Every league we rate, ranked by the average Elo rating of its clubs — so leagues from every country and every tier sit on one scale. Premier League (England) currently rates as the strongest league in the world.
| Rank | League | Top Club | Clubs | Avg Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England · Top flight | #2 in world | 20 | 1546.5 |
| 2 | Spain · Top flight | #4 in world | 20 | 1442.2 |
| 3 | Italy · Top flight | #7 in world | 20 | 1435.3 |
| 4 | Germany · Top flight | #1 in world | 18 | 1434.0 |
| 5 | France · Top flight | #5 in world | 18 | 1391.5 |
| 6 | Portugal · Top flight | #17 in world | 18 | 1277.4 |
| 7 | Netherlands · Top flight | #39 in world | 18 | 1224.2 |
| 8 | Belgium · Top flight | #33 in world | 18 | 1208.6 |
| 9 | Greece · Top flight | #55 in world | 14 | 1206.6 |
| 10 | Spain · 2nd tier | #86 in world | 22 | 1198.2 |
| 11 | Germany · 2nd tier | #127 in world | 18 | 1179.9 |
| 12 | Denmark · Top flight | #76 in world | 12 | 1173.6 |
| 13 | Austria · Top flight | #101 in world | 12 | 1170.6 |
| 14 | England · 2nd tier | #46 in world | 24 | 1162.7 |
| 15 | Brazil · Top flight | #106 in world | 20 | 1130.7 |
| 16 | Turkey · Top flight | #68 in world | 18 | 1127.2 |
| 17 | Italy · 2nd tier | #148 in world | 20 | 1123.8 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia · Top flight | #74 in world | 18 | 1122.1 |
| 19 | Argentina · Top flight | #162 in world | 30 | 1120.9 |
| 20 | Egypt · Top flight | #133 in world | 20 | 1113.1 |
| 21 | Croatia · Top flight | #102 in world | 10 | 1109.8 |
| 22 | France · 2nd tier | #168 in world | 18 | 1109.8 |
| 23 | Scotland · Top flight | #121 in world | 12 | 1108.4 |
| 24 | Switzerland · Top flight | #143 in world | 12 | 1103.1 |
| 25 | Norway · Top flight | #45 in world | 16 | 1092.3 |
| 26 | Japan · Top flight | #174 in world | 20 | 1087.3 |
| 27 | Morocco · Top flight | #232 in world | 16 | 1082.6 |
| 28 | Czechia · Top flight | #73 in world | 16 | 1080.0 |
| 29 | Ecuador · Top flight | #114 in world | 16 | 1072.2 |
| 30 | Russia · Top flight | #117 in world | 16 | 1070.9 |
| 31 | Cyprus · Top flight | #91 in world | 14 | 1068.8 |
| 32 | Portugal · 2nd tier | #369 in world | 18 | 1056.3 |
| 33 | Serbia · Top flight | #87 in world | 14 | 1053.0 |
| 34 | Sweden · Top flight | #253 in world | 16 | 1044.3 |
| 35 | Poland · Top flight | #161 in world | 18 | 1041.3 |
| 36 | Hungary · Top flight | #94 in world | 12 | 1041.0 |
| 37 | Mexico · Top flight | #247 in world | 18 | 1039.2 |
| 38 | Ukraine · Top flight | #104 in world | 16 | 1026.3 |
| 39 | Israel · Top flight | #145 in world | 14 | 1013.6 |
| 40 | Paraguay · Top flight | #319 in world | 12 | 1009.4 |
| 41 | Slovakia · Top flight | #212 in world | 12 | 1009.2 |
| 42 | United States · Top flight | #287 in world | 30 | 1002.1 |
| 43 | South Africa · Top flight | #179 in world | 16 | 997.2 |
| 44 | Germany · 3rd tier | #381 in world | 20 | 988.8 |
