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The distribution was transformed in 2014 to broaden the Level of competition's attractiveness, giving the Europa League champions a Champions League qualification berth; far more groups routinely qualify for that group stage. If cup winners experienced by now qualified for European Competitiveness by way of league functionality, their position in the league is vacated and goes to the most effective-ranked groups not skilled for European Level of competition; the cup runner-up website is no longer competent throughout the cup berth.
ten year, the UEFA rules said that a club could continue to keep the first trophy for just a calendar year in advance of returning it to UEFA.