UEFA coefficient

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In European football, the UEFA coefficients are statistics based in weighted arithmetic means used for ranking and seeding teams in club and international competitions. Introduced in 1979 for men's football tournaments,[1] and after applied in women's football and futsal, the coefficients are calculated by UEFA, who administer football within Europe, as well as Armenia, Cyprus, Israel and the Asian parts of some transcontinental countries.

The confederation publishes three types of rankings: one analysing a single season, one analysing a five-year span and another analysing a ten-year span. For men's competitions (discussed in this article), three sets of coefficients are calculated:

Men's association coefficient edit

 
Map of UEFA associations whose teams have reached the group stage of the UEFA Champions League
  UEFA member association that has been represented in the group stage
  UEFA member association that has not been represented in the group stage
  Not a UEFA member
 
Map of UEFA associations whose teams reached the group stage of the UEFA Europa League
  UEFA member association that has been represented in the group stage
  UEFA member association that has not been represented in the group stage
  Not a UEFA member
 
Map of UEFA associations whose teams reached the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League
  UEFA member association that has been represented in the group stage
  UEFA member association that has not been represented in the group stage
  Not a UEFA member

The association coefficient is used to rank the football associations of Europe, and thus determine the number of clubs from an association that will participate in the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

The UEFA ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next, not in the first season after the publication of the ranking. Thus, the rankings at the end of the 2021–22 season determine the team allocation by association in the 2023–24 (not 2022–23) UEFA season. This is unrelated to the selection of teams which will fill each allocation through the individual association leagues and national cups (which is decided in the preceding season).

This coefficient is determined by the results of the clubs of the associations in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League games over the past five seasons. Two points are awarded for each win by a club, and one for a draw (points are halved in the qualifying rounds). Results determined by extra time do count in determining the allocation of points, but results determined by penalty-shootouts do not affect the allocation of points, other than for bonus points given for qualification into the latter rounds. The number of points awarded each season is divided by the number of teams that participated for that association in that season. This number is then rounded down to three decimal places (e.g. 2+23 would be rounded to 2.666).[3][4]

To determine an association's coefficient for a particular season, the coefficients for the last five seasons are added. Bonus points are added to the number of points scored in a season. Bonus points are allocated for:[5]

  • Clubs that reach the group stage (4 bonus points for the Champions League).
  • Group winners (4 bonus points for the Europa League, 2 bonus points for the Europa Conference League).
  • Group runners-up (2 bonus points for the Europa League, 1 bonus point for the Europa Conference League).
  • Clubs that reach the round of 16 (5 bonus points for the Champions League, 1 bonus point for the Europa League).
  • Clubs that reach the quarter-finals (1 bonus point for the Champions League and the Europa League).
  • Clubs that reach the semi-finals or final (1 bonus point for the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League).

UEFA uses this coefficient system to decide which teams gain automatic entry to the group stage and which teams must go through qualifying. For instance, the teams who occupy the top four league places in the associations ranked 1 to 4 in UEFA competition, the top two teams of the association ranked 5 and 6, and the champions in the associations ranked 7 to 10 gain automatic entry into the group stages for the following season's Champions League competition.

Current ranking edit

The ranking below takes into account of each association's performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24, with the 2023–24 season ongoing.

The final ranking at the end of the 2023–24 season will be used to determine the minimum number of places for each association in the 2025–26 UEFA club competitions.

As of 14 March 2024, the coefficients are as follows:[6][7]

Ranking Member association
(L: League, C: Cup, LC: League Cup)
Coefficient Teams[a] Places in 2025–26 season
2024 2023 Mvmt 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Total UCL[b] UEL UECL Total
1 1     England (L, C, LC[c]) 18.571 24.357 21.000 23.000 16.250 103.178 5/8 4 2 1 7
2 2     Spain (L, C) 18.928 19.500 18.428 16.571 14.437 87.864 3/8
3 4   +1   Italy (L, C) 14.928 16.285 15.714 22.357 17.714 86.998 4/7
4 3   –1   Germany (L, C) 18.714 15.214 16.214 17.125 16.357 83.624 3/7
5 5     France (L, C) 11.666 7.916 18.416 12.583 14.750 65.331 3/6
6 6     Netherlands (L, C) 9.400 9.200 19.200 13.500 10.000 61.300 0/5 3 2 1 6
7 7     Portugal (L, C) 10.300 9.600 12.916 12.500 10.666 55.982 1/6 2 2 1 5
8 8     Belgium (L, C) 7.600 6.000 6.600 14.200 13.200 47.600 1/5
9 12   +3   Turkey (L, C) 5.000 3.100 6.700 11.800 11.500 38.100 1/4
10 9   –1   Scotland (L, C) 9.750 8.500 7.900 3.500 6.400 36.050 0/5
11 15   +4   Czechia (L, C) 2.500 6.600 6.700 6.750 13.250 35.800 1/4
12 13   +1   Switzerland (L, C) 6.400 5.125 7.750 8.500 5.200 32.975 0/5
13 10   –3   Austria (L, C) 5.800 6.700 10.400 4.900 4.800 32.600 0/5 2 1 2 5
14 16   +2   Norway (L, C) 3.750 6.500 7.625 5.750 8.000 31.625 0/4
15 17   +2   Denmark (L, C) 5.125 4.125 7.800 5.900 8.500 31.450 0/4
16 21   +5   Israel (L, C) 2.375 7.000 6.750 6.250 8.750 31.125 0/4 1 1 2 4
17 20   +3   Greece (L, C) 4.900 5.100 8.000 2.125 9.400 29.525 2/5
18 14   –4   Ukraine (L, C) 7.200 6.800 4.200 5.700 4.100 28.000 0/5
19 11   –8   Serbia (L, C) 6.000 5.500 9.500 5.375 1.400 27.775 0/5
20 19   –1   Croatia (L, C) 4.375 5.900 6.000 3.375 5.875 25.525 0/4
21 24   +3   Poland (L, C) 2.125 4.000 4.625 7.750 6.875 25.375 0/4
22 22     Cyprus (L, C) 5.125 4.000 4.125 5.100 3.750 22.100 0/4
23 25   +2   Hungary (L, C) 4.500 4.250 2.750 5.875 4.500 21.875 0/4
24 23   –1   Sweden (L, C) 5.750 2.500 5.125 6.250 1.875 21.500 0/4
25 26   +1   Romania (L, C) 5.875 3.750 2.250 6.250 3.250 21.375 0/4
26 27   +1   Bulgaria (L, C) 4.125 4.000 3.375 4.500 4.375 20.375 0/4
27 29   +2   Azerbaijan (L, C) 3.375 2.500 4.375 4.000 5.875 20.125 0/4
28 28     Slovakia (L, C) 3.000 1.500 4.125 6.000 5.000 19.625 0/4
29 18   –11   Russia (L, C)[Note RUS] 4.666 4.333 5.300 4.333[d] 0.000[e] 18.632 0/0
30 31   +1   Slovenia (L, C) 2.000 2.250 3.000 2.125 3.875 13.250 0/4
31 32   +1   Moldova (L, C) 0.750 1.375 5.250 3.750 2.000 13.125 0/4
32 33   +1   Kosovo (L, C) 1.500 1.833 2.333 2.875 3.000 11.541 0/4
33 30   –3   Kazakhstan (L, C) 3.375 1.000 2.875 1.125 3.125 11.500 0/4
34 37   +3   Finland (L, C) 1.625 1.375 3.750 2.625 1.750 11.125 0/4 1 0 3 4
35 36   +1   Republic of Ireland (L, C) 1.250 1.875 2.875 3.375 1.500 10.875 0/4
36 39   +3   Armenia (L, C) 2.750 1.375 1.875 2.375 2.250 10.625 0/4
37 35   –2   Latvia (L, C) 2.250 1.375 2.625 2.750 1.625 10.625 0/4
38 43   +5   Faroe Islands (L, C) 1.125 2.750 1.500 2.250 2.750 10.375 0/4
39 41   +2   Bosnia and Herzegovina (L, C) 1.500 2.625 1.625 2.000 2.250 10.000 0/4
40 34   –6   Liechtenstein (C)[f] 2.500 0.500 0.000 6.500 0.500 10.000 0/1 0 0 1 1
41 48   +7   Iceland (L, C) 0.625 0.625 1.500 3.000 3.833 9.583 0/3 1 0 3 4
42 44   +2   Northern Ireland (L, C) 2.375 2.833 1.625 1.250 1.125 9.208 0/4
43 42   –1   Luxembourg (L, C) 3.000 1.000 1.250 1.125 2.250 8.625 0/4
44 38   –6   Lithuania (L, C) 1.625 1.625 1.750 2.375 1.125 8.500 0/4
45 45     Malta (L, C) 0.750 1.500 1.875 2.625 1.500 8.250 0/4
46 46     Georgia (L, C) 2.250 1.750 1.250 1.125 1.250 7.625 0/4
47 49   +2   Albania (L, C) 0.750 2.000 1.625 0.875 2.125 7.375 0/4
48 47   –1   Estonia (L, C) 0.875 1.375 3.666 1.166 0.125 7.207 0/4
49 40   –9   Belarus (L, C) 2.500 1.500 0.250 0.625 1.750 6.625 0/4
50 52   +2   North Macedonia (L, C) 0.500 1.750 0.625 1.625 1.500 6.000 0/4
51 53   +2   Andorra (L, C) 1.500 0.666 1.500 0.666 1.666 5.998 0/3 1 0 2 3
52 50   –2   Wales (L, C) 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.166 0.625 5.791 0/4
53 54   +1   Montenegro (L, C) 1.000 1.625 0.750 1.000 1.333 5.708 0/3
54 51   –3   Gibraltar (L, C) 1.000 1.666 1.250 0.875 0.166 4.957 0/3
55 55     San Marino (L, C) 0.000 0.500 0.166 0.833 0.333 1.832 0/3
  Indicates active associations which have all their teams still competing in this season's UEFA club competitions (i.e. Champions League, Europa League or Europa Conference League).
  Indicates active associations which have some teams still competing in this season's UEFA club competitions.
  Indicates associations which have no teams remaining in this season's UEFA club competitions.
  1. ^ Number of teams still active from association in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League.
  2. ^ Beginning in the 2024–25 season, 1 additional team from each of the 2 associations with the highest 1-year association coefficient will be awarded a berth in the Champions League group stage.
  3. ^ The winner of the league cup of England is given a place in the UEFA Europa Conference League by special permission from UEFA (replacing the lowest-ranked league team which would have qualified).
  4. ^ Did not participate in Europe this season, but were awarded 4.333 (the lowest coefficient obtained in the previous 5 seasons)
  5. ^ Not participating in Europe this season
  6. ^ The Liechtenstein Football Association does not organise a national league competition and all its seven clubs compete in the Swiss football league system.[8][9] As a result, the only competitor from Liechtenstein in European competitions is the Liechtenstein Cup winners, who qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League.[9]

