Qualification 2014/2015

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

This page shows a list of teams qualified for the 2014/2015 season of the Champions League and the Europa League. In this list the country coefficients are from the UEFA Country Ranking 2013 and the team coefficients from the UEFA Team Ranking 2014. The team coefficients are used for seeding of draws. See UEFA European Cup Football for more information.

Many qualification details may be found in the official regulations: CL Regulations 2013/14 and the EL Regulations 2013/14. A nice overview of the 2014/15 season of European football is given by wikipedia 2014-15 CL and wikipedia 2014-15 EL.

The number of teams of each country is determined by the position in the UEFA Country Ranking 2013, extended with 3 Fair Play teams for the Europa League. All participating teams must have obtained a licence for European football issued by the corresponding national association in accordance with the UEFA Club Licensing Regulations.

The Champions League cup-holder spot will not be used because Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid already qualified for the group stage of the Champions League. This implies that the champion of the 13th country on the ranking list (Switzerland) has direct access to the group stage, the champion of the 16th country on the ranking list (Austria) has direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the champions of the 47th and 48th countries on the ranking list (Northern Ireland and Wales) have direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League.

The title holders Sevilla already qualified for the group stage of the Europa League. This implies that the cup winner of the 7th country on the ranking list (Ukraine) has direct access to the group stage, the cup winner of the 16th country on the ranking list (Austria) has direct access to the 4th qualifying round, the cup winner of the 19th country on the ranking list (Israel) has direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the cup winners of the 33th and 34th countries on the ranking list (Finland and Bosnia-Herzegovina) have direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League.

