The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise). Serbia (SRB): Red Star Belgrade qualified for this season's UEFA competitions though Serbia and Montenegro domestic league, but represented its official successor Serbia, due to Montenegro becoming an independent nation on 3 June 2006. 8 group runners-up from the group stage.16 winners from the third qualifying round.10 champions from associations 1–10 (including title holders Barcelona).14 winners from the second qualifying round.3 fourth-place finishers from associations 1–3.6 third-place finishers from associations 1–6.11 winners from the first qualifying round.22 champions from associations 28–50 (except Liechtenstein).The champions of associations 26 and 27 (Sweden and Slovakia) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.The champions of association 16 (Israel) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.The champions of association 10 (Scotland) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.Since the title holders ( Barcelona) qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league, the group stage spot reserved for the title holders is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made: Associations 16–50 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify.įor the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2006 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2001–02 to 2005–06.Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify.Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify.Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.Italy's representatives were decided based on the revised table following the match-fixing scandal which saw Juventus relegated to Serie B after winning the league the previous season. Each association enters a certain number of clubs to the Champions League based on its league coefficient, which takes into account the performance of its clubs in European competitions from 2000–01 to 2004–05 associations with a higher league coefficients may enter more clubs than associations with a lower league coefficient, but no association may enter more than four teams. Also wasn't admitted Montenegro, which didn't become UEFA member until January 2007. Liechtenstein (who don't have their own domestic league) as well as lowest-ranked Andorra and San Marino are not participating. 6 2006–07 UEFA Club Football Player AwardsĪ total of 73 teams from 49 UEFA member associations participated in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League.

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