Pot
A pot is a group of clubs sorted by their coefficient. The field is divided into four pots from the strongest to the weakest, and the draw takes clubs from the pots so that every club meets opponents from each one.
Why it matters
The pots matter because they spread strength. By placing the strongest clubs in the first pot and the rest in the others, the competition gives every club a comparable set of opponents and keeps the biggest sides apart early.
Where it is used
Pots are used in the league phase draw. Each club is placed in a pot by its ranking and then receives two opponents from every pot, so the pots are the structure through which the draw is balanced.
How to read it
Read a pot as a band of standing. The first pot holds the highest-ranked clubs and the fourth the lowest, and the pot a club sits in shows where it stands among the field before a ball is kicked.
What it means
a group of clubs sorted by coefficient for the purposes of the draw
Pot is one of the working terms of the competition. This entry explains it as a mechanism that holds true from season to season, so it can be read on its own or alongside the other entries in the glossary of the tournament.
- A group of clubs sorted by coefficient.
- Four pots from strongest to weakest.
- The draw takes opponents from every pot.
- They spread the strongest clubs apart.
- Each club meets two sides per pot.
- The pot shows where a club stands.