How does a team become eligible for the Champions League matches?
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Win the previous year Champions League or \n\nThe UEFA Champions league is open to the league champions of all UEFA member associations (except Liechenstein, Andorra and San Marino), as well as to the clubs finishing from second to fourth position in the strongest leagues.\n\nThe number of places in the competition depends on the association's rank in the UEFA coefficients table:\n\n    * associations ranked 1 to 3 have four positions,\n    * associations ranked 4 to 6 have three positions,\n    * associations ranked 7 to 15 have two positions,\n    * associations ranked 16 or lower have one position.\n\nAn association's rank also determines the stage at which the clubs enter the competition. For example, the highest-ranked association has two places in the group stage (for champions and runners-up) and two in the third qualifying round (for third and fourth-placed teams), whereas the lowest-ranked associations have only one place in the first qualifying round for their champions. Nine highest-ranked associations have at least one automatic place in the group stage.\n\nAn additional place in the group stage is reserved for the title-holders, in case they don't qualify via their domestic league.\n\n\nMore information can be found at\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League#Qualification
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Easy---just take into account previous matches in the tournament. If after extra time, it is still a draw, the match goes to the team with the most points at the group stage, goal difference etc. At the beginning of each match one team knows it has to win to go through and will not play defensively. However, even the team that just needs a draw, still would have an advantage to win as a draw would count against them if they drew in the next round against a team which had won all its matches. Also the third group match for teams that had already qualified would still be worth playing attacking football. If this was adopted then the team with the most consistent performance would go through, rather than a weak team getting through on the lottery of penalties.
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They will qualify for the Champions League at the expense of Tottenham Hotspur, who will then play in the UEFA Cup next season
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you cannot join you would have to join a smaller team first then play good when the man u scouts are watching you
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You have to qualify.  Many more countries attempt to participate, but are eliminated before the Cup starts.  Only 32 countries can qualify for the Cup proper.\n\nOther countries don't even try, usually because they have little tradition of the sport, have no chance, or have no money to allocate for the expense of a national team.
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Qualification goes like this:\n\nThe world is divided into regions:\nAsia\nEurope\nAfrica\nConcacaf (North America, Central Am. and Caribian)\nSouth America\nOceania \n\nThen Fifa divides up the 32 possible spots to the regions based on the strenghtn of the region, number of teams, and various political stuff. Some of these are half slots that require a playoff with another region.\n\n\nThen each of the regional confederation determines how to determine which teams will qualify for the spots they have been alloted. \n\nEach region is different and can vary from one cup to the next.  Here is how it went this time around.\n\nEurope - 8 "Random" pools are created and the winners (and next two best teams) qualify and then the second place teams are randomly paired with a home and home deciding who gets the remaing spot\n\nConcacaf has several stages to create a final group of 6 who play round robin with the first 3 qualifying and the 4th going to a playoff with another region.\n\nS. America just has one large pool where everyone plays everyone home and away with the top 4 qualifying and the fifth going to a playoff.\n\nAfrica has 5 groups with the winners of the groups qualifying.\n\nAsia has 3 stages of groups with the final one having 2 groups.  Top two in each qualifiy with the third playing each other for a chance at a playoff with another region\n\nOceania has only a half spot with the top two teams in the final group stage playing each other for the right to play \na team in another region for the right to go to.
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Prior to group stage there are teams that have to play a head to head series to qualify, though I am unsure about the number of automatic qualifiers to the group stage.\nThere are 32 teams in the group stage - 4 groups of 8.\n16 teams are in the first round of the knockout stage - the top two of each group advance
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After each side has played each other 3 times, the league divides into two groups of 6, one to decide the title and European places and one to decide relegation. The sides then play the remaining round of fixtures against the teams in their group.
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The champions league is europes premier competition where europes best teams play and depending on the countries uefa coefficent depends how may places they get in the competition, the top european leagues get 4 entries down to the lesser nations getting just 1.  The uefa cup is a step down from this competition where teams that have performed less well in the league or won the domestic cup will be entered.