1 Spain 88.025 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Atlético Madrid 119.542 (ch/GS) CL2=FC Barcelona 157.542 (ch/GS) CL3=Real Madrid 161.542 (ch/GS) CL4=Athletic Bilbao 54.542 (ch/Q4) EL1=Sevilla 71.042 (eu/GS) (TH) EL2=Villarreal 53.542 (eu/Q4) EL3=Real Sociedad 24.542 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, marca) (cup: wiki, sw, soccer-spain)
2 England 82.963 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Manchester City 72.949 (ch/GS) CL2=Liverpool 58.949 (ch/GS) CL3=Chelsea 140.949 (ch/GS) CL4=Arsenal 112.949 (ch/Q4) EL1=Everton 24.949 (eu/GS) EL2=Tottenham Hotspur 75.949 (eu/Q4) CF=Hull City 16.949 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, bbc, fa) (league cup: wiki)
3 Germany 79.614 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Bayern München 154.328 (ch/GS) CL2=Borussia Dortmund 82.328 (ch/GS) CL3=Schalke 04 95.328 (ch/GS) CL4=Bayer Leverkusen 70.328 (ch/Q4) EL1=VfL Wolfsburg 32.328 (eu/GS) EL2=Borussia Mönchengladbach 25.328 (eu/Q4) EL3=FSV Mainz 05 17.328 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, kicker) (cup: wiki, sw, kicker)
4 Italy 64.147 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Juventus 80.387 (ch/GS) CL2=AS Roma 39.887 (ch/GS) CL3=Napoli 61.387 (ch/Q4) EL1=Fiorentina 49.387 (eu/GS) EL2=Internazionale 95.387 (eu/Q4) EL3=Torino 13.387 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, gazzetta) (cup: wiki, sw) (Parma FC has no license and will be replaced by Torino, *)
5 Portugal 59.168 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Benfica 129.459 (ch/GS) CL2=Sporting CP Lisbon 58.459 (ch/GS) CL3=FC Porto 105.459 (ch/Q4) EL1=Estoril Praia 15.459 (eu/GS) EL2=Nacional Funchal 17.959 (eu/Q4) CF=Rio Ave 12.459 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, abola) (cup: wiki, sw, fpf)
6 France 59.000 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Paris Saint-Germain 80.300 (ch/GS) CL2=AS Monaco 11.300 (ch/GS) CL3=Lille OSC 45.300 (ch/Q3) CW=En Avant Guingamp 12.800 (eu/GS) EL2=AS Saint-Étienne 12.800 (eu/Q4) EL3=Olympique Lyon 97.300 (eu/Q3)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, l'equipe) (cup: wiki, sw, fff) (league cup: wiki)
7 Ukraine 49.758 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Shakhtar Donetsk 78.193 (ch/GS) CL2=Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 32.193 (ch/Q3) CW=Dinamo Kiev 56.193 (eu/GS) EL2=Metalist Kharkiv 45.693 (eu/Q4) EL3=Chernomorets Odesa 16.193 (eu/Q3) EL4=Zorya Luhansk 8.193 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, fpl) (cup: wiki, sw)
8 Russia 46.332 ---------------------------------------- CL1=CSKA Moscow 66.899 (ch/GS) CL2=Zenit St. Petersburg 73.899 (ch/Q3) CW=FK Rostov 9.399 (eu/Q4) EL2=Lokomotiv Moscow 20.899 (eu/Q4) EL3=Dinamo Moscow 12.399 (eu/Q3) EL4=FK Krasnodar 9.399 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw) (FK Rostov was denied a license but CAS overturned that decision, 1, 2)
9 Netherlands 44.729 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Ajax 61.862 (ch/GS) CL2=Feyenoord 13.362 (ch/Q3) CW=PEC Zwolle 8.862 (eu/Q4) EL2=FC Twente Enschede 50.862 (eu/Q4) EL3=PSV Eindhoven 64.862 (eu/Q3) EL4=FC Groningen 8.862 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, vi) (cup: wiki, sw, knvb)
10 Turkey 34.500 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Galatasaray 55.340 (ch/GS) CL2=Besiktas 32.840 (ch/Q3) EL1=Trabzonspor 31.340 (eu/Q4) EL2=Karabükspor 6.840 (eu/Q3) EL3=Bursaspor 15.840 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, sivritepe) (cup: wiki, sw, tff) (The Turkish champion Fenerbahçe, and Sivasspor and Eskisehirspor are banned by UEFA, 1, 2)
11 Belgium 34.400 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Anderlecht 50.260 (ch/GS) CL2=Standard Ličge 38.260 (ch/Q3) CW=KSC Lokeren 8.760 (eu/Q4) EL2=Club Brugge 32.260 (eu/Q3) EL3=Zulte Waregem 12.260 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, rbfa)
