Rangers have been granted a UEFA license to participate in Europa League

[BrahimHemdani 1]

One team also granted a licence and I can't understand as they play in a huge toilet, the name escapes me but they play in the East End of Glasgow...

 

They got a Platinum Card

[ian1964 10,372]

[scotjo 19]

You'll find the latest information on Bert Kassie's excellent site https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/index.html

 

I have extracted current possible opponents and coefficients though many are still to be decided:

 

EL2-3=Hajduk Split 11.550 (eu/Q2) or (eu/Q1)

EL2-3=NK Osijek 5.550 (eu/Q1) or (eu/Q2)

Croatia

EL1-2=Shakhtior Saligorsk 7.475 (eu/Q1) or (eu/Q2)

EL2-3=Dinamo Minsk 10.975 (eu/Q1)

Belarus

CW=Östersunds FK 3.945 (eu/Q2)

EL2=AIK Stockholm 9.945 (eu/Q1)

EL3=IFK Norrköping 4.945 (eu/Q1)

Sweden

EL1=SK Brann Bergen 3.665 (eu/Q2)

EL2=Odd Grenland 5.665 (eu/Q1)

EL3=FK Haugesund 4.165 (eu/Q1)

Norway

EL1=Gabala FK 7.800 (eu/Q1)

EL2=Inter Baku 6.050 (eu/Q1)

Azerbaijan

EL1=Kairat Almaty 5.550 (eu/Q1)

EL2=Irtysh Pavlodar 3.550 (eu/Q1)

EL3=Ordabasy Shymkent 4.050 (eu/Q1)

Kazakhstan

CW=Valur Reykjavik 1.925 (eu/Q1)

EL2=Stjarnan FC 4.175 (eu/Q1)

EL3=KR Reykjavik 5.175 (eu/Q1)

Iceland

CW=Torpedo Kutaisi 1.775 (eu/Q1)

EL2=Chikhura Sachkhere 3.025 (eu/Q1)

EL3=Dinamo Batumi 1.525 (eu/Q1)

Georgia

CW=SJK Seinäjoki 2.780 (eu/Q1)

EL2=HJK Helsinki 10.530 (eu/Q1)

EL3=VPS Vaasa 2.030 (eu/Q1)

Finland

CW=Cork City 2.565 (eu/Q1)

EL2=Derry City 2.315 (eu/Q1)

EL3=Shamrock Rovers 3.065 (eu/Q1)

Ireland

EL1-2=FK Jelgava 2.975 (eu/Q1)

EL2-3=FK Ventspils 5.725 (eu/Q1)

Latvia

EL1=FK Trakai 1.575 (eu/Q1)

EL2=Suduva Marijampole 1.825 (eu/Q1)

EL3=Atlantas Klaipeda 1.825 (eu/Q1)

Lithuania

EL1-2=Coleraine 0.900 (eu/Q1)

N Ireland

EL1-2=Levadia Tallinn 4.050 (eu/Q1)

EL2-3=Kalju Nomme 4.800 (eu/Q1)

Estonia

EL1-3=Pyunik Yerevan 3.275

Armenia

CW=KI Klaksvik 0.700 (eu/Q1)

EL2=NSI Runavik 1.450 (eu/Q1)

EL3=B36 Torshavn 2.450 (eu/Q1)

Faroe Islands

EL1-2=Bala Town 1.525 (eu/Q1)

EL1-2=Connah's Quay 1.275 (eu/Q1)

Wales

 

but there are many others still to be decided.

 

We will have no coefficient from our own efforts since we have not been in Europe for the past 5 seasons. Therefore we will only have our country coefficient which is the 5-year total of 20% of the points, currently 3.785; almost all earned by Celtic it has to be said. For example this season Scotland are actually 19th with 4.375, 20% of that total i.e 0.875 is added to each Scottish Club's total:

 

Scotland 4 teams

9 3 6 0 3 3 4 17.5 Average of 4 teams 4.375

43 Celtic CL 3 1 2 0 3 3 4 10.5

93 Aberdeen EL 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 3.5

105 Hearts FC EL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.5

140 Hibernian EL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0

 

As you can see from the list above a coefficient of 3.785 is right on the borderline. This season the last seeded team in Q1 was NK Domzale Slo with 3.625 ; so if that pattern is repeated we would be seeded; which would be a huge advantage. There are some horrible possibilities in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, for example if we are not seeded. It's unlikely we would be seeded in Q2 (this season Lokomotiva Zagreb Cro with 5.775 were the last.)

