The league co-efficient is becoming less rellevent as the club co-efficient becomes the more important stat.
As long as Ireland is between 30th and 34th we'll still enter the Cup Winners and 2nd in league into the 2nd round. if we fall below that, the 2nd in the league will enter in the 1st round. Not really a big deal IMO. There's no difference in champions league qualifiers between 17th and 49th
Its far more important to be seeded in whatever round you enter at. Club co- efficients are made up of 20% of the national co-efficient, and whatever points the clubs earn themselves. In previous year Shels, Derry and Pats all earned a full point for drawing in the UEFA Cup 1st round proper. Pats will have this next year, and the year after (then it’s gone)
Now clubs earn points for themselves for reaching particular rounds.
Champions League
Eliminated in 2nd round - 1
Europa League
Eliminated in 1st round - 0.25
Eliminated in 2nd round - 0.5
Eliminated in 3rd round - 1
Eliminated in Play off - 1.5
Rovers get a guaranteed 2 for reaching Europa group stages (ie only a difference of 0.5 from losing the play off) but every point earned now will count towards the national co-efficient and the club co-efficient. A win for Rovers would give them an extra 2.1, a draw would give them 1.05 (ie the 2 or 1 for the result, and the added bit of the national co-efficient)
At the moment the ranks for Ireland next year are;
Pats 4.975
Rovers 4.475
Bohs 3.975
Sligo 2.725
Derry 2.475
Dundalk 1.975
Anyone else 1.475
To show this in context, Rovers were the lowest seeds in the Champions League QR2 with a rank of 2.741. If any of Pats, Rovers or Bohs win the league (I know, I know) they’ll be safely seeded. Sligo or Derry might be.
IN the Europa League the lowest seeds for each round were
QR 1; 1.700
QR 2; 3.224
QR 3; 6.833
QR 4; 15.850 (Partizan Belgrade btw)
So from Pats to Derry would be likely seeded in QR 1, Dundalk would be a maybe, and anyone else (potential cup runners up if there’s double winners enter here) wouldn’t be.
In QR 2 Pats, Rovers and Bohs would likely be seeded. Sligo, Derry, Dundalk and the rest wouldn’t be
Rovers winning a game in the group stages adds 0.1 to the co-efficient of other clubs, while a draw would add 0.05
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