Azerbaijan moves up UEFA ranking after Sabah's victory

Azerbaijan has overtaken Slovenia and moved level with Israel in the UEFA country coefficient ranking following Sabah's victory over Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Report informs.

Sabah FK increased Azerbaijan's coefficient after defeating the Israeli side 5-2 in the second leg of their playoff tie. UEFA's records confirm the teams' recent playoff meetings.

Azerbaijan has risen to 25th place with a coefficient of 23.687, moving ahead of Slovenia, which has 22.843 points.

Israel remains in 24th place with a coefficient of 23.750.

The result also secured Sabah's historic qualification for the UEFA Champions League league phase after the Azerbaijani club overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit.

England currently leads the UEFA ranking with a coefficient of 101.907.