UEFA coefficients
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, the UEFA coefficients are statistics used for ranking and seeding teams in club and international competitions.
The coefficients are calculated by UEFA
, who administer football within Europe. It uses three different coefficients to rank the national teams, the national league
s, and football clubs.
The purpose of calculating the coefficients is to compile an official UEFA rank, to be used as seeding criteria for the European nations, when drawing up qualification groups and the final tournament groups of the European Championship. Previously, up until 2006, the UEFA national team coefficient was also used for the seeded draw of World Cup qualification groups in Europe, while the draw for final tournament groups of the World Cup was always seeded on the basis of the official FIFA ranking. The reason why UEFA stopped using UEFA national team coefficients for the seeding of World Cup qualification groups was a request from FIFA to only use the official FIFA ranking for all seeded draws related to the World Cup tournament.
Throughout the history of international football, the seeding criteria for the big tournaments has been changed a number of times, but UEFA and FIFA have always stuck to the concept of having some sort of seeded draw for the European Championship and World Cup tournament, in order to keep the best teams apart until the later stages of the competition.
or European Championship
. Results from the final tournaments, Play-off matches and friendly games were all ignored. In those cases where a nation did not take part at one of the two latest qualifying rounds, due to being directly qualified as a host, only one qualifying round would be taken into account.
If two or more nations would end up with exactly the same coefficient, the following ranking criteria was applied:
The last three times UEFA used this simple calculation method, was for the final UEFA ranking in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
, was calculated for each nation by adding up:
The new official UEFA ranking was calculated for the first time in November 2009, with the following final points:
A
preliminary UEFA Euro 2012 ranking has been calculated according to the scheme above, to show the current ranking, before the remaining Euro 2012 qualifiers are played.
The UEFA ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next, not in the first season after the publication of the ranking. Thus, the rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season determine the team allocation by country in the 2013–14 (not 2012–13) European season, however, the actual teams that will be participating are determined at the end of the 2012–13 season when the individual league classifactions and national cups are finalized.
This coefficient is determined by the results of the clubs of the leagues in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League games over the past five seasons. Two points are awarded for each win by a club, and one for a draw (points are halved in the qualifying and playoff rounds). Goals scored in extra time do count in determining the outcome of a game, but any Penalty shootout result does not affect the allocation of points other than the bonus points. The number of points awarded each season is divided by the number of teams that participated for that nation in that season. This number is then rounded down to three decimal places (e.g. 2⅔ would be rounded to 2.667).
For the league coefficient the season's league coefficients for the last five seasons must be added up. In the preliminary rounds of both the Champions League and Europa League, the awarded points are halved. Bonus points are allocated for:
The bonus points are added to the number of points scored in a season.
1The Liechtenstein Football Association
does not organize a national league competition as it does not have the necessary amount of national clubs. As a result, the only competitor from Liechtenstein in European competitions is the Liechtenstein Cup
winners, who qualify for the UEFA Europa League.
The league champions from the top 12 countries automatically enter the group stage of the competitions, whereas teams from the lower ranked countries must go through the preliminary qualification rounds.
Further information on the Liechtenstein's status and similar cases.
According to the UEFA regulations a National League needs to consist of at least eight clubs to be considered valid, otherwise no participants of such a league will be allowed to enter European competitions. There are only seven clubs that are active in Liechtenstein
all of which play in the neighboring Switzerland's league competitions. Note: prior the introduction of the Welsh Premier League in 1992 Wales also had a single participant, the winner (or best placed Welsh team as several English teams also competed) of the Welsh Cup
, in the European competitions.
The table at the right shows the history of first placed teams in UEFA League Coefficients.
The next table shows the ranking of nations with respect to the total number of years leading in Europe:
The clubs get two points for a win, and one point for a draw and no points for a defeat in games of the main stage of European competitions. Qualifying round results are taken into account only for the calculation of the association's coefficient and are halved. Participation in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League is rewarded with four points and another four points rewarded for qualifying to round of 16 for both competitions. Clubs which reach the round of 16, quarterfinals,semi-finals or final of the UEFA Champions League or the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final of the UEFA Europa League are awarded an extra point for each such round. Since the introduction of the UEFA Europa League, clubs participated in the qualifying round and in the play-offs of both competitions.
Also, a guaranteed minimum of two points is introduced for the clubs which participate in the group stage of Europa League. This guaranteed
minimum is not added to the points obtained by the clubs concerned during the group stage and is not taken into consideration for the calculation of the coefficient of the national association.