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There is no set way that teams choose their team members, but it is done by the coach of the national team. The answer is it is "random" in that there is no formula, the coach chooses the best 25 players to assist his team.
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The format is:\nExtra-Preliminary Round (any FA affiliated non-league club may enter if their ground meets certain standards)\nPreliminary Round\nFirst Qualifying Round\nSecond Qualifying Round (Conference north & south teams enter)\nThird Qualifying Round\nFourth Qualifying Round (Conference national teams enter)\nFirst Round (League 1 & 2 teams enter)\nSecond Round\nThird Round (Championship & Premiership teams enter)\nFourth Round\nQuarter Finals\nSemi-Finals\nFinal\n\nThe beauty of this system is that, should they get through, the smallest of teams can play the biggest sides. And, as Tottenham Hotspur proved in 1901, a non-league team can win the FA Cup!
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Generally you have to meet a standard performance at a sanctioned meet or road race to qualify for the trials. In some cases, the trials may invite individuals who haven't met the standard in order to get enough competitors for an event.\n\nThere are usually A and B qualifying standards. Both get you an invitation to the Olympic trials. If you meet B standard but not the A, you pay your own way.\n\nTo make the team, you have to be one of the top finishers at the trials. \n\nBefore the Olympic games, you have to meet an Olympic standard. The U.S. gets to have one competitor in each event, even if they haven't met the standard. To get multiple people in an event, they all have to have met the standard.
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At least one team is allowed to access directly to CL.\n\nMaybe there are some EU countries which Champ team would have to preliminary qualifying games (2nd or 3rd game)... and if they and loose they're out.
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It's a summer cup, run by UEFA, Until this year, it was divided into three sections and the winners of the three sections get through to the UEFA cup.\n\nTeams can apply to take part (ie. it's not automatic).\nThey then have to finish above a set position in their national leagues in order to qualify (it varies by country).\n\nFor example, Inverness Caley Thistle have applied this year. In order to qualify, they need to finish in the top eight of the SPL.\n\nMost eligible teams prefer to take a summer break.\n\nFrom this year, the competition rules change: only one team from each association is eligible to compete, and 11 out of 49 get through to the UEFA Cup. Which means many teams will find this an easier route than start at the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.
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Yes, in the Regulations 2006 FIFA World Cup Chapter XIV, Article 24:\n\nXIV. ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS, LIST OF PLAYERS\nArticle 24\nEach association shall take the following provisions into account when selecting its representative team:\na) all players shall be citizens of its country and subject to its\njurisdiction;\nb) all players shall be eligible for selection in accordance with the\nRegulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes.\n\nAny team found guilty of fi elding an ineligible player will forfeit the\nmatch. Victory and the resultant three points will be awarded to the opposing team as well as the score of 3-0, or greater, depending on the score of the match.
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It really depends on the criteria. England, Spain, and Italy all have had top teams and allow four teams (currently) to qualify for the Champions League. Smaller strong leagues have a lower quote but have still managed to create plenty of upsets, such as the Bundesliga (Germany), Portugal, and Eredevisie (Netherlands).\n\nThere is no top league, as each year, the champions change hands, but Spain definitely holds the single most successful club in European history (Real Madrid), Italy is a close second by having Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan. England have Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea who can handle Europe, and smaller leagues such as Portugal (FC Porto, Benfica), Netherlands (PSV Eindhoven in recent years - earlier Ajax Amsterdam) have made it to the top honours.\n\nIn terms of TV revenue, the #1 league now is France, as they signed a record deal of over a billion dollars (not sure of the amount) with Canal+. It used to the Premiership, but not anymore.
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Qualifying takes over a year and clubs would not want to release players for internatinal games if they had to a international competition more often. Don't forget you have the european championships every 4 years, and the african nations cup and copa america also!