Calzaghe Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 In the Group stages i only see 4 teams like the Champions League... shouldn't it be 5 per group? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suttface Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 The rules change next year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerReece Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 It should but it mite change with the Europa league thing. what year you in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calzaghe Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 i'm in 2013 with patch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerReece Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 maybe they changed it for some reason cause its supposed to be 5 in the tables hmmm... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmarsha_926 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 This should explain it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Europa_League#New_format_in_2009.E2.80.9310 From the 2009-10 season, the competition will be rebranded as the UEFA Europa League in a bid to increase the competition's profile. A new format for the UEFA Europa League will be introduced for the three-year cycle, starting in the 2009–10 season. The biggest change is that there will be a group stage with 12 groups of four teams (in a double round robin) instead of eight groups of five (in a single round robin). Apart from that, the qualification will change significantly. Associations ranked 7–9 in the UEFA coefficients will send the Cup winner and three other teams to the UEFA Europa League qualification, all other nations send a Cup winner and two other teams, except Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino, who will only send a Cup winner. Usually, the other teams will be the next highest ranked clubs in each domestic league after those participating in the Champions League, however France and England will most likely continue to use one spot for their League Cup winner. Additionally, three places in the first of four qualifying rounds are still reserved for Fair Play winners. Generally, the higher an association is ranked in the UEFA coefficients, the later its clubs start in the qualification, however every team except the title holder has to play at least one qualification round. Apart from the teams mentioned, an additional 15 losing teams from the Champions League qualification round two will enter in the fourth and last UEFA Europa League qualification round, formerly known as the first round, and the 10 losers of the Champions League qualification round 3 will directly enter the UEFA Europa League group stage. The 12 winners and the 12 runners-up in the group stage will advance to the first knock out round, together with eight 3rd placed teams from the Champions League. Like the UEFA Cup, the Intertoto Cup will be folded into the UEFA Europa League, much like the Cup Winners' Cup had been in the late 1990s. Cup winners who have already qualified for European competition via league placing will no longer hand their UEFA Europa League slot to the losing finalist. Their place in the competition will instead devolve onto the highest-placed team in the league not yet in European competition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerReece Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 That explains it all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerjnick Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I changed the name of the competition and the logo for mine: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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