the KA Football Leagues Global Rating for 2021/22 Season the Kick Algorithms

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Season 2021/22

the KA Leagues Global Rating

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★ Ranking - February 2022 ★

February 12, 2022

WORLD TIER
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class
I ★★★★★★ World Ultimate Class
1	ENG	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿		Premier League	UEFA / Europe	1 349,589	≡	≡
2	ESP	🇪🇸		La Liga	UEFA / Europe	845,862	≡	≡
3	ITA	🇮🇹		Serie A	UEFA / Europe	821,151	≡	≡
II ★★★★★ World Top Class
4	GER	🇩🇪		Bundesliga	UEFA / Europe	700,516	≡	⬇︎
5	FRA	🇫🇷🇲🇨		Ligue 1	UEFA / Europe	545,292	≡	≡
CONTINENTAL TIER
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class
III ★★★★ Upper Continental Class
6	POR	🇵🇹		Primeira Liga	UEFA / Europe	289,336	+1	≡
7	NED	🇳🇱		Eredivisie	UEFA / Europe	268,260	+1	≡
8	RUS	🇷🇺		Российская Премьер-Лига	UEFA / Europe	252,780	-2	≡
IV ★★★ Prime Continental Class
9	MEX	🇲🇽		Liga MX	CONCACAF / North Central America	203,727	≡	⬇︎
10	BEL	🇧🇪		First Division A Pro League	UEFA / Europe	193,935	≡	⬇︎
11	TUR	🇹🇷		Süper Lig	UEFA / Europe	171,266	≡	⬇︎
12	USA	🇺🇸🇨🇦		Major League Soccer	CONCACAF / North Central America	157,841	+2	≡
13	BRA	🇧🇷		Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	CONMEBOL / South America	155,509	-1	⬇︎
14	ARG	🇦🇷		Liga Profesional de Fútbol / SAF	CONMEBOL / South America	143,913	+1	≡
V ★★ Lower Continental Class
15	UKR	🇺🇦		Українська Прем’єр-Лі́га	UEFA / Europe	142,844	-2	⬇︎
16	AUT	🇦🇹		Fußball-Bundesliga	UEFA / Europe	133,519	+1	⬇︎
17	SCO	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿		Scottish Premiership	UEFA / Europe	120,744	-1	⬇︎
18	ENG2	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿		EFL Championship	UEFA / Europe	119,930	+6	≡
19	CRO	🇭🇷		Prva Liga	UEFA / Europe	114,948	-1	≡
20	SUI	🇨🇭		Super League	UEFA / Europe	108,562	+2	≡
INTER-ZONE TIER
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class
VI ★☆ Upper Inter-Zone Class
21	KSA	🇸🇦		دوري المحترفين السعودي	AFC / Asia	103,560	+6	≡
VII ★ Middle Inter-Zone Class
22	CZE	🇨🇿		1. Česká Fotbalová Liga	UEFA / Europe	101,601	-2	⬇︎⬇︎
23	DEN	🇩🇰		Superligaen	UEFA / Europe	97,271	-4	⬇︎⬇︎
24	GRE	🇬🇷		Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα	UEFA / Europe	94,195	-3	⬇︎⬇︎
25	CHN	🇨🇳		中国足球协会超级联赛	AFC / Asia	89,199	+4	⬇︎
26	JPN	🇯🇵		J1リーグ	AFC / Asia	84,701	+4	⬇︎
27	SRB	🇷🇸		Суперлига Србије	UEFA / Europe	78,042	-4	⬇︎⬇︎
28	COL	🇨🇴		Categoría Primera A	CONMEBOL / South America	70,517	+4	≡
VIII ☆ Lower Inter-Zone Class
29	KOR	🇰🇷		K리그 클래식	AFC / Asia	70,120	+15	≡
30	GER2	🇩🇪		2. Bundesliga	UEFA / Europe	67,713	+8	⬇︎
