Amaqembu aseScotland abhekene nendlela enzima kakhulu yokuhlungela i-Europa League

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Ngokwemibiko ye-BBC Sport, i-UEFA izogcina umzuliswano wokugcina wokuhlungela i-Europa League uhlukaniswe phakathi kwamaqembu angompetha nalawo angewona ompetha kusukela ngesizini ezayo, esikhundleni sokudonsa okukodwa okuhlanganisa amaqembu ahlwanyelwe. Omele iScotland, onqobe iScottish Cup noma ophume isibili ofanelekile kwiPremiership, uzodlula endleleni eqinile yamaqembu angewona ompetha, kanti umpetha waseScotland owehla ekuhlungelweni kweChampions League uzongena endleleni yompetha.

Kungani lokhu kubalulekile

Lokhu kwenza isithiyo sokugcina sokufinyelela esigabeni seligi se-Europa League sibe nzima kakhulu eqenjini laseScotland elifinyelela kulesi sigaba. Indlela yamaqembu angewona ompetha ingahlanganisa amaqembu ahlungela ngokuma kwawo kwiligi evela eBelgium, eTurkey, eCzech Republic naseGreece, kanye nalawo ehla esuka kwiChampions League; iBBC Sport iphawula ukuthi iHearts ihlulwe yiBenfica lapho kule sizini, kanti iRangers ihlulwe yiJagiellonia Bialystok.

Ushintsho olusemqoka akukhona nje ukuthi ukuhlungela kunzima. Lusekutheni uhla lwabaphikisi abangaba khona luyashintsha. Amaqembu anjenge-Iberia 1999, iKairat Almaty ne-Ararat, awehle endleleni yompetha yeChampions League, awasekho phakathi kwamaqembu angadonselwa omele iScotland kwi-Europa League kuleso sigaba. Le ndlela manje iholela ohlweni lwabaphikisi abadinga ukubhekana nabo oluyinselele enkulu.

Umbono wethu, okuwukuqagela okusekelwe olwazini: uma omele iScotland efika emzuliswaneni wokugcina, ukufinyelela esigabeni seligi kuba nzima kakhulu ngoba iqoqo lamaqembu angadonswa liqinile. Lokho kungagcina i-coefficient yaseScotland ingaphansi kwengcindezi, yona ethinta ukuhlwanyelwa nokufinyelela kwabazongenela kamuva. Umkhankaso omuhle wokuhlungela ungaphazamisa lowo mjikelezo; ukudonswa okunzima akunqumi umphumela womdlalo wokuhlungela, kodwa kungenza indlela ibonakale incane ngaphambi kokuba kukhahlelwe ibhola.

Ukuqhathanisa nomlando

Ngesikhathi sokugcina i-UEFA isebenzisa lo mbono oyisisekelo, yahlukanisa ukuhlungela iChampions League kwaba izindlela zompetha nezabangewona ompetha ku-shintsho lwayo luka-2007. Ukufana kwesakhiwo kusobala: ukuhlukanisa lezi zindlela kushintsha ukuthi ubani angahlangana nobani, kugcina ompetha basekhaya beqhelelene namaqembu angewona ompetha esigabeni esithintekayo sokuhlungela.

Umehluko obalulekile nawo mkhulu ngokufanayo. Lolo shintsho lwaluthinta ukufinyelela kwiChampions League futhi lwanda nezindawo zokungena ngqo esigabeni samaqoqo; lolu lona luthinta umzuliswano wokugcina wokuhlungela i-Europa League futhi lushiya omele iScotland endleleni yamaqembu angewona ompetha ebhekene neqoqo elinzima kakhulu. Ngesizini yokuqala yalolu hlelo lwangaphambili, i-UEFA yaqopha ompetha basekhaya abangu-18 nababambiqhaza abayisishiyagalombili abaqala ngqa esigabeni samaqoqo, okuhlanganisa iZürich, iAPOEL neDebrecen abadlula ngendlela yompetha, embikweni wayo wemiphumela. Lokho kusikisela ukuthi ukwakheka kwezindlela kungashintsha ngempela ukufinyelela, kodwa akunikezi indlela emfushane yokubikezela umphumela wanoma yiliphi iqembu laseScotland.

Indlela imiphumela engasabalala ngayo

Umthelela osheshayo wehlela komele iScotland kwi-Europa League: umdlalo wayo wokugcina wokuhlungela ungase ube neqembu elinamandla kakhulu elisendleleni yamaqembu angewona ompetha. Uma lokho kuholela ekukhishweni okwengeziwe, amaqembu aseScotland alahlekelwa amathuba okuthola imiphumela esigabeni seligi.

