2006–07 UEFA Champions League

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2006–07 UEFA Champions League

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.

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2006–07 UEFA Champions League
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The Olympic Stadium in Athens hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
11 July – 23 August 2006
Competition proper:
12 September 2006 – 23 May 2007
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 73
Final positions
ChampionsItaly 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
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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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Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1  Spain 73.717 4
2  England 63.224
3  Italy 61.186
4  France 49.469 3
5  Germany 48.989
6  Portugal 44.666
7  Netherlands 39.831 2
8  Greece 35.498
9  Belgium 31.750
10  Scotland 31.750
11  Turkey 29.916
12  Czech Republic 27.950
13  Russia 25.666
14  Austria 24.875
15  Ukraine 24.850
16  Israel 21.874 1
17  Serbia and Montenegro 21.249
18  Poland 21.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19  Switzerland 20.875 1
20  Norway 20.200
21  Bulgaria 18.540
22  Croatia 18.125
23  Denmark 17.200
24  Hungary 16.331
25  Romania 15.457
26  Sweden 15.383
27  Slovakia 11.665
28  Slovenia 9.665
29  Cyprus 8.165
30  Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.165
31  Latvia 6.664
32  Finland 6.540
33  Moldova 6.332
34  Georgia 6.165
35  Lithuania 5.332
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
36  Iceland 4.832 1
37  Macedonia 4.497
38  Republic of Ireland 4.164
39  Belarus 4.082
40  Liechtenstein 4.000 0
41  Armenia 2.998 1
42  Malta 2.998
43  Albania 2.665
44  Estonia 2.498
45  Northern Ireland 2.165
46  Wales 1.832
47  Luxembourg 1.665
48  Azerbaijan 1.332
49  Kazakhstan 0.999
50  Faroe Islands 0.666
51  Andorra 0.000 0
52  San Marino 0.000
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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.
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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
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Teams

Notes
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    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]
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    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]
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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]

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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
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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.

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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 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1–0 1–1
Sioni Bolnisi Georgia (country) 2–1 Azerbaijan 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 Tórshavn 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
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Second qualifying round

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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gorica Slovenia 0–5 Romania 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 Tórshavn 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 Finland MyPa 2–0 2–2
Ekranas Lithuania 3–9 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 2–5
Heart of Midlothian Scotland 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 3–0 0–0
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Third qualifying round

The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August 2006, with the second legs on 22 and 23 August. The teams eliminated in this round qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.

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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 Italy Chievo 2–0 2–2
Heart of Midlothian 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 Romania 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
Hamburger SV 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
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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.

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:

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  5. higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
  6. 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE BAR BRM LSO
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
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY INT SPM SPO
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
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV PSV BOR GAL
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
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL ROM SHK OLY
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
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO RMA STE DKV
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
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN CEL BEN CPH
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
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Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS POR CSKA HAM
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
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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL LIL AEK AND
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
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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

Round of 16

The draw for the first knockout round of the competition took place on 15 December 2006 in Nyon, Switzerland.[8] The team drawn first in each tie plays the first leg of their tie at home, and the second leg away.

On 8 February 2007, the Italian government announced that the San Siro in Milan was unsafe for spectators after the rioting that had occurred during and after a league match in Catania six days earlier. As a result, the venues of the first leg of the Inter-Valencia tie scheduled for 21 February and the second leg of the Celtic-Milan tie scheduled for 7 March were thrown into doubt. Various proposals and offers of the use of stadia outside Italy were made,[9][10] but it was finally agreed that the Inter-Valencia tie would be played at the San Siro with a reduced capacity of 36,000. After further work at the San Siro, Italian authorities and UEFA announced that the second leg of Celtic-Milan would go ahead at the stadium, at its full capacity of 85,700. 4,500 seats were reserved for Celtic supporters.[11]

The first legs were played on 20 and 21 February 2007, with the second legs on 6 and 7 March.

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Quarter-finals

The draw for the final stages, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, was held on 9 March 2007 in Athens, Greece. The draw was conducted by ad interim UEFA CEO Gianni Infantino, assisted by Friedrich Stickler, chairman of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee. Theodoros Zagorakis, the captain of Greece in Euro 2004, was appointed ambassador for the final.

The first legs were played on 3 and 4 April, and the second legs were played on 10 and 11 April 2007.

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Milan Italy 4–2 Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 2–0
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–4 England Liverpool 0–3 0–1
Roma Italy 3–8 England Manchester United 2–1 1–7
Chelsea England 3–2 Spain Valencia 1–1 2–1
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Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 24 and 25 April, with the second legs on 1 and 2 May 2007.

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 1–1 (1–4 p) England Liverpool 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Manchester United England 3–5 Italy Milan 3–2 0–3
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Final

The final was played on 23 May 2007 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. The final was contested by Milan of Italy and Liverpool of England. Milan scored first through Filippo Inzaghi just before half time. Inzaghi scored again in the 82nd minute, before Dirk Kuyt scored a late consolation goal a minute before full-time. As winners, Milan went on to represent UEFA at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

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Milan Italy2–1England Liverpool
Inzaghi 45', 82' Report Kuyt 89'
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2006–07 UEFA Club Football Player Awards

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers

See also

References

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