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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It consists of 53 member associations, each of which is responsible for governing football in their respective countries.[1]
All widely-recognised sovereign states located entirely within Europe are members, with the exceptions of the United Kingdom, Monaco and Vatican City. Eight states partially or entirely outside of Europe are also members: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Cyprus and Turkey.[1] The United Kingdom is divided into the four separate football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; each association has a separate UEFA membership. The Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of Denmark, also has its own football association which is a member of UEFA.[1] On the other hand, the football association of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, had its membership application rejected in 2007.[2] UEFA regulations stipulate that all new applicants must have United Nations recognition.[3] Kosovo (recognised by 70 of the United Nation's 192 members) is therefore not currently eligible for membership.[4]
Each UEFA member has its own football league system, except Liechtenstein.[5] Clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions. Clubs also compete in the league and national cup competitions for places in the following season's UEFA club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season, except in San Marino where there is only one level.[6]
Some clubs play in a national football league other than their own country's. Where this is the case the club is noted as such.The UEFA league coefficients, also known as the UEFA rankings, are used to rank the leagues of Europe, and thus determine the number of clubs from a league that will participate in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. A country's ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next; the 2009 rankings determined qualification for European competitions in the 2010–11 season.[7]
A country's ranking is calculated based on the results of its clubs in UEFA competitions over the past five seasons. Two points are awarded for each win by a club, and one for a draw. If a game goes to extra time, the result at the end of time is used to calculate ranking points; if the match goes to a penalty shootout, it is considered to be a draw for the purposes of the coefficient system. The number of points awarded to a country's clubs are added together, and then divided by the number of clubs that participated in European competitions that season. This number is then rounded to three decimal places; two and two thirds would become 2.667.[7]
For the league coefficient the season's league coefficients for the last five seasons must be added up. In the preliminary rounds of both the Champions League and Europa League, the awarded points are halved. Bonus points for certain achievements are added to the number of points scored in a season. Bonus points are allocated for:
* Qualifying for the Champions League group phase. (4 bonus points)
* Reaching the second round of the Champions League. (5 bonus points)
* Reaching the quarter, semi and final of both Champions League and Europa League. (1 bonus point)[7]
he top division of Albanian football was formed in 1930, and the inaugural title was won by SK Tirana (now known as KF Tirana). Tirana are the most successful team in the league's history, having won the competition on 24 occasions, followed by KS Dinamo Tirana with 18 championships, and Partizani Tirana—now playing in the First Division—with 15.[9] The league became affiliated with UEFA in 1954.[10] As of 2009–10, twelve teams compete in the division. The bottom two teams are relegated to the First Division at the end of the season. The ninth and tenth placed teams play one match relegation play-offs against the third and fourth placed teams in the First Division; the winner of each match plays in the Superliga for the following season, the loser in the First Division.[11]
As of 2010–11 season:[11]
Club Location
Besa !KS Besa Kavajë Kavajë
Bylis !KS Bylis Ballsh Ballsh
Dinamo !KS Dinamo Tirana[11] Tirana
Elbasani !KS Elbasani Elbasan
Flamurtari !KS Flamurtari Vlorë Vlorë
Kastrioti !KS Kastrioti Krujë Krujë
Laci !KF Laçi Laç
Shkumbini !KS Shkumbini Peqin
Skenderbeu !KS Skënderbeu Korçë Korçë
Teuta !KS Teuta Durrës
Tirana !KF Tirana Tirana
Vllaznia !KS Vllaznia Shkodër Shkodër
[edit] Andorra
Main article: List of football clubs in Andorra
* Country: Andorra
* Football association: Andorran Football Federation
* Top-level league: Andorran First Division (Catalan: Primera Divisió)
* UEFA ranking: 51st[8]
Andorra's national league system was formed in 1993, and the Andorran Football Federation gained UEFA membership in 1996.[12] Records from the league's first three seasons are incomplete, but FC Santa Coloma have won more First Division titles than any other team.[13] Another Andorran football club, FC Andorra, play in the Spanish football league system. As of 2009–10, eight teams compete in the First Division. Each team plays two matches against other teams, before the league splits into two groups. The top four teams play each other two four times, as do the bottom four teams. The bottom-placed team is relegated at the end of the season. The seventh-placed team plays a two-legged play-off against the second-placed team in the Second Division to decide which team plays in which division for the following season.[14]
In the foreground are a running track and a grass field. To the right of the field is a sheltered seating area, with red, blue and yellow seats. Beyond it to the left is fencing, a pylon with lights at the top, and a few small buildings. Mountains are visible in the distance.
Andorran First Division teams do not own their own stadia; matches are played at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall (pictured) and Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella.
As of 2010–11 season:[14]
Club Location
Casa !Casa Estrella del Benfica Andorra la Vella
Encamp !FC Encamp Encamp
Inter !Inter Club d'Escaldes Escaldes-Engordany
Lusitanos !FC Lusitanos Andorra la Vella
Principat !CE Principat Andorra la Vella
Sant Julia !UE Sant Juliŕ Sant Juliŕ de Lória
Santa Coloma FC !FC Santa Coloma[14] Santa Coloma of Andorra
Santa Coloma UE !UE Santa Coloma Santa Coloma of Andorra
[edit] Armenia
Main article: List of football clubs in Armenia
* Country: Armenia
* Football association: Football Federation of Armenia
* Top-level league: Armenian Premier League (Armenian: «Բարձրագույն Խումբ»)
* UEFA Ranking: 45th[8]
Armenia gained independence in 1991, following the break-up of the Soviet Union. Organised football had been played in Armenia since 1936, as part of the Soviet football system. The Football Federation of Armenia gained UEFA affiliation in 1992, and the league ran as the national championship for the first time in the same year.[15][16] Since independence, the country's most successful team are Pyunik F.C., who have won thirteen league titles.[A 1] As of the 2011 season, eight teams compete in the Premier League. Each team plays each other team four times, and at the end of the season the bottom team is relegated to the First League.[17]
A young man, wearing a black top, white shorts, long, dark-coloured socks and red trainers. He appears to be in the middle of a running or jumping motion; he is upright, but neither of his feet are touching the grass.
Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan started his career in the Armenian Premier League.
As of 2011 season:[17][18]
Club Location
Ararat !FC Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
Banants !FC Banants Yerevan
Ganzasar !Gandzasar F.C. Kapan
Impuls !Impuls FC Dilijan Dilijan
Mika !Mika F.C. Yerevan
Pyunik !Pyunik F.C.[17] Yerevan
Shirak !Shirak F.C. Gyumri
Ulisses !Ulisses F.C. Yerevan
1. ^ Pyunik won three titles between 1992 and 1997, before disbanding in 1999. They reformed in 2001, winning a further ten titles as of the end of the 2010 season.[15]
[edit] Austria
Main article: List of football clubs in Austria
* Country: Austria
* Football association: Austrian Football Association
* Top-level league: Austrian Bundesliga (German: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga)
* UEFA ranking: 20th[8]
A man in his 20's or 30's, wearing a green t-shirt, holding a large, gold, plate-shaped trophy above his head with both hands. His facial expression suggests that he is roaring. The letters "LIGA" are visible in the centre of the trophy. Behind the man to the left is an older man wearing the same t-shirt; behind him to his right are two smartly-dressed young men, who are smiling and applauding.
Steffen Hofmann celebrating SK Rapid Wien's 2008 Austrian Bundesliga victory.
