Champions League group stage draw: Pot 4
Thursday, August 24, 2017
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UEFA.com profiles the eight teams in Pot 4 for the group stage draw: Celtic, CSKA Moskva, Sporting CP, APOEL, Feyenoord, Maribor, Qarabağ and RB Leipzig.
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Pot 4 in the UEFA Champions League group stage draw is formed by the teams ranked 17th and below out of the 24 clubs in Pots 2 to 4 as per the UEFA association club coefficient rankings at the end of the 2016/17 season. We profile the hopefuls.
- Draw live at 18:00CET on Thursday: Full pots and procedure
- 2017/18 UEFA Champions League match calendar
Celtic (SCO)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 48
• How they qualified: first in Scottish Premier League, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 9 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 1 (1966/67)
CSKA Moskva (RUS)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 52
• How they qualified: second in Russian Premier-Liga, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 10 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (2009/10)
Sporting CP (POR)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 57
• How they qualified: third in Portuguese Liga, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 7 (last appearance: 2016/17)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (1983/84)
APOEL (CYP)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 82
• How they qualified: first in Cypriot First Division, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 3 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: UEFA Champions League play-offs/UEFA Europa League round of 16
• Best European Cup performance: quarter-finals (2011/12)
Feyenoord (NED)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 89
• How they qualified: first in Eredivisie
• Previous group stage campaigns: 4 (last appearance: 2002/03)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: winners x 1 (1969/70)
Maribor (SVN)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 94
• How they qualified: first in Slovenian First League, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: 2 (last appearance: 2014/15)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League play-offs
• Best European Cup performance: group stage (1999/2000, 2014/15, 2017/18)
Qarabağ (AZE)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 106
• How they qualified: first in Azerbaijani Premier League, play-off winners
• Previous group stage campaigns: debut (first Azerbaijani qualifiers)
• Last season: UEFA Europa League group stage
• Best European Cup performance: group stage (2017/18)
RB Leipzig (GER)
• UEFA coefficient ranking: 122= (projected)
• How they qualified: second in German Bundesliga
• Previous group stage campaigns: debut
• Last season: not in UEFA competition
• Best European Cup performance: group stage (2017/18)