Croatia Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2025/26 (Updated)

Croatia was part of the Yugoslav league until 1990/91, when the country was broken up into several different ones. Points are therefore shared among what are now other nations up until that time. In 1992 and since then, Croatian clubs have been part of their own competition.

To the right, Cro is domestic and Tot icludes Europe. The points system rewards success, not participation. Dinamo Zagreb are by far the most successful club with 42% of total points allocated (349).  Hajduk Split has 28% (231).

In the SuperSport HNL, the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Football Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. Up to 8 points are awarded for European success. Now for a competition breakdown.

The league is dominated by Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split, with HNK Rijeka having recent success too. Since 1992, those three sides have won all titles bar one. Dinamo won 19 out of 21 from 2005/06 to 2025/26 and is the current title holder.

The cup follows the same pattern with the top three sharing the trophy. Due to the knock out format, consecutive wins are rare. Dinamo has still won 11 cups  from 2006/07.

In Europe, the only success has been in the Europa League. Dinamo were runner up in 1963 and winners in 1967. Hajduk Split made a semi final in 1984.

All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk), which gives their place compared to all the other clubs. Some of them have now ceased to exist and others have changed names but I've used the latest ones.

I've divided the clubs up into four regions. Zagreb has about 28% of the total population and took 46.7% of the total points. South 29.7%, West 13.1% with the other two are the same with a 5.2% average. Crowd trouble is a problem, with the rivalry between the two top clubs intense. 

Germany: Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2025/26 (Updated)

German football is about one club, Bayern München or Bayern Munich in English. The 'Ger' column on the chart to the right shows domestic success and the 'Tot' column adds European competitions. BM wins easily on both counts. Borussia Dortmund is the closest to rivaling BM.

So how do the points work? In the Bundesliga (Division 1) the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The DFB-Pokal Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. The DFB-ligapokal Cup (League Cup) was a brief affair but still scored 3 and 1 for the finalists.

In Europe, the Champions League (European Cup) 8, 4 and two from the semi finals forward. The Europa League (UEFA Cup) got 6, 3 and 1. The new Conference League I added to the long defunct Cup Winner's Cup. They get 4 and 2 for the finalists. 

Bayern München won the league every year from 2013/14 to 2022/23 which was eleven consecutive times! In the 1960's and late 1970's it wasn't dominant but otherwise it always has been. 

2023/24 hurt when Bayer Leverkusen went on a freakish unbeaten run to take the title. BM's pride was dented further when VfB Stuttgart pipped them for second place. However since there has been a resumption of normality with BM taking the title.

The DFB-Pokal Cup is another one sided competition although not to quite an extreme. In fact, Bayern Munich hadn't won it since 2019/20. Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig (twice in a row) and Bayer Leverkusen are the more recent winners. So B Leverkusen got the double. Bayern München are current holders.

The League Cup was held in 1972/73 and again from 1996/97 to 2006/07. They were smart enough to spare their players from excess matches, something the powers that be in England haven't cottoned on to yet. Bayern won it six times and was the last club to win it, therefore the current holders. 

In Europe, Bayern München has been successful. It has been Champions League winners six times, Europa League and Cup Winner's Cup once. Bayern München has not won a title since 2019/20. SC Freiburg made a final this season. 

All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs. 

The West of Germany is the most successful with 41.5% of the total, due to having the most population and clubs. The South cannot be saved by one club although 38.9% is a fine effort. North and East make up the other regions. The East region isn't helped in that it only joined in 1990 and the RB Leipzig club only joined in 2009/10. 

Men's AFCON 2025 Bizarre Twist

When I did a report on AFCON 2025 I mentioned the final had some bizarre moments, without elaborating. Highlights of the game by CAF are sanitised, restricted to areas that I'm excluded from or such poor quality. I'll try to piece what happened together.

In regular time late in the second half, Senegal had a goal disallowed for a foul in the build up. The game ends 0-0. I found the extra time timelines vague. Sometime in extra time, Morocco were awarded a penalty and the Senegal players walked off the pitch in protest. The game was help up for at least 15 minutes until the Senegalese players returned. The penalty kick was taken and not scored. 

Senegal went on to score a goal and win the tournament. Morocco felt the walk off should have ended the match and it be awarded to them and lodged an appeal. It finally came, back in Morocco's favour and they were awarded the game 3-0. Now Senegal is going to appeal that decision.

This whole thing could have been handled differently. I thought that the referee should have gone to the Senegal camp and said if all the players aren't back in five minutes and in their places for the penalty, you will forfeit the game.  

The referee is the final arbiter and if he handled it poorly, so be it. By allowing the walkoff not to be punished at the time, that was his call. I don't agree with it, but that should stand. By making a retrospective decision, this could establish a precedent for other games having decisions overturned after the match is concluded. 

The referee was weak and CAFs belated ruling makes the game in Africa look poorly run. Senegal should be the winners despite their petulant behaviour because the referee didn't act against it at the time. What a farce but then again, it is Africa we're talking here.