Qualification for European Cup Football 2024/2026

Qualification 2025/2026

UEFA European Cup Football
by Bert Kassies

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If you have any information about data at this page being incorrect, incomplete, or out-of-date, please send a message to bert@kassiesa.net. Qualified clubs are assumed to obtain a UEFA license for European football unless they lost a final appeal at the national Appeals Body.

This page shows a list of clubs qualified for the 2025/2026 season of the Champions League, the Europa League, and the Conference League. In this list the country coefficients are from the UEFA Country Ranking 2024 and the club coefficients from the UEFA Club Ranking 2025. The club coefficients are used for seeding of draws. See UEFA European Cup Football for more information.

For details, see the Access List 2025/2026 and 2024-27 qualifying scheme. More qualification details may be found in the official 2025/26 regulations. See CL regulations (pdf or online), EL regulations (pdf or online), and CO regulations (pdf or online). A nice overview of the 2025/26 season of European football is given by wikipedia 2025/26 CL, 2025/26 EL and 2025/26 CO.

The number of clubs of each country is determined by the position in the UEFA Country Ranking 2024. All participating teams must have obtained a license for European football issued by the corresponding national association in accordance with the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations.

  1 England                      104.303
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-LS)
     N3=                                 (CL-LS)
     N4=                                 (CL-LS)
     CW=                                 (EL-LS)
     N5=                                 (EL-LS)
     LC=                                 (CO-PO)

(league 29/38, next Apr 2, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, bbc)
(cup qf Mar 29, sf Apr 26, final May 17, wiki, sw, bbc, fa)
(league cup winner: Newcastle United, wiki)
(Newcastle United qualified for European football)

  2 Italy                         90.284
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-LS)
     N3=                                 (CL-LS)
     N4=                                 (CL-LS)
     CW=                                 (EL-LS)
     N5=                                 (EL-LS)
     N6=                                 (CO-PO)

(league 29/38, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, gazzetta)
(cup sf Apr 2/23, final May 14, wiki, sw)

  3 Spain                         89.489
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-LS)
     N3=                                 (CL-LS)
     N4=                                 (CL-LS)
     CW=                                 (EL-LS)
     N5=                                 (EL-LS)
     N6=                                 (CO-PO)

(league 28/38, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, marca)
(cup sf 2nd leg Apr 2, final Apr 26, wiki, sw)

  4 Germany                       86.624
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-LS)
     N3=                                 (CL-LS)
     N4=                                 (CL-LS)
     CW=                                 (EL-LS)
     N5=                                 (EL-LS)
     N6=                                 (CO-PO)

(league 26/34, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, kicker)
(cup sf Apr 2, final May 24, wiki, sw, kicker)

  5 France                        66.831
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-LS)
     N3=                                 (CL-LS)
     N4=                                 (CL-Q3nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-LS)
     N5=                                 (EL-LS)
     N6=                                 (CO-PO)

(league 26/34, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, l'equipe)
(cup sf Apr 2, final May 24, wiki, sw, fff)
(Paris Saint-Germain qualified for European football))

  6 Netherlands                   61.300
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-LS)
     N3=                                 (CL-Q3nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-LS)
     N4=                                 (EL-Q2)
     N5=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 26/34 + CO-Q2 playoff, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, vi)
(cup final Apr 21, AZ Alkmaar - Go Ahead Eagles, wiki, sw, knvb)

  7 Portugal                      56.316
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-Q3nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-LS)
     N3=                                 (EL-Q2)
     N4=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 26/34, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, abola)
(cup sf Apr 2/23, final May 25, wiki, sw, fpf)

  8 Belgium                       48.800
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-Q3nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-PO)
     N3=                                 (EL-Q2)
     N4=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 30/30 + playoff 0/10 + CO-Q2 playoff, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup final May 4, Club Brugge - Anderlecht, wiki, sw)
(Racing Genk qualified for European football)

