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.

2006–07 UEFA Champions League
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

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]

RankAssociationCoeff.Teams
1 Spain73.7174
2 England63.224
3 Italy61.186
4 France49.4693
5 Germany48.989
6 Portugal44.666
7 Netherlands39.8312
8 Greece35.498
9 Belgium31.750
10 Scotland31.750
11 Turkey29.916
12 Czech Republic27.950
13 Russia25.666
14 Austria24.875
15 Ukraine24.850
16 Israel21.8741
17 Serbia and Montenegro21.249
18 Poland21.000
RankAssociationCoeff.Teams
19 Switzerland20.8751
20 Norway20.200
21 Bulgaria18.540
22 Croatia18.125
23 Denmark17.200
24 Hungary16.331
25 Romania15.457
26 Sweden15.383
27 Slovakia11.665
28 Slovenia9.665
29 Cyprus8.165
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina7.165
31 Latvia6.664
32 Finland6.540
33 Moldova6.332
34 Georgia6.165
35 Lithuania5.332
RankAssociationCoeff.Teams
36 Iceland4.8321
37 Macedonia4.497
38 Republic of Ireland4.164
39 Belarus4.082
40 Liechtenstein4.0000
41 Armenia2.9981
42 Malta2.998
43 Albania2.665
44 Estonia2.498
45 Northern Ireland2.165
46 Wales1.832
47 Luxembourg1.665
48 Azerbaijan1.332
49 Kazakhstan0.999
50 Faroe Islands0.666
51 Andorra0.0000
52 San Marino0.000

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 roundTeams 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
BarcelonaTH (1st) Internazionale (1st)[Note ITA] Bayern Munich (1st) PSV Eindhoven (1st)
Real Madrid (2nd) Roma (2nd)[Note ITA] Werder Bremen (2nd) Olympiacos (1st)
Chelsea (1st) Lyon (1st) Porto (1st) Anderlecht (1st)
Manchester United (2nd) Bordeaux (2nd) Sporting CP (2nd) Celtic (1st)
Third qualifying round
Valencia (3rd) Chievo (4th)[Note ITA] AEK Athens (2nd) CSKA Moscow (1st)
Osasuna (4th) Lille (3rd) Standard Liège (2nd) Austria Wien (1st)
Liverpool (3rd) Hamburg (3rd) Galatasaray (1st) Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
Arsenal (4th) Benfica (3rd) Slovan Liberec (1st) Maccabi Haifa (1st)
Milan (3rd)[Note ITA] Ajax (PO)
Second qualifying round
Hearts (2nd) Dynamo Kyiv (2nd) Vålerenga (1st) Debrecen (1st)
Fenerbahçe (2nd) Red Star Belgrade (1st)[Note SRB] Levski Sofia (1st) Steaua București (1st)
Mladá Boleslav (2nd) Legia Warsaw (1st) Dinamo Zagreb (1st) Djurgården (1st)
Spartak Moscow (2nd) Zürich (1st) Copenhagen (1st) Ružomberok (1st)
Red Bull Salzburg (2nd)
First qualifying round
Gorica (1st) Sioni Bolnisi (1st) Pyunik (1st) The New Saints (1st)
Apollon Limassol (1st) Ekranas (1st) Birkirkara (1st) F91 Dudelange (1st)
Široki Brijeg (1st) FH (1st) Elbasani (1st) Baku (1st)
Liepājas Metalurgs (1st) Rabotnički (1st) TVMK (1st) B36 (1st)
MyPa (1st) Cork City (1st) Linfield (1st) Aktobe (1st)
Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) Shakhtyor Soligorsk (1st)
Notes

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]

