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FIFA LEAGUE RATINGS
Historical League Ratings
2011-
2006-2010
2001-2005
1996-2000
1991-1995
1986-1990
1981-1985
1976-1980
1971-1975
1966-1970
1961-1965
1956-1960
1951-1955
1945-1950
Top League Ratings (1981 to 1985)
RANK
COUNTRY
CONFEDERATION
LEAGUE
AVG RATING
1
England
UEFA
First Division
9.03
TOP PROFESSIONAL
Spain
UEFA
La Liga
9.03
TOP PROFESSIONAL
3
West Germany
UEFA
Bundesliga
9.01
TOP PROFESSIONAL
4
Italy
UEFA
Serie A
9.00
TOP PROFESSIONAL
5
Belgium
UEFA
Division I
8.98
PROFESSIONAL
Soviet Union
UEFA
Vyshaya Liga
8.98
PROFESSIONAL
7
Yugoslavia
UEFA
Prva Liga
8.97
PROFESSIONAL
Czechoslovakia
UEFA
1. Liga
8.97
PROFESSIONAL
France
UEFA
Ligue 1
8.97
PROFESSIONAL
10
Romania
UEFA
Liga I
8.96
PROFESSIONAL
11
Argentina
CONMEBOL
Primera División Nacional
8.95
PROFESSIONAL
Brazil
CONMEBOL
Serie A
8.95
PROFESSIONAL
13
Scotland
UEFA
Premier Division
8.94
PROFESSIONAL
14
Poland
UEFA
Ekstraklasa
8.93
PROFESSIONAL
Sweden
UEFA
Allsvenskan
8.93
PROFESSIONAL
Netherlands
UEFA
Eredivisie
8.93
PROFESSIONAL
Mexico
CONCACAF
Liga MX
8.93
PROFESSIONAL
Uruguay
CONMEBOL
Primera División
8.93
PROFESSIONAL
East Germany
UEFA
DDR Oberliga
8.93
PROFESSIONAL
20
Denmark
UEFA
First Division
8.92
PROFESSIONAL
Colombia
CONMEBOL
Primera A
8.92
PROFESSIONAL
22
Portugal
UEFA
Primeira Divisão
8.91
PROFESSIONAL
23
Hungary
UEFA
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
8.90
PROFESSIONAL
Bulgaria
UEFA
Prva PFL
8.90
PROFESSIONAL
Austria
UEFA
Bundesliga
8.90
PROFESSIONAL
Switzerland
UEFA
National League A
8.90
PROFESSIONAL
Paraguay
CONMEBOL
Primera División
8.90
PROFESSIONAL
Greece
UEFA
A Ethniki
8.90
PROFESSIONAL
29
Chile
CONMEBOL
Primera División
8.89
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
Turkey
UEFA
1. Lig
8.89
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
31
Ecuador
CONMEBOL
Serie A
8.88
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
Albania
UEFA
Kategoria Superiore
8.88
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
33
Bolivia
CONMEBOL
LFP Boliviano
8.85
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
South Africa
CAF
NPSL Castle League
8.85
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
35
Peru
CONMEBOL
Torneo Descentralizado
8.84
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
Norway
UEFA
1. Divisjon
8.84
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
37
Venezuela
CONMEBOL
Primera División
8.83
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
South Korea
AFC
K-League
8.83
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
39
Egypt
CAF
Premier League
8.81
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
Finland
UEFA
Mestaruussarja
8.81
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
41
Nigeria
CAF
National League
8.80
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
Israel
AFC
Liga Leumit
8.80
LOWER PROFESSIONAL
43
Iceland
UEFA
Úrvalsdeild
8.79
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Republic of Ireland
UEFA
League of Ireland
8.79
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Cameroon
CAF
Championnat
8.79
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
46
Australia
OFC
National Soccer League
8.78
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Morocco
CAF
GNF 1
8.78
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
48
Algeria
CAF
Championnat D1
8.77
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Tunisia
CAF
Ligue 1
8.77
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Zaire
CAF
National League
8.77
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
51
Zambia
CAF
Premier League
8.76
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
52
Senegal
CAF
Premier League
8.75
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
53
Ghana
CAF
Premier League
8.74
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
54
Northern Ireland
UEFA
Irish Football League
8.73
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Iraq
AFC
National League
8.73
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Angola
CAF
Girabola
8.73
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Congo-Brazzaville
