2006–07 UEFA Champions League

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2006–07 UEFA Champions League
Milan (7th title)
Runners-upEngland Liverpool
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored309 (2.47 per match)
Attendance5,525,076 (44,201 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kaká (Milan)
10 goals

The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of

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

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]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 Spain Spain 73.717 4
2 England England 63.224
3 Italy Italy 61.186
4 France France 49.469 3
5 Germany Germany 48.989
6 Portugal Portugal 44.666
7 Netherlands Netherlands 39.831 2
8 Greece Greece 35.498
9 Belgium Belgium 31.750
10 Scotland Scotland 31.750
11 Turkey Turkey 29.916
12 Czech Republic Czech Republic 27.950
13 Russia Russia 25.666
14 Austria Austria 24.875
15
Ukraine
24.850
16 Israel Israel 21.874 1
17 Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 21.249
18 Poland Poland 21.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19 Switzerland Switzerland 20.875 1
20
Norway
20.200
21 Bulgaria Bulgaria 18.540
22 Croatia Croatia 18.125
23 Denmark Denmark 17.200
24 Hungary Hungary 16.331
25 Romania Romania 15.457
26 Sweden Sweden 15.383
27 Slovakia Slovakia 11.665
28 Slovenia Slovenia 9.665
29 Cyprus Cyprus 8.165
30
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.165
31 Latvia Latvia 6.664
32 Finland Finland 6.540
33 Moldova Moldova 6.332
34 Georgia (country) Georgia 6.165
35 Lithuania Lithuania 5.332
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
36 Iceland Iceland 4.832 1
37 North Macedonia Macedonia 4.497
38 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 4.164
39 Belarus Belarus 4.082
40 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 4.000 0
41 Armenia Armenia 2.998 1
42 Malta Malta 2.998
43 Albania Albania 2.665
44 Estonia Estonia 2.498
45 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2.165
46 Wales Wales 1.832
47 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1.665
48 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1.332
49
Kazakhstan
0.999
50 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 0.666
51 Andorra Andorra 0.000 0
52 San Marino San Marino 0.000

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
First qualifying round
(22 teams)
  • 22 champions from associations 28–50 (except Liechtenstein)
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 11 champions from associations 17–27
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 11 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 6 champions from associations 11–16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 6 third-place finishers from associations 1–6
  • 3 fourth-place finishers from associations 1–3
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 10 champions from associations 1–10 (including title holders Barcelona)
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

Group stage
Spain BarcelonaTH (1st) Italy Internazionale (1st)[Note ITA] Germany Bayern Munich (1st) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st)
Real Madrid (2nd
)
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)
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 Hamburg (3rd) Turkey Galatasaray (1st) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
England Arsenal (4th) Portugal Benfica (3rd) Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (1st) Israel Maccabi Haifa (1st)
Netherlands Ajax (PO)
Second qualifying round
Scotland Hearts (2nd) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (2nd)
Vålerenga (1st
)
Hungary Debrecen (1st)
Turkey Fenerbahçe (2nd) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (1st)[Note SRB] Bulgaria Levski Sofia (1st)
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)
Apollon Limassol (1st
)
Lithuania Ekranas (1st) Malta Birkirkara (1st) Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (1st) Iceland FH (1st)
1st
)
Baku (1st
)
Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs (1st) North Macedonia Rabotnički (1st)
TVMK (1st
)
Faroe Islands B36 (1st)
MyPa (1st
)
Republic of Ireland Cork City (1st) Northern Ireland Linfield (1st) Kazakhstan Aktobe (1st)
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (1st)
Notes
  1. 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
    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

    The first legs were played on 11 and 12 July 2006, with the second legs on 18 and 19 July.

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Elbasani Albania
    1–3 Lithuania Ekranas 1–0 0–3
    TVMK Estonia
    3–4 Iceland FH 2–3 1–1
    Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 2–1 Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–0 1–1
    MyPa Finland
    2–0 Wales The New Saints 1–0 1–0
    Cork City Republic of Ireland
    2–1
    Apollon Limassol
    1–0 1–1
    Sioni Bolnisi Georgia (country) 2–1
    Baku
    2–0 0–1
    F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 0–1 North Macedonia Rabotnički 0–1 0–0
    Shakhtyor Salihorsk Belarus 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0–1 0–1
    Birkirkara Malta 2–5 Faroe Islands B36 0–3 2–2
    Linfield Northern Ireland 3–5 Slovenia Gorica 1–3 2–2
    Pyunik Armenia 0–2 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 0–2

    Second qualifying round

    The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July 2006, with the second legs on 1 and 2 August.

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Gorica Slovenia 0–5
    Steaua București
    0–2 0–3
    Levski Sofia Bulgaria 4–0 Georgia (country) Sioni Bolnisi 2–0 2–0
    Zürich Switzerland 2–3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 0–2
    Djurgården Sweden 2–3 Slovakia Ružomberok 1–0 1–3
    Debrecen Hungary 2–5 North Macedonia Rabotnički 1–1 1–4
    Cork City Republic of Ireland
    0–4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0–1 0–3
    Fenerbahçe Turkey 9–0 Faroe Islands B36 4–0 5–0
    Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 5–3 Norway Vålerenga 3–1 2–2
    Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 1–1 (a) Russia Spartak Moscow 1–1 0–0
    Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 1–8 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–4 0–4
    FH Iceland 0–3 Poland Legia Warsaw 0–1 0–2
    Copenhagen Denmark 4–2
    MyPa
    2–0 2–2
    Ekranas Lithuania 3–9 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 2–5
    Hearts Scotland 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 3–0 0–0

    Third qualifying round

    The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August 2006, with the second legs on 22 and 23 August.

    Team 1
    Agg.
    Tooltip Aggregate score
    Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Slovan Liberec Czech Republic 1–2 Russia Spartak Moscow 0–0 1–2
    Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 4–2 Poland Legia Warsaw 1–0 3–2
    Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–3 Spain Valencia 1–0 0–3
    Levski Sofia Bulgaria 4–2
    Chievo
    2–0 2–2
    Hearts Scotland 1–5 Greece AEK Athens 1–2 0–3
    CSKA Moscow Russia 5–0 Slovakia Ružomberok 3–0 2–0
    Milan Italy
    3–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 2–1
    Galatasaray Turkey 6–3 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 5–2 1–1
    Standard Liège Belgium 3–4
    Steaua București
    2–2 1–2
    Austria Wien Austria 1–4 Portugal Benfica 1–1 0–3
    Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–5 England Arsenal 0–3 1–2
    Copenhagen Denmark 3–2 Netherlands Ajax 1–2 2–0
    Hamburg Germany 1–1 (a) Spain Osasuna 0–0 1–1
    Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 5–3 Turkey Fenerbahçe 3–1 2–2
    Liverpool England 3–2 Israel Maccabi Haifa 2–1 1–1*
    Lille France 4–0 North Macedonia Rabotnički 3–0 1–0

    The teams eliminated in this round qualified for the first round of the

    UEFA Cup
    .

    * Due to the

    Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine.[8]

    Group stage

    Location of teams of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League group stage.
    Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
    Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G;
    Pink: Group H.