Seeding in the Champions League 2000/2001
UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

 
This page shows a list of seeded teams for draws in the first rounds of the Champions League 2000/2001. The UEFA Team Ranking of 2000 determines the seeding of the teams in the tables below.

1st Qualifying Round

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Red Star Belgrade        Yug  12.708     Llansantffraid           Wal   1.166
Levski Sofia             Bul   9.270     Shirak Gyumri            Arm   1.125
Skonto Riga              Lat   9.166     Shelbourne               Irl   0.832
Zimbru Chisinau          Mol   8.167     Birkirkara               Mlt   0.749
KR Reykjavik             Isl   4.166     Linfield Belfast         Nir   0.749
Haka Valkeakoski         Fin   4.021     KI Klaksvik              Far   0.707
BATE Borisov             Bls   3.792     F91 Dudelange            Lux   0.666
Sloga Skopje             Mac   2.540     FK Shamkir               Azb   0.625
FBK Kaunas               Lit   2.332     SK Tirana                Alb   0.416
Levadia Maardu           Est   1.291     Brotnjo Citluk           Bos   0.250

Following a period of discussion on how the seedings will be used for the the 2nd and 3rd qualification rounds (see Daily Record article or Telegraph article), it is now clear that UEFA seeds the winner of a previous round match with the highest coefficient of the two clubs involved. E.g. in the draw at June 23, 2000 for the 2nd qualification round, the winner of the 1st qualification round match of Red Star Belgrade and KI Klaksvik is treated as seeded.

2nd Qualifying Round

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Slavia Praha             Cze  56.562     *Levski Sofia*           Bul   9.270
Rosenborg BK             Nor  51.050     *Skonto Riga*            Lat   9.166
Brøndby IF               Den  34.088     Polonia Warsaw           Pol   9.000
Glasgow Rangers          Sco  32.250     Anorthosis Famagusta     Cyp   8.749
Anderlecht               Bel  27.525     *Zimbru Chisinau*        Mol   8.167
Besiktas                 Tur  26.925     Dunaferr Dunaujvaros     Hun   7.708
Sturm Graz               Aut  26.250     Hapoel Tel-Aviv          Isr   6.771
Helsingborg IF           Swe  16.766     Torpedo Kutaisi          Geo   4.833
Shaktar Donetsk          Ukr  15.583     *KR Reykjavik*           Isl   4.166
*Red Star Belgrade*      Yug  12.708     *Haka Valkeakoski*       Fin   4.021
Dinamo Bucuresti         Rom  10.917     *BATE Borisov*           Bls   3.792
NK Maribor               Slo  10.916     *Sloga Skopje*           Mac   2.540
Inter Bratislava         Svk  10.416     *FBK Kaunas*             Lit   2.332
Hajduk Split             Cro  10.062     *Levadia Maardu*         Est   1.291

3rd Qualifying Round

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Internazionale           Ita  79.964     Hamburger SV             Ger  30.201
Valencia                 Esp  69.799     TSV 1860 München         Ger  29.201
FC Porto                 Por  61.275     **Anderlecht**           Bel  27.525
Olympique Lyon           Fra  60.364     **Besiktas**             Tur  26.925
Feyenoord                Ned  60.333     **Sturm Graz**           Aut  26.250
**Slavia Praha**         Cze  56.562     Dinamo Zagreb            Cro  26.062
AC Milan                 Ita  53.964     **Helsingborg**          Swe  16.766
Galatasaray              Tur  51.925     **Shaktar Donetsk**      Ukr  15.583
Dinamo Kiev              Ukr  51.583     *Red Star Belgrade*      Yug  12.708
**Rosenborg BK**         Nor  51.050     FC Tirol Innsbruck       Aut  11.250
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus  48.638     **Polonia Warsaw**       Pol  10.917
Panathinaikos            Gre  44.433     **Zimbru Chisinau**      Mol  10.916
Leeds United             Eng  43.728     FC Sankt Gallen          Sui  10.500
Sparta Praha             Cze  43.562     **Inter Bratislava**     Svk  10.416
**Brøndby IF**           Den  34.088     **Dunaferr Dunaujvaros** Hun  10.062
**Glasgow Rangers**      Sco  32.250     Herfølge BK              Den   9.087

Note: Polonia Warsaw replaced the seeded team Dinamo Bucuresti,
      Zimbru Chisinau replaced the seeded team NK Maribor, and
      Dunaferr Dunaujvaros replaced the seeded team Hajduk Split.
      These teams are seeded with the coefficients of their opponents.

