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== Team allocation== |
== Team allocation== |
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A total of 193 teams are expected to participate in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, from 53 UEFA associations. Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA [[Uefa_coefficient#Ranking_for_2009-10_UEFA_competitions|league co-efficient]]. |
A total of 193 teams are expected to participate in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, a mish mash of a competition, from 53 UEFA associations. Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA [[Uefa_coefficient#Ranking_for_2009-10_UEFA_competitions|league co-efficient]]. |
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The [[UEFA Cup 2008–09]] title holder, [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]], would have been guaranteed a place in the group stage even if they did not obtain a qualifying place through their domestic league. |
The [[UEFA Cup 2008–09]] title holder, [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]], would have been guaranteed a place in the group stage even if they did not obtain a qualifying place through their domestic league. |
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Revision as of 12:29, 2 June 2009
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| Dates | 2 July 2009 – 12 May 2010 |
| Teams | 48+8 (competition proper) 159 (qualifying) |
The UEFA Europa League 2009–10 will be the first season under a new name for the competition previously known as UEFA Cup.[1]
The final will be played at the HSH Nordbank Arena, home ground of Hamburger SV, in Hamburg, Germany.[2]
Team allocation
A total of 193 teams are expected to participate in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, a mish mash of a competition, from 53 UEFA associations. Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA league co-efficient. The UEFA Cup 2008–09 title holder, Shakhtar Donetsk, would have been guaranteed a place in the group stage even if they did not obtain a qualifying place through their domestic league.
However, as Shakhtar qualified for the UEFA Champions League, the original allocation places will be altered to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage. As this is the first edition of the Europa League, it is unknown whether UEFA will simply disregard the vacant Title Holder spot and rearrange entries so that one more team qualifies from the Play-off Round, or replace the Title Holders group stage place with that of the top ranked association's cup winner and move teams from lower rounds appropriately. The regulations are unclear on this matter.[3]
Below is the qualification scheme in the case that the Title Holder spot is not replaced:
- Associations 1-6 each have 3 teams qualify
- Associations 7-9 each have 4 teams qualify
- Associations 10-53 each have 3 teams qualify, except Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino (one team each)
Distribution
First qualifying round (46 teams)
- 14 domestic league runners-up from associations 37-51 (except Liechtenstein)
- 29 domestic league 3rd place teams from associations 22-51 (except Liechtenstein)
- 3 teams from the Fair Play initiative
Second qualifying round (80 teams)
- 23 winners from the first qualifying round
- 24 domestic cup winners from associations 30-53
- 18 domestic league runners-up from associations 19-36
- 6 domestic league 3rd place teams from associations 16-21
- 6 domestic league 4th place teams from associations 10-15
- 3 domestic league 5th place teams from associations 7-9
Third qualifying round (70 teams)
- 40 winners from the second qualifying round
- 12 domestic cup winners from associations 18-29
- 3 domestic league runners-up from associations 16-18
- 6 domestic league 3rd place teams from associations 10-15
- 3 domestic league 4th place teams from associations 7-9
- 3 5th place teams from associations 4-6 (inc. French League Cup winners)
- 3 6th place teams from associations 1-3
Play-off round (76 teams)
- 35 winners from the third qualifying round
- 17 domestic cup winners from associations 1-17
- 3 domestic league 3rd place teams from associations 7-9
- 3 domestic league 4th place teams from associations 4-6
- 3 domestic league 5th place teams from associations 1-3
- 15 losers from the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 third qualifying round
Group stage (48 teams)
- The title-holder would normally enter at this stage, but for 2009-10 this position is vacant. While UEFA have not yet officially announced how this spot will be filled, this list assumes that an additional teams will advance from the play-off round.
- 38 winners from the play-off round
- 10 losers from the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 play-off round
Final phase (32 teams)
- 12 group winners from the group stage
- 12 group runners-up from the group stage
- 8 third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 group stage
Teams
As the title holder Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for the UEFA Champions League, the original allocation places will be altered to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage. However, it is unknown how UEFA will compensate for this. The following information is based on the theory that no club will replace the Title Holder spot. In this case, the Swiss Cup winner Sion and Bulgarian Cup winner Litex Lovech, will move from the third qualifying round to the Play-off round, the Cypriot Cup winner APOP and Slovenian Cup winners will move from the second qualifying round to the third, and the Andorran and San Marino Cup winners, along with Derry City and runner-up from Macedonian Prva Liga 2008–09, will move from the first qualifying round to the second.
