A SNAPSHOT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF PERFORMANCE IN EUROPEAN CLUB FOOTBALL.
THE TOP TEN POSITIONS: LA LIGA LEADS WITH SIX CLUBS IN TOP 10.
Six La Liga, three Bundesliga, two Premier League, and one Serie A team make up the top 10. There is no representation from Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, or Eredivisie sides in the ‘top 10’. Paris St. Germain comes in 12th as the best-performing Ligue 1 club, a position ahead of PSV Eindhoven, the best performers in the Eredivisie, while Sporting CP comes in 34th as the best-performing Primeira Liga side.
Bayern Munich headed into the international break as the best-ranked team in Europe’s top seven domestic leagues. They are not at the top of the Bundesliga yet, but in terms of performance, they are. Bayer Leverkusen, who tops the German Bundesliga standings, comes in second.
GIRONA’S REMARKABLE RISE: EIGHTH IN EUROPE, LEADING THE WAY IN LA LIGA.
Girona shows up in eighth with the outstanding season they are having in the Spanish La Liga, being at the top of the league table as things stand. Despite not leading the La Liga standings, Real Madrid is the best-performing Spanish club, ahead of Atletico Madrid.
Manchester City is at the top of the English Premier League, ranking as the third-best performing club in Europe, behind only Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. Manchester City and Liverpool (seventh) are the two Premier League clubs in the top 10. Barcelona barely made the ‘top 10’, edging out Arsenal by a point. Inter Milan is the only Italian Serie A side to make it into the ‘top 10’.
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: BAYERN MUNICH REIGNS, BENFICA LAGS AT 45TH.
Since Bayern Munich is at the top of the pile, we know they are the best performers among the reigning champions. With Sporting CP being the best-performing Portuguese club at 34th, it is evident that Benfica is the worst performer among the reigning champions. Benfica comes in at 45th, despite topping the Portuguese Primeira Liga standings as things stand. Title defense looks difficult for Napoli, as they rank 20th and sit fourth in the Italian Serie A standings.
RECENTLY PROMOTED: FROSINONE EXCELS AS EUROPE’S BEST-PERFORMING NEWCOMER.
Frosinone is the best-performing of the promoted sides in Europe’s top seven leagues. They are 56th, 11 positions better than the nearest promoted club, Las Palmas.
THE BOTTOM TEN POSITIONS: BURNLEY RANKS LOWEST AMONG PROMOTED CLUBS.
Surprisingly, the worst-rated club isn’t a recently-promoted club. The worst performer among the promoted clubs is Burnley, at 127th out of the 132 clubs. Salernitana is the worst-performing side among the top five leagues, coming in at 130th. The worst-performing club in Europe’s top seven leagues is Arouca from the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
| RANK | CLUB | LEAGUE | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ๐ฉ๐ช Bayern Munich | German Bundesliga | 316.07 |
| 2 | ๐ฉ๐ช Bayer Leverkusen | German Bundesliga | 278.45 |
| 3 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Manchester City | English Premier League | 235.67 |
| 4 | ๐ช๐ธ Real Madrid | Spanish La Liga | 209.33 |
| 5 | ๐ช๐ธ Atlรฉtico Madrid | Spanish La Liga | 198.42 |
| 6 | ๐ฎ๐น Inter Milan | Italian Serie A | 194.42 |
| 7 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Liverpool | English Premier League | 188.75 |
| 8 | ๐ช๐ธ Girona | Spanish La Liga | 173.85 |
| 9 | ๐ฉ๐ช RB Leipzig | German Bundesliga | 169.86 |
| 10 | ๐ช๐ธ Barcelona | Spanish La Liga | 169.48 |
| 11 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Arsenal | English Premier League | 168.58 |
| 12 | ๐ซ๐ท Paris Saint-Germain | French Ligue 1 | 162.08 |
| 13 | ๐ณ๐ฑ PSV Eindhoven | Dutch Eredivisie | 155.63 |
| 14 | ๐ฉ๐ช Stuttgart | German Bundesliga | 136.82 |
| 15 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Aston Villa | English Premier League | 130.17 |
| 16 | ๐ช๐ธ Real Sociedad | Spanish La Liga | 124.17 |
| 17 | ๐ฎ๐น Fiorentina | Italian Serie A | 120.92 |
| 18 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Brighton & Hove Albion | English Premier League | 117.42 |
| 19 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Feyenoord | Dutch Eredivisie | 116.79 |
| 20 | ๐ฎ๐น Napoli | Italian Serie A | 114 |
| 21 | ๐ฎ๐น Atalanta | Italian Serie A | 112.92 |
| 22 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Tottenham Hotspur | English Premier League | 112.33 |
| 23 | ๐ฎ๐น Roma | Italian Serie A | 111.58 |
| 24 | ๐ฎ๐น Juventus | Italian Serie A | 109.17 |
| 25 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Newcastle United | English Premier League | 109.08 |
| 26 | ๐ฉ๐ช Eintracht Frankfurt | German Bundesliga | 107.98 |
| 27 | ๐ซ๐ท Monaco | French Ligue 1 | 107.08 |
| 28 | ๐ฉ๐ช Borussia Dortmund | German Bundesliga | 102.68 |
| 29 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ West Ham United | English Premier League | 101.33 |
| 30 | ๐ช๐ธ Athletic Club | Spanish La Liga | 99.38 |
| 31 | ๐ฉ๐ช Freiburg | German Bundesliga | 98.89 |
| 32 | ๐ช๐ธ Real Betis | Spanish La Liga | 96.65 |
| 33 | ๐ฎ๐น AC Milan | Italian Serie A | 92.67 |
| 34 | ๐ต๐น Sporting CP | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 87.43 |
| 35 | ๐ฉ๐ช Hoffenheim | German Bundesliga | 86.91 |
| 36 | ๐ต๐น Porto | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 86.14 |
| 37 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Manchester United | English Premier League | 81.33 |
| ๐ซ๐ท Lille | French Ligue 1 | 81.33 | |
| 39 | ๐ต๐น Braga | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 77.95 |
| 40 | ๐ณ๐ฑ AZ Alkmaar | Dutch Eredivisie | 77.7 |
| 41 | ๐ซ๐ท Nice | French Ligue 1 | 77.42 |
| 42 | ๐ซ๐ท Rennes | French Ligue 1 | 74.58 |
| 43 | ๐ซ๐ท Marseille | French Ligue 1 | 74.45 |
| 44 | ๐ฉ๐ช Borussia Mรถnchengladbach | German Bundesliga | 66.45 |
| 45 | ๐ต๐น Benfica | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 64.43 |
| 46 | ๐ฎ๐น Lazio | Italian Serie A | 63.67 |
| 47 | ๐ซ๐ท Reims | French Ligue 1 | 63.42 |
| 48 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Chelsea | English Premier League | 62.08 |
| 49 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Twente | Dutch Eredivisie | 60.42 |
| 50 | ๐ช๐ธ Villarreal | Spanish La Liga | 56 |
| 51 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Brentford | English Premier League | 55.42 |
| 52 | ๐ฉ๐ช Augsburg | German Bundesliga | 54.73 |
| 53 | ๐ซ๐ท Toulouse | French Ligue 1 | 51.33 |
| 54 | ๐ซ๐ท Lens | French Ligue 1 | 50.67 |
| 55 | ๐ช๐ธ Valencia | Spanish La Liga | 49.62 |
| 56 | ๐ฎ๐น Frosinone | Italian Serie A | 46.83 |
| 57 | ๐ช๐ธ Rayo Vallecano | Spanish La Liga | 46.23 |
| 58 | ๐ช๐ธ Sevilla | Spanish La Liga | 46 |
| 59 | ๐ฎ๐น Bologna | Italian Serie A | 45.08 |
| 60 | ๐ซ๐ท Nantes | French Ligue 1 | 44.42 |
| 61 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Wolverhampton Wanderers | English Premier League | 44.08 |
| 62 | ๐ฉ๐ช Werder Bremen | German Bundesliga | 43.45 |
| 63 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Go Ahead Eagles | Dutch Eredivisie | 43.42 |
| 64 | ๐ฎ๐น Monza | Italian Serie A | 42.17 |
| 65 | ๐ช๐ธ Getafe | Spanish La Liga | 40 |
| 66 | ๐ฉ๐ช Wolfsburg | German Bundesliga | 39.82 |
| 67 | ๐ช๐ธ Las Palmas | Spanish La Liga | 39.23 |
| 68 | ๐ฉ๐ช Heidenheim | German Bundesliga | 38.36 |
| 69 | ๐ซ๐ท Montpellier | French Ligue 1 | 36.55 |
| 70 | ๐ช๐ธ Osasuna | Spanish La Liga | 36.38 |
| 71 | ๐ฎ๐น Sassuolo | Italian Serie A | 36.33 |
| 72 | ๐ซ๐ท Brest | French Ligue 1 | 35.45 |
| 73 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Crystal Palace | English Premier League | 34.75 |
| 74 | ๐ฎ๐น Genoa | Italian Serie A | 34.42 |
| 75 | ๐ต๐น Vitรณria de Guimarรฃes | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 34.14 |
| 76 | ๐ซ๐ท Le Havre | French Ligue 1 | 33.75 |
| 77 | ๐ฎ๐น Torino | Italian Serie A | 33.67 |
| 78 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Nottingham Forest | English Premier League | 33.42 |
| ๐ฎ๐น Lecce | Italian Serie A | 33.42 | |
| 80 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Ajax | Dutch Eredivisie | 33.09 |
| 81 | ๐ต๐น Farense | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 32.32 |
| 82 | ๐ต๐น Gil Vicente | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 31.05 |
| 83 | ๐ซ๐ท Lorient | French Ligue 1 | 30.83 |
| 84 | ๐ต๐น Moreirense | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 30.09 |
| 85 | ๐ช๐ธ Granada | Spanish La Liga | 29.69 |
| 86 | ๐ซ๐ท Metz | French Ligue 1 | 29.08 |
| 87 | ๐ต๐น Boavista | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 28.64 |
| 88 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Sparta Rotterdam | Dutch Eredivisie | 28.04 |
| 89 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Excelsior | Dutch Eredivisie | 27.54 |
| 90 | ๐ฉ๐ช Darmstadt | German Bundesliga | 25.64 |
| 91 | ๐ณ๐ฑ NEC Nijmegen | Dutch Eredivisie | 24.68 |
| 92 | ๐ซ๐ท Strasbourg | French Ligue 1 | 23.45 |
| 93 | ๐ช๐ธ Alavรฉs | Spanish La Liga | 23.38 |
| 94 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Fulham | English Premier League | 23.33 |
| 95 | ๐ต๐น Estoril | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 22.45 |
| 96 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Everton | English Premier League | 21.67 |
| 97 | ๐ณ๐ฑ SC Heerenveen | Dutch Eredivisie | 21.08 |
| 98 | ๐ฎ๐น Cagliari | Italian Serie A | 20.75 |
| 99 | ๐ช๐ธ Celta Vigo | Spanish La Liga | 19.85 |
| 100 | ๐ช๐ธ Mallorca | Spanish La Liga | 19.75 |
| 101 | ๐ฉ๐ช Bochum | German Bundesliga | 19.36 |
| 102 | ๐ต๐น Famalicรฃo | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 19.14 |
| 103 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Bournemouth | English Premier League | 18.83 |
| 104 | ๐ฉ๐ช Union Berlin | German Bundesliga | 18.77 |
| 105 | ๐ช๐ธ Cรกdiz | Spanish La Liga | 18.67 |
| 106 | ๐ต๐น Portimonense | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 18.59 |
| 107 | ๐ณ๐ฑ PEC Zwolle | Dutch Eredivisie | 18.33 |
| 108 | ๐ช๐ธ Almerรญa | Spanish La Liga | 18 |
| 109 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Heracles Almelo | Dutch Eredivisie | 16.88 |
| 110 | ๐ฉ๐ช Mainz | German Bundesliga | 16.45 |
| 111 | ๐ฎ๐น Udinese | Italian Serie A | 16.42 |
| 112 | ๐ซ๐ท Clermont | French Ligue 1 | 15.18 |
| 113 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Fortuna Sittard | Dutch Eredivisie | 14.54 |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Almere City | Dutch Eredivisie | 14.54 | |
| 115 | ๐ฎ๐น Empoli | Italian Serie A | 13.42 |
| 116 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Volendam | Dutch Eredivisie | 13.04 |
| 117 | ๐ซ๐ท Lyon | French Ligue 1 | 12.82 |
| 118 | ๐ต๐น Estrela da Amadora | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 12.5 |
| 119 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Luton Town | English Premier League | 12.33 |
| 120 | ๐ฉ๐ช FC Kรถln | German Bundesliga | 11.64 |
| 121 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Sheffield United | English Premier League | 11.42 |
| ๐ฎ๐น Hellas Verona | Italian Serie A | 11.42 | |
| 123 | ๐ต๐น Rio Ave | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 11.23 |
| 124 | ๐ต๐น Vizela | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 11.05 |
| 125 | ๐ต๐น Chaves | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 10.91 |
| 126 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Utrecht | Dutch Eredivisie | 9.42 |
| 127 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Burnley | English Premier League | 9.08 |
| 128 | ๐ต๐น Casa Pia | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 8.45 |
| 129 | ๐ณ๐ฑ RKC Waalwijk | Dutch Eredivisie | 8.09 |
| 130 | ๐ฎ๐น Salernitana | Italian Serie A | 7.42 |
| 131 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Vitesse | Dutch Eredivisie | 7.04 |
| 132 | ๐ต๐น Arouca | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 5.82 |
