# 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage

The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 13 September and 7 December 2005.

## Teams

The 32 teams were divided into four pots. Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients. 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.
* Group winners and runners-up advanced to the first knockout round
* Third-placed teams entered the UEFA Cup at the round of 32
Pot 1 :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Liverpool | 115.864 |
| Real Madrid | 131.326 |
| Milan | 121.191 |
| Barcelona | 117.326 |
| Manchester United | 110.864 |
| Internazionale | 101.191 |
| Bayern Munich | 97.166 |
| Arsenal | 93.864 |
Pot 2 :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Porto | 93.739 |
| Juventus | 93.191 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 84.145 |
| Lyon | 81.324 |
| Panathinaikos | 70.715 |
| Chelsea | 68.864 |
| Villarreal | 58.326 |
| Ajax | 52.145 |
Pot 3 :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Club Brugge | 50.476 |
| Anderlecht | 47.476 |
| Olympiacos | 46.715 |
| Schalke 04 | 44.166 |
| Sparta Prague | 43.223 |
| Lille | 41.324 |
| Rangers | 40.476 |
| Werder Bremen | 40.166 |
Pot 4 :
| Team | Coeff. |
| Benfica | 36.739 |
| Rosenborg | 36.665 |
| Real Betis | 34.326 |
| Udinese | 30.191 |
| Fenerbahçe | 23.872 |
| Rapid Wien | 15.208 |
| Thun | 6.887 |
| Artmedia Bratislava | 4.850 |
Notes
* $^{TH}$ Champions League title holders (automatic top seed of pot 1)
* $^{Q3}$ Winners of the third qualifying round

## Tie-breaking criteria

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

Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | BAY | BRU | RWI |
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | AJX | THU | SPP |
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Ajax | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Thun | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 2–4 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | BRM | UDI | PAN |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–2 | — | 4–3 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Udinese | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 4 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | BEN | LIL | MUN |
| 1 | Villarreal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Benfica | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Lille | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | PSV | SCH | FEN |
| 1 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–3 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LYO | RMA | ROS | OLY |
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Olympiacos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | CHE | BET | AND |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT | RAN | ART | POR |
| 1 | Internazionale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Rangers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Artmedia Bratislava | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |