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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.<ref name=Armenialist>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/armechamp.html|title=Armenia: List of champions|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=24 February 2011|date=26 November 2010|first1=Erlan|last1=Manaschev|first2=Karel|last2=Stokkermans}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=arm/index.html|title=Member associations: Armenia|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=24 February 2011}}</ref> Since independence, the country's most successful team are Pyunik |
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.<ref name=Armenialist>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/armechamp.html|title=Armenia: List of champions|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=24 February 2011|date=26 November 2010|first1=Erlan|last1=Manaschev|first2=Karel|last2=Stokkermans}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=arm/index.html|title=Member associations: Armenia|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=24 February 2011}}</ref> Since independence, the country's most successful team are FC Pyunik, who have won ten league titles.<ref name=Armenialist/>|group=A}} As of the 2012 season, eight teams compete in the Premier League. Each team plays each other team four times, and at the end of the season the bottom team is relegated to the [[Armenian First League|First League]].<ref name="Armenia"/> |
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''As of [[2012 Armenian Premier League|2012–13 season]]:''<ref name="Armenia">{{cite web|url=http://uk.soccerway.com/national/armenia/premier-league/2012/regular-season/| title=Armenia: Premier League | publisher=Global Sports Media |work=Soccerway |accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> |
''As of [[2012 Armenian Premier League|2012–13 season]]:''<ref name="Armenia">{{cite web|url=http://uk.soccerway.com/national/armenia/premier-league/2012/regular-season/| title=Armenia: Premier League | publisher=Global Sports Media |work=Soccerway |accessdate=13 September 2012}}</ref> |
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![A map of the world. The blue area, marked "UEFA", covers continental Europe, the British Isles, Iceland, and parts of Northern Asia and the Middle East.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/UEFA_member_associations_map.svg/350px-UEFA_member_associations_map.svg.png)
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It consists of 53 member associations, each of which is responsible for governing football in their respective countries.[1]
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 of Europe are also members: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Cyprus 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 region of Denmark, also has its own football association which is a member of UEFA.[1] On the other hand, the football association of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, had its membership application rejected in 2007.[2] UEFA regulations stipulate that all new applicants must have United Nations recognition.[3] Kosovo (recognised by 114 of the United Nations' 193 members) is therefore not currently eligible for membership.[4]
Each UEFA member has its own football league system, except Liechtenstein.[5] 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 and UEFA Europa League. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season, except in San Marino where there is only one level.[6]
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.
Club name | Club finished the previous season as league champions. |
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.[7]
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.[7]
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:
- Qualifying for the Champions League group phase. (4 bonus points)
- Reaching the second round of the Champions League. (5 bonus points)
- Reaching the quarter, semi and final of both Champions League and Europa League. (1 bonus point)[7]
Albania
- Country:
Albania
- Football association: Football Association of Albania
- Top-level league: Albanian Superliga (Albanian: Kategoria superiore)
- UEFA ranking: 44th[8]
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 KS Dinamo Tirana with 18 championships, and Partizani Tirana—now playing in the First Division—with 15.[9] The league became affiliated with UEFA in 1954.[10] As of 2012–13, fourteen teams compete in the division.[11] The system for determining relegation frequently changes; in the 2011–12 season, the bottom two teams were relegated to the First Division, while each of the three teams above them competed in a relegation playoff against First Division opposition; the winner of each match would compete in the Superliga for the following season, the loser in the First Division.[12]
As of 2012–13 season:[11]
Andorra
![In the foreground are a running track and a grass field. To the right of the field is a sheltered seating area, with red, blue and yellow seats. Beyond it to the left is fencing, a pylon with lights at the top, and a few small buildings. Mountains are visible in the distance.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Estadi_Comunal_Vella.jpg/250px-Estadi_Comunal_Vella.jpg)
- Country:
Andorra
- Football association: Andorran Football Federation
- Top-level league: Andorran First Division (Catalan: Primera Divisió)
- UEFA ranking: 52nd[8]