This ranking is used by UEFA to determine which pot the club belongs to in the preliminary and first rounds of the Champions League, and the preliminary, first and second rounds of the Europa League.
Before 1999 a number of strong teams in the UEFA Cup were seeded such that those teams do not meet in the first two rounds. To determine these teams, the sum of, the ratio of the number of points achieved to the number of games played by each team, was calculated for the past five years.
The top 25 clubs currently are as follows:
Top-rated clubs listed by number of years as top-ranked club:
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, the UEFA coefficients are statistics used for ranking and seeding teams in club and international competitions.
The coefficients are calculated by UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
, who administer football within Europe. It uses three different coefficients to rank the national teams, the national league
Sports league
League is a term commonly used to describe a group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other in a specific sport. At its simplest, it may be a local group of amateur athletes who form teams among themselves and compete on weekends; at its most complex, it can be an...
s, and football clubs.
National team coefficient
The UEFA national team coefficient is derived from the results of each European national football team, and only calculated by UEFA every second year in November; defined as being the point of time when all UEFA nations have completed the qualification stage of the upcoming World Cup or European Championship tournament.The purpose of calculating the coefficients is to compile an official UEFA rank, to be used as seeding criteria for the European nations, when drawing up qualification groups and the final tournament groups of the European Championship. Previously, up until 2006, the UEFA national team coefficient was also used for the seeded draw of World Cup qualification groups in Europe, while the draw for final tournament groups of the World Cup was always seeded on the basis of the official FIFA ranking. The reason why UEFA stopped using UEFA national team coefficients for the seeding of World Cup qualification groups was a request from FIFA to only use the official FIFA ranking for all seeded draws related to the World Cup tournament.
Throughout the history of international football, the seeding criteria for the big tournaments has been changed a number of times, but UEFA and FIFA have always stuck to the concept of having some sort of seeded draw for the European Championship and World Cup tournament, in order to keep the best teams apart until the later stages of the competition.
Old ranking and calculation method
It was first introduced in 2003 and used for seeding the 2004 European Final tournament and 2006 World Cup qualification. Until the end of the Euro 2008 tournament, the UEFA national team coefficient was calculated by dividing the number of all points scored (three points for a win, one for a draw) by the number of all matches played, in the last two qualification rounds of the World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
or European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
. Results from the final tournaments, Play-off matches and friendly games were all ignored. In those cases where a nation did not take part at one of the two latest qualifying rounds, due to being directly qualified as a host, only one qualifying round would be taken into account.
If two or more nations would end up with exactly the same coefficient, the following ranking criteria was applied:
- Highest coefficient from the matches played in the most recent qualifying competition.
- Biggest average goal difference per game -found by dividing the sum of all goal differences, with the number of ranked matches.
- Highest average number of goals scored per game.
- Highest average number of away goals scored per game.
- Drawing of lots.
The last three times UEFA used this simple calculation method, was for the final UEFA ranking in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
New ranking and calculation method
On 20 May 2008, UEFA announced changes to the coefficient ranking system. The ranking will continue to be calculated every second year in November, but under the new system, teams now gain ranking points for each game played in the most recently completed full cycle (defined as all qualifying games and final tournament games) of both the World Cup and European Championship, with addition of ranking points for each game played at the latest completed half cycle (defined as all games played in the latest qualifying round). Ranking points for all games played inside those two and a half cycles, will be awarded according to the rules listed below.- 10,000 points are awarded for each match played.
- For the result of each match, the team will earn an additional 30,000 for winning and 10,000 for a draw.
- In case of a game to be decided by penalty shoot out, the winner will gain an additional 10,000 points, beside of the points awarded for the drawn result.
- Each match at the final tournament, or play-offs to determine qualification, are also granted some extra bonus points; ranging from 6,000 points for all play-offs or World Cup group stage games, to 38,000 points for playing a final.
- Finally 501 points are earned for a goal scored, while 500 are lost for each goal conceded.
- Coefficients are calculated for each two and a half cycle, by dividing the sum of earned points with the number of games played.
- When calculating the overall average coefficient for the cycles, the latest full cycle and half cycle will each have double the weight, compared to the oldest full cycle.
- Special arrangements are in place for those nations, that did not participate in one of the previous qualifying tournaments, due to being host of the competition.
Final ranking in 2009
The ranking points from November 2009, to be used for the seeded draw of UEFA Euro 2012 qualification groupsUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
The qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine...
, was calculated for each nation by adding up:
- 40% of the average points per game, earned in the 2010 World Cup qualifying stage2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of...
