Do FA Cup winners get Champions League place? How qualification for Europe works for English competition
The FA Cup winners do not automatically qualify for the UEFA Champions League. Instead, they earn a spot in the UEFA Europa League unless they have already qualified for a European competition through their league position. If the FA Cup winners have qualified for the Champions League or Europa League by other means, the qualification spot is passed to another team in the Premier League.
- ▪FA Cup winners do not qualify for the UEFA Champions League solely by winning the trophy.
- ▪Winning the FA Cup grants a direct qualification to the UEFA Europa League unless the team qualifies through another method.
- ▪If the FA Cup winners have already qualified for a European competition, the qualification spot goes to another Premier League team.
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