List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries

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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It consists of 55 member associations, each of which is responsible for governing football in their respective countries. [1]

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All widely recognised sovereign states located entirely within Europe are members, with the exceptions of the United Kingdom, Monaco and Vatican City. Eight states partially or entirely outside Europe are also members: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey. [1] The United Kingdom is divided into the four separate football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; each association has a separate UEFA membership. The Faroe Islands, an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark, also has its own football association which is a member of UEFA. [1] The football association of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, was approved as a member by UEFA in 2013. [2] Kosovo was approved as a member in 2016, even though it is claimed by Serbia and is not recognised by several other UEFA member states.

Each UEFA member has its own football league system, except Liechtenstein. [3] Clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions. Clubs also compete in the league and national cup competitions for places in the following season's UEFA club competitions, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season, except in San Marino and Gibraltar where there is only one level. [4]

Some clubs play in a national football league other than their own country's. Where this is the case, the club is noted as such.

UEFA coefficients

The UEFA league coefficients, also known as the UEFA rankings, are 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. A country's ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next; the 2009 rankings determined qualification for European competitions in the 2010–11 season. [5]

A country's ranking is calculated based on the results of its clubs in UEFA competitions over the past five seasons. Two points are awarded for each win by a club, and one for a draw. If a game goes to extra time, the result at the end of time is used to calculate ranking points; if the match goes to a penalty shootout, it is considered to be a draw for the purposes of the coefficient system. The number of points awarded to a country's clubs are added together, and then divided by the number of clubs that participated in European competitions that season. This number is then rounded to three decimal places; two and two-thirds would become 2.667. [5]

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 for certain achievements are added to the number of points scored in a season. Bonus points are allocated for:

Full list by country

Albania

The top division of men's Albanian football was formed in 1930, and the inaugural title was won by SK Tirana (now known as KF Tirana). Tirana are the most successful team in the league's history, having won the competition on 24 occasions, followed by FK Dinamo Tirana (now playing in the second division) with 18 championships, and Partizani with 17. [8] The league became affiliated with UEFA in 1954. [9] Since the 2014–15 season, 10 teams compete in the division. The teams finishing in the bottom two places are relegated to the Albanian First Division and are replaced by the champions of each of that league's two groups.

The top division of women's Albania football was formed in 2009, [10] and the inaugural title was won by Tirana AS (now KFF Tirana). [11] KFF Vllaznia is the most successful team in the league's history, having won the competition the following 14 occasions, 3 of which were won by Ada (whose members, upon the team disbanding after the 2012/13 season, joined KFF Vllaznia)—this success includes an unbeaten run from 2013 until 2023. [12] Since the 2022–23 season, 10 teams compete in the division. As of the 2024-25 season, teams finishing in the bottom six positions in the league participate in group play and a subsequent final play-off match to determine relegation.

Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore season and clubs of 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore Femra season:

PosTeamPldPts
1 Elbasani 511
2 Vllaznia 510
3 Egnatia 510
4 Teuta 57
5 Vora 57
6 Dinamo City 57
7 Bylis 56
8 Tirana 65
9 Partizani 64
10 Flamurtari 52
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Albanian Football Association
PosTeamPldPts
1 Teuta 13
2 Vllaznia 13
3 Apolonia 13
4 Gramshi 00
5 Kinostudio 00
6 Partizani 00
7 Egnatia 10
8 Atletik Klub 10
9 Lushnja 10
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2025. Source: Albanian Football Association

Andorra

Andorra's national league system was formed in 1993, and the Andorran Football Federation gained UEFA membership in 1996. [13] Records from the league's first three seasons are incomplete, but FC Santa Coloma have won more First Division titles than any other team, with at least 13. [14]

Another Andorran football club, FC Andorra, play in the Spanish football league system. In recent years, ten teams have competed in the First Division. The eight clubs that play in the league play each other three times in the same venue. After the first 21 rounds, the league splits in half, into a top four and bottom four. They then play the other three teams in their section twice more to give a total of 27 games. The last placed of the relegation round is relegated to Second Division, the second highest football league in Andorra, while the penultimate classified play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of Segona Divisió.

Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

PosTeamPldPts
1 Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 00
2 Carroi 00
3 Esperança 00
4 FC Santa Coloma 00
5 Inter Club d'Escaldes 00
6 Ordino 00
7 Pas de la Casa 00
8 Penya Encarnada 00
9 Rànger's 00
10 UE Santa Coloma 00
First match(es) will be played: 27 September 2025. Source: Flashscore

Armenia

Armenia gained independence in 1991, following the break-up of the Soviet Union. Organised football had been played in Armenia since 1936, as part of the Soviet football system. The Football Federation of Armenia gained UEFA affiliation in 1992, and the league ran as the national championship for the first time in the same year. [15] [16] Since independence, the country's most successful team is Pyunik, who has won 16 league titles. [15]

Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

PosTeamPldPts
1 Alashkert 919
2 Noah 716
3 Urartu 816
4 Ararat-Armenia 715
5 Pyunik 713
6 Van 88
7 BKMA 77
8 Shirak 96
9 Gandzasar Kapan 86
10 Ararat Yerevan 81
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: FFA

    Austria

    The ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga was founded in 1982, making it one of the oldest women's football leagues in Europe. [7]

    Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga season and 2025–26 Austrian Football Bundesliga season:

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
    1 SKN St. Pölten 181431538+4545Advances to the championship round
    2 FK Austria Wien 181242426+3640
    3 First Vienna FC 1810353123+833
    4 SK Sturm Graz 189452416+831
    5 SCR Altach 1871102330722Participates in the qualification round
    6 FC Bergheim 184951216421
    7 SV Neulengbach 1855815251020
    8 Blau-Weiß Linz/Union Kleinmünchen [a] 18511214372316
    9 Lustenau/Dornbirn [a] 18341112362413
    10 Linzer ASK 18401417462912
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2025. Source: OEFB.at
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored;
    Notes:
    1. 1 2 The two clubs operate the women's team jointly.
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    Location of teams in the 2025–26 Austrian Football Bundesliga

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 SK Rapid 817
    2 Sturm Graz 715
    3 Wolfsberg 814
    4 Red Bull Salzburg 814
    5 Austria Wien 813
    6 SCR Altach 812
    7 TSV Hartberg 810
    8 WSG Tirol 79
    9 SV Ried 88
    10 Blau-Weiß Linz 87
    11 LASK 86
    12 Grazer AK 85
    Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga

    Azerbaijan

    Although the country was part of the Soviet Union, the first Azerbaijan-wide football competition took place in 1928, and became an annual occurrence from 1934. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the first independent Azeri championship took place in 1992, and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan gained UEFA affiliation in 1994 [17] [18] Since independence, the country's most successful team is Qarabağ, with eleven league titles.

    Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Turan Tovuz 612
    2 Zira 612
    3 Sumgayit 611
    4 Araz-Naxçıvan 611
    5 Qarabağ 510
    6 Sabah 58
    7 Imishli 68
    8 Neftçi 67
    9 Shamakhi 66
    10 Karvan 65
    11 Gabala 64
    12 Kapaz 60
    Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2025. Source: Soccerway

    Belarus

    Belarus declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Its independence was widely recognised within Europe in 1991, an independent national championship began in 1992, and UEFA membership followed in 1993. [19] Through the 2018 season, the most successful team is BATE Borisov, with 15 league championships. [20] The 2016 season saw the league expand from 14 teams to 16, accomplished by promoting three clubs from the Belarusian First League and relegating only the last-place team in the 2015 Premier League. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams are relegated to the First League and replaced by that league's top two finishers.

    Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Maxline Vitebsk 2452
    2 Dinamo Minsk 2245
    3 Slavia Mozyr 2344
    4 Dynamo Brest 2441
    5 Minsk 2441
    6 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 2240
    7 Isloch Minsk Raion 2339
    8 Neman Grodno 2031
    9 BATE Borisov 2430
    10 Gomel 2229
    11 Arsenal Dzerzhinsk 2226
    12 Vitebsk 2324
    13 Naftan Novopolotsk 2322
    14 Smorgon 2320
    15 Slutsk 2213
    16 Molodechno 2310
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: football.by

    Belgium

    Organised football reached Belgium in the 19th century; the Royal Belgian Football Association was founded in 1895, and FC Liégeois became the country's first champions the following year. Belgium joined European football's governing body, UEFA, upon its formation in 1954. [21] Historically the country's most successful team are Anderlecht, with 34 league titles as of 2024. [22] The Belgian First Division A, historically known as the First Division and also known as the Pro League from 2008 to 2009 through 2015–16, currently consists of 16 teams. Initially, each team plays the other clubs twice for a total of 30 matches. At this point, the league proceeds as follows (as of the current 2024–25 season): [23]

    Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Union SG 923
    2 Club Brugge 917
    3 Gent 1017
    4 Mechelen 916
    5 Anderlecht 915
    6 Sint-Truiden 914
    7 Zulte Waregem 913
    8 Charleroi 1012
    9 Genk 911
    10 La Louvière 911
    11 Standard Liège 911
    12 Westerlo 910
    13 Antwerp 910
    14 Cercle Brugge 99
    15 OH Leuven 98
    16 Dender EH 93
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Prior to gaining independence from Yugoslavia, clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina were eligible to compete in the Yugoslav First League, which they won three times. The country gained independence in 1992, and its Football Association gained UEFA membership in 1998. [24] Due to political tensions between Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats, the country did not have a single national top division until the 2002–03 season, but rather two or three. Since then, Zrinjski Mostar have won eight titles, Sarajevo have won four, Željezničar have won three, Borac have won three, Široki Brijeg have won twice and two other teams have won it once each. [25]

    Since the 2016–17 season, the Premier League has consisted of 12 clubs, reduced from 16 in previous seasons. The 2016–17 season was the first for a two-stage season. In the first stage, each team played all others home and away, after which the league split into two six-team groups that also played home and away. The top six teams played for the championship and European qualifying places; the bottom six played to avoid relegation. At the end of the second stage, the bottom two clubs of the relegation group dropped to either the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the First League of the Republika Srpska. [26] Since the 2018–19 season, the league is not played as the one in the 2016–17 season. Actually very simple, after all the 12 clubs play each other two times, once home and once away, they play each other three times, also playing home or away depending on how the schedule is made. With that, the league season has 33 full rounds instead of the 22 rounds and an additional 10 rounds in the relegation and championship games. [27]

    Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Borac Banja Luka 819
    2 Željezničar 918
    3 Zrinjski Mostar 817
    4 Široki Brijeg 1016
    5 Sloga Doboj 912
    6 Radnik Bijeljina 910
    7 Sarajevo 910
    8 Velež Mostar 97
    9 Rudar Prijedor 97
    10 Posušje 106
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Rezultati.com

    Bulgaria

    A national Bulgarian championship has been held in every year since 1924, although the 1924, 1927 and 1944 seasons were not completed. The country gained UEFA membership in 1954. [28] Historically, the most successful teams in Bulgarian football have been CSKA Sofia, Levski Sofia and Ludogorets Razgrad; no other team has won more than ten league titles. In recent years, Ludogorets Razgrad has dominated the league; although the team did not make its first appearance in the top flight until 2011–12, it has won the championship in each of its first thirteen seasons at that level. [29] The 2015–16 season was intended to have 12 teams, but was reduced to 10 after four clubs (the two clubs that would otherwise have been promoted to what was then known as the A Group, plus two from the previous season's A Group) were denied professional licenses. Following that season, the Bulgarian Football Union revamped the country's professional league structure, expanding the top flight to 14 teams and changing that league's name from "A Group" to "First League".

    Under the current structure that began in 2024, each team plays the others twice, once at each club's stadium. After the regular season concludes, the league would split into a top four group to determine the champion and European competition places, a second group for teams ranked fifth through eight to determine the team that would compete in the playoffs for UEFA Conference League (team that finished fourth in the top group would play against the fifth-placed team), as well as a bottom eight group consisting of teams competing to avoid relegation, with the last two teams being directly relegated, while the 14th and 15th placed teams would compete in a playoff against the third and fourth placed teams from the Second League.

    Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Levski Sofia 1023
    2 CSKA 1948 1022
    3 Ludogorets Razgrad 921
    4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1120
    5 Cherno More 1019
    6 Botev Vratsa 1014
    7 Beroe 913
    8 Lokomotiv Sofia 1112
    9 Spartak Varna 1011
    10 Montana 1011
    11 Slavia Sofia 1110
    12 Arda 109
    13 CSKA Sofia 109
    14 Septemvri Sofia 118
    15 Botev Plovdiv 107
    16 Dobrudzha 107
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football

    Croatia

    National Croatian leagues were organised in 1914 and during the Second World War, but during peacetime Croatia's biggest clubs competed in the Yugoslav First League. After Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, a national football league was formed in 1992, and the Croatian Football Federation gained UEFA membership in 1993. [30] Since its formation, the Croatian First League has been dominated by Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split; as of the end of the 2023–24 season, one of these teams has won the title in all but two of the league's 33 seasons. [31] Since the 2013–14 season, the First League has consisted of 10 teams. At the end of the season, the 10th-placed team is relegated directly to the second division, while the 9th-placed team enters a relegation play-off.

    Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Dinamo Zagreb 819
    2 Hajduk Split 816
    3 Varaždin 912
    4 Lokomotiva 812
    5 Istra 1961 912
    6 Gorica 811
    7 Osijek 89
    8 Slaven Belupo 89
    9 Rijeka 87
    10 Vukovar 1991 85
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: SuperSport HNL

    Cyprus

    Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 APOEL 615
    2 Omonia 512
    3 Aris Limassol 512
    4 Pafos 512
    5 AEK Larnaca 510
    6 Ethnikos Achna 58
    7 Krasava 57
    8 Akritas Chlorakas 57
    9 Apollon Limassol 56
    10 Olympiakos Nicosia 54
    11 Omonia Aradippou 64
    12 AEL Limassol 54
    13 Anorthosis Famagusta 52
    14 Enosis Neon Paralimni 50
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Soccerway

    Czech Republic

    The history of the Czech football league began with its reorganization for the 1993–94 season following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and therefore the league became the successor of the Czechoslovak League. Thirty-five clubs have competed in the Czech First League since its founding. Sparta Prague has won the title 14 times, the most among Czech clubs and are the reigning champions. Other clubs that were crowned as champions are Slavia Prague, Slovan Liberec, Baník Ostrava and Viktoria Plzeň.

    Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Sparta Prague 1025
    2 Slavia Prague 1024
    3 Jablonec 1024
    4 Zlín 1017
    5 Viktoria Plzeň 1015
    6 Karviná 1015
    7 Slovan Liberec 1015
    8 Sigma Olomouc 1015
    9 Bohemians 1905 914
    10 Hradec Králové 1012
    11 Baník Ostrava 109
    12 Mladá Boleslav 98
    13 Dukla Prague 107
    14 Slovácko 106
    15 Teplice 106
    16 Pardubice 104
    Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2025. Source: Chance Liga

    Denmark

    Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 AGF 1023
    2 Midtjylland 1021
    3 Copenhagen 1020
    4 Brøndby 1018
    5 Randers 1013
    6 Sønderjyske 1112
    7 Viborg 1012
    8 Nordsjælland 1012
    9 OB 1112
    10 Fredericia 1011
    11 Silkeborg 1011
    12 Vejle 107
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway

    England

    Founded in 1888, the Football League was the world's first national football league. [32] The inaugural competition was won by Preston North End, who remained unbeaten throughout the entire season. It was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the 22 clubs comprising the First Division resigned from the Football League to form the new FA Premier League. [32] As of the 2019–20 season the Premier League comprises 20 clubs; [33] each team plays every other team twice, with the bottom 3 clubs at the end of the season relegated to the EFL Championship. The most successful domestic club is Manchester United, who have won the league 20 times, while the most successful English club in Europe is Liverpool, who have won 6 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups and 4 UEFA Super Cups, more than any other English team. [34]

    Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season :

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Liverpool 615
    2 Bournemouth 714
    3 Arsenal 613
    4 Crystal Palace 612
    5 Tottenham Hotspur 611
    6 Sunderland 611
    7 Manchester City 610
    8 Chelsea 68
    9 Everton 68
    10 Brighton & Hove Albion 68
    11 Fulham 78
    12 Leeds United 68
    13 Brentford 67
    14 Manchester United 67
    15 Newcastle United 66
    16 Aston Villa 66
    17 Nottingham Forest 65
    18 Burnley 64
    19 West Ham United 64
    20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 61
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Premier League

      Estonia

      An independent Estonian league took place between 1921 and 1940. However, after the Second World War it became part of the Soviet Union, and became a regional system. Estonia regained independence after the dissolution of the USSR, organising the first national championship in 52 years in 1992, the same year that the Estonian Football Association joined UEFA. [35] [36] FC Flora is the most successful team in the modern era, with 15 league titles as of the end of the 2014 season. [35] Since 2005, the Premier Division has consisted of 10 teams, which play one another four times. At the end of the season the bottom team is relegated to the second level of Estonian football, while the ninth-placed team enters into a relegation playoff. [37]

      Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

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      Locations of the 2025 Meistriliiga teams
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      Locations of the 2025 Meistriliiga teams in Tallinn
      PosTeamPldPts
      1 Flora 3066
      2 FCI Levadia 3066
      3 Paide Linnameeskond 3058
      4 Nõmme Kalju 3058
      5 Vaprus 3048
      6 Narva Trans 3047
      7 Harju 3028
      8 Kuressaare 3024
      9 Tammeka 3023
      10 Tallinna Kalev 3014
      Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: Premium Liiga

      Faroe Islands

      The Faroe Islands are a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark, which also comprises Greenland and Denmark itself. The league was formed in 1942, and has been contested annually since, with the exception of 1944 due to a lack of available balls. [38] The Faroe Islands gained UEFA recognition in 1992. [39] The most successful teams are HB and KI, with 24 and 21 Premier League titles respectively as of the most recently completed 2024 season. Since the 1988 season, the Premier League has consisted of 10 teams. [40] They play each other three times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First Division.

      Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

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      PosTeamPldPts
      1 (C, Q)2567
      2 NSÍ Runavík (Q)2560
      3 Havnar Bóltfelag (Q)2558
      4 Víkingur 2438
      5 B36 Tórshavn 2536
      6 B68 Toftir 2524
      7 EB/Streymur 2424
      8 Suðuroy 2414
      9 07 Vestur 2513
      10 TB 2412
      Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Soccerway
      (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

        Finland

        Finland's current league has been contested annually since 1898, with the exceptions of 1914 and 1943. [41] The most successful team are HJK with 33 titles; as of 2024, no other team has won 10 or more. However, between 1920 and 1948 a rival championship operated, organised by the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. Frequent champions in that competition before it came under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Finland included Kullervo Helsinki, Vesa Helsinki and Tampereen Pallo-Veikot. [42] The Premier League consists of 12 teams. Since 2019 season teams play one another two times, then the top 6 teams play the championship round, and the bottom 6 the relegation round. At the end of the season the bottom club is relegated to the First Division, and the second-last club contests a in a play-off with the 2nd team of the First Division.

        Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

        PosTeamPldPts
        1 Inter Turku 2246
        2 Ilves 2245
        3 HJK 2244
        4 KuPS 2244
        5 SJK 2241
        6 Gnistan 2228
        7 VPS 2225
        8 Jaro 2225
        9 IFK Mariehamn 2221
        10 AC Oulu 2218
        11 Haka 2216
        12 KTP 2214
        Source: Flashscore

        PosTeamPldPts
        1 Ilves 2552
        2 Inter Turku 2550
        3 KuPS 2550
        4 HJK 2647
        5 SJK 2545
        6 Gnistan 2631
        Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Flashscore

        PosTeamPldPts
        1 VPS 2531
        2 Jaro 2631
        3 IFK Mariehamn 2528
        4 AC Oulu 2524
        5 Haka (Z)2617
        6 KTP (Z)2517
        Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Flashscore
        (Z) Assured of Veikkausliiga play-off at best

        France

        France's first football team—Le Havre AC—formed in 1872. The first French championship was first held in 1894, but only featured teams from the capital, Paris. Between 1896 and 1912, national championships were organised by several competing federations; the first universally recognised national championship took place in the 1912–13 season. However, it only lasted two seasons; from the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, French football operated on a regional basis until 1932. A national league resumed between 1932 and 1939, and has operated annually since the conclusion of the Second World War in 1945. [43] Ligue 1 and its predecessors have featured 20 teams since the 1946–47 season. Each team plays the other nineteen sides home and away, and at the end of the season the bottom three teams are relegated to Ligue 2. [44] From 2023 to 2024 season, the Ligue 1 was reduced to 18 teams which meant 4 teams were relegated in the 2022–23 season. [45] So far, Olympique de Marseille and PSG are the only French club# to have won the UEFA Champions League, in 1993 and 2025.

        Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

        PosTeamPldPts
        1 Paris Saint-Germain 615
        2 Lyon 615
        3 Marseille 612
        4 Monaco 612
        5 Strasbourg 612
        6 Lille 610
        7 Lens 610
        8 Paris FC 710
        9 Rennes 69
        10 Brest 67
        11 Toulouse 67
        12 Nice 67
        13 Lorient 77
        14 Auxerre 66
        15 Le Havre 65
        16 Nantes 65
        17 Angers 65
        18 Metz 62
        Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Ligue 1

          Georgia

          A Georgian football championship first took place in 1926, as part of the Soviet football system. The first independent championship took place in 1990, despite the fact that Georgia remained a Soviet state until 1991. Upon independence, Georgia subsequently joined UEFA and FIFA in 1992. [46]

          When Georgia organised its first independent championship, it operated with a spring-to-autumn season contained entirely within a calendar year. After the 1991 championship, the country transitioned to an autumn-to-spring season spanning two calendar years. This format continued through the 2015–16 season, after which it returned to a spring-to-autumn format. This was accomplished by holding an abbreviated 2016 season in autumn; the transition was completed for the 2017 season. Before the most recent transition, 16 teams had competed in the top flight, but the league was reduced to 14 teams for the 2016 season, and was reduced further to 10 for 2017 and beyond.

          Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Dila Gori 2759
          2 Iberia 1999 2756
          3 Dinamo Tbilisi 2745
          4 Torpedo Kutaisi 2743
          5 Dinamo Batumi 2736
          6 Gagra 2733
          7 Samgurali Tskaltubo 2729
          8 Telavi 2725
          9 Gareji 2724
          10 Kolkheti-1913 2719
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway

          Germany

          The Bundesliga consists of 18 teams, who play each other twice, for a total of 34 matches. The teams finishing in 17th and 18th places are relegated directly to the 2. Bundesliga, while the team finishing in 16th place enters into a two-legged play-off with the team finishing 3rd in the lower division.

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Bayern Munich 515
          2 Borussia Dortmund 513
          3 RB Leipzig 512
          4 1. FC Köln 610
          5 Eintracht Frankfurt 59
          6 VfB Stuttgart 59
          7 Bayer Leverkusen 58
          8 SC Freiburg 57
          9 FC St. Pauli 57
          10 TSG Hoffenheim 67
          11 Union Berlin 57
          12 VfL Wolfsburg 55
          13 Hamburger SV 55
          14 Mainz 05 54
          15 Werder Bremen 54
          16 FC Augsburg 53
          17 1. FC Heidenheim 53
          18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 52
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Bundesliga

          Gibraltar

          The Gibraltar Football Association was founded in 1895, making it one of the ten oldest active football associations in the world. League football has been organized by the GFA since 1905. The first league season after Gibraltar were accepted as full members of UEFA was 2013–14, making qualification to the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League possible since the 2014–15 season, provided the relevant club has received a UEFA licence. [2] The Premier Division has consisted of 10 teams since the 2015–16 season. Due to the continued reconstruction of Victoria Stadium, games will continue to be played at the Europa Sports Park during the 2025–26 season.

