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2005/06 UEFA Champions League - provisional lineup
IOC Stage Club Domestic position
ENG Q1 Liverpool FC Holders
ESP Grp FC Barcelona 1
ESP Grp Real Madrid CF 2
ESP Q3 Villarreal CF 3
ESP Q3 Real Betis Balompié 4
ENG Grp Chelsea FC 1
ENG Grp Arsenal FC 2
ENG Q3 Manchester United FC 3
ENG Q3 Everton FC 4
ITA Grp Juventus FC 1
ITA Grp AC Milan 2
ITA Q3 FC Internazionale Milano 3
ITA Q3 Udinese Calcio 4
GER Grp FC Bayern München 1
GER Grp FC Schalke 04 2
GER Q3 Werder Bremen 3
FRA Grp Olympique Lyonnais 1
FRA Grp LOSC Lille Métropole 2
FRA Q3 AS Monaco FC 3
POR Grp SL Benfica 1
POR Grp FC Porto 2
POR Q3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3
GRE Grp Olympiacos CFP 1
GRE Q3 Panathinaikos FC 2
NED Grp PSV Eindhoven 1
NED Q3 AFC Ajax 2
CZE Grp AC Sparta Praha 1
CZE Q3 SK Slavia Praha 2
TUR Grp Fenerbahçe SK 1
TUR Q2 Trabzonspor 2
SCO Q3 Rangers FC 1
SCO Q2 Celtic FC 2
BEL Q3 Club Brugge KV 1
BEL Q2 RSC Anderlecht 2
SUI Q3 FC Basel 1893 1
SUI Q2 FC Thun 2
UKR Q3 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1
UKR Q2 FC Dynamo Kyiv 2
NOR Q3 Rosenborg BK 1
NOR Q2 Vålerenga IF 2
POL Q3 Wisla Kraków 1
ISR Q2 Maccabi Haifa FC 1
AUT Q2 SK Rapid Wien 1
SCG Q2 FK Partizan 1
BUL Q2 PFC CSKA Sofia 1
RUS Q2 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 1
DEN Q2 Brøndby IF 1
CRO Q2 HNK Hajduk Split 1
SWE Q2 Malmö FF 1
HUN Q2 Debreceni VSC 1
ROU Q2 FC Steaua Bucuresti 1
SVK Q1 FC Artmedia Bratislava 1
SLO Q1 NK Gorica 1
CYP Q1 Anorthosis Famagusta FC 1
MOL Q1 FC Sheriff 1
LAT Q1 FC Skonto 1
FIN Q1 FC Haka 1
BIH Q1 NK Zrinjski 1
GEO Q1 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 1
MKD Q1 FK Rabotnicki 1
LIT Q1 FBK Kaunas 1
BLS Q1 FC Dinamo Minsk 1
ISL Q1 FH Hafnarfjördur 1
MLT Q1 Sliema Wanderers FC 1
IRL Q1 Shelbourne FC 1
ARM Q1 FC Pyunik 1
WAL Q1 Total Network Solutions FC 1
ALB Q1 KF Tirana 1
NIR Q1 Glentoran FC 1
EST Q1 FC Levadia Tallinn 1
LUX Q1 F91 Dudelange 1
AZE Q1 PFC Neftchi 1
FAR Q1 HB Tórshavn 1
KAZ Q1 FC Kairat Almaty 1
IOC Stage Club Domestic position
ENG Q1 Liverpool FC Holders
ESP Grp FC Barcelona 1
ESP Grp Real Madrid CF 2
ESP Q3 Villarreal CF 3
ESP Q3 Real Betis Balompié 4
ENG Grp Chelsea FC 1
ENG Grp Arsenal FC 2
ENG Q3 Manchester United FC 3
ENG Q3 Everton FC 4
ITA Grp Juventus FC 1
ITA Grp AC Milan 2
ITA Q3 FC Internazionale Milano 3
ITA Q3 Udinese Calcio 4
GER Grp FC Bayern München 1
GER Grp FC Schalke 04 2
GER Q3 Werder Bremen 3
FRA Grp Olympique Lyonnais 1
FRA Grp LOSC Lille Métropole 2
FRA Q3 AS Monaco FC 3
POR Grp SL Benfica 1
POR Grp FC Porto 2
POR Q3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3
GRE Grp Olympiacos CFP 1
GRE Q3 Panathinaikos FC 2
NED Grp PSV Eindhoven 1
NED Q3 AFC Ajax 2
CZE Grp AC Sparta Praha 1
CZE Q3 SK Slavia Praha 2
TUR Grp Fenerbahçe SK 1
TUR Q2 Trabzonspor 2
SCO Q3 Rangers FC 1
SCO Q2 Celtic FC 2
BEL Q3 Club Brugge KV 1
BEL Q2 RSC Anderlecht 2
SUI Q3 FC Basel 1893 1
SUI Q2 FC Thun 2
UKR Q3 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1
UKR Q2 FC Dynamo Kyiv 2
NOR Q3 Rosenborg BK 1
NOR Q2 Vålerenga IF 2
