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2012–13 UEFA Europa League
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 Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 July – 30 August 2012 (qualifying) 20 September 2012 – 15 May 2013 (competition proper) |
| Teams | 48+8 (competition proper) 161+32 (total) (from 53 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chelsea (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Benfica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 205 |
| Goals scored | 521 (2.54 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,174,756 (20,365 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Libor Kozák (Lazio) 8 goals |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The final was played at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[1] It was contested on 15 May 2013 between Portuguese club Benfica and English club Chelsea, who entered the competition at the Round of 32 after they finished in third place in the group stage of the 2012–13 Champions League. Chelsea won the final 2–1 for their first Europa League title, making them the fourth club – after 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:
- The cup winners of the six top-ranked associations had direct access to the UEFA Europa League group stage.[3] This allocation of slots has a direct impact on the qualification path, and adaptations were made to the access list in order to accommodate these changes.[4]
- Matchdays 5 and 6 were no longer held on exclusive weeks, but instead were played on the same weeks as Matchdays 5 and 6 of the UEFA Champions League.[5]
Atlético Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Rubin Kazan in the Round of 32.
Association team allocation edit
A total of 193 teams from 53 UEFA member associations participate in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[6]
- Associations 1–6 each have three teams qualify
- Associations 7–9 each have four teams qualify
- Associations 10–51 (except Liechtenstein) each have three teams qualify
- Associations 52–53 each have two teams qualify
- Liechtenstein has one team qualify (as it organises only a domestic cup and no domestic league)
- The top three associations of the 2011–12 UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth
- Moreover, 32 teams eliminated from the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League (this is one fewer than usual as Tottenham Hotspur did not participate in the UEFA Champions League non-champions qualifying path due to Chelsea winning the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League)
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 edit
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 |
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| 1 | England | 85.785 | 3 | +1(UCL) |
| 2 | Spain | 82.329 | ||
| 3 | Germany | 69.436 | +1(UCL) | |
| 4 | Italy | 60.552 | +1(UCL) | |
| 5 | France | 53.678 | ||
| 6 | Portugal | 51.596 | +1(UCL) | |
| 7 | Russia | 44.707 | 4 | +1(UCL) |
| 8 | Ukraine | 43.883 | +1(UCL) | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 40.129 | +1(FP) +2(UCL) | |
| 10 | Turkey | 35.050 | 3 | +1(UCL) |
| 11 | Greece | 34.166 | +2(UCL) | |
| 12 | Denmark | 30.550 | +1(UCL) | |
| 13 | Belgium | 27.000 | +1(UCL) | |
| 14 | Romania | 25.824 | +2(UCL) | |
| 15 | Scotland | 25.141 | +1(UCL) | |
| 16 | Switzerland | 24.900 | +1(UCL) | |
| 17 | Israel | 22.000 | +1(UCL) | |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 20.850 | +1(UCL) |
| Rank | Association | Coeff | Teams | Notes |
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| 19 | Austria | 20.700 | 3 | |
| 20 | Cyprus | 18.124 | +1(UCL) | |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 17.875 | ||
| 22 | Croatia | 16.124 | ||
| 23 | Belarus | 16.083 | +1(UCL) | |
| 24 | Poland | 15.916 | +1(UCL) | |
| 25 | Slovakia | 14.499 | ||
| 26 | Norway | 14.375 | +1(FP) +1(UCL) | |
| 27 | Serbia | 14.250 | +1(UCL) | |
| 28 | Sweden | 14.125 | +1(UCL) | |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.124 | ||
| 30 | Finland | 8.966 | +1(FP) +1(UCL) | |
| 31 | Republic of Ireland | 8.708 | ||
| 32 | Hungary | 8.500 | +1(UCL) | |
| 33 | Moldova | 7.749 | +1(UCL) | |
| 34 | Lithuania | 7.708 | +1(UCL) | |
| 35 | Latvia | 7.415 | ||
| 36 | Georgia | 6.957 |
| Rank | Association | Coeff | Teams | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 6.165 | 3 | +1(UCL) |
| 38 | Slovenia | 6.124 | +1(UCL) | |
| 39 | Macedonia | 5.207 | ||
| 40 | Iceland | 4.957 | ||
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 4.374 | ||
| 42 | Liechtenstein | 4.000 | 1 | |
| 43 | Montenegro | 3.875 | 3 | |
| 44 | Albania | 3.874 | ||
| 45 | Estonia | 3.791 | ||
| 46 | Wales | 2.790 | ||
| 47 | Armenia | 2.583 | ||
| 48 | Malta | 2.416 | ||
| 49 | Northern Ireland | 2.249 | ||
| 50 | Faroe Islands | 1.416 | ||
| 51 | Luxembourg | 1.374 | +1(UCL) | |
| 52 | Andorra | 1.000 | 2 | |
| 53 | San Marino | 0.916 |
- Notes
- FP: Additional berth via Fair Play ranking (Norway, Finland, Netherlands)[9]
- UCL: Additional teams transferred from the Champions League
Distribution edit
Due to the following reasons, changes to the default allocation system had to be made:
- The title holders, Atlético Madrid, were guaranteed a place in the Europa League group stage, since they did not qualify for the Champions League. However, they also qualified for the group stage through their domestic performance, as they finished fifth in the 2011–12 La Liga and Champions League-qualified Barcelona won the 2011–12 Copa del Rey. As a result, this spot in the group stage was vacated.
- Only 14 losers (instead of the default 15) from the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round.
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.
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Redistribution rules edit
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 edit
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
- Notes
- ^ a b Czech Republic (CZE): Sigma Olomouc, the 2011–12 Czech Cup winner, were initially to enter the third qualifying round of the Europa League. However, UEFA banned them from participating in Europa League over the club’s involvement in a corruption scandal.[18] As a result, Sparta Prague, the second-placed team of the 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.
- ^ a b c Greece (GRE): AEK Athens, the third-placed team of the 2011–12 Superleague Greece, could not get a UEFA license to compete in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League due to financial problems.[19] As a result, Atromitos and PAOK, the fourth and fifth-placed teams of the league, entered the Europa League play-off round and third qualifying round instead of the third and second qualifying rounds respectively, and 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.
- ^ Republic of Ireland (IRL): Because Derry City, the third-placed team of the 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]
- ^ Wales (WAL): Neath, the third-placed team of the 2011–12 Welsh Premier League, has been refused the UEFA license by the License Appeal body and was ineligible to participate in the end-of-season UEFA Europa League play-offs that were won by Llanelli.[25]
Round and draw dates edit
All draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[26]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 25 June 2012 | 5 July 2012 | 12 July 2012 |
| Second qualifying round | 19 July 2012 | 26 July 2012 | ||
| Third qualifying round | 20 July 2012 | 2 August 2012 | 9 August 2012 | |
| Play-off | Play-off round | 10 August 2012 | 23 August 2012 | 30 August 2012 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 31 August 2012 (Monaco) | 20 September 2012 | |
| Matchday 2 | 4 October 2012 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 25 October 2012 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 8 November 2012 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 22 November 2012 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 6 December 2012 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 20 December 2012 | 14 February 2013 | 21 February 2013 |
| Round of 16 | 7 March 2013 | 14 March 2013 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 15 March 2013 | 4 April 2013 | 11 April 2013 | |
| Semi-finals | 12 April 2013 | 25 April 2013 | 2 May 2013 | |
| Final | 15 May 2013 at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | |||
Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.
Qualifying rounds edit
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2012 UEFA club coefficients,[27][28][29] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
First qualifying round edit
The draws for the first and second qualifying rounds were held on 25 June 2012.[30] The first legs were played on 3 and 5 July, and the second legs were played on 10 and 12 July 2012.
- Notes
- Note 1: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Second qualifying round edit
The first legs were played on 19 July, and the second legs were played on 26 July 2012.
- Notes
- Note 2: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Third qualifying round edit
The draw for the third qualifying rounds was held on 20 July 2012.[31] The first legs were played on 2 August, and the second legs were played on 9 August 2012.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Videoton | 4–0 | KAA Gent | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| AIK | 3–1 | Lech Poznań | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Eskişehirspor | 1–4 | Marseille | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 (6–5p) | Omonia | 0–0 | 0–0 (aet) |
| Sarajevo | 2–2 (a) | Zeta | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Admira Wacker Mödling | 2–4 | Sparta Prague | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Kalmar FF | 1–3 | Young Boys | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Dundee United | 2–7 | Dynamo Moscow | 2–2 | 0–5 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2–3 | Mura 05 | 0–33 | 2–0 |
| KuPS | 1–64 | Bursaspor | 1–0 | 0–6 |
| Steaua București | 3–1 | Spartak Trnava | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Gomel | 0–4 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Ried | 3–4 | Legia Warsaw | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | 0–5 | Hannover 96 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
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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 2012 13 UEFA Europa LeagueThe Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam hosted the final Tournament detailsDates3 July 30 August 2012 qualifying 20 September 2012 15 May 2013 competition proper Teams48 8 competition proper 161 32 total from 53 associations Final positionsChampionsChelsea 1st title Runners upBenficaTournament statisticsMatches played205Goals scored521 2 54 per match Attendance4 174 756 20 365 per match Top scorer s Libor Kozak Lazio 8 goals 2011 122013 14 The final was played at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam Netherlands 1 It was contested on 15 May 2013 between Portuguese club Benfica and English club Chelsea who entered the competition at the Round of 32 after they finished in third place in the group stage of the 2012 13 Champions League Chelsea won the final 2 1 for their first Europa League title making them the fourth club after 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 The cup winners of the six top ranked associations had direct access to the UEFA Europa League group stage 3 This allocation of slots has a direct impact on the qualification path and adaptations were made to the access list in order to accommodate these changes 4 Matchdays 5 and 6 were no longer held on exclusive weeks but instead were played on the same weeks as Matchdays 5 and 6 of the UEFA Champions League 5 Atletico Madrid were the defending champions but were eliminated by Rubin Kazan in the Round of 32 Contents 1 Association team allocation 1 1 Association ranking 1 2 Distribution 1 2 1 Redistribution rules 1 3 Teams 2 Round and draw dates 3 Qualifying rounds 3 1 First qualifying round 3 2 Second qualifying round 3 3 Third qualifying round 4 Play off round 5 Group stage 5 1 Group A 5 2 Group B 5 3 Group C 5 4 Group D 5 5 Group E 5 6 Group F 5 7 