Croatia Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2024/25

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.

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 18 out of 19 from 2005/06 to 2023/24. The current title holder is Rijeka.

The cup follows the same pattern with the top three sharing the trophy. Due to the knock out format, long runs of wins are rare with Dinamo putting three together 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 46.5% of the total points. South 30%, West 13% with the other two are the same with 5.2% each. Crowd trouble is a problem, with the rivalry between the two top clubs intense. 

Serbia Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2024/25

Serbia 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, Serbian clubs are in their own competition.

In the Superliga Srbije, the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Kup Srbije 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. Up to 8 points are awarded for European success. 

RS Belgrade has won the last ten league titles. Over that period, Partizan has come second eight times. Those two sides have all titles since 1989/90 bar one. 

RS Belgrade has won the last five cups. FK Vojvoddina the one before that and Partizan the four before that. No wonder they are at the top of the chart. 

European success has been reasonable, with Red Star winning the Champions League in 1991 and made the final of the Europa League in 1979. Partizan made the final in 1966. Red Star has 14 points, Partizan 4 and FK Radnički Niš 1. 

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. As you will have worked out by now, it is a two team country when it comes to success. 

Belgrade is the capital city and its urban area makes up just over 20% of the population. It has the two most successful clubs and 84.3% of the points earned are for clubs from here. Because of that, I only have two other areas, North and Rest. 

Crowd trouble has marred football matches for many years. Rivalry between Red Star and Partizan fans has been intense since the clubs were founded in 1945. It is known as the Eternal Derby. 

Austria Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2024/25

The dominant clubs are the five listed to the right. 'Aus' is domestic success and 'Tot' adds European success. In the Austrian Bundesliga, the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The ÖFB Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. Up to 8 points are awarded for European success. Let's dive a little deeper.

The Bundesliga has Austria Wein and Rapid Wien at the top with a fast improving RB Salzburg catching them up. RB Salzburg won the league for ten consecutive seasons from 2013/14. Then Sturm Graz won the last two with RBS having to settle for second place.

The ÖFB Cup was won nine times between 2011/12 to 2021/22 by RB Salzburg. Strum Graz took the next two and Wolfsburger AC the current holder. Austria Wien hasn't held the cup since 2008/09 and Rapid Wien 1994/95! That said, they stil lead the honours board.

I've put all European success together as it hasn't been that prolific. Understandable as smaller nations simply cannot compete with the big guns. The best performance was in 1993/94 when RB Salzburg lost in the final of the Europa League. 

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.

Vienna (Wien) has the most points with 513 (43.4%). The other three regions I divided the clubs up into all have a reasonable share. Please comment if you wish to add anything.

Israel Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2024/25

Israel's football is strongest among clubs from Tel Aviv.  I've added point for success which is described as follows. In the Premier League, the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Cup is 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. 

Going back to the 1960-61 season (when it was called the Liga Leumit), the Premier League's most successful clubs are shown to the left. 

The term Maccabi associated with clubs has historical roots to do with Jewish pride, resilliance and success as is Beitar. Hapoel is to do with labourers.

The cup has similar teams to the league at the top of the rankings although knock out competitions tend to produce more upset results.

While Maccabi Tel Aviv has won the league for the last two years, the last two cup winners have been Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Be'er Sheva. 

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 'Isr' columns are for domestic points only. 'Tot' includes that plus European success, but there hasn't been any that would reach the level of points awarded. So they are both the same. Israel was zoned with the Asian region but some nations refused to play their clubs. That made and results meaningless so are not included here. Israel was eventually allowed to compete in Europe.  

As for regions, I've divided the country into three zones. Tel Aviv is the most successful with 48% of the points awarded. Any teams north of Tel Aviv are classified as North and they have gained 32% of the total. Finally clubs to the south of Tel Aviv have 20%. 

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MLS USA 30 Year Summary : 1996-2025

The main problem associated with this is the fact that some clubs have been around thirty years and others few or in one case just one. Points are allocated to reflect success but the difference in the number of years participating makes years of service the main factor rather than the quality of those years.

If points detemined the rankings, then LA Galaxy would head the table. It has produced some quality over those years too. There are others that have been really successful but due to limited years would be well down the chart. 

So I thought averages would be a better indicator. Divide the points by years. That isn't perfect either as new clubs are often surprisingly successful from day one. It still is the better way, so that's how it is presented in the chart below.

The yellow columns show combined figures from the League and Finals. They each have an average figure and a total one. The only difference is that the Combined section also has CT, or a count of how many seasons that club has participated. 

So all the average figures are based on the number of seasons played. San Diego's excellent one season puts it at the top, but maintaining that over more seasons will be impossible. Below are clubs that have put in many seasons and have shown a high level of consistency.

The Seattle Sounders have been exceptional over 17 seasons to average 18.6 points per season. Several clubs just below Seattle have also done well over a prolonged period. 

Some of the names are for clubs no longer part of the scene. Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion did well while they lasted. Chivas USA obviously struggled to make an impact.