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Friday, 13 February 2009 14:22

Portugal’s Uefa coefficient ranking falling fast

Quartet attempt to arrest slide

UEFAPortugal starts the 2009/10 season in 9th place in the table of UEFA coefficients, which determines how many clubs from each country will enter the Champions League and Europa League and at what stage.
 
Points are attributed for victories and draws by club sides in the Uefa competitions (for full explanation of the points system see below). The early elimination of Braga and Pacos de Ferreira from European competition has further damaged Portugal’s chances of recuperating a higher position.
 
In recent years Portugal were as high as sixth in the table, which entitled the country to three teams in the Champions League and four in the now defunct Uefa Cup.
 
The country’s position at the end of last season (9th) entitles Portugal to two teams in the 2010/11 Champions League and three in the Europa League.
 
The points achieved and final ranking this season will determine Portugal’s quota of teams for 2011/12.
 
 

Keep track of the situation throughout the season on this page which will be updated on a regular basis.

UEFA clubs country rankings (updated 01/04/10)

  Club 05/06 06/07  07/08  08/09   09/10 Total  Teams in Europe 

 1

England

 14.428

 16.625 

17.875

 15.000 

 15.928

79.856

4/7

 2

Spain

  15.642 

  19.000

 13.875

13.312

 16.071

77.900

5/7

 3

Italy

 15.357

 11.928

 10.250

 11.375 

14.285

63.195

1/7

 4

Germany

  10.437 

  9.500

 13.500

12.687

16.416

62.540

3/6

 5

France

 10.812

 10.000

  6.928

11.000

14.500

53.240

2/6

  6

Russia

 10.000 

  6.625 

11.250

 9.750

 6.166

43.791

1/6

  7

Ukraine

  5.750 

 6.500

  4.875

 16.625

 5.800

39.550

0/5

  8

Romania

16.833

11.333

2.600

2.642

 6.083

39.491

0/6

  9

Portugal

5.500

8.083

7.928

6.785

 10.000

38.296

1/6

10

Holland

7.583

8.214

5.500

6.333

 9.416

36.546

0/6

 

Country quota

Countries finishing fifth and sixth in the ranking table at the end of the season are entitled to two teams entering directly into the Champions League and one in the final qualifying round, as well as three representatives in the UEFA Cup.

Seventh and eighth place in the table gives the respective country the right to just one team directly through to the Champions League proper, and one in the qualifying round, plus four in the UEFA Cup.

 

Points system

The rankings are based on performances over the last five seasons, and determine the number of places that each national association will have in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.

Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw, divided by the total number of teams from the respective country participating in the two European competitions.

Clubs that reach the first knockout round, quarter-finals, semi-finals or final of the Champions League or the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final of the UEFA Cup are awarded an extra point for each such round. An additional three points are awarded for participation in the Champions League.

Comments (7)
7th atleast
7 Sunday, 28 February 2010 01:10
Mike/usa
I think Portugal league should be at 7th place. Porto has been in the last 16 of champions league the last few yearsep home grown players in the Sagres league, the league would be up there.
Romania
6 Friday, 26 February 2010 15:00
TCosta / USA
Apparently because Romania had a good year four years ago. It will right itself next year.

-Trevor
Good but confusing?
5 Friday, 26 February 2010 03:16
Fresh/Hamilton, Canada
It's good to hear Portugal is not 10th anymore and moved to ninth but how is the Romanian league ahead of us? What has the Romanian clubs done to surpass the Portuguese league.
Forca Portuguese Futebol
4 Friday, 26 February 2010 02:32
Dan/USA
Solid results for the "Big 3" in Europe this month...So happy to see our teams performing way better than last season...Also all the countries around us (Holland, Romania, and Ukraine) have all their teams out of Europe...So by the end of the season I could see Portugal sitting in seventh and hopefully next season we challenge Russia for that sixth spot...

Forca Portugal
The ultimate goal
3 Friday, 26 February 2010 01:16
Luis/ Dartmouth, MA
Although I was raised as a Benfia supporter, when asked who my team is in the liga I reply by saying I support all Portuguese teams. I basically comes down to wanting whats best for Portuguese futebol. More wins in Europe= more teams in Europe, which= more money for the teams in portugal, which= more resources for developing young talent. With the ultimate goal being a major international title. Not to mention its very fulfilling watching a team like Sporting dismantel a team from the "great " EPL.
Thanks for putting this up
2 Friday, 26 February 2010 01:11
Mario/Toronto
As are teams do well it would be great to track this after every round.
Soccer
1 Tuesday, 15 September 2009 06:32
Shane- Australia
Portugal should be 2nd of the ladder Italy should be at top
and Spain sucks

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