text: what is the difference between the champions league and the uefa? what is the difference and who and how do teams qualify for both of them, thanks. champions league (more prestigious) ali sort of had it, but it is more complicated than the top four teams from each country league qualify.  the different countries have rankings based on how good the league is.  the top 3 leagues each get four teams, the leagues ranked 4-6 have three teams, the leagues ranked 7-15 get two teams, and leagues ranked 16 and lower get one team.  so the spanish league, ranked number one, gets four teams qualified, while the dutch league, ranked number seven, gets two teams qualified.  but then it gets even more complicated because they don't all enter the tournament at the same time.  the champions from the top 9 ranked leagues all automatically get to the group stage (32 teams in total), along with second place teams from the top 6 ranked leagues and the champions league returning winner.  the other 16 teams come from previous round qualifying stages.  the link provided has a good breakdown of all the stages.  uefa cup is basically the best teams that don't make it to the champions league.  in fact, some teams that get eliminated from the champions league in the group stage get thrown back into the eufa cup competition.    check out the link.   the second link shows the ranking of the leagues (scroll down to where it says "league coefficients")