2006–07 UEFA Champions League
| File:OAKA Olympic Stadium - Special Olympics 2011.jpg The Olympic Stadium in Athens hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 11 July – 23 August 2006 Competition proper: 12 September 2006 – 23 May 2007 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 73 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Italy Milan (7th title) |
| Runners-up | England Liverpool |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 309 (2.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,525,076 (44,201 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kaká (Milan) 10 goals |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007. Beforehand, the match was billed as a repeat of the 2005 final, the only difference being that the 2007 final was to be played at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Milan won the match 2–1 to claim their seventh European Cup, with both goals coming from Filippo Inzaghi. Dirk Kuyt scored for Liverpool. Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Liverpool in the first knockout round.
Qualification
A total of 73 teams from 49 UEFA member associations participated in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein (who did not have their own domestic league) as well as the 2 lowest-ranked federations, Andorra and San Marino, did not participate. Montenegro, which did not become a UEFA member until January 2007 also did not take part. Each association enters a certain number of clubs to the Champions League based on its league coefficient, which takes into account the performance of its clubs in European competitions from 2000–01 to 2004–05;[1] associations with a higher league coefficients may enter more clubs than associations with a lower league coefficient, but no association may enter more than four teams. Italy's representatives were decided based on the revised table following the match-fixing scandal which saw Juventus relegated to Serie B after winning the league the previous season.
- Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
- Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.
- Associations 16–50 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.
Association ranking
For the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2006 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2001–02 to 2005–06.[2]
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Distribution
Since the title holders (Barcelona) qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league, the group stage spot reserved for the title holders is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made:[3]
- The champions of association 10 (Scotland) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
- The champions of association 16 (Israel) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- The champions of associations 26 and 27 (Sweden and Slovakia) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | |
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| First qualifying round (22 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (28 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (32 teams) |
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| Group stage (32 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (16 teams) |
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Teams
| Group stage | |||
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| Spain BarcelonaTH (1st) | Italy Internazionale (1st)[Note ITA] | Germany Bayern Munich (1st) | Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st) |
| Spain Real Madrid (2nd) | Italy Roma (2nd)[Note ITA] | Germany Werder Bremen (2nd) | Greece Olympiacos (1st) |
| England Chelsea (1st) | France Lyon (1st) | Portugal Porto (1st) | Belgium Anderlecht (1st) |
| England Manchester United (2nd) | France Bordeaux (2nd) | Portugal Sporting CP (2nd) | Scotland Celtic (1st) |
| Third qualifying round | |||
| Spain Valencia (3rd) | Italy Chievo (4th)[Note ITA] | Greece AEK Athens (2nd) | Russia CSKA Moscow (1st) |
| Spain Osasuna (4th) | France Lille (3rd) | Belgium Standard Liège (2nd) | Austria Austria Wien (1st) |
| England Liverpool (3rd) | Germany Hamburger SV (3rd) | Turkey Galatasaray (1st) | Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st) |
| England Arsenal (4th) | Portugal Benfica (3rd) | Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (1st) | Israel Maccabi Haifa (1st) |
| Italy Milan (3rd)[Note ITA] | Netherlands Ajax (PO) | ||
| Second qualifying round | |||
| Scotland Heart of Midlothian (2nd) | Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (2nd) | Norway Vålerenga (1st) | Hungary Debrecen (1st) |
| Turkey Fenerbahçe (2nd) | Serbia Red Star Belgrade (1st)[Note SRB] | Bulgaria Levski Sofia (1st) | Romania Steaua București (1st) |
| Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav (2nd) | Poland Legia Warsaw (1st) | Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st) | Sweden Djurgården (1st) |
| Russia Spartak Moscow (2nd) | Switzerland Zürich (1st) | Denmark Copenhagen (1st) | Slovakia Ružomberok (1st) |
| Austria Red Bull Salzburg (2nd) | |||
| First qualifying round | |||
| Slovenia Gorica (1st) | Georgia (country) Sioni Bolnisi (1st) | Armenia Pyunik (1st) | Wales The New Saints (1st) |
| Cyprus Apollon Limassol (1st) | Lithuania Ekranas (1st) | Malta Birkirkara (1st) | Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (1st) | Iceland FH (1st) | Albania Elbasani (1st) | Azerbaijan Baku (1st) |
| Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs (1st) | North Macedonia Rabotnički (1st) | Estonia TVMK (1st) | Faroe Islands B36 (1st) |
| Finland MyPa (1st) | Republic of Ireland Cork City (1st) | Northern Ireland Linfield (1st) | Kazakhstan Aktobe (1st) |
| Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) | Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (1st) | ||
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- Notes
- ^ Italy (ITA): Based on the initial final league positions, Juventus and Milan earned direct entries to the Group Stage, while Internazionale and Fiorentina earned berths in a Third qualifying round. Following 2006 Italian football scandal investigations (resulting in a massive points deductions), Juventus and Fiorentina lost their entries entirely while Milan was demoted to Third qualifying round. Internazionale were promoted to the Group Stage. Roma were promoted from UEFA Cup to Champions League Group stage. Chievo were promoted from UEFA Cup to Champions League Third qualifying round.[4]
- ^ Serbia (SRB): Red Star Belgrade qualified for this season's UEFA competitions though Serbia and Montenegro domestic league, but represented its official successor Serbia, due to Montenegro becoming an independent nation on 3 June 2006.[5]
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[6]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 23 June 2006 | 11–12 July 2006 | 18–19 July 2006 |
| Second qualifying round | 25–26 July 2006 | 1–2 August 2006 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 28 July 2006 | 8–9 August 2006 | 22–23 August 2006 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 24 August 2006 (Monaco) |
12–13 September 2006 | |
| Matchday 2 | 26–27 September 2006 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 17–18 October 2006 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 31 October – 1 November 2006 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 21–22 November 2006 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 5–6 December 2006 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 15 December 2006 | 20–21 February 2007 | 6–7 March 2007 |
| Quarter-finals | 9 March 2007 | 3–4 April 2007 | 10–11 April 2007 | |
| Semi-finals | 24–25 April 2007 | 1–2 May 2007 | ||
| Final | 23 May 2007 at Olympic Stadium, Athens | |||
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
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Second qualifying round
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Third qualifying round
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Group stage
File:Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; File:Red pog.svg Red: Group B; File:Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C; File:Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group D;
File:Green pog.svg Green: Group E; File:Blue pog.svg Blue: Group F; File:Purple pog.svg Purple: Group G; File:Pink pog.svg Pink: Group H.
