UEFA rankings: France enjoy a great week! | OneFootball

The UEFA coefficient is somewhat of a golden goose for the various leagues. Each country’s clubs must achieve the best possible runs to stay among the top spots. France has faced difficulties in Europe several times, but managed to climb to 5th place by the end of the 2023-2024 season, thereby earning 7 European spots (4 for the Champions League, including 3 direct, 2 for the Europa League, and 1 for the Conference League). The goal was at least to maintain this ranking at the end of the 2025-2026 season, or even to catch up with Germany. This week’s results are interesting.

The UEFA coefficient by country (over the last 5 seasons, including the current one).

Source: Official UEFA website.

Nice slipped up yesterday against Fenerbahçe (2-1), but the other 6 clubs managed to win: OM (4-0 against Ajax Amsterdam), PSG (1-2 against FC Barcelona), Lille (0-1 against AS Roma), Lyon (2-0 against Salzburg), and Strasbourg (1-2 against Slovan Bratislava). A very good week for accumulating points and pulling a bit ahead of the Netherlands this season. However, Germany remains distant and has gained about a hundred points since the start of the season.

With the 2021-2022 season dropping out of the cycle at the end of the season, France has a decent lead over the Netherlands, but must be wary of Portugal. Catching up with Germany, on the other hand, looks very complicated. French clubs will need to be consistently strong. This is an important point for the UEFA coefficient and for French football revenues, whether directly or through the development of its image and possibly TV rights.

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