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The UEFA Champions League 2008–09 will be the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final will be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009.[1] It is the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in Italy and the fourth time it has been held at the Stadio Olimpico. Manchester United are the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season.

Qualification

A total of 76 teams will participate in the 2008-09 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organizes no domestic league competition). Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA league co-efficient. The title holder entry is not used since Manchester United qualified for the Group Stage as the Premier League (Association 2) champions.

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008-09 Champions League:

  • Associations 1-3 (Spain, England, and Italy) each have 4 teams qualify
  • Associations 4-6 (France, Germany, and Portugal) each have 3 teams qualify
  • Associations 7-15 (Romania, Netherlands, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine, Belgium, Czech Republic, Turkey, and Greece) each have 2 teams qualify
  • Associations 16-53 (except Liechtenstein) each have 1 team qualify

First Qualifying Round: (28 teams)

  • 28 champions from associations 25-53

Second Qualifying Round: (28 teams)

  • 14 winners from the First Qualifying Round
  • 8 champions from associations 17-24 (Switzerland, Norway, Israel, Serbia, Denmark, Austria, Poland and Hungary)
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10-15

Third Qualifying Round: (32 teams)

  • 14 winners from the Second Qualifying Round
  • 6 champions from associations 11-16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7-9 (the Netherlands enter the winners of a series of play-off games rather than the runners-up automatically qualifying)
  • 6 third-place finishers from associations 1-6
  • 3 fourth-place finishers from associations 1-3

Group Stage: (32 teams)

  • 16 winners from the Third Qualifying Round
  • 10 champions from associations 1-10
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1-6
Group stage
Spain Real Madrid Italy Internazionale Germany Bayern Munich Romania CFR Cluj
Spain Villarreal Italy Roma Germany Werder Bremen Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
England Manchester UnitedTH France Lyon Portugal Porto Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
England Chelsea France Bordeaux Portugal Sporting CP Scotland Celtic1
Third qualifying round
Spain Barcelona Italy Fiorentina Netherlands Twente Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Spain Atlético Madrid France Marseille Russia Spartak Moscow Turkey Galatasaray
England Arsenal Germany Schalke 04 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Greece Olympiacos
England Liverpool Portugal Vitória Guimarães Belgium Standard Liège Bulgaria Levski Sofia1
Italy Juventus Romania Steaua
Second qualifying round
Scotland Rangers Turkey Fenerbahçe Israel Beitar Jerusalem Austria Rapid Vienna
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Greece Panathinaikos Serbia Partizan Poland Wisła Kraków1
Belgium Anderlecht Switzerland Basel Denmark Aalborg BK Hungary MTK Budapest1
Czech Republic Sparta Prague Norway Brann
First qualifying round
Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka Lithuania Kaunas Belarus BATE Borisov Wales Llanelli
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Finland Tampere United Albania Dinamo Tirana Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Estonia Levadia Luxembourg F91 Dudelange
Sweden IFK Göteborg Republic of Ireland Drogheda United Armenia Pyunik Yerevan Malta Valletta
Slovenia Domžale Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi Azerbaijan Inter Baku Andorra Santa Coloma
Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Modriča North Macedonia Rabotnički Kazakhstan Aktobe San Marino Murata
Latvia Ventspils Iceland Valur Northern Ireland Linfield Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica
  • Template:Fnb Moved up from the lower qualifiying round due to the Title Holder entry not being used.

Excluded teams

Porto

On 4 June 2008, a decision was taken to exclude Portuguese champions Porto from this year's competition, after the club was found guilty of bribing referees in the Portuguese Liga during the 2003-04 season.[2] As a result, Vitória Guimarães were promoted from the 3rd qualifying round to the group stage and Benfica from the UEFA Cup into the 3rd qualifying round. However, after Porto appealed the decision, the decision was deferred by UEFA's Appeals Body back to the Control & Disciplinary Body for re-assessment.[3] The meeting to re-assess the situation took place on 16 June 2008, with the decision being reversed and Porto being allowed back into the 2008-09 Champions League. The decision was taken due to Porto's disciplinary process in Portugal not yet being complete.[4]

CSKA Sofia

Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia will be excluded from the tournament having failed to secure a UEFA licence due to the club being in debt to various government bodies and creditors.[5] Levski Sofia will take their place in the 3rd qualifying round.