12 Greece 34.000 ---------------------------------------- CL1=Olympiakos Piraeus 67.720 (ch/GS) CL2=Panathinaikos 30.220 (ch/Q3) EL1=PAOK Thessaloniki 37.720 (eu/Q4) EL2=Atromitos FC 9.720 (eu/Q3) EL3=Asteras Tripolis 8.720 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw)
13 Switzerland 28.925 ---------------------------------------- CL1=FC Basel 75.645 (ch/GS) CL2=Grasshoppers Zürich 9.645 (ch/Q3) CW=FC Zürich 18.645 (eu/Q4) EL2=Young Boys 24.145 (eu/Q3) EL3=FC Luzern 9.145 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, sfv) (cup: wiki, sw)
14 Cyprus 26.833 ---------------------------------------- CL1=APOEL Nicosia 37.650 (ch/Q3) CL2=AEL Limassol 7.650 (ch/Q3) EL1=Apollon Limassol 8.650 (eu/Q4) EL2=Ermis Aradippou 4.650 (eu/Q3) EL3=Omonia Nicosia 10.150 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, apoel) (cup: wiki, sw)
15 Denmark 25.700 ---------------------------------------- CL1=AaB Aalborg 5.260 (ch/Q3) CL2=FC Křbenhavn 45.260 (ch/Q3) EL1=FC Midtjylland 6.760 (eu/Q4) EL2=Brřndby IF 8.260 (eu/Q3) EL3=Esbjerg fB 13.260 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, dbu)
16 Austria 25.375 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC Salzburg 46.185 (ch/Q3) EL1=Rapid Wien 19.185 (eu/Q4) EL2=SV Grödig 6.185 (eu/Q2) CF=St. Pölten 6.185 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bundesliga) (cup: wiki, sw, oefb)
17 Czech Republic 23.725 ---------------------------------------- CL=Sparta Praha 28.870 (ch/Q2) EL1=Viktoria Plzen 40.870 (eu/Q3) EL2=Mladá Boleslav 7.870 (eu/Q2) EL3=Slovan Liberec 16.870 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, gambrinusliga) (cup: wiki, sw, fotbal)
18 Romania 23.024 ---------------------------------------- CL=Steaua Bucuresti 39.451 (ch/Q2) CW=Astra Giurgiu 6.951 (eu/Q3) EL2=Petrolul Ploiesti 6.951 (eu/Q2) EL3=CFR Cluj 25.451 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, lpf) (cup: wiki, sw, frf) (Dinamo Bucuresti has no license and will be replaced by CFR Cluj, *)
19 Israel 22.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=Maccabi Tel-Aviv 17.875 (ch/Q2) CW=Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 7.375 (eu/Q3) EL2=Hapoel Beer-Sheva 5.375 (eu/Q2) EL3=Hapoel Tel-Aviv 31.375 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, ifa) (cup: wiki, sw)
20 Belarus 20.875 ---------------------------------------- CL=BATE Borisov 33.725 (ch/Q2) CW=Shakhtior Saligorsk 5.225 (eu/Q2) EL2=Dinamo Minsk 6.725 (eu/Q2) EL3=Neman Grodno 3.725 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, fby, bate)
21 Poland 20.750 ---------------------------------------- CL=Legia Warsaw 15.275 (ch/Q2) CW=Zawisza Bydgoszcz 3.775 (eu/Q2) EL2=Lech Poznan 17.275 (eu/Q2) EL3=Ruch Chorzow 5.775 (eu/Q2)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, 90m) (cup: wiki, sw, 90m)
22 Croatia 19.583 ---------------------------------------- CL=Dinamo Zagreb 23.925 (ch/Q2) CW=NK Rijeka 8.925 (eu/Q2) EL2=Hajduk Split 9.925 (eu/Q2) EL3=RNK Split 4.925 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, hnl) (cup: wiki, sw, hnl)
23 Sweden 15.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Malmö FF 6.265 (ch/Q2) CW=IF Elfsborg 11.265 (eu/Q2) EL2=AIK Stockholm 7.765 (eu/Q2) EL3=IFK Göteborg 5.765 (eu/Q1) FP=IF Brommapojkarna 3.265 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw)
24 Scotland 15.191 ---------------------------------------- CL=Celtic 36.813 (ch/Q2) CW=St. Johnstone 4.813 (eu/Q2) EL2=Motherwell 8.313 (eu/Q2) EL3=Aberdeen 4.313 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc, spl) (cup: wiki, sw, scotsman, sfa)
25 Serbia 14.625 ---------------------------------------- CL=Partizan Belgrade 14.825 (ch/Q2) CW=Vojvodina Novi Sad 6.825 (eu/Q2) EL2=FK Jagodina 3.575 (eu/Q2) EL3=Cukaricki Belgrade 2.825 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, rts) (The Serbian champion Red Star Belgrade is banned by UEFA, *)
26 Slovakia 14.208 ---------------------------------------- CL=Slovan Bratislava 8.700 (ch/Q2) CW=MFK Kosice 3.700 (eu/Q2) EL2=AS Trencín 3.200 (eu/Q2) EL3=Spartak Trnava 5.200 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, sfz) (cup: wiki, sw, profutbal)
27 Norway 14.175 ---------------------------------------- CL=Strřmsgodset IF 4.855 (ch/Q2) CW=Molde FK 9.355 (eu/Q2) EL2=Rosenborg BK 11.355 (eu/Q1) EL3=FK Haugesund 2.855 (eu/Q1) FP=Tromsř IL 8.355 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
28 Bulgaria 12.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=Ludogorets Razgrad 18.125 (ch/Q2) EL1=CSKA Sofia 9.125 (eu/Q2) EL2=Litex Lovech 7.625 (eu/Q1) EL3=Botev Plovdiv 4.125 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bf) (cup: wiki, sw, pfl)
29 Hungary 11.750 ---------------------------------------- CL=DVSC Debrecen 10.325 (ch/Q2) EL1=ETO Györ 4.825 (eu/Q2) EL2=Ferencváros 2.825 (eu/Q1) CW=Diósgyöri Miskolc 2.325 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, nb1) (cup: wiki, sw, mlsz) (The cup winner Újpest FC has no licence and will be replaced by the cup finalist Diósgyöri Miskolc, 1, 2, 3)
30 Slovenia 9.708 ---------------------------------------- CL=NK Maribor 16.200 (ch/Q2) CW=Nova Gorica 3.200 (eu/Q2) EL2=NK Koper 3.450 (eu/Q1) EL3=Rudar Velenje 2.700 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, prvaliga) (cup: wiki, sw, nzs)
31 Georgia 9.166 ---------------------------------------- CL=Dinamo Tbilisi 6.975 (ch/Q2) EL1=FC Zestafoni 5.975 (eu/Q2) EL2=Sioni Bolnisi 1.975 (eu/Q1) CF=Chikhura Sachkhere 2.475 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw)
32 Azerbaijan 8.541 ---------------------------------------- CL=Garabag Agdam 7.575 (ch/Q2) CW=Neftchi Baku 7.075 (eu/Q2) EL2=Inter Baku 4.325 (eu/Q1) EL3=Gabala FK 2.075 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, af)
33 Finland 8.508 ---------------------------------------- CL=HJK Helsinki 7.435 (ch/Q2) CW=RoPS Rovaniemi 1.435 (eu/Q2) EL2=Honka Espoo 3.935 (eu/Q1) EL3=VPS Vaasa 1.435 (eu/Q1) FP=MyPa-47 2.935 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
34 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7.833 ---------------------------------------- CL=Zrinjski Mostar 4.000 (ch/Q2) CW=FK Sarajevo 5.500 (eu/Q2) EL2=Siroki Brijeg 4.250 (eu/Q1) EL3=Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 5.500 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw)
35 Moldova 7.666 ---------------------------------------- CL=Sheriff Tiraspol 17.075 (ch/Q2) CW=Zimbru Chisinau 3.075 (eu/Q1) EL2=FC Tiraspol 2.325 (eu/Q1) EL3=Veris Chisinau 2.075 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, fmf) (cup: wiki, sw, fmf)
36 Ireland 7.375 ---------------------------------------- CL=St. Patrick's Athletic 4.775 (ch/Q2) CW=Sligo Rovers 3.775 (eu/Q1) EL2=Dundalk 1.525 (eu/Q1) EL3=Derry City FC 2.525 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki) (Contrary to last season UEFA included a point, from the 2009/10 season, of the old Derry City to the coefficient of the new Derry City)
37 Lithuania 6.500 ---------------------------------------- CL=Zalgiris Vilnius 3.050 (ch/Q2) EL1=Atlantas Klaipeda 1.050 (eu/Q1) EL2=Ekranas Panevezys 7.050 (eu/Q1) CF=Banga Gargzdai 1.300 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, onenilup)
38 Kazakhstan 5.958 ---------------------------------------- CL=FK Aktobe 8.150 (ch/Q2) CW=Shakhtyor Karaganda 5.400 (eu/Q1) EL2=FK Astana 1.900 (eu/Q1) EL3=Kairat Almaty 1.650 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
39 Latvia 5.791 ---------------------------------------- CL=FK Ventspils 7.750 (ch/Q2) CW=FK Jelgava 1.750 (eu/Q1) EL2=Daugava Daugavpils 2.750 (eu/Q1) EL3=Daugava Riga 1.250 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, lff, onenilup) (UEFA banned the league 2nd Skonto Riga for 3 years from European football. They are replaced by the next team in the league Daugava Riga, *)
