UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2005-06

The 'UEFA Champions League 2005-06' was the 51st edition of the European UEFA Champions League football club tournament. 74 teams from 50 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 12 July, 2005. The tournament ended with the final between Arsenal and Barcelona at Stade de France, Paris, on 17 May, 2006, where Barcelona won 2-1 with Juliano Belletti scoring a late winner.

Contents
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stage
First knockout round
First Leg
Second Leg
Quarter-finals
First Leg
Second Leg
Semi-finals
First Leg
Second Leg
Final
See also
External links

Qualifying rounds


First qualifying round

Title-holders Liverpool F.C. as well as 23 league champions from countries ranked 27 or lower on the 2004 UEFA ranking were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the second qualifying round. Though they finished fifth in the English Premiership in 2004-05 (usually only four English teams are allowed in), Liverpool was granted a special exemption by UEFA as the holders, whereby they were placed into the first qualification round.
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Second qualifying round

The 12 winners from the first qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 17-26, and 6 second-placed teams from countries ranked 10-15 were drawn against each other and played 2 matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the third qualifying round.
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Third qualifying round

The 14 winners from the second qualifying round, 6 champions from countries ranked 11-16, 3 second-placed teams from countries ranked 7-9, 6 third-placed teams from countries ranked 1-6, and 3 fourth-placed teams from countries ranked 1-3 were drawn to play 2 maches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the group stage and losers advancing to the first round of the UEFA Cup.
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Group stage


16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1-10, and 6 second-placed teams from countries ranked 1-6 were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams in each group advanced to the Champions League play-offs, while the third-placed teams advanced to round three of the UEFA Cup.
Tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
#Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
#Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
#Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
#Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
#Total goals scored in all group matches.
#Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.
Teams that clinched a spot in the Round of 16 are indicated in 'bold type'.
Teams that clinched a spot in the UEFA Cup are indicated in '''bold italics'''.
Teams eliminated from Europe are indicated in ''plain italics''.
Group A

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1. 'Juventus F.C.''15'6501125+7
2. 'FC Bayern Munich''13'6411104+6
3. '''Club Brugge''''7'621367-1
4. ''SK Rapid Wien'''0'6006315-12

September 14, 2005
'Club Brugge' '1–2''Juventus'Jan Breydelstadion
'Rapid Vienna' '0–1''Bayern Munich'Ernst Happel Stadion
September 27, 2005
'Bayern Munich''1–0''Club Brugge'Fussball Arena München
'Juventus''3–0''Rapid Vienna'Stadio Delle Alpi
October 18, 2005
'Bayern Munich''2–1''Juventus'Fussball Arena München
'Rapid Vienna''0–1''Club Brugge'Ernst Happel Stadion
November 2, 2005
'Club Brugge''3–2''Rapid Vienna'Jan Breydelstadion
'Juventus''2–1''Bayern Munich'Stadio Delle Alpi
November 22, 2005
'Bayern Munich''4–0''Rapid Vienna'Fussball Arena München
'Juventus''1–0''Club Brugge'Stadio Delle Alpi
December 7, 2005
'Rapid Vienna''1–3''Juventus'Ernst Happel Stadion
'Club Brugge''1–1''Bayern Munich'Jan Breydelstadion

Group B

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1. 'Arsenal F.C.''16'6510102+8
2. 'Ajax Amsterdam''11'6321106+4
3. '''FC Thun''''4'611449-5
4. ''AC Sparta Praha'''2'602429-7

September 14, 2005
'Arsenal''2–1''Thun'Arsenal Stadium
'Sparta Prague''1–1''Ajax'Toyota Arena
September 27, 2005
'Ajax''1–2''Arsenal'Amsterdam ArenA
'Thun''1–0''Sparta Prague'Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf
October 18, 2005
'Ajax''2–0''Thun'Amsterdam ArenA
'Sparta Prague''0–2''Arsenal'Toyota Arena
November 2, 2005
'Arsenal''3–0''Sparta Prague'Arsenal Stadium
'Thun''2–4''Ajax'Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf
November 22, 2005
'Ajax''2–1''Sparta Prague'Amsterdam ArenA
'Thun''0–1''Arsenal'Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf
December 7, 2005
'Arsenal''0–0''Ajax'Arsenal Stadium
'Sparta Prague''0–0''Thun'Toyota Arena