  9 Turkey                        38.600
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-Q3nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-PO)
     N3=                                 (EL-Q2)
     N4=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 27/36, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup qf Apr 3, sf Apr 24, final May 14, wiki, sw, tff)

 10 Czech Republic                36.050
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     CH=                                 (CL-LS)
     N2=                                 (CL-Q2nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-PO)
     N3=                                 (EL-Q2)
     N4=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 26/30 + playoff 0/5, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, liga)
(cup qf Apr 2/9, sf ??, final ??, wiki, sw, mol)
(Slavia Praha qualified for European football)

 11 Scotland                      36.050
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  CH/N2=Celtic                    38.000 (CL-PO) or (CL-Q2nc)
     N2=                                 (CL-Q2nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-PO)
     N3=                                 (EL-Q2)
     N4=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 30/33 + playoff 0/5, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, bbc)
(cup sf Apr 20, final May 24, wiki, sw, sfa)

 12 Switzerland                   32.975
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     CH=                                 (CL-PO)
     N2=                                 (CL-Q2nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-PO)
     N3=                                 (EL-Q2)
     N4=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 28/33 + playoff 0/5, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, sfv)
(cup sf Apr 26, final Jun 1, wiki, sw)

 13 Austria                       32.600
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     CH=                                 (CL-PO)
     N2=                                 (CL-Q2nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q3)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N4=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 22/22 + playoff 0/10 + CO-Q2 playoff, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, bundesliga)
(cup sf Apr 2, final May 1, wiki, sw, oefb)

 14 Norway                        31.625
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     CH=Bodø/Glimt               >46.000 (CL-PO)
     N2=SK Brann Bergen           >7.787 (CL-Q2nc)
     CW=Fredrikstad FK            >7.787 (EL-Q3)
     N3=Viking Stavanger          >7.787 (CO-Q2)
     N4=Rosenborg BK              >7.787 (CO-Q2)

(league 30/30: wiki, sw)
(cup winner: Fredrikstad FK, wiki, sw)

 15 Greece                        31.525
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q2)
     N2=                                 (CL-Q2nc)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q3)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N4=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 26/26 + playoff 0/6, next draw Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, slgr)
(cup sf 2nd leg Apr 2, final May 17, wiki, sw, epo)
(Olympiakos Piraeus, AEK Athens, Panathinaikos, and PAOK Thessaloniki qualified for European football)

 16 Denmark                       31.450
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q2)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 22/22 + playoff 0/10 + CO-Q2 playoff, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, sl)
(cup sf Apr 30/May 7, final May 29, wiki, sw, dbu)

 17 Israel                        31.125
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q2)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 26/26 + playoff 1/10, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup sf Apr 22, final ??, wiki, sw, ifa)

 18 Ukraine                       28.000
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q2)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 21/30, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, fpl)
(cup qf Apr 2, sf Apr 23, final May 14, wiki, sw)

 19 Serbia                        27.775
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q2)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 28/30 + playoff 0/7, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, sl)
(cup r16 Mar 26, qf ??, sf ??, final ??, wiki, sw, fss, rts)
(Red Star Belgrade qualified for European football)

 20 Croatia                       25.525
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q2)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 26/36, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, hnl)
(cup sf Apr 2, final May 14/29, wiki, sw)

 21 Poland                        25.375
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q2)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 25/34, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup sf Apr 2, final May 2, wiki, sw, 90m)

 22 Russia                        22.965
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q2)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 21/30, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup sf May 15, final Jun 1, wiki, sw, rfs)

 23 Cyprus                        22.100
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 26/26 + playoff 1/10, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup sf ??, final ??, wiki, sw, cfa)

 24 Hungary                       21.875
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 24/33, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, nb1)
(cup qf Apr 2, sf Apr 23, final May 14, wiki, sw, mlsz)

 25 Sweden                        21.500
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     CH=Malmö FF                  14.500 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=AIK Stockholm             >5.300 (CO-Q2)

(league 30/30: wiki)
(cup final May 29, BK Häcken - Malmö FF, wiki, sw, svff)
(Hammarby IF qualified for European football)

