Two leagues will probably be rewarded with an additional place in subsequent season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) primarily based on efficiency in Europe this season.
Final season, Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga and Bologna from Italian Serie A have been the fortunate recipients, with golf equipment in Germany and Italy outperforming these from England, France and Spain.
With the UEFA Convention League (UCoL) league part now full, with the primary golf equipment eradicated and key bonus factors received, we are able to get our first snapshot of the standings.
Nevertheless, we’re a great distance from discovering out who will get the 2 spots, and the subsequent key second comes when the UEFA Europa League (UEL) first stage ends on Jan. 23, with the UCL following on Jan 29.
How does it work?
It is concerning the collective efficiency of all groups from every nation participating in Europe this season. The 2 leagues with the most effective common coefficient scores get an additional place.
No matter competitors, every win is price two coefficient factors, a draw will get you one level, and also you get nothing for a defeat.
If a match goes to additional time, the rating after 120 minutes is used. Penalties aren’t taken into consideration if the sport is drawn, as they’re used to find out the tie reasonably than the person match.
The factors gained by all golf equipment are added collectively, and that complete rating is split by the variety of golf equipment a rustic has in Europe within the season. That provides the coefficient common. For instance, if a rustic has 60 coefficient factors and 7 groups in Europe, its rating is 8.571 for the desk (60 / 7).
The extra place goes to the primary group within the league desk outdoors the UCL locations. So, within the Premier League it will go to fifth. It is a spot on high of the common allocation, so if a league normally has seven locations in Europe, it’ll have eight subsequent season.
So wins aren’t price extra within the Champions League?
No, the coefficient system is basically designed to evaluate the general energy of leagues. Wins are the identical in all competitions. In any other case, it will be not possible for these leagues with few or no groups within the UCL group stage to maneuver up the coefficient rankings.
What concerning the new bonus factors system?
That is the place issues have modified, and efficiency within the UCL has change into far more worthwhile than the UEL, and likewise the UCoL.
Underneath the previous system, the utmost bonus factors for a membership within the UCL was 12, and now it is 18 (+6). Within the UEL it is up from eight to 10 (+2). Within the UCoL, it has risen from 4 to 6 (+2).
As well as, each membership that participates within the UCL will get a minimal of six bonus factors only for participating (up from 4). Within the UEL, you must end first to get six bonus factors. Within the UCoL, Chelsea bought 4 factors for first place. There aren’t any bonus within the UEL or UCoL in the event you end outdoors the highest 24.
European competitors bonus factors
PositionUCLUELUCoL112.0006.0004.000211.7505.7503.750311.5005.5003.500411.2505.2503.250511.0005.0003.000610.7504.7502.750710.5004.5002.500810.2504.2502.250910.0004.0002.000109.7503.7501.875119.5003.5001.750129.2503.2501.625139.0003.0001.500148.7502.7501.375158.5002.5001.250168.2502.2501.125178.0002.0001.000187.7501.7500.875197.5001.5000.750207.2501.2500.625217.0001.0000.500226.7500.7500.375236.5000.5000.250246.2500.2500.125256.0000.000.00266.0000.000.00276.0000.000.00286.0000.000.00296.0000.000.00306.0000.000.00316.0000.000.00326.0000.000.00336.0000.000.00346.0000.000.00356.0000.000.00366.0000.000.00
There are then bonus factors for reaching every of the knockout rounds, once more weighted by competitors.
European bonus factors – knockouts
PositionPer roundMaximumUCL1.5006.000UEL1.0004.000UCoL0.5002.000
In addition to these excessive bonus factors for place, the groups who end within the high eight of every league are assured one other 1.5 for reaching the spherical of 16.
There aren’t any bonus factors for taking part within the knockout playoffs in February in any of the competitions, however you do get factors for the results of every leg which is not accessible to the highest eight. Ends in the knockout playoffs depend to the league’s general coefficient, however not the membership’s.
In order that’s a bonus for the leagues with 5 UCL groups?
Sure, and no.
Coefficient factors per win
LeagueTeamsPoints per winGermany80.250Italy80.250England70.285Spain70.285France70.285Netherlands60.333Portugal50.400Belgium50.400
Whereas Serie A and the Bundesliga have 5 groups within the Champions League, in addition they have eight groups in Europe.
Each win and bonus level is, when averaged, price lower than it’s for the opposite leagues. And if just a few groups battle, there is no probability of difficult for the highest two.
Italian golf equipment are holding up properly, however German groups have struggled, with VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig outdoors the highest 24 of the UCL and TSG Hoffenheim twenty sixth within the UEL.
Will not this simply grow to be additional locations for 2 high leagues?
The brand new bonus-points system offers a much bigger benefit to leagues with extra groups within the UCL.
