List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries

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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It consists of 54 member associations, each of which is responsible for governing football in their respective countries.[1]

All widely recognised sovereign states located entirely within Europe are members, with the exceptions of the United Kingdom, Monaco and Vatican City. Eight states partially or entirely outside Europe are also members: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Cyprus and Turkey.[1] The United Kingdom is divided into the four separate football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; each association has a separate UEFA membership. The Faroe Islands, an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark, also has its own football association which is a member of UEFA.[1] The football association of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, was approved as a member by UEFA in 2013.[2] Kosovo was approved as a member in 2016, even though it is claimed by Serbia and is not recognised by several other UEFA member states.

Each UEFA member has its own football league system, except Liechtenstein.[3] Clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions. Clubs also compete in the league and national cup competitions for places in the following season's UEFA club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season, except in San Marino where there is only one level.[4]

Some clubs play in a national football league other than their own country's. Where this is the case the club is noted as such.

Club nameClub finished the previous season as league champions.

UEFA coefficients

The UEFA league coefficients, also known as the UEFA rankings, are used to rank the leagues of Europe, and thus determine the number of clubs from a league that will participate in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. A country's ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next; the 2009 rankings determined qualification for European competitions in the 2010–11 season.[5]

A country's ranking is calculated based on the results of its clubs in UEFA competitions over the past five seasons. Two points are awarded for each win by a club, and one for a draw. If a game goes to extra time, the result at the end of time is used to calculate ranking points; if the match goes to a penalty shootout, it is considered to be a draw for the purposes of the coefficient system. The number of points awarded to a country's clubs are added together, and then divided by the number of clubs that participated in European competitions that season. This number is then rounded to three decimal places; two and two-thirds would become 2.667.[5]

For the league coefficient the season's league coefficients for the last five seasons must be added up. In the preliminary rounds of both the Champions League and Europa League, the awarded points are halved. Bonus points for certain achievements are added to the number of points scored in a season. Bonus points are allocated for:

Albania

The top division of Albanian football was formed in 1930, and the inaugural title was won by SK Tirana (now known as KF Tirana). Tirana are the most successful team in the league's history, having won the competition on 24 occasions, followed by KS Dinamo Tirana (now playing in the second division) with 18 championships, and Partizani Tirana with 15.[7] The league became affiliated with UEFA in 1954.[8] Since the 2014–15 season, 10 teams compete in the division. The teams finishing in the bottom two places are relegated to the Albanian First Division and are replaced by the champions of each of that league's two groups.

Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

Club Location
Flamurtari Vlorë Vlorë
KS Korabi Peshkopi Peshkopi
FK Kukësi Kukës
KF Laçi Laç
KS Luftëtari Gjirokastër Gjirokastër
Partizani Tirana Tirana
KF Skënderbeu Korçë Korçë
KF Teuta Durrës Durrës
KF Tirana Tirana
KF Vllaznia Shkodër Shkodër

Andorra

Andorra's national league system was formed in 1993, and the Andorran Football Federation gained UEFA membership in 1996.[9] Records from the league's first three seasons are incomplete, but FC Santa Coloma have won more First Division titles than any other team.[10] Another Andorran football club, FC Andorra, play in the Spanish football league system. In recent years, eight teams have competed in the First Division. Each team plays two matches against the other seven clubs. After fourteen games, the league splits into two groups, with teams carrying their previous points totals forward. The top four teams play each other a further two times in the championship round to decide 1st–4th places, while the bottom four teams do likewise in the relegation round, to determine the 5th–8th positions. At the end of the season, the bottom-placed team is relegated, while the seventh-placed team plays a two-legged play-off against the second-placed team in the Second Division to decide which team plays in which division for the following season.

Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

Escaldes-Engordany
Escaldes-Engordany teams:
Engordany
Jenlai
Santa Coloma
Location of teams in the 2016–17 Primera Divisió
Club Location
FC Encamp Encamp
UE Engordany Escaldes-Engordany
CE Jenlai Escaldes-Engordany
FC Lusitanos Andorra la Vella
FC Ordino Ordino
UE Sant Julià Sant Julià de Lòria
FC Santa Coloma Santa Coloma d'Andorra
UE Santa Coloma Santa Coloma d'Andorra

Armenia

Armenia gained independence in 1991, following the break-up of the Soviet Union. Organised football had been played in Armenia since 1936, as part of the Soviet football system. The Football Federation of Armenia gained UEFA affiliation in 1992, and the league ran as the national championship for the first time in the same year.[11][12] Since independence, the country's most successful team are FC Pyunik, who have won ten league titles.[11] As of the 2016-17 season, six teams compete in the Premier League. Each team plays the other six times during the season, and at the end of the ongoing season, the bottom team is relegated to the First League.[13]

Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

Location of teams in the 2016–17 Armenian Premier League
Club Location
Alashkert FCYerevan
FC Ararat YerevanYerevan
FC BanantsYerevan
FC GandzasarKapan
FC PyunikYerevan
FC ShirakGyumri

    Austria

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Location of teams in the 2016–17 Austrian Football Bundesliga
    Club Location
    FC Admira Wacker MödlingMaria Enzersdorf
    FK Austria WienVienna
    SV MattersburgMattersburg
    SK Rapid WienVienna
    FC Red Bull Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim
    SC Rheindorf AltachAltach
    SV RiedRied im Innkreis
    SKN St. Pölten Sankt Pölten
    SK Sturm GrazGraz
    Wolfsberger ACWolfsberg

    Azerbaijan

    Although the country was part of the Soviet Union, the first Azerbaijan-wide football competition took place in 1928, and became an annual occurrence from 1934. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the first independent Azeri championship took place in 1992, and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan gained UEFA affiliation in 1994[14][15] Since independence, the country's most successful team are PFC Neftchi Baku, with eight league titles. In recent years, 10 teams had competed in the Azerbaijan Premier League, but two teams that otherwise would have competed in the 2016–17 season were denied professional licenses, making it an eight-team league at present.

