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. UnitedEngland8727-6-558InOutOut
Real MadridSpain8527-4-748InOutOut
Bayern MünchenGermany7622-10-247InOutOut
FC PortoPortugal7524-3-347InOutOut
Inter MilanItaly8525-10-343InOutOut
Standard LiègeBelgium7722-11-142InOutOut
GalatasarayTurkey7924-7-341InOutOut
PSV EindhovenNetherlands7221-9-441InOutOut
ChelseaEngland8525-10-339InOutOut
LyonFrance7924-7-737InOutOut
AS RomaItaly8224-10-435InOutOut
OlympiakosGreece7021-7-235InOutOut
Werder BremenGermany6620-6-830InOutOut
BordeauxFrance7522-9-727InOutOut
VillarrealSpain7724-5-923InOutOut
ZenitRussia6118-7-520InOutOut
Sporting LisbonPortugal5516-7-718InOutOut
CelticScotland8928-5-558In7.7%Out
AjaxNetherlands6920-9-549In50.0Out
ArsenalEngland8324-11-343In50.0Out
LiverpoolEngland7621-13-439In50.0Out
JuventusItaly7220-12-635In50.0Out
BarcelonaSpain6719-10-933In50.0Out
SevillaSpain6420-4-1426In50.0Out
SchalkeGermany6418-10-623In50.0Out
SpartakRussia5917-8-520In50.0Out
FiorentinaItaly6619-9-1016In50.0Out
MarseilleFrance6217-11-1013In50.0Out
GuimaraesPortugal5315-8-74In50.0Out
RangersScotland8627-5-651In17.3Out
AEK AthensGreece6822-2-648In25.0Out
FenerbahçeTurkey7322-7-535In25.0Out
Rapid WienAustria6921-6-933In25.0Out
AnderlechtBelgium7021-7-628In25.0Out
AaBDenmark7122-5-622In25.0Out
HeerenveenNetherlands6018-6-1040OutInOut
AC MilanItaly6518-11-929OutInOut
BenficaPortugal5213-13-424OutInOut
EvertonEngland6519-8-1122OutInOut
Hamburger SVGermany5414-12-821OutInOut
TwenteNetherlands6217-11-620OutInOut
Atlético MadridSpain6419-7-1219OutInOut
NancyFrance6015-15-814OutInOut
VfL WolfsburgGermany5415-9-1012OutInOut
MaritimoPortugal4614-4-1211OutInOut
SampdoriaItaly6017-9-1210OutInOut
NAC BredaNetherlands6319-6-98OutInOut
RacingSpain6017-9-121OutInOut
SivassporTurkey7323-4-728OutInOut
PanathinaikosGreece6620-6-426OutInOut
CSKARussia5314-11-519OutInOut
Club BruggeBelgium6720-7-715OutInOut
CopenhagenDenmark6017-9-722OutInOut
SalzburgAustria6318-9-921OutInOut
MidtjyllandDenmark6218-8-717OutInOut
MotherwellScotland6018-6-144Out76.424.8%
BlackburnEngland5815-13-102Out72.464.7
RennesFrance5816-10-123Out69.969.7
BelenensesPortugal4612-10-86Out68.962.1
MallorcaSpain5915-14-915Out67.664.7
UdineseItaly5716-9-13-5Out67.664.7
FeyenoordNetherlands6018-6-1023Out66.866.4
VfB StuttgartGermany5216-4-140Out66.866.4
HibernianScotland5214-10-144Out60.632.2
Odense BKDenmark5212-16-519Out50.466.2
Austria WienAustria5815-13-813Out47.969.4
MoscowRussia5215-7-810Out44.074.6
Aris FCGreece5014-8-813Out44.074.6
Cercle BruggeBelgium6017-9-829Out41.977.5
BeşiktaşTurkey7323-4-726Out41.977.5
Aston VillaEngland6016-12-1020Out33.8Out
Saint-ÉtienneFrance5816-10-1213Out29.0Out
PortsmouthEngland5716-9-138Out27.735.1
Dundee UtdScotland5214-10-146Out26.932.0
Vitoria SetubalPortugal4511-12-74Out25.637.6
LilleFrance5713-18-713Out25.230.1
DeportivoSpain5215-7-16-1Out23.035.1
NapoliItaly5014-8-16-3Out23.035.1
LeverkusenGermany5115-6-1317Out22.733.5