 26 Romania                       21.375
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 30/30 + playoff 1/10 + CO-Q2 playoff, next Mar 31, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, lpf)
(cup qf Apr 2, sf Apr 23, final May 14, wiki, sw, frf, gsp)

 27 Bulgaria                      20.375
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 25/30 + playoff 0/6 + CO-Q2 playoff, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, bf)
(cup sf Apr 9/23, final May 22, wiki, sw, bfu)

 28 Azerbaijan                    20.125
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 27/36, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup sf Apr 2/23, final Jun 1, wiki, sw, affa)

 29 Slovakia                      19.625
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q2)

(league 22/22 + playoff 2/10, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, liga)
(cup sf Apr 2/16, final May 1, wiki, sw, sfz)

 30 Slovenia                      13.250
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 26/36, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, prvaliga)
(cup qf Apr 2, sf ??, final ??, wiki, sw, nzs)

 31 Moldova                       13.125
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 14/14 + playoff 2/10, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup qf Apr 2/15, sf Apr 30/May 14, final May 24, wiki, sw, fmf)

 32 Kosovo                        11.541
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (EL-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 25/36, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup sf Apr 9/23, final ??, wiki, sw, FFK)

 33 Kazakhstan                    11.500
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     CH=Kairat Almaty              5.500 (CL-Q1)
     CW=FK Aktobe                  3.000 (EL-Q1)
     N2=FK Astana                 12.000 (CO-Q2)
     N4=Ordabasy Shymkent          4.500 (CO-Q1)

(league 24/24: wiki)
(cup winner: FK Aktobe, wiki)

 34 Finland                       11.125
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     CH=KuPS Kuopio               10.000 (CL-Q1)
     N2=Ilves Tampere              3.000 (CO-Q2)
     N3=HJK Helsinki              12.500 (CO-Q1)
     N4=SJK Seinäjoki              2.350 (CO-Q1)

(league 22/22 + playoff 5/5 + CO-Q1 playoff: wiki)
(cup winner: KuPS Kuopio, wiki)

 35 Ireland                       10.875
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     CH=Shelbourne                 2.993 (CL-Q1)
     CW=Drogheda United            2.993 (CO-Q2)
     N2=Shamrock Rovers           17.875 (CO-Q1)
     N3=St. Patrick's Athletic     5.500 (CO-Q1)

(league 36/36: wiki)
(cup winner: Drogheda United, wiki)

 36 Armenia                       10.625
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q2)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 21/30, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup qf 2nd leg Apr 2, sf ??, final ??, wiki, sw, ffa)

 37 Latvia                        10.625
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     CH=RFS Riga                  11.000 (CL-Q1)
     N2=Riga FC                   10.000 (CO-Q2)
     N3=FK Auda                    3.500 (CO-Q1)
     N5=BFC Daugavpils             2.450 (CO-Q1)

(league 36/36: wiki)
(cup winner: RFS Riga, wiki)
(Valmieras FK failed to obtain a UEFA license, *)

 38 Faroe Islands                 10.375
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     CH=Víkingur                   4.000 (CL-Q1)
     CW=HB Torshavn                6.000 (CO-Q2)
     N2=KI Klaksvik               11.000 (CO-Q1)
     N4=NSI Runavik                2.150 (CO-Q1)

(league 27/27: wiki)
(cup winner: HB Torshavn, wiki, fsf)

 39 Bosnia-Herzegovina            10.000
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 22/33, next Mar 26, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup sf Apr 2/16, final ??, wiki, sw, nfsbih)

 40 Liechtenstein                 10.000
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     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)

(cup sf Apr 8, final May 20, LFV, wiki, sw, lfv, vl)

 41 Iceland                        9.583
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     CH=Breidablik                 9.000 (CL-Q1)
     CW=KA Akureyri                2.704 (CO-Q1)
     N2=Vikingur Reykjavik        10.750 (CO-Q1)
     N3=Valur Reykjavik            3.000 (CO-Q1)

