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 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. [7] The league became affiliated with UEFA in 1954. [8] 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.

Clubs and locations as of 2024-25 season:

PosTeamPldPts
1 Egnatia 2648
2 Vllaznia 2645
3 Dinamo City 2644
4 Partizani 2640
5 Elbasani 2631
6 Laçi 2630
7 Bylis 2628
8 Teuta 2627
9 Tirana 2626
10 Skënderbeu 2623
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 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. [9] 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. [10]

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 2024–25 season:

PosTeamPldPts
1 Inter Club d'Escaldes 1736
2 FC Santa Coloma 1734
3 UE Santa Coloma 1732
4 Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 1732
5 Rànger's 1730
6 Pas de la Casa 1722
7 Ordino 1721
8 Penya Encarnada 1716
9 La Massana 175
10 Esperança 171
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 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. [11] [12] Since independence, the country's most successful team is Pyunik, who has won 16 league titles. [11]

Clubs and locations as of 2024-25 season:

PosTeamPldPts
1 Noah 1743
2 Pyunik 1840
3 Urartu 1838
4 Ararat-Armenia 1735
5 Van 1729
6 Shirak 1724
7 BKMA 1720
8 West Armenia 1917
9 Ararat Yerevan 1715
10 Alashkert 1813
11 Gandzasar Kapan 172
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2024. Source: FFA

    Austria

    Clubs and locations as of 2024-25 season:

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    GAK
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    BWL
    Location of teams in the 2024–25 Austrian Football Bundesliga

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Sturm Graz (Q)1940
    2 Austria Wien (Q)1937
    3 Wolfsberg 1933
    4 Red Bull Salzburg 1931
    5 SK Rapid 1928
    6 LASK 1925
    7 Blau-Weiß Linz 1924
    8 TSV Hartberg 1923
    9 Austria Klagenfurt 1920
    10 WSG Tirol 1919
    11 Grazer AK 1916
    12 Rheindorf Altach (Q)1914
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
    (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    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 [13] [14] Since independence, the country's most successful team is Qarabağ, with eleven league titles.

    Clubs and locations as of 2024-25 season:

    Azerbaijan adm location map.svg
    Locations of the 2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League teams.
    Team in italics is from a zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and is playing its home games in Baku.
    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Qarabağ 2457
    2 Zira 2445
    3 Araz-Naxçıvan 2445
    4 Turan Tovuz 2442
    5 Sabah 2433
    6 Neftçi 2427
    7 Sumgayit 2422
    8 Shamakhi 2421
    9 Kapaz 2419
    10 Sabail 2418
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 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. [15] Through the 2018 season, the most successful team is BATE Borisov, with 15 league championships. [16] 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 2024 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Dinamo Minsk (C)3068
    2 Neman Grodno 3065
    3 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3062
    4 Dynamo Brest 3049
    5 Vitebsk 3047
    6 Gomel 3044
    7 Isloch Minsk Raion 3041
    8 BATE Borisov 3040
    9 Slutsk 3039
    10 Arsenal Dzerzhinsk 3038
    11 Slavia Mozyr 3035
    12 Smorgon 3032
    13 Minsk 3028
    14 Naftan Novopolotsk (O)3026
    15 Dnepr Mogilev (R)3018
    16 Shakhtyor Soligorsk (R)302
    Source: Soccerway
    (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

    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. [17] Historically the country's most successful team are Anderlecht, with 34 league titles as of 2024. [18] 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): [19]

    Clubs and locations as of 2024-25 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Genk (Q)2761
    2 Club Brugge (Q)2752
    3 Union SG (Q)2749
    4 Anderlecht (Y)2745
    5 Antwerp (Y)2744
    6 Gent (Y)2741
    7 Standard Liège 2738
    8 Charleroi 2736
    9 OH Leuven 2733
    10 Mechelen 2732
    11 Dender EH 2732
    12 Cercle Brugge (Z)2731
    13 Westerlo (Z)2730
    14 Sint-Truiden (Z)2725
    15 Kortrijk (Q)2720
    16 Beerschot (Q)2715
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
    (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (Y) Assured of the Europe play-offs, and may still qualify for the Champions' play-offs; (Z) Best reach the Europe play-offs

    PosTeamPldPts GNK CLU USG TBD4TBD5TBD6
    1 Genk 00
    2 Club Brugge 00
    3 Union SG 00
    4TBD00
    5TBD00
    6TBD00
    Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway

    PosTeamPldPtsTBD1TBD2TBD3TBD4TBD5TBD6
    1TBD00
    2TBD00
    3TBD00
    4TBD00
    5TBD00
    6TBD00
    Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway

