UEFA Cup to become UEFA Europa League

Source: uefa.com.

The UEFA Executive Committee has approved the change of name for the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League from 2009/10.

The new UEFA Europa League logo (©UEFA)

'New impetus'
The new name heralds major changes to the competition, which will have a new 48-team group stage with centralised marketing of broadcast rights, a presenting sponsor and an official match ball in addition to centralised sponsorship from the knockout stages and a new logo and visual identity. UEFA President Michel Platini said: "These changes will improve this historic competition which is very important for UEFA and for European football, as it gives more fans, players and clubs the thrill of European club football. I am convinced the new format will give the UEFA Europa League a successful new impetus."

Wholesale changes
The changes to the name, logo and brand identity of the competition are the next logical step following the decision to alter the format of the UEFA Cup and create a true group stage, with both home and away matches. That decision was taken by the UEFA Executive Committee in Lucerne, Switzerland, back in December 2007. The change of name better reflects the format of the competition and with the enhancements to the logo and brand, the changes are such that from the 2009/10 season the UEFA Cup will effectively become a new competition.

Changing landscape
The new name and logo will help underline the competition's special character and unique sporting appeal. The new format will encourage teams from emerging countries or lesser-known teams to challenge the old order, and the new identity will seek to reflect that. UEFA's ambition in making all these changes is to rejuvenate the competition in the light of the new European football landscape, which has changed significantly with the continued success of the UEFA Champions League, so that the UEFA Europa League can establish itself as a major competition.

---

About me:

Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.

Country ranking prediction 2008/2009 (27 May 2008)

Fixed: added group stage points for all the countries. Thanks Ricardo! I hope it's ok now. :)

_____________

References:

Country ranking 2007/2008 prediction by Ricardo.
2008 Qualification from Bert Kassies.
2008 Seeding CL from Bert Kassies.
2008 Seeding UC from Bert Kassies.

The seeded teams always qualify for the next stage.
In KO matches, the seeded team gets 4 points (i.e. a win and a draw).
In group play, I used the coefficient points averages from the last four seasons (for the UEFA Cup) or only from the last season (for the UEFA Champions League).

Columns: Rank 08/09, Rank 07/08, Country, Coef0408, Coef0809, Coef0409

 1  1 England            64.499 15.337 79.836
 2  2 Spain              60.954 15.641 76.595
 3  3 Italy              51.535 13.656 65.191
 4  5 Germany            44.008  9.523 53.531
 5  4 France             39.168  9.638 48.806
 6  6 Russia             37.875  9.672 47.547
 7  7 Romania            36.266  5.804 42.070
 8  9 Netherlands        32.797  6.734 39.531
 9  8 Portugal           29.677  8.478 38.155
10 10 Scotland           26.000  7.300 33.300
11 11 Turkey             25.225  6.680 31.905
12 12 Ukraine            25.225  6.414 31.639
13 14 Greece             21.665  6.850 28.515
14 13 Belgium            20.825  5.430 26.255
15 16 Switzerland        22.350  3.200 25.550
16 15 Czech Republic     18.375  4.531 22.906
17 17 Bulgaria           19.000  3.375 22.375
18 20 Austria            15.575  4.667 20.242
19 18 Norway             16.300  3.931 20.231
20 19 Denmark            16.250  3.638 19.888
21 21 Serbia             12.250  3.172 15.422
22 22 Israel             13.500  1.750 15.250
23 23 Sweden             12.191  2.000 14.191
24 24 Slovakia            9.832  2.833 12.665
25 27 Croatia             7.999  2.833 10.832
26 28 Cyprus              8.749  2.000 10.749
27 25 Poland              7.916  2.333 10.249
28 31 Latvia              7.998  2.000  9.998
29 30 Finland             7.957  2.000  9.957
30 29 Slovenia            7.749  2.000  9.749
31 26 Hungary             7.166  2.167  9.333
32 33 Lithuania           7.166  1.500  8.666
33 34 Moldova             5.999  2.000  7.999
34 35 Ireland             6.999  1.000  7.999
35 32 Bosnia-Herzegovina  6.832  1.000  7.832
36 37 Iceland             5.499  1.500  6.999
37 38 Georgia             5.498  1.000  6.498
38 39 Liechtenstein       5.500  0.500  6.000
39 36 Macedonia           4.665  1.000  5.665
40 40 Belarus             4.666  0.500  5.166
41 41 Estonia             3.999  0.500  4.499
42 42 Azerbaijan          3.832  0.500  4.332
43 43 Albania             3.333  0.500  3.833
44 44 Armenia             2.999  0.500  3.499
45 45 Kazakhstan          2.416  0.500  2.916
46 47 Wales               1.998  0.500  2.498
47 46 Northern Ireland    1.832  0.500  2.332
48 48 Faroe Islands       1.832  0.500  2.332
49 49 Luxembourg          1.332  0.500  1.832
50 51 Andorra             0.500  0.500  1.000
51 52 Montenegro          0.500  0.500  1.000
52 50 Malta               0.499  0.500  0.999
53 53 San Marino          0.250  0.500  0.750

