Amended Clarification Of The Europa League Qualification Places

2.02 UEFA member associations are represented on the following basis:
a) One representative: winner of the domestic cup.
b) Three representatives: winner of the domestic cup and the two clubs
which finish the top domestic league championship immediately below
the club(s) which qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
c) Four representatives: winner of the domestic cup and the three clubs
which finish the top domestic league championship immediately below
the club(s) which qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
2.03 In special circumstances, the winner of another official domestic competition
may be entered for the UEFA Europa League instead of the lowest ranking
top domestic league representative referred to in paragraphs 2.02(b) and
2.02(c), provided such a competition has been approved by UEFA before the
start of the season in question (see Annex Ia).
2.04 If the winner of the domestic cup qualifies for the UEFA Champions League,
the domestic cup runner-up qualifies for the UEFA Europa League at the
stage initially reserved for the lowest ranking top domestic league
representative (or the winner of another official domestic competition in
accordance with paragraph 2.03). Should both the winner and the runner-up
of the domestic cup qualify for the UEFA Champions League, the association
concerned may enter for the UEFA Europa League the club which finishes
the top domestic league immediately below the other club or clubs which
qualify for the UEFA Europa League. In both cases, the access stage initially
reserved for the domestic cup winner is reserved for the club which finishes
the domestic league in the highest position out of all the clubs which qualify
for the UEFA Europa League from the association concerned (see Annex Ia).
Each representative of the domestic league will then enter the competition at
the stage initially reserved for the domestic league representative ranked
immediately above it.
2.05 In addition:
a) Three clubs are admitted to the first qualifying round of the competition on
the basis of the 2009/10 UEFA Respect Fair Play Assessment (see
Annex V).
b) The 15 clubs eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA
Champions League are admitted to the play-offs for the UEFA Europa
League.
c) The ten clubs eliminated in the play-offs for the UEFA Champions League
are admitted to the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
d) The eight clubs which finish the group stage of the UEFA Champions
League in third place in their group are admitted to the UEFA Europa
League round of 32.
Titleholder
2.06 Unless the UEFA Europa League titleholder qualifies for the UEFA
Champions League through its domestic championship, it is guaranteed a
place in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. If the titleholder
qualifies for the UEFA Europa League through its domestic competitions, the
number of places to which its national association is entitled in the UEFA
Europa League does not change. If the UEFA Europa League titleholder
does not qualify for either the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa
League through its domestic competitions, its participation in the UEFA
Europa League is not at the expense of the contingent of its association.

Posted By: SCC 28, Feb 25, 17:23:59