The clubs defeated in the 1st and 2nd qualifying rounds are eliminated from the competition. The 15 clubs defeated in the 3rd qualifying round are entitled to play in the 4th qualifying round of the Europa League, and the 10 clubs defeated in the 4th qualifying round are entitled to play in the group stage of the Europa League. The 3rd and 4th qualifying rounds are split into two sections: one for champions and one for non-champions.
The Champions League cup-holder spot will not be used because Barcelona already qualified for the group stage of the Champions League. This implies that the champion of the 13th country on the ranking list (Standard Liège, Belgium) has direct access to the group stage, the champion of the 16th country on the ranking list (FC Zürich, Switzerland) has direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the champions of the 48th and 49th countries on the ranking list (EB Streymur, Faroe Islands and F91 Dudelange, Luxembourg) have direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League.
| 1st Qualifying Round (4 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- Mogren Budva Mon 0.200 Hibernians FC Mlt 0.099 Sant Julià And 0.100 Tre Fiori Sma 0.050 |
Unseeded teams in the 1st qualifying round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round. The reason for this is that the draw for the 2nd qualifying round is made before the results of the 1st qualifying round are known.
| 2nd Qualifying Round (34 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- FC København Den 26.890 Bohemians Dublin Irl 1.899 Levski Sofia Bul 24.250 Zrinjski Mostar Bos 1.733 Partizan Belgrade Srb 23.050 DVSC Debrecen Hun 1.633 Maccabi Haifa Isr 17.050 Sheriff Tiraspol Mol 1.333 Dinamo Zagreb Cro 16.466 Georgia Tbilisi Geo 1.332 Wisla Kraków Pol 9.583 Makedonija Skopje Mac 1.033 BATE Borisov Bls 7.733 FK Baku Azb 0.899 FC Salzburg Aut 6.565 Levadia Tallinn Est 0.866 Kalmar FF Swe 4.938 SK Tirana Alb 0.799 APOEL Nicosia Cyp 4.016 FK Aktobe Kaz 0.649 Stabæk IF Nor 3.760 Pyunik Yerevan Arm 0.599 Slovan Bratislava Svk 2.933 Rhyl FC Wal 0.466 FK Ventspils Lat 2.832 Glentoran Nir 0.433 NK Maribor Slo 2.816 EB Streymur Far 0.433 FH Hafnarfjardar Isl 2.333 F91 Dudelange Lux 0.266 Inter Turku Fin 1.958 Mogren Budva * Mon 0.200 Ekranas Panevezys Lit 1.933 Sant Julià * And 0.100 |
Unseeded teams in the 2nd qualifying round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round: Levadia Tallinn replaced the seeded team Wisla Kraków (9.583), DVSC Debrecen replaced the seeded team Kalmar FF (4.938), FK Aktobe replaced the seeded team FH Hafnarfjardar (2.333), Sheriff Tiraspol replaced the seeded team Inter Turku (1.958), and FK Baku replaced the seeded team Ekranas Panevezys (1.933). The reason for this is that the draw for the 3rd qualifying round is made before the results of the 2nd qualifying round are known.
