The classification of the best leagues of the world is made objectively without any outside influence of any sort. We follow the criteria that the level of performance of a league is reflected by the best classified teams of that league who in turn usually represent their country in international club competitions. If one looks at the football power-houses of the world, one notices that regularly 4 or 5 clubs of their leagues are always competing in continental competitions. By adding the points won in all competitions by the five best placed clubs of each league, we have the points for the country which in turn helps to establish a fair classification. It is important to note that only the yearly classification is representative, since all competitions move along the whole season and over twelve months, we have an objective view of the best. This system has been used since 1991, and it is recognized today as the most precise in rating the leagues of the world.

1. España 1092,0
2. England 1039,0
3. Italia 1021,0
4. Brasil 982,0
5. Deutschland 932,0
6. France 884,0
7. Argentina 861,0
8. Portugal 789,5
9. Nederland 787,5
10. Ukraine 709,0
11. Belgique 703,0
12. México 690,0
13. Ecuador 662,5
14. Russia 660,0
15. Greece 636,5
16. Perú 624,5
17. Danmark 613,5
18. Paraguay 611,0
19. Türkiye 596,0
20. Chile 585,5

Colombia 585,5
22. Schweiz 542,0
23. Egypt 533,0
24. Scotland 531,0
25. Uruguay 522,5
26. Česká Republika 519,0
27. Japan 516,0
28. România 510,0
29. Republic of Korea 470,5
30. Österreich 465,0
31. Iran 437,5
32. Israel 437,0
33. Belarus 434,0
34. Bulgaria 421,0
35. Cypern 409,0
36. Algérie 406,0
37. Hrvatska 398,0
38. Moldova 384,5
39. Srbija 382,5
40. Georgia 375,5
41. Tunisie 375,0
42. USA 374,5
43. Saudi Arabia 361,5
44. Bolivia 359,0
45. Polska 352,5
46. Sverige 350,5
47. Sudan 350,0
48. Slovensko 342,0
49. Magyarország 340,0
50. Northern Ireland 336,0
51. Slovenija 335,5
52. Maroc 333,5
53. Zimbabwe 329,0
54. Nigeria 327,0
55. Qatar 326,0
56. Éire 325,0
57. Kuwait 321,5
58. Norge 319,0
59. Guatemala 318,0
60. Eesti 313,0
61. Australia 310,5
62. Uzbekistan 307,5
63. Suomi 306,0
64. Honduras 303,0

Thailand 303,0
66. Angola 301,5
67. Zambia 300,5

Syria 300,5
69. Venezuela 295,5
70. Libya 289,0
71. Singapore 286,5
72. Indonesia 283,5
73. Jordan 276,5
74. Costa Rica 269,5
75. Malaysia 268,5

Macedonia 268,5
77. Mali 266,5
78. Albania 262,0
79. Vietnam 259,0
80. Armenia 256,0
81. Lietuva 252,5
82. UAE 251,5
83. El Salvador 251,0
84. China 248,0
85. Hong Kong 241,5
86. Azerbaijan 241,0

Panamá 241,0
88. Congo DR 239,0
89. Lebanon 238,0
90. Côte-d’Ivoire 234,0
91. Botswana 230,5

Latvija 230,5
93. Cameroun 217,0
94. Malawi 214,5
95. Yemen 208,0

South Africa 208,0
97. Bosne i Hercegovine 206,0

Ghana 206,0

Nicaragua 206,0
100. Iceland 205,0
101. India 203,5
102. Bahrain 189,5
103. Kazakhstan 185,0
104. Crna Gora 184,5
105. Wales 175,5
106. Sénégal 171,5
107. Oman 171,0
108. Tanzania 167,0
109. New Zealand 158,5
110. Malta 152,0
111. Luxembourg 148,0
112. Ethiopia 146,0
113. Uganda 143,0
114. Tajikistan 142,0
115. Swasiland 139,5
116. Burkina Faso 131,5
117. Tahiti 131,0
118. Jamaica 128,5
119. Mosambique 127,5
120. Namibia 123,0
121. Kenya 120,0
122. Fiji 113,5
123. Papua New Guinea 104,0
124. Haïti 99,5
125. Kyrgyzstan 99,0

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