Qualification 2017/2018

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

Many qualification details may be found in the official regulations: CL Regulations 2017/18 and the EL Regulations 2017/18. A nice overview of the 2017/18 season of European football is given by wikipedia 2017-18 CL and wikipedia 2017-18 EL.

The number of teams of each country is determined by the position in the UEFA Country Ranking 2016. Fair Play teams no longer qualify 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.

Since the Champions League title holder (Real Madrid) already qualified for the group stage of the Champions League, the Europa League title holder (Manchester United) gains access to the group stage of the Champions League, and leave an open spot in the Europa League group stage. This open spot will be taken by the cup winner of the 13th country on the ranking list (Czech Republic). The cup winner of the 18th country on the ranking list (Poland) has direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the cup winners of the 25th and 26th countries on the ranking list (Scotland and Azerbaijan) have direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League.

1 Spain 105.713 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Real Madrid 176.999 (ch/GS) CL2=FC Barcelona 151.999 (ch/GS) CL3=Atlético Madrid 142.999 (ch/GS) CL4=Sevilla 112.999 (ch/Q4) EL1=Villarreal 64.999 (eu/GS) EL2=Real Sociedad 27.499 (eu/GS) EL3=Athletic Bilbao 60.999 (eu/Q3) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, marca) (cup: wiki, sw) 2 Germany 80.177 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Bayern München 154.899 (ch/GS) CL2=RB Leipzig 15.899 (ch/GS) CL3=Borussia Dortmund 124.899 (ch/GS) CL4=1899 Hoffenheim 15.899 (ch/Q4) EL1=1.FC Köln 15.899 (eu/GS) EL2=Hertha BSC 16.899 (eu/GS) EL3=SC Freiburg 20.899 (eu/Q3) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, kicker) (cup: wiki, sw, kicker) 3 England 76.284 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Chelsea 106.192 (ch/GS) CL2=Tottenham Hotspur 77.192 (ch/GS) CL3=Manchester City 100.192 (ch/GS) EL-TH=Manchester United 95.192 (ch/GS) CL4=Liverpool 56.192 (ch/Q4) CW=Arsenal 105.192 (eu/GS) EL3=Everton 29.192 (eu/Q3) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, bbc, fa) (league cup: wiki) 4 Italy 70.439 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Juventus 140.666 (ch/GS) CL2=AS Roma 53.666 (ch/GS) CL3=Napoli 88.666 (ch/Q4) EL1=Atalanta 14.666 (eu/GS) EL2=Lazio 56.666 (eu/GS) EL3=AC Milan 47.666 (eu/Q3) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, gazzetta) (cup: wiki, sw) 5 Portugal 53.082 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Benfica 111.866 (ch/GS) CL2=FC Porto 98.866 (ch/GS) CL3=Sporting CP Lisbon 36.866 (ch/Q4) EL1=Vitória Guimarães 14.866 (eu/GS) EL2=Sporting Braga 37.366 (eu/Q3) EL3=Maritimo Funchal 14.866 (eu/Q3) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, abola) (cup: wiki, sw) 6 France 52.749 ---------------------------------------- CL1=AS Monaco 62.333 (ch/GS) CL2=Paris Saint-Germain 126.333 (ch/GS) CL3=OGC Nice 16.833 (ch/Q3) EL1=Olympique Lyon 68.833 (eu/GS) EL2=Olympique Marseille 28.333 (eu/Q3) EL3=Girondins Bordeaux 29.333 (eu/Q3) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, l'equipe) (cup: wiki, sw, fff) (league cup: wiki) 7 Russia 51.082 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Spartak Moscow 18.606 (ch/GS) CL2=CSKA Moscow 39.606 (ch/Q3) CW=Lokomotiv Moscow 20.606 (eu/GS) EL2=Zenit St. Petersburg 87.106 (eu/Q3) EL3=FK Krasnodar 32.106 (eu/Q3) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw) 8 Ukraine 44.883 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Shakhtar Donetsk 87.526 (ch/GS) CL2=Dinamo Kiev 67.526 (ch/Q3) EL1=Zorya Luhansk 13.526 (eu/GS) EL2=Olimpik Donetsk 8.526 (eu/Q3) EL3=FC Oleksandriya 9.526 (eu/Q3) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, fpl) (cup: wiki, sw) 9 Belgium 40.000 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Anderlecht 58.480 (ch/GS) CL2=Club Brugge 39.480 (ch/Q3) CW=Zulte Waregem 14.480 (eu/GS) EL2=AA Gent 35.480 (eu/Q3) EL3=KV Oostende 8.480 (eu/Q3) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw) 10 Netherlands 35.563 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Feyenoord 23.212 (ch/GS) CL2=Ajax 67.212 (ch/Q3) CW=Vitesse Arnhem 9.212 (eu/GS) EL2=PSV Eindhoven 46.212 (eu/Q3) EL3=FC Utrecht 6.712 (eu/Q2) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, vi) (cup: wiki, sw, knvb) 11 Turkey 34.600 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Besiktas 45.840 (ch/GS) CL2=Istanbul Basaksehir 10.340 (ch/Q3) CW=Konyaspor 9.840 (eu/GS) EL2=Fenerbahçe 51.840 (eu/Q3) EL3=Galatasaray 58.840 (eu/Q2) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, sivritepe) (cup: wiki, sw, tff) 12 Switzerland 33.775 ---------------------------------------- CL1=FC Basel 74.415 (ch/GS) CL2=Young Boys 28.915 (ch/Q3) EL1=FC Lugano 6.415 (eu/GS) EL2=FC Sion 14.415 (eu/Q3) EL3=FC Luzern 9.415 (eu/Q2) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, sfv) (cup: wiki, sw) 13 Czech Republic 32.925 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Slavia Praha 8.135 (ch/Q3) CL2=Viktoria Plzen 40.635 (ch/Q3) CW=FC Zlin 6.635 (eu/GS) EL2=Sparta Praha 48.135 (eu/Q3) EL3=Mladá Boleslav 10.135 (eu/Q2) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, liga) (cup: wiki, sw) 14 Greece 29.700 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Olympiakos Piraeus 64.580 (ch/Q3) CL2=AEK Athens 6.580 (ch/Q3) CW=PAOK Thessaloniki 35.080 (eu/Q3) EL2=Panathinaikos 15.080 (eu/Q3) EL3=Panionios 5.580 (eu/Q2) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw) 15 Romania 25.383 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Viitorul Constanta 5.870 (ch/Q3) CL2=Steaua Bucuresti 35.370 (ch/Q3) EL1=Dinamo Bucuresti 6.370 (eu/Q3) EL2=Universitatea Craiova 4.870 (eu/Q3) EL3=Astra Giurgiu 17.870 (eu/Q2) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, lpf) (cup: wiki, sw, frf) (The cup winner FC Voluntari and the league 4th CFR Cluj failed to obtain a UEFA license, *) 16 Austria 25.100 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC Salzburg 40.570 (ch/Q2) EL1=Austria Wien 17.070 (eu/Q3) EL2=Sturm Graz 6.570 (eu/Q2) EL3=SCR Altach 6.570 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, bundesliga) (cup: wiki, sw, oefb) 17 Croatia 23.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=NK Rijeka 15.550 (ch/Q2) EL1=Dinamo Zagreb 26.050 (eu/Q3) EL2=Hajduk Split 11.550 (eu/Q2) EL3=NK Osijek 5.550 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, hnl) (cup: wiki, sw, hns) 18 Poland 22.500 ---------------------------------------- CL=Legia Warsaw 28.450 (ch/Q2) CW=Arka Gdynia 3.950 (eu/Q3) EL2=Jagiellonia Bialystok 4.450 (eu/Q1) EL3=Lech Poznan 10.950 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, 90m) (cup: wiki, sw, 90m) 19 Cyprus 22.175 ---------------------------------------- CL=APOEL Nicosia 26.210 (ch/Q2) CW=Apollon Limassol 10.710 (eu/Q2) EL2=AEK Larnaca 6.210 (eu/Q1) EL3=AEL Limassol 8.210 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw) 20 Belarus 20.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=BATE Borisov 29.475 (ch/Q2) CW=Dynamo Brest 3.975 (eu/Q2) EL2=Shakhtior Saligorsk 7.475 (eu/Q1) EL3=Dinamo Minsk 10.975 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, fby, bate) 21 Sweden 19.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Malmö FF 16.945 (ch/Q2) CW=Östersunds FK 3.945 (eu/Q2) EL2=AIK Stockholm 9.945 (eu/Q1) EL3=IFK Norrköping 4.945 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw) 22 Norway 19.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=Rosenborg BK 12.665 (ch/Q2) EL1=SK Brann Bergen 3.665 (eu/Q2) EL2=Odd Grenland 5.665 (eu/Q1) EL3=FK Haugesund 4.165 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki) 23 Israel 18.