UEFA coefficient

Old ranking and calculation method

It was first introduced in 2003 and used for seeding the 2004 European Final tournament and 2006 World Cup qualification. Until the end of the Euro 2008 tournament, the UEFA national team coefficient was calculated by dividing the number of all points scored (three points for a win, one for a draw) by the number of all matches played, in the last two qualification rounds of the World Cup or European Championship. Results from the final tournaments, Play-off matches and friendly games were all ignored. In those cases where a nation did not take part at one of the two latest qualifying rounds, due to being directly qualified as a host, only one qualifying round would be taken into account.

If two or more nations ended up with exactly the same coefficient, the following ranking criteria was applied:

1. Highest coefficient from the matches played in the most recent qualifying competition.
2. Biggest average goal difference per game, found by dividing the sum of all goal differences by the number of ranked matches.
3. Highest average number of goals scored per game.
4. Highest average number of away goals scored per game.
5. Drawing of lots.

The last three times UEFA used this calculation method was for the final UEFA coefficients in 2003, 2005 and 2007.

Current ranking and calculation method

On 20 May 2008, UEFA announced changes to the coefficient ranking system.^[6][7][8] The ranking will continue to be calculated every second year in November, but under the new system, teams now gain ranking points for each game played in the most recently completed full cycle (defined as all qualifying games and final tournament games) of both the World Cup and European Championship, with addition of ranking points for each game played at the latest completed half cycle (defined as all games played in the latest qualifying round). Ranking points for all games played inside those two and a half cycles, will be awarded according to the rules listed below.

1. 10,000 points are awarded for each match played, regardless of the match result.
2. Each team earns an additional 30,000 for winning and 10,000 for drawing.
3. In case of a game decided by penalty shoot-out, the points are allocated as a draw, with the winner of the shoot-out gaining an additional 10,000 points.
4. Each match at the final tournament, or play-offs to determine qualification, are also granted bonus points, ranging from 6,000 points for all play-offs or World Cup group stage games, to 38,000 points for playing a final.
5. 501 points are earned for each goal scored, and -500 are given for each goal conceded.
6. Coefficients are calculated for each two and a half cycle, by dividing the sum of earned points with the number of games played.
7. When calculating the overall average coefficient for the cycles, the latest full cycle and half cycle will each have double the weight, compared to the oldest full cycle.
8. Special arrangements are in place for those nations that did not participate in one of the previous qualifying tournaments due to hosting the competition.

Final ranking in 2017

The coefficients from 2017, to be used for the seeding and pot placements in the draw for 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, were calculated for each country by averaging:

• 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage.
• 40% of the average ranking points per game earned in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying stage and final tournament.
• 20% of the average ranking points per game earned in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage and final tournament.

The seeding and pot placements of the teams in the draw for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League were based on the UEFA coefficients, determined on 11 October 2017, which are as follows:^[9]

1.  Germany 40,747 2.  Portugal 38,655 3.  Belgium 38,123 4.  Spain 37,311 5.  France 36,617 6.  England 36,231 7.   Switzerland 34,986 8.  Italy 34,426 9.  Poland 32,982 10.  Iceland 31,155 11.  Croatia 31,139 12.  Netherlands 29,866 13.  Austria 29,418 14.  Wales 29,269

15.  Russia 29,258 16.  Slovakia 28,555 17.  Sweden 28,487 18.  Ukraine 28,286 19.  Republic of Ireland 28,249 20.  Bosnia and Herzegovina 28,200 21.  Northern Ireland 27,127 22.  Denmark 27,052 23.  Czech Republic 27,028 24.  Turkey 26,538 25.  Hungary 26,486 26.  Romania 26,057 27.  Scotland 25,662 28.  Slovenia 25,148

29.  Greece 24,931 30.  Serbia 24,847 31.  Albania 24,430 32.  Norway 24,208 33.  Montenegro 23,912 34.  Israel 22,792 35.  Bulgaria 22,091 36.  Finland 20,501 37.  Cyprus 19,491 38.  Estonia 19,441 39.  Lithuania 18,101 40.  Azerbaijan 17,761 41.  Macedonia 17,071 42.  Belarus 16,868

