The group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League featured 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round (five through the Champions Path, five through the Non-Champions Path).
The teams were drawn into eight groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 14–15 September, 28–29 September, 19–20 October, 2–3 November, 23–24 November, and 7–8 December 2010.
Teams
The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 26 August 2010 at 18:00 CEST (UTC+2).
Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2010 UEFA club coefficients. The title holders, Internazionale, were automatically seeded into Pot 1. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–10, Pot 2 held teams ranked 11–29, Pot 3 held teams ranked 30–63, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 73–180 and unranked teams.
Notes
- TH Champions League title holders (automatic top seed of pot 1)
- CP Qualified through play-off round (Champions Path)
- NCP Qualified through play-off round (Non-Champions Path)
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. Based on this principle, the draw was controlled for clubs from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups.
The fixtures were decided after the draw. There were certain restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, which also shared a stadium) 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.
Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria would be 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;
- higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.
Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group A
Source:
Soccerway
14 September 2010 (2010-9-14)20:45
De Grolsch Veste,
EnschedeAttendance: 23,800Referee:
Pedro Proença (
Portugal)
14 September 2010 (2010-9-14)20:45
Weserstadion,
BremenAttendance: 30,344Referee:
Massimo Busacca (
Switzerland)
29 September 2010 (2010-9-29)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
White Hart Lane,
LondonAttendance: 32,518Referee:
Terje Hauge (
Norway)
29 September 2010 (2010-9-29)20:45
San Siro,
MilanAttendance: 48,126Referee:
Alberto Undiano Mallenco (
Spain)
20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)20:45
San Siro,
MilanAttendance: 49,551Referee:
Damir Skomina (
Slovenia)
20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)20:45
De Grolsch Veste,
EnschedeAttendance: 24,000Referee:
Claus Bo Larsen (
Denmark)
2 November 2010 (2010-11-2)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
White Hart Lane,
LondonAttendance: 34,103Referee:
Viktor Kassai (
Hungary)
2 November 2010 (2010-11-2)20:45
Weserstadion,
BremenAttendance: 29,641Referee:
Alain Hamer (
Luxembourg)
24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)20:45
San Siro,
MilanAttendance: 29,466Referee:
Stéphane Lannoy (
France)
24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
White Hart Lane,
LondonAttendance: 33,546Referee:
Olegário Benquerença (
Portugal)
7 December 2010 (2010-12-7)20:45
De Grolsch Veste,
EnschedeAttendance: 24,000Referee:
Carlos Velasco Carballo (
Spain)
7 December 2010 (2010-12-7)20:45
Weserstadion,
BremenAttendance: 30,400Referee:
Cüneyt Çakır (
Turkey)
Group B
Source:
Soccerway
14 September 2010 (2010-9-14)20:45
Stade de Gerland,
LyonAttendance: 35,552Referee:
Ivan Bebek (
Croatia)
14 September 2010 (2010-9-14)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Estádio da Luz,
LisbonAttendance: 31,512Referee:
Aleksei Nikolaev (
Russia)
29 September 2010 (2010-9-29)20:45 (21:45
UTC+3)
Bloomfield Stadium,
Tel AvivAttendance: 12,226Referee:
Howard Webb (
England)
29 September 2010 (2010-9-29)20:45
Veltins-Arena,
GelsenkirchenAttendance: 50,436Referee:
Gianluca Rocchi (
Italy)
20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)20:45
Veltins-Arena,
GelsenkirchenAttendance: 50,900Referee:
William Collum (
