October 15. 2025
Bayern Munich remains at the summit of our latest index ranking, leading a top three completed by Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Arsenal stands as the lone Premier League representative in the top 10, while Inter Milan carries the flag for Serie A. The Bundesliga boasts three clubs in the top tier — Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and Eintracht Frankfurt — matching La Liga’s trio of Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid. Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille represent Ligue 1, while no team from the Eredivisie or Primeira Liga makes the cut.
Among defending champions, three feature in the top five: Bayern Munich leads, followed by Barcelona (3rd) and PSG (5th). The remaining four sit in the next bracket, with Napoli in 12th, Liverpool 13th, Sporting CP 16th, and PSV Eindhoven rounding out the group in 18th.
The best-performing promoted side is Köln, ranked 37th, just ahead of Elche (38th) and Paris FC (39th). At the opposite end, Pisa ranks 130th, while AVS Futebol SAD anchors the bottom of the list.
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Seven league wins is the highest total achieved by any club so far this season. Feyenoord (Dutch Eredivisie), Porto (Portuguese Primeira Liga), and Real Madrid (Spanish La Liga) are the three teams to have reached that mark. Feyenoord and Porto lead the way in points, with 22 each.
Bayern Munich (German Bundesliga) and PSV Eindhoven (Dutch Eredivisie) are the top-scoring sides in Europe’s top seven leagues, both with 25 goals. Bayern, however, boast the best scoring rate — averaging 4.17 goals per game, the highest among all clubs.
At the opposite end, Hellas Verona (Serie A) have scored the fewest goals, just two, at a rate of 0.33 per game.
Eight teams remain unbeaten in league play, but Bayern Munich stand alone as the only side to have won all their matches. The other unbeaten teams are Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga), Atalanta and Juventus (Serie A), Ajax and Feyenoord (Eredivisie), and Benfica and Porto (Primeira Liga).
Nine clubs are still without a league win this season: Fiorentina, Hellas Verona, Genoa, and Pisa (Serie A); AVS Futebol SAD (Primeira Liga); Metz (Ligue 1); Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League); Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga); and Celta Vigo (La Liga).
Defensively, Porto stand out with just one goal conceded in the Primeira Liga — the fewest among Europe’s top seven leagues — allowing only 0.13 goals per game.
No team has conceded more than Sparta Rotterdam, who have shipped 22 goals in the Eredivisie at a rate of 2.75 per game.
Heracles Almelo (Eredivisie) and AVS Futebol SAD (Primeira Liga) share the highest losing rate at 0.88, each suffering seven defeats — the most in their respective leagues. AVS Futebol SAD also sit bottom in points, with just one from eight games, having dropped 23 and averaging 0.13 points per game — both the lowest marks across the top seven leagues.
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THE GOLDEN SHOE RACE
Only players with five or more league goals are listed below.
In Ligue 1, no player has reached the five-goal mark, with 11 players tied on three goals currently leading the scoring chart. Similarly, in Serie A, no player has hit five goals yet, though two players share the lead with four each.
In Portugal’s Primeira Liga, six players are tied on five goals, currently leading the league’s scoring race.
Harry Kane leads the European Golden Shoe standings with 11 goals in the Bundesliga — two ahead of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé.
Top Scorers – 2025 Season (Top 7 Leagues)
11 Goals
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich – Bundesliga)
9 Goals
Erling Haaland (Manchester City – Premier League)
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid – La Liga)
6 Goals
Julián Álvarez (Atlético Madrid – La Liga)
Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth – Premier League)
Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord – Eredivisie)
5 Goals
Karl Etta Eyong (Levante – La Liga)
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid – La Liga)
Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich – Bundesliga)
Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt – Bundesliga)
Brynjólfur Willumsson (Groningen – Eredivisie)
Samu Aghehowa (Porto – Primeira Liga)
Guilherme Schettine (Moreirense – Primeira Liga)
Clayton (Rio Ave – Primeira Liga)
Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP – Primeira Liga)
Luís Suárez (Sporting CP – Primeira Liga)
Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica – Primeira Liga)
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THE DOMESTIC LEAGUE TITLE RACE
In the Spanish LA LIGA …
Two points separate Real Madrid and Barcelona in the La Liga title race after seven rounds.
Real Madrid sits top of the table, having dropped points only once — a 5–2 defeat away to Atlético Madrid in the Madrid derby.
Barcelona suffered their first league loss of the season in their most recent fixture, falling 4–1 away to Sevilla.
In the English PREMIER LEAGUE …
It’s still early days in the Premier League, but the title race is already tight.
Arsenal leads the standings after seven rounds, holding a one-point advantage over defending champions Liverpool.
Liverpool’s last two league games have ended in defeat, costing them the top spot after opening the season with narrow wins.
Bournemouth sits fourth, level on points with third-placed Tottenham, while Manchester City rounds out the top five.
In the German BUNDESLIGA …
Bayern Munich has established a four-point lead in the Bundesliga, remaining the only team with a perfect record after six rounds.
Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in second but have dropped points in two draws.
For context, just four points separate second from sixth place in the standings.
In the Italian SERIE A …
Six rounds into the Serie A season, defending champions Napoli sit atop the table, level on points with Roma in second.
The two sides hold a two-point cushion over third-placed AC Milan, while Inter Milan and Juventus are tied on points in fourth and fifth respectively.
In the French LIGUE 1 …
After seven rounds in Ligue 1, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain lead the standings.
Marseille, Strasbourg, and Lyon sit just one point behind, keeping the early title race finely balanced.
In the Dutch EREDIVISIE …
After eight rounds, only three points separate the top three in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Feyenoord lead the table unbeaten, followed by PSV Eindhoven in second and Ajax in third — the latter also unbeaten, having drawn half of their matches.
In the Portuguese PRIMEIRA LIGA …
Eight games into the Portuguese Primeira Liga, the traditional “big three” dominate the top of the table.
Porto remain unbeaten at the summit with seven wins, holding a three-point lead over Sporting CP.
Benfica trails one point further behind in third.