Notes

  1. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10][11][12] On 2 May 2022, UEFA confirmed that Russian clubs would be excluded from the 2022–23 UEFA competitions and be awarded the minimum coefficient from the previous 5 seasons (4.333) for 2022–23.[13] Later UEFA changed Russia's coefficient in 2022–23 season to zero, but they subsequently restored their coefficient to 4.333 at the end of the 2022–23 season.[14]

Further information on Liechtenstein's status and similar cases edit

According to the UEFA regulations a National League needs to consist of at least eight clubs to be considered valid, otherwise no participants of such a league will be allowed to enter European competitions.

  • There are only seven clubs that are active in Liechtenstein, all of which play in neighbouring Switzerland's league competitions.
  • Prior to the introduction of the Welsh Premier League in 1992 Wales also had a single participant in European competitions, the winner (or best placed Welsh team as several English teams also competed) of the Welsh Cup, in the now defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two-legged ties in the knockout stages of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, and in the qualifying stages of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, were changed to single-leg matches. In those cases where there was such a change in format, the following points were awarded instead:[15][16]

  • 3 points for a win (1.5 points for qualifying and play-off matches)
  • 2 points for a draw (1 point for qualifying and play-off matches)
  • 1 point for a loss (0.5 points for qualifying and play-off matches)

This translates to the original system (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) by considering the "unplayed leg" as a draw.

Distribution of team competition quotas edit

2024–27 edit

The following is the default access list for the 2024–25 and future seasons.[17] Rankings in table exclude Liechtenstein.[a]

Champions League Europa League Conference League
Ranking LS QR LS QR QR
PO Q3 Q2 Q1 PO Q3 Q2 Q1 PO Q3 Q2 Q1
1–4 4 2 1
5 3 1 2 1
6 2 1 1 1 1
7 1 1 1 1 1
8–9 1 1 1 1 1
10 1 1 1 1 1
11–12 1 1 1 1 1
13–14 1 1 1 2
15 2 1 2
16–22 1 1 2
23–29 1 1 2
30–33 1 1 1 1
34–37 1 1 2
38–49 1 3
50–54 1 2
LIE 1

2021–24 edit

The following was the default access list from the 2021–22 season through the 2023–24 season.[18][19] Rankings in table exclude Liechtenstein.[a]

Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League
Ranking GS QR GS QR QR
PO Q3 Q2 Q1 PR PO Q3 PO Q3 Q2 Q1
1–4 4 2 1
5 2 1 2 1
6 2 1 1 1 1
7–9 1 1 1 1 1
10 1 1 1 1 1
11–12 1 1 1 1 1
13–14 1 1 1 2
15 2 1 2
16–17 1 3
18–28 1 3
29 1 2 1
30–49 1 3
50 1 2
51–54 1 2
LIE 1
  1. ^ a b The Liechtenstein Football Association does not organise a national league competition and all its seven clubs compete in the Swiss football league system.[8][9] As a result, the only competitor from Liechtenstein in European competitions is the Liechtenstein Cup winners, who qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League.[9]

History edit

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Following the introduction of the UEFA Cup in 1971, the competition began to grow in complexity having more clubs than the European Champions Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup, reaching up to four from a single country. UEFA began to publish rankings in 1979,[1] to identify the number of participants for each association in the UEFA Cup.

