WORLD'S TOP 10 FOOTBALL LEAGUES
Top 10 Football Leagues:
FIFA consists of 210 men’s leagues in the rankings list. Among these 210, there are some best football leagues that are to be discussed in this article. This article is about those amazing leagues in FIFA ranking.
The names of these leagues are Major League Soccer, Argentina Primera Division, Primera Liga, Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, Eredivisie, Ligue 1, Italian Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, and English Premier League. Let’s discuss these Leagues in detail.
(Eastern conference)
To date, the record for the most championships is held by the Los Angeles Galaxy with five cup titles
The Primera División, named Liga Profesional de Fútbol since 2020, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
The Primera División is the country's premier football division and is the top division of the Argentine football league system. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera Nacional (Second Division), with the teams placed lowest at the end of the season being relegated. With the first championship held in 1891, Argentina became the first country outside the United Kingdom (where the Football League had been debuted in 1888) to establish a football league. In the early years, only teams from Buenos Aires, Greater Buenos Aires, La Plata and Rosario were affiliated to the national association. Teams from other cities would join in later years.
The Primera División turned professional in 1931 when 18 clubs broke away from the amateur leagues to form a professional one. Since then, the season has been contested annually in four different formats and calendars.
Current teams in the league are -:
Founded in 1934 as Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão, it was named Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão from 1938 until 1999, when it was changed to its current naming. Over 70 teams have competed in the Primeira Liga, but only five have been crowned champions. The Primeira Liga has increased its reputation in recent years, occupying the sixth place of UEFA's national league ranking, as of 2021. It broke into the top five for the first time in the 2011–12 season, passing the French Ligue 1, one of the historical "big five" European leagues, for the first time since 1990. The Primeira Liga also reached a world ranking of fourth according to IFFHS's 2011 ranking
Current teams in the league -:
Most successful clubs -: Benfica (37 titles) Porto (30) and Sporting CP (19). These three clubs generally end up sharing the top three positions (thus, appearing more frequently in UEFA competitions) and are the only clubs to have played in every season of the competition.
Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. At the top of the Brazilian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2021 the competition was chosen by the IFFHS as the strongest national league in South America as well as the strongest in the world
Current teams in the league -:
Most successful clubs -: Palmeiras
Palmeiras is the most successful club of the Campeonato Brasileiro, having won the competition eleven times, followed by Santos with eight titles, and Corinthians and Flamengo with seven titles each.
6.Eredivise:
The winner of the Eredivisie claims the Dutch national championship.
Current teams in the league -:
Most successful clubs -: Ajax Amsterdam became the first Eredivisie champions and have also won most national titles (33). PSV Eindhoven are next with 22, and Feyenoord follow with 15.
Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons,is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Administrated by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, Ligue 1 is contested by 20 clubs and operates on a system of promotion and relegation from and to Ligue 2.
Seasons run from August to May. Clubs play two matches against each of the other teams in the league – one home and one away – totalling to 38 matches over the course of the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings.
Current teams in the league -:
The Serie A (Italian pronunciation, also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa Campioni d'Italia. It has been operating as a round-robin tournament for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been organized by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori until 1943 and the Lega Calcio until 2010, when the Lega Serie A was created for the 2010–11 season. Serie A is regarded as one of the best football leagues in the world and it is often depicted as the most tactical and defensively sound national league.
In its current format, the Italian Football Championship was revised from having regional and interregional rounds, to a single-tier league from the 1929–30 season onwards. The championship titles won before 1929 are officially recognised by FIGC with the same weighting as titles that were subsequently awarded. Similarly, the 1945–46 season, when the round-robin was suspended and the league was played over two geographical groups due to the ravages of World War II, is not statistically considered, even if its title is fully official.
current teams in the league -:
Most successful clubs -: Juventus with 36 championships, followed by Inter Milan and AC Milan with 19 championships.
The Bundesliga, 'Federal League', sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition . The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup. The Bundesliga is the number one football league in the world in terms of average attendance; out of all sports, its average of 45,134 fans per game during the 2011–12 season was the second-highest of any sports league in the world after the American National Football League. The Bundesliga is broadcast on television in over 200 countries.The Bundesliga was founded in 1962 in Dortmund and the first season started in 1963–64. The structure and organisation of the Bundesliga, along with Germany's other football leagues, have undergone frequent changes. The Bundesliga was founded by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (English: German Football Association), but is now operated by the Deutsche Fußball Liga .
