Champions League Group Stage Draw 2012-2013 August 30 UCL groups 12/13

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These is how the draw for the group stages for the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League went about today at the Grimaldi Forum ( 30 August 2012) in Monaco. The UCL group stage 12/13 draw was held at 17.45 CET ( 16.45 BST). The 32 teams were divided into eight groups. Prior to the group stage draw, the teams had been divided into four pots of eight each. The defending champions for the 2012/13 Champions League season are Chelsea, who beat Bayern in last season’s final.

Group D is arguably the group of death, pitting champions of Spain, Holland, England and Germany together ( Real Madrid, Man City, Ajax and Dortmund)

Champions League Group Stage Draw 2012/13

UCL Group Stage Draw 2012-2013

Final Champions League Group Stages Draw- 30th August 2012

Group A:- Porto, Dynamo Kiev, PSG, Dinamo Zagreb

Group B:- Arsenal, Schalke, Olympiakos, Montpellier

Group C:- Milan, Zenit, Anderlecht, Malaga

Group D:- Real Madrid, Man City, Ajax, Dortmund

Group E:- Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus, FC Nordsjaelland

Group F:- Bayern, Valencia, Lille, BATE

Group G:- Barcelona, Benfica, Spartak Moscow, Celtic

Group H:- Manchester United, Braga, Galatasaray, Cluj

UCL Group Stages 2012/2013- Pot Seeding

Rules for the CL 12/13 group stage draw:- One team from each pot will be placed in each of the eight groups. Teams from the same country cannot draw each other in the group stages.

Pot One: Chelsea, Barcelona, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Porto, AC Milan.

Pot Two: Valencia, Benfica, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit St Petersburg, Schalke, Manchester City, Braga, Dinamo Kiev.

Pot Three: Olympiakos, Ajax, Anderlecht, Juventus, Spartak Moscow, Paris St Germain, Lille, Galatasaray.

Pot Four: Celtic, Borussia Dortmund, BATE Borisov, Dinamo Zagreb, CFR Cluj, Malaga, Montpellier, FC Nordsjaelland

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99 thoughts on “Champions League Group Stage Draw 2012-2013 August 30 UCL groups 12/13”

  1. Platini does Man City in again.

    Milan, PSG and Man Utd with the easy groups one feels

    Celtic will fancy their chances- this is one of the easiest draws they could have been handed

  2. What other rule was operating in the draw that saw Ajax placed in Group D without being drawn for it when there were only two teams in Groups E and G at that point?

  5. I have a great problem with group d. Looking at real madrid being put in a zone with challenging teams. I hope and pray real performs at her best. thanks for the draw being published today.

  6. Barcelona are the best… ok we havent won the Champions League against Chelsea and we havent won the Supercup against Madrid, but we have won it loads of times and we are the best team in the world, we will win the champions league this year. All you people who dont think that…well thats your problem. Lionel Messi is better than Ronaldo…and yes i know what your thinking…he hasnt played well at the start of the new season but he will get there he is better than Ronaldo, Barcelona are the best, Messi is the best…end off!!

  7. Bayern Munich and Man utd will play in the quater finals and bayern munich will win then bayern munich will play real madrid in the semi finals and real madrid will win…it will be a barcelona vs real madrid final and barcelona will win…simple as!!

  9. Chelsea with Juve rather tricky but the trophy belongs to the Blues,Torres,Malta,Ivanovic,Terry,Czech,Lampard good start.

  10. I want to know every thing about champion league in 2012/2013, so Chelsea is a best club for life.

  15. Hi i’m a fan of Chelsea,i think the draw so far is not bye.thanks to the organazing commette.

  16. Real madrid hav ben placed in d real dangerious group,man city nd real madrid re d hotest big club in d group nd it wil b d hotest match 4 mourinho mens

  18. tough one for man city. champions of england vs champions of spain vs champions of holland vs champios of germany. england and spain most likely to go through. hope im wrong so itl be easier for arsenal. please win a trophy for arsenal again arsene wenger. in you every1 trusts, but me. id like to critisize your style of play, tactics and players you prefer. just hope you get the sack at the end of the season even if you win a treble.

