2026/27 UEFA Champions League: Which teams are in the European Performance Spots as it stands?

Regular updates on which associations and clubs are set to earn an extra league phase place via the European Performance Spots.

Last updated: 09:00 CET on Friday 20 February

What are the European Performance Spots?

As has happened in the previous two years under the new format of European club competitions, the 2026/27 European Performance Spots will go to the associations with the best collective performance by their clubs in the 2025/26 UEFA men's club competitions (i.e. the association club coefficient of the previous season, which is based on the total number of club coefficient points obtained by each club from an association, divided by the number of clubs from that association, in accordance with Annex D of the competition regulations).

Those two associations will each earn one automatic place in the league phase ("European Performance Spot") for the club ranked next-best in their domestic league behind those clubs that have already qualified directly for the league phase.

Which associations would benefit from the European Performance Spots as it stands?

England and Germany currently have the highest 2025/26 association club coefficients and would therefore each earn a European Performance Spot.

2025/26 association club coefficients 
1. England 193.625 points / 9 clubs = 21.513 average
2. Germany 119.500 points / 7 clubs = 17.071 average
3. Portugal 83.000 points / 5 clubs = 16.600 average
4. Spain 129.250 points / 8 clubs = 16.156 average
5. Italy 112.500 points / 7 clubs = 16.071 average
6. Poland 56.500 points / 4 clubs = 14.125 average
7. France 98.250 points / 7 clubs = 14.035 average

Which clubs would take the European Performance Spots as it stands?

Chelsea and Leipzig would currently each claim an automatic league phase place via the European Performance Spots.

England and Germany each have four automatic league phase spots for the 2025/26 campaign, meaning the teams that finish fifth in the Premier League and Bundesliga (currently Chelsea and Leipzig respectively) would also be assured of places in the league phase.

European Performance Spots as it stands
England: Chelsea
Germany: Leipzig

Who else will qualify for the 2026/27 league phase?

The 36 spots for the 2026/27 league phase will be determined as follows:

2025/26 UEFA Champions League winner (1)
2025/26 UEFA Europa League winner (1)
England (4)
Italy (4)
Spain (4)
Germany (4)
France (3)
Netherlands (2)
Portugal (1)
Belgium (1)
Czechia (1)
Türkiye (1)
European Performance Spots (2)
Qualifying rounds – champions path (5)
Qualifying rounds – league path (2)

This article will be updated every Monday morning as well as every Friday of a men's UEFA club competition matchweek.