Group G 5 8 Group H 5 9 Group I 5 10 Group J 5 11 Group K 5 12 Group L 6 Knockout phase 6 1 Bracket 6 2 Round of 32 6 3 Round of 16 6 4 Quarter finals 6 5 Semi finals 6 6 Final 7 Statistics 7 1 Top goalscorers 7 2 Top assists 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksAssociation team allocation editA total of 193 teams from 53 UEFA member associations participate in the 2012 13 UEFA Europa League The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association 6 Associations 1 6 each have three teams qualify Associations 7 9 each have four teams qualify Associations 10 51 except Liechtenstein each have three teams qualify Associations 52 53 each have two teams qualify Liechtenstein has one team qualify as it organises only a domestic cup and no domestic league The top three associations of the 2011 12 UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking each gain an additional berth Moreover 32 teams eliminated from the 2012 13 UEFA Champions League are transferred to the Europa League this is one fewer than usual as Tottenham Hotspur did not participate in the UEFA Champions League non champions qualifying path due to Chelsea winning the 2011 12 UEFA Champions League 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 edit 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 nbsp England 85 785 3 1 UCL 2 nbsp Spain 82 329 3 nbsp Germany 69 436 1 UCL 4 nbsp Italy 60 552 1 UCL 5 nbsp France 53 678 6 nbsp Portugal 51 596 1 UCL 7 nbsp Russia 44 707 4 1 UCL 8 nbsp Ukraine 43 883 1 UCL 9 nbsp Netherlands 40 129 1 FP 2 UCL 10 nbsp Turkey 35 050 3 1 UCL 11 nbsp Greece 34 166 2 UCL 12 nbsp Denmark 30 550 1 UCL 13 nbsp Belgium 27 000 1 UCL 14 nbsp Romania 25 824 2 UCL 15 nbsp Scotland 25 141 1 UCL 16 nbsp Switzerland 24 900 1 UCL 17 nbsp Israel 22 000 1 UCL 18 nbsp Czech Republic 20 850 1 UCL Rank Association Coeff Teams Notes 19 nbsp Austria 20 700 3 20 nbsp Cyprus 18 124 1 UCL 21 nbsp Bulgaria 17 875 22 nbsp Croatia 16 124 23 nbsp Belarus 16 083 1 UCL 24 nbsp Poland 15 916 1 UCL 25 nbsp Slovakia 14 499 26 nbsp Norway 14 375 1 FP 1 UCL 27 nbsp Serbia 14 250 1 UCL 28 nbsp Sweden 14 125 1 UCL 29 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 124 30 nbsp Finland 8 966 1 FP 1 UCL 31 nbsp Republic of Ireland 8 708 32 nbsp Hungary 8 500 1 UCL 33 nbsp Moldova 7 749 1 UCL 34 nbsp Lithuania 7 708 1 UCL 35 nbsp Latvia 7 415 36 nbsp Georgia 6 957 Rank Association Coeff Teams Notes 37 nbsp Azerbaijan 6 165 3 1 UCL 38 nbsp Slovenia 6 124 1 UCL 39 nbsp Macedonia 5 207 40 nbsp Iceland 4 957 41 nbsp Kazakhstan 4 374 42 nbsp Liechtenstein 4 000 1 43 nbsp Montenegro 3 875 3 44 nbsp Albania 3 874 45 nbsp Estonia 3 791 46 nbsp Wales 2 790 47 nbsp Armenia 2 583 48 nbsp Malta 2 416 49 nbsp Northern Ireland 2 249 50 nbsp Faroe Islands 1 416 51 nbsp Luxembourg 1 374 1 UCL 52 nbsp Andorra 1 000 2 53 nbsp San Marino 0 916 Notes FP Additional berth via Fair Play ranking Norway Finland Netherlands 9 UCL Additional teams transferred from the Champions League Distribution edit Due to the following reasons changes to the default allocation system had to be made The title holders Atletico Madrid were guaranteed a place in the Europa League group stage since they did not qualify for the Champions League However they also