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.[14] Another Andorran football club, FC Andorra, play in the Spanish football league system. In recent years, eight teams have competed in the First Division. Each team plays two matches against the other seven clubs. After fourteen games, the league splits into two groups, with teams carrying their previous points totals forward. The top four teams play each other a further two times in the championship round to decide 1st–4th places, while the bottom four teams do likewise in the relegation round, to determine the 5th–8th positions. At the end of the season, the bottom-placed team is relegated, while the seventh-placed team plays a two-legged play-off against the second-placed team in the Second Division to decide which team plays in which division for the following season.[15]
Stadia and locations
As of 2012–13 season:[15]
Armenia
- Country:
Armenia
- Football association: Football Federation of Armenia
- Top-level league: Armenian Premier League (Armenian: «Բարձրագույն Խումբ»)
- UEFA Ranking: 47th[8]
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.[16][17] Since independence, the country's most successful team are FC Pyunik, who have won ten league titles.[16]|group=A}} As of the 2012 season, eight teams compete in the Premier League. Each team plays each other team four times, and at the end of the season the bottom team is relegated to the First League.[18]
As of 2012–13 season:[18]
Club | Location |
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FC Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
FC Banants | Yerevan |
Gandzasar FC | Kapan |
Impuls FC Dilijan | Dilijan |
Mika FC | Yerevan |
Pyunik FC[16] | Yerevan |
Shirak FC | Gyumri |
Ulisses FC | Yerevan |
Austria
- Country:
Austria
- Football association: Austrian Football Association
- Top-level league: Austrian Bundesliga (German: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga)
- UEFA ranking: 15th[19]
An Austrian football championship has taken place since 1911–12, although prior to Anschluss with Germany in 1938, only clubs from Vienna, the country's capital, participated. The Austrian Football Association joined UEFA in 1954, the year of the European governing body's formation.[20][21] The most successful teams are SK Rapid Wien and FK Austria Wien, with 32 and 23 league titles respectively. FC Wacker Innsbruck are the most successful team from outside of the capital, having won 10 league championships.[22] As of the 2009–10 season, ten teams compete in the Austrian Bundesliga. They play each other four times, with the bottom club being relegated to the Austrian First League.[23]
Stadia and locations
As of 2012–13 season:[23]
Azerbaijan
- Country:
Azerbaijan
- Football association: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
- Top-level league: Azerbaijan Premier League (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası)
- UEFA ranking: 37th[8]
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[24][25] Since independence, the country's most successful team are PFC Neftchi Baku, with seven league titles. As of the 2012–13 season, twelve teams compete in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Teams play one another twice, before the league is split into a top six and a bottom six. At this stage, results against teams in the other half of the league are discarded, meaning that each team has ten results carried forward to the second phase of the season. Teams play the five other teams in their half of the league two further times, to decide the final placing. There was no relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division at the end of the 2011–12 season.[26][27]
![The head and torso of a man in his early 30's, wearing a red top.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Qurban_Qurbanov.jpg/200px-Qurban_Qurbanov.jpg)
As of 2012–13 season:[29]
Belarus
- Country:
Belarus
- Football association: Football Federation of Belarus
- Top-level league: Belarusian Premier League (Belarusian: Вышэйшая ліга)
- UEFA ranking: 23rd[8]
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.[30] Up to the end of the 2010 season, the most successful teams are FC Dinamo Minsk and FC BATE, with seven league championships apiece, although BATE have won five titles in the five most recently completed seasons.[31] As of the 2012 season, eleven teams compete in the Belarusian Premier League. At the end of the season, the bottom team is relegated to the Belarusian First League, and the eleventh-placed Premier League team plays the second-placed First League team in a relegation play-off.[32]
As of 2013 season:[32]
![A grass field, encircled by a running track. In turn, the running track is encircled by thousands of red and blue seats.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Dinamo_Stadium_Minsk.jpg/300px-Dinamo_Stadium_Minsk.jpg)
Belgium
- Country:
Belgium
- Football association: Belgian Football Association
- Top-level league: Belgian First Division (French: Championnat de Belgique, Dutch: Eerste klasse België)
- UEFA ranking: 13th[8]
Organised football reached Belgium in the 19th century; the 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.[33] Historically the country's most successful team are R.S.C. Anderlecht, with 30 league titles as of 2010.[34] The Belgian First Division currently consists of 16 teams. Initially, each team plays the other clubs twice for a total of 30 matches. At this point, the bottom two teams play a five match play-off, with the losing team relegating to the Belgian Second Division, while the winning team enters another relegation play-off with the second, third and fourth teams from the Second Division. The top six teams take half of their points (rounded up) into a championship play-off, playing each other two further times to determine the national champion. Teams that finish the regular season between 7th and 14th enter one of two four team groups. Each team plays the other three teams in its group home and away, and the winners of each group play each other in a two-legged play-off to decide Belgium's final UEFA Europa League place for the following season.[35]
