The Champions League and the Europa League are European competitions that attract a lot of attention. The Champions League is an annual football competition hosted by the Union of European Football Associations and represents the highest honor and level of European club football. The Europa League is the second largest football competition in Europe after the European Champions League. Big club events. So what is the difference between UEFA and the Champions League?
Competition format
There is no difference in the competition system between the Champions League and the Europa League. The two are very similar from the schedule to the points rules. This is the main reason why many stupid people can't tell the difference between the Champions League and the Europa League. However, the UEFA Champions League is participated by the teams with the best records in the major leagues, and there are 32 official places to participate; while the UEFA Champions League is participated by the teams with excellent records in the major leagues, but ranked lower than the UEFA Champions League participating teams, and officially participates. There are 48 places, and starting from the 2015-2016 season, the previous Europa League champion will be eligible to participate in the Champions League group stage of the new season.
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Champions League
Qualifying Round: Including three rounds of qualifying rounds and a play-off stage, the team will play two home and away games against their opponents in each round.
Group stage: 32 teams participate, divided into 8 groups, with 4 teams in each group. Each team will compete with the other three opponents in the same group twice, home and away. Two teams stand out and advance to the first round. The third place in each group will advance to the top 32 of the European League.
Knockout round: Each team will play two home and away games against its opponents in each round. The promotion rules are the same as the previous schedule.
Final: One battle determines the outcome!
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Europa League
First round of qualifying: League third runner-up from 16-17 countries, 18-26 league runner-up and third runner-up, 27-51 cup champions, league runner-up and third runner-up, 52-53 cup champions, league runner-up, 54 cup champions , a total of 98 teams.
Second round of qualifying: fourth place in the 10-15 league, runner-up in the 16-17 league, champion of the 18-26 National Cup, plus the 49 teams that won the first round of qualifying, for a total of 66 teams.
Third qualifying round: 1-4 ranked 6th in league, 5-6 ranked 4th and 5th in league, 7-9 ranked 3rd and 4th in league, 10-12 ranked 3rd in league, 13-15 cup The championship, third place in the league, cup champions of the 16-17 countries, plus the 33 teams that won the second round of qualifying, make a total of 58 teams.
Play-offs: The 15 teams that were eliminated in the third round of qualifying for the Champions League that season, plus the 29 teams that won the third round of qualifying for the Europa League, for a total of 44 teams.
Group stage: The 10 teams that were eliminated in the Champions League play-offs that season, ranked 1-3, National Cup champion, 5th in the league, 4th, National Cup champion, 4th in the league, 5th-12th, National Cup champion, plus additional The 22 winning teams, totaling 48 teams, are divided into 12 groups, with the top two qualifying.
1/16 finals: 8 third-place teams in the Champions League group stage that season, plus 24 teams qualifying in the Europa League group stage, for a total of 32 teams.
1/8 finals: Two rounds of knockout matches at home and away as normal.
Final: One battle determines the outcome!
bonus
In fact, the difference between UEFA and Europe is mainly reflected in the prize money. The prize money of the Champions League is much higher than that of UEFA from the beginning of the group stage. The following is the difference between the prize money of UEFA and the Champions League:
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Champions League
Group stage: guaranteed bonus of 7.2 million euros (including a base bonus of 3.9 million and 6 appearance fees of 550,000 euros each for a total of 3.3 million euros). In addition, each win will receive 800,000 euros, and a draw will receive 400,000 euros.
Knockout stage: The bonus for advancing to the top 16 of the Champions League is 3 million euros; the bonus for advancing to the quarter-finals is 3.3 million euros; the bonus for advancing to the semi-finals is 4.2 million euros; the runner-up will receive 5.6 million euros, and the champion will receive 9 million euros.
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Europa League
Group stage: guaranteed bonus of 1 million euros (including a base bonus of 640,000 euros and 6 appearance fees of 60,000 euros each for a total of 360,000 euros); in addition, each win will receive 140,000 euros, and a draw will receive 70,000 euros.
Knockout stage: The bonus for advancing to the top 32 of the Europa League is 200,000 euros; the bonus for advancing to the top 16 is 300,000 euros; the bonus for advancing to the quarter-finals is 400,000 euros; the bonus for advancing to the semi-finals is 700,000 euros; the runner-up is 2 million euros , the winner receives 3 million euros.
The above are the main differences between UEFA and the Champions League. However, in 2018, these two major competitions will usher in a series of reforms. I believe that the difference between UEFA and the Champions League will become smaller and smaller after the changes.
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