For the draw of the 1st round the 80 teams will be divided into
8 groups of 10 teams.
Each group consists of 5 seeded and 5 unseeded teams.
The exact method of the distribution of teams over the groups is unknown,
but some characteristics can be found in the draws of previous years.
The process appears to start with the following initial distribution of
clubs (1-80 based on ranking) over the 8 groups:
pos G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
4 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25
5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
6 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41
7 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
8 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57
9 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
10 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73
Changes are applied with the following rules in mind:
1) no country can have two or more teams in the same group,
2) the title-holder is not treated as top-seed but ranked by coefficient,
3) changes are applied only at the same row (or the same position in the groups).
When changes are required for one or two groups they are usually applied by
swapping teams at the same row. For a single group the swap is usually done
with a team on the same row with a lower coefficient (if possible).
These rules cannot explain all changes made by UEFA.
E sada, da li se taj swap događa prije ili poslije odigranog prvog kola? Niš mi nije jasno... Jedino što mi je jasno da bi taj swap imao biti sa Heerenveenom.
Vidjet ćemo sutra... danas...