UEFA Europa League 2009–10

The UEFA Europa League 2009–10 will be the first season under a new name for the competition previously known as UEFA Cup. [cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=754085.html|title=UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League|publisher=UEFA|date=2008-03-28|accessdate=2008-03-28] The final will be played at the HSH Nordbank Arena, home ground of Hamburger SV, in Hamburg, Germany. [cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=676743.html|title=Madrid and Hamburg awarded 2010 finals|publisher=UEFA|date=2008-03-28|accessdate=2008-03-28]

Association Team Allocation

A total of 160 teams will participate in the 2009-2010 UEFA Europa League, from 53 UEFA associations. Countries are allocated places according to their UEFA league co-efficient.
The UEFA Cup 2008-09 title holder will be guaranteed a place in the group stage even if they do not obtain a qualifying place through their domestic league, unless they qualify for the Champions League.

The allocation system may change slightly depending on the title holder's domestic placing.

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009-2010 UEFA Europa League:

*Associations 1-6 each have 3 teams qualify
*Associations 7-9 each have 4 teams qualify
*Associations 10-53 each have 3 teams qualify, except Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino (one team each)

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The following 50 teams are expected to compete in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

*flagicon|ISR 3rd placed team of Ligat ha'Al 2008-09
*flagicon|SWE 3rd placed team of Allsvenskan 2008
*flagicon|SVK 3rd placed team of Slovak Superliga 2008-09
*flagicon|POL 3rd placed team of Ekstraklasa 2008-09
*flagicon|HUN 3rd placed team of Soproni Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|CRO 3rd placed team of Prva HNL 2008-09
*flagicon|CYP 3rd placed team of Cypriot First Division 2008-09
*flagicon|SVN 3rd placed team of Slovenian PrvaLiga 2008-09
*flagicon|FIN 3rd placed team of Veikkausliiga 2008
*flagicon|LVA 3rd placed team of Virslīga 2008
*flagicon|BIH 3rd placed team of Premijer Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|LTU 3rd placed team of A Lyga 2008
*flagicon|MDA 3rd placed team of Divizia Naţională 2008-09
*flagicon|IRL 2nd placed team of FAI League of Ireland 2008
*flagicon|IRL 3rd placed team of FAI League of Ireland 2008
*flagicon|MKD 2nd placed team of Macedonian Prva Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|MKD 3rd placed team of Macedonian Prva Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|ISL Keflavík
*flagicon|ISL Fram
*flagicon|GEO 2nd placed team of Umaglesi Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|GEO 3rd placed team of Umaglesi Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|BLR 2nd placed team of Vysshaja Liga 2008
*flagicon|BLR 3rd placed team of Vysshaja Liga 2008
*flagicon|EST 2nd placed team of Meistriliiga 2008
*flagicon|EST 3rd placed team of Meistriliiga 2008
*flagicon|AZE 2nd placed team of Azerbaijan Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|AZE 3rd placed team of Azerbaijan Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|ALB 2nd placed team of Kategoria superiore 2008-09
*flagicon|ALB 3rd placed team of Kategoria superiore 2008-09
*flagicon|ARM 2nd placed team of Armenian Premier League 2008
*flagicon|ARM 3rd placed team of Armenian Premier League 2008
*flagicon|KAZ 2nd placed team of Kazakhstan Premier League 2008
*flagicon|KAZ 3rd placed team of Kazakhstan Premier League 2008
*flagicon|NIR 2nd placed team of IFA Premiership 2008-09
*flagicon|NIR 3rd placed team of IFA Premiership 2008-09
*flagicon|WAL 2nd placed team of Welsh Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|WAL 3rd placed team of Welsh Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|FRO 2nd placed team of Formuladeildin 2008
*flagicon|FRO 3rd placed team of Formuladeildin 2008
*flagicon|LUX 2nd placed team of Luxembourg National Division 2008-09
*flagicon|LUX 3rd placed team of Luxembourg National Division 2008-09
*flagicon|MLT 2nd placed team of Maltese Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|MLT 3rd placed team of Maltese Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|MNE 2nd placed team of Montenegrin First League 2008-09
*flagicon|MNE 3rd placed team of Montenegrin First League 2008-09
*flagicon|AND Winners of Copa Constitució 2009
*flagicon|SMR Winners of Coppa Titano 2008-09
*flagicon|EUR Fairplay
*flagicon|EUR Fairplay
*flagicon|EUR Fairplay

econd qualifying round

The following 55 teams are expected to participate in the second qualifying round. Also entering are 25 winners from previous round.