31	CYP	🇨🇾		Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας	UEFA / Europe	66,947	-5	⬇︎⬇︎!
32	SWE	🇸🇪		Allsvenskan	UEFA / Europe	66,471	-7	⬇︎⬇︎!
33	FRA2	🇫🇷		Ligue 2	UEFA / Europe	65,743	+7	≡
34	ESP2	🇪🇸		LaLiga2	UEFA / Europe	64,969	+8	≡
35	ITA2	🇮🇹		Serie B	UEFA / Europe	63,020	+8	≡
36	IRN	🇮🇷		یگ برتر خلیج فارس	AFC / Asia	58,252	+12	≡
37	NOR	🇳🇴		Eliteserien	UEFA / Europe	57,000	-9	⬇︎⬇︎
DOMESTIC TIER
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class
IX <> Intermediate Class
38	CRC	🇨🇷		Liga FPD	CONCACAF / North Central America	56,000	+3	⬇︎
39	HON	🇭🇳		Liga Nacional	CONCACAF / North Central America	52,661	+8	⬇︎
40	EGY	🇪🇬		الدوري المصري الممتاز	CAF / Africa	48,789	+9	≡
41	TUN	🇹🇳		الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم	CAF / Africa	45,806	+10	≡
42	ISR	🇮🇱		ליגת העל	UEFA / Europe	33,053	-11	⬇︎⬇︎
43	PAR	🇵🇾		División de Honor	CONMEBOL / South America	32,318	-7	⬇︎⬇︎
44	QAT	🇶🇦		دوري نجوم قطر	AFC / Asia	32,109	-7	⬇︎⬇︎
45	BUL	🇧🇬		Първа Лига	UEFA / Europe	31,820	-11	⬇︎⬇︎
46	ROU	🇷🇴		Liga I	UEFA / Europe	31,517	-7	⬇︎⬇︎
47	HUN	🇭🇺		Nemzeti Bajnokság	UEFA / Europe	31,211	-14	⬇︎⬇︎
48	KAZ	🇰🇿		Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы	UEFA / Europe	30,892	-2	⬇︎
49	SVK	🇸🇰		Superliga	UEFA / Europe	30,562	-4	⬇︎
50	POL	🇵🇱		Ekstraklasa	UEFA / Europe	30,209	-15	⬇︎⬇︎
X ⌘ Secondary Class
51	URU	🇺🇾		Campeonato Uruguayo	CONMEBOL / South America	29,513	+4	≡
52	UAE	🇦🇪		دوري المحترفين الإماراتي	AFC / Asia	27,595	-2	⬇︎
53	CHI	🇨🇱		Primera División de Chile	CONMEBOL / South America	26,261	+3	≡
54	MAR	🇲🇦		Botola Pro 1 / البطولة	CAF / Africa	23,809	+3	≡
55	MDA	🇲🇩		Divizia Națională	UEFA / Europe	20,281	+25	✻
56	RSA	🇿🇦		Premier Soccer League	CAF / Africa	20,078	+2	≡
57	AZE	🇦🇿		Premyer Liqası	UEFA / Europe	19,782	-4	⬇︎
58	ALG	🇩🇿		الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم	CAF / Africa	19,680	+1	≡
59	BLR	🇧🇾		Вышэйшая Ліга	UEFA / Europe	19,446	-5	⬇︎
60	COD	🇨🇩		Linafoot	CAF / Africa	18,915	+1	≡
61	NGA	🇳🇬		Nigerian Professional Football League	CAF / Africa	16,908	+1	≡
62	GUI	🇬🇳		Guinée Championnat National	CAF / Africa	16,326	+1	≡
63	POR2	🇵🇹		Liga Portugal 2	UEFA / Europe	14,421	+2	≡
64	ECU	🇪🇨		Serie A de Ecuador	CONMEBOL / South America	13,871	+5	≡
65	SVN	🇸🇮		PrvaLiga	UEFA / Europe	13,836	-13	⬇︎
66	TAN	🇹🇿		Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara	CAF / Africa	13,800	≡	≡
❖ Elementary Class
67	E	🌎	🌎	All other Leagues in the World		< 13,800
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class

COLUMNS

League Country

a short name of the country and the number presenting the league level in the country league system, if the division is lower then the first

