The European League won different positions in the UEFA Cup. According to the league's ranking in the UEFA ranking system, it can be divided into 1-3 places. Just as a league has multiple places, there is usually one place allocated to the cup champion. There are even cases where the cup champion occupies two positions. For example, in England, FA Cup winners and Carling Cup winners can get tickets to the UEFA Cup. Every season, the top leagues on UEFA's fair competition list can get extra seats in the UEFA Cup. In addition, the three teams that won the UEFA International Toto Cup final can also enter the UEFA Cup.
At present, the UEFA Cup adopts the home and away two-round elimination system, but since the 1997/98 season, the UEFA Cup final has been changed to a neutral venue. In the UEFA ranking system, teams belonging to lower leagues need to participate in play-offs. Teams eliminated in the third round of the Champions League enter the UEFA Cup 1 round. Eight teams ranked third in the European Champions Cup group stage entered the third round of the UEFA Cup.