As of 2012–13 season:[35]
![A man wearing a green top and black shorts, standing on a grass field. In front of him is a white flag, on a flagpole that appears to be slighly shorter than the man. On the ground next to the flagpole is a football.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Corner_Kick_Stijn_De_Smet.jpg/300px-Corner_Kick_Stijn_De_Smet.jpg)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Country:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Football association: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Top-level league: Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine)
- UEFA ranking: 29th[8]
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.[36] 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, Široki Brijeg and Željezničar have won the title twice, while four other teams have won it once each.[37] As of 2012, the Premier League consists of 16 clubs. Each team plays the others twice; once at their own stadium, one at their opponent's. At the end of the season the bottom two clubs are relegated to either the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the First League of the Republika Srpska.[38]
As of 2012–13 season:[38]
Bulgaria
- Country:
Bulgaria
- Football association: Bulgarian Football Union
- Top-level league: Bulgarian A Professional Football Group (Bulgarian: "А" Професионална футболна група)
- UEFA ranking: 21st[8]
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.[39] Historically, the most successful teams in Bulgarian football have been PFC CSKA Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia; no other team has won more than seven league titles.[40] As of 2010, the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group consists of 16 teams. Each team plays the others twice, once at each club's stadium. At the end of the season the bottom three clubs are relegated to the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group.[41]
As of 2010–11 season:[41]
![A gold trophy](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/BG_Champ_cup.png/220px-BG_Champ_cup.png)
Croatia
- Country:
Croatia
- Football association: Croatian Football Federation
- Top-level league: Croatian First League (Croatian: Prva hrvatska nogometna liga)
- UEFA ranking: 22nd[8]
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.[42] Since its formation, the Croatian First League has been dominated by NK Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split; as of the end of the 2009–10 season, one of these teams has won the title in 18 of the league's 19 seasons.[43] The First League consists of 16 teams, who play one another twice. At the end of the season, the bottom three clubs are eligible for relegation. However, they are only relegated if clubs holding a licence to compete in the First League finish in the top five of the Croatian Second League. In 2009–10 only two clubs were relegated, as second-placed NK Pomorac Kostrena did not have a top-division licence.[44]
As of 2010–11 season:[44]
![In the foreground is a grass rectangular field, surrounded on the two longer sides by large, covered seating areas, and on the shorter sides by smaller, lower, uncovered seating areas. In the distance a cityscape is visible.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Poljud_panorama_2.jpg/300px-Poljud_panorama_2.jpg)
Cyprus
- Country:
Cyprus
- Football association: Cyprus Football Association
- Top-level league: Cypriot First Division (Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Α' Κατηγορίας, Turkish: Kıbrıs Birinci Ligi)
- UEFA ranking: 20th[8]
The first national Cypriot football championship was in the 1931–32 season. The Cyprus Football Association organised the Cypriot league for the first time in 1934–35, and gained UEFA membership in 1962.[45] The most successful teams in Cypriot league history are APOEL F.C. and AC Omonia; as of 2010 both clubs have won 20 national titles.[46] The First Division consists of fourteen teams, each of whom initially play one another twice. After 26 games the bottom two teams are relegated to the Cypriot Second Division. The remaining twelve teams retain all of their points, and enter into three groups of four, playing the other three teams in their group two further times. The winners of the group of the top four teams become champions, while the bottom-placed team in the group of the ninth to twelfth-placed teams is relegated to the Second Division.[47]
As of 2010–11 season:[47]
![The head and shoulders of a man in his thirties](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Dellas_2008.jpg/180px-Dellas_2008.jpg)
Czech Republic
- Country:
Czech Republic
- Football association: Football Association of the Czech Republic
- Top-level league: Czech First League (Czech: 1. česká fotbalová liga)
- UEFA ranking: 18th[8]
The Czech Republic's borders have changed on several occasions since the first national Czech football league in 1896. The Football Association of the Czech Republic, formed in 1901, is a direct continuation of the organisation that ran football in Czechoslovakia, and gained UEFA membership in 1954.[48] The current First League began in the 1993–94 season, after the separation of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993. Since then, the most successful are AC Sparta Prague, who have won 11 titles.[49][50] The First League consists of sixteen teams, which play one another twice for a total of 30 games. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams are relegated to the Czech Second League[51]
