Wikipedia

User:Versacejacky/sandbox

2014–15 UEFA Champions League
The Olympiastadion in Berlin will host the final.
Tournament details
Dates1 July – 27 August 2014 (qualifying)
16 September 2014 – 6 June 2015 (competition proper)
Teams32 (group stage)
77 or 78 (total) (from 53 associations)

The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League will be the 60th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The 2015 UEFA Champions League Final will be played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.[1]

This will be the first season where clubs must comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations in order to participate.[2] Moreover, this season will also be the first where a club from Gibraltar will compete in the tournament, after the Gibraltar Football Association was accepted as the 54th UEFA member at the UEFA Congress in May 2013[3]. They were granted one spot in the Champions League,[4] which will be taken by Lincoln Red Imps, the champions of the 2013–14 Gibraltar Premier Division.

Association team allocation edit

A total of 77 or 78 teams from 53 of the 54 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein, which do not organise a domestic league). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[5]

  • 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 16–54 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.
  • The winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League are given an additional entry as title holders if they do not qualify for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league (because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, if the title holders are from the top three associations and finish outside the top four in their domestic league, the title holders' entry comes at the expense of the fourth-placed team of their association).

Association ranking edit

For the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13.[7][8]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1   Spain 88.025 4
2   England 82.963
3   Germany 79.614
4   Italy 64.147 3
5   Portugal 59.168
6   France 59.000
7   Ukraine 49.758 2
8   Russia 46.332
9   Netherlands 44.729
10   Turkey 34.500
11   Belgium 34.400
12   Greece 34.000
13   Switzerland 28.925
14   Cyprus 26.833
15   Denmark 25.700
16   Austria 25.375 1
17   Czech Republic 23.725
18   Romania 23.024
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19   Israel 22.875 1
20   Belarus 20.875
21   Poland 20.750
22   Croatia 19.583
23   Sweden 15.625
24   Scotland 15.191
25   Serbia 14.625
26   Slovakia 14.208
27   Norway 14.175
28   Bulgaria 12.250
29   Hungary 11.750
30   Slovenia 9.708
31   Georgia 9.166
32   Azerbaijan 8.541
33   Finland 8.508
34   Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.833
35   Moldova 7.666
36   Republic of Ireland 7.375
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
37   Lithuania 6.500 1
38   Kazakhstan 5.958
39   Latvia 5.791
40   Iceland 5.416
41   Montenegro 5.250
42   Macedonia 5.250
43   Albania 4.166
44   Malta 3.958
45   Liechtenstein 3.500 0
46   Luxembourg 3.375 1
47   Northern Ireland 3.083
48   Wales 2.583
49   Estonia 2.208
50   Armenia 1.750
51   Faroe Islands 1.583
52   San Marino 0.666
53   Andorra 0.500
54   Gibraltar 0.000

Distribution edit

The following is the default allocation system, and is subject to changes.[6][9] If the title holders qualify for the Champions League through their domestic league, changes to the default allocation system will be made as certain spots are vacated. When moving entrants to later rounds to compensate for vacated spots, priority is given to champions of the highest-ranked associations.

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(8 teams)
  • 8 champions from associations 47–54
Second qualifying round
(34 teams)
  • 30 champions from associations 16–46 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 4 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round Champions
(20 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 13–15
  • 17 winners from the second qualifying round
Non-champions
(10 teams)
  • 9 runners-up from associations 7–15
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
Play-off round Champions
(10 teams)
  • 10 winners from the third qualifying round for champions
Non-champions
(10 teams)
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 4–5
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round for non-champions
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • Title holders
  • 12 champions from associations 1–12
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the play-off round for champions
  • 5 winners from the play-off round for non-champions
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage
If the title holders qualify for the group stage
  • The champions of association 13 (Switzerland) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
  • The champions of association 16 (Austria) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 47 (Northern Ireland) and 48 (Wales) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
If the title holders qualify for the play-off round (non-champions)
  • The third-placed team of association 6 (France) and the runners-up of association 7 (Ukraine) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.

Because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, if the title holders are from the top three associations (Spain, England, Germany) and finish outside the top four in their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of their association, which would have entered in the Champions League play-off round, will be moved from the Champions League to the Europa League. In this case, the allocation system for the Champions League will be changed in the same way as above.

