Die UEFA hat jetzt Details zur Reform ab kommender Saison veröffentlicht. 26 Startplätze sind fix vergeben, nur noch 6 kommen durch die Qualifikation dazu (4 durch den Meisterweg und zwei durch den Platzierungsweg. ALLE Teams, die in der Quali scheitern, wandern in die EL. Ab sofort gibt es zwei fixe Anstoßzeiten, und zwar 18:55 Uhr und 21 Uhr. Am Format ändert sich ansonsten ab der Gruppenphase nichts.
Details hier: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2499801.html#/
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KEY CHANGES
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Group stage
UEFA Champions League holders (1)
UEFA Europa League holders (1)
Top four from associations ranked 1st to 4th: Spain, Germany, England, Italy (16)
Top two from associations ranked 5th and 6th: France, Russia (4)
Champions of associations ranked 7th to 10th: Portugal, Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey (4)
Details hier: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2499801.html#/
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KEY CHANGES
- Twenty-six teams now gain direct entry to the UEFA Champions League group stage – including the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League winners – with six qualifying places available
- Every team eliminated in UEFA Champions League qualifying will get a second chance in the UEFA Europa League
- Seventeen teams now gain direct entry to the UEFA Europa League group stage, with ten teams directly transferring from the UEFA Champions League play-offs and third qualifying round plus 21 qualifying places in two different paths (UEFA Europa League champions and league paths)
- There will be a preliminary round in qualifying for the UEFA Champions League (played as a knockout mini-tournament) and UEFA Europa League (played as two-legged ties)
- There is no change to the formats from the group stage onwards but there will be staggered kick-offs – 18.55CET and 21.00CET – in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Group stage
- There will now be 26 teams automatically qualified as per the access list drawn up from the UEFA association coefficients at the end of 2016/17.
UEFA Champions League holders (1)
UEFA Europa League holders (1)
Top four from associations ranked 1st to 4th: Spain, Germany, England, Italy (16)
Top two from associations ranked 5th and 6th: France, Russia (4)
Champions of associations ranked 7th to 10th: Portugal, Ukraine, Belgium, Turkey (4)
- If the UEFA Champions League holders have qualified for the group stage via their domestic championship, the vacancy will be filled by the champions of the association ranked 11th (Czech Republic), who otherwise compete in the champions path
- If the UEFA Europa League holders have qualified for the group stage via their domestic championship, the vacancy will be filled by the third-placed club from the association ranked fifth (France), who otherwise compete in the league path
- An association may have a maximum of five teams in the group stage