2012–13 UEFA Europa League

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2012–13 UEFA Europa League
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The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League was the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 4th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.

The

Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich – and the first English club to have won all three major European trophies (UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and the Cup Winners' Cup).[2]

For the 2012–13 edition, the following changes were made from the 2011–12 edition:

Atlético Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Rubin Kazan in the Round of 32.

Association team allocation

A total of 193 teams from 53

UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[6]

The winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League are given an additional entry as title holders if they do not qualify for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League or Europa League through their domestic performance. However, this additional entry is not necessary for this season since the title holders qualified for European competitions through their domestic performance.

Association ranking

For the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2011

UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2006–07 to 2010–11.[7][8]

Rank Association Coeff Teams Notes
1 England England 85.785 3 +1(UCL)
2 Spain Spain 82.329
3 Germany Germany 69.436 +1(UCL)
4 Italy Italy 60.552 +1(UCL)
5 France France 53.678
6 Portugal Portugal 51.596 +1(UCL)
7 Russia Russia 44.707 4 +1(UCL)
8
Ukraine
43.883 +1(UCL)
9 Netherlands Netherlands 40.129 +1(FP)
+2(UCL)
10 Turkey Turkey 35.050 3 +1(UCL)
11 Greece Greece 34.166 +2(UCL)
12 Denmark Denmark 30.550 +1(UCL)
13 Belgium Belgium 27.000 +1(UCL)
14 Romania Romania 25.824 +2(UCL)
15 Scotland Scotland 25.141 +1(UCL)
16 Switzerland Switzerland 24.900 +1(UCL)
17 Israel Israel 22.000 +1(UCL)
18 Czech Republic Czech Republic 20.850 +1(UCL)
Rank Association Coeff Teams Notes
19 Austria Austria 20.700 3
20 Cyprus Cyprus 18.124 +1(UCL)
21 Bulgaria Bulgaria 17.875
22 Croatia Croatia 16.124
23 Belarus Belarus 16.083 +1(UCL)
24 Poland Poland 15.916 +1(UCL)
25 Slovakia Slovakia 14.499
26
Norway
14.375 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
27 Serbia Serbia 14.250 +1(UCL)
28 Sweden Sweden 14.125 +1(UCL)
29
Bosnia and Herzegovina
9.124
30 Finland Finland 8.966 +1(FP)
+1(UCL)
31 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 8.708
32 Hungary Hungary 8.500 +1(UCL)
33
Moldova
7.749 +1(UCL)
34 Lithuania Lithuania 7.708 +1(UCL)
35 Latvia Latvia 7.415
36 Georgia (country) Georgia 6.957
Rank Association Coeff Teams Notes
37 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 6.165 3 +1(UCL)
38 Slovenia Slovenia 6.124 +1(UCL)
39 North Macedonia Macedonia 5.207
40 Iceland Iceland 4.957
41
Kazakhstan
4.374
42 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 4.000 1
43 Montenegro Montenegro 3.875 3
44 Albania Albania 3.874
45 Estonia Estonia 3.791
46 Wales Wales 2.790
47 Armenia Armenia 2.583
48 Malta Malta 2.416
49 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2.249
50 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 1.416
51 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1.374 +1(UCL)
52 Andorra Andorra 1.000 2
53 San Marino San Marino 0.916
Notes

Distribution

Due to the following reasons, changes to the default allocation system had to be made:

The following changes to the default allocation system were made to compensate for these vacated spots:[10][11][12]

  • The domestic cup winners of association 7 (Russia) were promoted from the play-off round to the group stage.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 16 and 17 (Switzerland and Israel) were promoted from the third qualifying round to the play-off round.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 19 and 20 (Austria and Cyprus) were promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The domestic cup winners of associations 33, 34, 35 and 36 (Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia and Georgia) were promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round
(74 teams)
  • 17 domestic cup winners from associations 37–53
  • 25 domestic league runners-up from associations 28–53 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 29 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 3 teams which qualified via Fair Play ranking
Second qualifying round
(80 teams)
  • 16 domestic cup winners from associations 21–36
  • 12 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–27
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–21
  • 6 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 37 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(58 teams)
  • 3 domestic cup winners from associations 18–20
  • 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 10–15
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 4–6 (League Cup winners for France)
  • 3 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–3 (League Cup winners for England)
  • 40 winners from the second qualifying round
Play-off round
(62 teams)
  • 10 domestic cup winners from associations 8–17
  • 3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–9
  • 3 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 4–6
  • 3 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 29 winners from the third qualifying round
  • 14 losers from the Champions League third qualifying round
Group stage
(48 teams)
  • Title holders
  • 6 domestic cup winners from associations 1–7
    (minus the spot vacated by Atlético Madrid)
  • 31 winners from the play-off round
  • 10 losers from the Champions League play-off round
Knockout phase
(32 teams)
  • 12 group winners from the group stage
  • 12 group runners-up from the group stage
  • 8 third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage

Redistribution rules

A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:[6]

