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]

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, 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 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 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.[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:

  • 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)[5]

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 KS Dinamo Tirana (now playing in the second division) with 18 championships, and Partizani Tirana with 15.[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 2018–19 season:

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Partizani 8 19
2 Skënderbeu 8 17
3 Kukësi 9 16
4 Laçi 9 16
5 Teuta 9 14
6 Flamurtari 8 11
7 Tirana 8 8
8 Kamza 8 7
9 Luftëtari 8 6
10 Kastrioti 9 4
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Albanian Football Association, Soccerway

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.[10] 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.

Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

Escaldes-Engordany
Escaldes-Engordany teams:
Engordany
Inter d'Escaldes
Santa Coloma
Location of teams in the 2018–19 Primera Divisió
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Sant Julià 4 8
2 Inter Club d'Escaldes 4 7
3 Lusitanos 4 6
4 FC Santa Coloma 4 5
5 UE Santa Coloma 4 5
6 Ordino 4 4
7 Engordany 3 2
8 Encamp 3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: FAF Soccerway

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 are FC Pyunik, who have won ten league titles.[11]

Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

Locations of the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League teams
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Lori 11 23
2 Banants 10 20
3 Alashkert 10 19
4 Pyunik 10 18
5 Ararat-Armenia 10 15
6 Shirak 11 12
7 Gandzasar 9 9
8 Artsakh 10 6
9 Ararat Yerevan 11 5
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Soccerway

    Austria

    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

    Location of teams in the 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga
    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Red Bull Salzburg 10 30
    2 St. Pölten 10 21
    3 LASK Linz 10 20
    4 Austria Wien 10 16
    5 Wolfsberger AC 10 14
    6 Sturm Graz 10 13
    7 Rapid Wien 10 12
    8 Mattersburg 10 10
    9 Hartberg 10 9
    10 Rheindorf Altach 10 8
    11 Admira Wacker Mödling 10 8
    12 Wacker Innsbruck 10 9
    Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga

    Azerbaijan

    Although the country was part of the Soviet Union, the first Azerbaijan-wide football competition took place in 1928, and became an annual occurrence from 1934. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the first independent Azeri championship took place in 1992, and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan gained UEFA affiliation in 1994[13][14] Since independence, the country's most successful team are PFC Neftchi Baku, with eight league titles. In recent years, 10 teams had competed in the Azerbaijan Premier League, but two teams that otherwise would have competed in the 2016–17 season were denied professional licenses, making it an eight-team league at present.

    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

    Locations of the 2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League teams.
    Team in italics is from a zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and is playing its home games in Baku.
    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Neftçi Baku 7 19
    2 Qarabağ 6 16
    3 Sabah 7 10
    4 Sumgayit 7 10
    5 Sabail 7 10
    6 Gabala 7 5
    7 Zira 7 4
    8 Keşla 6 2
    Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2018. 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 2017 season, the most successful team is FC BATE, with 14 league championships, including an ongoing streak of 12 titles.[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 2018 season:

    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 BATE Borisov 23 57
    2 Vitebsk 24 50
    3 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 23 48
    4 Dinamo Minsk 23 48
    5 Dinamo Brest 23 41
    6 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 23 40
    7 Neman Grodno 24 38
    8 Slutsk 24 36
    9 Gomel 24 26
    10 Isloch Minsk Raion 24 24
    11 Minsk 24 23
    12 Gorodeya 24 22
    13 Smolevichi 24 21
    14 Torpedo Minsk 24 18
    15 Luch Minsk 24 17
    16 Dnepr Mogilev 25 13
    Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2018. Source:

    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 R.S.C. Anderlecht, with 33 league titles as of 2016.[18] The Belgian First Division A, historically known as the First Division and also known as the Pro League from 2008–09 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 2016–17 season):[19]

    • 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.
    • The teams finishing the regular season between 7th and 15th enter one of two six-team groups. The remaining teams in this competition are the top three teams from the Belgian First Division B (historically known as the Second Division), excluding that division's champion (which earns automatic promotion to First Division A). Each team plays the other five teams in its group home and away, and the winners of each group play one another in a two-legged play-off. The winner of that match advances to a two-legged play-off against the fourth- or fifth-place team (depending on results) from the championship play-off for the country's final UEFA Europa League place for the following season.
    • The bottom team on the regular-season table is automatically relegated to First Division B.

