how many teams in england qualify for the europa league
five
title: English football clubs in international competitions text: Europa League. From the 2018-19 season, the top four clubs in Europe's four highest ranked leagues will qualify directly to the group stages. These leagues are currently England, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The minimum quota is for four English clubs to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and three for the UEFA Europa League. English teams have won the competition 12 times and been in the final on 8 more occasions as of 3 May 2018. Note: UEFA denotes qualified for the UEFA Cup/Europa League. English teams have won the competition 12 times and reached the final on 10 other title: Football in England text: and the EFL Cup, with the winners of those competitions qualifying for the UEFA Europa League. There have also been a number of other cup competitions which are no longer run: Clubs who do well in either the Premier League, FA Cup or EFL Cup can qualify to compete in various UEFA-organised Europe-wide competitions in the following season. The number of English clubs playing in Europe in any one season can range from seven to nine, depending on the qualification scenarios. Currently, England is awarded the following places in European competitions: In addition, once in a European competition, it becomes title: UEFA Europa League text: those in the highest places not eligible for the UEFA Champions League; however, the Belgian league awards one place via a playoff between First A and First B teams. A few countries have secondary cup competitions, but the only ones whose winners are currently granted a UEFA Europa League place are England's and France's. A team may qualify for European competitions through more than one route. In all cases, if a club is eligible to enter the UEFA Champions League then the Champions League place takes precedence and the club does not enter the UEFA Europa League. The UEFA Europa title: UEFA Europa League text: winner also qualified for Europa League. Usually, the other teams will be the next highest ranked clubs in each domestic league after those qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, however France and England will continue to use one spot for their League Cup winner. With the abolition of the Intertoto Cup, all participants of Europa League are qualified through domestic routes. Generally, the higher an association is ranked in the UEFA coefficients, the later its clubs start in the qualification. However, every team except for the title-holder (up to 2014–15 season) and the highest ranked teams (usually the cup winner title: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League text: December 2016, UEFA confirmed the reforming plan for the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–2021 cycle, which was announced on 26 August 2016. As per the new regulations, all teams that are eliminated in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds will get a second chance in the Europa League. A total of 213 teams from all 55 UEFA member associations participate in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: For the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, the associations are allocated places according