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Seventy-two seasons of the coefficient table, read end to end: the records, the streaks and the firsts, each with the numbers beside it. Newest first.
European week 3, 2026/27: Spain win all five in the Champions League
Spain’s five Champions League clubs all won on the second matchday of 2026/27, 12 points to the association and 1.500 on its coefficient, the biggest gain any association has made in a week this season. Italy, second in the ranking, lost all four of its Champions League matches and won its other three. The third of a series, one after every European week.
European week 2, 2026/27: England’s eight from eight is a record
England won all three of its Europa League matches on 16 and 17 September and has now won its first eight group stage matches of 2026/27, more than any association has opened a season with since group play began in 1992/93. Spain, third in the ranking, lost both of its matches and took nothing, and Germany closed to within 1.698 of it. The second of a series, one after every European week.
European week 1, 2026/27: England win all five, a record ten points
England’s five Champions League clubs all won on the opening matchday of 2026/27, ten points to the association and the most any country has taken from a first Champions League matchday since group play began in 1992/93. Nobody moved in the ranking, but Germany closed on Spain and Greece on Czechia. The first of a series, one after every European week.
Sabah reach the Champions League and lift Azerbaijan to 25th
Sabah won six of eight matches to come through four Champions League qualifying rounds, something only six clubs had done before. After qualifying, Azerbaijan’s season coefficient of 5.125 is the highest of any association, and the table has it 25th.
Ten seasons at the top: Spain's record UEFA coefficient run
Spain led the UEFA country coefficient table for ten seasons in a row, 1956/57 to 1965/66. England, Germany and Italy have each managed nine, and England's current run stands at seven.