Teams edit

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders).[10]

Group stage
  Atlético Madrid/ Real Madrid/ Chelsea/ Bayern Munich(TH)   (1st/2nd/3rd)   Benfica (1st)   (1st)[Note NED]
  Atlético Madrid (1st/2nd/3rd)   Bayern Munich (1st)   Sporting CP (2nd)   (1st/2nd)[Note TUR]
  Real Madrid (1st/2nd/3rd)   Borussia Dortmund (2nd/3rd)   Paris Saint-Germain (1st/2nd)   (1st)
  Barcelona (1st/2nd/3rd)   (2nd/3rd)   (1st/2nd)[Note FRA]   Olympiacos (1st)
  Liverpool (1st/2nd/3rd)   Juventus (1st/2nd)   (1st)
  (1st/2nd/3rd)   Roma (1st/2nd)   (1st)
Play-off round
Champions Non-champions
  (4th)   (4th)   (3rd)
  (4th)   (3rd)
Third qualifying round
Champions Non-champions
  (1st)   (3rd)[Note FRA]   (3rd)[Note TUR]   (2nd)
  (1st)   (2nd)   (2nd)   (2nd)
  (1st)   (2nd)   (2nd)
  (2nd)[Note NED]   (2nd)
Second qualifying round
  Red Bull Salzburg (1st)   Celtic (1st)   (1st)   KR (1st)
  (1st)   (1st)   HJK (1st)   (1st)
  (1st)   (1st)   (1st)   (1st)
  (1st)   Strømsgodset (1st)   (1st)   (1st)
  BATE Borisov (1st)   (1st)   St Patrick's Athletic (1st)   (1st)
  (1st)   (1st)   Žalgiris Vilnius (1st)   (1st)
  (1st)   (1st)   Aktobe (1st)
  Malmö FF (1st)   (1st)   Ventspils (1st)
First qualifying round
  (1st)   Levadia Tallinn (1st)   HB (1st)   (1st)
  The New Saints (1st)   (1st)   (1st)   Lincoln Red Imps (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    France (FRA): Monaco have qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, as they will finish in the top three of the 2013–14 Ligue 1.
  2. ^
    Netherlands (NED): Ajax have qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, as they will finish in the top two of the 2013–14 Eredivisie.
  3. ^
    Turkey (TUR): Fenerbahçe have qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, but are barred from participating in next season's European competition due to UEFA sanctioning, so the 3rd-placed team will take the non-champions path spot.

Round and draw dates edit

All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise.[6][11]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 23 June 2014 1–2 July 2014 8–9 July 2014
Second qualifying round 15–16 July 2014 22–23 July 2014
Third qualifying round 18 July 2014 29–30 July 2014 5–6 August 2014
Play-off Play-off round 8 August 2014 19–20 August 2014 26–27 August 2014
Group stage Matchday 1 28 August 2014
(Monaco) 		16–17 September 2014
Matchday 2 30 September–1 October 2014
Matchday 3 21–22 October 2014
Matchday 4 4–5 November 2014
Matchday 5 25–26 November 2014
Matchday 6 9–10 December 2014
Knockout phase Round of 16 15 December 2014 17–18 & 24–25 February 2015 10–11 & 17–18 March 2015
Quarter-finals 20 March 2015 14–15 April 2015 21–22 April 2015
Semi-finals 24 April 2015 5–6 May 2015 12–13 May 2015
Final 6 June 2015 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Qualifying rounds edit

In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams will be divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients,[12][13] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round edit

8 teams enter in the first qualifying round.

Second qualifying round edit

34 teams play in the second qualifying round: 30 teams which enter in this round, and the 4 winners from the first qualifying round.

Third qualifying round edit

The third qualifying round will be split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections will enter the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League play-off round.

Champions edit

20 teams play in the third qualifying round for champions: 3 teams which enter in this round, and the 17 winners from the second qualifying round.

Non-champions edit

10 teams enter in the third qualifying round for non-champions.

Play-off round edit

The play-off round will be split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections will enter the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Champions edit

The 10 winners from the third qualifying round for champions play in the play-off round for champions.

Non-champions edit

10 teams play in the play-off round for non-champions: 5 teams which enter in this round, and the 5 winners from the third qualifying round for non-champions.

Group stage edit

32 teams play in the group stage: 22 teams which enter in this stage, and the 10 winners from the play-off round (5 champions and 5 non-champions).

The 32 teams will be allocated into four pots based on their 2014 UEFA club coefficients,[12][13] with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They will be drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams will enter the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League round of 32.

Teams that qualify for the group stage will also participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, a competition available to players aged 19 or under.

Knockout phase edit

In the knockout phase, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners will be seeded, and the eight group runners-up will be unseeded. The seeded teams will be drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there will be no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Executive Committee decides hosts for 2015 finals". UEFA.org. 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ "EURO reflected key football values". UEFA.org. 24 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Congress decisions bring Gibraltar on board". UEFA.org. 24 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.org. 20 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2013/14" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "2015 final: Berlin". UEFA.com.
  7. ^ "Country coefficients 2012/13". UEFA.com.
  8. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2013". Bert Kassies.
  9. ^ "Access list 2014/2015". Bert Kassies.
  10. ^ "Qualification for European Cup Football 2014/2015". Bert Kassies.
  11. ^ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2014/2015". Bert Kassies.
  12. ^ a b "Club coefficients 2013/14". UEFA.com.
  13. ^ a b "UEFA Team Ranking 2014". Bert Kassies.

External links edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Versacejacky/sandbox&oldid=605424875"