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Location of teams in the 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League.
    Team in italics is from a zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and is playing its home games in Baku.
    Club Location
    AZAL PFK Baku
    Gabala FK Gabala
    Kapaz PFK Ganja
    Inter Baku PIK Baku
    Neftchi Baku PFK Baku
    Qarabağ FK Baku
    Sumgayit FK Sumqayit
    Zira FK Baku

    Belarus

    Belarus declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Its independence was widely recognised within Europe in 1991, an independent national championship began in 1992, and UEFA membership followed in 1993.[16] Up to the end of the 2016 season, the most successful team is FC BATE, with 13 league championships, including an ongoing streak of 11 titles.[17] The 2016 season saw the league expand from 14 teams to 16, accomplished by promoting three clubs from the Belarusian First League and relegating only the last-place team in the 2015 Premier League. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams are relegated to the First League and replaced by that league's top two finishers.

    Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

    Minsk
    Locations of teams in the 2017 Belarusian Premier League
    Club Location
    FC BATE Borisov Barysaw
    FC Dinamo Brest Brest
    FC Dinamo Minsk Minsk
    FC Dnepr Mogilev Mogilev
    FC Gomel Gomel
    FC Gorodeya Gorodeya
    FC Isloch Minsk Raion Minsk Raion (play in Molodechno)
    FC Krumkachy Minsk Minsk
    FC Minsk Minsk
    FC Naftan Novopolotsk Navapolatsk
    FC Neman Grodno Hrodna
    FC Shakhtyor Salihorsk Salihorsk
    FC Slavia-Mozyr Mozyr
    FC Slutsk Slutsk
    FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Zhodzina
    FC Vitebsk Vitebsk

    Belgium

    Organised football reached Belgium in the 19th century; the Royal Belgian Football Association was founded in 1895, and FC Liégeois became the country's first champions the following year. Belgium joined European football's governing body, UEFA, upon its formation in 1954.[18] Historically the country's most successful team are R.S.C. Anderlecht, with 33 league titles as of 2016.[19] The Belgian First Division A, historically known as the First Division and also known as the Pro League from 2008–09 through 2015–16, currently consists of 16 teams. Initially, each team plays the other clubs twice for a total of 30 matches. At this point, the league proceeds as follows (as of the current 2016–17 season):[20]

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Club Location
    R.S.C. Anderlecht Anderlecht
    R. Charleroi S.C. Charleroi
    Club Brugge KV Bruges
    K.A.S. Eupen Eupen
    K.R.C. Genk Genk
    K.A.A. Gent Ghent
    K.V. Kortrijk Kortrijk
    K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen Lokeren
    KV Mechelen Mechelen
    Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz Mouscron
    K.V. Oostende Oostende
    Sint-Truidense V.V. Sint-Truiden
    Standard Liège Liège
    Waasland-Beveren Beveren
    K.V.C. Westerlo Westerlo
    S.V. Zulte Waregem Waregem

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Prior to gaining independence from Yugoslavia, clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina were eligible to compete in the Yugoslav First League, which they won three times. The country gained independence in 1992, and its Football Association gained UEFA membership in 1998.[21] Due to political tensions between Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats, the country did not have a single national top division until the 2002–03 season, but rather two or three. Since then, Zrinjski have won four titles, Željezničar have won three, Sarajevo and Široki Brijeg have each won twice, and three other teams have won it once each.[22]

    As of the 2016–17 season, the Premier League consists of 12 clubs, reduced from 16 in previous seasons. The 2016–17 season is the first for a two-stage season. In the first stage, each team plays all others home and away, after which the league splits into two six-team groups that also play home and away. The top six teams play for the championship and European qualifying places; the bottom six play to avoid relegation. At the end of the second stage, the bottom two clubs of the relegation group drop to either the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the First League of the Republika Srpska.[23]

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Club Location
    NK Čelik Zenica Zenica
    FK Krupa Krupa na Vrbasu
    NK Metalleghe-BSI Jajce
    FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj Doboj (Kakanj)
    FK Olimpic Sarajevo
    FK Radnik Bijeljina Bijeljina
    FK Sarajevo Sarajevo
    FK Sloboda Tuzla Tuzla
    NK Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg
    NK Vitez Vitez
    HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Mostar
    FK Željezničar Sarajevo Sarajevo

    Bulgaria

    A national Bulgarian championship has been held in every year since 1924, although the 1924, 1927 and 1944 seasons were not completed. The country gained UEFA membership in 1954.[24] Historically, the most successful teams in Bulgarian football have been PFC CSKA Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia; no other team has won more than seven league titles.[25] The most recently completed 2015–16 season was intended to have 12 teams, but was reduced to 10 after four clubs (the two clubs that would otherwise have been promoted to what was then known as the A Group, plus two from the previous season's A Group) were denied professional licenses. Following that season, the Bulgarian Football Union revamped the country's professional league structure, expanding the top flight to 14 teams and changing that league's name from "A Group" to "First League".

    Under the new structure that begins in 2016–17, each team plays the others twice, once at each club's stadium. At the end of the season the league splits into separate playoffs, with table points and statistics carrying over in full. The top six teams enter a championship playoff, with each team playing the others home and away. The top finisher is league champion and enters the UEFA Champions League; the second-place team earns a place in the UEFA Europa League; and the third-place team (or fourth-place team, should the winner of that season's Bulgarian Cup finish in the top three) advances to a playoff for the country's final Europa League place. The bottom eight split into two four-team groups, playing home and away within each group. The top two teams from each group enter a knockout playoff consisting of two-legged matches (note, however, that if one of these four teams is the Bulgarian Cup winner, it is withdrawn from the playoff and its opponent receives a bye into the final). The winner of this playoff then plays the third-place team in a one-off match for the final Europa League place. The bottom two clubs from each group enter an identical knockout playoff. The winner remains in the First League; the other three teams face a series of relegation playoffs that also include the second- and third-place clubs from the Second League, with places for only two of these five teams in the next season's First League.[26]

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Club Location
    PFC Beroe Stara Zagora Stara Zagora
    PFC Botev Plovdiv Plovdiv
    PFC Cherno More Varna Varna
    PFC CSKA Sofia Sofia
    FC Dunav Ruse Ruse
    PFC Levski Sofia Sofia
    FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Gorna Oryahovitsa
    PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv Plovdiv
    PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Razgrad
    PFC Montana Montana
    PFC Neftochimic Burgas Burgas
    OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad
    PFC Slavia Sofia Sofia
    FC Vereya Stara Zagora

    Croatia

    National Croatian leagues were organised in 1914 and during the Second World War, but during peacetime Croatia's biggest clubs competed in the Yugoslav First League. After Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, a national football league was formed in 1992, and the Croatian Football Federation gained UEFA membership in 1993.[27] Since its formation, the Croatian First League has been dominated by NK Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split; as of the end of the 2015–16 season, one of these teams has won the title in all but one of the league's 25 seasons.[28] Since the 2013–14 season, the First League has consisted of 10 teams. At the end of the season, the 10th-placed team is relegated directly to the second division, while the 9th-placed team enters a relegation play-off.