  • When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest-placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated. As a result, either of the following teams qualify for the Europa League:
    • The domestic cup runners-up, provided they have not yet qualified for European competitions, qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier (with the earliest starting round), with the other Europa League qualifiers moved up one "place".
    • Otherwise, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place".
  • When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated. As a result, the highest-placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible.
  • For associations where a Europa League place is reserved for the League Cup winners, they always qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest-placed" qualifier (or as the second "lowest-placed" qualifier in cases where the cup runners-up qualify as stated above). If the League Cup winners have already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place is taken by the highest-placed league team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions.
  • A Fair Play place is taken by the highest-ranked team in the domestic Fair Play table which have not yet qualified for European competitions.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[13][14]

  • TH: Title holders
  • CW: Cup winners
  • CR: Cup runners-up
  • LC: League Cup winners
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
  • CL4R: League placed 4th but entered Europa League due to Champions League 4 teams per association rule
  • P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
  • FP: Fair Play
  • UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
    • GS: Third-placed teams from the group stage
    • PO: Losers from the play-off round
    • Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round
Round of 32
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (UCL GS) Greece Olympiacos (UCL GS) Russia Zenit Saint Peterburg (UCL GS) Netherlands Ajax (UCL GS)
England Chelsea (UCL GS) Belarus BATE Borisov (UCL GS) Portugal Benfica (UCL GS) Romania CFR Cluj (UCL GS)
Group stage
Spain Atlético MadridTH (5th)
Académica (CW
)
Cyprus AEL Limassol (UCL PO) Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach (UCL PO)
England Tottenham Hotspur (4th)[Note ENG] Russia Rubin Kazan (CW) Slovenia Maribor (UCL PO) Denmark Copenhagen (UCL PO)
Germany Bayer Leverkusen (5th) Switzerland Basel (UCL PO) Italy Udinese (UCL PO)
Napoli (CW
)
Helsingborg (UCL PO
)
Turkey Fenerbahçe (UCL PO)
France Lyon (CW) Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona (UCL PO) Greece Panathinaikos (UCL PO)
Play-off round
England Newcastle United (5th) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (CW) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (CW) Azerbaijan Neftçi (UCL Q3)
Spain Levante (6th)
AZ (4th
)
Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (UCL Q3) Serbia Partizan (UCL Q3)
Germany Stuttgart (6th) Turkey Trabzonspor (3rd) Hungary Debrecen (UCL Q3)
Vaslui (UCL Q3
)
Lazio (4th
)
Czech Republic Slovan Liberec (UCL Q3) Scotland Motherwell (UCL Q3)
France Bordeaux (5th) Denmark Midtjylland (3rd) Lithuania Ekranas (UCL Q3)
Club Brugge (UCL Q3
)
Sporting CP (4th
)
Belgium Lokeren (CW) Poland Śląsk Wrocław (UCL Q3) Netherlands Feyenoord (UCL Q3)
Russia CSKA Moscow (3rd) Romania Dinamo București (CW) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (UCL Q3)
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv (3rd) Scotland Heart of Midlothian (CW) Finland HJK (UCL Q3)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (4th
)
Switzerland Luzern (2nd) Norway Molde (UCL Q3)
Third qualifying round
England Liverpool (LC) Portugal Marítimo (5th)
Spain Athletic Bilbao (CR) Russia Dynamo Moscow (4th) Denmark Horsens (4th) Austria Rapid Wien (2nd)
Germany Hannover 96 (7th) Ukraine Arsenal Kyiv (5th) Belgium Genk (3rd) Cyprus Omonia (CW)
Italy Internazionale (6th) Netherlands Heerenveen (5th)
Steaua București (3rd
)
France Marseille (LC) Turkey Bursaspor (5th)[Note TUR] Scotland Dundee United (4th)[Note SCO]
Second qualifying round
Russia Anzhi Makhachkala (5th) Israel Bnei Yehuda (3rd)
2nd
)
Serbia Vojvodina (3rd)
Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk (CR) Israel Maccabi Netanya (4th)
3rd
)
Sweden AIK (2nd)
Vitesse Arnhem (P-W
)
3rd
)
Belarus Naftan Novopolotsk (CW) Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg (2nd)
Turkey Eskişehirspor (6th)[Note TUR] Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (2nd) Finland Inter Turku (2nd)
Austria Admira Wacker Mödling (3rd) Poland Legia Warsaw (CW) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers (CW)
Denmark AGF (5th) Austria Ried (CR) Poland Ruch Chorzów (2nd)
Videoton (2nd
)
Belgium Gent (P-W)
APOEL (2nd
)
Slovakia Spartak Trnava (2nd)
Milsami Orhei (CW
)
Romania Rapid București (4th) Cyprus Anorthosis (4th) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (3rd)
Žalgiris Vilnius (CW
)
Scotland St Johnstone (6th)[Note SCO]
2nd
)
Norway Aalesund (CW) Latvia Skonto (CW)
Switzerland Young Boys (3rd)
3rd
)
Norway Tromsø (2nd) Georgia (country) Dila Gori (CW)
Switzerland Servette (4th) Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv (CR) Serbia Red Star Belgrade (CW)
First qualifying round
