UEFA INDEX. France’s fifth place in the UEFA coefficient is threatened by the Netherlands with the elimination of OGC Nice in the quarter-finals of the Europe Conference League. France now depends on the outcome of Dutch club AZ Alkmaar.
The elimination of OGC Nice on Thursday 20 April in the semi-finals of the Europa League Conference has endangered France’s UEFA index. Le Gym was the last team to represent the French Championship in Europe. Monaco, Nantes or even Rennes have all been eliminated from the Europa League. PSG was released in the Champions League. The coefficient of the Netherlands is very close to that of France. The results of the Dutch clubs have been better than ours this season in Europe.
There is only one Eredivisie team left in Europe. This is AZ Alkmaar who are in the semi-finals of the Europa League Conference. They will play West Ham on Thursday May 11 and 18. The whole of France will support the fifteenth in the Premier League because France’s place in the UEFA rankings depends on this result. If AZ Alkmaar were to win, Ligue 1 would lose direct qualifying places for European competitions and this at the expense of the Netherlands, who would gain them.
It is this classification which determines the qualifying places for the Champions League or the Europa League and the Europa League Conference. The higher the rank of the country, the more places they have for European competitions. Here is the latest ranking:
If the classification by country is important, that by clubs is also important to establish the seeds during the various draws. Here is the latest club standings:
France are currently in 5th place and could go down if French clubs do not perform in Europe. Due to rule changes for the next European campaign, this place will qualify.
The club coefficient ranking is calculated based on 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 each club’s position in the UEFA club competition draws as explained on the official website.
The club coefficient ranking for the season is based on the results of clubs involved 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 UEFA competition draws.
Club coefficients are determined either by the sum of all points earned over the past five years OR the association coefficient over the same period, with priority given to the higher.
The season coefficient 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 that have participated in the three UEFA club competitions in question.
UEFA Champions League pointsAny win from the group stage: 2 pointsAny draw from the group stage: 1 pointBonus for participating in the group stage: 4 pointsBonus for participating in the round of 16: 4 pointsEach round reached by clubs from round of 16: 1 point
UEFA Europa League pointsAny win from group stage (excluding knockout stage play-offs): 2 pointsAny draw from group stage (excluding knockout stage play-offs): 1 pointWinner group: 4 points Group runner-up: 2 points Each round reached by clubs from the round of 16: 1 point