As of 2011–12 season:[51]
![A man in his late 20's, wearing a red top, blue shorts and long blue socks. He is standing on a grass field, with a football next to his right foot. The way that his left leg is raised would suggest that he is running.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Pavel_Nedv%C4%9Bd.jpg/250px-Pavel_Nedv%C4%9Bd.jpg)
Denmark
- Country:
Denmark
- Football association: Danish Football Association
- Top-level league: Danish Superliga (Danish: Superligaen)
- UEFA ranking: 12th[8]
A national Danish league first took place in 1912–13, and the Danish title has been awarded annually since, with the exceptions of 1915 and 1928.[52] The Danish Football Association became one of UEFA's inaugural members in 1954.[53] Kjøbenhavns Boldklub remain the league's most successful team; they won 15 league titles prior to a merge with Boldklubben 1903 to form FC Copenhagen in 1992. In total, FC Copenhagen and its predecessors have won 30 Danish championships.[52] As of the 2010–11 season, the Danish Superliga consists of 12 teams. Each team plays the others three times; one club hosts two matches, the other club one. At the end of the season the bottom two teams are relegated to the Danish 1st Division.[54]
As of 2012–13 season:[54]
![In the centre is a rectangular grass field, with roughly 25 people stood on it. It is surrounded on all four sides by sheltered seating areas; each side appears capable of holding thousands of spectators. On average, the seating areas appear to be 85–90% full.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Br%C3%B8ndby_stadium_panorama.jpg/300px-Br%C3%B8ndby_stadium_panorama.jpg)
England
- Country:
England
- Football association: The Football Association
- Top-level league: Premier League
- UEFA ranking: 1st[8]
Founded in 1888, the Football League was the world's first national football league.[55] 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.[55] As of the 2012–13 season the Premier League comprises 20 clubs;[56] each team plays every other team twice, with the bottom 3 clubs at the end of the season relegated to the Football League Championship. The most successful club is Manchester United, who have won the league 19 times.[57]
As of 2012–13 season:[58]
![A predominantly red shape which is rectangular at the top, with the longer sides turning into a curved triangle about halfway down, meeting in a point at the bottom. The word "Arsenal" is prominent at the top. Below it is a gold picture of what appears to be a cannon, which rests on a long, narrow, horizontal green rectangle. A smaller white, green and gold coat of arms is visible underneath the green rectangle, at the bottom of the larger shape. Underneath the large shape, a white banner spells out the gold letters "VICTORIA CONCORDIA CRESCIT".](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Arsenal_fc_old_crest_small.png)
Estonia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Zahovaiko%2C_2009.jpg/250px-Zahovaiko%2C_2009.jpg)
- Country:
Estonia
- Football association: Estonian Football Association
- Top-level league: Estonian Premier Division (Estonian: Meistriliiga)
- UEFA ranking: 45th[8]
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.[60][61] FC Flora Tallinn and FC Levadia Tallinn are the most successful teams in the modern era, with seven league titles apiece as of the end of the 2009 season.[60] In 2010, the Premier Division consists 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.[62]
As of 2010 season:[62]
Faroe Islands
- Country:
Faroe Islands
- Football association: Faroe Islands Football Association
- Top-level league: Faroe Islands Premier League Football (Faroese: Formuladeildin)
- UEFA ranking: 50th[8]
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.[64] The Faroe Islands gained UEFA recognition in 1992.[65] The most successful teams are Havnar Bóltfelag and KÍ Klaksvík, with 20 and 17 Premier League titles respectively as of the completed 2009 season. In 2010, 10 clubs compete in the Premier League. They play each other three times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First Division.[66]
As of 2010 season:[66]
Finland
- Country:
Finland
- Football association: Football Association of Finland
- Top-level league: Finnish Premier League (Finnish: Veikkausliiga, Swedish: Tipsligan)
- UEFA ranking: 30th[8]
Finland's current league has been contested annually since 1898, with the exceptions of 1914 and 1943.[68] The most successful team are HJK Helsinki with 22 titles; as of 2010, 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.[69] The Premier League consists of 14 teams, which each play one another home and away for a total of 26 matches. At the end of the season the bottom club is relegated to the First Division, while the 13th-placed team enters into a two-legged relegation play-off with the runners up of the First Division.[70]
As of 2010 season:[71]
![Five men standing on part of a grass field. Two are wearing yellow shirts, the remaining three are wearing blue and white striped shirts.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Lusty_looks_KuPS_HJK_03_08.jpg/350px-Lusty_looks_KuPS_HJK_03_08.jpg)
France
- Country:
France
- Football association: French Football Federation
- Top-level league: Ligue 1 (French: Ligue 1/Le Championnat)
- UEFA ranking: 5th[8]
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.[73] As of the 2010–11 season, 20 teams compete in Ligue 1. 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.[74] So far, Olympique de Marseille are the only French club to have won the UEFA Champions League, in 1993.