    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Genk 10 26
    2 Club Brugge 11 26
    3 Anderlecht 10 20
    4 Antwerp 10 19
    5 Standard Liège 10 18
    6 Sint-Truiden 10 17
    7 Gent 10 14
    8 Oostende 10 14
    9 Cercle Brugge 10 12
    10 Charleroi 10 11
    11 Kortrijk 10 11
    12 Eupen 10 10
    13 Waasland-Beveren 11 10
    14 Lokeren 10 5
    15 Zulte Waregem 10 5
    16 Excel Mouscron 10 4
    Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2018. Source: Belgian First Division A (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 have won five titles, Željezničar have won three, Sarajevo and Široki Brijeg have each won twice, and three 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 plays all others home and away, after which the league splits into two six-team groups that also play home and away. The top six teams play for the championship and European qualifying places; the bottom six play to avoid relegation. At the end of the second stage, the bottom two clubs of the relegation group drop to either the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the First League of the Republika Srpska.[22]

    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Sarajevo 13 30
    2 Zrinjski Mostar 13 28
    3 Željezničar 13 25
    4 Široki Brijeg 13 21
    5 Sloboda Tuzla 13 18
    6 Radnik Bijeljina 13 17
    7 Čelik Zenica 13 17
    8 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 13 13
    9 Tuzla City 13 12
    10 Krupa 13 11
    11 GOŠK Gabela 13 10
    12 Zvijezda 09 13 8
    Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Soccerway, UEFA

    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.[23] 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. In recent years, PFC 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 six seasons at that level.[24] 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 2016–17, each team plays the others twice, once at each club's stadium. At the end of the season the league splits into separate playoffs, with table points and statistics carrying over in full. The top six teams enter a championship playoff, with each team playing the others home and away. The top finisher is league champion and enters the UEFA Champions League; the second-place team earns a place in the UEFA Europa League; and the third-place team (or fourth-place team, should the winner of that season's Bulgarian Cup finish in the top three) advances to a playoff for the country's final Europa League place. The bottom eight split into two four-team groups, playing home and away within each group. The top two teams from each group enter a knockout playoff consisting of two-legged matches (note, however, that if one of these four teams is the Bulgarian Cup winner, it is withdrawn from the playoff and its opponent receives a bye into the final). The winner of this playoff then plays the third-place team in a one-off match for the final Europa League place. The bottom two clubs from each group enter an identical knockout playoff. The winner remains in the First League; the other three teams face a series of relegation playoffs that also include the second- and third-place clubs from the Second League, with places for only two of these five teams in the next season's First League.[25]

    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

    Location of teams in the 2018–19 Parva Liga
    Sofia 2018–19 First League football clubs
    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Levski Sofia 11 28
    2 Ludogorets Razgrad 11 26
    3 CSKA Sofia 11 25
    4 Beroe 11 20
    5 Botev Plovdiv 12 20
    6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 11 17
    7 Slavia Sofia 12 16
    8 Cherno More 12 15
    9 Etar 11 15
    10 Vitosha Bistritsa 11 13
    11 Botev Vratsa 12 12
    12 Dunav Ruse 11 8
    13 Septemvri Sofia 12 4
    14 Vereya 12 4
    Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Soccerway

    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 NK Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split; as of the end of the 2015–16 season, one of these teams has won the title in all but one of the league's 25 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 2018–19 season:

    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Dinamo Zagreb 11 27
    2 Osijek 11 23
    3 Lokomotiva 10 19
    4 Rijeka 11 17
    5 Gorica 10 16
    6 Slaven Belupo 10 12
    7 Hajduk Split 10 11
    8 Inter Zaprešić 11 10
    9 Istra 1961 11 8
    10 Rudeš 11 2
    Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: PrvaHNL.hr

    Cyprus

    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

    Locations of the 2018–19 Cypriot First Division teams.
    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 AEL Limassol 4 12
    2 Doxa Katokopias 4 6
    3 Apollon Limassol 2 6
    4 Omonia 3 6
    5 APOEL 3 6
    6 Anorthosis Famagusta 4 5
    7 AEK Larnaca 2 4
    8 Nea Salamis Famagusta 4 4
    9 Enosis Neon Paralimni 3 3
    10 Ermis Aradippou 4 3
    11 Pafos FC 3 1
    12 Alki Oroklini 4 1
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2018. Source: CFA (in Greek), Soccerway

    Czech Republic

    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Viktoria Plzeň 12 28
    2 Slavia Prague 11 27
    3 Sparta Prague 11 23
    4 Baník Ostrava 11 23
    5 Fastav Zlín 11 20
    6 Jablonec 11 19
    7 Slovan Liberec 11 16
    8 Bohemians 1905 12 16
    9 Mladá Boleslav 11 14
    10 Příbram 11 14
    11 Karviná 11 10
    12 Opava 11 10
    13 Teplice 11 9
    14 Sigma Olomouc 11 9
    15 Slovácko 11 9
    16 Dukla Prague 11 7
    Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2018. Source: Soccerway

