Seeding in the UEFA Cup 2003/2004

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

This page shows the list of seeded and unseeded teams for draws in the first rounds of the UEFA Cup 2003/2004. The UEFA Team Ranking of 2003 determines the seeding of the teams in the tables below.

Besides the division of teams into seeded and unseeded teams, the teams in the first rounds are usually divided into a number of groups based on geographical criteria and economic interests of the participating clubs. One of the goals of the geographical criteria is to avoid the pairing of teams from the same country. Each group has the same number of seeded and unseeded teams, and a seeded team will always play against an unseeded team.

For the draw of the qualification round the 82 teams are divided into 10 groups. At the time of the draw (June 20) the four contenders from Denmark were not known because their season was not yet ended. All four Danish teams were seeded because of the country coefficient of Denmark.

Qualifying Round (82 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
RC Lens                  Fra  53.734     Haka Valkeakoski         Fin   4.604
Hapoel Tel-Aviv          Isr  29.999     Metalurgs Liepaja        Lat   4.332
Manchester City          Eng  29.170     Zimbru Chisinau          Mol   3.916
Maccabi Haifa            Isr  25.999     MyPa-47                  Fin   3.604
Red Star Belgrade        Srb  22.915     FK Ventspils             Lat   3.332
Varteks Varazdin         Cro  22.312     Zeljeznicar Sarajevo     Bos   3.166
Brøndby IF               Den  21.687     FK Sarajevo              Bos   3.166
Levski Sofia             Bul  18.332     Nistru Otachi            Mol   2.916
União de Leiria          Por  17.791     Torpedo Kutaisi          Geo   2.833
Viktoria Zizkov          Cze  16.975     Sioni Bolnisi            Geo   2.833
FC Lovech                Bul  16.332     Birkirkara               Mlt   2.499
Steaua Bucuresti         Rom  15.478     Ekranas Panevezys        Lit   1.999
Dundee FC                Sco  15.187     Atlantas Klaipeda        Lit   1.999
FC Kärnten               Aut  14.687     Fylkir Reykjavik         Isl   1.749
KSC Lokeren              Bel  14.250     Grindavik                Isl   1.749
Molde FK                 Nor  13.787     Cementarnica Skopje      Mac   1.748
Hajduk Split             Cro  13.312     Belasica Strumica        Mac   1.748
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk    Ukr  13.291     Dinamo Minsk             Bls   1.708
Xamax Neuchâtel          Sui  13.125     Neman Grodno             Bls   1.708
Young Boys               Sui  13.125     Derry City               Irl   1.665
AIK Stockholm            Swe  12.795     Shelbourne               Irl   1.665
Ferencvaros              Hun  12.395     Valletta FC              Mlt   1.499
Torpedo Moscow           Rus  11.520     Cwmbran Town             Wal   1.082
Sartid Smederevo         Srb  10.915     Llansantffraid           Wal   1.082
Groclin Grodzisk         Pol  10.812     Shirak Gyumri            Arm   1.082
GKS Katowice             Pol  10.812     Banants Yerevan          Arm   1.082
Wisla Plock              Pol  10.812     FC Vaduz                 Lie   1.000
OB Odense                Den  10.687     Dinamo Tirana            Alb   0.915
DVSC Debrecen            Hun  10.395     Vllaznia Shkodër         Alb   0.915
Lyn Oslo                 Nor   9.787     Tallina VMK              Est   0.832
Kamen Ingrad             Cro   9.312     Levadia Maardu           Est   0.832
Anorthosis Famagusta     Cyp   9.082     Coleraine                Nir   0.749
Malmö FF                 Swe   8.795     Portadown                Nir   0.749
FC Nordsjælland          Den   8.687     Etzella Ettelbrück       Lux   0.666
Esbjerg fB               Den   8.687     F91 Dudelange            Lux   0.666
Dinamo Bucuresti         Rom   8.478     NSI Runavik              Far   0.582
APOEL Nicosia            Cyp   8.082     KI Klaksvik              Far   0.582
Matador Púchov           Svk   7.832     Zhenis Astana            Kaz   0.250
Olimpija Ljubljana       Slo   7.666     FK Atyrau                Kaz   0.250
FC Petrzalka             Svk   6.832     SP Domagnano             Sma   0.000
Publikum Celje           Slo   4.666     Santa Coloma             And   0.000

For the draw of the 1st round the 96 teams are divided into 6 groups of 16 teams. Each group consists of 8 seeded and 8 unseeded teams.