As of 2012–13 season:
![The head and shoulders of a bald man in his 30s, wearing a dark polo-shirt underneath a black leather jacket.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Zinedine_Zidane_2008.jpg/300px-Zinedine_Zidane_2008.jpg)
Georgia
- Country:
Georgia
- Football association: Georgian Football Federation
- Top-level league: Georgian Top League (Georgian: უმაღლესი ლიგა)
- UEFA ranking: 36th[8]
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.[75] Currently, ten teams compete in the Georgian Top League. They play each other four times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First League.[76] The most successful team since independence are FC Dinamo Tbilisi; as of the 2009–10 season they have won 13 of 21 league titles. Their closest challengers are FC Torpedo Kutaisi, who have won three titles.[77]
As of 2010–11 season:[76]
![A man in his 30s, wearing a white shirt with red and black trim, in front of a microphone.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Kakhaber_Kaladze.jpg/250px-Kakhaber_Kaladze.jpg)
Germany
- Country:
Germany
- Football association: German Football Association
- Top-level league: Bundesliga (German: Fußball-Bundesliga)
- UEFA ranking: 3rd[8]
With Hertha BSC Berlin being relegated in 2010–11 the Bundesliga became the only European top-division to not have a club from the capital participating.[78]
As of 2011–12 season:[79]
![The head and shoulder of a man in his 60s, wearing glasses, a blue shirt and red tie. A black, red and amber striped flag is visible behind his head.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Franz_Beckenbauer_2006_06_17.jpg/250px-Franz_Beckenbauer_2006_06_17.jpg)
Greece
- Country:
Greece
- Football association: Hellenic Football Federation
- Top-level league: Greek Super League (Greek: Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα)
- UEFA ranking: 11th[8]
As of 2012–13 season:[81]
![In the foreground is a field with a large tree in the middle. The tree appears to be real, but is situated on what is clearly a temporary structure. Dozens of people are standing around the edge of the field, while thousands are watching from a full, brightly illuminated covered seating area beyond the perimeter.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Paralympics_Opening_Ceremony.jpg/400px-Paralympics_Opening_Ceremony.jpg)
Hungary
- Country:
Hungary
- Football association: Hungarian Football Federation
- Top-level league: Hungarian National Championship (Hungarian: Nemzeti Bajnokság I)
- UEFA ranking: 32nd[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[83]
![The head and upper body of young man wearing a yellow top, standing on a grass field. His top features a distinctive red, black and yellow crest, with the word "Watford" visible below it.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Tamas_Priskin.jpg/250px-Tamas_Priskin.jpg)
Iceland
![A man wearing a blue and white striped shirt, blue shorts and socks and black footwear, standing on a grass field.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/%C3%8Dvar_Ingimarsson.png/150px-%C3%8Dvar_Ingimarsson.png)
- Country:
Iceland
- Football association: Football Association of Iceland
- Top-level league: Icelandic Premier Division (Icelandic: Úrvalsdeild)
- UEFA ranking: 40th[8]
As of 2012 season:[85]
Israel
- Country:
Israel
- Football association: Israel Football Association
- Top-level league: Israeli Premier League (Hebrew: ליגת העל)
- UEFA ranking: 17th[8]
As of 2012–13 season:
Italy
- Country:
Italy
- Football association: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
- Top-level league: Serie A (English: Series A)
- UEFA ranking: 4th[8]
As of 2012–13 season:[87]
![A man in his late 20's or early 30's, wearing a black jacket.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Totti_2007.jpg)
Kazakhstan
- Country:
Kazakhstan
- Football association: Football Union of Kazakhstan
- Top-level league: Kazakhstan Super League (Kazakh: Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы)
- UEFA ranking: 41st[8]
As of 2010 season:[88]
![In the foreground is a large, tarmac expanse. Cars are parked in front of what appears to be the exterior of a stadium. The entrance is quite distinctive; concrete pillars hold up the roof. Above the roof, Cryllic characters approximately resembling the Latin letters "OPTANbIK CTAANOH" are visible.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Central_stadium_Almaty-1.jpg/300px-Central_stadium_Almaty-1.jpg)
