The Super League is a European championship like any other. Like almost all its neighbors, the future champion is already known: FC Basel was crowned two good weeks ago.
By being sacred, the Rhénans will be qualified for the Champions League dams next season. At best, they will participate in the C1 League phase. At worst, they will be donated to the Europa League.
Because the stake of this end of the season is Europe. But what are we talking about exactly? What can clubs end on the podium (Servette and Young Boys) and beyond (Lugano, Lausanne and Lucerne)? Overview of what each place will be right.
The 2nd in the Champions League
There is another current certainty: the Swiss vice-champion will be qualified for the 2nd qualification round in the Champions League. It will be Servette or Young Boys.
What does that mean? If he passes this lap, then the 3rd qualifying round, then the dam, he will be able to dream of the league phase.
This seems illusory, Servette and Lugano having been faced with this challenge in the past two years. The garnet had beaten Genk before falling against the Rangers, while the Ticino had immediately capitulated against Fenerbahçe. The level of adversaries makes the challenge almost impossible.
In fact, the challenge for the future 2nd of Super League is to gain at least one confrontation to ensure that it is still European in the fall. This can be by being donated to the Europa League (if a tour has passed through the table of the C1) or in conference League (if a tour has passed through the table of the C3, or the C4).
With the risk of losing everything and not participating in any league phase.
The Swiss Cup, ultimate variable
And for the 3rd, 4th, even 5th at the end of the season, it’s all about patience. In fact, it all depends on the final of the Swiss Cup.
We summarize: The Cup winner is directly qualified in Europa League dams. So with the assurance of participating in the worst in the Conference League. If Bienne makes the feat and is sacred, he will offer himself an extraordinary adventure.
From then on, the 3rd of Super League will compete in the 2nd qualification round of Europa League (with at least two laps to ensure the conference League, and three for the Europa League), while the 4th will obtain its ticket for the 2nd qualification round of conference League (three laps to pass to join the league phase).
This is how we will be set at the end of the Super League season, scheduled for May 24.
Except that this distribution will change if, on June 1, Basel won the Cup final.
Since the FCB will probably already be better off with its potential title of champion, the “lots” shift in the league. Thus, the 3rd will inherit that originally dedicated to the Cup winner (Europa League dams).
The 4th will be in the 2nd round of the Europa League dams, while the 5th will become European (2nd qualifying round of Conference League).
In summary
If Basel wins the cup:
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1st: Champions League dams
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2nd: 2nd Champions League qualification round
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3rd: Europa League dams
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4th: 2nd Europa League qualification round
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5th: 2nd qualification round of conference League
So Biel wins the cup:
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1st: Champions League dams
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2nd: 2nd Champions League qualification round
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3rd: 2nd Europa League qualification round
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4th: 2nd qualification round of conference League
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Cup winner: Europa League dams