Celtic, Hearts and Rangers face Europa League double edged sword as UEFA tinker with qualifying process again

Europa League: Scottish clubs face tougher route to group phase

Uefa have made changes to the qualifying rounds of the Europa League from next season.

UEFA changes make Europa League qualifying tougher for Scottish clubs

UEFA will split the final Europa League qualifying rounds into champions and non-champions paths from next season. Scottish clubs face a harder route to the group phase and may be unseeded after a fall in Scotland's coefficient.

Celtic, Hearts and Rangers face Europa League double edged sword as UEFA tinker with qualifying process again

6:14 PM Sep 9, 2026: There will be a champions and non-champions path into the playoff round which will make life harder or easier depending on how you qet there...