KZNSeagull
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No, that is to get into the group stage of the competition not the knockout stage.
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[Albion] Are we through to the next round?
- Thread starter The Wookiee
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Ok thank you. So the group stage will be over by the time we play our playoffs.
It won't finish like this
kevo
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- Mar 8, 2008
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Ajax shoulda just scored a 4th dammit
Cotton Socks
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- Feb 20, 2017
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and runners up of groups in Conference league.
‘The UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs involves 16 teams: the eight runners-up from the Europa Conference League group stage and the eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Europa League group stage.
The winners of the eight play-off ties advance to March's Europa Conference League round of 16, where they join the eight group winners’.
All straight forward really
That has completely fried my brain! So you're saying that we play some conference teams as well if we finish 2nd?
boik
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And look who it was that scored!
Don't be so mean! It's not like we've ever been in this situation before!The only football I take any notice of at all is Brighton & strangely enough until last season I have never had to worry about which position in the PL you had to reach to get into Europe competitions!!! FFS, I didn't even realise there were 3 Europe competitions until last season. I just thought there was the CL.
Had you realised it also doesn’t go to goal difference it goes head to head.
KZNSeagull
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The group stage finishes at the same time as the EL group stage.
The playoffs for both competitions are in Feb and the knockout rounds proper start in March which is why being knocked out in the EL playoffs means you cannot go into the Conference as they have already found their last 16 teams.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
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and runners up of Conference league.
‘The UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs involves 16 teams: the eight runners-up from the Europa Conference League group stage and the eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Europa League group stage.
The winners of the eight play-off ties advance to March's Europa Conference League round of 16, where they join the eight group winners’.
All straight forward really
The Conference League is of no interest to us this season now. We cannot drop into it and will not be playing any team who are playing in it.
It’s quite simple and been repeated enough times on this thread.
Europa League group winners go through to the round of 16.
Runners up in Europa League groups go into the play off round and face a side who finished 3rd in the Champions League. Winners go through to the last 16, losers are out.
3rd places sides in Europa League groups drop into the Conference League play off round where they will play a Conference League group runner up for a place in the last 16 of that competition.
Miximate
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Bollocks!
Cotton Socks
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- Feb 20, 2017
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Don't be so bloody stupid!
I only heard about that after the Ajax match!
Austrian Gull
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This thread is classic NSC!
By the way, Young Boys Berne and Feyenoord will definitely finish third in their Champions League groups and will therefore play in the preliminary knock-out Europa League round in February.
By the way, Young Boys Berne and Feyenoord will definitely finish third in their Champions League groups and will therefore play in the preliminary knock-out Europa League round in February.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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- Oct 4, 2003
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Not sure why you keep repeating what I said?
I already pointed out that we in the very least will get to the Europa knock out play offs in February - I only mentioned the Conference league because someone was suggesting we could end up there - we can’t as I stated.
That isn’t how your post reads at all when read with the bit you’ve highlighted in the post you’ve also quoted.
What else could “and runners up of groups in Conference League” mean when you’ve clearly replied to someone saying finishing second gets a knock out game against a CL 3rd place side.
Cotton Socks
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No. It’s all about the Europa League from here on. Effectively we are in the last 32. If we win the group we go straight into the last 16 instead.
KZNSeagull
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It is clearly far too complicated for many. Just give us the trophy now and save all this hassle.
- Oct 20, 2022
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Well they were talking about CL 3rd place teams in the Europa - so my brain did a brain fart and went straight into taking about the Conference League - I assumed they were referring to 3rd place finishes of the Europa League, I suppose.
1. Finish in 1st place - we go straight to the round of 16 in March
2. Finish in second - we go into the Europa League play offs and face Champions League runners up
3 Finish third - we drop to the Conference League and face runners up in the Conference League play offs (but hat is not going to happen because we have already secured at least a second place finish.
I’m pretty sure I have posted all this on other threads previously when I was more clear headed - I’ll try and find them if you wish
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AZ Gull
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This thread 
Coldeanseagull
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Ok, I've got my head around it now.
Win the group, last 16...drawn against a playoff winner.
Finish second, playoff against 3rd placed team from CL
Win the playoff, last 16...drawn against a group winner
Lose the playoff....buggered
Win the group, last 16...drawn against a playoff winner.
Finish second, playoff against 3rd placed team from CL
Win the playoff, last 16...drawn against a group winner
Lose the playoff....buggered