POL Q3 Wisla Kraków 1
ISR Q2 Maccabi Haifa FC 1
AUT Q2 SK Rapid Wien 1
SCG Q2 FK Partizan 1
BUL Q2 PFC CSKA Sofia 1
RUS Q2 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 1
DEN Q2 Brøndby IF 1
CRO Q2 HNK Hajduk Split 1
SWE Q2 Malmö FF 1
HUN Q2 Debreceni VSC 1
ROU Q2 FC Steaua Bucuresti 1
SVK Q1 FC Artmedia Bratislava 1
SLO Q1 NK Gorica 1
CYP Q1 Anorthosis Famagusta FC 1
MOL Q1 FC Sheriff 1
LAT Q1 FC Skonto 1
FIN Q1 FC Haka 1
BIH Q1 NK Zrinjski 1
GEO Q1 FC Dinamo Tbilisi 1
MKD Q1 FK Rabotnicki 1
LIT Q1 FBK Kaunas 1
BLS Q1 FC Dinamo Minsk 1
ISL Q1 FH Hafnarfjördur 1
MLT Q1 Sliema Wanderers FC 1
IRL Q1 Shelbourne FC 1
ARM Q1 FC Pyunik 1
WAL Q1 Total Network Solutions FC 1
ALB Q1 KF Tirana 1
NIR Q1 Glentoran FC 1
EST Q1 FC Levadia Tallinn 1
LUX Q1 F91 Dudelange 1
AZE Q1 PFC Neftchi 1
FAR Q1 HB Tórshavn 1
KAZ Q1 FC Kairat Almaty 1
French side Lille will play their home Champions League games next season in Paris or Lens after being told by UEFA they cannot play in their stadium.
The Ligue 1 runners-up said in a statement both options were feasible and a final decision would depend on their draw.
Lille would prefer to play at the Stade de France in Paris and will do so unless they are drawn to play at home on December 6 or 7.
In that case they will play at Lens's Bollaert stadium because the Stade de France is unavailable on those dates and all home matches must be played at the same stadium.
Lens is a short drive from the northern city while Paris is an hour away by high-speed train.
Lille's own stadium is undergoing a facelift and they played last season in nearby Villeneuve d'Ascq, where they also wanted to hold their Champions League matches.
UEFA told Lille that would not be possible because the stadium, which has an 18,000 capacity, is too small and does not meet safety standards.
The Ligue 1 runners-up said in a statement both options were feasible and a final decision would depend on their draw.
Lille would prefer to play at the Stade de France in Paris and will do so unless they are drawn to play at home on December 6 or 7.
In that case they will play at Lens's Bollaert stadium because the Stade de France is unavailable on those dates and all home matches must be played at the same stadium.
Lens is a short drive from the northern city while Paris is an hour away by high-speed train.
Lille's own stadium is undergoing a facelift and they played last season in nearby Villeneuve d'Ascq, where they also wanted to hold their Champions League matches.
UEFA told Lille that would not be possible because the stadium, which has an 18,000 capacity, is too small and does not meet safety standards.
So Liverpool faces "Total Network Solutions FC "? :wth: That's not a team -- that's an advertisement with 22 legs! I get the Beyer Leverkusen thing and all, but this is ludicrous.
That's it. I'm going to Wales and dump a load of cash on some crap team just to name them "Sepp Blatter Can Kiss My Fat Hairy Ass FC".
That's it. I'm going to Wales and dump a load of cash on some crap team just to name them "Sepp Blatter Can Kiss My Fat Hairy Ass FC".
