LONDON (Reuters) - Norway, England and Sweden have been awarded an extra spot in next season's Europa League after finishing as the top three nations in the UEFA Fair Play rankings, the European governing body said on Monday.
The team which wins their domestic top-flight fair play league will be entered as long as they are not already destined for a UEFA competition.
Chelsea are top of the fair play table in the Premier League but as they are set to go into the Champions League, Fulham are second in the rankings and therefore in line for the extra Europa League berth with one round of matches left.
Fulham, eighth in the actual table, reached the Europa League final last season when they lost to Atletico Madrid. This year's final takes place in Dublin on Wednesday when Portuguese duo Porto and Braga lock horns.
The UEFA fair play standings cover all matches played in UEFA competition at club and national team level from May 1 to April 30.
They take into account assessments made by official UEFA delegates on criteria such as positive play, respect for the opposition, respect for the referee, behaviour of the crowd and team officials, as well as cautions and dismissals.
Norway came out top of the rankings, meaning they receive an extra place in the first qualifying round along with England and Sweden after they finished second and third in the table.
The team which wins their domestic top-flight fair play league will be entered as long as they are not already destined for a UEFA competition.
Chelsea are top of the fair play table in the Premier League but as they are set to go into the Champions League, Fulham are second in the rankings and therefore in line for the extra Europa League berth with one round of matches left.
Fulham, eighth in the actual table, reached the Europa League final last season when they lost to Atletico Madrid. This year's final takes place in Dublin on Wednesday when Portuguese duo Porto and Braga lock horns.
The UEFA fair play standings cover all matches played in UEFA competition at club and national team level from May 1 to April 30.
They take into account assessments made by official UEFA delegates on criteria such as positive play, respect for the opposition, respect for the referee, behaviour of the crowd and team officials, as well as cautions and dismissals.
Norway came out top of the rankings, meaning they receive an extra place in the first qualifying round along with England and Sweden after they finished second and third in the table.
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