European Qualificstion its getting Harder

[Spiderpig]

2025-26 might turn out to be a very succesful season for us , no cup wins unfortunatley but depending on how far up the league we finish, what rewards can we look forward to?

Just found this  article on the BBC, due to the decline in Scottish clubs European results in recent  seasons it is getting harder for scottish clubs to progress.

How Scotland's European access will change

As of final league positions

Position	2025-26	2026-27
Champions	Champions League PO	Champions League 2QR
Runners-up	Champions League 2QR	Conference League 2QR
Scottish Cup winners	Europa League 3QR	Europa League 1QR
3rd place	Conference League 2QR	Conference League 2QR
4th place	Conference League 2QR	DNQ

 

[wellon]

Put this in another topic,  so if rangers or celtic win cup, 4th would qualify??

[Throughthelaces]

Were gonna have to settle for winning the cknference league next year to get the co efficient fixed

[weeyin]

The thing that annoys me most about the Champions League is teams that win their domestic title but have to enter the competition at qualifying rounds. Meanwhile, other teams that finish 2nd or 3rd enter later in the competition.

I know the competition has been dead an buried as a proper Cup since the big teams ganged up and decided getting knocked out in a early round wasn't fair to them (or their bank balance), but they could at least have all the Champions qualify automatically and enter at the same stage.

I used to really enjoy the European Cup when it was 2-leg straight knock out. as it felt like a genuine competition. Now it's just yet another league that's manufactured to ensure the big teams win and are further enriched. I barely watch any of the games these days.