Germany top UEFA rankings, Czechs rising fast

With just over a year to go until the UEFA EURO 2016 draw, world champions Germany have risen to the top of UEFA's interim national team coefficient table, although reigning European title holders Spain are in close pursuit.

UEFA's national team coefficients* determine which pots teams are put in at the final tournament draw in Paris on 12 December 2015 and, with no more internationals to be played this calendar year, this latest table shows in which interim positions Europe's nations will finish 2014.

Germany picked up seven points from their first four UEFA EURO 2016 qualifiers, meaning Joachim Löw's side now have a coefficient of 38.286. Even though that is down from their mark at the time of the qualifying draw in February, which was 41.366, it is enough to put them top.

That is because second-placed Spain now have a coefficient of 36.263 (compared with 42.158 for the draw). England (35.903) are third, with Italy (34,765) and the Netherlands (34.669) completing the top five.

Notable changes since the last coefficient rankings include the Czech Republic climbing ten places to seventh after an impressive autumn qualifying campaign: four wins from four, including a home victory against the Netherlands. Their coefficient has increased by 4.519 from February, while France and Croatia have also returned to the top ten.

Israel are in 12th now compared with 23rd in February, Romania are up to 15th from 26th, Iceland 24th from 38th and Northern Ireland have jumped six places to 33rd. Famous wins in their most recent qualifiers for Liechtenstein and the Faroe Islands mean they have also both leapt up the rankings, to 46th and 48th respectively.

*The national team coefficients are calculated on a country's recent results. In the current rankings, 20% weighting is given to UEFA EURO 2012 results (qualifying/final tournament), and 40% each to the 2014 FIFA World Cup (qualifying/final tournament) and UEFA EURO 2016 (qualifying).