Do uefa champions league winners automatically qualify. The winners of the europa league are. As per uefas website the winners of the champions league are automatically granted a place in the competitions group stages the following season as a reward. A maximum of five premier league teams are eligible for uefa champions league qualification.
Yes the winners of the champions league automatically qualifies for the following season. As per the new regulations the previous seasons uefa europa league winners will qualify automatically for the uefa champions league group stage previously they would qualify for the play off round but would be promoted to the group stage only if the champions league title holder berth was vacated although this promotion to the group stage. If a club who do not finish in the top four of the barclays premier league win the uefa champions league they automatically take a place in the group stage of the europes elite club competition at the expense of the fourth placed club who will instead appear in the uefa europa league.
This is not reliant on them qualifying through their domestic league. Its also worth noting that should roma win the 201920 europa league they would automatically qualify for the group stage of the 202021 champions league. The only remaining automatic qualifiers to be determined are the winners of the champions league and the winners of the europa league.
The first and second place teams in the countries ranked fourth through sixth also gain automatic entry as do the champions in the countries ranked seventh through 12th. Should a premier league club win the uefa europa league they will automatically qualify for the group stage of next seasons uefa champions league regardless of their league finishing position. The teams that occupy the top three league places in the countries ranked first through third in uefa competition gain automatic entry into the group stages for the following seasons champions league competition.