Current teams in the league -:
Most successful clubs -: Bayern Munich has won 31 of 59 titles, as well as the last ten seasons. The Bundesliga has seen other champions, with
Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and VfB Stuttgart most prominent among them.
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system. Administered by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, it is contested by 20 teams, with the three lowest-placed teams at the end of each season being relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top two teams and a play-off winner in that division.
Since its inception, a total of 62 teams have competed in La Liga. Nine teams have been crowned champions, with Barcelona winning the inaugural La Liga and Real Madrid winning the title a record 35 times, most recently in the 2021–22 season.
Current teams in the league -:
Most successful clubs -: Real Madrid are the most successful team in the history of LaLiga with 35 titles compared to Barcelona's 26.
The competition was founded as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League founded in 1888; however, teams may still be relegated into and promoted from the EFL Championship.
The Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. For the 2018–19 season, the average Premier League match attendance was at 38,181, second to the German Bundesliga's 43,500 while aggregated attendance across all matches is the highest of any association football league at 14,508,981. Most stadium occupancies are near capacity. The Premier League ranks first in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons as of 2021. The English top-flight has produced the second-highest number of UEFA Champions League/European Cup titles, with five English clubs having won fourteen European trophies in total.
Current teams in the league -:
currently the record title winners in the English top flight having won the division a total of 20 times since 1889. Liverpool FC (19) , Arsenal FC (13) ,Everton FC (9) .
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Top 10 Football Leagues:
FIFA consists of 210 men’s leagues in the rankings list. Among these 210, there are some best football leagues that are to be discussed in this article. This article is about those amazing leagues in FIFA ranking.
The names of these leagues are Major League Soccer, Argentina Primera Division, Primera Liga, Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, Eredivisie, Ligue 1, Italian Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, and English Premier League. Let’s discuss these Leagues in detail.
- Major League Soccer:
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada and 2 conferences—since the 2023 season. Various richest footballers like Zlatan Ibrahimovich, Wayne Rooney, and David Beckham have invested in the league. It is located in Midtown Manhattan.
Current teams in the league are -:(Eastern conference)
- Atlanta United FC
- Charlotte FC
- Chicago Fire FC
- Columbus Crew
- C. United
- Cincinnati
- Inter Miami CF
- CF Montréal
- New England Revolution
- New York City FC
- New York Red Bulls
- Orlando City SC
- Philadelphia Union
- Toronto FC
- Austin FC
- Colorado Rapids
- FC Dallas
- Houston Dynamo FC
- LA Galaxy
- Los Angeles FC
- Minnesota United FC
- Nashville SC
- Portland Timbers
- Real Salt Lake
- San Jose Earthquakes
- Seattle Sounders FC
- Sporting Kansas City
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC
To date, the record for the most championships is held by the Los Angeles Galaxy with five cup titles
9. Argentine Primera Division:
The Primera División, named Liga Profesional de Fútbol since 2020, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
The Primera División is the country's premier football division and is the top division of the Argentine football league system. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera Nacional (Second Division), with the teams placed lowest at the end of the season being relegated. With the first championship held in 1891, Argentina became the first country outside the United Kingdom (where the Football League had been debuted in 1888) to establish a football league. In the early years, only teams from Buenos Aires, Greater Buenos Aires, La Plata and Rosario were affiliated to the national association. Teams from other cities would join in later years.
The Primera División turned professional in 1931 when 18 clubs broke away from the amateur leagues to form a professional one. Since then, the season has been contested annually in four different formats and calendars.
