Europa League Changes 2016-2016 Season

[OneTrueLegend]

Just read this online and found it interesting;

Format changes
The UEFA Executive Committee held in May and September 2013 approved the following changes to the UEFA Europa League starting from the 2015–16 season (for the three-year cycle until the 2017–18 season):[2]

• The title holders of the UEFA Europa League will qualify for the UEFA Champions League, and therefore no Europa League berth will be reserved for them (however it is still possible for them to defend their title if they drop down to the Europa League after Champions League elimination).
• All associations will have a maximum of three teams entering the Europa League; previously associations 7–9 each had four entrants.
• The number of teams directly qualifying for the group stage will be increased to 16 teams (from the top 12 associations); previously six teams (from the top six associations) directly qualified for the group stage.
• Should the domestic cup winners qualify for the Champions League, the cup runners-up will no longer be granted a spot in the Europa League, and the spot will be given to the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions.[3]

I think most of this is already well known, but the premier league could have less teams in the Europa League now, because if the 4th placed team from the previous seasons premier league fails to qualify for the champions league, through the knock outs, they will drop into the the Europa League and the lowest league placed team would miss out.

On the plus side though no Premier League teams will need to qualify, as 12 teams now qualify automatically (this is done by the Associations Coefficiency, not the Teams Coefficiency)


Below is the current Coefficient table



For me though, it moves the Europa League in the wrong direction. The main problems with it are;

• Not enough attractive games for the neutral
• Too many games overall
• lack of prestiege during the group phase

I think to combat this Uefa should give automatic qualification to the top coefficients, but they should also;

• Give 4 places to the top 8 Coefficients
• No Champions league drop outs after the group stage
• top placed team from each group qualifies (12 teams), along with the 4 best placed 2nd teams

This would give the competition more matches neutral fans would want to watch as the groups would contain bigger, more well known teams. There would be less games to play for the bigger teams, as no qualification and a round of 16 after the group stage instead of a round of 32.

 

[The Cowboy]

Just read this online and found it interesting;

Format changes
The UEFA Executive Committee held in May and September 2013 approved the following changes to the UEFA Europa League starting from the 2015–16 season (for the three-year cycle until the 2017–18 season):[2]

• The title holders of the UEFA Europa League will qualify for the UEFA Champions League, and therefore no Europa League berth will be reserved for them (however it is still possible for them to defend their title if they drop down to the Europa League after Champions League elimination).
• All associations will have a maximum of three teams entering the Europa League; previously associations 7–9 each had four entrants.
• The number of teams directly qualifying for the group stage will be increased to 16 teams (from the top 12 associations); previously six teams (from the top six associations) directly qualified for the group stage.
• Should the domestic cup winners qualify for the Champions League, the cup runners-up will no longer be granted a spot in the Europa League, and the spot will be given to the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions.[3]

I think most of this is already well known, but the premier league could have less teams in the Europa League now, because if the 4th placed team from the previous seasons premier league fails to qualify for the champions league, through the knock outs, they will drop into the the Europa League and the lowest league placed team would miss out.

On the plus side though no Premier League teams will need to qualify, as 12 teams now qualify automatically (this is done by the Associations Coefficiency, not the Teams Coefficiency)


Below is the current Coefficient table
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For me though, it moves the Europa League in the wrong direction. The main problems with it are;

• Not enough attractive games for the neutral
• Too many games overall
• lack of prestiege during the group phase

I think to combat this Uefa should give automatic qualification to the top coefficients, but they should also;

• Give 4 places to the top 8 Coefficients
• No Champions league drop outs after the group stage
• top placed team from each group qualifies (12 teams), along with the 4 best placed 2nd teams

This would give the competition more matches neutral fans would want to watch as the groups would contain bigger, more well known teams. There would be less games to play for the bigger teams, as no qualification and a round of 16 after the group stage instead of a round of 32.

Are you sure the 16 places from the top 12 associations will mean no prem teams have to qualify? I'd have thought it meant all 12 associations get one place, the top 4 associations getting 2 places.

 

[joey_macmo]

I think most of this is already well known, but the premier league could have less teams in the Europa League now, because if the 4th placed team from the previous seasons premier league fails to qualify for the champions league, through the knock outs, they will drop into the the Europa League and the lowest league placed team would miss out.

You've read that wrong mate, we only have 3 teams normally anyway (pre UCL playoff) but quite easily could have had 4 this year if Arsenal had dropped out the UCL.

Edit: this is definitely the case as the lowest placed team comes into the Europa 2 rounds before the UCL team that failed to qualify would enter.

Also one team will still have to qualify (previously 2) Edit: having checked that 1 team would have to go through 2 qualifying rounds as well.

 

[OneTrueLegend]

Are you sure the 16 places from the top 12 associations will mean no prem teams have to qualify? I'd have thought it meant all 12 associations get one place, the top 4 associations getting 2 places.

Sorry, yes I have got that wrong, it is actually the domestic cup winner from top 12 associations and 5th placed teams from the Premier league. League cup winner or 6th place would still have to qualify, coming in at the 3rd round

 

[blue4eva77]

The only change i want to see in the Europa League, is that teams cannot drop out of the Champions League and get a second shot at a trophy. If your team is eliminated from a competition you qualified for, then goodbye, unlucky, see you another time. Finishing 3rd in your Champions League group should mean your done from europe all together.

Its the only rule i want to see changed.

 

[toffeejack]

How UEFA can justify having a competition where the whole quarter final line-up could consist of no teams who originally started the competition is beyond me.

didn't realise they banished the runner-up thing for losing to a CL team. so if a team lost the FA Cup final to a team who finished 5th in the prem, do they go into europa? if i'm right, that's not the rule now is it? so no change means no mention of it here?

also there's no maximum ha. england could end up with 7 teams in next season's europa with the quality of the league this season, ha. chelsea should be fine like.

 

[deipnosophist]

won't affect us: as EL winners, we get to compete in, and win, the CL next season

 

[deipnosophist]

...bit RAWKish?...sorry

YNWA