Article 18 Equality of points – league phase - Europa League

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If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the league phase matches, the following criteria are applied, in this order, to determine their rankings:

1. Superior goal difference in the league phase

2. Higher number of goals scored in the league phase

3. Higher number of away goals scored in the league phase

4. Higher number of wins in the league phase

5. Higher number of away wins in the league phase

6. Higher number of points obtained collectively by league phase opponents

7. Superior collective goal difference of league phase opponents

8. Higher number of goals scored collectively by league phase opponents

9. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all league phase matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points)

10. Higher club coefficient (see Annex D)