Group C

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1. 'FC Barcelona''16'6510162+14
2. 'Werder Bremen''7'621312120
3. '''Udinese Calcio''''7'62131012-2
4. ''Panathinaikos'''4'6114416-12

September 14, 2005
'Udinese''3–0''Panathinaikos'Stadio Friuli
'Werder Bremen''0–2''BarcelonaWeserstadion
September 27, 2005
'Barcelona''4–1''Udinese'Camp Nou
'Panathinaikos''2–1''Werder Bremen'Spyros Louis
October 18, 2005
'Panathinaikos''0–0''Barcelona'Spyros Louis
'Udinese''1–1''Werder Bremen'Stadio Friuli
November 2, 2005
'Barcelona''5–0''Panathinaikos'Camp Nou
'Werder Bremen''4–3''Udinese'Weserstadion
November 22, 2005
'Panathinaikos''1–2''Udinese'Spyros Louis
'Barcelona''3–1''Werder Bremen'Camp Nou
December 7, 2005
'Udinese''0–2''Barcelona'Stadio Friuli
'Werder Bremen''5–1''Panathinaikos'Weserstadion

Group D

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1. 'Villarreal CF''10'624031+2
2. 'SL Benfica''8'6222550
3. '''Lille OSC''''6'613212-1
4. ''Manchester United F.C.'''6'613234-1

September 14, 2005
'Villarreal''0–0''Manchester United'El Madrigal
'Benfica''1–0''Lille'Estádio da Luz
September 27, 2005
'Lille''0–0''Villarreal'Stade de France
'Manchester United''2–1''Benfica'Old Trafford
October 18, 2005
'Manchester United''0–0''Lille'Old Trafford
'Villarreal''1–1''Benfica'El Madrigal
November 2, 2005
'Lille''1–0''Manchester United'Stade de France
'Benfica''0–1''Villarreal'Estádio da Luz
November 22, 2005
'Manchester United''0–0''Villarreal'Old Trafford
'Lille''0–0''Benfica'Stade de France
December 7, 2005
'Villarreal''1–0''Lille'El Madrigal
'Benfica''2–1''Manchester United'Estádio da Luz

Group E

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1. 'A.C. Milan''11'6321126+6
2. 'PSV Eindhoven''10'631246-2
3. '''FC Schalke 04''''8'6222129+3
4. ''Fenerbahçe SK'''4'6114714-7

September 13, 2005
'AC Milan''3–1''Fenerbahçe'San Siro
'PSV Eindhoven''1–0''Schalke 04'Philips Stadion
September 28, 2005
'Schalke 04''2–2''AC Milan'Veltins-Arena
'Fenerbahçe''3–0''PSV Eindhoven'Şükrü SaracoÄŸlu Stadium
October 19, 2005
'Fenerbahçe''3–3''Schalke 04'Şükrü SaracoÄŸlu Stadium
'AC Milan''0–0''PSV Eindhoven'San Siro
November 1, 2005
'Schalke 04''2–0''Fenerbahçe'Veltins-Arena
'PSV Eindhoven''1–0''AC Milan'Philips Stadion
November 23, 2005
'Fenerbahçe''0–4''AC Milan'Şükrü SaracoÄŸlu Stadium
'Schalke 04''3–0''PSV Eindhoven'Veltins-Arena
December 6, 2005
'AC Milan''3–2''Schalke 04'San Siro
'PSV Eindhoven''2–0''Fenerbahçe'Philips Stadion

Group F

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1. 'Olympique Lyonnais''16'6510134+9
2. 'Real Madrid''10'6312108+2
3. '''Rosenborg B.K.''''4'6114611-5
4. ''Olympiacos'''4'6114713-6

