FIFA LEAGUE RATINGS 2006-2010
Historical League Ratings
Top League Ratings (2006 to 2010)
RANK | COUNTRY | CONFEDERATION | LEAGUE | AVG RATING | |
1 | Spain | UEFA | La Liga | 9.09 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
2 | England | UEFA | Premier League | 9.07 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
3 | Germany | UEFA | Bundesliga | 9.06 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
4 | Italy | UEFA | Serie A | 9.04 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
| France | UEFA | Ligue 1 | 9.04 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | Serie A | 9.04 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
7 | Argentina | CONMEBOL | Primera División | 9.02 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
8 | Mexico | CONCACAF | Liga MX | 9.01 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
9 | Russia | UEFA | Premier League | 9.00 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
| Portugal | UEFA | Primeira Divisão | 9.00 | TOP PROFESSIONAL |
11 | Colombia | CONMEBOL | Primera A | 8.98 | PROFESSIONAL |
12 | Turkey | UEFA | Süper Lig | 8.97 | PROFESSIONAL |
13 | Paraguay | CONMEBOL | Primera División | 8.96 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Chile | CONMEBOL | Primera División | 8.96 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Greece | UEFA | Superleague | 8.96 | PROFESSIONAL |
16 | Netherlands | UEFA | Eredivisie | 8.95 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Ecuador | CONMEBOL | Serie A | 8.95 | PROFESSIONAL |
18 | Ukraine | UEFA | Vyshaya Liga | 8.94 | PROFESSIONAL |
19 | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | Primera División | 8.93 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Czech Republic | UEFA | 1. Liga | 8.93 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Israel | UEFA | Premier League | 8.93 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Belgium | UEFA | Jupiler League | 8.93 | PROFESSIONAL |
23 | Switzerland | UEFA | Super League | 8.92 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Austria | UEFA | Bundesliga | 8.92 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Denmark | UEFA | Superliga | 8.92 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Scotland | UEFA | Premier League | 8.92 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Norway | UEFA | Tippeligaen | 8.92 | PROFESSIONAL |
28 | Peru | CONMEBOL | Torneo Descentralizado | 8.91 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Romania | UEFA | Liga I | 8.91 | PROFESSIONAL |
30 | United States | CONCACAF | Major League Soccer | 8.90 | PROFESSIONAL |
| Japan | AFC | J League Division 1 | 8.90 | PROFESSIONAL |
| South Korea | AFC | K-League | 8.90 | PROFESSIONAL |
33 | Bolivia | CONMEBOL | LFP Boliviano | 8.89 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Venezuela | CONMEBOL | Primera División | 8.89 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Poland | UEFA | Ekstraklasa | 8.89 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
36 | Australia | AFC | A-League | 8.88 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | Pro League | 8.88 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
38 | Nigeria | CAF | Premier League | 8.87 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Honduras | CONCACAF | Liga Nacional | 8.87 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Costa Rica | CONCACAF | Primera División | 8.87 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Croatia | UEFA | 1. HNL | 8.87 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
42 | Sweden | UEFA | Allsvenskan | 8.86 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Slovakia | UEFA | 1. liga SR | 8.86 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Serbia | UEFA | SuperLiga | 8.86 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
45 | Morocco | CAF | GNF 1 | 8.85 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Tunisia | CAF | Ligue 1 | 8.85 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Egypt | CAF | Premier League | 8.85 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Iran | AFC | Premier League | 8.85 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
49 | China | AFC | Super League | 8.84 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Algeria | CAF | Championnat D1 | 8.84 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
51 | Slovenia | UEFA | 1. SNL | 8.83 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Cyprus | UEFA | A Ethniki | 8.83 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
53 | Hungary | UEFA | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 8.82 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Belarus | UEFA | Premier League | 8.82 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| South Africa | CAF | Premier Soccer League | 8.82 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Bulgaria | UEFA | Prva PFL | 8.82 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Ghana | CAF | Premier League | 8.82 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
58 | Guatemala | CONCACAF | Liga Nacional | 8.81 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | Ligue 1 | 8.81 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Republic of Ireland | UEFA | Premier League | 8.81 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
61 | Finland | UEFA | Veikkausliiga | 8.80 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Panama | CONCACAF | ANAPROF | 8.80 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Angola | CAF | Girabola | 8.80 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
| Cameroon | CAF | Elite One | 8.80 | LOWER PROFESSIONAL |
65 | Iceland | UEFA | Úrvalsdeild | 8.79 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Kazakhstan | UEFA | Premier League | 8.79 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Qatar | AFC | Stars League | 8.79 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| El Salvador | CONCACAF | Primera División | 8.79 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Congo-Kinshasa | CAF | LINAFOOT | 8.79 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
70 | Senegal | CAF | Premier League | 8.78 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | Arab Gulf League | 8.78 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Trinidad & Tobago | CONCACAF | Pro League | 8.78 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Georgia | UEFA | Umaglesi Liga | 8.78 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Gambia | CAF | First Division | 8.78 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
75 | Libya | CAF | Premier League | 8.77 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Zambia | CAF | Premier League | 8.77 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
77 | Mali | CAF | Première Division | 8.76 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| FYR Macedonia | UEFA | Prva Liga | 8.76 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
79 | Azerbaijan | UEFA | First Division | 8.75 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Zimbabwe | CAF | Premier Soccer League | 8.75 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
81 | Moldova | UEFA | Divizia Națională | 8.74 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Haiti | CONCACAF | Championnat National | 8.74 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Jamaica | CONCACAF | National Premier League | 8.74 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Kuwait | AFC | Premier League | 8.74 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Kosovo | UEFA | Superleague | 8.74 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Montenegro | UEFA | 1. CFL | 8.74 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | UEFA | Premijer League BiH | 8.74 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Ethiopia | CAF | Premier League | 8.74 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
89 | Gabon | CAF | Championnat National | 8.73 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Lithuania | UEFA | A Lyga | 8.73 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Albania | UEFA | Kategoria Superiore | 8.73 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Jordan | AFC | Jordanian League | 8.73 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
93 | Congo-Brazzaville | CAF | Championnat National | 8.72 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Cape Verde Islands | CAF | Campeonato Caboverdiano | 8.72 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Togo | CAF | Championnat National | 8.72 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Thailand | AFC | Premier League | 8.72 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Benin | CAF | Premier League | 8.72 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Malawi | CAF | Super League | 8.72 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
99 | Uganda | CAF | Super League | 8.71 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Guinea | CAF | Championnat National | 8.71 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Syria | AFC | Premier League | 8.71 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Uzbekistan | AFC | Uzbek Pro League | 8.71 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Rwanda | CAF | National League | 8.71 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
104 | Northern Ireland | UEFA | Irish Premier League | 8.70 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Liberia | CAF | Premier League | 8.70 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Bahrain | AFC | Premier League | 8.70 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Mozambique | CAF | Campeonato Moçambicano | 8.70 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Lesotho | CAF | Premier League | 8.70 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | Premier League | 8.70 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
110 | Sudan | CAF | Premier League | 8.69 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Tanzania | CAF | Premier League | 8.69 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Sierra Leone | CAF | National League | 8.69 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Iraq | AFC | Premier League | 8.69 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Botswana | CAF | Premier League | 8.69 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Canada | CONCACAF | Canadian Soccer League | 8.69 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Cuba | CONCACAF | Campeonato Nacional | 8.69 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
117 | Kenya | CAF | Premier League | 8.68 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Central African Republic | CAF | Premier League | 8.68 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Armenia | UEFA | Premier League | 8.68 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Latvia | UEFA | Virslīga | 8.68 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Oman | AFC | Omani League | 8.68 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Madagascar | CAF | Champions League | 8.68 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Guinea-Bissau | CAF | Campeonato Nacional | 8.68 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
124 | Reunion | CAF | Premier League | 8.67 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Lebanon | AFC | Premier League | 8.67 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Swaziland | CAF | Premier League | 8.67 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
127 | Faroe Islands | UEFA | Premier League | 8.66 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| North Korea | AFC | DPR Korea League | 8.66 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
129 | New Zealand | OFC | NZFC | 8.65 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Guadeloupe | CONCACAF | Division d'Honneur | 8.65 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
131 | Namibia | CAF | Premier League | 8.64 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Vietnam | AFC | V-League | 8.64 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Luxembourg | UEFA | National Division | 8.64 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
134 | Niger | CAF | Première Division | 8.63 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Martinique | CONCACAF | Championnat National | 8.63 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Indonesia | AFC | Super League | 8.63 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Malaysia | AFC | Super League | 8.63 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Burundi | CAF | Premier League | 8.63 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Wales | UEFA | Premier League | 8.63 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Nicaragua | CONCACAF | Primera División Nacional | 8.63 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Malta | UEFA | Premier League | 8.63 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
142 | Chad | CAF | Premier League | 8.62 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Yemen | AFC | Yemeni League | 8.62 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Dominican Republic | CONCACAF | Liga Mayor | 8.62 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
145 | India | AFC | I-League | 8.61 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Singapore | AFC | S. League | 8.61 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
| Estonia | UEFA | Meistriliiga | 8.61 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
148 | Equatorial Guinea | CAF | Liga Nacional | 8.60 | SEMI PROFESSIONAL |
149 | Mauritania | CAF | Ligue 1 | 8.59 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Hong Kong | AFC | First Division | 8.59 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Palestine | AFC | West Bank League | 8.59 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Turkmenistan | AFC | Ýokary Liga | 8.59 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Eritrea | CAF | Premier League | 8.59 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Zanzibar | CAF | Zanzibar League | 8.59 | ELITE AMATEUR |
