How are UEFA team coefficients calculated?
The UEFA team coefficients are calculated as the sum of 1) the number of points of each individual team, and 2) 33% of the coefficient of the country that team belongs to. For the calculation of the individual points of the team coefficients games played in qualifying rounds are not taken into account. Before 2004 50% of the country coefficient was added. The UEFA team ranking is computed by the sum of 5 coefficients in the last 5 years. The most recent team ranking is used to seed of clubs for draws in the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. Before 1999, a number of strong teams in the UEFA Cup were seeded such that, those teams did not meet in the first two rounds. To determine those teams, the sum of the ratio of the number of points achieved, divided by the number of games played by each team, was calculated for the previous five years.