FC GroningenNetherlands5115-6-13-1Out22.733.5
Sturm GrazAustria5615-11-1019Out18.330.2
AC HorsensDenmark5214-10-94Out17.433.5
SaturnRussia4511-12-76Out13.025.2
AE LarissaGreece4511-12-75Out13.025.2
AberdeenScotland5315-8-15-8Out12.911.0
GerminalBelgium5516-7-1112Out11.522.4
KayserisporTurkey5515-10-919Out11.522.4
MattersburgAustria5313-14-912Out10.80.3
LinzAustria5314-11-117Out10.7Out
RiedAustria3810-8-18-15Out10.7Out
Rheindorf AltachAustria368-12-16-27Out10.7Out
WackerAustria296-11-19-31Out10.7Out
Austria KärntenAustria338-9-19-32Out10.7Out
Man. CityEngland5515-10-13-8Out10.20.2
NiceFrance5513-16-95Out10.20.1
TottenhamEngland4611-13-145Out10.1Out
West HamEngland4913-10-15-8Out10.1Out
MiddlesbroughEngland4210-12-16-10Out10.1Out
BirminghamEngland358-11-19-16Out10.1Out
WiganEngland4010-10-18-17Out10.1Out
BoltonEngland379-10-19-18Out10.1Out
NewcastleEngland4311-10-17-20Out10.1Out
FulhamEngland368-12-18-22Out10.1Out
SunderlandEngland3911-6-21-23Out10.1Out
ReadingEngland3610-6-22-25Out10.1Out
DerbyEngland111-8-29-69Out10.1Out
ValenciennesFrance4512-9-172Out10.1Out
Le Mans UC72France5314-11-13-3Out10.1Out
LorientFrance5212-16-10-3Out10.1Out
CaenFrance5113-12-13-5Out10.1Out
ToulouseFrance429-15-14-6Out10.1Out
MonacoFrance4713-8-17-8Out10.1Out
PSGFrance4310-13-15-8Out10.1Out
LensFrance409-13-16-9Out10.1Out
SochauxFrance4410-14-14-9Out10.1Out
AuxerreFrance4412-8-18-19Out10.1Out
StrasbourgFrance359-8-21-21Out10.1Out
MetzFrance245-9-24-36Out10.1Out
Randers FCDenmark4713-8-128Out9.10.3
FalkirkScotland4913-10-15-4Out9.0Out
HeartsScotland4813-9-16-8Out9.0Out
Caley ThistleScotland4313-4-21-11Out9.0Out
KilmarnockScotland4010-10-18-13Out9.0Out
St. MirrenScotland4110-11-17-28Out9.0Out
GretnaScotland135-8-25-51Out9.0Out
EsbjergDenmark4513-6-145Out9.0Out
BrøndbyDenmark4311-10-120Out9.0Out
NordsjællandDenmark4311-10-12-4Out9.0Out
AGF AarhusDenmark297-8-18-18Out9.0Out
LyngbyDenmark183-9-21-36Out9.0Out
Viborg FFDenmark205-5-23-39Out9.0Out
BragaPortugal4110-11-9-2Out6.90.2
CD NacionalPortugal359-8-13-5Out6.8Out
AcadémicaPortugal326-14-10-7Out6.8Out
BoavistaPortugal368-12-10-9Out6.8Out
LeixoesPortugal264-14-12-10Out6.8Out
Estrela AmadoraPortugal316-13-11-12Out6.8Out
Paços FerreiraPortugal256-7-17-18Out6.8Out
Naval 1º de MaioPortugal318-7-15-23Out6.8Out
Uniao LeiriaPortugal163-7-20-28Out6.8Out
DynamoRussia4111-8-112Out6.70.1
PanioniosGreece4513-6-11-3Out6.70.1
Amkar PermRussia4110-11-93Out6.7Out
Tom' TomskRussia358-11-112Out6.7Out
KhimkiRussia379-10-11-1Out6.7Out
LokomotivRussia4111-8-11-3Out6.7Out
Rubin KazanRussia3510-5-15-8Out6.7Out
Spartak NalchikRussia338-9-13-9Out6.7Out
Krylya SovetovRussia328-8-14-11Out6.7Out
KubanRussia327-11-12-11Out6.7Out
Luch-EnergiaRussia328-8-14-13Out6.7Out
RostovRussia182-12-16-26Out6.7Out
AsterasGreece4411-11-84Out6.7Out
IraklisGreece358-11-11-6Out6.7Out
PAOKGreece3510-5-15-6Out6.7Out
Skoda XanthiGreece3610-6-14-6Out6.7Out
OFI CreteGreece329-5-16-10Out6.7Out
