2005–06 UEFA Champions League

2005–06 UEFA Champions League
Tournament details
Dates 13 September 2005 - 17 May 2006
Teams 32 (from UEFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Barcelona (2nd title)
Runners-up Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played 125
Goals scored 294 (2.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Andriy Shevchenko
(9 goals)
Best player Ronaldinho

The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League was the 51st staging of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992. 74 teams from 50 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 12 July 2005. The tournament ended with a final between Arsenal and Barcelona at Stade de France, Paris, on 17 May 2006. Barcelona won 2–1 with Juliano Belletti scoring a late winner. Arsenal had taken the lead through a Sol Campbell header in the 37th minute, despite Jens Lehmann being sent off in the 18th minute. Robert Pirès was replaced, in what turned out to be his last match for the Gunners. Samuel Eto'o brought Barcelona back on level terms in the 76th minute, before Belletti grabbed the winner five minutes later.

Liverpool were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Benfica in the first knockout round.

Contents

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

See also: Liverpool F.C. 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification

Title-holders Liverpool, 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 Premier League in 2004–05 (usually only four English teams are allowed in), Liverpool were granted a special exemption by UEFA as the holders, whereby they were placed into the first qualification round.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Levadia 1–2 Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 0–2
Kairat Almaty 3–4 Artmedia 2–0 1–4(aet)
Neftchi Baku 4–1 FH 2–0 2–1
Rabotnički 6–1 Skonto 6–0 0–1
Dinamo Minsk 1–2 Anorthosis Famagusta 1–1 0–1
Sliema Wanderers 1–6 Sheriff Tiraspol 1–4 0–2
Havnar Bóltfelag 2–8 FBK Kaunas 2–4 0–4
Liverpool 6–0 Total Network Solutions 3–0 3–0
Haka 3–2 Pyunik 1–0 2–2
ND Gorica 2–3 KF Tirana 2–0 0–3
Glentoran 2–6 Shelbourne 1–2 1–4
F91 Dudelange 4–1 Zrinjski Mostar 0–1 4–0(aet)

Second qualifying round

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

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
FBK Kaunas 1–5 Liverpool 1–3 0–2
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–5 Brøndby IF 0–2 1–3
Anderlecht 5–1 Neftchi Baku 5–0 0–1
Vålerenga IF 5–1 Haka 1–0 4–1
Dynamo Kyiv 2–3 Thun 2–2 0–1
Anorthosis Famagusta 3–2 Trabzonspor 3–1 0–1
Artmedia 5–4 Celtic 5–0 0–4
KF Tirana 0–4 CSKA Sofia 0–2 0–2
Malmö FF 5–4 Maccabi Haifa 3–2 2–2
Shelbourne 1–4 Steaua Bucureşti 0–0 1–4
Rabotnički 1–3 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 0–2
F91 Dudelange 3–9 Rapid Wien 1–6 2–3
Partizan 2–0 Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 1–0
Debrecen 8–0 Hajduk Split 3–0 5–0

Third qualifying round

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

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Wisła Kraków 4–5 Panathinaikos 3–1 1–4(aet)
Real Betis 3–2 Monaco 1–0 2–2
Vålerenga IF 1–1 (3–4p) Club Brugge 1–0 0–1
Manchester United 6–0 Debrecen 3–0 3–0
Everton 2–4 Villarreal 1–2 1–2
Anorthosis Famagusta 1–4 Rangers 1–2 0–2
Steaua Bucureşti 3–4 Rosenborg 1–1 2–3
Rapid Wien 2–1 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 1–0
Artmedia 0–0 (4–3p) Partizan 0–0 0–0
CSKA Sofia 2–3 Liverpool 1–3 1–0
Sporting CP 2–4 Udinese 0–1 2–3
Malmö FF 0–4 Thun 0–1 0–3
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 Internazionale 0–2 1–1
Basel 2–4 Werder Bremen 2–1 0–3
Brøndby IF 3–5 Ajax 2–2 1–3
Anderlecht 4–1 Slavia Prague 2–1 2–0

Group stage

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League 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 the Round of 32 in the UEFA Cup.

Tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  2. Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  3. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
  4. Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
  5. Total goals scored in all group matches.
  6. Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.

Real Betis, Villarreal, Udinese, Thun and Artmedia made their debut appearance in the group stage.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the first knockout round
Teams that progressed to the UEFA Cup

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Juventus 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 15
Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
Club Brugge 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
Rapid Wien 6 0 0 6 3 15 −12 0
  BM BRU JUV RAP
Bayern Munich – 1–0 2–1 4–0
Club Brugge 1–1 – 1–2 3–2
Juventus 2–1 1–0 – 3–0
Rapid Wien 0–1 0–1 1–3 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Arsenal 6 5 1 0 10 2 +8 16
Ajax 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
Thun 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4
Sparta Prague 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2
  AJA ARS SPR THU
Ajax – 1–2 2–1 2–0
Arsenal 0–0 – 3–0 2–1
Sparta Prague 1–1 0–2 – 0–0
Thun 2–4 0–1 1–0 –