    PosTeamPldPtsTBD1TBD2 KOR BEE
    1TBD00
    2TBD00
    3 Kortrijk 00
    4 Beerschot 00
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway

    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. [20] 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. [21]

    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. [22] 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. [23]

    Clubs and locations as of 2024-25 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Zrinjski Mostar 1948
    2 Borac Banja Luka 1844
    3 Sarajevo 1839
    4 Željezničar 1936
    5 Široki Brijeg 1926
    6 Velež Mostar 1925
    7 Sloga Meridian 1925
    8 Radnik Bijeljina 1925
    9 Posušje 1921
    10 Igman Konjic 1917
    11 GOŠK Gabela 198
    12 Sloboda Tuzla 195
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 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. [24] 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. [25] 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 2024-25 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Ludogorets Razgrad (X)2257
    2 Levski Sofia 2249
    3 Cherno More 2242
    4 Botev Plovdiv 2241
    5 Arda 2236
    6 Spartak Varna 2235
    7 Beroe 2234
    8 CSKA Sofia 2232
    9 Slavia Sofia 2228
    10 Septemvri Sofia 2226
    11 CSKA 1948 2225
    12 Krumovgrad 2222
    13 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2220
    14 Lokomotiv Sofia 2220
    15 Botev Vratsa (Y)2213
    16 Hebar (Y)2210
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
    (X) Assured of the Conference League group, but may still qualify for the Championship group; (Y) Cannot qualify for Championship group, but may still qualify for Conference League group

    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. [26] 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. [27] 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 2024-25 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Rijeka 2345
    2 Hajduk Split 2344
    3 Dinamo Zagreb 2338
    4 Varaždin 2330
    5 Osijek 2330
    6 Slaven Belupo 2329
    7 Lokomotiva 2328
    8 Istra 1961 2325
    9 Gorica 2323
    10 Šibenik 2318
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: SuperSport HNL

    Cyprus

    Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Pafos (Q)2461
    2 Aris Limassol (Q)2455
    3 AEK Larnaca (Q)2451
    4 Omonia (Q)2449
    5 APOEL 2440
    6 Apollon Limassol 2436
    7 Anorthosis Famagusta 2436
    8 Ethnikos Achna (Q)2428
    9 AEL Limassol (Q)2421
    10 Karmiotissa (Q)2421
    11 Omonia Aradippou (Q)2420
    12 Enosis Neon Paralimni (Q)2419
    13 Nea Salamis Famagusta (Q)2416
    14 Omonia 29M (Q)2413
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: Soccerway
    (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    Czech Republic

    Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Slavia Prague (Q)2362
    2 Viktoria Plzeň (X)2349
    3 Sparta Prague (X)2349
    4 Baník Ostrava 2345
    5 Jablonec 2339
    6 Sigma Olomouc 2335
    7 Mladá Boleslav 2334
    8 Bohemians 1905 2330
    9 Hradec Králové 2229
    10 Slovan Liberec 2328
    11 Slovácko 2226
    12 Karviná 2224
    13 Teplice 2322
    14 Pardubice 2315
    15 Dukla Prague 2214
    16 České Budějovice (Q)234
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Chance Liga
    (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of the Play-offs, but may still qualify for the championship group

    Denmark

    Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Copenhagen (Q)1939
    2 Midtjylland 1936
    3 AGF 1934
    4 Brøndby 1931
    5 Randers 1931
    6 Silkeborg 1929
    7 Nordsjælland 1829
    8 Viborg 1921
    9 AaB 1817
    10 Sønderjyske (Q)1916
    11 Lyngby (Q)1911
    12 Vejle (Q)1910
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
    (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

    England

    Founded in 1888, the Football League was the world's first national football league. [28] 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. [28] As of the 2019–20 season the Premier League comprises 20 clubs; [29] 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. [30]

    Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season :

    PosTeamPldPts
    1 Liverpool 2764
    2 Arsenal 2653
    3 Nottingham Forest 2647
    4 Manchester City 2644
    5 Newcastle United 2644
    6 Bournemouth 2643
    7 Chelsea 2643
    8 Aston Villa 2742
    9 Brighton & Hove Albion 2640
    10 Fulham 2639
    11 Brentford 2637
    12 Tottenham Hotspur 2633
    13 Crystal Palace 2633
    14 Everton 2631
    15 Manchester United 2630
    16 West Ham United 2630
    17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2622
    18 Ipswich Town 2617
    19 Leicester City 2617
    20 Southampton 269
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 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. [31] [32] FC Flora is the most successful team in the modern era, with 15 league titles as of the end of the 2014 season. [31] 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. [33]

