Jérôme Faugeras' method
Sum up of the main principles
At the beginning of the season, every european club is assigned a
Club Level (CL) scaling its Value from 0 to 20.
The Club Value (CV) is the sum of the European Club
Value and the Domestic Club Value, with the best of both
weighting twice (4/3 and 2/3 coefficients).
The European (resp. Domestic) Club Value (ECV (resp.DCV))
is the sum of the European (resp. Domestic) Club Results for
the last four seasons, each one being twice more important than the
previous one (8, 4, 2 and 1 coefficients).
The European Club Result (ECR) depends on the results of each tie
the club plays in European Cups during the season (a Champions League round robin of 4 clubs
is considered as 3 different ties for each club, though these ties count half
the direct elimination ones).
Each tie yields Tie Points (TP) according to the result of the
two legs (or one or three sometimes) and to the Club Level of both clubs
involved. The European Club Result is the sum of these Tie
Points, possibly modified by an Opportunity Coefficient (OC)
and an Adversity Coefficient (AC) used to put on an equal footing
clubs having different opportunities to play more or less ties,
and possibly increased by some Bonus Points for having participated
to some specific rounds, as for the common UEFA coefficients.
The Domestic Club Result (DCR) depends on its final rank in its
domestic league during the season, through the Domestic Rank Coefficient,
and on the Association Value of its country.
The Domestic Rank Coefficient (DRC) is so that a position with 10
ranks behind another yields half its points, the winner of the league being
yielded 1.
The Association Value (AV) is the sum of the Association
Results for the last four seasons (including this for the current year),
each season being as important as the average of the previous four
(4, 3, 2 and 1 coefficients).
The Association Result (AR) is the average of the
European Club Results earned by clubs of the association
having played in European Cups this season,
possibly modified by a Dispersal Coefficient (DC) used to put
associations
with different number (and then with different level) of playing clubs
on an equal footing (the common is 4 clubs).
The European Club Level of Success (CLS) is
the sum of the last four European Club Values,
each season being as important as the average of the previous four
(4, 3, 2 and 1 coefficients),
which determines which club has been the most successful in European Cups
for the last four years.
Note : these rankings begin in 1955 for the first European Cup, every club being
then assigned a null Club Level.
To know more about the ranking method
Pour en savoir plus sur la méthode de classement
to the European Clubs Rankings main page
Prepared and maintained by Jérôme Faugeras for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Jérôme Faugeras
Last updated: 11 June 2023
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