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the best leagues in the world / top football soccer leagues
Season 2024/25
the KA Leagues Global Rating
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July 21, 2024
| WORLD TIER | ||||||||
| League Country | Clubs Country| Clubs Country | League | Continent | Pts | +/- | up/down Class |
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| I ★★★★★★ World Ultimate Class | ||||||||
| 1 | ENG | 🏴 |
| Premier League | UEFA / Europe | 1 295,966 | ≡ | ≡ |
| 2 | ESP | 🇪🇸 |
| La Liga | UEFA / Europe | 944,650 | ≡ | ≡ |
| 3 | ITA | 🇮🇹 |
| Serie A | UEFA / Europe | 880,939 | ≡ | ≡ |
| 4 | GER | 🇩🇪 |
| Bundesliga | UEFA / Europe | 840,311 | ≡ | ≡ |
| II ★★★★★ World Top Class | ||||||||
| 5 | FRA | 🇫🇷🇲🇨 |
| Ligue 1 | UEFA / Europe | 509,699 | ≡ | ≡ |
| CONTINENTAL TIER | ||||||||
| League Country | Clubs Country| Clubs Country | League | Continent | Pts | +/- | up/down Class |
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| III ★★★★ Upper Continental Class | ||||||||
| 6 | POR | 🇵🇹 |
| Primeira Liga | UEFA / Europe | 351,393 | ≡ | ≡ |
| 7 | NED | 🇳🇱 |
| Eredivisie | UEFA / Europe | 292,665 | ≡ | ≡ |
| 8 | BEL | 🇧🇪 |
| D1A Pro League | UEFA / Europe | 240,491 | ≡ | ≡ |
| 9 | USA | 🇺🇸🇨🇦 |
| Major League Soccer | CONCACAF / North Central America | 186,222 | +1 | ≡ |
| IV ★★★ Prime Continental Class | ||||||||
| 10 | TUR | 🇹🇷 |
| Süper Lig | UEFA / Europe | 179,109 | +1 | ≡ |
| 11 | ENG2 | 🏴🏴 |
| EFL Championship | UEFA / Europe | 168,391 | -2 | ⬇︎ |
| V ★★ Lower Continental Class | ||||||||
| 12 | GRE | 🇬🇷 |
| Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα | UEFA / Europe | 161,446 | +11 | ⬆︎⬆︎ |
| 13 | MEX | 🇲🇽 |
| Liga MX | CONCACAF / North Central America | 156,408 | +2 | ≡ |
| 14 | KSA | 🇸🇦 |
| دوري المحترفين السعودي | AFC / Asia | 155,858 | +2 | ≡ |
| 15 | CZE | 🇨🇿 |
| 1. Česká Fotbalová Liga | UEFA / Europe | 155,071 | -3 | ≡ |
| 16 | DEN | 🇩🇰 |
| Superligaen | UEFA / Europe | 145,784 | -2 | ≡ |
| 17 | SCO | 🏴 |
| Scottish Premiership | UEFA / Europe | 144,910 | +1 | ≡ |
| 18 | AUT | 🇦🇹 |
| Fußball-Bundesliga | UEFA / Europe | 135,022 | +3 | ⬆︎⬆︎ |
| INTER-ZONE TIER | ||||||||
| League Country | Clubs Country| Clubs Country | League | Continent | Pts | +/- | up/down Class |
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| VI ★☆ Upper Inter-Zone Class | ||||||||
| 19 | SUI | 🇨🇭 |
| Super League | UEFA / Europe | 122,202 | +1 | ≡ |
| 20 | BRA | 🇧🇷 |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | CONMEBOL / South America | 114,055 | -7 | ⬇︎ |
| 21 | UKR | 🇺🇦 |
| Українська Прем’єр-Лі́га | UEFA / Europe | 114,037 | -4 | ⬇︎ |
| VII ★ Middle Inter-Zone Class | ||||||||
| 22 | QAT | 🇶🇦 |
| دوري نجوم قطر | AFC / Asia | 106,674 | +2 | ≡ |