43.  Georgia 16,523 44.  Armenia 15,846 45.  Latvia 15,821 46.  Faroe Islands 15,490 47.  Luxembourg 14,231 48.  Kazakhstan 13,431 49.  Moldova 13,130 50.  Liechtenstein 10,950 51.  Malta 10,870 52.  Andorra 10,240 53.  Kosovo 9,950 54.  San Marino 8,190 55.  Gibraltar 7,550

History

After the recalculation of the coefficient rankings for the 2007 cycle, Italy were ranked top following their FIFA World Cup victory in 2006. Runners-up France lay behind them in second place, followed by the Czech Republic. Spain overtook Italy to gain first place following their UEFA Euro 2008 win, with beaten finalists Germany moving into second; the Netherlands were third.

Spain consolidated their top spot by winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the Netherlands jumping above Germany by finishing second in the tournament. In the 2013 rankings, Spain maintained top spot by winning their third major competition in a row - UEFA Euro 2012. Germany regained second, with the Dutch falling back to third place after failing to make it out of their group.

Germany climbed to the top of the 2015 rankings as a result of their 2014 FIFA World Cup success; Spain dropped behind them. England reached their highest position in the rankings - placed third. Germany held on to top spot in 2017, with new European champions Portugal in second; Belgium were third.

Year	First		Second		Third
	Team	Coeff.	Team	Coeff.	Team	Coeff.
2007[7]	Italy	36,986	France	36,219	Czech Republic	36,025
2009[10]	Spain	39,964	Germany	38,294	Netherlands	37,821
2011[11]	Spain	43,116	Netherlands	40,860	Germany	40,446
2013[12]	Spain	42,158	Germany	41,366	Netherlands	38,541
2015[13]	Germany	40,236	Spain	37,963	England	35,963
2017[9]	Germany	40,747	Portugal	38,655	Belgium	38,123

Current ranking

The ranking below takes into account of each association's performance in European competitions from 2014–15 to 2018–19, with the 2018–19 season currently taking place.

The final ranking at the end of the 2018–19 season will be used to determine the number of places for each association in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

As of 4 October 2018 the coefficients are as follows:^[16][17]

