UEFA Coefficient

UEFA Coefficient

In European football, the UEFA coefficients are statistics used for ranking and seeding teams in club and international competitions. The coefficients are calculated by UEFA, who administer football within Europe.

For men's competitions (discussed in this article), three different sets of coefficients are calculated:

  • National team coefficient: used to rank national teams, for seeding in the UEFA Euro qualifying and finals tournaments
  • Country coefficient: used to rank the collective performance of the clubs of each member association, for assigning the number of places for each member association in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  • Club coefficient: used to rank individual clubs, for seeding in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

While not discussed in this article, coefficients are calculated in a similar fashion for women's competitions such as the UEFA Women's Euro and the UEFA Women's Champions League, as well as for youth tournaments such as the UEFA Euro U-21 tournament.

Read more about UEFA Coefficient:  National Team Coefficient, Country Coefficient, Club Coefficient