qualified for the group stage through their domestic performance as they finished fifth in the 2011 12 La Liga and Champions League qualified Barcelona won the 2011 12 Copa del Rey As a result this spot in the group stage was vacated Only 14 losers instead of the default 15 from the 2012 13 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round entered the Europa League play off round 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 Atletico 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 edit 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 edit 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 nbsp Dynamo Kyiv UCL GS nbsp Olympiacos UCL GS nbsp Zenit Saint Peterburg UCL GS nbsp Ajax UCL GS nbsp Chelsea UCL GS nbsp BATE Borisov UCL GS nbsp Benfica UCL GS nbsp CFR Cluj UCL GS Group stage nbsp Atletico MadridTH 5th nbsp Academica CW nbsp AEL Limassol UCL PO nbsp Borussia Monchengladbach UCL PO nbsp Tottenham Hotspur 4th Note ENG nbsp Rubin Kazan CW nbsp Maribor UCL PO nbsp Copenhagen UCL PO nbsp Bayer Leverkusen 5th nbsp Basel UCL PO nbsp Udinese UCL PO nbsp Napoli CW nbsp Helsingborg UCL PO nbsp Fenerbahce UCL PO nbsp Lyon CW nbsp Ironi Kiryat Shmona UCL PO nbsp Panathinaikos UCL PO Play off round nbsp Newcastle United 5th nbsp PSV Eindhoven CW nbsp Hapoel Tel Aviv CW nbsp Neftci UCL Q3 nbsp Levante 6th nbsp AZ 4th nbsp F91 Dudelange UCL Q3 nbsp Partizan UCL Q3 nbsp Stuttgart 6th nbsp Trabzonspor 3rd nbsp Debrecen UCL Q3 nbsp Vaslui UCL Q3 nbsp Lazio 4th nbsp Atromitos 4th Note GRE nbsp Slovan Liberec UCL Q3 nbsp Motherwell UCL Q3 nbsp Bordeaux 5th nbsp Midtjylland 3rd nbsp Ekranas UCL Q3 nbsp Club Brugge UCL Q3 nbsp Sporting CP 4th nbsp Lokeren CW nbsp Slask Wroclaw UCL Q3 nbsp Feyenoord UCL Q3 nbsp CSKA Moscow 3rd nbsp Dinamo București CW nbsp Sheriff Tiraspol UCL Q3 nbsp Metalist Kharkiv 3rd nbsp Heart of Midlothian CW nbsp HJK UCL Q3 nbsp Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4th nbsp Luzern 2nd nbsp Molde UCL Q3 Third qualifying round nbsp Liverpool LC nbsp Maritimo 5th nbsp PAOK 5th Note GRE nbsp Sparta Prague 2nd Note CZE nbsp Athletic Bilbao CR nbsp Dynamo Moscow 4th nbsp Horsens 4th nbsp Rapid Wien 2nd nbsp Hannover 96 7th nbsp Arsenal Kyiv 5th nbsp Genk 3rd nbsp Omonia CW nbsp Internazionale 6th nbsp Heerenveen 5th nbsp Steaua București 3rd nbsp Marseille LC nbsp Bursaspor 5th Note TUR nbsp Dundee United 4th Note SCO Second qualifying round nbsp Anzhi Makhachkala 5th nbsp Bnei Yehuda 3rd nbsp Hajduk Split 2nd nbsp Vojvodina 3rd nbsp Metalurh Donetsk CR nbsp Maccabi Netanya 4th nbsp Slaven Belupo 3rd nbsp AIK 2nd nbsp Vitesse Arnhem P W nbsp Viktoria Plzen 3rd nbsp Naftan Novopolotsk CW nbsp Siroki Brijeg 2nd nbsp Eskisehirspor 6th Note TUR nbsp Mlada Boleslav 4th Note CZE nbsp Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2nd nbsp Inter Turku 2nd nbsp Asteras Tripolis 6th Note GRE nbsp Admira Wacker Modling 3rd nbsp Legia Warsaw CW nbsp Sligo Rovers CW nbsp AGF 5th nbsp Ried CR nbsp Ruch Chorzow 2nd nbsp Videoton 2nd nbsp Gent P W nbsp APOEL 2nd nbsp Spartak Trnava 2nd nbsp Milsami Orhei CW nbsp Rapid București 4th nbsp Anorthosis 4th nbsp Slovan Bratislava 3rd nbsp Zalgiris Vilnius CW nbsp St Johnstone 6th Note SCO nbsp CSKA Sofia 2nd nbsp Aalesund CW nbsp