2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 13 September and will end on 7 December 2016. A total of 32 teams compete in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[1]
Draw
The draw was held on 25 August 2016, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles:[3][1]
- Pot 1 contained the title holders and the champions of the top seven associations based on their 2015 UEFA country coefficients.[4][5]
- Pots 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2016 UEFA club coefficients.[6][7][8]
Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage.
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On each matchday, four groups play their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups play their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday. There are other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid) in general do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams in certain countries (e.g., Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan) do not play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather and simultaneous kick-off times).
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[9] Therefore, Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv (Pot 3) and Russian clubs CSKA Moscow (Pot 1) and Rostov (Pot 4) cannot be drawn into the same group.
Teams
Below are the participating teams (with their 2016 UEFA club coefficients),[6][7] grouped by their seeding pot.[10] They include 22 teams which enter in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16 |
Third-placed teams enter the Europa League round of 32 |
All other teams are eliminated |
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- Notes
- TH Title holders, automatically placed at the top position of seeding list.
- CR Winners of the play-off round (Champions Route).
- LR Winners of the play-off round (League Route).
Format
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the Europa League round of 32.[1]
Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 17.01):[1]
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- if, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 12 apply;
- superior goal difference in all group matches;
- higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
- higher number of wins in all group matches;
- higher number of away wins in all group matches;
- lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- higher club coefficient.
Groups
The matchdays are 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2016.[11] The match kickoff times are 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matchday 5 in Russia which are 18:00 CET.[12] The match kickoff times for matchdays 4 and 5 in Turkey were changed from 20:45 CET to 18:45 CET due to the decision of the Turkish government to use the UTC+3 time zone all year round starting from September 2016.[13]
Times up to 29 October 2016 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET (UTC+1).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Paris Saint-Germain (A) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Arsenal (A) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | |
3 | Ludogorets Razgrad (Y) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Basel (Y) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (Y) Cannot advance to knockout phase, but may transfer to Europa League.
28 September 2016 20:45 |
Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Natanael 16' | Report | Matuidi 41' Cavani 56', 60' |
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia[note 1] Attendance: 17,155[15] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
19 October 2016 20:45 |
Arsenal | 6–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
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Sánchez 13' Walcott 42' Oxlade-Chamberlain 47' Özil 56', 83', 87' |
Report |
1 November 2016 20:45 |
Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–3 | Arsenal |
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Cafu 12' Keșerü 15' |
Report | Xhaka 20' Giroud 42' Özil 88' |
23 November 2016 20:45 |
Arsenal | 2–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Giroud 45+1' (pen.) Verratti 60' (o.g.) |
Report | Cavani 18' Iwobi 77' (o.g.) |
23 November 2016 20:45 |
Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–0 | Basel |
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Report |
Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia[note 1] Attendance: 20,821[18] Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Napoli (X) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Benfica (X) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
3 | Beşiktaş (X) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Dynamo Kyiv (E) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 |
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League, and may advance to knockout phase.
28 September 2016 20:45 |
Napoli | 4–2 | Benfica |
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Hamšík 20' Mertens 51', 58' Milik 54' (pen.) |
Report | Guedes 70' Salvio 86' |
19 October 2016 20:45 |
Napoli | 2–3 | Beşiktaş |
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Mertens 30' Gabbiadini 69' (pen.) |
Report | Adriano 12' Aboubakar 38', 86' |
23 November 2016 18:45 |
Beşiktaş | 3–3 | Benfica |
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Tosun 58' Quaresma 83' (pen.) Aboubakar 89' |
Report | Guedes 10' Semedo 25' Fejsa 31' |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Barcelona (A) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Manchester City (A) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 | |
3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (Q) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Celtic (E) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 2 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
13 September 2016 20:45 |
Barcelona | 7–0 | Celtic |
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Messi 3', 27', 60' Neymar 50' Iniesta 59' Suárez 75', 88' |
Report |
28 September 2016 20:45 |
Celtic | 3–3 | Manchester City |
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Dembélé 3', 47' Sterling 20' (o.g.) |
Report | Fernandinho 12' Sterling 28' Nolito 55' |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Atlético Madrid (A) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Bayern Munich (A) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 9 | |
3 | Rostov (Y) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | PSV Eindhoven (Y) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (Y) Cannot advance to knockout phase, but may transfer to Europa League.
13 September 2016 20:45 |
Bayern Munich | 5–0 | Rostov |
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Lewandowski 28' (pen.) Müller 45+2' Kimmich 53', 60' Bernat 90' |
Report |
19 October 2016 20:45 |
Bayern Munich | 4–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
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Müller 13' Kimmich 21' Lewandowski 59' Robben 84' |
Report | Narsingh 41' |
23 November 2016 18:00 |
Rostov | 3–2 | Bayern Munich |
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Azmoun 44' Poloz 50' (pen.) Noboa 67' |
Report | Douglas Costa 35' Bernat 52' |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Monaco (A) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Bayer Leverkusen (A) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur (Y) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | CSKA Moscow (Y) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (Y) Cannot advance to knockout phase, but may transfer to Europa League.
