2013–14 UEFA Europa League
.jpg) The Juventus Stadium will host the final. | |
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| Dates | 4 July – 29 August 2013 (qualifying) 19 September 2013 – 14 May 2014 (competition proper) |
| Teams | 48+8 (competition proper) 161+33 (total) (from 53 associations) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The 2013–14 UEFA Europa League will be the 43rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 5th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
The 2014 UEFA Europa League Final will be played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy.[1]
Association team allocation
A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA member associations participate in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[2]
- Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 7–9 each have four teams qualify.
- Associations 10–51 (except Liechtenstein) each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 52–53 each have two teams qualify.
- Liechtenstein has one team qualify (as it organises only a domestic cup and no domestic league).
- The winners of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League are given an additional entry as title holders if they do not qualify for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League or Europa League through domestic performance. However, this additional entry is not necessary for the 2013–14 Europa League as the title holders are guaranteed to qualify for the Champions League or Europa League through their domestic performance.
- The top three associations of the 2012–13 UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth.
- Moreover, 33 teams eliminated from the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League.
Association ranking
For the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2012 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2007–08 to 2011–12.[3]
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- FP: Additional berth via Fair Play ranking (Sweden, Norway, Finland)
- UCL: Additional teams transferred from the Champions League
Distribution
The following is the default allocation system, and is subject to changes based on whether the berth reserved for the title holders is used. If the Europa League title holders qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League through domestic performance, the default allocation system below will have to be altered as some places become vacant.[4]
- If Benfica are the title holders, or if Chelsea are the title holders and qualify for the Champions League (top four in Premier League)
- The domestic cup winners of association 7 (Russia) are promoted from the play-off round to the group stage.
- The domestic cup winners of association 16 (Cyprus) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.
- The domestic cup winners of association 19 (Czech Republic) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- The domestic cup winners of associations 33 and 34 (Republic of Ireland and Slovenia) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
- If Chelsea are the title holders and qualify for Europa League play-off round (fifth in Premier League)
- The domestic cup winners of association 16 (Cyprus) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.
- The domestic cup winners of association 19 (Czech Republic) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
- The domestic cup winners of associations 33 and 34 (Republic of Ireland and Slovenia) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
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| First qualifying round (78 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (80 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (58 teams) |
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| Play-off round (62 teams) |
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| Group stage (48 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (32 teams) |
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- Gibraltar team
At this moment it is unknown if UEFA will allow clubs from Gibraltar. UEFA admitted Gibraltar as a provisional member after a ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and included Gibraltar in the draw of the Futsal and U-19 tournaments.[5][6][7][8] The UEFA congress in May 2013 will take the final decision. It is also unknown if technical matters like e.g. club licensing will prohibit Gibraltar from sending clubs in the 2013/14 season. If Gibraltar is allowed to take part in 2013/14 European club football, then the cup winners of Republic of Ireland and/or Slovenia might be forced to start in Q1.
Redistribution rules
A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:[2]
- When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated. As a result, either of the following teams qualify for the Europa League:
- The domestic cup runners-up, provided they have not yet qualified for European competitions, qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier (with the earliest starting round), with the other Europa League qualifiers moved up one "place".
- Otherwise, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place".
- When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible.
- For associations where a Europa League place is reserved for the League Cup winners, they always qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier (or as the second "lowest-placed" qualifier in cases where the cup runners-up qualify as stated above). If the League Cup winners have already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place is taken by the highest-placed league team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions.
- A Fair Play place is taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table which have not yet qualified for European competitions.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[9]
- TH: Title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- CR: Cup runners-up
- LC: League Cup winners
- Nth: League position
- P-: End-of-season European competition play-offs (winners or position)
- FP: Fair Play
- UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
- GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
- PO: Losers from the play-off round
- Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round
Note: Teams listed in italics may still qualify for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League either through their domestic league or by winning the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.
