UEFA Europa Conference League - Alkmaar, Legia and Zrinjski

[Pete3206]

The Europa Conference is the equivalent of the Leland Daf Freight Rover Trophy.
You are discredited just by being in it.

I don't think Roma would agree with that. I think it would be great progress for us to qualify for this. 

[john e]

What place in the league does the europa conference go down to ?

[IFWaters]

If one of the top 4 win the fa cup then it's 7th I think.

[Richard E]

Well, we're on the final countdown to the end of the season so let's see what happens.

[Risso]

What place in the league does the europa conference go down to ?

My understanding is the Premier League gets 4 places in the Champions League for the top 4 places, then the 5th placed team gets the Europa League. The FA Cup winners get a second Europa League Spot, and the League Cup winners get a place in the Europa Conference.

If both cup winners have qualified for Europe through their league placings, then their place in Europe goes to the next highest ranked teams who haven't qualified, so 6th or 7th, basically.

[PeterWithesShin]

"1-4 CL, 5th EL, FAC winner EL, LC winner Conference. If sides at the top win the 2 domestic cups then 6th and 7th get spots."

[Risso]

Man U have won the League Cup, so assuming they finish top 5 that's one extra place in Europe. If a top 5 club win the FA Cup there's an extra place. If it's somebody like Sheffield United, they'll get the place in Europe, and only the 6th placed team will get a Euro spot.

[john e]

Thanks
well I might be enjoying the taste of my old sou’wester then if we manage a 7th position

[PeterWithesShin]

Assuming Man Utd finish top 5, then any of the other top 6 winning the FAC means it goes to 7th. The only way it gets complicated is if teams win European competitions and don't automatically qualify for them through league position.

[IFWaters]

West Ham are in it this season. They won a 2 legged game Vs Viborg to get into group stage where they've played Anderlecht, Silkeborg and Sporting Bucharest home and away and won all 6. They're now in round of 16 home and away to Larnaca in Cyprus, nice trip there, and if through to last 8 will probably play likes of Villarreal, Nice, Partizan Belgrade, Fiorentina and AZ Alkmaar. I mean to me, what's not to like? Perhaps just their drop in form ? But if we want to get where we want to be that's the game...competitive on 4 fronts. We need to add some players to be able to do that.

[Smirker]

I'd love the Conference League. We're not in a position to turn our noses up at any kind of European football.

Its been too long.

Conference League winners, 2023/24 

[Risso]

Assuming Man Utd finish top 5, then any of the other top 6 winning the FAC means it goes to 7th. The only way it gets complicated is if teams win European competitions and don't automatically qualify for them through league position.

I think that only becomes a problem if say Chelsea won the Champions League AND either Man U or Arsenal won the Europa League and didn't qualify for Europe in any other way. Man U already have, and Arsenal are going to through a league place at least.

[PeterWithesShin]

It gets a bit numberwang at times. For example, Man Utd could finish 5th, and end up taking qualifying spots for all 3 competitions. Conference by the LC, Europa by 5th, CL by winning Europa. That's where i'm far too lazy to work out what happens to the lower spots.

[Footy-Vill]

The question is can we finish 7th or higher?
Math say we can.
So can't ruley anything out just yet!

[IFWaters]

Knowing our luck we will get 7th, West Ham will win the conference league, get a Europa League spot as reward and then relegate 6th place to conference league at our cost. Still, dare to dream.