All Champions League Finals (1956-2019)

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  1. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    (same version with better theme)
     
  3. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    My ranking of European clubs that have the most CL finals (not ranking clubs with less than 6 CL finals since clubs that are not financial powerhouse like Ajax and Benfica have at least 6 finals)

    1) Real Madrid (13 wins in 16 finals)
    2) AC Milan (7 wins in 11 finals)
    3) Bayern Munich (6 wins in 11 finals)
    4) Liverpool (6 wins in 9 finals)
    5) Barcelona (5 wins in 8 finals)
    6) Ajax (4 wins in 6 finals)
    7) Juventus (2 wins in 9 finals)
    8) Benfica (2 wins in 7 finals)
     
  4. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    2 teams that are on the verge of making into my ranking of European clubs

    9) Man Utd (3 wins in 5 finals)
    10) Inter Milan (3 wins in 5 finals)

    If these 2 teams win 1 more CL to equal Ajax's 4 CLs or make more 2 finals to equal Benfica's finals record, i would consider them to be big enough in European competition.
     
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    Nov 8, 2021
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    When you look at the finals record, European's top tier leagues are La Liga, Serie A, English Premier League and Bundesliga. Below them are 3 second tier leagues Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Primeira Liga. All other leagues are not competitive in the European competition.
     
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    Nov 8, 2021
    A record table for semi-final appearances.

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    Since clubs like Ajax and Benfica have at least 8 semi-finals, i leave out all other clubs that dont reach 8 semis. Not counting Chelsea, this table lists the same 10 clubs that are in my top 10 European clubs.

    Since the 2000s, Chelsea have become competitive in European competition. Even though they have only 3 finals, which are less than the 5 finals from Man Utd & Inter Milan, Chelsea have the same number of semi-finals with Inter Milan & Benfica. If i have to rank Chelsea, i would rank them as 11th in my ranking of European clubs. Not a historically big club but a sucessful one.
     
  7. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    There are 2 clubs that are financial powerhouses in modern days (after 2008) but have not achieved the status of elite European clubs.

    Man City (1 final, 2 semi-finals & 0 win).
    PSG (1 final, 3 semi-finals & 0 win).

    Will they become competive like Chelsea in the 2000s?
     
  8. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    My revised rankings of European clubs

    Winners
    (these clubs have the highest number of cup wins)

    1) Real Madrid (13 wins, 16 finals, 30 semi-finals)
    2) AC Milan (7 wins, 11 finals, 13 semi-finals)
    3) Bayern Munich (6 wins, 11 finals, 20 semi-finals)
    4) Liverpool (6 wins, 9 finals, 11 semi-finals)
    5) Barcelona (5 wins, 8 finals, 17 semi-finals)
    6) Ajax (4 wins, 6 finals, 9 semi-finals)

    Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of finals with the winners but fewer cup wins)

    7) Juventus (2 wins, 9 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    8) Benfica (2 wins, 7 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Semi-Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of semi-finals with the finalists but fewer finals)

    9) Man Utd (3 wins, 5 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    10) Inter Milan (3 wins, 5 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Financial Powerhouses
    (these clubs become CL contenders much later in their history (since the 2000s)

    11) Chelsea (2 wins, 3 finals, 8 semi-finals)
    12) PSG (0 win, 1 final, 3 semi-finals)
    13) Man City (0 win, 1 final, 2 semi-finals)

    Knock Out Stage Competitors
    (these clubs are good enough to get out of group stage and ocasionally make deep runs)

    14) Atletico Madrid (0 win, 3 finals, 6 semi-finals)

    More teams will be added to the rankings but i feel that the 14 teams that i've listed are the ones who have great history in the competition or will make history in the competition.
     
  9. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    Best of the Rest
    (these clubs might struggle to get out of group stage and advance not further than quarter-finals)

    15) Porto (3 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)
    16) Borussia Dortmund (4 semi-finals, 9 quarter-finals)
     
  10. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    #10 baochumong, Dec 15, 2021
    Last edited: Dec 15, 2021
    The Best Club to not qualify for CL
    (before getting dropped out of top 4 in the last 5 years, Arsenal had been a consistent R16 team)

    17) Arsenal (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
     
  11. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    Europa League Level
    (these clubs qualified for Europa League or finished bottom of their CL groups in the last decade. However their quarter-finals records are similar to Arsenal's due to long history of participation)

    Crvena Zvezda (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    Dynamo Kyiv (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    Celtic (4 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    PSV Eindhoven (3 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
     
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    Nov 8, 2021
    Anderlecht (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
     
  13. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    The Rankings of European Football Clubs

    Winners

    (these clubs have the highest number of cup wins)

    1) Real Madrid (13 wins, 16 finals, 30 semi-finals)
    2) AC Milan (7 wins, 11 finals, 13 semi-finals)
    3) Bayern Munich (6 wins, 11 finals, 20 semi-finals)
    4) Liverpool (6 wins, 9 finals, 11 semi-finals)
    5) Barcelona (5 wins, 8 finals, 17 semi-finals)
    6) Ajax (4 wins, 6 finals, 9 semi-finals)

    Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of finals with the winners but fewer cup wins)

    7) Juventus (2 wins, 9 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    8) Benfica (2 wins, 7 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Semi-Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of semi-finals with the finalists but fewer finals)

    9) Man Utd (3 wins, 5 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    10) Inter Milan (3 wins, 5 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Financial Powerhouses
    (these clubs become CL contenders much later in their history (since the 2000s)