Skonto CW nbsp Young Boys 3rd nbsp Levski Sofia 3rd nbsp Tromso 2nd nbsp Dila Gori CW nbsp Servette 4th nbsp Lokomotiv Plovdiv CR nbsp Red Star Belgrade CW First qualifying round nbsp Osijek CR nbsp Siauliai 4th nbsp Aktobe 3rd nbsp Floriana 4th nbsp Gomel 3rd nbsp Liepajas Metalurgs 2nd nbsp Eschen Mauren CW nbsp Portadown 2nd nbsp Lech Poznan 4th nbsp Daugava Daugavpils 3rd nbsp Celik Niksic CW nbsp Cliftonville 3rd nbsp Senica CR nbsp Metalurgi Rustavi 2nd nbsp Rudar Pljevlja 2nd nbsp Crusaders CR nbsp Rosenborg 3rd nbsp Torpedo Kutaisi 3rd nbsp Zeta 3rd nbsp EB Streymur CW nbsp Jagodina 4th nbsp Baku CW nbsp Tirana CW nbsp Vikingur Gota 3rd nbsp Elfsborg 3rd nbsp Khazar Lankaran 2nd nbsp Teuta 2nd nbsp NSI Runavik 4th nbsp Kalmar FF CR nbsp Inter Baku 3rd nbsp Flamurtari 4th nbsp Jeunesse Esch 2nd nbsp Borac Banja Luka 3rd nbsp Olimpija Ljubljana 2nd nbsp Levadia Tallinn CW nbsp Grevenmacher 3rd nbsp Sarajevo 4th nbsp Mura 05 3rd nbsp Nomme Kalju 2nd nbsp Differdange 03 4th nbsp JJK 3rd nbsp Celje CR nbsp Narva Trans 3rd nbsp FC Santa Coloma CW nbsp KuPS CR nbsp Renova CW nbsp Bangor City 2nd nbsp UE Santa Coloma 3rd nbsp St Patrick s Athletic 4th nbsp Metalurg Skopje 2nd nbsp Llanelli P W Note WAL nbsp La Fiorita CW nbsp Bohemians 5th Note IRL nbsp Shkendija 3rd nbsp Cefn Druids CR nbsp Libertas 2nd nbsp Honved 4th Note HUN nbsp FH 2nd nbsp Shirak CW nbsp Stabaek FP 15 nbsp MTK Budapest CR nbsp IBV 3rd nbsp Gandzasar 2nd nbsp MYPA FP 16 nbsp Dacia Chișinău 2nd nbsp THor Akureyri CR nbsp Pyunik 3rd nbsp Twente FP 17 nbsp Zimbru Chișinău 3rd nbsp Ordabasy CW nbsp Hibernians CW nbsp Suduva Marijampole 3rd nbsp Zhetysu 2nd nbsp Birkirkara 3rd Notes a b Czech Republic CZE Sigma Olomouc the 2011 12 Czech Cup winner were initially to enter the third qualifying round of the Europa League However UEFA banned them from participating in Europa League over the club s involvement in a corruption scandal 18 As a result Sparta Prague the second placed team of the 2011 12 Gambrinus liga entered the Europa League third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round and Mlada 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 a b c Greece GRE AEK Athens the third placed team of the 2011 12 Superleague Greece could not get a UEFA license to compete in the 2012 13 UEFA Europa League due to financial problems 19 As a result Atromitos and PAOK the fourth and fifth placed teams of the league entered the Europa League play off round and third qualifying round instead of the third and second qualifying rounds respectively and Asteras Tripolis the sixth placed team of the league took Greece s Europa League place in the second qualifying round Hungary HUN Gyor 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 Honved the fourth placed team of the league took one of Hungary s Europa League places in the first qualifying round Republic of Ireland IRL Because Derry City the third placed team of the 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 Besiktas the fourth placed team of the 2011 12 Super 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 Eskisehirspor 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 Wales WAL Neath the third placed team of the 2011 12 Welsh Premier League has been refused the