Subsequently, for statistical purposes, various rankings were introduced to portray the history of the associations. According to the prorated (extended) calculation system, only four associations have succeeded in being ranked as the top European association.[20]

Following the Heysel Stadium disaster, all English teams were banned from UEFA competitions in 1985. The ban was only lifted after five seasons, with the knock-on effects continuing to impact on English football for a total of nine years from 1986 to 1994.[21] Having been top in 1985, England were un-ranked in 1990[22] and would not regain the top position until 2008.[23]

Russia was barred from competitions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Due to military aggression and calls by Russia to "demilitarise" and "denazify", many football clubs in Ukraine were forced to be dissolved or suspend their participation due to destruction of their football infrastructure.[citation needed]

Also, FIFA imposed passive sanctions on Ukrainian clubs (along with Russian clubs) by suspending employment contracts of football players playing in Ukraine due to safety concerns in relations to the Russian aggression without any consultations with Ukrainian football community.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] The CEO Serhii Palkin of Ukrainian leading football club Shakhtar Donetsk points out that this move led to a big financial loss and FIFA should compensate Ukrainian football community. In October of 2023 UEFA brought one of the Ukrainian leading clubs' executive officers, who in 2021 received the "UEFA Grassroot Award",[34] to its Executive Committee on Status of Players.[35][36][37]

Top associations by period edit

The following data indicates the three top-ranked associations in each five-year period.[38] Data prior to 1975–1979 period has been calculated, but precedes the first published by the Confederation and has merely informative value.[38] Note that the table take into account the results from the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which was a non-UEFA competition that took place until 1971, whose teams in the first editions were representing cities instead of clubs.

Years 1st place Coeff. 2nd place Coeff. 3rd place Coeff.
1956–1960   Spain 70.833   France 40.500   Italy 36.500
1957–1961 68.333   England 41.666 36.500
1958–1962 71.933 34.666 31.500
1959–1963 68.433   Italy 32.500   Scotland 32.250
1960–1964 66.833 39.700 35.750
1961–1965 52.333 43.128   England 38.849
1962–1966 53.333   England 42.682   Hungary 39.999
1963–1967   England 45.482   Spain 41.733   Italy 41.728
1964–1968 49.016   Hungary 43.665   Spain 41.566
1965–1969 53.701 53.665   Scotland 38.366
1966–1970 51.951 46.415 39.566
1967–1971 51.660 40.999   Italy 40.094
1968–1972 53.431 41.666 38.660
1969–1973 53.231   Netherlands 41.200 37.593
1970–1974 54.279 43.500   West Germany 39.664
1971–1975 47.779   West Germany 46.331   Netherlands 45.200
1972–1976   West Germany 48.950   Netherlands 43.600   England 43.570
1973–1977 51.902   England 41.999   Netherlands 39.450
1974–1978 48.783   Netherlands 43.450   England 38.332
1975–1979 52.617 39.200   Belgium 38.300
1976–1980 53.998   England 38.426 37.300
1977–1981 52.284 38.760   Spain 36.999
1978–1982 51.999 37.902   Netherlands 35.466
1979–1983 54.118   Spain 34.999   England 34.426
1980–1984 43.618   England 37.950   Spain 32.199
1981–1985   England 41.093   Italy 38.800   West Germany 37.070
1982–1986   Italy 39.466   West Germany 37.332   Soviet Union 36.516
1983–1987 41.716   Soviet Union 37.250   West Germany 36.332
1984–1988 41.082 37.550 36.165
1985–1989 42.498   West Germany 41.093   Spain 40.999
1986–1990   West Germany 45.427   Italy 43.212 42.666
1987–1991   Italy 48.171   (West) Germany 43.594 38.666
1988–1992 52.837 42.927 40.266
1989–1993 60.337   France 40.450   (West) Germany 39.403
1990–1994 62.313 45.150   Germany 41.641
1991–1995 63.884 45.283   Germany 40.307
1992–1996 61.259 45.408   Spain 43.932
1993–1997 60.735   Spain 46.532   France 45.733
1994–1998 59.640   Germany 49.932   Spain 48.580
1995–1999 57.212   Spain 49.628   Germany 45.498
1996–2000   Spain 59.599   Italy 55.927 46.403
1997–2001 65.210 56.239   England 51.288
1998–2002 68.467 58.668 55.459
1999–2003 75.539 62.311 58.340
2000–2004 79.851   England 62.153   Italy 59.186
2001–2005 73.717 63.224 61.186
2002–2006 72.748   Italy 66.731   England 63.486
2003–2007 76.891   England 68.540   Italy 66.088
2004–2008   England 75.749   Spain 75.266 60.410
2005–2009 79.499 74.266 62.910
2006–2010 81.856 79.757 64.338
2007–2011 85.785 82.329   Germany 69.436
2008–2012 84.410 84.186 75.186
2009–2013   Spain 88.025   England 82.963 79.614
2010–2014 97.713 84.748 81.641
2011–2015 99.999 80.391 79.415
2012–2016 105.713   Germany 80.177   England 76.284
2013–2017 104.998 79.498 75.962
2014–2018 106.998   England 79.605   Italy 76.249
2015–2019 103.569 85.462 74.725
2016–2020 102.283 90.462   Germany 74.784
2017–2021   England 100.569   Spain 97.855   Italy 75.438
2018–2022 106.641 96.141 76.902
2019–2023 109.570 92.998   Germany 82.481

The table shows the ranking of nations with respect to the total number of years in the top three of the rankings:

As of 7 June 2023
Association 1st 2nd 3rd Total
  England 18 17 10 45
  Spain 23 12 9 44
  Italy 13 10 17 40
  West Germany/Germany 10 8 16 34
  Netherlands 0 5 3 8
  France 0 5 1 6
  Hungary
  Scotland 0 0 4 4
  Soviet Union 0 2 1 3
  Belgium 0 0 2 2

Women's association coefficient edit

Current ranking edit

The ranking below takes into account of each association's performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24, with the 2023–24 season currently taking place.

The final ranking at the end of the 2023–24 season will be used to determine the number of places for each association in the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League.

As of 27 March 2024 the coefficients are as follows:[39]

