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Champions League 2018/19

jaysea67

Erik Edman
And we're almost underway again ...

The draw for the preliminary round of the 2018/19 Champions League will take place on Tuesday 12 June. The 4 teams involved are FC Santa Coloma (And), Lincoln FC (Gib), SP La Fiorita (Sma) and KF Drita (Kos). The preliminary round will consist of single-legged matches to be played in Gibraltar. The preliminary round semi-finals will be held on 26 June and the final on 29 June. The winner will progress to the First Qualifying Round of the Champions League. The three eliminated teams will transfer to the Europa League Second Qualifying Round.

Meanwhile UEFA has announced estimated revenue of €1.95bn for the 2018/19 Champions League (up from €1.26bn last season) and details of how it will be shared between the competing clubs. https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2562033.html

All teams in the group stage will receive a starting fee of €15.25m. Teams will also now receive an amount related to their 10 year performance-based coefficient ranking. For the English teams I estimate this to be: Man Utd €31.0m, Emirates Marketing Project €24.4m, Liverpool €23.2m and Spurs €15.5m. Additional payments depending on results will come from performance bonuses and the market pool.

And here are the group stage pots assuming that the seeded teams win through the qualifying rounds.
Code:
Pot 1                          coef.              Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Real Madrid              Esp 162.000              Borussia Dortmund        Ger  89.000
Atlético Madrid          Esp 140.000              FC Porto                 Por  86.000
FC Barcelona             Esp 132.000              Manchester United        Eng  82.000
Bayern München           Ger 135.000              Shakhtar Donetsk         Ukr  81.000
Emirates Marketing Project          Eng 100.000              Benfica *3               Por  80.000
Juventus                 Ita 126.000              Napoli                   Ita  78.000
Paris Saint-Germain      Fra 109.000              FC Basel **              Sui  71.000
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus  22.500              Tottenham Hotspur        Eng  67.000

Pot 3                          coef.              Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
AS Roma                  Ita  64.000              PSV Eindhoven *4         Ned  36.000
Liverpool                Eng  62.000              Valencia                 Esp  36.000
Schalke 04               Ger  62.000              Viktoria Plzen           Cze  33.000
Olympique Lyon           Fra  59.500              Celtic *                 Sco  31.000
AS Monaco                Fra  57.000              Club Brugge              Bel  29.500
FC Salzburg *3           Aut  55.500              Galatasaray              Tur  29.500
CSKA Moscow              Rus  45.000              Internazionale           Ita  16.000
Ludogorets Razgrad *     Bul  37.000              1899 Hoffenheim          Ger  14.285
 
And we're almost underway again ...

The draw for the preliminary round of the 2018/19 Champions League will take place on Tuesday 12 June. The 4 teams involved are FC Santa Coloma (And), Lincoln FC (Gib), SP La Fiorita (Sma) and KF Drita (Kos). The preliminary round will consist of single-legged matches to be played in Gibraltar. The preliminary round semi-finals will be held on 26 June and the final on 29 June. The winner will progress to the First Qualifying Round of the Champions League. The three eliminated teams will transfer to the Europa League Second Qualifying Round.

Meanwhile UEFA has announced estimated revenue of €1.95bn for the 2018/19 Champions League (up from €1.26bn last season) and details of how it will be shared between the competing clubs. https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2562033.html

All teams in the group stage will receive a starting fee of €15.25m. Teams will also now receive an amount related to their 10 year performance-based coefficient ranking. For the English teams I estimate this to be: Man Utd €31.0m, Emirates Marketing Project €24.4m, Liverpool €23.2m and Spurs €15.5m. Additional payments depending on results will come from performance bonuses and the market pool.

