So, how does ranking these top soccer leagues in the world work? According to Football League Rankings , the site takes the rankings of all clubs from FiveThirtyEight , groups them into their corresponding leagues, and calculates what it calls "the average SPI Soccer Power Index and the standard deviation of the values.
You can see which clubs rank lowest in their leagues as well as how the leagues compare to one another. Since soccer is a popular sport all over the world, there are quite a few major league teams in men's professional soccer.
The list of professional soccer leagues is as follows:. When it comes to teams competing internationally, there are a few associations in the world of men's professional soccer that one should be aware of, including the Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA. Founded in , the federation aims to provide unity among national soccer associations and boasts an impressive members, thus rivaling that of the United Nations UN.
As we all know, red cards can shift matches on their head, which meant whatever league had the most red cards per games played was at a disadvantage. Continental wins were used to determine how great the clubs in one domestic league were against top clubs from other leagues, while point differential measured the amount of parity in a single league as it counted the difference in points from first to last in the league table.
All statistics were taken from either the current league season, or in the case of some North and South American sides, the last full previous season. All statistics were compiled from WhoScored. Major League Soccer is still growing as a league, but it made plenty of strides forward during the season. The parity in the league was at an all-time high with close to 14 teams in the hunt for the 10 MLS Cup Playoffs spots in the final weeks.
Look away now, fans of Serie A, as your favorite league is down in ninth place on this list. The two main reasons for the Italian top flight ranking this low are the high amount of red cards and massive gulf in class from top to bottom in the table. Out of all the leagues examined, Serie A had the worst red card rate with 52 total ejections across games in the campaign. Coincidence or not, the league with the highest red card percentage was also one of the worst in terms of point differential.
Out of the top European leagues, the 39 points currently separating Juventus and Catania was the one of the worst.
Luckily, a few other leagues across the pond in North and South America beat the Italians to the title of highest point differential. Regardless, Serie A's lack of discipline hurt them in a massive way as the momentum in numerous games was shifted because of red cards. The domestic league with the highest point differential that we examined was the Brasileirao.
An eye-popping 56 points was the difference between winners Cruziero and 20th-place finishers Nautico. Despite the lack of parity at the domestic level, Brazilian clubs did work wonders at the Copa Libertadores with five clubs reaching the knockout phase. Of those five clubs, Atletico Mineiro ended up as the South American champion with Fluminense being the only other side reaching the quarterfinals. While they did have a successful group campaign at the continental level, Brazil's best clubs not named Atletico Mineiro could not get the job done when it mattered most.
Some may argue that the Brazilian league is superior, but the counter argument to that is the consistency of the Argentinian league. In the first 19 games of the season, the 20 clubs were separated by 27 points, but that total would have been even less had last-place Colon not been docked six points. While the number of goals per game may not excite many, the games in Argentina so far this season have been close and that is shown by the top eight clubs being within four points of one another.
On the continental level, Argentina had two quarterfinalists at the Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys, who played each other in the final eight with Newell's Old Boys coming out on top. Our playoffs are what they would call leagues. I have followed it for nearly 10 years now, and it's changed a bit of that time! I agree, there is something great about the EPL. Thanks for you comment! Wonderful hub. I love EPL but really don't know the reason for.
It produces fantastic football, and like it's mentioned creates amazing footballing drama. CCahill - Didn't think about it till recently, but the summer can be pretty sparse when the World Cup or Euro Cup is not on, that's where the MLS has a chance to get a few fans! I completely agree, need something to watch whilst the EPL is on a break!!
The UCL fantastic to watch. It is hard to say it is a league tho, as it is more like a season long club tournament. But I did mention it at the end, because it is amazing to watch and see the match ups.
I have become a much bigger fan of soccer over the last 2 years and have to say that the Champions League has to be listed in the top five, certainly ahead of the MLS. This is a league made up of the best teams in all the other leagues and has the best competition in the world.
In many leagues around the world you will see a couple really strong teams dominate the field, take La Liga for instance, but teams have to qualify for the Champions League which makes it more likely to get a more even competition. You have certainly offered up the most popular leagues around the world, but for those that are looking for some real football to watch, I have to go with the UCL.
I am sad to say I don't watch them as often as I used to, but perhaps i'll do more next season. I do find I enjoy following certain players more than teams or leagues sometimes. But after the move of Shevchenko and Jose Mourinho my interest gone somewhere. Good to view the list. This article will look at some of the most famous and prestigious football soccer derbies which take place across some of the best leagues from around the world.
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