Ranking Member association
(L: League)
Coefficient Teams[a] Places in 2025–26 season
2024 2023 Mvmt 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Total UCL UEFA 2nd Tier Total
1 1     France (L) 20.000 15.000 16.333 10.000 14.333 75.666 2/3 3 0 3
2 2     Germany (L) 16.500 16.500 14.666 14.000 7.333 68.999 0/3
3 3     Spain (L) 15.000 15.500 13.666 13.000 8.333 65.499 1/3
4 4     England (L) 11.500 17.500 9.000 13.333 8.000 59.333 1/3
5 9   +4   Portugal (L) 4.000 3.000 7.000 8.000 12.000 34.000 0/1
6 5   –1   Italy (L) 3.000 5.000 8.500 12.500 5.000 34.000 0/2
7 6   –1   Sweden (L) 4.500 7.500 3.666 2.833 6.500 24.999 1/3
8 7   –1   Czechia (L) 5.500 7.000 2.333 3.333 4.166 22.332 0/3 2 1
9 8   –1   Denmark (L) 8.500 7.000 2.750 2.000 1.500 21.750 0/2
10 10     Netherlands (L) 6.000 3.000 2.500 2.500 8.000 22.000 0/2
11 11     Norway (L) 2.000 5.500 2.500 3.000 8.500 21.500 1/2
12 13   +1   Austria (L) 3.000 9.000 2.000 4.250 3.000 21.250 0/2
13 14   +1   Ukraine (L) 2.000 5.000 7.000 3.000 2.000 19.000 0/2
14 16   +2   Belarus (L) 8.000 5.000 1.500 2.000 1.500 18.000 0/2 0 2
15 15     Iceland (L) 8.000 2.000 3.250 2.250 2.250 17.750 0/2
16 12   –4   Scotland (L) 7.500 3.000 2.000 2.000 2.500 17.000 0/2
17 17     Kazakhstan (L) 7.000 3.500 1.500 1.500 1.250 14.750 0/2
18 18     Switzerland (L) 3.000 3.000 2.500 2.750 3.000 14.250 0/1 1 1
19 21   +2   Serbia (L) 4.000 3.000 2.000 2.000 3.000 14.000 0/1
20 19   –1   Albania (L) 3.000 2.000 3.000 4.000 2.000 14.000 0/1
21 20   –1   Cyprus (L) 2.000 2.000 3.000 2.000 3.000 12.000 0/1
22 22     Belgium (L) 4.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 12.000 0/1
23 25   +2   Finland (L) 2.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 2.000 10.000 0/1
24 23   –1   Bosnia and Herzegovina (L) 2.000 2.000 1.500 3.000 1.500 10.000 0/1
25 26   +1   Hungary (L) 2.500 2.000 2.000 1.500 1.500 9.500 0/1 0 1
26 29   +3   Romania (L) 1.000 2.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 9.000 0/1
27 32   +5   Slovenia (L) 1.000 3.000 2.000 1.500 1.500 9.000 0/1
28 27   –1   Poland (L) 1.500 3.000 1.500 1.500 1.500 9.000 0/1
29 30   +1   Croatia (L) 1.000 1.000 3.000 1.500 2.000 8.500 0/1
30 28   –2   Lithuania (L) 1.500 2.000 2.000 1.000 2.000 8.500 0/1
31 24   –7   Russia (L)[Note RUS1] 3.000 2.000 1.750 1.750[b] - [c] 8.500 0/0
32 31   –1   Republic of Ireland (L) 2.000 1.000 1.500 2.000 1.500 8.000 0/1
33 35   +2   Kosovo (L) 3.000 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.000 8.000 0/1
34 33   –1   Turkey (L) 2.000 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.500 7.500 0/1
35 34   –1   Greece (L) 0.000 1.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 7.000 0/1
36 39   +3   Israel (L) 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 2.000 7.000 0/1
37 42   +5   Georgia (L) 0.000 3.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 7.000 0/1
38 38     Montenegro (L) 1.500 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.500 7.000 0/1
39 36   –3   Slovakia (L) 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.000 1.000 6.500 0/1
40 37   –3   Bulgaria (L) 0.500 2.000 1.500 1.500 1.000 6.500 0/1
41 43   +2   Luxembourg (L) 0.000 1.000 2.000 1.500 1.500 6.000 0/1
42 41   –1   Wales (L) 2.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 6.000 0/1
43 46   +3   Latvia (L) 0.000 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.000 5.500 0/1
43 46   +3   Malta (L) 0.000 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.000 5.500 0/1
45 40   –5   Estonia (L) 1.000 1.000 1.500 1.000 1.000 5.500 0/1
45 44   –1   Northern Ireland (L) 1.000 1.000 1.500 1.000 1.000 5.500 0/1
47 47     Moldova (L) 0.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.500 4.500 0/1
48 47   –1   Faroe Islands (L) 0.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 4.000 0/1
48 47   –1   North Macedonia (L) 0.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 4.000 0/1
50 47   –3   Armenia (L) 0.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 - [c] 3.000 0/0
[d]   Azerbaijan (L) No entry[c] (NR)[d] 0/0
[d]   Gibraltar (L) No entry[c] (NR)[d] 0/0
[d]   Andorra (NL)[e] No entry[c] (NR)[d] 0/0 NL
[d]   Liechtenstein (NL)[e] No entry[c] (NR)[d] 0/0
[d]   San Marino (NL)[e] No entry[c] (NR)[d] 0/0
  Indicates active associations which have all their teams still competing in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League.
  Indicates active associations which have some teams still competing in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League.
  Indicates associations which have no teams remaining in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League.
  1. ^ Number of teams still active from association in UEFA Women's Champions League.
  2. ^ Did not participate in Europe this season, but were awarded 1.750 (the lowest coefficient obtained in the previous 5 seasons)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Did not participate in European competitions that season.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j No rank, association did not enter in any of the seasons used for computing coefficients (NR)
  5. ^ a b c No women's domestic league (NL)

Notes

  1. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10][11][12] On 2 May 2022, UEFA confirmed that Russian clubs would be excluded from the 2022–23 UEFA competitions and be awarded the minimum coefficient from the previous 5 seasons (1.750) for 2022–23.[13] Later, UEFA changed Russia's coefficient in 2022–23 season into zero, but UEFA subsequently restored their coefficient to 1.750 at the end of the 2022–23 season.[40][41]

History edit

Top associations by period edit

The following data indicates the three top-ranked women's associations in each five-year period.

Years 1st place Coeff. 2nd place Coeff. 3rd place Coeff.
2000–2004   Sweden 25.500   Germany 24.000   Denmark 17.500
2001–2005   Germany 25.000   Sweden 22.250 15.500
2002–2006 25.750 19.750   France 11.500
2003–2007 22.000 20.750   England 17.500
2004–2008 37.000 33.750 24.000
2005–2009 37.000 33.750   France 24.500
2006–2010 70.666 69.500 63.000
2007–2011 75.666   France 65.000   Sweden 65.000
2008–2012 85.166 80.000 61.000
2009–2013   France 84.500   Germany 83.166 58.500
2010–2014   Germany 91.666   France 78.500 61.500
2011–2015 96.000 76.000 61.500
2012–2016 89.500 77.000 65.500
2013–2017 86.000 80.000 61.500
2014–2018 83.000 78.000   England 59.000
2015–2019   France 90.500   Germany 77.500 53.500
2016–2020 94.000 73.000   Spain 56.500
2017–2021 92.000 75.500   England 68.500
2018–2022 87.333 75.666   Spain 65.166
2019–2023 80.833 76.666 71.166

The table shows the ranking of nations with respect to the total number of years in the top three of the rankings:

As of 4 June 2023
League 1st 2nd 3rd Total
  Germany 13 7 0 20
  France 6 7 3 16
  Sweden 1 6 7 14
  England 0 0 5 5
  Spain 0 0 3 3
  Denmark 0 0 2 2

Men's club coefficient edit

The club coefficient is either the sum of the points earned by the club in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League over the previous five seasons or 20% of the club's association coefficient over the same period, whichever coefficient is higher.[42] This ranking is used by UEFA to determine a club's seeding in club competition draws, including the qualifying and group stages of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, and FIFA Club World Cup.[2]

The clubs receive two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a defeat in games of the main stages of the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. Results determined after extra-time are included in this method, however results determined after penalty shoot-outs are not (the result is considered a draw). Bonus points for entering the Europa League group stage or Europa Conference League group stage are not additional to win/draw points; they provide a minimum points allowance for participating clubs, whereas bonus points for entering the Champions League group stage (and those for qualifying to the knockout stage) are additional to win/draw points.