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Hapoel Beer-Sheva 10.875 (ch/Q2) CW=Bnei Yehuda 4.875 (eu/Q2) EL2=Maccabi Tel-Aviv 23.375 (eu/Q1) EL3=Beitar Jerusalem 5.875 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, ifa) 24 Denmark 18.600 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC København 37.800 (ch/Q2) EL1=Brøndby IF 8.800 (eu/Q2) EL2=Lyngby BK 4.800 (eu/Q1) EL3=FC Midtjylland 16.300 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, dbu) 25 Scotland 17.300 ---------------------------------------- CL=Celtic 42.785 (ch/Q2) EL1=Aberdeen 6.785 (eu/Q2) EL2=Glasgow Rangers 3.785 (eu/Q1) EL3=St. Johnstone 6.535 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, sfa) 26 Azerbaijan 14.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Garabag Agdam 18.050 (ch/Q2) EL1=Gabala FK 7.800 (eu/Q2) EL2=Inter Baku 6.050 (eu/Q1) EL3=Zira FK 3.550 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, af) 27 Serbia 14.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Partizan Belgrade 16.075 (ch/Q2) EL1=Red Star Belgrade 7.325 (eu/Q1) EL2=Vojvodina Novi Sad 9.075 (eu/Q1) EL3=Mladost Lucani 3.075 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, rts) 28 Kazakhstan 14.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=FK Astana 16.800 (ch/Q2) EL1=Kairat Almaty 5.550 (eu/Q1) EL2=Irtysh Pavlodar 3.550 (eu/Q1) EL3=Ordabasy Shymkent 4.050 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki) 29 Bulgaria 13.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=Ludogorets Razgrad 34.175 (ch/Q2) CW=Botev Plovdiv 4.675 (eu/Q1) EL2=Levski Sofia 4.425 (eu/Q1) EL3=Dunav Ruse 3.175 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, bf) (cup: wiki, sw, bfu) (CSKA Sofia has no valid license, 1, 2) 30 Slovenia 13.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=NK Maribor 21.125 (ch/Q2) CW=NK Domzale 4.125 (eu/Q1) EL2=Nova Gorica 3.375 (eu/Q1) EL3=Olimpija Ljubljana 4.625 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, prvaliga) (cup: wiki, sw, nzs) 31 Slovakia 12.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=MSK Zilina 5.850 (ch/Q2) CW=Slovan Bratislava 7.350 (eu/Q1) EL2=MFK Ruzomberok 2.350 (eu/Q1) EL3=AS Trencín 6.850 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, sfz) (cup: wiki, sw, profutbal) 32 Liechtenstein 10.500 ---------------------------------------- CW=FC Vaduz 4.450 (eu/Q1) (cup: wiki, sw, lfv, vl) 33 Hungary 9.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Honvéd Budapest 2.900 (ch/Q2) CW=Ferencváros 3.900 (eu/Q1) EL2=Videoton Fehérvár 8.650 (eu/Q1) EL3=Vasas Budapest 1.900 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, nb1) (cup: wiki, sw, mlsz) 34 Moldova 9.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=Sheriff Tiraspol 11.150 (ch/Q2) EL1=Dacia Chisinau 3.650 (eu/Q1) EL2=Milsami Orhei 4.900 (eu/Q1) EL3=Zaria Balti 2.150 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, fmf) (cup: wiki, sw) 35 Iceland 8.750 ---------------------------------------- CL=FH Hafnarfjardar 6.175 (ch/Q2) CW=Valur Reykjavik 1.925 (eu/Q1) EL2=Stjarnan FC 4.175 (eu/Q1) EL3=KR Reykjavik 5.175 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki) 36 Georgia 8.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=Samtredia 1.525 (ch/Q2) CW=Torpedo Kutaisi 1.775 (eu/Q1) EL2=Chikhura Sachkhere 3.025 (eu/Q1) EL3=Dinamo Batumi 1.525 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki) 37 Finland 7.400 ---------------------------------------- CL=IFK Mariehamn 2.030 (ch/Q2) CW=SJK Seinäjoki 2.780 (eu/Q1) EL2=HJK Helsinki 10.530 (eu/Q1) EL3=VPS Vaasa 2.030 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki) 38 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=Zrinjski Mostar 4.050 (ch/Q2) CW=Siroki Brijeg 3.550 (eu/Q1) EL2=Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 4.800 (eu/Q1) EL3=FK Sarajevo 5.300 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, spsp) 39 Albania 6.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=FK Kukësi 4.575 (ch/Q2) CW=SK Tirana 1.825 (eu/Q1) EL2=Partizani Tirana 3.075 (eu/Q1) EL3=Skënderbeu Korçë 6.825 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, albsoc) (cup: wiki, sw, fshf) 40 Macedonia 6.