155 | Belize | CONCACAF | Premier League | 8.58 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Tajikistan | AFC | Tajik League | 8.58 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Bermuda | CONCACAF | Football Union | 8.58 | ELITE AMATEUR |
158 | Barbados | CONCACAF | Premier Division | 8.57 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Kyrgyzstan | AFC | Kyrgyz League | 8.57 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Mauritius | CAF | Premier League | 8.57 | ELITE AMATEUR |
161 | Seychelles | CAF | First Division | 8.56 | ELITE AMATEUR |
162 | Grenada | CONCACAF | Premier Division | 8.55 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| San Marino | UEFA | Campionato Sammarinese | 8.55 | ELITE AMATEUR |
164 | Myanmar | AFC | Championship | 8.53 | ELITE AMATEUR |
165 | Mayotte | CAF | Championnat | 8.52 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Antigua & Barbuda | CONCACAF | Premier Division | 8.52 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Bangladesh | AFC | B-League | 8.52 | ELITE AMATEUR |
168 | Aruba | CONCACAF | Division di Honor | 8.51 | ELITE AMATEUR |
169 | Surinam | CONCACAF | SVB Hoofdklasse | 8.50 | ELITE AMATEUR |
| Pakistan | AFC | National Football League | 8.50 | ELITE AMATEUR |
172 | New Caledonia | OFC | Super Ligue | 8.49 | TOP AMATEUR |
173 | Maldives | AFC | First Division | 8.47 | TOP AMATEUR |
174 | Tahiti | OFC | Ligue 1 | 8.46 | TOP AMATEUR |
| Guyana | CONCACAF | Georgetown League | 8.46 | TOP AMATEUR |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | CONCACAF | National Championship | 8.46 | TOP AMATEUR |
| French Guiana | CONCACAF | Honor Division | 8.46 | TOP AMATEUR |
| Vanuatu | OFC | Port Vila League | 8.46 | TOP AMATEUR |
| Dutch Antilles | CONCACAF | Championship | 8.46 | TOP AMATEUR |
180 | Somalia | CAF | First Division | 8.45 | TOP AMATEUR |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | CONCACAF | Premier League | 8.45 | TOP AMATEUR |
182 | Solomon Islands | OFC | National Championship | 8.44 | TOP AMATEUR |
| Sao Tome e Principe | CAF | Championship | 8.44 | TOP AMATEUR |
184 | Comoros | CAF | Premier League | 8.43 | TOP AMATEUR |
| Nepal | AFC | Martyr's Memorial League | 8.43 | TOP AMATEUR |
| St. Lucia | CONCACAF | Gold Division | 8.43 | TOP AMATEUR |
187 | Djibouti | CAF | Premier League | 8.42 | TOP AMATEUR |
| Greenland | CONCACAF | GBU Championship | 8.42 | TOP AMATEUR |
189 | Taiwan | AFC | FEFL | 8.41 | TOP AMATEUR |
190 | Fiji | OFC | Championship | 8.40 | TOP AMATEUR |
| Laos | AFC | Lao League | 8.40 | TOP AMATEUR |
192 | Dominica | CONCACAF | Premiere League | 8.39 | AMATEUR |
| Puerto Rico | CONCACAF | Campeonato Nacional | 8.39 | AMATEUR |
194 | Cayman Islands | CONCACAF | Premier League | 8.37 | AMATEUR |
195 | Sri Lanka | AFC | Premier League | 8.36 | AMATEUR |
196 | Cambodia | AFC | Premier League | 8.34 | AMATEUR |
197 | Andorra | UEFA | Primera Division | 8.33 | AMATEUR |
198 | Philippines | AFC | National Championship | 8.32 | AMATEUR |
199 | Papua New Guinea | OFC | National Soccer League | 8.30 | AMATEUR |
200 | US Virgin Islands | CONCACAF | USVI Championship | 8.29 | AMATEUR |
201 | Sint Maarten | CONCACAF | Football League | 8.27 | AMATEUR |
| Bahamas | CONCACAF | Senior League | 8.27 | AMATEUR |
| Turks & Caicos | CONCACAF | Premier League | 8.27 | AMATEUR |
204 | Saint Martin | CONCACAF | Championship | 8.25 | AMATEUR |
205 | Macau | AFC | 1ª Divisão | 8.22 | AMATEUR |
206 | Mongolia | AFC | Premier League | 8.19 | LOWER AMATEUR |
207 | Cook Islands | OFC | Round Cup | 8.18 | LOWER AMATEUR |
208 | Brunei | AFC | B-League | 8.13 | LOWER AMATEUR |
209 | Anguilla | CONCACAF | Senior League | 8.11 | LOWER AMATEUR |
210 | Northern Marianas | OFC | M-League Division One | 8.05 | LOWER AMATEUR |
| British Virgin Islands | CONCACAF | Virgin Gorda League | 8.05 | LOWER AMATEUR |
212 | Tuvalu | OFC | A-Division | 8.03 | LOWER AMATEUR |
213 | Samoa | OFC | National League | 8.00 | LOWER AMATEUR |
214 | Saint Bartholemy | CONCACAF | Championship | 7.94 | RANK AMATEUR |
215 | Bhutan | AFC | Timphu League | 7.93 | RANK AMATEUR |
216 | American Samoa | OFC | FFAS Senior League | 7.80 | RANK AMATEUR |
217 | Guam | AFC | Guam Soccer League | 7.72 | RANK AMATEUR |
| Tonga | OFC | Tonga Major League | 7.72 | RANK AMATEUR |
219 | Micronesia | OFC | Pohnpei League | 7.28 | RANK AMATEUR |
220 | Niue | OFC | Soccer Tournament | 7.27 | RANK AMATEUR |
221 | Kiribati | OFC | National Championship | 7.20 | RANK AMATEUR |
222 | Palau | OFC | Palau Soccer League | 7.06 | RANK AMATEUR |
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