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Zagreb
    Zagreb clubs:
    Locations of teams in 2016–17 Prva HNL
    Club Location
    HNK Cibalia Vinkovci
    GNK Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb
    HNK Hajduk Split Split
    NK Inter Zaprešić Zaprešić
    NK Istra 1961 Pula
    NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
    NK Osijek Osijek
    HNK Rijeka Rijeka
    NK Slaven Belupo Koprivnica
    RNK Split Split

    Cyprus

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Locations of the 2016–17 Cypriot First Division teams.
    Club Location
    AEK Larnaca F.C. Larnaca
    AEL Limassol Limassol
    AEZ Zakakiou Zakaki, Limassol
    Anagennisi Deryneia Deryneia, Famagusta
    Anorthosis Famagusta FC Larnaca
    APOEL FC Nicosia
    Apollon Limassol Limassol
    Aris Limassol F.C. Limassol
    Doxa Katokopias F.C. Peristerona, Nicosia
    Ermis Aradippou Aradippou, Larnaca
    Ethnikos Achna FC Achna, Famagusta
    Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion Pano Polemidia, Limassol
    Nea Salamis Famagusta FC Larnaca
    AC Omonia Nicosia

    Czech Republic

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Club Location
    FC Zbrojovka Brno Brno
    Bohemians 1905 Prague
    FK Dukla Prague Prague
    FC Hradec Králové Hradec Králové
    FK Baumit Jablonec Jablonec nad Nisou
    FC Vysočina Jihlava Jihlava
    MFK Karviná Karviná
    FC Slovan Liberec Liberec
    FK Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav
    FC Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň
    1. FK Příbram Příbram
    SK Slavia Prague Prague
    1. FC Slovácko Uherské Hradiště
    AC Sparta Prague Prague
    FK Teplice Teplice
    FC Fastav Zlín Zlín

    Denmark

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Club Location
    AaB Fodbold Aalborg
    Aarhus Gymnastikforening Aarhus
    Brøndby IF Brøndby
    Esbjerg fB Esbjerg
    AC Horsens Horsens
    F.C. København Copenhagen
    Lyngby BK Lyngby
    FC Midtjylland Herning
    FC Nordsjælland Farum
    OB Odense
    Randers FC Randers
    Silkeborg IF Silkeborg
    SønderjyskE Haderslev
    Viborg FF Viborg

    England

    Founded in 1888, the Football League was the world's first national football league.[29] The inaugural competition was won by Preston North End, who remained unbeaten throughout the entire season. It was the top level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the 22 clubs comprising the First Division resigned from the Football League to form the new FA Premier League.[29] As of the 2014–15 season the Premier League comprises 20 clubs;[30] each team plays every other team twice, with the bottom 3 clubs at the end of the season relegated to the Football League Championship. The most successful club is Manchester United, who have won the league 20 times.[31]

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Greater London Premier League football clubs
    Club Location Stadium Capacity
    Arsenal F.C. London Emirates Stadium 60,260
    A.F.C. Bournemouth Bournemouth Dean Court 11,464
    Burnley F.C. Burnley Turf Moor 21,401
    Chelsea F.C. London Stamford Bridge 41,798
    Crystal Palace F.C. London Selhurst Park 25,073
    Everton F.C. Liverpool Goodison Park 39,571
    Hull City A.F.C. Hull KC Stadium 25,404
    Leicester City F.C. Leicester King Power Stadium 32,312
    Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Anfield 44,742
    Manchester City F.C. Manchester Etihad Stadium 55,097
    Manchester United F.C. Manchester Old Trafford 75,653
    Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 34,742
    Southampton F.C. Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,505
    Stoke City F.C. Stoke-on-Trent Bet365 Stadium 27,740
    Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Stadium of Light 48,707
    Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea, Wales Liberty Stadium 20,909
    Tottenham Hotspur F.C. London White Hart Lane 36,284
    Watford F.C. Watford Vicarage Road 21,500
    West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,850
    West Ham United F.C. London London Stadium 60,000

    Estonia

    An independent Estonian league took place between 1921 and 1940. However, after the Second World War it became part of the Soviet Union, and became a regional system. Estonia regained independence after the dissolution of the USSR, organising the first national championship in 52 years in 1992, the same year that the Estonian Football Association joined UEFA.[32][33] FC Flora Tallinn is the most successful team in the modern era, with 10 league titles as of the end of the 2016 season.[32] Since 2005, the Premier Division has consisted of 10 teams, which play one another four times. At the end of the season the bottom team is relegated to the second level of Estonian football, while the ninth-placed team enters into a relegation playoff.[34]

    Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

    Club Location Stadium Capacity
    FC Flora Tallinn Tallinn A. Le Coq Arena 9,692
    FC Infonet Tallinn Lasnamäe KJH Stadium 400
    FC Levadia Tallinn Tallinn Kadriorg Stadium 5,000
    JK Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Sillamäe Kalevi Stadium 800
    Nõmme Kalju FC Tallinn Hiiu Stadium300
    Paide Linnameeskond Paide Paide linnastaadion 268
    Pärnu Linnameeskond Pärnu Pärnu Raeküla Stadium 550
    Tartu JK Tammeka Tartu Tamme Stadium 1,750
    JK Narva Trans Narva Kreenholm Stadium 1,065
    Viljandi JK Tulevik Viljandi Viljandi linnastaadion 1,006

    Faroe Islands

    The Faroe Islands are a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark, which also comprises Greenland and Denmark itself. The league was formed in 1942, and has been contested annually since, with the exception of 1944 due to a lack of available balls.[35] The Faroe Islands gained UEFA recognition in 1992.[36] The most successful teams are Havnar Bóltfelag and KÍ Klaksvík, with 22 and 17 Premier League titles respectively as of the most recently completed 2016 season. Since the 1988 season, the Premier League has consisted of 10 teams.[37] They play each other three times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First Division.

    Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

    Location of teams in 2017 Effodeildin
    Club Location
    B36 Tórshavn Tórshavn
    EB/Streymur Streymnes
    Havnar Bóltfelag Tórshavn
    ÍF Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður
    KÍ Klaksvík Klaksvík
    NSÍ Runavík Runavík
    Skála ÍF Skála
    TB Tvøroyri Tvøroyri
    Víkingur Gøta Norðragøta
    07 Vestur Sørvágur

    Finland

    Finland's current league has been contested annually since 1898, with the exceptions of 1914 and 1943.[38] The most successful team are HJK Helsinki with 22 titles; as of 2010, no other team has won 10 or more. However, between 1920 and 1948 a rival championship operated, organised by the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. Frequent champions in that competition before it came under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Finland included Kullervo Helsinki, Vesa Helsinki and Tampereen Pallo-Veikot.[39] The Premier League consists of 12 teams, which play one another three times each for a total of 33 matches. At the end of the season the bottom club is relegated to the First Division.

    Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

    Location of teams in the 2017 Veikkausliiga
    Club Location
    HIFK Fotboll Helsinki
    HJK Helsinki Helsinki
    IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn
    FC Ilves Tampere
    FC Inter Turku Turku
    JJK Jyväskylä Jyväskylä
    Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) Kuopio
    FC Lahti Lahti
    Palloseura Kemi Kings Kemi
    RoPS Rovaniemi
    Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) Seinäjoki
    Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) Vaasa

    France

    France's first football team—Le Havre AC—formed in 1872. The first French championship was first held in 1894, but only featured teams from the capital, Paris. Between 1896 and 1912, national championships were organised by several competing federations; the first universally recognised national championship took place in the 1912–13 season. However, it only lasted two seasons; from the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, French football operated on a regional basis until 1932. A national league resumed between 1932 and 1939, and has operated annually since the conclusion of the Second World War in 1945.[40] Ligue 1 and its predecessors have featured 20 teams since the 1946–47 season. Each team plays the other nineteen sides home and away, and at the end of the season the bottom three teams are relegated to Ligue 2.[41] So far, Olympique de Marseille are the only French club to have won the UEFA Champions League, in 1993.

    Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

    Club Location
    Angers SCO Angers
    SC Bastia Bastia
    FC Girondins de Bordeaux Bordeaux
    Stade Malherbe Caen Caen
    Dijon FCO Dijon
    En Avant de Guingamp Guingamp
    Lille OSC Villeneuve d'Ascq
    FC Lorient Lorient
    Olympique Lyonnais Décines
    Olympique de Marseille Marseille
    FC Metz Metz
    AS Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco
    Montpellier HSC Montpellier
    AS Nancy Tomblaine
    FC Nantes Nantes
    OGC Nice Nice
    Paris Saint-Germain Paris
    Stade Rennais FC Rennes
    AS Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne
    Toulouse FC Toulouse

      Georgia

      A Georgian football championship first took place in 1926, as part of the Soviet football system. The first independent championship took place in 1990, despite the fact that Georgia remained a Soviet state until 1991. Upon independence, Georgia subsequently joined UEFA and FIFA in 1992.[42]

      Prior to 2016, the league operated with an autumn-to-spring season spanning two calendar years. The league is currently transitioning to a spring-to-autumn season contained entirely within a calendar year; to that effect, an abbreviated 2016 season is being held in autumn, with the transition to be completed for the 2017 season. Before the transition, 16 teams had competed in the top flight, but the league was reduced to 14 teams for the 2016 season, and will be reduced further to 10 for 2017 and beyond.

      Clubs and locations as of 2016 season:

      Club Location
      FC Chikhura Sachkhere Sachkhere
      FC Dila Gori Gori
      FC Dinamo Batumi Kobuleti
      FC Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi
      FC Guria Lanchkhuti Lanchkhuti
      FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti Poti
      FC Lokomotivi Tbilisi Tbilisi
      FC Saburtalo Tbilisi Tbilisi
      FC Samtredia Samtredia
      FC Shukura Kobuleti Kobuleti
      FC Sioni Bolnisi Bolnisi
      FC Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi
      FC Tskhinvali Tskhinvali
      FC Zugdidi Zugdidi

      Germany

      The Bundesliga consists of 18 teams, who play each other twice, for a total of 34 matches. The teams finishing in 17th and 18th places are relegated directly to the 2. Bundesliga, while the team finishing in 16th place enters into a two-legged play-off with the team finishing 3rd in the lower division.

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      FC Augsburg Augsburg
      Bayer 04 Leverkusen Leverkusen
      FC Bayern München Munich
      Borussia Dortmund Dortmund
      Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach
      SV Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt
      Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main
      SC Freiburg Freiburg
      Hamburger SV Hamburg
      Hertha BSC Berlin
      TSG Hoffenheim Sinsheim
      FC Ingolstadt 04 Ingolstadt
      1. FC Köln Cologne
      RB Leipzig Leipzig
      1. FSV Mainz 05 Mainz
      FC Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen
      SV Werder Bremen Bremen
      VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg

      Gibraltar

      The Gibraltar Football Association was founded in 1895, making it one of the ten oldest active football associations in the world. League football has been organized by the GFA since 1905. The first league season after Gibraltar were accepted as full members of UEFA was 2013–14, making qualification to the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League possible since the 2014–15 season, provided the relevant club has received a UEFA licence.[2] The Premier Division has consisted of 10 teams since the 2015–16 season. All league matches are held at Victoria Stadium.

