Although the regulations no longer require the use of regional groups (as used before 2009), UEFA still uses some kind of regionalization in CL-Q2 and EL-Q1. At first the clubs are divided into seeded and unseeded teams, and then the seeded and unseeded teams are split into regional groups. The general approach seems to use the North/Central/South scheme, but no specific rules are known.
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.
| 1st Qualifying Round (10 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- The New Saints Wal 5.775 Alashkert FC Arm 2.525 Linfield Belfast Nir 3.650 La Fiorita Sma 1.566 Víkingur Far 2.950 Europa FC Gib 1.500 Hibernians FC Mlt 2.800 FCI Tallinn Est 1.300 FC Santa Coloma And 2.733 Trepça'89 Kos 0.000 |
Unseeded teams in the 1st qualifying round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round: Alashkert FC replaced the seeded team FC Santa Coloma (2.733). 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) |
|---|
Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Celtic Sco 42.785 MSK Zilina Svk 5.850 FC Salzburg Aut 40.570 Zalgiris Vilnius Lit 5.825 FC København Den 37.800 Dundalk Irl 5.815 Ludogorets Razgrad Bul 34.175 The New Saints * Wal 5.775 BATE Borisov Bls 29.475 Vardar Skopje Mac 5.125 Legia Warsaw Pol 28.450 F91 Dudelange Lux 4.975 APOEL Nicosia Cyp 26.210 FK Kukësi Alb 4.575 NK Maribor Slo 21.125 Zrinjski Mostar Bos 4.050 Garabag Agdam Azb 18.050 Linfield Belfast * Nir 3.650 Malmö FF Swe 16.945 Buducnost Podgorica Mon 3.300 FK Astana Kaz 16.800 Víkingur * Far 2.950 Partizan Belgrade Srb 16.075 Honvéd Budapest Hun 2.900 NK Rijeka Cro 15.550 Hibernians FC * Mlt 2.800 Rosenborg BK Nor 12.665 Alashkert FC * Arm (2.733) Sheriff Tiraspol Mol 11.150 IFK Mariehamn Fin 2.030 Hapoel Beer-Sheva Isr 10.875 Spartaks Jurmala Lat 1.975 FH Hafnarfjardar Isl 6.175 Samtredia Geo 1.525 |
For the draw of the 2nd round the 34 teams are divided into 1 group of 10 teams
and 2 groups of 12 teams. The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: FC Salzburg, Ludogorets Razgrad, APOEL Nicosia, Garabag Agdam, Partizan Belgrade
unseeded: Zalgiris Vilnius, (Hibernians FC), F91 Dudelange, Buducnost Podgorica, Samtredia
Group 2
seeded: FC København, BATE Borisov, FK Astana, NK Rijeka, Sheriff Tiraspol, Hapoel Beer-Sheva
unseeded: MSK Zilina, FK Kukësi, (FC Santa Coloma), Honvéd Budapest, (The New Saints), Spartaks Jurmala
Group 3
seeded: Celtic, Legia Warsaw, NK Maribor, Malmö FF, Rosenborg BK, FH Hafnarfjardar
unseeded: Dundalk, Vardar Skopje, Zrinjski Mostar, (Víkingur), (Linfield Belfast), IFK Mariehamn
Unseeded teams in the 2nd qualifying round that qualify for the next round take effectively the coefficient of their opponent in the next round: Vardar Skopje replaced the seeded team Malmö FF (16.945). 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 64.580 Vardar Skopje ** Mac (16.945) Celtic ** Sco 42.785 FK Astana ** Kaz 16.800 FC Salzburg ** Aut 40.570 Partizan Belgrade ** Srb 16.075 FC København ** Den 37.800 NK Rijeka ** Cro 15.550 Ludogorets Razgrad ** Bul 34.175 Rosenborg BK ** Nor 12.665 BATE Borisov ** Bls 29.475 Sheriff Tiraspol ** Mol 11.150 Legia Warsaw ** Pol 28.450 Hapoel Beer-Sheva ** Isr 10.875 APOEL Nicosia ** Cyp 26.210 Slavia Praha Cze 8.135 NK Maribor ** Slo 21.125 FH Hafnarfjardar ** Isl 6.175 Garabag Agdam ** Azb 18.050 Viitorul Constanta Rom 5.870 |
For the draw of the 3rd round the 20 teams are divided into 2 groups of 10 teams.
The draw groups were as follows:
Group 1
seeded: (Celtic), (FC København), (BATE Borisov), (Legia Warsaw), (NK Maribor)
unseeded: (Malmö FF), (FK Astana), (Rosenborg BK), Slavia Praha, (FH Hafnarfjardar)
Group 2
seeded: Olympiakos Piraeus, (FC Salzburg), (Ludogorets Razgrad), (APOEL Nicosia), (Garabag Agdam)
unseeded: (Partizan Belgrade), (NK Rijeka), (Sheriff Tiraspol), (Hapoel Beer-Sheva), Viitorul Constanta
| 3rd Qualifying Round for Non-Champions (10 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Dinamo Kiev Ukr 67.526 Steaua Bucuresti Rom 35.370 Ajax Ned 67.212 Young Boys Sui 28.915 Viktoria Plzen Cze 40.635 OGC Nice Fra 16.833 CSKA Moscow Rus 39.606 Istanbul Basaksehir Tur 10.340 Club Brugge Bel 39.480 AEK Athens Gre 6.580 |
| 4th Qualifying Round for Champions (10 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Olympiakos Piraeus *3 Gre 64.580 Garabag Agdam ** Azb 18.050 Celtic ** Sco 42.785 FK Astana ** Kaz 16.800 FC København ** Den 37.800 NK Rijeka ** Cro 15.550 APOEL Nicosia ** Cyp 26.210 Hapoel Beer-Sheva ** Isr 10.875 NK Maribor ** Slo 21.125 Slavia Praha *3 Cze 8.135 |
| 4th Qualifying Round for Non-Champions (10 teams) |
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Seeded teams coef. Unseeded teams coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Sevilla Esp 112.999 Steaua Bucuresti *3 Rom 35.370 Napoli Ita 88.666 Young Boys *3 Sui 28.915 Liverpool Eng 56.192 OGC Nice *3 Fra 16.833 CSKA Moscow *3 Rus 39.606 1899 Hoffenheim Ger 15.899 Sporting CP Lisbon Por 36.866 Istanbul Basaksehir *3 Tur 10.340 |
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.
The title-holder and the champions of the 7 top-ranked associations are placed
in pot 1. If the title-holder is also the champion from one of the 7 top-ranked
associations, the champion of the association ranked 8 is also put in pot 1. The
other pots are filled according to the club ranking.
| Group Stage (32 teams) |
|---|
Pot 1 coef. Pot 2 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Real Madrid Esp 176.999 FC Barcelona Esp 151.999 Bayern München Ger 154.899 Atlético Madrid Esp 142.999 Chelsea Eng 106.192 Paris Saint-Germain Fra 126.333 Juventus Ita 140.666 Borussia Dortmund Ger 124.899 Benfica Por 111.866 Sevilla *4 Esp 112.999 AS Monaco Fra 62.333 Manchester City Eng 100.192 Spartak Moscow Rus 18.606 FC Porto Por 98.866 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukr 87.526 Manchester United Eng 95.192 Pot 3 coef. Pot 4 coef. ------------------------ --- ---------------- ------------------------ --- ---------------- Napoli *4 Ita 88.666 Celtic ** Sco 42.785 Tottenham Hotspur Eng 77.192 CSKA Moscow *3 Rus 39.606 FC Basel Sui 74.415 Sporting CP Lisbon *4 Por 36.866 Olympiakos Piraeus *3 Gre 64.580 APOEL Nicosia ** Cyp 26.210 Anderlecht Bel 58.480 Feyenoord Ned 23.212 Liverpool *4 Eng 56.192 NK Maribor ** Slo 21.125 AS Roma Ita 53.666 Garabag Agdam ** Azb 18.050 Besiktas Tur 45.840 RB Leipzig Ger 15.899 |
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) |
|---|
1st in CL group 2nd in CL group ------------------------ --- ------------------------ --- Manchester United Eng FC Basel Sui Paris Saint-Germain Fra Bayern München Ger AS Roma Ita Chelsea Eng FC Barcelona Esp Juventus Ita Liverpool Eng Sevilla Esp Manchester City Eng Shakhtar Donetsk Ukr Besiktas Tur FC Porto Por Tottenham Hotspur Eng Real Madrid Esp |
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 |