Round and draw dates

The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.

Date Event Date Event
1 July 2008 Draw for first and second qualifying rounds 4 November 2008 Group stage, Matchday 4
15 July 2008 First qualifying round, first leg 5 November 2008
16 July 2008 25 November 2008 Group stage, Matchday 5
22 July 2008 First qualifying round, second leg 26 November 2008
23 July 2008 9 December 2008 Group stage, Matchday 6
29 July 2008 Second qualifying round, first leg 10 December 2008
30 July 2008 19 December 2008 Draw for first knockout round
1 August 2008 Draw for third qualifying round 24 February 2009 First knockout round, first leg
5 August 2008 Second qualifying round, second leg 25 February 2009
6 August 2008 10 March 2009 First knockout round, second leg
12 August 2008 Third qualifying round, first leg 11 March 2009
13 August 2008 20 March 2009 Draw for remaining rounds
26 August 2008 Third qualifying round, second leg 7 April 2009 Quarter-finals, first leg
27 August 2008 8 April 2009
28 August 2008 Draw for group stage 14 April 2009 Quarter-finals, second leg
16 September 2008 Group stage, Matchday 1 15 April 2009
17 September 2008 28 April 2009 Semi-finals, first leg
30 September 2008 Group stage, Matchday 2 29 April 2009
1 October 2008 5 May 2009 Semi-finals, second leg
21 October 2008 Group stage, Matchday 3 6 May 2009
22 October 2008 27 May 2009 Final in Rome, Italy

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on Tuesday, 1 July 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland. The first leg matches were held on 15 July and 16 July, while the second legs will be played on 22 July and 23 July 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Linfield Northern Ireland 0-3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 0–1
Valletta Malta 0-3 Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka 0–2 0–1
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 3–1 Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík 3–0 0–1
Santa Coloma Andorra 2–7 Lithuania Kaunas 1–4 1–3
Murata San Marino 0-6 Sweden IFK Göteborg 0–5 0–1
Llanelli Wales 1–4 Latvia Ventspils 1–0 0–4
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 3–0 Armenia Pyunik Yerevan 1–0 2–0
Inter Baku Azerbaijan (a)1–1 North Macedonia Rabotnički 0–0 1–1
Tampere United Finland 3-1 Montenegro Budućnost 2–1 1–0
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 0-1 Slovenia Domžale 0–1 0–0
Dinamo Tirana Albania 0-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Modriča 0–2 0–0
Aktobe Kazakhstan 1–4 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 0–4
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 3–1 Estonia Levadia 2–1 1–0
BATE Belarus 14 Iceland Valur 2–0 23 July

Second qualifying round

The first leg matches will be played on 29 July and 30 July, while the second legs will be held on 5 August and 6 August 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rangers Scotland 1 Lithuania Kaunas 30 July 5 August
Brann Norway 2 Latvia Ventspils 29 July 6 August
Inter Baku Azerbaijan 3 Serbia Partizan 29 July 5 August
Winners of Match 9 4 Winners of Match 2
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 5 Austria Rapid Wien 6 August
Winners of Match 10 6 Winners of Match 1
Panathinaikos Greece 7 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Winners of Match 5 8 Switzerland Basel
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 9 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 10 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 29 July 6 August
Anderlecht Belgium 11 Winners of Match 14
Beitar Jerusalem Israel 12 Poland Wisła Kraków 30 July 6 August
Fenerbahçe Turkey 13 Hungary MTK Hungária
Aalborg BK Denmark 14 Winners of Match 11

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round will take place on 1 August 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland,[6] and will involve the following teams:[7]

The first leg matches will be played on 12 August and 13 August, while the second leg matches will take place on 26 August and 27 August.

Group stage

The following teams will compete in the group stage of the Champions League together with the winners of the third qualifying round. Clubs except Manchester United, the defending champions, are listed in club coefficient order.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Ravdin, Eugene (2006-10-05). "Moscow and Rome feast on finals". UEFA. Retrieved 2007-05-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Porto lose Champions League place". BBC Sport. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-06-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "FC Porto case deferred" (PDF). uefa.com. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-06-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Porto admission confirmed". uefa.com. 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2008-06-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "CSKA Sofia banned from Champions League over unpaid debts". 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Draws for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup" (PDF). UEFA. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Clubs listed in UEFA coefficient order.

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