Facts about the third European Cup competition (compiled by SID)

Dublin (SID) From 2021 there will be a third European Cup competition again. The innovation is intended to primarily satisfy small nations. However, a Bundesliga team can also try their hand at the “Europa League 2” (working title). - the facts known so far about the new UEFA competition: COMPETITORS As in the Champions League and the (then also reformed) Europa League, 32 teams will compete in the new competition. One of them each comes from the top 5 leagues, from the Bundesliga they are now seventh in the table. However, it is still unclear how, at what time and in which competition the cup winners will enter. The other teams mainly represent the smaller leagues among the 55 member associations of the European Football Union (UEFA), which have so far had little chance of taking part in the European Cup. UEFA calculates that from 2021 at least 34 countries will be represented in the three group phases (previously 26). MODUS The group phase with eight groups of four is followed by an intermediate round, the round of 32, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. In the intermediate round, the runners-up will play knockout games against the third-placed teams in the Europa League group phase. The group winners qualify directly for the round of 48. In the Europa League, which was then reduced to XNUMX teams (previously XNUMX), the same reform applies - with games between the runners-up in the group against the third-placed teams from the Champions League. The winner of the new competition can not only look forward to a certainly nice trophy, but also compete in the Europa League the following season. NAME So far, the new competition has been operating under the working title “UEL2” (UEFA Europa League 2), but it certainly won’t stay that way. However, an overly creative name creation should not be expected. Since there are already two “Leagues”, a “Cup” might be an option again. By 1999 there was already a third European Cup competition, called the "European Cup Winners' Cup". KICK-OFF TIMES The game will be played on Thursday with an additional kick-off time of 16.30 p.m. for a "limited number of games to be determined" in the Europa League and the new competition, UEFA said. The new competition includes 141 games over 15 game weeks. The Champions League continues to be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. All three finals will take place in the same week from 2022: Wednesday (new competition), Thursday (Europa League) and Saturday (Champions League). MONEY There will also be a bit of money to be earned in the new competition. However, the bonuses will not be comparable to the millions paid out in the Champions League. After the last reform, the winner of the premier class should easily break the 100 million sound barrier this season. UEFA will not publish exact amounts for the period thereafter until all contracts for the 2021 to 2024 competition cycle have been concluded. REACTIONS UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin praised the decision of his Executive Committee, DFB President and ex-member Reinhard Grindel emphasized: "This will not be a Cup of the Nameless." The small associations celebrated in a similar way to when the Nations League was introduced. The powerful club association ECA had already given its blessing weeks ago. Whether the Bundesliga clubs really take the “UEL2” seriously will only become clear from 2021.

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Facts about the third European Cup competition (compiled by SID)

From 2021 there will be a third European Cup competition again. The innovation is intended to primarily satisfy small nations. The facts known so far about the new UEFA competition.

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