WORLD TIER 5 the KA Football Leagues Global Rating for 2017/18 ★★★★★★ 1 World Ultimate 4 ★★★★★ 1 the Kick Algorithms ® 2 World Top CONTINENTAL TIER 21 www.kickalgor.com ★★★★ 3 Upper Continental 7 ★★★ 4 Prime Continental 6 ★★ 5 Lower Continental 8 INTER-ZONE TIER 23 ★☆ 6 Upper Inter-Zone 2 ★ 7 Middle Inter-Zone 10 ☆ 8 Lower Inter-Zone 11 DOMESTIC TIER 34 + ∞ 9 Intermediate Class 16 10 Secondary Class 18 Elementary Class ∞ Leagues Rated 83 26.07.2017

Positions Attendance

League Conf/Fed up/down Fed Cont FIFA NT Players Players Clubs Country League Pts 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 ★★★★★★ WRU_1.546_20+ ≡ ⦿ 1 3 13 120 235

2 ESP UEFA 713,803 ★★★★★★ WRU_1.504_20+ ≡ ⦿ 1 1 11 65 89

3 ITA UEFA 693,365 ★★★★★★ WRU_1.462_20+ +1 ⦿ 1 4 12 82 90

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

2 ★★★★★ World Top Class

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

CONTINENTAL TIER

3 ★★★★ Upper Continental Class

6 POR UEFA 294,101 ★★★★ CTU_1.336_7+ ≡ ⦿ 1 7 6 22 47

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

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

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

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

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

12 MEX Liga MX CONCACAF 184,322 ★★★★ CTU_1.084_4+ ≡ ⦿ 3 1 14 25 65

4 ★★★ Prime Continental Class

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

14 ARG Superliga Argentina CONMEBOL 162,424 ★★★ CTP_1.000_6+ ≡ ⦿ 2 1 3 7 14

15 BRA Campeonato Brasileiro Série A CONMEBOL 150,096 ★★★ CTP_0.959_4+ ≡ ⦿ 2 2 1 11 18

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

17 USA CONCACAF 140,926 ★★★ CTP_0.877_3+ -1 ⦿ 3 2 26 21 107

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

5 ★★ Lower Continental Class

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

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

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

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

23 COL Categoría Primera A CONMEBOL 114,840 ★★ CTL_0.631_3+ -1 ⦿ 2 3 8 4 16

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

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

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

INTER-ZONE TIER

6 ★☆ Upper Inter-Zone Class

27 CRC FPD CONCACAF 98,555 ★☆ IZU_0.467_2+ +1 ⦿ 3 3 21 10 23

28 ENG2 EFL Championship UEFA 88,040 ★☆ IZU_0.467_7+ +1 ⦿ 1 3 - - -

7 ★ Middle Inter-Zone Class

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

30 ROU UEFA 85,473 ★ IZM_0.467_1+ -6 ⬇⬇ 1 21 42 0 11

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

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

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

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

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

36 ESP2 LaLiga2 UEFA 72,906 ★ IZM_0.467_1+ -2 ⦿ 1 1 - - -

37 ITA2 UEFA 72,393 ★ IZM_0.467_0+ ≡ ⦿ 1 4 - - -

38 GER2 2. Bundesliga UEFA 72,027 ★ IZM_0.467_0+ -2 ⦿ 1 2 - - -

8 ☆ Lower Inter-Zone Class

39 CHI Primera División de Chile CONMEBOL 70,738 ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -7 ⬇ 2 8 7 5 9

40 PAR División de Honor CONMEBOL 69,230 ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -2 ⬇ 2 4 40 1 6

41 ECU Serie A de Ecuador CONMEBOL 68,792 ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -8 ⬇ 2 5 32 8 9

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

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

44 FRA2 UEFA 63,844 ☆ IZL_0.467_0+ +2 ⦿ 1 5 - - -

45 URU Campeonato Uruguayo CONMEBOL 61,295 ☆ IZL_0.467_1 ≡ ⦿ 2 6 17 1 4

46 AUS A-League AFC 61,048 ☆ IZL_0.467_1 +16 ⬆ 4 11 45 7 21

47 JPN J1リーグ AFC 51,803 ☆ IZL_0.467_1 +1 ⦿ 4 3 44 15 19

48 CHN 中国⾜球协会超级联赛 AFC 50,668 ☆ IZL_0.467_1 -1 ⦿ 4 4 77 6 34 Chinese Football Association Super League

49 BOL Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano CONMEBOL 46,062 ☆ IZL_0.467_1 +28 ⬆⬆ 2 7 68 0 19

DOMESTIC TIER

9 Intermediate Class

50 PAN Liga Panameña de Fútbol CONCACAF 45,000 ′ DMI_0.467_0 +16 ⬆ 3 4 61 0 14

51 HON Liga Nacional CONCACAF 44,788 ′ DMI_0.467_0 -2 ⦿ 3 5 75 10 15

52 SVN PrvaLiga UEFA 26,827 ′ DMI_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 1 31 51 0 0

53 KOR K리그 클래식 AFC 22,302 ′ DMI_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 4 1 49 7 8 K-League Classic

(CAF 22,235 ′ DMI_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 5 1 34 2 16 Première Ligue de Football Professionnel (fra الرابطة الحترفة الولى لكرة القدم TUN 54

