Ranking the Leagues: ie A-League vs MLS(US)
Ranking the Leagues: ie A-League vs MLS(US)
I know it is hard to make comparisons.
LondonChris2007-07-27 00:16:39
I am interested in how people rate the A-league compared to
other leagues etc.
If the English Premier League was rated 100 as a starting
point how would you rate the other leagues and divisions around the
world. The way I was looking at it was if we took the top 3
teams from these leagues, would they do well or hold their own in
another league. i.e. would Sydney FC, and Melbourne of last year
compete comfortably in the MLS. I think they would.
I will start my ideas below.
English Premier League 100
Dutch
Premier
90
Scotland
Premier
85
English
Championship
85
Belgium
Premier
75
English League
1 75
English League
2 65
A-
League
70
MLS
USA
70
Wales
Premier
60
English
Non-League
55
NZFC
50
The reason I am interested is because I am trying to look at
the strength of NZ players around the world at the moment on
paper.
I think missiing, serie-a, la liga and most other european leagues makes your list a little skewed. Most europeans champions league teams are strong enough to put all those leagues ahead of many outside europe, and you should also remember the J-league and south american leagues.
I think it goes like this:
Wales
Premier
100
English Premier League 90Dutch
Premier
90
Scotland
Premier
85
English
Championship
85
Belgium
Premier
75
English League
1 75
English League
2 65
A-
League
70
MLS
USA
70
English
Non-League
55
NZFC
50
LOLing at the Welsh league getting a mention over La Liga and Seire
A!
I have specifically chosen those leagues because we have NZ's
playing in them or potential to play in them. Thats why I left out
a lot of leagues.
I have specifically chosen those leagues because we have NZ's
playing in them or potential to play in them. Thats why I left out
a lot of leagues.
I understand that mate, it's just a curious looking list is
all.
I find it interesting that people have the MLS on the same level as the A-League. I would see that the MLS is equivalent to the English Championship. True Melbourne and Sydney maybe competitive on their good days but week in and week out I think they wiil struggle.
I would be interested to know what exposure people are seeing of the MLS outside the US.
EPL
100
La
Liga
96
Serie
A
95
Ligue 1
90
Bundsliga
85
Brasileiro Serie
A 80
Netherlands Eredivisie 77
Argentina Primera
76
..
...
.....
......
English Chapionship 60
....
.....
MLS
50
A-League 50
......
.......
........
Pub
Football
5
Wales
Premier 3
I know it is hard to make comparisons.
I am interested in how people rate the A-league compared to
other leagues etc.
If the English Premier League was rated 100 as a starting
point how would you rate the other leagues and divisions around the
world. The way I was looking at it was if we took the top 3
teams from these leagues, would they do well or hold their own in
another league. i.e. would Sydney FC, and Melbourne of last year
compete comfortably in the MLS. I think they would.
I will start my ideas below.
English Premier League 100
Dutch
Premier
90
Scotland
Premier
85
English
Championship
85
Belgium
Premier
75
English League
1 75
English League
2 65
A-
League
70
MLS
USA
70
Wales
Premier
60
English
Non-League
55
NZFC
50
The reason I am interested is because I am trying to look at
the strength of NZ players around the world at the moment on
paper.
Your having a giraffe ranking English Leagues 1 & 2 that
high. Remember, thats where we sourced the Knights from.
Everything English football is not quality.
According to the UEFA Rankings the top 10 leagues in Europe seasons
(based on performances in European competitions over the last 5
season) are
1: Spain, 2: England, 3: Italy, 4: France, 5: Germany,
6: Portugal, 7: Romania, 8: Netherlands, 9: Russia, 10: Scotland
1: Spain, 2: England, 3: Italy, 4: France, 5: Germany,
6: Portugal, 7: Romania, 8: Netherlands, 9: Russia, 10: Scotland
im quite suprised Romania scored that highly
im quite suprised Romania scored that highly
Some not bad teams in that league - Steau Bucharest comes to mind
i see your point there, but its not like you hear alot about them
in the latter rounds of the CL
i see your point there, but its not like you hear alot about them
in the latter rounds of the CL
Yeah, but the way Champions League is designed these days it's very difficult for clubs from poorer leagues to compete.
MLS is better than the A-League at this moment in time, no doubt
about it.