NOTE: The following list of qualified teams is provisional, subject to final confirmation by UEFA in June 2013 (e.g., each club needs to obtain a UEFA license to compete). |
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- Austria (AUT): Pasching have qualified for the Europa League as they will play Champions League-qualified Austria Wien in the 2012–13 Austrian Cup final. If they win, they will enter the play-off round; if they lose, they will enter the second qualifying round, and the third- and fourth-placed team of the 2012–13 Austrian Football Bundesliga will enter the play-off round and third qualifying round respectively.
- Belarus (BLR): Dinamo Minsk will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round if they win the 2012–13 Belarusian Cup.
- Belgium (BEL): Genk have qualified for European competitions by winning the 2012–13 Belgian Cup. They may still qualify for the Champions League by finishing in the top two of the 2012–13 Belgian Pro League (in that case Cercle Brugge, the cup runners-up, will qualify for the Europa League second qualifying round).
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH): Široki Brijeg have qualified for the Europa League as they will play Champions League-qualified Željezničar Sarajevo in the 2012–13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup final. If they win, they will enter the second qualifying round; if they lose, they will enter the first qualifying round, and the runners-up of the 2012–13 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina will enter the second qualifying round.
- England (ENG): Swansea City is a club based in Wales, but will be allowed to participate in the Europa League through one of the berths for England as they won the 2012–13 Football League Cup (any coefficient points they earn will count toward England and not Wales).
- France (FRA): Saint-Étienne have qualified for European competitions by winning the 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue. They may still qualify for the Champions League by finishing in the top three of the 2012–13 Ligue 1. They may also enter the Europa League group stage or play-off round instead of the third qualifying round depending on their league position and the identity of the 2012–13 Coupe de France winners.
- Georgia (GEO): Chikhura Sachkhere have qualified for the Europa League as they will play Champions League-qualified Dinamo Tbilisi in the 2012–13 Georgian Cup final. If they win, they will enter the second qualifying round; if they lose, they will enter the first qualifying round, and Dila Gori will enter the second qualifying round.
- Germany (GER): Stuttgart have qualified for the Europa League as they will play Champions League-qualified Bayern Munich in the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal final. If they win, they will enter the group stage; if they lose, they will enter the third qualifying round, and the fifth- and sixth-placed team of the 2012–13 Fußball-Bundesliga will enter the group stage and play-off round respectively.
- Malta (MLT): The only four Maltese clubs holding a licence to play in Europe are Birkirkara, Hibernians, Sliema Wanderers, and Valletta, so they are assured of qualifying for European competitions.[11]
- Netherlands (NED): Vitesse have qualified for the Europa League as they will finish third or fourth in the 2012–13 Eredivisie.
- Poland (POL): Legia Warsaw have qualified for European competitions by winning the 2012–13 Polish Cup. They may still qualify for the Champions League by winning the 2012–13 Ekstraklasa (in that case Śląsk Wrocław, the cup runners-up, will qualify for the Europa League second qualifying round).
- Portugal (POR): Vitória de Guimarães have qualified for the Europa League as they will play Champions League-qualified Benfica in the 2012–13 Taça de Portugal final. If they win, they will enter the group stage; if they lose and do not finish in the top five of the 2012–13 Primeira Liga, they will enter the third qualifying round, and the fourth- and fifth-placed team of the league will enter the group stage and play-off round respectively. They may also qualify for the Europa League through their league position.
- Russia (RUS): Anzhi Makhachkala have qualified for European competitions as they will play Champions League-qualified CSKA Moscow in the 2012–13 Russian Cup final. They may still qualify for the Champions League by finishing in the top two of the 2012–13 Russian Premier League. Otherwise, if they win, they will enter the play-off round; if they lose and do not finish in the top five of the league, they will enter the second qualifying round, and the fourth- and fifth-placed team of the league will enter the play-off round and third qualifying round respectively. They may also qualify for the Europa League through their league position.
