UEFA coefficient
Statistics used for ranking and seeding football teams
Statistics used for ranking and seeding football teams
In European football, the UEFA coefficients are statistics based in weighted arithmetic means used for ranking and seeding teams in club and international competitions. Introduced in 1979 for men's football tournaments (country rankings only), and later applied in women's football and futsal, the coefficients are calculated by UEFA, who administer football within Europe, and the Asian parts of some transcontinental countries. The confederation publishes three types of rankings: one each analysing a single season, a five-year span, and a ten-year span. For men's competitions, three sets of coefficients are calculated: National team coefficient: used during 1997–2017 to rank national teams for seeding in the UEFA Euro qualifying and finals tournaments. UEFA decided after 2017 to instead seed national teams based on the: Overall ranking of the biennial UEFA Nations League for the seeded draw of groups in the UEFA Euro qualification stage. Overall ranking of the UEFA Euro qualification stage...
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