Fair Play to Fulham as they look set to land unexpected Europa League place
By Christopher Davies
Last updated at 1:03 PM on 11th April 2011
Comments (0) Add to My Stories Fulham have been boosted by news that they could land an unexpected place in next season's Europa League.
As it stands, the Cottagers are second in the Fair Play table behind west London rivals Chelsea, who seem set to qualify for the Champions League.
The highest placed team in the Fair Play table who do not qualify for Europe by their league position or winning a domestic cup are nominated by the FA to UEFA.
Heading for Europe: Fulham could land a place in next season's Europa League
The latest figures published by UEFA showed England second behind Norway in their Respect Fair Play ratings, thereby gaining an extra place in the 2011/12 Europa League.
Under UEFA rules, the top three countries in the Respect Fair Play League automatically gain an extra Europa League place.
As with the Premier League Fair Play table, UEFA’s Respect Fair Play assessments are made by the official match delegates based on criteria such as positive play, respect for the opposition, respect for the referee, behaviour of the crowd and of team officials, as well as cautions and dismissals.
Fulham reached the final of the Europa League in 2009/10, losing to Atletico Madrid after finishing seventh in the Barclays Premier League the previous season.
The Premier League's current ‘worst behaved’ teams are Sunderland and Newcastle.
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