How many Premier League teams are eligible for the Champions League?
Thanks to the strong UEFA -CO -efficient score of England this season and the progression of Tottenham and Manchester United to the Europa League Final, six Premier League teams will play in the Champions League next season -The Top Five in the last Premier League Table and the victors of the Europa League Final.
Which Premier League teams will be eligible for the Europa League?
The FA Cup winners and the team that ends sixth in the Premier League qualify for the Europa League.
So that means that Crystal Palace will be assured of a place in the Europa League next season, thanks to their victory over Manchester City in Wembley.
Man City is currently sixth and in position to take a Europa League place through their competition plate.
If Chelsea wins the Conference League, they are eligible for the Europa League – but they will only take that place if they do not end up in the top five of the Premier League, which would be eligible for the Champions League. They are fourth.
If they end in the top five – or qualify for the Europa League through their competition position – their Europa League place for winning the conference competition is not passed on.
Which Premier League teams will be eligible for the Conference League?
Newcastle has already guaranteed itself a play-off berth for the conference competition by winning the Carabao Cup.
Of course they are currently in the top five and hope to qualify for the Champions League of Europa League through their final competition position.
When Newcastle ends in the top six, their play-off place in the Conference League is passed on to the team in the seventh. That is currently Nottingham Forest.
How Chelsea's end position influences the permutations …
Two important rules to keep in mind for this:
European title winners get a place in Europe – but if they end at a Premier League place that qualifies them for the competition, their title profit deserves them in (or the next layer), no extra space has been passed on.
When the European title winners end at a Premier League place that does not qualify for the competition, their title profit deserves them entry, so there is an extra place.
So …
Chelsea can be eligible for the Champions League as a top five Finisher. If they do that and win the Conference League, their Europa League spot for winning the Conference League is given up.
If Chelsea wins the Conference League and ends sixth, they qualify for the Europa League through their conference competition gain and their competition position in the Europa League is passed on.
If Chelsea won the Conference League and ends in a Premier League position that would qualify them for the play-off of the Conference League (passed on from Newcastle), they would be eligible for the Europa League through their conference competition win and the Play-Off Place of the Conference League.