An Austrian football championship has taken place since 1911–12, although prior to Anschluss with Germany in 1938, only clubs from Vienna, the country's capital, participated. The Austrian Football Association joined UEFA in 1954, the year of the European governing body's formation.[19][20] The most successful teams are SK Rapid Wien and FK Austria Wien, with 32 and 23 league titles respectively. FC Wacker Innsbruck are the most successful team from outside of the capital, having won 10 league championships.[21] As of the 2009–10 season, ten teams compete in the Austrian Bundesliga. They play each other four times, with the bottom club being relegated to the Austrian First League.[22]
As of 2010–11 season:[22]
Club Location
Austria !FK Austria Wien Vienna
Kapfenberger !Kapfenberger SV Kapfenberg
Lask !LASK Linz Linz
Mattersburg !SV Mattersburg Mattersburg
Rapid !SK Rapid Wien Vienna
Red Bull !FC Red Bull Salzburg[22] Salzburg
Ried !SV Ried Ried im Innkreis
Sturm !SK Sturm Graz Graz
Wacker !FC Wacker Innsbruck Innsbruck
Wiener !SC Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt
[edit] Azerbaijan
Main article: List of football clubs in Azerbaijan
* Country: Azerbaijan
* Football association: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
* Top-level league: Azerbaijan Premier League (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası)
* UEFA ranking: 41st[8]
Although the country was part of the Soviet Union, the first Azerbaijan-wide football competition took place in 1928, and became an annual occurrence from 1934. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the first independent Azeri championship took place in 1992, and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan gained UEFA affiliation in 1994[23][24] Since independence, the country's most successful team are PFC Neftchi Baku, with five league titles. As of the 2009–10 season, twelve teams compete in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Teams play one another twice, before the league is split into a top six and a bottom six. At this stage, results against teams in the other half of the league are discarded, meaning that each team has ten results carried forward to the second phase of the season. Teams play the five other teams in their half of the league two further times, to decide the final placing. After a reduction in the number of clubs from 14 in 2008–09 season to 12 in 2009–10, there was no relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[25][26]
The head and torso of a man in his early 30's, wearing a red top.
Gurban Gurbanov is fourth on the all-time Azerbaijan Premier League scorers list, with 115 goals.[27]
As of 2010–11 season:[25]
Club Location
Baku !FK Baku Baku
Ganca !FK Gäncä Ganja
Inter !FC Inter Baku[25] Baku
Khazar !FK Khazar Lankaran Lankaran
MOIK !MOIK Baku Baku
Mughan !FK Mughan Salyan
Neftchi !PFC Neftchi Baku Baku
Olimpik !Olimpik-Shuvalan PFC Baku Baku
Qabala !FK Qäbälä Qabala
Qarabag !FK Qarabağ Quzanlı
Simurq !FK Simurq Zaqatala Zaqatala
Turan !PFC Turan Tovuz Tovuz
[edit] Belarus
Main article: List of football clubs in Belarus
* Country: Belarus
* Football association: Football Federation of Belarus
* Top-level league: Belarusian Premier League (Belarusian: Вышэйшая ліга)
* UEFA ranking: 33rd[8]
Belarus declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Its independence was widely recognised within Europe in 1991, an independent national championship began in 1992, and UEFA membership followed in 1993.[28] Up to the end of the 2010 season, the most successful teams are FC Dinamo Minsk and FC BATE, with seven league championships apiece, although BATE have won five titles in the five most recently completed seasons.[29] As of the 2011 season, twelve teams compete in the Belarusian Premier League. At the end of the season, the bottom team is relegated to the Belarusian First League, and the eleventh-placed Premier League team plays the second-placed First League team in a relegation play-off.[30]
As of 2011 season:[30]
A grass field, encircled by a running track. In turn, the running track is encircled by thousands of red and blue seats.
Dinamo Stadium, home of FC Dinamo Minsk.
Club Location
FC BATE[30] Barysaw
FC Belshina Bobruisk Babruysk
FC Dinamo Brest Brest
FC Dinamo Minsk Minsk
FC Dnepr Mogilev Mahilyow
FC Gomel Gomel
FC Minsk Minsk
FC Naftan Novopolotsk Navapolatsk
FC Neman Grodno Hrodna
FC Shakhtyor Salihorsk
FC Torpedo Zhodino Zhodzina
FK Vitebsk Viciebsk
[edit] Belgium
Main article: List of football clubs in Belgium
* Country: Belgium
* Football association: Belgian Football Association
* Top-level league: Belgian First Division (French: Championnat de Belgique, Dutch: Eerste klasse België)
* UEFA ranking: 14th[8]
Organised football reached Belgium in the 19th century; the Belgian Football Association was founded in 1895, and FC Liégeois became the country's first champions the following year. Belgium joined European football's governing body, UEFA, upon its formation in 1954.[31] Historically the country's most successful team are R.S.C. Anderlecht, with 30 league titles as of 2010.[32] The Belgian First Division currently consists of 16 teams. Initially, each team plays the other clubs twice. At this point, the bottom team is relegated to the Belgian Second Division, while the 15th team enters a relegation play-off with the second, third and fourth teams from the Second Division. The top six teams take half of their points (rounded up) into a championship play-off, playing the other top six sides two further times to determine the national champion. Teams that finish the regular season between 7th and 14th enter one of two four team groups. Each team plays the other three teams in its group home and away, and the winners of each group play each other in a two-legged play-off to decide Belgium's final UEFA Europa League place for the following season.[33]
As of 2010–11 season:[33]
A man wearing a green top and black shorts, standing on a grass field. In front of him is a white flag, on a flagpole that appears to be slighly shorter than the man. On the ground next to the flagpole is a football.
Stijn De Smet has played for Cercle Brugge K.S.V. and K.A.A. Gent.
Club Location
Anderlecht !R.S.C. Anderlecht[33] Anderlecht
Brugge !Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Brugge
Charleroi !R. Charleroi S.C. Charleroi
Club Brugge !Club Brugge K.V. Brugge
Eupen !K.A.S. Eupen Eupen
Genk !K.R.C. Genk Genk
Gent !K.A.A. Gent Ghent
Germinal !K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot Antwerp
Kortrijk !K.V. Kortrijk Kortrijk
Lierse !Lierse S.K. Lier
Lokeren !K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen Lokeren
Mechelen !Y.R. K.V. Mechelen Mechelen
Sint !K. Sint-Truidense V.V. Sint-Truiden
Standard !Standard Ličge Ličge
Westerlo !K.V.C. Westerlo Westerlo
Zulte !S.V. Zulte-Waregem Waregem
[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina
Main article: List of football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Football association: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Top-level league: Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine)
* UEFA ranking: 34th[8]
Prior to gaining independence from Yugoslavia, clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina were eligible to compete in the Yugoslav First League. The country gained independence in 1992, and its Football Association gained UEFA membership in 1998.[34] Due to political tensions between Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats, the country did not have a single, national top division until the 2002–03 season. Since then, NK Zrinjski Mostar and NK Široki Brijeg have won the title twice, while four other teams have won it once each.[35] As of 2010, the Premier League consists of 16 clubs. Each team plays the others twice; once at their own stadium, one at their opponent's. At the end of the season the bottom two clubs are relegated to either the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the First League of the Republika Srpska.[36]
As of 2010–11 season:[36]
A football field, surrounded by a running track. In turn, the running track is encircled by an oval-shaped seating area, which appears capable of holding thousands of spectators. There are four floodlights erected on large pylons; one for each corner of the field.
Koševo Stadium, home of FK Sarajevo.
