Qualification 2015/2016

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

This page shows a list of teams qualified for the 2015/2016 season of the Champions League and the Europa League. In this list the country coefficients are from the UEFA Country Ranking 2014 and the team coefficients from the UEFA Team Ranking 2015. The team coefficients are used for seeding of draws.

Many qualification details may be found in the official regulations: CL Regulations 2015/16 and the EL Regulations 2015/16. A nice overview of the 2015/16 season of European football is given by wikipedia 2015-16 CL and wikipedia 2015-16 EL.

The number of teams of each country is determined by the position in the UEFA Country Ranking 2013, extended with 3 Fair Play teams for the Europa League. All participating teams must have obtained a licence for European football issued by the corresponding national association in accordance with the UEFA Club Licensing Regulations.

This qualification list reflects the new format that will be used in the 2015-18 cycle of the Champions League and the Europa League. The title holder of the Europa League will be granted access to the group stage of the Champions league because the CL title holder spot will not be used (FC Barcelona already qualified to the group stage by the domestic league).

As Europa League title holder, Sevilla qualifies for the Champions league, so they leave an empty spot in the group stage of the Europa League. This implies that the cup winner of the 13th country on the ranking list (Switzerland) has direct access to the group stage, the cup winner of the 18th country on the ranking list (Cyprus) has direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the cup winners of the 24th and 25th countries on the ranking list (Sweden and Bulgaria) have direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Europas League. See Access list 2015/16 for more information.

