What is Uefa's association coefficient ranking?
How do the points work?
Teams are awarded two points per win and one per draw, although points earned are halved during the qualifying matches.Points awarded for victories in regular time (90 minutes) and after extra-time are counted, but wins via penalty shootouts do not contribute to Uefa's coefficient rankingsBonus points are awarded for advancing to specific stages of all three of Uefa's club competitions.The points earned are then divided by how many clubs competed in European competitions by that nation in that particular season. For the 25-26 season, England's points will be divided by nine as they have nine clubs in European competitions.Bonus pointsTeams between 25th and 36th in Champions League's league phase – six pointsTeams between 1st and 24th in Champions League's league phase – six points plus an additional 0.25 for 24th place and increasing by 0.25 for each place above 24th with a maximum of 12 points in total for first placeTeams between 1st and 24th in Europa League's league phase – 0.25 points for 24th and increasing by 0.25 for each place above 24th with a maximum of six points for 1st placeTeams between 9th and 24th in Conference League's league phase - 0.125 points for 24th and increasing by 0.125 for each place above 24th with a maximum of two points for ninth placeTeams between 1st and 8th in Conference League's league phase – 2.25 points for 8th and increasing by 0.25 points for every position above eighth with a maximum of four points for first placePoints for reaching round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final in Champions League - 1.5 points per each round reachedPoints for reaching round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final in Europa League – one point per each round reachedPoints for reaching round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final in Conference League - 0.5 points per each round reached
Which countries get which spots?
Russia are currently expelled from playing in European club competitions, meaning the spots they would have been given are distributed elsewhere.Because Liechtenstein play their league football as part of Switzerland's domestic system, the only Liechtenstein-ran competition is the Liechtenstein Cup which only warrants a qualifying spot in the Conference League.Champions LeagueNations 1-4 – Four league phase spotsNation 5 – Three league phase spots and one third qualifying round spotNation 6 – Two league phase spots and one third qualifying round spotNations 7-9 – One league phase spot and one third qualifying round spotNation 10 – One league phase spot and one second qualifying round spotNations 11-14 – One play-off qualifying round spot and one second qualifying round spotNations 15-24 – One second qualifying round spotNations 25-55 – One first round qualifying round spot (the two best-ranked clubs from these nations automatically start into the second qualifying round to cover Russia's and Lichtenstein's absences)Europa LeagueNations 1-5 – Two league phase spotsNations 6-7 – One league phase spots and one second qualifying round spotNations 8-12 – One play-off qualifying round spot and one second qualifying round spotNations 13-15 – One third qualifying round spotNation 16 – One second qualifying round spotNations 17-34 – One first qualifying round spot (except for Russia, while the best-ranked club qualifying from a non-top-seven nation is moved straight into the play-off qualifying round)Conference LeagueNations 1-5 – One play-off qualifying round spotNations 6-12 – One second qualifying round spotNations 13-29 – Two second qualifying round spotsNations 30-33 – One second qualifying round spot and one first qualifying round spotNation 34 – Two first qualifying round spotsNations 35-47 – One second qualifying round spot and two first qualifying round spotsNations 48-50 – Three first qualifying round spotsNations 51-55 – Two first qualifying round spots
How are UK teams currently faring?
England currently holds the top spot in Uefa's association rankings, with English clubs having won five out of 14 major finals across the three European competitions since 2021.Scotland were ranked 11th for the qualifying period for the 25-26 season but will enter 26-27 in 14th place.Northern Ireland enter both this season and next season, based on the five-year qualifying period, in 42nd place.Wales entered this season in 52nd out of 55 nations. They have since dropped to 53rd and could fall to 54th, depending on the performance of Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar this season.This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team.
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