. - 40% of the average points per game, earned in the 2008 Euro qualifying stage and final tournament2008 UEFA European Football ChampionshipThe 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations. It took place in Austria and Switzerland from 7 to 29 June 2008...
. - 20% of the average points per game, earned in the 2006 World Cup qualifying stage2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
and final tournament2006 FIFA World CupThe 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
.
The new official UEFA ranking was calculated for the first time in November 2009, with the following final points:
| 39,964 | |
| 38,294 | |
| 37,821 | |
| 35,838 | |
| 34,819 | |
| 33,677 | |
| 33,226 | |
| 32,551 | |
| 32,477 | |
| 31,268 | |
| 30,871 | |
| 30,695 | |
| 30,395 | |
| 29,811 |
| 29,447 | |
| 29,222 | |
| 28,228 | |
| 28,145 | |
| 28,133 | |
| 28,052 | |
| 27,198 | |
| 26,827 | |
| 26,620 | |
| 26,210 | |
| 25,971 | |
| 25,646 | |
| 24,518 |
| 24,381 | |
| 24,365 | |
| 24,221 | |
| 23,303 | |
| 23,048 | |
| 22,071 | |
| 21,515 | |
| 21,426 | |
| 21,274 | |
| 19,409 | |
| 18,791 | |
| 18,751 | |
| 18,319 |
| 17,792 | |
| 15,819 | |
| 15,734 | |
| 15,404 | |
| 15,164 | |
| 14,730 | |
| 13,581 | |
| 13,500 | |
| 11,872 | |
| 11,517 | |
| 10,620 | |
| 9,197 | |
| 7,783 |
Final ranking in 2011
The ranking points to be calculated for UEFA Euro 2012 final tournament, will be found by adding up:- 40% of the average points per game, earned in the 2012 Euro qualifying stageUEFA Euro 2012 qualifyingThe qualifying competition for UEFA Euro 2012 is a series of parallel association football competitions held over 2010 and 2011 to decide the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine...
. - 40% of the average points per game, earned in the 2010 World Cup qualifying stage2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of...
and final tournament2010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
. - 20% of the average points per game, earned in the 2008 Euro qualifying stage and final tournament2008 UEFA European Football ChampionshipThe 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations. It took place in Austria and Switzerland from 7 to 29 June 2008...
.
| 43,116 | |
| 40,860 | |
| 40,446 | |
| 34,357 | |
| 33,563 | |
| 33,212 | |
| 32,723 | |
| 32,455 | |
| 31,675 | |
| 31,205 | |
| 31,202 | |
| 30,508 | |
| 28,203 | |
| 28,029 |
| 27,982 | |
| 27,975 | |
| 27,745 | |
| 27,601 | |
| 27,199 | |
| 27,093 | |
| 27,035 | |
| 26,942 | |
| 26,110 | |
| 25,643 | |
| 24,968 | |
| 24,673 | |
| 24,426 |
| 23,806 | |
| 23,246 | |
| 23,185 | |
| 22,959 | |
| 22,638 | |
| 22,539 | |
| 22,189 | |
| 21,876 | |
| 21,633 | |
| 20,355 | |
| 19,746 | |
| 19,706 | |
| 18,764 |
| 17,904 | |
| 16,563 | |
| 16,511 | |
| 16,423 | |
| 15,343 | |
| 14,931 | |
| 14,638 | |
| 13,145 | |
| 13,005 | |
| 12,176 | |
| 10,599 | |
| 8,467 | |
| 7,562 |
A
preliminary UEFA Euro 2012 ranking has been calculated according to the scheme above, to show the current ranking, before the remaining Euro 2012 qualifiers are played.
Association coefficient ("League coefficient")
The league coefficient is used to rank the leagues of Europe, and thus determine the number of clubs from a league that will participate in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.The UEFA ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next, not in the first season after the publication of the ranking. Thus, the rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season determine the team allocation by country in the 2013–14 (not 2012–13) European season, however, the actual teams that will be participating are determined at the end of the 2012–13 season when the individual league classifactions and national cups are finalized.
This coefficient is determined by the results of the clubs of the leagues in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League games over the past five seasons. Two points are awarded for each win by a club, and one for a draw (points are halved in the qualifying and playoff rounds). Goals scored in extra time do count in determining the outcome of a game, but any Penalty shootout result does not affect the allocation of points other than the bonus points. The number of points awarded each season is divided by the number of teams that participated for that nation in that season. This number is then rounded down to three decimal places (e.g. 2⅔ would be rounded to 2.667).
For the league coefficient the season's league coefficients for the last five seasons must be added up. In the preliminary rounds of both the Champions League and Europa League, the awarded points are halved. Bonus points are allocated for:
- Qualifying for the Champions League group phase (4 bonus points).
