Jack
Years ago
Official Rankings Of European National Leagues
Euroleague's official rankings for national domestic leagues.
Euroleague rankings that only included game results:
1958 to 2000-01
1. Italian League
2. Spanish league
3. Greek League
4. French League
5. Israeli league
6. Croatian League
7. Russian League
8. Turkish league
9. German League
10. Belgian League
11. Serbian League
12. Czech League
13. Bulgarian League
14. Slovenian League
15. Dutch League
16. Polish League
17. Lithuanian League
18. Hungarian League
19. Romanian League
20. Finnish League
2000-01 to 2006-07 ranking (7 year ranking) (did not include Adriatic League)
1. Spanish League
2. Italian League
3. Greek League
4. Russian League
5. Turkish League
6. Israeli League
7. Slovenian League
8. French League
9. Lithuanian League
10. Croatian League
11. German League
12. Polish League
13. Serbian League
14. Belgian League
15. Montenegrin League
16. Swiss League
17. British League
18. Swedish League
19. Portuguese League
The Euroleague's new form of official rankings.
Based on 70% of the results of games and 30% on TV ratings, arena sizes, and attendance figures.
2007-08 to 2008-09 ranking (2 year ranking)
1. Spanish League
2. Italian League
3. Greek League
4. Russian League
5. French League
6. Turkish League
7. Lithuanian League
8. Adriatic League
9. German League
10. Polish League
11. Belgian League
12. Latvian League
13. Ukrainian League
14. Israeli League
15. Czech League
16. Dutch League
2009-10 to 2011-12 ranking (3 year ranking) (United League not included)
1. Spanish League
2. Russian League
3. Greek League
4. Italian league
5. Turkish League
6. French League
7. German League
8. Lithuanian League
9. Adriatic League
10. Polish League
11. Belgian League
12. Czech League
13. Ukrainian League
14. Israeli League
15. Bulgarian League
16. Dutch League
17. Latvian League
Game results rankings only:
2011-12 season (1 year ranking) (does not include United League:
1. Spanish League
2. Greek League
3. Adriatic League
4. Russian League
5. Italian league
6. Turkish League
7. German League
8. French League
9. Israeli League
10. Lithuanian League
11. Polish League
12. Czech League
13. Ukrainian League
14. Belgian League
15. Latvian League
16. Dutch League
17. Bulgarian League
2012-13 season (1 year ranking) (does not include United League:
(so far)
1. Spanish League
2. Russian League
3. Greek League
4. Adriatic League
5. Turkish League
6. Italian League
7. German League
8. Lithuanian League
9. French League
10. Israeli League
11. Ukrainian League
12. Czech League
13. Polish League
14. Latvian League
15. Belgian League
16. Dutch League
17. Bulgarian League
Obviously, based on this, the premiere European national domestic leagues are Spain, Greece, Russia, and Italy. And clearly, the two that stand out the most, by being consistently at the top 2-3, are Spain and Greece. With Italy dropping a bit in recent years, and Russia coming on in recent years.
But Spain and Greece are always in the top 2-3.
So that should settle that debate that rages here in this forum quite a bit.