CAF
Championnat National
8.73
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
58
United States
CONCACAF
NASL
8.72
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Tanzania
CAF
National League
8.72
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Zimbabwe
CAF
Premier Soccer League
8.72
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
61
Ivory Coast
CAF
Ligue 1
8.71
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Gabon
CAF
Championnat National
8.71
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Costa Rica
CONCACAF
Primera División
8.71
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
64
Cyprus
UEFA
A Ethniki
8.70
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
China
AFC
Championship
8.70
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Japan
AFC
JSL Division One
8.70
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
67
El Salvador
CONCACAF
Primera División
8.69
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Iran
AFC
Tehran League
8.69
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Uganda
CAF
Super League
8.69
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
70
Qatar
AFC
Stars League
8.68
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
71
Guinea
CAF
Championnat National
8.67
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Reunion
CAF
Premier League
8.67
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Sierra Leone
CAF
National League
8.67
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Saudi Arabia
AFC
Pro League
8.67
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Wales
UEFA
Southern League
8.67
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
76
Benin
CAF
Premier League
8.66
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Haiti
CONCACAF
Championnat National
8.66
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Kenya
CAF
National Football League
8.66
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
79
Honduras
CONCACAF
Liga Nacional
8.65
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Kuwait
AFC
Premier League
8.65
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Martinique
CONCACAF
Championnat National
8.65
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
82
Gambia
CAF
First Division
8.64
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
New Zealand
OFC
NZNSL
8.64
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Burundi
CAF
Premier League
8.64
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Guatemala
CONCACAF
Liga Nacional
8.64
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Mali
CAF
Première Division
8.64
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
87
Togo
CAF
Championnat National
8.63
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Botswana
CAF
Premier League
8.63
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Central African Republic
CAF
Premier League
8.63
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Sudan
CAF
National League
8.63
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Madagascar
CAF
Champions League
8.63
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
92
Libya
CAF
Premier League
8.62
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Hong Kong
AFC
First Division
8.62
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Ethiopia
CAF
Premier League
8.62
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Luxembourg
UEFA
National Division
8.62
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Malta
UEFA
Premier League
8.62
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
97
Indonesia
AFC
Liga Sepakbola Utama
8.61
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
North Korea
AFC
DPR Korea League
8.61
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Upper Volta
CAF
Premier League
8.61
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
100
Malaysia
AFC
Malaysia League
8.60
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Syria
AFC
Premier League
8.60
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
Liberia
CAF
Premier League
8.60
SEMI PROFESSIONAL
103
Faroe Islands
UEFA
