AFC 12 the KA Football Leagues Global Rating for 2017/18 WORLD TIER 5 the Chamber ★ 3 ★★★★★★ 1 World Ultimate 4 Intermediate ′ 6 the Kick Algorithms ® ★★★★★ 2 World Top 1 Secondary ″ 3 CONTINENTAL TIER 21 www.kickalgor.com CAF 12 ★★★★ 3 Upper Continental 7 the Chamber 0 ★★★ 4 Prime Continental 6 ★ Intermediate ′ 4 ★★ 5 Lower Continental 8 Secondary ″ 8 INTER-ZONE TIER 22 CONCACAF 8 ★☆ 6 Upper Inter-Zone 2 the Chamber ★ 3 ★ 7 Middle Inter-Zone 10 Intermediate 2 ☆ 8 Lower Inter-Zone 10 ′ Secondary ″ 3 DOMESTIC TIER 35 + ∞ CONMEBOL 8 ′ 9 Intermediate Class 16 the Chamber 7 ″ 10 Secondary Class 19 ★ Intermediate ′ 0 Elementary Class ∞ Secondary ″ 1 Leagues Rated 83 1 26.07.2017 OFC the Chamber ★ 0 Intermediate ′ 0 Secondary ″ 1 UEFA 42 the Chamber ★ 35 Intermediate ′ 4 Secondary ″ 3 Leagues Rated 83 26.07.2017

Positions Attendance

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

WORLD TIER

1 ★★★★★★ World Ultimate Class

1 ENG UEFA 1 165,536 World Ultimate ★★★★★★ WRU_1.546_20+ ≡ ⦿ 1 3 13 120 235

2 ESP ! La Liga UEFA 713,803 World Ultimate ★★★★★★ WRU_1.504_20+ ≡ ⦿ 1 1 11 65 89

3 ITA ! Serie A UEFA 693,365 World Ultimate ★★★★★★ WRU_1.462_20+ +1 ⦿ 1 4 12 82 90

4 GER ! Bundesliga UEFA 678,402 World Ultimate ★★★★★★ WRU_1.420_18+ -1 ⦿ 1 2 2 77 102

2 ★★★★★ World Top Class

5 FRA ! " UEFA 431,334 World Top ★★★★★ WRT_1.378_14+ ≡ ⦿ 1 5 10 45 115

CONTINENTAL TIER

3 ★★★★ Upper Continental Class

6 POR ! Primeira Liga UEFA 294,101 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.336_7+ ≡ ⦿ 1 7 6 22 47

7 RUS ! Чемпиона́ т Росси́ и по футбо́ лу UEFA 257,703 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.294_5+ ≡ ⦿ 1 6 62 34 39 Russian Football Championship

8 TUR ! Süper Lig UEFA 242,485 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.252_5+ ≡ ⦿ 1 10 33 26 58

9 NED ! Eredivisie UEFA 231,291 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.210_5+ ≡ ⦿ 1 11 36 20 27

10 BEL ! Division 1A Pro League UEFA 209,218 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.168_4+ +1 ⦿ 1 8 9 12 25

11 UKR ! Прем'є́ р-лі́га UEFA 194,526 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.126_4+ -1 ⦿ 1 9 27 9 24 Premier League

12 MEX ! Liga MX CONCACAF 184,257 Upper Continental ★★★★ CTU_1.084_4+ ≡ ⦿ 3 1 14 25 65

4 ★★★ Prime Continental Class

13 SUI ! " Super League UEFA 173,979 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_1.042_3+ ≡ ⦿ 1 14 4 12 29

14 ARG ! Superliga Argentina CONMEBOL 162,803 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_1.000_6+ ≡ ⦿ 2 1 3 7 14

15 BRA ! Campeonato Brasileiro Série A CONMEBOL 150,128 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_0.959_4+ ≡ ⦿ 2 3 1 11 18

16 GRE ! Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ UEFA 141,963 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_0.918_3+ +3 ⬆ 1 15 38 13 15 Greek Super League

17 USA ! " CONCACAF 141,121 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_0.877_4+ -1 ⦿ 3 2 26 21 107

18 POL ! Ekstraklasa UEFA 138,487 Prime Continental ★★★ CTP_0.836_3+ +3 ⬆ 1 18 5 0 20

5 ★★ Lower Continental Class

19 CRO ! Prva liga UEFA 135,041 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.795_2+ +1 ⦿ 1 17 16 5 12

20 SWE ! Allsvenskan UEFA 127,124 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.754_2+ -2 ⦿ 1 24 19 2 20

21 CZE ! 1. Česká Fotbalová Liga UEFA 124,963 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.713_2+ -4 ⦿ 1 12 40 0 17

