European league champions and European qualification 2017-18


Thousands of Barcelona fans lined the streets in Catalonia on Monday to celebrate the club’s 25th La Liga title and 30th Copa del Rey victory.

A comprehensive list of all the possible European qualifiers and relegated teams across the major leagues.

PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions League: Manchester City (champions, Carabao Cup winners), Manchester United, plus two of Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea. Arsenal can also qualify as Europa League winners
Europa League group stage: Two of Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal
Europa League second qualifying round: One of Arsenal, Burnley, Everton
Relegated: Three of West Brom, Stoke, Southampton, Swansea, Huddersfield, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Watford, Bournemouth
Promoted to top flight: Wolverhampton Wanderers, plus one of Cardiff and Fulham. Aston Villa and Middlesbrough in playoffs along with one of Derby, Preston or Millwall; one then promoted to the Premier League

LA LIGA:
Champions League: Barcelona (champions, Copa de Rey winners), Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid (also Champions League finalists), plus one of Valencia, Real Betis
Europa League group stage: Two of Valencia, Real Betis, Villarreal, Getafe, Sevilla, Girona, Real Sociedad
Europa League second qualifying round:  One of Real Betis, Villarreal, Getafe, Sevilla, Girona, Real Sociedad, Celta Vigo, Eibar, Alaves
Relegated: Malaga, Las Palmas, Deportivo La Coruna
Promoted to top flight: Three teams to be promoted (five games remaining plus playoffs)

BUNDESLIGA:
Champions League: Bayern Munich (champions, also in DFB Pokal final), plus three of Schalke, Borussia Dortmund, Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt
Europa League group stage: Two of Schalke, Borussia Dortmund, Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt (also in DFB Pokal final), Stuttgart, Borussia Monchengladbach, Hertha Berlin
Europa League second qualifying round: One of Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt (also in DFB Pokal final), Stuttgart, Borussia Monchengladbach, Hertha Berlin, Augsburg
Relegated: Cologne, plus one of Hamburg, Wolfsburg, Freiburg, Mainz. Also one of Hamburg, Wolfsburg, Freiburg, Mainz and Hannover in relegation playoff.
Promoted to top flight: Fortuna Dusseldorf, plus one of Nurnberg and Holstein Kiel. Arminia Bielefeld, Jahn Regensburg and VfL Bochum outside chance of making playoff.

SERIE A:
Champions League: Juventus (also in Coppa Italia final), Napoli, plus two of Roma, Lazio, Inter Milan
Europa League group stage: Two of Roma, Lazio, Inter Milan, Atlanta, AC Milan (also in Coppa Italia final), Sampdoria, Fiorentina
Europa League second qualifying round: One of Inter Milan, Atlanta, AC Milan (also in Coppa Italia final), Sampdoria, Fiorentina
Relegated: Benevento, plus two of Hellas Verona, Chievo Verona, SPAL, Cagliari, Crotone, Udinese, Sassuolo
Promoted to top flight: Empoli, plus one of Parma, Frosinone, Palermo, Venezia, Bari, Cittadella and Perugia. Six teams also in playoffs for one place in Serie A

LIGUE 1:
Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain (also Coupe de la Ligue winners and in Coupe de France final), plus one of Lyon, Monaco, Marseille
Champions League third qualifying round: One of Lyon, Monaco, Marseille
Europa League group stage: Two of Lyon, Monaco, Marseille, Saint-Etienne, Rennes, Nice, Les Herbiers (if Coupe de France winners)
Europa League second qualifying round: One of Saint-Etienne, Rennes, Nice, Montepellier, Bordeaux, Nantes, Guingamp
Relegated: Two of Metz, Lille, Troyes, Toulouse, Strasbourg, Caen, Angers. Plus one other in relegation playoff
Promoted to top flight: Reims, plus one of Nimes, Ajaccio. Two other teams will enter promotion playoffs

EREDIVISIE:
Champions League third qualifying round: PSV Eindhoven (champions)
Champions League second qualifying round: Ajax
Europa League third qualifying round: Feyenoord (KNVB Beker winners)
Europa League second qualifying round: AZ Alkmaar, plus one of FC Utrecht, Vitesse, Heerenveen, PEC Zwolle and ADO Den Haag via playoffs
Relegated: FC Twente, plus Sparta Rotterdam in relegation playoffs along with one of Roda JC Kerkrade, NAC Breda
Promoted to top flight: Fortuna Sittard. In promotion playoffs: NEC, De Graafschap, Telstar, Emmen, Cambuur, Almere City, MVV, Dordrecht

PRIMEIRA LIGA:
Champions League: One of FC Porto, Benfica, Sporting CP (also in Portuguese Cup final)
Champions League third qualifying round: One of FC Porto, Benfica, Sporting CP (also in Portuguese Cup final), Braga
Europa League group stage: One of FC Porto, Benfica, Sporting CP (also in Portuguese Cup final), Braga, Desportivo das Aves (if Portuguese Cup winners)
Europa League third qualifying round: One of FC Porto, Benfica, Sporting CP (also in Portuguese Cup final), Braga
Europa League second qualifying round: One of FC Porto, Benfica, Sporting CP (also in Portuguese Cup final), Braga, Rio Ave, Maritimo
Relegated: Two of Estoril, Pacos de Ferreira, Vitoria de Setubal, Feirense, Desportivo das Aves, Moreirense, Belenenses
Promoted to top flight: Two teams promoted, four games remaining. Nacional favourites to be promoted

RUSSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE:
Champions League: Two of Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Zenit St Petersburg, Krasnodar
Champions League third qualifying round: One of Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Zenit St Petersburg, Krasnodar
Europa League group stage: One of Tosno or Avangard Kursk as Russian Cup winners
Europa League third qualifying round: One of Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Zenit St Petersburg, Krasnodar
Europa League second qualifying round: One of Spartak Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Zenit St Petersburg, Krasnodar
Relegated: SKA-Khabarovsk, plus one of Tosno, Anzhi Makhachkala. One of Amkar Perm, Rostov, Dynamo Moscow, Akhmat Grozny, Rubin Kazan also in relegation playoffs
Promoted to top flight: Two of Yenisey Krasnoyarsk, Orenburg, Krylia Sovetov Samara. One of Tambov, Baltika Kaliningrad also in promotion playoffs

UKRAINIAN PREMIER LEAGUE:
Champions League: One of Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kiev (both in Ukraine Cup final)
Champions League third qualifying round: One of Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kiev (both in Ukraine Cup final)
Europa League group stage: One of Vorskla Poltava, Zorya Luhansk, FC Mariupol
Europa League third qualifying round: One of Vorskla Poltava, Zorya Luhansk, FC Mariupol
Europa League second qualifying round: One of Vorskla Poltava, Zorya Luhansk, FC Mariupol, Veres Rivne
Relegated: One of Stal Kamianske, Chornomorets Odesa, Zirka Kropyvnytskyi. One of Karpaty Lviv, Olimpik Donetsk, FC Oleksandriya could also be in relegation playoffs
Promoted to top flight: One of Arsenal Kiev, FC Poltava, Inhulets Petrove, Desna Chernihiv. Two teams will also enter promotion playoffs

SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP:
Champions League first qualifying round: Celtic (champions, also Scottish League Cup winners and in Scottish Cup final)
Europa League second qualifying round: Two of Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibernian, Motherwell (in Scottish Cup final)
Europa League first qualifying round: One of Aberdeen, Rangers, Hibernian
Relegated: One of Ross County, Partick Thistle, with the other in relegation playoff
Promoted to top flight: St Mirren, plus Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee United, Livingston in promotion playoffs

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