Club Location
Borac !FK Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka
Buducnost !FK Budućnost Banovići Banovići
Celik !NK Čelik Zenica Zenica
Drina !FK Drina Zvornik Zvornik
Leotar !FK Leotar Trebinje Trebinje
Olimpik !FK Olimpik Sarajevo Sarajevo
Rudar !FK Rudar Prijedor Prijedor
Sarajevo !FK Sarajevo Sarajevo
Siroki !NK Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg
Slavija !FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo
Sloboda !FK Sloboda Tuzla Tuzla
Travnik !NK Travnik Travnik
Velez !FK Velež Mostar Mostar
Zeljeznicar !FK Željezničar Sarajevo[36] Sarajevo
Zrinjski !NK Zrinjski Mostar Mostar
Zvijezda !NK Zvijezda Gradačac Gradačac
[edit] Bulgaria
Main article: List of football clubs in Bulgaria
* Country: Bulgaria
* Football association: Bulgarian Football Union
* Top-level league: Bulgarian A Professional Football Group (Bulgarian: "А" Професионална футболна група)
* UEFA ranking: 17th[8]
A national Bulgarian championship has been held in every year since 1924, although the 1924, 1927 and 1944 seasons were not completed. The country gained UEFA membership in 1954.[37] Historically, the most successful teams in Bulgarian football have been PFC CSKA Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia; no other team has won more than seven league titles.[38] As of 2010, the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group consists of 16 teams. Each team plays the others twice, once at each club's stadium. At the end of the season the bottom three clubs are relegated to the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group.[39]
As of 2010–11 season:[39]
A gold trophy
The trophy awarded to the Bulgarian League Champions.
Club Location
PFC Akademik Sofia Sofia
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora Stara Zagora
PFC Cherno More Varna Varna
PFC Chernomorets Burgas Burgas
PFC CSKA Sofia Sofia
PFC Kaliakra Kavarna Kavarna
PFC Levski Sofia Sofia
PFC Litex Lovech[39] Lovech
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
PFC Minyor Pernik Pernik
PFC Montana Montana
PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad
PFC Slavia Sofia Sofia
PFC Sliven !OFC Sliven 2000 Sliven
PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo Sevlievo
[edit] Croatia
Main article: List of football clubs in Croatia
* Country: Croatia
* Football association: Croatian Football Federation
* Top-level league: Croatian First League (Croatian: Prva hrvatska nogometna liga)
* UEFA ranking: 27th[8]
National Croatian leagues were organised in 1914 and during the Second World War, but during peacetime Croatia's biggest clubs competed in the Yugoslav First League. After Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, a national football league was formed in 1992, and the Croatian Football Federation gained UEFA membership in 1993.[40] Since its formation, the Croatian First League has been dominated by NK Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split; as of the end of the 2009–10 season, one of these teams has won the title in 18 of the league's 19 seasons.[41] The First League consists of 16 teams, who play one another twice. At the end of the season, the bottom three clubs are eligible for relegation. However, they are only relegated if clubs holding a licence to compete in the First League finish in the top five of the Croatian Second League. In 2009–10 only two clubs were relegated, as second-placed NK Pomorac Kostrena did not have a top-division licence.[42]
As of 2010–11 season:[42]
In the foreground is a grass rectangular field, surrounded on the two longer sides by large, covered seating areas, and on the shorter sides by smaller, lower, uncovered seating areas. In the distance a cityscape is visible.
Gradski stadion u Poljudu, home of HNK Hajduk Split.
Club Location
Cibalia !HNK Cibalia Vinkovci
Dinamo !NK Dinamo Zagreb[42] Zagreb
Hajduk !HNK Hajduk Split Split
Hrvatski !NK Hrvatski dragovoljac Zagreb
Inter !NK Inter Zaprešić Zaprešić
Istra !NK Istra 1961 Pula
Karlovac !NK Karlovac Karlovac
Lokomotiva !NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Osijek !NK Osijek Osijek
Rijeka !NK Rijeka Rijeka
Sibenik !HNK Šibenik Šibenik
Slaven !NK Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
Split !RNK Split Split
Varazdin !NK Varaždin Varaždin
Zadar !NK Zadar Zadar
Zagreb !NK Zagreb Zagreb
[edit] Cyprus
Main article: List of football clubs in Cyprus
* Country: Cyprus
* Football association: Cyprus Football Association
* Top-level league: Cypriot First Division (Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Α' Κατηγορίας, Turkish: Kıbrıs Birinci Ligi)
* UEFA ranking: 23rd[8]
The first national Cypriot football championship was in the 1931–32 season. The Cyprus Football Association organised the Cypriot league for the first time in 1934–35, and gained UEFA membership in 1962.[43] The most successful teams in Cypriot league history are APOEL F.C. and AC Omonia; as of 2010 both clubs have won 20 national titles.[44] The First Division consists of fourteen teams, each of whom initially play one another twice. After 26 games the bottom two teams are relegated to the Cypriot Second Division. The remaining twelve teams retain all of their points, and enter into three groups of four, playing the other three teams in their group two further times. The winners of the group of the top four teams become champions, while the bottom-placed team in the group of the ninth to twelth-placed teams is relegated to the Second Division.[45]
As of 2010–11 season:[45]
The head and shoulders of a man in his thirties
Greece international defender Traianos Dellas played in the Cypriot First Division for Anorthosis Famagusta FC between 2008 and 2010.
Club Location
Larnaca !AEK Larnaca Larnaca
Limassol !AEL Limassol Limassol
Paphos !AEP Paphos FC Paphos
Alki !Alki Larnaca FC Larnaca
Anthorsis !Anorthosis Famagusta FC Famagusta
Apoel !APOEL F.C. Nicosia
Apollon !Apollon Limassol FC Limassol
Kinyras !APOP Kinyras Peyias FC Peyia
Doxa !Doxa Katokopia FC Katokopia
Enosis !Enosis Neon Paralimni FC Paralimni
Ermis !Ermis Aradippou Aradippou
Ethnikos !Ethnikos Achna FC Achna
Olympiakos !Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia
Omonia !AC Omonia[45] Nicosia
[edit] Czech Republic
Main article: List of football clubs in the Czech Republic
* Country: Czech Republic
* Football association: Football Association of the Czech Republic
* Top-level league: Czech First League (Czech: 1. česká fotbalová liga)
* UEFA ranking: 18th[8]
The Czech Republic's borders have changed on several occasions since the first national Czech football league in 1896. The Football Association of the Czech Republic, formed in 1901, is a direct continuation of the organisation that ran football in Czechoslovakia, and gained UEFA membership in 1954.[46] The current First League began in the 1993–94 season, after the separation of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993. Since then, the most successful are AC Sparta Prague, who have won 11 titles.[47][48] The First League consists of sixteen teams, which play one another twice for a total of 30 games. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams are relegated to the Czech Second League[49]
As of 2010–11 season:[49]
A man in his late 20's, wearing a red top, blue shorts and long blue socks. He is standing on a grass field, with a football next to his right foot. The way that his left leg is raised would suggest that he is running.
Pavel Nedvěd played for AC Sparta Prague between 1993 and 1996, the first three seasons in the Czech First League's history.
