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{{Cnote2|Note IRL|'''Republic of Ireland (IRL):''' [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] are a club based in Northern Ireland, but will participate in the Europa League through one of the berths for the Republic of Ireland (any coefficient points they earn count toward Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland).}}
{{Cnote2|Note IRL|'''Republic of Ireland (IRL):''' [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] are a club based in Northern Ireland, but will participate in the Europa League through one of the berths for the Republic of Ireland (any coefficient points they earn count toward Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland).}}
{{Cnote2|Note ISR|'''Israel (ISR):''' [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round if they win the [[2016–17 Israel State Cup]].}}
{{Cnote2|Note ISR|'''Israel (ISR):''' [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round if they win the [[2016–17 Israel State Cup]].}}
{{Cnote2|Note KOS|'''Kosovo (KOS):''' [[KF Besa Pejë|Besa Pejë]] failed to obtain a UEFA licence, so if they win the [[2016–17 Kosovar Cup]], the berth will be given to the runners-up of the [[2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocnal.com/2017/05/uefa-licenses-four-kosovo-clubs-for.html|title=UEFA licenses four Kosovo clubs for international competitions|publisher=Oculus News|date=11 May 2017}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|Note MLT|'''Malta (MLT):''' [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]] would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the third-placed team of the [[2016–17 Maltese Premier League]], but failed to obtain a UEFA licence. As a result, the berth was given to the fourth-placed team of the league, [[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/sports/football/77011/birkarkara_fc_denied_uefa_license_valletta_fc_to_play_europa_league|title=Birkirkara FC denied UEFA license, Valletta FC to play Europa League|publisher=Malta Today|date=9 May 2017}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|Note MLT|'''Malta (MLT):''' [[Birkirkara F.C.|Birkirkara]] would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the third-placed team of the [[2016–17 Maltese Premier League]], but failed to obtain a UEFA licence. As a result, the berth was given to the fourth-placed team of the league, [[Valletta F.C.|Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/sports/football/77011/birkarkara_fc_denied_uefa_license_valletta_fc_to_play_europa_league|title=Birkirkara FC denied UEFA license, Valletta FC to play Europa League|publisher=Malta Today|date=9 May 2017}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2|Note ROU|'''Romania (ROU):''' [[CS Universitatea Craiova|CS U Craiova]] will enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round if they win the [[2016–17 Cupa României]].}}
{{Cnote2|Note ROU|'''Romania (ROU):''' [[CS Universitatea Craiova|CS U Craiova]] will enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round if they win the [[2016–17 Cupa României]].}}

Revision as of 05:23, 12 May 2017

2017–18 UEFA Europa League
The Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu will host the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
29 June – 24 August 2017
Competition proper:
14 September 2017 – 16 May 2018
TeamsCompetition proper: 48+8
Total: 158+33 (expected) (from 55 associations)
2018–19 →

The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League will be the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The 2018 UEFA Europa League Final will be played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France.[1]

The winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League will automatically qualify for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage,[2] and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup.

Association team allocation

A total of 191 teams from all 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[3] The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[4]

  • Associations 1–51 (except Liechtenstein) each have three teams qualify.
  • Associations 52–54 each have two teams qualify.
  • Liechtenstein and Kosovo each have one team qualify (Liechtenstein organises only a domestic cup and no domestic league; Kosovo as per decision by the UEFA Executive Committee).[5]
  • Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League.

Starting from this season, Gibraltar are granted two spots instead of one in the Europa League.[6] Kosovo, who became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016, will make their debut in the UEFA Europa League, as long as their club passes the licensing requirements.[5][7]

Association ranking

For the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2016 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2011–12 to 2015–16.[8][9]

Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:

