97-98 Competitors in Euro Competitions

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Entrants by Competition

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RANK
COUNTRY
EC1
EC2 EC3 UIC COMMENTS

1 Italy Juventus *
Parma * Vicenza * Internazionale
Lazio
Udinese
Sampdoria Non-Entrants

2 France Monaco *
Paris St. Germain * Nice * Nantes
Bordeaux
Metz
Strasbourg * Auxerre
Bastia
Olympique Lyonnais
Montpellier-Herault

3 Spain Real Madrid *
Barcelona Real Betis * Deportivo
Atlético Madrid
Real Valladolid *
Athletic Bilbao * Non-Entrants Spain Gained 1 UEFA Berth at Germany's expense

4 Germany Borussia Dortmund *
Bayern München *
Bayer Leverkusen VfB Stuttgart * Schalke '04
VfL Bochum
Karlsruher *
1860 München Werder Bremen
MSV Duisburg
1.FC Köln
Hamburger SV Borussia Dortmund enter EC1 as champions.
Schalke '04 enter EC3 as champions.
Germany Lost 1 UEFA Berth to Spain

5 Netherlands PSV *
Feyenoord Roda JC Kerkrade * Twente Enschede *
Ajax Amsterdam *
Vitesse Arnhem SC Heerenveen
FC Groningen Gained 1 UEFA Berth AND Automatic CL spot at Russia's expense

6 Portugal Porto *
Sporting* Boavista * Benfica
Guimares *
Braga * Non-Entrants

7 England Manchester United *
Newcastle United * Chelsea * Arsenal
Liverpool
Aston Villa *
Leicester City * Non-Entrants Aston Villa enter EC3 courtesy of England's Fair Play Award

8 Turkey Galatasaray *
Besiktas Kocaelispor Fenerbahce
Trabzonspor Istanbulspor
Samsunspor
Antalyaspor
Despite being equal with Greece, Turkey gets the final automatic CL spot because of last year's superior Turkish performance - at Belgium's expense.

9 Greece Olympiakos * AEK OFI Heraklion
PAOK Thessaloniki
Panahaiki
Iraklis

10 Austria SV Salzburg * Sturm Graz * Rapid Wien
FC Tirol Innsbruck Casino Graz
Austria Wien
Ried im Innkreis

11 Russia Spartak Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow * Alaniya
Rotor Volgograd Dinamo Moscow
Lokomotiv Nizhnii Novgorod
Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow Lost 1 UEFA Berth to Netherlands

12 Belgium Lierse * Germinal Ekeren * Club Brugge
Mouscron
Anderlecht Lommel
Royal Antwerp
Standard Liege
Racing Genk Belgium lost automatic CL place to Turkey and will lose 3rd EC3 berth next year.

13 Denmark Brøndby * FC København * Vejle
AGF * Aalborg
Silkeborg
Odense

14 Sweden IFK Göteborg AIK * Malmo
Helsingborgs IF
Örebro Osters Vaxjo
Halmstad Örebro enter EC3 courtesy of Sweden's Fair Play Award

15 Norway Rosenborg Tromsö Lillestrøm
Viking
Brann Stabaek IF
Kongsvinger
Brann enter EC3 courtesy of Norway's Fair Play Award

16 Czech Republic Sparta Praha * Slavia Praha * FK Jablonec
Boby Brno Non-Entrants Gained 1 UEFA Berth

17 Switzerland Sion * Lucerne Neuchetal Xamax
Grasshopper Lausanne
Aarau

18 Poland Widzew Lodz * Legia Warsaw * Odra Wodzislaw * Odra Wodzislaw
Polonia Warszawa Lost 1 UEFA Berth.

19 Scotland Glasgow Rangers Kilmarnock * Glasgow Celtic
Dundee United Non-Entrants

20 Romania Steaua Bucuresti National Bucuresti* Dinamo Bucuresti
Otelul Galati * Rapid Bucuresti
Gloria Bistrita

21 Croatia Croatia * Zagreb * Hajduk Split Hrvatski Dragovoljac Will get an extra EC3 berth in 98-99

22 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv * Shakhtar Donetsk * Vorskla *
Dnipro Non-Entrants Gained 1 UEFA Berth

23 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta * APOEL * Apollon Limassol Nea Salamis

24 Israel Beitar Jerusalem * Hapoel Beer-Sheva Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Petakh-Tikwa
Maccabi Haifa Lost 1 UEFA Berth

25 Hungary MTK BVSC * Ujpest
Ferencvaros Vasas Gained 1 UEFA Berth but will lose it again next year
BVSC qualify for EC2 since their opponents in the final will be champions, MTK

26 Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi * Dinamo Batumi * Kolkheti 1913 Poti Merani 91

