How did the teams that participated in the UEFA Cup and Champions Cup come into being?

All countries have Champions League points, which determines the number of places to participate in the Champions League, the UEFA Cup (called the European Football Association Cup abroad) and the International Toto Cup. In addition, there are fair competition places every year, and more than a dozen countries draw lots. The drawn country can get a wild card to participate in the UEFA Cup that year. This wild card was obtained by the team with the best discipline the year before the UEFA Cup.

At present, the places in La Liga, Premier League and Serie A are 4 (Champions Cup), 3 (UEFA Cup) and 2 (Toto Cup) respectively.

Other national leagues give the number of participants according to the points.

Let's start with the Toto Cup. * * * The home and away games are eliminated in three groups, and the winner of each group can get a seat in the UEFA Cup that year. The Toto Cup will be held before the start of the national league.

At present, the UEFA Cup is a round of home and away elimination, followed by grouping, single cycle of 5 teams, the top 3 qualifying. After that, the home and away elimination will continue.

The Champions League must first play three rounds of home and away elimination. Finalists and other seed teams without play-offs will be divided into 8 groups, with 4 teams in each group playing double round robin. The top two teams qualify for the UEFA Cup, and the third one can continue to participate in the UEFA Cup. 65,438+06 teams qualified for the home and away elimination matches.