1. Dield
8.59
ELITE AMATEUR
Canada
CONCACAF
CNSL
8.59
ELITE AMATEUR
105
Tahiti
OFC
Ligue 1
8.58
ELITE AMATEUR
Jordan
AFC
Jordanian League
8.58
ELITE AMATEUR
United Arab Emirates
AFC
Arab Gulf League
8.58
ELITE AMATEUR
Guinea-Bissau
CAF
Campeonato Nacional
8.58
ELITE AMATEUR
Mozambique
CAF
Campeonato Moçambicano
8.58
ELITE AMATEUR
Dutch Antilles
CONCACAF
Championship
8.58
ELITE AMATEUR
111
Cuba
CONCACAF
Campeonato Nacional
8.57
ELITE AMATEUR
Swaziland
CAF
Premier League
8.57
ELITE AMATEUR
Trinidad & Tobago
CONCACAF
National League
8.57
ELITE AMATEUR
Thailand
AFC
Kor Royal Cup
8.57
ELITE AMATEUR
115
Chad
CAF
Championnat N'Djamena
8.56
ELITE AMATEUR
New Caledonia
OFC
Super Ligue
8.56
ELITE AMATEUR
Jamaica
CONCACAF
National Premier League
8.56
ELITE AMATEUR
Somalia
CAF
First Division
8.56
ELITE AMATEUR
119
Mauritania
CAF
Ligue 1
8.55
ELITE AMATEUR
Lebanon
AFC
Premier League
8.55
ELITE AMATEUR
Surinam
CONCACAF
SVB Hoofdklasse
8.55
ELITE AMATEUR
122
Malawi
CAF
Champpionat National
8.54
ELITE AMATEUR
Lesotho
CAF
Premier League
8.54
ELITE AMATEUR
Guadeloupe
CONCACAF
Division d'Honneur
8.54
ELITE AMATEUR
125
Bermuda
CONCACAF
Football Union
8.53
ELITE AMATEUR
Zanzibar
CAF
Zanzibar League
8.53
ELITE AMATEUR
Cape Verde Islands
CAF
Campeonato Caboverdiano
8.53
ELITE AMATEUR
Rwanda
CAF
National League
8.53
ELITE AMATEUR
129
Mauritius
CAF
Premier League
8.52
ELITE AMATEUR
130
Belize
CONCACAF
National Division
8.50
ELITE AMATEUR
Bahrain
AFC
Premier League
8.50
ELITE AMATEUR
Burma
AFC
Interstate Championship
8.50
ELITE AMATEUR
Barbados
CONCACAF
Premier Division
8.50
ELITE AMATEUR
134
Palestine
AFC
West Bank League
8.47
TOP AMATEUR
South Yemen
AFC
National League
8.47
TOP AMATEUR
136
Greenland
CONCACAF
GBU Championship
8.46
TOP AMATEUR
137
North Yemen
AFC
National League
8.45
TOP AMATEUR
Equatorial Guinea
CAF
Liga Nacional
8.45
TOP AMATEUR
139
Bangladesh
AFC
Dhaka League
8.44
TOP AMATEUR
Taiwan
AFC
National Football League
8.44
TOP AMATEUR
French Guiana
CONCACAF
Honor Division
8.44
TOP AMATEUR
142
Papua New Guinea
OFC
National Championship
8.43
TOP AMATEUR
Niger
CAF
Première Division
8.43
TOP AMATEUR
144
Dominican Republic
CONCACAF
Campeonato Nacional
8.42
TOP AMATEUR
145
Grenada
CONCACAF
Premier Division
8.41
TOP AMATEUR
Oman
AFC
Omani League
8.41
TOP AMATEUR
Singapore
AFC
NFL Division One
8.41
TOP AMATEUR
148
Saint Martin
CONCACAF
Championship
8.40
TOP AMATEUR
149
Seychelles
CAF
First Division
8.39
AMATEUR
Fiji
OFC
Championship
8.39
AMATEUR
151
Antigua & Barbuda
CONCACAF
Premier Division
8.38
AMATEUR
152
Solomon Islands
OFC
Honiara League
8.37
AMATEUR
153
Vanuatu
OFC
Port Vila League
8.35
AMATEUR
154
British St. Kitts & Nevis
CONCACAF
Premier League
8.34
AMATEUR
Guyana
CONCACAF
Georgetown League
8.34
AMATEUR
156
Aruba
CONCACAF
Division di Honor
8.33
AMATEUR
157
Mayotte
CAF
Championnat
8.32
AMATEUR
158
Sao Tome e Principe
CAF
Championship
8.30
AMATEUR
Dominica
CONCACAF
Premiere League
8.30
AMATEUR
Pakistan
AFC
Championship
8.30
AMATEUR
161
Comoros
CAF
Premier League
8.29
AMATEUR
162
Macau
AFC
1ª Divisão
8.27
AMATEUR
Vietnam
AFC
V-League
8.27
AMATEUR
Cayman Islands
CONCACAF
Premier League
8.27
AMATEUR
165
US Virgin Islands
CONCACAF
Saint Croix League
8.25
AMATEUR
166
Philippines
AFC
National Championship
8.23
AMATEUR
167
Nicaragua
CONCACAF
Primera División
8.20
AMATEUR
168
Nepal
AFC
Martyr's Memorial League
8.17
LOWER AMATEUR
169
Puerto Rico
CONCACAF
Torneo Nacional Superior
8.12
LOWER AMATEUR
Cambodia
AFC
Cambodian League
8.12
LOWER AMATEUR
171
British Virgin Islands
CONCACAF
Tortola League
8.07
LOWER AMATEUR
172
Maldives
AFC
National Playoffs
7.90
RANK AMATEUR
173
Mongolia
AFC
National Championship
7.85
RANK AMATEUR
174
American Samoa
OFC
FFAS Senior League
7.79
RANK AMATEUR
175
Samoa
OFC
National League
7.71
RANK AMATEUR
176
Tuvalu
OFC
Tuvalu League
7.68
RANK AMATEUR
177
Tonga
OFC
Tonga Major League
7.67
RANK AMATEUR
178
Montserrat
CONCACAF
Montserrat League
7.64
RANK AMATEUR
179
Cook Islands
OFC
Round Cup
7.24
RANK AMATEUR
180
Kiribati
OFC
National Championship
6.78
RANK AMATEUR
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