Club Location
Banik !FC Baník Ostrava Ostrava
Baumit !FK Baumit Jablonec Jablonec nad Nisou
Bohemians !Bohemians 1905 Prague
Brno !1. FC Brno Brno
Dynamo !SK Dynamo České Budějovice Ceske !České Budějovice
Hradec !FC Hradec Králové Hradec Králové
Mlada !FK Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav
Pribram !1. FK Příbram Pribram !Příbram
Sigma !SK Sigma Olomouc Olomouc
Slavia !SK Slavia Praha Prague
Slovacko !1. FC Slovácko Uherské Hradiště
Slovan !FC Slovan Liberec Liberec
Sparta !AC Sparta Prague[49] Prague
Teplice !FK Teplice Teplice
Usti !FK Ústí nad Labem Usti !Ústí nad Labem
Viktoria !FC Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň
[edit] Denmark
Main articles: List of football clubs in Denmark and List of football clubs in Denmark by league
* Country: Denmark
* Football association: Danish Football Association
* Top-level league: Danish Superliga (Danish: Superligaen)
* UEFA ranking: 16th[8]
A national Danish league first took place in 1912–13, and the Danish title has been awarded annually since, with the exceptions of 1915 and 1928.[50] The Danish Football Association became one of UEFA's inaugural members in 1954.[51] Kjřbenhavns Boldklub remain the league's most successful team; they won 15 league titles prior to a merge with Boldklubben 1903 to form FC Copenhagen in 1992. In total, FC Copenhagen and its predeccessors have won 30 Danish championships.[50] As of the 2010–11 season, the Danish Superliga consists of 12 teams. Each team plays the others three times; one club hosts two matches, the other club one. At the end of the season the bottom two teams are relegated to the Danish 1st Division.[52]
As of 2010–11 season:[52]
In the centre is a rectangular grass field, with roughly 25 people stood on it. It is surrounded on all four sides by sheltered seating areas; each side appears capable of holding thousands of spectators. On average, the seating areas appear to be 85–90% full.
Brřndby Stadium
Club Location
Aalborg !Aalborg BK Aalborg
Brondby !Brřndby IF Brřndby
Copenhagen !F.C. Copenhagen[52] Copenhagen
Esbjerg !Esbjerg fB Esbjerg
Horsens !AC Horsens Horsens
Lyngby !Lyngby Boldklub Kongens Lyngby
Midtjylland !FC Midtjylland Herning
Nordsjaelland !FC Nordsjćlland Farum
Odense !Odense Boldklub Odense
Randers !Randers FC Randers
Silkeborg !Silkeborg IF Silkeborg
Sonderjyske !SřnderjyskE Haderslev
[edit] England
Main article: List of football clubs in England
* Country: England
* Football association: The Football Association
* Top-level league: Premier League
* UEFA ranking: 1st[8]
Founded in 1888, the Football League was the world's first national football league.[53] The inaugural competition was won by Preston North End, who remained unbeaten throughout the entire season. It was the top level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the 22 clubs comprising the First Division resigned from the Football League to form the new FA Premier League.[53] As of the 2010–11 season the Premier League comprises 20 clubs;[54] each team plays every other team twice, with the bottom 3 clubs at the end of the season relegated to the Football League Championship. The most successful clubs are Liverpool and Manchester United, who have each won the league 18 times.[55]
As of 2010–11 season:[56]
A predominantly red shape which is rectangular at the top, with the longer sides turning into a curved triangle about halfway down, meeting in a point at the bottom. The word "Arsenal" is prominent at the top. Below it is a gold picture of what appears to be a cannon, which rests on a long, narrow, horizontal green rectangle. A smaller white, green and gold coat of arms is visible underneath the green rectangle, at the bottom of the larger shape. Underneath the large shape, a white banner spells out the gold letters "VICTORIA CONCORDIA CRESCIT".
Arsenal F.C. are the longest serving club in the top division of English football.[57]
Club Location
Arsenal F.C. London
Aston Villa F.C. Birmingham
Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham
Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn
Blackpool F.C. Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton
Chelsea F.C.[58] London
Everton F.C. Liverpool
Fulham F.C. London
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool
Manchester City F.C. Manchester
Manchester United F.C. Manchester
Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle upon Tyne
Stoke City F.C. Stoke-on-Trent
Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. London
West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich
West Ham United F.C. London
Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton
[edit] Estonia
Main article: List of football clubs in Estonia
* Country: Estonia
* Football association: Estonian Football Association
* Top-level league: Estonian Premier Division (Estonian: Meistriliiga)
* UEFA ranking: 42nd[8]
An independent Estonian league took place between 1921 and 1940. However, after the Second World War it became part of the Soviet Union, and became a regional system. Estonia regained independence after the dissolution of the USSR, organising the first national championship in 52 years in 1992, the same year that the Estonian Football Association joined UEFA.[59][60] FC Flora Tallinn and FC Levadia Tallinn are the most successful teams in the modern era, with seven league titles apiece as of the end of the 2009 season.[59] In 2010, the Premier Division consists of 10 teams, which play one another four times. At the end of the season the bottom team is relegated to the second level of Estonian football, while the ninth-placed team enters into a relegation playoff.[61]
As of 2010 season:[61]
Club Location
Flora !FC Flora Tallinn Tallinn
Kuessaare !FC Kuressaare Kuressaare
Levadia !FC Levadia Tallinn[62] Tallinn
Lootus !FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve
Narva !JK Narva Trans Narva
Nomme !JK Nőmme Kalju Tallinn
Paide !Paide Linnameeskond Paide
Sillamae !JK Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe
Tammeka !JK Tammeka Tartu Tartu
Viljandi !JK Viljandi Tulevik Viljandi
[edit] Faroe Islands
A map of Western Europe and part of the Northern Atlantic Ocean. The Faroe Islands are roughly equidistant between Greenland and Denmark. They are small in comparison to Denmark, and tiny in comparison to Greenland. They lie to the northwest of Denmark, and to the southeast of Greenland.
The Faroe Islands, in relation to the other constituent countries of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Main article: List of football clubs in Faroe Islands
* Country: Faroe Islands
* Football association: Faroe Islands Football Association
* Top-level league: Faroe Islands Premier League Football (Faroese: Formuladeildin)
* UEFA ranking: 48th[8]
The Faroe Islands are a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark, which also comprises Greenland and Denmark itself. The league was formed in 1942, and has been contested annually since, with the exception of 1944 due to a lack of available balls.[63] The Faroe Islands gained UEFA recognition in 1992.[64] The most successful teams are Havnar Bóltfelag and KÍ Klaksvík, with 20 and 17 Premier League titles respectively as of the completed 2009 season. In 2010, 10 clubs compete in the Premier League. They play each other three times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First Division.[65]
As of 2010 season:[65]
In the foreground are approximately 40 small buildings in close proximity to one another. Behind them to the left is a lake, with approximately 15 buildings beyond it, generally spaced out. To the right of the 40 buildings is a road, leading up. The road passes a cluster of around 10 larger buildings, followed by a second lake, before finishing at a very large building adjacent to what looks like a grass field. In the background is the sea.
Vesturi á Eiđinum Stadium, home to FC Suđuroy, is located near to the sea.
Club Location
Argja !Argja Bóltfelag Argir
B36 !B36 Tórshavn Tórshavn
B68 !B68 Toftir Toftir
B71 !B71 Sandoy Sandur
EB !EB/Streymur Eiđi
Havnar !Havnar Bóltfelag[66] Tórshavn
IF !ÍF Fuglafjřrđur Fuglafjřrđur
KI !KÍ Klaksvík Klaksvík
NSI !NSÍ Runavík Runavík
Suduroy !FC Suđuroy Vágur
Vikingur !Víkingur Gřta Norđragřta
[edit] Finland
Main article: List of football clubs in Finland
* Country: Finland
* Football association: Football Association of Finland
* Top-level league: Finnish Premier League (Finnish: Veikkausliiga, Swedish: Tipsligan)
* UEFA ranking: 28th[8]
Finland's current league has been contested annually since 1898, with the exceptions of 1914 and 1943.[67] The most successful team are HJK Helsinki with 22 titles; as of 2010, no other team has won 10 or more. However, between 1920 and 1948 a rival championship operated, organised by the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. Frequent champions in that competition before it came under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Finland included Kullervo Helsinki, Vesa Helsinki and Tampereen Pallo-Veikot.[68] The Premier League consists of 14 teams, which each play one another home and away for a total of 26 matches. At the end of the season the bottom club is relegated to the First Division, while the 13th-placed team enters into a two-legged relegation play-off with the runners up of the First Division.[69]
As of 2010 season:[70]
Five men standing on part of a grass field. Two are wearing yellow shirts, the remaining three are wearing blue and white striped shirts.