22 DEN ! Superligaen UEFA 121,190 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.672_2+ +4 ⦿ 1 16 46 1 10

23 COL ! Categoría Primera A CONMEBOL 115,339 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.631_3+ -1 ⦿ 2 2 8 4 16

24 AUT ! Fußball-Bundesliga UEFA 109,273 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.590_2+ +3 ⬆ 1 13 37 2 2

25 SCO Scottish Premiership UEFA 107,886 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.549_2+ ≡ ⦿ 1 26 58 4 12

26 NOR ! Eliteserien UEFA 99,834 Lower Continental ★★ CTL_0.508_2+ -3 ⦿ 1 27 85 6 6

INTER-ZONE TIER

6 ★☆ Upper Inter-Zone Class

27 CRC ! FPD CONCACAF 98,522 Upper Inter-Zone ★☆ IZU_0.467_2+ +1 ⦿ 3 3 21 10 23

28 ENG2 EFL Championship UEFA 88,527 Upper Inter-Zone ★☆ IZU_0.467_7+ +1 ⦿ 1 3 - - -

1 7 ★ Middle Inter-Zone Class

UEFA 86,742 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1+ +6 ⦿ 1 19 70 2 3 Super League ליגת העל ! ISR 29

30 ROU ! Liga I UEFA 85,473 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1+ -6 ⬇⬇ 1 21 42 0 11

31 BUL ! Първа лига UEFA 81,917 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1+ +11 ⬆ 1 25 52 1 5 First League

32 SVK ! Superliga UEFA 75,479 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1 +7 ⬆ 1 30 22 0 8

33 AZE ! Premyer Liqası UEFA 74,417 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1 +10 ⬆ 1 23 79 0 1

34 BLR ! Вышэйшая ліга UEFA 74,155 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1 -4 ⦿ 1 22 71 0 0 Top League

35 CYP ! Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας UEFA 73,622 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1 +5 ⬆ 1 20 94 0 2 Cypriot Championship A Class

36 ESP2 ! LaLiga2 UEFA 73,309 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_1+ -2 ⦿ 1 1 - - -

37 ITA2 ! Serie B UEFA 72,794 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_0+ ≡ ⦿ 1 4 - - -

38 GER2 ! 2. Bundesliga UEFA 72,426 Middle Inter-Zone ★ IZM_0.467_0+ -2 ⦿ 1 2 - - -

8 ☆ Lower Inter-Zone Class

39 CHI ! Primera División de Chile CONMEBOL 71,226 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -7 ⬇ 2 8 7 5 9

40 PAR ! División de Honor CONMEBOL 69,066 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -2 ⬇ 2 4 40 1 6

41 ECU ! Serie A de Ecuador CONMEBOL 68,372 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -8 ⬇ 2 5 32 8 9

42 SRB ! Суперлига Србије UEFA 65,813 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -1 ⦿ 1 29 42 0 1 Serbian SuperLiga

43 KAZ ! Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы UEFA 65,778 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 +1 ⦿ 1 28 105 0 2 Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy (kaz - lat char)

44 AUS ! ! A-League AFC 61,208 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 +18 ⬆ 4 11 45 7 21

45 FRA2 ! Ligue 2 UEFA 61,201 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_0+ +1 ⦿ 1 5 - - -

46 URU ! Campeonato Uruguayo CONMEBOL 60,718 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -1 ⦿ 2 6 17 1 4

47 JPN ! J1リーグ AFC 51,925 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 +1 ⦿ 4 3 44 15 19 J1 League

48 CHN ! 中国⾜球协会超级联赛 AFC 50,588 Lower Inter-Zone ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -1 ⦿ 4 4 77 6 34 Chinese Football Association Super League

DOMESTIC TIER

9 Intermediate Class

49 PAN ! Liga Panameña de Fútbol CONCACAF 49,000 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 +17 ⬆ 3 4 61 0 14

50 HON ! Liga Nacional CONCACAF 48,769 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 3 5 75 10 15

51 SVN ! PrvaLiga UEFA 28,932 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 1 31 51 0 0

52 KOR ! K리그 클래식 AFC 23,955 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 4 1 49 7 8 K-League Classic

(CAF 23,852 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 5 1 34 2 16 Première Ligue de Football Professionnel (fra الرابطة الحترفة الولى لكرة القدم ! TUN 53