      Clubs and locations as of 2024 season:

      PosTeamPldPts
      1 FCI Levadia (C)3687
      2 Nõmme Kalju 3672
      3 Paide Linnameeskond 3672
      4 Flora 3670
      5 Tammeka 3642
      6 Narva Trans 3642
      7 Vaprus 3635
      8 Kuressaare 3634
      9 Tallinna Kalev (O)3631
      10 Nõmme United (R)3615
      Source: Premium Liiga, Soccerway
      (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

      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. [34] The Faroe Islands gained UEFA recognition in 1992. [35] 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. [36] They play each other three times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First Division.

      Clubs and locations as of 2024 season:

      Faroe Islands location map.svg
      Red pog.svg
      B68
      Blue pog.svg
      Tórshavn
      Red pog.svg
      Red pog.svg
      ÍF
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      Tórshavn teams
      Red pog.svg B36
      Red pog.svg HB
      Locations of the 2024 Betri deidin menn teams
      PosTeamPldPts
      1 Víkingur (C)2773
      2 2767
      3 Havnar Bóltfelag 2759
      4 NSÍ Runavík 2742
      5 B36 Tórshavn 2741
      6 07 Vestur 2730
      7 EB/Streymur 2728
      8 B68 Toftir 2721
      9 Skála (R)2720
      10 ÍF (R)277
      Source: Soccerway
      (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

        Finland

        Finland's current league has been contested annually since 1898, with the exceptions of 1914 and 1943. [37] 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. [38] 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 2024 season:

        PosTeamPldPts
        1 KuPS 2244
        2 HJK 2243
        3 Ilves 2239
        4 SJK 2236
        5 Haka 2235
        6 VPS 2232
        7 Inter Turku 2231
        8 Gnistan 2230
        9 Oulu 2221
        10 Mariehamn 2220
        11 Lahti 2219
        12 EIF 2213
        Source: Flashscore

        PosTeamPldPts
        1 KuPS (C)2756
        2 Ilves 2754
        3 HJK 2745
        4 SJK (O)2740
        5 VPS 2739
        6 Haka 2738
        Source: Flashscore
        (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

        PosTeamPldPts
        1 Inter Turku 2741
        2 Gnistan 2737
        3 Oulu 2728
        4 Mariehamn 2726
        5 Lahti (R)2724
        6 EIF (R)2719
        Source: Flashscore
        (R) Relegated

        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. [39] 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. [40] From 2023 to 2024 season, the Ligue 1 was reduced to 18 teams which meant 4 teams were relegated in the 2022–23 season. [41] So far, Olympique de Marseille are the only French club to have won the UEFA Champions League, in 1993.

        Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

        PosTeamPldPts
        1 Paris Saint-Germain 2359
        2 Marseille 2346
        3 Nice 2343
        4 Lille 2341
        5 Monaco 2340
        6 Lyon 2336
        7 Strasbourg 2334
        8 Lens 2333
        9 Brest 2333
        10 Toulouse 2330
        11 Auxerre 2328
        12 Angers 2327
        13 Rennes 2326
        14 Nantes 2324
        15 Reims 2322
        16 Saint-Étienne 2319
        17 Le Havre 2317
        18 Montpellier 2315
        Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 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. [42]

          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 2024 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Iberia 1999 (C)3675
          2 Torpedo Kutaisi 3670
          3 Dila Gori 3668
          4 Dinamo Batumi 3655
          5 Samgurali Tsqaltubo 3644
          6 Kolkheti-1913 3641
          7 Dinamo Tbilisi 3639
          8 Gagra (O)3638
          9 Telavi (O)3634
          10 Samtredia (R)3627
          Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway
          (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

          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 2024–25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Bayern Munich 2358
          2 Bayer Leverkusen 2350
          3 Eintracht Frankfurt 2342
          4 SC Freiburg 2339
          5 Mainz 05 2338
          6 RB Leipzig 2338
          7 VfB Stuttgart 2336
          8 VfL Wolfsburg 2334
          9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2334
          10 Borussia Dortmund 2332
          11 FC Augsburg 2331
          12 Werder Bremen 2330
          13 Union Berlin 2323
          14 TSG Hoffenheim 2322
          15 FC St. Pauli 2321
          16 VfL Bochum 2317
          17 1. FC Heidenheim 2315
          18 Holstein Kiel 2313
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 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. All league matches are held at Victoria Stadium.

