Scotland in the UEFA ranking

Between 2004/05 and 2026/27, Scotland has been as high as 9th (end of 2021/22) and as low as 26th (end of 2017/18). Ten years ago, at the end of 2016/17, the position was 23rd; today it is 21st, a change of 2 places upwards.

Sweden, 20th, is 0.050 points ahead of Scotland. Romania, 22nd, is 0.825 points behind. The best of the five seasons for Scotland is 2024/25 at 9.250, and the 2022/23 season, the next to leave the window, is worth 3.500. So far in 2026/27 the association's clubs have played 29 matches and added 2.300.

2022/23. 5 clubs of Scotland played 28 matches and earned 3.500 points, 13.2% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2023/24. 5 clubs of Scotland played 36 matches and earned 6.400 points, 24.2% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2024/25. 5 clubs of Scotland played 42 matches and earned 9.250 points, 35.0% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2025/26. 5 clubs of Scotland played 44 matches and earned 5.000 points, 18.9% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2026/27. 5 clubs of Scotland played 29 matches and earned 2.300 points, 8.7% of the five-season total. 2 of them are still in a competition.

When 2022/23 leaves the window it takes 3.500 with it. To keep the total unchanged the 2026/27 season has to reach the same figure, and it stands at 2.300, which is 1.200 short.

Rangers, 50th in the club ranking on 42.750. Its seasons: 2022/23 4.000, 2023/24 14.000, 2024/25 19.250, 2025/26 3.000, 2026/27 2.500.

Celtic, 58th in the club ranking on 38.000. Its seasons: 2022/23 6.000, 2023/24 7.000, 2024/25 16.000, 2025/26 9.000, 2026/27 0.000.

Hearts, 144th in the club ranking on 12.500. Its seasons: 2022/23 4.000, 2023/24 2.500, 2024/25 5.000, 2025/26 0.000, 2026/27 1.000.

In the Europa League league phase, Celtic are 35th on 0 points after 3 matches. See the full table.

In the Conference League league phase, Hearts are 28th on 1 point after 2 matches. See the full table.

On 26.450 points Scotland averages 5.290 per season over the five seasons in the window, and the middle of the table, the 27th association, stands on 21.562, so Scotland is 4.888 above the median. The leaders (England) are 80.013 ahead; 5th place (France) are 44.560 ahead; 10th place (Greece) are 20.162 ahead; 15th place (Cyprus) are 8.993 ahead; 20th place (Sweden) are 0.050 ahead; 30th place (Russia) are 9.118 behind; 40th place (Moldova) are 16.200 behind.

If Scotland added no further points, the five-season total would fall as each old season left the window: to 22.950 when 2022/23 leaves, to 16.550 when 2023/24 leaves, to 7.300 when 2024/25 leaves, to 2.300 when 2025/26 leaves. The 2026/27 season already adds 2.300, which is the part of the total that is still being decided.

The associations within three places of Scotland are Hungary (18th, 28.812), Croatia (19th, 27.406), Sweden (20th, 26.500), Romania (22nd, 25.625), Ukraine (23rd, 24.837), Azerbaijan (24th, 24.187). The nearest, Sweden, is 0.050 away.