Then there was only one. After FC Bayern’s exit from the Champions League, Europa League semi-finalist Bayer Leverkusen is the last remaining Bundesliga side in European competition. It is therefore up to the Werkself whether the German premier club will improve a little in the UEFA five-year ranking. The Bundesliga currently has 17,000 points.
It’s the second-best value in the past five years – and yet German club football will slip a place next season. The reason is the outstanding performance of the Italian Serie A, which collected 20,357 points and still has four (!) participants in the competition. With this contingent, the Italians have the best chance of conceding the leading English (21,142) in the season ranking.
So the Bundesliga will start the coming European Cup season in fourth place with the 2018/19 discarded result – should the devil not be at fault. Since this does not change anything in the distribution of the starting places, this is not particularly dramatic. It would only be disadvantageous if they slipped down to fifth place. However, the gap in Ligue 1 and Eredivisie is reassuring.
UEFA five-year ranking
(the deletion result in brackets)
- 1 England 107.712 (22.642)
- 2 Spain 92,141 (19,571)
- 3 Deutschland 82.356 (15.214)
- 4 Italy 79,926 (12,642)
- 5 France 61,164 (10,583)
- 6 Netherlands 59,900 (8,600)
- 7 Portugal 56.216 (10.900)
- 8 Belgium 42,200 (7,800)
- 9 Scotland 36,400 (6,750)
- 10 Austria 34,000 (6,200)
Season ranking 2022/23
- 1 England 21.142
- 2 Italy 20,357
- 3 Deutschland 17.000
- 4 Spain 15,714
- 5 Belgium 14,200
- 6 Netherlands 13,500
- 7 France 12,583
- 8 Portugal 12.500
- 9 Türkiye 11,800
- 10 Switzerland 8,000
Stand: 21. April 2023