    Denmark

    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Midtjylland 13 28
    2 Copenhagen 12 25
    3 Esbjerg 13 21
    4 AaB 12 18
    5 AGF 12 17
    6 Brøndby 12 17
    7 Horsens 12 16
    8 Nordsjælland 13 15
    9 SønderjyskE 12 15
    10 Randers 12 14
    11 OB 12 13
    12 Vejle 12 12
    13 Vendsyssel 12 12
    14 Hobro 13 9
    Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway

    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 2017–18 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 FC, who have won 5 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups and 3 UEFA Super Cups, more than any other English team.[30]

    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Manchester City 9 23
    2 Chelsea 9 21
    3 Tottenham Hotspur 9 21
    4 Liverpool 8 20
    5 Arsenal 8 18
    6 Bournemouth 9 17
    7 Watford 9 16
    8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 15
    9 Manchester United 9 14
    10 Leicester City 8 12
    11 Everton 8 12
    12 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 11
    13 Burnley 9 8
    14 Crystal Palace 8 7
    15 West Ham United 9 7
    16 Southampton 9 6
    17 Cardiff City 9 5
    18 Fulham 9 5
    19 Huddersfield Town 8 3
    20 Newcastle United 9 2
    Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. 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 Tallinn is the most successful team in the modern era, with 10 league titles as of the end of the 2016 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 2018 season:

      Pos Team Pld Pts
      1 Nõmme Kalju (X) 32 78
      2 Flora (X) 32 74
      3 FCI Levadia (X) 32 72
      4 Narva Trans 33 61
      5 Paide Linnameeskond 33 46
      6 Tammeka 32 42
      7 Tulevik 32 26
      8 Tallinna Kalev 33 24
      9 Kuressaare 33 18
      10 Vaprus 32 13
      Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Estonian Football Association (in Estonian), UEFA, Soccerway
      (X) Assured of at least Europa League, but may still qualify for Champions League.

      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 Havnar Bóltfelag and KÍ Klaksvík, with 22 and 17 Premier League titles respectively as of the most recently completed 2016 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 2018 season:

      Pos Team Pld Pts
      1 Havnar Bóltfelag (C) 25 67
      2 B36 Tórshavn (Q) 25 50
      3 NSÍ Runavík (Q) 25 49
      4 KÍ Klaksvík (Q) 25 48
      5 Víkingur Gøta 25 39
      6 Skála ÍF 25 26
      7 TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn 25 25
      8 EB/Streymur 25 20
      9 07 Vestur 25 16
      10 Argja Bóltfelag 25 15
      Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: Faroe Soccer (in Faroese), Soccerway
      (C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

        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 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.[38] The Premier League consists of 12 teams, which play one another three times each for a total of 33 matches. At the end of the season the bottom club is relegated to the First Division.

        Clubs and locations as of 2018 season:

        Pos Team Pld Pts
        1 HJK (C) 31 72
        2 RoPS 31 56
        3 KuPS 31 52
        4 Honka 31 52
        5 Ilves 31 49
        6 VPS 31 41
        7 Inter Turku 31 39
        8 Lahti 31 37
        9 SJK 31 31
        10 IFK Mariehamn 31 31
        11 TPS 31 29
        12 PS Kemi Kings (R) 31 18
        Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Veikkausliiga (in Finnish), Soccerway
        (C) Champion; (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] So far, Olympique de Marseille are the only French club to have won the UEFA Champions League, in 1993.

        Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

        Pos Team Pld Pts
        1 Paris Saint-Germain 10 30
        2 Lille 9 19
        3 Lyon 10 17
        4 Marseille 9 16
        5 Montpellier 9 16
        6 Saint-Étienne 9 15
        7 Bordeaux 9 14
        8 Toulouse 9 13
        9 Strasbourg 9 12
        10 Angers 9 11
        11 Rennes 9 11
        12 Nice 9 11
        13 Caen 9 10
        14 Dijon 9 10
        15 Nîmes 10 10
        16 Reims 9 10
        17 Amiens 10 10
        18 Monaco 9 6
        19 Nantes 9 6
        20 Guingamp 9 5
        Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Ligue 1 and Soccerway

          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.[41]

          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 2018 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Saburtalo Tbilisi 28 63
          2 Dinamo Tbilisi 27 58
          3 Chikhura Sachkhere 29 50
          4 Dila Gori 29 49
          5 Torpedo Kutaisi 27 48
          6 Locomotive Tbilisi 28 32
          7 Rustavi 28 29
          8 Sioni Bolnisi 29 24
          9 Samtredia 29 18
          10 Kolkheti Poti 28 13
          Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Erovnuli Liga (in Georgian), Soccerway