1 Spain 97.713 ---------------------------------------- CL1=FC Barcelona 164.999 (ch/GS) CL2=Real Madrid 171.999 (ch/GS) CL3=Atlético Madrid 120.999 (ch/GS) EL-TH=Sevilla 80.499 (ch/GS) CL4=Valencia 99.999 (ch/Q4) EL1=Villarreal 58.999 (eu/GS) EL2=Athletic Bilbao 56.999 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, marca) (cup: wiki, sw)
2 England 84.748 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Chelsea 142.078 (ch/GS) CL2=Manchester City 87.078 (ch/GS) CL3=Arsenal 110.078 (ch/GS) CL4=Manchester United 103.078 (ch/Q4) EL1=Tottenham Hotspur 84.078 (eu/GS) EL2=Liverpool 47.078 (eu/GS) EL3=Southampton FC 16.078 (eu/Q3) FP=West Ham United 16.078 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, bbc, fa) (league cup: wiki)
3 Germany 81.641 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Bayern München 154.883 (ch/GS) CL2=VfL Wolfsburg 31.883 (ch/GS) CL3=Borussia Mönchengladbach 33.883 (ch/GS) CL4=Bayer Leverkusen 87.883 (ch/Q4) EL1=FC Augsburg 15.883 (eu/GS) EL2=Schalke 04 111.883 (eu/GS) EL3=Borussia Dortmund 99.883 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, kicker) (cup: wiki, sw, kicker)
4 Italy 66.938 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Juventus 95.102 (ch/GS) CL2=AS Roma 43.602 (ch/GS) CL3=Lazio 49.102 (ch/Q4) EL1=Fiorentina 49.102 (eu/GS) EL2=Napoli 84.102 (eu/GS) EL3=Sampdoria 18.102 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, gazzetta) (cup: wiki, sw) (Genoa has no license and is replaced by Sampdoria, *)
5 Portugal 62.299 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Benfica 118.276 (ch/GS) CL2=FC Porto 111.276 (ch/GS) CL3=Sporting CP Lisbon 56.276 (ch/Q4) EL1=Sporting Braga 51.776 (eu/GS) EL2=Vitória Guimarães 17.776 (eu/Q3) EL3=CF Os Belenenses 12.276 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, abola) (cup: wiki, sw, fpf)
6 France 56.500 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Paris Saint-Germain 100.483 (ch/GS) CL2=Olympique Lyon 72.983 (ch/GS) CL3=AS Monaco 31.483 (ch/Q3) EL1=Olympique Marseille 55.483 (eu/GS) EL2=AS Saint-Étienne 16.983 (eu/Q3) EL3=Girondins Bordeaux 24.483 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, l'equipe) (cup: wiki, sw, fff) (league cup: wiki)
7 Russia 46.998 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Zenit St. Petersburg 90.099 (ch/GS) CL2=CSKA Moscow 55.599 (ch/Q3) CW=Lokomotiv Moscow 23.099 (eu/GS) EL2=FK Krasnodar 15.099 (eu/Q3) EL3=Rubin Kazan 57.099 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw) (Dinamo Moscow is banned by UEFA and is replaced by Rubin Kazan, *)
8 Netherlands 44.312 ---------------------------------------- CL1=PSV Eindhoven 58.195 (ch/GS) CL2=Ajax 66.195 (ch/Q3) CW=FC Groningen 8.695 (eu/GS) EL2=AZ Alkmaar 46.695 (eu/Q3) EL3=Vitesse Arnhem 10.195 (eu/Q3) FP=Go Ahead Eagles 8.195 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, vi) (cup: wiki, sw, knvb)
9 Ukraine 40.966 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Dinamo Kiev 65.033 (ch/GS) CL2=Shakhtar Donetsk 86.033 (ch/Q3) EL1=Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 52.033 (eu/GS) EL2=Zorya Luhansk 10.533 (eu/Q3) EL3=Vorskla Poltava 11.033 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, fpl) (cup: wiki, sw)
10 Belgium 36.300 ---------------------------------------- CL1=AA Gent 13.440 (ch/GS) CL2=Club Brugge 41.440 (ch/Q3) EL1=Anderlecht 47.440 (eu/GS) EL2=Standard Liège 25.440 (eu/Q3) EL3=Charleroi 7.440 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, rbfa)
11 Turkey 34.200 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Galatasaray 50.020 (ch/GS) CL2=Fenerbahçe 30.020 (ch/Q3) EL1=Besiktas 36.520 (eu/GS) EL2=Istanbul Basaksehir 6.520 (eu/Q3) EL3=Trabzonspor 36.520 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, sivritepe) (cup: wiki, sw, tff)
12 Greece 33.600 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Olympiakos Piraeus 62.380 (ch/GS) CL2=Panathinaikos 19.880 (ch/Q3) EL1=Asteras Tripolis 13.380 (eu/GS) EL2=Atromitos FC 10.380 (eu/Q3) EL3=PAOK Thessaloniki 40.880 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw)
13 Switzerland 33.225 ---------------------------------------- CL1=FC Basel 84.875 (ch/Q3) CL2=Young Boys 31.375 (ch/Q3) CW=FC Sion 8.375 (eu/GS) EL2=FC Zürich 16.875 (eu/Q3) EL3=FC Thun 10.375 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, sfv) (cup: wiki, sw)
14 Austria 30.925 ---------------------------------------- CL1=FC Salzburg 43.135 (ch/Q3) CL2=Rapid Wien 15.635 (ch/Q3) EL1=SCR Altach 5.135 (eu/Q3) EL2=Sturm Graz 9.135 (eu/Q3) EL3=Wolfsberger AC 5.135 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bundesliga) (cup: wiki, sw, oefb)
15 Czech Republic 29.350 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Viktoria Plzen 41.825 (ch/Q3) CL2=Sparta Praha 30.825 (ch/Q3) CW=Slovan Liberec 16.325 (eu/Q3) EL2=FK Jablonec 9.325 (eu/Q3) EL3=Mladá Boleslav 8.825 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, synotliga) (cup: wiki, sw, fotbal)
