So, Liechtenstein is represented in European competition by only one club - Vaduz..

The thing is that the Liechtenstein championship does not exist at all, and therefore Vaduz, playing in the second strongest division in Switzerland and finishing fourth there last season, still got a ticket to European competition. All because he became the owner of the Liechtenstein Cup, where he beat a team that also plays in the Swiss championship.

As a result, " Having passed the Slovenian "

In the playoff round, the draw brought Vaduz against the Austrian Rapid, which is an experienced European Cup fighter and last season dealt with Zorya Luhansk without any problems (3:0, 3:2). It seemed that the fairy tale " Having painted the third draw in a row at home with a score of 1:1, the representative of Liechtenstein sensationally beat the Austrians on the road (1:0).

As a result, Vaduz made it to the Conference League group without a single defeat. Thanks to this club, Liechtenstein's ranking in the UEFA coefficients table was replenished by 4.5 points. That's more than this country has received in the past four seasons.. Moreover, none of the associations, following the results of the qualification of European competition matches, managed to overtake Liechtenstein in this indicator.. Israel and the Czech Republic came closest with 4,250 points each..

Such a large number of points is due to the fact that all the points that Vaduz received in six matches in the Conference League are divisible by only one. Thus, thanks to a similar sprint by Vaduz, Liechtenstein jumped ten steps in the UEFA association rankings at once - from 49th to 39th place. Interestingly, Vaduz have not won a single victory in the Swiss second division this season.. After five rounds played, they have two points and the penultimate, ninth line in the standings.

The draw for the group stage of the Conference League will begin on Friday, August 26 at 15:30 Kyiv time;

Vaduz will be in the fourth pot during the draw.

Also, the ball will be taken out from there and the representative of Ukraine "

We add that Ukraine is now 16th in the UEFA associations ranking, although the 2022/23 season started four positions higher. Currently, our association is represented by three clubs: Shakhtar (Champions League), Dynamo (Europa League) and Dnipro-1 (Conference League). Earlier, Vorskla Poltava and Zorya Lugansk were eliminated from European competitions.. Both participated in the Conference League.