UEFA Champions League first qualifying round draw
Team drawn first will play at home in first leg
First-leg matches: 12/13 July 2005
Second-leg matches: 19/20 July 2005
Match
1 Liverpool FC (ENG) v Total Network Solutions FC (WAL)
2 FC Haka (FIN) v FC Pyunik (ARM)
3 HB Tórshavn (FAR) v FBK Kaunas (LIT)
4 FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) v FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
5 NK Gorica (SLO) v KF Tirana (ALB)
6 FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ) v FC Artmedia Bratislava (SVK)
7 PFC Neftchi (AZE) v FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL)
8 FK Rabotnicki (MKD) v Skonto FC (LAT)
9 Glentoran FC (NIR) v Shelbourne FC (IRL)
10 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) v Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)
11 Sliema Wanderers FC (MLT) v FC Sheriff (MDA)
12 F91 Dudelange (LUX) v NK Zrinjski (BIH)
UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw
First-leg matches: 26/27 July 2005
Second-leg matches: 2/3 August 2005
Winner match 3 v Winner match 1
Winner match 4 v Brøndby IF (DEN)
FK Partizan (SCG) v Winner match 11
Debreceni VSC (HUN) v HNK Hajduk Split (CRO)
Winner match 6 v Celtic FC (SCO)
Winner match 5 v PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)
RSC Anderlecht (BEL) v Winner match 7
Vålerenga IF (NOR) v Winner match 2
Winner match 8 v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
Winner match 12 v SK Rapid Wien (AUT)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) v FC Thun (SUI)
Malmö FF (SWE) v Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
Winner match 9 v FC Steaua Bucuresti (ROU)
Winner match 10 v Trabzonspor (TUR)
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Anyone got info about PFC Neftchi (AZE) or FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL) ?
I guess they pretty much suck
Team drawn first will play at home in first leg
First-leg matches: 12/13 July 2005
Second-leg matches: 19/20 July 2005
Match
1 Liverpool FC (ENG) v Total Network Solutions FC (WAL)
2 FC Haka (FIN) v FC Pyunik (ARM)
3 HB Tórshavn (FAR) v FBK Kaunas (LIT)
4 FC Levadia Tallinn (EST) v FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
5 NK Gorica (SLO) v KF Tirana (ALB)
6 FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ) v FC Artmedia Bratislava (SVK)
7 PFC Neftchi (AZE) v FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL)
8 FK Rabotnicki (MKD) v Skonto FC (LAT)
9 Glentoran FC (NIR) v Shelbourne FC (IRL)
10 FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) v Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)
11 Sliema Wanderers FC (MLT) v FC Sheriff (MDA)
12 F91 Dudelange (LUX) v NK Zrinjski (BIH)
UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw
First-leg matches: 26/27 July 2005
Second-leg matches: 2/3 August 2005
Winner match 3 v Winner match 1
Winner match 4 v Brøndby IF (DEN)
FK Partizan (SCG) v Winner match 11
Debreceni VSC (HUN) v HNK Hajduk Split (CRO)
Winner match 6 v Celtic FC (SCO)
Winner match 5 v PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)
RSC Anderlecht (BEL) v Winner match 7
Vålerenga IF (NOR) v Winner match 2
Winner match 8 v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
Winner match 12 v SK Rapid Wien (AUT)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) v FC Thun (SUI)
Malmö FF (SWE) v Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
Winner match 9 v FC Steaua Bucuresti (ROU)
Winner match 10 v Trabzonspor (TUR)
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Anyone got info about PFC Neftchi (AZE) or FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL) ?
I guess they pretty much suck
So here are the league coefficient ratings:
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=16384/newsId=312433.html
PDF file:
http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/UEFACup/312456_DOWNLOAD.pdf
Italy came in third because of the running average over the years. Not sure why the 2003 coefficient was so low with both Juve, Milan, and Inter in the final four of the CL that year...
That defines to me this system is about as much of a crock as Jethro Tull winning the Grammy for Best Metal band.
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=16384/newsId=312433.html
PDF file:
http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/UEFACup/312456_DOWNLOAD.pdf
Italy came in third because of the running average over the years. Not sure why the 2003 coefficient was so low with both Juve, Milan, and Inter in the final four of the CL that year...
That defines to me this system is about as much of a crock as Jethro Tull winning the Grammy for Best Metal band.
TNS 0-3 Liverpool (Cisse, Gerrard, Gerrard)
Liverpool advance 6-0 on aggregate
Liverpool survived a scare against Welsh minnows TNS before booking their spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League after a 3-0 victory at The Racecourse Ground.
Djibril Cisse's first half goal, and a double from Steven Gerrard, earned the holders a 6-0 aggregate success, and a date with FBK Kaunas next week.
Dietmar Hamann missed a penalty but, prior to Gerrard's late salvo, TNS were denied by the post and also had a goal unjustly disallowed for offside.
Liverpool kept last week's hat-trick hero Gerrard on the bench and, minus the influence of their captain, the reigning champions lacked real purpose.
Cisse's pace was a constant thorn to TNS but the hosts were competitive in the first half, with John Toner failing to take advantage of an early half chance.
Gerrard Doherty performed admirably in the first leg at Anfield and the TNS keeper was alert on 11 minutes when he blocked Cisse's shot with his legs after the Frenchman again used his speed to good effect.
