For The League

The race for 2028/29 places

Expected lines, based on UEFA's provisional 2027/28 access list. UEFA has not published 2028/29 yet.

Positions 1–4

Its 4th-placed club goes straight to the Champions League league phase, not to league-path Q3.

Germany holds 4th by 12.392 over France.

Position Country Ranking value Change
1 England 103.796
2 Italy 88.589
3 Spain 83.243
4 Germany 81.545

Position 5

It has 7 clubs instead of 6.

Position 5

It has 7 clubs instead of 6. Its 3rd-placed club goes straight to the Champions League league phase, not to league-path Q3. Its 4th-placed club enters the Champions League (league-path Q3) rather than the Europa League. Its 5th-placed club goes straight to the Europa League (league phase) rather than the Conference League. Its 6th-placed club also enters the Conference League (main-path play-off round).

France holds 5th by 3.403 over Portugal.

Position Country Ranking value Change
5 France 69.153

Position 6

It has 6 clubs instead of 5.

Position 6

It has 6 clubs instead of 5. Its runner-up goes straight to the Champions League league phase, not to league-path Q3. Its 3rd-placed club enters the Champions League (league-path Q3) rather than the Europa League. Its 4th-placed club enters the Europa League (main-path Q2) rather than the Conference League. Its 5th-placed club also enters the Conference League (main-path Q2).

Portugal holds 6th by 6.300 over Belgium.

Position Country Ranking value Change
6 Portugal 65.750

Position 7

Its cup winner goes straight to the Europa League league phase, not to the main-path play-off round.

Belgium holds 7th by 6.888 over Netherlands.

Position Country Ranking value Change
7 Belgium 59.450

Positions 8–9

Its runner-up enters Champions League league-path Q3, not Q2.

Turkey holds 9th by 5.150 over Czech Republic.

Position Country Ranking value Change
8 Netherlands 52.562
9 Turkey 50.275

Position 10

Its champion goes straight to the Champions League league phase, not to the champions-path play-off round.

Czech Republic holds 10th by 0.000 over Poland.

Position Country Ranking value Change
10 Czech Republic 45.125

Positions 11–12

Its cup winner enters the Europa League main-path play-off round, not Q3.

Positions 11–12

Its cup winner enters the Europa League main-path play-off round, not Q3. Its 3rd-placed club enters the Europa League (main-path Q2) rather than the Conference League.

Greece holds 12th by 6.400 over Norway.

Position Country Ranking value Change
11 Poland 45.125
12 Greece 45.012

Positions 13–14

Its champion enters the Champions League champions-path play-off round, not Q2.

Denmark holds 14th by 3.613 over Cyprus.

Position Country Ranking value Change
13 Norway 38.612
14 Denmark 38.306

Position 15

It has 5 clubs instead of 4.

Position 15

It has 5 clubs instead of 4. Its runner-up enters the Champions League (league-path Q2) rather than the Conference League. Its cup winner enters Europa League main-path Q3, not Q1. Its 4th-placed club also enters the Conference League (main-path Q2).

Cyprus holds 15th by 4.493 over Switzerland.

Position Country Ranking value Change
15 Cyprus 34.693

Positions 16–22

Its champion enters Champions League champions-path Q2, not Q1.

Romania holds 22nd by 0.538 over Ukraine.

Position Country Ranking value Change
16 Switzerland 30.200
17 Austria 28.250
18 Hungary 27.812
19 Scotland 26.250
20 Croatia 25.906
21 Sweden 25.750
22 Romania 24.875

Positions 23–29

Its 3rd-placed club enters Conference League main-path Q2, not Q1.

Bulgaria holds 29th by 2.312 over Serbia.

Position Country Ranking value Change
23 Ukraine 24.337
24 Israel 24.125
25 Azerbaijan 23.687
26 Slovenia 22.843
27 Slovakia 22.375
28 RussiaSuspended by UEFA; its places are reassigned 21.665
29 Bulgaria 20.562

Positions 30–33

Its cup winner enters the Europa League (main-path Q1) rather than the Conference League.

Positions 30–33

Its cup winner enters the Europa League (main-path Q1) rather than the Conference League. Its runner-up enters Conference League main-path Q2, not Q1.

Armenia holds 33rd by 1.781 over Kosovo.

Position Country Ranking value Change
30 Serbia 18.250
31 Iceland 17.020
32 Republic of Ireland 16.343
33 Armenia 15.812

Positions 34–38

Its cup winner enters Conference League main-path Q2, not Q1.

Kazakhstan holds 38th by 1.375 over Liechtenstein.

Position Country Ranking value Change
34 Kosovo 14.031
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.968
36 Latvia 13.875
37 Finland 13.625
38 Kazakhstan 12.375

Positions 39–50

It has 4 clubs instead of 3.

Positions 39–50

It has 4 clubs instead of 3. Its 3rd-placed club also enters the Conference League (main-path Q1).

Northern Ireland holds 50th by 0.125 over Georgia.

Position Country Ranking value Change
39 Liechtenstein 11.000
40 Moldova 10.250
41 Faroe Islands 9.875
42 Albania 9.000
43 North Macedonia 8.967
44 Belarus 8.708
45 Lithuania 8.125
46 Andorra 7.832
47 Malta 7.625
48 Gibraltar 7.207
49 Estonia 7.041
50 Northern Ireland 6.625

Positions 51–55

Below the last Access Threshold.

Position Country Ranking value Change
51 Georgia 6.500
52 Luxembourg 6.250
53 Montenegro 5.833
54 Wales 4.499
55 San Marino 2.998
What the numbers mean
Ranking value
For the 2028/29 access Ranking Cycle, this is the number used to place the row in the Ranking.
Match data updated
Coefficients recalculated