This ranking is based on the classification of the last 3 official international mixed competitions (at least mixed European cup and mixed world cup) one year before the competition.
For each place in the ranking will be distributed “points”:
| Rank |
Points |
| 1st place |
8 points |
| 2nd place |
7 points |
| 3rd place |
6 points |
| 4th place |
5 points |
| 5th place |
4 points |
| 6th place |
3 points |
| 7th place |
2 point |
| 8th place |
1 point |
In the ranking of the world cups will only be taken in consideration the European countries: the world cup ranking will be transformed in a European ranking.
Example:
Ranking of the World cup:
| Standing |
Country |
| 1st |
Belgium  |
| 2nd |
France  |
| 3rd |
Argentine  |
| 4th |
Italia  |
| 5th |
Bresil  |
| 6th |
Spain  |
In this case the points for the European ranking will be:
| Euro Ranking |
Country |
Points |
| 1st |
Belgium |
8pts |
| 2nd |
France |
7pts |
| 4th |
Italia |
6pts |
| 6th |
Spain |
5pts |
The team with the most of points will be ranked by the FIHB as the best nation the team with the 2nd most points will be the 2nd best nation etc.
If 2 or more nations have the same number of points, the results of the last competition will be taken in consideration. The nation with the best result will have be the best place in the FIHB ranking.
In 2009 only 6 countries took part to the FHIB European Championship. The points attributed starting from 1 for the 6th classified up to 6 for the 1st place.
For the competition in 2010 are taken in consideration the results of following competition:
- Senior European Cup 2007
- Mixed European Cup 2008
- Senior European Cup 2009
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|
Senior European Cup 2007
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Mixed World Cup 2008
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Senior European Cup 2009
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Rank
|
Nation
|
Points
|
Nation
|
Points
|
Nation
|
Points
|
|
1
|
France
|
8
|
France
|
8
|
France
|
6
|
|
2
|
Spain
|
7
|
Spain
|
7
|
Spain
|
5
|
|
3
|
Portugal
|
6
|
Portugal
|
6
|
Belgium
|
4
|
|
4
|
Belgium
|
5
|
Belgium
|
5
|
Portugal
|
3
|
|
5
|
Italy
|
4
|
Italy
|
4
|
Great-Britain
|
2
|
|
6
|
Great-Britain
|
3
|
Austria
|
3
|
Germany
|
1
|
|
7
|
Germany
|
2
|
Great-Britain
|
2
|
|
|
|
8
|
Austria
|
1
|
Germany
|
1
|
|
|
The FIHB Ranking for 2010 is:
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FIHB Ranking 2009
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|
Rank
|
Nation
|
Points
|
|
1
|
France
|
22
|
|
2
|
Spain
|
19
|
|
3
|
Portugal
|
15
|
|
4
|
Belgium
|
14
|
|
5
|
Italy
|
8
|
|
6
|
Great-Britain
|
7
|
|
7
|
Austria
|
4
|
|
8
|
Germany
|
4
|
The 4 nations that can have their best team in the Champions League for 2010 are:
France
Spain
Portugal
Belgium
FIHB Sport Rules Rules V5.1
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France
Portugal
Argentina
Belgium
Spain