Russia’s standing in the UEFA country coefficients for the 2022/2023 cycle shows a clear drop, moving from 18th place to 23rd as the season concluded. Official communications from the federation networks record the shift and its consequences for the country’s overall ranking. Across the prior five seasons, Russian clubs gathered a substantial total of 21,882 points, a figure that highlighted consistent participation and performance across European competitions. Yet the latest season ended with zero points recorded for Russia under the UEFA framework, despite an earlier announcement by the UEFA Executive Committee listing 4,333 points from the preceding five seasons as creditable toward the nation’s total. Had that promised credit appeared in the official tally, Russia would have climbed to a cumulative 26,215 points, still positioning the country in 18th place in the final standings. The broader context involves the suspension of Russian football from major international events: in the spring of 2022, both FIFA and UEFA decided to exclude the Russian national team and all clubs from competitions organized by these two bodies. A subsequent January meeting in Nyon, Switzerland gathered officials from the Russian Football Union and UEFA to discuss possible pathways for Russian participation in international tournaments and the potential return of Russian clubs to the relevant calendars. The discussions laid out a framework for cooperation and ongoing dialogue, with expectations that high-level delegates from FIFA and the International Olympic Committee would participate in the next rounds. In a parallel development, Krasnodar faced a financial obligation tied to a transfer case, quantified at 500,000 euros, in which the receiving party had not yet played a competitive match for the club. The record of these events reflects ongoing governance considerations and the careful accounting practices that guide member associations through periods of sanctions, reconciliation, and the long road back to international competition. The information is drawn from official governance statements issued by UEFA and FIFA, which provide the basis for the publicly available timelines and decisions.
