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The 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took take place between 16 September and 10 December 2003. The group stage featured teams qualified by their league positions and others who had come through qualifying.
Draw
The 32 teams were divided into four pots.[12] Pot 1 comprised the previous year's title holders Milan and the top seven clubs in the team ranking. Pot 2 contained the following eight clubs in the rankings and likewise for Pots 3 and 4. Each group contained one team from each pot. A team's seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients.[13]
Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter would play on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day.
Format
During the group stage, each team plays the other three teams in their group twice (home and away or at an alternative venue). The top two teams with the most points or who meet the tie-break criteria progress to the first knockout round. The third placed side entered the UEFA Cup in 2004.
Tiebreakers
Based on paragraph 4.05 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
- 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 away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored in 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
Key to colours in group tables |
Teams that progressed to the first knockout round are indicated in bold type |
Teams that progressed to the UEFA Cup are indicated in bold italics |
Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain italics |
All kick-off times Central European Time (UTC+1)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
(*) originally scheduled for November 25, delayed for security reasons due to the Istanbul terrorist bombings of November 15 and November 20
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
References
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See also
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European Cup era, 1955–1992
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UEFA Champions League era, 1992–present
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Finals |
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Domestic cups |
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League cups |
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UEFA competitions |
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Final standings |
Group F runners-up <templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
The 2003–04 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took take place between 16 September and 10 December 2003. The group stage featured teams qualified by their league positions and others who had come through qualifying.
Draw
The 32 teams were divided into four pots.[1] Pot 1 comprised the previous year's title holders Milan and the top seven clubs in the team ranking. Pot 2 contained the following eight clubs in the rankings and likewise for Pots 3 and 4. Each group contained one team from each pot. A team's seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients.[2]
Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter would play on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day.
Format
During the group stage, each team plays the other three teams in their group twice (home and away or at an alternative venue). The top two teams with the most points or who meet the tie-break criteria progress to the first knockout round. The third placed side entered the UEFA Cup in 2004.
Tiebreakers
Based on paragraph 4.05 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:
- 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 away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored in 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
Key to colours in group tables |
Teams that progressed to the first knockout round are indicated in bold type |
Teams that progressed to the UEFA Cup are indicated in bold italics |
Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain italics |
All kick-off times Central European Time (UTC+1)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
(*) originally scheduled for November 25, delayed for security reasons due to the Istanbul terrorist bombings of November 15 and November 20
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
See also
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European Cup era, 1955–1992
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Seasons |
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Finals |
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UEFA Champions League era, 1992–present
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Seasons |
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Finals |
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|
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Domestic leagues |
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Domestic cups |
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League cups |
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UEFA competitions |
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