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UEFA Ranking: Sporting ahead of Chelsea and closer to FC Porto
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UEFA Ranking: Sporting ahead of Chelsea and closer to FC Porto

SAPO Notícias11 September 2026 at 09:15

FC Porto occupies the 15th position in the UEFA European club coefficient, remaining the best-placed Portuguese club in the ranking. Sporting appears just behind, in 17th place, but manages to overtake Chelsea in this classification.

Benfica appears in 21st place in the European coefficient, thus staying behind both FC Porto and Sporting. The position of the three major Portuguese clubs demonstrates the competitiveness among them in the European landscape.

The UEFA ranking is determined by the performance of clubs in European competitions, including the Champions League and the Europa League, and influences the draw and the number of spots allocated to each country in the competitions of the following season.

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