          Clubs as of 2025–26 season:

          Gibraltar location map.svg
          Location of the stadia where all teams play in the 2025–26 Gibraltar Football League
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 St Joseph's 718
          2 Mons Calpe 613
          3 Lions Gibraltar 613
          4 Lincoln Red Imps 412
          5 Europa 612
          6 Manchester 62 710
          7 Lynx 78
          8 Hound Dogs 55
          9 FC Magpies 65
          10 Glacis United 63
          11 College 1975 62
          12 Europa Point 61
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Soccerway

          Greece

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Olympiacos 513
          2 AEK Athens 513
          3 PAOK 511
          4 Aris 510
          5 Levadiakos 57
          6 A.E. Kifisia 57
          7 Volos 56
          8 Panathinaikos 45
          9 Atromitos 55
          10 AEL 54
          11 Panetolikos 54
          12 OFI 43
          13 Asteras Tripolis 52
          14 Panserraikos 52
          Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2025. Source: Super League Greece

          Hungary

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          Hungary location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Budapest
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Budapest teams:
          Ferencváros
          MTK
          Újpest
          Location of teams in 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
          Map budapest districts-and-neighbourhoods.svg
          Red pog.svg
          MTK
          Location of Budapest teams
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Paks 818
          2 Ferencváros 714
          3 Debrecen 814
          4 MTK 913
          5 Győr 712
          6 Puskás Akadémia 810
          7 Kisvárda 710
          8 Újpest 88
          9 Diósgyőr 88
          10 Kazincbarcika 87
          11 Zalaegerszeg 87
          12 Nyíregyháza 86
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025, Round 9 (1 of 6 matches). Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)

          Iceland

          Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Víkingur Reykjavík (Y)2448
          2 Valur 2441
          3 Stjarnan 2441
          4 Breiðablik 2436
          5 FH 2432
          6 Fram 2432
          Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2025. Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway
          (Y) Assured of at least Conference League first qualifying round

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 ÍBV 2433
          2 KA 2432
          3 ÍA 2428
          4 Vestri 2427
          5 Afturelding 2425
          6 KR 2424
          Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway

          Israel

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 515
          2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 513
          3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 513
          4 Beitar Jerusalem 510
          5 Maccabi Haifa 58
          6 Hapoel Petah Tikva 57
          7 Hapoel Haifa 57
          8 Maccabi Netanya 56
          9 F.C. Ashdod 56
          10 Ironi Tiberias 56
          11 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 54
          12 Bnei Sakhnin 54
          13 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 51
          14 Hapoel Jerusalem 50
          Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2025. Source: Soccerway

          Italy

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 AC Milan 512
          2 Napoli 512
          3 Roma 512
          4 Juventus 511
          5 Inter Milan 59
          6 Atalanta 59
          7 Cremonese 59
          8 Sassuolo 69
          9 Como 58
          10 Bologna 57
          11 Cagliari 57
          12 Udinese 57
          13 Lazio 56
          14 Parma 55
          15 Torino 54
          16 Fiorentina 53
          17 Hellas Verona 63
          18 Pisa 52
          19 Genoa 52
          20 Lecce 52
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Serie A

          Kazakhstan

          Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Astana (X)2453
          2 Kairat (X)2352
          3 Tobol (X)2450
          4 Aktobe 2442
          5 Elimai 2442
          6 Jenis 2434
          7 Okzhetpes 2432
          8 Ordabasy 2431
          9 Kyzylzhar 2424
          10 Zhetysu 2321
          11 Ulytau 2421
          12 Kaisar 2420
          13 Atyrau 2418
          14 Turan 2416
          Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: UEFA, Soccerway
          (X) Assured of at least Conference League

          Kosovo

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          Kosovo adm location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Gjilan
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Gjilan clubs:
          Red pog.svg
          Pristina
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Pristina clubs:
          Locations of the 2025–26 Football Superleague of Kosovo teams
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Prishtina 716
          2 Ballkani 715
          3 Dukagjini 713
          4 Drenica 711
          5 Malisheva 710
          6 Drita 78
          7 Gjilani 77
          8 Llapi 76
          9 Prishtina e Re 76
          10 Ferizaj 76
          Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: Official website

          Latvia

          Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

          Latvia adm location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Riga
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Riga teams:
          Auda
          RFS
          Riga
          Super Nova
          Locations of the 2025 Latvian Higher League teams
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Riga (X)3283
          2 RFS (X)3172
          3 Liepāja 3254
          4 Auda 3144
          5 Daugavpils 3143
          6 Jelgava 3133
          7 Tukums 2000 3131
          8 Super Nova 3126
          9 Grobiņa 3126
          10 Metta 3124
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: LFF, Soccerway
          (X) Assured of at least Conference League

          Lithuania

          Clubs as of 2025 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Kauno Žalgiris 3065
          2 Hegelmann 3057
          3 Sūduva 3050
          4 Šiauliai 3049
          5 Žalgiris 3049
          6 Panevėžys 3041
          7 Džiugas 3041
          8 Banga 3032
          9 Riteriai 3017
          10 Dainava 3016
          Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2025. Source: A Lyga, Soccerway

          Luxembourg

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          Luxembourg adm location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Esch
          Red pog.svg
          UNA
          Locations of the 2025–26 Luxembourg National Division teams
          Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette canton location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          F91
          Locations of the 2025–26 Luxembourg National Division teams (Esch Canton)
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 F91 Dudelange 817
          2 UNA Strassen 816
          3 Differdange 03 616
          4 Mondorf-les-Bains 815
          5 Progrès Niederkorn 815
          6 Victoria Rosport 814
          7 Bissen 813
          8 Swift Hesperange 713
          9 Jeunesse Canach 812
          10 Jeunesse Esch 89
          11 Mamer 32 87
          12 Hostert 87
          13 Racing Union 66
          14 Rodange 75
          15 Käerjeng 97 84
          16 Union Titus Pétange 83
          Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2025. Source: UEFA, Flashscore