27 Slovakia 1.FC Kosice Slovan Bratislava Spartak Trnava Zilina

28 Latvia Skonto Riga Dinaburga Daugava Universitate

29 Slovenia Branik Maribor Primorje Ajdovscina * HIT Nova Gorica Publikum Celje

30 Finland Jazz HJK MyPa TPS

31 Belarus MPKC Mozyr Belshina Bobruisk * Dinamo Minsk Dinamo'93 Minsk

32 Iceland Akranes * IBV KR Leiftur Leiftur's debut in international competition (Thanks, Ólafur!)

33 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia * Levski Sofia * Neftochimik Spartak Varna

34 FYRO Macedonia Sileks Sloga Jugomagnat Non-Entrants Non-Entrants Pobeda Prilep were runners-up but cup is still in progress

35 Lithuania Kareda Siauliai * Zalgiris Vilnius Inkaras-Grifas FBC Kaunas

36 Moldova Constructorul * Zimbru Chisinau * Tiligul Tiraspol Non-Entrants

37 Northern Ireland Crusaders * Glenavon * Coleraine * Ards Glentoran have declined their UIC place.

38 Liechtenstein Non-Entrants FC Balzers Non-Entrants Non-Entrants

39 Wales Barry Town Cwmbran Town * Inter Cabel-Tel Ebbw Vale

40 Yugoslavia Partizan * Crvena Zvezda Vojvodina Hajduk Kula
Cukaricki Belgrade
Proleter Zrenjanin Lose 1 UEFA Berth

41 Estonia Lantana * Tallinna Sadam Flora Non-Entrants

42 Malta Valletta * Hibernians * Birkirkara Floriana

43 Rep. of Ireland Derry City * Shelbourne * Bohemians * Cork City

44 Armenia Pyunik Yerevan * Ararat Yerevan * FC Yerevan Non-Entrants

45 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch * Union * Grevenmacher Non-Entrants

46 Faroe Islands Gotu Itrottarfelag Havnar Boltfelag KI B-36 Torshavn

47 Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku Kapaz Ganca Garabag Agdam * Non-Entrants

48 Andorra Non-Entrants Non-Entrants Club Esportiu Principat Non-Entrants Andorra take Albania's place following UEFA's decision to ban Albanian teams. Thanks to Roger for the EC3 info.