CR
)
Šiauliai (4th
)
Kazakhstan Aktobe (3rd) Malta Floriana (4th)
Belarus Gomel (3rd) Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs (2nd) Liechtenstein Eschen/Mauren (CW) Northern Ireland Portadown (2nd)
Poland Lech Poznań (4th) Latvia Daugava Daugavpils (3rd) Montenegro Čelik Nikšić (CW) Northern Ireland Cliftonville (3rd)
Slovakia Senica (CR) Georgia (country) Metalurgi Rustavi (2nd) Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja (2nd) Northern Ireland Crusaders (CR)
Norway Rosenborg (3rd) Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi (3rd) Montenegro Zeta (3rd) Faroe Islands EB/Streymur (CW)
Serbia Jagodina (4th) Azerbaijan Baku (CW) Albania Tirana (CW) Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta (3rd)
Sweden Elfsborg (3rd)
Khazar Lankaran (2nd
)
2nd
)
Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík (4th)
Sweden Kalmar FF (CR)
Inter Baku (3rd
)
4th
)
Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch (2nd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (3rd)
Olimpija Ljubljana (2nd
)
Levadia Tallinn (CW
)
Luxembourg Grevenmacher (3rd)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (4th) Slovenia Mura 05 (3rd)
Nõmme Kalju (2nd
)
Luxembourg Differdange 03 (4th)
JJK (3rd
)
CR
)
Estonia Narva Trans (3rd) Andorra FC Santa Coloma (CW)
Finland KuPS (CR)
CW
)
Wales Bangor City (2nd) Andorra UE Santa Coloma (3rd)
4th
)
2nd
)
Llanelli (P-W)[Note WAL]
La Fiorita (CW
)
3rd
)
Wales Cefn Druids (CR)
Libertas (2nd
)
Hungary Honvéd (4th)[Note HUN] Iceland FH (2nd)
Shirak (CW
)
Norway Stabæk (FP)[15]
Hungary MTK Budapest (CR) Iceland ÍBV (3rd)
Gandzasar (2nd
)
MYPA (FP)[16]
Moldova Dacia Chișinău (2nd) Iceland Þór Akureyri (CR) Armenia Pyunik (3rd) Netherlands Twente (FP)[17]
Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (3rd) Kazakhstan Ordabasy (CW) Malta Hibernians (CW)
Sūduva Marijampolė (3rd
)
Kazakhstan Zhetysu (2nd) Malta Birkirkara (3rd)
Notes
  1. ^
    2011–12 Gambrinus liga, entered the Europa League third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and Mladá Boleslav
    , the fourth-placed team of the league, took one of Czech Republic's Europa League places in the second qualifying round.
  • ^
    England (ENG): Tottenham Hotspur, the fourth-placed team of the 2011–12 Premier League, were initially to enter the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. However, as Chelsea, the sixth-placed team of the league (who would have entered the Europa League at the group stage as winners of the 2011–12 FA Cup), won the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, they automatically qualified for the following year's competition as title holders, and because of the restriction that no association can have more than four teams playing in the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur instead entered the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage.
  • ^
    Asteras Tripolis
    , the sixth-placed team of the league, took Greece's Europa League place in the second qualifying round.
  • ^
    Hungary (HUN): Győr finished third in the 2011–12 Hungarian National Championship I, but they were not eligible to enter the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, due to having been suspended from participating in UEFA competitions (for the first season they qualify between the 2011–12 and 2013–14 seasons), in relation to club licensing violations.[20] As a result, Honvéd, the fourth-placed team of the league, took one of Hungary's Europa League places in the first qualifying round.
  • 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division, went into liquidation two years ago, which led to a European ban for three years (and were thus refused entry to the 2012–13 European competitions by UEFA), Bohemians, the fifth-placed team of the league, claimed the Europa League spot in the first qualifying round.[21]
  • ^ a b
    Scotland (SCO): As a result of second-placed Rangers' administration and eventual liquidation,[22] Motherwell, the third-placed team of the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League, took Scotland's Champions League place in the non-champions path, instead of entering the Europa League third qualifying round, and consequently, Dundee United, the fourth-placed team of the league, entered the Europa League third qualifying round, instead of the second qualifying round, and St Johnstone, the sixth-placed team of the league, took Scotland's Europa League place in the second qualifying round (as the fifth-placed team, Heart of Midlothian, already qualified for the Europa League as winners of the 2011–12 Scottish Cup).
  • ^ a b
    Turkey (TUR): Beşiktaş, the fourth-placed team of the 2011–12 Süper Lig, have been banned by UEFA from competing in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, due to financial problems.[23] As a result, Bursaspor, the fifth-placed team of the league (as well as the runners-up of the 2011–12 Turkish Cup), entered the Europa League third qualifying round, instead of the second qualifying round, and Eskişehirspor, the sixth-placed team of the league, took Turkey's Europa League place in the second qualifying round. Bursaspor were also initially banned from entering the Europa League, but this was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[24]
  • Llanelli.[25]