The draw for this round was held on 24 August 2006 in Monaco.[7] The first matches were played on 12 September 2006, and the stage concluded on 6 December. The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage, and the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. Based on paragraph 4.05 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Levski Sofia and Copenhagen both made their debut appearances at the group stage. Levski was the first Bulgarian club to appear in the Champions League group stage.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | BAR | BRM | LSO | |
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| 1 | England Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Spain Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Germany Werder Bremen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria Levski Sofia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | INT | SPM | SPO | |
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| 1 | Germany Bayern Munich | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Italy Internazionale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Russia Spartak Moscow | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Portugal Sporting CP | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | PSV | BOR | GAL | |
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| 1 | England Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Netherlands PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | France Bordeaux | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Turkey Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | ROM | SHK | OLY | |
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| 1 | Spain Valencia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Italy Roma | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | |
| 4 | Greece Olympiacos | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LYO | RMA | STE | DKV | |
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| 1 | France Lyon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Spain Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Romania Steaua București | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–3 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | — |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | CEL | BEN | CPH | |
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| 1 | England Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Scotland Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Portugal Benfica | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Denmark Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | POR | CSKA | HAM | |
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| 1 | England Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Portugal Porto | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Russia CSKA Moscow | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Germany Hamburger SV | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | LIL | AEK | AND | |
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| 1 | Italy Milan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | France Lille | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Greece AEK Athens | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Belgium Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
Knockout phase
All knockout rounds are two-legged, except for the final. In the event of aggregate scores being equal after normal time in the second leg, the winning team will be that which scored more goals on their away leg: if the scores in the two matches were identical, extra time is played. The away goals rule also applies if scores are equal at the end of extra time. If there are no goals scored in extra time, the tie is decided on a penalty shootout. The final was played over just one match, with extra time in case of a draw after 90 minutes. If the teams were still level following extra time, a penalty shootout would have determined the winner.
Bracket
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Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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2006–07 UEFA Club Football Player Awards
- Club Goalkeeper of the Year: Petr Čech (Chelsea)
- Club Defender of the Year: Paolo Maldini (Milan)
- Club Midfielder of the Year: Clarence Seedorf (Milan)
- Club Forward of the Year: Kaká (Milan)
- Club Footballer of the Year: Kaká (Milan)
Statistics
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 | Brazil Kaká | Italy Milan | 10 | 1082 |
| 2 | England Peter Crouch | England Liverpool | 6 | 576 |
| Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy | Spain Real Madrid | 584 | ||
| Spain Fernando Morientes | Spain Valencia | 620 | ||
| Ivory Coast Didier Drogba | England Chelsea | 1055 | ||
| 6 | Spain Raúl | Spain Real Madrid | 5 | 603 |
| 7 | Romania Nicolae Dică | Romania Steaua București | 4 | 532 |
| France Louis Saha | England Manchester United | 464 | ||
| Peru Claudio Pizarro | Germany Bayern Munich | 620 | ||
| Italy Filippo Inzaghi | Italy Milan | 673 | ||
| Spain David Villa | Spain Valencia | 702 | ||
| Italy Francesco Totti | Italy Roma | 800 | ||
| England Wayne Rooney | England Manchester United | 1062 |
- Source: Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 23 May 2007 (after match) (accessed 23 May 2007)
See also
References
- ↑ "Country coefficients 2004/05". UEFA.com.
- ↑ "UEFA Country Ranking 2006". Bert Kassies.
- ↑ "2006/07 UEFA Champions League list of participants". UEFA.com. 19 November 2006.
- ↑ "Punishments cut for Italian clubs". BBC. 25 July 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
- ↑ Aleksandar Bošković (30 June 2006). "Farewell to Yugoslavia". Magazine. UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
- ↑ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2006/2007". Bert Kassies.
- ↑ "Europe's finest ready for draw". UEFA.com. 24 August 2006.
External links
- 2006–07 All matches – season at UEFA website
- UEFA Champions League at uefa.com
- "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2006/07" (PDF). March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
- All scorers 2006–07 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round
- 2006/07 UEFA Champions League – results and line-ups (archive)