September 13, 2005
'Lyon''3–0''Real Madrid'Stade de Gerland
'Olympiakos''1–3''Rosenborg'Karaiskaki Stadium
September 28, 2005
'Rosenborg''0–1''Lyon'Lerkendal Stadion
'Real Madrid''2–1''Olympiakos'Santiago Bernabéu
October 19, 2005
'Real Madrid''4–1''Rosenborg'Santiago Bernabéu
'Lyon''2–1''Olympiakos'Stade de Gerland
November 1, 2005
'Rosenborg''0–2''Real Madrid'Lerkendal Stadion
'Olympiakos''1–4''Lyon'Karaiskaki Stadium
November 23, 2005
'Real Madrid''1–1''Lyon'Santiago Bernabéu
'Rosenborg''1–1''Olympiakos'Lerkendal Stadion
December 6, 2005
'Lyon''2–1''Rosenborg'Stade de Gerland
'Olympiakos''2–1''Real Madrid'Karaiskaki Stadium

Group G

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1. 'Liverpool F.C.''12'633061+5
2. 'Chelsea F.C.''11'632171+6
3. '''Real Betis''''7'621337-4
4. ''R.S.C. Anderlecht'''3'610518-7

September 13, 2005
'Chelsea''1–0''Anderlecht'Stamford Bridge
'Real Betis''1–2''Liverpool'Ruíz de Lopera
September 28, 2005
'Liverpool''0–0''Chelsea'Anfield
'Anderlecht''0–1''Real Betis'Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
October 19, 2005
'Anderlecht''0–1''Liverpool'Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
'Chelsea''4–0''Real Betis'Stamford Bridge
November 1, 2005
'Liverpool''3–0''Anderlecht'Anfield
'Real Betis''1–0''Chelsea'Ruíz de Lopera
November 23, 2005
'Anderlecht''0–2''Chelsea'Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
'Liverpool''0–0''Real Betis'Anfield
December 6, 2005
'Chelsea''0–0''Liverpool'Stamford Bridge
'Real Betis''0–1''Anderlecht'Ruíz de Lopera

Group H

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1. 'Internazionale Milano F.C.''13'641194+5
2. 'Rangers F.C.''7'6141770
3. '''FC Artmedia Bratislava''''6'613259-4
4. ''Futebol Clube do Porto'''5'612389-1

September 13, 2005
'Rangers''3–2''Porto'Ibrox Stadium
'Artmedia Bratislava''0–1''Inter'Tehelné pole
September 28, 2005
'Inter''1–0''Rangers'San Siro
'Porto''2–3''Artmedia Bratislava'Estádio do Dragão
October 19, 2005
'Porto''2–0''Inter'Estádio do Dragão
'Rangers''0–0''Artmedia Bratislava'Ibrox Stadium
November 1, 2005
'Inter''2–1''Porto'San Siro
'Artmedia Bratislava''2–2''Rangers'Tehelné pole
November 23, 2005
'Porto''1–1''Rangers'Estádio do Dragão
'Inter''4–0''Artmedia Bratislava'San Siro
December 6, 2005
'Rangers''1–1''Inter'Ibrox Stadium
'Artmedia Bratislava''0–0''Porto'Tehelné pole

Knockout stage


First knockout round

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First Leg

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Second Leg

''Aggregate 3-3. Villareal CF won on away goal(s).''
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''Aggregate 4-4. Juventus FC won on away goal(s).''
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''FC Barcelona won 3-2 on aggregate.''
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''AC Milan won 5-2 on aggregate.''
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''Olympique Lyonnais won 5-0 on aggregate.''
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''Arsenal FC won 1-0 on aggregate.''
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''SL Benfica won 3-0 on aggregate.''
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''Internazionale FC won 3-2 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals

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First Leg

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Second Leg

''Aggregate 2-2. Villareall CF won on away goal(s).''
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''AC Milan won 3-1 on aggregate.''
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''FC Barcelona won 2-0 on aggregate.''
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''Arsenal FC won 2-0 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals

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First Leg

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Second Leg

''Arsenal FC won 1-0 on aggregate.''
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''FC Barcelona won 1-0 on aggregate.''

Final


Main articles: 2006 UEFA Champions League Final

UEFA Champions League
2005-06 Winners
Spain

'Barcelona'
'Second Title'

See also



UEFA Cup 2005-06

UEFA Intertoto Cup 2005

External links



2005-06 season at UEFA website

European Club Results at RSSSF



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