          Clubs as of 2024–25 season:

          Gibraltar location map.svg
          Location of the stadia where all teams play in the 2024–25 Gibraltar Football League
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 St Joseph's (Q)1951
          2 Lincoln Red Imps (Q)1845
          3 Europa (Q)1840
          4 FCB Magpies (Q)1828
          5 Manchester 62 (Q)1727
          6 Lions Gibraltar (Q)1727
          7 Glacis United 1819
          8 College 1975 1818
          9 Mons Calpe 1813
          10 Lynx 1811
          11 Europa Point 194
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Soccerway
          (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 St Joseph's 00
          2 Lincoln Red Imps 00
          3 Europa 00
          4 Manchester 62 00
          5 Lions Gibraltar 00
          6 FCB Magpies 00
          Updated to match(es) played on TBD 2025. Source: Soccerway

          Greece

          Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Olympiacos (Q)2454
          2 AEK Athens (Q)2452
          3 Panathinaikos (X)2446
          4 PAOK (X)2443
          5 Aris (X)2440
          6 Asteras Tripolis (Z)2435
          7 OFI (Z)2433
          8 Panetolikos (Z)2432
          9 Atromitos (Z)2431
          10 Levadiakos (Z)2427
          11 Panserraikos (Q)2422
          12 Volos (Q)2421
          13 Athens Kallithea (Q)2418
          14 Lamia (Q)2412
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Super League Greece
          (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Europe play-offs, but may still qualify for Championship play-offs; (Z) Cannot reach Championship play-offs, but may still reach Europe play-offs

          Hungary

          Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

          Hungary location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Budapest
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Budapest teams:
          Ferencváros
          MTK
          Újpest
          Location of teams in 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
          Map budapest districts-and-neighbourhoods.svg
          Red pog.svg
          MTK
          Location of Budapest teams
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Puskás Akadémia 2144
          2 Ferencváros 2139
          3 Paks 2137
          4 MTK 2133
          5 Diósgyőr 2131
          6 Újpest 2129
          7 Győr 2128
          8 Fehérvár 2124
          9 Zalaegerszeg 2123
          10 Nyíregyháza 2123
          11 Debrecen 2119
          12 Kecskemét 2118
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)

          Iceland

          Clubs and locations as of 2024 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Breiðablik (C)2762
          2 Víkingur Reykjavík 2759
          3 Valur 2744
          4 Stjarnan 2742
          5 ÍA 2737
          6 FH 2734
          Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway
          (C) Champions

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 KA 2737
          2 KR 2734
          3 Fram 2730
          4 Vestri 2725
          5 HK (R)2725
          6 Fylkir (R)2721
          Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway
          (R) Relegated

          Israel

          Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Q)2456
          2 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Q)2451
          3 Maccabi Haifa (Q)2446
          4 Beitar Jerusalem (Q)2442
          5 Hapoel Haifa (Q)2438
          6 Maccabi Netanya 2435
          7 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 2431
          8 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2430
          9 Hapoel Jerusalem (Q)2426
          10 Maccabi Petah Tikva (Q)2424
          11 Bnei Sakhnin (Q)2423
          12 Ironi Tiberias (Q)2423
          13 F.C. Ashdod (Q)2418
          14 Hapoel Hadera (Q)2417
          Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: Soccerway, One
          (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

          Italy

          Clubs and locations as of 2024-25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Inter Milan 2657
          2 Napoli 2656
          3 Atalanta 2654
          4 Juventus 2649
          5 Lazio 2647
          6 Fiorentina 2642
          7 AC Milan 2541
          8 Bologna 2541
          9 Roma 2640
          10 Udinese 2636
          11 Torino 2631
          12 Genoa 2630
          13 Como 2628
          14 Hellas Verona 2626
          15 Cagliari 2625
          16 Lecce 2625
          17 Parma 2623
          18 Empoli 2621
          19 Venezia 2617
          20 Monza 2614
          Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: Serie A

          Kazakhstan

          Clubs and locations as of 2024 season:

          Kazakhstan adm location map.svg
          Locations of teams in the 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Kairat (C)2447
          2 Astana 2446
          3 Aktobe (W)2443
          4 Ordabasy 2442
          5 Tobol 2439
          6 Elimai 2437
          7 Atyrau 2435
          8 Kaisar 2434
          9 Kyzylzhar 2429
          10 Zhenis 2424
          11 Zhetysu 2423
          12 Turan 2420
          13 Shakhter (R)2410
          Source: UEFA, Soccerway
          (C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (W) Cup winners

