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Germany - Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga, commonly known as the Bundesliga, is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany’s primary football competition. The Bundesliga is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekdays.
Israel - Ligat ha’Al
The Israeli Premier League, Ligat HaAl, is an Israeli professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Israeli football league system, it is the country’s primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Liga Leumit. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 32 matches each, totalling 224 matches in the season. Five games are played on Saturdays, with one game played on Sundays and one game on Mondays. It is sponsored by Toto Winner and therefore officially known as Ligat Winner.
Japan - J1 League
The 2012 J. League Division 1 season was the 47th season of Japanese top flight football and 20th since the establishment of the J. League. The season started on March 10 and finished on December 1.Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the 2012 J. League Division 1 championship on 24 November and advanced to the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the host team, entering the qualifying play-off round. This was their first title in the J. League era and first league title since 1970, marking their sixth title overall. Additionally, this was the first time since 1966 that clubs from the traditional regions of Kantō, Tōkai or Kansai - the corridor from Tokyo to Osaka - did not make the top two, and this time it was a team from Tōhoku, Vegalta Sendai, who finished in second place despite leading the table most of the season.
Serbia - Super Liga
The Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country’s primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League. The SuperLiga was formed during summer 2005 as the country’s top football league competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Since summer 2006 after the secession of Montenegro from Serbia, the league only has Serbian clubs.
Switzerland - Super League
The Swiss Super League or Raiffeisen Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 14th according to UEFA’s ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.
Turkey - Super Lig
The Süper Lig Super League is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation, and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League. Eighteen clubs compete annually, where a champion is decided and three clubs are promoted and relegated to and from the 1. Lig. The season runs from August to May, with each club playing 34 matches. Matches are played Friday through Monday. It is sponsored by Spor Toto and therefore officially known as the Spor Toto Süper Lig.The competition formed as the Milli Lig in 1958. It was the first national league competition held in Turkey. Previously, league competitions took place in a few cities, including Adana, Ankara, Eskişehir, Istanbul, Izmir, Kayseri, and Trabzon. It is currently ranked 11th in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. A total of 66 clubs have competed in the Süper Lig, but only five have won the title: Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor and Bursaspor.
United States - MLS
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league representing the sport’s highest level in the United States and Canada. Sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer), the league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada.
Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 as part of the United States’ bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[1] Instead of operating as an association of independently owned teams, MLS is a single entity where each team is owned and controlled by the league’s investors.[2] The league’s closed membership makes it one of the world’s few soccer leagues not using promotion and relegation. The first season took place in 1996 beginning with ten teams. Seasons presently run from March to December, with each team playing 34 games in the regular season. Ten teams compete in the postseason MLS Cup Playoffs culminating in the championship game, the MLS Cup.