*flagicon|ROU 5th placed team of Liga I 2008–09
*flagicon|POR 5th placed team of Portuguese Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|NED Winners of UEFA Cup play-offs in Eredivisie 2008-09
*flagicon|SCO 4th placed team of Scottish Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|TUR 4th placed team of Süper Lig 2008-09
*flagicon|UKR 4th placed team of Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|BEL 4th placed team of Belgian First Division 2008-09
*flagicon|GRE 3rd placed team of Champions League Playoff in the Super League Greece 2008-09
*flagicon|CZE 4th placed team of Gambrinus liga 2008-09
*flagicon|SUI 3rd placed team of Swiss Super League 2008-09
*flagicon|BUL 3rd placed team of A PFG 2008-09
*flagicon|NOR 3rd placed team of Norwegian Premier League 2008
*flagicon|DEN 2nd placed team of Danish Superliga 2008-09
*flagicon|DEN 3rd placed team of Danish Superliga 2008-09
*flagicon|SER 2nd placed team of Serbian Superliga 2008-09
*flagicon|SER 3rd placed team of Serbian Superliga 2008-09
*flagicon|AUT 2nd placed team of Austrian Bundesliga 2008-09
*flagicon|AUT 3rd placed team of Austrian Bundesliga 2008-09
*flagicon|ISR 2nd placed team of Ligat ha'Al 2008-09
*flagicon|SWE 2nd placed team of Allsvenskan 2008
*flagicon|SVK 2nd placed team of Slovak Superliga 2008-09
*flagicon|POL 2nd placed team of Ekstraklasa 2008-09
*flagicon|HUN 2nd placed team of Soproni Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|CRO 2nd placed team of Prva HNL 2008-09
*flagicon|CYP Winners of Cypriot Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|CYP 2nd placed team of Cypriot First Division 2008-09
*flagicon|SVN Winners of Slovenian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|SVN 2nd placed team of Slovenian PrvaLiga 2008-09
*flagicon|FIN Winners of Finnish Cup 2008
*flagicon|FIN 2nd placed team of Veikkausliiga 2008
*flagicon|LVA FK Daugava
*flagicon|LVA 2nd placed team of Virslīga 2008
*flagicon|BIH Winners of Kup Bosne i Hercegovine 2008-09
*flagicon|BIH 2nd placed team of Premijer Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|LTU Winners of Lithuanian Football Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|LTU 2nd placed team of A Lyga 2008
*flagicon|MDA Winners of Moldovan Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|MDA 2nd placed team of Divizia Naţională 2008-09
*flagicon|IRL Winners of FAI Cup 2008
*flagicon|MKD Winners of Macedonian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|ISL KR
*flagicon|GEO Winners of Georgian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|LIE Winners of Liechtenstein Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|BLR Winners of Belarusian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|EST Winners of Estonian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|AZE Winners of Azerbaijan Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|ALB Winners of Kupa e shqipërisë 2008-09
*flagicon|ARM Winners of Armenian Cup 2009
*flagicon|KAZ Winners of Kazakhstan Cup 2008
*flagicon|NIR Winners of Irish Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|WAL Winners of Welsh Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|FRO EB/Streymur
*flagicon|LUX Winners of Luxembourg Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|MLT Winners of Maltese Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|MNE Winners of Montenegrin Cup 2008-09

Third qualifying round

The following 30 teams are expected to participate in the third qualifying round. Also entering are 40 winners from previous round.