AFC 23,094 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 4 2 59 1 39 Saudi Professional League دوري الحترفي السعودي ! KSA 54

(CAF 22,040 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 +2 ⦿ 5 3 48 2 4 Algérie Première Ligue de Football Professionnel (fra الرابطة الجزائرية الحترفة الولى لكرة القدم ! ALG 55

AFC 21,652 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 +3 ⦿ 4 6 74 2 31 Gulf Arab League دوري الخليج العربي ! UAE 56

AFC 21,532 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 +1 ⦿ 4 7 24 14 14 Gulf Premier League یگ برتر خلیج فارس ! IRN 57

AFC 20,952 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 -2 ⦿ 4 8 78 3 43 دوري نجوم قطر ! QAT 58

59 RSA ! Premier Soccer League CAF 20,279 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 +1 ⦿ 5 6 66 2 15

AFC 19,009 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 -5 ⦿ 4 16 174 1 24 Kuwaiti league الدوري الكويتي ! KUW 60

61 CIV ! Ligue 1 Côte d'Ivoire CAF 18,791 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 +3 ⦿ 5 8 54 1 4

62 POR2 ! LigaPro UEFA 18,543 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 1 7 - - -

63 RUS2 ! Футбольная национальная лига UEFA 18,236 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 1 6 - - - Football National League

64 HUN ! Nemzeti Bajnokság UEFA 17,981 Intermediate ′ DMI_0.467_0 -33 ⬇⬇ 1 33 56 1 15

10 Secondary Class

65 TRI ! TT Pro League CONCACAF 17,829 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -15 ⬇ 3 6 83 0 0

66 GUA ! GFF National Super League CONCACAF 17,607 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 3 7 100 0 2

67 BOL ! Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano CONMEBOL 17,565 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 +10 ⦿ 2 7 68 0 19

68 NZL ! Premiership OFC 17,050 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 6 1 123 0 7

AFC 16,431 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 +9 ✻ 4 5 102 0 16 Iraqi Premier League دوري المتاز العراقي ! IRQ 69

CAF 16,424 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 5 2 25 0 16 الدوري الصري المتاز ! EGY 70

71 COD ! CAF 16,343 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 5 4 28 0 8

72 ZAM ! Zambian Premier League CAF 16,305 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 +6 ✻ 5 5 96 0 0

(CAF 16,278 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -2 ⦿ 5 7 60 0 5 ( mar-arab-lat char) / Championnat National Marocain (fra البطولة الوطنية الغربية ! MAR 73

CAF 16,184 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 +4 ✻ 5 9 152 0 1 Sudanese Premier League الدوري السوداني المتاز ! SDN 74

CAF 16,147 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 +3 ✻ 5 10 83 0 0 Libyan Premier League الدوري الليبي المتاز ! LBY 75

76 BEL2 ! Division 1-B UEFA 16,064 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 +2 ✻ 1 8 - - -

77 TUR2 ! 1. Lig UEFA 16,050 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -5 ⦿ 1 10 - - -

78 GHA ! Premier League CAF 16,034 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -5 ⦿ 5 12 50 1 2

2 79 NGA ! Nigerian Professional Football League CAF 16,033 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -4 ⦿ 5 13 38 4 1

80 NED2 ! Eerste Divisie UEFA 16,028 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -2 ✻ 1 11 - - -

81 SLV ! Liga Mayor de Fútbol CONCACAF 16,020 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -5 ⦿ 3 8 103 0 16

82 MAS ! Liga Super AFC 16,010 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -4 ✻ 4 9 166 0 0

83 HKG ! ⾹港超級聯賽 AFC 16,000 Secondary ″ DMS_0.467_0 -5 ✻ 4 10 146 0 0 Hong Kong Super League

Elementary Class

DME_0.467_0 84 E � All other Leagues in the World < 16,000

Leagues Relegated to Elementary Class ⬇ CMR ! CAF ⬇ MDA ! Divizia Națională UEFA

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. 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.

+/- Place Difference in relation to the position held in the previous season.

up/down Class Difference in relation to the class assigned in the previous season; two arrows indicate promotion / degradation by two classes; two arrows and an exclamation mark - promotion / degradation by more than two classes; the cirled bullet - no change; teardrop (spoked asterisk) means the new entry.

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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