Spain still out in front
Monday 14 February 2005
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Valencia's 2003/04 UEFA Cup win has kept Spain clear at the top (©Getty Images)
The coefficient rankings of UEFA member associations have been published following the end of the 2003/04 campaign.
Spain stay top
Spain remain at the top of the table, with England having taken second position from Italy, partly due to the expiry of 1998/99 results - including the final UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - as well as performances last season.
Seeding system
This final version was used to establish seedings for the participants in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup in 2004/05. Individual clubs will be ranked on a points system, that is composed of their own coefficient and half of the association coefficient. The final coefficient table also determines the number of entries per competition for member associations in 2005/06.
Calculation method
Performances by clubs in the Champions League and UEFA Cup - results obtained in the UEFA Intertoto Cup do not count - conspire to form the annual UEFA Association Coefficient Rankings table, with the 'oldest' season dropped each time for the purpose of the calculation.
Coefficient value
The points obtained each season by the clubs representing a national association are first added together, then divided by the combined number of clubs from the said association having taken part in the two UEFA club competitions in question to produce the coefficient value of the national association concerned.
Table of coefficients
The table of coefficients, which are calculated to the thousandth and not rounded up, is compiled as follows:
· a win is worth 2 points (1 point for qualifying-round matches)
· a draw is worth 1 point (1/2 point for qualifying-round matches)
· a defeat is worth 0 points.
Extra points
Clubs which reach the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final of the Champions League or UEFA Cup are awarded an extra point for each such round. In addition, one point is awarded for participation in the Champions League.
Final decision
In the case of equal coefficients, the UEFA Administration will take a final decision, taking into consideration the individual coefficient of the most recent season. Games or competitions decided by penalty kicks do not affect the results of a match and points are only awarded for games which have been played in accordance with the results ratified by UEFA.
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*Blank spaces indicate seasons where that nation had no clubs in European competition
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