UEFA club coefficient rankings: Real Madrid on top ahead of rivals Barcelona and Bayern Munich
UEFA has released the latest European club coefficient rankings and the top 3 teams have all reatined their position from last year’s rankings with Real Madrid number 1, Bayern Munich 2 and Barcelona in the third position.
The rankings are based on the clubs’ performances in the last 5 seasons of the Champions League and Europa League with the current ranking being calculated from the 2012/13 season until the upcoming season.
Not surprisingly Real Madrid continue to hold on to the top spot thanks to their 2 Champions League victories in 3 years. Bayern Munich and Barcelona have been extremely consistent in the last 5 seasons always competing in the latter stages of the Champions League with Barcelona winning the 2014/15 Chmapions League.
Chelsea who were the highest ranked Premier League team at 4 last year are now ranked at 8 due to their poor performance last season where they got eliminated in the round of 16 against Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
They however, still remain the highest ranked Premier League side,with Arsenal next at number 11. Manchester City who were ranked 16 last year, have risen 3 places to 13th thanks to their semi-final appearance in the Champions League last season.
Tottenham and Manchester United are both tied at 21, while Liverpool who lost the Europa League final against Sevilla are in the 29th position. Spain along with ENgland have the most representatives in the top 30 with 6 clubs while the German Bundesliga comes next with 5 representatives. The points are updated after every round of UEFA competition.
| Rank | Club | Country | Points (2012-2017) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | Spain | 144.280 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | Germany | 134.528 |
| 3 | Barcelona | Spain | 129.428 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | Spain | 114.428 |
| 5 | Juventus | Italy | 109.199 |
| 6 | PSG | France | 108.066 |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 104.528 |
| 8 | Chelsea | England | 103.763 |
| 9 | Benfica | Portugal | 97.766 |
| 10 | Sevilla | Spain | 94.428 |
| 11 | Arsenal | England | 87.763 |
| 12 | Porto | Portugal | 84.766 |
| 13 | Manchester City | England | 83.763 |
| 14 | FC Schalke | Germany | 78.528 |
| 15 | Zenit St. Petersburg | Russia | 75.866 |
| 16 | Shakthar Donetsk | Ukraine | 74.726 |
| 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany | 74.528 |
| 18 | Napoli | Italy | 73.199 |
| 19 | Valencia | Spain | 72.428 |
| 20 | FC Basel | Switzerland | 71.895 |
| 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | England | 68.763 |
| 21 | Manchester United | England | 68.763 |
| 23 | Dynamo Kyiv | Ukraine | 62.726 |
| 24 | Galatasaray SK | Turkey | 57.440 |
| 25 | Fiorentina | Italy | 57.199 |
| 26 | Olympiacos | Greece | 55.820 |
| 27 | Villarreal | Spain | 54.428 |
| 28 | Lazio | Italy | 54.199 |
| 29 | Liverpool | England | 53.763 |
| 30 | Wolfsburg | Germany | 53.528 |
Some traditional European giants like AC Milan, Inter Milan and Ajax do not make the top 30, while Liverpool are in serious danger of dropping out of the top 30 as they have no European football this year.