| 23 | CRO | 🇭🇷 |
| Hrvatska Nogometna Liga | UEFA / Europe | 106,187 | -1 | ≡ |
| 24 | KOR | 🇰🇷 |
| K리그 클래식 | AFC / Asia | 102,861 | +3 | ⬆︎ |
| 25 | JPN | 🇯🇵 |
| J1リーグ | AFC / Asia | 89,864 | +1 | ≡ |
| 26 | ISR | 🇮🇱 |
| ליגת העל | UEFA / Europe | 86,000 | +12 | ⬆︎⬆︎ |
| 27 | ITA2 | 🇮🇹 |
| Serie B | UEFA / Europe | 85,436 | +1 | ⬆︎ |
| VIII ☆ Lower Inter-Zone Class | ||||||||
| 28 | UAE | 🇦🇪 |
| دوري المحترفين الإماراتي | AFC / Asia | 82,094 | +6 | ⬆︎ |
| 29 | ARG | 🇦🇷 |
| Liga Profesional de Fútbol / SAF | CONMEBOL / South America | 81,513 | -10 | ⬇︎⬇︎! |
| 30 | GER2 | 🇩🇪 |
| 2. Bundesliga | UEFA / Europe | 80,941 | -1 | ≡ |
| 31 | SRB | 🇷🇸 |
| Суперлига Србије | UEFA / Europe | 80,912 | ≡ | ≡ |
| 32 | FRA2 | 🇫🇷 |
| Ligue 2 | UEFA / Europe | 79,229 | +9 | ⬆︎ |
| 33 | ESP2 | 🇪🇸 |
| LaLiga2 | UEFA / Europe | 77,818 | -3 | ≡ |
| 34 | CRC | 🇨🇷 |
| Liga FPD | CONCACAF / North Central America | 74,289 | -1 | ⬆︎ |
| 35 | NOR | 🇳🇴 |
| Eliteserien | UEFA / Europe | 68,024 | +12 | ⬆︎⬆︎ |
| DOMESTIC TIER | ||||||||
| League Country | Clubs Country| Clubs Country | League | Continent | Pts | +/- | up/down Class |
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| IX <> Intermediate Class | ||||||||
| 36 | IRN | 🇮🇷 |
| یگ برتر خلیج فارس | AFC / Asia | 67,000 | -4 | ⬇︎ |
| 37 | EGY | 🇪🇬 |
| الدوري المصري الممتاز | CAF / Africa | 58,832 | ≡ | ≡ |
| 38 | AUS | 🇦🇺🇳🇿 |
| A-League | AFC / Asia | 58,088 | +1 | ≡ |
| 39 | CHN | 🇨🇳 |
| 中国足球协会超级联赛 | AFC / Asia | 52,885 | -4 | ≡ |
| 40 | MAR | 🇲🇦 |
| Botola Pro 1 / البطولة | CAF / Africa | 52,525 | -4 | ≡ |
| 41 | RUS | 🇷🇺 |
| Российская Премьер-Лига | UEFA / Europe | 46,584 | -16 | ⬇︎⬇︎ |
| 42 | TUN | 🇹🇳 |
| الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم | CAF / Africa | 45,020 | -2 | ≡ |
| 43 | AZE | 🇦🇿 |
| Premyer Liqası | UEFA / Europe | 43,872 | +7 | ⬆︎ |
| 44 | POL | 🇵🇱 |
| Ekstraklasa | UEFA / Europe | 39,788 | -2 | ≡ |
| 45 | POR2 | 🇵🇹 |
| Liga Portugal 2 | UEFA / Europe | 25,891 | +14 | ⬆︎ |
| X ⌘ Domestic Secondary Class | ||||||||
| 46 | ROU | 🇷🇴 |
| SuperLiga României | UEFA / Europe | 24,803 | +7 | ≡ |
| 47 | HON | 🇭🇳 |
| Liga Nacional | CONCACAF / North Central America | 23,620 | +2 | ≡ |
| 48 | HUN | 🇭🇺 |
| Nemzeti Bajnokság | UEFA / Europe | 23,441 | -5 | ⬇︎ |
| 49 | UZB | 🇺🇿 |
| Oʻzbekiston Superligasi | AFC / Asia | 23,441 | +22 | ✻ |
| 50 | BUL | 🇧🇬 |
| Първа Лига | UEFA / Europe | 23,188 | +1 | ≡ |
| 51 | MDA | 🇲🇩 |
| Moldovan Super Liga | UEFA / Europe | 22,489 | +1 | ≡ |
| 52 | ECU | 🇪🇨 |
| Serie A de Ecuador | CONMEBOL / South America | 22,196 | -7 | ≡ |
| 53 | URU | 🇺🇾 |
| Campeonato Uruguayo | CONMEBOL / South America | 22,026 | +14 | ≡ |
| 54 | COL | 🇨🇴 |
| Categoría Primera A | CONMEBOL / South America | 21,631 | -8 | ≡ |