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=Vardar Skopje 5.125 (ch/Q2) CW=Pelister Bitola 1.125 (eu/Q1) EL2=Shkendija Tetovo 3.375 (eu/Q1) EL3=Rabotnicki Skopje 3.875 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, mf) (cup: wiki, sw) 41 Ireland 5.450 ---------------------------------------- CL=Dundalk 5.815 (ch/Q2) CW=Cork City 2.565 (eu/Q1) EL2=Derry City 2.315 (eu/Q1) EL3=Shamrock Rovers 3.065 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki) 42 Latvia 5.375 ---------------------------------------- CL=Spartaks Jurmala 1.975 (ch/Q2) CW=FK Ventspils 5.725 (eu/Q1) EL2=FK Jelgava 2.975 (eu/Q1) EL3=FK Liepaja 2.225 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, lff) 43 Luxembourg 5.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=F91 Dudelange 4.975 (ch/Q2) EL1=Differdange 03 3.475 (eu/Q1) EL2=CS Fola Esch 3.475 (eu/Q1) EL3=Progrès Niederkorn 1.225 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, rtl, flf) (cup: wiki, sw, rtl) 44 Montenegro 4.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Buducnost Podgorica 3.300 (ch/Q2) CW=Sutjeska Niksic 3.300 (eu/Q1) EL2=Zeta Golubovci 2.550 (eu/Q1) EL3=Mladost Podgorica 3.550 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, fscg) (cup: wiki, sw) 45 Lithuania 4.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Zalgiris Vilnius 5.825 (ch/Q2) EL1=FK Trakai 1.575 (eu/Q1) EL2=Suduva Marijampole 1.825 (eu/Q1) EL3=Atlantas Klaipeda 1.825 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki) 46 Northern Ireland 4.500 ---------------------------------------- CL=Linfield Belfast 3.650 (ch/Q1) EL1=Crusaders Belfast 3.900 (eu/Q1) EL2=Coleraine 0.900 (eu/Q1) EL3=Ballymena United 0.900 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, nifl) (cup: wiki, sw, ifa) 47 Estonia 4.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=FCI Tallinn 1.300 (ch/Q1) EL1=Levadia Tallinn 4.050 (eu/Q1) EL2=Kalju Nomme 4.800 (eu/Q1) EL3=Flora Tallinn 3.050 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, ejl) 48 Armenia 4.125 ---------------------------------------- CL=Alashkert FC 2.525 (ch/Q1) CW=Shirak Gyumri 3.775 (eu/Q1) EL2=Gandzasar Kapan 1.775 (eu/Q1) EL3=Pyunik Yerevan 3.275 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, ffa) 49 Faroe Islands 3.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Víkingur 2.950 (ch/Q1) CW=KI Klaksvik 0.700 (eu/Q1) EL2=NSI Runavik 1.450 (eu/Q1) EL3=B36 Torshavn 2.450 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki) (cup: wiki) 50 Malta 3.583 ---------------------------------------- CL=Hibernians FC 2.800 (ch/Q1) CW=Floriana 1.050 (eu/Q1) EL2=Balzan FC 1.300 (eu/Q1) EL3=Valletta FC 4.550 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, mf) (cup: wiki, sw, mfa) (Birkirkara did not get a license, *) 51 Wales 3.500 ---------------------------------------- CL=The New Saints 5.775 (ch/Q1) CW=Bala Town 1.525 (eu/Q1) EL2=Connah's Quay 1.275 (eu/Q1) EL3=Bangor City 1.275 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, faw) 52 Gibraltar 1.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=Europa FC 1.500 (ch/Q1) EL1=Lincoln Red Imps 3.000 (eu/Q1) EL2=St Joseph's FC 0.500 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, gfa) (cup: wiki, gft) 53 Andorra 0.999 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC Santa Coloma 2.733 (ch/Q1) CW=UE Santa Coloma 1.233 (eu/Q1) EL2=Sant Julià 0.733 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, faf) 54 San Marino 0.333 ---------------------------------------- CL=La Fiorita 1.566 (ch/Q1) CW=Tre Penne 1.566 (eu/Q1) EL2=Folgore 1.066 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa, fsgc) (cup: wiki, sw, fsgc) 55 Kosovo 0.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=Trepça'89 0.000 (ch/Q1) EL1=FC Prishtina 0.000 (eu/Q1) (league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, FFK, scorespro) (The cup winner Besa Pejë failed to obtain a UEFA license, *)

KEY:

CLx	=	Champions League spot
CW	=	cup-winner spot
ELx	=	Europa League spot
LC	=	league cup-winner spot
GS	=	Group Stage
Qx	=	Qualifying Round

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