          Germany

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

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Borussia Dortmund 8 20
          2 Bayern Munich 8 16
          3 RB Leipzig 8 15
          4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 7 14
          5 Werder Bremen 7 14
          6 Hertha BSC 7 14
          7 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 13
          8 1899 Hoffenheim 8 10
          9 FC Augsburg 8 9
          10 Mainz 05 7 9
          11 VfL Wolfsburg 8 9
          12 SC Freiburg 7 8
          13 Bayer Leverkusen 8 8
          14 1. FC Nürnberg 8 8
          15 Schalke 04 7 6
          16 Hannover 96 8 6
          17 VfB Stuttgart 8 5
          18 Fortuna Düsseldorf 8 5
          Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: DFB

          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 2018–19 season:

          The stand of a football stadium, appearing to be made of concrete, in the daytime. The centre section of the stand is covered by a roof. On the front edge of the roof, the letters "VICTORIA STADIUM" can be seen.
          View of the Victoria Stadium's West Stand.
          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Lincoln Red Imps 4 12
          2 Gibraltar United 4 10
          3 Europa FC 5 10
          4 St Joseph's 5 10
          5 Glacis United 4 7
          6 Lynx 5 4
          7 Gibraltar Phoenix 4 4
          8 Mons Calpe 4 3
          9 Boca Gibraltar 5 3
          10 Lions Gibraltar 4 0
          Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: UEFA, Soccerway

          Greece

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 PAOK 6 16
          2 Atromitos 6 16
          3 Olympiacos 6 13
          4 Aris Thessaloniki 6 12
          5 Panathinaikos 6 10
          6 AEK Athens 6 10
          7 Xanthi 6 9
          8 Panetolikos 6 8
          9 Panionios 6 7
          10 AEL 6 6
          11 PAS Giannina 6 6
          12 Asteras Tripolis 6 4
          13 Lamia 6 3
          14 Levadiakos 6 3
          15 OFI 6 2
          16 Apollon Smyrnis 6 0
          Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2018. Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway

          Hungary

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Location of teams in 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
          Location of Budapest teams
          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Ferencváros 10 24
          2 Budapest Honvéd 10 19
          3 MTK Budapest 10 17
          4 Paks 10 16
          5 MOL Vidi 9 15
          6 Mezőkövesd 10 15
          7 Debrecen 10 14
          8 Újpest 9 13
          9 Puskás Akadémia 10 8
          10 Kisvárda 10 8
          11 Diósgyőr 10 6
          12 Szombathelyi Haladás 10 5
          Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian), Soccerway

          Iceland

          Clubs and locations as of 2018 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Valur (C, Q) 22 46
          2 Breiðablik (Q) 22 44
          3 Stjarnan (Q) 22 40
          4 KR (Q) 22 37
          5 FH 22 37
          6 ÍBV 22 29
          7 KA 22 28
          8 Fylkir 22 26
          9 Víkingur R. 22 25
          10 Grindavík 22 25
          11 Fjölnir (R) 22 19
          12 Keflavík (R) 22 4
          Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. Source: KSÍ (in Icelandic), Soccerway
          (C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

          Israel

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Hapoel Hadera 6 16
          2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 14
          3 Bnei Yehuda 6 9
          4 Maccabi Petah Tikva 6 9
          5 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 6 8
          6 F.C. Ashdod 6 8
          7 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 7
          8 Hapoel Tel Aviv 6 7
          9 Bnei Sakhnin 6 6
          10 Maccabi Haifa 6 6
          11 Hapoel Ra'anana 6 6
          12 Hapoel Haifa 6 5
          13 Maccabi Netanya 6 4
          14 Beitar Jerusalem 6 4
          Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2018. Source: Soccerway

          Italy

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Juventus 9 25
          2 Napoli 8 18
          3 Internazionale 8 16
          4 Lazio 8 15
          5 Sampdoria 8 14
          6 Roma 9 14
          7 Fiorentina 8 13
          8 Sassuolo 8 13
          9 Parma 8 13
          10 Milan 7 12
          11 Genoa 8 13
          12 Torino 8 12
          13 SPAL 9 12
          14 Cagliari 8 9
          15 Udinese 8 8
          16 Bologna 8 7
          17 Atalanta 8 6
          18 Empoli 8 5
          19 Frosinone 8 1
          20 Chievo 8 −1
          Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Serie A, Soccerway

          Kazakhstan

          Clubs and locations as of 2018 season:

