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The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League is the 55th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the eighteenth edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. It is also the first edition under the new qualifying format. Barcelona are the defending champions. The final will be played on 22 May 2010, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home ground of Real Madrid, in Madrid, Spain.[1] This year's final will be the first to be played on a Saturday night, and the matches from the first knockout round will be spread over four weeks instead of two. The winner of the tournament qualifies to play in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup as well as the 2010 UEFA Super Cup.
[edit] Association team allocationA total of 76 teams will participate in the 2009–10 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organizes no domestic league competition). Countries are allocated places according to the 2008 UEFA league coefficient.[2] The UEFA ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next, not in the first season after the publication of the ranking. Thus, the 2008 ranking determines the proportion in 2009–10, not 2008–09. Since Barcelona, the Champions League title holder, have obtained a place in the group stage through their domestic league placing, the reserved defending champion spot will not be used. To compensate, the champion of association 13 (Belgium) will be entered into the group stage, the champion of association 16 (Switzerland) will be promoted to the third qualifying round and the champions of associations 48 and 49 (Faroe Islands and Luxembourg, respectively) to the second qualifying round.[3] Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League:
[edit] Distribution
[edit] TeamsLeague positions of the previous season shown in parentheses. (Panathinaikos qualified for the Champions League by winning the Greek end-of-season play-offs) TH Title Holder [edit] Round and draw dates
[edit] Qualifying phaseMain article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase In a new system for the Champions League,[4] there are two separate qualifying tournaments. One is for the Champion clubs who did not automatically qualify for the group stage. The other one is for teams who did not win their domestic league and did not automatically qualify for the group stage. For both sections, the losing teams from the third qualifying round are entered into the UEFA Europa League play-off round and the losing teams from the play-off round are entered into the UEFA Europa League group stage. [edit] First qualifying roundThe draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on Monday, 22 June 2009 in Nyon, Switzerland. The first legs were played on 30 June and 1 July, while the second legs were played on 7 July and 8 July 2009. None of the seeded teams were eliminated.
[edit] Second qualifying roundFor the draw clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient, and because the draw for this round took place before the first qualifying round matches were played, the teams were seeded as if the higher-ranked side in the previous round would be victorious. The first legs were played on 14 July and 15 July, while the second legs were played on 21 July and 22 July 2009. Five of the seeded teams were eliminated: Wisła Kraków, Kalmar FF, FH, Inter Turku, and Ekranas. Partizan's 8–0 win over Rhyl in the 2nd leg of the second qualifying round represents the largest margin of victory in the current Champions League format. The second leg between Stabæk and Tirana is currently under investigation by UEFA and German authorities for possible match-fixing.[5]
[edit] Third qualifying roundThe third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections were entered into the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. The draw for the third qualifying round, which was conducted by UEFA Competitions Director Giorgio Marchetti and Michael Heselschwerdt, Head of Club Competitions, was held on Friday, 17 July 2009 in Nyon, Switzerland. For the draw clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient, and because the draw for this round took place before the second qualifying round matches were played, the teams were seeded as if the higher-ranked side in the previous round would be victorious. The first legs were played on 28 July and 29 July, while the second legs were played on 4 August and 5 August 2009. Six of the seeded teams were eliminated: Shakhtar Donetsk, Slavia Prague, Partizan, Dinamo Zagreb, BATE and Levadia.
[edit] Play-off roundMain article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League play-off round The play-off round was split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The losing teams in both sections were entered into the group stage of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. The draw ceremony for the play-off round, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and UEFA Competitions Director Giorgio Marchetti, was held on Friday, 7 August 2009 in Nyon, Switzerland. For the draw, clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient. The first legs were played on 18 August and 19 August, while the second legs were played on 25 August and 26 August 2009. Four of the seeded teams were eliminated: Sporting CP, Panathinaikos, Copenhagen, and Levski Sofia.
[edit] Group stageMain article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage The draw for the group stage was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 27 August 2009. A total of 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams were divided into four pots, based on UEFA coefficients. Clubs from the same pot or the same association cannot be drawn into the same group. Each team played against each other in its group twice. The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2009. The top two in each group advanced to the knockout stage, and the third-placed teams entered the UEFA Europa League Round of 32. AZ, Wolfsburg, Standard Liège, Zürich, APOEL, Rubin Kazan, Unirea Urziceni and Debrecen made their debut in the group stage. [edit] Tie-breaking criteriaBased on Article 7.05 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine the rankings:[6]
[edit] Group A
[edit] Group B
[edit] Group C
[edit] Group D
[edit] Group E
[edit] Group F
[edit] Group G
[edit] Group H
[edit] Knockout stageMain article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League knockout stage The draw for the first knockout round was held on 18 December 2009 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and UEFA Director of Competitions Giorgio Marchetti.[7] The draw for the remaining rounds will be held on 19 March 2010. [edit] First knockout roundThe eight group winners and eight runners-up from the group stage are drawn into eight pairs of home-and-away matches. In this round, neither teams from the same group nor teams from the same association could be drawn with each other. Group winners will play the second leg at home. Starting with this season, the first knockout round matches will be held over four weeks, instead of the previous two weeks. The first legs will be played on 16, 17, 23 and 24 February, while the second legs will be played on 9, 10, 16 and 17 March 2010.
[edit] Quarter-finalsThe eight winners from the first knockout round are drawn into four pairs of home-and-away matches. Starting from this round, the draw is made irrespective of association or previous group status. The first legs will be played on 30 and 31 March, while the second legs will be played on 6 and 7 April 2010. [edit] Semi-finalsThe four quarter-final winners are drawn into two pairs of home-and-away matches. The first legs will be played on 20 and 21 April, while the second legs will be played on 27 and 28 April 2010. [edit] FinalMain article: 2010 UEFA Champions League Final The 2010 UEFA Champions League Final is scheduled to be played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on 22 May 2010. If the scores are level after 90 minutes, two 15-minute periods of extra time will be played. If the game remains tied after extra time has been played, a penalty shootout will determine the winner. It will be the first time that a UEFA Champions League final will be played on a Saturday night. [edit] Statistics[edit] Top goalscorersThe top scorers from the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds and play-off round) are as follows (players in bold are still active in the competition):
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