          Malta

          Clubs as of 2025–26 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Floriana 716
          2 Valletta 715
          3 Ħamrun Spartans 715
          4 Hibernians 714
          5 Sliema Wanderers 711
          6 Birkirkara 710
          7 Marsaxlokk 710
          8 Żabbar St. Patrick 76
          9 Tarxien Rainbows 75
          10 Naxxar Lions 74
          11 Mosta 74
          12 Gżira United 73
          Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: Malta Football Association
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Birkirkara 00
          2 Floriana 00
          3 Gżira United 00
          4 Ħamrun Spartans 00
          5 Hibernians 00
          6 Marsaxlokk 00
          7 Mosta 00
          8 Naxxar Lions 00
          9 Sliema Wanderers 00
          10 Tarxien Rainbows 00
          11 Valletta 00
          12 Żabbar St. Patrick 00
          First match(es) will be played: 16 August 2025. Source: Malta Football Association

          Moldova

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          Moldova adm location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Chișinău
          Locations of the 2025–26 teams

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Sheriff Tiraspol (Q)1432
          2 Petrocub Hîncești (Q)1431
          3 Zimbru Chișinău (Q)1430
          4 Milsami Orhei (Q)1427
          5 Bălți 1419
          6 Dacia Buiucani 1414
          7 Politehnica UTM 144
          8 Spartanii Sportul 141
          Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
          (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Zimbru Chișinău 610
          2 Petrocub Hîncești 69
          3 Sheriff Tiraspol 68
          4 Milsami Orhei 65
          5Team00
          6Team00
          First match(es) will be played: 7 March 2026. Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway

          Montenegro

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Sutjeska Nikšić 1017
          2 Dečić 1017
          3 Petrovac 1015
          4 Jezero 1014
          5 Arsenal Tivat 1014
          6 Budućnost Podgorica 1013
          7 Mornar 1013
          8 Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 1013
          9 Mladost Donja Gorica 1010
          10 Bokelj 106
          Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2025. Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)

          Netherlands

          Clubs as of 2025–26 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Feyenoord 719
          2 PSV Eindhoven 716
          3 Ajax 715
          4 Groningen 815
          5 NEC 712
          6 AZ 712
          7 Utrecht 710
          8 Twente 710
          9 Fortuna Sittard 710
          10 Go Ahead Eagles 79
          11 Sparta Rotterdam 79
          12 Volendam 77
          13 Telstar 77
          14 PEC Zwolle 77
          15 NAC Breda 87
          16 Heerenveen 76
          17 Excelsior 76
          18 Heracles Almelo 73
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Eredivisie

          North Macedonia

          Clubs as of 2025–26 season:

          North Macedonia location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Skopje
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Skopje clubs:
          Location of teams in 2025–26 Macedonian First League
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Struga 822
          2 Vardar 820
          3 Shkëndija 820
          4 Sileks 815
          5 Bashkimi 814
          6 Makedonija G.P. 912
          7 Brera 811
          8 Arsimi 98
          9 Tikvesh 88
          10 Pelister 86
          11 Rabotnichki 84
          12 Shkupi 80
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: FFM.mk, MacedonianFootball.com

          Northern Ireland

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          GreaterBelfastTemplate.gif
          Locations of the Belfast-based 2025–26 NIFL Irish Premiership teams
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Glentoran 820
          2 Larne 819
          3 Coleraine 819
          4 Linfield 716
          5 Ballymena United 913
          6 Cliftonville 911
          7 Carrick Rangers 710
          8 Crusaders 910
          9 Bangor 89
          10 Dungannon Swifts 99
          11 Portadown 99
          12 Glenavon 90
          Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2025. Source: Northern Ireland Football League

          Norway

          Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Viking 2350
          2 Bodø/Glimt 2249
          3 Brann 2246
          4 Tromsø 2345
          5 Rosenborg 2234
          6 KFUM 2332
          7 Sandefjord 2231
          8 Fredrikstad 2331
          9 Vålerenga 2331
          10 Molde 2330
          11 Sarpsborg 2329
          12 Kristiansund 2327
          13 Bryne 2324
          14 HamKam 2324
          15 Strømsgodset 2319
          16 Haugesund 236
          Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2025. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)

          Poland

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Górnik Zabrze 1019
          2 Cracovia 918
          3 Korona Kielce 1018
          4 Jagiellonia Białystok 918
          5 Wisła Płock 917
          6 Legia Warsaw 915
          7 Lech Poznań 915
          8 Zagłębie Lubin 913
          9 Radomiak Radom 1012
          10 Motor Lublin 911
          11 Raków Częstochowa 911
          12 Widzew Łódź 1010
          13 Pogoń Szczecin 1010
          14 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 109
          15 Arka Gdynia 109
          16 GKS Katowice 108
          17 Piast Gliwice 87
          18 Lechia Gdańsk 106
          Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2025. Source: ekstraklasa.org 90minut.pl

          Portugal

          Clubs as of 2025–26 season:

          Portugal Madeira location map.svg
          Location of teams in 2025–26 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
          Portugal Azores location map.svg
          Location of teams in 2025–26 Primeira Liga (Azores)

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Porto 721
          2 Sporting CP 718
          3 Benfica 717
          4 Moreirense 715
          5 Gil Vicente 713
          6 Famalicão 712
          7 Braga 79
          8 Santa Clara 78
          9 Vitória de Guimarães 78
          10 Casa Pia 88
          11 Arouca 78
          12 Estrela da Amadora 77
          13 Alverca 77
          14 Nacional 77
          15 Estoril Praia 86
          16 Rio Ave 75
          17 Tondela 75
          18 AVS 71
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Liga Portugal

          Republic of Ireland

          Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Shamrock Rovers (X)3163
          2 Derry City 3251
          3 Bohemians 3250
          4 Drogheda United 3247
          5 St Patrick's Athletic 3246
          6 Shelbourne 3146
          7 Sligo Rovers 3237
          8 Galway United 3234
          9 Waterford 3234
          10 Cork City 3223
          Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2025. Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway [47]
          (X) Assured of at least Conference League second qualifying round.

          Romania

          Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

          Romania location map.svg
          Green pog.svg
          Bucharest
          Red pog.svg
          UTA
          List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries (Romania)
          Romania Bucharest location map.svg
          Location of Bucharest / Ilfov County teams.