    11) Chelsea (2 wins, 3 finals, 8 semi-finals)
    12) PSG (0 win, 1 final, 3 semi-finals)
    13) Man City (0 win, 1 final, 2 semi-finals)

    Knock Out Stage Competitors
    (these clubs are good enough to get out of group stage and ocasionally make deep runs)

    14) Atletico Madrid (0 win, 3 finals, 6 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)

    Best of Group Stage Participants
    (these clubs might struggle to get out of group stage and advance not further than quarter-finals)

    15) Porto (3 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)
    16) Borussia Dortmund (4 semi-finals, 9 quarter-finals)

    Best of Non Qualifiers
    (before getting dropped out of top 4 in the last 5 years, Arsenal had been a consistent R16 team)

    17) Arsenal (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Europa League Level

    (these clubs have qualified for Europa League or finished bottom of their CL groups for a decade. However their quarter-finals records are similar to Arsenal's due to their long history of participation)

    (Serbia) Crvena Zvezda (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    (Ukraine) Dynamo Kyiv (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    (Scotland) Celtic (4 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    (Netherlands) PSV Eindhoven (3 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    (Belgium) Anderlecht (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    More clubs will be added to my rankings in the future.
     
  14. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    CL Group Stage Makeup

    4 English clubs
    4 Spanish clubs
    4 Italian clubs
    4 German clubs
    2 French clubs
    2 Portugese clubs
    2 Russian clubs
    1 Dutch club
    1 Ukrainian club
    1 Turkish club
    1 Belgian club

    In reality, 26 clubs from the same 11 nations are set to join the CL group stage every year. Only about 6 spots are available for football clubs from other European nations.
     
  15. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    There was a mistake on my last post. The numbers on this one are more correct.

    CL Group Stage Makeup

    4 English clubs
    4 Spanish clubs
    4 Italian clubs
    4 German clubs
    2 French clubs
    2 Portugese clubs
    1 Russian club
    1 Dutch club
    1 Ukrainian club
    1 Turkish club
    1 Belgian club

    In reality, 25 clubs from the same 11 nations are set to join the CL group stage every year. Only about 7 spots are available for football clubs from other European nations.
     
  16. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    The Competitiveness Rankings of Historic European Football Clubs

    Winners

    (these clubs have the highest number of cup wins)

    1) Real Madrid (13 wins, 16 finals, 30 semi-finals)
    2) AC Milan (7 wins, 11 finals, 13 semi-finals)
    3) Bayern Munich (6 wins, 11 finals, 20 semi-finals)
    4) Liverpool (6 wins, 9 finals, 11 semi-finals)
    5) Barcelona (5 wins, 8 finals, 17 semi-finals)
    6) Ajax (4 wins, 6 finals, 9 semi-finals)

    Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of finals with the winners but fewer cup wins)

    7) Juventus (2 wins, 9 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    8) Benfica (2 wins, 7 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Semi-Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of semi-finals with the finalists but fewer finals)

    9) Man Utd (3 wins, 5 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    10) Inter Milan (3 wins, 5 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Financial Powerhouses
    (these clubs become CL contenders much later in their history (since the 2000s)

    11) Chelsea (2 wins, 3 finals, 8 semi-finals)
    12) PSG (0 win, 1 final, 3 semi-finals)
    13) Man City (0 win, 1 final, 2 semi-finals)

    Knock Out Stage Competitors
    (these clubs are good enough to get out of group stage and ocasionally make deep runs)

    14) Atletico Madrid (0 win, 3 finals, 6 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)

    Best of Group Stage Participants
    (these clubs might struggle to get out of group stage and advance not further than quarter-finals)

    15) Porto (3 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)
    16) Borussia Dortmund (4 semi-finals, 9 quarter-finals)

    Best of Non Qualifiers
    (before getting dropped out of top 4 in the last 5 years, Arsenal had been a consistent R16 team)

    17) Arsenal (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Europa League Level

    (these clubs have qualified for Europa League or finished bottom of their CL groups for a decade. However their quarter-finals records are similar to Arsenal's due to their long history of participation)

    Crvena Zvezda (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    Dynamo Kyiv (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    Celtic (4 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    PSV Eindhoven (3 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    Anderlecht (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Benchmark for All Time Rankings
    (5 quarter-finals are the minimum to reach top 22 in UEFA all time rankings, clubs with less than 5 quarter-finals dont surpass Olympiacos's total points in UEFA all time rankings)

    Lyon (2 semi-finals, 5 quarter-finals)
    Galatasaray (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)
    Rangers (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)

    One Hit Wonders
    (these clubs won one or two cups in a specific era but can never retain a high level of competitiveness throughout their history)

    Marseille (3 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    Hamburger SV (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    Steaua București (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    Feyenoord (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    Nottingham Forest (2 semi-finals, 2 quarter-finals)
    Aston Villa (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)

    Forever Minnow
    (this club made only one quarter-final throughout its history but is ranked at number 23 in UEFA all time rankings due to the clubs's long history of participation)

    Olympiacos (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
     
  17. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    #17 baochumong, Dec 25, 2021
    Last edited: Dec 25, 2021
    This is probably the final edition. The rankings are actually a nice split between 17 clubs at CL level and 18 clubs at EL level.