UEFA license by the License Appeal body and was ineligible to participate in the end of season UEFA Europa League play offs that were won by Llanelli 25 Round and draw dates editAll draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon Switzerland unless stated otherwise 26 Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying First qualifying round 25 June 2012 5 July 2012 12 July 2012 Second qualifying round 19 July 2012 26 July 2012 Third qualifying round 20 July 2012 2 August 2012 9 August 2012 Play off Play off round 10 August 2012 23 August 2012 30 August 2012 Group stage Matchday 1 31 August 2012 Monaco 20 September 2012 Matchday 2 4 October 2012 Matchday 3 25 October 2012 Matchday 4 8 November 2012 Matchday 5 22 November 2012 Matchday 6 6 December 2012 Knockout phase Round of 32 20 December 2012 14 February 2013 21 February 2013 Round of 16 7 March 2013 14 March 2013 Quarter finals 15 March 2013 4 April 2013 11 April 2013 Semi finals 12 April 2013 25 April 2013 2 May 2013 Final 15 May 2013 at Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam Matches in the qualifying play off and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts Qualifying rounds editMain article 2012 13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase In the qualifying rounds and the play off round teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2012 UEFA club coefficients 27 28 29 and then drawn into two legged home and away ties Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other First qualifying round edit The draws for the first and second qualifying rounds were held on 25 June 2012 30 The first legs were played on 3 and 5 July and the second legs were played on 10 and 12 July 2012 Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Narva Trans nbsp 0 71 nbsp Inter Baku 0 5 0 2 MTK Budapest nbsp 2 31 nbsp Senica 1 1 1 2 Tirana nbsp 2 0 nbsp Grevenmacher 2 0 0 0 Torpedo Kutaisi nbsp 1 2 nbsp Aktobe 1 1 0 1 Borac Banja Luka nbsp 3 3 a nbsp Celik Niksic 2 2 1 1 Baku nbsp 0 2 nbsp Mura 05 0 0 0 2 Elfsborg nbsp 12 0 nbsp Floriana 8 0 4 0 Renova nbsp 8 0 nbsp Libertas 4 0 4 0 FC Santa Coloma nbsp 1 4 nbsp Osijek 0 1 1 3 Jagodina nbsp 0 1 nbsp Ordabasy 0 1 0 0 Differdange 03 nbsp 6 0 nbsp NSI Runavik 3 0 3 0 Crusaders nbsp 0 41 nbsp Rosenborg 0 3 0 1 Cefn Druids nbsp 0 51 nbsp MYPA 0 0 0 5 Levadia Tallinn nbsp 2 2 a 1 nbsp Siauliai 1 0 1 2 Bohemians nbsp 1 5 nbsp THor Akureyri 0 0 1 5 Sarajevo nbsp 9 6 nbsp Hibernians 5 2 4 4 Twente nbsp 9 0 nbsp UE Santa Coloma 6 0 3 0 Rudar Pljevlja nbsp 1 2 nbsp Shirak 0 1 1 1 Flamurtari nbsp 0 3 nbsp Honved 0 1 0 2 Dacia Chișinău nbsp 2 0 nbsp Celje 1 0 1 0 Suduva Marijampole nbsp 3 3 a nbsp Daugava Daugavpils 0 1 3 2 KuPS nbsp 3 2 nbsp Llanelli 2 1 1 1 Cliftonville nbsp 1 41 nbsp Kalmar FF 1 0 0 4 Vikingur Gota nbsp 0 10 nbsp Gomel 0 6 0 4 FH nbsp 3 1 nbsp Eschen Mauren 2 1 1 0 Lech Poznan nbsp 3 1 nbsp Zhetysu 2 0 1 1 Khazar Lankaran nbsp 4 2 nbsp Nomme Kalju 2 2 2 0 Birkirkara nbsp 2 2 a nbsp Metalurg Skopje 2 2 0 0 Pyunik nbsp 2 41 nbsp Zeta 0 3 2 1 Teuta nbsp 1 9 nbsp Metalurgi Rustavi 0 3 1 6 Olimpija Ljubljana nbsp 6 0 nbsp Jeunesse Esch 3 0 3 0 EB Streymur nbsp 3 3 a nbsp Gandzasar 3 1 0 2 St Patrick s Athletic nbsp 2 2 a nbsp IBV 1 0 1 2 aet La Fiorita