Seeding in the Champions League 2001/2002
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 2001/2002. The UEFA Team Ranking of 2001 determines the seeding of the teams in the tables below.

1st Qualifying Round (20 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Levski Sofia             Bul   9.831     Sloga Skopje             Mac   1.748
Skonto Riga              Lat   8.915     Levadia Maardu           Est   1.248
Torpedo Kutaisi          Geo   4.833     Araks Ararat             Arm   1.081
Haka Valkeakoski         Fin   4.270     FK Shamkir               Azb   0.832
KR Reykjavik             Ice   3.665     Valletta FC              Mlt   0.831
Bohemians Dublin         Ire   3.498     Linfield Belfast         Nir   0.664
Slavia Mozyr             Bls   3.416     Zeljeznicar Sarajevo     Bos   0.500
Serif Tiraspol           Mol   2.249     F91 Dudelange            Lux   0.332
FBK Kaunas               Lit   2.248     VB Vágur                 Far   0.332
Barry Town               Wal   2.082     Vllaznia Shkoder         Alb   0.249

Because the Hungarian championship was not finished at the day of the draw for the 2nd qualification round (June 22), the Hungarian champion Ferencvaros is treated as unseeded.

In the 2nd qualification round the following teams are seeded with the coefficients of their opponents in the 1st qualification round: Sloga Skopje replaced the seeded team FBK Kaunas, Vllaznia Shkoder replaced the seeded team KR Reykjavik.

2nd Qualifying Round (28 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Galatasaray              Tur  71.987     NK Maribor               Slo  10.998
FC Porto                 Por  68.136     FC Lugano                Sui  10.936
Anderlecht               Bel  43.075     Levski Sofia *           Bul   9.831
Glasgow Rangers          Sco  38.310     Skonto Riga *            Lat   8.915
Steaua Bucuresti         Rom  26.894     Omonia Nicosia           Cyp   5.415
SK Brann Bergen          Nor  21.799     Torpedo Kutaisi *        Geo   4.833
Shakhtar Donetsk         Ukr  20.915     Haka Valkeakoski *       Fin   4.270
Red Star Belgrade        Yug  19.707     Vllaznia Shkoder *       Alb   3.665
FC København             Den  18.587     Bohemians Dublin *       Ire   3.498
Wisla Krakow             Pol  16.749     Slavia Mozyr *           Bls   3.416
Halmstads BK             Swe  16.103     Serif Tiraspol *         Mol   2.249
Inter Bratislava         Svk  15.332     Sloga Skopje *           Mac   2.248
Maccabi Haifa            Isr  15.061     Barry Town *             Wal   2.082
Hajduk Split             Cro  11.998     Ferencvaros              Hun   -.---

UEFA’s Control & Disciplinary Body decided to award the Finnish champions Haka Valkeakoski a 3-0 win as the Israeli side Maccabi Haifa fielded Valid Badeer, who was suspended, during the match in Haifa on 1 August 2001.

In the 3rd qualification round the following teams are seeded with the coefficients of their opponents in the 2nd qualification round: Levski Sofia replaced the seeded team SK Brann Bergen, Haka Valkeakoski replaced the seeded team Maccabi Haifa.

3rd Qualifying Round (32 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
FC Barcelona             Esp 108.604     Panathinaikos            Gre  37.183
Lazio Roma               Ita 105.119     Grasshopper Club         Sui  28.936
AC Parma                 Ita  81.119     Steaua Bucuresti **      Rom  26.894
Liverpool                Eng  73.643     Celtic                   Sco  25.310
Borussia Dortmund        Ger  73.315     Fenerbahce               Tur  24.987
Galatasaray **           Tur  71.987     Levski Sofia *           Bul  21.799
FC Porto **              Por  68.136     Lille OSC                Fra  21.175
Real Mallorca            Esp  60.604     Shakhtar Donetsk **      Ukr  20.915
Bayer Leverkusen         Ger  56.315     Red Star Belgrade **     Yug  19.707
Dinamo Kiev              Ukr  55.915     FC København **          Den  18.587
Ajax                     Ned  55.123     FC Tirol Innsbruck       Aut  17.873
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus  53.853     Wisla Krakow **          Pol  16.749
Rosenborg BK             Nor  53.799     Halmstads BK **          Swe  16.103
Slavia Praha             Cze  50.395     Inter Bratislava **      Svk  15.332
Anderlecht **            Bel  43.075     Haka Valkeakoski *       Fin  15.061
Glasgow Rangers **       Sco  38.310     Hajduk Split **          Cro  11.998

