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Dale Johnson, General Editor, ESPN FC 9y

European league champions and European qualification 2014-15

A comprehensive list of all the champions, European qualifiers and relegated teams across the major leagues.

Key dates for the 2015-16 season are listed at the foot of the page.

PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions League: Chelsea (champions, also Capital One Cup winners), Manchester City, Arsenal (also FA Cup winners)
Champions League final qualifying round: Man United
Europa League group stage:  Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool
Europa League third qualifying round: Southampton
Europa League first qualifying round: West Ham United (Fairplay)
Relegated: Burnley, Queens Park Rangers, Hull City
Promoted to top flight: AFC Bournemouth, Watford, Norwich City

LA LIGA:
Champions League: Barcelona (champions, also Copa Del Rey winners and Champions League winners), Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla (Europa League winners)
Champions League final qualifying round: Valencia
Europa League group stage: Villarreal
Europa League third qualifying round: Athletic Bilbao 
Relegated: Cordoba, Almeria, Elche (due to financial irregularities, so Eibar stay up)
Promoted to top flight: Real Betis, Sporting Gijon, Las Palmas

BUNDESLIGA:
Champions League: Bayern Munich (champions), Wolfsburg (also DFB-Pokal winners), Borussia Monchengladbach
Champions League final qualifying round: Bayer Leverkusen
Europa League group stage: FC Augsburg, Schalke
Europa League third qualifying round: Borussia Dortmund 
Relegated: Paderborn, Freiburg. 
Promoted to top flight: FC Ingolstadt 04, SV Darmstadt 98. 

SERIE A:
Champions League: Juventus (champions, also Coppa Italia winners), AS Roma
Champions League final qualifying round: Lazio
Europa League group stage: Fiorentina, Napoli
Europa League third qualifying round: Sampdoria (Genoa denied UEFA licence)
Relegated: Parma, Cesena, Cagliari
Promoted to top flight: Carpi, Frosinone, Bologna

LIGUE 1:
Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain (champions, also Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue winners), Lyon
Champions League third qualifying round: AS Monaco
Europa League group stage: Marseille
Europa League third qualifying round: St Etienne, Bordeaux
Relegated: Evian, Metz, Lens
Promoted to top flight: Troyes, Ajaccio, Angers

EREDIVISIE:
Champions League: PSV Eindhoven (champions)
Champions League third qualifying round: Ajax Amsterdam
Europa League group stage: Groningen (Dutch Cup winners)
Europa League third qualifying round: AZ Alkmaar, Vitesse 
Europa League first qualifying round: Go Ahead Eagles (Fairplay)
Relegated: Dordrecht, Go Ahead Eagles, NAC Breda
Promoted to top flight: NEC Nijmegen, Roda JC, De Graafschap

PRIMEIRA LIGA:
Champions League: Benfica (champions), FC Porto
Champions League final qualifying round: Sporting Lisbon (also Taca de Portugal winners)
Europa League group stage: Braga
Europa League third qualifying round: Guimaraes, Belenenses
Relegated: Penafiel, Gil Vicente
Promoted to top flight: Tondela, Uniao da Madeira

RUSSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE:
Champions League: Zenit St Petersburg (champions)
Champions League third qualifying round: CSKA Moscow
Europa League group stage: Lokomotiv Moscow (Russian Cup winners)
Europa League third qualifying round: Krasnodar, Rubin Kazan (Dinamo Moscow barred from Europe)
Relegated: Arsenal Tula, Torpedo Moscow. 
Promoted to top flight: Krylia Sovetov Samara, Anzhi Makhachkala. 

SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP:
Champions League second qualifying round: Celtic (champions, also Scottish League Cup winners)
Europa League second qualifying round: Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Scottish Cup winners)
Europa League first qualifying round: Aberdeen, St Johnstone
Relegated: St. Mirren
Promoted to top flight: Heart of Midlothian

Key dates
June 10: German DFB-Pokal draw
June 16: English Capital One Cup first round draw
June 17: English and Scottish league fixtures published
June 18: French Ligue 1 fixtures published
June 22: Draws for Champions League and Europa League first and second qualifying rounds
June 26: German Bundesliga fixtures published
June 30-July 2 and 6-9: Champions League and Europa League first qualifying rounds
July 14-16 and 21-23: Champions League and Europa League second qualifying rounds
July 17: Draws for Champions League and Europa League third qualifying rounds
July 28-30 and August 4-6: Champions League and Europa League third qualifying rounds
August 1: French Super Cup, Paris Saint-Germain v Lyon (Montreal, Canada)
August 1: German Super Cup, Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich (Volkswagen-Arena)
August 2: English Community Shield, Chelsea v Arsenal (Wembley)
August 7: Draws for Champions League and Europa League final qualifying rounds
August 7: French Ligue 1 seasons begin (TBC)
August 7: German DFB-Pokal begins
August 8: English Premier League and Football League seasons begin
August 8: Italian Super Cup, Juventus v Lazio (venue TBC)
August 11: European Super Cup, Barcelona v Sevilla (Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi)
August 11: English Capital One Cup begins
August 14: German Bundesliga begins
August 15: Spanish La Liga begins (TBC)
August 18-20 and 25-27: Champions League and Europa League final qualifying rounds
August 23: Serie A season begins
August 27: Champions League group stage draw
August 28: Europa League group stage draw
September 3-8: Euro 2016 qualifying matches
September 15-17: First Champions League and Europa League group games
October 8-13: Euro 2016 qualifying matches
November 12-17: Euro 2016 qualifying playoffs
December 8-10: Final Champions League and Europa League group games
December 9-19: FIFA Club World Cup (Japan)
January 9: FA Cup third round
February 29: Capital One Cup final (Wembley)
April 23: French Coupe de la Ligue final
May 7: English Football League final day
May 14: French Ligue 1 final day (TBC)
May 15: English Premier League final day
May 18: Europa League final (St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland)
May 21: English FA Cup final (Wembley)
May 21: German DFB-Pokal final (Berlin)
May 21: French Coupe de France final (Paris)
May 28: Champions League final (San Siro, Milan, Italy)
May 28: English Championship playoff final (Wembley)
June 10-July 10: Euro 2016 finals, France

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