- Reaching the second round of the Champions League (5 bonus points).
- Reaching the quarter, semi and final of either the Champions League or the Europa League (1 bonus point).
The bonus points are added to the number of points scored in a season.
Current ranking
The ranking at the end of the 2011–12 season determines the allocation in 2013–14 competitions. The rankings are as follows:| Rank 2012 |
Rank 2011 |
Mvmt. | League | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | Coeff. | Teams 2011–12 |
CL UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... places |
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| 1 | 1 | — |  England |
17.875 | 15.000 | 17.928 | 18.357 | 10.000 | 79.160 | 8/8 2011–12 in English football The 2011–12 season is the 132nd season of competitive football in England.The season began on 5 August 2011 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier starting eight days later, League Football Conference Starting one day before Premier League starts.The Championship, League One, and League Two... |
4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | — |  SpainLa Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
13.875 | 13.312 | 17.928 | 18.214 | 9.000 | 72.329 | 6/7 2011–12 in Spanish football The 2011–12 season is the 108th season of competitive football in Spain.The season began on 3 August 2011 for the Copa Federación, 19 August for Tercera División, 20 August for Segunda División B, 26 August for Segunda División, 27 August for La Liga and 31 August 2011 for the Copa del Rey... |
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| 3 | 3 | — |  GermanyFußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... |
13.500 | 12.687 | 18.083 | 15.666 | 8.250 | 68.186 | 5/6 | |||
| 4 | 4 | — |  ItalySerie A Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new... |
10.250 | 11.375 | 15.428 | 11.571 | 6.500 | 55.124 | 5/7 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 6 | +1 |  Portugal |
7.928 | 6.785 | 10.000 | 18.800 | 7.500 | 51.013 | 4/6 | |||
| 6 | 5 |  −1 |
 FranceLigue 1 Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2.... |
6.928 | 11.000 | 15.000 | 10.750 | 6.833 | 50.511 | 5/6 2011–12 in French football The 2011–12 season is the 118th overall season of football and the 79th season of competitive professional football in France.The men's French national team began play on 10 August 2011 contesting a friendly match against Chile. The team will continue its qualification matches for the upcoming UEFA... |
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| 7 | 7 | — |  RussiaRussian Premier League The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition... |
11.250 | 9.750 | 6.166 | 10.916 | 6.583 | 44.665 | 4/6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 8 | — |  UkraineUkrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed... |
4.875 | 16.625 | 5.800 | 10.083 | 5.750 | 43.133 | 4/6 | |||
| 9 | 9 | — |  NetherlandsEredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... |
5.000 | 6.333 | 9.416 | 11.166 | 8.600 | 40.515 | 4/5 | |||
| 10 | 11 | +1 |  Greece |
7.500 | 6.500 | 7.900 | 7.600 | 5.200 | 34.700 | 3/5 | 3 | 5 | |
| 11 | 10 | −1 |
 Turkey |
9.750 | 7.000 | 7.600 | 4.600 | 5.375 | 34.325 | 2/4 | |||
| 12 | 13 | +1 |  Belgium |
4.500 | 4.500 | 8.700 | 4.600 | 8.300 | 30.600 | 4/5 | |||
| 13 | 12 | −1 |
 DenmarkDanish Superliga The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the... |
5.125 | 8.200 | 4.400 | 6.700 | 2.900 | 27.325 | 2/5 | |||
| 14 | 19 | +5 |  Austria |
3.200 | 2.250 | 9.375 | 4.375 | 6.125 | 25.325 | 3/4 | |||
| 15 | 16 | +1 |  SwitzerlandSwiss Super League The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams... |
6.250 | 2.900 | 5.750 | 5.900 | 3.800 | 24.600 | 2/5 | |||
| 16 | 20 | +4 |  CyprusCypriot First Division The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:... |
2.666 | 6.333 | 4.250 | 3.125 | 7.125 | 23.499 | 2/4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | 17 | — |  Israel |
2.375 | 1.750 | 7.250 | 4.625 | 5.250 | 21.250 | 3/4 | |||
| 18 | 15 | −3 |
 ScotlandScottish Premier League The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland... |
10.250 | 1.875 | 2.666 | 3.600 | 2.500 | 20.891 | 1/4 2011–12 in Scottish football The 2011–12 season is the 115th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:-Scottish First Division:-Scottish Second Division:-Scottish Third Division:... |
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| 19 | 18 | −1 |
 Czech RepublicGambrinus Liga The Gambrinus liga is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Czech 2. Liga. Seasons run from August to May,... |
5.125 | 2.375 | 4.100 | 3.500 | 4.750 | 19.850 | 1/4 | |||
