The Premier League season is drawing to a close and the race for a place in Europe is at its peak.
We take a look at the contenders for qualification to the Champions League, Europa League and Europa League, how the FA Cup could affect them and what impact an English team winning the European Cup could have.
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This page will be updated during the remainder of the season as permutations develop.
How many teams qualify for Europe?
The maximum that can qualify from domestic performance in the Premier League – whether a league position or by winning the FA Cup or Carabao Cup – is seven.
However, the places for European royalty holders are separate if The team does not qualify domestically. It is therefore technically possible, though unlikely, for the Premier League to have 10 teams in Europe – the seven domestic qualifiers plus the Champions League, Europa League and Europa League winners. if They are outside European places.
With West Ham United reaching the quarter-finals of the European Conference League and not being able to finish in the European spots in the Premier League, eight English teams are likely to participate next season.
Which Premier League places will you qualify for?
At the start of the season, the top four in the Premier League qualify for the Champions League, while the fifth place and the FA Cup winners enter the Europa League. The winners of the Carabao Cup qualify for the Europa League.
Manchester United won the Carabao Cup, so they are guaranteed (at least) a place in the Europa League.
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Champions League: 1, 2, 3, 4
European League: 5, FA Cup winners
European Conference League: Manchester United
However, those venues are subject to change depending on who wins the FA Cup, and where Manchester United finish – as well as West Ham’s potential success in European competition.
Who is the contender for Europe?
Arsenal (74 points, 31 matches) and Manchester City (70, 30 matches) are in first and second place, and both look certain to play in the Champions League next season.
Manchester United (59, 30 matches) and Newcastle United (56, 30 matches) kept the cards in third and fourth places, with Tottenham Hotspur falling by three points after playing a game more. The Champions League final places are likely to go to two of these three clubs. However, three clubs can break the race: Aston Villa (50, 31 matches), Brighton & Hove Albion (49, 29 matches) and Liverpool (47, 30 matches).
The other clubs in contention for Europe are Brentford (43, 31 matches), Fulham (42, 30 matches) and Chelsea (39, 31 matches), but their hopes of competing for a place in Europe could depend on whether they finish sixth or seventh. Qualifying.
How can the Premier League include 10 teams in Europe?
The three European champions will need to finish outside the European spots in the Premier League.
That will certainly be the case with West Ham this season, but with only Manchester City remaining in the Champions League, and no representative in the Europa League, there is no possibility for 10 teams.
How does qualification work if a team wins the European Cup?
There are four basic principles:
The winners of a European competition have an automatic right to European football the following season.
– The team has the right to play in the higher-ranked competitions for which it qualifies.
One English Premier League team cannot be negatively affected by the success of another team in Europe.
– A Premier League team cannot get a place due to the success of another team in Europe.
If a team wins the Champions League or Europa League:
– They are guaranteed to play in the Champions League wherever they are in the English Premier League.
If a team wins the Europa Conference League:
– They will play in the Europa League unless they finish in the top four – Then they will play in the Champions League.
What could happen to Man United’s place in the Carabao Cup?
Man United won the Carabao Cup, which comes with a berth in the European Conference League, but they will take their place in the higher-ranked competition if they win the FA Cup or finish in the top five; The Europa Conference League slot will move to sixth place in the league.
If Man United finished in the top four:
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, Manchester United
European League: 5, FA Cup winners
European Conference League: 6
If Man United finish fifth:
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, 4
European League: Manchester United, the FA Cup champion
European Conference League: 6
If Manchester United finish sixth or lower:
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, 4
European League: 5, FA Cup winners
European Conference League: Manchester United
So how does the FA Cup affect European venues?
Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester City, Manchester United and Sheffield United qualify for the FA Cup semi-finals, scheduled for April 22-23.Stream both games live on ESPN+, US only)
The effect on European places works similarly to Man United’s place in the Carabao Cup: if the FA Cup winners qualify for the Champions League or Europa League via the League, the Europa League is a place for the FA Cup to the League.
Manchester City will almost certainly qualify for the Champions League next season, so if they win the FA Cup, the place in the Europa League goes to the Premier League.
If Man City win the FA Cup:
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, 4
European League: 5, 6
European Conference League: Manchester United
What if Man United won the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup?
If Man United win both cups, their place in the Europa League will definitely move to the League, and United will have a place in the Europa League. If United finished in the top four, they would play in the Champions League and finish sixth in the Europa League to win the FA Cup. If United finish outside the top six, the Europa League Conference spot goes to sixth.
If Man United win both cups and finish in the top four:
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, Manchester United
European League: 5, 6
European Conference League: 7
If Man United win both cups and finish in fifth or sixth place:
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, 4
European League: Manchester United 5 or 6
European Conference League: 7
If Manchester United win both cups and finish seventh or lower:
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, 4
European League: 5 Manchester United
European Conference League: 6
How can the seventh qualify for Europe according to his position in the league?
This is only the case if Manchester United and the FA Cup winners finish in the top six in the Premier League. This means that the seventh place gets a place in the European Conference League.
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, 4
European League: 5, 6
European Conference League: 7
The performance of clubs in Europe cannot increase the number of places allocated to the final places in the Premier League table.
Could the eighth place in the Premier League qualify for Europe?
It is impossible for the eighth place to qualify for the league. This team must win a domestic cup competition or a European title to play in Europe the following season.
What if Man City won the Champions League?
This will almost certainly have no effect on the Premier League as Manchester City will finish in the top four. There is no ‘drop-down’ of places to award a fifth-place finish in the Champions League.
The position in the group stage for the European Champions League holders is vacant. This is not filled by another team being awarded a place, as the qualifying rounds are re-balanced with clubs effectively receiving byes.
Normally, the champions of the country ranked 11th in the UEFA coefficient table at the end of the 2021-22 season – Serbia – go straight to the Champions League group stage, rather than having to qualify. However, Russia was ranked 10th and its clubs were still excluded from European competition. This means that the Serbian champions are already guaranteed a place in the group stage.
So, if Man City win the Champions League, it will be the champions of the 12th seeded country who will secure a place in the group stage. This just happens to Ukraine.
What if West Ham won the European League title?
West Ham will secure a place in the Europa League next season.
As West Ham will not qualify for Europe domestically, England will have eight teams in Europe next season – even if West Ham are relegated.
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, 4
European League: 5, FA Cup winner, West Ham
European Conference League: Manchester United
What if more than one English team won the European Cup?
In principle, each scenario remains the same as above, applied in the same way individually to each competition.
Therefore, if Man City and also the top four finishers, the assignment to the Premier League will not change.
With West Ham unable to qualify domestically, winning the Europa League would add an eighth place – for them as title holders – regardless of how any other team performs.
Is it possible to miss fourth place in the Champions League?
It will only be possible if the Champions League winners and the Europa League winners finish outside the top four in the Premier League.
If that happens, the fourth place will play in the Europa League where there are a maximum of five teams from one country in the Champions League.
In this case:
Champions League: 1, 2, 3, Manchester City, Manchester United
European League: 4, FA Cup winner, West Ham
European Conference League: 6
Since the Premier League no longer has a team in the Europa League, that cannot happen.
