The Scottish Premiership has lost its automatic Champions League place, as Viktoria Plzen ensured the Czech Republic moved up to 10th place
Thanks to some strong performances, the champions of the top flight have been guaranteed a place in the past three seasons.
Teams are awarded two points for a win and one for a draw, with the country coefficient calculated on the cumulative performance of the teams it entered into European competition at the start of the season.With all Scottish teams already eliminated, Plzen had to lose both legs of their tie for the Premiership to retain its spot for next season and guarantee entry for the league winners to the 2025-26 Champions League.
Thanks to the five-year average that will drop off the calculations from next season, automatically pushing the Scottish coefficient down to 16th place to start the campaign.
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