IFFHS AWARDS 2025 - THE STRONGEST LEAGUE OF THE WORLD


ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – THE BEST IN 2025


The Strongest National League in the World 2025 
Le Meilleur Championnat National du Monde 2025 
La Mejor Liga de Fútbol del Mundo 2025  
Die Stärkste Liga der Welt 2025  
2025 افضل دوري في العالم  
     
Premier League  
     
Top 20: UEFA 12, CONMEBOL 5, AFC 2, CAF 1  
        
Top 50: UEFA 29, CONMEBOL 9, AFC 5, CAF 4, CONCACAF 3 
       
UEFA TOP 5:  England - Spain - Italy - Germany - France  
CONMEBOL TOP 5:  Brazil - Argentina - Colombia - Ecuador - Paraguay  
CAF TOP 5:  Egypt - Morocco - South Africa - Algeria - Tunisia 
AFC TOP 5:  Saudi Arabia - Japan - Korea Republic - United Arab Emirates - Thailand
CONCACAF TOP 5:  Mexico - Costa Rica - USA - Nicaragua - Honduras 
OCEANIA TOP 5:  New Zealand - Tahiti - Fiji - Papua New Guinea - Cook Islands
     
  Top 100 (1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025) 
Place2024 ConfederationPoints
13England     UEFA2359
22Spain   UEFA2073
34Brazil   CONMEBOL1999
41Italy   UEFA1972
55Germany   UEFA1880
68France   UEFA1502
77Portugal   UEFA1145
86Argentina   CONMEBOL1089
910Netherlands   UEFA1067
1012Colombia   CONMEBOL1025,5
1111Turkey   UEFA980
129Belgium   UEFA957,5
1321Saudi ArabiaAFC868,75
1423Ecuador   CONMEBOL817,5
1513Greece   UEFA748,25
1616Egypt          CAF721,5
1714Czech Republic   UEFA716
1820Japan   AFC700,75
1917Paraguay   CONMEBOL670
2027Cyprus   UEFA652,5
2115Uruguay   CONMEBOL648,25
2218Mexico   CONCACAF646,5
2337Poland   UEFA644,5
2419Scotland   UEFA630,5
2530Denmark   UEFA576,25
2626Roumania   UEFA539,5
2722Croatia   UEFA536,25
2833Costa Rica   CONCACAF521,5
2931Switzerland   UEFA502,5
3029Norway   UEFA499,75
3124Chile   CONMEBOL487,75
3235Serbia   UEFA487
3238Ukraine   UEFA487
3442Peru   CONMEBOL470
3525Austria   UEFA468,75
3639Bulgaria   UEFA464,25
3736Azerbaijan   UEFA454,25
3832Korea Republic   AFC438,75
3934Morocco   CAF432,75
4049USA   CONCACAF426,75
4147Hungary   UEFA418,5
4251United Arab Emirates    AFC406
4328Israel   UEFA401,75
4444Slovenia   UEFA394
4561South Africa   CAF366,5
4645Algeria   CAF363
4755Thailand   AFC361,5
4850Bosnia and Herzegovina   UEFA355
4940Bolivia   CONMEBOL354,25
5052Republic of Ireland   UEFA340
5159Tunisia   CAF337,5
5254China   AFC318
5358Kosovo   UEFA315,5
5457Tanzania   CAF308,5
5555Nicaragua   CONCACAF307,5
5648Latvia   UEFA304,5
5765Honduras   CONCACAF297,5
5853Estonia   UEFA297
5941Sweden   UEFA287
6046Armenia   UEFA285,5
6143Northern Ireland   UEFA284,5
6267Iran   AFC280,5
6359Belarus   UEFA260
6488North Macedonia   UEFA257
6572Guatemala   CONCACAF248,25
6683Finland   UEFA241,5
6787Venezuela   CONMEBOL241
6875Congo DR   CAF238
6974Jamaica   CONCACAF236
7077Qatar   AFC228,25
7163Albania   UEFA228
7271Iceland   UEFA220,25
7369Australia   AFC211,25
7486Kazakhstan   UEFA204,5
7564Faroe Islands   UEFA200,5
7589Malta   UEFA200,5
7798Turkmenistan   AFC197,5
7880San Marino   UEFA197,25
7985Moldova   UEFA194,5
8070Georgia   UEFA194,25
8191Mali   CAF193,75
8299Malaysia   AFC191,75
8381Iraq   AFC191
8497Indonesia   AFC190,25
8593Andorra   UEFA186,25
8662Angola   CAF183
8782Côte d'Ivoire   CAF180,75
8868Lithuania   UEFA178,75
8966Slovakia   UEFA178
9095Zambia   CAF172
9176Nigeria   CAF171,75
9290Botswana   CAF171,25
9396Uzbekistan   AFC168,75
9494Kuwait   AFC168
9579Montenegro   UEFA167,75
9684Luxemburg   UEFA167,25
97106Singapore   AFC165,75
98114Panama   CONCACAF162
9978Wales   UEFA156,5
10092Ghana   CAF155,75


 The English Premier League is the best league in the world for the sixth time in the history of the IFFHS annual ranking, launched in 1991.

The Spanish La Liga retains second place ahead of the Brazilian Serie A while the Italian Serie A drops three places but remains ahead of the German Bundesliga and the French Ligue 1, which climbs back to sixth place.

The Portuguese Primeira Liga retains seventh place while the Argentinian Liga Profesional drops two places and is ahead of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Finally, the Colombian Primera A gains two places and completes the top 10.

 

UEFA

In Europe, the English Premier League is the best for the eighth time since 1991.The Spanish La Liga retains second place while the Italian Serie A loses its two-year reign. The German Bundesliga retains fourth place for three consecutive years and the French Ligue 1 gains one place and completes the top 5.

 

CONMEBOL

In the CONMEBOL zone, Serie A Brazil has been the best since 2017.

Argentina's Liga Professional is second for five consecutive years, ahead of Colombia's Primera A, which has been third since 2023. Ecuador's Liga Pro, which climbed nine places in the SNL rankings, is fourth before Paraguay's Divisiono Professional, as last year, rounds out the top five.

 

CAF

In Africa, Egypt's Premier League retains its leadership for six consecutive years—a record streak for the continent—ahead of Morocco's Botola, which has held a place on the African podium since 2018, and South Africa's Premiership, which returns to the top three after 21 years. 

 

AFC

Saudi Arabia's Roshn Saudi League (21st in 2024 and 33rd in 2023) achieves the best world ranking for an Asian league (13th) in the World ranking and regains its continental leadership after... 25 years. Japan's J1 League loses first place while South Korea's K League 1 retains third place.

 

CONCACAF

In the CONCACAF zone, Mexico's Liga MX remains the best league ahead of Costa Rica's Primera División, which has maintained its place in the top three in Central and North America since 2011. Meanwhile, the United States' MLS, which climbed 9 places in the SNL rankings, rounds out the top 3 for three consecutive years

 

OFC

In Oceania, New Zealand's Premiership (107th in the world) is the winner for six consecutive years and is ahead of Tahiti's Ligue 1 and Fiji's National Football League, as it was last year.



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