    The Competitiveness Rankings of Historic European Football Clubs

    Winners

    (these clubs have the highest number of cup wins)

    1) Real Madrid (13 wins, 16 finals, 30 semi-finals)
    2) AC Milan (7 wins, 11 finals, 13 semi-finals)
    3) Bayern Munich (6 wins, 11 finals, 20 semi-finals)
    4) Liverpool (6 wins, 9 finals, 11 semi-finals)
    5) Barcelona (5 wins, 8 finals, 17 semi-finals)
    6) Ajax (4 wins, 6 finals, 9 semi-finals)

    Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of finals with the winners but fewer cup wins)

    7) Juventus (2 wins, 9 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    8) Benfica (2 wins, 7 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Semi-Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of semi-finals with the finalists but fewer finals)

    9) Man Utd (3 wins, 5 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    10) Inter Milan (3 wins, 5 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Financial Powerhouses
    (these clubs become CL contenders much later in their history (since the 2000s)

    11) Chelsea (2 wins, 3 finals, 8 semi-finals)
    12) PSG (0 win, 1 final, 3 semi-finals)
    13) Man City (0 win, 1 final, 2 semi-finals)

    Knock Out Stage Competitors
    (these clubs are good enough to get out of group stage and ocasionally make deep runs)

    14) Atletico Madrid (0 win, 3 finals, 6 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)

    Best of Group Stage Participants
    (these clubs might struggle to get out of group stage and advance not further than quarter-finals)

    15) Porto (3 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)
    16) Borussia Dortmund (4 semi-finals, 9 quarter-finals)

    Best of Non Qualifiers
    (before getting dropped out of top 4 in the last 5 years, Arsenal had been a consistent R16 team)

    17) Arsenal (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Europa League Level

    (these clubs have qualified for Europa League or finished bottom of their CL groups for a decade. However these clubs' quarter-finals records are similar to Arsenal's due to their long history of participation)

    18) Crvena Zvezda (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    19) Dynamo Kyiv (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    20) Celtic (4 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    21) PSV Eindhoven (3 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    22) Anderlecht (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Benchmark in All Time Rankings
    (5 quarter-finals are the minimum to reach top 26 of UEFA all time rankings, clubs with less than 5 quarter-finals dont surpass Dinamo Zagreb's total points in UEFA all time rankings)

    23) AS Monaco (4 semi-finals, 6 quarter-finals)
    24) CSKA Sofia (2 semi-finals, 6 quarter-finals)
    25) Lyon (2 semi-finals, 5 quarter-finals)
    26) Galatasaray (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)
    27) Rangers (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)

    One Hit Wonders
    (these clubs won one or two cups in a specific era but can never retain a high level of competitiveness throughout their history)

    28) Marseille (3 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    29) Hamburger SV (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    30) Steaua București (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    31) Feyenoord (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    32) Nottingham Forest (2 semi-finals, 2 quarter-finals)
    33) Aston Villa (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)

    Forever Minnows
    (these 2 clubs made only one or zero quarter-final in their history but are in the top 26 of UEFA all time rankings due to the 2 clubs' long history of participation)

    34) Olympiacos (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    35) Dinamo Zagreb (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
     
  18. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    #18 baochumong, Jan 1, 2022
    Last edited: Jan 1, 2022
    Please note that i count the total number of finals, semi-finals and quarter-final not from "end results" of runs but from "all results" accumulated from runs.

    If a team makes a run to a final, that run accumulates 1 quarter-final & 1 semi-final and 1 final.

    The reason why i count the number of qf, sf and finals this way is to see how good their win conversion rate are.
     
  19. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    The rankings are expanded to 50 teams.

    The Competitiveness Rankings of Historic European Football Clubs

    Winners

    (these clubs have the highest number of cup wins)

    1) Real Madrid (13 wins, 16 finals, 30 semi-finals)
    2) AC Milan (7 wins, 11 finals, 13 semi-finals)
    3) Bayern Munich (6 wins, 11 finals, 20 semi-finals)
    4) Liverpool (6 wins, 9 finals, 11 semi-finals)
    5) Barcelona (5 wins, 8 finals, 17 semi-finals)
    6) Ajax (4 wins, 6 finals, 9 semi-finals)

    Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of finals with the winners but fewer cup wins)

    7) Juventus (2 wins, 9 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    8) Benfica (2 wins, 7 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Semi-Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of semi-finals with the finalists but fewer finals)

    9) Man Utd (3 wins, 5 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    10) Inter Milan (3 wins, 5 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Financial Powerhouses
    (these clubs become CL contenders much later in their history (since the 2000s)

    11) Chelsea (2 wins, 3 finals, 8 semi-finals)
    12) PSG (0 win, 1 final, 3 semi-finals)
    13) Man City (0 win, 1 final, 2 semi-finals)

    Knock Out Stage Competitors
    (these clubs are good enough to get out of group stage and ocasionally make deep runs)

    14) Atletico Madrid (0 win, 3 finals, 6 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)

    Best of Group Stage Participants
    (these clubs might struggle to get out of group stage and advance not further than quarter-finals)

    15) Porto (3 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)
    16) Borussia Dortmund (4 semi-finals, 9 quarter-finals)

    Best of Non Qualifiers
    (before getting dropped out of top 4 in the last 5 years, Arsenal had been a consistent R16 team)

    17) Arsenal (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Europa League Level

    (these clubs have qualified for Europa League or finished bottom of their CL groups for a decade. However these clubs' quarter-finals records are similar to Arsenal's due to their long history of participation)

