The playoff round will no longer have a Priority Grouping, which was something very complicated for fans to understand. This was done to account for the minimum 25 more clubs that will start their continental campaign in the second tier tournament. That will bring it in line with the other two club competitions. That will no longer occur, with the four teams automatically entering the first qualifying stage.įinally, the Europa League will now have four qualifying rounds instead of two. As of right now, the domestic champions of the four lowest ranked countries in the access list play a mini-tournament for the right to enter the competition’s first round of qualifying. The Champions League preliminary round will be terminated. That is an important change that will benefit the leagues just below the “Big 5.” It is also confirmed that there will be a minimum of 37 countries represented in the league phase across the three tournaments, an increase of four from the current format.Īlong with the cup winners, seven teams – one from each country ranked 6 to 12 in the access list – will also enter the Europa League qualifiers. That could increase to 37 depending on re-balancing. As already known, there will be at least 33 domestic cup winners that will enter the Europa League in either the qualifying round or the league phase. There are several adjustments made to the access list. Major changes to access list will benefit everyone in some way As things stand, teams from the same national association cannot face each other until the quarterfinals (exception occurs in the Europa League playoff round). Another new change will see teams from the same country no longer separated from the knockout round. It is yet to be known whether the same will apply to teams 17 through 24.įrom there, a draw will be held to see which half of the bracket each team will belong to, with the paired teams on opposite sides. The same will apply to the next two best sides, and so on down to the 15th and 16th best teams. The top two teams from the league phase will be on opposite sides of the bracket. Teams will be seeded into the bracket, with no reseeding to take place.
Instead, UEFA will set up a bracket similar to that used in tennis or college basketball. There will no longer be a new draw after each knockout round. Only the Champions League and Europa League will have league phase games in the new year.
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It is expected that there will be two weeks of play in each of the months where the group stage is currently played, plus January. The Europa Conference League will have theirs in mid-December for its final round of fixtures. For the Champions League and Europa League, that is expected to happen in September on the first matchday. Each club competition will have one week dedicated for that tournament alone. The eight winners will then join the top eight from the league phase.Īs previously noted, there will be 10 weeks to allow for the league phases to be completed. The clubs finishing 9th through 24th would enter the knockout round playoffs, something currently used in the Europa League and Conference League. The top eight sides at the end of this new format – referred to as the “Swiss model” – would qualify for the Round of 16. From there, teams would meet eight different opponents (six in the Europa Conference League) home or away. Instead, each tournament would increase from 32 to 36 teams, with the clubs being put in one large table. The new format itself and calendarīefore the document’s release, it was already known that each of the European club competitions would do away with a group stage. Here is a rundown of some of the most significant findings.
Inside the document, items such as the access list that will be used, the calendar, knockout stage formula and details surrounding the qualifying rounds were revealed.
The information comes from the European Clubs Association, a group of leading clubs from UEFA’s member associations. 17, encapsulates more of the changes that will transpire. However, few details were published regarding the format beyond of the basics.Ī document released Monday, Oct. (Photo by Fantasista/Getty Images) Impending changes to UEFA club tournamentsĮarlier this year, UEFA finalized major changes to the Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League to begin with the 2024-25 season. It is well-known that UEFA will introduce some important changes to its club competitions in 2024.
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