Latvia
- Country:
Latvia
- Football association: Latvian Football Federation
- Top-level league: Latvian Higher League (Latvian: Virslīga)
- UEFA ranking: 35th[8]
As of 2010 season:[90]
![In the foreground is part of a grass field. In the background, alongside the two partially visible sides of the field, is a covered seating area for spectators. The seats colours alternate in rectangular sections of approximately 20 seats across by 20 seats up; from the left, the first 400 seats are red, the next 400 seats are blue, and the seats continue in this pattern.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Skonto_Stadions.jpg/300px-Skonto_Stadions.jpg)
Liechtenstein
- Country:
Liechtenstein
- Football association: Liechtenstein Football Association
- Top-level league: None
- UEFA ranking: 42nd[8]
A Liechtenstein national football league operated for three seasons from 1934 until 1936. The league was also organised in 1937, but only FC Triesen entered; Triesen were awarded the title by default, and the league was never revived.[92] The clubs listed below play in the Swiss football league system; no other clubs in Liechtenstein compete in a national league.[93] They also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, with the winner representing Liechtenstein in the UEFA Europa League. Liechtenstein clubs do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible to qualify for European competitions via the Swiss league system. Since the formation of the Liechtenstein Football Cup, the most successful team are FC Vaduz, with 39 wins as of 2010.[94]
The following clubs compete in the Swiss football league system:[93]
Club | Location |
---|---|
FC Balzers | Balzers |
USV Eschen/Mauren | Eschen and Mauren |
FC Ruggell | Ruggell |
FC Schaan | Schaan |
FC Triesen | Triesen |
FC Triesenberg | Triesenberg |
FC Vaduz | Vaduz |
Lithuania
- Country:
Lithuania
- Football association: Lithuanian Football Federation
- Top-level league: A League (Lithuanian: A Lyga)
- UEFA ranking: 34th[8]
As of 2010 season:[95]
Luxembourg
- Country:
Luxembourg
- Football association: Luxembourg Football Federation
- Top-level league: Luxembourg National Division (Luxembourgish: Nationaldivisioun French: Division Nationale)
- UEFA ranking: 51st[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[97]
Malta
- Country:
Malta
- Football association: Malta Football Association
- Top-level league: Maltese Premier League (Maltese: Il-Premjer)
- UEFA ranking: 48th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[98]
![The head and shoulders of a young man.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Sammut%2C_Kevin.jpg/250px-Sammut%2C_Kevin.jpg)
Moldova
- Country:
Moldova
- Football association: Football Association of Moldova
- Top-level league: Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Naţională)
- UEFA ranking: 33rd[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[99]
Montenegro
- Country:
Montenegro
- Football association: Football Association of Montenegro
- Top-level league: Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin: Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga)
- UEFA ranking: 43rd[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[100]
Netherlands
- Country:
Netherlands
- Football association: Royal Dutch Football Association
- Top-level league: Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division)
- UEFA ranking: 9th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[101]
![A young man standing on a grass field, with a black and white football at his feet. His body position suggests that he is running and about to kick the ball.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Johan_Cruijff.jpg)
Northern Ireland
- Country:
Northern Ireland
- Football association: Irish Football Association
- Top-level league: IFA Premiership
- UEFA ranking: 49th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[102]
![The head of a man in his 40s or 50s, wearing glasses.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/O%27Neill%2C_Martin.jpg)
- Derry City F.C., a club from Northern Ireland, has competed in the Republic of Ireland's football league system, the League of Ireland, since 1985.