    18) Crvena Zvezda (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    19) Dynamo Kyiv (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    20) Celtic (4 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    21) PSV Eindhoven (3 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    22) Anderlecht (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Benchmark in All Time Rankings
    (5 quarter-finals are the minimum to reach top 26 of UEFA all time rankings, clubs with less than 5 quarter-finals dont surpass Dinamo Zagreb's total points in UEFA all time rankings)

    23) AS Monaco (4 semi-finals, 6 quarter-finals)
    24) CSKA Sofia (2 semi-finals, 6 quarter-finals)
    25) Lyon (2 semi-finals, 5 quarter-finals)
    26) Galatasaray (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)
    27) Rangers (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)

    One Hit Wonders
    (these clubs won one or two cups in a specific era but can never retain a high level of competitiveness throughout their history)

    28) Marseille (3 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    29) Hamburger SV (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    30) Steaua București (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    31) Feyenoord (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    32) Nottingham Forest (2 semi-finals, 2 quarter-finals)
    33) Aston Villa (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)

    Never Crack It at Higher Level
    (these clubs won UEFA cups / Europa League but have less than 5 CL quarter-finals)

    6 EL
    34) Sevilla (0 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    2 EL
    35) IFK Göteborg (2 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    36) Borussia Mönchengladbach (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    37) Tottenham Hotspur (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    38) Parma (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    1 EL
    39) Valencia (2 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    40) Schalke 04 (1 semi-final, 3 quarter-finals)
    41) Bayer Leverkusen (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    42) Villareal (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    43) Eintracht Frankfurt (1 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    44) Shakhtar Donetsk (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    45) CSKA Moscow (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    46) Zenit Saint Petersburg (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    47) Napoli (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    48) Ipswich Town (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)

    Forever Minnows

    (these clubs made only one or zero CL quarter-final and never won EL in their history but are in the top 26 of UEFA all time rankings due to the 2 clubs' long history of participation)

    49) Olympiacos (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    50) Dinamo Zagreb (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
     
  20. baochumong

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    Nov 8, 2021
    The rankings are expanded to 60.

    The Competitiveness Rankings of Historic European Football Clubs

    Winners

    (these clubs have the highest number of cup wins)

    1) Real Madrid (13 wins, 16 finals, 30 semi-finals)
    2) AC Milan (7 wins, 11 finals, 13 semi-finals)
    3) Bayern Munich (6 wins, 11 finals, 20 semi-finals)
    4) Liverpool (6 wins, 9 finals, 11 semi-finals)
    5) Barcelona (5 wins, 8 finals, 17 semi-finals)
    6) Ajax (4 wins, 6 finals, 9 semi-finals)

    Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of finals with the winners but fewer cup wins)

    7) Juventus (2 wins, 9 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    8) Benfica (2 wins, 7 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Semi-Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of semi-finals with the finalists but fewer finals)

    9) Man Utd (3 wins, 5 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    10) Inter Milan (3 wins, 5 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Financial Powerhouses
    (these clubs become CL contenders much later in their history (since the 2000s)

    11) Chelsea (2 wins, 3 finals, 8 semi-finals)
    12) PSG (0 win, 1 final, 3 semi-finals)
    13) Man City (0 win, 1 final, 2 semi-finals)

    Knock Out Stage Competitors
    (these clubs are good enough to get out of group stage and ocasionally make deep runs)

    14) Atletico Madrid (0 win, 3 finals, 6 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)

    Best of Group Stage Participants
    (these clubs might struggle to get out of group stage and advance not further than quarter-finals)

    15) Porto (3 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)
    16) Borussia Dortmund (4 semi-finals, 9 quarter-finals)

    Best of Non Qualifiers
    (before getting dropped out of top 4 in the last 5 years, Arsenal had been a consistent R16 team)

    17) Arsenal (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Europa League Level

    (these clubs have qualified for Europa League or finished bottom of their CL groups for a decade. However these clubs' quarter-finals records are similar to Arsenal's due to their long history of participation)

    18) Crvena Zvezda (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    19) Dynamo Kyiv (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    20) Celtic (4 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    21) PSV Eindhoven (3 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    22) Anderlecht (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Benchmark in All Time Rankings
    (5 quarter-finals are the minimum to reach top 26 of UEFA all time rankings, clubs with less than 5 quarter-finals dont surpass Dinamo Zagreb's total points in UEFA all time rankings)

    23) AS Monaco (4 semi-finals, 6 quarter-finals)
    24) CSKA Sofia (2 semi-finals, 6 quarter-finals)
    25) Lyon (2 semi-finals, 5 quarter-finals)
    26) Galatasaray (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)
    27) Rangers (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)

    One Hit Wonders
    (these clubs won one or two cups in a specific era but can never retain a high level of competitiveness throughout their history)

    28) Marseille (3 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    29) Hamburger SV (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    30) Steaua București (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    31) Feyenoord (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    32) Nottingham Forest (2 semi-finals, 2 quarter-finals)
    33) Aston Villa (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)

    Unable To Get Over The Line
    (these clubs have less than 5 CL quarter-finals and missed their only opportunities to win a final of CL)

    CL RU (2)
    34) Valencia (2 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    35) Reims (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    CL RU (1)
    36) Panathinaikos (3 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    37) Roma (2 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    38) Leeds United (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    39) Borussia Mönchengladbach (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    40) Tottenham Hotspur (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    41) Saint-Étienne (2 semi-final, 3 quarter-finals)
    42) Partizan (1 semi-final, 3 quarter-finals)
    43) Bayer Leverkusen (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    44) Club Brugge (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    45) Fiorentina (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    46) Malmö FF (1 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    47) Eintracht Frankfurt (1 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    48) Sampdoria (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)