Current teams in the league are -:
- Lanus
- Talleres
- San Lorenzo
- Huracan
- Defensa y Justicia
- Tigre
- Newell's Old Boys
- Belgrano
- Argentinos Juniors
- Godoy Cruz
- Racing Club
- Velez Sarsfield
- Instituto
- Sarmiento
- Estudiantes
- Platense
- Barracas Central
- Gimnasia
- Independiente
- Union
- Banfield
- Atletico Tucuman
- Arsenal Sarandi
- Central Cordoba
8. Primera Liga:
Founded in 1934 as Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão, it was named Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão from 1938 until 1999, when it was changed to its current naming. Over 70 teams have competed in the Primeira Liga, but only five have been crowned champions. The Primeira Liga has increased its reputation in recent years, occupying the sixth place of UEFA's national league ranking, as of 2021. It broke into the top five for the first time in the 2011–12 season, passing the French Ligue 1, one of the historical "big five" European leagues, for the first time since 1990. The Primeira Liga also reached a world ranking of fourth according to IFFHS's 2011 ranking
Current teams in the league -:
- Arouca
- Benfica
- Boavista
- Casa Pia
- Chaves
- Estoril Praia
- Famalicão
- FC Porto
- Gil Vicente
- Marítimo
- Paços de Ferreira
- Portimonense
- Rio Ave
- Santa Clara
- Sporting Braga
- Sporting Lisbon
- Vitória Guimarães
- Vizela
Most successful clubs -: Benfica (37 titles) Porto (30) and Sporting CP (19). These three clubs generally end up sharing the top three positions (thus, appearing more frequently in UEFA competitions) and are the only clubs to have played in every season of the competition.
7. Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A:
Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A is a Brazilian professional league for men's football clubs. At the top of the Brazilian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2021 the competition was chosen by the IFFHS as the strongest national league in South America as well as the strongest in the world
Current teams in the league -:
- PALMEIRAS
- Internacional
- Fluminense
- Corinthians
- Flamengo
- Athletico-PR
- Atlético-MG
- Fortaleza
- São Paulo
- América-MG
- Botafogo
- Santos
- Goiás GOIÁS
- Red Bull Bragantino
- Coritiba
- Cuiabá
- Ceará
- Atlético-GO
- Avaí
- Juventude
Most successful clubs -: Palmeiras
Palmeiras is the most successful club of the Campeonato Brasileiro, having won the competition eleven times, followed by Santos with eight titles, and Corinthians and Flamengo with seven titles each.
6.Eredivise:
The Eredivisie "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. As of the 2020–21 season, it is ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by UEFA.
The Eredivisie consists of 18 clubs. Each club meets every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of each season, the two clubs at the bottom are relegated to the second level of the Dutch league system, the Eerste Divisie (First Division), while the champion and runner-up of the Eerste Divisie are automatically promoted to the Eredivisie. The club finishing third from the bottom of the Eredivisie goes to separate promotion/relegation play-offs with six high-placed clubs from the Eerste Divisie.The winner of the Eredivisie claims the Dutch national championship.
Current teams in the league -:
- ADO Den Haag
- Ajax
- AZ
- Excelsior
- Feyenoord
- Go Ahead Eagles
- Groningen
- Heerenveen
- Heracles Almelo
- NEC
- PEC Zwolle
- PSV
- Roda JC
- Sparta Rotterdam
- Twente
- Utrecht
- Vitesse
- Willem II
- Almere City
- Cambuur
- De Graafschap
- Den Bosch
- Dordrecht
- FC Eindhoven
- Emmen
- Fortuna Sittard
- Helmond Sport
- MVV
- NAC Breda
- TOP Oss
- RKC Waalwijk
- Telstar
- Volendam
- VVV-Venlo
Most successful clubs -: Ajax Amsterdam became the first Eredivisie champions and have also won most national titles (33). PSV Eindhoven are next with 22, and Feyenoord follow with 15.
5. Ligue 1:
Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons,is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Administrated by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, Ligue 1 is contested by 20 clubs and operates on a system of promotion and relegation from and to Ligue 2.
Seasons run from August to May. Clubs play two matches against each of the other teams in the league – one home and one away – totalling to 38 matches over the course of the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings.
Current teams in the league -:
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Olympique de Marseille
- AS Monaco
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Stade Rennais FC
- OGC Nice
- LOSC Lille
- Racing Club de Lens
- RC Strasbourg Alsace
- Montpellier Hérault SC
- FC NantesFC Nantes
- Stade Brestois
- ESTAC Troyes
- Stade de Reims
- Toulouse Football Club
- Angers SCO
- FC LorientFC
- AJ AuxerreAJ
- AC AjaccioAC
- Clermont Foot 63
4. Italian Serie A:
The Serie A (Italian pronunciation, also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa Campioni d'Italia. It has been operating as a round-robin tournament for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been organized by the Direttorio Divisioni Superiori until 1943 and the Lega Calcio until 2010, when the Lega Serie A was created for the 2010–11 season. Serie A is regarded as one of the best football leagues in the world and it is often depicted as the most tactical and defensively sound national league.
