Spain: Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2024/25

Two clubs dominate the football landscape of the country. To the right we have a chart that shows in the far column points allocated for domestic football (Spa) and then including European success (Tot).

Real Madrid is only just ahead of Barcelona at home but the gap widens when Europe is added. Both clubs have done well in Europe but Real Madrid especially so.

So how do the points work? In La Liga (Division 1) the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Copa Del Rey (Cup) 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. The Copa de la Liga (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. 

For La Liga the top is Real Madrid with Barcelona the only one close. Atlético Madrid does well in the shadow of RM but the rest are well off. 

The last time a club had consecutive league wins was Barcelona in 2017/18 and 2018/19. RM in 2019/20, 2021/22 and 2023/24, Atlético Madrid won in 2020/21, Barca 2020/21, 2022/23 and are the current champions.

The main cup competition is led by Barcelona. They took the trophy home four consecutive times from the 2013/14 season but then the 2020/21 and 2024/25 victories are the only two after that.

Recently Valencia, Real Sociadad, Real Betis, Real Madrid Atlético Bilbao have each had a turn at winning the cup. 

There is much success in Europe for clubs from Spain, with the usual suspect at the top of the list. RM has won the Champions League ten times going back to 1960/6, most in recent times. Barcelona last won in 2015. Sevilla hasn't been very successful in Spain but has in Europe with the Europa League. It has won that competition five times since 2014. The 2024/25 season was not one to remember for Spanish clubs.

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. 

Madrid is the most successful region with 41.7% of all points. The East which includes Barcelona is closely behind with 39.6%. The other regions are the Basque, South, North West and two islands (Balearic and Canary). 

Netherlands Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2024/25

The Netherlands has had three teams in control of the local scene. Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord Rotterdam. The next two are well down as seen on the chart to the right. Below the fifth club, there is another sizable gap. Ajax got 300 points for its local success and that climbed to 392 when Europe is added.

The first chart above shows domestic points and the 'Tot' figure includes European success. As for how points are collected first domestic points. In the Eredivisie the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The KNVB Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. 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. 

The first division is named the Eredivisie and the same top five are there. Ajax took the title three times from 2018/19 while Feyenoord and PSV each one of the last two. These top three have between them won the Eredivisie since 2010/11. FC Twente won it the season before (2009/10). PSV are the current champions.

The KNVB Cup is not as monopolised as the league, a common situation generally. The usual suspects are there with FC Utrecht putting in a cameo appearance. The 2020 final between Feyenoord and Utrecht was cancelled due to COVID-19. PSV won the next two cups, then Feyenood the last one the Go Ahead Eagles. 

Like many smaller countries, winning in Europe isn't easy. Ajax is the one club with a good record and only five meet the criteria to make the list to the left. The golden era was between 1970 and 74 when Dutch clubs won the European Cup four times. Feyenoord once then Ajax the next three.

As for the grand total for each club below, they are divided into regions with a ranking number (RK) which gives their place against all the clubs. The West is the most populated and where 62.0% of the success is to be found. The South is reasonably successful (25.2%) but the last two are less so.

Scotland Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2024/25

Scotland has been dominated by two clubs and going back over the period covered here that has always been the case. With such a large concentration of people in the city of Glasgow it's hardly surprising. 

Celtic and Rangers are the two clubs, one traditionally Catholic and the other protestant. That is no longer the case but the competition between them is intense. Celtic are ahead and was helped in part when Rangers was demoted to the Third Division in 2012 due to a debt crisis. The gap is now quite large. 

The first chart above shows domestic points and the 'Tot' figure includes European success. For domestic points, the Premier League (Division 1) top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. The League Cup 3 and 1. 

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.

The Scottish Premier League is totally dominated by the two most successful clubs, known together as the Old Firm. Celtic have won twelve of the last thirteen titles. The previous time another side won was Aberdeen way back in 1984/85! They won it the year before as well. Dundee Utd was the year before that for a rare treble without the Old Firm getting a title between them.

The Scottish Cup is also passed between the top two with the odd hiccup. They aren't so dominant due to the uncertainty of knock out matches. St Johnstone won it as recently as 2021 but they haven't enough success to make the top five. Aberdeen are the current holders. 

The League Cup has gone the way of Rangers, the only title they have exceeded Celtic in. Aberdeen takes its customary third place. In 2021, St Johnstone won this cup as well in quite a coup for a lower ranked club. Celtic are the current holders.

Finally, Europe where success hasn't been huge, certainly of late. Rangers came second in the Europa League as late as 2021 but it's not easy for smaller nation's clubs to compete against the big guns. Celtic's European Cup win in 1967 may never be repeated by a Scottish club. 

All put together, the clubs are below. They are divided into regions, with a ranking number (RK) which gives their place against all the other clubs. The Glasgow region claim 62.8% of all points. Central/East 20.5%, Lothian 9.6%, Strathclyde 5.9%. The Highlands and South have had a minimal impact.