If we glance again on the earlier six seasons, England and Spain take seven of the 12 slots, with Italy and Germany two every. Solely in 2021-22 did one of many nations with fewer than 4 groups within the Champions League (the Netherlands) end within the high two of common coefficient.
Historical past already advised us that it is extremely probably two of the highest leagues can have 5 locations within the Champions League. Now that is been strengthened.
2023-24: Italy and Germany2022-23: England and Italy2021-22: England and the Netherlands2020-21: England and Spain2019-20: Spain and Germany2018-19: England and Spain
How did the Convention League play out?
Lens did not qualify for the league part, which left Ligue 1’s hopes of difficult for the additional UCL locations in tatters.
Groups from the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A and the Bundesliga are nonetheless lively.
Chelsea received all six of their matches and completed in first place, which gave them most factors in direction of the Premier League rating. Fiorentina joined Chelsea in going straight by to the spherical of 16.
Portugal’s Guimaraes completed second, which has helped the Primeira Liga into rivalry. Belgium have two groups by, with Cercle Brugge mechanically into the spherical of 16 and Gent within the playoff spherical.
There may be the potential for a spherical of 16 assembly between Chelsea and knockout playoff spherical individuals Actual Betis (LaLiga) or 1. FC Heidenheim (Bundesliga), which might create a head-to-head battle for coefficient factors in addition to progress within the UCoL.
How does the coefficient desk look this season?
That is the highest 10 as of Dec. 19.
1. England, 14.0352. Italy, 12.5623. Portugal, 12.4504. Belgium, 11.9005. Spain, 11.8926. Germany, 10.6407. France, 9.9288. Sweden, 9.3759. Czechia, 8.70010. Cyprus, 8.687
The highest six nations all nonetheless have their full complement of groups, for now.
England is in a really wholesome place, however with a lot of bonus factors to return from the UCL and UEL it could shortly change.
Portugal and Belgium have had very good league phases, however persevering with that into the knockout rounds is troublesome. When the Netherlands completed within the high two in 2021-22 it had a number of golf equipment deep into the tournaments.
When will we normally discover out who will get the additional locations?
In lots of seasons it may be apparent in March, as soon as we all know which leagues have a number of groups by to the quarterfinals of the three European competitions. However it’s prone to be later earlier than there’s last affirmation.
Final season, Serie A clinched an additional berth on April 18, with the Bundesliga following on Might 1.
It seemed prefer it was going to be nearer, however horrible outcomes for English golf equipment within the quarterfinals, dropping 4 of its 5 remaining groups, successfully handed second place to Germany.
Nevertheless, the 2019-20 season exhibits that it could go proper right down to the wire. Germany did not overtake the Premier League for second place till Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 within the last of the Champions League. If that is repeated this season, we would not know which league will get the second further spot till the UCL last on Might 31.
It could go away two golf equipment within the home leagues praying for the suitable end result within the last. In 2019-20, Bayer Leverkusen and Leicester Metropolis completed fifth in Germany and England respectively. Leverkusen would have wanted Bayern to win the UCL last to get the place, whereas Leicester required Bayern to lose the match.
What is the most variety of locations within the UCL and in Europe?
Underneath the previous system, a most of 5 golf equipment from one affiliation may play within the Champions League. It meant that within the unlikely occasion that groups from the identical league received the Champions League and Europa League, but each completed outdoors the UCL locations domestically, then fourth must give up their place and drop into the UEL.
However the cap has been eliminated and will probably be doable for seven groups to get a spot within the UCL: The highest 4, fifth by league efficiency in Europe, and the winners of the UCL and the UEL.
It could additionally technically be doable, although extremely unlikely, to have 11 groups in Europe: The standard allocation of seven, plus the additional Champions League place and the titleholders of all three European competitions.
How does the additional place have an effect on the opposite league positions?
If we assume the additional spots will go to one of many high leagues, it means fifth place will enter the Champions League and it’ll have eight (reasonably than seven) locations in Europe. Different European berths drop down a spot.
Any season the Premier League will get it, the entry will probably be:
Champions League: 1-5Europa League: 6, FA Cup winnersConference League: Carabao Cup winners
If LaLiga, the Bundesliga or Serie A get it, the entry will probably be:
Champions League: 1-5Europa League: 6, Cup winnersConference League: 7
In all instances if a group win the home cup and end in a European place within the league, the spots drop down yet another place.
If a group win the UEL or UCL however do not qualify for the UCL domestically, that league would have six locations within the UCL — the 5 locations to the leagues plus the UEL or UCL titleholders as an extra. The league would forfeit the home place earned by the titleholders.
Final season, if Borussia Dortmund had received the Champions League, Germany would have had six groups (the highest six) within the UCL however just one within the UEL — dropping the spot earned by Dortmund.
Which groups would profit proper now?
Proper now, Manchester Metropolis are fifth within the Premier League, with Lazio holding that spot in Serie A.