Scotland)
20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)20:45
Stade de Gerland,
LyonAttendance: 36,816Referee:
Alberto Undiano Mallenco (
Spain)
2 November 2010 (2010-11-2)20:45 (21:45
UTC+2)
Bloomfield Stadium,
Tel AvivAttendance: 12,132Referee:
Frank De Bleeckere (
Belgium)
2 November 2010 (2010-11-2)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
Estádio da Luz,
LisbonAttendance: 37,394Referee:
Craig Thomson (
Scotland)
24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)20:45
Veltins-Arena,
GelsenkirchenAttendance: 51,132Referee:
Nicola Rizzoli (
Italy)
24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)20:45 (21:45
UTC+2)
Bloomfield Stadium,
Tel AvivAttendance: 11,668Referee:
Alain Hamer (
Luxembourg)
7 December 2010 (2010-12-7)20:45
Stade de Gerland,
LyonAttendance: 32,245Referee:
Svein Oddvar Moen (
Norway)
7 December 2010 (2010-12-7)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
Estádio da Luz,
LisbonAttendance: 23,348Referee:
Howard Webb (
England)
Group C
Source:
Soccerway
14 September 2010 (2010-9-14)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Old Trafford,
ManchesterAttendance: 74,408Referee:
Olegário Benquerença (
Portugal)
14 September 2010 (2010-9-14)20:45 (21:45
UTC+3)
Bursa Atatürk Stadium,
BursaAttendance: 22,055Referee:
Svein Oddvar Moen (
Norway)
29 September 2010 (2010-9-29)20:45
Mestalla,
ValenciaAttendance: 34,946Referee:
Viktor Kassai (
Hungary)
29 September 2010 (2010-9-29)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Ibrox Stadium,
GlasgowAttendance: 41,905Referee:
Serge Gumienny (
Belgium)
20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Ibrox Stadium,
GlasgowAttendance: 45,153Referee:
Nicola Rizzoli (
Italy)
20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Old Trafford,
ManchesterAttendance: 72,610Referee:
Gianluca Rocchi (
Italy)
2 November 2010 (2010-11-2)20:45
Mestalla,
ValenciaAttendance: 26,821Referee:
Felix Brych (
Germany)
2 November 2010 (2010-11-2)20:45 (21:45
UTC+2)
Bursa Atatürk Stadium,
BursaAttendance: 19,050Referee:
Wolfgang Stark (
Germany)
24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
Ibrox Stadium,
GlasgowAttendance: 49,764Referee:
Massimo Busacca (
Switzerland)
24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)20:45
Mestalla,
ValenciaAttendance: 31,225Referee:
Bruno Paixão (
Portugal)
7 December 2010 (2010-12-7)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
Old Trafford,
ManchesterAttendance: 74,513Referee:
Pedro Proença (
Portugal)
7 December 2010 (2010-12-7)20:45 (21:45
UTC+2)
Bursa Atatürk Stadium,
BursaAttendance: 9,673Referee:
Tony Chapron (
France)
Group D
Source:
Soccerway
14 September 2010 (2010-9-14)20:45
Camp Nou,
BarcelonaAttendance: 69,738Referee:
Nicola Rizzoli (
Italy)
14 September 2010 (2010-9-14)20:45
Parken Stadium,
CopenhagenAttendance: 29,561Referee:
Thomas Einwaller (
Austria)
29 September 2010 (2010-9-29)18:30 (20:30
UTC+4)
Central Stadium,
KazanAttendance: 23,950Referee:
Cüneyt Çakır (
Turkey)
29 September 2010 (2010-9-29)20:45 (21:45
UTC+3)
Olympic Stadium,
AthensAttendance: 43,607Referee:
William Collum (
Scotland)
20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)20:45 (21:45
UTC+3)
Olympic Stadium,
AthensAttendance: 36,748Referee:
Manuel Gräfe (
Germany)
20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)20:45
Camp Nou,
BarcelonaAttendance: 75,852Referee:
Stéphane Lannoy (
France)
2 November 2010 (2010-11-2)18:30 (20:30
UTC+3)
Central Stadium,
KazanAttendance: 16,400Referee:
Tony Chapron (
France)
2 November 2010 (2010-11-2)20:45
Parken Stadium,
CopenhagenAttendance: 37,049Referee:
Cristian Balaj (
Romania)
24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)18:30 (20:30
UTC+3)
Central Stadium,
KazanAttendance: 18,720Referee:
Martin Atkinson (
England)
24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)20:45 (21:45