| 45 | Bulgaria · Top flight | #197 in world | 14 | 986.7 |
| 46 | Algeria · Top flight | #390 in world | 16 | 981.3 |
| 47 | Colombia · Top flight | #277 in world | 20 | 980.5 |
| 48 | Spain · 3rd tier | #322 in world | 40 | 975.5 |
| 49 | Azerbaijan · Top flight | #154 in world | 12 | 967.5 |
| 50 | Slovenia · Top flight | #440 in world | 10 | 967.2 |
| 51 | Romania · Top flight | #274 in world | 16 | 962.8 |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates · Top flight | #218 in world | 14 | 956.2 |
| 53 | Tunisia · Top flight | #323 in world | 15 | 955.5 |
| 54 | Uruguay · Top flight | #360 in world | 17 | 950.6 |
| 55 | South Korea · Top flight | #658 in world | 12 | 944.5 |
| 56 | Tanzania · Top flight | #221 in world | 16 | 933.8 |
| 57 | England · 3rd tier | #578 in world | 24 | 932.3 |
| 58 | Chile · Top flight | #483 in world | 16 | 931.4 |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina · Top flight | #234 in world | 10 | 922.3 |
| 60 | Denmark · 2nd tier | #601 in world | 12 | 920.9 |
| 61 | Thailand · Top flight | #519 in world | 16 | 916.4 |
| 62 | France · 3rd tier | #795 in world | 18 | 914.4 |
| 63 | Italy · 3rd tier | #367 in world | 60 | 912.4 |
| 64 | Albania · Top flight | #682 in world | 10 | 909.3 |
| 65 | Belarus · Top flight | #421 in world | 16 | 909.0 |
| 66 | DR Congo · Top flight | #267 in world | 30 | 908.2 |
| 67 | Angola · Top flight | #411 in world | 16 | 908.0 |
| 68 | Ireland · Top flight | #746 in world | 10 | 907.3 |
| 69 | Iran · Top flight | #690 in world | 18 | 906.0 |
| 70 | Brazil · 2nd tier | #663 in world | 20 | 905.8 |
| 71 | Netherlands · 2nd tier | #568 in world | 20 | 902.6 |
| 72 | Peru · Top flight | #764 in world | 18 | 900.7 |
| 73 | Qatar · Top flight | #627 in world | 12 | 899.8 |
| 74 | Luxembourg · Top flight | #356 in world | 16 | 899.0 |
| 75 | Congo · Top flight | #1087 in world | 2 | 895.1 |
| 76 | Bolivia · Top flight | #306 in world | 16 | 892.2 |
| 77 | Sudan · Top flight | #550 in world | 24 | 890.2 |
| 78 | Kosovo · Top flight | #765 in world | 10 | 890.0 |
| 79 | Finland · Top flight | #434 in world | 12 | 888.7 |
| 80 | Portugal · 3rd tier | #327 in world | 76 | 887.1 |
| 81 | Uzbekistan · Top flight | #435 in world | 16 | 884.9 |
| 82 | Malaysia · Top flight | #193 in world | 12 | 883.6 |
| 83 | Turkey · 2nd tier | #648 in world | 20 | 880.2 |
| 84 | Mali · Top flight | #700 in world | 14 | 871.9 |
| 85 | Kazakhstan · Top flight | #470 in world | 16 | 871.5 |
| 86 | Ivory Coast · Top flight | #918 in world | 16 | 871.4 |
| 87 | Singapore · Top flight | #612 in world | 8 | 870.8 |
| 88 | North Macedonia · Top flight | #524 in world | 10 | 870.5 |
| 89 | Australia · Top flight | #1036 in world | 12 | 869.8 |
| 90 | Iceland · Top flight | #418 in world | 12 | 867.4 |
| 91 | Argentina · 2nd tier | #851 in world | 36 | 862.9 |
| 92 | Iraq · Top flight | #615 in world | 19 | 860.8 |