    Never Crack It at Higher Level
    (these clubs have less than 5 CL quarter-finals but won Europa League)

    6 EL
    49) Sevilla (0 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    2 EL
    50) IFK Göteborg (2 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    51) Parma (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    1 EL
    52) Schalke 04 (1 semi-final, 3 quarter-finals)
    53) Villareal (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    54) Shakhtar Donetsk (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    55) CSKA Moscow (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    56) Zenit Saint Petersburg (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    57) Napoli (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    58) Ipswich Town (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)

    Forever Minnows
    (these clubs made only one or zero CL quarter-final and never won EL in their history but are in the top 26 of UEFA all time rankings due to the 2 clubs' long history of participation)

    59) Olympiacos (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    60) Dinamo Zagreb (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)[/QUOTE]
     
  21. baochumong

    baochumong Member

    Nov 8, 2021
    The rankings are expanded to 102.

    The Competitiveness Rankings of Historic European Football Clubs

    Winners

    (these clubs have the highest number of cup wins)

    1) Real Madrid (13 wins, 16 finals, 30 semi-finals)
    2) AC Milan (7 wins, 11 finals, 13 semi-finals)
    3) Bayern Munich (6 wins, 11 finals, 20 semi-finals)
    4) Liverpool (6 wins, 9 finals, 11 semi-finals)
    5) Barcelona (5 wins, 8 finals, 17 semi-finals)
    6) Ajax (4 wins, 6 finals, 9 semi-finals)

    Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of finals with the winners but fewer cup wins)

    7) Juventus (2 wins, 9 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    8) Benfica (2 wins, 7 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Semi-Finalists
    (these clubs have about the same number of semi-finals with the finalists but fewer finals)

    9) Man Utd (3 wins, 5 finals, 12 semi-finals)
    10) Inter Milan (3 wins, 5 finals, 8 semi-finals)

    Financial Powerhouses
    (these clubs become CL contenders much later in their history (since the 2000s)

    11) Chelsea (2 wins, 3 finals, 8 semi-finals)
    12) PSG (0 win, 1 final, 3 semi-finals)
    13) Man City (0 win, 1 final, 2 semi-finals)

    Knock Out Stage Competitors
    (these clubs are good enough to get out of group stage and ocasionally make deep runs)

    14) Atletico Madrid (0 win, 3 finals, 6 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)

    Best of Group Stage Participants
    (these clubs might struggle to get out of group stage and advance not further than quarter-finals)

    15) Porto (3 semi-finals, 10 quarter-finals)
    16) Borussia Dortmund (4 semi-finals, 9 quarter-finals)

    Best of Non Qualifiers
    (before getting dropped out of top 4 in the last 5 years, Arsenal had been a consistent R16 team)

    17) Arsenal (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Europa League Level

    (these clubs have qualified for Europa League or finished bottom of their CL groups for a decade. However these clubs' quarter-finals records are similar to Arsenal's due to their long history of participation)

    18) Crvena Zvezda (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    19) Dynamo Kyiv (3 semi-finals, 8 quarter-finals)
    20) Celtic (4 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    21) PSV Eindhoven (3 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)
    22) Anderlecht (2 semi-finals, 7 quarter-finals)

    Benchmark in All Time Rankings
    (5 quarter-finals are the minimum to reach top 26 of UEFA all time rankings, clubs with less than 5 quarter-finals dont surpass Dinamo Zagreb's total points in UEFA all time rankings)

    23) AS Monaco (4 semi-finals, 6 quarter-finals)
    24) CSKA Sofia (2 semi-finals, 6 quarter-finals)
    25) Lyon (2 semi-finals, 5 quarter-finals)
    26) Galatasaray (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)
    27) Rangers (1 semi-final, 5 quarter-finals)

    One Hit Wonders
    (these clubs won one or two cups in a specific era but can never retain a high level of competitiveness throughout their history)

    28) Marseille (3 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    29) Hamburger SV (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    30) Steaua București (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    31) Feyenoord (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    32) Nottingham Forest (2 semi-finals, 2 quarter-finals)
    33) Aston Villa (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)

    Unable To Get Over The Line
    (these clubs have less than 5 CL quarter-finals and missed their only opportunities to win a final of CL)
    CL RU (2)
    34) Valencia (2 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    35) Reims (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    CL RU (1)
    36) Panathinaikos (3 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    37) Roma (2 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    38) Leeds United (3 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    39) Borussia Mönchengladbach (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    40) Tottenham Hotspur (2 semi-finals, 3 quarter-finals)
    41) Saint-Étienne (2 semi-final, 3 quarter-finals)
    42) Partizan (1 semi-final, 3 quarter-finals)
    43) Bayer Leverkusen (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    44) Club Brugge (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    45) Fiorentina (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    46) Malmö FF (1 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    47) Eintracht Frankfurt (1 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    48) Sampdoria (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)