  • (CL) – Additional teams transferred from the Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1 Spain Spain 105.713 3
2 Germany Germany 80.177
3 England England 76.284
4 Italy Italy 70.439
5 Portugal Portugal 53.082
6 France France 52.749
7 Russia Russia 51.082
8 Ukraine Ukraine 44.883
9 Belgium Belgium 40.000
10 Netherlands Netherlands 35.563
11 Turkey Turkey 34.600
12 Switzerland Switzerland 33.775
13 Czech Republic Czech Republic 32.925
14 Greece Greece 29.700
15 Romania Romania 25.383
16 Austria Austria 25.100
17 Croatia Croatia 23.875
18 Poland Poland 22.500
19 Cyprus Cyprus 22.175
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20 Belarus Belarus 20.000 3
21 Sweden Sweden 19.875
22 Norway Norway 19.250
23 Israel Israel 18.625
24 Denmark Denmark 18.600
25 Scotland Scotland 17.300
26 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 14.875
27 Serbia Serbia 14.625
28 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 14.125
29 Bulgaria Bulgaria 13.125
30 Slovenia Slovenia 13.125
31 Slovakia Slovakia 12.000
32 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 10.500 1
33 Hungary Hungary 9.875 3
34 Moldova Moldova 9.125
35 Iceland Iceland 8.750
36 Georgia (country) Georgia 8.125
37 Finland Finland 7.400
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.125 3
39 Albania Albania 6.625
40 North Macedonia Macedonia 6.000
41 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 5.450
42 Latvia Latvia 5.375
43 Luxembourg Luxembourg 5.250
44 Montenegro Montenegro 4.875
45 Lithuania Lithuania 4.625
46 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 4.500
47 Estonia Estonia 4.250
48 Armenia Armenia 4.125
49 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 3.625
50 Malta Malta 3.583
51 Wales Wales 3.500
52 Gibraltar Gibraltar 1.000 2
53 Andorra Andorra 0.999
54 San Marino San Marino 0.333
55 Kosovo Kosovo 0.000 1

Distribution

The table below shows the default access list.[7][10]

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round
(102 teams)
  • 31 domestic cup winners from associations 25–55
  • 36 domestic league runners-up from associations 18–54 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 35 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–51 (except Liechtenstein)
Second qualifying round
(66 teams)
  • 7 domestic cup winners from associations 18–24
  • 2 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–17
  • 6 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 51 winners from first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(58 teams)
  • 5 domestic cup winners from associations 13–17
  • 9 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–15
  • 5 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 5–9
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 4–6 (League Cup winners for France)
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (League Cup winners for England)
  • 33 winners from second qualifying round
Play-off round
(44 teams)
  • 29 winners from third qualifying round
  • 15 losers from Champions League third qualifying round
Group stage
(48 teams)
  • 12 domestic cup winners from associations 1–12
  • 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 4
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 22 winners from play-off round
  • 10 losers from Champions League play-off round
Knockout phase
(32 teams)
  • 12 group winners from group stage
  • 12 group runners-up from group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from Champions League group stage

The access list above is provisional, as changes will need to be made in the following cases:

  • If the Champions League title holders or the Europa League title holders have qualified for the Europa League through domestic performance, their berth in the Europa League will be vacated (not replaced by another team from the same association), and cup winners of the highest-ranked associations will be moved to a later round accordingly.[11]
  • If changes to the access list of the Champions League are made, the number of losers of the Champions League third qualifying round which are transferred to the Europa League may be increased or decreased from the default number of 15, which means changes to the access list of the Europa League will also need to be made.[12]
  • Because a maximum of five teams from one association can enter the Champions League, if both the Champions League title holders and the Europa League title holders are from the same top three ranked association and finish outside the top four of their domestic league, the fourth-placed team of their association will be moved to the Europa League, which means changes to the access list of the Europa League will also need to be made.[13]

Redistribution rules

A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules (regulations Articles 3.03 and 3.04):[4]

  • When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place".
  • When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible.
  • For associations where a Europa League place is reserved for either the League Cup or end-of-season European competition play-offs winners, they always qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier. If the League Cup winners have already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place is taken by the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[14]

  • CW: Cup winners
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • RW: Regular season winners
  • PW: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • PO: Losers from the play-off round
    • Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round

Note: Teams in italics may still qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, either through domestic performance, or by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League or the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

