UEFA INDEX. Thanks to the excellent results of French clubs in the Champions League and the Europa League, France finished in first place in the standings over the year.
History! For the first time in history, France finished in first place in the UEFA index for the current season. A remarkable performance which is due to the good results of Paris and Lille in the Champions League, but also of Lyon and Monaco in the Europa League and Rennes in the League conference. Paris Saint-Germain and Losc in the Champions League (6 wins, 4 draws), AS Monaco, Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille in the Europa League (9 wins, 8 draws), as well as the Stade Rennes in the Europa Conference League (3 wins, 2 draws), allow France to accumulate 15.417 points. A total never reached before.
Each season, the UEFA index is closely scrutinized by clubs, but also by countries. It is thanks to this classification that the championships can qualify one, two or three teams in the group stage of the Champions League. For several years now, England, Spain, Italy and Germany have been in the first four places while France has stagnated in 4th, threatened by Portugal.
What is the UEFA index by country?
It is this ranking that determines the qualifying places for the Champions League or the Europa League. The higher the rank of the country, the more places they have for European competitions. Here is the latest ranking:
- 1st. England: 95.641 points
- 2nd. Spain: 85,998 points
- 3rd. Italy: 69,616 points
- 4th. Germany: 67,499 points
- 5th. France: 50,748 points
- 6th. Portugal: 47.549 points
- 7th. Netherlands: 40,900 points
- 8th. Austria: 35,050 points
- 9th. Scotland: 33,100 points
- 10th. Russia: 32,682 points
What is the UEFA index by club?
If the classification by country is important, that by clubs is also important to establish the seeds in the various draws. Here is the latest club ranking:
- 1st. Bayern Munich : 126,000 points
- 2nd. Manchester City: 119,000 points
- 3rd. Liverpool: 115,000 points
- 4th. Chelsea: 110,000 points
- 5th. FC Barcelona: 108,000 points
- 6th. real Madrid : 106,000 points
- 7th. PSG: 103,000 points
- 8th. Juventus: 99,000 points
- 9th. Manchester United: 98,000 points
- 10th. Altético Madrid: 93,000 points
What is the UEFA index for France?
France is currently in 5th place and should not evolve this season due to the chasm that separates 5th place from the 4 others. Nevertheless, due to the very positive results this season, the UEFA All-Year Index could be a record. During the current season, France (11,916) is the third best performing nation behind England (13,571) and the Netherlands (12,600) but ahead of Italy (10,285), Germany ( 10,214), Spain (9,285) and Portugal (7,916), her first pursuer in the UEFA rankings, with whom she is widening the gap.
The club coefficient ranking is calculated on the basis of club results over the previous five seasons of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League. The ranking is used to determine the position of each club in the draws for UEFA club competitions as explained on the site. official.
The club coefficient ranking for the season is established on the basis of the results of the clubs entered in the current UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League. This ranking, combined with that of the previous four seasons, determines whether the club is seeded in the draws for UEFA competitions.
The coefficients of the clubs are determined either by the sum of all the points gained during the past five years OR the coefficient of the association over the same period, priority being given to the highest.
The coefficient for the season of an association (country) is calculated by adding the points obtained by all its clubs in a given season in the UEFA Champions League (UCL), UEFA Europa League (UEL) and UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) ), then dividing the total by the number of clubs from that association which have participated in the three UEFA club competitions in question.
What are the points awarded?
UEFA Champions League points
Any victory from the group stage: 2 points
Any draw from the group stage: 1 point
Group stage participation bonus: 4 points
Participation bonus in the round of 16: 4 points
Each round reached by the clubs from the round of 16: 1 point
UEFA Europa League points
Any victory from the group stage (except play-offs in the knockout stage): 2 points
Any draw from the group stage (except play-offs in the knockout stage): 1 point
Group winner: 4 points
Group runner-up: 2 points
Each round reached by the clubs from the round of 16: 1 point