2009–10 UEFA Europa League
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| Matches played | 489 |
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 160 teams are expected to participate in the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League, from 53 UEFA associations. Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA league co-efficient. The UEFA Cup 2008-09 title holder will be guaranteed a place in the group stage even if they do not obtain a qualifying place through their domestic league, unless they qualify for the Champions League.
The allocation system may change depending on the title holder's domestic placing. If the title holder qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, the highest ranked domestic cup winner from each previous round will move up one round to compensate. A similar process will happen if the title holder achieves another qualifying spot for the Europa League domestically.[3]
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League:
- 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 (50 teams)
- 2 domestic cup winners from Andorra and San Marino
- 16 domestic league runners-up from associations 35-51 (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)
- 25 winners from the first qualifying round
- 24 domestic cup winners from associations 28-51
- 16 domestic league runners-up from associations 19-34
- 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 16-27
- 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 (74 teams)
- 35 winners from the third qualifying round
- 15 domestic cup winners from associations 1-15
- 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)
Defending champion[4]- 37 winners from the play-off round
- 10 losers from the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 play-off round
Final 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
Teams
TH Title Holder
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 following 50 teams are eligible to compete in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Second qualifying round
The following 55 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 24 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:
- Defending champion[4]
- 10 losers from the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 play-off round
- 37 winners from the play-off round
The group stage of the competition will consist of 12 groups of 4 teams.
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
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
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 If Shakhtar Donetsk win the final, the place reserved for title holder will be vacated since they qualified to the Champions League
- ^ 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 c Israel State Cup 2008–09 finalists Beitar Jerusalem have been excluded from participation in European competitions by the Israeli FA.[citation needed] Since Maccabi Haifa, the other team to play in the State Cup Final, have already ensured that they will finish not lower than third place in the league, all three Israeli Europa League spots will be distributed among the best teams of Israeli Premier League 2008–09.
- ^ a b Rijeka and Slaven Belupo qualified through league position, but entry rounds are not known.
- ^ a b Olimpi Rustavi qualified through either league position or as Georgian Cup 2008-09 finalists, but entry round is not known.Dinamo Tbilisi also qualified through league postiion.
- ^ a b c Rabotnički have qualified as losing Macedonian Cup finalists at least. If they lose the final they will enter in the 1st qualifying round, the 2nd placed team of the Macedonian Prva Liga 2008–09 will enter in the 2nd qualifying round.
- ^ Juvenes/Dogana have qualified as winners of the Coppa Titano. They may still qualify for the Champions League as winners of the Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio.
- ^ a b c Paços Ferreira have qualified as losing Portuguese Cup finalists at least. If they lose the final they will enter in the 2nd qualifying round, the 4th placed team of the Portuguese Liga 2008–09 will enter in the Playoff round and the 5th placed team of the league will enter in the 3rd qualifying round. Nacional and Braga qualified through league position.
- ^ a b c Beşiktaş have qualified for the Europa League as winner of the Turkish Cup. However, if Beşiktaş qualify for the Champions League, the losing cup finalists Fenerbahçe will enter in the 2nd qualifying round, the 4th placed team in the 3rd qualifying round and the 3rd placed team in the Play-off round – unless Fenerbahçe finish among the top four of the league, in which case the 5th placed team will enter in the 2nd qualifying round, the 4th placed team in the 3rd qualifying round, and the 3rd placed team in the Play-off round.
- ^ a b c Sevojno have qualified as losing Serbian Cup finalists at least. If they lose the final they will enter in the 2nd qualifying round, the 2nd placed team of the Serbian Superliga 2008–09 will enter in the 3rd qualifying round. Vojvodina also qualified through league postiion.
- ^ a b Falkirk have qualified as losing Scottish Cup finalists at least. If they lose the final they will enter in the 2nd qualifying round, Hearts will enter in the Playoff round and the 4th placed team of the league will enter in the 3rd qualifying round.
External links
- 2009/10 Competition format (UEFA.com)
- Access list 2009/2010 (UEFA European Cup Football by Bert Kassies)
- UEFA Access List