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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FORMAT:

The current UEFA Champions League format came into being in 1999/2000. Three qualifying rounds are required to find 16 qualifiers to join the 16 automatic qualifiers, who then contest the first group stage comprising eight groups of four clubs. The winners and runners-up from these eight groups then advance to the second phase whith 16 teams playing over two legs. The quarter-finals and the semi-finals are also played over two legs. From the two semi-final ties, the two clubs to play in the final - which is staged in May as a single match - are decided.

For the quarter-final and semi-final stage, the clubs play two matches against each other on a home and away basis, with the team scoring the greater aggregate of goals qualifying for the next round. In the event of both teams scoring the same number of goals, the team which scores more goals away qualifies. If this proves inconclusive, extra-time of two periods of 15 minutes is played after the second match. If during extra-time both teams score the same number of goals, the away goals count double (ie. the visiting team advances). If no goals are scored during extra-time, the winner is decided by penalty kicks.

The final is decided by a single match. If the scores are level at the end of normal time, the 'golden goal' comes into operation with the period of extra-time played again not exceeding two periods of 15 minutes. If extra-time proves inconclusive, the winning team is decided by penalty kicks.

UEFA CUP FORMAT FOR 2003/2004 SEASON:
Since the 1999/2000 season, the UEFA Cup comprises eight rounds from the qualifying round to the final. In matches up and until the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home and away basis, with the club scoring the greater aggregate of goals qualifying for the next round. In the event of both teams scoring the same number of goals, the team which scores more goals away qualifies. If this proves inconclusive, extra-time of two periods of 15 minutes is played after the second match. If during extra-time both teams score the same number of goals, away goals count double (ie. the visiting team advances). If no goals are scored during extra-time, the winner is decided by penalty kicks.

The one format change occurs for the final which since 1997/98 is decided by a single match. If the scores are level at the end of normal time, the 'golden goal' comes into operation with the period of extra-time played again not exceeding two periods of 15 minutes. If extra-time proves inconclusive, the winning team is decided by penalty kicks

UEFA CUP NEW FORMAT FROM 2004/2005:

From 2004/05, the UEFA Cup format is based on a first round knockout phase of 80 teams, followed by a group phase involving 40 teams in eight groups of five, whith each team playing with other only a single match. The 24 teams who negotiate this stage (the top three from each group) will then be joined by eight teams from the UEFA Champions League for the final knockout phase, which will consist of 32 teams. They are 2 qualifying rounds, with 72 teams in the first and 64 on the second (11 from Intertoto Cup).

EURO 2008 QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

With Austria and Switzerland qualifying automatically as hosts, the 50 participating teams will be seeking 14 qualifying slots. The teams will be divided into one group of eight teams and six groups of seven teams with qualification for the seven group winners and seven runners-up. In the final tournament, the 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four. The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarter-finals, with a knockout system in force from that stage.

WORLD CUP 2010 EUROPEAN QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

The qualification format for the World Cup will see 13 European teams qualifying from 53 participating nations. The 53 teams will be drawn into eight groups of six teams and one group of five teams with the nine group winners qualifying automatically. The best eight runners-up will contest home-and-away play-offs to decide the other four teams to qualify. Pots for the preliminary draw are determined from FIFA ranking published on november 2007.

UEFA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION COEFFICIENT RANKING:

The allocation of places per association for both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup will be made in accordance with a table of performance covering five UEFA club competition seasons (results obtained in the UEFA Intertoto Cup do not count).This table (UEFA association coefficient rankings) is compiled annually, with the oldest season dropped each time for the purpose of the calculation.

On march 2004 the UEFA Executive Committee changed the calculation of the coefficients. The new system begin in 2004/2005 season. See here the new rules:

The table is compiled as follows:

Until 2003/2004 season (Old coefficient system)

- a win to be worth 2 points (1 point for qualifying-round matches)

- a draw 1 point (½ point for qualifying-round matches)

- a defeat 0 points

Clubs which reach the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final of any of the UEFA club competition are awarded an extra point for each such round. In addition, one point is awarded for participation in the Champions League.

From 2004/2005 season (New coefficient system)

- a win to be worth 2 points (1 point for qualifying-round matches)

- a draw 1 point (½ point for qualifying-round matches)

- a defeat 0 points

clubs which reach the first knock-out round, quarter-finals, semi-
finals or final of the UEFA Champions League or the quarter-finals,
semi-finals or final of the UEFA Cup are awarded an extra point for
each such round.

In addition, three points are awarded for participation in the UEFA
Champions League.

Results obtained in the UEFA Intertoto Cup do not count for the coefficient rankings.

The points obtained each season by the clubs representing a national association are added, then divided by the combined number of clubs from the said association having taken part in the UEFA competitions, to produce the coefficient value of the national association concerned.

Coefficients are calculated to the thousandth, and not rounded up.

In the case of equal coefficients, the UEFA administration will take a final decision, taking into consideration the individual coefficient of the most recent season.

Points are awarde only for matches which have actually been played, in accordance with the results ratified by UEFA. Kicks from the penalty mark to determine which club qualifies, or the winners, do not affect the actual result of the match.

Member associations are informed of the general classification after each UEFA club competition season, and this classification determines the number of participants from each association for the following season of CL and UC

UEFA CLUB COEFFICIENT RANKING:

This ranking is drawn up on the basis of a combination of 33% of the value of the respective national association‘s coefficient for the period of last five seasons and the club’s individual points in the UEFA competitions in the same period. Each club retains the cumulative number of points obtained during this period (2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a defeat plus bonus points in accordance with both (old and new) systems used for the country ranking). Qualifying round matches will not be taken into account as far as individual club performance are concerned.

Method of calculation for club coefficients (used by UEFA):

• Every year is calculated on it's own. The ranking coefficient is not rounded down (or up), (for example: 5 points divided by 3 teams is a coefficient of 1.6666666666666.…)
• This coefficient is multiplied with 33%
• All numbers are rounded down to the ten thousandth to either a 5 or a 0. (For Example 3.771428 becomes 3.7710 and 4.45574 becomes 4.4555)
• The five years are counted together and the total is rounded down to the thousandth.

UEFA NATIONAL TEAM COEFFICIENT RANKING:

The national team ranking is used for the composition of qualifying tournaments groups of World Cup and European Championships.

For the world cup 2006 (qualifying groups draw) the teams will be classified on the basis of results achieved in the qualifying competition of the 2002/04 UEFA European Football Championship, as well as their results in the qualifying competition of the 2000/2002 World Cup. The total number of points obtained in the qualifying competitions of both of the aforementioned competitions will then be divided by the number of matches played. The resulting quotient is used to determine the rankings. In the case of the association that qualified automatically for the final tournaments of the competition in question, the coefficient is calculated on the basis of its results in its most recent qualifying competition.

For further explanations about competitions and coefficients, see the UEFA rules section.