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TRACKER: Latest UEFA Coefficient Rankings

TRACKER: Latest UEFA Coefficient Rankings

Follow this page to see regular updates of the UEFA Coefficient rankings as Portugal look to fend off a challenge from the Netherlands to retain their three Champions League places for the coming seasons - and even attempt to catch France above them to reclaim an additional Europa League berth.

End of Quarter Final Leg 1 - Braga secure victory as Benfica defeated

End of Round of 16 - Benfica and Braga march on as Porto crash out

UEFA Coefficient 17/03/2022

Round of 16 - Braga defeat Monaco as Sporting draw with Man City

UEFA Coefficient - 10/03/2022

Playoff Round Leg 2 - Porto and Braga advance in the Europa League!

Coefficient Ranking - 24/02/2022

Playoff Round Leg 1

Coefficient Rankings - 17/02/2022

End of the Group Stage!

Coefficient Rankings - 09/12/2021

Sporting qualify for the Champions League round of 16!

Previous Coefficient Rankings - 24/11/2021

Benfica draw against Barcelona

Previous Coefficient Rankings - 23/11/2021

Braga secure victory over Ludogorets

Previous Rankings - 04/11/2021

Mixed week for Portugal while Ajax cruise into the Champions League knockouts to keep Netherlands’ fantastic season going

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 03/11/2021

Braga secure victory over Ludogorets - but the Netherlands continue their impeccable performance

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 21/10/2021

Bayern Munich thrash Benfica

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 20/10/2021

Sporting and Porto both secure massive victories in boost for Portugal

PREVIOUS RANKING - 19/10/2021

Braga secure victory over Midtjylland - but it’s an even better day for France and the Netherlands

LATEST RANKINGS - 30/09/2021

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 30/09/2021

Benfica secure stunning 3-0 win over Barcelona. Lille suffer defeat.

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 29/09/2021

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 29/09/2021

Porto and Sporting lose as Ajax and PSG win

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 28/09/2021

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 28/09/2021

Dynamo Kiev 0-0 Benfica: How the rankings look after the first round of Champions League fixtures

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Portugal overtake France as Benfica seal Champions League place!

Santa Clara defeat Partizan as Pacos stun Tottenham

PREVIOUS COEFFICIENT RANKINGS - 19/08/2021

PREVIOUS COEFFICIENT RANKINGS - 19/08/2021


Benfica win and Monaco defeat sees Portugal close the gap on France

Prrevious Coefficient Rankings - On 18/08/2021

Prrevious Coefficient Rankings - On 18/08/2021


Olimpija Ljubljana 0-1 Santa Clara and Larne 1-0 Pacos de Ferreira

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - ON 12/08/2021

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - ON 12/08/2021


Benfica 2-0 Spartak Moscow (agg. 4-0)

LATEST RANKINGS - AS OF 11/08/2021.

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - ON 11/08/2021.


STANDINGS ON 05/08/2021

STANDINGS ON 05/08/2021


Spartak Moscow 0-2 Benfica. Easy win for Benfica earns further points for Portugal

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 04/08/2021

PREVIOUS RANKINGS - 04/08/2021


Santa Clara 2-0 Shkupi. Potugal continue to close gap on France.

PREVIOUS TABLE - FROM 29/07/2021

PREVIOUS TABLE - FROM 29/07/2021


Shkupi 0-3 Santa Clara - Portugal’s European campaign gets off to the perfect start:

TABLE ON 22/07/2021

TABLE ON 22/07/2021


Here were the rankings ahead of Santa Clara’s Europa Conference League second qualifying round clash with Shkupi of North Macedonia on Thursday 23rd July - the first European match in which a Portuguese team will compete in for the 2021-22 season:

Table on 21/07/2021.

Table on 21/07/2021.

Santa Clara thump Shkupi to get Europa Conference League campaign off to the perfect start

Santa Clara thump Shkupi to get Europa Conference League campaign off to the perfect start

Wolves complete impressive swoop of Portuguese prodigy Francisco Trincão

Wolves complete impressive swoop of Portuguese prodigy Francisco Trincão