16 Romania 27.257 ---------------------------------------- CL=Steaua Bucuresti 40.259 (ch/Q2) EL1=ASA Tirgu Mures 5.259 (eu/Q3) EL2=Astra Giurgiu 9.759 (eu/Q2) EL3=FC Botosani 5.259 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, lpf) (cup: wiki, sw, frf) (Several Romanian clubs did not get a license, *)
17 Israel 26.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Maccabi Tel-Aviv 18.200 (ch/Q2) EL1=Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 7.200 (eu/Q3) EL2=Hapoel Beer-Sheva 4.700 (eu/Q2) EL3=Beitar Jerusalem 4.200 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, ifa) (cup: wiki, sw)
18 Cyprus 23.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=APOEL Nicosia 35.460 (ch/Q2) EL1=AEK Larnaca 8.460 (eu/Q3) EL2=Apollon Limassol 10.460 (eu/Q1) EL3=Omonia Nicosia 10.460 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw)
19 Denmark 21.300 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC Midtjylland 7.960 (ch/Q2) CW=FC København 40.960 (eu/Q2) EL2=Brøndby IF 7.460 (eu/Q1) EL3=Randers FC 5.960 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, dbu)
20 Croatia 19.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Dinamo Zagreb 24.700 (ch/Q2) EL1=NK Rijeka 13.700 (eu/Q2) EL2=Hajduk Split 11.200 (eu/Q1) EL3=Lokomotiva Zagreb 5.200 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, hnl) (cup: wiki, sw, hnl)
21 Poland 18.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Lech Poznan 17.300 (ch/Q2) CW=Legia Warsaw 24.800 (eu/Q2) EL2=Jagiellonia Bialystok 5.550 (eu/Q1) EL3=Slask Wroclaw 8.800 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, 90m) (cup winner: wiki, sw, 90m)
22 Belarus 18.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=BATE Borisov 35.150 (ch/Q2) EL1=Dinamo Minsk 9.650 (eu/Q2) EL2=Shakhtior Saligorsk 7.150 (eu/Q1) EL3=Torpedo Zhodino 4.650 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, fby, bate)
23 Scotland 16.566 ---------------------------------------- CL=Celtic 39.080 (ch/Q2) CW=Inverness CT 3.580 (eu/Q2) EL2=Aberdeen 4.580 (eu/Q1) EL3=St. Johnstone 6.080 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, sfa)
24 Sweden 16.325 ---------------------------------------- CL=Malmö FF 12.545 (ch/Q2) CW=IFK Göteborg 6.045 (eu/Q2) EL2=AIK Stockholm 9.045 (eu/Q1) EL3=IF Elfsborg 11.545 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw)
25 Bulgaria 15.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Ludogorets Razgrad 25.350 (ch/Q2) CW=Cherno More Varna 3.350 (eu/Q2) EL2=FC Beroe Stara Zagora 4.850 (eu/Q1) EL3=Litex Lovech 6.850 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bf) (cup: wiki, sw, pfl) (Lokomotiv Sofia has no license and is replaced by Litex Lovech, *)
26 Norway 14.275 ---------------------------------------- CL=Molde FK 10.375 (ch/Q2) EL1=Rosenborg BK 11.875 (eu/Q1) EL2=Odd Grenland 2.875 (eu/Q1) EL3=Strømsgodset IF 5.875 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
27 Serbia 14.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=Partizan Belgrade 14.775 (ch/Q2) CW=Cukaricki Belgrade 3.275 (eu/Q1) EL2=Red Star Belgrade 7.775 (eu/Q1) EL3=Vojvodina Novi Sad 6.275 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, rts)
28 Hungary 11.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Videoton Fehérvár 7.950 (ch/Q2) CW=Ferencváros 3.200 (eu/Q1) EL2=MTK Budapest 2.450 (eu/Q1) EL3=DVSC Debrecen 7.700 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, nb1) (cup: wiki, sw, mlsz)
29 Slovenia 11.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=NK Maribor 22.225 (ch/Q2) CW=NK Koper 4.475 (eu/Q1) EL2=NK Celje 3.225 (eu/Q1) EL3=NK Domzale 3.475 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, prvaliga) (cup: wiki, sw, nzs)
30 Slovakia 11.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=AS Trencín 4.250 (ch/Q2) EL1=MSK Zilina 8.750 (eu/Q1) EL2=Slovan Bratislava 9.250 (eu/Q1) EL3=Spartak Trnava 6.250 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, sfz) (cup: wiki, sw, profutbal)
31 Moldova 10.375 ---------------------------------------- CL=Milsami Orhei 3.750 (ch/Q2) CW=Sheriff Tiraspol 14.500 (eu/Q1) EL2=Dacia Chisinau 4.500 (eu/Q1) EL3=Saxan Gagauz Yeri 2.000 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, fmf) (cup: wiki, sw, fmf) (FC Tiraspol was dissolved and will be replaced by Saxan Gagauz Yeri, *)
32 Azerbaijan 10.375 ---------------------------------------- CL=Garabag Agdam 11.500 (ch/Q2) EL1=Inter Baku 5.000 (eu/Q1) EL2=Gabala FK 2.750 (eu/Q1) EL3=Neftchi Baku 9.000 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, af)
33 Georgia 9.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Dila Gori 4.875 (ch/Q2) CW=Dinamo Tbilisi 6.875 (eu/Q1) EL2=Dinamo Batumi 1.875 (eu/Q1) EL3=Spartak Tskhinvali 1.875 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, gff)
34 Kazakhstan 8.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=FK Astana 3.825 (ch/Q2) CW=Kairat Almaty 2.575 (eu/Q1) EL2=FK Aktobe 8.575 (eu/Q1) EL3=Ordabasy Shymkent 2.575 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
