--- title: "Ukrainian football in European competitions: one draw, two defeats and a drop in the UEFA ranking" description: "Ukrainian teams earned only one point in European competitions this week, leading to a drop in the UEFA ranking to 22nd place. Crucial away matches lie ahead, which will determine the fate of qualification for the Europa League and Conference League. βš½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦" date: 2026-07-24T09:32:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ukrainian-football-in-european-competitions-one-draw-two-defeats-and-a-drop-in-the-uefa-ranking tags: [ukraine, uefa, polissya, lnz, european-football] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Ukrainian football in European competitions: one draw, two defeats and a drop in the UEFA ranking ![Player from a Ukrainian club in striped kit battles for the ball against an opponent in black kit on a stadium background β€” illustrating Ukrainian teams' struggle in European competitions](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/24/ukrainskii-futbol-v-evrokubkakh-nichya-porazheniya-i-padenie-v-reitinge-uefa/ukrainskii-futbol-v-evrokubkakh-nichya-porazheniya-i-padenie-v-reitinge-uefa-1.webp) Ukrainian football experienced a difficult matchweek in European competitions. Three of the four teams representing the country on the international stage played their matches but managed to earn only one point out of three possible. This result caused a shift in the UEFA coefficient table, where Ukraine lost one position. According to Sport RBC.UA, citing the official UEFA website, victories in the second qualifying round were not seen by Ukrainian fans. Half a point was added to the national team's tally by Polissya and LNZ, who drew their matches. The remaining matches ended without a positive outcome for our teams. ### Drop in the coefficient table As a result of this matchweek, Ukraine earned only 1 point, which is equivalent to 0.250 points in the coefficient table. This led to the country dropping to 22nd place in the ranking. The situation with competitors remains tense: - The distance to the nearest rival β€” Romania β€” has not changed yet and stands at 0.288 points. - Croatia managed to get closer to the 'blue-and-yellows'. - Austria, on the contrary, overtook both Ukraine and Romania, strengthening its position. ### Crucial matches ahead The fate of Ukrainian football in European competitions will be decided in the coming days. On July 29 and 30, our teams will travel away to try to break through to the final qualifying stage of the Europa League and the Conference League. It is these games that will determine whether Ukraine can regain its lost positions in the coefficient table. Recall that earlier, fans of Danish 'Copenhagen' showed support for Ukraine during the match with 'Polissya', which became a bright example of solidarity on the international arena.