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Danish Superliga winner will only be one playoff round away from qualifying for the UCL

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Svend Bertil Frandsen

Published 6 months ago

Next season's winner of the Danish domestic league will qualify for the Champions League playoffs in 2027/28, which means they will only have to beat one outfit to qualify for the league phase of the prestigious competition.

[p]When [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/omonia/GSLWiAPe/"]Omonia Nicosia[/a] was kicked out of the Conference League on Thursday evening, it was good news for Danish football.[/p][p]Omonia's defeat means that Denmark are now no longer at risk of being overtaken by Cyprus in UEFA's five-year coefficient ranking, which means the former will finish the season in at least 14th place.[/p][p]Denmark already secured five European places in the 2027/28 season - including two in the Champions League qualification, but finishing in the top 14 significantly improves the chances for next season's Superliga winner.[/p][p]Instead of the second qualifying round, which is the round of entry for this year's winner, the Danish champions from the 2026/27 season enter directly into the Champions League playoff in the following season.[/p][embed guid="8a9c3fba-eff0-4eca-b266-78f068812dfc" url="https://x.com/UEFADK_point/status/2027107770701406514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2027107770701406514%7Ctwgr%5Ec39f1a84035abf1889063db36e87bfa297ee95ed%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbold.dk%2Ffodbold%2Fklubber%2Fomonia-nicosia%2Fnyheder%2Fnaeste-saesons-superliga-vinder-er-en-runde-fra-cl" social-type="twitter" /][p]Thus, just one victory is needed to get into the Champions League league phase, where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-copenhagen/hSPZwbEh/"]FC Copenhagen[/a] had to go through three qualifying rounds to qualify the competition this term. [/p][p]In addition, the Superliga winner in the 2026/27 season is guaranteed Europa League participation if they lose the Champions League playoff tie. [/p][p]Next season's runners up enters the second round of UCL qualification, while the Danish Cup winner starts Europa League in the third qualifying round of the Europa League.[/p][p]Both the third place and winner of the Superliga's European playoff enter the Conference League Q2.[/p]

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