Matching multiple times WITHOUT array formulas.

Is this possible? To match multiple times, without the use of an array formula.

So I was thinking it was, but got stuck on trying to "force" it to find the second, third, etc. matches. Everything I've seen uses array formulas, is that the only option?

Could I do a separate formula for each "level" of match, for example a simple index(match() for the first match, then whatever for the second, etc.

The reason I am asking this is because array formula are just causing problems with how I wanted to use them for my sheet. I wanted to be able to export my data (some 20,000 lines of data, varying length) into a tab, and have the formula do everything. Array formula work, but they take some tweaking to make it work.

Thanks in advance if this is actually possible.

I found http://dailydoseofexcel.com/archives...3rd-4th-match/ which suggests this is possible, but I couldn't really wrap my head around what they were doing.

Criteria	1st Match	2nd Match	3rd Match	4th Match

Is the format I am thinking of.