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2011/12 UEFA Europa League access list

The third edition of the UEFA Europa League begins with the draw for the first and second qualifying rounds at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 20 June 2011.

There are three qualifying rounds and a play-off round before the group stage, which consists of 12 groups of four teams who play each other home and away in autumn 2011. The knockout stage follows in spring 2012, with the final taking place at Bucharest's National Stadium on 9 May 2012.

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, however, and is subject to final confirmation from UEFA.

2011/12 UEFA Europa League Access list
AssociationQ1Q2Q3POGroup
Rank
N/AFair Play
(three teams)
UCL 15 teams (Q3)UCL 10 teams (PO)
1EnglandN6CW N5
2SpainN6
CW N5
3ItalyN6CW N5
4GermanyN5CW N4
5FranceN5CW N4
6RussiaN5CW N4
7UkraineN5N4CW N3
8RomaniaN5N4CW N3
9PortugalN5N4CW N3
10NetherlandsN4N3CW
11TurkeyN4N3CW
12Greece
N4N3CW
13SwitzerlandN4N3CW
14BelgiumN4N3CW
15DenmarkN4N3CW
16ScotlandN3RU
CW
17BulgariaN3RU
CW
18Czech RepublicN3CW RU
19AustriaRU N3CW
20IsraelRU N3CW
21CyprusRU N3CW
22NorwayN3RU
CW
23SlovakiaN3RU
CW
24SwedenN3RU
CW
25SerbiaN3RU
CW
26PolandN3RUCW
27CroatiaN3RUCW
28BelarusN3RU
CW
29Republic of IrelandN3RUCW
30FinlandN3CW RU
31Bosnia and HerzegovinaN3CW RU
32LithuaniaN3CW RU
33LatviaN3
CW
RU
34MoldovaN3
CW
RU
35Slovenia
RU N3CW
36HungaryRU N3CW
37GeorgiaRU N3CW
38AzerbaijanRU N3CW
39IcelandRU N3CW
40FYROMRU N3CW
41LiechtensteinCW
42KazakhstanRU N3CW
43EstoniaRU N3CW
44AlbaniaRU N3CW
45ArmeniaRU N3CW
46Wales
RU N3CW
47MontenegroRU N3CW
48Faroe IslandsRU N3CW
49Northern IrelandRU N3CW
50LuxembourgRU N3CW
51AndorraRU N3CW
52MaltaRUCW
53San MarinoRU
CW

Abbreviations
Q1: First qualifying round
Q2: Second qualifying round
Q3: Third qualifying round
PO: Play-off round
CW: 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

2011/12 UEFA Europa League draw schedule
DateLocationDraw details
20/06/11NyonFirst and second qualifying round
15/07/11NyonThird qualifying round
05/08/11NyonPlay-off round
26/08/11MonacoGroup stage
16/12/11NyonRound of 32 and Round of 16
16/03/12NyonQuarter-finals, semi-finals and final

2011/12 UEFA Europa League match calendar
StageDates
First qualifying round, first leg30/06/11
First qualifying round, second leg07/07/11
Second qualifying round, first leg14/07/11
Second qualifying round, second leg21/07/11
Third qualifying round, first leg28/07/11
Third qualifying round, second leg04/08/11
Play-off round, first leg18/08/11
Play-off round, second leg25/08/11
Group stage, Matchday 115/09/11
Group stage, Matchday 229/09/11
Group stage, Matchday 320/10/11
Group stage, Matchday 403/11/11
Group stage, Matchday 530/11-01/12/11
Group stage, Matchday 614-15/12/11
Round of 32, first leg16/02/12
Round of 32, second leg23/02/12
Round of 16, first leg08/03/12
Round of 16, second leg15/03/12
Quarter-finals, first leg29/03/12
Quarter-finals, second leg05/04/12
Semi-finals, first leg19/04/12
Semi-finals, second leg26/04/12
Final (National Stadium, Bucharest)09/05/12