Umthelela wesibili ufinyelela emaqenjini alwela izindawo zaseYurophu zesikhathi esizayo. Imiphumela ebuthakathaka eqhubekayo ingagcina i-coefficient ingaphansi kwengcindezi, ishiye abazongenela baseScotland besikhathi esizayo benezimo zokuhlwanyelwa ezingavuni kangako. Lolu chungechunge luyanqamuka uma amaqembu aseScotland enqoba imidlalo enzima, ephinda ethola ukuhlwanyelwa, noma ethuthukisa imiphumela kuwo wonke imiqhudelwano ye-UEFA.

Ukuhlolwa komthelela

• Abanqobi beScottish Cup noma abaphume isibili bePremiership abafanelekile: basengcupheni ngesizini ezayo. Indlela yabo iqala emzuliswaneni wokuqala wokuhlungela futhi ingaphelela ngokubhekana namaqembu anamandla angena ngokuma kwawo kwiligi noma amaqembu angewona ompetha ehla esuka kwiChampions League.
• Ompetha baseScotland: umphumela oxubile. Iqembu elehla ekuhlungelweni kweChampions League lingahlangana nelinye iqembu elehle kwiChampions League endleleni ehlukene yompetha, okushintsha iqoqo labaphikisi elingahlangana nalo.
• Amanye amaqembu aseScotland afuna ukuya eYurophu: asengcupheni emijikelezweni elandelayo. Ukufinyelela kwawo ngokuncintisana kungathinteka uma ukukhishwa ekuhlungeleni kugcina i-coefficient yaseScotland ingaphansi kwengcindezi.

Izimo ezingaba khona

Okungenzeka kakhulu: Uma omele iScotland kwi-Europa League efika emzuliswaneni wokugcina wokuhlungela, ubhekana nomphikisi onamandla kakhulu endleleni yamaqembu angewona ompetha kunalokho obekungenzeka ngaphansi kokudonsa okudala okuhlanganisiwe. Lokho kwenza ukuhlungela isigaba seligi kube nzima kakhulu futhi kungagcina ingcindezi ekusehlwanyelweni. Ukudonswa neqembu elihlungela kwiligi enkulu noma elehle kwiChampions League, ikakhulukazi uma iqembu laseScotland lingahlwanyelwe, kungaqinisa le ndlela; ukunqoba emzuliswaneni wokugcina kungayenza ibe buthaka.

Okuhle: Uma omele iScotland ehlwanyelwe noma ehlula iqoqo elinamandla, ufinyelela esigabeni seligi futhi wengeza imiphumela yaseYurophu engasiza ukuzinzisa isikhundla se-coefficient saseScotland. Lokho kunganika abazongenela baseScotland bakamuva isisekelo esingcono sokufinyelela. Ukunqoba emzuliswaneni wokugcina wokuhlungela kanye nemiphumela engcono esigabeni seligi kungasekela lo mphumela.

Okubi: Uma iCeltic noma iRangers ingahlwanyelwe bese omele iScotland ehlulwa yiqembu elihlungela kwiligi enkulu noma elehle kwiChampions League, ukufinyelela esigabeni seligi kuyancipha futhi ingcindezi ye-coefficient ingaqhubeka emikhankasweni elandelayo. Ngaphandle kokuthi amaqembu aseScotland aguqule le miphumela kulo lonke elaseYurophu, abazongenela esikhathini esizayo bangase bathole izimo ezifanayo ezinciphisa amathuba abo.

Okufanele kubhekwe ngokulandelayo

Ukwabiwa kwezindawo zokuhlungela kwe-UEFA kuzobonisa ukuthi onqobe iScottish Cup noma ophume isibili ofanelekile kwiPremiership ungena yini emzuliswaneni wokuqala wokuhlungela i-Europa League, nokuthi ompetha baseScotland baqala yini ukuhlungela iChampions League emzuliswaneni wesibili.

Bese kulandela izinhlu zokuhlwanyelwa. I-BBC Sport ithi iCeltic neRangers zingase zingahlwanyelwa ngesizini ezayo, okungathinta kakhulu ukudonswa.

Ekugcineni, ukudonswa komzuliswano wokugcina wokuhlungela i-Europa League kuzoluvivinya ushintsho ngokusobala: izindlela ezihlukene zompetha nezingezabangewona ompetha, omele iScotland efakwe kweyokugcina.