*flagicon|ENG Winners of Football League Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|ESP 6th placed team of La Liga 2008–09
*flagicon|ITA 6th placed team of Serie A 2008-09
*flagicon|FRA Winners of Coupe de la Ligue 2008-09
*flagicon|GER 5th placed team of Fußball-Bundesliga 2008-09
*flagicon|RUS 5th placed team of Russian Premier League 2008
*flagicon|ROU 4th placed team of Liga I 2008–09
*flagicon|POR 4th placed team of Portuguese Liga 2008-09
*flagicon|NED 4th placed team of Eredivisie 2008-09
*flagicon|SCO 3rd placed team of Scottish Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|TUR 3rd placed team of Süper Lig 2008-09
*flagicon|UKR 3rd placed team of Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09
*flagicon|BEL 3rd placed team of Belgian First Division 2008-09
*flagicon|GRE Runners-up of Champions League Playoff in the Super League Greece 2008-09
*flagicon|CZE 3rd placed team of Gambrinus liga 2008-09
*flagicon|SUI Winners of Swiss Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|SUI 2nd placed team of Swiss Super League 2008-09
*flagicon|BUL Winners of Bulgarian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|BUL 2nd placed team of A PFG 2008-09
*flagicon|NOR Winners of Norwegian Cup 2008
*flagicon|NOR 2nd placed team of Norwegian Premier League 2008
*flagicon|DEN Winners of Danish Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|AUT Winners of Austrian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|SER Winners of Serbian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|ISR Winners of Israel State Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|SWE IFK Göteborg
*flagicon|SVK Winners of Slovakian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|POL Winners of Polish Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|HUN Winners of Hungarian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|CRO Winners of Croatian Cup 2008-09

Fourth qualifying round

The following 24 teams are expected to participate in the Fourth Qualifying Round. Also entering are 35 winners from previous round along with 15 losers from the UEFA Champions League 2009-10 2nd qualifying round (10 champions and 5 non-champions)
*flagicon|ENG Winners of FA Cup 2008–09
*flagicon|ENG 5th placed team of Premier League 2008–09
*flagicon|ESP Winners of Copa del Rey 2008–09
*flagicon|ESP 5th placed team of La Liga 2008–09
*flagicon|ITA Winners of Coppa Italia 2008–09
*flagicon|ITA 5th placed team of Serie A 2008–09
*flagicon|FRA Winners of Coupe de France 2008-09
*flagicon|FRA 4th placed team of Ligue 1 2008–09
*flagicon|GER Winners of DFB Cup 2008–09
*flagicon|GER 4th placed team of Fußball-Bundesliga 2008–09
*flagicon|RUS Winners of Russian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|RUS 4th placed team of Russian Premier League 2008
*flagicon|ROU Winners of Cupa României 2008–09
*flagicon|ROU 3rd placed team of Liga I 2008–09
*flagicon|POR Winners of Cup of Portugal 2008-09
*flagicon|POR 3rd placed team of Portuguese Liga 2008–09
*flagicon|NED Winners of KNVB Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|NED 3rd placed team of Eredivisie 2008–09
*flagicon|SCO Winners of Scottish Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|TUR Winners of Fortis Turkey Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|UKR Winners of Ukrainian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|BEL Winners of Belgian Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|GRE Winners of Greek Cup 2008-09
*flagicon|CZE Winners of Czech Republic Football Cup 2008–09
*flagicon|EUR 15 teams from UEFA Champions League 2009–10 second qualifying round.

Group stage

The following teams are expected to participate in the group stage:
*flagicon|EUR UEFA Cup 2008-09 winner
*flagicon|EUR 10 losers from the UEFA Champions League 2009-10 Third qualifying round
*flagicon|EUR 37 winners from the fourth qualifying round

The group stage of the competition will consist of 12 groups of 4 teams.

Knockout phase

The following teams are expected to participate in the knockout phase:
*flagicon|EUR 12 group-winners from the group stage
*flagicon|EUR 12 runners-up from the group stage
*flagicon|EUR 8 3rd placed teams from UEFA Champions League 2009-10 group stage

Final

The final of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10 will be held at an as yet unknown date at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

ee also

* UEFA Champions League 2009–10
* UEFA Cup

References

External links

* [http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/0708/ucups0912.pdf UEFA Access List]