Qualifying round results are only taken into account if the club is eliminated in one of the rounds (see table below). Otherwise, the qualifying round results are taken into account only for the calculation of the association's coefficient and are halved.[43] The clubs do not receive any points for elimination in the Champions League or Europa League qualifying because those clubs move to the Europa League and/or Europa Conference League and receive points from participation in that competition.[44][45]

Current club ranking edit

The ranking below takes into account of each club's performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24, with the 2023–24 season ongoing.

The top 25 clubs as of 14 March 2024 are as follows.[46][47]

Ranking Club Association Coefficient
2024 2023 Mvmt 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Total
1 1   Manchester City   England 25.0 35.0 27.0 33.0 26.0 146.0
2 2   Bayern Munich   Germany 36.0 27.0 26.0 27.0 23.0 139.0
3 5   +2 Real Madrid   Spain 17.0 26.0 30.0 29.0 25.0 127.0
4 6   +2 Paris Saint-Germain   France 31.0 24.0 19.0 19.0 20.0 113.0
5 4   –1 Liverpool   England 18.0 24.0 33.0 19.0 18.0 112.0
6 11   +5 Inter Milan   Italy 25.0 9.0 18.0 29.0 20.0 101.0
7 16   +9 RB Leipzig   Germany 27.0 17.0 17.0 18.0 18.0 97.0
8 3   –5 Chelsea   England 17.0 33.0 25.0 21.0 0.0[a] 96.0
9 10   +1 Roma   Italy 11.0 24.0 23.0 22.0 15.0 95.0
10 7   –3 Manchester United   England 22.0 26.0 18.0 19.0 7.0 92.0
11 14   +3 Borussia Dortmund   Germany 18.0 22.0 10.0 17.0 21.0 89.0
12 9   –3 Barcelona   Spain 24.0 20.0 15.0 9.0 21.0 89.0
13 15   +2 Atlético Madrid   Spain 22.0 16.0 19.0 8.0 22.0 87.0
14 12   –2 Sevilla   Spain 26.0 19.0 12.0 21.0 6.0 84.0
15 24   +9 Bayer Leverkusen   Germany 18.0 10.0 14.0 19.0 21.0 82.0
16 18   +2 Villarreal   Spain 0.0[a] 30.0 24.0 12.0 16.0 82.0
17 19   +2 Napoli   Italy 19.0 10.0 9.0 25.0 17.0 80.0
18 8   –10 Juventus   Italy 22.0 21.0 20.0 17.0 0.0[a] 80.0
19 20   +1 Porto   Portugal 7.0 23.0 10.0 18.0 19.0 77.0
20 17   –3 Benfica   Portugal 10.0 10.0 20.0 25.0 12.0 77.0
21 28   +7 Atalanta   Italy 20.0 17.0 16.0 0.0[a] 19.0 72.0
22 23   +1 Arsenal   England 10.0 23.0 0.0[a] 17.0 21.0 71.0
23 36   +13 West Ham United   England 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 21.0 29.0 18.0 68.0
24 13   –11 Ajax   Netherlands 13.0 19.0 22.0 8.0 5.0 67.0
25 31   +6 Rangers   Scotland 11.0 15.0 19.0 4.0 14.0 63.0
  Indicates clubs still active in this season's UEFA Champions League.
  Indicates clubs still active in this season's UEFA Europa League.
  Indicates clubs still active in this season's UEFA Europa Conference League.
  Indicates clubs from active associations in this season's UEFA club competitions.
  Indicates clubs from associations which have no teams remaining in this season's UEFA club competitions.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Did not participate in European competitions that season

Club point allocations edit

2021–22 through 2023–24 seasons edit

Round Points awarded
Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League
Preliminary Round elimination move to ECL Q2
First qualifying round elimination move to ECL Q2 1
Second qualifying round elimination move to EL Q3 1.5
Third qualifying round elimination move to EL PO move to ECL PO 2
Play-off elimination move to EL GS move to ECL GS 2.5
Group stage participation 4 3 (minimum) 2.5 (minimum)
All wins from group stage onwards (except EL/ECL knockout round play-offs) 2 2 2
All draws from group stage onwards (except EL/ECL knockout round play-offs) 1 1 1
Group winner 4 2
Group runners-up 2 1
Round of 16 participation 5 1
Quarter-finals participation 1 1
Semi-finals and Finals participation 1 1 1

2018–19 through 2020–21 seasons edit

Round Points awarded
Champions League Europa League
Preliminary Round elimination move to EL Q2 0.5
First qualifying round elimination move to EL Q2 1
Second qualifying round elimination move to EL Q3 1.5
Third qualifying round elimination move to EL PO 2
Play-off elimination move to EL GS 2.5
Group stage participation 4 3 (minimum)
Win in group stage or subsequent round 2 2
Draw in group stage or subsequent round 1 1
Round of 16 participation 5
Quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals participation 1 1

Prior to the 2018 club rankings, teams received the sum of their points earned over the last five seasons plus 20% of the club's association coefficient.[43][44]

Before 1999 a number of strong teams in the UEFA Cup were seeded such that those teams did not meet in the first two rounds. To determine these teams, the sum of the ratio of the number of points achieved to the number of games played by each team, was calculated for the past five seasons.

Top club by period edit

The following data indicate the top-ranked clubs in each 5-year period.[38] Data prior to 1975–1979 period has been calculated, but precedes the first published by the Confederation and has merely informative value.[38]

Years Club Coeff.
1975–1979   Borussia Mönchengladbach 8.402
1976–1980 7.985
1977–1981   Barcelona 7.652
1978–1982 7.832
1979–1983 7.998
1980–1984   Liverpool 8.277
1981–1985 9.054
1982–1986   Anderlecht 7.915
  Juventus 7.915
1983–1987 8.665
1984–1988 8.388
1985–1989   Bayern Munich 7.846
1986–1990 8.096
1987–1991   Juventus 8.291
1988–1992   Real Madrid 7.975
1989–1993 7.850
1990–1994 7.600
1991–1995 7.266
1992–1996   Ajax 9.124
1993–1997   Juventus 8.719
1994–1998   Paris Saint-Germain 8.716
1995–1999   Juventus 121.606
1996–2000 109.963
1997–2001   Real Madrid 114.605
1998–2002 147.233
1999–2003 151.769
2000–2004 146.350
2001–2005 131.326
2002–2006   Milan 129.020
2003–2007 133.808
2004–2008   Chelsea 124.996
2005–2009   Barcelona 121.853
2006–2010 136.951
2007–2011   Manchester United 151.157
2008–2012   Barcelona 157.837
2009–2013 157.605
2010–2014   Real Madrid 161.542
2011–2015 171.999
2012–2016 176.142
2013–2017 176.999
2014–2018 162.000
2015–2019 146.000
2016–2020   Bayern Munich 136.000
2017–2021 134.000
2018–2022 138.000
2019–2023   Manchester City 145.000

Top-rated clubs listed by number of times they were top-ranked over a 5-year period since the first period officially analysed (1975–1979):

Rank Club Total
1   Real Madrid 15
2   Juventus 7
  Barcelona
4   Bayern Munich 5
5   Borussia Mönchengladbach 2
  Liverpool
  Milan
8   Ajax 1
  Anderlecht
  Chelsea
  Manchester City
  Manchester United
  Paris Saint-Germain

Women's club coefficient edit

The season coefficient of a club is calculated by adding the total number of points it obtains in a given season and 20% of its association's coefficient for that same season. A club's five-season coefficient is the cumulative total of its five season coefficients from the reference period and 20% of its association's five-season association's coefficient.[48] This ranking is used by UEFA to determine a club's seeding in club competition draws, including the qualifying and group stages of the UEFA Women's Champions League.