          Kosovo

          Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

          Kosovo adm location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Gjilan
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Gjilan clubs:
          Red pog.svg
          Suharekë
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Suharekë clubs:
          Locations of the 2024–25 Football Superleague of Kosovo teams
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Drita 2147
          2 Ballkani 2137
          3 Malisheva 2135
          4 Prishtina 2129
          5 Gjilani 2128
          6 Ferizaj 2126
          7 Dukagjini 2125
          8 Suhareka 2124
          9 Llapi 2122
          10 Feronikeli 2111
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Football Federation of Kosovo

          Latvia

          Clubs and locations as of 2024 season:

          Latvia adm location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Riga
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Riga teams:
          Metta
          RFS
          Riga
          Locations of the 2024 Latvian Higher League teams
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 RFS (C)3690
          2 Riga 3687
          3 Auda 3660
          4 Valmiera (R)3655
          5 Daugavpils 3642
          6 Liepāja 3639
          7 Metta 3636
          8 Tukums 2000 3635
          9 Grobiņa (O)3629
          10 Jelgava 3625
          Source: LFF, Soccerway
          (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

          Lithuania

          Clubs as of 2024 season:

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          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Žalgiris (C)3679
          2 Hegelmann 3667
          3 Kauno Žalgiris 3654
          4 Dainava 3645
          5 Banga 3643
          6 Džiugas 3642
          7 Šiauliai 3642
          8 Panevėžys 3641
          9 Sūduva (O)3639
          10 TransINVEST (R)3638
          Source: A Lyga, Soccerway
          (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

          Luxembourg

          Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Differdange 03 1849
          2 F91 Dudelange 1839
          3 Swift Hesperange 1835
          4 UNA Strassen 1835
          5 Racing Union 1833
          6 Progrès Niederkorn 1833
          7 Mondorf-les-Bains 1828
          8 Jeunesse Esch 1828
          9 Union Titus Pétange 1824
          10 Victoria Rosport 1822
          11 Hostert 1822
          12 Wiltz 71 1820
          13 Bettembourg 1813
          14 Rodange 1812
          15 Fola Esch 187
          16 Mondercange 185
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: UEFA, Flashscore

          Malta

          Clubs as of 2024–25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Birkirkara 1128
          2 Floriana 1123
          3 Sliema Wanderers 1122
          4 Hibernians 1121
          5 Mosta 1116
          6 Ħamrun Spartans 1114
          7 Gżira United 1114
          8 Melita 1112
          9 Marsaxlokk 1112
          10 Balzan 119
          11 Naxxar Lions 117
          12 Żabbar St. Patrick 114
          Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2024. Source: Malta Football Association

          Moldova

          Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Sheriff Tiraspol 1436
          2 Zimbru Chișinău 1425
          3 Petrocub Hîncești 1423
          4 Bălți 1423
          5 Milsami Orhei 1421
          6 Spartanii Sportul 1414
          7 Dacia Buiucani 1411
          8 Florești 141
          Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Sheriff Tiraspol 00
          2 Zimbru Chișinău 00
          3 Petrocub Hîncești 00
          4 Bălți 00
          5 Milsami Orhei 00
          6 Spartanii Sportul 00
          First match(es) will be played: 8 March 2025. Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway

          Montenegro

          Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Budućnost 2048
          2 Petrovac 2036
          3 Bokelj 2033
          4 Dečić 2028
          5 Mornar 2028
          6 Arsenal 2026
          7 Sutjeska 2024
          8 Jedinstvo 2021
          9 Jezero 2016
          10 Otrant-Olympic 2014
          Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2025. Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)

          Netherlands

          Clubs as of 2024–25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Ajax 2357
          2 PSV Eindhoven 2352
          3 Feyenoord 2343
          4 AZ 2343
          5 Utrecht 2343
          6 Twente 2342
          7 Go Ahead Eagles 2335
          8 Groningen 2327
          9 Heerenveen 2327
          10 NAC Breda 2327
          11 Fortuna Sittard 2326
          12 NEC 2325
          13 PEC Zwolle 2325
          14 Willem II 2324
          15 Heracles Almelo 2324
          16 Sparta Rotterdam 2320
          17 RKC Waalwijk 2317
          18 Almere City 2314
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Eredivisie

          North Macedonia

          Clubs as of 2024–25 season:

          North Macedonia location map.svg
          Red pog.svg
          Skopje
          TransparentPlaceholder.png
          Skopje clubs:
          Location of teams in 2024–25 Macedonian First League
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Shkëndija 2043
          2 Rabotnički 2040
          3 Gostivar 2039
          4 Sileks 2038
          5 Struga 2032
          6 Shkupi 2028
          7 Pelister 2023
          8 AP Brera 2020
          9 Vardar 2016
          10 Tikvesh 2015
          11 Voska Sport 2015
          12 Besa 2014
          Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: MacedonianFootball.com

          Northern Ireland

          Clubs and locations as of 2024-25 season:

          GreaterBelfastTemplate.gif
          Locations of the Belfast-based 2024–25 NIFL Irish Premiership teams
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Linfield (Q)3067
          2 Glentoran 2848
          3 Dungannon Swifts 2946
          4 Crusaders 3046
          5 Cliftonville 2942
          6 Portadown 2942
          7 Larne 2640
          8 Coleraine 2838
          9 Ballymena United 2837
          10 Glenavon 2835
          11 Carrick Rangers (Q)2923
          12 Loughgall (Q)2814
          Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2025. Source: Northern Ireland Football League
          (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

          Norway

          Clubs and locations as of 2024 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Bodø/Glimt (C)3062
          2 Brann 3059
          3 Viking 3057
          4 Rosenborg 3053
          5 Molde 3052
          6 Fredrikstad 3051
          7 Strømsgodset 3038
          8 KFUM 3037
          9 Sarpsborg 3037
          10 Sandefjord 3034
          11 Kristiansund 3034
          12 HamKam 3033
          13 Tromsø 3033
          14 Haugesund (O)3033
          15 Lillestrøm (R)3024
          16 Odd (R)3023
          Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
          (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

          Poland

          Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Lech Poznań 2244
          2 Raków Częstochowa 2243
          3 Jagiellonia Białystok 2242
          4 Pogoń Szczecin 2239
          5 Legia Warsaw 2236
          6 Cracovia 2235
          7 Górnik Zabrze 2234
          8 Motor Lublin 2232
          9 GKS Katowice 2230
          10 Piast Gliwice 2230
          11 Korona Kielce 2226
          12 Widzew Łódź 2226
          13 Radomiak Radom 2224
          14 Stal Mielec 2223
          15 Puszcza Niepołomice 2222
          16 Zagłębie Lubin 2222
          17 Lechia Gdańsk 2221
          18 Śląsk Wrocław 2214
          Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: ekstraklasa.org 90minut.pl

          Portugal

          Clubs as of 2024–25 season:

          Portugal Madeira location map.svg
          Location of teams in 2024–25 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
          Portugal Azores location map.svg
          Location of teams in 2024–25 Primeira Liga (Azores)
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Sporting CP 2353
          2 Benfica 2353
          3 Porto 2347
          4 Braga 2347
          5 Santa Clara 2339
          6 Casa Pia 2336
          7 Estoril 2334
          8 Vitória de Guimarães 2332
          9 Famalicão 2331
          10 Moreirense 2326
          11 Rio Ave 2326
          12 Arouca 2325
          13 Nacional 2323
          14 Gil Vicente 2322
          15 Estrela da Amadora 2321
          16 AVS 2320
          17 Farense 2316
          18 Boavista 2312
          Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: Liga Portugal

          Republic of Ireland

          Clubs and locations as of 2024 season:

          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Shelbourne (C)3663
          2 Shamrock Rovers 3661
          3 St Patrick's Athletic 3659
          4 Derry City 3655
          5 Galway United 3652
          6 Sligo Rovers 3649
          7 Waterford 3645
          8 Bohemians 3642
          9 Drogheda United (O)3634
          10 Dundalk (R)3626
          Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway [43]
          (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

          Romania

          Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 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 FCSB (Q)2852
          2 Universitatea Cluj (Q)2851
          3 CFR Cluj (Q)2850
          4 Universitatea Craiova (Q)2849
          5 Dinamo București 2845
          6 Rapid București 2845
          7 Sepsi OSK 2840
          8 Hermannstadt (Q)2838
          9 Petrolul Ploiești (Q)2837
          10 Farul Constanța (Q)2834
          11 UTA Arad (Q)2833
          12 Oțelul Galați (Q)2829
          13 Unirea Slobozia (Q)2826
          14 Botoșani (Q)2825
          15 Politehnica Iași (Q)2825
          16 Gloria Buzău (Q)2819
          Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: LPF (in Romanian)
          (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

          Russia

          Clubs as of 2024–25 season:

