Premier League before all

Leagues | Jan 21, 2023

England's Premier League secured top spot ahead of Brazil's Serie A

Brazil, by dominating the last editions of the Copa Libertadores, has a strong advantage over the European leagues. However, the English Premier League, having 5 of the 8 finalists in the last 4 editions of the UEFA Champions League, managed to surpass them. Also, at the end of 2022, all English teams have managed to qualify for the last 16 of the UCL, the same for teams playing in the lower continental competitions (Arsenal and Manchester United in the Europa League, West Ham United in the Conference League).

The podium is completed by the Spanish Primera Division, which managed to win the last edition of the UEFA Champions League, by Real Madrid CF.

Even if an MLS club managed to win the Champions League after 22 years, the Liga MX is still far enough of the rest of the CONCACAF leagues.

At the end of 2022, the West Asian leagues are at a disadvantage compared to the East, as the final stages of the Champions League have been postponed to 2023 (Saudi Arabia and Qatar suffered the most).

New Zealand continue their dominance in Oceania even though 2 of the last 3 editions of the Champions League have been interrupted. The league changes will also give them an advantage over the rest of the confederation leagues (a stable domestic league with more teams and ongoing matches).

Top20: 8 uefa, 6 conmebol, 3 AFC, 2 CAF, 1 concacaf, 0 OFC;

Top50: 22 uefa, 10 conmebol, 8 AFC, 6 CAF, 4 concacaf, 0 OFC;

Top100: 40 uefa, 23 AFC, 17 CAF, 10 conmebol, 9 concacaf, 1 OFC;

Top5 for each confederation:

UEFA: England (1), Spain (3), Germany (4), Italy (5), Portugal (7);

CONMEBOL: Brazil (2), Argentina (6), Paraguay (9), Colombia (11), Ecuador (12);

CAF: Egypt (13), Morocco (20), Tunisia (24), South Africa (39), DR Congo (41);

AFC: Japan (15), South Korea (16), Saudi Arabia (19), IR Iran (29), United Arab Emirates (30);

CONCACAF: Mexico (14), Costa Rica (36), USA (44), Honduras (47), Guatemala (61);

OFC: New Zeeland (66), New Caledonia (103), Tahiti (105), Fiji (115), Solomon Islands (139);

Strongest Leagues methodology is based on the top 5 clubs for each country for the season in question.

