Netherlands in the UEFA ranking

Between 2004/05 and 2026/27, Netherlands has been as high as 6th (end of 2022/23) and as low as 14th (end of 2017/18). Ten years ago, at the end of 2016/17, the position was 13th; today it is 8th, a change of 5 places upwards.

Belgium, 7th, is 7.055 points ahead of Netherlands. Türkiye, 9th, is 3.120 points behind. The best of the five seasons for Netherlands is 2024/25 at 15.250, and the 2022/23 season, the next to leave the window, is worth 13.500. So far in 2026/27 the association's clubs have played 32 matches and added 6.666.

2022/23. 5 clubs of Netherlands played 52 matches and earned 13.500 points, 24.4% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2023/24. 5 clubs of Netherlands played 48 matches and earned 10.000 points, 18.1% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2024/25. 6 clubs of Netherlands played 68 matches and earned 15.250 points, 27.5% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2025/26. 6 clubs of Netherlands played 66 matches and earned 9.979 points, 18.0% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2026/27. 6 clubs of Netherlands played 32 matches and earned 6.666 points, 12.0% of the five-season total. 6 of them are still in a competition.

When 2022/23 leaves the window it takes 13.500 with it. To keep the total unchanged the 2026/27 season has to reach the same figure, and it stands at 6.666, which is 6.834 short.

PSV, 22nd in the club ranking on 70.250. Its seasons: 2022/23 11.000, 2023/24 17.000, 2024/25 21.250, 2025/26 12.000, 2026/27 9.000.

Feyenoord, 34th in the club ranking on 55.000. Its seasons: 2022/23 17.000, 2023/24 8.000, 2024/25 18.000, 2025/26 4.000, 2026/27 8.000.

AZ Alkmaar, 37th in the club ranking on 53.875. Its seasons: 2022/23 19.000, 2023/24 4.000, 2024/25 12.500, 2025/26 14.375, 2026/27 4.000.

In the Champions League league phase, PSV are 18th on 4 points after 3 matches; Feyenoord are 26th on 3 points after 3 matches. See the full table.

In the Europa League league phase, AZ Alkmaar are 10th on 6 points after 3 matches; N.E.C. are 20th on 4 points after 3 matches. See the full table.

In the Conference League league phase, Twente are 5th on 6 points after 2 matches; Ajax are 13th on 3 points after 2 matches. See the full table.

On 55.395 points Netherlands averages 11.079 per season over the five seasons in the window, and the middle of the table, the 27th association, stands on 21.562, so Netherlands is 33.833 above the median. The leaders (England) are 51.068 ahead; 5th place (France) are 15.615 ahead; 10th place (Greece) are 8.783 behind; 15th place (Cyprus) are 19.952 behind; 20th place (Sweden) are 28.895 behind; 30th place (Russia) are 38.063 behind; 40th place (Moldova) are 45.145 behind.

If Netherlands added no further points, the five-season total would fall as each old season left the window: to 41.895 when 2022/23 leaves, to 31.895 when 2023/24 leaves, to 16.645 when 2024/25 leaves, to 6.666 when 2025/26 leaves. The 2026/27 season already adds 6.666, which is the part of the total that is still being decided.

The associations within three places of Netherlands are France (5th, 71.010), Portugal (6th, 67.350), Belgium (7th, 62.450), Türkiye (9th, 52.275), Greece (10th, 46.612), Czechia (11th, 45.725). The nearest, Türkiye, is 3.120 away.