Round 1 (96 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
FC Barcelona             Esp 140.769     Viktoria Zizkov *        Cze  16.975
Valencia                 Esp 131.769     FK Teplice               Cze  16.975
Liverpool                Eng  94.170     NAC Breda                Ned  16.749
AS Roma                  Ita  91.155     NEC Nijmegen             Ned  16.749
AC Parma                 Ita  90.155     Gaziantepspor            Tur  16.495
Real Mallorca            Esp  72.769     Valerengen IF            Nor  15.787
Girondins Bordeaux       Fra  71.734     Genclerbirligi           Tur  15.495
Borussia Dortmund **     Ger  70.566     Steaua Bucuresti *       Rom  15.478
Feyenoord                Ned  67.749     Dundee FC *              Sco  15.187
Hertha BSC               Ger  63.566     FC Kärnten *             Aut  14.687
1.FC Kaiserslautern      Ger  59.566     Trabzonspor              Tur  14.495
RC Lens *                Fra  53.734     Malatyaspor              Tur  14.495
Newcastle United **      Eng  51.170     La Louvière              Bel  14.250
Udinese                  Ita  49.155     KSC Lokeren *            Bel  14.250
Slavia Praha **          Cze  48.975     Molde FK *               Nor  13.787
PAOK Thessaloniki        Gre  44.391     Austria Wien **          Aut  13.687
Rosenborg BK **          Nor  42.787     MTK Budapest **          Hun  13.395
Schalke '04 ***          Ger  40.566     Hajduk Split *           Cro  13.312
Spartak Moscow           Rus  40.520     Metalurg Donetsk         Ukr  13.291
Villarreal ***           Esp  37.769     Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk *  Ukr  13.291
Wisla Kraków **          Pol  33.812     Xamax Neuchâtel *        Sui  13.125
Grasshoppers Zürich **   Sui  33.125     AIK Stockholm *          Swe  12.795
Sporting CP Lisbon       Por  32.791     Ferencvaros *            Hun  12.395
Dinamo Zagreb **         Cro  32.312     Hapoel Ramat-Gan         Isr  11.999
Blackburn Rovers         Eng  32.170     Austria Salzburg         Aut  11.687
Hamburger SV             Ger  31.566     Torpedo Moscow *         Rus  11.520
Perugia ***              Ita  31.155     Sartid Smederevo *       Srb  10.915
Benfica **               Por  30.791     Groclin Grodzisk *       Pol  10.812
Hapoel Tel-Aviv *        Isr  29.999     OB Odense *              Den  10.687
AJ Auxerre               Fra  29.734     DVSC Debrecen *          Hun  10.395
Southampton FC           Eng  29.170     Lyn Oslo *               Nor   9.787
Manchester City *        Eng  29.170     Kamen Ingrad *           Cro   9.312
FC Basel                 Sui  29.125     Malmö FF *               Swe   8.795
Panionios                Gre  27.391     FC Nordsjælland *        Den   8.687
Grazer AK **             Aut  26.687     Esbjerg fB *             Den   8.687
Maccabi Haifa *          Isr  25.999     Dinamo Bucuresti *       Rom   8.478
Red Star Belgrade *      Srb  22.915     APOEL Nicosia *          Cyp   8.082
Aris Thessaloniki        Gre  22.391     Matador Púchov *         Svk   7.832
Varteks Varazdin *       Cro  22.312     Olimpija Ljubljana *     Slo   7.666
Shakhtar Donetsk **      Ukr  22.291     MSK Zilina **            Svk   6.832
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard   Fra  21.734     FC Petrzalka *           Svk   6.832
Brøndby IF *             Den  21.687     Publikum Celje *         Slo   4.666
FC Utrecht               Ned  20.749     Zimbru Chisinau *        Mol   3.916
FC København **          Den  20.687     MyPa-47 *                Fin   3.604
Levski Sofia *           Bul  18.332     FK Ventspils *           Lat   3.332
CSKA Sofia **            Bul  18.332     Zeljeznicar Sarajevo *   Bos   3.166
Hearts FC                Sco  18.187     Vardar Skopje **         Mac   1.748
União de Leiria *        Por  17.791     Cementarnica Skopje *    Mac   1.748

For the draw of the 2nd round the 48 teams are divided into 4 groups of 12 teams. Each group consists of 6 seeded and 6 unseeded teams.