nbsp 0 61 nbsp Liepajas Metalurgs 0 2 0 4 JJK nbsp 4 3 nbsp Stabaek 2 0 2 3 Bangor City nbsp 1 21 nbsp Zimbru Chișinău 0 0 1 2 Shkendija nbsp 1 2 nbsp Portadown 0 0 1 2 Notes Note 1 Order of legs reversed after original draw Second qualifying round edit The first legs were played on 19 July and the second legs were played on 26 July 2012 Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Khazar Lankaran nbsp 1 2 nbsp Lech Poznan 1 1 0 1 Eskisehirspor nbsp 3 1 nbsp St Johnstone 2 0 1 1 Hajduk Split nbsp 2 1 nbsp Skonto 2 0 0 1 AIK nbsp 2 1 nbsp FH 1 1 1 0 Renova nbsp 1 2 nbsp Gomel 0 2 1 0 Naftan Novopolotsk nbsp 6 7 nbsp Red Star Belgrade 3 4 3 3 Vojvodina nbsp 5 1 nbsp Suduva Marijampole 1 1 4 0 JJK nbsp 3 3 a nbsp Zeta 3 2 0 1 Young Boys nbsp 1 1 4 1p nbsp Zimbru Chișinău 1 0 0 1 aet Lokomotiv Plovdiv nbsp 5 7 nbsp Vitesse Arnhem 4 4 1 3 Tirana nbsp 1 6 nbsp Aalesund 1 1 0 5 Metalurh Donetsk nbsp 11 2 nbsp Celik Niksic 7 0 4 2 Maccabi Netanya nbsp 2 2 a nbsp KuPS 1 2 1 0 Mlada Boleslav nbsp 4 0 nbsp THor Akureyri 3 0 1 0 Levadia Tallinn nbsp 1 6 nbsp Anorthosis 1 3 0 3 Milsami Orhei nbsp 4 5 nbsp Aktobe 4 2 0 3 Slaven Belupo nbsp 10 2 nbsp Portadown 6 0 4 2 Servette nbsp 5 1 nbsp Gandzasar 2 0 3 1 Twente nbsp 6 1 nbsp Inter Turku 1 1 5 0 Zalgiris Vilnius nbsp 2 6 nbsp Admira Wacker Modling 1 1 1 5 Osijek nbsp 1 6 nbsp Kalmar FF 1 3 0 3 Slovan Bratislava nbsp 1 1 a nbsp Videoton 1 1 0 0 Rapid București nbsp 5 1 nbsp MYPA 3 1 2 0 Metalurgi Rustavi nbsp 1 52 nbsp Viktoria Plzen 1 3 0 2 Mura 05 nbsp 1 1 a nbsp CSKA Sofia 0 0 1 1 Inter Baku nbsp 2 2 2 4p nbsp Asteras Tripolis 1 1 1 1 aet Differdange 03 nbsp 2 42 nbsp KAA Gent 0 1 2 3 Anzhi Makhachkala nbsp 5 0 nbsp Honved 1 0 4 0 Levski Sofia nbsp 2 3 nbsp Sarajevo 1 0 1 3 Liepajas Metalurgs nbsp 3 7 nbsp Legia Warsaw 2 2 1 5 Shakhtyor Soligorsk nbsp 1 1 a nbsp Ried 1 1 0 0 Bnei Yehuda nbsp 3 0 nbsp Shirak 2 0 1 0 Rosenborg nbsp 4 3 nbsp Ordabasy 2 2 2 1 Spartak Trnava nbsp 4 2 nbsp Sligo Rovers 3 1 1 1 Dacia Chișinău nbsp 1 2 nbsp Elfsborg 1 0 0 2 Siroki Brijeg nbsp 2 3 nbsp St Patrick s Athletic 1 1 1 2 aet APOEL nbsp 3 0 nbsp Senica 2 0 1 0 Ruch Chorzow nbsp 6 1 nbsp Metalurg Skopje 3 1 3 0 AGF nbsp 2 5 nbsp Dila Gori 1 2 1 3 Olimpija Ljubljana nbsp 0 1 nbsp Tromso 0 0 0 1 aet Notes Note 2 Order of legs reversed after original draw Third qualifying round edit The draw for the third qualifying rounds was held on 20 July 2012 31 The first legs were played on 2 August and the second legs were played on 9 August 2012 Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Videoton nbsp 4 0 nbsp KAA Gent 1 0 3 0 AIK nbsp 3 1 nbsp Lech Poznan 3 0 0 1 Eskisehirspor nbsp 1 4 nbsp Marseille 1 1 0 3 Red Star Belgrade nbsp 0 0 6 5p nbsp Omonia 0 0 0 0 aet Sarajevo nbsp 2 2 a nbsp Zeta 2 1 0 1 Admira Wacker Modling nbsp 2 4 nbsp Sparta Prague 0 2 2 2 Kalmar FF nbsp 1 3 nbsp Young Boys 1 0 0 3 Dundee United nbsp 2 7 nbsp Dynamo Moscow 2 2 0 5 Arsenal Kyiv nbsp 2 3 nbsp Mura 05 0 33 2 0 KuPS nbsp 1 64 nbsp Bursaspor 1 0 0 6 Steaua București nbsp 3 1 nbsp Spartak Trnava 0 1 3 0 Gomel nbsp 0 4 nbsp Liverpool 0 1 0 3 Ried nbsp 3 4 nbsp Legia Warsaw 2 1 1 3 St Patrick s Athletic nbsp 0 5 nbsp Hannover 96 0 3 0 2 Servette nbsp t, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |