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, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey.[1] The United Kingdom is divided into the four separate football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; each association has a separate UEFA membership. The Faroe Islands, an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark, also has its own football association which is a member of UEFA.[1] The football association of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, was approved as a member by UEFA in 2013.[2] Kosovo was approved as a member in 2016, even though it is claimed by Serbia and is not recognised by several other UEFA member states.

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

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

UEFA coefficients

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Main article: UEFA coefficient § League coefficient

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]

Full list by country

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Albania

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Main article: List of football clubs in Albania

The top division of Albanian football was formed in 1930, and the inaugural title was won by SK Tirana (now known as KF Tirana). Tirana are the most successful team in the league's history, having won the competition on 24 occasions, followed by FK Dinamo Tirana (now playing in the second division) with 18 championships, and Partizani with 16.[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 2022-23 season:

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2022–23 Kategoria Superiore teams.
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Partizani (C) 36 67
2 Tirana 36 67
3 Egnatia 36 52
4 Vllaznia 36 50
5 Laçi 36 48
6 Teuta 36 48
7 Kukësi 36 45
8 Erzeni (O) 36 40
9 Bylis (R) 36 38
10 Kastrioti (R) 36 35
Source: Albanian Football Association
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Andorra

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Main article: List of football clubs in Andorra

Andorra's national league system was formed in 1993, and the Andorran Football Federation gained UEFA membership in 1996.[9] Records from the league's first three seasons are incomplete, but FC Santa Coloma have won more First Division titles than any other team, with at least 13.[10] Another Andorran football club, FC Andorra, play in the Spanish football league system. In recent years, 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 2022–23 season:

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Locations of the 2022–23 Primera Divisió teams

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Atlètic Club d'Escaldes (C) 28 63
2 Inter Club d'Escaldes 28 61
3 FC Santa Coloma 28 53
4 UE Santa Coloma 28 42
5 Penya Encarnada 28 27
6 Ordino 28 23
7 Engordany (R) 28 22
8 Sant Julià (R) 28 16
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Armenia

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Main article: List of football clubs in Armenia

Armenia gained independence in 1991, following the break-up of the Soviet Union. Organised football had been played in Armenia since 1936, as part of the Soviet football system. The Football Federation of Armenia gained UEFA affiliation in 1992, and the league ran as the national championship for the first time in the same year.[11][12] Since independence, the country's most successful team is Pyunik, who has won 14 league titles.[11]

Clubs and locations as of 2022-23 season:

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Locations of the teams

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Urartu (C) 36 83
2 Pyunik 36 80
3 Ararat-Armenia 36 76
4 Alashkert 36 66
5 Van 36 40
6 Ararat Yerevan 36 38
7 Shirak 36 36
8 Noah 36 32
9 BKMA 36 32
10 Lernayin Artsakh (R) 36 22
Source: FFA Soccerway
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Austria

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Main article: List of football clubs in Austria

Clubs and locations as of 2022-23 season:

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Location of teams in the 2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Red Bull Salzburg 22 55
2 Sturm Graz 22 48
3 LASK 22 38
4 Rapid Wien 22 33
5 Austria Wien 22 32
6 Austria Klagenfurt 22 30
7 WSG Tirol 22 28
8 Austria Lustenau 22 27
9 Wolfsberger AC 22 21
10 Hartberg 22 18
11 SV Ried 22 18
12 Rheindorf Altach 22 17
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga

Pos Team
 Pld Pts RBS STU LIN RWI AWI KLA
1 Red Bull Salzburg (C) 32 49 — 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 3–2
2 Sturm Graz 32 42 0–2 — 2–0 3–1 3–2 4–1
3 LASK 32 35 0–1 2–1 — 3–1 3–1 4–0
4 Rapid Wien 32 25 1–1 3–2 1–1 — 3–3 3–1
5 Austria Wien (O) 32 24 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 — 1–2
6 Austria Klagenfurt 32 23 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 —
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts WOL LUS WAT HAR ALT RIE
1 Wolfsberger AC 32 31 — 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0
2 Austria Lustenau 32 29 1–3 — 2–4 5–1 1–0 2–2
3 WSG Tirol 32 24 4–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1
4 Hartberg 32 24 0–2 0–1 5–0 — 2–2 2–0
5 Rheindorf Altach 32 19 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 — 1–1
6 Ried (R) 32 14 1–2 4–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 —
Source: [2]
(R) Relegated

Azerbaijan

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Main article: List of football clubs in Azerbaijan

