ballEuropean Champions League - Final Standings

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Bayer Leverkusen and Juventus (who edged PSG on goal difference) today joined the 6 group winners in next week's Quarter-Final draw. See below for more details on how the runners-up were determined.

Standings after Final Round (Day 6)

GROUP A COUNTRY P W D L GF GA PTS
Borussia Dortmund Germany 6 5 0 1 14 3 15
Parma Italy 6 2 3 1 6 5 9
Sparta Praha Czech Republic 6 1 2 3 6 11 5
Galatasaray Turkey 6 1 1 4 4 11 4
 
GROUP B COUNTRY P W D L GF GA PTS
Manchester United England 6 5 0 1 14 5 15
Juventus Italy 6 4 0 2 12 8 12
Feyenoord Netherlands 6 3 0 3 8 10 9
FC Kosice Slovakia 6 0 0 6 2 13 0
 
GROUP C COUNTRY P W D L GF GA PTS
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 6 3 2 1 13 6 11
PSV Netherlands 6 2 3 1 9 8 9
Newcastle United England 6 2 1 3 7 8 7
Barcelona Spain 6 1 2 3 7 14 5
 
GROUP D COUNTRY P W D L GF GA PTS
Real Madrid Spain 6 4 1 1 15 4 13
Rosenborg Norway 6 3 2 1 13 8 11
Olympiakos Greece 6 1 2 3 6 14 5
Porto Portugal 6 1 1 4 3 11 4
 
GROUP E COUNTRY P W D L GF GA PTS
Bayern München Germany 6 4 0 2 13 6 12
Paris St.Germain France 6 4 0 2 11 10 12
Besiktas Turkey 6 2 0 4 6 9 6
IFK Göteborg Sweden 6 2 0 4 4 9 6
 
GROUP F COUNTRY P W D L GF GA PTS
Monaco France 6 4 1 1 15 8 13
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 6 4 1 1 11 7 13
Sporting Lisbon Portugal 6 2 1 3 9 11 7
Lierse Belgium 6 0 1 5 3 12 1

 

Best Runners-Up


The following are the criteria by which the teams are measured when determining the top 2 runners-up:

Standings within groups are determined by the following means:

  1. Highest points gained in all games
  2. Highest points in direct encounters between teams
  3. Highest goal difference in direct encounters between teams
  4. Most Away Goals in direct encounters between teams
  5. Highest goal difference in all games
  6. Most Away Goals in all games
  7. Team's Country's UEFA coefficient at beginning of season

2 best runners-up are determined as follows:

  1. Most points gained
  2. Highest Goal Difference
  3. Most Goals Scored
  4. Most Away Goals Scored
  5. Team's country's UEFA coefficient at beginning of season
  6. Team's UEFA coefficient at beginning of season
resulting in the following table for 1997-98:

RUNNERS-UP COUNTRY P W D L GF GA PTS
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 6 4 1 1 11 7 13
Juventus Italy 6 4 0 2 12 8 12
Paris St.Germain France 6 4 0 2 11 10 12
Rosenborg Norway 6 3 2 1 13 8 11
PSV Netherlands 6 2 3 1 9 8 9
Parma Italy 6 2 3 1 6 5 9

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