Ranking			Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup1)	Coefficient						Teams	Places in 2020–21 season
2019	2018	Mvmt		2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	Total		CL	EL	Total
1	1	—	Spain (L, C)	20.214	23.928	20.142	19.714	5.714	89.712	7/7	4	3	7
2	2	–	England (L, C, LC1)	13.571	14.250	14.928	20.071	4.928	67.748	6/7
3	3	-	Italy (L, C)	19.000	11.500	14.250	17.333	5.642	67.725	6/7
4	4	—	Germany (L, C)	15.857	16.428	14.571	9.857	5.928	62.641	7/7
5	5	—	France (L, C, LC1)	10.916	11.083	14.416	11.500	4.250	52.165	6/6	3		6
6	6	—	Russia (L, C)	9.666	11.500	9.200	12.600	4.083	47.049	5/6
7	7	—	Portugal (L, C)	9.083	10.500	8.083	9.666	4.300	41.632	3/5	2		5
8	8	—	Ukraine (L, C)	10.000	9.800	5.500	8.000	2.600	35.900	3/5
9	9	—	Belgium (L, C)	9.600	7.400	12.500	2.600	3.400	35.500	4/5
10	10	—	Turkey (L, C)	6.000	6.600	9.700	6.800	3.100	32.200	4/5
11	14	+3	Netherlands (L, C)	6.083	5.750	9.100	2.900	4.200	28.033	2/5
12	11	–1	Austria (L, C)	4.125	3.800	7.375	9.750	2.800	27.850	2/5
13	17	+4	Denmark (L, C)	2.900	5.500	8.500	5.250	4.625	26.775	1/4
14	15	+1	Greece (L, C)	6.200	5.400	5.800	5.100	3.700	26.200	3/5
15	12	–3	Switzerland (L, C)	6.900	5.300	4.300	6.500	2.700	25.700	2/5
16	16	—	Croatia (L, C)	6.875	4.500	5.125	5.125	3.250	24.875	1/4	1		4
17	13	–4	Czech Republic (L, C)	3.875	7.300	5.500	5.500	2.300	24.475	3/5
18	19	+1	Cyprus (L, C)	3.300	3.000	5.500	7.000	4.125	22.925	2/4
19	25	+6	Serbia (L, C)	2.750	4.250	2.875	6.375	5.500	21.750	1/4
20	26	+6	Scotland (L, C)	4.000	3.000	4.375	4.000	5.250	20.625	2/4
21	27	+6	Belarus (L, C)	5.500	5.125	3.000	3.250	3.500	20.375	1/4
22	22	–	Sweden (L, C)	3.900	4.750	2.750	5.375	2.875	19.650	1/4
23	29	+6	Norway (L, C)	2.200	7.250	1.375	4.000	4.625	19.450	2/4
24	21	–3	Poland (L, C)	4.750	5.500	3.875	2.875	2.250	19.250	0/4
25	18	–7	Israel (L, C)	1.375	2.250	6.750	5.625	2.625	18.625	0/4
26	28	+2	Kazakhstan (L, C)	3.375	4.625	2.750	4.250	3.500	18.500	1/4
27	23	–4	Azerbaijan (L, C)	3.625	4.375	4.250	4.375	1.875	18.500	1/4
28	24	–4	Bulgaria (L, C)	4.250	1.000	4.250	4.000	3.000	16.500	1/4
29	20	–9	Romania (L, C)	5.125	2.250	3.300	2.900	2.375	15.950	0/4
30	30	—	Slovenia (L, C)	4.000	1.000	2.250	4.625	3.125	15.000	0/4
31	32	+1	Slovakia (L, C)	2.750	3.750	2.125	1.875	4.375	14.875	1/4
32	31	–1	Liechtenstein (C2)	2.500	5.000	2.500	2.000	1.500	13.500	0/1	0	1	1
33	36	+3	Hungary (L, C)	2.125	1.625	1.875	1.625	2.000	9.250	1/4	1	3	4
34	37	+3	Macedonia (L, C)	1.125	1.500	1.250	3.125	1.000	8.000	0/4
35	33	–2	Moldova (L, C)	1.750	1.250	0.875	2.750	1.125	7.750	0/4
36	34	–2	Albania (L, C)	0.875	2.125	0.875	2.625	1.000	7.500	0/4
37	39	+2	Republic of Ireland (L, C)	2.000	0.700	2.625	1.125	1.000	7.450	0/4
38	38	—	Finland (L, C)	2.400	1.000	1.750	1.250	0.875	7.275	0/4
39	35	–4	Iceland (L, C)	2.500	1.125	1.000	1.125	1.500	7.250	0/4
40	40	—	Bosnia and Herzegovina (L, C)	1.750	1.500	0.500	1.375	2.000	7.125	0/4
41	43	+2	Lithuania (L, C)	0.500	0.750	0.500	2.375	2.625	6.750	0/4
42	41	–1	Latvia (L, C)	0.250	1.625	1.375	0.750	1.625	5.625	0/4
43	48	+5	Luxembourg (L, C)	0.500	0.750	0.750	0.875	2.375	5.250	1/4
44	46	+2	Armenia (L, C)	0.375	1.625	1.125	0.625	1.500	5.250	0/4
45	47	+2	Malta (L, C)	0.125	0.875	1.250	1.375	1.500	5.125	0/4
46	42	–4	Estonia (L, C)	1.500	1.000	1.375	0.625	0.500	5.000	0/4
47	45	–2	Georgia (L, C)	1.250	0.625	1.125	0.125	1.625	4.750	0/4
48	50	+2	Wales (L, C)	0.125	1.500	1.000	0.500	1.000	4.125	0/4
49	44	–5	Montenegro (L, C)	0.750	1.000	0.875	1.125	0.375	4.125	0/4
50	51	+1	Faroe Islands (L, C)	1.375	0.375	0.375	0.750	1.125	4.000	0/4
51	52	+1	Gibraltar (L, C)	0.250	0.750	1.500	0.500	1.000	4.000	0/3
52	49	–3	Northern Ireland (L, C)	1.375	0.750	0.500	0.750	0.500	3.875	0/4		2	3
53	55	+2	Kosovo (L3, C)	Not a UEFA member		No entry	0.000	2.500	2.500	0/2
54	53	–1	Andorra (L, C)	0.500	0.166	0.166	0.166	0.833	1.831	0/3
55	54	–1	San Marino (L, C)	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.166	0.500	0.666	0/3		1	2

