1st Qualifying Round (20 teams)

Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- Skonto Riga Lat 3.979 Sliema Wanderers Mlt 1.099 HJK Helsinki Fin 3.938 Shelbourne Irl 1.044 Nova Gorica Slo 3.024 Pyunik Yerevan Arm 0.934 Sheriff Tiraspol Mol 2.254 Rhyl FC Wal 0.769 Siroki Brijeg Bos 1.814 SK Tirana Alb 0.604 Georgia Tbilisi Geo 1.649 Flora Tallinn Est 0.549 Pobeda Prilep Mac 1.594 Linfield Belfast Nir 0.549 FBK Kaunas Lit 1.374 Jeunesse d'Esch Lux 0.494 FC Gomel Bls 1.182 Neftchi Baku Azb 0.384 KR Reykjavik Isl 1.099 HB Torshavn Far 0.274

Unseeded teams in the 1st qualification round that qualify for the next round take the coefficient of their opponent: Neftchi Baku replaced the seeded team Siroki Brijeg (1.814), Pyunik Yerevan replaced the seeded team Pobeda Prilep (1.594), SK Tirana replaced the seeded team FC Gomel (1.182), and Shelbourne replaced the seeded team KR Reykjavik (1.099).

2nd Qualifying Round (28 teams)

Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- Sparta Praha Cze 54.915 Young Boys Sui 7.384 Club Brugge Bel 43.529 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bul 6.599 Rosenborg BK Nor 42.227 APOEL Nicosia Cyp 5.969 Wisla Kraków Pol 31.177 MSK Zilina Svk 4.234 Red Star Belgrade Srb 21.654 Skonto Riga * Lat 3.979 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukr 17.301 HJK Helsinki * Fin 3.938 FC København Den 15.758 Nova Gorica * Slo 3.024 Maccabi Tel-Aviv Isr 14.012 Sheriff Tiraspol * Mol 2.254 Ferencváros Hun 13.045 Neftchi Baku * Azb 1.814 Dinamo Bucuresti Rom 12.880 Georgia Tbilisi * Geo 1.649 Hajduk Split Cro 11.734 Pyunik Yerevan * Arm 1.594 Trabzonspor Tur 11.656 FBK Kaunas * Lit 1.374 CSKA Moscow Rus 8.572 SK Tirana * Alb 1.182 Djurgårdens IF Swe 8.516 Shelbourne * Irl 1.099

Unseeded teams in the 2nd qualification round that qualify for the next round take the coefficient of their opponent: Nova Gorica replaced the seeded team FC København (15.758), and Shelbourne replaced the seeded team Hajduk Split (11.734). In the 3rd qualifying round teams from the same country cannot play against each other. See CL-QR3 2004 draw for details of the draw procedure.

3rd Qualifying Round (32 teams)

Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- Real Madrid Esp 146.351 Wisla Kraków ** Pol 31.177 Manchester United Eng 119.510 Benfica Por 29.970 Deportivo La Coruña Esp 104.351 FC Basel Sui 25.384 Liverpool Eng 90.510 Red Star Belgrade ** Srb 21.654 Juventus Ita 84.531 Grazer AK Aut 19.971 Internazionale Ita 82.531 Maccabi Haifa Isr 19.012 PSV Eindhoven Ned 65.246 Shakhtar Donetsk ** Ukr 17.301 Bayer Leverkusen Ger 62.331 Nova Gorica * Slo 15.758 Sparta Praha ** Cze 54.915 Maccabi Tel-Aviv ** Isr 14.012 AS Monaco Fra 51.947 Ferencváros ** Hun 13.045 Anderlecht Bel 49.529 Dinamo Bucuresti ** Rom 12.880 Club Brugge ** Bel 43.529 Shelbourne * Irl 11.734 Glasgow Rangers Sco 42.601 Trabzonspor ** Tur 11.656 Rosenborg BK ** Nor 42.227 Baník Ostrava Cze 10.915 PAOK Thessaloniki Gre 41.467 CSKA Moscow ** Rus 8.572 Dinamo Kiev Ukr 41.301 Djurgårdens IF ** Swe 8.516

Once the third qualifying round has been completed, the 32 remaining clubs are drawn into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same association will not be drawn into the same group. A computer draw determines the final position of the teams within their group. These positions determine the order of the home and away matches. The following match sequence applies: 1st match day: 2 v 3 4th match day: 1 v 3 4 v 1 4 v 2 2nd match day: 1 v 2 5th match day: 3 v 2 3 v 4 1 v 4 3rd match day: 3 v 1 6th match day: 2 v 1 2 v 4 4 v 3 See CL 2004 group stage draw for more details of the draw.

Group Stage (32 teams)

Pot 1 coef. Pot 2 coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- FC Porto (TH) Por 99.970 AC Milan Ita 99.531 Real Madrid *** Esp 146.351 Liverpool *** Eng 90.510 Valencia Esp 139.351 Juventus *** Ita 84.531 FC Barcelona Esp 134.351 Internazionale *** Ita 82.531 Manchester United *** Eng 119.510 AS Roma Ita 78.531 Bayern München Ger 105.331 Olympique Lyon Fra 70.947 Deportivo La Coruña *** Esp 104.351 Chelsea Eng 67.510 Arsenal Eng 103.510 Panathinaikos Gre 65.467 Pot 3 coef. Pot 4 coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- PSV Eindhoven *** Ned 65.246 Rosenborg BK ** Nor 42.227 Bayer Leverkusen *** Ger 62.331 Dinamo Kiev *** Ukr 41.301 Celtic Sco 60.601 Olympiakos Piraeus Gre 40.467 Sparta Praha ** Cze 54.915 Werder Bremen Ger 37.331 AS Monaco *** Fra 51.947 Shakhtar Donetsk *** Ukr 17.301 Anderlecht *** Bel 49.529 Fenerbahçe Tur 16.656 Ajax Ned 48.246 Maccabi Tel-Aviv *** Isr 14.012 Paris Saint-Germain Fra 45.947 CSKA Moscow *** Rus 8.572

The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the second round. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group move into the third round of the current UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminated. The draw for the 2nd round takes the following rules into account: a) Clubs from the same association must not be drawn against each other, b) The winners and runners-up of the same group must not be drawn against each other, c) The group winners must not be drawn against each other, d) The runners up must not be drawn against each other, e) The runners up must play the first leg at home. The group winners are seeded above the runners-up.

Round 2 (16 teams)
1st in CL group 2nd in CL group ------------------------ --- ------------------------ --- Arsenal Eng PSV Eindhoven *** Ned AC Milan Ita FC Barcelona Esp Internazionale *** Ita Werder Bremen Ger Chelsea Eng FC Porto (TH) Por AS Monaco *** Fra Liverpool *** Eng Bayer Leverkusen *** Ger Real Madrid *** Esp Juventus *** Ita Bayern München Ger Olympique Lyon Fra Manchester United *** Eng

For the draw of the quarter-finals and semi-finals no clubs will be seeded.

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