      Clubs as of 2016–17 season:

      The stand of a football stadium, appearing to be made of concrete, in the daytime. The centre section of the stand is covered by a roof. On the front edge of the roof, the letters "VICTORIA STADIUM" can be seen.
      View of the Victoria Stadium's West Stand.
      Club
      Europa FC
      Europa Point F.C.
      Gibraltar United F.C.
      Glacis United F.C.
      Lincoln Red Imps F.C.
      Lions Gibraltar F.C.
      Lynx F.C.
      Manchester 62 F.C.
      Mons Calpe S.C.
      St Joseph's F.C.

      Greece

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      AEK Athens Athens
      Asteras Tripolis Tripoli
      Atromitos Athens
      Iraklis Thessaloniki
      Kerkyra Corfu
      Larissa Larissa
      Levadiakos Livadeia
      Olympiacos Piraeus
      Panathinaikos Athens
      Panetolikos Agrinio
      Panionios Athens
      PAOK Thessaloniki
      PAS Giannina Ioannina
      Platania Chanion Chania
      Xanthi Xanthi
      Veria Veria

      Hungary

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Budapest
      Budapest teams :
      Ferencváros
      Honvéd
      MTK
      Újpest
      Vasas
      Debrecen
      Videoton
      Paks
      Diósgyőr
      Haladás
      Gyirmót
      Mezőkövesd
      Location of teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
      Ferencváros
      Honvéd
      MTK
      Újpest
      Vasas
      Location of Budapest teams
      Club Location
      Budapest Honvéd FC Budapest
      Debreceni VSC Debrecen
      Diósgyőri VTK Miskolc
      Ferencvárosi TC Budapest
      Gyirmót SE Győr
      Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE Mezőkövesd
      MTK Budapest FC Budapest
      Paksi SE Paks
      Szombathelyi Haladás Szombathely
      Újpest FC Budapest
      Vasas SC Budapest
      Videoton FC Székesfehérvár

      Iceland

      Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

      Club Location
      Breiðablik UBK Kópavogur
      Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar Hafnarfjörður
      Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir Reykjavík
      Knattspyrnudeild UMFG Grindavík
      Íþróttabandalag Akraness Akranes
      Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Vestmannaeyjar
      Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar Akureyri
      Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Reykjavík
      Stjarnan Garðabær
      Valur Reykjavík
      Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur Reykjavík
      Ungmennafélagið Víkingur Ólafsvík

      Israel

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      F.C. Ironi Ashdod Ashdod
      Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Jerusalem
      Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. Tel Aviv
      Bnei Sakhnin F.C. Sakhnin
      Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Beersheba
      Hapoel Haifa F.C. Haifa
      Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Kiryat Shmona
      Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. Ashkelon
      Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. Kfar Saba
      Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. Ra'anana
      Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. Tel Aviv
      Maccabi Haifa F.C. Haifa
      Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. Petah Tikva
      Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Tel Aviv

      Italy

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      Atalanta B.C. Bergamo
      Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna
      Cagliari Calcio Cagliari
      A.C. Chievo Verona Verona
      F.C. Crotone Crotone
      Empoli F.C. Empoli
      ACF Fiorentina Florence
      Genoa C.F.C. Genoa
      F.C. Internazionale Milano Milan
      Juventus F.C. Turin
      S.S. Lazio Rome
      A.C. Milan Milan
      S.S.C. Napoli Naples
      U.S. Città di Palermo Palermo
      Delfino Pescara 1936 Pescara
      A.S. Roma Rome
      U.C. Sampdoria Genoa
      U.S. Sassuolo Calcio Sassuolo
      Torino F.C. Turin
      Udinese Calcio Udine

      Kazakhstan

      Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

      Locations of teams in the 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League
      Club Location
      FC Aktobe Aktobe
      FC Akzhayik Oral
      FC Altai Semey Semey
      FC Astana Astana
      FC Atyrau Atyrau
      FC Irtysh Pavlodar Pavlodar
      FC Kairat Almaty
      FC Kaisar Kyzylorda
      FC Okzhetpes Kokshetau
      FC Ordabasy Shymkent
      FC Shakhter Karagandy Karagandy
      FC Tobol Kostanay

      Kosovo

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Location of teams of the 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo
      Club City
      KF Besa Pejë
      KF Drenica Skënderaj
      KF Drita Gjilan
      KF Ferizaj Ferizaj
      KF Feronikeli Drenas
      KF Gjilani Gjilan
      KF Hajvalia Hajvalia
      KF Liria Prizren
      KF Llapi Podujevë
      KF Prishtina Prishtinë
      KF Trepça Mitrovicë
      KF Trepça'89 Mitrovicë

      Latvia

      Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

      Locations of the 2017 Latvian Higher League teams
      Club Location Stadium Capicity
      SK Babīte Piņķi Piņķu stadions 1,000
      FK Jelgava Jelgava Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs 1,560
      FK Liepāja Liepaja Daugava Stadium 5,000
      FS Metta/LU Riga Stadions Arkādija 500
      Riga FC Riga Skonto Stadium 9,500
      FK Rīgas Futbola skola Riga Stadions Arkādija 500
      FK Spartaks Jūrmala Jūrmala Slokas Stadium 2,500
      FK Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions 3,200

      Lithuania

      Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

      Locations of the 2017 A Lyga teams
      Club Location
      FK Atlantas Klaipėda
      FK Lietava Jonava Jonava
      FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda Kazlų Rūda
      FC Stumbras Kaunas
      FK Sūduva Marijampolė Marijampolė
      FK Trakai Trakai
      FK Utenis Utena Utena
      FK Žalgiris Vilnius

      Luxembourg

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      FC Differdange 03 Differdange
      F91 Dudelange Dudelange
      CS Fola Esch Esch-sur-Alzette
      FC RM Hamm Benfica Hamm
      FC Jeunesse Canach Canach
      Jeunesse Esch Esch-sur-Alzette
      UN Käerjéng 97 Bascharage (play in Hautcharage)
      US Mondorf-les-Bains Mondorf-les-Bains
      CS Pétange Pétange
      FC Progrès Niedercorn Niederkorn
      Racing FC Union Luxembourg Luxembourg City
      US Rumelange Rumelange
      FC UNA Strassen Strassen
      FC Victoria Rosport Rosport