Clubs Country

flag of a country of the football league; in a case when other then domestic clubs participate in the league, there is the other small flag in the corner of the flag image (desktop) or two flags (mobile)

League

a name of the football league

Continent

continental Federation/Confederation to which the country belongs

Pts

points assigned according to the KA Algorithms (see in the “Procedure” item of the toggle bar)

+/-

difference in relation to the position held in the previous ranking

up/down Class

difference in relation to the class assigned in the previous season; two arrows means indicate promotion / degradation by two classes; two arrows and an exclamation mark – promotion / degradation by more than two classes; teardrop (spoked asterisk) means the new entry

Track of ranking table versions:

Version 1, the first release / February 18, 2022

★ Ranking - August 2021 ★

August 1, 2021

WORLD TIER
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class
I ★★★★★★ World Ultimate Class
1	ENG	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿		Premier League	UEFA / Europe	1 202,690	≡	≡
2	ESP	🇪🇸		La Liga	UEFA / Europe	777,439	≡	≡
3	ITA	🇮🇹		Serie A	UEFA / Europe	674,233	≡	≡
4	GER	🇩🇪		Bundesliga	UEFA / Europe	631,906	≡	≡
II ★★★★★ World Top Class
5	FRA	🇫🇷🇲🇨		Ligue 1	UEFA / Europe	475,592	≡	≡
CONTINENTAL TIER
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class
III ★★★★ Upper Continental Class
6	RUS	🇷🇺		Российская Премьер-Лига	UEFA / Europe	258,532	≡	≡
7	POR	🇵🇹		Primeira Liga	UEFA / Europe	255,329	≡	≡
8	NED	🇳🇱		Eredivisie	UEFA / Europe	202,268	+1	≡
9	MEX	🇲🇽		Liga MX	CONCACAF / North Central America	201,760	+2	≡
10	BEL	🇧🇪		First Division A Pro League	UEFA / Europe	190,119	-2	≡
11	TUR	🇹🇷		Süper Lig	UEFA / Europe	177,954	-1	≡
12	BRA	🇧🇷		Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	CONMEBOL / South America	155,435	≡	≡
IV ★★★ Prime Continental Class
13	UKR	🇺🇦		Українська Прем’єр-Лі́га	UEFA / Europe	153,074	+3	≡
14	USA	🇺🇸🇨🇦		Major League Soccer	CONCACAF / North Central America	152,724	+3	≡
15	ARG	🇦🇷		Liga Profesional de Fútbol / SAF	CONMEBOL / South America	149,275	-1	≡
16	SCO	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿		Scottish Premiership	UEFA / Europe	149,074	-3	≡
17	AUT	🇦🇹		Fußball-Bundesliga	UEFA / Europe	137,719	-2	≡
V ★★ Lower Continental Class
18	CRO	🇭🇷		Prva Liga	UEFA / Europe	121,046	+2	≡
19	DEN	🇩🇰		Superligaen	UEFA / Europe	117,127	≡	≡
20	CZE	🇨🇿		1. Česká Fotbalová Liga	UEFA / Europe	114,249	+5	≡
21	GRE	🇬🇷		Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα	UEFA / Europe	111,661	≡	≡
22	SUI	🇨🇭		Super League	UEFA / Europe	111,591	-4	⬇︎
23	SRB	🇷🇸		Суперлига Србије	UEFA / Europe	108,251	≡	≡
24	ENG2	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿		EFL Championship	UEFA / Europe	107,500	-2	≡
25	SWE	🇸🇪		Allsvenskan	UEFA / Europe	98,044	-1	≡
26	CYP	🇨🇾		Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας	UEFA / Europe	97,526	≡	≡