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 Real Madrid 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. But it takes a very complicated draw procedure to determine to which group a particular team is allocated.

1st League Stage

Pot 1                          coef.     Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Real Madrid (TH)         Esp  99.799     Spartak Moscow           Rus  65.637
Juventus                 Ita 109.964     Paris Saint-Germain      Fra  64.363
FC Barcelona             Esp 103.799     ***Olympique Lyon***     Fra  60.364
Bayern München           Ger 103.201     ***AC Milan***           Ita  53.964
Lazio Roma               Ita  94.964     Deportivo La Coruña      Esp  53.799
Manchester United        Eng  89.727     Arsenal                  Eng  52.728
AS Monaco                Fra  75.364     PSV Eindhoven            Ned  52.333
***Valencia***           Esp  69.799     ***Galatasaray***        Tur  51.925

Pot 3                          coef.     Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
***Dinamo Kiev***        Ukr  51.583     Sporting CP Lisbon       Por  30.275
**Rosenborg BK**         Nor  51.050     ***Hamburger SV***       Ger  30.201
Bayer Leverkusen         Ger  48.201     **Anderlecht**           Bel  27.525
Olympiakos Piraeus       Gre  45.433     **Besiktas**             Tur  26.925
***Panathinaikos***      Gre  44.433     **Sturm Graz**           Aut  26.250
***Leeds United***       Eng  43.728     Heerenveen               Ned  24.333
***Sparta Praha***       Cze  43.562     **Helsingborg**          Swe  16.766
**Glasgow Rangers**      Sco  32.250     **Shaktar Donetsk**      Ukr  15.583

Seeding procedure for the draw for the second group stage:
• The 16 clubs involved will be divided among four draw pots
• The 8 group-winners will be put into seeded pots 1 and 2 according to their different coefficients. The 4 group-winners with the best coefficients will go into seed pot 1.
• The 8 group runners-up will be put into seed pots 3 and 4 according to the same principle, i.e. the 4 clubs with the best coefficients will go into seed pot 3.
• One club from each seed pot will be drawn into each of the four groups.
• Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.
• In principle, group-winners and runners-up from the same first-stage group will not be drawn into the same group again. If two clubs from the same association qualify, one will be drawn into Group A or B, and the other into Group C or D, so that one plays on Tuesday and the other on Wednesday. In the event of three teams qualifying from the same association, no pairing will be necessary, as at least one team will be in either group A/B or C/D.

See the 2nd group stage draw procedure to determine to which group a particular team is allocated.

2nd League Stage

Pot 1                          coef.     Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Bayern München           Ger 103.201     Deportivo La Coruña      Esp  53.799
Real Madrid (TH)         Esp  99.799     Arsenal                  Eng  52.728
***Valencia***           Esp  69.799     **Anderlecht**           Bel  27.525
***AC Milan***           Ita  53.964     **Sturm Graz**           Aut  26.250

Pot 3                          coef.     Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Lazio Roma               Ita  94.964     ***Olympique Lyon***     Fra  60.364
Manchester United        Eng  89.727     ***Galatasaray***        Tur  51.925
Spartak Moscow           Rus  65.637     ***Panathinaikos***      Gre  44.433
Paris Saint-Germain      Fra  64.363     ***Leeds United***       Eng  43.728

KEY:
*   = team started in 1st qualification round
**  = team started in 2nd qualification round
*** = team started in 3rd qualification round