Portugal in the UEFA ranking

Between 2004/05 and 2026/27, Portugal has been as high as 5th (end of 2011/12) and as low as 10th (end of 2008/09). Ten years ago, at the end of 2016/17, the position was 7th; today it is 6th, a change of 1 place upwards.

France, 5th, is 3.660 points ahead of Portugal. Belgium, 7th, is 4.900 points behind. The best of the five seasons for Portugal is 2025/26 at 20.500, and the 2022/23 season, the next to leave the window, is worth 12.500. So far in 2026/27 the association's clubs have played 26 matches and added 7.100.

2022/23. 6 clubs of Portugal played 50 matches and earned 12.500 points, 18.6% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2023/24. 6 clubs of Portugal played 46 matches and earned 11.000 points, 16.3% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2024/25. 5 clubs of Portugal played 60 matches and earned 16.250 points, 24.1% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2025/26. 5 clubs of Portugal played 64 matches and earned 20.500 points, 30.4% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2026/27. 5 clubs of Portugal played 26 matches and earned 7.100 points, 10.5% of the five-season total. 5 of them are still in a competition.

When 2022/23 leaves the window it takes 12.500 with it. To keep the total unchanged the 2026/27 season has to reach the same figure, and it stands at 7.100, which is 5.400 short.

Sporting CP, 15th in the club ranking on 78.000. Its seasons: 2022/23 14.000, 2023/24 12.000, 2024/25 14.500, 2025/26 27.500, 2026/27 10.000.

Porto, 17th in the club ranking on 76.750. Its seasons: 2022/23 18.000, 2023/24 19.000, 2024/25 9.750, 2025/26 24.000, 2026/27 6.000.

Benfica, 19th in the club ranking on 76.000. Its seasons: 2022/23 25.000, 2023/24 14.000, 2024/25 18.750, 2025/26 12.250, 2026/27 6.000.

In the Champions League league phase, Sporting CP are 12th on 6 points after 3 matches; Porto are 34th on 0 points after 3 matches. See the full table.

In the Europa League league phase, Benfica are 1st on 9 points after 3 matches; Torreense are 28th on 3 points after 3 matches. See the full table.

In the Conference League league phase, Braga are 16th on 3 points after 2 matches. See the full table.

On 67.350 points Portugal averages 13.470 per season over the five seasons in the window, and the middle of the table, the 27th association, stands on 21.562, so Portugal is 45.788 above the median. The leaders (England) are 39.113 ahead; 5th place (France) are 3.660 ahead; 10th place (Greece) are 20.738 behind; 15th place (Cyprus) are 31.907 behind; 20th place (Sweden) are 40.850 behind; 30th place (Russia) are 50.018 behind; 40th place (Moldova) are 57.100 behind.

If Portugal added no further points, the five-season total would fall as each old season left the window: to 54.850 when 2022/23 leaves, to 43.850 when 2023/24 leaves, to 27.600 when 2024/25 leaves, to 7.100 when 2025/26 leaves. The 2026/27 season already adds 7.100, which is the part of the total that is still being decided.

The associations within three places of Portugal are Spain (3rd, 85.868), Germany (4th, 83.973), France (5th, 71.010), Belgium (7th, 62.450), Netherlands (8th, 55.395), Türkiye (9th, 52.275). The nearest, France, is 3.660 away.