THE STRONGEST NATIONAL LEAGUE IN THE WORLD 2021 by IFFHS
BRAZIL’S SERIE A IN HISTORY !
Brazilian’s SERIE A is the World’s Best National League in the World ! For the first time in the IFFHS History (since 1991), another continental league than European (Spain 13 Awards, Italy 11, England 5 and Germany 1) wins this World ranking.
England’s PREMIER LEAGUE took the second place (the fourth time in the last 5 years) and the SERIE A of Italy (winner in 2020) lost two places to take place 3. Spain’s PRIMERA DIVISION took again rank 4 like last year before LIGUE 1 of France and Portugal’s PRIMEIRA LIGA (place 6 for the third consecutive year). The EREDIVISIE of Netherlands (18 in 2020) made a jump to rank 7 before Germany’s BUNDESLIGA, fifth in 2020 ! Argentina’s PRIMERA DIVISION took place 9 for the third consecutive year and the DIVISION PROFESIONAL of Paraguay completed the WORLD’S TOP 10.
STATISTICS THE STRONGEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD 2021 by IFFHS
Top 20: UEFA 14 leagues , CONMEBOL 5, CAF 1
Top 50: UEFA 29 leagues , CONMEBOL 8, CAF 7, AFC 4, CONCACAF 2
IFFHS STRONGEST NATIONAL LEAGUE IN THE WORLD 2021
Top 80 (1st January 2021 – 31st December 2021)
Place | 2020 | Points | ||
1 | 3 | BRAZIL | CONMEBOL | 1406 |
2 | 2 | ENGLAND | UEFA | 1204 |
3 | 1 | ITALY | UEFA | 1060,5 |
4 | 4 | SPAIN | UEFA | 1028 |
5 | 7 | FRANCE | UEFA | 937 |
6 | 6 | PORTUGAL | UEFA | 903 |
7 | 18 | NETHERLANDS | UEFA | 901 |
8 | 5 | GERMANY | UEFA | 880 |
9 | 9 | ARGENTINA | CONMEBOL | 770,5 |
10 | 8 | PARAGUAY | CONMEBOL | 737 |
11 | 14 | COLOMBIA | CONMEBOL | 723,5 |
12 | 19 | CROATIA | UEFA | 707,5 |
13 | 16 | SERBIA | UEFA | 691 |
14 | 15 | EGYPT | CAF | 686,5 |
15 | 22 | CZECH REPUBLIC | UEFA | 677,5 |
16 | 17 | AUSTRIA | UEFA | 668,5 |
17 | 26 | TURKEY | UEFA | 660,5 |
18 | 10 | ECUADOR | CONMEBOL | 630,5 |
19 | 23 | BELGIUM | UEFA | 614 |
20 | 12 | GREECE | UEFA | 610,5 |
21 | 11 | SCOTLAND | UEFA | 593,5 |
22 | 20 | SOUTH KOREA | AFC | 577,5 |
23 | 13 | ISRAEL | UEFA | 576 |
24 | 24 | DENMARK | UEFA | 568,5 |
25 | 25 | ROUMANIA | UEFA | 568 |
26 | 30 | URUGUAY | CONMEBOL | 530 |
27 | 21 | UKRAINE | UEFA | 525,5 |
28 | 29 | MEXICO | CONCACAF | 521,5 |
29 | 76 | ALGERIA | CAF | 520 |
30 | 33 | MAROC | CAF | 506 |
31 | 57 | SOUTH AFRICA | CAF | 489 |
32 | 28 | CYPRUS | UEFA | 482,5 |
33 | 35 | SWITZERLAND | UEFA | 470 |
34 | 38 | JAPAN | AFC | 449 |
35 | 66 | MOLDOVA | UEFA | 428 |
36 | 27 | RUSSIA | UEFA | 418 |
37 | 79 | ANGOLA | CAF | 416,5 |
38 | 36 | TUNISIA | CAF | 409 |
39 | 58 | NORTHERN IRELAND | UEFA | 405 |
40 | 51 | IRAN | AFC | 404 |
41 | 39 | POLAND | UEFA | 401 |
42 | 49 | SWEDEN | UEFA | 391,5 |
43 | 44 | BOLIVIA | CONMEBOL | 387 |
44 | 77 | NIGERIA | CAF | 377 |
45 | 41 | COSTA RICA | CONCACAF | 370,5 |
46 | 34 | NORWAY | UEFA | 367 |
47 | 45 | BULGARIA | UEFA | 365,5 |
48 | 30 | SAUDI ARABIA | AFC | 362 |
49 | 64 | REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | UEFA | 350,5 |
50 | 70 | VENEZUELA | CONMEBOL | 350 |
51 | 67 | GUATEMALA | CONCACAF | 347,5 |
52 | 65 | ZAMBIA | CAF | 344,5 |
53 | 37 | HUNGARY | UEFA | 340,5 |
54 | 60 | CONGO D R | CAF | 339 |
55 | 32 | CHILE | CONMEBOL | 332 |
56 | 42 | ALBANIA | UEFA | 331,5 |
57 | 54 | ESTONIA | UEFA | 331 |
57 | 61 | FINLAND | UEFA | 331 |
59 | 47 | SLOVENIA | UEFA | 330,5 |
60 | 74 | AZERBAIJAN | UEFA | 324 |
61 | 68 | LITHUANIA | UEFA | 323,5 |
62 | 71 | TANZANIA | CAF | 322 |
63 | 56 | HONDURAS | CONCACAF | 321,5 |
64 | 52 | LATVIA | UEFA | 316 |
65 | 46 | PERU | CONMEBOL | 311 |
66 | 48 | UZBEKISTAN | AFC | 309,5 |
67 | 62 | U S A | CONCACAF | 306,5 |
68 | 59 | SLOVAKIA | UEFA | 306 |
69 | 71 | ARMENIA | UEFA | 304,5 |
70 | 80 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | UEFA | 298,5 |
71 | 40 | NICARAGUA | CONCACAF | 292 |
72 | 75 | GEORGIA | UEFA | 291,5 |
73 | 53 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | AFC | 287 |
74 | 69 | SUDAN | CAF | 286 |
75 | 77 | KOSOVO | UEFA | 285 |
76 | 73 | FAROE ISLANDS | UEFA | 274,5 |
77 | 55 | QATAR | AFC | 252 |
78 | 50 | BELARUS | UEFA | 251 |
79 | 63 | NORTH MACEDONIA | UEFA | 248,5 |
80 | 82 | THAILAND | AFC | 202,75 |