| 93 | Jordan · Top flight | #652 in world | 10 | 858.1 |
| 94 | Bahrain · Top flight | #666 in world | 12 | 857.1 |
| 95 | China · Top flight | #828 in world | 16 | 856.2 |
| 96 | Malta · Top flight | #763 in world | 12 | 854.7 |
| 97 | Guinea · Top flight | #878 in world | 13 | 853.8 |
| 98 | Libya · Top flight | #624 in world | 36 | 853.5 |
| 99 | Greece · 2nd tier | #554 in world | 24 | 851.8 |
| 100 | Belgium · 2nd tier | #656 in world | 15 | 848.9 |
| 101 | Vietnam · Top flight | #450 in world | 14 | 847.6 |
| 102 | Botswana · Top flight | #695 in world | 16 | 842.1 |
| 103 | Mauritania · Top flight | #888 in world | 14 | 841.3 |
| 104 | Georgia · Top flight | #1108 in world | 10 | 837.2 |
| 105 | Zambia · Top flight | #769 in world | 18 | 835.4 |
| 106 | Venezuela · Top flight | #904 in world | 14 | 835.4 |
| 107 | Kuwait · Top flight | #639 in world | 12 | 834.5 |
| 108 | Nigeria · Top flight | #1115 in world | 20 | 833.9 |
| 109 | Ghana · Top flight | #1156 in world | 18 | 832.2 |
| 110 | Faroe Islands · Top flight | #617 in world | 10 | 828.5 |
| 111 | Rwanda · Top flight | #575 in world | 18 | 827.2 |
| 112 | Lithuania · Top flight | #651 in world | 10 | 826.8 |
| 113 | Estonia · Top flight | #350 in world | 10 | 825.4 |
| 114 | Costa Rica · Top flight | #959 in world | 10 | 823.9 |
| 115 | Latvia · Top flight | #270 in world | 10 | 819.7 |
| 116 | Eswatini · Top flight | #1177 in world | 16 | 818.9 |
| 117 | Moldova · Top flight | #539 in world | 9 | 818.4 |
| 118 | Poland · 2nd tier | #1259 in world | 18 | 817.2 |
| 119 | Tajikistan · Top flight | #852 in world | 12 | 813.4 |
| 120 | Malawi · Top flight | #882 in world | 16 | 812.4 |
| 121 | Cameroon · Top flight | #687 in world | 15 | 811.3 |
| 122 | Senegal · Top flight | #1211 in world | 16 | 809.1 |
| 123 | Burkina Faso · Top flight | #876 in world | 16 | 808.8 |
| 124 | Honduras · Top flight | #671 in world | 12 | 807.4 |
| 125 | Armenia · Top flight | #281 in world | 12 | 806.5 |
| 126 | Ethiopia · Top flight | #1683 in world | 20 | 806.4 |
| 127 | Uganda · Top flight | #839 in world | 18 | 805.0 |
| 128 | Indonesia · Top flight | #646 in world | 18 | 804.1 |
| 129 | Oman · Top flight | #703 in world | 14 | 800.7 |
| 130 | Norway · 2nd tier | #1028 in world | 16 | 798.6 |
| 131 | Canada · Top flight | #858 in world | 8 | 795.8 |
| 132 | Czechia · 2nd tier | #948 in world | 16 | 792.8 |
| 133 | Spain · 4th tier | #926 in world | 90 | 790.9 |
| 134 | Turkmenistan · Top flight | #301 in world | 8 | 788.6 |
| 135 | Brazil · 3rd tier | #1716 in world | 20 | 787.4 |
| 136 | Liberia · Top flight | #1005 in world | 15 | 786.7 |
| 137 | Montenegro · Top flight | #1390 in world | 10 | 786.1 |
| 138 | Burundi · Top flight | #1251 in world | 16 | 779.7 |
| 139 | Northern Ireland · Top flight | #698 in world | 12 | 776.5 |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan · Top flight | #1033 in world | 16 | 771.6 |