In its current format, the Italian Football Championship was revised from having regional and interregional rounds, to a single-tier league from the 1929–30 season onwards. The championship titles won before 1929 are officially recognised by FIGC with the same weighting as titles that were subsequently awarded. Similarly, the 1945–46 season, when the round-robin was suspended and the league was played over two geographical groups due to the ravages of World War II, is not statistically considered, even if its title is fully official.
current teams in the league -:
- Atalanta
- Bologna
- Cremonese
- Empoli
- Fiorentina
- Hellas Verona
- Inter Milan
- Juventus
- Lazio Rome
- Lecce Lecce
- AC Milan
- Monza Monza
- Napoli
- Roma Rome
- Salernitana
- Sampdoria
- Sassuolo
- Spezia
- Torino
- Udinese
Most successful clubs -: Juventus with 36 championships, followed by Inter Milan and AC Milan with 19 championships.
- Bundesliga:
The Bundesliga, 'Federal League', sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal cup competition . The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup. The Bundesliga is the number one football league in the world in terms of average attendance; out of all sports, its average of 45,134 fans per game during the 2011–12 season was the second-highest of any sports league in the world after the American National Football League. The Bundesliga is broadcast on television in over 200 countries.The Bundesliga was founded in 1962 in Dortmund and the first season started in 1963–64. The structure and organisation of the Bundesliga, along with Germany's other football leagues, have undergone frequent changes. The Bundesliga was founded by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (English: German Football Association), but is now operated by the Deutsche Fußball Liga .
Current teams in the league -:
- FC Augsburg
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Bayern Munich
- VfL Bochum
- Borussia Dortmund
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- SC Freiburg
- Hertha BSC
- 1899 Hoffenheim
- FC Köln
- RB Leipzig
- Mainz 05
- Schalke 04
- VfB Stuttgart
- Union Berlin
- Werder Bremen
- VfL Wolfsburg
Most successful clubs -: Bayern Munich has won 31 of 59 titles, as well as the last ten seasons. The Bundesliga has seen other champions, with
Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and VfB Stuttgart most prominent among them.
2. La Liga:
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system. Administered by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, it is contested by 20 teams, with the three lowest-placed teams at the end of each season being relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top two teams and a play-off winner in that division.
Since its inception, a total of 62 teams have competed in La Liga. Nine teams have been crowned champions, with Barcelona winning the inaugural La Liga and Real Madrid winning the title a record 35 times, most recently in the 2021–22 season.
Current teams in the league -:
- Alavés
- Athletic Bilbao
- Atlético Madrid
- Barcelona
- Cádiz
- Celta
- Elche
- Espanyol
- Getafe
- Granada
- Levante
- Mallorca
- Osasuna
- Rayo Vallecano
- Real Betis
- Real Madrid
- Real Sociedad
- Sevilla
- Valencia
- Villarreal
Most successful clubs -: Real Madrid are the most successful team in the history of LaLiga with 35 titles compared to Barcelona's 26.
1. English Premier League:
The Premier League ( The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons typically run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches (playing all 19 other teams both home and away). Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures.The competition was founded as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League founded in 1888; however, teams may still be relegated into and promoted from the EFL Championship.
The Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. For the 2018–19 season, the average Premier League match attendance was at 38,181, second to the German Bundesliga's 43,500 while aggregated attendance across all matches is the highest of any association football league at 14,508,981. Most stadium occupancies are near capacity. The Premier League ranks first in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons as of 2021. The English top-flight has produced the second-highest number of UEFA Champions League/European Cup titles, with five English clubs having won fourteen European trophies in total.
Current teams in the league -:
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Bournemouth
- Brentford
- Brighton
- Chelsea
- Crystal Palace
- Everton
- Fulham
- Leeds United
- Leicester City
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Newcastle United
- Nottingham Forest
- Southampton
- Tottenham Hotspur
- West Ham United
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Blackburn rovers
currently the record title winners in the English top flight having won the division a total of 20 times since 1889. Liverpool FC (19) , Arsenal FC (13) ,Everton FC (9) .
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