If UEFA decide to replace the Title Holder spot, the following alterations will be made: Everton, the highest-placed team among the English participants in Europa League, will move from the Play-off round to the group stage, the Bulgarian Cup winners will move from the Play-off round to the third qualifying round, the Slovenian Cup winners will move from the third qualifying round to the second, and Derry City and the runner-up from Macedonian Prva Liga 2008–09 will move from the second qualifying round to the first.
Round dates
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 22 June 2009 | 2 July 2009 | 9 July 2009 |
| Second qualifying round | 16 July 2009 | 23 July 2009 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 17 July 2009 | 30 July 2009 | 6 August 2009 | |
| Play-off round | 7 August 2009 | 20 August 2009 | 27 August 2009 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 August 2009 | 17 September 2009 | |
| Matchday 2 | 1 October 2009 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 22 October 2009 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 5 November 2009 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 2-3 December 2009 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 16-17 December 2009 | |||
| Knock out phase | Round of 32 | 18 December 2009 | 18 February 2010 | 25 February 2010 |
| Round of 16 | 11 March 2010 | 18 March 2010 | ||
| Final phase | Quarter-finals | 19 March 2010 | 1 April 2010 | 8 April 2010 |
| Semi-finals | 22 April 2010 | 29 April 2010 | ||
| Final | May 12, 2010 at HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg | |||
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
The seedings of the first qualifying round are as follow:
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Second qualifying round
The following 57 teams are eligible to participate in the second qualifying round. Also entering are the 25 winners from the previous round.
Third qualifying round
The following 30 teams are eligible to participate in the third qualifying round. Also entering are the 40 winners from the previous round.
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Play-off round
The following 26 teams are eligible to participate in the Play-off round. Also entering are the 35 winners from the previous round along with the 15 losers from the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 3rd qualifying round (10 champions and 5 non-champions)
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Group stage
The following teams are eligible to participate in the group stage:
- 10 losers from the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 play-off round
- 38 winners from the play-off round
The group stage of the competition will consist of 12 groups of 4 teams.
During this stage of the tournament, matches will feature five officials - with two additional officials monitoring play around the penalty box as part of a FIFA-sanctioned experiment.[12]
Final phase
The following teams are expected to participate in the knockout phase:
- 12 group winners from the group stage
- 12 group runners-up from the group stage
- 8 third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 group stage
The group winners, along with the 4 better third-ranked teams from the Champions League, will be drawn against the group runners-up and the other 4 third-ranked teams.
Final
The final of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League will be held at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg, Germany, on May 12, 2010.
See also
References
- ^ "UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League". UEFA. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Madrid and Hamburg awarded 2010 finals". UEFA. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Europa League 2009-10 Regulations
- ^ a b c d e f Israel State Cup 2008–09 winner Beitar Jerusalem did not obtain a UEFA license. Since Maccabi Haifa, the State Cup losing finalist, have qualified for the Champions League, all three Israeli Europa League spots are distributed among the best teams of Israeli Premier League 2008–09.
- ^ a b c Since Daugava Daugavpils, the Latvian Football Cup winners, merged with Dinaburg, Dinaburg replaced them as the cup winners and play in the second qualifying round.
- ^ a b The Armenian Cup winners FC Ararat Yerevan did not obtain a UEFA license so they were replaced by MIKA.
- ^ a b Almaty, the losing cup finalists, merged with FC Megasport to form FC Lokomotiv Astana. However, the new club did not obtain a UEFA license. Following the denied license and withdrawal three higher-placed teams, Okzhetpes replaced the spot of FC Lokomotiv Astana.
- ^ a b c "Norway confirmed as Fair Play winners". UEFA. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Sloboda Tuzla did not obtain a UEFA license, so they were replaced by Široki Brijeg.
- ^ a b "Motherwell win Europa League spot". BBC. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ a b CFR Cluj qualified for the Europa League, but the starting round is unconfirmed.
- ^ "Renamed UEFA Cup to feature five officials". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
External links
- 2009/10 Competition format (UEFA.com)
- Access list 2009/2010 (UEFA European Cup Football by Bert Kassies)
- UEFA Access List