Chance that each team will qualify for the 2008-2009 UEFA tournaments.

NOTE: I still need to merge the Intertoto Cup into the UEFA Cup (and rename it the UEFA Europa League) for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.

Assumtions:

  • When I simulate a country’s cup winner (or winners, in the case of England and France), I assume that only teams from the country’s top league will win, and that each of those teams have an equal chance of winning.
  • I don’t account for the automatic spot defending champions get in the Champions League and UEFA Cup, so even if your team shows 0% chance they could still get in if they win the tournament this year or if they where next in line to go and a team ahead of them in their league won.
  • All 53 leagues have an equal chance at earning one of the three Fair Play UEFA Cup slots. I don’t account for Norway and Sweden’s fair play dominance.
  • Every league and team registers for and has not been banned from the tournaments.
  • Finally, this all still builds on the same 50/50 or Weighted logic as the rest of the site.

But other than all that :), I think this list covers all the rules for tournament entry.

The change columns show the change since last week. A team’s combined odds of getting into the 3 tournaments can exceed 100% because some of the Champions League losers and the Intertoto Cup winners get to also play in the UEFA Cup.

Champions LeagueUEFA CupIntertoto Cup
CountryPW-D-LGD%Change%Change%Change
Man. UnitedEngland8727-6-558YesNoNo
Real MadridSpain8527-4-748YesNoNo
Bayern MünchenGermany7622-10-247YesNoNo
FC PortoPortugal7524-3-347YesNoNo
Inter MilanItaly8525-10-343YesNoNo
Standard LiègeBelgium7722-11-142YesNoNo
GalatasarayTurkey7924-7-341YesNoNo
PSV EindhovenNetherlands7221-9-441YesNoNo
ChelseaEngland8525-10-339YesNoNo
LyonFrance7924-7-737YesNoNo
AS RomaItaly8224-10-435YesNoNo
OlympiakosGreece7021-7-235YesNoNo
Werder BremenGermany6620-6-830YesNoNo
BordeauxFrance7522-9-727YesNoNo
VillarrealSpain7724-5-923YesNoNo
ZenitRussia6118-7-520YesNoNo
Sporting LisbonPortugal5516-7-718YesNoNo
CelticScotland8928-5-558Yes7.7%No
AjaxNetherlands6920-9-549Yes50.0No
ArsenalEngland8324-11-343Yes50.0No
LiverpoolEngland7621-13-439Yes50.0No
JuventusItaly7220-12-635Yes50.0No
BarcelonaSpain6719-10-933Yes50.0No
SevillaSpain6420-4-1426Yes50.0No
SchalkeGermany6418-10-623Yes50.0No
SpartakRussia5917-8-520Yes50.0No
FiorentinaItaly6619-9-1016Yes50.0No
MarseilleFrance6217-11-1013Yes50.0No
GuimaraesPortugal5315-8-74Yes50.0No
RangersScotland8627-5-651Yes17.3No
AEK AthensGreece6822-2-648Yes25.0No
FenerbahçeTurkey7322-7-535Yes25.0No
Rapid WienAustria6921-6-933Yes25.0No
AnderlechtBelgium7021-7-628Yes25.0No
AaBDenmark7122-5-622Yes25.0No
HeerenveenNetherlands6018-6-1040NoYesNo
AC MilanItaly6518-11-929NoYesNo
BenficaPortugal5213-13-424NoYesNo
EvertonEngland6519-8-1122NoYesNo
Hamburger SVGermany5414-12-821NoYesNo
TwenteNetherlands6217-11-620NoYesNo
Atlético MadridSpain6419-7-1219NoYesNo
NancyFrance6015-15-814NoYesNo
VfL WolfsburgGermany5415-9-1012NoYesNo
MaritimoPortugal4614-4-1211NoYesNo
SampdoriaItaly6017-9-1210NoYesNo
NAC BredaNetherlands6319-6-98NoYesNo
RacingSpain6017-9-121NoYesNo
SivassporTurkey7323-4-728NoYesNo
PanathinaikosGreece6620-6-426NoYesNo
CSKARussia5314-11-519NoYesNo
Club BruggeBelgium6720-7-715NoYesNo
CopenhagenDenmark6017-9-722NoYesNo
SalzburgAustria6318-9-921NoYesNo
MidtjyllandDenmark6218-8-717NoYesNo
MotherwellScotland6018-6-144No76.424.8%