Norway
- Country:
Norway
- Football association: Football Association of Norway (NFF)
- Top-level league: Norwegian Premier League (Norwegian: Eliteserien)
- UEFA ranking: 26th[8]
As of 2012 season:[103]
![A well lit room, with tiled floor and walls. Along the walls are a series of pegs; several red and one black jersey are hanging from them. Below each peg is a seat. Various exercise machines and a wooden table are visible in the centre of the room.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Garderobeullevaal.jpg/250px-Garderobeullevaal.jpg)
Poland
- Country:
Poland
- Football association: Polish Football Association
- Top-level league: Ekstraklasa
- UEFA ranking: 24th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[105]
![Nine men are standing up; seven of whom are wearing identical dark tops with a large star, and white shorts. The remaining two are smartly dressed. Three men are crouching down in front, wearing the same dark tops and white shorts. One further man is lying down, wearing a lighter top and darker shorts, holding a hat in one hand, and a leather ball in the other.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Kadra1927.jpg/300px-Kadra1927.jpg)
Portugal
- Country:
Portugal
- Football association: Portuguese Football Federation
- Top-level league: Portuguese Liga
- UEFA ranking: 6th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[106]
![The head and chest of a man in his 40's, with grey and black hair. He is wearing a dark blue top with lightly coloured patterns on it, including a gold star and tick, and half of a blue, white and gold circular logo.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Jose_Mourinho_-_Inter_Mailand_%285%29.jpg/250px-Jose_Mourinho_-_Inter_Mailand_%285%29.jpg)
Republic of Ireland
- Country:
Republic of Ireland
- Football association: Football Association of Ireland
- Top-level league: League of Ireland Premier Division (Irish: Príomhroinn Sraith na hÉireann)
- UEFA ranking: 31st[8]
As of 2012 season:[107]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Turners.cross.jpg/300px-Turners.cross.jpg)
Republic of Macedonia
- Country:
Republic of Macedonia
- Football association: Football Federation of Macedonia
- Top-level league: Macedonian First League (Macedonian: Прва македонска Фудбалска Лига)
- UEFA ranking: 39th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[109]
Romania
- Country:
Romania
- Football association: Romanian Football Federation
- Top-level league: Liga I
- UEFA ranking: 14th[8]
As of 2012–13 season:''[110]
![In the foreground is a grass pitch. Beyond it is a stand, full of spectators. The spectators are holding up black, white and red cards, arranged in such a way as to very clearly depict the face of a young man. There are banners above and below the stand. The one above it reads "PENTRU DINAMO TRAIM". The one below is partially obscured, but appears to read "PENTRU DINAMO MURIM".](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/C%C4%83t%C4%83lin_H%C3%AEldan_-_FC_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti.jpg/300px-C%C4%83t%C4%83lin_H%C3%AEldan_-_FC_Dinamo_Bucure%C8%99ti.jpg)
Russia
- Country:
Russia
- Football association: Football Union of Russia
- Top-level league: Russian Premier League (Russian: Российская футбольная премьер-лига)
- UEFA ranking: 7th[8]
As of 2010 season:[111]
San Marino
- Country:
San Marino
- Football association: San Marino Football Federation
- League: Sammarinese Football Championship (Italian: Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio)
- UEFA ranking: 53rd[8]
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 in 2010–11 season competes in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione of the Italian football league system.
As of 2010–11 season:[113]
![Six men are down on one knee on a grass football field. Five men are standing behind them. The man standing on the top right is wearing a yellow top, with the letters "BROS" across his top. The other ten are wearing similar tops, but in white.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Societ%C3%A0_Sportiva_Cosmos%2C_San_Marino_%282007-08%29.jpg/300px-Societ%C3%A0_Sportiva_Cosmos%2C_San_Marino_%282007-08%29.jpg)
Scotland
- Country:
Scotland
- Football association: Scottish Football Association
- Top-level league: Scottish Premier League (Scots: Scots Premier League)
- UEFA ranking: 15th[8]
As of 2012-13 season:[114]
![The head and torso of a man in his 60s, wearing glasses and a thick, black overcoat. The background is out of focus, but a grass field is visible, and beyond it are what appear to be spectators.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Alex_Ferguson.jpg/200px-Alex_Ferguson.jpg)
Serbia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Grobari.jpg/350px-Grobari.jpg)
- Country:
Serbia
- Football association: Football Association of Serbia
- Top-level league: Serbian Superliga (Serbian: Суперлига Србије)
- UEFA ranking: 27th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[116]
Slovakia
- Country:
Slovakia
- Football association: Slovak Football Association
- Top-level league: Slovak Superliga (Slovak: Corgoň Liga)
- UEFA ranking: 25th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[117]
![The head of a man in his late 20's, standing in front of a brick wall. He appears to be wearing a black jacket.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Robert_Vittek_2008.jpg/240px-Robert_Vittek_2008.jpg)
Slovenia
- Country:
Slovenia
- Football association: Football Association of Slovenia
- Top-level league: Slovenian First Football League (Slovene: Prva Slovenska nogometna liga)
- UEFA ranking: 38th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[118]
Spain
- Country:
Spain
- Football association: Royal Spanish Football Federation
- Top-level league: La Liga
