|
|
This forum is read-only now. Please use Forum 2 for new posts
| xml |
No replies possible in the archive |
|
Author: spoonman
Date: 24-05-2013, 14:13
| Gibraltar has been accepted as a UEFA member.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-gibraltar-admitted-uefa-member-114514028.ht
ml
They'll probably have to keep Spain in Gibraltar apart in qualifying draws, just like Armenia/Azerbaijan and Russia/Georgia. |
|
Author: omonia
Date: 24-05-2013, 16:15
| "In addition, the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) was granted full membership of UEFA with immediate effect, and thus becomes UEFA’s 54th member association."
Doesn't this mean that the clubs from will participate in the 2013/14 European Competitions? |
|
Author: Forza-AZ
Date: 24-05-2013, 16:50
| No, they start in the 2014/15 season in CL and EL.
I guess it is to short notice to still include the teams in the 2013/14 CL and EL. |
|
Author: mjohnson1989
Date: 24-05-2013, 16:58
| Given that all Champions League and Europa League places for 2013/14 will be filled by the end of next weekend I'd say it's too short notice for Gibraltar to go in then. Them entering in 2014/15 give UEFA time to edit the formats where necessary |
|
Author: Cloakmaster
Date: 24-05-2013, 18:31
| uefa has erased teams while cpmpetition in progress. Why should there be a problem to play CL-q1 with 6 teams, and EL-Q1 with 78 teams like in the original plan? instead of moving up q1 teams (for the free title holder space), just let them play against Gibraltar clubs. |
|
Author: Forza-AZ
Date: 24-05-2013, 19:10
| Adjusting the access list is not a problem.
I think the problem will be in the preperation and licence issue for the Gibraltar clubs. They have just 1,5 week to get all things in order to play CL and EL. |
|
Author: paul7
Date: 24-05-2013, 19:51
| who's next ,Greenland ? |
|
Author: omonia
Date: 24-05-2013, 20:27
| I'm guessing the Vatican! |
|
Author: Forza-AZ
Date: 24-05-2013, 20:36
| Gibraltar applied before UEFA introduced the rule that a country has to be UN member to get into UEFA. So that rule didn't apply for Gibraltar.
It does apply for any other region that wants to get into UEFA. The only non-UEFA member that is in UN is Monaco. So they are the only that can get into UEFA if they want.
I expect however that the next new member will be Kosovo once the political issues between them and Serbia have been solved. That might take some years however. |
|
Author: edinson
Date: 24-05-2013, 21:22
| Welcome UEFA family. I think that their participation in European Cups will be in season 2014/2015 |
|
Author: Deneverember
Date: 25-05-2013, 14:23
| Towards the 2020's maybe Kosovo, Catalonia, Transylvania, Basque Country, Flanders and Wallonia, or I can imagine that Bahrain and United Arab Emirates pay for the license to the UEFA. Kasakhstan, Israel and 97% Turkey places in Asia. |
|
Author: vkgz
Date: 26-05-2013, 18:32
| I'm guessing the North Cyprus. |
|
|