Ranking the 5 best European leagues based on UEFA's 5-year club coefficient points

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French clubs have done well in Europe this season.
French clubs have done well in Europe this season.

#3 Netherlands - 14800 points

FC Twente vs Ajax Amsterdam - Eredivisie
FC Twente vs Ajax Amsterdam - Eredivisie

Ajax made history in the UEFA Champions League this season. The four-time winners won all six group games to become the first club team from the Netherlands to do so.

The only Dutch representative in the Europa League - PSV - finished third in their group. They will go into a playoff for a place in the competition's Round of 32. Meanwhile, in the UEFA Conference League, AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord won their groups, while Vitesse finished second.

In the last five years, Ajax made a fairy-tale run to the UEFA Champions League semis in 2019, where they lost to Tottenham Hotspur. Two years earlier, the Eredivisie giants finished runner-up to Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League final.


#2 England - 15142 points

Manchester City have led the charge of English clubs in Europe this season.
Manchester City have led the charge of English clubs in Europe this season.

English clubs have performed well in the Champions League this season. Three of them won their groups - Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. Holders Chelsea almost did so before a late equalizer by Zenit St. Petersburg in a six-goal thriller meant Juventus pipped them to win the group.

In the Europa League, Leicester City finished third to drop to the Round of 32 playoffs, while West Ham United won their group.

Meanwhile, in the UEFA Europa Conference League, the lone English participants - Tottenham Hotspur - need a win against Rennes to reach the Round of 32 playoffs. Their matchday 6 game had been canceled because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

In the last five years, Liverpool (2019) and Chelsea (2021) won the Champions League. Liverpool (2018), Tottenham Hotspur (2019) and Manchester City (2021) reached the final during this period.

Meanwhile, in the Europa League, Manchester United won the competition in 2017 and finished runner-up this year. Chelsea beat Arsenal in an all-English final in 2019.


#1 France - 15417 points

PSG have led the French charge in Europe.
PSG have led the French charge in Europe.

Ligue 1 giants PSG finished second (to Manchester City) in their UEFA Champions League group this year. Meanwhile, reigning Ligue 1 champions Lille won their group to reach the competition's knockouts for the first time since 2007.

In the Europa League, Olympique Lyon and Monaco won their groups, while Marseille finished third to enter a Round of 32 playoffs. Meanwhile, in the UEFA Conference League, Rennes emerged as group winners, even after their last game against Tottenham was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

In the last five years, PSG and Lyon have fared well. PSG reached the Champions League final last year and the semis in 2021. Meanwhile, Lyon made a surprise run to the semis last year. Marseille lost to Atletico Madrid in the 2018 Europa League final.

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Edited by Rohit Mishra
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