| 141 | Benin · Top flight | #1495 in world | 20 | 768.4 |
| 142 | Hong Kong · Top flight | #1013 in world | 11 | 767.2 |
| 143 | Germany · 4th tier | #949 in world | 91 | 758.5 |
| 144 | France · 4th tier | #1075 in world | 49 | 754.2 |
| 145 | New Zealand · Top flight | #993 in world | 15 | 752.7 |
| 146 | Croatia · 2nd tier | #1367 in world | 16 | 750.3 |
| 147 | Cambodia · Top flight | #1119 in world | 11 | 746.0 |
| 148 | Andorra · Top flight | #492 in world | 10 | 745.4 |
| 149 | Wales · Top flight | #467 in world | 16 | 739.0 |
| 150 | Guatemala · Top flight | #1060 in world | 12 | 735.5 |
| 151 | Kenya · Top flight | #1511 in world | 19 | 733.0 |
| 152 | El Salvador · Top flight | #1127 in world | 12 | 729.8 |
| 153 | Lebanon · Top flight | #1111 in world | 12 | 728.5 |
| 154 | India · Top flight | #1725 in world | 13 | 727.5 |
| 155 | Chinese Taipei · Top flight | #2013 in world | 8 | 727.2 |
| 156 | Gibraltar · Top flight | #355 in world | 11 | 724.7 |
| 157 | England · 4th tier | #1686 in world | 24 | 722.0 |
| 158 | Gabon · Top flight | #1917 in world | 14 | 720.9 |
| 159 | Dominican Republic · Top flight | #1553 in world | 8 | 717.6 |
| 160 | Jamaica · Top flight | #1568 in world | 14 | 715.9 |
| 161 | Nicaragua · Top flight | #1443 in world | 10 | 713.7 |
| 162 | Panama · Top flight | #1361 in world | 12 | 711.6 |
| 163 | Syria · Top flight | #1107 in world | 16 | 711.3 |
| 164 | Zimbabwe · Top flight | #1129 in world | 18 | 707.8 |
| 165 | Lesotho · Top flight | #1803 in world | 15 | 706.7 |
| 166 | Gambia · Top flight | #2255 in world | 16 | 704.9 |
| 167 | Suriname · Top flight | #1201 in world | 9 | 701.8 |
| 168 | Italy · 4th tier | #843 in world | 162 | 700.5 |
| 169 | Bhutan · Top flight | #999 in world | 10 | 700.5 |
| 170 | Myanmar · Top flight | #1051 in world | 12 | 698.4 |
| 171 | Aruba · Top flight | #1672 in world | 18 | 697.3 |
| 172 | Laos · Top flight | #1557 in world | 10 | 694.8 |
| 173 | Belize · Top flight | #2390 in world | 7 | 673.9 |
| 174 | Bangladesh · Top flight | #1263 in world | 13 | 670.3 |
| 175 | San Marino · Top flight | #907 in world | 16 | 668.0 |
| 176 | Trinidad and Tobago · Top flight | #1935 in world | 12 | 660.0 |
| 177 | Mongolia · Top flight | #1208 in world | 12 | 653.4 |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda · Top flight | #1719 in world | 12 | 648.5 |
| 179 | Grenada · Top flight | #2450 in world | 10 | 631.9 |
| 180 | Philippines · Top flight | #880 in world | 10 | 621.4 |
| 181 | Barbados · Top flight | #2661 in world | 8 | 619.8 |
| 182 | Macau · Top flight | #1484 in world | 10 | 604.6 |
| 183 | Fiji · Top flight | #2228 in world | 2 | 591.8 |
| 184 | Solomon Islands · Top flight | #3478 in world | 1 | 400.7 |
| 185 | Vanuatu · Top flight | #3481 in world | 1 | 395.3 |
| 186 | Tahiti · Top flight | #3484 in world | 1 | 377.7 |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea · Top flight | #3488 in world | 1 | 310.7 |