Premier League, Women's Super League, EFL and Scottish football: ups and downs and European qualification

BBC Sport outlines promotion and relegation issues and the battle for European qualification in England and Scotland in 2023-24.

The top four teams qualify for the Champions League group stage. (Additional places may exist if England have one of the two highest UEFA coefficients in 2023-2024.)

The team finishing fifth in the Premier League will qualify for the Europa League group stage along with the FA Cup winners. If the FA Cup winner has already qualified for the Champions League, the European standings will revert to the league.

Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool can finish fifth or higher, and at worst qualify for the Europa League, so the Europa Conference League spot that Liverpool gained by winning the Carabao Cup will be returned to the league.

If Aston Villa win the Europa Conference League but fail to qualify for the Champions League, they will qualify for the Europa League group stage.

The bottom three teams will be relegated to the Championship. The relegation situation could be complicated by Everton and Nottingham Forest's appeals against point deductions for breaching the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Regulations (PSR).

The WSL champions and runners-up will qualify for the second round of the Champions League, while the third-placed teams will qualify from the first round. chelsea, manchester city and arsenal They secured their place in the Champions League.

The last place will be relegated to the Women's Championship. This is likely to be Bristol City, who are seven points behind with three games remaining.

The top two teams will automatically be promoted to the Premier League, with the next four teams entering the play-offs. Automatic promotion is between Ipswich, Leicester, Leeds and Southampton, all of whom are guaranteed at least a place in the play-offs.

The bottom three teams are relegated to League One. Rotherham United They lost 1–0 to Plymouth on 5 April, becoming the first EFL team to be relegated.

portsmouth They defeated Barnsley 3-2 on 16 April, securing automatic promotion to the Championship.

Automatic second place will be awarded to the second placed teams of Derby, Bolton and Peterborough, with unsuccessful teams entering a play-off against the other two teams. All Derby need to do to secure promotion is avoid defeat in the final game.

The bottom four teams will be relegated to League Two. carlisle united On April 6th, they lost 2-0 against Northampton and were relegated.portvale He joined the team after a 2–0 defeat against Bolton on 20 April. fleetwood town They won 1-0 against Leyton Orient but were eliminated. Unless they win their remaining two games and either Burton or Cambridge go over one point, Cheltenham will take the final spot.

The final promotion spot will be awarded to the winner of the play-offs between: milton keynes dons And three other teams.

The bottom two teams will be relegated to the National League. forest green rovers Relegation was confirmed on 16 April when Colchester defeated Grimsby 2-0. Sutton will join them unless they win their final game and Colchester lose both games, resulting in a seven-point difference.

chesterfield They defeated Boreham Wood 3-0 on 23 March to win the title and earn automatic promotion to the EFL for the first time in six years.

Gateshead were excluded from the play-offs as they did not meet the eligibility criteria for EFL membership. So in the semifinals, barnet host solihull moor or halifax townmeanwhile Bromley meet altrinchamthe overall winner will earn the second promotion place.

The bottom four teams are relegated to the National League North or South and replaced by the champions and playoff winners of those two divisions.

The Premiership will be split into halves after 33 games, with each club playing against the other in their respective 'half' for the fourth and final time.

The winning team will advance to the Champions League group stage, and the runner-up team will advance to the third qualifying round. Celtic are now certain of Champions League qualification and Rangers will be close to doing so.

These clubs will also take part in the Scottish Cup final, meaning that the Europa League places given to the cup winners will revert to the league.

Therefore, the 3rd placed team in the Premiership will participate in the Europa League in the play-off round, the 4th placed team will participate in the Europa League in the secondary qualifying round, and the 5th placed team will participate in the Europa Conference League in the secondary qualifying round. Masu.

The bottom club in the Premiership will be relegated to the Scottish Championship, with the team in 11th place entering a play-off against the three teams in the Championship.

Champions Dundee United or Raith Rovers will be promoted to the Scottish Premiership. Realistically, United would have to lose their last two games to advance, with Raith winning their last two games with a 36-goal gap on goal difference.

Teams that do not win the title will participate in the playoffs. Partik Thistle, Airdrionian and an 11th-placed premiership team.

bottom side arbroathOn 13 April, Ayr United won 5-0, sealing their relegation to League One. The 9th place team will enter a playoff against three teams from League 1.

champion falkirk Just before rivals Hamilton won 7-1 at Montrose on March 30, they drew 0-0 with Queen of the South, clinching automatic promotion to the Scottish Championship.

hamilton academic, Alloa Athletic And the other team will enter a play-off against the 9th place side in the Championship.

bottom club city ​​of edinburgh They lost 5–2 to Alloa on 16 March, becoming the first team in England and Scotland to be relegated. The 9th place team will enter a playoff against three teams from League 2.

stenhousemuir They drew 0-0 with East Fife and were crowned champions on 6 March, securing automatic promotion to League One. Peterhead, Dumbarton and spartans They will face a playoff against the 9th place team in League 1.

The bottom team, Clyde, Stranraer or Bonnyrigg Rose, will enter a play-off against the winner of the two-legged play-off between the Highland League champions (April 27th and May 4th). Bucky Thistle and Roland League winner east kilbride. The overall winner will secure the last place in League Two for the 2024-25 season.