| 55 | SVK | 🇸🇰 |
| Slovenská Liga | UEFA / Europe | 21,155 | +23 | ✻ |
| 56 | SWE | 🇸🇪 |
| Allsvenskan | UEFA / Europe | 20,510 | -8 | ≡ |
| 57 | RSA | 🇿🇦 |
| PSL Premier Division | CAF / Africa | 18,659 | -1 | ≡ |
| 58 | SUR | 🇸🇷 |
| Suriname Eerste Divisie | CONCACAF / North Central America | 17,987 | +24 | ✻ |
| 59 | COD | 🇨🇩 |
| Linafoot | CAF / Africa | 17,188 | -2 | ≡ |
| 60 | ALG | 🇩🇿 |
| الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم | CAF / Africa | 17,137 | -6 | ≡ |
| 61 | CIV | 🇨🇮 |
| Ligue 1 Côte d’Ivoire | CAF / Africa | 16,780 | -3 | ≡ |
| 62 | NED2 | 🇦🇫 |
| Eerste Divisie | UEFA / Europe | 16,191 | -2 | ≡ |
| 63 | TAN | 🇹🇿 |
| Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara | CAF / Africa | 16,146 | -1 | ≡ |
| 64 | ANG | 🇦🇴 |
| Girabola | CAF / Africa | 15,872 | ≡ | ≡ |
| 65 | BEL2 | 🇦🇫 |
| Challenger Pro League | UEFA / Europe | 15,848 | +21 | ✻ |
| 66 | NZL | 🇳🇿 |
| New Zealand National League | OFC / Oceania | 15,660 | -5 | ≡ |
| 67 | SDN | 🇸🇩 |
| الدوري السوداني الممتاز | CAF / Africa | 15,193 | -2 | ≡ |
| 68 | PAR | 🇵🇾 |
| División de Honor | CONMEBOL / South America | 14,790 | -2 | ≡ |
| 69 | THA | 🇹🇭 |
| ไทยลีก 1 | AFC / Asia | 14,760 | +3 | ✻ |
| 70 | MAS | 🇲🇾 |
| Liga Super Malaysia | AFC / Asia | 14,730 | -15 | ≡ |
| 71 | CYP | 🇨🇾 |
| Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας | UEFA / Europe | 14,700 | -27 | ⬇︎ |
| ❖ Elementary Class | ||||||||
| 72 | E | 🌎 | 🌎 | All other Leagues in the World | < 14,700 | |||
| League Country | Clubs Country| Clubs Country | League | Continent | Pts | +/- | up/down Class |
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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 / August 15, 2024
Not available
A ranking table with the full set of data, with the option to filter, including leagues from Home Table and additionally leagues from Elementary Class, so that in total you can see the 100 best leagues in the world.
Elementary Class ❖ Yard Tables
Elementary Class Leagues Ranking you can find in the YARD TABLE, a separate ranking table from the main HOME TABLE
- the Yard Table July 2024 →
- the Yard Table January, 2025 →
the KA FOOTBALL LEAGUES GLOBAL RATING PROCEDURE ©
The ranking is based on three factors:
- Inter-Continental League Points (ICLP) which measures by ELO Method clubs performance in the international club competitions (and transpose and switch the score to leagues where clubs play games);
- 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);
- Nations Football Reputability Index (NFRI) 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 managed 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.
More details you can find in the-KA LOGS menu tab
