The draw list of the UEFA Cup quarter-finals
The group stage was expanded to 12 teams, with 4 teams in each team. Each team played home and away games with the other three teams in the same group, and the top two in the 12 group advanced to the knockout round of the top 32.
The defending champions and ten teams eliminated from the Champions League final qualifying match automatically entered the Europa League group stage.
There were four rounds of qualifiers before the Europa League group stage, among which 46 teams participated in the first round of qualifiers. These teams come from countries ranked 37 to 5 1 by UEFA (Liechtenstein? Cup-winning teams, runner-up teams in these national leagues, third place in the national leagues ranked by UEFA from 22 to 5 1 (except Liechtenstein), and teams from three countries with UEFA Fair Play Awards. These teams will fight against each other and play a home and away game for two rounds.
The winner of the first round of 23 matches entered the second round of qualifiers with 57 teams. The champion of Football Association's domestic cup ranked 30-53 in UEFA, the runner-up in Football Association's domestic league ranked 19-34, the runner-up in Football Association's domestic league ranked 16-2 1, and the ranking in Football Association's domestic league ranked 15. The second round of the qualifiers is also the home and away two-round knockout.
Forty winners of the second round of qualifiers entered the third round of qualifiers, with 30 teams participating. The champion of Football Association's domestic cup ranks 18 to 29 in UEFA, the runner-up in Football Association's domestic league ranks 16 to 18, the runner-up in Football Association's domestic league ranks 10 to 15, the fourth in Football Association's league ranks 7 to 9 and the fifth in Football Association's league ranks 4 to 6. This round is still the home and away two-round knockout.
The winner of 35 matches in the third round of qualifiers entered the play-offs with a team of 465,438+0. 15 teams eliminated in the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, UEFA domestic cup champions ranked 1 to 17, FA domestic league ranked 7-9, and FA domestic league ranked 4-6? Rank? From 1 to the third place, the Football Association ranked fifth in the league and directly entered this round of qualifiers.
In the play-offs, 38 pairs of opponents also played home and away two rounds of elimination, and 38 pairs of winners advanced to the Europa League group stage. 10 teams eliminated from the Champions League final qualifiers and the defending champions of the Europa League also entered the Europa League group stage.
If a country's cup champion qualifies for the Champions League, the runner-up of the country's cup will directly get a seat in the Europa League.
The teams participating in the knockout round of the top 32 of the Europa League include the top two in the group stage 12 and the third place in the eight groups of the Champions League group stage. The winner of 16 entered the knockout stage of 16, followed by14 finals and semi-finals.
Europa League? Sai? A tie-breaker will be held in a neutral city at 20:45 CET on Wednesday.
In the Champions League Week, the Europa League will be played on Thursday night instead of the Champions League Week, and the Europa League will be played on Wednesday and Thursday night. There are two tee times, in principle, 19:00 and 2 1:05, which are selected according to the actual situation of different countries.
The Europa League group stage will provide various media rights, including non-exclusive sponsorship of the group stage and match balls. The Europa League, like the Champions League, will also provide various sponsorship and cooperation rights from the knockout stage of the top 32.