¹ The winners of the league cups of England and France are given a place in the UEFA Europa League by special permission from UEFA (replacing the lowest-ranked league team which would have qualified).
² The Liechtenstein Football Association does not organize a national league competition and all its seven clubs compete in the Swiss football league system.^[18][19] As a result, the only competitor from Liechtenstein in European competitions is the Liechtenstein Cup winners, who qualify for the UEFA Europa League.^[19]
3 The Football Federation of Kosovo became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016.^[20] The participation of their domestic league champions in the UEFA Champions League and their domestic cup winners in the UEFA Europa League were to be confirmed following the assessment of club licensing criteria by 31 May 2016,^[21] but was denied by UEFA in June due to the clubs failing licensing requirements or provision of suitable stadiums (as UEFA did not allow them to play their home matches in a foreign country).^[22][23]

UEFA uses this coefficient system to decide which teams gain automatic entry to the group stage and which teams must go through qualifying. The teams who occupy the top four league places in the countries ranked 1 to 4 in UEFA competition gain automatic entry into the group stages for the following season’s Champions League competition. The first and second placed teams of the country ranked 5 and 6 also gain automatic entry as do the champions in the countries ranked 7 to 11. The Champions League and Europa League winners also get the chance to participate in the following season’s competition, with the Champions League title holders guaranteed an automatic entry into the group stage.

Further information on Liechtenstein's status and similar cases

According to the UEFA regulations a National League needs to consist of at least eight clubs to be considered valid, otherwise no participants of such a league will be allowed to enter European competitions.

• There are only seven clubs that are active in Liechtenstein, all of which play in neighbouring Switzerland's league competitions.
• The league of Gibraltar used to have only six teams, but were expanded to eight in 2013–14 after admission to UEFA, to fulfill the requirement for entry into UEFA competitions starting from the 2014–15 season.^[24]
• Prior to the introduction of the Welsh Premier League in 1992 Wales also had a single participant in European competitions, the winner (or best placed Welsh team as several English teams also competed) of the Welsh Cup, in the now defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

History

The original European competition, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, was limited to certain clubs and/or by invitation, so no coefficient calculation was necessary.

Following the introduction of the UEFA Cup in 1971, the competition began to grow in complexity. UEFA began to publish rankings in 1979,^[1] to identify the number of participants for each country in the UEFA Cup.

Subsequently, for statistical purposes, various rankings were introduced to portray the history of competitions. According to the prorated (extended) calculation system, only four leagues have succeeded in being ranked as the top European league.^[25]

Following the Heysel Stadium disaster, all English teams were banned from UEFA competitions in 1985. The ban was only lifted after five seasons, with the knock-on effects continuing to impact on the First Division and then the Premier League for a total of nine years from 1986 to 1994.^[26] Having been top in 1985, England were unranked in 1990,^[27] and would not regain the top position until 2008.^[28]

Top leagues by period

The following data indicates the two top-ranked leagues in each five-year period.^[29] Data prior to 1975–1979 period has been calculated, but precedes the first published by the Confederation and has merely informative value.^[29] The color change indicates the change in the method of assigning points adopted by the UEFA.

Years 1st Place Coeff. 2nd Place Coeff. 1956–1960 La Liga 70.833 Ligue 1 40.500 1957–1961 La Liga 68.333 Football League 41.666 1958–1962 La Liga 71.933 Football League 34.666 1959–1963 La Liga 68.433 Serie A 32.500 1960–1964 La Liga 66.833 Serie A 39.700 1961–1965 La Liga 52.333 Serie A 43.128 1962–1966 La Liga 53.333 Football League 42.682 1963–1967 Football League 45.482 La Liga 41.733 1964–1968 Football League 49.016 Nemzeti Bajnokság 43.665 1965–1969 Football League 53.701 Nemzeti Bajnokság 53.665 1966–1970 Football League 51.951 Nemzeti Bajnokság 46.415 1967–1971 Football League 51.660 Nemzeti Bajnokság 40.999 1968–1972 Football League 53.431 Nemzeti Bajnokság 41.666 1969–1973 Football League 53.231 Eredivisie 41.200 1970–1974 Football League 54.279 Eredivisie 43.500 1971–1975 Football League 47.779 Bundesliga 46.331 1972–1976 Bundesliga 48.950 Eredivisie 43.600 1973–1977 Bundesliga 51.902 Football League 41.999 1974–1978 Bundesliga 48.783 Eredivisie 43.450 1975–1979 Bundesliga 52.617 Eredivisie 39.200 1976–1980 Bundesliga 53.998 Football League 38.426 1977–1981 Bundesliga 52.284 Football League 38.760 1978–1982 Bundesliga 51.999 Football League 37.902 1979–1983 Bundesliga 54.118 La Liga 34.999 1980–1984 Bundesliga 43.618 Football League 37.950 1981–1985 Football League 41.093 Serie A 38.800 1982–1986 Serie A 39.466 Bundesliga 37.332 1983–1987 Serie A 41.716 Top League 37.250 1984–1988 Serie A 41.082 Top League 37.550 1985–1989 Serie A 42.498 Bundesliga 41.093 1986–1990 Bundesliga 45.427 Serie A 43.212

