Greece rose to 17th place but is seriously threatened in the group stage
UEFA
Greece remained 17th in the UEFA rankings, but their pursuers have a huge advantage in the group stages of the three European competitions.
Olympiacos drew again 1-1 with Apollon Limassol and can qualify for the Europa League groups, but they only offered 125 points to 17th Greece in the UEFA rankings, since there was no qualification for this competition.
The poor harvest of the Greek teams in the qualifiers (just three wins, all from Aris) of the three European competitions played their part so that despite their effort over Croatia in 17th place, Denmark, Israel, Turkey and Cyprus came close to our country and all to have more representatives in the group stage and formally.
Greece are out of the hunt for Serbia, Norway, the Czech Republic and Switzerland and the targets are to stay above their chasers and overtake Russia (who do not have a representative this year due to suspension) and Ukraine (whose teams are weakened due to the conditions) and reach at least 15th place.
The UEFA rating
WAITING FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM UEFA
UEFA is gearing up for a lot of changes to its competitions from the 2024-25 season so no one knows what will happen to the rankings and how many teams and in which competition each position will go. In fact, not even the slightest script has been released about what is going to happen next.
So we can’t make assumptions. But as we see what applies to the next season, 2023-24, and understand approximately what is going to happen.
WHAT EACH POSITION MEAN FOR THE 2023-24 SEASON
11th and 12th place
- The champion in the Champions League playoffs
- The second in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League
- The Cup winner in the Europa League playoffs
- The third in the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa Conference League
- The fourth in the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa Conference League
13th and 14th place
- The champion in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League
- The second in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League
- The Cup winner in the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League
- The third and fourth in the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa Conference League
The 15th place
- The champion in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League
- The second in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League
- The Cup winner in the 3rd qualifying round of the Europa League
- The third and fourth in the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa Conference League
16th and 17th place
- The champion in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League
- The runner-up, the third-place and the Cup winner in the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa Conference League
*We will not have a fifth team in Europe and we will not have a team in the Europa League either
18th place and below (up to 28th nothing changes)
- The champion in the 1st qualifying round of the Champions League
- The runner-up, the third-place and the Cup winner in the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa Conference League
*We will not have a fifth team in Europe and we will not have a team in the Europa League either
*If the Cup Winner has secured a place in the Champions League then the ticket goes to the team that has finished higher in the standings.