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Barcelona 6 5 1 0 16 2 +14 16
Werder Bremen 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7
Udinese 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7
Panathinaikos 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 4
  BAR PAN UDI BRM
Barcelona – 5–0 4–1 3–1
Panathinaikos 0–0 – 1–2 2–1
Udinese 0–2 3–0 – 1–1
Werder Bremen 0–2 5–1 4–3 –

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Villarreal 6 2 4 0 3 1 +2 10
Benfica 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Lille 6 1 3 2 1 2 −1 6
Manchester United 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
  SLB LIL MU VIL
Benfica – 1–0 2–1 0–1
Lille 0–0 – 1–0 0–0
Manchester United 2–1 0–0 – 0–0
Villarreal 1–1 1–0 0–0 –

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Milan 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11
PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 4 6 −2 10
Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 8
Fenerbahçe 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4
  FEN MIL PSV SCH
Fenerbahçe – 0–4 3–0 3–3
Milan 3–1 – 0–0 3–2
PSV Eindhoven 2–0 1–0 – 1–0
Schalke 04 2–0 2–2 3–0 –

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Lyon 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 16
Real Madrid 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
Rosenborg 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4
Olympiacos 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4
  OL OLY RM ROS
Lyon – 2–1 3–0 2–1
Olympiacos 1–4 – 2–1 1–3
Real Madrid 1–1 2–1 – 4–1
Rosenborg 0–1 1–1 0–2 –

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Liverpool 6 3 3 0 6 1 +5 12
Chelsea 6 3 2 1 7 1 +6 11
Real Betis 6 2 1 3 3 7 −4 7
Anderlecht 6 1 0 5 1 8 −7 3
  AND CHL LIV BET
Anderlecht – 0–2 0–1 0–1
Chelsea 1–0 – 0–0 4–0
Liverpool 3–0 0–0 – 0–0
Real Betis 0–1 1–0 1–2 –

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Internazionale 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
Rangers 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7
Artmedia 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6
Porto 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 5
  ART INT POR RAN
Artmedia Petržalka – 0–1 0–0 2–2
Internazionale 4–0 – 2–1 1–0
Porto 2–3 2–0 – 1–1
Rangers 0–0 1–1 3–2 –

Knockout stage

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Bracket

  First knockout round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
  Real Madrid 0 0 0  
  Arsenal 1 0 1  
    Arsenal 2 0 2  
    Juventus 0 0 0  
  Werder Bremen 3 1 4
  Juventus (a) 2 2 4  
    Arsenal 1 0 1  
    Villarreal 0 0 0  
  Ajax 2 0 2  
  Internazionale 2 1 3  
    Internazionale 2 0 2
    Villarreal (a) 1 1 2  
  Rangers 2 1 3
  Villarreal (a) 2 1 3  
    Arsenal 1
    Barcelona 2
  PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0  
  Lyon 1 4 5  
    Lyon 0 1 1
    Milan 0 3 3  
  Bayern Munich 1 1 2
  Milan 1 4 5  
    Milan 0 0 0
    Barcelona 1 0 1  
  Benfica 1 2 3  
  Liverpool 0 0 0  
    Benfica 0 0 0
    Barcelona 0 2 2  
  Chelsea 1 1 2
  Barcelona 2 1 3  

First knockout round

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Chelsea 2–3 Barcelona 1–2 1–1
Real Madrid 0–1 Arsenal 0–1 0–0
Werder Bremen 4–4 (a) Juventus 3–2 1–2
Bayern Munich 2–5 Milan 1–1 1–4
PSV Eindhoven 0–5 Lyon 0–1 0–4
Ajax 2–3 Internazionale 2–2 0–1
Benfica 3–0 Liverpool 1–0 2–0
Rangers 3–3 (a) Villarreal 2–2 1–1

Quarter-finals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Arsenal 2–0 Juventus 2–0 0–0
Lyon 1–3 Milan 0–0 1–3
Internazionale 2–2 (a) Villarreal 2–1 0–1
Benfica 0–2 Barcelona 0–0 0–2

Semi-finals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Arsenal 1–0 Villarreal 1–0 0–0
Milan 0–1 Barcelona 0–1 0–0

Final

Main article: 2006 UEFA Champions League Final
17 May 2006
20:45
 Barcelona 2 – 1 Arsenal Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 79,610
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Eto'o  76'
Belletti  81'		 Campbell  37'

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League (group stage and knockout stage only) are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals Appearances Minutes played
1 Andriy Shevchenko Milan 9 12 950'
2 Ronaldinho Barcelona 7 12 1078'
3 David Trezeguet Juventus 6 9 733'
Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 6 11 978'
5 Adriano Internazionale 5 9 679'
Johan Micoud Werder Bremen 5 8 720'
Thierry Henry Arsenal 5 11 931'
Kaká Milan 5 12 986'
9 Julio Cruz Internazionale 4 6 370'
Filippo Inzaghi Milan 4 6 394'
Vincenzo Iaquinta Udinese 4 5 434'
John Carew Lyon 4 10 623'
Peter Løvenkrands Rangers 4 8 656'
Juninho Lyon 4 8 691'

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