      Malta

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      Balzan F.C. Balzan
      Birkirkara F.C. Birkirkara
      Floriana F.C. Floriana
      Gżira United F.C. Gżira
      Hamrun Spartans F.C. Ħamrun
      Hibernians F.C. Paola
      Mosta F.C. Mosta
      Pembroke Athleta F.C. Pembroke
      St. Andrews F.C. St. Andrew's
      Sliema Wanderers F.C. Sliema
      Tarxien Rainbows F.C. Tarxien
      Valletta F.C. Valletta

      Moldova

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Chișinău
      Tiraspol
      Chișinău teams:
      Dacia
      Zimbru
      Tiraspol teams:
      Dinamo-Auto
      Sheriff
      Location of teams in the 2016–17 National Division
      Club Location
      FC Dacia Chișinău Chișinău
      FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol Tiraspol
      FC Milsami Orhei
      FC Petrocub Hîncești Hîncești
      FC Sheriff Tiraspol Tiraspol
      Speranța Nisporeni Nisporeni
      FC Spicul Chișcăreni Chișcăreni
      CS Moldova-03 Ungheni Ungheni
      FC Zaria Bălți Bălți
      FC Zimbru Chișinău Chișinău

      Montenegro

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Location of the 2016–17 Montenegrin First League teams
      Club Location
      FK Bokelj Kotor Kotor
      FK Budućnost Podgorica Podgorica
      FK Dečić Tuzi
      OFK Grbalj Kotor
      FK Iskra Danilovgrad Danilovgrad
      FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje
      FK Lovćen Cetinje
      FK Mladost Podgorica Podgorica
      OFK Petrovac Petrovac
      FK Rudar Pljevlja
      FK Sutjeska Nikšić
      FK Zeta Golubovci

      Netherlands

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      ADO Den Haag The Hague
      AFC Ajax Amsterdam
      AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar
      SBV Excelsior Rotterdam
      Feyenoord Rotterdam
      Go Ahead Eagles Deventer
      FC Groningen Groningen
      SC Heerenveen Heerenveen
      Heracles Almelo Almelo
      NEC Nijmegen
      PEC Zwolle Zwolle
      PSV Eindhoven Eindhoven
      Roda JC Kerkrade Kerkrade
      Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam
      FC Twente Enschede
      FC Utrecht Utrecht
      Vitesse Arnhem
      Willem II Tilburg

      Northern Ireland

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2016–17 NIFL Premiership
      Club Location
      Ards F.C. Bangor
      Ballinamallard United F.C. Ballinamallard
      Ballymena United F.C. Ballymena
      Carrick Rangers F.C. Carrickfergus
      Cliftonville F.C. Belfast
      Coleraine F.C. Coleraine
      Crusaders F.C. Belfast
      Dungannon Swifts F.C. Dungannon
      Glenavon F.C. Lurgan
      Glentoran F.C. Belfast
      Linfield F.C. Belfast
      Portadown F.C. Portadown

      Norway

      Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

      Club Location
      Aalesund Ålesund
      Brann Bergen
      Haugesund Haugesund
      Kristiansund Kristiansund
      Lillestrøm Lillestrøm
      Molde Molde
      Odd Skien
      Rosenborg Trondheim
      Sandefjord Sandefjord
      Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg
      Sogndal Sogndal
      Stabæk Bærum
      Strømsgodset Drammen
      Tromsø Tromsø
      Vålerenga Oslo
      Viking Stavanger

      Poland

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      Arka Gdynia Gdynia
      Cracovia Kraków
      Górnik Łęczna Łęczna
      Jagiellonia Białystok Białystok
      Korona Kielce Kielce
      Lech Poznań Poznań
      Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk
      Legia Warszawa Warsaw
      Piast Gliwice Gliwice
      Pogoń Szczecin Szczecin
      Ruch Chorzów Chorzów
      Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław
      Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza Nieciecza
      Wisła Kraków Kraków
      Wisła Płock Płock
      Zagłębie Lubin Lubin

      Portugal

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Location of teams in 2016–17 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
      Club Location
      F.C. Arouca Arouca
      C.F. Os Belenenses Lisbon
      S.L. Benfica Lisbon
      Boavista F.C. Porto
      S.C. Braga Braga
      G.D. Chaves Chaves
      G.D. Estoril Estoril
      C.D. Feirense Santa Maria da Feira
      C.S. Marítimo Funchal
      Moreirense F.C. Moreira de Cónegos
      C.D. Nacional Funchal
      F.C. Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira
      F.C. Porto Porto
      Rio Ave F.C. Vila do Conde
      Sporting C.P. Lisbon
      C.D. TondelaTondela
      Vitória S.C. Guimarães
      Vitória F.C. Setúbal

      Republic of Ireland

      Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

      Team Home city/suburb Stadium
      Bohemians Phibsborough Dalymount Park
      Bray Wanderers Bray Carlisle Grounds
      Cork City Cork Turners Cross
      Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium
      Drogheda United Drogheda United Park
      Dundalk Dundalk Oriel Park
      Finn Harps Ballybofey Finn Park
      Galway United Galway Eamonn Deacy Park
      Limerick Limerick Markets Field
      Shamrock Rovers Tallaght Tallaght Stadium
      Sligo Rovers Sligo The Showgrounds
      St Patrick's Athletic Inchicore Richmond Park

      Republic of Macedonia

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Skopje
      Skopje clubs:
      Locations of teams participating in the 2016–17 season
      Club Location
      FK Bregalnica Štip
      FK Makedonija GjP Skopje
      FK Pelister Bitola
      FK Pobeda Prilep
      FK Rabotnički Skopje
      FK Renova Džepčište
      FK Shkëndija Tetovo
      FK Shkupi Skopje
      FK Sileks Kratovo
      FK Vardar Skopje

      Romania

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      FC Astra Giurgiu Giurgiu
      FC Botoșani Botoșani
      CFR Cluj Cluj-Napoca
      CS Concordia Chiajna Chiajna
      CSM Studențesc Iași Iași
      CS Universitatea Craiova Craiova
      FC Dinamo București Bucharest
      CS Gaz Metan Mediaș Mediaș
      CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu Târgu Jiu
      FC Rapid București Bucharest
      FC Steaua București Bucharest
      ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș
      FC Viitorul Constanța Constanța
      FC Voluntari Voluntari

