Europacupene

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The single-country, one-leg format was used to conclude last season’s competition in a campaign hugely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and proved to be a big hit.

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Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA’s deputy general secretary, said: “A good rule is to never exclude something which proves valuable or has potential.

“We know there are many elements that need to be taken into account, such as calendar and organisational constraints, fans’ involvement, economic implications, but we will for sure study this format and its variations for our upcoming discussions.

Read more: Champions League and Europa League could be set for ‘final eight’ revamp from 2024 following success last season

Tipper at storklubbene er i mot å miste fordelen av hjemmebane og muligheten til å rette opp "feil" i returkamp.

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(...) det som mest sannsynlig blir det nye Champions League-formatet fra 2024: Den såkalte sveitsiske modellen.

I denne modellen spiller 32 eller 36 klubber i et og samme seriesystem. Hver klubb skal spille ti kamper i grunnspillet, fem hjemmekamper og fem bortekamper. Lagene trekkes ut etter et eget seedingsystem.

Resultatet fra de ti kampene settes inn i en tabell for alle lagene og de 16 beste klubbene går videre til sluttspillet og åttendedelsfinaler.

I sluttspillet spiller førsteplassen mot nummer 16, andreplassen mot nummer 15 osv. De som ikke går videre i Champions League går direkte til sluttspillet i Europa League.

Semifinalistene går automatisk videre til neste års Champions League.

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Smart, så slipper man svake grupper hvor lag som ikke er kule, rike og mektige roter seg inn i sluttspillet. Noe må jo gjøres så den lille håndfullen mesterlag som ikke er kvotert inn på økonomi holder seg i skinnet og unngår å ta plassen til større og vesentlig mer pengesterke, og -genererende, lag som ikke nødvendigvis engang tar medalje i hjemlig liga. Så unngår man også "dødens gruppe(r)" hvor minst ett attraktivt lag er dømt til å ryke.
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The European leagues welcome the consultation process led by UEFA and consider that the vision based on the so-called “Swiss Model” is an improvement compared to the more radical proposals that emerged in 2019.

The development of the competitions is likely to generate more interest but their long-term impact on the European football eco-system needs to be carefully considered before taking any decision.

The European Leagues have raised strong concerns about more matchdays in such a flexible system in an already very congested calendar. They also questioned the possible impact of access as well as commercial components on the sporting and financial balance of domestic leagues. Finally, they discussed several options regarding financial redistribution.

Read more: Proposed UCC Post 2024 discussed with Member Leagues for the first time

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A decision on the future of the Champions League has been delayed until next month, UEFA has announced.

It had been expected that UEFA’s executive committee would approve an increase of 100 matches on Wednesday in a new-look format to come into effect from 2024.

However, UEFA said on Tuesday that the decision had been pushed back to the next ExCo meeting on April 19 “in order to finalise ongoing discussions”.

It has been reported that the delay has been caused by a disagreement over control of commercial rights for the new-look competition between UEFA and the European Club Association.

Read more: Uefa delay decision on proposed Champions League format changes until April

The Executive Board, which is made up of 28 members and representatives from European clubs representing ECA members across all four ECA subdivisions, unanimously agreed that it was not yet in a position to formally endorse key changes to the UCCs for the period post 2024 in isolation. The Executive Board believes that if European football is to meet the challenges it currently faces, the foundations for ECA and UEFA’s future relationship also need to be given due consideration at the same time.

Read more: ECA Executive Board Statement

Förslaget innebär att Champions League utökas med fyra nya lag och 100 matcher per säsong – från 125 till 225. Fyra nya ”exklusiva” matchveckor ska in i kalendern och ett stort inflöde av pengar till turneringen blir verklighet. Huruvida dessa ska fördelas mer eller mindre solidariskt till lag som deltar i Europa League eller den nyinrättade European Conference League råder både oklarheter kring och delade meningar om.

Svensk Elitfotbolls avgående ordförande Lars-Christer Olsson, som lämnar sina uppdrag vid årsmötet i mars, är även ordförande för samlingsorganet European Leagues, som representerar 37 ligor från 30 länder och över 1000 klubbar.

Han är starkt kritisk till utvecklingen.

– Vi tror att detta kan kannibalisera på både det idrottsliga intresset, men även de ekonomiska möjligheterna för alla de nationella ligorna. Inklusive de stora ligorna, säger Olsson.

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– Alla medelstora och mindre förbund och ligor är förlorare om man inte justerar något. Det förslaget som är framme nu är betydligt bättre än det från 2019. Då var det uppflyttning– och nedflyttning inom det europeiska systemet.

Läs mera: Det kan sätta stopp för svenska lag i CL

The Club Advisory Platform (CAP) – hosted by the European Leagues – took place on 10 March 2021. More than 300 professional football clubs from 35 leagues across Europe attended the meeting.

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The clubs all stressed that it is essential to decide – already now – on the principles for financial distribution for UCC Post 2024. The UEFA General Secretary indicated during his intervention, that an increase of the commercial value of international club competitions and especially Champions League is expected.

The implementation of a fairer and more equal revenue distribution mechanism is needed to avoid further financial and sporting unbalancing of, and within, competitions. In this context, there was a consensus among the clubs on the need to implement the following 3 principles on Financial Distribution into and with the decision on Format, Calendar and Access:

To increase the share of total revenue to the non-participating clubs (NPC) including a revision of the solidarity redistribution mechanism between associations.
A significantly higher investment in UEL and UECL by allocating a larger share of total revenue to these competitions.
A more equal distribution of revenue between the participants in all 3 competitions.

Regarding the upcoming 2021-24 UCC Cycle, there was a strong support for the European Leagues’ request to bring back the percentage of solidarity payments to 5%. This, with the aim to repair what went wrong in the current cycle where the relative share of total revenue allocated to the non-participating clubs was reduced from 5% to 4%.

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When it comes to the calendar of all UEFA Club Competitions, there are clubs who are in favour of having the same number of matchdays for all three competitions (UCL; UEL; UECL). This, to limit the growing differences between Champions League and the other competitions, and to give equal opportunities to clubs from medium-sized and smaller competitions to play the same number of international matches.

Read more: CAP 10 March 2021 – CONCLUSIONS