          Locations of teams in the 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League
          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Astana 29 71
          2 Kairat 28 60
          3 Tobol 29 46
          4 Ordabasy 30 39
          5 Zhetysu 29 38
          6 Aktobe 29 36
          7 Kaisar 29 33
          8 Kyzylzhar 28 31
          9 Akzhayik 29 30
          10 Irtysh Pavlodar 29 29
          11 Atyrau 29 29
          12 Shakhter Karagandy 28 28
          Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: UEFA, Soccerway

          Kosovo

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Feronikeli 9 23
          2 Prishtina 10 21
          3 Llapi 10 19
          4 Drenica 11 18
          5 Drita 11 16
          6 Flamurtari 11 16
          7 Trepça'89 10 14
          8 Gjilani 10 14
          9 Ballkani 11 12
          10 Ferizaj 10 10
          11 Liria 11 9
          12 KEK 10 1
          Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian), Soccerway

          Latvia

          Clubs and locations as of 2018 season:

          Locations of the 2018 Latvian Higher League teams
          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Riga 25 59
          2 Ventspils 25 53
          3 RFS 25 52
          4 Liepāja 25 42
          5 Spartaks Jūrmala 25 41
          6 Jelgava 25 18
          7 METTA/LU 25 16
          8 Valmiera Glass ViA 25 5
          Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Soccerway

          Lithuania

          Clubs and locations as of 2018 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Sūduva (Q) 26 61
          2 Žalgiris (Q) 26 58
          3 Stumbras (Q) 27 42
          4 Trakai (Q) 27 41
          5 Kauno Žalgiris (Q) 27 35
          6 Atlantas 27 23
          7 Palanga 27 20
          8 Jonava 27 19
          Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: A Lyga (in Lithuanian), UEFA, Soccerway
          (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

          Luxembourg

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Jeunesse Esch 7 19
          2 Racing FC 8 15
          3 Differdange 03 8 15
          4 F91 Dudelange 7 13
          5 Progrès Niederkorn 8 13
          6 Union Titus Pétange 8 13
          7 Fola Esch 8 12
          8 Etzella Ettelbruck 8 11
          9 Victoria Rosport 8 11
          10 RM Hamm Benfica 8 8
          11 Mondorf-les-Bains 8 7
          12 UNA Strassen 8 7
          13 Hostert 8 7
          14 Rumelange 8 6
          Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: UEFA, Soccerway

          Macedonia

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Location of teams in 2018–19 Macedonian First League
          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Vardar 9 23
          2 Shkëndija 9 16
          3 Akademija Pandev 9 16
          4 Renova 9 11
          5 Pobeda 9 11
          6 Rabotnichki 9 11
          7 Makedonija GP 9 10
          8 Belasica 9 10
          9 Sileks 9 7
          10 Shkupi 9 6
          Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: MacedonianFootball.com

          Malta

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Gżira United 7 19
          2 Sliema Wanderers 6 13
          3 Valletta 6 12
          4 Balzan 6 12
          5 Hibernians 6 12
          6 Floriana 6 9
          7 Ħamrun Spartans 6 9
          8 Birkirkara 6 9
          9 St. Andrews 7 9
          10 Mosta 6 7
          11 Tarxien Rainbows 6 6
          12 Pietà Hotspurs 6 5
          13 Qormi 7 4
          14 Senglea Athletic 7 1
          Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2018. Source: Malta Football Association

          Moldova

          Clubs and locations as of 2018 season:

          Location of teams in 2018 Moldovan National Division
          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Sheriff Tiraspol (X) 23 53
          2 Milsami Orhei 23 38
          3 Petrocub-Hîncești 23 38
          4 Speranța Nisporeni 23 29
          5 Sfântul Gheorghe 23 24
          6 Dinamo-Auto 23 22
          7 Zaria Bălți 23 21
          8 Zimbru Chișinău 23 21
          Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
          (X) Assured of at least Europa League, but may still qualify for Champions League.

          Montenegro

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Location of the 2018–19 Montenegrin First League teams
          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 OFK Titograd 11 22
          2 Budućnost 11 21
          3 Sutjeska 11 19
          4 Zeta 11 16
          5 Iskra 11 15
          6 Petrovac 11 14
          7 Rudar 11 13
          8 Lovćen 11 11
          9 Grbalj 11 12
          10 Mornar 11 3
          Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. Source: UEFA, Soccerway