| 3rd Qualifying Round for Champions (20 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- Olympiakos Piraeus Gre 52.633 FC Salzburg ** Aut 6.565 FC København ** Den 26.890 DVSC Debrecen ** Hun 4.938 Slavia Praha Cze 25.150 APOEL Nicosia ** Cyp 4.016 Levski Sofia ** Bul 24.250 Stabæk IF ** Nor 3.760 Partizan Belgrade ** Srb 23.050 Slovan Bratislava ** Svk 2.933 Maccabi Haifa ** Isr 17.050 FK Ventspils ** Lat 2.832 Dinamo Zagreb ** Cro 16.466 NK Maribor ** Slo 2.816 FC Zürich Sui 14.050 FK Aktobe ** Kaz 2.333 Levadia Tallinn ** Est 9.583 Sheriff Tiraspol ** Mol 1.958 BATE Borisov ** Bls 7.733 FK Baku ** Azb 1.933 |
| 3rd Qualifying Round for Non-Champions (10 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- Shakhtar Donetsk Ukr 74.370 Sparta Praha Cze 26.150 Sporting CP Lisbon Por 68.292 FC Twente Enschede Ned 17.826 Panathinaikos Gre 56.633 Dinamo Moscow Rus 9.525 Celtic Sco 40.575 FC Timisoara Rom 7.781 Anderlecht Bel 32.065 Sivasspor Tur 6.445 |
| 4th Qualifying Round for Champions (10 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- Olympiakos Piraeus *3 Gre 52.633 FC Salzburg ** Aut 6.565 FC København ** Den 26.890 APOEL Nicosia ** Cyp 4.016 Levski Sofia ** Bul 24.250 FK Ventspils ** Lat 2.832 Maccabi Haifa ** Isr 17.050 DVSC Debrecen ** Hun 1.633 FC Zürich *3 Sui 14.050 Sheriff Tiraspol ** Mol 1.333 |
| 4th Qualifying Round for Non-Champions (10 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- Arsenal Eng 106.899 Fiorentina Ita 42.582 Olympique Lyon Fra 91.033 Atlético Madrid Esp 41.853 Sporting CP Lisbon *3 Por 68.292 Celtic *3 Sco 40.575 Panathinaikos *3 Gre 56.633 Anderlecht *3 Bel 32.065 VfB Stuttgart Ger 45.339 FC Timisoara *3 Rom 7.781 |
Once the 4th qualifying round (or play-off 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 2006 draw procedure announced and
2008 group-stage draw
for more details of the group stage draw.
| Group Stage (32 teams) |
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Pot 1 coef. Pot 2 coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- FC Barcelona Esp 121.853 Olympique Lyon *4 Fra 91.033 Liverpool Eng 118.899 Internazionale Ita 87.582 Chelsea Eng 118.899 Real Madrid Esp 78.853 Manchester United Eng 111.899 CSKA Moscow Rus 71.525 AC Milan Ita 110.582 FC Porto Por 68.292 Arsenal *4 Eng 106.899 AZ Alkmaar Ned 64.826 Sevilla Esp 100.853 Juventus Ita 63.582 Bayern München Ger 98.339 Glasgow Rangers Sco 56.575 Pot 3 coef. Pot 4 coef. ------------------------ --- ------- ------------------------ --- ------- Olympiakos Piraeus *3 Gre 52.633 VfL Wolfsburg Ger 21.339 Olympique Marseille Fra 48.033 Standard Liège Bel 21.065 Dinamo Kiev Ukr 46.370 Maccabi Haifa ** Isr 17.050 VfB Stuttgart *4 Ger 45.339 FC Zürich *3 Sui 14.050 Fiorentina *4 Ita 42.582 Rubin Kazan Rus 9.525 Atlético Madrid *4 Esp 41.853 Unirea Urziceni Rom 8.781 Girondins Bordeaux Fra 40.033 APOEL Nicosia ** Cyp 4.016 Besiktas Tur 32.445 DVSC Debrecen ** Hun 1.633 |
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 Europa League. 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.
See 2008 CL 2nd round draw procedure for more details.
| Round 2 (16 teams) |
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1st in CL group 2nd in CL group ------------------------ --- ------------------------ --- Girondins Bordeaux Fra Bayern München Ger Manchester United Eng CSKA Moscow Rus Real Madrid Esp AC Milan Ita Chelsea Eng FC Porto Por Fiorentina Ita Olympique Lyon Fra FC Barcelona Esp Internazionale Ita Sevilla Esp VfB Stuttgart Ger Arsenal Eng Olympiakos Piraeus Gre |
For the draw of the quarter-finals and semi-finals no clubs will be seeded.
KEY: * = team started in 1st qualifying round ** = team started in 2nd qualifying round *3 = team started in 3rd qualifying round *4 = team started in 4th qualifying round