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Universitatea Craiova 1124
          2 Dinamo București 1223
          3 Botoșani 1122
          4 Rapid București 1122
          5 Argeș Pitești 1122
          6 Unirea Slobozia 1218
          7 UTA Arad 1116
          8 Farul Constanța 1115
          9 Universitatea Cluj 1114
          10 Oțelul Galați 1113
          11 FCSB 1110
          12 Hermannstadt 1110
          13 CFR Cluj 109
          14 Petrolul Ploiești 116
          15 Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc 105
          16 Metaloglobus București 113
          Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: LPF (in Romanian)

          Russia

          Clubs as of 2025–26 season:

          Msk blank new.svg
          Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Russian Premier League in Moscow
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 CSKA Moscow 1021
          2 Lokomotiv Moscow 1020
          3 Krasnodar 1020
          4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1019
          5 Spartak Moscow 1018
          6 Baltika Kaliningrad 1017
          7 Dynamo Moscow 1015
          8 Akhmat Grozny 1015
          9 Rubin Kazan 1015
          10 Krylia Sovetov Samara 1012
          11 Rostov 1010
          12 Dynamo Makhachkala 1010
          13 Orenburg 107
          14 Akron Tolyatti 107
          15 Pari Nizhny Novgorod 106
          16 Sochi 102
          Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: Premier Liga

            San Marino

            This is a complete list of football clubs in San Marino (as San Marino has only one level domestic amateur league), apart from San Marino Calcio, the only professional Sammarinese club, which as of 2024–25 competes in Serie D, the fourth level of the Italian football league system.

            Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season: [48]

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Folgore 512
            2 Tre Fiori 412
            3 Tre Penne 410
            4 Virtus 410
            5 Domagnano 48
            6 Juvenes/Dogana 47
            7 Faetano 56
            8 Fiorentino 55
            9 Cosmos 54
            10 Libertas 44
            11 Cailungo 54
            12 La Fiorita 43
            13 Pennarossa 43
            14 San Giovanni 52
            15 San Marino Academy U22 41
            16 Murata 48
            Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Flashscore

            Scotland

            Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Heart of Midlothian 616
            2 Celtic 614
            3 St Mirren 69
            4 Motherwell 68
            5 Dundee United 68
            6 Hibernian 68
            7 Kilmarnock 67
            8 Rangers 67
            9 Dundee 76
            10 Livingston 75
            11 Falkirk 65
            12 Aberdeen 61
            Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: [49] [50]

            Serbia

            Clubs as of 2025–26 season:

            Location map Belgrade Central.png
            Red pog.svg
            IMT
            Locations of the 2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga teams on the territory of Belgrade

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Red Star Belgrade 824
            2 Partizan 922
            3 Vojvodina 918
            4 Novi Pazar 1015
            5 Čukarički 914
            6 TSC 1014
            7 Radnički 1923 1013
            8 Železničar 1013
            9 OFK Beograd 1013
            10 Mladost 1011
            11 Javor-Matis 910
            12 Radnik 1010
            13 IMT 1010
            14 Spartak ŽK 109
            15 Radnički Niš 108
            16 Napredak 107
            Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: Superliga [51]

            Slovakia

            Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Slovan Bratislava 818
            2 DAC Dunajská Streda 815
            3 Spartak Trnava 715
            4 Žilina 815
            5 Zemplín Michalovce 915
            6 Trenčín 912
            7 Podbrezová 811
            8 Skalica 99
            9 Tatran Prešov 97
            10 Ružomberok 87
            11 Komárno 87
            12 Košice 74
            Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2025. Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)

            Slovenia

            Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Celje 1028
            2 Bravo 1017
            3 Koper 1017
            4 Maribor 1017
            5 Olimpija Ljubljana 1117
            6 Aluminij 1117
            7 Radomlje 1013
            8 Primorje 108
            9 Mura 106
            10 Domžale 104
            Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: PrvaLiga

            Spain

            Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

            Spain Madrid location map.svg
            Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2025–26 La Liga
            PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
            1 Barcelona 7610215+1619Qualification for the Champions League league phase
            2 Real Madrid 7601168+818
            3 Villarreal 7511135+816
            4 Elche 7340106+413
            5 Atlético Madrid 7331149+512Qualification for the Europa League league phase [a]
            6 Real Betis 7331117+412Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
            7 Espanyol 7331109+112
            8 Getafe 8323911211
            9 Sevilla 73131110+110
            10 Athletic Bilbao 731378110
            11 Osasuna 831478110
            12 Alavés 72236718
            13 Valencia 722391238
            14 Real Oviedo 720541286
            15 Levante 7124111435
            16 Rayo Vallecano 712471035
            17 Celta Vigo 70526935
            18 Real Sociedad 712471145Relegation to Segunda División
            19 Mallorca 712461155
            20 Girona 7034316133
            Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
            Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
            (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played) [52]
            Notes:
            1. The 2025–26 Copa del Rey winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five of La Liga, the Europa League spot will be passed to the sixth-placed team. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top six of La Liga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

            Sweden

            A Swedish championship was first organised in 1896, and the champions were decided by a knockout cup format until 1925, when Allsvenskan was formed. [53] Sweden was one of the founding members of UEFA in 1954. [54] As of the most recently completed 2024 season, Malmö FF have won the most national titles with 24, followed by IFK Göteborg with 18 and IFK Norrköping with 15. Malmö also have the most league titles, with 24 to 15 for IFK Götebörg and 13 for IFK Norrköping. Since 2008, [55] Allsvenskan has featured 16 teams. They each play one another home and away, for a total of 30 games. The bottom two teams are relegated to the Superettan (The Super One), and the 14th-placed Allsvenskan team enters into a relegation playoff with the 3rd-placed Superettan team to decide which will play in Allsvenskan for the following season. [56]