And here are the group stage pots assuming that the seeded teams win through the qualifying rounds.
Code:
Pot 1                          coef.              Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Real Madrid              Esp 162.000              Borussia Dortmund        Ger  89.000
Atlético Madrid          Esp 140.000              FC Porto                 Por  86.000
FC Barcelona             Esp 132.000              Manchester United        Eng  82.000
Bayern München           Ger 135.000              Shakhtar Donetsk         Ukr  81.000
Emirates Marketing Project          Eng 100.000              Benfica *3               Por  80.000
Juventus                 Ita 126.000              Napoli                   Ita  78.000
Paris Saint-Germain      Fra 109.000              FC Basel **              Sui  71.000
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus  22.500              Tottenham Hotspur        Eng  67.000

Pot 3                          coef.              Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
AS Roma                  Ita  64.000              PSV Eindhoven *4         Ned  36.000
Liverpool                Eng  62.000              Valencia                 Esp  36.000
Schalke 04               Ger  62.000              Viktoria Plzen           Cze  33.000
Olympique Lyon           Fra  59.500              Celtic *                 Sco  31.000
AS Monaco                Fra  57.000              Club Brugge              Bel  29.500
FC Salzburg *3           Aut  55.500              Galatasaray              Tur  29.500
CSKA Moscow              Rus  45.000              Internazionale           Ita  16.000
Ludogorets Razgrad *     Bul  37.000              1899 Hoffenheim          Ger  14.285
I think you must have made an error.

I can't see Chelsea or Arsenal in that list :D

(That joke will never get old. I'll be making it every year they don't qualify).
 
I think they're in the same pot as Chelsea.

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Draw for the Preliminary Round semi-finals - 26 June:
FC Santa Coloma (AND) v Drita (KOS)
La Fiorita (SMR) v Lincoln (GIB)

Preliminary Round final - 29 June
 
Normally, first thing I look for when seeing the seedings is what would represent a group of death for us. I'm not seeing one at the moment, but need to see how transfers play out. Other ideas, though:

Beer lovers special: drawn with Bayern Munich, Salzburg, Victoria Plzen.

Group of apathy: drawn with Lokomotiv Moscow, Ludogoret Razgrad, Club Brugge.
 
And we're almost underway again ...

The draw for the preliminary round of the 2018/19 Champions League will take place on Tuesday 12 June. The 4 teams involved are FC Santa Coloma (And), Lincoln FC (Gib), SP La Fiorita (Sma) and KF Drita (Kos). The preliminary round will consist of single-legged matches to be played in Gibraltar. The preliminary round semi-finals will be held on 26 June and the final on 29 June. The winner will progress to the First Qualifying Round of the Champions League. The three eliminated teams will transfer to the Europa League Second Qualifying Round.

Meanwhile UEFA has announced estimated revenue of €1.95bn for the 2018/19 Champions League (up from €1.26bn last season) and details of how it will be shared between the competing clubs. https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2562033.html

All teams in the group stage will receive a starting fee of €15.25m. Teams will also now receive an amount related to their 10 year performance-based coefficient ranking. For the English teams I estimate this to be: Man Utd €31.0m, Emirates Marketing Project €24.4m, Liverpool €23.2m and Spurs €15.5m. Additional payments depending on results will come from performance bonuses and the market pool.

And here are the group stage pots assuming that the seeded teams win through the qualifying rounds.
Code:
Pot 1                          coef.              Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Real Madrid              Esp 162.000              Borussia Dortmund        Ger  89.000
Atlético Madrid          Esp 140.000              FC Porto                 Por  86.000
FC Barcelona             Esp 132.000              Manchester United        Eng  82.000
Bayern München           Ger 135.000              Shakhtar Donetsk         Ukr  81.000
Emirates Marketing Project          Eng 100.000              Benfica *3               Por  80.000
Juventus                 Ita 126.000              Napoli                   Ita  78.000
Paris Saint-Germain      Fra 109.000              FC Basel **              Sui  71.000
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus  22.500              Tottenham Hotspur        Eng  67.000

Pot 3                          coef.              Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
AS Roma                  Ita  64.000              PSV Eindhoven *4         Ned  36.000
Liverpool                Eng  62.000              Valencia                 Esp  36.000
Schalke 04               Ger  62.000              Viktoria Plzen           Cze  33.000
Olympique Lyon           Fra  59.500              Celtic *                 Sco  31.000
AS Monaco                Fra  57.000              Club Brugge              Bel  29.500
FC Salzburg *3           Aut  55.500              Galatasaray              Tur  29.500
CSKA Moscow              Rus  45.000              Internazionale           Ita  16.000
Ludogorets Razgrad *     Bul  37.000              1899 Hoffenheim          Ger  14.285






CLEARLY A BIGGER TEAM THAN LIVERPOOL
 
First qualifying round draw (matches 10/11 & 17/18 July)

Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO) v Sheriff (MDA)
Shkëndija (MKD) v The New Saints (WAL)
Sūduva (LTU) v APOEL (CYP)
Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) v Qarabağ (AZE)
F91 Dudelange (LUX) v Videoton (HUN)

Winners of the preliminary round v Malmö (SWE)
HJK Helsinki (FIN) v Víkingur (FRO)
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) v Crusaders (NIR)
Cork City (IRL) v Legia Warszawa (POL)
Valur Reykjavík (ISL) v Rosenborg (NOR)

Kukës (ALB) v Valletta (MLT)
Flora Tallinn (EST) v Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR)
Spartaks Jūrmala (LVA) v Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Alashkert (ARM) v Celtic (SCO)
Spartak Trnava (SVK) v Zrinjski (BIH)

Astana (KAZ) v Sutjeska (MNE)

Second qualifying round draw (matches 24/25 July & 31 July/1 August)

Champions Path

Astana (KAZ) / Sutjeska (MNE) v Midtjylland (DEN)
Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) / Crusaders (NIR) v F91 Dudelange (LUX) / Videoton (HUN)
Kukës (ALB) / Valletta (MLT) v Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) / Qarabağ (AZE)
CFR Cluj (ROU) v Winners of the preliminary round / Malmö (SWE)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Flora Tallinn (EST) / Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR)

Spartaks Jūrmala (LVA) / Crvena zvezda (SRB) v Sūduva (LTU) / APOEL (CYP)
BATE Borisov (BLR) v HJK Helsinki (FIN) / Víkingur (FRO)
Shkëndija (MKD) / The New Saints (WAL) v Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO) / Sheriff (MDA)
Cork City (IRL) / Legia Warszawa (POL) v Spartak Trnava (SVK) / Zrinjski (BIH)
Alashkert (ARM) / Celtic (SCO) v Valur Reykjavík (ISL) / Rosenborg (NOR)

League path

PAOK (GRE) v Basel (SUI)
Ajax (NED) v Sturm Graz (AUT)
 
This evening's elimination of Celtic and Astana opens the door for Young Boys and AEK Athens if they can beat their lower ranked opponents in the play-off round.

The previous defeat of Basel by PAOK in the 2nd qualifying round increased Liverpool's chances of getting into Pot 2 - but they would still need Benfica, also drawn against PAOK, to be knocked out in the play-off round.

Play-off fixtures:
FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) v FC Salzburg (AUT)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR) v PSV Eindhoven (NED)
SL Benfica (POR) v PAOK FC (GRE)
BSC Young Boys (SUI) v Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Vidi FC (HUN) v AEK Athens FC (GRE)
AFC Ajax (NED) v FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)

Group stage pots assuming highest ranked teams win in the play-off round:
Code:
Pot 1                          coef.              Pot 2                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Real Madrid              Esp 162.000              Borussia Dortmund        Ger  89.000
Atlético Madrid          Esp 140.000              FC Porto                 Por  86.000
FC Barcelona             Esp 132.000              Manchester United        Eng  82.000
Bayern München           Ger 135.000              Shakhtar Donetsk         Ukr  81.000
Emirates Marketing Project          Eng 100.000              Benfica *3               Por  80.000
Juventus                 Ita 126.000              Napoli                   Ita  78.000
Paris Saint-Germain      Fra 109.000              Tottenham Hotspur        Eng  67.000
Lokomotiv Moscow         Rus  22.500              AS Roma                  Ita  64.000

Pot 3                          coef.              Pot 4                          coef.
------------------------ --- ----------------     ------------------------ --- ----------------
Liverpool                Eng  62.000              Valencia                 Esp  36.000
Dinamo Kiev *3           Ukr  62.000              Viktoria Plzen           Cze  33.000
Schalke 04               Ger  62.000              Club Brugge              Bel  29.500
Olympique Lyon           Fra  59.500              Galatasaray              Tur  29.500
AS Monaco                Fra  57.000              Young Boys *4            Sui  20.500
FC Salzburg *3           Aut  55.500              Internazionale           Ita  16.000
CSKA Moscow              Rus  45.000              1899 Hoffenheim          Ger  14.285
PSV Eindhoven *4         Ned  36.000              AEK Athens *3            Gre  10.000
 
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