KuPS vs HJK Helsinki at Magnum Areena, Kuopio.
Club Location
Haka !FC Haka Valkeakoski
Helsinki !HJK Helsinki[71] Helsinki
Honka !FC Honka Espoo
Inter !FC Inter Turku Turku
Jaro !FF Jaro Jakobstad
Jyvaskyla !JJK Jyväskylä Jyväskylä
Kups !KuPS Kuopio
Lahti !FC Lahti Lahti
Mariehamn !IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn
MYPA !MYPA Kouvola
Oulu !AC Oulu Oulu
Tampere !Tampere United Tampere
Turun !Turun Palloseura Turku
Vaasan !Vaasan Palloseura Vaasa
[edit] France
Main article: List of football clubs in France
* Country: France
* Football association: French Football Federation
* Top-level league: Ligue 1 (French: Ligue 1/Le Championnat)
* UEFA ranking: 5th[8]
France's first football team—Le Havre AC—formed in 1872. The first French championship was first held in 1894, but only featured teams from the capital, Paris. Between 1896 and 1912, national championships were organised by several competing federations; the first universally recognised national championship took place in the 1912–13 season. However, it only lasted two seasons; from the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, French football operated on a regional basis until 1932. A national league resumed between 1932 and 1939, and has operated annually since the conclusion of the Second World War in 1945.[72] As of the 2010–11 season, 20 teams compete in Ligue 1. Each team plays the other nineteen sides home and away, and at the end of the season the bottom three teams are relegated to Ligue 2.[73]So far, Olympique de Marseille are the first and only French club to have won the UEFA Champions League, in 1993.
As of 2010–11 season:
The head and shoulders of a bald man in his 30s, wearing a dark polo-shirt underneath a black leather jacket.
Zinedine Zidane played in Le Championnat with AS Cannes and FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
Club Location
Arles !AC Arles-Avignon Avignon
Auxerre !AJ Auxerre Auxerre
Girdondins !FC Girondins de Bordeaux Bordeaux
Lens !RC Lens Lens
Lille !Lille OSC Lille
Lorient !FC Lorient Lorient
Lyonnais !Olympique Lyonnais Lyon
Marseille !Olympique de Marseille[73] Marseille
Monaco !AS Monaco FC Fontvieille, Monaco[F 1]
Montpellier !Montpellier HSC Montpellier
Nancy !AS Nancy Nancy
Nice !OGC Nice Nice
Paris !Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Paris
Saint !AS Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne
Sochaux !FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Montbéliard
Stade Brestois !Stade Brestois 29 Brest
Stade Malherbe !Stade Malherbe Caen Caen
Stade Rennais !Stade Rennais FC Rennes
Toulouse !Toulouse FC Toulouse
Valenciennes !Valenciennes FC Valenciennes
1. ^ AS Monaco FC is from Monaco, but has always competed in the French football league system.
[edit] Georgia
Main article: List of football clubs in Georgia
* Country: Georgia
* Football association: Georgian Football Federation
* Top-level league: Georgian Top League (Georgian: უმაღლესი ლიგა)
* UEFA ranking: 38th[8]
A Georgian football championship first took place in 1926, as part of the Soviet football system. The first independent championship took place in 1990, despite the fact that Georgia remained a Soviet state until 1991. Upon independence, Georgia subsequently joined UEFA and FIFA in 1992.[74] Currently, ten teams compete in the Georgian Top League. They play each other four times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First League.[75] The most successful team since independence are FC Dinamo Tbilisi; as of the 2009–10 season they have won 13 of 21 league titles. Their closest challengers are FC Torpedo Kutaisi, who have won three titles.[76]
As of 2010–11 season:[75]
A man in his 30s, wearing a white shirt with red and black trim, in front of a microphone.
After starting his career at FC Dinamo Tblisi, Kakha Kaladze went on to captain the Georgia national football team.
Club Location
Baia !FC Baia Zugdidi Zugdidi
Dinamo !FC Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi
Kolkheti !FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti Poti
Olimpi !FC Olimpi Rustavi[75] Rustavi
Samtredia !FC Samtredia Samtredia
Sioni !FC Sioni Bolnisi Bolnisi
Spartaki !Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi Tbilisi
Torpedo !FC Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi
Wit !FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi
Zestafoni !FC Zestafoni Zestafoni
[edit] Germany
Main article: List of football clubs in Germany
* Country: Germany
* Football association: German Football Association
* Top-level league: Bundesliga (German: Fußball-Bundesliga)
* UEFA ranking: 4th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[77]
The head and shoulder of a man in his 60s, wearing glasses, a blue shirt and red tie. A black, red and amber striped flag is visible behind his head.
Franz Beckenbauer won five Bundesliga titles as a player, and one more as a manager.
Club Location
Bayer !Bayer 04 Leverkusen Leverkusen
Bayern !FC Bayern Munich[78] Munich
Borussia Dortmund !Borussia Dortmund Dortmund
Borussia Monchengladbach !Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach
Eintracht !Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main
Freiburg !SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau
Hamburger !Hamburger SV Hamburg
Hannover !Hannover 96 Hannover
Hoffenheim !TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim
Kaiserslautern !1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern
Koln !1. FC Köln Cologne
Mainz !1. FSV Mainz 05 Mainz
Nuremberg !1. FC Nuremberg Nuremberg
Schalke !FC Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen
St Pauli !FC St. Pauli Hamburg
Stuttgart !VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart
Werder !SV Werder Bremen Bremen
Wolfsburg !VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
[edit] Greece
Main article: List of football clubs in Greece
* Country: Greece
* Football association: Hellenic Football Federation
* Top-level league: Greek Super League (Greek: Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα)
* UEFA ranking: 12th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[79]
In the foreground is a field with a large tree in the middle. The tree appears to be real, but is situated on what is clearly a temporary structure. Dozens of people are standing around the edge of the field, while thousands are watching from a full, brightly illuminated covered seating area beyond the perimeter.
The Olympic Stadium in Athens, originally built for the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic games, is now home to both AEK Athens F.C. and Panathanaikos F.C.
Club Location
AEK !AEK Athens F.C. Athens
Aris !Aris Thessaloniki FC Thessaloniki
Asteras !P.A.E. Asteras Tripoli Tripoli
Atromitos !Atromitos F.C. Peristeri
Ergotelis !PAE Ergotelis Heraklion
Ethnikos !Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C. Volos
Iraklis !Iraklis FC Thessaloniki
Kavala !AO Kavala Kavala
Kerkyra !Kerkyra F.C. Corfu
Larissa !Larissa FC Larissa
Olympiacos !Olympiacos F.C. Piraeus
Panathinaikos !Panathinaikos FC[79] Athens
Panionios !Panionios GSS Nea Smyrni
Panserraikos !Panserraikos F.C. Serres
PAOK !PAOK FC Thessaloniki
Xanthi !Skoda Xanthi FC Xanthi
[edit] Hungary
Main article: List of football clubs in Hungary
* Country: Hungary
* Football association: Hungarian Football Federation
* Top-level league: Hungarian National Championship (Hungarian: Nemzeti Bajnokság I)
* UEFA ranking: 35th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[80]
The head and upper body of young man wearing a yellow top, standing on a grass field. His top features a distinctive red, black and yellow crest, with the word "Watford" visible below it.
Hungary striker Tamás Priskin started his professional career in the Hungarian National Championship with Győri ETO FC.