  19. i am very glad to see barcelona in denger my team is real madrid i like cr7 he is best player in the world

  21. I think group D is the group of death….each of the teams has chance of qualifying to the next stage of the competition but i tip madrid and city to qualify to make this years champions league a challenging one.

  22. Another season of teeth gnashing am a chelsea fan am afraid of jeventus but i no my chelsea will suprise dem up barcelona

  23. Why does Man u get the easy way out. The hardest group is D good luck Real Madrid. Real Madrid got Ajax again for the third time in the row for group stage.

  24. My Ac Milan in a good an easy seeming group but could lead to the team quick elimination… Playing a stronger team will or could help the team building it strength.

  26. Hugh,

    I’m not very sure about this, but here is my understanding of why Ajax went automatically into group D or why group d was the only option for them.

    At the time of drawing Ajax, only Juventus and Spartak Moscow were left.

    Three groups left D, E and G

    For the sake of television fixtures, groups A-D and E-H were grouped together. A-D play on one night, and E to H play on the other.

    Zenit and Spartak were the only Russian teams in the competition and likewise for Juventus and Milan.

    Because Zenit and Milan were already in Group C, Spartak and Juventus had to go into the opposite side of the draw i.e E and G. That left only one spot for Ajax, which was Group D.

  27. I think City fans will appreciate playing better teams like Dortmund and Ajax rather than no names like the Danish and Belarusian teams

  29. is what pple will know manchester city can not qualify 4rum d group stage. Up chelsea? 4 life.

  30. am sooo happy manchester united are not in hard group. 4 others good luck……. But not for chelsea or man shity.

  38. I real appriciate the group planned to favour man u,n will play final with barcelona thereby will win a champions

  40. if united could stumble in an easy group last season, this season has some tough games to.

    galatasaray and cluj aren’t the easiest places to travel to and braga are improving all the time

  42. I am very 4 da droz. Timz in grp D very sorry but better way 2 sho hu u a. Luck 4 da barca $ man utd.

  43. I am very happy 4 da droz. Timz in grp D very sorry but better way 2 sho hu u a. Luck 4 da barca $ man utd.

  46. In group A favorite is Porto and PSG , In groupe B favorite are Arsenal and Shalke C Milan and Malaga D groure of “(death),, Real Madrid and Man Citi E my fevorait club Chelsea and Juve in F groupe Bayern Munich and Valensia G Barca and Benfika and last group H MU and Braga.

  50. FC.Barcelano is d best team in d world and we all know,luking @champions league group stage drawn’other fans may tink dat group G is d easy drawn in d champions league,it u ask me I wil say no’becau lukin @FC.Benfica or FC.spartak moscow in d group wit my team FC.Barcelano’we al knw dat FCbenficn ad FC.spartak moscom they ar big team in their league’any of then playin wit FC.Barcelano it wil be cocastic’I mean it wil be interestin or fantastic becau FCbenfica hav a great lift footerplayer ad they wit lik 2 show their self’becau whe u ar playin wit a big club lik FC.Barcelano u hav 2 play very wil 2 win then we al knw dat they ar nt easy team ad they hav fantastic fantastic player,but I cal dat match do or die becau FC.spartak moscow is a vey gud team ad hav a great player’it wil be a great match 2 witch if FC.Barcelano is playin wit any of does team as I sed does team ar very gud in their own league,but we al knw dat FC.Barcelano wil win then am I right ad show dat they ar d best team in d world,ad I beleiv in my player they ar al gud,cocastic,fantastic ad great ad I knw dat we wil win d champoins league dis season’ad we wil show it 2 d world dat trutly we ar d best team in d world,2 al my FC.Barcelano fans we can mak it dis season’UP FC.BARCELANO 4LIFE,UP MESSI HE IS D BEST PLAYER IN D WORLD,4C.R 4UCK HE AD HIS COCAH……………AM A 4UCK FC.BARCELANO FAN…………

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