          Msk blank new.svg
          Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Russian Premier League in Moscow
          PosTeamPldPts
          1 Krasnodar 1839
          2 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1839
          3 Spartak Moscow 1837
          4 Dynamo Moscow 1835
          5 Lokomotiv Moscow 1835
          6 CSKA Moscow 1831
          7 Rostov 1826
          8 Rubin Kazan 1826
          9 Akron Tolyatti 1822
          10 Krylia Sovetov Samara 1818
          11 Dynamo Makhachkala 1817
          12 Pari Nizhny Novgorod 1816
          13 Khimki 1816
          14 Fakel Voronezh 1814
          15 Akhmat Grozny 1813
          16 Orenburg 188
          Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. 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 2024–25 season: [44]

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Virtus (Y)2257
            2 La Fiorita (Y)2252
            3 Folgore 2244
            4 Tre Fiori 2240
            5 Fiorentino 2238
            6 San Giovanni 2237
            7 Tre Penne 2237
            8 Cosmos 2236
            9 Murata 2230
            10 Faetano 2223
            11 Domagnano 2222
            12 Libertas 2218
            13 Cailungo 2215
            14 Juvenes/Dogana 2214
            15 San Marino Academy U22 2212
            16 Pennarossa 2211
            Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Flashscore
            (Y) Assured of at least Conference League play-off first round

            Scotland

            Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Celtic (V, Z)2769
            2 Rangers (V)2756
            3 Aberdeen 2741
            4 Dundee United 2740
            5 Hibernian 2737
            6 St Mirren 2734
            7 Heart of Midlothian 2733
            8 Ross County 2732
            9 Kilmarnock 2731
            10 Motherwell 2731
            11 Dundee 2727
            12 St Johnstone 2721
            Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: [45] [46]
            (V) Assured of a top six finish; (Z) Assured of at least Conference League second qualifying round

            Serbia

            Clubs as of 2024–25 season:

            Location map Belgrade Central.png
            Red pog.svg
            IMT
            Locations of the 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga teams on the territory of Belgrade

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Red Star Belgrade (Q)2468
            2 Partizan 2447
            3 Radnički 1923 2440
            4 Mladost Lučani 2439
            5 Čukarički 2435
            6 Vojvodina 2433
            7 OFK Beograd 2333
            8 Novi Pazar 2432
            9 Radnički Niš 2430
            10 Železničar Pančevo 2328
            11 TSC 2428
            12 Napredak Kruševac 2427
            13 Spartak Subotica 2427
            14 IMT 2426
            15 Tekstilac Odžaci 2424
            16 Jedinstvo Ub (Q)2411
            Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: SuperLiga (in Serbian)
            (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

            Slovakia

            Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Slovan Bratislava (Q)2149
            2 Žilina (Q)2042
            3 Spartak Trnava (Q)2141
            4 DAC Dunajská Streda (Q)2129
            5 Podbrezová (Q)2129
            6 Zemplín Michalovce 2127
            7 Košice 2126
            8 Ružomberok (Q)2120
            9 Trenčín (Q)2119
            10 Skalica (Q)2118
            11 Komárno (Q)2018
            12 Dukla Banská Bystrica (Q)2117
            Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Niké liga (in Slovak)
            (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

            Slovenia

            Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Olimpija Ljubljana 2148
            2 Maribor 2242
            3 Bravo 2242
            4 Koper 2136
            5 Celje 2235
            6 Mura 2226
            7 Primorje 2125
            8 Radomlje 2222
            9 Nafta 1903 2214
            10 Domžale 2110
            Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: PrvaLiga

            Spain

            Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

            Spain Madrid location map.svg
            Location of Community of Madrid teams in 2024–25 La Liga
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            Location of teams in 2024–25 La Liga (Canary Islands)
            PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
            1 Barcelona 2517356725+4254Qualification for the Champions League league stage
            2 Real Madrid 2516635423+3154
            3 Atlético Madrid 2515824216+2653
            4 Athletic Bilbao 2513934422+2248
            5 Villarreal 2512854835+1344Qualification for the Europa League league stage [a]
            6 Rayo Vallecano 259882726+135Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
            7 Real Betis 259883232035
            8 Mallorca 25105102431735
            9 Real Sociedad 25104112323034
            10 Celta Vigo 2595113638232
            11 Sevilla 258893035532
            12 Osasuna 2571172934532
            13 Girona 2594123237531
            14 Getafe 257992120+130
            15 Espanyol 25761224361227
            16 Leganés 25591122381624
            17 Las Palmas 25651429431423
            18 Valencia 25581225411623Relegation to Segunda División
            19 Alavés 25571328391122
            20 Valladolid 25431816594315
            Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 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) [47]
            Notes:
            1. The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five). If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top six, 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. [48] Sweden was one of the founding members of UEFA in 1954. [49] 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, [50] 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. [51]