BlackburnEngland5815-13-102No72.464.7
RennesFrance5816-10-123No69.969.7
BelenensesPortugal4612-10-86No68.962.1
MallorcaSpain5915-14-915No67.664.7
UdineseItaly5716-9-13-5No67.664.7
FeyenoordNetherlands6018-6-1023No66.866.4
VfB StuttgartGermany5216-4-140No66.866.4
HibernianScotland5214-10-144No60.632.2
Odense BKDenmark5212-16-519No50.466.2
Austria WienAustria5815-13-813No47.969.4
MoscowRussia5215-7-810No44.074.6
Aris FCGreece5014-8-813No44.074.6
Cercle BruggeBelgium6017-9-829No41.977.5
BeşiktaşTurkey7323-4-726No41.977.5
Aston VillaEngland6016-12-1020No33.8No
Saint-ÉtienneFrance5816-10-1213No29.0No
PortsmouthEngland5716-9-138No27.735.1
Dundee UtdScotland5214-10-146No26.932.0
Vitoria SetubalPortugal4511-12-74No25.637.6
LilleFrance5713-18-713No25.230.1
DeportivoSpain5215-7-16-1No23.035.1
NapoliItaly5014-8-16-3No23.035.1
LeverkusenGermany5115-6-1317No22.733.5
FC GroningenNetherlands5115-6-13-1No22.733.5
Sturm GrazAustria5615-11-1019No18.330.2
AC HorsensDenmark5214-10-94No17.433.5
SaturnRussia4511-12-76No13.025.2
AE LarissaGreece4511-12-75No13.025.2
AberdeenScotland5315-8-15-8No12.911.0
GerminalBelgium5516-7-1112No11.522.4
KayserisporTurkey5515-10-919No11.522.4
MattersburgAustria5313-14-912No10.80.3
LinzAustria5314-11-117No10.7No
RiedAustria3810-8-18-15No10.7No
Rheindorf AltachAustria368-12-16-27No10.7No
WackerAustria296-11-19-31No10.7No
Austria KärntenAustria338-9-19-32No10.7No
Man. CityEngland5515-10-13-8No10.20.2
NiceFrance5513-16-95No10.20.1
TottenhamEngland4611-13-145No10.1No
West HamEngland4913-10-15-8No10.1No
MiddlesbroughEngland4210-12-16-10No10.1No
BirminghamEngland358-11-19-16No10.1No
WiganEngland4010-10-18-17No10.1No
BoltonEngland379-10-19-18No10.1No
NewcastleEngland4311-10-17-20No10.1No
FulhamEngland368-12-18-22No10.1No
SunderlandEngland3911-6-21-23No10.1No
ReadingEngland3610-6-22-25No10.1No
DerbyEngland111-8-29-69No10.1No
ValenciennesFrance4512-9-172No10.1No
Le Mans UC72France5314-11-13-3No10.1No
LorientFrance5212-16-10-3No10.1No
CaenFrance5113-12-13-5No10.1No
ToulouseFrance429-15-14-6No10.1No
MonacoFrance4713-8-17-8No10.1No
PSGFrance4310-13-15-8No10.1No
LensFrance409-13-16-9No10.1No
SochauxFrance4410-14-14-9No10.1No
AuxerreFrance4412-8-18-19No10.1No
StrasbourgFrance359-8-21-21No10.1No
MetzFrance245-9-24-36No10.1No
Randers FCDenmark4713-8-128No9.10.3
FalkirkScotland4913-10-15-4No9.0No
HeartsScotland4813-9-16-8No9.0No
Caley ThistleScotland4313-4-21-11No9.0No
KilmarnockScotland4010-10-18-13No9.0No
St. MirrenScotland4110-11-17-28No9.0No
GretnaScotland135-8-25-51No9.0No
EsbjergDenmark4513-6-145No9.0No
BrøndbyDenmark4311-10-120No9.0No
NordsjællandDenmark4311-10-12-4No9.0No
AGF AarhusDenmark297-8-18-18No9.0No
LyngbyDenmark183-9-21-36No9.0No
Viborg FFDenmark205-5-23-39No9.0No
BragaPortugal4110-11-9-2No6.90.2
CD NacionalPortugal359-8-13-5No6.8No
AcadémicaPortugal326-14-10-7No6.8No
BoavistaPortugal368-12-10-9No6.8No
LeixoesPortugal264-14-12-10No6.8No
Estrela AmadoraPortugal316-13-11-12No6.8No
Paços FerreiraPortugal256-7-17-18No6.8No
Naval 1º de MaioPortugal318-7-15-23No6.8No
Uniao LeiriaPortugal163-7-20-28No6.8No
DynamoRussia4111-8-112No6.70.1
PanioniosGreece4513-6-11-3No6.70.1
Amkar PermRussia4110-11-93No6.7No
Tom' TomskRussia358-11-112No6.7No
KhimkiRussia379-10-11-1No6.7No
LokomotivRussia4111-8-11-3No6.7No
Rubin KazanRussia3510-5-15-8No6.7No
Spartak NalchikRussia338-9-13-9No6.7No
Krylya SovetovRussia328-8-14-11No6.7No
KubanRussia327-11-12-11No6.7No