---

About me:

Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.

Finala Cupei UEFA pe stadionul National?

UEFA a anuntat ieri lista oraselor care doresc sa gazduiasca finala editiei 2010 sau 2011 a Cupei UEFA -> link. Printre ele se afla si Bucurestiul cu stadionul National.

Iata lista completa a stadioanelor: Arsenal Stadium (Londra, Anglia); Arena AufSchalke (Gelsenkirchen, Germania); Olímpico de Montjuic (Barcelona, Spania); Arena Hamburg (Hamburg, Germania); Lansdowne Road (Dublin, Irlanda); National (Bucuresti, Romania).

Orasele candidate vor fi vizitate de delegatii UEFA in octombrie si noiembrie, iar decizia finala va fi luata de Comitetul Executiv al UEFA la intalnirea care va avea loc in perioada 27-28 martie 2008 in Liechtenstein.

---

About me:

Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.

Planul lui Platini pentru Cupa UEFA

Presedintele UEFA, Michel Platini, a propus un nou format pentru Cupele Europene -> Format proposals on agenda. Aceste schimbari ar urma sa fie aplicate incepand cu sezonul 2009/2010.

Pentru mai multe informatii, cititi si acest subiect de pe forumul lui Bert Kassies.

Cititi si: Planul lui Platini pentru Liga Campionilor.

Iata cum ar arata Cupa UEFA.

De notat: Cupa UEFA Intertoto ar urma sa fie desfiintata.

Primul tur preliminar

88 de echipe

27 de castigatoare ale cupei din tarile aflate pe locul 27 sau mai jos
34 de echipe plasate pe locul al doilea din tarile aflate pe locul 17 sau mai jos (exceptie fac Liechtenstein, Andorra si San Marino)
14 echipe plasate pe locul al treilea in tarile 13 - 26
8 echipe plasate pe locul al patrulea in tarile 9 - 16
2 echipe plasate pe locul al cincilea in tarile 7 - 8
3 castigatoare ale competitiei Fair Play

Al doilea tur preliminar

72 de echipe

44 de castigatoare din primul tur preliminar
10 castigatoare ale cupei din tarile 17 - 26
4 echipe plasate pe locul al doilea in tarile 13 - 16
6 echipe plasate pe locul al treilea in tarile 7 - 12
2 echipe plasate locul al patrulea in tarile 7 - 8
3 echipe plasate pe locul al cincilea in tarile 4 - 6
3 echipe plasate pe locul al saselea in tarile 1 - 3

Primul tur


74 de echipe

36 de castigatoare din al doilea tur preliminar
20 de echipe din Liga Campionilor (invinsele din al doilea tur preliminar pentru campioane - 12 echipe, respectiv primul tur preliminar pentru castigatoarele cupei - 8 echipe)
6 echipe plasate pe locul al doilea in tarile 7 - 12
3 echipe plasate pe locul al treilea in tarile 4 - 6
6 echipe plasate locul al patrulea in tarile 1 - 6
3 echipe plasate pe locul al cincilea in tarile 1 - 3

Grupele Cupei UEFA

48 de echipe

Detinatoarea trofeului
10 echipe din Liga Campionilor (invinsele din al treilea tur preliminar pentru campioane - 6 echipe, respectiv al doilea tur preliminar pentru castigatoarele cupei - 4 echipe)
37 de castigatoare din primul tur

Cele 48 de echipe vor fi impartite in 12 grupe a cate 4 echipe. Fiecare echipa va juca 6 meciuri in grupa, iar primele doua echipe din fiecare grupa se vor califica in saisprezecimi.

Saisprezecimi

12 castigatoare ale grupelor
12 echipe plasate pe locul al doilea
8 echipe plasate pe locul al treilea in grupele din Liga Campionilor

Cum ar fi aratat Cupa UEFA daca aceste schimbari ar fi fost implementate incepand cu acest sezon?

