And a +71 GD!!
2023/24 UEFA club season (Champions League, Europa League, Europa Conference League): List of qualified teams
In Kazakhstan, Astana qualified for Europe as they are 8 points ahead of 4th place Kairat with 2 matches to play.
Zalgiris are Lithuanian champions and qualified for CL-Q1.
This is their 10th league title, the most in the Lithuanian league.
They are also playing in this season’s ECL group stage, the first time a Lithuanian club reach the group stage of a UEFA club competition.
They were also the only team from the Baltics to have represented the Soviet Union in Europe, playing in the 1988/89 and 1989/90 UEFA Cup. They initially also qualified for the 1990/91 UEFA Cup, but withdrew after Lithuania declared independence from the USSR.
Aktobe also qualified for Europe as they are 9 points ahead of 4th place Kairat with 2 matches to play.
Either Aktobe or Astana will be the league champions.
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Sligo 0 - 0 Derry. Shamrock Rovers are champions of Ireland for the 20th time and will enter the CL QR1, Derry will enter the ECL QR1.
In Sweden, Djurgarden qualified for Europe. They are 4 points ahead of 3rd place Hammarby and 6 points ahead of 4th place Kalmar with 2 matches to go, but since the two teams will play each other, they can by overtaken by only one of the two.
They will enter ECL-Q2 unless they win both the remaining matches and 1st place Hacken lose both, to overcome the 6 point deficit.
They will enter ECL-Q2 unless they win both the remaining matches and 1st place Hacken lose both, to overcome the 6 point deficit.
Dundalk qualifies for ECLQ1 - good new for the Irish coefficient, they will be seeded in ECLQ1 and ECLQ2.
The final European place in Ireland will be decided by the cup final between Derry City and Shelbourne.
If Shelbourne wins, they will qualify for ECL.
If Derry City wins, since they already qualified for Europe through the league, St Patrick’s Athletic will qualify for ECL as they will finish 4th in the league.
In Latvia, Riga FC have qualified for Europe as they are 12 points ahead of 4th place Liepaja with three matches to play.
They are currently tied on points with 1st place Valmiera but have played one more game. They will enter either CL-Q1 or ECL-Q1.
They are currently tied on points with 1st place Valmiera but have played one more game. They will enter either CL-Q1 or ECL-Q1.
Haka won the Finland ECL play-offs and qualified for ECL-Q1.
What is the most remarkable is that, the away team won every match in the ECL play-offs!
The first two rounds, played by teams ranked 5th to 8th, were played as single-leg matches hosted by the higher-ranked team.
In the first round, 8th place VPS beat 5th place Inter Turku, and 7th place Oulu beat 6th place SJK. In the second round, VPS beat Oulu.
So VPS made it to the final, against 4th place Haka, which received a bye to the final.
The final was played over two legs. Haha won the first leg away from home 3-0. In the second leg at home, even though they lost 2-1, they still won the tie on aggregate to qualify for Europe.
What is the most remarkable is that, the away team won every match in the ECL play-offs!
The first two rounds, played by teams ranked 5th to 8th, were played as single-leg matches hosted by the higher-ranked team.
In the first round, 8th place VPS beat 5th place Inter Turku, and 7th place Oulu beat 6th place SJK. In the second round, VPS beat Oulu.
So VPS made it to the final, against 4th place Haka, which received a bye to the final.
The final was played over two legs. Haha won the first leg away from home 3-0. In the second leg at home, even though they lost 2-1, they still won the tie on aggregate to qualify for Europe.
Häcken qualified for CL Q1 and Djurgården qualified for ECL Q2.
Locomotive Tbilisi II reached the final in Georgia. I assume this is the second team of Locomotive Tbilisi and I don't remember any other second team of a club to reach a final. In case they win the cup will they be able to compete at ECL as second team of a club or will the first team will replace them ?