| 20 | 22 | +2 |  Croatia |
3.666 | 4.333 | 3.000 | 4.125 | 3.750 | 18.874 | 1/4 2011–12 in Croatian football The following article presents a summary of the 2011–12 football season in Croatia, which will be the 21st season of competitive football in the country.-Croatia:-Croatia U21:-Croatia U20:-Croatia U19:-Croatia U17:-Druga HNL:... |
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| 21 | 24 | +3 |  Poland |
1.666 | 5.000 | 2.125 | 4.500 | 5.375 | 18.666 | 2/4 | |||
| 22 | 14 | −8 |
 RomaniaLiga I Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"... |
2.600 | 2.642 | 6.083 | 3.166 | 4.000 | 18.491 | 4/6 | |||
| 23 | 23 | — |  BelarusBelarusian Premier League -Soviet era champions:*1934 BVO *1935 BVO *1936 BVO *1937 Dinamo *1938 Dinamo *1939 Dinamo *1940 DKA *1941-44 unknown... |
1.833 | 4.000 | 3.375 | 5.875 | 3.125 | 18.208 | 1/4 | |||
| 24 | 28 | +4 |  SwedenAllsvenskan Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan... |
5.400 | 2.500 | 2.500 | 2.600 | 2.900 | 15.900 | 1/4 | |||
| 25 | 25 | — |  Slovakia |
2.166 | 4.833 | 2.500 | 3.000 | 2.375 | 14.874 | 1/4 | |||
| 26 | 26 | — |  NorwayTippeligaen Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official... |
5.400 | 2.500 | 2.100 | 2.375 | 2.300 | 14.675 | 0/4 | |||
| 27 | 27 | — |  SerbiaSerbian Superliga Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League... |
2.625 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 3.500 | 2.125 | 14.250 | 0/4 | |||
| 28 | 21 | −7 |
 BulgariaBulgarian A Professional Football Group The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011... |
2.750 | 2.250 | 3.125 | 4.625 | 1.500 | 14.250 | 0/4 | |||
| 29 | 32 | +3 |  Hungary |
1.000 | 1.000 | 2.750 | 2.750 | 2.250 | 9.750 | 0/4 | |||
| 30 | 30 | — |  FinlandVeikkausliiga Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name... |
2.625 | 1.833 | 1.375 | 1.800 | 1.500 | 9.133 | 0/4 | |||
| 31 | 36 | +5 |  GeorgiaUmaglesi Liga The Georgian Top League is the top division of football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federation. From 1927 to 1989, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the Soviet Union... |
1.000 | 1.166 | 1.750 | 1.875 | 2.875 | 8.666 | 0/4 | |||
| 32 | 29 | −3 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaPremier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the country's most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs with last two teams relegated at the end of every season.... |
1.833 | 1.833 | 1.750 | 1.875 | 1.125 | 8.416 | 0/4 | |||
| 33 | 31 | −2 |
 Republic of Ireland |
1.000 | 2.500 | 1.375 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 7.375 | 1/4 | |||
| 34 | 38 | +4 |  Slovenia |
0.666 | 1.333 | 1.375 | 1.500 | 2.250 | 7.124 | 1/4 | |||
| 35 | 34 | −1 |
 LithuaniaA Lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF . League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2011 season, the league features 12 teams... |
1.500 | 2.500 | 1.250 | 0.625 | 1.000 | 6.875 | 0/4 | |||
| 36 | 33 | −3 |
 Moldova |
1.333 | 0.666 | 2.125 | 2.125 | 0.500 | 6.749 | 0/4 | |||
| 37 | 37 | — |  AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Premier League -Attendance:- Records :Players in the Premier League compete for the Azerbaijan Premier League Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer at the end of each season. Nazim Aliyev is the league's all-time top scorer with 183 goals, including 39 in the 1992 season.During the 1995–96 season he became the... |
0.666 | 0.666 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 1.375 | 6.207 | 0/4 | |||
| 38 | 35 | −3 |
 Latvia |
1.333 | 1.166 | 2.250 | 0.500 | 0.625 | 5.874 | 0/4 | |||
| 39 | 39 | — |  Macedonia |
1.666 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.375 | 1.625 | 5.666 | 0/4 | |||
| 40 | 41 | +1 |  Kazakhstan |
0.750 | 0.833 | 1.250 | 0.875 | 1.625 | 5.333 | 0/4 | |||
| 41 | 40 | −1 |
 Iceland |
1.166 | 1.166 | 1.250 | 0.375 | 1.375 | 5.332 | 0/4 | |||
| 42 | 43 | +1 |  MontenegroMontenegrin First League The First League of Montenegro is the top football league in Montenegro. It is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 12 teams participate in this league. The winner of the Montenegrin First League starts the qualifications for the UEFA Champions League from the second round... |
0.500 | 0.500 | 1.125 | 1.750 | 0.500 | 4.375 | 0/4 | |||
| 43 | 42 | −1 |
 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein football Cup The Liechtenstein Football Cup is Liechtenstein's premier football competition, and has been organised annually by the Liechtenstein Football Association since 1946. The winner qualifies to take part in the UEFA Europa League.... 1 |