Primul tur preliminar

Urna 1 (capi de serie):

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Panathinaikos	Grecia	55.415
Slovan Liberec	Cehia	23.851
Litex Lovech	Bulgaria	19.112
FC Groningen	Olanda	14.995
Maccabi Tel-Aviv	Israel	14.338
Trabzonspor	Turcia	13.791
Petrzalka Bratislava	Slovacia	13.575
Aris Thessaloniki	Grecia	13.415
Gloria Bistrita	Romania	13.255
Rubin Kazan	Rusia	11.920
Legia Warsaw	Polonia	11.609
Vålerengen IF	Norvegia	11.509
Dunfermline Athletic	Scotia	10.064
Tavrija Simferopol	Ucraina	9.726
AA Gent	Belgia	9.594
FC Midtjylland	Danemarca	9.129
FC Sion	Elvetia	8.869
FK Jablonec	Cehia	8.851
Erciyesspor	Turcia	8.791
Slavia Sofia	Bulgaria	8.112
Young Boys	Elvetia	7.869
AaB Aalborg	Danemarca	7.129
Lillestrøm SK	Norvegia	6.509
SK Brann Bergen	Norvegia	6.509
Maccabi Netanya	Israel	6.338
Vojvodina Novi Sad	Serbia	6.256
FK Bezanija	Serbia	6.256
SV Ried	Austria	6.104
SV Mattersburg	Austria	6.104
MTK Budapest	Ungaria	5.675
GKS Belchatow	Polonia	5.609
Zalaegerszeg TE	Ungaria	4.675
AIK Stockholm	Suedia	4.478
Nova Gorica	Slovenia	4.272
Dinamo Tbilisi	Georgia	4.035
MFK Kosice	Slovacia	3.575
NK Zagreb	Croatia	3.533
Slaven Koprivnica	Croatia	3.533
Omonia Nicosia	Cipru	3.492
BK Häcken	Suedia	3.478
MyPa-47	Finlanda	3.420
Zimbru Chisinau	Moldova	3.365

Urna 2:

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Zrinjski Mostar	Bosnia-Hertegovina	3.190
Vardar Skopje	Macedonia	2.925
Metalurgs Liepaja	Letonia	2.860
Skonto Riga	Letonia	2.860
Suduva Marijampole	Lituania	2.420
HJK Helsinki	Finlanda	2.420
Ekranas Panevezys	Lituania	2.420
Haka Valkeakoski	Finlanda	2.420
Nistru Otaci	Moldova	2.365
Drogheda United	Irlanda	2.145
St. Patrick's Athletic	Irlanda	2.145
Ameri Tbilisi	Georgia	2.035
FC Vaduz	Liechtenstein	1.980
Rabotnicki Skopje	Macedonia	1.925
Keflavik	Islanda	1.650
KR Reykjavik	Islanda	1.650
Dinamo Brest	Belarus	1.540
Dinamo Minsk	Belarus	1.540
Besa Kavajë	Albania	1.265
Teuta Durrës	Albania	1.265
Trans Narva	Estonia	1.210
Flora Tallinn	Estonia	1.210
Banants Yerevan	Armenia	1.155
Mika Ashtarak	Armenia	1.155
Neftchi Baku	Azerbaidjan	1.045
MKT-Araz	Azerbaidjan	1.045
FK Almaty	Kazahstan	0.770
FK Aktobe	Kazahstan	0.770
Glentoran	Irlanda de Nord	0.715
Dungannon Swifts	Irlanda de Nord	0.715
Carmarthen Town	Tara Galilor	0.660
Rhyl FC	Tara Galilor	0.660
B36 Torshavn	Insulele Feroe	0.550
Etzella Ettelbrück	Luxemburg	0.550
Hibernians FC	Malta	0.550
EB Streymur	Insulele Feroe	0.550
UN Käerjeng	Luxemburg	0.550
Sliema Wanderers	Malta	0.550
Santa Coloma	Andorra	0.000
Libertas	San Marino	0.000
Rudar Pljevlja	Muntenegru	0.000
Buducnost Podgorica	Muntenegru	0.000

Al doilea tur preliminar

Urna 1 (capi de serie):

