The group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League was played from 17 September to 11 December 2013. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage.[1]
Draw
The draw was held on 29 August 2013, 17:45 CEST (UTC+2), at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco.[2] The 32 teams were allocated into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the title holders being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots, with the restriction that teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. 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 played their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday. There were other restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g., Chelsea and Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid) in general did not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tried to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days), and Russian teams did not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.
Teams
Below were the 32 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2013 UEFA club coefficients),[3] grouped by their seeding pot.[4][5] They included 22 teams which entered in this stage, and the 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).
- Notes
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TH Title holders (automatically placed at the top position of seeding list)
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Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered 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 to determine the rankings:[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 applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 8 apply;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
The matchdays were 17–18 September, 1–2 October, 22–23 October, 5–6 November, 26–27 November, and 10–11 December 2013.[6] The match kickoff times were 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matches in Russia which were 18:00 CEST/CET.[7]
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Group A
Source: UEFA
Group B
Source: UEFA
The match was abandoned after 31 minutes due to heavy snow, and was resumed on 11 December 2013, 14:00, from the point of abandonment.[17]
Group C
Source: UEFA
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Olympiacos 4, Benfica 1.
Group D
Source: UEFA
Notes:
- ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Bayern Munich +1, Manchester City −1.
- ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Viktoria Plzeň 2, CSKA Moscow 1.
- Notes
Group E
Source: UEFA
Group F
Source: UEFA
Notes:
- ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (6). Head-to-head goal difference: Borussia Dortmund +1, Arsenal 0, Napoli −1.
Group G
Source: UEFA
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Porto 4, Austria Wien 1.
- Notes
Group H
Source: UEFA
Notes
- ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches from 5 November 2013, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches to 23 October 2013
References
- ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2013/14" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Draws — Group stage". UEFA.com. 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Club coefficients 2012/13". UEFA.com.
- ^ "2013/14 UEFA Champions League participants". UEFA.com. 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Monaco set for group stage draw". UEFA.com. 28 August 2013.
- ^ "2013/14 UEFA Champions League access list". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Result of the draw" (PDF). UEFA.com.
- ^ "Manchester United vs. Bayer Leverkusen". Soccerway. 17 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Full Time Summary – Matchday 1 – Tuesday 17 September 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 17 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Full Time Summary – Matchday 2 – Wednesday 2 October 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 2 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Full Time Summary – Matchday 3 – Wednesday 23 October 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Manchester United vs. Real Sociedad". Soccerway. 23 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Full Time Summary – Matchday 4 – Tuesday 5 November 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 5 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Full Time Summary – Matchday 5 – Wednesday 27 November 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Manchester United vs. Shakhtar Donetsk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Full Time Summary – Matchday 6 – Tuesday 10 December 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Galatasaray-Juventus rescheduled for Wednesday". UEFA.com. 10 December 2013.
- ^ "CSKA Moscow vs. Viktoria Plzeň" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League match PFC CSKA – Viktoria (Plzen) will be played in Saint Petersburg". PFC CSKA Moscow. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Full Time Summary – Matchday 1 – Wednesday 18 September 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 18 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Full Time Summary – Matchday 2 – Tuesday 1 October 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Full Time Summary – Matchday 3 – Tuesday 22 October 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 22 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Full Time Summary – Matchday 4 – Wednesday 6 November 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 6 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Full Time Summary – Matchday 5 – Tuesday 26 November 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Full Time Summary – Matchday 6 – Wednesday 11 December 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 11 December 2013.
External links
- 2013–14 UEFA Champions League