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingFirst qualifying round23 June 200611–12 July 200618–19 July 2006
Second qualifying round25–26 July 20061–2 August 2006
Third qualifying round28 July 20068–9 August 200622–23 August 2006
Group stageMatchday 124 August 2006
(Monaco)
12–13 September 2006
Matchday 226–27 September 2006
Matchday 317–18 October 2006
Matchday 431 October – 1 November 2006
Matchday 521–22 November 2006
Matchday 65–6 December 2006
Knockout phaseRound of 1615 December 200620–21 February 20076–7 March 2007
Quarter-finals9 March 20073–4 April 200710–11 April 2007
Semi-finals24–25 April 20071–2 May 2007
Final23 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 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Elbasani 1–3 Ekranas1–00–3
TVMK 3–4 FH2–31–1
Liepājas Metalurgs 2–1 Aktobe1–01–1
MyPa 2–0 The New Saints1–01–0
Cork City 2–1 Apollon Limassol1–01–1
Sioni Bolnisi 2–1 Baku2–00–1
F91 Dudelange 0–1 Rabotnički0–10–0
Shakhtyor Salihorsk 0–2 Široki Brijeg0–10–1
Birkirkara 2–5 B360–32–2
Linfield 3–5 Gorica1–32–2
Pyunik 0–2 Sheriff Tiraspol0–00–2

Second qualifying round

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Gorica 0–5 Steaua București0–20–3
Levski Sofia 4–0 Sioni Bolnisi2–02–0
Zürich 2–3 Red Bull Salzburg2–10–2
Djurgården 2–3 Ružomberok1–01–3
Debrecen 2–5 Rabotnički1–11–4
Cork City 0–4 Red Star Belgrade0–10–3
Fenerbahçe 9–0 B364–05–0
Mladá Boleslav 5–3 Vålerenga3–12–2
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1 (a) Spartak Moscow1–10–0
Liepājas Metalurgs 1–8 Dynamo Kyiv1–40–4
FH 0–3 Legia Warsaw0–10–2
Copenhagen 4–2 MyPa2–02–2
Ekranas 3–9 Dinamo Zagreb1–42–5
Hearts 3–0 Široki Brijeg3–00–0

Third qualifying round

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Slovan Liberec 1–2 Spartak Moscow0–01–2
Shakhtar Donetsk 4–2 Legia Warsaw1–03–2
Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Valencia1–00–3
Levski Sofia 4–2 Chievo2–02–2
Hearts 1–5 AEK Athens1–20–3
CSKA Moscow 5–0 Ružomberok3–02–0
Milan 3–1 Red Star Belgrade1–02–1
Galatasaray 6–3 Mladá Boleslav5–21–1
Standard Liège 3–4 Steaua București2–21–2
Austria Wien 1–4 Benfica1–10–3
Dinamo Zagreb 1–5 Arsenal0–31–2
Copenhagen 3–2 Ajax1–22–0
Hamburg 1–1 (a) Osasuna0–01–1
Dynamo Kyiv 5–3 Fenerbahçe3–12–2
Liverpool 3–2 Maccabi Haifa2–11–1*
Lille 4–0 Rabotnički3–01–0

The teams eliminated in this round qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.

* Due to the armed conflict going on in Israel, UEFA decided that no European matches could be staged in the country until further notice.[7] The match was played at 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.

The draw for this round was held on 24 August 2006 in Monaco.[9] 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification CHE BAR BRM LSO
1 Chelsea6411104+613Advance to knockout stage1–02–02–0
2 Barcelona6321124+8112–22–05–0
3 Werder Bremen631275+210Transfer to UEFA Cup1–01–12–0
4 Levski Sofia6006117−1601–30–20–3
Source: RSSSF

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification BAY INT SPA SCP
1 Bayern Munich6330103+712Advance to knockout stage1–14–00–0
2 Internazionale6312550100–22–11–0
3 Spartak Moscow6123711−45Transfer to UEFA Cup2–20–11–1
4 Sporting CP612336−350–11–01–3
Source: RSSSF

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification LIV PSV BDX GAL
1 Liverpool6411115+613Advance to knockout stage2–03–03–2
2 PSV Eindhoven6312660100–01–32–0
3 Bordeaux621367−17Transfer to UEFA Cup0–10–13–1
4 Galatasaray6114712−543–21–20–0
Source: RSSSF

