What happens if points and goal difference are equal

Active 3 years, 3 months ago. Viewed k times. Improve this question. Horrorgoogle Horrorgoogle 2 2 gold badges 3 3 silver badges 9 9 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Salman Zaidi Salman Zaidi 6 6 silver badges 16 16 bronze badges. Thank you for your response, this rule is also applied fro LaLiga Premier Division also. Rule is different in La Liga.. If the tie is between two clubs, then the tie is broken using the goal difference for the two matches those clubs have played against each other without 'away goals rule'.

La Liga has complex rules for tie breaking. But what happens if the teams in groups end up with the same points? Let's see how the EURO teams will qualify for the next stage.

So we'll have six groups with four teams each. The top 2 places are qualified for every group. Since then, the majority of European football leagues as well as tournaments around the world use goal difference to determine ranking — though other competitions may favour the "head-to-head" record or other variations as a priority tie-breaker.

Using head-to-head as a tie-breaker determines the form of the two level clubs when they have faced each other. If Chelsea and Liverpool were level on points but Chelsea managed to beat Liverpool home and away in the league, the London side would be deemed victorious.

In the English top-flight, if any clubs finish the season with the same number of points, their position is first determined by:. In the Champions League group stages, teams are organised into groups of four and then ranked according to points.

The teams to finish in the top two of their group will progress to the knockout stages, while the latter two will either be eliminated or dropped into the Europa League. La Liga decides their tie-breakers between two level clubs first through goal difference, like in the Premier League. Interesting, I was curious about a case where all teams are equal. Have you seen a case that these parts of rules used in action? Might be interesting also to point out to —08 Football League , which had tied 14th place, with two teams finishing with identical records.

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows: a greatest number of points obtained in all group matches; b goal difference in all group matches; c greatest number of goals scored in all group matches. If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows: d greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; e goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned; f greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned; g drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

Dor Cohen Dor Cohen 7, 7 7 gold badges 41 41 silver badges 72 72 bronze badges. This is a good answer, but I don't see a way to d e and f work.. In fact unless there was a rule change somewhere that I didn't realize, from c you just jump to g I think d e and f are using on other sports. Suppose teams A,B,C,D. D looses from all. A , B , C Then they all end with 6 points and in goals.

You end up with a case f where C wins. It is unlikely to happen however — Bernhard. Bernhard I understand the system, but I think that is not used on football