the KA Football Leagues Global Rating for 2016/17 AFC 9 WORLD TIER 5 the Chamber ★ 2 the Kick Algorithms ® ★★★★★★ 1 World Ultimate 4 Intermediate ′ 7 ★★★★★ 2 World Top 1 Secondary ″ 0 www.kickalgor.com CONTINENTAL TIER 21 10 ★★★★ 3 Upper Continental 7 CAF the Chamber 0 ★★★ 4 Prime Continental 4 ★ Intermediate ★★ 5 Lower Continental 10 ′ 4 Secondary INTER-ZONE TIER 22 ″ 6 ★☆ 6 Upper Inter-Zone 3 CONCACAF 8 the Chamber ★ 7 Middle Inter-Zone 9 ★ 3 ☆ 8 Lower Inter-Zone 10 Intermediate ′ 2 DOMESTIC TIER 29 + ∞ Secondary ″ 3 ′ 9 Intermediate Class 16 CONMEBOL 8 the Chamber ″ 10 Secondary Class 13 ★ 7 Elementary Class ∞ Intermediate ′ 0 1 Leagues Rated 77 Secondary ″ 27.07.2016 OFC 1 the Chamber ★ 0 Intermediate ′ 0 Secondary ″ 1 UEFA 41 the Chamber ★ 36 Intermediate ′ 3 Secondary ″ 2 Leagues Rated 77 27.07.2016

Positions Attendance

League Conf/Fed Fed Cont FIFA NT Players Players Clubs Country League Pts Class Class the KA Rate Code Latin characters (eng/fra/trans) Country Continent Rank Rank Rank FWC Cont Ch

WORLD TIER

★★★★★★ World Ultimate Class

1 ENG UEFA 1 191,152 World Ultimate ★★★★★★ WRU_1.546_20+ 1 3 13 120 234

2 ESP UEFA 735,370 World Ultimate ★★★★★★ WRU_1.504_20+ 1 1 8 65 99

3 GER UEFA 710,396 World Ultimate ★★★★★★ WRU_1.462_18+ 1 2 4 77 106 4 ITA UEFA 698,235 World Ultimate ★★★★★★ WRU_1.420_20+ 1 4 10 82 86

★★★★★ World Top Class

5 FRA UEFA 422,326 World Top ★★★★★ WRT_1.378_14+ 1 5 7 45 120

CONTINENTAL TIER

★★★★ Upper Continental Class

6 POR UEFA 310,700 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.336_7+ 1 7 6 22 41

7 RUS Чемпиона́ т Росси́ и По Футбо́ лу UEFA 267,458 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.294_5+ 1 6 38 34 44 Russian Football Championship

8 TUR Süper Lig UEFA 246,387 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.252_5+ 1 10 19 26 52

9 NED UEFA 215,911 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.210_5+ 1 13 26 20 22 10 UKR Прем'є́ р-Лі́га UEFA 210,099 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.168_4+ 1 8 30 9 25 Premier League 11 BEL Division 1A Pro League UEFA 205,039 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.126_4+ 1 9 2 12 35

12 MEX Liga MX CONCACAF 182,421 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.084_4+ 3 1 14 25 56

★★★ Prime Continental Class

13 SUI Super League UEFA 180,570 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_1.042_3+ 1 11 18 12 29

14 ARG Superliga Argentina CONMEBOL 168,277 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_1.000_6+ 2 1 1 7 15 15 BRA Campeonato Brasileiro Série A CONMEBOL 144,829 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_0.959_3+ 2 3 9 11 18

16 USA CONCACAF 136,646 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_0.918_3+ 3 2 25 21 101

★★ Lower Continental Class

17 CZE 1. Česká Fotbalová Liga UEFA 135,790 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.877_2+ 1 12 33 0 15 18 SWE UEFA 135,756 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.836_2+ 1 19 40 2 17 19 GRE Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ UEFA 135,628 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.795_2+ 1 14 52 13 11 Greek Super League

20 CRO Prva Liga UEFA 133,786 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.754_2+ 1 15 15 5 12 21 POL UEFA 127,379 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.713_2+ 1 22 16 0 21

22 COL Categoría Primera A CONMEBOL 118,899 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.672_3+ 2 2 3 4 16

23 NOR UEFA 115,982 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.631_2+ 1 21 49 6 11

24 ROU UEFA 107,062 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.590_2+ 1 16 24 0 19

25 SCO UEFA 104,905 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.549_2+ 1 23 50 4 11

26 DEN Superligaen UEFA 104,372 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.508_2+ 1 20 44 1 12

INTER-ZONE TIER

★☆ Upper Inter-Zone Class

27 AUT Fußball-Bundesliga UEFA 98,938 Upper Inter-Zone ★☆ IZU_0.467_2+ 1 17 21 2 3

28 CRC FPD CONCACAF 96,352 Upper Inter-Zone ★☆ IZU_0.467_2+ 3 3 27 10 29

29 ENG2 EFL Championship UEFA 88,468 Upper Inter-Zone ★☆ IZU_0.467_7+ 1 3 - - -

★ Middle Inter-Zone Class

30 BLR Вышэйшая Ліга UEFA 82,358 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1+ 1 18 72 0 0 Top League

1 31 HUN Nemzeti Bajnokság UEFA 79,280 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1 1 33 19 1 17

32 CHI Primera División De Chile CONMEBOL 75,778 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1 2 7 5 5 9

33 ECU Serie A de Ecuador CONMEBOL 75,574 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1 2 5 17 8 9

34 ESP2 LaLiga2 UEFA 73,827 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1+ 1 1 - - -

UEFA 73,525 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1 1 26 76 2 5 Super League ליגת העל ISR 35

36 GER2 2. Bundesliga UEFA 73,225 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1+ 1 2 - - -

37 ITA2 Serie B UEFA 72,940 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_0+ 1 4 - - - 38 PAR División de Honor CONMEBOL 71,925 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1 2 4 42 1 6

☆ Lower Inter-Zone Class

39 SVK Superliga UEFA 69,765 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 1 31 23 0 6

40 CYP Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ ΚατηγορίαςUEFA 69,408 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 1 25 85 0 5 Cypriot Championship A Class 41 SRB Суперлига Србије UEFA 67,176 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 1 27 47 0 0 Serbian Superliga 42 BUL Първа Лига UEFA 66,879 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 1 29 77 1 5 First League

43 AZE Premyer Liqası UEFA 65,205 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 1 24 137 0 1

44 KAZ Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы UEFA 63,968 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 1 28 97 0 2 Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy (kaz - lat char)

45 URU Campeonato Uruguayo CONMEBOL 62,515 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 2 6 12 1 3

46 FRA2 Ligue 2 UEFA 59,871 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_0+ 1 5 - - -

47 CHN 中国⾜球协会超级联赛 AFC 49,506 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 4 4 81 6 33 Chinese Football Association Super League

48 JPN J1リーグ AFC 47,025 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 4 5 57 15 19 J1 League

DOMESTIC TIER

Intermediate Class

49 HON Liga Nacional CONCACAF 46,000 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 3 4 82 10 15

50 TRI TT Pro League CONCACAF 44,704 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 3 6 58 0 9

51 SVN Prvaliga UEFA 28,472 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 1 30 64 0 0

52 KOR K리그 클래식 AFC 22,016 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 4 1 48 7 7 K-League Classic

(CAF 21,829 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 5 1 45 2 15 Première Ligue De Football Professionnel (fra الرابطة الحترفة الولى لكرة القدم TUN 53

AFC 21,584 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 4 2 65 1 35 Saudi Professional League دوري الحترفي السعودي KSA 54

AFC 21,152 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 4 3 144 1 24 Kuwaiti League الدوري الكويتي KUW 55

AFC 20,000 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 4 6 79 3 40 Qatar Stars League دوري نجوم قطر QAT 56

(CAF 19,606 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 5 3 32 2 5 Algérie Première Ligue De Football Professionnel (fra الرابطة الجزائرية الحترفة الولى لكرة القدم ALG 57

AFC 19,090 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 4 9 39 14 16 Gulf Premier League یگ برتر خلیج فارس IRN 58

AFC 18,946 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 4 10 74 2 31 Gulf Arab League دوري الخليج العربي UAE 59

60 RSA Premier Soccer League CAF 18,616 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 5 5 67 2 25

61 POR2 LigaPro UEFA 18,584 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 1 7 - - -

62 AUS A-League AFC 18,367 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 4 12 59 7 21

63 RUS2 Футбольная Национальная Лига UEFA 17,783 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 1 6 - - - Football National League

64 CIV Ligue 1 Côte d'Ivoire CAF 17,716 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 5 6 35 1 1

Secondary Class

65 GUA GFF National Super League CONCACAF 17,498 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 3 5 90 0 20

66 PAN Liga Panameña De Fútbol CONCACAF 17,223 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 3 7 51 0 13

67 NZL Premiership OFC 16,236 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 6 1 93 0 7

68 MDA Divizia Națională UEFA 15,835 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 1 32 166 0 1

CAF 15,479 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 5 2 43 0 3 الدوري الصري المتاز EGY 69

70 COD CAF 15,348 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 5 4 59 0 13

(CAF 15,192 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 5 7 54 0 6 ( mar-arab-lat char) / Championnat National Marocain (fra البطولة الوطنية الغربية MAR 71

72 TUR2 1. Lig UEFA 15,090 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 1 10 - - -

73 GHA Premier League CAF 15,077 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 5 13 36 1 2

74 CMR CAF 15,045 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 5 14 53 2 2

75 NGA Nigerian Professional Football League CAF 15,035 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 5 15 70 4 0

76 SLV Liga Mayor De Fútbol CONCACAF 15,012 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 3 8 125 0 16

77 BOL Liga De Fútbol Profesional Boliviano CONMEBOL 15,000 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 2 8 109 0 19

Elementary Class

DME_0.467_0 78 E � All Other Leagues In The World < 15,000

League/Club Country Despite the Welsh Premier League - Swansea City plays is in the Premier League, Cardiff City plays in the EFL Championship. Monaco does not have a professional league. AS Monaco FC plays in the French football league system. All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss football league system. Major League Soccer (MLS) is based in the USA, but both the American and Canadian soccer teams play there.

2 New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix competes in the Australian A-League.

Pts Points obtained by single league according the KA Algorithms System. The value reflecting to the application of two types of algorithms: the Attraction & Impact Factors (AIF) and the Intercontinental League Coeeficient (ICLC); for both weight is aprox. 50%. the KA Rate Code The first characters refer to the class name; the next digits refer to the KA League Coefficient calculated on the basis of the assigned points & the place held;

the KA League Coefficient constitutes 33% of the weight of the KA Club Coefficient used for the KA Football Club Global Rating; the last digit refers to the League Treshhold; this Treshold index determines the number of teams from the single league, which qualify for the

the Ka Football Club Global Rating in accordance with the „national algorithm” (one of two used qualification algorithms); e.g. if Treshhold is "3" this means that clubs holding 1 to 3 places qualify for the High, Master or Pro Athletic classes (the Chamber Classes); clubs in places from 4 to 6 qualify for the Bench class (Treshhold x 2); clubs in places from 7 to 15 qualify for the Scarf class (Treshold x 5); additionally, the "plus" sign means that the qualification for the Chamber Classes is also awarded to the winner of domestic cup; if Treshold is „0” - clubs can be qualified only to the Bench or the Scarf Classes (according to the „national algorithm”);

Fed Rank The place held by the continental Federation/Confederation to which the country belongs in the KA Federation Ranking; necessary coefficients & converters for the KA Ratings are determined in the KA Federation Ranking.

Cont Rank The place held by the country in the KA Continental Competitions League Ranking, in which it is determined the ICLC (see explanation of the "Pts"); the ICLC is calculated on the basis of the results of clubs in the continental competitions from the last 4 years; the competitions taken into account: UEFA Champions League, UEAF Europa League, CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, AFC Champions League, AFC Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF League, CFU Club Champions' Cup, OFC Champions League, and . The ICLC takes into account the strength of the continental federation determined on the basis of the the KA Federation Ranking.

FIFA NT Rank The place held by the country in the The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking; the place has a slight impact for the AIF (see explanation of the „Pts"); in the case of second level leagues listed in the KA Rating - this number is not given.

Players FWC Number of players representing the single country league system who participated in the last FIFA WC 2014; this number is fundamental to determining the AIF;

the number refers to players who were also present in the lower leagues of the country system; in the case of second level leagues listed in the KA Rating - this number is not given, because EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS it is already included in the number assigned to the first league.

Players Cont Ch Number of players representing the single country league system who participated in the last continental championships: UEFA Euro, Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, Asian Cup, CONCAF Gold Cup, OFC Nations Cup and Copa América; this number is slightly to determining the AIF; the number refers to players who were also present in the lower leagues of the country system; in the case of second level leagues listed in the KA Rating - this number is not given, because it is already included in the number assigned to the first league.

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