Xabi Alonso was off target from 25 yards and John Arne Riise thundered a free kick wide before Liverpool made the breakthrough on 26 minutes.
Riise's deep cross should have been cleared by Chris King but, when the TNS defender mis-kicked, Cisse pounced to hit a crisp, low shot into the corner of the net.
A second goal was almost forthcoming on 34 minutes when a clever pass from Hamann played in Anthony Le Tallec but his shot was cleared off the line by Philip Baker.
TNS started the second half sluggishly and were almost punished by a rare goal from Jamie Carragher but the stand-in skipper's far post header was brilliantly pushed out by Doherty.
The ball only ran to the edge of the area where Jamie Wood clumsily bundled over Darren Potter but Hamann's tame penalty was smartly saved by the impressive Doherty.
The TNS shot-stopper, who could arguably do a job in the Football League, performed more heroics when keeping out Steve Finnan's drive with his legs before the Welsh champions almost stunned Liverpool by scoring an equaliser.
Following a move worthy of The Premiership, TNS worked the ball to Steven Beck in space and he struck a sweet shot with the outside of his boot, which rebounded off the post for Toner to blaze the follow-up over.
Liverpool brought on Gerrard but it was another substitute - Luis Garcia - who tested Doherty next, with the Spaniard's piledriver beaten away by the home keeper.
TNS did put the ball in the back of the net on 75 minutes via Marc Lloyd-Williams' clean finish but the prolific striker's goal was harshly ruled out for offside.
Gerrard has been the only truly stand-out performer for The Reds in the tie and he scored twice in the last five minutes, the first after a surging break from midfield and the second after collecting Garcia's pass and squeezing a shot beneath Doherty.
The final scoreline told a flattering tale and Benitez's promise to rest Gerrard more often this season may be severely tested unless the holders find another source of inspiration when the opposition becomes tougher.
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Liverpool advance 6-0 on aggregate
Liverpool survived a scare against Welsh minnows TNS before booking their spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League after a 3-0 victory at The Racecourse Ground.
Djibril Cisse's first half goal, and a double from Steven Gerrard, earned the holders a 6-0 aggregate success, and a date with FBK Kaunas next week.
Dietmar Hamann missed a penalty but, prior to Gerrard's late salvo, TNS were denied by the post and also had a goal unjustly disallowed for offside.
Liverpool kept last week's hat-trick hero Gerrard on the bench and, minus the influence of their captain, the reigning champions lacked real purpose.
Cisse's pace was a constant thorn to TNS but the hosts were competitive in the first half, with John Toner failing to take advantage of an early half chance.
Gerrard Doherty performed admirably in the first leg at Anfield and the TNS keeper was alert on 11 minutes when he blocked Cisse's shot with his legs after the Frenchman again used his speed to good effect.
Xabi Alonso was off target from 25 yards and John Arne Riise thundered a free kick wide before Liverpool made the breakthrough on 26 minutes.
Riise's deep cross should have been cleared by Chris King but, when the TNS defender mis-kicked, Cisse pounced to hit a crisp, low shot into the corner of the net.
A second goal was almost forthcoming on 34 minutes when a clever pass from Hamann played in Anthony Le Tallec but his shot was cleared off the line by Philip Baker.
TNS started the second half sluggishly and were almost punished by a rare goal from Jamie Carragher but the stand-in skipper's far post header was brilliantly pushed out by Doherty.
The ball only ran to the edge of the area where Jamie Wood clumsily bundled over Darren Potter but Hamann's tame penalty was smartly saved by the impressive Doherty.
The TNS shot-stopper, who could arguably do a job in the Football League, performed more heroics when keeping out Steve Finnan's drive with his legs before the Welsh champions almost stunned Liverpool by scoring an equaliser.
Following a move worthy of The Premiership, TNS worked the ball to Steven Beck in space and he struck a sweet shot with the outside of his boot, which rebounded off the post for Toner to blaze the follow-up over.
Liverpool brought on Gerrard but it was another substitute - Luis Garcia - who tested Doherty next, with the Spaniard's piledriver beaten away by the home keeper.
TNS did put the ball in the back of the net on 75 minutes via Marc Lloyd-Williams' clean finish but the prolific striker's goal was harshly ruled out for offside.
Gerrard has been the only truly stand-out performer for The Reds in the tie and he scored twice in the last five minutes, the first after a surging break from midfield and the second after collecting Garcia's pass and squeezing a shot beneath Doherty.
The final scoreline told a flattering tale and Benitez's promise to rest Gerrard more often this season may be severely tested unless the holders find another source of inspiration when the opposition becomes tougher.
www.planetfootball.com