Years 1st Place Coeff. 2nd Place Coeff. 1987–1991 Serie A 48.171 Bundesliga 43.594 1988–1992 Serie A 52.837 Bundesliga 42.927 1989–1993 Serie A 60.337 Ligue 1 40.450 1990–1994 Serie A 62.313 Ligue 1 45.150 1991–1995 Serie A 63.884 Ligue 1 45.283 1992–1996 Serie A 61.259 Ligue 1 45.408 1993–1997 Serie A 60.735 La Liga 46.532 1994–1998 Serie A 59.640 Bundesliga 49.932 1995–1999 Serie A 57.212 La Liga 49.628 1996–2000 La Liga 59.599 Serie A 55.927 1997–2001 La Liga 65.210 Serie A 56.239 1998–2002 La Liga 68.467 Serie A 58.668 1999–2003 La Liga 75.539 Serie A 62.311 2000–2004 La Liga 79.851 Premier League 62.153 2001–2005 La Liga 73.717 Premier League 63.224 2002–2006 La Liga 72.748 Serie A 66.731 2003–2007 La Liga 76.891 Premier League 68.540 2004–2008 Premier League 75.749 La Liga 75.266 2005–2009 Premier League 79.499 La Liga 74.266 2006–2010 Premier League 81.856 La Liga 79.757 2007–2011 Premier League 85.785 La Liga 82.329 2008–2012 Premier League 84.410 La Liga 84.186 2009–2013 La Liga 88.025 Premier League 82.963 2010–2014 La Liga 97.713 Premier League 84.748 2011–2015 La Liga 99.999 Premier League 80.391 2012–2016 La Liga 105.713 Bundesliga 80.177 2013–2017 La Liga 104.998 Bundesliga 79.498 2014–2018 La Liga 106.998 Premier League 79.605

The table shows the ranking of nations with respect to the total number of years in the top two of the rankings:

As of 26 May 2018

League	1st	2nd
La Liga	21	9
First Division/Premier League	15	15
Serie A	13	10
Bundesliga	10	8
Eredivisie	0	5
Ligue 1	0	5
Nemzeti Bajnokság	0	5
Top League	0	2

UEFA team ranking

The top 25 clubs as of 4th October 2018 are as follows.^[33][34]

Ranking			Club	Association	Coefficient
2019	2018	Mvmt			2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	Total	Country Part
1	1	—	Real Madrid	Spain	29.000	33.000	33.000	32.000	6.000	133.000	17.942
2	4	+2	Barcelona	Spain	34.000	26.000	23.000	25.000	8.000	116.000	17.942
3	2	–1	Atlético Madrid	Spain	22.000	28.000	29.000	28.000	8.000	115.000	17.942
4	3	–1	Bayern Munich	Germany	28.000	29.000	22.000	29.000	7.000	115.000	12.528
5	5	—	Juventus	Italy	29.000	18.000	33.000	23.000	8.000	111.000	13.545
6	6	—	Sevilla	Spain	28.000	23.000	19.000	21.000	3.000	94.000	17.942
7	7	—	Paris Saint-Germain	France	21.000	24.000	20.000	19.000	6.000	90.000	10.433
8	8	—	Manchester City	England	15.000	26.000	18.000	22.000	6.000	87.000	13.549
9	9	—	Arsenal	England	20.000	15.000	19.000	21.000	4.000	79.000	13.549
10	11	+1	Porto	Portugal	25.000	11.000	17.000	17.000	7.000	77.000	8.326
11	14	+3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Ukraine	17.000	20.000	14.000	19.000	6.000	76.000	7.180
12	10	–2	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	18.000	17.000	22.000	10.000	8.000	75.000	12.528
13	21	+8	Roma	Italy	12.000	14.000	13.000	25.000	6.000	70.000	13.545
14	16	+2	Napoli	Italy	22.000	13.000	17.000	10.000	7.000	69.000	13.545
15	22	+7	Liverpool	England	10.000	22.000	0.000	30.000	6.000	68.000	13.549
16	12	–4	Manchester United	England	0.000	13.000	26.000	20.000	7.000	66.000	13.549
17	16	–1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Russia	17.000	19.000	12.000	14.000	3.000	65.000	9.409
18	12	–6	Chelsea	England	21.000	18.000	0.000	18.000	4.000	61.000	13.549
19	26	+7	Monaco	France	21.000	5.000	25.000	6.000	4.000	61.000	10.433
20	26	+6	Beşiktaş	Turkey	11.000	7.000	20.000	19.000	3.000	60.000	6.440
21	15	–6	Benfica	Portugal	8.000	22.000	17.000	4.000	6.000	57.000	8.326
22	22	—	Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine	16.000	18.000	8.000	12.000	3.000	57.000	7.180
23	19	–4	Tottenham Hotspur	England	9.000	12.000	10.000	21.000	4.000	56.000	13.549
24	32	+8	Villarreal	Spain	12.000	23.000	9.000	8.000	3.000	55.000	17.942
25	18	–7	Basel	Switzerland	15.000	12.000	6.000	19.000	2.500	54.500	5.140

Top club by period

The following data indicate the top-ranked clubs in each 5-year period.^[29] Data prior to 1975–1979 period has been calculated, but precedes the first published by the Confederation and has merely informative value.^[29]

Years Club Coeff. 1975–1979 Borussia Mönchengladbach 8.402 1976–1980 Borussia Mönchengladbach 7.985 1977–1981 Barcelona 7.652 1978–1982 Barcelona 7.832 1979–1983 Barcelona 7.998 1980–1984 Liverpool 8.277 1981–1985 Liverpool 9.054 1982–1986 Anderlecht 7.915 Juventus 7.915 1983–1987 Juventus 8.665 1984–1988 Juventus 8.388 1985–1989 Bayern Munich 7.846 1986–1990 Bayern Munich 8.096 1987–1991 Juventus 8.291 1988–1992 Real Madrid 7.975 1989–1993 Real Madrid 7.850 1990–1994 Real Madrid 7.600 1991–1995 Real Madrid 7.266 1992–1996 Ajax 9.124 1993–1997 Juventus 8.719

Years Club Coeff. 1994–1998 Paris Saint-Germain 8.716 1995–1999 Juventus 121.606 1996–2000 Juventus 109.963 1997–2001 Real Madrid 114.605 1998–2002 Real Madrid 147.233 1999–2003 Real Madrid 151.769 2000–2004 Real Madrid 146.350 2001–2005 Real Madrid 131.326 2002–2006 Milan 129.020 2003–2007 Milan 133.808 2004–2008 Chelsea 124.996 2005–2009 Barcelona 121.853 2006–2010 Barcelona 136.951 2007–2011 Manchester United 151.157 2008–2012 Barcelona 157.837 2009–2013 Barcelona 157.605 2010–2014 Real Madrid 161.542 2011–2015 Real Madrid 171.999 2012–2016 Real Madrid 176.142 2013–2017 Real Madrid 176.999 2014–2018 Real Madrid 162.000

Top-rated clubs listed by number of times they were top-ranked over a 5-year period since the first period officially analysed (1975–1979):

Rank	Club	Total
1	Real Madrid	14
2	Juventus	7
	Barcelona	7
4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2
	Bayern Munich	2
	Liverpool	2
	Milan	2
8	Ajax	1
	Anderlecht	1
	Paris Saint-Germain	1
	Chelsea	1
	Manchester United	1