For the draw of the 1st group stage, the 32 teams are divided into four pots. Pot 1 will comprise last year's title holders Bayern München 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 group stage will contain one team of each pot. But it takes a very complicated draw procedure (see draw procedure) to determine to which group a particular team is allocated. One objective of the draw is that teams from the same country cannot not be drawn into the same group.

1st League Stage (32 teams)

Pot 1                          coef.     Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Bayern München (TH)      Ger 110.315     Borussia Dortmund ***    Ger  73.315
Real Madrid              Esp 114.604     Galatasaray **           Tur  71.987
Manchester United        Eng 110.643     FC Porto **              Por  68.136
FC Barcelona ***         Esp 108.604     AS Roma                  Ita  68.119
Lazio Roma ***           Ita 105.119     Olympique Lyon           Fra  64.175
Juventus                 Ita  98.119     Deportivo La Coruña      Esp  63.604
Arsenal                  Eng  76.643     Spartak Moscow           Rus  61.853
Liverpool ***            Eng  73.643     Real Mallorca ***        Esp  60.604

Pot 3                          coef.     Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Schalke '04              Ger  57.315     FC Nantes Atlantique     Fra  45.175
Bayer Leverkusen ***     Ger  56.315     Anderlecht **            Bel  43.075
Dinamo Kiev ***          Ukr  55.915     Sparta Praha             Cze  37.395
Lokomotiv Moscow ***     Rus  53.853     Panathinaikos ***        Gre  37.183
Rosenborg BK ***         Nor  53.799     Boavista                 Por  28.136
Feyenoord                Ned  53.123     Celtic ***               Sco  25.310
PSV Eindhoven            Ned  51.123     Fenerbahce ***           Tur  24.987
Olympiakos Piraeus       Gre  47.183     Lille OSC ***            Fra  21.175

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.

See a detailed description of the 2nd group stage draw procedure to determine to which group a particular team will be allocated.

2nd League Stage (16 teams)

Pot 1                          coef.     Pot 2                          coef. 
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Bayern München (TH)      Ger 110.315     Liverpool ***            Eng  73.643
Real Madrid              Esp 114.604     Deportivo La Coruña      Esp  63.604
FC Barcelona ***         Esp 108.604     FC Nantes Atlantique     Fra  45.175
Juventus                 Ita  98.119     Panathinaikos ***        Gre  37.183

Pot 3                          coef.     Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
Manchester United        Eng 110.643     AS Roma                  Ita  68.119
Arsenal                  Eng  76.643     Bayer Leverkusen ***     Ger  56.315
Galatasaray **           Tur  71.987     Sparta Praha             Cze  37.395
FC Porto **              Por  68.136     Boavista                 Por  28.136

Seeding procedure for the draw of the quarter-finals:
• The 4 group-winners will be put into the seeded pot, and the 4 group runners-up will be put into the unseeded pot
• Group-winners and runners-up from the same group will not be drawn against each other.

So, the draw will put each group winner against a runner-up from one of the other three groups. Teams from the same second stage group cannot meet, but teams from the same country can.

Quarter Finals (8 teams)

Seeded pot                                       Unseeded pot                
------------------------ ---                     ------------------------ ---
Real Madrid              Esp                     Bayern München           Ger
Manchester United        Eng                     Liverpool ***            Eng
FC Barcelona ***         Esp                     Deportivo La Coruña      Esp
Bayer Leverkusen ***     Ger                     Panathinaikos ***        Gre

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