The distribution of points is symmetrical to the distribution of points in association ranking.

2021–22 and future seasons edit

Round Points awarded
Women's Champions League
Preliminary Round elimination 0.5
The defeated club of the round 1 third-place match 1
The winner of the round 1 third-place match (four-team mini-tournament)
or defeated team in the MD1 tie (three-team mini-tournament)
1.5
Round 1 defeated finalist 2
Round 2 elimination 3
Group stage participation 4
Win in group stage or subsequent round 2
Draw in group stage or subsequent round 1
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals participation 1

Current team ranking edit

The ranking below takes into account of each team's performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24, with the 2023–24 season starting 26 July 2023.

The top 25 clubs as of 20 March 2024 are as follows:[49]

Ranking Club Association Coefficient
2024 2023 Mvmt 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Club Assn. Part Total
1 1   Barcelona   Spain 18.0 22.0 25.0 26.0 18.0 109.0 13.099 122.099
2 2   Lyon   France 23.0 15.0 25.0 15.0 17.0 95.0 14.933 109.933
3 4   +1 Paris Saint-Germain   France 17.0 15.0 21.0 13.0 14.0 80.0 14.933 94.933
4 3   –1 Wolfsburg   Germany 21.0 13.0 19.0 23.0 3.0 79.0 13.799 92.799
5 5   Bayern Munich   Germany 12.0 20.0 15.0 17.0 10.0 74.0 13.799 87.799
6 6   Chelsea   England 0.0[a] 20.0 12.0 20.0 17.0 69.0 11.733 80.733
7 7   Arsenal   England 14.0 0.0[a] 12.0 18.0 2.0 46.0 11.733 57.733
8 12   +4 Real Madrid   Spain 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 13.0 10.0 5.0 28.0 13.099 41.099
9 9   Juventus   Italy 3.0 3.0 15.0 11.0 2.0 34.0 6.800 40.800
10 8   –2 Manchester City   England 9.0 15.0 3.0 2.0 0.0[a] 29.0 11.733 40.733
11 23   +12 Benfica   Portugal 0.0[a] 3.0 7.0 8.0 12.0 30.0 6.800 36.800
12 24   +12 Häcken   Sweden 5.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 13.0 30.0 4.999 34.999
13 10   –3 Atlético Madrid   Spain 12.0 9.0 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 21.0 13.099 34.099
14 11   –3 Slavia Praha   Czechia 8.0 4.0 3.0 6.0 8.0 29.0 4.466 33.466
15 14   –1 St. Pölten   Austria 5.0 9.0 2.0 7.0 5.0 28.0 4.250 32.250
16 13   –3 Rosengård   Sweden 0.0[a] 12.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 24.0 4.999 28.999
17 28   +11 Roma   Italy 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 14.0 8.0 22.0 6.800 28.800
18 17   –1 Sparta Praha   Czechia 3.0 10.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 22.0 4.466 26.466
19 31   +12 Paris FC   France 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 2.0 9.0 11.0 14.933 25.933
20 16   –4 Glasgow City   Scotland 12.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 22.0 3.400 25.400
21 32   +11 Eintracht Frankfurt   Germany 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 2.0 9.0 11.0 13.799 24.799
22 19   –3 1899 Hoffenheim   Germany 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 10.0 0.0[a] 0.0[a] 10.0 13.799 23.799
23 15   –8 Brøndby   Denmark 9.0 6.0 1.5 0.0[a] 1.5 18.0 4.350 22.350
24 29   +5 Ajax   Netherlands 0.0[a] 3.0 0.0[a] 3.0 12.0 18.0 4.300 22.300
25 18   –7 BIIK Shymkent   Kazakhstan 7.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 18.5 2.950 21.450
  Indicates teams still active in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League.
  Indicates teams from active associations in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League.
  Indicates teams from associations which have no teams remaining in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Did not participate in European competitions that season.

Top club by period edit

The following data indicate the top-ranked women's clubs in each 5-year period.

Years Club Coeff.
2001–2005   Umeå 68.250
2002–2006   Turbine Potsdam 59.750
2003–2007 64.000
2004–2008   Frankfurt 99.000
2005–2009 86.000
2006–2010   Umeå 94.750
2007–2011   Lyon 94.450
2008–2012 123.400
2009–2013 132.885
2010–2014 127.905
2011–2015 115.080
2012–2016   Wolfsburg 116.535
2013–2017 129.380
2014–2018 125.390
2015–2019   Lyon 129.865
2016–2020 143.020
2017–2021 124.400
2018–2022 128.466
2019–2023   Barcelona 126.233

Top-rated women's clubs listed by number of times they were top-ranked over a 5-year period since the first period officially analysed (2001–2005):

Rank Club Total
1   Lyon 9
2   Wolfsburg 3
3   Frankfurt 2
  Turbine Potsdam
  Umeå
6   Barcelona 1

Men's amateur coefficient edit

UEFA calculates coefficients for each association that takes part in the UEFA Regions' Cup. These coefficients are calculated to compile ranking lists that are used to determine the round in which each team enters the competition and to seed the teams for the draws. The coefficient ranking list is established for the preliminary and intermediate round draws on the basis of the associations’ results in the three most recent completed seasons at the time of the draws. For the 2022–23 competition, the coefficient ranking list is therefore based on the associations' results in the seasons 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2018–19.[50]

As of 8 December 2021 the coefficients are as follows:[51]

Rank Member association Coefficient Pots
2014–15 2016–17 2018–19 Total
1   Turkey 5.000 4.333 5.000 14.333 A
2   Croatia 5.000 6.000 3.000 14.000
3   Republic of Ireland 6.000 5.000 1.667 12.667
4   Poland 4.333 3.000 5.000 12.333
5   Germany 5.000 2.667 4.667 12.333
6   Czechia 4.333 3.667 4.333 12.333
7   Spain 3.000 4.000 5.000 12.000
8   Russia 3.000 4.333 4.333 11.667
9   Portugal 2.000 5.000 3.333 10.333 B
10   Ukraine 2.000 5.000 3.000 10.000
11   Hungary 3.000 3.000 3.333 9.333
12   Italy 3.000 3.000 3.000 9.000
13   Slovakia 3.000 2.000 3.667 8.667
14   Bulgaria 2.000 3.000 3.000 8.000
15   Northern Ireland 5.000 1.000 2.000 8.000
16   Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.000 1.000 2.000 8.000
17   Switzerland 1.667 3.000 3.000 7.667 C
18   Serbia 2.333 2.333 3.000 7.667
19   England 2.000 2.667 2.000 6.667
20   Israel 2.000 1.333 2.500 5.833
21   Latvia 3.000 1.333 1.000 5.333
22   Romania 1.333 1.000 2.667 5.000
23   Wales 2.000 1.000 2.000 5.000
24   Finland 1.000 2.000 2.000 5.000
25   San Marino 1.000 2.667 1.000 4.667 D
26   Slovenia 1.333 1.667 1.333 4.333
27   Moldova 1.000 2.333 1.000 4.333
28   Malta 2.000 1.333 1.000 4.333
29   North Macedonia 1.333 1.333 1.500 4.167
30   Scotland 1.167 2.167 0.667 4.000
31   Sweden 2.667 1.000 0.333 4.000
32   Belarus 1.000 1.333 1.000 3.333 Preliminary
round
33   Azerbaijan 1.000 1.000 1.000 3.000
34   Kazakhstan 0.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
35   Estonia 1.000 0.000 0.000 1.000
36   Georgia No entry 0.333 0.333
DNE   France 3.333 2.333 5.000 10.666
  Lithuania 1.000 2.333 2.500 5.833
  Greece 1.333 1.333 1.333 3.999
  Albania No entry NR
  Andorra No entry NR
  Armenia No entry NR
  Austria No entry NR
  Belgium No entry NR
  Cyprus No entry NR
  Denmark No entry NR
  Faroe Islands No entry NR
  Gibraltar No entry NR
  Iceland No entry NR
  Kosovo No entry NR
  Liechtenstein No entry NR
  Luxembourg No entry NR
  Montenegro No entry NR
  Netherlands No entry NR
  Norway No entry NR

