MIDWEEK COMPETITION 2011/2012

European Champions League Cup

 

Cups Information

Group A	Bayern Munich	(GER)
Group A	Manchester City	(ENG)
Group A	Napoli	(ITA)
Group A	Villarreal	(ESP)
Group B	CSKA Moscow	(RUS)
Group B	Inter Milan	(ITA)
Group B	Lille	(FRA)
Group B	Trabzonspor	(TUR)
Group C	Basle	(SUI)
Group C	Benfica	(POR)
Group C	Manchester United	(ENG)
Group C	SC Otelul Galati	(ROU)
Group D	Ajax	(NED)
Group D	Dinamo Zagreb	(CRO)
Group D	Lyon	(FRA)
Group D	Real Madrid	(ESP)
Group E	Bayer Leverkusen	(GER)
Group E	Chelsea	(ENG)
Group E	Genk	(BEL)
Group E	Valencia	(ESP)
Group F	Arsenal	(ENG)
Group F	Borussia Dortmund	(GER)
Group F	Marseille	(FRA)
Group F	Olympiakos	(GRE)
Group G	Apoel Nicosia	(CYP)
Group G	FC Porto	(POR)
Group G	Shakhtar Donetsk	(UKR)
Group G	Zenit St Petersburg	(RUS)
Group H	AC Milan	(ITA)
Group H	Barcelona	(ESP)
Group H	BATE	(BLR)
Group H	Plzen	(CZE)

 

Road to the final

The UEFA Champions League comprises three qualifying rounds, a play-off round, a group stage and four knockout rounds.

Qualifying

In matches in the three qualifying rounds and the play-off stage, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis. The club which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next round, with away goals and then penalties used to determine the winner in the event of a draw.

Group stage

The ten winners in the play-off round ties – five from the best-placed path and five from the champions path – join 22 automatic entrants in the 32-team group stage. The clubs are split into eight groups of four teams, who play home and away against each of their pool opponents between September and December to decide which two teams from each section advance to the first knockout round. The third-place finishers in each group enter the UEFA Europa League round of 32.

Knockout phase

From the last 16 until the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis with the same rules as the qualifying and play-off rounds applied. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up other than teams from their own pool or nation, while from the quarter-finals on the draw is free.

Final

The final is decided by a single match, which this season will be played at Fußball Arena München on Saturday 19 May 2012

 

EURO	RND	DATES	PICKS	WK
Champions	Matchday 1	13/09-14/09	15	1
Europa	Matchday 1	15-Sep
Champions	Matchday 2	27/09-28/09	15	3
Europa	Matchday 2	29-Sep
Champions	Matchday 3	18/10-19/10	15	6
Europa	Matchday 3	20-Oct
Champions	Matchday 4	01/11-02/11	15	8
Europa	Matchday 4	3-Nov
Champions	Matchday 5	22/11-23/11	15	11
Europa	Matchday 5	30/11-01/12
Champions	Matchday 6	06/12-07/12	15	13
Europa	Matchday 6	14/12-15/12
Champions	Round of 16	14-Feb	15	23
Europa	Round of 32	16-Feb		23
Champions	Round of 16	22-Feb	15	24
Europa	Round of 32	23-Feb		24
Champions	Round of 16	6-Mar	12	26
Europa	Round of 16	8-Mar		26
Champions	Round of 16	14-Mar	12	27
Europa	Round of 16	15-Mar		27
Champions	Q-finals	27/03-28/03	8	29
Europa	Q-finals	29-Mar		29
Champions	Q-finals	03/04-04/04	8	30
Europa	Q-finals	5-Apr		30
Champions	Semi-finals	17/04-18/04	4	32
Europa	Semi-finals	19-Apr		32
Champions	Semi-finals	24/04-25/04	4	33
Europa	Semi-finals	26-Apr		33
Europa	Final	18-May	1	36

 

European Europa League Cups Information

The UEFA Europa League comprises three qualifying rounds, a play-off round, a group stage and five knockout rounds.

Qualifying
In matches in the three qualifying rounds and the play-offs, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis. The club which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next round, with away goals and then penalties used to determine the winner in the event of a draw.

Group stage
The 38 play-off round winners join the ten losers from the UEFA Champions League play-offs. The clubs are split into 12 groups of four teams, playing home and away against each of their pool opponents between September and December. Two sides from each section advance, proceeding into the round of 32 alongside eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Knockout phase
From the last 32 until the semi-finals, clubs play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis with the same rules as the qualifying and play-off rounds applied. In the last 32, group winners and the four third-placed sides from the UEFA Champions League with the best records are seeded, guaranteeing they will play the second leg at home. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn together. From the round of 16 onwards the draw is free.

Final
The final is decided by a single match, which this season will be played at the National Arena, Bucharest on Wednesday 9 May.

(Group A)	PAOK	(GRE)
(Group A)	Rubin	(RUS)
(Group A)	Shamrock Rovers	(IRL)
(Group A)	Tottenham	(ENG)
(Group B)	Hannover	(GER)
(Group B)	København	(DEN)
(Group B)	Standard	(BEL)
(Group B)	Vorskla	(UKR)
(Group C)	H. Tel-Aviv	(ISR)
(Group C)	Legia	(POL)
(Group C)	PSV	(NED)
(Group C)	Rapid Bucurest	(ROU)
(Group D)	Lazio	(ITA)
(Group D)	Sporting	(POR)
(Group D)	Vaslui	(ROU)
(Group D)	Zürich	(SUI)
(Group E)	Besiktas JK	(TUR)
(Group E)	Dynamo Kyiv	(UKR)
(Group E)	M. Tel-Aviv	(ISR)
(Group E)	Stoke	(ENG)
(Group F)	Athletic	(ESP)
(Group F)	PSG	(FRA)
(Group F)	Salzburg	(AUT)
(Group F)	Slovan Bratislava	(SVK)
(Group G)	Austria Wien	(AUT)
(Group G)	AZ	(NED)
(Group G)	Malmö	(SWE)
(Group G)	Metalist	(UKR)
(Group H)	Birmingham	(ENG)
(Group H)	Braga	(POR)
(Group H)	Club Brugge	(BEL)
(Group H)	Maribor	(SVN)
(Group I)	Atlético	(ESP)
(Group I)	Celtic	(SCO)
(Group I)	Rennes	(FRA)
(Group I)	Udinese	(ITA)
(Group J)	AEK Larnaca	(CYP)
(Group J)	M. Haifa	(ISR)
(Group J)	Schalke	(GER)
(Group J)	Steaua	(ROU)
(Group K)	Fulham	(ENG)
(Group K)	OB	(DEN)
(Group K)	Twente	(NED)
(Group K)	Wisla Kraków	(POL)
(Group L)	AEK	(GRE)
(Group L)	Anderlecht	(BEL)
(Group L)	Lokomotiv Moskva	(RUS)
(Group L)	Sturm	(AUT)