            Clubs and locations as of 2024 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Malmö FF (C)3065
            2 Hammarby IF 3054
            3 AIK 3054
            4 Djurgårdens IF 3053
            5 Mjällby AIF 3050
            6 GAIS 3048
            7 IF Elfsborg 3045
            8 BK Häcken 3042
            9 IK Sirius 3041
            10 IF Brommapojkarna 3034
            11 IFK Norrköping 3034
            12 Halmstads BK 3033
            13 IFK Göteborg 3031
            14 IFK Värnamo (O)3031
            15 Kalmar FF (R)3030
            16 Västerås SK (R)3023
            Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
            (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

            Switzerland

            Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Basel 2542
            2 Lugano 2542
            3 Luzern 2542
            4 Servette 2542
            5 Lausanne-Sport 2537
            6 Young Boys 2537
            7 St. Gallen 2536
            8 Zürich 2536
            9 Sion 2530
            10 Yverdon-Sport 2524
            11 Grasshopper 2523
            12 Winterthur 2517
            Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2025. Source: Swiss Super League

            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. [52] A national league was formed in 1959, and has been held annually from then onwards. [52] 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. [53]

            Clubs as of 2024–25 season:

            PosTeamPldPts
            1 Galatasaray 2464
            2 Fenerbahçe 2458
            3 Samsunspor 2446
            4 Beşiktaş 2341
            5 Eyüpspor 2440
            6 Göztepe 2335
            7 Başakşehir 2333
            8 Trabzonspor 2332
            9 Kasımpaşa 2431
            10 Alanyaspor 2431
            11 Rizespor 2430
            12 Antalyaspor 2430
            13 Gaziantep 2329
            14 Konyaspor 2425
            15 Sivasspor 2424
            16 Kayserispor 2324
            17 Bodrum 2423
            18 Hatayspor 2413
            19 Adana Demirspor 246
            Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 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. [54] The Football Federation of Ukraine was formed shortly after the country achieved independence in 1991, and gained UEFA membership the following year. [55] 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. [54]

              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. [56] [57]

              Clubs and locations as of 2024–25 season:

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              Kyiv
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              Kyiv teams :
              Dynamo
              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 2024–25 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 Dynamo Kyiv 1846
              2 Oleksandriya 1841
              3 Shakhtar Donetsk 1736
              4 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1731
              5 Polissya Zhytomyr 1830
              6 Karpaty Lviv 1824
              7 Rukh Lviv 1823
              8 Veres Rivne 1822
              9 LNZ Cherkasy 1822
              10 Zorya Luhansk 1722
              11 Kolos Kovalivka 1818
              12 Obolon Kyiv 1817
              13 Vorskla Poltava 1816
              14 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 1816
              15 Chornomorets Odesa 1815
              16 Inhulets Petrove 179
              Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. Source: upl.ua

              Wales

              Although Wales joined UEFA in 1954, Welsh football operated on a regional basis until 1992, with no national championship. [58] 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. [59] Until 2011 Swansea City and Cardiff City had similar arrangements with the FAW but are now under the jurisdiction of The Football Association. [60] The most successful Welsh club since the formation of the Welsh Premier League is The New Saints, with 16 league titles. [61] Since the 2010–11 season, the Welsh Premier League has featured 12 teams. [62] 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. [63]

              Clubs and locations as of 2024-25 season:

              PosTeamPldPts
              1 The New Saints 2251
              2 Penybont 2250
              3 Haverfordwest County 2240
              4 Caernarfon Town 2234
              5 Bala Town 2232
              6 Cardiff Metropolitan University 2232
              7 Barry Town United 2230
              8 Connah's Quay Nomads 2226
              9 Briton Ferry Llansawel 2221
              10 Flint Town United 2220
              11 Newtown 2219
              12 Aberystwyth Town 2214
              Source: Cymru Premier
              PosTeamPldPts
              1 The New Saints (X)2663
              2 Penybont 2651
              3 Haverfordwest County 2648
              4 Caernarfon Town (T)2641
              5 Cardiff Metropolitan University (T)2638
              6 Bala Town (T)2632
              Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2025. Source: Cymru Premier
              (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Conference League play-off semi-finals
              PosTeamPldPts
              7 Barry Town United 2637
              8 Connah's Quay Nomads 2632
              9 Flint Town United 2629
              10 Briton Ferry Llansawel 2625
              11 Newtown 2624
              12 Aberystwyth Town 2617
              Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2025. Source: Cymru Premier

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