14 September 2016 20:45 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | CSKA Moscow |
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Mehmedi 9' Çalhanoğlu 15' |
Report | Dzagoev 36' Eremenko 38' |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Borussia Dortmund (A) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Real Madrid (A) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | |
3 | Sporting CP (Y) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Legia Warsaw (Y) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 1 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (Y) Cannot advance to knockout phase, but may transfer to Europa League.
14 September 2016 20:45 |
Legia Warsaw | 0–6 | Borussia Dortmund |
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Report | Götze 7' Papastathopoulos 15' Bartra 17' Guerreiro 51' Castro 76' Aubameyang 87' |
27 September 2016 20:45 |
Borussia Dortmund | 2–2 | Real Madrid |
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Aubameyang 43' Schürrle 87' |
Report | Ronaldo 17' Varane 68' |
18 October 2016 20:45 |
Sporting CP | 1–2 | Borussia Dortmund |
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Bruno César 67' | Report | Aubameyang 9' Weigl 43' |
18 October 2016 20:45 |
Real Madrid | 5–1 | Legia Warsaw |
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Bale 16' Jodłowiec 20' (o.g.) Asensio 37' Vázquez 68' Morata 84' |
Report | Radović 22' (pen.) |
2 November 2016 20:45 |
Legia Warsaw | 3–3 | Real Madrid |
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Odjidja-Ofoe 40' Radović 58' Moulin 83' |
Report | Bale 1' Benzema 35' Kovačić 85' |
22 November 2016 20:45 |
Borussia Dortmund | 8–4 | Legia Warsaw |
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Kagawa 17', 18' Şahin 20' Dembélé 29' Reus 32', 52' Passlack 81' Rzeźniczak 90+2' (o.g.) |
Report | Prijović 10', 24' Kucharczyk 57' Nikolić 83' |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leicester City (A) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Porto (X) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | |
3 | Copenhagen (X) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Club Brugge (E) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League, and may advance to knockout phase.
27 September 2016 20:45 |
Copenhagen | 4–0 | Club Brugge |
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Denswil 53' (o.g.) Delaney 64' Santander 69' Jørgensen 90+2' |
Report |
22 November 2016 20:45 |
Leicester City | 2–1 | Club Brugge |
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Okazaki 5' Mahrez 30' (pen.) |
Report | Izquierdo 52' |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Juventus (A) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Sevilla (X) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | |
3 | Lyon (X) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | Dinamo Zagreb (E) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League, and may advance to knockout phase.
14 September 2016 20:45 |
Lyon | 3–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Tolisso 13' Ferri 49' Cornet 57' |
Report |
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 43,754[20] Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden) |
27 September 2016 20:45 |
Dinamo Zagreb | 0–4 | Juventus |
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Report | Pjanić 24' Higuaín 31' Dybala 57' Dani Alves 85' |
2 November 2016 20:45 |
Sevilla | 4–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Vietto 31' Escudero 66' N'Zonzi 80' Ben Yedder 87' |
Report |
22 November 2016 20:45 |
Sevilla | 1–3 | Juventus |
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Pareja 9' | Report | Marchisio 45+2' (pen.) Bonucci 84' Mandžukić 90+4' |
Notes
- 1 2 3 Ludogorets Razgrad played their home matches at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia instead of their regular stadium, Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad.
- ↑ The Manchester City v Borussia Mönchengladbach match, originally scheduled on 13 September 2016, 20:45 CEST, was postponed to the following day due to adverse weather conditions.[19]
- 1 2 3 Tottenham Hotspur play their home matches at Wembley Stadium, London instead of their regular stadium, White Hart Lane, London, due to renovation.[21]
- ↑ The Legia Warsaw v Real Madrid match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.[26][27]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2016/17 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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- 1 2 "Club coefficients 2015/16". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- 1 2 "UEFA Team Ranking 2016". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Bert Kassies. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Seeding in the Champions League 2016/2017". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Bert Kassies. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Emergency Panel decisions". UEFA.org. 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "2016/17 UEFA Champions League participants". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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- ↑ "Full Fixture List" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Changes to Champions League and Europa League kick-off times". UEFA.com. 26 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Full Time Summary Matchday 1 – Tuesday 13 September 2016" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Full Time Summary Matchday 2 – Wednesday 28 September 2016" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Wednesday 19 October 2016" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Full Time Summary Matchday 4 – Tuesday 1 November 2016" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Wednesday 23 November 2016" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Man City v Borussia Monchengladbach: Champions League game postponed". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Full Time Summary Matchday 1 – Wednesday 14 September 2016" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur will play next season's Champions League matches at Wembley Stadium". The Guardian. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Full Time Summary Matchday 2 – Tuesday 27 September 2016" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Tuesday 18 October 2016" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Tuesday 22 November 2016" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "UEFA zamknęła stadion Legii Warszawa na mecz z Realem Madryt" [UEFA close Legia Warsaw's stadium for match against Real Madrid] (in Polish). Onet Sport. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Disciplinary updates - Wednesday 12 October 2016 16:38 CET". UEFA.org. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links
- UEFA Champions League (official website)