UEFA Champions League group stage draw pots
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
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The lineup and seedings are confirmed for the group stage draw, streamed live from the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, in the UEFA.com DrawCentre from 17.45CET on Thursday.
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The lineup and seedings are confirmed for the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, streamed live from the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, in the UEFA.com DrawCentre from 17.45CET on Thursday.
• UEFA.com's coverage will begin from Monaco at 12.00CET.
• The draw ceremony will include the vote for and presentation of the 2013/14 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for which Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo are nominated.
• The 32 clubs, 22 of which qualified automatically and ten of whom won through from the play-offs, have been split into four seeding pots according to their coefficient.
• Each group will contain one team from each seeding pot. No club can play a side from their association among other restrictions: see the full draw procedure.
• The draw will also establish the groups for the second season of the UEFA Youth League.
The pots
Club | Route | Last in | Years** | 2013/14*** | Best**** |
Pot 1 | |||||
Real Madrid CF | Holders | 2013/14 | 18 | Winners | Winners x 10 |
FC Barcelona | Runners-up, Spain | 2013/14 | 18 | Quarter-finals | Winners x 4 |
FC Bayern München | Champions, Germany | 2013/14 | 17 | Semi-finals | Winners x 5 |
Chelsea FC | Third place, England | 2013/14 | 12 | Semi-finals | Winners x 1 |
SL Benfica | Champions, Portugal | 2013/14 | 9 | UEL, runners-up* | Winners x 2 |
Club Atlético de Madrid | Champions, Spain | 2013/14 | 4 | Runners-up | Runners-up x 2 |
Arsenal FC | Fourth place, England | 2013/14 | 16 | Round of 16 | Runners-up x 1 |
FC Porto | Third place, Portugal | 2013/14 | 18 | UEL, quarter-finals* | Winners x 2 |
Pot 2 | |||||
FC Schalke 04 | Third place, Germany | 2013/14 | 6 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals |
Borussia Dortmund | Runners-up, Germany | 2013/14 | 9 | Quarter-finals | Winners x 1 |
Juventus | Champions, Italy | 2013/14 | 14 | UEL, semi-finals* | Winners x 2 |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | Champions, France | 2013/14 | 6 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals |
FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Champions, Ukraine | 2013/14 | 9 | UEL, Round of 32* | Quarter-finals |
FC Basel 1893 | Champions, Switzerland | 2013/14 | 5 | UEL, quarter-finals* | Last 16 |
FC Zenit | Runners-up, Russia | 2013/14 | 4 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
Manchester City FC | Champions, England | 2013/14 | 3 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
Pot 3 | |||||
Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Fourth place, Germany | 2013/14 | 8 | Round of 16 | Runners-up x 1 |
Olympiacos FC | Champions, Greece | 2013/14 | 15 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals |
PFC CSKA Moskva | Champions, Russia | 2013/14 | 7 | Group stage | Quarter-finals |
AFC Ajax | Champions, Netherlands | 2013/14 | 13 | UEL, round of 32* | Winners x 4 |
Liverpool FC | Runners-up, England | 2009/10 | 8 | N/A | Winners x 5 |
Sporting Clube de Portugal | Runners-up, Portugal | 2008/09 | 5 | N/A | Quarter-finals |
Galatasaray AŞ | Runners-up, Turkey | 2013/14 | 12 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals |
Athletic Club | Fourth place, Spain | 1998/99 | 1 | N/A | Quarter-finals |
Pot 4 | |||||
RSC Anderlecht | Champions, Belgium | 2013/14 | 10 | Group stage | Semi-finals |
AS Roma | Runners-up, Italy | 2010/11 | 7 | N/A | Runners-up x 1 |
APOEL FC | Champions, Cyprus | 2011/12 | 2 | UEL, group stage | Quarter-finals |
FC BATE Borisov | Champions, Belarus | 2012/13 | 3 | Second qualifying round | Group stage |
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | Champions, Bulgaria | N/A | 0 | Play-offs | N/A |
NK Maribor | Champions, Slovenia | 1999/2000 | 1 | UEL, round of 32 | Group stage |
AS Monaco FC | Runners-up, France | 2004/05 | 5 | N/A | Runners-up x 1 |
Malmö FF | Champions, Sweden | N/A | 0 | UEL, third qualifying round | Runners-up x 1 |
*Finished third in UEFA Champions League group
**Past group stage appearances not including 2013/14
***UEFA Champions League unless stated
****Includes pre-1992 European Champion Clubs' Cup
UEL = UEFA Europa League