      Russia

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Russian Premier League
      Club Location
      FC Amkar Perm
      FC Anzhi Makhachkala
      FC Arsenal Tula Tula
      PFC CSKA Moscow Moscow
      FC Krasnodar Krasnodar
      FC Krylia Sovetov Samara Samara
      FC Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow
      FC Orenburg Orenburg
      FC Rostov Rostov-on-Don
      FC Rubin Kazan
      FC Spartak Moscow Moscow
      FC Terek Grozny
      FC Tom Tomsk
      FC Ufa Ufa
      FC Ural Yekaterinburg
      FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg

      San Marino

      This is a complete list of football clubs in San Marino (as San Marino has only one level domestic amateur league), apart from San Marino Calcio, the only professional Sammarinese club, which as of 2016–17 competes in Serie D, the fourth level of the Italian football league system.

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:[44]

      Six men are down on one knee on a grass football field. Five men are standing behind them. The man standing on the top right is wearing a yellow top, with the letters "BROS" across his top. The other ten are wearing similar tops, but in white.
      An S.S. Cosmos line-up from 2007–08.
      Club Location
      S.P. CailungoBorgo Maggiore
      S.S. CosmosSerravalle
      F.C. DomagnanoDomagnano
      S.C. FaetanoFaetano
      F.C. FiorentinoFiorentino
      S.S. Folgore/FalcianoSerravalle
      A.C. Juvenes/DoganaSerravalle
      S.P. La FioritaMontegiardino
      A.C. LibertasBorgo Maggiore
      S.S. MurataSan Marino
      S.S. PennarossaChiesanuova
      S.S. San GiovanniBorgo Maggiore
      S.P. Tre Fiori Fiorentino
      S.P. Tre PenneSerravalle
      S.S. VirtusAcquaviva

      Scotland

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen
      Celtic F.C. Glasgow
      Dundee F.C. Dundee
      Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton
      Heart of Midlothian F.C. Edinburgh
      Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Inverness
      Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock
      Motherwell F.C. Motherwell
      Partick Thistle F.C. Glasgow
      Rangers F.C. Glasgow
      Ross County F.C. Dingwall
      St Johnstone F.C. Perth

      Serbia

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Belgrade
      Belgrade clubs:
      Location of teams in the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga
      Club Location
      FK Bačka Bačka Palanka Bačka Palanka
      FK Borac Čačak Čačak
      FK Čukarički Belgrade
      FK Javor Ivanjica Ivanjica
      FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac
      FK Mladost Lučani Lučani
      FK Napredak Kruševac Kruševac
      FK Novi Pazar Novi Pazar
      FK Partizan Belgrade
      FK Rad Belgrade
      FK Radnički Niš Niš
      FK Radnik Surdulica Surdulica
      FK Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) Belgrade
      FK Spartak Subotica Subotica
      FK Vojvodina Novi Sad
      FK Voždovac Belgrade

      Slovakia

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Club Location
      FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda
      MFK Zemplín Michalovce Michalovce
      ŽP Šport Podbrezová Podbrezová
      MFK Ružomberok Ružomberok
      FK Senica Senica
      ŠK Slovan Bratislava Bratislava
      Spartak Myjava Myjava
      FC Spartak Trnava Trnava
      1. FC Tatran Prešov Prešov
      FK AS Trenčín Trenčín
      MŠK Žilina Žilina
      FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce

      Slovenia

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Location of teams in the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga
      Club Location
      NK Aluminij Kidričevo
      NK Celje Celje
      NK Domžale Domžale
      ND Gorica Nova Gorica
      FC Koper Koper
      NK Krško Krško
      NK Maribor Maribor
      NK Olimpija Ljubljana
      NK Radomlje Radomlje
      NK Rudar Velenje Velenje

      Spain

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Location of teams in 2016–17 La Liga (Canary Islands)
      Club Location
      Deportivo Alavés Vitoria-Gasteiz
      Athletic Club Bilbao
      Atlético de Madrid Madrid
      FC Barcelona Barcelona
      Real Betis Balompié Seville
      RC Celta de Vigo Vigo
      RC Deportivo de La Coruña A Coruña
      SD Eibar Eibar
      RCD Espanyol Cornellà de Llobregat
      Granada CF Granada
      UD Las Palmas Las Palmas
      CD Leganés Leganés
      Málaga CF Málaga
      CA Osasuna Pamplona
      Real Madrid C.F. Madrid
      Real Sociedad San Sebastián
      Sevilla FC Seville
      Real Sporting de Gijón Gijón
      Valencia CF Valencia
      Villarreal CF Vila-real

      Sweden

      A Swedish championship was first organised in 1896, and the champions were decided by a knockout cup format until 1925, when Allsvenskan was formed.[45] Sweden was one of the founding members of UEFA in 1954.[46] As of the most recently completed 2016 season, Malmö FF have won the most national titles with 19, followed by IFK Göteborg with 18 and IFK Norrköping with 13. Malmö also have the most league titles, with 22 to 13 for both IFK Götebörg and IFK Norrköping. Since 2008,[47] 16 teams compete in Allsvenskan. They each play one another home and away, for a total of 30 games. The bottom two teams are relegated to the Superettan (The Super One), and the 14th-placed Allsvenskan team enters into a relegation playoff with the 3rd-placed Superettan team to decide which will play in Allsvenskan for the following season.[48]

      Clubs and locations as of 2017 season:

      Club Location
      AFC United Eskilstuna
      AIK Stockholm
      Djurgårdens IF Stockholm
      IF Elfsborg Borås
      GIF Sundsvall Sundsvall
      IFK Göteborg Gothenburg
      BK Häcken Gothenburg
      Halmstads BK Halmstad
      Hammarby IF Stockholm
      Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköping
      Kalmar FF Kalmar
      Malmö FF Malmö
      IFK Norrköping Norrköping
      Örebro SK Örebro
      Östersunds FK Östersunds
      IK Sirius Uppsala

