A UEFA plan to limit the number of clubs able to qualify for the Champions League has been set out in a Football Association report which details the possible end of the Premier League’s top four race.
The Premier League has long enjoyed a healthy tussle for the top four places in the division and Champions League qualification.
The new plans, which would come into force in 2024, state that the 32-team Champions League for the 2024/25 season would be chosen based on UEFA’s domestic club rankings from the period between the 2020/21 and 2023/24 seasons – effectively making the tournament a closed shop.
For clubs outside that bracket, entry to future Champions League tournaments would have to come through either winning the Premier League outright or reaching the semi-finals of a revamped 32-team Europa League.
It is the belief of some clubs that past performance in the Champions League should be placed above domestic results when determining qualifiers for the tournament, with the likes of Roma and Ajax reaching the semi-finals of recent competitions only to miss out on it entirely in future years
There are also plans for the Europa League to follow a similar pattern from 2024, with new teams able to qualify via league position or finishing in the last four of the new UEFA Conference League.
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