Curious UEFA five-year ranking: Germany behind Liechtenstein in the 2022/2023 season
Created: 10/07/2022, 2:35 p.m
By: Patrick Freiwah
Victories for Bayern Munich, BVB and Co.: Germany is fourth in the Uefa five-year ranking this season © MIS/Shutterstock/Imago, image montage:tz.de
The German Bundesliga has had a remarkable European Cup week.
However, a surprising nation joins the top divisions in UEFA's five-year ranking.
Nyon/Munich - With five wins in eight games, Germany has a remarkable record in the past.
In the three UEFA competitions, only Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Köln lost, while FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund, among others, clinched valuable victories, which also brought the Bundesliga valuable points in the five-year ranking.
Curious UEFA ranking: Bundesliga in fourth place - behind Liechtenstein
While the Bundesliga is still third in the overall ranking behind England and Spain, the DFL clubs are only in fourth place in the 2022/2023 season.
The small Principality of Liechtenstein is better off in third place!
How did this strange occurrence come about?
FC Vaduz was the first club from Liechtenstein to qualify for the group stage of a UEFA competition and eliminated three competitors in the playoffs of the Europa Conference League.
Since this is the only representative of the country, the sporting successes weigh heavily in the ranking of the European Football Association - and Liechtenstein is happy about the current third place in the UEFA ranking.
Of course, this is only a snapshot, as expected, the ranking list will shift as the season progresses.
Billing is done at the end of the season when it comes to the distribution of future European Cup starters depending on the member association.
Eight Bundesliga clubs are active in UEFA competitions this season.
Due to the triumph of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League, five German clubs start in the Champions League alone.
Five German clubs in the Champions League: Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp (left) gestures next to Harry Kane from Tottenham.
© Arne Dedert/dpa
UEFA Five-Year Ranking: Current standings with two surprises
In addition to Liechtenstein, Belgium is also one of the winners of the season so far: the clubs FC Bruges (first in the group and opponent of Bayer Leverkusen) and Union St. Gilloise (first in the group and opponent of Union Berlin) have also been successful in chasing points, which is reflected in the current ranking with fifth place:
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nation | Points season 2022/2023 | points total |
1.England | 6857 | 93,427 |
2. Spain | 6714 | 83.141 |
3. Liechtenstein | 6500 | 11,000 |
4. Germany | 6125 | 71,481 |
5. Belgium | 6000 | 34,000 |
6. Portugal | 5833 | 49,549 |
7. Italy | 5785 | 65,354 |
8. Netherlands | 5500 | 51,900 |
9. Turkey | 5400 | 25,700 |
10. France | 5250 | 53,831 |
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