0.500 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.500 | 2.000 | 4.000 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | 44 | — |  Albania |
0.500 | 0.666 | 1.000 | 0.875 | 0.875 | 3.916 | 0/4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 45 | 48 | +3 |  MaltaMaltese Premier League The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons , is the top level league for football in Malta. The league was first competed in 1909... |
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.750 | 1.500 | 0.833 | 3.083 | 0/3 | |||
| 46 | 46 | — |  Wales |
0.666 | 0.333 | 0.250 | 0.875 | 0.625 | 2.749 | 0/4 | |||
| 47 | 45 | −2 |
 EstoniaMeistriliiga Meistriliiga is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1991 and the current, 2011 is the league's 21st season... |
0.833 | 0.333 | 0.875 | 0.250 | 0.375 | 2.666 | 0/4 | |||
| 48 | 49 | +1 |  Northern IrelandIFA Premiership The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are... |
0.500 | 0.333 | 0.125 | 1.125 | 0.500 | 2.583 | 0/4 | |||
| 49 | 51 | +2 |  LuxembourgLuxembourg National Division The National Division is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it is to be known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006-07 season,... |
0.333 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.625 | 1.125 | 2.333 | 0/4 | |||
| 50 | 47 | −3 |
 ArmeniaArmenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. After independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the unit in charge. The seasons run from spring to fall... |
1.333 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.250 | 0.125 | 2.208 | 0/4 | |||
| 51 | 50 | −1 |
 Faroe Islands |
0.333 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 1.416 | 0/4 | |||
| 52 | 52 | — |  Andorra |
0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0/4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 53 | 53 | — |  San MarinoCampionato Sammarinese di Calcio Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio is an amateur league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Sammarinese football league system and has been operating since 1985... |
0.250 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.166 | 0.000 | 0.916 | 0/3 |
1The Liechtenstein Football Association
Liechtenstein Football Association
The Liechtenstein Football Association is the governing body of football in Liechtenstein. It organizes the Liechtenstein national football team and the Liechtenstein football Cup. Due to the fact that Liechtenstein only has a small number of active teams, it is the only UEFA member without its...
does not organize a national league competition as it does not have the necessary amount of national clubs. As a result, the only competitor from Liechtenstein in European competitions is the Liechtenstein Cup
Liechtenstein football Cup
The Liechtenstein Football Cup is Liechtenstein's premier football competition, and has been organised annually by the Liechtenstein Football Association since 1946. The winner qualifies to take part in the UEFA Europa League....
winners, who qualify for the UEFA Europa League.
The league champions from the top 12 countries automatically enter the group stage of the competitions, whereas teams from the lower ranked countries must go through the preliminary qualification rounds.
Further information on the Liechtenstein's status and similar cases.
According to the UEFA regulations a National League needs to consist of at least eight clubs to be considered valid, otherwise no participants of such a league will be allowed to enter European competitions. There are only seven clubs that are active in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
all of which play in the neighboring Switzerland's league competitions. Note: prior the introduction of the Welsh Premier League in 1992 Wales also had a single participant, the winner (or best placed Welsh team as several English teams also competed) of the Welsh Cup
Welsh Cup
The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...
, in the European competitions.
History
Ranking has been published by UEFA since 1979 to identify the number of participants for each country in the UEFA Cup after the re-organization of the Inter-cities Fairs Cup in 1971. No calculation of coefficients took place prior to that. Later, for statistical purposes, various rankings were introduced to portray the history of competitions. Because the Inter-cities Fairs Cup was limited only to certain clubs and/or by invitation no coefficient calculation was necessary. According to the prorated (extended) calculation system only four leagues have succeeded in being the top European league.The table at the right shows the history of first placed teams in UEFA League Coefficients.