Round of 32
(UCL GS) (UCL GS) (UCL GS) (UCL GS)
(UCL GS) (UCL GS) (UCL GS) (UCL GS)
Group stage
Spain (CW) Italy (4th/5th) Turkey (CW) (UCL PO)
Spain (5th) Portugal (CW/4th) Switzerland (CW) (UCL PO)
Germany (CW) France (CW) (UCL PO) (UCL PO)
Germany (5th) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (CW) (UCL PO) (UCL PO)
England (CW) Ukraine (3rd) (UCL PO) (UCL PO)
England (5th/6th) Belgium Zulte Waregem (CW) (UCL PO)
Italy (CW) Netherlands Vitesse (CW) (UCL PO)
Play-off round
(UCL Q3) (UCL Q3) (UCL Q3) (UCL Q3)
(UCL Q3) (UCL Q3) (UCL Q3) (UCL Q3)
(UCL Q3) (UCL Q3) (UCL Q3) (UCL Q3)
(UCL Q3) (UCL Q3) (UCL Q3)
Third qualifying round
Spain (6th) France (5th) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (3rd) Romania (CW)
Germany (6th) Russia (3rd) Turkey (3rd) Romania (3rd)
England Everton (7th) Russia (4th) Switzerland (3rd) Austria (CW)
Italy (6th) Ukraine (4th) Czech Republic (CW) Croatia (CW/2nd)
Portugal (5th) Ukraine (5th) Czech Republic (3rd)
Portugal (6th) Belgium Anderlecht (RW)[Note BEL] Greece PAOK (CW)[Note GRE]
France (4th) Belgium (PW) Greece (3rd)
Second qualifying round
Netherlands (PW) Greece (4th/5th) Poland Arka Gdynia (CW) Norway Brann (2nd)
Turkey (4th) Romania CS U Craiova (4th/5th)[Note ROU] Cyprus (CW) Israel (CW)
Switzerland (4th) Austria (2nd) Belarus (CW) Denmark Brøndby (CW/2nd)
Czech Republic (4th) Croatia (3rd)[Note CRO] Sweden Östersund (CW)
First qualifying round
Austria (3rd) Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar (3rd) Finland VPS (4th) Northern Ireland Coleraine (3rd)
Croatia (4th)[Note CRO] Kazakhstan Ordabasy (4th) Bosnia and Herzegovina (CW) Northern Ireland (PW)
Poland (2nd) Bulgaria (CW) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2nd) Estonia (CW)
Poland (3rd) Bulgaria (2nd) Bosnia and Herzegovina (3rd) Estonia Levadia Tallinn (2nd)
Cyprus (2nd/3rd) Bulgaria (PW) Albania (CW) Estonia Nõmme Kalju (3rd)
Cyprus (4th) Slovenia (CW) Albania (2nd) Armenia (CW)
Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (2nd)[Note BLR] Slovenia (2nd) Albania (3rd) Armenia (2nd)
Belarus Dinamo Minsk (3rd) Slovenia (3rd) North Macedonia (CW) Armenia Pyunik (CW/3rd/4th)
Sweden AIK (2nd) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (CW) North Macedonia Shkëndija (CW/2nd/3rd) Faroe Islands KÍ (CW)
Sweden IFK Norrköping (3rd) Slovakia (2nd/3rd) North Macedonia (2nd/3rd) Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík (3rd)
Norway Odd (3rd) Slovakia (4th) Republic of Ireland Cork City (CW) Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn (4th)
Norway Haugesund (4th) Liechtenstein (CW) Republic of Ireland Derry City (3rd)[Note IRL] Malta (CW)
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (2nd)[Note ISR] Hungary (CW) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (4th) Malta Balzan (2nd)
Israel (3rd) Hungary (2nd) Latvia (CW) Malta Valletta (4th)[Note MLT]
Denmark (3rd) Hungary (3rd) Latvia Jelgava (2nd) Wales Bala Town (CW)
Denmark (PW) Moldova (CW) Latvia Ventspils (CW/3rd) Wales Connah's Quay Nomads (2nd)
Scotland Aberdeen (CW/2nd/3rd) Moldova (2nd) Luxembourg (CW) Wales (PW)
Scotland Rangers (2nd/3rd/4th) Moldova (3rd) Luxembourg (2nd/3rd) Gibraltar (CW/2nd)
Scotland (3rd/4th) Iceland Valur (CW) Luxembourg (4th) Gibraltar St Joseph's (3rd)
Azerbaijan Gabala (2nd) Iceland Stjarnan (2nd) Montenegro (CW) Andorra (CW)
Azerbaijan Inter Baku (3rd) Iceland KR (3rd) Montenegro (2nd) Andorra (2nd)
Azerbaijan Zira (4th) Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi (CW) Montenegro (3rd) San Marino Tre Penne (CW)[Note SMR]
Serbia (CW/2nd) Georgia (country) Chikhura Sachkhere (2nd) Lithuania Trakai (2nd) San Marino (2nd)
Serbia (3rd) Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi (3rd) Lithuania Sūduva Marijampolė (3rd) Kosovo (CW)[Note KOS]
Serbia (4th) Finland SJK (CW) Lithuania Atlantas (4th)
Kazakhstan Kairat (2nd) Finland HJK (2nd) Northern Ireland Crusaders (2nd)
Notes
  1. ^
    Belarus (BLR): Shakhtyor Soligorsk will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round if they win the 2016–17 Belarusian Cup.
  2. ^
    Belgium (BEL): Anderlecht have qualified for the 2017–18 European competitions by winning the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A Regular season. They may still qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League if they finish in the top two of the Championship play-offs.
  3. ^
    Croatia (CRO): Hajduk Split and Osijek have qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League as they will finish third and fourth in the 2016–17 Croatian First Football League.
  4. ^
    Greece (GRE): PAOK have qualified for the 2017–18 European competitions by winning the 2016–17 Greek Football Cup. They may still qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League if they finish second in the 2016–17 Superleague Greece.
  5. ^
    Republic of Ireland (IRL): Derry City are a club based in Northern Ireland, but will participate in the Europa League through one of the berths for the Republic of Ireland (any coefficient points they earn count toward Republic of Ireland and not Northern Ireland).
  6. ^
    Israel (ISR): Maccabi Tel Aviv will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round if they win the 2016–17 Israel State Cup.
  7. ^
    Kosovo (KOS): Besa Pejë failed to obtain a UEFA licence, so if they win the 2016–17 Kosovar Cup, the berth will be given to the runners-up of the 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo.[15]
  8. ^
    Malta (MLT): Birkirkara would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the third-placed team of the 2016–17 Maltese Premier League, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence. As a result, the berth was given to the fourth-placed team of the league, Valletta.[16]
  9. ^
    Romania (ROU): CS U Craiova will enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round if they win the 2016–17 Cupa României.
  10. ^
    San Marino (SMR): Tre Penne have qualified for the 2017–18 European competitions by winning the 2016–17 Coppa Titano. They may still qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League if they win the 2016–17 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[7][17]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 19 June 2017 29 June 2017 6 July 2017
Second qualifying round 13 July 2017 20 July 2017
Third qualifying round 14 July 2017 27 July 2017 3 August 2017
Play-off Play-off round 4 August 2017 17 August 2017 24 August 2017
Group stage Matchday 1 25 August 2017
(Monaco) 		14 September 2017
Matchday 2 28 September 2017
Matchday 3 19 October 2017
Matchday 4 2 November 2017
Matchday 5 23 November 2017
Matchday 6 7 December 2017
Knockout phase Round of 32 11 December 2017 15 February 2018 22 February 2018
Round of 16 23 February 2018 8 March 2018 15 March 2018
Quarter-finals 16 March 2018 5 April 2018 12 April 2018
Semi-finals 13 April 2018 26 April 2018 3 May 2018
Final 16 May 2018 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.

Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients,[18][19][20] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round

A total of 102 teams are expected to play in the first qualifying round.

Note: UEFA club coefficient (CC) at the end of 2016–17 season, which is used for seeding, is listed in italics.[18][19]

Second qualifying round

A total of 66 teams are expected to play in the second qualifying round: 15 teams which enter in this round, and the 51 winners of the first qualifying round.

Third qualifying round

A total of 58 teams are expected to play in the third qualifying round: 25 teams which enter in this round, and the 33 winners of the second qualifying round.

Play-off round

A total of 44 teams are expected to play in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Group stage

The 48 teams are drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients.[18][19][20] If the title holders enter the group stage after losing in the Champions League play-off round, they are automatically seeded into Pot 1 (regulations Article 13.05).[4]

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32, where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage.

A total of 48 teams play in the group stage: 16 teams which enter in this stage, the 22 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losers of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round.

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Evolution of UEFA club competitions from 2018". UEFA.com. 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA". UEFA. 3 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2017/18 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Timeline for UEFA Presidential elections decided". UEFA. 18 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Gibraltar gains an additional spot in the Europa League". Gibraltar Football Association. 20 September 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Preliminary Access List 2017/18" (PDF). Bert Kassies. RFEF.
  8. ^ "Country coefficients 2015/16". UEFA.com.
  9. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2016". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Access list 2017/2018". Bert Kassies.
  11. ^ "Distribution details". UEFA.org. 23 March 2015.
  12. ^ "UEFA Access List 2015/18 with explanations" (PDF). Bert Kassies.
  13. ^ "How the Europa League winners will enter the Champions League". UEFA.com. 27 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Qualification for European Cup Football 2017/2018". Bert Kassies.
  15. ^ "UEFA licenses four Kosovo clubs for international competitions". Oculus News. 11 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Birkirkara FC denied UEFA license, Valletta FC to play Europa League". Malta Today. 9 May 2017.
  17. ^ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2017/2018". Bert Kassies.
  18. ^ a b c "Club coefficients". UEFA.com.
  19. ^ a b c "UEFA Team Ranking 2017". Bert Kassies.
  20. ^ a b "Seeding in the Europa League 2017/2018". Bert Kassies.

External links

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