How to play Europa League?

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.

How do you qualify for the 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. Both enter at the group stage.

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 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).

How does Europa League work and Premier League?

English teams typically qualify for the Europa League if they finish fifth in the Premier League, or if they win the Europa Conference League.

UEFA Europa League Explained

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.

Do you go to Europa League if you win Conference league?

The winners of the competition are awarded a position in the Europa League the following season, unless they qualify for the Champions League. Roma were the inaugural winners of the competition, having beaten Feyenoord 1–0 in the 2022 final.

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.

Is Arsenal out of Europa League?

Arsenal couldn't handle Europa League squad rotation. Now they're free to focus on Premier League. LONDON -- Arsenal crashed out of the Europa League at the last-16 stage on penalties as Sporting CP won a shootout at Emirates Stadium on Thursday to put the Portuguese side through to the quarterfinals.

Who can 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 to Europa League from Premier League?

Ordinarily, Premier League teams placed between first and fourth qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (UCL). The fifth-placed club go into the group stage of the UEFA Europa League (UEL).

How did Barcelona go to 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.

What is the point of the Europa League?

What is the UEFA Europa League? The Europa League is the second tier of European football. It consists of the second tier teams from each league, which is typically around teams who placed 4th to 7th from last season from the top leagues, and teams who placed second or third from lesser leagues.

What happens if West Ham win the Europa League?

If West Ham win the Europa League, they will automatically qualify for next season's Champions League group stage, regardless of where they finish in the league. That means the Premier League will have five participants in the Champions League next season, with the top four all still qualifying.

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

Champions league is the top teams in Europe facing off while the Europa League is the fifth and sixth best teams from each league facing off. Champions League has a lot more money involved, thus making a top 4 finish so valuable.

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.

What happens if the winner of the Europa League is already in the Champions League?

Automatically gets qualified for uefa champions league. Will get a chance to play in uefa super cup which is a one match play off between the winners of uefa champions league and uefa Europa league.

Is Barcelona out of Champions League?

Before even kicking a ball against Bayern at Camp Nou, Barcelona were knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage for the second consecutive season. However, as Viktoria Plzen have not picked up a point in Group C, Xavi's side have another Europa League knockout campaign to prepare for.

Are West Ham in the Europa League?

West Ham United are through to a major European quarter-final for the second straight season after completing a 6-0 UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 aggregate victory over Cypriot opponents AEK Larnaca on Thursday evening.

Who knocked Arsenal out of Europa?

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.

Who do Arsenal play in Europa League?

Can 5 Premier League teams qualify for Champions League?

How many teams qualify for Europe? The maximum that can qualify from domestic performance in the Premier League -- so either league position or by winning the FA Cup or Carabao Cup -- is seven. However, the places reserved for European titleholders are separate if a team does not qualify domestically.

What is the difference between Europa Conference and Europa 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).

What's the difference between Europa Conference League and Europa?

What is the UEFA Europa Conference League? It is the new third-tier of European competition, below the Champions League and the Europa League. The UEFA Europa League will now, for the most part, be for domestic cup winners.