- San Marino (SMR): La Fiorita have qualified for European competitions by winning the 2012–13 Coppa Titano. They may still qualify for the Champions League by winning the 2012–13 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio (in that case San Giovanni, the cup runners-up, will qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round).
- Scotland (SCO): Hibernian have qualified for the Europa League as they will play Champions League-qualified Celtic in the 2012–13 Scottish Cup final. If they win, they will enter the third qualifying round; if they lose, they will enter the second qualifying round, and the runners-up of the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League will enter the third qualifying round.
- Serbia (SRB): Vojvodina have qualified for the Europa League but their starting round is uncertain.
- Slovakia (SVK): Slovan Bratislava have qualified for European competitions by winning the 2012–13 Slovak Cup. They may still qualify for the Champions League by winning the 2012–13 Slovak First Football League (in that case Žilina, the cup runners-up, will qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round).
- Slovenia (SVN): Celje have qualified for the Europa League as they will play Champions League-qualified Maribor in the 2012–13 Slovenian Cup final. If they win, they will enter the second qualifying round; if they lose, they will enter the first qualifying round, and the runners-up of the 2012–13 Slovenian PrvaLiga will enter the second qualifying round.
- Ukraine (UKR):
- Chornomorets Odesa have qualified for the Europa League as they will play Champions League-qualified Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2012–13 Ukrainian Cup final. If they win, they will enter the play-off round; if they lose and do not finish in the top five of the 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League, they will enter the second qualifying round, and the fourth- and fifth-placed team of the league will enter the play-off round and third qualifying round respectively. They may also qualify for the Europa League through their league position.
- Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for the Europa League but their starting round is uncertain.
Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[12]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 24 June 2013 | 4 July 2013 | 11 July 2013 |
| Second qualifying round | 18 July 2013 | 25 July 2013 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 19 July 2013 | 1 August 2013 | 8 August 2013 | |
| Play-off | Play-off round | 8 August 2013 | 22 August 2013 | 29 August 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 30 August 2013 (Venue TBC) |
19 September 2013 | |
| Matchday 2 | 3 October 2013 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 24 October 2013 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 7 November 2013 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 28 November 2013 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 12 December 2013 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | ? December 2013 | 20 February 2014 | 27 February 2014 |
| Round of 16 | 13 March 2014 | 20 March 2014 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 21 March 2014 | 3 April 2014 | 10 April 2014 | |
| Semi-finals | 11 April 2014 | 24 April 2014 | 1 May 2014 | |
| Final | 14 May 2014 at Juventus Stadium, Turin | |||
Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams will be divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2013 UEFA club coefficients,[13][14] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
First qualifying round
76 teams enter in the first qualifying round.
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Second qualifying round
80 teams play in the second qualifying round: the 38 winners from the first qualifying round, and 42 teams which enter in this round.
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Third qualifying round
58 teams play in the third qualifying round: the 40 winners from the second qualifying round, and 18 teams which enter in this round.
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Play-off round
62 teams play in the play-off round: the 29 winners from the third qualifying round, and 33 teams which enter in this round.
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Group stage
48 teams play in the group stage: the 31 winners from the play-off round, and 17 teams which enter in this stage.
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The 48 teams will be allocated into four pots based on their 2013 UEFA club coefficients,[13][14] with the title holders, should they enter, being placed in Pot 1 automatically. They will be drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
In each group, teams will play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the round of 32, where they will be joined by the 8 third-placed teams from the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage with the better group records will be seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage will be unseeded. The seeded teams will be drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there will be no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other.
See also
References
- ^ "Turin to stage 2014 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. 20 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2013/14" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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- ^ "2013/14 U19 qualifying round draw seedings - Under-19 - News". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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- ^ "Norge får ekstra Europa League-plass". Norges Fotballforbund. 8 May 2013.
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- ^ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2013/2014". Bert Kassies.
- ^ a b "UEFA Team Ranking 2013". Bert Kassies.
- ^ a b "Seeding in the Europa League 2013/2014". Bert Kassies.
External links
- UEFA Europa League (official website)