UEFA Licence

I think we have established that we need to win the Carling Cup to qualify for the Europa League.

However, we also need something called a 'UEFA Licence'

Well have we got one?

I think(not 100%) that you need it to host International matches.

Some problem prob will arise were we to do it, and stop us from entering! A problem with our debt would probably be the excuse, with the FA sealing it to stop our entry!

I think we have established that we need to win the Carling Cup to qualify for the Europa League.

However, we also need something called a 'UEFA Licence'

Well have we got one?

Tony UEFA introduced the licencing of clubs that enter it's competitions in 2004 (I think) and since then the FA/PL have ensured that their clubs have the licence. Not sure that the FL has followed the same path but if a FL club qualified for a UEFA competition it can apply for a licence.

I did once watch a presentation on the system and if I remember correctly the licence is actually issued by the clubs national association or League and covers areas like the Stadium, Sporting, Academy, financial & legal. Given the Welsh FA have given licences to League Of Wales clubs we really shouldn't have a problem.

Clubs have been refused a licence once they qualified for a UEFA comptition with the highest profile being CSKA Sofia were denied access to the Champions League in 2008/09 for a Sporting failure (don't know what it was). FC Colraine from Ireland were also refused entry to the Europa League the same season for again a sporting failure.

I really don't think we would have a problem should we apply, the stadium is licenced already for example, also it may become more than a litlle political should we be refused a licence, the old Welsh club in an English Competition stuff.

What I'm really not sure about is if the FA would put forward the losing team in a League Cup Final to a Europa League place. I really fancy the PL would fancy dishing the place out to another PL side say finishing 8th or whatever.

That would be more of a worry to me than the club licence.

I think we have established that we need to win the Carling Cup to qualify for the Europa League.

However, we also need something called a 'UEFA Licence'

Well have we got one?

Tony UEFA introduced the licencing of clubs that enter it's competitions in 2004 (I think) and since then the FA/PL have ensured that their clubs have the licence. Not sure that the FL has followed the same path but if a FL club qualified for a UEFA competition it can apply for a licence.

I did once watch a presentation on the system and if I remember correctly the licence is actually issued by the clubs national association or League and covers areas like the Stadium, Sporting, Academy, financial & legal. Given the Welsh FA have given licences to League Of Wales clubs we really shouldn't have a problem.

Clubs have been refused a licence once they qualified for a UEFA comptition with the highest profile being CSKA Sofia were denied access to the Champions League in 2008/09 for a Sporting failure (don't know what it was). FC Colraine from Ireland were also refused entry to the Europa League the same season for again a sporting failure.

I really don't think we would have a problem should we apply, the stadium is licenced already for example, also it may become more than a litlle political should we be refused a licence, the old Welsh club in an English Competition stuff.

What I'm really not sure about is if the FA would put forward the losing team in a League Cup Final to a Europa League place. I really fancy the PL would fancy dishing the place out to another PL side say finishing 8th or whatever.

That would be more of a worry to me than the club licence.

Cheers for that

What I'm really not sure about is if the FA would put forward the losing team in a League Cup Final to a Europa League place. I really fancy the PL would fancy dishing the place out to another PL side say finishing 8th or whatever.

That would be more of a worry to me than the club licence.

Not a worry to me.

Mostly because the rules are pretty clear - the place would go to a high placed team in the Prem, not the losers.