Performance Index : The final Gold List ranking for 2021.

BAYERN MUNICH – STILL THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD

The year ends with Bayern Munich still the best team in Europe.
Bayern Munich was the only team to score over 300 points in the final Gold List ranking.
They lead in the German Bundesliga title race and are bound to make it another title-winning season.

BAYERN MUNICH IN THE BUNDESLIGA (2021/22)
43 points
2.53 points per game
8 dropped points
14 wins
82.35% % won
1 draw
5.88% % drawn
2 loss
11.76% % loss
56 goals
3.29 avg. goals scored
16 goals conceded
0.94 avg. conceded

Even though Manchester City is the reigning champions of the English Premier League and also the current league leaders, Liverpool finished above them in the final ranking. Liverpool (3rd) is the highest-ranked of the non-defending champions.

LOWEST RANKED CHAMPIONS: Lille (French Ligue 1) coming in 41st on the list is the lowest of the defending champions. Atletico Madrid (Spanish La Liga) came in 28th.

From the recently promoted, Rayo Vallecano (33rd) and Empoli (36th) are the best ranked.
It is not a surprise that the bottom three teams are also recently promoted teams: Greuther Furth (German Bundesliga), Salerintana (Italian Serie A), and Norwich City (English Premier League).

Rayo Vallecano is in the Champions League qualifying position in the current Spanish La Liga standings.
RAYO VALLECANO in the SPANISH LA LIGA (2021/22)
30 points
1.67 points per game
24 dropped points
9 wins
50.00% % won
3 draw
16.67% % drawn
6 loss
33.33% % loss
26 goals
1.44 avg. goals scored
18 goals conceded
1.00 avg. conceded

RAYO VALLECANO – THE HIGHEST-RANKED OF THE RECENTLY-PROMOTED

LIVERPOOL – THE BEST PERFORMING OF THE NON-CHAMPIONS

JUVENTUS – LOSING GRIP OF THEIR DOMESTIC DOMINANCE

LILLE – THE WORST-RANKED OF THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS 

THE SURVIVORS OF THE RELEGATION PLAYOFFS
39. FC Koln (German Bundesliga) – 85.65
43. Nantes (French Ligue 1) – 82.16

THE RECENTLY PROMOTED TEAMS
33. Rayo Vallecano (Spanish La Liga) – 96.56
36. Empoli (Italian Serie A) – 93.74
61. Espanyol (Spanish La Liga) – 57.61
62. Brentford (English Premier League) – 57.56
72. Bochum (German Bundesliga) – 44.59
74. Mallorca (Spanish La Liga) – 42.28
75. Clermont (French Ligue 1) – 42.28
76. Watford (English Premier League) – 42.13
80. Venezia (Italian Serie A) – 36.26
81. Troyes (French Ligue 1) – 36.26
96. Greuther Fürth (German Bundesliga) – 12.41
97. Salernitana (Italian Serie A) – 12.28
98. Norwich City (English Premier League) – 11.65

THE COMPLETE RANKING