The next table shows the ranking of nations with respect to the total number of years leading in Europe:
| Rank | League | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
15 |
| 2 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... / Premier League |
14 |
| 3 | Serie A Serie A Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new... |
13 |
| 4 | Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... |
10 |
Club coefficient
The club coefficient is determined by the results of a club in European club competition in the last five seasons, and the league coefficient. The club coefficient is 20% of the league coefficient plus the number of points earned by the club in the five seasons. Before 2004 the contribution of the country coefficient was 50%. The points earned by a club in the preliminary rounds are not counted.The clubs get two points for a win, and one point for a draw and no points for a defeat in games of the main stage of European competitions. Qualifying round results are taken into account only for the calculation of the association's coefficient and are halved. Participation in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League is rewarded with four points and another four points rewarded for qualifying to round of 16 for both competitions. Clubs which reach the round of 16, quarterfinals,semi-finals or final of the UEFA Champions League or the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final of the UEFA Europa League are awarded an extra point for each such round. Since the introduction of the UEFA Europa League, clubs participated in the qualifying round and in the play-offs of both competitions.
| Round | Points awarded | |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League | Europa League | |
| Eliminated in first qualifying round | 0.5 | 0.25 |
| Eliminated in second qualifying round | 1 | 0.5 |
| Eliminated in third qualifying round | – | 1 |
| Eliminated in play-offs | – | 1.5 |
Also, a guaranteed minimum of two points is introduced for the clubs which participate in the group stage of Europa League. This guaranteed
minimum is not added to the points obtained by the clubs concerned during the group stage and is not taken into consideration for the calculation of the coefficient of the national association.
This ranking is used by UEFA to determine which pot the club belongs to in the preliminary and first rounds of the Champions League, and the preliminary, first and second rounds of the Europa League.
Before 1999 a number of strong teams in the UEFA Cup were seeded such that those teams do not meet in the first two rounds. To determine these teams, the sum of, the ratio of the number of points achieved to the number of games played by each team, was calculated for the past five years.
The top 25 clubs currently are as follows:
| Rank 2012 |
Rank 2011 |
Mvmt | Club | Country | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | Coeff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
32.5750 | 28.0000 | 28.5856 | 36.6714 | 13.0000 | 138.832 | |
| 2 | 2 | — | Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
27.7750 | 28.6624 | 30.5856 | 36.6428 | 14.8000 | 138.832 | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
28.5750 | 25.0000 | 22.5856 | 26.6714 | 12.0000 | 114.832 | |
| 4 | 4 | — | Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
22.7000 | 22.5375 | 30.6166 | 24.1332 | 14.6500 | 114.637 | |
| 5 | 6 | +1 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
21.5750 | 22.0000 | 25.5856 | 22.6714 | 14.0000 | 105.832 | |
| 6 | 7 | +1 | Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
14.7750 | 14.6625 | 22.5856 | 33.6428 | 15.8000 | 101.465 | |
| 7 | 9 | +2 | Internazionale F.C. Internazionale Milano Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always... |
16.0500 | 13.2750 | 34.0856 | 21.3142 | 12.3000 | 97.024 | |
| 8 | 8 | — | Porto | 15.5855 | 17.3570 | 21.0000 | 31.7600 | 10.5000 | 96.202 | |
| 9 | 5 | −4 |
Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
24.5750 | 23.0000 | 24.5856 | 15.6714 | 2.0000 | 89.832 | |
| 10 | 13 | +3 | Lyon Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The... |
13.3856 | 15.2000 | 28.0000 | 19.1500 | 9.3666 | 85.102 | |
| 11 | 14 | +3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 7.9750 | 29.3250 | 11.1600 | 26.0166 | 7.1500 | 81.626 | |
| 12 | 10 | −2 |
Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
16.0500 | 14.2750 | 19.0856 | 18.3142 | 11.3000 | 79.024 | |
| 13 | 19 | +6 | Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... |
15.7750 | 18.6624 | 10.5856 | 26.6428 | 5.8000 | 77.465 | |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | Valencia Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the... |
9.7750 | 13.6624 | 19.5856 | 21.6428 | 11.8000 | 76.465 | |
| 15 | 17 | +2 | Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team... |
12.5856 | 4.3570 | 21.0000 | 25.7600 | 12.5000 | 73.202 | |