Points are awarded for each match played in the qualifying competition. Match points are awarded in accordance with the final scores as ratified by UEFA. Final tournament matches and penalty shoot-outs are not taken into consideration. In addition to the match points, the bonus points are awarded for each season.The points are given as follows:[50]

Round Points awarded
Automatic qualification for intermediate round 3
Qualification from preliminary to intermediate round 3
Qualification from intermediate round to final tournament 3
Win in preliminary and intermediate round 3
Draw in preliminary and intermediate round 1
Runner up of the final tournament 2
Winner of the final tournament 3

Futsal tournaments' coefficient edit

Men's national team edit

Since 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification, the UEFA coefficients are based on the Elo rating system and are constantly updated to all non-friendly matches.[52] This ranking is used to seed national teams on UEFA competitions and to decide the number of clubs from an association that will participate in the UEFA Futsal Champions League. The rating below is the situation after the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifications have been played:

Team Coeff. Rank
  Spain 2493.789 1
  Russia 2464.226 2
  Portugal 2450.616 3
  Kazakhstan 2385.842 4
  Croatia 2051.589 5
  Azerbaijan 2015.589 6
  Serbia 2007.570 7
  Italy 1934.516 8
  Czech Republic 1887.535 9
  Ukraine 1856.420 10
  Slovenia 1841.333 11
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1837.207 12
  Poland 1781.027 13
  Finland 1750.097 14
  Romania 1738.151 15
  Slovakia 1737.666 16
  Georgia 1694.055 17
Team Coeff. Rank
  Belarus 1688.976 18
  Netherlands 1641.410 19
  Hungary 1637.232 20
  France 1615.979 21
  Belgium 1607.692 22
  Latvia 1464.140 23
  North Macedonia 1449.976 24
  Moldova 1419.922 25
  Montenegro 1321.596 26
  Albania 1299.617 27
  Kosovo 1264.428 28
  Turkey 1255.233 29
  Norway 1255.233 30
  Denmark 1236.240 31
  Sweden 1235.426 32
  Armenia 1217.145 33
  England 1204.183 34
Team Coeff. Rank
  Germany 1188.549 35
  Greece 1155.396 36
  Israel 1142.105 37
   Switzerland 1098.903 38
  Cyprus 1085.011 39
  Bulgaria 1063.645 40
  Wales 1011.432 41
  Lithuania 910.904 42
  Andorra 910.044 43
  San Marino 853.043 44
  Estonia 849.940 45
  Malta 837.380 46
  Scotland 816.083 47
  Gibraltar 780.661 48
  Austria 728.018 49
  Northern Ireland 724.015 50

Women's national team edit

2020 ranking edit

The coefficients from 2020 used for the seeding and pot placements in the draw for UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2022, were based on results on 2019 edition.[53]

Team Coeff. Rank
  Spain 10.000 1
  Portugal 8.000 2
  Russia 5.667 3
  Ukraine 5.667 4
  Hungary 2.667 5
  Finland 2.333 6
  Italy 2.333 7
  Croatia 2.333 8
  Sweden 2.000 9
  Czech Republic 1.667 10
  Poland 1.667 11
  Belarus 1.417 12
Team Coeff. Rank
  Slovenia 1.000 13
  Kazakhstan 1.000 14
  Serbia 1.000 15
  Netherlands 0.500 16
  Armenia 0.500 17
  Belgium 0.500 18
  Lithuania 0.250 19
  Slovakia 0.250 20
  Moldova 0.250 21
  Northern Ireland 0.000 22
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Gibraltar

Men's futsal club coefficient edit

The club coefficient, used to determine seeds and entrance round on the UEFA Futsal Champions League, is the sum of the points earned by the club in that competition on the previous three seasons and 50% of the club's association coefficient over the same period. The association coefficient is the sum of the points earned by all the clubs of the association. Even though all calculation procedures are public for association and club coefficients, UEFA only publishes the coefficients of the clubs competing in the next season of UEFA Futsal Champions League.[54]

Round Points awarded
Win in preliminary round 1
Draw in preliminary round 0.5
Win in main or subsequent round 2
Draw in main or subsequent round 1
Main round participation 1
Elite round, semi-finals and finals participation 3

The coefficients for the top 16 teams competing on 2022–23 UEFA Futsal Champions League are as follows:[55]

Rank Team Association Coeff.
1 Barcelona   Spain 79.833
2 Sporting CP   Portugal 60.166
3 Benfica   Portugal 44.499
4 Palma Futsal   Spain 34.833
5 Kairat   Kazakhstan 26.999
6 Dobovec   Slovenia 19.499
7 MFC Kherson   Ukraine 14.333
8 Ayat   Kazakhstan 14.333
Rank Team Association Coeff.
9 Novo Vrijeme Makarska   Croatia 11.333
10 Sporting Anderlecht Futsal   Belgium 10.500
11 ZVV Hovocubo   Netherlands 9.000
12 Haladas VSE   Hungary 9.000
13 FK Chrudim   Czech Republic 8.667
14 Kauno Žalgiris   Lithuania 7.500
15 Stalitsa Minsk   Belarus 7.333
16 Mostar SG   Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.000

Youth tournaments' coefficient edit

UEFA Under-19 edit

Team Coeff Rank
  Portugal 24.722 1
  Germany 22.778 2
  England 21.889 3
  Austria 19.000 4
  France 18.556 5
  Netherlands 17.667 6
  Spain 16.500 7
  Ukraine 14.833 8
  Czech Republic 14.833 9
  Serbia 14.667 10
  Russia 14.611 11
  Italy 14.222 12
  Greece 12.500 13
  Sweden 12.111 14
  Georgia 11.833 15
Team Coeff Rank
  Croatia 11.778 16
  Israel 11.333 17
  Belgium 11.167 18
  Turkey 11.000 19
  Bulgaria 10.556 20
  Slovakia 9.833 21
  Republic of Ireland 9.000 22
  Hungary 9.000 23
  Scotland 8.833 24
   Switzerland 8.500 25
  Denmark 8.500 26
  Poland 8.167 27
  Montenegro 8.000 28
Team Coeff Rank
  Norway 7.667 29
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.833 30
  Wales 6.333 31
  Slovenia 6.167 32
  Romania 5.333 33
  Cyprus 5.167 34
  Lithuania 4.667 35
  Finland 4.667 36
  Northern Ireland 4.000 37
  Iceland 4.000 38
  Azerbaijan 4.000 39
  Belarus 3.333 40
  North Macedonia 3.333 41
Team Coeff Rank
  Latvia 3.000 42
  Albania 2.667 43
  Luxembourg 2.667 44
  Estonia 2.667 45
  Armenia 2.333
  Malta 2.333 46
  Andorra 1.333 47
  Faroe Islands 1.333 48
  Moldova 1.000 49
  Liechtenstein 0.333 50
  Gibraltar 0.333 51
  Kazakhstan 0.333 52
  San Marino 0.000 53
  Kosovo 54