Club Location
Budapest Honvéd FC Budapest
Debreceni VSC[81] Debrecen
Ferencvárosi TC Budapest
Győri ETO FC Győr
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC Kaposvár
Kecskeméti TE Kecskemét
Lombard-Pápa TFC Pápa
MTK Budapest FC Budapest
Paksi SE Paks
Siofok !BFC Siófok Siófok
Szolnoki MÁV FC Szolnok
Szombathelyi Haladás Szombathely
Ujpest !Újpest FC Budapest
Vasas SC Budapest
Videoton FC Szekesfehervar !Székesfehérvár
Zalaegerszegi TE Zalaegerszeg
[edit] Iceland
A man wearing a blue and white striped shirt, blue shorts and socks and black footwear, standing on a grass field.
Ívar Ingimarsson played 80 Icelandic Premier Division games between 1996 and 1999, before moving to England.
Main article: List of football clubs in Iceland
* Country: Iceland
* Football association: Football Association of Iceland
* Top-level league: Icelandic Premier Division (Icelandic: Úrvalsdeild)
* UEFA ranking: 36th[8]
As of 2010 season:[82]
Club Location
Breiđablik Kópavogur
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarđar[83] Hafnarfjörđur
Fylkir Reykjavík
Haukar Hafnarfjörđur
Keflavík FC Reykjanesbćr
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG Grindavík
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Reykjavík
Knattspyrnufélagiđ Fram Reykjavík
Selfoss !UMF Selfoss Selfoss
Stjarnan Garđabćr
Valur Reykjavík
Vestmannaeyja !Íţróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Vestmannaeyjar
[edit] Republic of Ireland
Main article: List of football clubs in Ireland
* Country: Republic of Ireland
* Football association: Football Association of Ireland
* Top-level league: League of Ireland Premier Division (Irish: Príomhroinn Sraith na hÉireann)
* UEFA ranking: 30th[8]
As of 2010 season:[84]
In the foreground are a running track and grass field. Beyond it is a sheltered seating area, which appears capable of holding several hundred spectators, possibly over a thousand. In the distance, trees and residential buildings are visible.
The grandstand at Morton Stadium, home to Sporting Fingal F.C.
Club Location
Bohemians F.C.[85] Dublin
Bray Wanderers A.F.C. Bray
Drogheda United F.C. Drogheda
Dundalk F.C. Dundalk
Galway United F.C. Galway
Shamrock Rovers F.C. Dublin
Sligo Rovers F.C. Sligo
Sporting Fingal F.C. Dublin
St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. Dublin
University College Dublin F.C. Dublin
[edit] Israel
Main article: List of football clubs in Israel
* Country: Israel
* Football association: Israel Football Association
* Top-level league: Israeli Premier League (Hebrew: ליגת העל)
* UEFA ranking: 22nd[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[86]
In the foreground is a grass football pitch. Beyond it is a large, sheltered seating area, capable of holding thousands of spectators. There are a wide variety of multi-coloured seats, collectively forming a very complex pattern.
Teddy Stadium, home to Beitar Jerusalem F.C.
Club Location
F.C. Ashdod Ashdod
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Jerusalem
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. Sakhnin
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. Tel Aviv
Hapoel Acre F.C. Acre
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. Ashkelon
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Beersheba
Hapoel Haifa F.C. Haifa
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Kiryat Shmona
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. Petah Tikva
Hapoel Ramat Gan Giv'atayim F.C. Ramat Gan and Giv'atayim
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.[86] Tel Aviv
Maccabi Haifa F.C. Haifa
Maccabi Netanya F.C. Netanya
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. Petah Tikva
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Tel Aviv
[edit] Italy
Main article: List of football clubs in Italy
* Country: Italy
* Football association: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
* Top-level league: Serie A (English: Series A)
* UEFA ranking: 3rd[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[87]
A man in his late 20's or early 30's, wearing a black jacket.
Francesco Totti has spent his entire career in Serie A, playing for A.S. Roma.
Club Location
Bari !A.S. Bari Bari
Bologna !Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna
Brescia !Brescia Calcio Brescia
Calgiari !Cagliari Calcio Cagliari
Catania !Calcio Catania Catania
Cesena !A.C. Cesena Cesena
Chievo !A.C. Chievo Verona Verona
Fiorentina !ACF Fiorentina Florence
Genoa C.F.C. Genoa
Internazionale !F.C. Internazionale Milano[87] Milan
Juventus !Juventus F.C. Turin
Lazio !S.S. Lazio Rome
Lecce !U.S. Lecce Lecce
Milan !A.C. Milan Milan
Napoli !S.S.C. Napoli Naples
Palermo !U.S. Cittŕ di Palermo Palermo
Parma F.C. Parma
Roma !A.S. Roma Rome
Sampdoria !U.C. Sampdoria Genoa
Udinese Calcio Udine
[edit] Kazakhstan
Main article: List of football clubs in Kazakhstan
* Country: Kazakhstan
* Football association: Football Union of Kazakhstan
* Top-level league: Kazakhstan Super League (Kazakh: Премьер-лига)
* UEFA ranking: 44th[8]
As of 2010 season:[88]
In the foreground is a large, tarmac expanse. Cars are parked in front of what appears to be the exterior of a stadium. The entrance is quite distinctive; concrete pillars hold up the roof. Above the roof, Cryllic characters approximately resembling the latin letters "OPTANbIK CTAANOH" are visible.
The entrance to Almaty Central Stadium, home of FC Kairat.
Club Location
FC Aktobe[89] Aktobe
FC Akzhayik Oral
FC Atyrau Atyrau
FC Irtysh Pavlodar
FC Kairat Almaty
FC Lokomotive Astana Astana
FC Okzhetpes Kokshetau
FC Ordabasy Shymkent
FC Shakhter Karagandy Karagandy
FC Taraz Taraz
FC Tobol Kostanay
FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan
[edit] Latvia
Main article: List of football clubs in Latvia
* Country: Latvia
* Football association: Latvian Football Federation
* Top-level league: Latvian Higher League (Latvian: Virslīga)
* UEFA ranking: 31st[8]
As of 2010 season:[90]
In the foreground is part of a grass field. In the background, alongside the two partially visible sides of the field, is a covered seating area for spectators. The seats colours alternate in rectangular sections of approximately 20 seats across by 20 seats up; from the left, the first 400 seats are red, the next 400 seats are blue, and the seats continue in this pattern.
Skonto Riga FC play at the 10,000 capacity Skonto Stadium.
Club Location
Blazma !SK Blāzma Rezekne !Rēzekne
Daugava !FC Daugava Daugavpils
Jauniba !FK Jaunība Rīga Riga
Jelgava !FK Jelgava Jelgava
Jurmala !FK Jūrmala-VV Jurmala !Jūrmala
Liepajas !FK Liepājas Metalurgs[91] Liepaja !Liepāja
Olimps !JFK Olimps/RFS Riga
Skonto FC Riga
Tranzit !FC Tranzit Ventspils
Ventspils !FK Ventspils Ventspils
[edit] Liechtenstein
* Country: Liechtenstein
* Football association: Liechtenstein Football Association
* National competition: Liechtenstein Football Cup (German: Liechtensteiner Cup)
* UEFA ranking: 39th[8]
A Liechtenstein national football league operated for three seasons from 1934 until 1936. The league was also organised in 1937, but only FC Triesen entered; Triesen were awarded the title by default, and the league was never revived.[92] The clubs listed below play in the Swiss football league system; no other clubs in Liechtenstein compete in a national league.[93] They also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, with the winner representing Liechtenstein in the UEFA Europa League. Liechtenstein clubs do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible to qualify for European competitions via the Swiss league system. Since the formation of the Liechtenstein Football Cup, the most successful team are FC Vaduz, with 39 wins as of 2010.[94]
In the foreground is a well maintained grass field, with men exercising on it. Beyond that is a half-full seated area for spectators. In the background is a mountain, partially covered by dense woodland.
