Wales in the UEFA ranking

Between 2004/05 and 2026/27, Wales has been as high as 45th (end of 2005/06) and as low as 54th (end of 2025/26). Ten years ago, at the end of 2016/17, the position was 50th; today it is 54th, a change of 4 places downwards.

Montenegro, 53rd, is 1.334 points ahead of Wales. San Marino, 55th, is 1.501 points behind. The best of the five seasons for Wales is 2024/25 at 2.000, and the 2022/23 season, the next to leave the window, is worth 1.166. So far in 2026/27 the association's clubs have played 10 matches and added 0.375.

2022/23. 3 clubs of Wales played 10 matches and earned 1.166 points, 25.9% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2023/24. 4 clubs of Wales played 12 matches and earned 0.625 points, 13.9% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2024/25. 4 clubs of Wales played 22 matches and earned 2.000 points, 44.5% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2025/26. 3 clubs of Wales played 8 matches and earned 0.333 points, 7.4% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2026/27. 4 clubs of Wales played 10 matches and earned 0.375 points, 8.3% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

When 2022/23 leaves the window it takes 1.166 with it. To keep the total unchanged the 2026/27 season has to reach the same figure, and it stands at 0.375, which is 0.791 short.

The New Saints, 199th in the club ranking on 8.500. Its seasons: 2022/23 1.500, 2023/24 1.500, 2024/25 2.500, 2025/26 1.500, 2026/27 1.500.

Penybont, 358th in the club ranking on 3.000. Its seasons: 2022/23 0.000, 2023/24 1.000, 2024/25 0.000, 2025/26 1.000, 2026/27 1.000.

Connah's Quay, 360th in the club ranking on 3.000. Its seasons: 2022/23 0.000, 2023/24 1.000, 2024/25 1.000, 2025/26 0.000, 2026/27 1.000.

On 4.499 points Wales averages 0.900 per season over the five seasons in the window, and the middle of the table, the 27th association, stands on 21.562, so Wales is 17.063 below the median. The leaders (England) are 101.964 ahead; 5th place (France) are 66.511 ahead; 10th place (Greece) are 42.113 ahead; 15th place (Cyprus) are 30.944 ahead; 20th place (Sweden) are 22.001 ahead; 30th place (Russia) are 12.833 ahead; 40th place (Moldova) are 5.751 ahead.

If Wales added no further points, the five-season total would fall as each old season left the window: to 3.333 when 2022/23 leaves, to 2.708 when 2023/24 leaves, to 0.708 when 2024/25 leaves, to 0.375 when 2025/26 leaves. The 2026/27 season already adds 0.375, which is the part of the total that is still being decided.

The associations within three places of Wales are Northern Ireland (51st, 6.625), Luxembourg (52nd, 6.250), Montenegro (53rd, 5.833), San Marino (55th, 2.998). The nearest, Montenegro, is 1.334 away.