Premier League clubs are on course to secure a fifth Champions League spot for the second consecutive year via the through the UEFA coefficient table.
England is top of the standings following the conclusion of the group stage in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.
The UEFA coefficient table measures how each country’s clubs perform across the three European competitions each season.
The top two nations at the end of the campaign are awarded one of the additional European Performance Spots for the following campaign.
Newcastle United benefited after finishing fifth in the Premier League last term, and a repeat now looks highly likely for 2026/27.
Read on as we look at the latest UEFA coefficient table (stats correct – January 30, 2026), before taking a closer look at how the system works.
Nation
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
Pts
Teams
England
21.000
23.000
17.375
29.464
20.958
111.797
9/9
Italy
15.714
22.357
21.000
21.875
15.500
96.446
6/7
Spain
18.428
16.571
16.062
23.892
15.531
90.484
6/8
Germany
16.214
17.125
19.357
18.421
16.214
87.331
6/7
France
18.416
12.583
16.250
17.928
13.750
78.927
5/7
Portugal
12.916
12.500
11.000
16.250
16.600
69.266
4/5
Netherlands
19.200
13.500
10.000
15.250
8.645
66.595
1/6
Belgium
6.600
14.200
14.400
15.650
10.000
60.850
2/5
Turkey
6.700
11.800
12.000
10.300
8.275
49.075
3/5
Czechia
6.700
6.750
13.500
10.550
9.725
47.225
3/5
Greece
8.000
2.125
11.400
12.687
12.100
46.312
4/5
Poland
4.625
7.750
6.875
11.750
13.625
44.625
3/4
Denmark
7.800
5.900
8.500
7.656
11.750
41.606
1/4
Norway
7.625
5.750
8.000
11.812
6.550
39.737
2/5
Cyprus
4.125
5.100
3.750
10.562
11.906
35.443
2/4
Switzerland
7.750
8.500
5.200
7.050
6.000
34.500
1/5
Austria
10.400
4.900
4.800
9.650
4.100
33.850
0/5
Scotland
7.900
3.500
6.400
9.250
4.600
31.650
1/5
Sweden
5.125
6.250
1.875
11.375
5.000
29.625
0/4
Israel
6.750
6.250
8.750
2.875
2.875
27.500
0/4
Croatia
6.000
3.375
5.875
5.875
5.406
26.531
2/4
Hungary
2.750
5.875
4.500
6.625
6.187
25.937
1/4
Romania
2.250
6.250
3.250
7.750
5.750
25.250
0/4
Serbia
9.500
5.375
1.400
3.725
5.250
25.250
1/4
Ukraine
4.200
5.700
4.100
3.600
6.812
24.412
1/4
Azerbaijan
4.375
4.000
5.875
2.875
5.812
22.937
1/4
Slovenia
3.000
2.125
3.875
9.093
4.750
22.843
1/4
Slovakia
4.125
6.000
5.000
4.625
2.625
22.375
0/4
Bulgaria
3.375
4.500
4.375
3.625
4.687
20.562
1/4
Russia
5.300
4.333
4.333
4.333
N/A
18.299
0/0
Republic of Ireland
2.875
3.375
1.500
5.343
4.250
17.343
0/4
Iceland
1.500
3.000
3.833
4.562
3.625
16.520
0/4
Moldova
5.250
3.750
2.000
2.125
1.500
14.625
0/4
Armenia
1.875
2.375
2.250
4.375
3.687
14.562
1/4
Finland
3.750
2.625
1.750
2.250
3.625
14.000
1/4
Kosovo
2.333
2.875
3.000
2.000
3.781
13.989
1/4
Kazakhstan
2.875
1.125
3.125
3.000
3.625
13.750
0/4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1.625
2.000
2.250
4.531
3.062
13.468
1/4
Latvia
2.625
2.750
1.625
3.875
2.000
12.875
0/4
Faroe Islands
1.500
2.250
2.750
1.500
1.750
9.750
0/4
Malta
1.875
2.625
1.500
1.000
2.000
9.000
0/4
Liechtenstein
0.000
6.500
0.500
0.500
1.000
8.500
0/1
Estonia
3.666
1.166
0.125
1.625
1.625
8.207
0/4
Albania
1.625
0.875
2.125
1.250
2.250
8.125
0/4
North Macedonia
0.625
1.625
1.500
0.666
3.343
7.759
1/4
Lithuania
1.750
2.375
1.125
1.375
1.125
7.750
0/4
Northern Ireland
1.625
1.250
1.125
1.500
1.750
7.250
0/4
Gibraltar
1.250
0.875
0.166
1.500
3.333
7.124
0/3
Andorra
1.500
0.666
1.666
1.000
2.000
6.832
0/3
Belarus
0.250
0.625
1.750
1.875
2.125
6.625
0/4
Luxembourg
1.250
1.125
2.250
1.250
0.750
6.625
0/4
Montenegro
0.750
1.000
1.333
2.500
1.000
6.583
0/3
Georgia
1.250
1.125
1.250
1.250
1.125
6.000
0/4
Wales
1.500
1.166
0.625
2.000
0.333
5.624
0/3
San Marino
0.166
0.833
0.333
0.666
0.833
2.831
0/3
Each nation is awarded points based on results in UEFA’s three club competitions – two for a win, one for a draw and zero for a defeat.
Their points totals are divided by the number of clubs competing in European competitions, with nations ranked by their average scores.
Bonus points are also awarded according to finishing positions in the group stage and subsequent progress in the knockout phase.
Those points are weighted towards the Champions League, which hands a significant advantage to the teams from the ‘Big Five’ leagues.
Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa look nailed on to finish in the top five this season, but which teams will join them is less clear.
Just five points separate fourth-placed Manchester United from Sunderland in 11th, so the race will likely go down to the wire.
United, Chelsea and Liverpool will all expect to qualify for the 2026/27 Champions League, but at least one of them could miss out.
Based on current form, Liverpool could be the odd ones out after failing to live up to expectations in their defence of the title.
The teams below that elite group will hope that a strong run of form over the final 15 games fires them into the top five.
Fulham, Newcastle and Everton are among the teams which could capitalise if any of the big guns falter on the run-in.