How to enter Europa League?

There are usually two Europa League places up for grabs. One belongs to the fifth-placed finisher in the Premier League. The other goes to the winners of the FA Cup.

How much do you need to qualify for Europa League?

Clubs who reach the first knockout round (round of 32) are also paid a qualification bonus of around €500,000 (£437,500). From then onwards, clubs are paid additional sums based on how far they progress into the competition. Reaching the quarter-finals, for example, will earn clubs €1.8m (£1.58m).

Can you play in Europa and Champions League?

This means that players can represent two clubs in the Europa League and Champions League, but only a maximum of one player per club.

How can a team play in Europa League?

UEFA Europa League (UEL) qualification

In normal circumstances, two UEL places are given to English clubs who fulfil the following criteria: The fifth-placed team in the Premier League qualify for the group stage proper. The winners of the FA Cup qualify for the group stage proper.

Who goes into Europa League from Premier League?

Liverpool's domestic cup double continues the pattern of league placings deciding the final European qualification picture, with Erik ten Hag's Manchester United joining the Gunners, and West Ham dropping into the Europa Conference League.

UEFA Europa League Explained

Why is Arsenal not in Europa League?

That's because the north London club finished top of their Europa League group - meaning they will not feature in the play-off round. Finishing top of Group A meant the club received a bye into the last-16 stage of the competition.

How much money do you get from winning the Europa League?

Reaching the knock-out stage triggers additional bonuses: €500,000 for the round of 32, €1,200,000 for the round of 16, €1,800,000 for the quarter-finals and €2,800,000 for the semi-finals. The losing finalists receive €4,600,000 and the champions receive €8,600,000.

Why is Barcelona in Europa League?

Barcelona failed to get out of a group which included Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, dropping into the Europa League for the second season running. United, meanwhile, finished second in their group behind LaLiga side Real Sociedad.

Do Champions League losers go to Europa League?

The six losing teams in the Champions League play-off round are automatically transferred to the Europa League group stage.

What is the advantage of Europa League winners?

The Europa League winners receive €4m, in addition to the €4.6m they and the runners-up receive for reaching the final. A team that starts the competition in the group stage and wins every game could be in line for €22.91m, even before coefficient-based amounts and market pool shares are added.

How does Europa League work?

Europa League explained

There are 12 groups of four teams, with each team playing everyone else in that group on a home and away basis. The top two in each group, plus the eight third-placed teams who depart from the UEFA Champions League group stage, progress to the round of 32.

Can Arsenal still get into Europe?

Despite booking their place in the knockout stages as Group A winners, Arsenal will not be involved in the Europa League draw as it only involves the eight teams who finished as runners-up in the group stage.

Who knocked Arsenal out of Europa League?

Arsenal loses on penalties to Sporting Lisbon while Marcus Rashford's lone strike against Real Betis seals Manchester United's Europa League quarterfinals berth. Arsenal's hopes for a European title ended when the Premier League leader was eliminated from the Europa League by Sporting Lisbon in a penalty shootout.

How many Premier League teams can play in Europa League?

Who qualifies for UEFA competitions. From the 2021–22 season, the various permutations allow for a maximum of five English clubs to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, three for the UEFA Europa League and one for the UEFA Europa Conference League.

What happens if West Ham win the Europa League?

If West Ham win the Europa League, they will automatically qualify for the Champions League group stage, regardless of where they finish.

What does 7th place in the Premier League get?

The seventh-placed team in the 2021/22 season will earn a spot in the Europa Conference League next campaign. Had West Ham won the Europa League and finished seventh there would have been no English side in UEFA's third tier competition.

What are the odds for Arsenal qualify to Europe?

Can Arsenal still make UCL?

And the encouraging news for the north London outfit is they are being backed by the website FiveThirtyEight to return to Europe's top table next season with a 99% probability of qualifying for the 2023/24 Champions League campaign.

What is the difference between Europa League and Europa Conference League?

The Europa Conference League was created in 2021, theoretically as a European competition for teams from 'weaker' countries, yet teams from the 'top' leagues do still participate (e.g. the 6th-placed sides from the top four leagues (the EFL Cup winners in England's case) go straight into the final qualifying round).

Is Barcelona out of Europa League?

MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United knocked Barcelona out of the Europa League with a frantic 2-1 win at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag's team came from behind to book their place in the last-16 thanks to second half goals from Fred and substitute Anthony.

Do teams drop into Europa Conference?

Third-placed teams transfer to the Europa Conference League, where they will face the group runners-up from that competition in the knockout round play-offs.

What happens if you lose in the Europa League?

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League play-off round of their respective path.

Why Europa League is better than UCL?

More Teams, More Football

The Europa League consists of 48 teams in total during the Group Stage, out of which 16 teams directly enter the groups, and a further 32 enter via the qualifying rounds. Furthermore, 8 more teams get transferred to the Europa League knockout stages straightaway from the Champions League.

Why is Europa League harder than Champions League?

The Europa league has more teams than the Champions League. More teams = more competition, therefore winning the Europa League is tougher. The Europa League trophy (15kg) is twice as heavy as the Champions League trophy (7.5kg). This proves that the Europa League trophy is quite literally a BIGGER prize.