Although the country was part of the Soviet Union, the first Azerbaijan-wide football competition took place in 1928, and became an annual occurrence from 1934. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the first independent Azeri championship took place in 1992, and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan gained UEFA affiliation in 1994[17][18] Since independence, the country's most successful team is Neftçi 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 2022-23 season:

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Locations of the 2022–23 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 Qarabağ (C) 36 90
2 Sabah 36 81
3 Neftçi 36 68
4 Gabala 36 50
5 Zira 36 50
6 Turan Tovuz 36 39
7 Sumgayit 36 31
8 Kapaz 36 31
9 Sabail 36 29
10 Shamakhi (R) 36 25
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Belarus

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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.[20] Through the 2018 season, the most successful team is BATE Borisov, with 15 league championships, including an ongoing streak of 13 titles.[21] 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 2022 season:

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Locations of the 2022 Belarusian Premier League teams
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 30 65
2 Energetik-BGU Minsk 30 60
3 BATE Borisov 30 59
4 Dinamo Minsk 30 59
5 Isloch Minsk Raion 30 54
6 Minsk 30 44
7 Gomel 30 43
8 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 30 43
9 Neman Grodno 30 40
10 Slavia Mozyr 30 37
11 Slutsk 30 32
12 Belshina Bobruisk 30 30
13 Dynamo Brest 30 27
14 Arsenal Dzerzhinsk (R) 30 23
15 Vitebsk (R) 30 22
16 Dnepr Mogilev (R) 30 12
Source: football.by Soccerway
(R) Relegated

Belgium

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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.[25] Historically the country's most successful team are Anderlecht, with 34 league titles as of 2019.[26] The Belgian First Division A, historically known as the First Division and also known as the Pro League from 2008 to 2009 through 2015–16, currently consists of 16 teams. Initially, each team plays the other clubs twice for a total of 30 matches. At this point, the league proceeds as follows (as of the current 2016–17 season):[27]

  • 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 2022-23 season:

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Locations of the 2022–23 Belgian Pro League teams

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Genk (J) 34 75
2 Union SG 34 75
3 Antwerp (C) 34 72
4 Club Brugge 34 59
5 Gent (U) 34 56
6 Standard Liège 34 55
7 Westerlo 34 51
8 Cercle Brugge 34 50
9 Charleroi 34 48
10 OH Leuven 34 48
11 Anderlecht 34 46
12 Sint-Truiden 34 42
13 Mechelen 34 40
14 Kortrijk 34 31
15 Eupen 34 28
16 Oostende (R) 34 27
17 Zulte Waregem (R) 34 27
18 Seraing (R) 34 20
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
(C) Play-off I winner; (J) Regular season winner; (R) Relegated; (U) Play-off II winner

Pos Team
 Pld Pts ANT GNK USG CLU
1 Antwerp (C) 6 47 — 2–1 1–1 3–2
2 Genk (K) 6 46 2–2 — 1–1 3–1
3 Union SG 6 46 0–2 3–0 — 1–3
4 Club Brugge 6 36 2–0 1–3 1–2 —
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
(C) Champions; (K) Regular season winner

Pos Team
 Pld Pts GNT CER STA WES
1 Gent (F) 6 44 — 2–2 3–1 3–1
2 Cercle Brugge 6 36 0–4 — 0–0 2–0
3 Standard Liège 6 30 1–2 0–4 — 2–2
4 Westerlo 6 30 1–3 3–5 3–0 —
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
(F) Play-off II winner

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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.[31] Due to political tensions between Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats, the country did not have a single national top division until the 2002–03 season, but rather two or three. Since then, Zrinjski Mostar have won six titles, Sarajevo have won four, Željezničar have won three, Široki Brijeg have won twice and three other teams have won it once each.[32]

Since the 2016–17 season, the Premier League has consisted of 12 clubs, reduced from 16 in previous seasons. The 2016–17 season was the first for a two-stage season. In the first stage, each team played all others home and away, after which the league split into two six-team groups that also played home and away. The top six teams played for the championship and European qualifying places; the bottom six played to avoid relegation. At the end of the second stage, the bottom two clubs of the relegation group dropped to either the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the First League of the Republika Srpska.[33] Since the 2018–19 season, the league is not played as the one in the 2016–17 season. Actually very simple, after all the 12 clubs play each other two times, once home and once away, they play each other three times, also playing home or away depending on how the schedule is made. With that, the league season has 33 full rounds instead of the 22 rounds and an additional 10 rounds in the relegation and championship games.[34]

Clubs and locations as of 2022-23 season:

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Locations of the 2022–23 Premier League of BiH clubs
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Zrinjski Mostar (C) 33 78
2 Borac Banja Luka 33 58
3 Željezničar 33 53
4 Sarajevo 33 52
5 Široki Brijeg 33 48
6 Velež Mostar 33 45
7 Tuzla City 33 37
8 Igman Konjic 33 37
9 Sloga Meridian 33 37
10 Posušje 33 37
11 Leotar (R) 33 34
12 Sloboda Tuzla (R) 33 32
Source: Rezultati.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Bulgaria

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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.[36] Historically, the most successful teams in Bulgarian football have been CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia; no other team has won more than ten league titles. In recent years, Ludogorets Razgrad has dominated the league; although the team did not make its first appearance in the top flight until 2011–12, it has won the championship in each of its first eight seasons at that level.[37] 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.[38]

Clubs and locations as of 2022-23 season:

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Location of teams in 2022–23 First League
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Sofia 2022–23 First League football clubs

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 30 74
2 CSKA Sofia 30 73
3 CSKA 1948 30 59
4 Levski Sofia 30 54
5 Cherno More 30 53
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 50
7 Slavia Sofia 30 49
8 Arda 30 42
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 38
10 Botev Plovdiv 30 32
11 Botev Vratsa 30 28
12 Beroe 30 27
13 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 24
14 Hebar 30 23
15 Septemvri Sofia 30 22
16 Spartak Varna 30 17
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football

Pos Team
 Pld Pts LUD CSS CSK LEV LPD CHM
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 35 85 — 2–2 — 3–2 1–0 —
2 CSKA Sofia 35 84 — — 1–1 — 1–0 2–0
3 CSKA 1948 35 64 2–2 — — 2–2 0–0 —
4 Levski Sofia (O) 35 61 — 0–2 — — — 2–1
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 35 54 — — — 0–3 — 2–1
6 Cherno More 35 54 0–1 — 1–1 — — —
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts ARD SLA LSO BPD
1 Arda 36 58 — 3–2 3–0 2–1
2 Slavia Sofia 36 58 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Lokomotiv Sofia 36 42 1–3 1–1 — 1–2
4 Botev Plovdiv 36 36 0–3 0–0 0–2 —
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football

Pos Team
 Pld Pts PIR HEB BVR BSZ SEP SPV
1 Pirin Blagoevgrad 35 34 — 2–1 2–0 — — 2–0
2 Hebar 35 32 — — — 3–1 3–1 —
3 Botev Vratsa 35 32 — 2–3 — 2–0 — 1–1
4 Beroe (O) 35 32 1–1 — — — 2–0 1–1
5 Septemvri Sofia (R) 35 28 2–0 — 3–1 — — —
6 Spartak Varna (R) 35 25 — 2–1 — — 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Croatia

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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.[43] Since its formation, the Croatian First League has been dominated by Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split; as of the end of the 2018–19 season, one of these teams has won the title in all but two of the league's 28 seasons.[44] 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 2022-23 season:

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Locations of teams in 2022–23 HNL
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) 36 81
2 Hajduk Split 36 71
3 Osijek 36 50
4 Rijeka 36 49
5 Istra 1961 36 46
6 Varaždin 36 46
7 Lokomotiva 36 43
8 Slaven Belupo 36 43
9 Gorica 36 32
10 Šibenik (R) 36 27
Source: SuperSport HNL
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Cyprus

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Main article: List of football clubs in Cyprus

Clubs and locations as of 2022–23 season:

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Locations of the 2022–23 Cypriot First Division teams.

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 APOEL 26 59
2 AEK Larnaca 26 57
3 Aris Limassol 26 53
4 Pafos 26 50
5 Apollon Limassol 25 44
6 Omonia 26 41
7 Nea Salamis Famagusta 26 38
8 AEL Limassol 25 35
9 Anorthosis Famagusta 26 33
10 Karmiotissa 26 27
11 Enosis Neon Paralimni 26 21
12 Doxa Katokopias 26 21
13 Olympiakos Nicosia 26 16
14 Akritas Chlorakas 26 12
Source: Cyprus Football Association

Pos Team
 Pld Pts ARI APOE AEK PAF APOL OMO
1 Aris Limassol (C) 36 74 — 0–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
2 APOEL 36 71 4–3 — 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0
3 AEK Larnaca 36 66 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 0–1 2–0
4 Pafos 36 63 2–2 1–1 4–0 — 2–1 0–1
5 Apollon Limassol 35 62 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 — 3–1
6 Omonia 36 49 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 —
Source: Cyprus Football Association
(C) Champions

Czech Republic

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Main article: List of football clubs in the Czech Republic

Clubs and locations as of 2022–23 season:

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Locations of the 2022–23 Czech First League teams