    Only Sucessful At Lower Tier
    (these clubs have less than 5 CL quarter-finals but won Europa League and/or Cup Winners Cup)
    6 EL
    49) Sevilla (0 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    2 EL
    + 1 CWC
    50) Parma (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    2 EL
    51) IFK Göteborg (2 semi-finals, 4 quarter-finals)
    1 CWC
    + 1 RU
    at EL or CWC
    52) Sporting CP (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    53) Werder Bremen (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    54) Lazio (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    55) West Ham United (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    1 EL or
    1 CWC
    56) Schalke 04 (1 semi-final, 3 quarter-finals)
    57) Villareal (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    58) Shakhtar Donetsk (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    59) CSKA Moscow (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    60) Everton (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    61) Mechelen (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    62) Zenit Saint Petersburg (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    63) Napoli (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    64) Slovan Bratislava (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    65) Dinamo Tbilisi (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    66) Aberdeen (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    67) Ipswich Town (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    68)1. FC Magdeburg (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    69) Zaragoza (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)

    Honorable Mentions
    (these clubs have less than 5 CL quarter-finals and came close to winning a cup in European 2nd or 3rd tier competition)

    EL RU (2) or
    CWC RU (2)
    70) Rapid Wien (1 semi-final, 4 quarter-finals)
    71) Athletic Bilbao (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    72) Espanyol (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    EL RU (1) or
    CWC RU (1)
    73) Standard Liège (1 semi-final, 4 quarter-finals)
    74) Bordeaux (1 semi-final, 3 quarter-finals)
    75) Austria Wien (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    76) 1. FC Köln (1 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    77) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (0 semi-final, 2 quarter-finals)
    78) Dundee United (1 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    79) Ferencváros (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    80) Górnik Zabrze (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    81) MTK Budapest (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    82) Carl Zeiss Jena (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    83) Wolverhampton Wanderers (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    84) Red Bull Salzburg (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    85) VfB Stuttgart (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    86) Braga (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    87) Fehérvár (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    88) AZ (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    89) Twente (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    90) Mallorca (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    91) 1860 Munich (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    92) Torino (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    93) Dynamo Moscow (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    94) Antwerp (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    95) Fulham (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    96) Middlesbrough (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    97) Alavés (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    98) Bastia (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    99) Fortuna Düsseldorf (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
    100) Lokomotive Leipzig (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)

    Forever Minnows
    (these clubs made only one or zero CL quarter-final and never made to a final of an European competition in their history but are in the top 26 of UEFA all time rankings due to the 2 clubs' long history of participation)

    101) Olympiacos (0 semi-final, 1 quarter-final)
    102) Dinamo Zagreb (0 semi-final, 0 quarter-final)
     
  22. baochumong

    baochumong Member

    Nov 8, 2021
    CL Usual Group Stage Makeup

    4 English clubs
    4 Spanish clubs
    4 German clubs
    4 Italian clubs
    2 French clubs
    2 Portugese clubs
    1 Russian club
    1 Ukrainian club
    1 Dutch club
    1 Belgian club
    1 Turkish club

    In reality, 25 clubs from the same 11 nations are set to join the CL group stage every year. Only about 7 spots are practically available for football clubs from all other European nations.

    This first table shows the past participants in UCL since 2009 that are different from the 11 nations metioned at the beginning.
    qualification records.PNG

    Note: UCL 2010-11 was the one odd season where Belgium did not have a team in the group stage due to the Belgian team having been beaten by a Serbian team in the play off round. Therefore you see 8 crosses instead of 7 in 2010-11 column. Not counting the UCL 2010-11 season, the maximum number of UCL qualification spots for all other European nations has been practically 7 since 2009.

    Nevertheless 7 spots for all other European clubs are not always guaranteed.

    If a club doesnt earn a UCL qualification spot through their domestic league standing (a league standing outside of top 4/3/2/1) but win the Europa League, they will take one spot out of those 7 spots instead.

    In praticality, Europa League allows a Spanish or an English club that doesnt perform well in their league to gain an UCL qualification spot and reduce the 7 spots being available to all other European clubs to only 6.

    In the qualifying rounds, there are still 3rd ranked teams from France & Portugal and runner up teams from Russia, Ukraine, Netherlands, Belgium & Turkey.

    Its often (but not in every season) for the 3rd ranked team from France and the runner up team from Russia to make their way through the qualifying rounds.

    Ocasionally the 3rd ranked team from Portugal and/or the runner up team from Ukraine would make it through the qualifiers.

    Rarely does a runner up team from Netherlands / Belgium / Turkey qualify for UCL GS.

    So when you do not see the 7 qualification spots being taken by 7 nations in the first table, it often means that a French club / a Russian club / a Portugese club / a Ukrainian club have taken a few out of those 7 spots.

    This table shows how often the 3rd ranked teams from France & Portugal and and the runner up teams from Russia, Urkaine, Netherlands & Belgium took a few spots out of those 7 qualification spots league path.PNG

    Not counting the 11 nations mentioned at beginning, the best performers in the qualifying rounds are Greek champion club and Swiss champion club. Its usual (but not every season) that the champion clubs from these 2 nations make it through the qualifying rounds.

    Most of European football clubs that have to go through qualifiers are on the same low level of play and their chance of going through the qualifiers are like a dice roll.

    However if i have to rank football assocations, i would place Austrian football clubs to be right under Swiss football clubs due to Austrian clubs having a good qualifying record in recent times (qualifying in the last 3 straight seasons).

    Also Austria's football is similar to Switzerland's in terms of being influenced by Bundesliga. The best players from these 2 nations will eventually end up playing for Bundesliga clubs instead of staying in their nations.

    Because of "modern day economy", the best players from smaller nations will end up playing in bigger nations. Football clubs from smaller nations are not as competitive as they used to be because they cant keep hold of their best players.