UEFA Under-17 edit

Team Coeff Rank
  Spain 25.889 1
  England 25.000 2
  Germany 24.167 3
  Netherlands 23.778 4
  France 20.611 5
  Italy 19.667 6
  Belgium 19.111 7
  Portugal 18.222 8
  Republic of Ireland 17.167 9
  Austria 14.333 10
  Sweden 14.000 11
  Serbia 13.778 12
  Scotland 13.222 13
  Russia 13.111 14
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.000 15
  Croatia 12.556 16
  Israel 11.333 17
  Hungary 11.111 18
  Slovenia 10.889 19
Team Coeff Rank
  Poland 10.833 20
  Turkey 10.833 21
  Ukraine 10.722 22
  Norway 10.722 23
  Czech Republic 10.611 24
  Greece 10.556 25
   Switzerland 10.111 26
  Denmark 9.333 27
  Slovakia 9.167 28
  Finland 7.833 29
  Azerbaijan 7.000 30
  Georgia 6.833 31
  Cyprus 6.833 32
  Wales 6.500 33
  Iceland 6.333 34
  Belarus 6.167 35
  Bulgaria 5.333 36
  Romania 5.000 37
  Northern Ireland 4.167 38
Team Coeff Rank
  North Macedonia 3.833 39
  Montenegro 3.667 40
  Faroe Islands 3.222 41
  Lithuania 2.667 42
  Latvia 2.667 43
  Estonia 2.333 44
  Albania 2.333 45
  Armenia 2.000 46
  Luxembourg 1.667 47
  Moldova 1.667 48
  Kazakhstan 1.000 49
  Liechtenstein 1.000 50
  Andorra 0.333 51
  San Marino 0.333 52
  Gibraltar 0.333 53
  Malta 0.000 54
  Kosovo 0.000 55

UEFA Women's Under-19 edit

Team Coeff Rank
  Spain 33.000 1
  France 27.944 2
  Germany 26.500 3
  Netherlands 21.722 4
  Norway 19.333 5
  Denmark 18.167 6
  Sweden 17.944 7
   Switzerland 16.278 8
  Italy 15.222 9
  England 15.167 10
  Scotland 12.611 11
  Finland 12.333 12
Team Coeff Rank
  Belgium 11.667 13
  Czech Republic 11.500 14
  Austria 11.167 15
  Russia 9.833 16
  Portugal 9.667 17
  Republic of Ireland 9.500 18
  Serbia 9.167 19
  Poland 9.000 20
  Hungary 8.833 21
  Iceland 8.667 22
  Northern Ireland 8.000 23
  Slovakia 7.833 24
Team Coeff Rank
  Turkey 7.333 25
  Slovenia 7.000 26
  Ukraine 6.000 27
  Azerbaijan 5.667 28
  Israel 5.500 29
  Greece 5.333 30
  Romania 4.833 31
  Belarus 4.667 32
  Wales 4.500 33
  Croatia 4.000 34
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.667 35
  Faroe Islands 3.000 36
Team Coeff Rank
  Moldova 2.333 37
  Montenegro 1.667 38
  Albania 1.333 39
  Latvia 1.000 40
  Bulgaria 1.000 41
  Estonia 0.333 42
  Georgia 0.333
  North Macedonia 0.333 43
  Cyprus 0.333 44
  Kosovo 0.333 45
  Lithuania 0.000 46
  Kazakhstan 0.000 47
  Armenia 0.000 48

UEFA Women's Under-17 edit

Team Coeff Rank
  Spain 32.056 1
  Germany 31.167 2
  England 22.889 3
  Norway 21.000 4
  Netherlands 17.667 5
  France 17.278 6
  Republic of Ireland 15.722 7
   Switzerland 15.111 8
  Italy 15.056 9
  Finland 13.833 10
  Czech Republic 12.889 11
  Denmark 12.833 12
  Poland 12.722 13
Team Coeff Rank
  Austria 11.833 14
  Belgium 11.667 15
  Sweden 11.500
  Serbia 11.500 16
  Iceland 11.500 17
  Hungary 10.000 18
  Scotland 10.000 19
  Russia 8.667 20
  Slovenia 7.833 21
  Portugal 7.000 22
  Turkey 6.333 23
  Greece 6.000 24
Team Coeff Rank
  Belarus 6.000 25
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.833 26
  Wales 5.167 27
  Slovakia 5.000 28
  Northern Ireland 4.833 29
  Ukraine 4.500 30
  Romania 4.000 31
  Bulgaria 4.000 32
  Lithuania 3.333 33
  Azerbaijan 3.167 34
  Israel 2.667 35
Team Coeff Rank
  Croatia 2.333 36
  Montenegro 1.333 37
  North Macedonia 1.333 38
  Faroe Islands 1.000 39
  Latvia 1.000 40
  Malta 1.000 41
  Estonia 0.333 42
  Kazakhstan 0.333 43
  Moldova 0.000 44
  Georgia 0.000 45
  Albania 46

Futsal Club's (Nation) edit

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1   Russia 10.171 2
2   Spain 10.022
3   Portugal 9.633
4   Kazakhstan 9.000
5   Ukraine 8.389 1
6   Azerbaijan 7.822
7   Italy 7.444
8   Serbia 6.833
9   Slovenia 6.500
10   Croatia 4.278
11   Hungary 4.111
12   Czechia 3.611
13   Romania 3.500
14   Poland 3.389
15   France 2.944
16   Slovakia 2.944
17   Belarus 2.889
18   Netherlands 2.278
19   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.222
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
20   Belgium 2.111 1
21   Georgia 2.056
22   North Macedonia 2.000
23   Finland 1.694
24   Latvia 1.222
25   Turkey 1.222
26   Moldova 0.833
27   England 0.833
28   Albania 0.778
29   Sweden 0.778
30   Montenegro 0.722
31   Denmark 0.722
32   Norway 0.722
33   Kosovo 0.667
34   Switzerland 0.583
35   Bulgaria 0.556
36   Armenia 0.500
37   Greece 0.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
38   Germany 0.500 1
39   Wales 0.389
40   Lithuania 0.389
41   Cyprus 0.389
42   Israel 0.278
43   Andorra 0.222
44   Estonia 0.111
45   Malta 0.000
46   Gibraltar 0.000
47   San Marino 0.000
48   Scotland 0.000
NR   Austria 0.000
  Iceland
  Luxembourg
  Northern Ireland
  Republic of Ireland
  Faroe Islands DNE
  Liechtenstein

Youth Club's (Club) edit

Criticisms edit

The UEFA coefficient system has been criticised for being likely to preserve the status quo for rankings and seedings, as well as for favouring teams from stronger leagues.[56]

See also edit

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