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Revision as of 19:37, 11 May 2008
Template:Future sport The UEFA Cup 2008-09 will be the 51st edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final will be played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey on May 20, 2009.[1]
Association team allocation
122 teams will participate in the 2008-2009 UEFA Cup from 53 UEFA associations. Each association qualifies a certain number of teams to the UEFA Cup based on its league co-efficient. Through domestic competitions (national championships and cups and league cups in certain countries) an association may qualify up to 4 teams. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008-2009 UEFA Cup:
- Associations 1-6 each have 3 teams qualify
- Associations 7-8 each have 4 teams qualify
- Associations 9-15 each have 2 teams qualify
- Associations 16-21 each have 3 teams qualify
- Associations 22-37 and 39-50 have 2 teams qualify
- Associations 38,51,52 have 1 team qualify
- Association 53 (Montenegro) have 2 teams qualify
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- 3 UEFA Fair Play entries
- 11 Winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
- 16 Losers from the UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round
- 8 third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League Group Stage
First Qualifying Round: (74 teams)
- 33 Cup-winners from associations 21-53
- 32 runners-up from associations 19-37, 39-50 and 53
- 6 third-place finishers from associations 16-21
- 3 entries through UEFA Fair Play
Second Qualifying Round: (64 teams)
- 37 winners from the First Qualifying Round
- 6 Cup-winners from associations 15-20
- 7 third-place finishers from associations 9-15
- 3 runners-up from associations 16-18
- 11 entries from UEFA Intertoto Cup
First Round: (80 teams)
- 32 winners from the Second Qualifying Round
- 14 National cup-winners from associations 1-14
- 2 third-place finishers from associations 7-8
- 5 fourth-place finishers from associations 4-8
- 7 fifth-place finishers from associations 1-3, 5-8
- 2 sixth-place finishers from associations 1-2
- 2 League cup-winners from associations 3-4
- 16 entries from UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round
Group Stage: (40 teams)
- 40 winners from the First Round
Knockout Round: (32 teams)
- 24 top-three finishers from the Group Stage
- 8 entries from UEFA Champions League Group Stage
First Qualifying Round
The following 74 teams will enter the First Qualifying Round.
Second Qualifying Round
The following 16 teams will enter at the Second Qualifying Round. Also entering, are the winners from the previous round and the 11 third round winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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First Round
The following 32 teams will enter at the First Round. Also entering are the winners from the previous round, and the 16 losers from the UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round.
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Final
The final of the UEFA Cup 2008-09 will be held at an as yet unknown date at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. This will be the first time that the UEFA Cup Final is held in Turkey and follows the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final which was held in Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
See also
References
- ^ "Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium selected for 2009 UEFA Cup Final". UEFA. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Levski Sofia qualified for the UEFA Cup.
- ^ Vojvodina qualified for the UEFA Cup.
- ^ According UEFA coefficients Austrian cup-winner is supposed to play in this round, but as Austrian Cup is reserved only for amateur teams this season, this qualification spot is given to 3rd-placed team from league competition.
- ^ Because Groclin and Śląsk were fusion at the next season, this placed is given to Śląsk.
- ^ If Artmedia qualifies for the Champions League, this place will go to losing cup finalists Spartak Trnava.
- ^ Cup finalists Coleraine have failed to gain a UEFA licence. With the other finalist, Linfield, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, the 3rd placed team in the league qualifies for the UEFA Cup.
- ^ If FK Mogren qualify for the Champions League, this place will effectively go to 3rd in the Montenegrin First League 2007-08
- ^ a b The draw will be made in between the two UEFA Cup finalists' press conferences at the City of Manchester Stadium on 13 May 2008.
- ^ If CSKA Moscow wins Russian Cup, this spot will be given to FK Moskva and CSKA will enter at the first round.
- ^ a b If Queen of the South wins the FA Cup, then they will gain direct access in the first round and Motherwell will play in the second qualifying round. Otherwise they will switch those postions.
- ^ a b Slovan Liberec qualified as losing cup finalists at least
- ^ If Partizan qualifies for the Champions League, the losing cup finalists FK Zemun will enter the first qualifying round and this place will go to second in the Serbian League
- ^ A controversy had arose over whether one of the finalists, Cardiff City, can qualify for the UEFA Cup should they win the FA Cup. Cardiff City are one of three Welsh clubs in England's Football League. England's governing body, The FA, had initially announced that they have no power to nominate Cardiff City for European competition under any circumstances. Cardiff City had threatened legal action should The FA had denied them a place in Europe, while UEFA president Michel Platini made a statement widely interpreted as supporting Cardiff City's position. However, the FA announced that, should Cardiff win the cup, they will be permitted to enter the UEFA Cup as one of their qualifying clubs. For more details on this issue, see the dedicated section of the Cardiff City article.
- ^ Either Ajax or FC Twente will play in this slot.
- ^ Either SC Heerenveen or NAC Breda will play in this slot.