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Panathinaikos	Grecia	55.415
Girondins Bordeaux	Franta	49.706
Bayer Leverkusen	Germania	45.640
Zenit St. Petersburg	Rusia	38.920
AEK Athens	Grecia	36.415
FC Twente Enschede	Olanda	35.995
Bolton Wanderers	Anglia	32.618
Partizan Belgrade	Serbia	31.256
Austria Wien	Austria	30.104
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Ucraina	29.726
Galatasaray	Turcia	26.791
Getafe	Spania	25.374
Slovan Liberec	Cehia	23.851
Empoli	Italia	21.808
Hearts FC	Scotia	21.064
Hapoel Tel-Aviv	Israel	19.338
Litex Lovech	Bulgaria	19.112
OB Odense	Danemarca	15.129
FC Groningen	Olanda	14.995
Heerenveen	Olanda	14.995
Standard Liège	Belgia	14.594
Maccabi Tel-Aviv	Israel	14.338
Paços de Ferreira	Portugalia	14.107
Mladá Boleslav	Cehia	13.851
Trabzonspor	Turcia	13.791
Petrzalka Bratislava	Slovacia	13.575
Aris Thessaloniki	Grecia	13.415
Gloria Bistrita	Romania	13.255
CFR Cluj	Romania	13.255
Otelul Galati	Romania	13.255
Rubin Kazan	Rusia	11.920
Legia Warsaw	Polonia	11.609
Groclin Grodzisk	Polonia	11.609
Vålerengen IF	Norvegia	11.509
Lokomotiv Sofia	Bulgaria	10.112
Dunfermline Athletic	Scotia	10.064

Urna 2:

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Tavrija Simferopol	Ucraina	9.726
AA Gent	Belgia	9.594
FC Midtjylland	Danemarca	9.129
FC Sion	Elvetia	8.869
FK Jablonec	Cehia	8.851
Erciyesspor	Turcia	8.791
Slavia Sofia	Bulgaria	8.112
Young Boys	Elvetia	7.869
Hajduk Split	Croatia	7.533
AaB Aalborg	Danemarca	7.129
Lillestrøm SK	Norvegia	6.509
SK Brann Bergen	Norvegia	6.509
Maccabi Netanya	Israel	6.338
Vojvodina Novi Sad	Serbia	6.256
FK Bezanija	Serbia	6.256
SV Ried	Austria	6.104
SV Mattersburg	Austria	6.104
MTK Budapest	Ungaria	5.675
GKS Belchatow	Polonia	5.609
Anorthosis Famagusta	Cipru	5.492
Zalaegerszeg TE	Ungaria	4.675
Honvéd Budapest	Ungaria	4.675
AIK Stockholm	Suedia	4.478
Nova Gorica	Slovenia	4.272
Dinamo Tbilisi	Georgia	4.035
MFK Kosice	Slovacia	3.575
FC Zlaté Moravce	Slovacia	3.575
NK Zagreb	Croatia	3.533
Slaven Koprivnica	Croatia	3.533
Omonia Nicosia	Cipru	3.492
BK Häcken	Suedia	3.478
Helsingborg IF	Suedia	3.478
MyPa-47	Finlanda	3.420
Zimbru Chisinau	Moldova	3.365
NK Koper	Slovenia	3.272
Siroki Brijeg	Bosnia-Hertegovina	3.190

Primul tur

Urna 1 (capi de serie):

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Villarreal	Spania	78.374
Bayern München	Germania	73.640
AZ Alkmaar	Olanda	63.995
Werder Bremen	Germania	63.640
Panathinaikos	Grecia	55.415
Steaua Bucuresti	Romania	55.255
FC Basel	Elvetia	54.869
Girondins Bordeaux	Franta	49.706
Bayer Leverkusen	Germania	45.640
Besiktas	Turcia	43.791
Palermo	Italia	42.808
Tottenham Hotspur	Anglia	40.618
Real Zaragoza	Spania	40.374
Rapid Bucuresti	Romania	40.255
Zenit St. Petersburg	Rusia	38.920
Lokomotiv Moscow	Rusia	38.920
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	Franta	36.706
AEK Athens	Grecia	36.415
FC Twente Enschede	Olanda	35.995
Slavia Praha	Cehia	32.851
Bolton Wanderers	Anglia	32.618
Partizan Belgrade	Serbia	31.256
Austria Wien	Austria	30.104
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Ucraina	29.726
Spartak Moscow	Rusia	27.920
Sporting Braga	Portugalia	27.107
Galatasaray	Turcia	26.791
Getafe	Spania	25.374
Everton	Anglia	24.618
Slovan Liberec	Cehia	23.851
Empoli	Italia	21.808
Fiorentina	Italia	21.808
Hearts FC	Scotia	21.064
Stade Rennais	Franta	20.706
CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	20.112
Hapoel Tel-Aviv	Israel	19.338
Litex Lovech	Bulgaria	19.112
Toulouse FC	Franta	17.706