40 Iceland 5.416 ---------------------------------------- CL=KR Reykjavik 5.350 (ch/Q2) CW=Fram Reykjavik 1.850 (eu/Q1) EL2=FH Hafnarfjardar 5.850 (eu/Q1) EL3=Stjarnan FC 1.350 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
41 Montenegro 5.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=Sutjeska Niksic 2.450 (ch/Q2) CW=Lovcen Cetinje 1.200 (eu/Q1) EL2=Celik Niksic 1.950 (eu/Q1) EL3=Buducnost Podgorica 3.700 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, fscg) (cup: wiki, sw)
42 Macedonia 5.250 ---------------------------------------- CL=Rabotnicki Skopje 4.550 (ch/Q2) EL1=FK Turnovo 1.550 (eu/Q1) EL2=Metalurg Skopje 2.550 (eu/Q1) EL3=Shkendija Tetovo 2.300 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, mf, ffm) (cup: wiki, sw)
43 Albania 4.166 ---------------------------------------- CL=Skënderbeu Korçë 4.600 (ch/Q2) CW=KS Flamurtari Vlorë 2.350 (eu/Q1) EL2=FK Kukësi 2.600 (eu/Q1) EL3=KF Laçi 1.600 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, albsoc) (cup: wiki, sw, fshf)
44 Malta 3.958 ---------------------------------------- CL=Valletta FC 4.466 (ch/Q2) EL1=Birkirkara 3.716 (eu/Q1) EL2=Hibernians FC 1.966 (eu/Q1) CF=Sliema Wanderers 1.966 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, mf) (cup: wiki, sw, mfa)
45 Liechtenstein 3.500 ---------------------------------------- CW=FC Vaduz 3.650 (eu/Q1)
(cup: wiki, sw, balzers, lfv, vl)
46 Luxembourg 3.375 ---------------------------------------- CL=F91 Dudelange 4.975 (ch/Q2) CW=Differdange 03 4.975 (eu/Q1) EL2=CS Fola Esch 2.225 (eu/Q1) EL3=Jeunesse d'Esch 2.725 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, rtl, flf) (cup: wiki, sw, rtl)
47 Northern Ireland 3.083 ---------------------------------------- CL=Cliftonville 3.225 (ch/Q2) CW=Glenavon 0.725 (eu/Q1) EL2=Linfield Belfast 4.475 (eu/Q1) EL3=Crusaders Belfast 2.225 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, nifl) (cup: wiki, sw, ifa)
48 Wales 2.583 ---------------------------------------- CL=The New Saints 4.850 (ch/Q2) EL1=Airbus UK Broughton 0.850 (eu/Q1) EL2=Bangor City 3.350 (eu/Q1) CF=Aberystwyth Town 0.600 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, bbc) (cup: wiki, sw, faw, wf)
49 Estonia 2.208 ---------------------------------------- CL=Levadia Tallinn 4.575 (ch/Q1) EL1=Kalju Nomme 2.825 (eu/Q1) EL2=Kalev Sillamäe 1.075 (eu/Q1) CF=Santos Tartu 0.575 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki, sw, ejl, levadia, onenilup)
50 Armenia 1.750 ---------------------------------------- CL=Banants Yerevan 1.325 (ch/Q1) CW=Pyunik Yerevan 4.325 (eu/Q1) EL2=Shirak Gyumri 2.075 (eu/Q1) EL3=Mika Ashtarak 2.075 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, ffa)
51 Faroe Islands 1.583 ---------------------------------------- CL=HB Torshavn 3.175 (ch/Q1) CW=Víkingur 1.675 (eu/Q1) EL2=IF Fuglafjřrdur 0.925 (eu/Q1) EL3=B36 Torshavn 1.175 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki) (cup: wiki)
52 San Marino 0.666 ---------------------------------------- CL=La Fiorita 0.699 (ch/Q1) CW=Libertas 0.699 (eu/Q1) EL2=Folgore 0.199 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, fsgc) (cup: wiki, sw, fsgc)
53 Andorra 0.500 ---------------------------------------- CL=FC Santa Coloma 2.166 (ch/Q1) CW=Sant Juliŕ 2.166 (eu/Q1) EL2=UE Santa Coloma 1.166 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa) (cup: wiki, sw, faf)
54 Gibraltar 0.000 ---------------------------------------- CL=Lincoln Red Imps 0.000 (ch/Q1) CF=College Europa 0.000 (eu/Q1)
(league: wiki, sw, uefa, gfa) (cup: wiki, fg)

KEY:
CLx=Champions League spot
CW=cup-winner spot
ELx=Europa League spot
CF=cup-finalist spot
LC=league cup-winner spot
FP=Fair Play spot (in eu/Q1)
GS=Group Stage
Qx=Qualifying Round


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