicosia *         Cyp   2.695
MS Ashdod                Isr   7.218     Vardar Skopje *          Mac   2.484
Rapid Bucuresti *        Rom   8.101     Siroki Brijeg *          Bos   2.364
Zeta Golubovci           Srb   7.012     Baskimi Kumanovo *       Mac   1.484
OFK Belgrade             Srb   7.012     FC Vaduz *               Lie   1.320
KEY:
*   = team started in 1st qualification round

 

2nd Qualifying Round Matches

Halmstads BK Swe Linfield Belfast Nir 1-1 4-2
FC Midtjylland Den B36 Torshavn Far 2-1 2-2
SK Brann Bergen Nor Allianssi Vantaa Fin 0-0 2-0
Metalurgs Liepaja Lat Racing Genk Bel 2-3 0-3
Rhyl FC Wal Viking Stavanger Nor 0-1 1-2
MyPa-47 Fin Dundee United Sco 0-0 2-2
FC København Den Carmarthen Town Wal 2-0 2-0
FSV Mainz 05 Ger IBK Keflavik Isl 2-0 2-0
Djurgårdens IF Swe Cork City Irl 1-1 0-0
Esbjerg fB Den Tromsø IL Nor 0-1 1-0
Penalty shootout: Tromsø IL 3-2 Esbjerg fB  
 
Krylia Sovetov Samara Rus BATE Borisov Bls 2-0 2-0
FC Sopron Hun Metalurg Donetsk Ukr 0-3 1-2
Grasshopper-Club Zürich Sui Wisla Plock Pol 1-0 2-3
Nistru Otachi Mol Grazer AK Aut 0-2 0-1
MSK Zilina Svk Austria Wien Aut 1-2 2-2
SV Pasching Aut Zenit St. Petersburg Rus 2-2 1-1
MTZ-Ripo Minsk Bls FK Teplice Cze 1-1 1-2
Groclin Grodzisk Pol Dukla Banska Bystrica Svk 4-1 0-0
Banants Yerevan Arm Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukr 2-4 0-4
Legia Warsaw Pol FC Zürich Sui 0-1 1-4
 
Inter Zapresic Cro Red Star Belgrade Srb 1-3 0-4
Baskimi Kumanovo Mac Maccabi Petah-Tikva Isr 0-5 0-6
Dinamo Bucuresti Rom Omonia Nicosia Cyp 3-1 1-2
OFK Belgrade Srb Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bul 2-1 0-1
APOEL Nicosia Cyp Maccabi Tel-Aviv Isr 1-0 2-2
FC Lovech Bul NK Rijeka Cro 1-0 1-2
FC Vaduz Lie Besiktas Tur 0-1 1-5
Rapid Bucuresti Rom Vardar Skopje Mac 3-0 1-1
Publikum Celje Slo Levski Sofia Bul 1-0 0-3
Zeta Golubovci Srb Siroki Brijeg Bos 0-1 2-4
MS Ashdod Isr NK Domzale Slo 2-2 1-1

24 seeds out of 31 qualified for 1st Round

 

