2005–06 UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League 2005 /06 was the 14th season of the most important European competition for club teams in football under this name and the 51th overall. The competition participated in this year 73 teams from 49 state associations part. The season started on 12 July 2005 with the first leg of the first qualifying round, and ended on 17 May 2006 with the final at the Stade de France in Saint- Denis, near Paris, which won 2-1 FC Barcelona against Arsenal.
- 4.1 Group A
- 4.2 Group B
- 4.3 Group C
- 4.4 Group D
- 4.5 Group E
- 4.6 Group F
- 4.7 Group G
- 4.8 Group H
Mode
According to the UEFA five year ranking two teams were set for the group stage from England, Italy and Spain; two more started in the 3rd qualifying round. Holders FC Liverpool launched additionally as the fifth English team in the first qualifying round (see: " Lex Liverpool "). From Germany, France and Portugal ( places 4-6 UEFA five year ranking ) two teams were also set for the group stage, but only ever one team competed in the third qualifying round. For Greece, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands, and (seats 7-9 ), a team for the group stage was set and each one started in the third qualifying round. The Master from Turkey ( 10th ) moved from the third qualifying round for the group stage, since the set actually for this title holders Liverpool FC competed in the first qualifying round. The second Turkish team started as planned in the second qualifying round. Belgium, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland and the Ukraine (seats 11-15 ) sent one team each in the 2nd and one team in the third qualifying round.
In the game mode, there were no changes compared to the previous season. In the group stage as previously considered the following case of a tie between two teams:
" Lex Liverpool"
As defending champions Liverpool FC was not qualified as a fifth of the English Premier League for the Champions League, and the English FA FA refused, the fourth-placed Everton to favor the CL start right from Liverpool to escape, UEFA decreed an exception, with the Liverpool allowed to compete in additional qualifying round 1 to obtain the possibility of title defense. Thus, the first and only time in the history of the Champions League turned a nation of five participants.
Six years earlier, it had already given the same situation in Spain: While Real Madrid won the Champions League, came in the Spanish league only in 5th place, and would therefore only be allowed to play in the UEFA Cup. However, the Spanish Federation RFEF withdrew the fourth-placed Real Zaragoza, the CL- Start right, and clearing the way for Madrid free to take the place of the defending champions in the Champions League. Zaragoza had to make do with the UEFA Cup against.
Since the statutes did even then, allow no more than four participants per nation in the Champions League, Liverpool was titled not as English, but as a "European " club, so the rule is that two teams of a nation should not meet before the second round, was undermined. Nevertheless, the game results were included in the five- year ranking for England. Prompt Liverpool was solved at the group draw with league rival Chelsea in a group, both comparisons ended goalless.
This exception was not free of controversy. Both in the fact that England now had five teams in the top European league, but to let the decision to Liverpool play through the qualification, you saw a distortion of competition. The qualification opponents of the English had no chance against the strong play defending champion, while you would have normally more equal opponents, and thus a greater chance to qualify for the next rounds. For the following period, the UEFA clarified its regulations to the effect that a defending champion is set in each case for the main round, no matter how he fares in his league.
Qualification
First qualifying round
Holders FC Liverpool and 23 other masters of the European leagues, which were placed in the UEFA ranking of 2004 under the 27th rank, were drawn together here and play one home and one away match against each other. The respective winners were promoted to the second qualifying round.
The first legs took place on 12-13. July, the return matches on 19-20. July 2005 instead.
Second qualifying round
The 12 winners of the first qualifying round, 10 champions of European leagues, which are placed between square 16-27 UEFA ranking list in 2004 and 6 second-placed teams in the leagues between 10-15 square were drawn together. The teams again played 2 Games up to today and the winner went on to the next qualifying round.
The first legs took place on 26-27. July, the return matches on 2/3 August 2005 instead.
Third qualifying round
The 14 winners from the second qualifying round, 6 champions of European leagues, which are placed between square 11-16 UEFA ranking list 2004, three second-placed teams from the countries in the squares 7-9, 6 third-placed teams from countries 1-6 and 3 fourth-placed teams from countries 1-3 were drawn together here and in turn played in home and away leg against each other. The winners qualified for the group stage and the losers played in the 1st round of the UEFA Cup 2005/ 06 on.
The first legs took place on 9-10. August, the return matches on 23-24. August 2005 instead.
Group stage
The 16 winners of the third qualifying round were dissolved together with the masters of the ten highest in rows national associations and the second-placed teams from countries ranked 1-6 UEFA five year ranking in eight groups of four teams each. For each group, the first- and second-placed teams will advance to the knockout stages, while the third-placed teams continued to play in the Round of the UEFA Cup in 2005/ 06. The last group were excluded from European competitions.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Second round
The first legs took place on 21-22. February, the return legs on 7/8 and 14 March 2006.
Quarterfinals
The first legs took place on 28-29. March and the return matches on 4/5 Of April 2006.
Semifinal
The first legs took place on 18-19. April and the return matches on 25-26. Of April 2006.