AtromitosGreece298-5-17-13Out6.7Out
ErgotelisGreece307-9-14-14Out6.7Out
LevadiakosGreece3310-3-17-20Out6.7Out
VeriaGreece235-8-17-23Out6.7Out
KalamariasGreece225-8-17-30Out6.7Out
NEC NijmegenNetherlands4914-7-13-1Out6.10.2
Hannover 96Germany4913-10-11-2Out6.10.2
FC UtrechtNetherlands4613-7-144Out6.0Out
Roda JCNetherlands4712-11-110Out6.0Out
Hertha BerlinGermany4412-8-14-5Out6.0Out
VfL BochumGermany4110-11-13-6Out6.0Out
AZ AlkmaarNetherlands4010-10-14-7Out6.0Out
EintrachtGermany4612-10-12-7Out6.0Out
Vitesse ArnhemNetherlands4312-7-15-9Out6.0Out
Willem IINetherlands318-7-19-9Out6.0Out
BVBGermany4010-10-14-12Out6.0Out
KarlsruherGermany4311-10-13-15Out6.0Out
NürnbergGermany317-10-17-16Out6.0Out
MSV DuisburgGermany298-5-21-19Out6.0Out
Energie CottbusGermany369-9-16-21Out6.0Out
Hansa RostockGermany308-6-20-22Out6.0Out
SpartaNetherlands349-7-18-24Out6.0Out
Arminia BielefeldGermany348-10-16-25Out6.0Out
De GraafschapNetherlands338-9-17-29Out6.0Out
HeraclesNetherlands328-8-18-30Out6.0Out
VVV VenloNetherlands297-8-19-32Out6.0Out
ExcelsiorNetherlands277-6-21-43Out6.0Out
GentBelgium5214-10-1011Out6.00.1
TrabzonsporTurkey4914-7-135Out6.00.1
WesterloBelgium4512-9-136Out5.9Out
GenkBelgium4512-9-13-1Out5.9Out
LokerenBelgium429-15-10-1Out5.9Out
CharleroiBelgium4613-7-14-4Out5.9Out
MouscronBelgium4212-6-16-5Out5.9Out
MechelenBelgium4010-10-14-7Out5.9Out
Zulte WaregemBelgium4713-8-13-7Out5.9Out
MonsBelgium337-12-15-8Out5.9Out
RoeselareBelgium389-11-14-19Out5.9Out
DenderBelgium339-6-19-26Out5.9Out
Sint-TruidenseBelgium276-9-19-26Out5.9Out
BrusselsBelgium194-7-23-39Out5.9Out
DenizlisporTurkey4513-6-150Out5.9Out
AnkarasporTurkey4110-11-13-3Out5.9Out
IstanbulTurkey3810-8-16-3Out5.9Out
OFTAŞTurkey4010-10-14-6Out5.9Out
GençlerbirliğiTurkey359-8-17-7Out5.9Out
AnkaragücüTurkey4311-10-13-8Out5.9Out
BursasporTurkey389-11-14-9Out5.9Out
GaziantepsporTurkey4311-10-13-9Out5.9Out
ManisasporTurkey297-8-19-20Out5.9Out
KonyasporTurkey3610-6-18-27Out5.9Out
KasımpaşaTurkey298-5-21-30Out5.9Out
RizesporTurkey297-8-19-32Out5.9Out
AlmeríaSpain5214-10-14-3Out5.50.2
GenoaItaly4813-9-16-8Out5.50.2
Athletic BilbaoSpain5013-11-14-3Out5.4Out
GetafeSpain4712-11-15-4Out5.4Out
LazioItaly4611-13-14-4Out5.4Out
AC SienaItaly449-17-12-5Out5.4Out
Atalanta BCItaly4611-13-14-5Out5.4Out
Real BetisSpain4712-11-15-6Out5.4Out
OsasunaSpain4312-7-19-7Out5.4Out
EspanyolSpain4813-9-16-10Out5.4Out
PalermoItaly4712-11-15-10Out5.4Out
Real ZaragozaSpain4210-12-16-11Out5.4Out
Calcio CataniaItaly378-13-17-12Out5.4Out
TorinoItaly408-16-14-13Out5.4Out
ValenciaSpain5115-6-17-14Out5.4Out
ValladolidSpain4511-12-15-15Out5.4Out
Cagliari CalcioItaly4211-9-18-16Out5.4Out
Reggina CalcioItaly409-13-16-19Out5.4Out
ParmaItaly347-13-18-20Out5.4Out
RecreSpain4411-11-16-20Out5.4Out
EmpoliItaly369-9-20-23Out5.4Out
LivornoItaly306-12-20-25Out5.4Out
MurciaSpain307-9-22-29Out5.4Out
LevanteSpain267-5-26-42Out5.4Out
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