Rheinpark Stadion, home of FC Vaduz.
The following clubs compete in the Swiss football league system in the 2010–11 season:[93]
Club Location
Balzers !FC Balzers Balzers
Eschen !USV Eschen/Mauren Eschen and Mauren
FC Ruggell Ruggell
FC Schaan Schaan
FC Triesen Triesen
FC Triesenberg Triesenberg
FC Vaduz Vaduz
[edit] Lithuania
Main article: List of football clubs in Lithuania
* Country: Lithuania
* Football association: Lithuanian Football Federation
* Top-level league: A League (Lithuanian: A Lyga)
* UEFA ranking: 29th[8]
As of 2010 season:[95]
A man wearing red top, shorts and socks, and white footwear, standing on a grass field. A ball, which is clearly moving, is in front of him at approximately knee height.
Dominykas Galkevičius has spent his entire career at FK Ekranas, with whom he has won three league titles.
Club Location
FK Atletas Kaunas Kaunas
FK Banga Gargždai Gargždai
FK Ekranas[96] Panevėžys
FK Klaipeda !FC Klaipėda Klaipėda
FK Kruoja Pakruojis Pakruojis
FK Mažeikiai Mažeikiai
FK Siauliai !FK Šiauliai Siauliai !Šiauliai
FK Sūduva Marijampolė
FK Tauras Tauragė Tauragė
FK Vėtra Vilnius
FK Zalgiris !FK Žalgiris Vilnius Vilnius
[edit] Luxembourg
Main article: List of football clubs in Luxembourg
* Country: Luxembourg
* Football association: Luxembourg Football Federation
* Top-level league: Luxembourg National Division (Luxembourgish: Nationaldivisioun French: Division Nationale)
* UEFA ranking: 49th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[97]
A grass football field, surrounded by fencing and seating. The nearest seating area is covered by a roof.
Stade Alphonse Theis, home to FC Swift Hesperange.
Club Location
Differdange !FC Differdange 03 Differdange
Dudelange !F91 Dudelange Dudelange
Ettelbruck !FC Etzella Ettelbruck Ettelbruck
Fola !CS Fola Esch Esch-sur-Alzette
Grevenmacher !CS Grevenmacher Grevenmacher
Jeunesse Canach !FC Jeunesse Canach Canach
Jeunesse Esch !Jeunesse Esch[97] Esch-sur-Alzette
Kaerjeng !UN Käerjéng 97 Bascharage
Petange !CS Pétange Pétange
Progres !FC Progrčs Niedercorn Niederkorn
Racing !Racing FC Union Luxembourg Luxembourg City
RM Hamm !FC RM Hamm Benfica Luxembourg City
Swift !FC Swift Hesperange Hesperange
Wiltz !FC Wiltz 71 Wiltz
[edit] Republic of Macedonia
Main article: List of football clubs in the Republic of Macedonia
* Country: Republic of Macedonia
* Football association: Football Federation of Macedonia
* Top-level league: Macedonian First League (Macedonian: Прва македонска Фудбалска Лига)
* UEFA ranking: 40th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[98]
Twenty-one men are standing on the middle third of a grass football field. Three are wearing yellow tops, eight red tops, and ten blue-and-white tops.
2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying match between FK Rabotnički of Macedonia, and Crusaders F.C. of Northern Ireland.
Club Location
FK Bregalnica Štip Stip !Štip
FK Metalurg Skopje Skopje
FK Napredok Kičevo
FK Pelister Bitola
FK Rabotnički Skopje
FK Renova[98] Dzepciste
FK Sileks Kratovo
FK Skendija !FK Škendija 79 Tetovo
FK Skopje Skopje
FK Teteks Tetovo
FK Turnovo Turnovo
FK Vardar Skopje
[edit] Malta
Main article: List of football clubs in Malta
* Country: Malta
* Football association: Malta Football Association
* Top-level league: Maltese Premier League (Maltese: Il-Premjer)
* UEFA ranking: 52nd[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[99]
The head and shoulders of a young man.
Malta international Kevin Sammut plays for Valletta F.C.
Club Location
Birkirkara F.C.[99] Birkirkara
Floriana F.C. Floriana
Hamrun !Ħamrun Spartans F.C. Hamrun !Ħamrun
Hibernians F.C. Paola
Marsaxlokk F.C. Marsaxlokk
Qormi FC Qormi
Sliema Wanderers F.C. Sliema
Tarxien Rainbows F.C. Tarxien
Valletta F.C. Valletta
Vittoriosa Stars F.C. Birgu
[edit] Moldova
Main article: List of football clubs in Moldova
* Country: Moldova
* Football association: Football Association of Moldova
* Top-level league: Moldovan National Division (Moldovan: Divizia Naţională)
* UEFA ranking: 37th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[100]
In the foreground is a grass field. An orange and purple circular sheet covers the centre. In the background is a covered seating area for spectators, with floodlights visible on the roof. Most of the seats are an orange-yellow colour, but some are coloured black, to spell out the letters "SHERIFF". It is night time; the floodlights brightly illuminate the scene.
Sheriff Stadium at night
Club Location
Academia !FC Academia UTM Chişinău Chişinău
Costuleni !FC Costuleni Costuleni
CSCA !CSCA-Rapid Chişinău Chişinău
FC Dacia Chişinău Chişinău
FC Dinamo Bender Bendery
FC Gagauziya !CF Gagauziya Comrat
FC Iskra-Stali Rîbniţa Rîbniţa
FC Nistru Otaci Otaci
FC Olimpia Bălţi Balti !Bălţi
FC Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni
FC Sheriff Tiraspol[100] Tiraspol
FC Tiraspol Tiraspol
FC Viitorul Orhei
FC Zimbru Chişinău Chişinău
[edit] Montenegro
Main article: List of football clubs in Montenegro
* Country: Montenegro
* Football association: Football Association of Montenegro
* Top-level league: Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin: Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga)
* UEFA ranking: 50th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[101]
A grass pitch, surrounded by seating areas for spectators. Unlit floodlights are visible in the far corners of the field.
FK Budućnost Podgorica play home matches at Podgorica City Stadium, which has capacity for 17,000 spectators.
Club Location
Bar !OFK Bar Bar
Buducnost !FK Budućnost Podgorica Podgorica
Decic !FK Dečić Tuzi
Grbalj !FK Grbalj Radanovići
Lovcen !FK Lovćen Cetinje
Mladost !FK Mladost Podgorica Podgorica
Mogren !FK Mogren Budva
Mornar !FK Mornar Bar
Petrovac !OFK Petrovac Petrovac
Rudar !FK Rudar Pljevlja[101] Pljevlja
Sutjeska !FK Sutjeska Nikšić Nikšić
Zeta !FK Zeta Golubovci
[edit] Netherlands
Main article: List of football clubs in the Netherlands
* Country: Netherlands
* Football association: Royal Dutch Football Association
* Top-level league: Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division)
* UEFA ranking: 8th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[102]
A young man standing on a grass field, with a black and white football at his feet. His body position suggests that he is running and about to kick the ball.
