Azerbaijan has become one of the two countries that have collected the most ranking points in the first two qualifying rounds of European cups, excluding bonuses.
elchi reports that our teams, which won 9 victories in the mentioned stages, had 3 draws and lost 2 times.
This added 2.625 points to the country’s UEFA ranking. Only Latvia has the same indicator in the stages held this season.
If we also take bonuses into account, only 5 countries in total have more points. In short, Azerbaijan and Latvia share 6th-7th places in the season overall.
Four of those with more points – Spain (3.750), Germany (3.428), Italy (3.428), and England (3.333) – obtained high points due to their clubs playing directly in the League stage. Portugal, whose two teams started the competition, earned 3.000 points, with 0.600 from qualifying rounds and 2.400 from bonuses.
Countries that earned the most points in the 2026/2027 season without considering bonuses:
Rank Country W D L Pts
1-2 Azerbaijan 9 3 2 2.625
Latvia 10 1 3 2.625
3 Estonia 8 4 4 2.500
4 Finland 7 3 4 2.125
5 Liechtenstein 2 0 0 2.000
Results of Azerbaijani clubs and their share in the country ranking:
Rank Team W D L Pts
1 Sabah 4 0 0 1.000
2 Qarabag 2 2 0 0.750
3 Zira 2 1 1 0.625
4 Neftchi 1 0 1 0.250
It should be noted that “Sabah” continues its struggle in the UEFA Champions League, “Qarabag” has dropped from the UEFA Europa League to the UEFA Conference League, while “Zira” and “Neftchi” have stopped their participation.