UTC+2)
Olympic Stadium,
AthensAttendance: 58,466Referee:
Gianluca Rocchi (
Italy)
7 December 2010 (2010-12-7)20:45
Camp Nou,
BarcelonaAttendance: 50,436Referee:
Jonas Eriksson (
Sweden)
7 December 2010 (2010-12-7)20:45
Parken Stadium,
CopenhagenAttendance: 36,797Referee:
Florian Meyer (
Germany)
Group E
Source:
Soccerway
15 September 2010 (2010-9-15)20:45
Allianz Arena,
MunichAttendance: 66,000Referee:
Stéphane Lannoy (
France)
15 September 2010 (2010-9-15)20:45 (21:45
UTC+3)
Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu,
Cluj-NapocaAttendance: 9,593Referee:
Alan Kelly (
Republic of Ireland)
28 September 2010 (2010-9-28)20:45
St. Jakob-Park,
BaselAttendance: 37,500Referee:
Craig Thomson (
Scotland)
28 September 2010 (2010-9-28)20:45
Stadio Olimpico,
RomeAttendance: 30,252Referee:
Jonas Eriksson (
Sweden)
19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)20:45
Stadio Olimpico,
RomeAttendance: 22,365Referee:
Aleksei Nikolaev (
Russia)
19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)20:45
Allianz Arena,
MunichAttendance: 64,000Referee:
Martin Atkinson (
England)
3 November 2010 (2010-11-3)20:45
St. Jakob-Park,
BaselAttendance: 36,375Referee:
Björn Kuipers (
Netherlands)
3 November 2010 (2010-11-3)20:45 (21:45
UTC+2)
Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu,
Cluj-NapocaAttendance: 14,097Referee:
Serge Gumienny (
Belgium)
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)20:45
Stadio Olimpico,
RomeAttendance: 42,789Referee:
Alberto Undiano Mallenco (
Spain)
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)20:45
St. Jakob-Park,
BaselAttendance: 34,239Referee:
Laurent Duhamel (
France)
8 December 2010 (2010-12-8)20:45
Allianz Arena,
MunichAttendance: 64,000Referee:
Martin Hansson (
Sweden)
8 December 2010 (2010-12-8)20:45 (21:45
UTC+2)
Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu,
Cluj-NapocaAttendance: 12,800Referee:
William Collum (
Scotland)
Group F
Source:
Soccerway
15 September 2010 (2010-9-15)20:45
Stade Vélodrome,
MarseilleAttendance: 45,729Referee:
Florian Meyer (
Germany)
15 September 2010 (2010-9-15)20:45
Štadión pod Dubňom,
ŽilinaAttendance: 10,829Referee:
Björn Kuipers (
Netherlands)
28 September 2010 (2010-9-28)18:30 (20:30
UTC+4)
Luzhniki Stadium,
MoscowAttendance: 37,000Referee:
Martin Hansson (
Sweden)
28 September 2010 (2010-9-28)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Stamford Bridge,
LondonAttendance: 40,675Referee:
Frank De Bleeckere (
Belgium)
19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)18:30 (20:30
UTC+4)
Luzhniki Stadium,
MoscowAttendance: 70,012Referee:
Carlos Velasco Carballo (
Spain)
19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)20:45
Stade Vélodrome,
MarseilleAttendance: 49,250Referee:
István Vad (
Hungary)
3 November 2010 (2010-11-3)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
Stamford Bridge,
LondonAttendance: 40,477Referee:
Cüneyt Çakır (
Turkey)
3 November 2010 (2010-11-3)20:45
Štadión pod Dubňom,
ŽilinaAttendance: 9,664Referee:
Stefan Johannesson (
Sweden)
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)18:30 (20:30
UTC+3)
Luzhniki Stadium,
MoscowAttendance: 43,217Referee:
Wolfgang Stark (
Germany)
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
Stamford Bridge,
LondonAttendance: 40,266Referee:
Robert Schörgenhofer (
Austria)
8 December 2010 (2010-12-8)20:45
Stade Vélodrome,
MarseilleAttendance: 50,604Referee:
Vladislav Bezborodov (
Russia)
8 December 2010 (2010-12-8)20:45
Štadión pod Dubňom,
ŽilinaAttendance: 7,208Referee:
Kevin Blom (
Netherlands)
Group G
Source:
Soccerway
15 September 2010 (2010-9-15)20:45
Santiago Bernabéu,
MadridAttendance: 69,639Referee:
Damir Skomina (
Slovenia)
15 September 2010 (2010-9-15)20:45
San Siro,
MilanAttendance: 69,317Referee:
Cristian Balaj (
Romania)
28 September 2010 (2010-9-28)20:45
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps,