    Unfortunately a historically great club Ajax is a prime example of transfering talents from a smaller nation to bigger nations.

    Even though "modern day economy" makes football clubs from small European nations become less competitive, it turns the football clubs of big European nations into global football clubs.

    Spanish clubs are the prime example of accquiring not only the best players from Europe but also from Latin America. Because Spain has a better economy than many Latin American nations, the best Latin American players will end up playing in Spain.

    Similar to clubs in Russia and Ukraine, clubs in Scotland and Czech Republic have enough financial backings to keep some (but not all) of their best players in their nations.
     
  23. baochumong

    baochumong Member

    Nov 8, 2021
    #23 baochumong, Feb 5, 2022
    Last edited: Feb 5, 2022
    This table shows how often 4 teams from each of the big 5 leagues progressed to the UCL knock out stage
    times.PNG

    UEFA allow each major european nation to have 4 teams in the UCL instead of just 1 or 2 teams because boardcasting games of football teams from big European nations is more profitable than boardcasting games of football teams from small European nations.

    England has a strong top 4 teams. The original big 4 were Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool. But the rise of Man City basically costs Arsenal their UCL qualification spot.

    Spain has a strong top 3 teams. Barcelona, Real Madrid & Atletico Madrid.

    Germany has a strong top 2 teams. Bayern Munich & Borussia Dortmund.

    France has just 1 strong team. PSG.

    Italy used to have strong top 3 teams. Juventus, Inter Milan & AC Milan.

    When Italy's economy fell into decline, the rich Italian owners (Berlusconi, Moratti) didnt invest in their football clubs anymore (or not as much as they used to) and then sold the clubs to owners from China & SEA who either borrow beyond their means or lack the football know-how. As a result, the level of two Italy's top teams dropped and didnt rise back to the top level for a long time.

    Now two of Italy's biggest clubs are back to being title contenders but the reality of English clubs becoming richer than Italian clubs due to English clubs earning more money from TV rights and the arrival of oil money clubs that can spend their way to trophies make it harder for Italy's biggest clubs to buy or even keep hold of talents like they used to.

    The explaination for the decline of AC Milan & Inter Milan in the last decade can be found in these links:
    https://www.newstalk.com/sport/why-has-inter-milan-been-sold-to-thohir-717816
    https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/whatever-happened-mighty-ac-milan-97348
    https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-acmilan-m-a-idUKKBN17F1J5
    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/paolo-maldini-interview-why-silvio-berlusconi-right-sell-mark-lomas

    Rankings of top 5 leagues

    This ranking of league is more about which league has a highest number of strong teams rather than which league has the strongest team.

    The Spanish league has Real Madrid and Barcelona who more UCLs than any English club in the last decade but I have to rank the English league ahead of the Spanish league because the English league often have more participants in UCL knock out stage than the Spanish league.

    In terms of progressing from GS to KO stage, there isnt a big gap of performances between German clubs and Italian clubs.

    But in terms of impact on modern day football, Germany produces top coaches that won UCLs (Klopp, Tuchel, Flick), popularizes a football ideology "Gegenpressing" (high press, high intensity in winning back the ball). While Bundesliga is seen a place for youngsters to develop their game, Serie A is seen as a refuge for old players. Infracstructure-wise Bundesliga clubs dont have problem in renovating their stadiums like Serie A clubs do. Because of all the reasons listed above, i have to give the 3rd place to Germany.

    Bundesliga takes the win over Serie A not purely because of Bundesliga teams' perfomances in the UCL but due to Germans' contribution to the modern game and Germans' clubs investing in their infrastructures.

    Among the top 5 leagues, there is no argument for Ligue 1 (French league) to even make top 4. The league is deservedly in the 5th place.

    1) England
    2) Spain
    3) Germany
    4) Italy
    5) France
     
  24. baochumong

    baochumong Member

    Nov 8, 2021
    CL Usual Group Stage Makeup from 1999 to 2008
    (not modern day)​

    To make things simpler, here are the average numbers

    4 English clubs
    4 Spanish clubs
    4 Italian clubs
    3 German clubs
    3 French clubs
    2 or 1 Portugese club
    1 Russian club
    1 Ukrainian club
    2 or 1 Dutch club
    2 or 1 Greek club
    1 Turkish club
    1 Scottish club

    About 26 teams from 12 nations were set to join the group stage with about 6 qualification spots left for all other European clubs

    To have a better understanding of CL Group Stage Makeup in the 2000s, i have to break down the 2000s into 3 specific periods.

    (1st period) From 1999 to 2002 when Netherlands were in top 6 of UEFA coefficient rankings and England were not inside top 3 of the rankings.

    3 English clubs
    4 Spanish clubs
    4 Italian clubs
    4 German clubs
    3 French clubs
    1 Portugese club
    1 Russian club
    1 Ukrainian club
    2 Dutch clubs
    1 Greek club
    1 Turkish club
    1 Scottish club

    26 clubs from the same 12 nations participated in UCL GS & about 6 qualification spots left for all other European clubs.

    (2nd period) From 2003 to 2004 when Greece were in top 6 of UEFA coefficient rankings and Germany dropped out of top 3 of the rankings.

    4 English clubs
    4 Spanish clubs
    4 Italian clubs
    3 German clubs
    3 French clubs
    1 Portugese club
    1 Russian club
    1 Ukrainian club
    1 Dutch club
    2 Greek clubs
    1 Turkish club
    1 Scottish club

    26 clubs from the same 12 nations participated in UCL GS & about 6 qualification spots left for all other European clubs.

