Tomorrow the draw for the newly formed Europe League takes place in the princely state of Monaco (starting 13.00 CET). Regarding the teams some prominent names like AS Roma, Valencia or titleholder Shaktar Donetsk will be drawn.
Football Champions League Draw Group Stage 2009/2010
The newly established group stage comprises 48 teams, of which four teams randomly assigned into twelve groups. The mode thus guaranteeing each club three home and away games.
Crucial for the draw is the seeding-list. Each club has for its international games in the last five years, a certain coefficient to be calculated depending on the success. The 48 teams qualified for the group stage will be divided according to their club coefficients in four pots. Two teams of one and the same nation can not be assigned to the same group.
Fixtures:
Group stage, Matchday 1 17.09.2009
Group stage, Matchday 2 01.10.2009
Group stage, Matchday 3 22.10.2009
Group stage, Matchday 4 05.11.2009
Group stage, Matchday 5 02/03.12.2009
Group stage, Matchday 6 16/17.12.2009
Seedings:
| Pot 1 |
Pot 2 |
| Werder Bremen |
Celtic Glasgow |
| Villareal |
Fenerbahce |
| Schachtjor Donezk |
Everton |
Steaua Bucharest
|
Heerenveen |
| Sporting Lisbon |
Anderlecht |
| Hamburger SV |
FC Kobenhavn |
| Valencia |
Austria Vienna |
Panathinaikos Athens
|
Lille OSC |
| Benfica Lisbon |
FC Basle |
| Ajax Amsterdam |
Lazio Rome |
| PSV Eindhoven |
Galatasaray |
| AS Roma |
Club Brugge |
Pot 3
|
Pot 4
|
| Fulham FC |
FC Timisoara |
| Hertha BSC |
FC Salzburg |
| Sparta Praha |
FK Ventspils |
| AEK Athens |
Sheriff Tiraspol |
| Slavia Praha |
CFR Cluj |
| Lewski Sofia |
FC Toulouse |
| Athletic Bilbao |
National Funchal
|
| Partizan Belgrade |
Sturm Graz |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Rapid Vienna |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
CSKA Sofia |
| Twente Enschede |
Bate Borisov |
| Dinamo Bucharest |
Genoa CFC |
