European Performance Spots (EPS) 2025/2026

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Since 2024 the UEFA Champions League access list has two European Performance Spots (EPS) in the league stage for clubs from associations with highest 1yr country coefficient in the previous season. The EPS are allocated to the clubs with the highest position in the domestic league that did not qualify for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. The table below lists all countries with at least one club in the round of 16.

country clubs current coef min coef maximum points max coef
R16 QF SF final total
1 England 6/7 22.178 22.178 12.0 27.0 21.5 10.0 70.5 32.250
2 Spain 6/7 19.892 20.392 10.0 25.5 21.5 10.5 67.5 29.535
3 Italy 4/8 18.937 18.937 8.0 20.0 20.0 10.0 58.0 26.187
4 Germany 4/8 16.671 17.109 6.0 16.0 12.0 6.5 40.5 21.734
5 Portugal 2/5 16.250 16.250 4.0 10.0 10.0 6.0 30.0 22.250
6 France 3/7 15.285 15.285 6.0 16.0 16.0 8.0 46.0 21.857
7 Belgium 2/5 15.250 15.250 4.0 10.0 10.0 6.0 30.0 21.250
8 Netherlands 4/6 15.083 15.083 8.0 17.0 16.0 8.0 49.0 23.250
9 Greece 2/4 12.187 12.187 4.0 9.5 9.5 5.5 28.5 19.312
10 Norway 2/4 10.812 10.812 4.0 9.5 9.5 5.5 28.5 17.937
11 Cyprus 1/4 10.562 10.562 2.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 13.5 13.937
12 Czech Republic 1/5 10.350 10.350 2.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 15.0 13.350
13 Poland 2/4 10.250 10.250 4.0 9.0 9.0 3.0 25.0 16.500
14 Sweden 1/4 10.125 10.125 2.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 13.5 13.500
15 Turkey 1/5 9.900 9.900 2.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 15.0 12.900
16 Scotland 1/5 8.850 8.850 2.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 15.0 11.850
17 Austria 1/5 8.750 8.750 2.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 13.5 11.450
18 Slovenia 1/4 8.718 8.718 2.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 13.5 12.093
19 Romania 1/4 7.750 7.750 2.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 15.0 11.500
20 Denmark 1/4 7.656 7.656 2.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 13.5 11.031
21 Switzerland 1/5 6.650 6.650 2.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 13.5 9.350
22 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1/4 4.531 4.531 2.0 4.5 4.5 2.5 13.5 7.906

The EPS will always result in an extra team for that country. An extra Champions League place for the next best club of the domestic league that did not qualify for Champions League. And if that club already qualified for the Europa League, then the next best club of the domestic league that did not qualify for the Europa League gets an Europa League spot. And again, if that club already qualified for the Conference League, then the next best club of the domestic league that did not qualify for the Conference League gets the Conference League spot. EPS is always applied after all empty spots in the access list are rebalanced (see rebalancing methods).

Bert Kassies
bert@kassiesa.net