Turkey climbs to 5th in UEFA country ranking
After the third matchday of European club competitions, Turkish teams added 1,200 coefficient points to the country total. Turkey is now the fifth country to collect the most points in Europe this week.
UEFA country coefficient points were settled after the European club matches played between 20 and 22 October 2026. The performance of Turkish representatives this week moved the country up to fifth place in Europe for points collected.
Turkey closed the week with 1,200 coefficient points, leaving major football nations such as Germany, Spain, France and Portugal behind in this week's points total. Galatasaray and Trabzonspor each earned 0.40 points with their wins, while Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş each added 0.20 points.
At the start of the week the country total stood at 51,075; it rose to 52,275. Turkey is in ninth place. The eighth-placed Netherlands has 55,395 points, so the gap is 3,120 points.
Under the UEFA system, countries that finish the season among the top 10 will earn the right to send at least one team directly to the Champions League in the 2028/29 season. The performance of Turkish clubs in the coming weeks will determine the country's position in this ranking.
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