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Sparta Prague 30 68
2 Slavia Prague 30 66
3 Viktoria Plzeň 30 57
4 Bohemians 1905 30 48
5 Slovácko 30 46
6 Sigma Olomouc 30 41
7 Slovan Liberec 30 38
8 Hradec Králové 30 38
9 Mladá Boleslav 30 37
10 České Budějovice 30 35
11 Jablonec 30 35
12 Baník Ostrava 30 35
13 Teplice 30 32
14 Zbrojovka Brno 30 31
15 Pardubice 30 28
16 Trinity Zlín 30 26
Source: Fortuna Liga

Pos Team
 Pld Pts SPA SLA PLZ BOH SLO OLO
1 Sparta Prague (C) 35 78 — 3–2 0–1 2–1 — —
2 Slavia Prague 35 78 — — 2–1 6–0 4–0 —
3 Viktoria Plzeň 35 61 — — — 0–2 2–2 1–3
4 Bohemians 1905 35 52 — — — — 0–0 0–1
5 Slovácko 35 50 0–0 — — — — 2–2
6 Sigma Olomouc 35 48 0–1 2–3 — — — —
Source: Fortuna Liga
(C) Champions

Pos Team
 Pld Pts OST TEP JAB PCE ZLN BRN
11 Baník Ostrava 35 42 — 2–1 — 2–4 — 4–0
12 Teplice 35 42 — — — 1–0 2–1 1–1
13 Jablonec 35 40 1–1 0–2 — — — 1–0
14 Pardubice (O) 35 37 — — 2–0 — 1–2 —
15 Trinity Zlín (O) 35 34 2–1 — 1–1 — — —
16 Zbrojovka Brno (R) 35 33 — — — 0–2 0–0 —
Source: Fortuna Liga
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Denmark

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Main articles: List of football clubs in Denmark and List of football clubs in Denmark by league

Clubs and locations as of 2022–23 season:

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Locations of the Danish Superliga 2022–23 teams

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Nordsjælland 22 43
2 Copenhagen 22 42
3 Viborg 22 37
4 AGF 22 35
5 Randers 22 32
6 Brøndby 22 30
7 Silkeborg 22 29
8 Midtjylland 22 28
9 OB 22 28
10 Horsens 22 23
11 Lyngby 22 16
12 AaB 22 15
Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway

England

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Main article: List of football clubs in England

Founded in 1888, the Football League was the world's first national football league.[48] 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.[48] As of the 2019–20 season the Premier League comprises 20 clubs;[49] each team plays every other team twice, with the bottom 3 clubs at the end of the season relegated to the EFL Championship. The most successful domestic club is Manchester United, who have won the league 20 times, while the most successful English club in Europe is Liverpool, who have won 6 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups and 4 UEFA Super Cups, more than any other English team.[50]

Clubs and locations as of 2022–23 season:

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2022–23 Premier League teams
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Greater London Premier League football clubs
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Manchester City (C) 38 89
2 Arsenal 38 84
3 Manchester United 38 75
4 Newcastle United 38 71
5 Liverpool 38 67
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 62
7 Aston Villa 38 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 60
9 Brentford 38 59
10 Fulham 38 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 45
12 Chelsea 38 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 41
14 West Ham United 38 40
15 Bournemouth 38 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 38
17 Everton 38 36
18 Leicester City (R) 38 34
19 Leeds United (R) 38 31
20 Southampton (R) 38 25
Source: Premier League
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Estonia

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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.[52][53] FC Flora is the most successful team in the modern era, with 11 league titles as of the end of the 2018 season.[52] 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.[54]

Clubs and locations as of 2022 season:

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Locations of the 2022 Meistriliiga teams
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Flora (C) 36 97
2 FCI Levadia 36 79
3 Paide Linnameeskond 36 65
4 Nõmme Kalju 36 65
5 Kuressaare 36 50
6 Tammeka 36 39
7 Narva Trans 36 38
8 Tallinna Kalev 36 35
9 Legion (R) 36 22
10 Vaprus 36 11
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2022. Source: Premium Liiga, Soccerway
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Faroe Islands

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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.[58] The Faroe Islands gained UEFA recognition in 1992.[59] The most successful teams are HB and KI, with 23 and 17 Premier League titles respectively as of the most recently completed 2018 season. Since the 1988 season, the Premier League has consisted of 10 teams.[60] They play each other three times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First Division.