RANK	COUNTRY	EC1	EC2	EC3	UIC	COMMENTS
1	Italy	Juventus * Parma *	Vicenza *	Internazionale Lazio Udinese Sampdoria	Non-Entrants
2	France	Monaco * Paris St. Germain *	Nice *	Nantes Bordeaux Metz Strasbourg *	Auxerre Bastia Olympique Lyonnais Montpellier-Herault
3	Spain	Real Madrid * Barcelona	Real Betis *	Deportivo Atlético Madrid Real Valladolid * Athletic Bilbao *	Non-Entrants	Spain Gained 1 UEFA Berth at Germany's expense
4	Germany	Borussia Dortmund * Bayern München * Bayer Leverkusen	VfB Stuttgart *	Schalke '04 VfL Bochum Karlsruher * 1860 München	Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg 1.FC Köln Hamburger SV	Borussia Dortmund enter EC1 as champions. Schalke '04 enter EC3 as champions. Germany Lost 1 UEFA Berth to Spain
5	Netherlands	PSV * Feyenoord	Roda JC Kerkrade *	Twente Enschede * Ajax Amsterdam * Vitesse Arnhem	SC Heerenveen FC Groningen	Gained 1 UEFA Berth AND Automatic CL spot at Russia's expense
6	Portugal	Porto * Sporting*	Boavista *	Benfica Guimares * Braga *	Non-Entrants
7	England	Manchester United * Newcastle United *	Chelsea *	Arsenal Liverpool Aston Villa * Leicester City *	Non-Entrants	Aston Villa enter EC3 courtesy of England's Fair Play Award
8	Turkey	Galatasaray * Besiktas	Kocaelispor	Fenerbahce Trabzonspor	Istanbulspor Samsunspor Antalyaspor	Despite being equal with Greece, Turkey gets the final automatic CL spot because of last year's superior Turkish performance - at Belgium's expense.
9	Greece	Olympiakos *	AEK	OFI Heraklion PAOK Thessaloniki	Panahaiki Iraklis
10	Austria	SV Salzburg *	Sturm Graz *	Rapid Wien FC Tirol Innsbruck	Casino Graz Austria Wien Ried im Innkreis
11	Russia	Spartak Moscow	Lokomotiv Moscow *	Alaniya Rotor Volgograd	Dinamo Moscow Lokomotiv Nizhnii Novgorod Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow	Lost 1 UEFA Berth to Netherlands
12	Belgium	Lierse *	Germinal Ekeren *	Club Brugge Mouscron Anderlecht	Lommel Royal Antwerp Standard Liege Racing Genk	Belgium lost automatic CL place to Turkey and will lose 3rd EC3 berth next year.
13	Denmark	Brøndby *	FC København *	Vejle AGF *	Aalborg Silkeborg Odense
14	Sweden	IFK Göteborg	AIK *	Malmo Helsingborgs IF Örebro	Osters Vaxjo Halmstad	Örebro enter EC3 courtesy of Sweden's Fair Play Award
15	Norway	Rosenborg	Tromsö	Lillestrøm Viking Brann	Stabaek IF Kongsvinger	Brann enter EC3 courtesy of Norway's Fair Play Award
16	Czech Republic	Sparta Praha *	Slavia Praha *	FK Jablonec Boby Brno	Non-Entrants	Gained 1 UEFA Berth
17	Switzerland	Sion *	Lucerne	Neuchetal Xamax Grasshopper	Lausanne Aarau
18	Poland	Widzew Lodz *	Legia Warsaw *	Odra Wodzislaw *	Odra Wodzislaw Polonia Warszawa	Lost 1 UEFA Berth.
19	Scotland	Glasgow Rangers	Kilmarnock *	Glasgow Celtic Dundee United	Non-Entrants
20	Romania	Steaua Bucuresti	National Bucuresti*	Dinamo Bucuresti Otelul Galati *	Rapid Bucuresti Gloria Bistrita
21	Croatia	Croatia *	Zagreb *	Hajduk Split	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Will get an extra EC3 berth in 98-99
22	Ukraine	Dynamo Kyiv *	Shakhtar Donetsk *	Vorskla * Dnipro	Non-Entrants	Gained 1 UEFA Berth
23	Cyprus	Anorthosis Famagusta *	APOEL *	Apollon Limassol	Nea Salamis
24	Israel	Beitar Jerusalem *	Hapoel Beer-Sheva	Hapoel Petah Tikva	Maccabi Petakh-Tikwa Maccabi Haifa	Lost 1 UEFA Berth
25	Hungary	MTK	BVSC *	Ujpest Ferencvaros	Vasas	Gained 1 UEFA Berth but will lose it again next year BVSC qualify for EC2 since their opponents in the final will be champions, MTK
26	Georgia	Dinamo Tbilisi *	Dinamo Batumi *	Kolkheti 1913 Poti	Merani 91
27	Slovakia	1.FC Kosice	Slovan Bratislava	Spartak Trnava	Zilina
28	Latvia	Skonto Riga	Dinaburga	Daugava	Universitate
29	Slovenia	Branik Maribor	Primorje Ajdovscina *	HIT Nova Gorica	Publikum Celje
30	Finland	Jazz	HJK	MyPa	TPS
31	Belarus	MPKC Mozyr	Belshina Bobruisk *	Dinamo Minsk	Dinamo'93 Minsk
32	Iceland	Akranes *	IBV	KR	Leiftur	Leiftur's debut in international competition (Thanks, Ólafur!)
33	Bulgaria	CSKA Sofia *	Levski Sofia *	Neftochimik	Spartak Varna
34	FYRO Macedonia	Sileks	Sloga Jugomagnat	Non-Entrants	Non-Entrants	Pobeda Prilep were runners-up but cup is still in progress
35	Lithuania	Kareda Siauliai *	Zalgiris Vilnius	Inkaras-Grifas	FBC Kaunas
36	Moldova	Constructorul *	Zimbru Chisinau *	Tiligul Tiraspol	Non-Entrants
37	Northern Ireland	Crusaders *	Glenavon *	Coleraine *	Ards	Glentoran have declined their UIC place.
38	Liechtenstein	Non-Entrants	FC Balzers	Non-Entrants	Non-Entrants
39	Wales	Barry Town	Cwmbran Town *	Inter Cabel-Tel	Ebbw Vale
40	Yugoslavia	Partizan *	Crvena Zvezda	Vojvodina	Hajduk Kula Cukaricki Belgrade Proleter Zrenjanin	Lose 1 UEFA Berth
41	Estonia	Lantana *	Tallinna Sadam	Flora	Non-Entrants
42	Malta	Valletta *	Hibernians *	Birkirkara	Floriana
43	Rep. of Ireland	Derry City *	Shelbourne *	Bohemians *	Cork City
44	Armenia	Pyunik Yerevan *	Ararat Yerevan *	FC Yerevan	Non-Entrants
45	Luxembourg	Jeunesse Esch *	Union *	Grevenmacher	Non-Entrants
46	Faroe Islands	Gotu Itrottarfelag	Havnar Boltfelag	KI	B-36 Torshavn
47	Azerbaijan	Neftchi Baku	Kapaz Ganca	Garabag Agdam *	Non-Entrants
48	Andorra	Non-Entrants	Non-Entrants	Club Esportiu Principat	Non-Entrants	Andorra take Albania's place following UEFA's decision to ban Albanian teams. Thanks to Roger for the EC3 info.