INTER-ZONE TIER
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class
VI ★☆ Upper Inter-Zone Class
27	KSA	🇸🇦		دوري المحترفين السعودي	AFC / Asia	95,505	≡	≡
28	NOR	🇳🇴		Eliteserien	UEFA / Europe	87,248	≡	≡
29	CHN	🇨🇳		中国足球协会超级联赛	AFC / Asia	86,302	+1	≡
30	JPN	🇯🇵		J1リーグ	AFC / Asia	83,043	+2	≡
VII ★ Middle Inter-Zone Class
31	ISR	🇮🇱		ליגת העל	UEFA / Europe	80,136	-2	⬇︎
32	COL	🇨🇴		Categoría Primera A	CONMEBOL / South America	73,246	+1	⬇︎
33	HUN	🇭🇺		Nemzeti Bajnokság	UEFA / Europe	71,326	+2	≡
34	BUL	🇧🇬		Първа Лига	UEFA / Europe	69,700	≡	≡
35	POL	🇵🇱		Ekstraklasa	UEFA / Europe	66,569	-4	⬇︎
36	PAR	🇵🇾		División de Honor	CONMEBOL / South America	66,449	+2	≡
37	QAT	🇶🇦		دوري نجوم قطر	AFC / Asia	64,908	≡	≡
38	GER2	🇩🇪		2. Bundesliga	UEFA / Europe	63,745	+1	≡
39	ROU	🇷🇴		Liga I	UEFA / Europe	63,739	-3	≡
VIII ☆ Lower Inter-Zone Class
40	FRA2	🇫🇷		Ligue 2	UEFA / Europe	61,872	≡	⬇︎
41	CRC	🇨🇷		Liga FPD	CONCACAF / North Central America	61,302	+3	≡
42	ESP2	🇪🇸		LaLiga2	UEFA / Europe	60,748	-1	≡
43	ITA2	🇮🇹		Serie B	UEFA / Europe	58,916	-1	≡
44	KOR	🇰🇷		K리그 클래식	AFC / Asia	56,836	+2	≡
45	SVK	🇸🇰		Superliga	UEFA / Europe	55,309	-2	≡
46	KAZ	🇰🇿		Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы	UEFA / Europe	53,696	+6	⬆︎
47	HON	🇭🇳		Liga Nacional	CONCACAF / North Central America	53,513	+1	⬆︎
48	IRN	🇮🇷		یگ برتر خلیج فارس	AFC / Asia	53,383	-1	≡
DOMESTIC TIER
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class
IX <> Intermediate Class
49	EGY	🇪🇬		الدوري المصري الممتاز	CAF / Africa	52,000	≡	≡
50	UAE	🇦🇪		دوري المحترفين الإماراتي‎	AFC / Asia	49,671	+1	≡
51	TUN	🇹🇳		الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم	CAF / Africa	45,662	-1	≡
52	SVN	🇸🇮		PrvaLiga	UEFA / Europe	41,637	+1	≡
53	AZE	🇦🇿		Premyer Liqası	UEFA / Europe	39,773	-8	⬇︎
54	BLR	🇧🇾		Вышэйшая Ліга	UEFA / Europe	38,359	≡	≡
X ⌘ Secondary Class
55	URU	🇺🇾		Campeonato Uruguayo	CONMEBOL / South America	37,693	≡	≡
56	CHI	🇨🇱		Primera División de Chile	CONMEBOL / South America	33,061	≡	≡
57	MAR	🇲🇦		Botola Pro 1 / البطولة	CAF / Africa	24,795	+4	≡
58	RSA	🇿🇦		Premier Soccer League	CAF / Africa	22,123	+2	≡
59	ALG	🇩🇿		الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم	CAF / Africa	21,341	+3	≡
60	AUS	🇦🇺 🇳🇿		A-League	AFC / Asia	20,538	-3	≡
61	COD	🇨🇩		Linafoot	CAF / Africa	17,675	+3	≡
62	NGA	🇳🇬		Nigerian Professional Football League	CAF / Africa	17,427	+3	≡
63	GUI	🇬🇳		Guinée Championnat National	CAF / Africa	16,371	+3	≡
64	ANG	🇦🇴		Girabola	CAF / Africa	14,059	+6	≡
65	POR2	🇵🇹		Liga Portugal 2	UEFA / Europe	13,012	+4	≡
66	TAN	🇹🇿		Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara	CAF / Africa	12,893	+13	✻
67	RUS2	🇷🇺		Футбольная Национальная Лига	UEFA / Europe	11,022	+1	≡
68	NZL	🇳🇿		National League	OFC / Oceania	10,597	+3	≡
69	ECU	🇪🇨		Serie A de Ecuador	CONMEBOL / South America	10,000	+3	≡
❖ Elementary Class
70	E	🌎	🌎	All other Leagues in the World		< 10,000
	League Country	Clubs Country	Clubs Country	League	Continent	Pts	+/-	up/down Class