- UEFA ranking: 2nd[8]
As of 2011–12 season:
![The head and torso of a man with short, curly hair, wearing a black top with white patterns and a red, black and white logo. Behind him is a map; the letters "BRASI" are visible, with the word appearing to continue out of shot.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Ronaldo2009Corinthians.jpg/300px-Ronaldo2009Corinthians.jpg)
Sweden
- Country:
Sweden
- Football association: Swedish Football Association
- Top-level league: Allsvenskan (English: The All-Swedish)
- UEFA ranking: 28th[8]
A Swedish championship was first organised in 1896, and the champions were decided by a knockout cup format until 1925, when Allsvenskan was formed.[120] Sweden was one of the founding members of UEFA in 1954.[121] As of the 2010 season, IFK Göteborg have won the most Swedish Champions titles (18), followed by Malmö FF (16) and IFK Norrköping (12). But Malmö FF has won the most League titles, 19. IFK Göteborg has 13. In 2011, 16 teams compete in Allsvenskan. They each play one another home and away, for a total of 30 games. The bottom two teams are relegated to the Superettan (English: 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.[122][123]
As of 2011 season:[123]
![The head and shoulders of a man in his 30's, wearing a black blazer and white box tie](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Henrik_larsson_snorsjoabalen_2007_1.jpg/250px-Henrik_larsson_snorsjoabalen_2007_1.jpg)
Switzerland
![The head and shoulders of a bald man in his 50s or 60s. He is wearing a lightly-coloured shirt, dark-coloured blazer and red tie.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Christian-gross.jpg/200px-Christian-gross.jpg)
- Country:
Switzerland
- Football association: Swiss Football Association
- Top-level league: Swiss Super League (German: Schweizer Fussballmeisterschaft)
- UEFA ranking: 16th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:
Turkey
- Country:
Turkey
- Football association: Turkish Football Federation
- Top-level league: Turkish Super League (Turkish: Süper Lig)
- UEFA ranking: 10th[8]
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 J.K.[125] A national league was formed in 1959, and has been held annually from then onwards.[125] Since the formation of a national league, the most successful team is Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray with 18 league titles as of the completed 2011–12 season. Currently, 18 teams compete in the Super League. Each team plays the other teams home and away, with the bottom three teams relegated to the TFF First League for the following season.[126]
As of 2010–11 season:
![In the foreground is a grass field. In the background is an area for thousands of spectators, which is full. The fans are holding up coloured placards; fans to the sides are holding read, fans in the centre are holding white, and fans in between are holding yellow. In the centre is the depiction of a lion. Below the lion, the words "HIC ABUNDANT LEONES" are spelt out.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Galatasaray-A.Madrid25022010-1.jpg/350px-Galatasaray-A.Madrid25022010-1.jpg)
Ukraine
- Country:
Ukraine
- Football association: Football Federation of Ukraine
- Top-level league: Ukrainian Premier League (Ukrainian: Прем'єр-ліга)
- UEFA ranking: 8th[8]
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.[127] The Football Federation of Ukraine was formed shortly after the country achieved independence in 1991, and gained UEFA membership the following year.[128] Since the formation of a national league, FC Dynamo Kyiv have won thirteen titles, FC Shakhtar Donetsk five, and SC Tavriya Simferopol one, as of the completed 2009–10 season.[127] Currently, 16 teams compete in the Premier League. They play one another twice, and at the end of the season the bottom two teams are relegated to the Ukrainian First League.[129]
As of 2010–11 season:
Wales
- Country:
Wales
- Football association: Football Association of Wales
- Top-level league: Welsh Premier League (Welsh: Cynghrair Cymru)
- UEFA ranking: 46th[8]
Although Wales joined UEFA in 1954, Welsh football operated on a regional basis until 1992, with no national championship.[130][131] Several Welsh clubs play not in the Welsh football league system, but in the English football league system. Currently, one Welsh club compete in The Premier League: Swansea City A.F.C. (Top Flight). and Cardiff City F.C. play in the Football League Championship (second level of English football). Four other Welsh clubs participate lower down the English football league system: Newport County A.F.C., Wrexham F.C., Colwyn Bay F.C. and Merthyr Town F.C.. Despite competing in Football Association competitions, the latter four are under the jurisiction of the Football Association of Wales.[132] Until 2011 Swansea City and Cardiff City had similar arrangements with the FAW but are now under jurisdiction of The Football Association.[133] The most successful Welsh club since the formation of the Welsh Premier League are Barry Town F.C., with 7 league titles.[131] As of 2010–11, 12 teams compete in the Welsh Premier league. 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.[134]
As of 2010–11 season:
![A waist-high barrier and floodlights surround a grass field.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/The_Airfield_Broughton.jpg/300px-The_Airfield_Broughton.jpg)
- ^ In 2003, Total Network Solutions F.C., representing Llansantffraid, merged with Oswestry Town F.C., an English club that had historically played in the Welsh football structure. The merged club, which became The New Saints in 2006, played in Llansantffraid until moving to a ground in Oswestry starting with the 2007–08 season. The two communities are 8 miles/13 km apart.[135]
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