Round 2 (48 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
FC Barcelona             Esp 140.769     FC Basel                 Sui  29.125
Valencia                 Esp 131.769     Panionios                Gre  27.391
Liverpool                Eng  94.170     Maccabi Haifa *          Isr  25.999
AS Roma                  Ita  91.155     Red Star Belgrade *      Srb  22.915
AC Parma                 Ita  90.155     Aris Thessaloniki        Gre  22.391
Real Mallorca            Esp  72.769     FC Sochaux-Montbéliard   Fra  21.734
Girondins Bordeaux       Fra  71.734     Brøndby IF *             Den  21.687
Borussia Dortmund **     Ger  70.566     FC Utrecht               Ned  20.749
Feyenoord                Ned  67.749     FC København **          Den  20.687
RC Lens *                Fra  53.734     Levski Sofia *           Bul  18.332
Newcastle United **      Eng  51.170     Hearts FC                Sco  18.187
Slavia Praha **          Cze  48.975     FK Teplice               Cze  16.975
PAOK Thessaloniki        Gre  44.391     Gaziantepspor            Tur  16.495
Rosenborg BK **          Nor  42.787     Vålerengen IF            Nor  15.787
Schalke '04 ***          Ger  40.566     Genclerbirligi           Tur  15.495
Spartak Moscow           Rus  40.520     Steaua Bucuresti *       Rom  15.478
Villarreal ***           Esp  37.769     Molde FK *               Nor  13.787
Wisla Kraków **          Pol  33.812     Hajduk Split *           Cro  13.312
Sporting CP Lisbon       Por  32.791     Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk *  Ukr  13.291
Dinamo Zagreb **         Cro  32.312     Austria Salzburg         Aut  11.687
Perugia ***              Ita  31.155     Torpedo Moscow *         Rus  11.520
Benfica **               Por  30.791     Groclin Grodzisk *       Pol  10.812
AJ Auxerre               Fra  29.734     DVSC Debrecen *          Hun  10.395
Manchester City *        Eng  29.170     Dinamo Bucuresti *       Rom   8.478

For the draw of the 3rd round the 32 teams are divided into 4 groups of 8 teams. Each group consists of 4 seeded and 4 unseeded teams.

Round 3 (32 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
FC Barcelona             Esp 140.769     Spartak Moscow           Rus  40.520
Valencia                 Esp 131.769     Villarreal ***           Esp  37.769
Liverpool                Eng  94.170     Besiktas #               Tur  33.495
Internazionale #         Ita  93.155     Perugia ***              Ita  31.155
AS Roma                  Ita  91.155     Benfica **               Por  30.791
AC Parma                 Ita  90.155     AJ Auxerre               Fra  29.734
Galatasaray #            Tur  78.495     FC Sochaux-Montbéliard   Fra  21.734
Real Mallorca            Esp  72.769     Brøndby IF *             Den  21.687
Panathinaikos #          Gre  72.391     Levski Sofia *           Bul  18.332
Girondins Bordeaux       Fra  71.734     FK Teplice               Cze  16.975
PSV Eindhoven #          Ned  60.749     Gaziantepspor            Tur  16.495
Celtic #                 Sco  57.187     Vålerengen IF            Nor  15.787
Newcastle United **      Eng  51.170     Genclerbirligi           Tur  15.495
Olympique Marseille #    Fra  49.734     Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk *  Ukr  13.291
Club Brugge #            Bel  44.250     Groclin Grodzisk *       Pol  10.812
Rosenborg BK **          Nor  42.787     DVSC Debrecen *          Hun  10.395

For the draw of the 4rd round the 16 teams are divided into 2 groups of 8 teams. Each group consists of 4 seeded and 4 unseeded teams.

Round 4 (16 teams)

Seeded teams                   coef.     Unseeded teams                 coef.
------------------------ --- -------     ------------------------ --- -------
FC Barcelona             Esp 140.769     Celtic #                 Sco  57.187
Valencia                 Esp 131.769     Newcastle United **      Eng  51.170
Liverpool                Eng  94.170     Olympique Marseille #    Fra  49.734
Internazionale #         Ita  93.155     Club Brugge #            Bel  44.250
AS Roma                  Ita  91.155     Villarreal ***           Esp  37.769
Real Mallorca            Esp  72.769     Benfica **               Por  30.791
Girondins Bordeaux       Fra  71.734     AJ Auxerre               Fra  29.734
PSV Eindhoven #          Ned  60.749     Genclerbirligi           Tur  15.495

KEY:
*   = team started in qualification round
**  = team eliminated in 3rd qualification round Champions League
*** = qualified through Intertoto Cup
#   = qualified for round 3 from 1st group stage of the Champions League