Luch-EnergiaRussia328-8-14-13No6.7No
RostovRussia182-12-16-26No6.7No
AsterasGreece4411-11-84No6.7No
IraklisGreece358-11-11-6No6.7No
PAOKGreece3510-5-15-6No6.7No
Skoda XanthiGreece3610-6-14-6No6.7No
OFI CreteGreece329-5-16-10No6.7No
AtromitosGreece298-5-17-13No6.7No
ErgotelisGreece307-9-14-14No6.7No
LevadiakosGreece3310-3-17-20No6.7No
VeriaGreece235-8-17-23No6.7No
KalamariasGreece225-8-17-30No6.7No
NEC NijmegenNetherlands4914-7-13-1No6.10.2
Hannover 96Germany4913-10-11-2No6.10.2
FC UtrechtNetherlands4613-7-144No6.0No
Roda JCNetherlands4712-11-110No6.0No
Hertha BerlinGermany4412-8-14-5No6.0No
VfL BochumGermany4110-11-13-6No6.0No
AZ AlkmaarNetherlands4010-10-14-7No6.0No
EintrachtGermany4612-10-12-7No6.0No
Vitesse ArnhemNetherlands4312-7-15-9No6.0No
Willem IINetherlands318-7-19-9No6.0No
BVBGermany4010-10-14-12No6.0No
KarlsruherGermany4311-10-13-15No6.0No
NürnbergGermany317-10-17-16No6.0No
MSV DuisburgGermany298-5-21-19No6.0No
Energie CottbusGermany369-9-16-21No6.0No
Hansa RostockGermany308-6-20-22No6.0No
SpartaNetherlands349-7-18-24No6.0No
Arminia BielefeldGermany348-10-16-25No6.0No
De GraafschapNetherlands338-9-17-29No6.0No
HeraclesNetherlands328-8-18-30No6.0No
VVV VenloNetherlands297-8-19-32No6.0No
ExcelsiorNetherlands277-6-21-43No6.0No
GentBelgium5214-10-1011No6.00.1
TrabzonsporTurkey4914-7-135No6.00.1
WesterloBelgium4512-9-136No5.9No
GenkBelgium4512-9-13-1No5.9No
LokerenBelgium429-15-10-1No5.9No
CharleroiBelgium4613-7-14-4No5.9No
MouscronBelgium4212-6-16-5No5.9No
MechelenBelgium4010-10-14-7No5.9No
Zulte WaregemBelgium4713-8-13-7No5.9No
MonsBelgium337-12-15-8No5.9No
RoeselareBelgium389-11-14-19No5.9No
DenderBelgium339-6-19-26No5.9No
Sint-TruidenseBelgium276-9-19-26No5.9No
BrusselsBelgium194-7-23-39No5.9No
DenizlisporTurkey4513-6-150No5.9No
AnkarasporTurkey4110-11-13-3No5.9No
IstanbulTurkey3810-8-16-3No5.9No
OFTAŞTurkey4010-10-14-6No5.9No
GençlerbirliğiTurkey359-8-17-7No5.9No
AnkaragücüTurkey4311-10-13-8No5.9No
BursasporTurkey389-11-14-9No5.9No
GaziantepsporTurkey4311-10-13-9No5.9No
ManisasporTurkey297-8-19-20No5.9No
KonyasporTurkey3610-6-18-27No5.9No
KasımpaşaTurkey298-5-21-30No5.9No
RizesporTurkey297-8-19-32No5.9No
AlmeríaSpain5214-10-14-3No5.50.2
GenoaItaly4813-9-16-8No5.50.2
Athletic BilbaoSpain5013-11-14-3No5.4No
GetafeSpain4712-11-15-4No5.4No
LazioItaly4611-13-14-4No5.4No
AC SienaItaly449-17-12-5No5.4No
Atalanta BCItaly4611-13-14-5No5.4No
Real BetisSpain4712-11-15-6No5.4No
OsasunaSpain4312-7-19-7No5.4No
EspanyolSpain4813-9-16-10No5.4No
PalermoItaly4712-11-15-10No5.4No
Real ZaragozaSpain4210-12-16-11No5.4No
Calcio CataniaItaly378-13-17-12No5.4No
TorinoItaly408-16-14-13No5.4No
ValenciaSpain5115-6-17-14No5.4No
ValladolidSpain4511-12-15-15No5.4No
Cagliari CalcioItaly4211-9-18-16No5.4No
Reggina CalcioItaly409-13-16-19No5.4No
ParmaItaly347-13-18-20No5.4No
RecreSpain4411-11-16-20No5.4No
EmpoliItaly369-9-20-23No5.4No
LivornoItaly306-12-20-25No5.4No
MurciaSpain307-9-22-29No5.4No
LevanteSpain267-5-26-42No5.4No
234 teams14 countries3,500.0005,004.2451,400.000

I sum up the odds at the bottom as a sanity check.

I expect to see:

  • Champions League: The leagues I cover send 35 teams, so 3,500.000
  • UEFA Cup: The leagues I cover send 37 teams directly, plus (on average) 7 losers from the Champions League, 5.25 winners from the the Intertoto Cup, and .79245 Fair Play teams. That sums up to 5,004.245
  • Intertoto Cup: Each of the 14 leagues I cover send 1 team, so 1,400.000