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UEFA confirm club rankings ahead of 2024/25 brand new season
UEFA has released the new club coefficient standings for the 2024/25 season, with Manchester City retaining their place at number one.
Coefficients are used to determine seedings in draws for UEFA’s club competitions, with points earned based on a weighted algorithm linked to continental performances.
Results over the last four seasons, along with the home association’s coefficient at that time, are used to calculate club rankings. For the 2024–25 season, rankings are determined based on performances from the 2020–21 campaign onwards.
Manchester City will sit at the top of the standings for a second straight year, while Real Madrid has moved up to second place after winning their 15th Champions League. Bayern Munich and Liverpool are third and fourth, respectively, while Roma, who have enjoyed deep European runs this decade, are surprisingly in fifth.
Paris Saint-Germain, Villarreal, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, and Inter complete the top ten. Manchester United come in at 14th.
There are some unusual, yet deserved, rankings beyond that. The 2023 Conference League winners, West Ham United, are 16th, with Atletico Madrid (17th), Barcelona (18th), and Arsenal (19th) directly following them.
Italian giants Napoli (21st), AC Milan (22nd), and Juventus (23rd) all sit outside the top 20 following mixed results in Europe. Scottish side Rangers are a little further back at 28th, still benefiting from points accumulated from their memorable run to the 2021/22 Europa League final.
One of the most surprising placements is that of Tottenham Hotspur, who come in at 45th after missing out on European football last season and not advancing to the latter rounds of competitions recently.
They are sandwiched between new Conference League holders Olympiacos (44th) and Kobenhavn (46th).
UEFA club rankings for 2024/25 season – top 20
| Position | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 123.000 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 119.000 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 108.000 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 96.000 |
| 5 | Roma | 90.000 |
| 6 | PSG | 85.000 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 82.000 |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | 79.000 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 79.000 |
| 10 | Inter | 76.000 |
| 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 72.000 |
| 12 | Porto | 70.000 |
| 13 | RB Leipzig | 70.000 |
| 14 | Man Utd | 70.000 |
| 15 | Benfica | 69.000 |
| 16 | West Ham | 69.000 |
| 17 | Atletico Madrid | 67.000 |
| 18 | Barcelona | 67.000 |
| 19 | Arsenal | 62.000 |
| 20 | Atalanta | 61.000 |