Round 1

Round 1 Seeding

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------      ------------------------ --- -------
CSKA Moscow (TH)         Rus  34.469     Zenit St. Petersburg **  Rus  18.469
AS Roma                  Ita  73.191     FK Teplice **            Cze  18.223
Bayer Leverkusen         Ger  65.166     Levski Sofia **          Bul  18.118
Feyenoord                Ned  62.145     RC Strasbourg            Fra  17.324
VfB Stuttgart            Ger  58.166     Stade Rennais            Fra  16.324
Sporting CP Lisbon ***   Por  55.739     FSV Mainz 05 *           Ger  16.166
AS Monaco ***            Fra  53.324     Sporting Braga           Por  15.739
AJ Auxerre               Fra  51.324     Aris Thessaloniki        Gre  15.714
Galatasaray              Tur  50.872     FC København **          Den  15.676
AEK Athens               Gre  47.714     CSKA Sofia ***           Bul  15.118
Hertha BSC               Ger  46.166     Vitória Setúbal          Por  14.739
Lokomotiv Moscow ***     Rus  38.469     Vitória Guimarães        Por  14.739
Besiktas **              Tur  37.872     DVSC Debrecen ***        Hun  14.390
AZ Alkmaar               Ned  37.145     FC Lovech **             Bul  14.118
Sevilla                  Esp  36.326     Willem II Tilburg        Ned  13.145
Olympique Marseille @    Fra  36.324     Halmstads BK **          Swe  13.076
PAOK Thessaloniki        Gre  35.714     Xanthi FC                Gre  12.714
Slavia Praha ***         Cze  35.223     Viking Stavanger *       Nor  12.665
FC Basel ***             Sui  33.887     Hibernian                Sco  12.476
Wisla Kraków ***         Pol  32.929     Dinamo Bucuresti **      Rom  12.101
Middlesbrough            Eng  32.864     Groclin Grodzisk **      Pol  11.929
Partizan Belgrade ***    Srb  30.012     Vålerengen IF ***        Nor  11.665
Espanyol                 Esp  29.326     Germinal Beerschot       Bel  10.476
RC Lens @                Fra  29.324     Baník Ostrava            Cze  10.223
Shakhtar Donetsk ***     Ukr  28.199     Metalurg Donetsk **      Ukr  10.199
Austria Wien **          Aut  27.208     FC Midtjylland **        Den   8.676
Heerenveen               Ned  26.145     Krylia Sovetov Samara ** Rus   8.469
Grazer AK **             Aut  25.208     Rapid Bucuresti *        Rom   8.101
CA Osasuna               Esp  24.326     SK Brann Bergen **       Nor   7.665
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk ** Ukr  24.199     Maccabi Petah-Tikva **   Isr   7.218
Hamburger SV @           Ger  24.166     FC Zürich **             Sui   6.887
Red Star Belgrade **     Srb  21.012     Tromsø IL **             Nor   6.665
Everton ***              Eng  20.864     Lokomotiv Plovdiv **     Bul   6.118
Bolton Wanderers         Eng  20.864     APOEL Nicosia *          Cyp   5.695
Sampdoria                Ita  20.191     Malmö FF ***             Swe   5.076
Palermo                  Ita  20.191     Anorthosis Famagusta *** Cyp   4.695
Steaua Bucuresti ***     Rom  20.101     NK Domzale *             Slo   3.190
Brøndby IF ***           Den  19.676     Siroki Brijeg *          Bos   2.364
Racing Genk **           Bel  19.476     MyPa-47 *                Fin   2.158
Grasshopper-Club Zürich**Sui  18.887     Cork City *              Irl   1.375
KEY:
*   = team started in 1st qualification round
**   = team started in 2nd qualification round
***  = team eliminated in 3rd qualification round Champions League
@ = qualified through Intertoto Cup