            Clubs and locations as of 2025 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Mjällby AIF (X)2560
            2 Hammarby IF 2549
            3 AIK 2544
            4 IFK Göteborg 2544
            5 Malmö FF 2542
            6 GAIS 2542
            7 Djurgårdens IF 2541
            8 IF Elfsborg 2537
            9 IF Brommapojkarna 2529
            10 BK Häcken 2529
            11 IFK Norrköping 2529
            12 Halmstads BK 2528
            13 IK Sirius 2526
            14 Östers IF 2522
            15 Degerfors IF 2522
            16 IFK Värnamo 2512
            Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
            (X) Assured of at least Conference League second qualifying round

            Switzerland

            Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 St. Gallen 715
            2 Young Boys 714
            3 Thun 713
            4 Zürich 713
            5 Basel 712
            6 Sion 711
            7 Luzern 711
            8 Servette 78
            9 Lugano 77
            10 Grasshopper 76
            11 Lausanne-Sport 75
            12 Winterthur 72
            Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2025. Source: Swiss Super League, flashscore

            Turkey

            Turkish football operated on a regional basis until the 1950s. A national knockout tournament took place in 1957 and 1958, to decide European qualification. The Turkish Football Federation retrospectively recognised these tournaments as deciding the Turkish champions; both competitions were won by Beşiktaş. [57] A national league was formed in 1959, and has been held annually from then onwards. [57] Since the formation of a national league, the most successful teams are Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, with 24 and 19 league titles respectively, as of the most recently completed 2023–24 season. Currently, 19 teams compete in the Süper Lig. Each team plays the other teams home and away, with the three lowest placed teams being relegated to the TFF 1. Lig and the top two teams from the 1. Lig, together with the winner of play-offs involving the third to seventh placed 1. Lig clubs being promoted in their place for the following season. [58]

            Clubs as of 2025–26 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Galatasaray 721
            2 Trabzonspor 817
            3 Fenerbahçe 715
            4 Göztepe 713
            5 Beşiktaş 612
            6 Samsunspor 712
            7 Gaziantep 711
            8 Konyaspor 610
            9 Antalyaspor 810
            10 Alanyaspor 79
            11 Kasımpaşa 78
            12 Rizespor 78
            13 Başakşehir 66
            14 Eyüpspor 75
            15 Kayserispor 85
            16 Gençlerbirliği 74
            17 Fatih Karagümrük 73
            18 Kocaelispor 72
            Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2025. Source: Süper Lig

              Ukraine

              As a member of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's league operated as a feeder to the national Soviet leagues, meaning that until 1992 the strongest Ukrainian teams did not take part. [59] The Football Federation of Ukraine was formed shortly after the country achieved independence in 1991, and gained UEFA membership the following year. [60] Since the formation of a national league, Dynamo Kyiv have won 16 titles, Shakhtar Donetsk 15, and Tavriya Simferopol one, as of the most recently completed 2023–24 season. [59]

              Through the 2013–14 season, 16 teams participated in the Premier League. However, during that season's winter break, the Euromaidan protests began, soon followed by Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula and the still-ongoing war in the country's east. These developments led to the league dropping to 14 teams in 2014–15 and 12 in 2016–17.

              Beginning with the 2016–17 season, the league season is divided into two stages. In the first stage, the teams play one another home and away, after which the league splits into two groups, each playing a home-and-away schedule within the group and with table points carrying over intact. The top six teams play to determine the league champion and European qualifying spots, while the bottom six teams play to avoid relegation, with the bottom two at the end of the second stage dropping to the Ukrainian First League. [61] [62]

              Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

              Ukraine administrative locations map, improved.svg
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              Kyiv
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              Kyiv teams :
              Dynamo
              Kudrivka
              Obolon
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              LNZ
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              Lviv
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              Lviv teams :
              Rukh
              Karpaty
              Home venues of teams in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League.
              Teams in italics are from a conflict zone of the war in Donbas and are playing their home games in different cities.

              PosTeamPldPts
              1 Shakhtar Donetsk 717
              2 Dynamo Kyiv 715
              3 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 714
              4 Kolos Kovalivka 814
              5 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 713
              6 Polissya Zhytomyr 712
              7 Zorya Luhansk 811
              8 LNZ Cherkasy 711
              9 Kudrivka 710
              10 Obolon Kyiv 79
              11 Karpaty Lviv 78
              12 Veres Rivne 77
              13 Oleksandriya 77
              14 Rukh Lviv 86
              15 Poltava 74
              16 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 83
              Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: upl.ua

              Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League.

              Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
              TBDx–xTBD
              TBDx–xTBD

              First Semi-final

              Second Semi-final

              Wales

              Although Wales joined UEFA in 1954, Welsh football operated on a regional basis until 1992, with no national championship. [63] Five Welsh clubs play not in the Welsh football league system, but in the English football league system. Currently, there are no Welsh clubs competing in the Premier League. Welsh club Swansea City was relegated to the second level, the EFL Championship, at the end of the 2017–18 season, while Cardiff City were relegated following the 2018–19 season. Three other Welsh clubs participate lower down the English football league system:Wrexham (EFL League One), Newport County (EFL League Two), and Merthyr Town (Southern League Premier Division South). Despite competing in Football Association competitions, the latter three are under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales. [64] Until 2011 Swansea City and Cardiff City had similar arrangements with the FAW but are now under the jurisdiction of The Football Association. [65] The most successful Welsh club since the formation of the Welsh Premier League is The New Saints, with 16 league titles. [66] Since the 2010–11 season, the Welsh Premier League has featured 12 teams. [67] Relegation to and promotion from lower regional leagues is in part dictated by whether or not clubs can obtain a Premier League licence; only clubs able to obtain a licence are eligible for promotion, and clubs which fail to obtain one are relegated regardless of their final league position. [68]

              Clubs and locations as of 2025–26 season:

              PosTeamPldPts
              1 The New Saints 1023
              2 Penybont 1123
              3 Caernarfon Town 1020
              4 Bala Town 1015
              5 Barry Town United 1014
              6 Connah's Quay Nomads 912
              7 Colwyn Bay 1011
              8 Flint Town United 911
              9 Briton Ferry Llansawel 1010
              10 Cardiff Metropolitan University 108
              11 Llanelli Town 107
              12 Haverfordwest County 95
              Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2025. Source: Cymru Premier

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