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification VAL ROM SHA OLY
1 Valencia6411126+613Advance to knockout stage2–12–02–0
2 Roma631284+4101–04–01–1
3 Shakhtar Donetsk6132611−56Transfer to UEFA Cup2–21–02–2
4 Olympiacos6033611−532–40–11–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification OL RM STE DK
1 Lyon6420123+914Advance to knockout stage2–01–11–0
2 Real Madrid6321148+6112–21–05–1
3 Steaua București6123711−45Transfer to UEFA Cup0–31–41–1
4 Dynamo Kyiv6024516−1120–32–21–4
Source: RSSSF

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MU CEL BEN FCK
1 Manchester United6402105+512Advance to knockout stage3–23–13–0
2 Celtic630389−191–03–01–0
3 Benfica621378−17Transfer to UEFA Cup0–13–03–1
4 Copenhagen621358−371–03–10–0
Source: RSSSF

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ARS POR CSK HAM
1 Arsenal632173+411Advance to knockout stage2–00–03–1
2 Porto632194+5110–00–04–1
3 CSKA Moscow622245−18Transfer to UEFA Cup1–00–21–0
4 Hamburg6105715−831–21–33–2
Source: RSSSF

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MIL LIL AEK AND
1 Milan631284+410Advance to knockout stage0–23–04–1
2 Lille623185+390–03–12–2
3 AEK Athens622269−38Transfer to UEFA Cup1–01–01–1
4 Anderlecht6042711−440–11–12–2
Source: RSSSF

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.

Bracket

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
              
Roma022
Lyon000
Roma213
Manchester United178
Lille000
Manchester United112
Manchester United303
Milan235
Celtic000
Milan (a.e.t.)011
Milan224
Bayern Munich202
Real Madrid314
Bayern Munich (a)224
Milan2
Liverpool1
Porto112
Chelsea123
Chelsea123
Valencia112
Internazionale202
Valencia (a)202
Chelsea101(1)
Liverpool (p)011(4)
PSV Eindhoven112
Arsenal011
PSV Eindhoven000
Liverpool314
Barcelona112
Liverpool (a)202

Round of 16

The draw for the first knockout round of the competition took place on 15 December 2006 in Nyon, Switzerland.[10] The team first out of the hat in each tie plays the first leg of their tie at home, and the second leg away. This team is denoted as "Team #1" below.

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,[11][12] 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.[13]

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Porto 2–3 Chelsea1–11–2
Celtic 0–1 Milan0–00–1 (a.e.t.)
PSV Eindhoven 2–1 Arsenal1–01–1
Lille 0–2 Manchester United0–10–1
Roma 2–0 Lyon0–02–0
Barcelona 2–2 (a) Liverpool1–21–0
Real Madrid 4–4 (a) Bayern Munich3–21–2
Internazionale 2–2 (a) Valencia2–20–0

Quarter-finals

The draw for the final stages, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, was held on Friday, 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.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Milan 4–2 Bayern Munich2–22–0
PSV Eindhoven 0–4 Liverpool0–30–1
Roma 3–8 Manchester United2–11–7
Chelsea 3–2 Valencia1–12–1

Semi-finals

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Chelsea 1–1 (1–4 p) Liverpool1–00–1 (aet)
Manchester United 3–5 Milan3–20–3

Final

The Final took place on 23 May 2007 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Unlike the other knockout rounds, 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.

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.

Milan went on to represent Europe at the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.

Milan 2–1 Liverpool
Inzaghi 45', 82'ReportMatchCentreKuyt 89'
Attendance: 74,000

2006–07 UEFA Club Football Player Awards

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played
1 Kaká Milan101082
2 Peter Crouch Liverpool6576
Ruud van Nistelrooy Real Madrid584
Fernando Morientes Valencia620
Didier Drogba Chelsea1055
6 Raúl Real Madrid5603
7 Nicolae Dică Steaua București4532
Louis Saha Manchester United464
Claudio Pizarro Bayern Munich620
Filippo Inzaghi Milan673
David Villa Valencia702
Francesco Totti Roma800
Wayne Rooney Manchester United1062

See also

References

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