What You Need to Know About the Europa League Qualifiers

On the European football calendar, the month of June is the month where all league tables are reset, teams are arranged on the table in an alphabetical order; a signal of the beginning of a new season.

July is the month in which most teams that failed to automatically qualify for European football begin to compete for places. Of course the competition in itself resumes full mode in the later stages of the year – more specifically in the last quarter of the year.

The race to qualify for this year’s Europa League has already begun with several clubs from different parts of Europe jostling for a spot.

As things stand, what do you need to know about the qualifiers?

1. The preliminary round

This round of games has already been played, with seven out of the 14 making it to the first round of qualification.

2. The qualification rounds

In the coming weeks, several teams will attempt to play European football by knocking out other teams in the series of qualifiers.

The first round of qualifiers – which is the stage in which the qualifying session is at the moment – will feature 84 teams. The qualifiers will be over two legs, with the winner moving on to the second qualifying round and then the third.

3. Before the tournament proper begins…

There’s the little case of a play-off.

After the first three qualification rounds have been played, the teams that make it through will then enter what is called a play-off. This is the final, and understandably, a hugely contested round as teams try to cross the final hurdle before making it into the group stages of the competition.

4. The available betting markets

In the FIFA World Cup, European teams and players have taken centre stage, with four European teams making it into the semi-finals. Apparently, European football never took a break.

With the Europa League qualifiers set to start rolling, you now have more than enough games to choose from, as you try to make money from all the action.

A few pointers to help you with your Europa League qualifiers betting:

• If you’re not familiar with the teams, you can back or bet against the goals. You never go wrong with this market
• Being the qualifiers, some of these teams may still have their players on summer break or on international duty
• If you’re skeptical about placing your bets, you can look up the results from the preliminary round to help you make informed guesses
• If you’re not ready to start placing your bets now, you can wait until after the first round of qualifying games so you can figure out which teams to back

With this knowledge, don’t be left out of the fun. Click here to earn yourself some extra cash from these games and start the European football season on a high!

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