          Netherlands

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 PSV Eindhoven 8 24
          2 Ajax 8 19
          3 Feyenoord 8 17
          4 Heracles Almelo 8 16
          5 Vitesse 8 12
          6 AZ 8 12
          7 VVV-Venlo 8 11
          8 ADO Den Haag 8 11
          9 Heerenveen 8 10
          10 PEC Zwolle 8 10
          11 Willem II 8 9
          12 Utrecht 8 9
          13 Excelsior 8 9
          14 Emmen 8 8
          15 Fortuna Sittard 8 7
          16 De Graafschap 8 7
          17 Groningen 8 4
          18 NAC Breda 8 3
          Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: eredivisie.nl

          Northern Ireland

          Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

          Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2018–19 NIFL Premiership
          Pos Team Pld Pts
          1 Glenavon 11 28
          2 Linfield 12 27
          3 Crusaders 12 19
          4 Ballymena United 11 18
          5 Coleraine 11 18
          6 Cliftonville 11 17
          7 Glentoran 11 15
          8 Institute 12 14
          9 Warrenpoint Town 12 11
          10 Ards 12 9
          11 Newry City 12 8
          12 Dungannon Swifts 11 7
          Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: NIFL Premiership, Soccerway
          Notes:
            • Derry City, a club from Northern Ireland, has competed in the Republic of Ireland's football league system, the League of Ireland, since 1985.

            Norway

            Clubs and locations as of 2018 season:

            Pos Team Pld Pts
            1 Rosenborg 25 53
            2 Brann 25 49
            3 Molde 25 46
            4 Haugesund 25 44
            5 Ranheim 25 38
            6 Odd 25 37
            7 Vålerenga 25 37
            8 Kristiansund 25 34
            9 Tromsø 25 33
            10 Sarpsborg 08 25 32
            11 Bodø/Glimt 25 27
            12 Strømsgodset 25 26
            13 Lillestrøm 25 26
            14 Start 25 26
            15 Stabæk 25 24
            16 Sandefjord 25 16
            Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway

            Poland

            Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

            Pos Team Pld Pts
            1 Jagiellonia Białystok 12 23
            2 Lechia Gdańsk 12 22
            3 Legia Warsaw 11 21
            4 Piast Gliwice 12 21
            5 Wisła Kraków 11 20
            6 Korona Kielce 11 19
            7 Lech Poznań 11 17
            8 Zagłębie Lubin 11 16
            9 Arka Gdynia 11 14
            10 Pogoń Szczecin 12 13
            11 Śląsk Wrocław 11 12
            12 Miedź Legnica 11 12
            13 Wisła Płock 11 10
            14 Górnik Zabrze 11 9
            15 Cracovia 11 7
            16 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 11 7
            Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2018. Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut

            Portugal

            Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

            Location of teams in 2018–19 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
            Location of teams in 2018–19 Primeira Liga (Azores)
            Pos Team Pld Pts
            1 Benfica 7 17
            2 Braga 7 17
            3 Porto 7 15
            4 Rio Ave 7 14
            5 Sporting CP 7 13
            6 Santa Clara 7 11
            7 Vitória de Guimarães 7 10
            8 Marítimo 7 10
            9 Feirense 7 9
            10 Vitória de Setúbal 7 8
            11 Boavista 7 7
            12 Belenenses 7 7
            13 Portimonense 7 7
            14 Chaves 7 7
            15 Moreirense 7 7
            16 Tondela 7 6
            17 Nacional 7 5
            18 Desportivo das Aves 7 4
            Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Liga Portugal

            Republic of Ireland

            Clubs and locations as of 2018 season:

            Locations of Dublin Premier Division teams
            Pos Team Pld Pts
            1 Dundalk (C) 35 86
            2 Cork City (Q) 35 74
            3 Shamrock Rovers (Q) 35 62
            4 Waterford (Q) 35 56
            5 St Patrick's Athletic 35 47
            6 Bohemians 34 46
            7 Derry City 34 42
            8 Sligo Rovers 34 38
            9 Limerick (Q) 35 27
            10 Bray Wanderers (R) 34 15
            Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2018. Source: SSE Airtricity League, Soccerway
            (C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.

            Romania

            Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

            Pos Team Pld Pts
            1 CFR Cluj 12 23
            2 FCSB 11 21
            3 Gaz Metan Mediaș 11 20
            4 Viitorul Constanța 11 19
            5 Astra Giurgiu 11 17
            6 Universitatea Craiova 11 16
            7 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 11 16
            8 Dunărea Călărași 11 14
            9 Politehnica Iași 12 14
            10 Concordia Chiajna 12 14
            11 Botoșani 11 12
            12 Dinamo București 11 11
            13 Hermannstadt 11 8
            14 Voluntari 12 8
            Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2018. Source: LPF (in Romanian), Soccerway