35 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7.500 ---------------------------------------- CL=FK Sarajevo 5.500 (ch/Q2) CW=Olimpic Sarajevo 1.500 (eu/Q1) EL2=Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 6.000 (eu/Q1) EL3=Zrinjski Mostar 4.000 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw)
36 Finland 7.175 ---------------------------------------- CL=HJK Helsinki 11.140 (ch/Q2) EL1=SJK Seinäjoki 1.640 (eu/Q1) EL2=FC Lahti 1.640 (eu/Q1) EL3=VPS Vaasa 1.890 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
37 Iceland 6.750 ---------------------------------------- CL=Stjarnan FC 3.100 (ch/Q2) CW=KR Reykjavik 5.600 (eu/Q1) EL2=FH Hafnarfjardar 6.100 (eu/Q1) EL3=Vikingur Reykjavik 1.600 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
38 Latvia 6.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=FK Ventspils 5.350 (ch/Q2) CW=FK Jelgava 1.600 (eu/Q1) EL2=Skonto Riga 3.100 (eu/Q1) EL3=Spartaks Jurmala 0.850 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, lff) (FK Liepaja has no license and is replaced by Spartaks Jurmala, *)
39 Montenegro 6.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=Rudar Pljevlja 3.375 (ch/Q2) CW=Mladost Podgorica 2.125 (eu/Q1) EL2=Sutjeska Niksic 3.125 (eu/Q1) EL3=Buducnost Podgorica 3.875 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, fscg) (cup: wiki, sw)
40 Albania 5.500 ---------------------------------------- CL=Skënderbeu Korçë 5.575 (ch/Q2) CW=KF Laçi 2.075 (eu/Q1) EL2=FK Kukësi 2.825 (eu/Q1) EL3=Partizani Tirana 1.075 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, albsoc) (cup: wiki, sw, fshf)
41 Lithuania 5.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=Zalgiris Vilnius 3.900 (ch/Q2) EL1=Kruoja Pakruojis 1.150 (eu/Q1) EL2=Atlantas Klaipeda 1.400 (eu/Q1) EL3=FK Trakai 0.900 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw)
42 Macedonia 5.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=Vardar Skopje 3.175 (ch/Q2) CW=Rabotnicki Skopje 4.675 (eu/Q1) EL2=Shkendija Tetovo 2.675 (eu/Q1) EL3=Renova Dzepciste 2.925 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, mf) (cup: wiki, sw)
43 Ireland 5.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=Dundalk 2.150 (ch/Q2) CW=St. Patrick's Athletic 4.400 (eu/Q1) EL2=Cork City 1.150 (eu/Q1) EL3=Shamrock Rovers 5.150 (eu/Q1) FP=Uni College Dublin 1.150 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
44 Luxembourg 4.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=CS Fola Esch 2.525 (ch/Q2) CW=Differdange 03 4.775 (eu/Q1) EL2=F91 Dudelange 5.025 (eu/Q1) EL3=Progrès Niederkorn 1.025 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, rtl, flf) (cup: wiki, sw, rtl)
45 Malta 4.833 ---------------------------------------- CL=Hibernians FC 1.591 (ch/Q2) CW=Birkirkara 3.591 (eu/Q1) EL2=Valletta FC 4.841 (eu/Q1) EL3=Balzan FC 0.841 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, mf) (cup: wiki, sw, mfa)
46 Liechtenstein 4.500 ---------------------------------------- CW=FC Vaduz 3.450 (eu/Q1)
(cup: wiki, sw, balzers, lfv, vl)
47 Northern Ireland 3.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Crusaders Belfast 2.475 (ch/Q1) CW=Glentoran 1.975 (eu/Q1) EL2=Linfield Belfast 4.975 (eu/Q1) EL3=Glenavon 1.225 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, nifl) (cup: wiki, sw, ifa)
48 Wales 3.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=The New Saints 5.575 (ch/Q1) EL1=Bala Town 0.825 (eu/Q1) EL2=Airbus UK Broughton 1.075 (eu/Q1) EL3=Newtown 0.575 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, faw, wf)
49 Armenia 2.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Pyunik Yerevan 3.550 (ch/Q1) EL1=Ulisses Yerevan 2.050 (eu/Q1) EL2=Shirak Gyumri 2.300 (eu/Q1) EL3=Alashkert FC 0.550 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, ffa)
50 Estonia 2.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Levadia Tallinn 4.200 (ch/Q1) CW=Kalju Nomme 3.200 (eu/Q1) EL2=Kalev Sillamäe 1.700 (eu/Q1) EL3=Flora Tallinn 3.200 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, ejl)
51 Faroe Islands 2.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=B36 Torshavn 1.450 (ch/Q1) CW=Víkingur 2.950 (eu/Q1) EL2=HB Torshavn 3.950 (eu/Q1) EL3=NSI Runavik 1.450 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
52 San Marino 0.999 ---------------------------------------- CL=Folgore 0.349 (ch/Q1) EL1=Juvenes Dogana 0.599 (eu/Q1) EL2=La Fiorita 1.099 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, fsgc) (cup: wiki, sw, fsgc)
53 Andorra 0.833 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC Santa Coloma 2.666 (ch/Q1) CW=Sant Julià 1.416 (eu/Q1) EL2=FC Lusitanos 1.666 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, faf)
54 Gibraltar 0.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=Lincoln Red Imps 0.550 (ch/Q1) EL=College Europa 0.300 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, gfa) (cup: wiki, fg)

KEY:
CLx=Champions League spot
CW=cup-winner spot
ELx=Europa League spot
LC=league cup-winner spot
FP=Fair Play spot (in eu/Q1)
GS=Group Stage
Qx=Qualifying Round


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