COLUMNS

League Country

a short name of the country and the number presenting the league level in the country league system, if the division is lower then the first

Clubs Country

League

a name of the football league

Continent

continental Federation/Confederation to which the country belongs

Pts

points assigned according to the KA Algorithms (see in the “Procedure” item of the toggle bar)

+/-

difference in relation to the position held in the previous ranking

up/down Class

Track of ranking table versions:

Version 1, the first release / September 7, 2021

Version 2, bug fix with Tanzanian Premier League; error in marking a difference position change / September 9, 2021

Version 3, change name of the New Zealand league from Premiership to National League / November 8, 2021

Version 4, change name of the UAE league from Arabian Gulf League to UAE Pro League / November 16, 2021

Summary February 2022

Summary August 2021

Summary January 2021

PDF

Elementary Class ❖

Elementary Class Leagues Ranking you can find in the Yard Table August, 2021 or the Yard Table February, 2022

LEAGUES MOVED TO THE ELEMENTARY CLASS – OPENING of the YEAR 2022

February 12, 2022

AUS	🇦🇺 🇳🇿	A-League	prev. pos. 60	AFC / Asia
ANG	🇦🇴	Girabola	prev. pos. 64	CAF / Africa
RUS2	🇷🇺	Футбольная Национальная Лига	prev. pos. 67	UEFA / Europe
NZL	🇳🇿	National League	prev. pos. 68	OFC / Oceania

LEAGUES MOVED TO THE ELEMENTARY CLASS – START of the SEASON 2021/22

August 1, 2021

PAN	🇵🇦	Liga Panameña de Fútbol	prev. pos. 58	CONCACAF / North Central America
IRQ	🇮🇶	دوري الممتاز العراقي	prev. pos. 59	AFC / Asia
PHI	🇵🇭	Philippines Football League	prev. pos. 63	AFC / Asia
ZAM	🇿🇲	Zambia Super League	prev. pos. 67	CAF / Africa
BOL	🇧🇴	Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano	prev. pos. 73	CONMEBOL / South America

Procedure 🜆

The ranking is based on three factors:

1. Inter-Continental League Points (ICLP) which measures clubs performance in the international club competitions (and transpose and switch the score to leagues where clubs play games);
2. Flow Impact Index (FI2) which measures players performance in the key international national team competitions (and transposes and switch the score to leagues where footballers play games);
3. Nations Football Reputability Index (NFRI, formerly: CFRI) shows the position of the country in the football world, from the perspective of its overall recognition, reputation, prestige and quality of players (and transposes and switch the index score to leagues managing by the rated country).

Estimated typical values

Max Value

ICLP 600

FI2 2.400

NFRI 120

Position 100 pts

ICLP 30

FI2 20

NFRI 10

Position 5 pts

ICLP 150

FI2 100

NFRI 200

Ranges, Tiers & Classes

The KA Ranking has 4 (four) Tiers. Each of the Tier is divided into Classes. The highest Tier has two Classes. The others have 3 Classes.

Classes, with the exception of the Classes assigned to the lowest Tier, are marked with asterisks, from 6 to 0.5 asterisk (white asterisk). They are called “the Chamber” The 9th and the 10th class constitute of “the Antechamber” Range.

For Leagues, there are: World Tier (Ultimate & Top), Continental Tier (Upper, Prime & Lower), Inter-Zone Tier (Upper, Middle & Lower) and Domestic Tier (Intermediate, Secondary & Elementary).

The 11th Elementary Class has separate table (Yard Table). It is divided into subclasses (degrees): National, Union, Regional and Local.

The Local subclass for leagues covers all leagues not classified in larger levels, where they are cumulatively listed in the one position.