2015/16 UEFA Europa League access list
Friday, February 27, 2015
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The 2015/16 UEFA Europa League begins with the draw for the first and second qualifying rounds at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
There are three qualifying rounds and a play-off phase before the group stage, which consists of 12 groups of four teams who play each other home and away in autumn 2015. The knockout stage follows in spring 2016, with the final taking place at St. Jacob-Park, Basel, on Wednesday 18 May.
A country's representation in the UEFA Europa League is determined by its UEFA coefficient ranking, which is calculated over a five-year basis.
The list below is provisional and is subject to final confirmation from UEFA.
| 2015/16 UEFA Europa League access list | ||||||
| Rank | Association | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | PO | Group |
| N/A | Fair play (3 teams) | 15 teams from UCL Q3 | 10 teams from UCL PO | |||
| 1 | Spain | N6 | N5 | |||
| 2 | England | N6 | CW N5 | |||
| 3 | Germany | N6 | CW N5 | |||
| 4 | Italy | N5 | CW N4 | |||
| 5 | Portugal | N4 N5 | CW | |||
| 6 | France | N4 N5 | CW | |||
| 7 | Russia | N3 N4 | CW | |||
| 8 | Netherlands | N3 N4 | CW | |||
| 9 | Ukraine | N3 N4 | CW | |||
| 10 | Belgium | N4 | N3 | CW | ||
| 11 | Turkey | N4 | N3 | CW | ||
| 12 | Greece | N4 | N3 | CW | ||
| 13 | Switzerland | N4 | N3 | CW* | ||
| 14 | Austria | N4 | CW N3 | |||
| 15 | Czech Republic | N4 | CW N3 | |||
| 16 | Romania | N3 | RU | CW | ||
| 17 | Israel | N3 | RU | CW | ||
| 18 | Cyprus | RU N3 | CW | |||
| 19 | Denmark | RU N3 | CW | |||
| 20 | Croatia | RU N3 | CW | |||
| 21 | Poland | RU N3 | CW | |||
| 22 | Belarus | RU N3 | CW | |||
| 23 | Scotland | RU N3 | CW | |||
| 24 | Sweden | RU N3 | CW* | |||
| 25 | Bulgaria | RU N3 | CW* | |||
| 26 | Norway | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 27 | Serbia | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 28 | Hungary | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 29 | Slovenia | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 30 | Slovakia | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 31 | Moldova | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 32 | Azerbaijan | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 33 | Georgia | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 34 | Kazakhstan | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 36 | Finland | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 37 | Iceland | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 38 | Latvia | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 39 | Montenegro | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 40 | Albania | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 41 | Lithuania | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 42 | FYR Macedonia | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 43 | Republic of Ireland | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 44 | Luxembourg | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 45 | Malta | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 46 | Liechtenstein | CW | ||||
| 47 | Northern Ireland | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 48 | Wales | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 49 | Armenia | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 50 | Estonia | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 51 | Faroe Islands | CW RU N3 | ||||
| 52 | San Marino | CW RU | ||||
| 53 | Andorra | CW RU | ||||
| 54 | Gibraltar | CW | ||||
Abbreviations
Q1: First qualifying round
Q2: Second qualifying round
Q3: Third qualifying round
PO: Play-off round
CW: Domestic cup winners
RU: Domestic league runners-up
N3: Domestic league third-placed side
N4: Domestic league fourth-placed side
N5: Domestic league fifth-placed side
N6: Domestic league sixth-placed side
FP: Respect Fair Play slot
*Moved forward as Spain's cup winners slot is transferred to the UEFA Champions League