<P> A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method . When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules (regulations Articles 3.03 and 3.04): </P> <Ul> <Li> When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest - placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated . As a result, the highest - placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" (the 2015--16 season will be the first with this particular arrangement where the domestic cup runners - up are no longer guaranteed a place in the Europa League in this scenario). </Li> <Li> When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated . As a result, the highest - placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible . </Li> <Li> For associations where a Europa League place is reserved for the League Cup winners, they always qualify for the Europa League as the "lowest - placed" qualifier . If the League Cup winners have already qualified for European competitions through other methods, this reserved Europa League place is taken by the highest - placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions . </Li> </Ul> <Li> When the domestic cup winners (considered as the "highest - placed" qualifier within the national association with the latest starting round) also qualify for the Champions League, their Europa League place is vacated . As a result, the highest - placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" (the 2015--16 season will be the first with this particular arrangement where the domestic cup runners - up are no longer guaranteed a place in the Europa League in this scenario). </Li> <Li> When the domestic cup winners also qualify for the Europa League through league position, their place through the league position is vacated . As a result, the highest - placed team in the league which have not yet qualified for European competitions qualify for the Europa League, with the Europa League qualifiers which finish above them in the league moved up one "place" if possible . </Li>

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