Changes to Champions League Qualification 2018-19 onwards

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Changes announced by UEFA:
  • The UEFA Europa League winners will automatically qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage (currently they can potentially take part in a play-off round).
  • The top four clubs from the four top-ranked national associations will now qualify automatically for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.
  • The full details of the access list for both competitions will be finalised by the end of the year.
  • A new system for the club coefficients: clubs will be judged on their own records (deletion of the country share for individual club coefficient unless that coefficient is lower than 20% of the association's coefficient).
  • Historical success in the competition will also be acknowledged in coefficient calculation (points for previous European titles with a weighted system for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League titles)
  • Financial distribution to clubs will be increased significantly for both competitions.
  • A new four-pillar financial distribution system (starting fee, performance in the competition, individual club coefficient and market pool) will see sporting performances better rewarded, while market pool share will decrease.

Victory for failing Italian teams via extra spot + boost to co-efficient from "historical success"
 
Scooby Blue said:
Changes announced by UEFA:
  • The UEFA Europa League winners will automatically qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage (currently they can potentially take part in a play-off round).
  • The top four clubs from the four top-ranked national associations will now qualify automatically for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.
  • The full details of the access list for both competitions will be finalised by the end of the year.
  • A new system for the club coefficients: clubs will be judged on their own records (deletion of the country share for individual club coefficient unless that coefficient is lower than 20% of the association's coefficient).
  • Historical success in the competition will also be acknowledged in coefficient calculation (points for previous European titles with a weighted system for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League titles)
  • Financial distribution to clubs will be increased significantly for both competitions.
  • A new four-pillar financial distribution system (starting fee, performance in the competition, individual club coefficient and market pool) will see sporting performances better rewarded, while market pool share will decrease.
Victory for failing Italian teams via extra spot + boost to co-efficient from "historical success"
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Another step in the direction of an actual European Super League.
 
Scooby Blue said:
Historical success in the competition will also be acknowledged in coefficient calculation (points for previous European titles with a weighted system for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League titles)
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I'd like to offer my congratulations to AC Milan, Inter, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade, Celtic, Steau Bucharest, Marseille, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest on securing this advantage for themselves if they ever qualify on a consistent enough basis again to actually turn it into an advantage.
 
Do I read that correctly - firstly co efficient weighted in favour of former champions and the distribution of money then based on co-effcient!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
qatarman said:
Do I read that correctly - firstly co efficient weighted in favour of former champions and the distribution of money then based on co-effcient!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes. Was just going to post the same.
Will be interesting to see weighting given to past trophies, but if it is significant it boosts the chances of the Liverpool / Ajax / AC Milan type clubs in two ways.
 
Well it wouldnt be a truly great competition without the past giants of european football would it.
I dont think i will ever "love" this competition.

Booooooooo!
 
Financial Fair Play all over again except I guess instead of trying to maintain the aristocracy, we're now giving leg-ups to the fallen. How ridiculous.
 
UEFA under the thumb of United, Bayern, Madrid etc. just like they were with FFP. Cancerous clubs, they really are. No one is allowed to challenge them as they have a god given right to win.
 
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