England and Germany are at the moment on the right track to win the 2 additional Champions League locations on supply for subsequent season’s competitors.
Because the begin of the 2024-25 season, when the Champions League’s first spherical expanded from 32 groups to 36, Uefa have handed an additional qualifying place to every of the 2 best-performing nations within the earlier season.
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Utilizing Uefa’s affiliation rankings, the place factors are earned by profitable and drawing matches within the Champions League, Europa League and Convention League, the 2 nations with the very best factors get given a direct qualification every for the next season’s Champions League.
All through the season, groups earn two factors for each win and one for attracts throughout the Champions League, Europa League and Convention League. There are additionally bonus factors on supply for each spherical reached throughout the three competitions, though extra factors are given to groups competing within the Champions League than within the different competitions.
Within the qualification rounds, these factors are halved.
Factors earned are then divided by what number of groups from that nation entered European competitions in the beginning of the season.
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Within the 2025-26 season, England have 9 groups competing in Europe. Meaning all factors are divided by 9.
Scotland began the season with 5 groups competing in Europe. Though Hibernian and Dundee United did not progress out of the qualifying rounds, three groups stay – however Scotland’s factors are nonetheless divided by 5.
For this season, England and Spain got one additional spot every as they had been the 2 best-performing nations throughout the 2024-25 marketing campaign. That meant entry to the Champions League was given to Newcastle and Athletic Membership.
For the 2024-25 season, Italy and Germany got the 2 locations, generally known as European Performances Spots (EPS). Bologna and Borussia Dortmund had been the groups granted entry.
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What does the present desk seem like?
Present high 10 in race for 2026-27 EPS spots:
England 9.944 (9/9 golf equipment remaining)
Germany 8.857 (7/7 golf equipment remaining)
Spain 8.375 (8/8 golf equipment remaining)
Cyprus 8.250 (3/4 golf equipment remaining)
Italy 8.142 (7/7 golf equipment remaining)
Portugal 8.000 (4/5 golf equipment remaining)
Poland 7.875 (4/4 golf equipment remaining)
Denmark 7.625 (2/4 golf equipment remaining)
France 6.642 (7/7 golf equipment remaining)
Turkey 6.200 (3/5 golf equipment remaining)
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