UEFA Qualification
UEFA qualification
From the 2015–16 season, the various permutations allow for a maximum of five English clubs to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and five for the UEFA Europa League.From the 2018–19 season, the top four clubs in Europe's four highest ranked leagues qualify directly to the group stages.
These leagues are currently England, Italy, Spain, Germany, and France. The minimum quota is for four English clubs to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and three for the UEFA Europa League.
In the 2024/25 season, a new Champions League format was introduced which increased the number of teams to 36, and replaced the group stage with a Swiss format.
This meant that the top two leagues in the UEFA coefficients received one extra Champions League spot each. This allowed Newcastle United to qualify to the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, even though they finished fifth in the Premier League.
This season also saw the most teams in the Champions League from a single league (6), due to Tottenham Hotspur also winning the Europa League.
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