Wales

Wales. Ranked 17th. Weird rating and also not mattering at all – it was based solely on Cup Winners Cup performance, the only European tournament Wales participated in. Since the UEFA ranking existed largely for the UEFA Cup allotments, how high or low Wales would be made no difference to anybody. Whatever championship Wales organized was strictly local affair – only the Cup mattered as the real Welsh competition, as strange as it was with all kinds of English clubs playing in it. Which was often a problem when English club won the Cup and could not represent Wales in the Cup Winners Cup, but not this season: both finalists were properly Welsh and also two of the better known professional clubs, playing in the English leagues – Cardiff City vs Wrexham. Cardiff City won the final 2-0.
Presently, both finalists were down on their luck, playing in the English Forth Division and thus wanting badly some victory, some trophy, to boost moral. As the saying goes, the better team won.
Cardiff City ended a good season – they earned promotion to Third Division and won their 20th Welsh Cup. Going to play in Europe in the fall – there was no country where 4th level team could reach participation in European tournament, but here it was, the sheer oddity. More important is the great round record of Cardiff City – how many clubs could say they won the national cup that many times? Great round number, which can only get higher.