            Russia

            Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

            Locations of teams in 2018–19 Russian Premier League
            Moscow
            Locations of teams in 2018–19 Russian Premier League
            Pos Team Pld Pts
            1 Zenit Saint Petersburg 10 25
            2 Krasnodar 10 19
            3 Rostov 10 18
            4 Spartak Moscow 10 18
            5 Rubin Kazan 10 17
            6 CSKA Moscow 10 16
            7 Lokomotiv Moscow 10 15
            8 Orenburg 10 14
            9 Akhmat Grozny 10 12
            10 Ural Yekaterinburg 10 11
            11 Krylia Sovetov Samara 10 10
            12 Arsenal Tula 10 10
            13 Anzhi Makhachkala 10 10
            14 Dynamo Moscow 10 10
            15 Ufa 10 9
            16 Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 10 5
            Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Russian Premier League, Soccerway

              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 2016–17 competes in Serie D, the fourth level of the Italian football league system.

              Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:[42]

              Because there is no promotion or relegation in the league, the same 15 teams competed in the league.

              2018–19 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio team distribution

              Scotland

              Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

              Pos Team Pld Pts
              1 Heart of Midlothian 9 22
              2 Celtic 9 19
              3 Kilmarnock 9 19
              4 Livingston 9 18
              5 Hibernian 9 17
              6 Rangers 8 14
              7 Aberdeen 9 12
              8 St Johnstone 9 11
              9 Hamilton Academical 8 6
              10 Motherwell 9 5
              11 St Mirren 9 4
              12 Dundee 9 3
              Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source:
              Notes:

                Serbia

                Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

                Locations of the 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga teams
                Pos Team Pld Pts
                1 Red Star Belgrade 11 31
                2 Čukarički 12 25
                3 Partizan 11 24
                4 Radnički Niš 11 24
                5 Mladost Lučani 11 18
                6 Napredak Kruševac 11 17
                7 Vojvodina 12 15
                8 Proleter Novi Sad 11 14
                9 Mačva Šabac 11 13
                10 Rad 11 13
                11 Bačka Bačka Palanka 11 12
                12 Voždovac 11 11
                13 Zemun 11 9
                14 Radnik Surdulica 11 8
                15 Spartak Subotica 11 8
                16 Dinamo Vranje 11 6
                Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2018. Source: SuperLiga (in Serbian), Soccerway

                Slovakia

                Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

                Pos Team Pld Pts
                1 Slovan Bratislava 11 27
                2 DAC Dunajská Streda 11 24
                3 Žilina 11 22
                4 Ružomberok 11 20
                5 Trenčín 11 17
                6 Železiarne Podbrezová 11 16
                7 Sereď 11 13
                8 Nitra 11 12
                9 Spartak Trnava 11 11
                10 Zemplín Michalovce 11 8
                11 Zlaté Moravce 11 7
                12 Senica 11 7
                Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Soccerway

                Slovenia

                Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

                Location of teams in the 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga
                Pos Team Pld Pts
                1 Maribor 12 27
                2 Olimpija Ljubljana 12 22
                3 Gorica 12 21
                4 Aluminij 12 17
                5 Domžale 12 15
                6 Mura 12 13
                7 Celje 12 13
                8 Triglav Kranj 12 12
                9 Rudar Velenje 12 11
                10 Krško 12 9
                Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: PrvaLiga (in Slovene), Soccerway, UEFA.com

                Spain

                Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

                Location of Madrid teams in 2018–19 La Liga
                Pos Team Pld Pts
                1 Alavés 9 17
                2 Sevilla 8 16
                3 Barcelona 8 15
                4 Atlético Madrid 8 15
                5 Real Madrid 9 14
                6 Espanyol 8 14
                7 Levante 9 13
                8 Valladolid 8 12
                9 Real Betis 8 12
                10 Real Sociedad 8 11
                11 Celta Vigo 9 10
                12 Valencia 9 10
                13 Eibar 8 10
                14 Getafe 8 9
                15 Girona 8 9
                16 Villarreal 8 8
                17 Leganés 9 8
                18 Athletic Bilbao 7 7
                19 Rayo Vallecano 7 5
                20 Huesca 8 5
                Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: La Liga, Soccerway

                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.[43] Sweden was one of the founding members of UEFA in 1954.[44] As of the most recently completed 2017 season, Malmö FF have won the most national titles with 20, followed by IFK Göteborg with 18 and IFK Norrköping with 13. Malmö also have the most league titles, with 23 to 13 for both IFK Götebörg and IFK Norrköping. Since 2008,[45] 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.[46]

                Clubs and locations as of 2018 season:

                Pos Team Pld Pts
                1 AIK 25 58
                2 Hammarby IF 26 50
                3 IFK Norrköping 25 50
                4 Malmö FF 26 48
                5 Östersunds FK 25 45
                6 BK Häcken 25 44
                7 GIF Sundsvall 25 40
                8 Djurgårdens IF 25 37
                9 Örebro SK 26 34
                10 Kalmar FF 25 29
                11 IF Elfsborg 25 25
                12 IFK Göteborg 25 25
                13 IK Sirius 25 23
                14 Dalkurd FF 26 20
                15 IF Brommapojkarna 25 20
                16 Trelleborgs FF 25 14
                Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

                Switzerland

                Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

                Pos Team Pld Pts
                1 Young Boys 10 27
                2 Zürich 10 16
                3 Basel 10 16
                4 Thun 10 15
                5 St. Gallen 10 14
                6 Luzern 10 12
                7 Sion 10 10
                8 Lugano 10 10
                9 Grasshopper 10 10
                10 Xamax 10 9
                Updated to match(es) played on 7 OCtober 2018. 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 J.K.[47] A national league was formed in 1959, and has been held annually from then onwards.[47] Since the formation of a national league, the most successful teams are Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, with 20 and 19 league titles respectively as of the most recently completed 2016–17 season. Currently, 18 teams compete in the Süper Lig. Each team plays the other teams home and away, with the bottom three teams relegated to the TFF First League for the following season.[48]

                Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

                Pos Team Pld Pts
                1 Galatasaray 8 18
                2 İstanbul Başakşehir 8 15
                3 Beşiktaş 8 15
                4 Kasımpaşa 8 15
                5 Trabzonspor 8 13
                6 Antalyaspor 8 13
                7 Konyaspor 8 12
                8 Yeni Malatyaspor 8 12
                9 Göztepe 8 12
                10 Alanyaspor 8 12
                11 Ankaragücü 8 10
                12 Sivasspor 8 9
                13 Kayserispor 8 9
                14 Bursaspor 8 8
                15 Fenerbahçe 8 8
                16 Çaykur Rizespor 8 7
                17 Akhisar Belediyespor 8 5
                18 BB Erzurumspor 8 5
                Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Süper Lig, Soccerway

                  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.[50] The Football Federation of Ukraine was formed shortly after the country achieved independence in 1991, and gained UEFA membership the following year.[51] Since the formation of a national league, FC Dynamo Kyiv have won 15 titles, FC Shakhtar Donetsk nine, and SC Tavriya Simferopol one, as of the most recently completed 2015–16 season.[50]

                  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.[52][53]

                  Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

                  Home venues of teams in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League.
                  Teams in italics are from a conflict zone of the War in Donbass and are playing their home games in different cities.
                  Pos Team Pld Pts
                  1 Shakhtar Donetsk 12 31
                  2 Dynamo Kyiv 12 29
                  3 FC Oleksandriya 11 22
                  4 Vorskla Poltava 12 18
                  5 FC Mariupol 12 17
                  6 Zorya Luhansk 12 14
                  7 Desna Chernihiv 12 13
                  8 Olimpik Donetsk 11 12
                  9 FC Lviv 11 11
                  10 Karpaty Lviv 11 10
                  11 Chornomorets Odesa 11 9
                  12 Arsenal Kyiv 11 7
                  Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2018. Source: Ukrainian Premier League Soccerway
                  Notes:

                    Wales

                    Although Wales joined UEFA in 1954, Welsh football operated on a regional basis until 1992, with no national championship.[54][55] Several Welsh clubs play not in the Welsh football league system, but in the English football league system. Currently, one Welsh club, Cardiff City, competes in the Premier League. Another Welsh club, Swansea City, was relegated to the second level, the EFL Championship, at the end of the 2017–18 season. 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 jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales.[56] Until 2011 Swansea City and Cardiff City had similar arrangements with the FAW but are now under the jurisdiction of The Football Association.[57] The most successful Welsh club since the formation of the Welsh Premier League is The New Saints, with 12 league titles after having clinched their seventh straight league crown in 2017–18.[55] Since the 2010–11 season, the Welsh Premier League has featured 12 teams.[58] 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.[59]

                    Clubs and locations as of 2018–19 season:

                    Pos Team Pld Pts
                    1 The New Saints 4 9
                    2 Connah's Quay Nomads 4 9
                    3 Newtown 4 7
                    4 Barry Town United 4 7
                    5 Cardiff Metropolitan University 4 6
                    6 Aberystwyth Town 4 6
                    7 Bala Town 4 6
                    8 Caernarfon 4 6
                    9 Carmarthen Town 4 4
                    10 Llandudno 4 2
                    11 Cefn Druids 4 3
                    12 Llanelli Town 4 4
                    Source: ,
                    Notes:

                        See also

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