Strongest Leagues Ranking 2022

Pos	League	Confederation	Points
1	England Premier League	UEFA	8735.38
2	Brazil Serie A	CONMEBOL	8116.95
3	Spain Primera Division	UEFA	7553.80
4	Germany Bundesliga	UEFA	6642.59
5	Italy Serie A	UEFA	6182.69
6	Argentina Primera Division	CONMEBOL	5905.18
7	Portugal Primeira Liga	UEFA	5341.17
8	France Ligue 1	UEFA	5012.52
9	Paraguay Primera Division	CONMEBOL	4420.18
10	Netherlands Eredivisie	UEFA	4187.52
11	Colombia Categoria Primera A	CONMEBOL	4114.78
12	Ecuador Serie A	CONMEBOL	4046.38
13	Egypt Premier League	CAF	3945.50
14	Mexico Liga MX	CONCACAF	3746.28
15	Japan J1 League	AFC	3657.82
16	South Korea K-League 1	AFC	3643.29
17	Belgium Jupiler Pro League	UEFA	3370.96
18	Uruguay Primera Division	CONMEBOL	3367.08
19	Saudi Professional League	AFC	3363.37
20	Morocco Botola	CAF	3360.08
21	Turkey Super Lig	UEFA	3149.06
22	Russia Premier League	UEFA	3064.83
23	Austrian Bundesliga	UEFA	2937.16
24	Tunisia Ligue Professionnelle 1	CAF	2918.87
25	Ukraine Premier League	UEFA	2822.22
26	Czech First League	UEFA	2785.93
27	Scotland Premiership	UEFA	2704.34
28	Greece Super League	UEFA	2698.06
29	IR Iran Persian Gulf Pro League	AFC	2692.56
30	UAE Pro League	AFC	2651.90
31	Chinese Super League	AFC	2600.59
32	Qatar Stars League	AFC	2599.71
33	Bolivia Primera Division	CONMEBOL	2584.52
34	Chile Primera Division	CONMEBOL	2555.87
35	Switzerland Super League	UEFA	2536.60
36	Costa Rica Liga FPD	CONCACAF	2365.88
37	Croatia Football League	UEFA	2365.62
38	Serbian SuperLiga	UEFA	2358.00
39	South Africa Premier Division	CAF	2317.19
40	Peruvian Primera Division	CONMEBOL	2313.95
41	DR Congo Linafoot	CAF	2257.41
42	Algeria Ligue Professionnelle 1	CAF	2234.15
43	Danish Superliga	UEFA	2222.69
44	USA Major League Soccer	CONCACAF	2208.82
45	Israel Premier League	UEFA	2042.06
46	Venezuela Primera Division	CONMEBOL	2027.31
47	Honduras Liga Nacional	CONCACAF	2006.85
48	Cyprus First Division	UEFA	2000.40
49	Romania Liga 1	UEFA	1932.29
50	Uzbekistan Super League	AFC	1845.01
51	Bulgaria First Professional League	UEFA	1804.49
52	Norway Eliteserien	UEFA	1756.48
53	Sweden Allsvenskan	UEFA	1704.62
54	Iraqi Premier League	AFC	1636.09
55	Sudan Premier League	CAF	1623.39
56	Zambia Super League	CAF	1534.49
57	Tanzania Premier League	CAF	1480.59
58	Angola Girabola	CAF	1414.19
59	Belarus Premier League	UEFA	1398.64
60	Poland Ekstraklasa	UEFA	1383.71
61	Guatemala Liga Nacional	CONCACAF	1364.43
62	Australia A-League	AFC	1342.17
63	Jordanian Pro League	AFC	1335.58
64	Canada Premier League	CONCACAF	1335.26
65	Azerbaijan Premier League	UEFA	1332.80
66	New Zeeland League	OFC	1310.57
67	Nigeria Professional League	CAF	1304.23
68	Slovakia Super Liga	UEFA	1296.46
69	Hungary Nemzeti Bajnoksag	UEFA	1285.45
70	Kazakhstan Premier League	UEFA	1279.64
71	El Salvador Primera Division	CONCACAF	1246.70
72	Thailand Premier League	AFC	1232.98
73	Kuwait Premier League	AFC	1199.46
74	Slovenia PrvaLiga	UEFA	1198.62
75	Malaysia Super League	AFC	1103.70
76	Syrian Premier League	AFC	1035.11
77	Panama Liga	CONCACAF	1021.95
78	Guinea Championnat National	CAF	1013.26
79	Turkmenistan Yokary Liga	AFC	979.00
80	Moldova Super Liga	UEFA	976.47
81	Uganda Premier League	CAF	975.25
82	Ireland League	UEFA	969.25
83	Nicaragua Liga Primera	CONCACAF	937.94
84	Singapore Premier League	AFC	918.34
85	Congo Premier League	CAF	909.72
86	Hong Kong Premier League	AFC	901.13
87	Lithuania A Lyga	UEFA	896.45
88	Albania Kategoria Superiore	UEFA	896.29
89	Northern Ireland Premiership	UEFA	895.54
90	Estonia Meistriliiga	UEFA	894.97
91	Ivory Coast Ligue 1	CAF	886.21
92	Lebanese Premier League	AFC	877.67
93	Kenya Premier League	CAF	876.51
94	India Super League	AFC	869.47
95	Bahrain Premier League	AFC	861.16
96	Tajikistan Higher League	AFC	854.14
97	Luxembourg League	UEFA	840.15
98	Vietnam V.League 1	AFC	838.32
99	Latvia Higher League	UEFA	827.84
100	Libya Premier League	CAF	823.46
101	Finland Veikkausliiga	UEFA	810.60
102	Rwanda Premier League	CAF	805.69
103	New Caledonia League	OFC	792.32
104	Oman Professional League	AFC	790.73
105	Tahiti Ligue 1	OFC	782.38
106	Faroe Islands Premier League	UEFA	780.78
107	North Macedonia First League	UEFA	780.03
108	Georgia Erovnuli Liga	UEFA	777.94
109	Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League	UEFA	776.98
110	Swaziland Premier League	CAF	754.58
111	Armenia Premier League	UEFA	744.25
112	Wales Cymru Premier	UEFA	738.97
113	Kosovo Superleague	UEFA	728.35
114	Indonesia Liga 1	AFC	722.67
115	Fiji Premier League (Districts)	OFC	714.20
116	Ghana Premier League	CAF	696.19
117	Montenegro First League	UEFA	691.29