| 16 | 23 | +7 | Atlético Madrid | 14.7750 | 17.6624 | 24.5856 | 9.6428 | 8.8000 | 75.465 | |
| 17 | 24 | +7 | Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In... |
13.3856 | 14.2000 | 17.0000 | 20.1500 | 10.3666 | 75.102 | |
| 18 | 22 | +4 | CSKA Moscow | 6.2500 | 18.9500 | 21.2332 | 16.1832 | 9.3166 | 71.933 | |
| 19 | 12 | −7 |
Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... |
15.7000 | 24.5375 | 18.6166 | 11.1332 | 1.6500 | 71.637 | |
| 20 | 31 | +11 | Zenit St. Petersburg FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League... |
23.2500 | 14.9500 | 2.7332 | 18.1832 | 11.3166 | 70.433 | |
| 21 | 20 | −1 |
Hamburg Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
18.7000 | 24.5374 | 21.6166 | 3.1332 | 1.6500 | 69.637 | |
| 22 | 25 | +3 | Sporting CP | 18.5856 | 13.3570 | 14.0000 | 13.7600 | 9.5000 | 69.202 | |
| 23 | 16 | −7 |
Roma A.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s... |
19.0500 | 16.2750 | 12.0856 | 18.3142 | 2.8000 | 68.524 | |
| 24 | 21 | −3 |
PSV | 17.0000 | 6.2666 | 13.8832 | 20.2332 | 10.7200 | 68.103 | |
| 25 | 11 | −14 |
Sevilla Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA... |
18.7750 | 10.6625 | 22.5856 | 12.6428 | 3.3000 | 67.965 |
Top club by period
Top-ranked clubs in each 5-year period listed by year:| Years | Club | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1956–1960 |  Real MadridReal Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
9.856 |
| 1957–1961 | Real Madrid |
8.499 |
| 1958–1962 | Real Madrid |
8.356 |
| 1959–1963 | Real Madrid |
6.856 |
| 1960–1964 | Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
7.382 |
| 1961–1965 | Benfica |
8.455 |
| 1962–1966 | Benfica |
7.788 |
| 1963–1967 | Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points... |
7.691 |
| 1964–1968 | Real Madrid |
7.345 |
| 1965–1969 | Benfica |
7.415 |
| 1966–1970 | Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
8.033 |
| 1967–1971 | Leeds United |
8.183 |
| 1968–1972 | Leeds United |
7.583 |
| 1969–1973 | Ajax |
8.985 |
| 1970–1974 | Ajax |
8.430 |
| 1971–1975 | Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth... |
8.500 |
| 1972–1976 | Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
8.609 |
| 1973–1977 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
8.694 |
| Years | Club | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1974–1978 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
8.319 |
| 1975–1979 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
8.402 |
| 1976–1980 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
7.985 |
| 1977–1981 | Barcelona |
7.652 |
| 1978–1982 | Barcelona |
7.832 |
| 1979–1983 | Barcelona |
7.998 |
| 1980–1984 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
8.277 |
| 1981–1985 | Liverpool |
9.054 |
| 1982–1986 | Anderlecht R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the... |
7.915 |
| Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
7.915 | |
| 1983–1987 | Juventus |
8.665 |
| 1984–1988 | Juventus |
8.388 |
| 1985–1989 | Bayern Munich |
7.846 |
| 1986–1990 | Bayern Munich |
8.096 |
| 1987–1991 | Juventus |
8.291 |
| 1988–1992 | Real Madrid |
7.975 |
| 1989–1993 | Real Madrid |
7.850 |
| 1990–1994 | Real Madrid |
7.600 |
| Years | Club | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1991–1995 | Real Madrid |
7.266 |
| 1992–1996 | Ajax |
9.124 |
| 1993–1997 | Juventus |
8.719 |
| 1994–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain |
8.716 |
| 1995–1999 | Juventus |
121.606 |
| 1996–2000 | Juventus |
109.963 |
| 1997–2001 | Real Madrid |
114.605 |
| 1998–2002 | Real Madrid |
147.233 |
| 1999–2003 | Real Madrid |
151.769 |
| 2000–2004 | Real Madrid |
146.350 |
| 2001–2005 | Real Madrid |
131.326 |
| 2002–2006 | Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
129.020 |
| 2003–2007 | Milan |
133.808 |
| 2004–2008 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
124.996 |
| 2005–2009 | Barcelona |
121.853 |
| 2006–2010 | Barcelona |
136.951 |
| 2007–2011 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
151.157 |
Top-rated clubs listed by number of years as top-ranked club:
| Rank | Club | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
14 |
| 2 | Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
7 |
| 3 | Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
6 |
| 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth... |
5 |
| 5 | Benfica |
3 |
| Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
3 | |
| Ajax |
3 | |
| Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
3 | |
| 9 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
2 |
| Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
2 | |
| 11 | Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points... |
1 |
| Anderlecht R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the... |
1 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
1 | |
| Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
1 | |
| Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
1 |