A maximum of five premier league teams are eligible for uefa champions league qualification. Should a premier league club win the uefa europa league they will automatically qualify for the group stage of next season s uefa champions league regardless of their league finishing position. The new tournament will be played on thursdays.
As part of uefa s 2021 2024 cycle the europa league will cut in size to 32 teams with an extra play off round between the group stage and last 16. The europa conference league will further jeopardise any small chance that ambitious middle ranking top flight teams from europe s major leagues have of getting into uefa s blue riband event. Uefaâ s new competition.
Only two serie a clubs will enter the uefa europa league from the 2021 22 season onwards with the sixth placed club entering into uefaâ s third european trophy. The new event under the official name uefa europa conference league will see teams from england enter should they get knocked out of the europa league at the qualifying play off or knockout. The europa conference league is intended to.
The launch of the uefa europa conference league was confirmed by european football s governing body at an executive committee meeting yesterday. The matches of the two competitions will in principle be equally split between the two time. The uefa europa league and uefa europa conference league fixtures will both take place on thursdays.
It is the second tier competition of european club football ranking below the uefa champions league. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. The uefa europa league abbreviated as uel is an annual football club competition organised by uefa since 1971 for eligible european football clubs.
It will be the third tier of european club football after the champions league and the europa league. Clubs will qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. The uefa europa conference league abbreviated as uecl is a planned annual football club competition starting in 2021 by uefa for eligible european football clubs.
