Europa League 2012/13 - Benfica 1 - 2 Chelsea

[Wullie]

Ignore me, think I was giving Everton and Liverpool about 4 points for a win.

[Guest Sophie S]

[Si]

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[Guest michaelfoster]

this Europe s*** is confusing

and what round are we going in at?

 

If we finish 5th - Playoff round (one before the group stage)

If we finish 6th - probably 3rd qual round (two before group stages)

[54]

[Darth Crooks]

Am I missing something? How is it guaranteed?

 

We can only finish as low as 6th. 6th is Europe.

 

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[juniatmoko]

EUROPAH!

[Pilko]

let's have a European Pardy

[Guest michaelfoster]

Dates for Europa League 2012/13

 

2nd August - 3rd Qualifying Round 1st Leg (if we finish 6th)

9th August - 3rd Qualifying Round 2nd Leg (if we finish 6th)

23rd August - Playoff Round 1st Leg (If we finish 5th)

30th August - Playoff Round 2nd Leg (If we finish 5th)

20th September - 1st Group Match

4th October - 2nd group match

25th October - 3rd group match

8th November - 4th group match

22nd November - 5th group stage match

6th December - 6th group stage match

14th February - 2nd round 1st Leg

21st February - 2nd round 2nd Leg

7th March - 3rd round 1st Leg

14th March - 3rd round 2nd Leg

4th April - Quarter Final 1st Leg

11th April - Quarter Final 2nd Leg

25th April - Semi Final 1st Leg

2nd May - Semi Final 2nd Leg

15th May - Final

[JH]

All aboard the Pardy Plane

 

[Sammys_Tekkers]

Glad we are definitely going now, going to have to start saving up to go to one of the away games.

[JH]

European starts:

 

6th place - Europa League 3rd qualifying round August 2/9

5th place - Europa League play-off round August 23/30

4th place - Champions League play-off round on 21/22 or 28/29 August

3rd place - Champions League group stage starting 18/19 September

[Anderson]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

[wormy]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

Is it just specific club coefficients that determine seeding in it? If so, I'd be surprised. IIRC from looking before, this season was the last that our previous European jaunts would've had an effect.

 

But a quick look at http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/index.html and I honestly don't know. We're not even on a list of 443 clubs. Am I looking at the wrong thing?

[Kaizero]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

We'd not be seeded IIRC.

[54]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

We'd not be seeded IIRC.

Does that mean we'd play a relatively easy team?

[Dave]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

We'd not be seeded IIRC.

Does that mean we'd play a relatively easy team?

 

No.

 

Means we'd be the relatively easy team.

[wormy]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

We'd not be seeded IIRC.

Does that mean we'd play a relatively easy team?

 

It'd mean the opposite, wouldn't it?

 

EDIT: Dave.

[Stifler]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

We'd not be seeded IIRC.

I don't think their is any seeding in it for teams who finish 4th. I think we go into a pot of best placed teams (not teams from earlier qualifying rounds) where we are all put in a pot together and they see what happens.

[Disco]

We'd play an equivilant team who didn't win the league. I posted a possible list t'other day. No seeding in the draw until the group stages.

 

Fourth placed team of 2011–12 Premier League

Fourth placed team of 2011–12 La Liga

Fourth placed team of 2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga

Third placed team of 2011–12 Serie A

Third placed team of 2011–12 Ligue 1

 

+ 5 of the below...

 

Third placed team of 2011–12 Portuguese Primeira Liga

Runners-up of 2011–12 Russian Premier League

Runners-up of 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League

Runners-up of 2011–12 Eredivisie

Runners-up of 2011–12 Turkish Süper Lig

Winners of European competition play-offs of 2011–12 Superleague Greece

Runners-up of 2011–12 Danish Superliga

Runners-up of 2011–12 Belgian Pro League

Runners-up of 2011–12 Romanian Liga I

Runners-up of 2011–12 Scottish Premier League (Third placed team if the runners-up are Rangers, who have been denied a UEFA license due to them entering administration)

 

...I think.

 

[Dave]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

Is it just specific club coefficients that determine seeding in it? If so, I'd be surprised. IIRC from looking before, this season was the last that our previous European jaunts would've had an effect.

 

But a quick look at http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/index.html and I honestly don't know. We're not even on a list of 443 clubs. Am I looking at the wrong thing?

 

It's based on the last five seasons. We have no rating.

 

We were 60th this season, believe it or not.

[54]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

We'd not be seeded IIRC.

Does that mean we'd play a relatively easy team?

 

No.

 

Means we'd be the relatively easy team.

By easy I meant a team like the champions of Ukraine, So we'd get an Udinese?

[JH]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

We'd not be seeded IIRC.

Does that mean we'd play a relatively easy team?

 

No.

 

Means we'd be the relatively easy team.

 

 

[Stifler]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

We'd not be seeded IIRC.

Does that mean we'd play a relatively easy team?

 

No.

 

Means we'd be the relatively easy team.

By easy I meant a team like the champions of Ukraine, So we'd get an Udinese?

Yes, we will be put in a pot that includes 4th placed team in Spain, so we could face Valencia.

[Stifler]

If we do finish fourth, would we be seeded for the play-off? Also, who else is likely going to be in that round? I know Arsenal had Udinese last year.

 

We'd not be seeded IIRC.

Does that mean we'd play a relatively easy team?

 

No.

 

Means we'd be the relatively easy team.

By easy I meant a team like the champions of Ukraine, So we'd get an Udinese?

The likes of Dinamo Kiev would by no means be easy.