Urna 2:

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Racing Genk	Belgia	15.594
OB Odense	Danemarca	15.129
FC Groningen	Olanda	14.995
Heerenveen	Olanda	14.995
1.FC Nürnberg	Germania	14.640
Standard Liège	Belgia	14.594
Maccabi Tel-Aviv	Israel	14.338
Paços de Ferreira	Portugalia	14.107
CF Os Belenenses	Portugalia	14.107
Mladá Boleslav	Cehia	13.851
Trabzonspor	Turcia	13.791
Petrzalka Bratislava	Slovacia	13.575
Aris Thessaloniki	Grecia	13.415
Gloria Bistrita	Romania	13.255
CFR Cluj	Romania	13.255
Otelul Galati	Romania	13.255
Rubin Kazan	Rusia	11.920
Legia Warsaw	Polonia	11.609
Groclin Grodzisk	Polonia	11.609
Vålerengen IF	Norvegia	11.509
Aberdeen	Scotia	11.064
Lokomotiv Sofia	Bulgaria	10.112
Dunfermline Athletic	Scotia	10.064
Metalist Kharkiv	Ucraina	9.726
AE Larissa	Grecia	8.415
Fredrikstad FK	Norvegia	6.509
Zaglebie Lubin	Polonia	5.609
NK Domzale	Slovenia	5.272
IF Elfsborg	Suedia	4.478
FK Sarajevo	Bosnia-Hertegovina	4.190
FK Ventspils	Letonia	3.860
MSK Zilina	Slovacia	3.575
Derry City	Irlanda	3.145
FH Hafnarfjardar	Islanda	2.650
FBK Kaunas	Lituania	2.420
Tampere United	Finlanda	2.420
Sheriff Tiraspol	Moldova	2.365
Olimpi Rustavi	Georgia	2.035

Grupele Cupei UEFA

Urna 1:

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Villarreal	Spania	78.374
Bayern München	Germania	73.640
AZ Alkmaar	Olanda	63.995
Werder Bremen	Germania	63.640
Panathinaikos	Grecia	55.415
Steaua Bucuresti	Romania	55.255
FC Basel	Elvetia	54.869
Lazio Roma	Italia	51.808
Girondins Bordeaux	Franta	49.706
Glasgow Rangers	Scotia	47.064
Bayer Leverkusen	Germania	45.640
Club Brugge	Belgia	45.594

Urna 2:

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Shakhtar Donetsk	Ucraina	44.726
Besiktas	Turcia	43.791
Palermo	Italia	42.808
Tottenham Hotspur	Anglia	40.618
Real Zaragoza	Spania	40.374
Rapid Bucuresti	Romania	40.255
Lokomotiv Moscow	Rusia	38.920
Zenit St. Petersburg	Rusia	38.920
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	Franta	36.706
AEK Athens	Grecia	36.415
FC Twente Enschede	Olanda	35.995
Slavia Praha	Cehia	32.851

Urna 3:

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Bolton Wanderers	Anglia	32.618
Partizan Belgrade	Serbia	31.256
Austria Wien	Austria	30.104
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Ucraina	29.726
Spartak Moscow	Rusia	27.920
Sporting Braga	Portugalia	27.107
Galatasaray	Turcia	26.791
Getafe	Spania	25.374
Everton	Anglia	24.618
Slovan Liberec	Cehia	23.851
Fiorentina	Italia	21.808
Empoli	Italia	21.808

Urna 4:

Echipa	Tara	Coef
Hearts FC	Scotia	21.064
Stade Rennais	Franta	20.706
CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	20.112
Hapoel Tel-Aviv	Israel	19.338
Litex Lovech	Bulgaria	19.112
Toulouse FC	Franta	17.706
Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	17.533
DVSC Debrecen	Ungaria	11.675
FC Zürich	Elvetia	9.869
FC Salzburg	Austria	9.104
APOEL Nicosia	Cipru	6.492
Beitar Jerusalem	Israel	6.338

---

About me:

Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.