AFC 21,628 ′ DMI_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 4 2 59 1 39 Saudi Professional League دوري الحترفي السعودي KSA 55

(CAF 20,597 ′ DMI_0.467_0 +1 ⦿ 5 3 48 2 4 Algérie Première Ligue de Football Professionnel (fra الرابطة الجزائرية الحترفة الولى لكرة القدم ALG 56

AFC 20,125 ′ DMI_0.467_0 +2 ⦿ 4 6 74 2 31 Gulf Arab League دوري الخليج العربي UAE 57

AFC 20,084 ′ DMI_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 4 7 24 14 14 Gulf Premier League یگ برتر خلیج فارس IRN 58

AFC 19,683 ′ DMI_0.467_0 -3 ⦿ 4 8 78 3 43 Stars League دوري نجوم قطر QAT 59

60 RSA Premier Soccer League CAF 19,006 ′ DMI_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 5 6 66 2 15

AFC 18,297 ′ DMI_0.467_0 -6 ⦿ 4 14 174 1 24 Kuwaiti league الدوري الكويتي KUW 61

62 CIV Ligue 1 Côte d'Ivoire CAF 17,661 ′ DMI_0.467_0 +1 ⦿ 5 8 54 1 4

63 POR2 LigaPro UEFA 17,630 ′ DMI_0.467_0 -2 ⦿ 1 7 - - -

64 RUS2 Футбольная Национальная Лига UEFA 17,342 ′ DMI_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 1 6 - - - Football National League

65 HUN Nemzeti Bajnokság UEFA 17,204 ′ DMI_0.467_0 -34 ⬇⬇ 1 33 56 1 15

10 Secondary Class

66 TRI TT Pro League CONCACAF 17,066 ″ DMS_0.467_0 -16 ⬇ 3 6 83 0 0

67 NZL Premiership OFC 16,196 ″ DMS_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 6 1 123 0 7

AFC 15,486 ″ DMS_0.467_0 +10 ✻ 4 5 102 0 16 Iraqi Premier League دوري المتاز العراقي IRQ 68

CAF 15,479 ″ DMS_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 5 2 25 0 16 الدوري الصري المتاز EGY 69

70 COD CAF 15,382 ″ DMS_0.467_0 ≡ ⦿ 5 4 28 0 8

71 ZAM Zambian Premier League CAF 15,348 ″ DMS_0.467_0 +7 ✻ 5 5 96 0 0

(CAF 15,319 ″ DMS_0.467_0 -1 ⦿ 5 7 60 0 5 ( mar-arab-lat char) / Championnat National Marocain (fra البطولة الوطنية الغربية MAR 72

CAF 15,214 ″ DMS_0.467_0 +5 ✻ 5 9 152 0 1 Sudanese Premier League الدوري السوداني المتاز SDN 73

CAF 15,174 ″ DMS_0.467_0 +4 ✻ 5 10 83 0 0 Libyan Premier League الدوري الليبي المتاز LBY 74

2 75 BEL2 Division 1-B UEFA 15,093 ″ DMS_0.467_0 +3 ✻ 1 8 - - -

76 TUR2 1. Lig UEFA 15,076 ″ DMS_0.467_0 -4 ⦿ 1 10 - - -

77 NED2 Eerste Divisie UEFA 15,051 ″ DMS_0.467_0 +1 ✻ 1 11 - - -

78 GHA Premier League CAF 15,049 ″ DMS_0.467_0 -5 ⦿ 5 12 50 1 2

79 NGA Nigerian Professional Football League CAF 15,048 ″ DMS_0.467_0 -4 ⦿ 5 13 38 4 1

80 GUA GFF National Super League CONCACAF 15,033 ″ DMS_0.467_0 -15 ⦿ 3 7 100 0 2

81 SLV Liga Mayor de Fútbol CONCACAF 15,022 ″ DMS_0.467_0 -5 ⦿ 3 8 103 0 16

82 MAS Liga Super AFC 15,011 ″ DMS_0.467_0 -4 ✻ 4 9 166 0 0

83 HKG ⾹港超級聯賽 AFC 15,000 ″ DMS_0.467_0 -5 ✻ 4 10 146 0 0 Hong Kong Super League

Elementary Class

84 E � All other Leagues in the World < 15,000 DME_0.467_0

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), as well as NASL and USL are based in the USA, but both the American and Canadian soccer teams play there.

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 (HMPA 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 HMPA 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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