AuxerreAttendance: 19,525Referee:
Claus Bo Larsen (
Denmark)
28 September 2010 (2010-9-28)20:45
Amsterdam Arena,
AmsterdamAttendance: 51,276Referee:
Felix Brych (
Germany)
19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)20:45
Amsterdam Arena,
AmsterdamAttendance: 51,383Referee:
Olegário Benquerença (
Portugal)
19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)20:45
Santiago Bernabéu,
MadridAttendance: 71,657Referee:
Pedro Proença (
Portugal)
3 November 2010 (2010-11-3)20:45
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps,
AuxerreAttendance: 18,727Referee:
Mark Clattenburg (
England)
3 November 2010 (2010-11-3)20:45
San Siro,
MilanAttendance: 76,357Referee:
Howard Webb (
England)
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)20:45
Amsterdam Arena,
AmsterdamAttendance: 48,491Referee:
Craig Thomson (
Scotland)
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)20:45
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps,
AuxerreAttendance: 19,244Referee:
Damir Skomina (
Slovenia)
8 December 2010 (2010-12-8)20:45
Santiago Bernabéu,
MadridAttendance: 54,917Referee:
Serge Gumienny (
Belgium)
8 December 2010 (2010-12-8)20:45
San Siro,
MilanAttendance: 72,960Referee:
Claus Bo Larsen (
Denmark)
Group H
Source:
Soccerway
15 September 2010 (2010-9-15)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Emirates Stadium,
LondonAttendance: 59,333Referee:
Alain Hamer (
Luxembourg)
15 September 2010 (2010-9-15)20:45 (21:45
UTC+3)
Donbas Arena,
DonetskAttendance: 48,512Referee:
Carlos Velasco Carballo (
Spain)
28 September 2010 (2010-9-28)20:45
Partizan Stadium,
BelgradeAttendance: 29,348Referee:
Wolfgang Stark (
Germany)
28 September 2010 (2010-9-28)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Estádio Municipal,
BragaAttendance: 12,083Referee:
Kevin Blom (
Netherlands)
19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Estádio Municipal,
BragaAttendance: 11,454Referee:
Laurent Duhamel (
France)
19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)20:45 (19:45
UTC+1)
Emirates Stadium,
LondonAttendance: 60,016Referee:
Svein Oddvar Moen (
Norway)
3 November 2010 (2010-11-3)20:45
Partizan Stadium,
BelgradeAttendance: 28,295Referee:
Martin Hansson (
Sweden)
3 November 2010 (2010-11-3)20:45 (21:45
UTC+2)
Donbas Arena,
DonetskAttendance: 51,153Referee:
Massimo Busacca (
Switzerland)
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
Estádio Municipal,
BragaAttendance: 14,809Referee:
Viktor Kassai (
Hungary)
23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)20:45
Partizan Stadium,
BelgradeAttendance: 17,473Referee:
Frank De Bleeckere (
Belgium)
8 December 2010 (2010-12-8)20:45 (19:45
UTC+0)
Emirates Stadium,
LondonAttendance: 58,845Referee:
Paolo Tagliavento (
Italy)
8 December 2010 (2010-12-8)20:45 (21:45
UTC+2)
Donbas Arena,
DonetskAttendance: 47,627Referee:
Felix Brych (
Germany)
Notes
External links
References
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"Lineup complete for group-stage draw". UEFA. 26 August 2010. https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0250-0c50f7a550a9-de7358fc51d1-1000--lineup-complete-for-group-stage-draw/
"Seeding in the Champions League 2010/2011". kassiesa.net. https://kassiesa.net/uefa/history/seedcl2010.html
"Club coefficients 2010". UEFA. Archived from the original on March 24, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110324010406/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/season=2010/index.html
"2010/11 Regulations of the UEFA Champions League" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20101205051408/http://en.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/48/42/49/1484249_DOWNLOAD.pdf
CET (UTC+1) for matches from 2 November 2010, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches to 20 October 2010. /wiki/Central_European_Time