(league 22/22 + playoff 5/5: wiki)
(cup winner: KA Akureyri, wiki)

 42 Northern Ireland               9.208
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 31/33 + playoff 0/5 + CO-Q1 playoff, next Mar 18, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, nifl)
(cup sf Mar 28, final May 3, wiki, sw, ifa)
(Linfield Belfast qualified for European football)

 43 Luxembourg                     8.625
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 21/30, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, rtl, flf)
(cup qf Apr 23, sf May 14, final May 29, wiki, sw)

 44 Lithuania                      8.500
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     CH=Zalgiris Vilnius          12.000 (CL-Q1)
     CW=Banga Gargzdai             1.650 (CO-Q1)
     N2=FC Hegelmann               1.650 (CO-Q1)
     N3=Kauno Zalgiris             5.000 (CO-Q1)

(league 36/36: wiki, sw)
(cup winner: Banga Gargzdai, wiki)

 45 Malta                          8.250
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 11/11 + 5/5 + 10/11 + 0/5, next Mar 31, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, mf)
(cup sf May 10, final May 17, wiki, sw, mfa)

 46 Georgia                        7.625
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     CH=Iberia 1999                4.500 (CL-Q1)
     CW=Spaeri Tbilisi             1.325 (CO-Q1)
     N2=Torpedo Kutaisi            3.000 (CO-Q1)
     N3=Dila Gori                  4.000 (CO-Q1)

(league 36/36: wiki, sw)
(cup winner: Spaeri Tbilisi, wiki)

 47 Albania                        7.375
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 30/36 + playoff final 4, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, telesport)
(cup sf Apr 2/23, final May 1, wiki, sw, fshf)
(Skënderbeu Korçë got a 10-year ban until 2028 for match fixing, *)

 48 Estonia                        7.207
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     CH=Levadia Tallinn            6.500 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=Kalju Nomme                1.591 (CO-Q1)
     N3=Paide Linnameeskond        7.000 (CO-Q1)

(league 36/36: wiki)
(cup sf May 6, final May 24, wiki, sw, ejl)

 49 Belarus                        6.625
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     CH=Dinamo Minsk               6.000 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=Neman Grodno               3.500 (CO-Q1)
     N3=Torpedo Zhodino            4.000 (CO-Q1)

(league 30/30: wiki)
(cup sf Apr 15/May 7, final May 24, wiki, sw, fby)

 50 North Macedonia                6.000
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N3=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 24/33, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, ekipa)
(cup sf Apr 2, final May 21, wiki, sw, ffm)

 51 Andorra                        5.998
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 20/27, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa)
(cup sf Apr 17, final May 25, wiki, sw, faf)

 52 Wales                          5.791
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     CH=The New Saints             9.000 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 22/22 + playoff 6/10 + CO-Q1 playoff, next Mar 21, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, bbc)
(cup final May 4, Connah's Quay - The New Saints, wiki, sw, cf)

 53 Montenegro                     5.708
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 25/36, next Mar 29, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, fscg)
(cup sf ??, final ??, wiki, sw)

 54 Gibraltar                      4.957
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 20/20 + playoff 0/5, next ??, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, gfa)
(cup final ??, FCB Magpies - Lions Gibraltar, wiki, sw)

 55 San Marino                     1.832
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     CH=                                 (CL-Q1)
     CW=                                 (CO-Q1)
     N2=                                 (CO-Q1)

(league 25/30 + CO-Q1 playoff, next Mar 30, wiki, sw, fb, uefa, fsgc)
(cup sf 2nd leg Apr 2, final ??, wiki, sw, fsgc)

KEY:

CH	=	domestic champion
Nx	=	Nth ranked club
CW	=	cup-winner spot
LC	=	league cup-winner spot
CL	=	Champions League
EL	=	Europa League
CO	=	Conference League
LS	=	League Stage
PO	=	Qualifying Play-off Round
Qx	=	Qualifying Round

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