Liverpool's path to Champions League qualification as UEFA coefficient table explained
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Liverpool are battling for a spot in next season's Champions League with a tight race for European qualification in the Premier League this term and aided their cause with victory over GalatasarayLiverpool advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals and did their chances of qualifying for next season's competition no harm, with a 4-0 thrashing of Galatasaray. Once the season concludes, the two countries with the highest collective performance earn an extra Champions League entry, known as a European Performance Spot (EPS).How is the UEFA Coefficient Table calculated?UEFA calculates which two countries will be given the extra European Performance Spots by adding up performance-based coefficient points, then dividing that figure by the number of clubs from each domestic league who started this season in the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League.The extra European Performance Spots are determined by an average of the performance-based coefficient points.
UEFA adds up all coefficient points earned by a nation's clubs and divides that total by the number of teams they entered into the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League at the start of the season.A win earns two points, while a draw earns one point. Bonus points are also awarded depending on where each club finished in their 'group phase' and for every knockout round that is reached.England extended their lead at the top of the coefficient table when five Premier League clubs finished in the top eight of the Champions League and automatically qualified for the last 16.The coefficient score from the five most recent seasons is used to rank clubs, and the coefficient score from the 10 most recent seasons is used to calculate revenue distribution.Will the Premier League get a fifth Champions League spot?For the moment, yes.
England holds a healthy advantage with 23.847 points ahead of Spain (19.468) and Germany (18.642).The Premier League has five teams remaining in European competition, with Liverpool and Arsenal still in the Champions League, and Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace looking to continue their journeys this evening.How else can Liverpool qualify?If Liverpool go all the way in the Champions League, they will earn a spot in next year's competition. The winners of the Champions League and Europa League are both rewarded with qualificationIf the winners of the Champions League have already qualified via their domestic position, the club with the best individual coefficient among the domestic champions involved in qualifying will enter the league phase directly, rather than the original round they had qualified for.Liverpool could also qualify for the Europa League if they win the FA Cup.