Clubs and locations as of 2022 season:

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Locations of the 2021 Betri deidin menn teams
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 KÍ (C) 27 77
2 Víkingur 27 58
3 Havnar Bóltfelag 27 55
4 B36 Tórshavn 27 38
5 EB/Streymur 27 35
6 B68 Toftir 27 30
7 07 Vestur 27 29
8 AB Argir 27 29
9 NSÍ Runavík (R) 27 21
10 Skála (R) 27 10
Source: Flashscore, Soccerway
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Finland

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Main article: List of football clubs in Finland

Finland's current league has been contested annually since 1898, with the exceptions of 1914 and 1943.[61] The most successful team are HJK with 29 titles; as of 2018, 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.[62] The Premier League consists of 12 teams. Since 2019 season teams play one another two times, then the top 6 teams play the championship round, and the bottom 6 the relegation round. At the end of the season the bottom club is relegated to the First Division, and the second-last club contests a in a play-off with the 2nd team of the First Division.

Clubs and locations as of 2022 season:

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Location of teams in 2022 Veikkausliiga

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 HJK 22 49
2 KuPS 22 47
3 Honka 22 41
4 Haka 22 37
5 Inter Turku 22 32
6 SJK 22 31
7 Oulu 22 30
8 Ilves 22 25
9 Mariehamn 22 24
10 VPS 22 22
11 Lahti 22 18
12 HIFK 22 9
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2022. Source: https://us.soccerway.com/national/finland/veikkausliiga/2022/regular-season/r66785/

Pos Team
 Pld Pts HJK KPS HON HAK INT SJK
1 HJK (C, Q) 27 58 — 0–1 — — 3–0 2–1
2 KuPS (Q) 27 57 — — 3–2 0–0 2–0 —
3 Honka (Q) 27 49 3–1 — — 1–1 2–1 —
4 Haka (O) 27 45 0–1 — — — — 2–0
5 Inter Turku 27 35 — — — 0–1 — 1–0
6 SJK 27 35 — 3–1 0–0 — — —
Source: Flashscore
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pos Team
 Pld Pts OUL VPS ILV MAR LAH HFK
7 Oulu 27 39 — — 0–2 — 2–1 4–1
8 VPS 27 35 2–1 — — — — 4–0
9 Ilves 27 34 — 2–3 — 2–3 1–0 —
10 Mariehamn 27 34 2–4 2–2 — — 6–0 —
11 Lahti (O) 27 21 — 0–2 — — — 6–1
12 HIFK (R) 27 9 — — 1–5 2–3 — —
Source: Soccerway
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

France

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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.[63] 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.[64] From 2023 to 2024 season, the Ligue 1 will be reduced to 18 teams that means 4 teams will be relegated in the 2022–23 season.[65] So far, Olympique de Marseille are the only French club to have won the UEFA Champions League, in 1993.

Clubs and locations as of 2022–23 season:

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Location of teams in 2022–23 Ligue 1
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 85
2 Lens 38 84
3 Marseille 38 73
4 Rennes 38 68
5 Lille 38 67
6 Monaco 38 65
7 Lyon 38 62
8 Clermont 38 59
9 Nice 38 58
10 Lorient 38 55
11 Reims 38 51
12 Montpellier 38 50
13 Toulouse 38 48
14 Brest 38 44
15 Strasbourg 38 40
16 Nantes 38 36
17 Auxerre (R) 38 35
18 Ajaccio (R) 38 26
19 Troyes (R) 38 24
20 Angers (R) 38 18
Source: Ligue 1
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Georgia

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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.[67]

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 2022 season:

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Locations of the 2022 Erovnuli Liga teams.
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Dinamo Tbilisi (C) 36 80
2 Dinamo Batumi 36 77
3 Dila Gori 36 59
4 Samgurali Tsqaltubo 36 57
5 Torpedo Kutaisi 36 54
6 Saburtalo Tbilisi 36 47
7 Telavi 36 39
8 Sioni Bolnisi (R) 36 36
9 Gagra (O) 36 36
10 Locomotive Tbilisi (R) 36 8
Source: Erovnuli Liga, Soccerway
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Germany

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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 2022–23 season:

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Locations of the 2022–23 Bundesliga teams
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 71
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 71
3 RB Leipzig 34 66
4 Union Berlin 34 62
5 SC Freiburg 34 59
6 Bayer Leverkusen 34 50
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 50
8 VfL Wolfsburg 34 49
9 Mainz 05 34 46
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 43
11 1. FC Köln 34 42
12 1899 Hoffenheim 34 36
13 Werder Bremen 34 36
14 VfL Bochum 34 35
15 FC Augsburg 34 34
16 VfB Stuttgart (O) 34 33
17 Schalke 04 (R) 34 31
18 Hertha BSC (R) 34 29
Source: DFB
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Gibraltar

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Main article: List of football clubs in 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 2022–23 season:

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Location of the stadium where all teams pla