22 Feb 2016 20:44:57
question for ed001.

what happens to the Champions league spot given to the winner of europa league if the winning team has already qualified through their league position?

thanks.

{Ed001's Note - it goes to the team who finished highest in the league that never qualified otherwise. So 5th if it is a Prem side.}

1.) 22 Feb 2016
22 Feb 2016 20:51:40
If one of Liverpool, Spurs or unt won the Europa and Chelsea somehow won the champions league we would most likely have 6 teams in it next year.

{Ed001's Note - I am pretty sure you can only have a maximum of 5 teams in it.}

2.) 22 Feb 2016
22 Feb 2016 21:01:56
Are you sure about that Ed1? According to the WEFA official site if the Champions league winner doesn't finish top 4 (e. g. Chelsea this year) and the EL winner also doesn't finish top 4 (e. g. Liverpool) than they both get in to the champions league together with our top 3 but the group that finished 4 goes to the EL (as there is a limit of maximum 5 from the same league) .

Where does it say that it works the other way around as well? If the CL and EL both finish top 4 then why would the team at 5th get a free entrance? What is the logic here?

{Ed001's Note - I really don't care to be honest. No I am not sure, but I really don't see what logic has to do with anything? Logic would say that only Champions would be in the Champions League, but we get lots of teams that are not champions of anything.}

3.) 22 Feb 2016
22 Feb 2016 21:58:40
Any association can only have a maximum of 5 teams. I think if an English team outside of the top 4 win both the champions and europa league only the top 3 would qualify.

{Ed002's Note - To answer the original question there is no Champions League entry for 5th place.}

4.) 22 Feb 2016
22 Feb 2016 22:00:41
I'm not sure why I included Spurs in that as they will finish top 4 anyway but you are probably right Ed. I could just imagine how annoying it would be to watch your team finish fourth then lose a champions league slot to two teams that came nowhere near.

5.) 22 Feb 2016
22 Feb 2016 22:54:23
End of the day, it's not very likely to happen this season IMO 😄.