Champions league system
Team: There are 32 places in the group stage, of which 16 is directly allocated to the defending team, and 15 is the highest ranked champion and runner-up in Europe. According to the past performance of European competitions for many years, the European Football Association makes statistics and sets the ranking for European leagues. By the end of the 2005-06 season, the rankings of the nine major leagues in Europe were Spain, England, Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Greece and Belgium. The champions of the nine leagues will directly advance to the top 32 of the Champions League, and the top six runners-up of the nine leagues will also receive this preferential treatment. Competition system: the competition is divided into eight rounds, including three rounds of qualifying, group competition, 16, semi-final, semi-final and final. Three rounds of qualifying, 16, semi-finals, semi-finals are all decided in the form of two rounds of elimination, using subjective and objective competition system; If the total number of goals scored by the host and the guest is the same, the guest's goal discount will be calculated. If you are still not sure who is the winner, you must decide the winner in overtime. There is no golden ball or silver ball system in overtime. The two teams must complete 15 minutes in the first half and the second half respectively. What's a better target for overtime? If the team wins, if the total number of goals scored in overtime is the same, it will be counted as the visiting team's goal discount. If overtime is tied, shoot 12 yards to win. Thirty-two teams will advance from the qualifiers and the seeds of nine major leagues. The qualifiers will be divided into eight groups with four teams in each group. After six games, the scores are calculated, and the top two teams in the group score advance to the top 16. (If there is a tie, the qualifying seats shall be determined in the order of match score, match score difference, opponent score difference, team score difference and team score difference), and the group score is the first. /kloc-the top 0/6 events will be divided into eight groups by conditional lottery in the form of host-guest elimination system. Teams belonging to the same country will not fight, nor will the teams with the highest scores in each group. After that, the draw for semi-finals and semi-finals is subject to the above conditions until the two teams entering the finals are decided. Final: The final venue will be held in a neutral stadium, which can ensure that neither team has home advantage, and one game will decide the outcome. If it is tied within 90 minutes, it will be decided in overtime. There is no golden ball or silver ball system in overtime. Both teams must finish the first half 15 minutes in overtime. The team with more goals wins. If it is tied after extra time, it will win by shooting 12 yards.
The Champions League is the most prestigious club event in UEFA. Its predecessor was the Champions League, which was founded in 1955/56 season. 1992, uefa revised the competition system and name. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the European Champions League, winning the championship three times. Like what? Count? In the era of European Champions Cup, Real Madrid, which won the championship nine times, is also the most brilliant, followed by AC Milan, which won the championship six times, and Liverpool, which won the championship five times.
qualifications
The Champions League is open to champions from all countries under UEFA, and top teams from all countries also have the opportunity to participate. According to the coefficient ranking of national football associations, UEFA determines the number of countries participating in the Champions League and the stage of starting the competition.
develop
Since the establishment of the 1992/93 season, the Champions League has been developing on the premise of maintaining the group round robin and the traditional elimination system. The current competition system began in the 2003/04 season. In three rounds of pre-selection? After that, 32 clubs participated in the group stage and were divided into 8 groups with 4 teams in each group? Group first? And the third place in eight groups entered the third round of the UEFA Cup. The fourth place in the eight groups was eliminated.
elimination game
The top 16 players who advance to the knockout stage will draw lots to decide the competition, and each team will play two rounds of home and away games. In the knockout round, the one who scored more goals in two rounds advanced. If the total number of goals is the same, the side with more away goals will advance. If the number of away goals is the same, the first half and the second half will be overtime 15 minutes, and it will be played immediately after the second round. If the number of goals scored by both sides in overtime is still the same, then the number of goals scored by the visiting team in overtime will double, that is, the visiting team will advance. If neither side scores in overtime, it will be decided by penalty kick. The two teams that advanced from the knockout stage? The final will be held in May.
Sai? Play?
Before the season of 1992/93 was changed to the European Champions Cup, the competition system of the European Club Champions Cup was a pure elimination system. From 1992/93 season to three-round elimination. The eight teams that advanced were divided into two groups, four teams in each group played round robin matches at home and away, and the first place in the two groups entered the finals. The following season was fine-tuned on the basis of the above-mentioned competition system, and it was changed to the top two in the quarter-finals, and two rounds of semi-finals were added before the final.
Carry out arms expansion
1994/95 The European Champions League was expanded to a qualifying round. Qualified teams are divided into four groups, with four teams in each group playing round robin. The top two in each group advance to the knockout stage? This elimination tournament started with the final of 1/4. 1997/98 Europe? Military alliance? The army was expanded again, and two rounds of qualifiers were introduced, and the group stage was also increased to 6 groups, with 4 teams in each group. The first place in the six groups and the second place in the two best groups advanced to the knockout stage.
Add a round qualifier.
1999/2000 season saw another round of qualifiers in the Champions League, so the group stage was divided into two stages. In the first stage, 32 teams were divided into 8 groups with 4 teams in each group, and each team played 6 games. The top two of the eight groups entered the second stage of the group stage and the third entered the third round of the UEFA Cup. In the second stage of the group stage, the quarter-finals advanced to the knockout stage.