 

Incidentally as things stand based on the applicable 2016 standings Scotland are 25th so in theory all our teams go into the ELQ1. (This season 25th was enough for Q2 but the changes to the CL have bumped everything else down one place.) However, it is also possible that other things can happen which bump everyone up a place. This season The Champions League title holder spot was not used since Real Madrid already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league. This implied that the Europa League title holder Sevilla gained access to the Champions League group stage, leaving an empty spot in ELQ3. In order to fill the gap the cup winner of the 18th country on the ranking list (Cyprus) had direct access to the 3rd qualifying round, and the cup winners of the 26th and 27th countries on the ranking list (Norway and Serbia) had direct access to the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League. If that happens this season then Scotland, being 25th are next in line.

 

As far as I can figure things out for next season the only doubt about the same thing happening would be that Athletico Madrid win the CL and do not finish in the top 4 in Spain, which is fairly unlikely. So therefore the CL title holder spot would not be used and everyone else gets bumped up, which means that if Celtic win the Cup whoever finishes second in Scotland gets to play in ELQ2 (because the losing finalists get no seniority). If I'm right that's still something to play for (an extra 2 weeks holiday for starters). If Aberdeen win the Cup, then they would automatically be next in line for an ELQ2 spot.

 

Also Scotland are currently 23rd so in 2018/19, the CW would automatically enter the ELQ2.

 

Apologies for any inaccuracies in the above.

 

I'm off to bed; need some sleep for the 'morrow.

I fancy Connah's Quay.

[BrahimHemdani 1]

I fancy Connah's Quay.

 

To qualify or to win it

[der Berliner 3,218]

You do wonder whether some Yahoos are already writing to UEFA about this, adding some well detailed Rangers accounts and documents to it and curse the "corrupt SFA" for allowing this to happen!

 

You would hope that in the not too far distant future, Fate and Karma comes knocking at their door.

[BrahimHemdani 1]

Rangers are currently the highest ranked team in the "unknowns" category of Q1, which means that it is highly likely we will be seeded, as I suggested at #7.

 

Possible opponents therefore include Shamrock Rovers, Derry City, Cork City from Ireland, Coleraine and Ballymena from NIR, Connah's Quay, Bala Town and Bangor City from Wales, as well as teams from Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, The Faroes, Iceland, Hungary, Lithuania, Armenia, Georgia, Latvia, Kosova, Albania, Gibraltar and Malta.

 

Given that the first round is regionalised it would seem quite likely that we might end up in Wales, or some part of Ireland.

 

Edit: "Unknown" in terms of seeding of course!

Edited May 15, 2017 by BrahimHemdani

[boabie 230]

Besides the discredited opinions of the usual wallopers, on what grounds could this have been denied?

As GS has said good news.

 

The usual suspects have been running with our funding being an issue and shoving the line that a licence should be denied to us.

They don't seem to understand that not all funding is the same.

[boabie 230]

You do wonder whether some Yahoos are already writing to UEFA about this, adding some well detailed Rangers accounts and documents to it and curse the "corrupt SFA" for allowing this to happen!

 

You would hope that in the not too far distant future, Fate and Karma comes knocking at their door.

 

They've been supplying UEFA with details for months now mate.

[scotjo 19]

They've been supplying UEFA with details for months now mate.

 

Maybe I should email UEFA questioning the validity of St Brendans licence see how they like it.

I mean look at the amount of UEFA fines they've accrued.

Edited May 14, 2017 by scotjo

[scotjo 19]

Sorted, expect THEM to be out by teatime.

Edited May 15, 2017 by scotjo