Spanish La Liga club, Real Madrid, clinched the top spot of the notice board based on results in European Competition over the last five (5) years.
Real Madrid comes to the conclusion of the 2024/25 season at the top of the Uefa ranking coefficient.
The Los Blancos emerged on 143,500 points at the zenith, ahead of Premier League club, Manchester City with 137,750 points, and German Bundesliga club, Bayern Munich.
The club ranking coefficient is calculated based on results in the Champions League, the Europa League and the Europa Conference League over the last five (5) seasons.
Within the same time, Real Madrid carted both La Decimocuarta and La Decimoquinta.
Uefa Rankings
Teams |
Points |
| Real Madrid | 143,500 |
| Manchester City | 137,750 |
| Bayern Munich | 135,250 |
| Liverpool | 125,500 |
| PSG | 118,500 |
| Inter Milan | 116,250 |
| Chelsea | 109,000 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 106,750 |
| AS Roma | 104,500 |
| FC Barcelona | 103,250 |
A club’s ranking is determined either by the cumulative points earned or by 20% of their national association’s coefficient, whichever is higher.
These rankings play an essential role in determining seedings for draws in UEFA competitions and offer perception into each club’s steadiness and impact on the continental stage.
Aston Villa’s beautiful Champions League campaign which closed in the quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germaine (PSG) sees the Villans elevate the rankings to 46th. However, their overall position is affected by the fact they did not compete in European football for three of the previous five (5) seasons.
The current UEFA club rankings shows Real Madrid’s consistent legacy in European football, with enduring performances trumping even recent winners. While traditional strong teams such as Bayern, Liverpool, and Barcelona maintain good positions, clubs like PSG, Chelsea, and Inter Milan have used recent successes to climb upward.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa’s European return and teams like Bodo Glimt and Real Betis breaking into the top 50 reveal the heightening competitiveness across Europe.
These rankings will be useful in shaping the seedings and matchups for the 2025/26 European club competitions.
Spanish La Liga club, Real Betis, who reached the final of the Uefa Europa Conference League 2024/25 lost to Chelsea in Poland.
In the final of the Uefa Europa Conference League 2024/25, Chelsea came from behind to discomfit Real Betis by four (4) goals to one (1) on Wednesday 28 May, 2025.
Cole Palmer’s assist was well converted by Argentine midfieder, Enzo Fernandez, to level for Enzo Maresca’s Blues after Real Betis had gone in front.
Nicholas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Moses Caicedo netted the second, third and fourth goals for Chelsea respectively.
The feat makes Chelsea to only team to clinch all three (3) major European trophies – Champions League, Europa League and the Europa Conference League.
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