      Switzerland

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Location of the 2016–17 Swiss Super League teams
      Club Location
      FC Basel Basel
      Grasshopper Club Zürich Zurich
      FC Lausanne-Sport Lausanne
      FC Lugano Lugano
      FC Luzern Lucerne
      FC Sion Sion
      FC St. Gallen St. Gallen
      FC Thun Thun
      FC Vaduz Vaduz, Liechtenstein
      BSC Young Boys Bern

      Turkey

      Turkish football operated on a regional basis until the 1950s. A national knockout tournament took place in 1957 and 1958, to decide European qualification. The Turkish Football Federation retrospectively recognised these tournaments as deciding the Turkish champions; both competitions were won by Beşiktaş J.K.[49] A national league was formed in 1959, and has been held annually from then onwards.[49] Since the formation of a national league, the most successful teams are Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, with 20 and 19 league titles respectively as of the most recently completed 2015–16 season. Currently, 18 teams compete in the Süper Lig. Each team plays the other teams home and away, with the bottom three teams relegated to the TFF First League for the following season.[50]

      Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

      Istanbul Süper Lig football clubs
      Team Home city Stadium Capacity
      Adanaspor Adana KozArena 36,117
      Akhisar Belediyespor Manisa Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium 16,597
      Alanyaspor Antalya Alanya Oba Stadium 15,000
      Antalyaspor Antalya New Antalya Stadium 33,032
      Beşiktaş İstanbul Vodafone Arena 41,903
      Bursaspor Bursa Timsah Arena 45,000
      Çaykur Rizespor Rize Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı 15,485
      Fenerbahçe İstanbul Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium 50,509
      Galatasaray İstanbul Türk Telekom Arena 52,652
      Gaziantepspor Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium 16,981
      Gençlerbirliği Ankara Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 19,209
      İstanbul Başakşehir İstanbul Başakşehir Arena 17,800
      Karabükspor Karabük Dr. Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium 14,200
      Kasımpaşa İstanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium 14,234
      Kayserispor Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium 32,864
      Torku Konyaspor Konya Torku Arena 42,276
      Osmanlıspor Ankara Yenikent Asaş Stadium 20,000
      Trabzonspor Trabzon Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium 24,169

        Ukraine

        As a member of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's league operated as a feeder to the national Soviet leagues, meaning that until 1992 the strongest Ukrainian teams did not take part.[52] The Football Federation of Ukraine was formed shortly after the country achieved independence in 1991, and gained UEFA membership the following year.[53] Since the formation of a national league, FC Dynamo Kyiv have won 15 titles, FC Shakhtar Donetsk nine, and SC Tavriya Simferopol one, as of the most recently completed 2015–16 season.[52]

        Through the 2013–14 season, 16 teams participated in the Premier League. However, during that season's winter break, the Euromaidan protests began, soon followed by Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula and the still-ongoing war in the country's east. These developments led to the league dropping to 14 teams in 2014–15 and 12 in 2016–17.

        Beginning with the 2016–17 season, the league season is divided into two stages. In the first stage, the teams play one another home and away, after which the league splits into two groups, each playing a home-and-away schedule within the group and with table points carrying over intact. The top six teams play to determine the league champion and European qualifying spots, while the bottom six teams play to avoid relegation, with the bottom two at the end of the second stage dropping to the Ukrainian First League.[54][55]

        Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

        Home venues of teams in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League.
        Teams in italics are from a conflict zone of the War in Donbass and are playing their home games in different cities.
        Stal plays its games also in Dnipropetrovsk rather than at home.
        Club Location
        FC Chornomorets Odesa Odessa
        FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk
        FC Dynamo Kyiv Kyiv
        FC Karpaty Lviv Lviv
        FC Oleksandriya Oleksandriia
        FC Olimpik Donetsk Donetsk
        FC Shakhtar Donetsk Donetsk
        FC Stal Kamianske Kamianske
        FC Volyn Lutsk Lutsk
        FC Vorskla Poltava Poltava
        FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi
        FC Zorya Luhansk Luhansk

        Wales

        Although Wales joined UEFA in 1954, Welsh football operated on a regional basis until 1992, with no national championship.[56][57] Several Welsh clubs play not in the Welsh football league system, but in the English football league system. Currently, one Welsh club, Swansea City, competes in the Premier League. Another Welsh club, Cardiff City, was relegated to the second level, the Football League Championship, at the end of the 2013–14 season. Four other Welsh clubs participate lower down the English football league system: Newport County A.F.C., Wrexham F.C., Colwyn Bay F.C. and Merthyr Town F.C.. Despite competing in Football Association competitions, the latter four are under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales.[58] Until 2011 Swansea City and Cardiff City had similar arrangements with the FAW but are now under the jurisdiction of The Football Association.[59] The most successful Welsh club since the formation of the Welsh Premier League is The New Saints, with 8 league titles.[57] As of 2014–15, 12 teams compete in the Welsh Premier league. Relegation to and promotion from lower regional leagues is in part dictated by whether or not clubs can obtain a Premier League licence; only clubs able to obtain a licence are eligible for promotion, and clubs which fail to obtain one are relegated regardless of their final league position.[60]

        Clubs and locations as of 2016–17 season:

        Club Location
        Aberystwyth Town F.C. Aberystwyth
        Airbus UK Broughton F.C.Broughton
        Bala Town F.C. Bala
        Bangor City F.C. Bangor
        Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C. Cardiff
        Carmarthen Town A.F.C. Carmarthen
        Cefn Druids A.F.C. Wrexham
        Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. Connah's Quay
        Llandudno F.C. Llandudno
        Newtown A.F.C. Newtown
        Rhyl F.C. Rhyl
        The New Saints F.C. Oswestry, England[W 1]
        1. ↑ In 2003, Total Network Solutions F.C., representing Llansantffraid, merged with Oswestry Town F.C., an English club that had historically played in the Welsh football structure. The merged club, which became The New Saints in 2006, played in Llansantffraid until moving to a ground in Oswestry starting with the 2007–08 season. The two communities are 8 miles/13 km apart.[61]

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