Lowest seed:- Grasshoppers Zurich, Pts - 18.887, Rank -

Round 1 Matches

AJ Auxerre Fra Levski Sofia Bul 2-1 0-1
Hamburger SV Ger FC København Den 1-1 1-0
Slavia Praha Cze Cork City Irl 2-0 2-1
PAOK Thessaloniki Gre Metalurg Donetsk Ukr 1-1 2-2
Dinamo Bucuresti Rom Everton Eng 5-1 0-1
Grasshopper-Club Zürich Sui MyPa-47 Fin 1-1 3-0
Red Star Belgrade Srb Sporting Braga Por 0-0 1-1
Germinal Beerschot Bel Olympique Marseille Fra 0-0 0-0
Penalty shootout: Olympique Marseille 4-1 Germinal Beerschot  
Bayer Leverkusen Ger CSKA Sofia Bul 0-1 0-1
CSKA Moscow Rus FC Midtjylland Den 3-1 3-1
Vitória Setúbal Por Sampdoria Ita 1-1 0-1
Sevilla Esp FSV Mainz 05 Ger 0-0 2-0
FC Basel Sui Siroki Brijeg Bos 5-0 1-0
Feyenoord Ned Rapid Bucuresti Rom 1-1 0-1
Hibernian Sco Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukr 0-0 1-5
Stade Rennais Fra CA Osasuna Esp 3-1 0-0
Vitória Guimarães Por Wisla Kraków Pol 3-0 1-0
Krylia Sovetov Samara Rus AZ Alkmaar Ned 5-3 1-3
VfB Stuttgart Ger NK Domzale Slo 2-0 0-1
Vålerengen IF Nor Steaua Bucuresti Rom 0-3 1-3
Grazer AK Aut RC Strasbourg Fra 0-2 0-5
SK Brann Bergen Nor Lokomotiv Moscow Rus 1-2 2-3
Palermo Ita Anorthosis Famagusta Cyp 2-1 4-0
Halmstads BK Swe Sporting CP Lisbon Por 1-2 3-2
Middlesbrough Eng Xanthi FC Gre 2-0 0-0
Maccabi Petah-Tikva Isr Partizan Belgrade Srb 0-2 5-2
AS Roma Ita Aris Thessaloniki Gre 5-1 0-0
Besiktas Tur Malmö FF Swe 0-1 4-1
FC Lovech Bul Racing Genk Bel 2-2 1-0
Baník Ostrava Cze Heerenveen Ned 2-0 0-5
APOEL Nicosia Cyp Hertha BSC Ger 0-1 1-3
FK Teplice Cze Espanyol Esp 1-1 0-2
AS Monaco Fra Willem II Tilburg Ned 2-0 3-1
Viking Stavanger Nor Austria Wien Aut 1-0 1-2
Brøndby IF Den FC Zürich Sui 2-0 1-2
RC Lens Fra Groclin Grodzisk Pol 1-1 4-2
Tromsø IL Nor Galatasaray Tur 1-0 1-1
Bolton Wanderers Eng Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bul 2-1 2-1
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukr DVSC Debrecen Hun 4-1 2-0
Zenit St. Petersburg Rus AEK Athens Gre 0-0 1-0
 

27 out of 40 seeds qualified for round 2

 

Round 2

Round 2 Seeding

Pot 1                          coef.     Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------      ------------------------ --- -------
CSKA Moscow (TH)         Rus  34.469     Sevilla                  Esp  36.326
AS Roma                  Ita  73.191     Olympique Marseille @    Fra  36.324
VfB Stuttgart            Ger  58.166     PAOK Thessaloniki        Gre  35.714
AS Monaco ***            Fra  53.324     Slavia Praha ***         Cze  35.223
Hertha BSC               Ger  46.166     FC Basel ***             Sui  33.887
Lokomotiv Moscow ***     Rus  38.469     Middlesbrough            Eng  32.864
Besiktas **              Tur  37.872     Espanyol                 Esp  29.326
AZ Alkmaar               Ned  37.145     RC Lens @                Fra  29.324

Pot 3                          coef.     Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------      ------------------------ --- -------
Shakhtar Donetsk ***     Ukr  28.199     Steaua Bucuresti ***     Rom  20.101
Heerenveen               Ned  26.145     Brøndby IF ***           Den  19.676
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk ** Ukr  24.199     Grasshopper-Club Zürich**Sui  18.887
Hamburger SV @           Ger  24.166     Zenit St. Petersburg **  Rus  18.469
Red Star Belgrade **     Srb  21.012     Levski Sofia **          Bul  18.118
Bolton Wanderers         Eng  20.864     RC Strasbourg            Fra  17.324
Sampdoria                Ita  20.191     Stade Rennais            Fra  16.324
Palermo                  Ita  20.191     CSKA Sofia ***           Bul  15.118

Pot 5                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------
Vitória Guimarães        Por  14.739
FC Lovech **             Bul  14.118
Halmstads BK **          Swe  13.076
Viking Stavanger *       Nor  12.665
Dinamo Bucuresti **      Rom  12.101
Rapid Bucuresti *        Rom   8.101
Maccabi Petah-Tikva **   Isr   7.218
Tromsø IL **             Nor   6.665

League Stage Matches


Group A


Group B
   

Group C


Group D


Group E


Group F


Group G
   

Group H


There is no direct seeding in this round or any subsequent rounds.  The teams who won the groups were drawn against teams who were 3rd in the group and the 2nd place teams were drawn against clubs who were 3rd in their Champions League groups.

Round 3 Matches

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
   
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Round 4 Matches

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Quarter Finals Matches

           
           
           
           
           

Semi Finals Matches

           
           
           
           
           
           

Final

           
           
           
           

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