    (3rd period) From 2005 to 2008 when Portugal began to solidify their place in the top 6 of UEFA coeffecient rankings.

    4 English clubs
    4 Spanish clubs
    4 Italian clubs
    3 German clubs
    3 French clubs
    2 Portugese clubs
    1 Russian club
    1 Ukrainian club
    1 Dutch club
    1 Greek club
    1 Turkish club
    1 Scottish club

    26 clubs from the same 12 nations participated in UCL GS & about 6 qualification spots left for all other European clubs.

    This table shows that the runner up teams from associations ranked from top 6 to top 15 had bigger presence in the 2000s than in the 2010s.
    runners up presence.PNG

    - 1 means having 1 less team in UCL GS as the lowest runner up team from the association failed to go through the qualifiers.

    + 1 means having 1 more team in UCL GS since the lowest runner up team from the association progressed through the qualifiers.

    1 - 1 means having 0 team in UCL GS since the champion team from the association, which had been expected to be good enough to qualify, was eliminated in the qualifiers.

    This table shows UCL participants from 1999 to 2008 that are different from the 12 nations mentioned above.
    past participants.PNG

    The 2000s were an era where Dutch football association and Greek football association were able to get into top 6 of UEFA coeffecient rankings. Only from 2005 onwards did Portugal solidify their ranking inside top 6 of UEFA coeffecient rankings.

    The 3rd ranked teams from Germany and France were usually good enough to get through qualifiers. Only in 3 seasons did the 3rd ranked team from Ligue 1 fail to qualify for UCL GS and only in 2 seasons did the the 3rd ranked team from Bundesliga fail to progress through the qualifiers.

    Belgian and Swiss clubs were not as good as they are today while the rankings of Greek, Scottish and Czech clubs have dropped. Norway and Romania had their golden generation and havent been good in recent yeers.

    What is interesting about this era is that the runner ups from small football associations were able to qualify instead of 4th ranked or 3rd ranked teams from big nations (Italy, Spain, France, Germany). This is why you see big football associations lobbied UEFA to make 4th ranked team from their associations qualified straight for UCL GS instead of going through qualifiers. Big clubs want guaranteed UCL money. The whole purpose of European Super League is to have guaranteed money.
     
  25. baochumong

    baochumong Member

    Nov 8, 2021
    #25 baochumong, Feb 11, 2022
    Last edited: Feb 11, 2022
    Total counts of participations from 1999 to 2021
    (from football associations outside of the big 5 leagues)
    1999-2000 was the first season where the top 4 teams from each of the big leagues were allowed to participate in UCL GS. So the season could be seen as the birth of the Champions League as we know it today.

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    All-time Participants

    Portugal = 22
    Russia = 22
    Ukraine = 22
    Netherlands = 23
    Belgium = 19
    Turkey = 23

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    High chance of progressing throuh qualifiers

    Greece = 21

    (Greek teams were qualifying for every season until 2016-17 season.
    Overall Greece only missed out on 2 UCL seasons since 1999)

    Switzerland = 12

    (Swiss teams have been good since 2008)

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    Most improved in recent years

    Austria = 7

    (Austrian teams have qualified for the last 3 consecutive seasons)

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    Dropped from higher rankings

    Scotland = 15

    Czech Republic = 11

    (Scottish & Czech teams were good enough to often qualify in the 2000s but in recent years they have not been competitive)

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    Golden Generation

    Romania = 8

    (Romanian teams qualified for 8 consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2013)

    Norway = 7

    (Norwegian teams qualifed for 7 seasons out of 9 seasons from 1999 to 2007)

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    Occasional Participants

    Denmark = 7
    Croatia = 6
    Cyprus = 5
    Belarus = 5
    Sweden = 5
    Isreal = 5
    Serbia = 4
    Slovenia = 3
    Bulgaria = 3
    Hungary = 2
    Slovakia = 2
    Moldova = 1
    Azerbaijan = 1
    Poland = 1
    Kazakhstan = 1

    ===========================

    Non Participants

    Finland = 0
    Latvia = 0
    Bosnia and Herzegovina = 0
    Lithuania = 0
    Republic of Ireland = 0
    Macedonia = 0
    Iceland = 0
    Georgia = 0
    Liechtenstein = 0
    Estonia = 0
    Albania = 0
    Armenia = 0
    Northern Ireland = 0
    Wales = 0
    Faroe Islands = 0
    Luxembourg = 0
    Malta = 0
    Gibraltar = 0
    Montengro = 0
    Kosovo = 0
    Andorra = 0
    San Marino = 0

    Rankings of leagues outside of top 5 leagues

    This ranking is more about which league has the highest number of strong teams more than which league has the strongest team.

    The Dutch league has Ajax that is doing better in Europe than any Russian or Ukrainian club but the Russian & Ukrainian leagues often have more participants in UCL GS than the Dutch league so i have to rank the Russian & Ukrainian leagues above the Dutch league.

    The Austrian league is placed above the Scottish league because in my rankings, the performances of a football association in recent 4-5 years are more valued than the performances of the football association over 2 decades.

    6) Portugal
    7) Russia
    8) Ukraine
    9) Netherlands
    10) Belgium
    11) Turkey
    12) Greece
    13) Switzerland
    14) Austria
    15) Scotland
    16) Czech Republic

    In the near future, i will use the Europa League knock out stage records to rank leagues of other European nations.
     

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