118	Cameroon Elite One	CAF	671.21
119	Jamaica National Premier League	CONCACAF	657.66
120	Kyrgyzstan Premier League	AFC	643.23
121	Iceland League	UEFA	611.29
122	Mali Premiere Division	CAF	610.82
123	Cambodia Premier League	AFC	606.95
124	Burundi League A	CAF	605.22
125	Ethiopia National League	CAF	598.14
126	Malta Premier League	UEFA	595.23
127	Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League	CAF	588.85
128	Senegal Premier League	CAF	585.48
129	Burkinabe Premier League	CAF	578.25
130	Botswana Premier League	CAF	572.06
131	Bangladesh Premier League	AFC	571.98
132	Dominican Republic Liga Mayor	CONCACAF	560.90
133	Myanmar National League	AFC	553.79
134	Mauritania Super D1	CAF	549.03
135	Palestine West Bank League	AFC	541.45
136	Gibraltar Premier Division	UEFA	538.01
137	Zanzibar Premier League	CAF	532.45
138	Mozambique League	CAF	528.34
139	Solomon Championship	OFC	525.84
140	San Marino Campeonato di Calcio	UEFA	489.70
141	Niger Super League	CAF	487.65
142	Togo Championnat National	CAF	482.87
143	Malawi Super League	CAF	482.55
144	Philippines Football League	AFC	478.37
145	Maldives Dhivehi Premier League	AFC	478.04
146	Andorra Primera Divisio	UEFA	475.30
147	Martinique Championnat National	CONCACAF	444.49
148	Haiti Championnat National	CONCACAF	432.54
149	Vanuatu National Super League	OFC	430.71
150	Samoa National League	OFC	423.64
151	Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier League	CONCACAF	418.85
152	Suriname Eerste Divisie	CONCACAF	400.15
153	Reunion Premier League	CAF	394.85
154	Curacao Prome Divishon	CONCACAF	384.10
155	Guadeloupe Division of Honour	CONCACAF	382.95
156	Gambia First Division	CAF	381.90
157	Lesotho Premier League	CAF	373.75
158	Djibouti Premier League	CAF	370.75
159	Comoros Premier League	CAF	363.55
160	Macau Liga de Elite	AFC	360.80
161	Campeonato Nacional da Guinea-Bissau	CAF	360.55
162	Mongolia National Premier League	AFC	357.90
163	Taiwan Premier League	AFC	357.60
164	Central African Republic Championnat National	CAF	349.75
165	Bermuda Premier Division	CONCACAF	345.95
166	Liberia First League	CAF	343.14
167	Aruba Division di Honor	CONCACAF	337.40
168	Belize Premier League	CONCACAF	333.28
169	Benin Premier League	CAF	319.15
170	Cook Islands Rarotonga Championship	OFC	319.13
171	Seychelles Premier League	CAF	318.00
172	Somalia First Division	CAF	317.95
173	North Korea Premier League	AFC	317.51
174	Equatoguinean Primera Division	CAF	312.45
175	Cayman Islands Premier League	CONCACAF	304.15
176	Madagascar Pro League	CAF	296.66
177	Bonaire League	CONCACAF	282.15
178	Papua New Guinea National Soccer League	OFC	271.10
179	Cuba Campeonato Nacional	CONCACAF	267.45
180	Bhutan Premier League	AFC	262.30
181	American Samoa Senior League	OFC	261.00
182	French Guiana Regional 1	CONCACAF	260.95
183	British Virgin Islands National League	CONCACAF	255.95
184	Sao Tome and Principe Championship	CAF	250.20
185	Sierra Leone National Premier League	CAF	248.50
186	Puerto Rico Liga	CONCACAF	228.55
187	Grenada Premier League	CONCACAF	225.95
188	Brunei Super League	AFC	219.50
189	Gabon Championnat National D1	CAF	217.38
190	Sint Maarten League	CONCACAF	217.00
191	Trinidad and Tobago Pro League	CONCACAF	216.87
192	Mauritius Premier League	CAF	212.10
193	Laos Premier League	AFC	210.99
194	Dominica Premier League	CONCACAF	195.40
195	Anguilla Senior Male League	CONCACAF	188.95
196	Namibia Premier League	CAF	177.80
197	Tonga Major League	OFC	174.55
198	Turks and Caicos Provo Premier League	CONCACAF	167.00
199	Guam League	AFC	164.45
200	Barbados Premier League	CONCACAF	156.35
201	Sri Lanka Super League	AFC	154.35
202	Saint Vincend and Grenadines League	CONCACAF	153.05
203	Nepal A Division	AFC	148.25
204	Marianas Soccer League	AFC	138.20
205	Pakistan Premier League	AFC	138.05
206	Saint Lucia First Division	CONCACAF	123.95
207	Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division	CONCACAF	123.80
208	Liechtenstein Football Cup	UEFA	122.80
209	East Timor Primeira Divisao	AFC	110.55
210	Chad Premier League	CAF	103.30
211	Guyana Super League	CONCACAF	101.30
212	Bahamas Senior League	CONCACAF	99.15
213	Afghanistan Champions League	AFC	77.05
214	Cape Verde Football League	CAF	60.05
215	Saint-Martin League	CONCACAF	59.15
216	US Virgin Islands Premier League	CONCACAF	51.40
217	Yemen League	AFC	47.90
218	South Sudan Premier League	CAF	44.20
219	Kiribati League	OFC	16.90
220	Niue Soccer Tournament	OFC	13.35
221	Eritrea Premier League	CAF	3.00
222	Palau League	OFC	0.00
223	Montserrat Championship	CONCACAF	0.00

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