Portugal’s gap with France soars in UEFA rankings

Six-and-a-half points is what separates the two countries in the fight for sixth place

The math is simple. Portugal, which occupies the 7th place in the UEFA ranking, added one win (FC Porto), one draw (Sporting) and two defeats (Benfica and SC Braga) in the European round. Ahead of them, in 6th place, was already France, which increased the distance even more, which now stands at 6.115 points, an enormity. To do so, they had four wins (PSG, Marseille, Rennes and Lille), one draw (Lens) and one defeat (Toulouse).

UEFA Ranking Clearance

The ranking is determined by the sum of the last five years, including the current one. The value of each result is determined by dividing the number of points achieved by each team (2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss) by the number of teams from each country that started in the three UEFA competitions (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League). Bonus points are also awarded to clubs that qualify for the Champions League group stage (3 points), reach the second round of the Champions League (plus 1 point) and qualify for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of the Champions League and Europa League (1 point for each round).

19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 Pts Teams
1 England 18.571 24.357 21.000 23.000 6.250 93.178 8/8
2 Spain 18.928 19.500 18.428 16.571 6.187 79.614 7/8
3 Italy 14.928 16.285 15.714 22.357 6.571 75.855 7/7
4 Germany 18.714 15.214 16.214 17.125 6.357 73.624 7/7
5 Netherlands 9.400 9.200 19.200 13.500 5.800 57.100 4/5
6 France 11.666 7.916 18.416 12.583 5.750 56.331 6/6
7 Portugal 10.300 9.600 12.916 12.500 4.500 49.816 4/6
8 Belgium 7.600 6.000 6.600 14.200 7.400 41.800 5/5
9 Turkey 5.000 3.100 6.700 11.800 8.750 35.350 3/4
10 Scotland 9.750 8.500 7.900 3.500 3.000 32.650 3/5

Ranking updated on October 26th, 2023