1974 World Cup finalist Johan Cruyff spent much of his career in the Eredivisie with AFC Ajax.
Club Location
ADO Den Haag The Hague
AFC Ajax Amsterdam
AZ Alkmaar
De Graafschap Doetinchem
Excelsior !SBV Excelsior Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Groningen !FC Groningen Groningen
Heerenveen !SC Heerenveen Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo Almelo
NAC Breda Breda
N.E.C. Nijmegen
PSV Eindhoven
Roda JC Kerkrade
Twente !FC Twente[102] Enschede
Utrecht !FC Utrecht Utrecht
Vitesse Arnhem
VVV-Venlo Venlo
Willem II Tilburg
[edit] Northern Ireland
Main article: List of football clubs in Ireland
* Country: Northern Ireland
* Football association: Irish Football Association
* Top-level league: IFA Premiership
* UEFA ranking: 47th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[103]
The head of a man in his 40s or 50s, wearing glasses.
Midfielder Martin O'Neill started his professional career with Lisburn Distillery F.C.
Club Location
Ballymena United F.C. Ballymena
Cliftonville F.C. Belfast
Coleraine F.C. Coleraine
Crusaders F.C. Belfast
Donegal Celtic F.C. Belfast
Dungannon Swifts F.C. Dungannon
Glenavon F.C. Lurgan
Glentoran F.C. Belfast
Linfield F.C.[103] Belfast
Lisburn Distillery F.C. Lisburn
Newry City F.C. Newry
Portadown F.C. Portadown
* Derry City F.C., a club from Northern Ireland, has competed in the Republic of Ireland's football league system, the League of Ireland, since 1985.
[edit] Norway
Main article: List of football clubs in Norway
* Country: Norway
* Football association: Football Association of Norway (NFF)
* Top-level league: Norwegian Premier League (Norweigan: Eliteserien)
* UEFA ranking: 19th[8]
As of 2010 season:[104]
A well lit room, with tiled floor and walls. Along the walls are a series of pegs; several red and one black jersey are hanging from them. Below each peg is a seat. Various exercise machines and a wooden table are visible in the centre of the room.
A changing room at Ullevaal Stadion, home to Vĺlerenga Fotball and the Norway national football team.
Club Location
Aalesunds FK Alesund !Ĺlesund
Brann !SK Brann Bergen
Haugesund !FK Haugesund Haugesund
Honefoss !Hřnefoss BK Honefoss !Hřnefoss
KIL Toppfotball Kongsvinger
Lillestrřm SK Lillestrřm
Molde FK Molde
Odd Grenland Skien
Rosenborg BK[105] Trondheim
Sandefjord Fotball Sandefjord
Stabćk Fotball Baerum !Bćrum
Start !IK Start Kristiansand
Strřmsgodset IF Drammen
Tromsř IL Tromsř
Valerenga !Vĺlerenga Fotball Oslo
Viking FK Stavanger
[edit] Poland
Main article: List of football clubs in Poland
* Country: Poland
* Football association: Polish Football Association
* Top-level league: Ekstraklasa
* UEFA ranking: 26th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[106]
Nine men are standing up; seven of whom are wearing identical dark tops with a large star, and white shorts. The remaining two are smartly dressed. Three men are crouching down in front, wearing the same dark tops and white shorts. One further man is lying down, wearing a lighter top and darker shorts, holding a hat in one hand, and a leather ball in the other.
Wisła Kraków became Poland's first league champions in 1927.
Club Location
Arka Gdynia Gdynia
Belchatow !GKS Bełchatów Bełchatów
Cracovia Kraków
Gornik !Górnik Zabrze Zabrze
Jagiellonia Białystok Białystok
Korona Kielce Kielce
Lech Poznań[106] Poznań
Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk
Legia Warszawa Warsaw
Polonia Bytom Bytom
Polonia Warsaw Warsaw
Ruch Chorzów Chorzów
Slask !Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław
Widzew Łódź Lodz !Łódź
Wisła Kraków Kraków
Zagłębie Lubin Lubin
[edit] Portugal
Main article: List of football clubs in Portugal
* Country: Portugal
* Football association: Portuguese Football Federation
* Top-level league: Portuguese Liga
* UEFA ranking: 10th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[107]
The head and chest of a man in his 40's, with grey and black hair. He is wearing a dark blue top with lightly coloured patterns on it, including a gold star and tick, and half of a blue, white and gold circular logo.
Jose Mourinho's managerial career started in the Portuguese Liga with S.L. Benfica, U.D. Leiria and FC Porto.
Club Location
Academica !A. Académica de Coimbra Coimbra
Beira !S.C. Beira-Mar Aveiro
Benfica !S.L. Benfica[107] Lisbon
Braga !S.C. Braga Braga
Leiria !U.D. Leiria Leiria
Maritimo !C.S. Marítimo Funchal
Nacional !C.D. Nacional Funchal
Naval !A. Naval 1ş Maio Figueira da Foz
Olhanense !S.C. Olhanense Olhăo
Pacos !F.C. Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira
Portimonense S.C. Portimăo
Porto !FC Porto Porto
Rio Ave FC Vila do Conde
Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisbon
Vitória S.C. Guimarăes
Vitória F.C. Setúbal
[edit] Romania
Main article: List of football clubs in Romania
* Country: Romania
* Football association: Romanian Football Federation
* Top-level league: Liga I
* UEFA ranking: 9th[8]
As of 2010–11 season:[108]
In the foreground is a grass pitch. Beyond it is a stand, full of spectators. The spectators are holding up black, white and red cards, arranged in such a way as to very clearly depict the face of a young man. There are banners above and below the stand. The one above it reads "PENTRU DINAMO TRAIM". The one below is partially obscured, but appears to read "PENTRU DINAMO MURIM".
FC Dinamo Bucureşti supporters paying tribute to their former player Cătălin Hîldan, who died in 2000 after playing 138 games in Liga I.
Club Location
FC Astra Ploieşti Ploieşti
FC Braşov Braşov
FC CFR Cluj !CFR Cluj[108] Cluj-Napoca
FC Dinamo Bucureşti Bucharest
FC Gaz !CS Gaz Metan Mediaş Mediaş
FC Gloria !Gloria Bistriţa Bistriţa
FC Internaţional Curtea de Argeş Curtea de Argeş
FC Oţelul Galaţi Galaţi
FC Rapid Bucureşti Bucharest
FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti Bucharest
FC Steaua Bucureşti Bucharest
FC Targu !FCM Târgu Mureş Târgu Mureş
FC Timişoara Timişoara
FC Unirea Urziceni Urziceni
FC Universitatea !CFM Universitatea Cluj Cluj-Napoca
FC Universitatea Craiova Craiova
FC Vaslui Vaslui
FC Victoria Brăneşti Brăneşti
[edit] Russia
Main article: List of football clubs in Russia
* Country: Russia
* Football association: Football Union of Russia
* Top-level league: Russian Premier League (Russian: Российская футбольная премьер-лига)
* UEFA ranking: 6th[8]
As of 2010 season:[109]
A man in his 20s or 30s, wearing a grey top, black shorts, knee-high grey socks, football boots, and gloves. He is standing on a grass field, and there is a ball at his feet.
Igor Akinfeev plays as a goalkeeper for PFC CSKA Moscow and the Russia national football team.
Club Location
FC Alania Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz
FC Amkar Perm Perm
FC Anzhi Makhachkala Makhachkala
CSKA Moscow !PFC CSKA Moscow Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow Moscow
FC Krylya Sovetov Samara Samara
FC Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
FC Rostov Rostov-on-Don
FC Rubin Kazan[110] Kazan
FC Saturn Moscow Oblast Ramenskoye
FC Sibir Novosibirsk Novosibirsk
FC Spartak Moscow Moscow
FC Spartak Nalchik !PFC Spartak Nalchik Nalchik
FC Terek Grozny Grozny
FC Tom Tomsk Tomsk
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg
[edit] San Marino
* Country: San Marino
* Football association: San Marino Football Federation
* League: Sammarinese Football Championship (Italian: Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio)
* UEFA ranking: 53rd[8]
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