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Norway - Eliteserien
Tippeligaen (after the main sponsor Norsk Tipping) is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country’s primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien (English: The Elite League), although the name has never been official. The name of Norwegian football’s top league has been subject for sponsoring since 1991 and Norsk Tipping has been the main sponsor of the League since then - hence the official name of the league.Between 1963 and 1990 the name of the league was 1. divisjon (English: 1st Division), a name that the second level league of the Norwegian football system ‘inherited’ in 1991. (In 2005 the second level league was officially named Adeccoligaen after its sponsor Adecco.) From the fall of 1948 to 1962 the top division of Norwegian football was called Hovedserien (English: The Main League), and between 1937 and the summer of 1948, it was called Norgesserien
Norway – 1. Division
The Norwegian First Division (Norwegian: 1. divisjon) is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen.Between 1963 and 1990 the name of the league was 2. divisjon (Norwegian: Second Division), a name that has later been used for the third level league from 1991.n 2009, the number of teams in the Norwegian Premier League expanded from fourteen to sixteen.Therefore, 2008 was a transitional season, in which more teams were promoted to the top flight, and fewer teams relegated to the Norwegian Second Division, than usual.
Paraguay - Division Profesional
The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association), also known as the Primera División (first division), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa TIGO, is the top-flight professional football league in Paraguay. Currently, there are 12 teams in the first division.The most successful club is Olimpia, who has won 39 titles. The current champion is Libertad, who won their 16th title in the 2012 Clausura. IFFHS ranks this ligue as the ninth strongest league in the world, in 2012.
Peru - Primera Division
The Peruvian Primera División is the top professional division of Peruvian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano (English: Professional Decentralized Football Tournament) or Campeonato Nacional (locally: [kampeoˈnato nasjoˈnal]; English: National Championship). It has been referred to as Descentralizado since 1966, when the first non-capital teams were invited to compete in the first national championship.
Poland - Ekstraklasa
The Ekstraklasa, or T-Mobile Ekstraklasa for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Polish 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 I Liga. The Ekstraklasa season starts in late July, and ends in May the following year, teams play a total of 30 games each. The Ekstraklasa (former I liga) was formed as Liga Piłki Nożnej (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlʲiɡa ˈpiwki ˈnɔʐnɛj]; LPN) on 1 March 1927 in Warsaw, but Polish Championships as non-league competition and The Polish Football Federation PZPN (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) had been organized on 20 December 1919 in Warsaw, a year after the independence of Poland in 1918. First, historic games of the freshly created league took place on April 3, 1927.
Portugal - Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga, formerly called Primeira Divisão, now named Liga ZON Sagres after its main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system.The Liga ZON Sagres is contested by 16 clubs each season, but only five of them have won the title. Going into its 78th edition (counting four provisional championships in the 1930s), the competition is dominated by the nicknamed “Big Three” (Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Futebol Clube do Porto, and Sporting Clube de Portugal), who have a total of 75 titles, with Clube de Futebol “Os Belenenses” and Boavista Futebol Clube winning the other two.
The league has been increasing in reputation in the last few years, having achieved 5th place in UEFA’s European ranking of 2012, breaking into the top 5 and passing the French Ligue 1, one of the historical big 5 leagues, for the first time since 1990.[1] The league also has a world ranking of 4 by IFFHS’s ranking of 2011.
Portugal - Liga de Honra
The Segunda Liga (English: Second League) is the Portuguese second level football league. It was previously called Segunda Divisão de Honra (Second Division of Honour). When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed “Segunda Liga”, before renaming it Liga de Honra. The name reverted to “Segunda Liga” in the beginning of the 2012–13 season. The current champions are Estoril Praia.Going into its 23rd edition, the Segunda Liga is contested by 22 clubs, with 16 different clubs having won the title.
Qatar - Stars League
The Qatar Stars League, formerly known as the Q-League, is the highest professional league in Qatari football, with the next highest tier being the Qatari 2nd Division. The league’s first season was played in 1963, although the first official season occurred in 1972. The leagues most recent championship winner was Lekhwiya SC, and the club who was won the most cumulative championships is Al Sadd SC, with 12. The league currently features 12 clubs, with one club being demoted to make room for one club being promoted. The Qatari league system provides 4 domestic cups that these clubs are able to participate in: the Emir of Qatar Cup, open to all teams in both the first and second divisions, the Qatar Crown Prince Cup a postseason tournament played by the top four first division teams, the Sheikh Jassem Cup, a prelude to the first division regular season, and the Qatari Stars Cup, a round-robin tournament played midseason. The league title has been won by 12 different clubs since its inception.
Romania - Liga 1
The Liga I is the ninety-fifth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. The season began on 21 July every year and will end on 29 May next year.Since Romania dropped from fourteenth to 22nd place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2011–12 season, the league has lost its second UEFA Champions League berth. Further, all teams who will qualify for a European competition via league placement at the end of this season will have to enter these a round earlier as in the season before. The champions will enter the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, while the second- and third-placed teams will begin at the second and first qualifying rounds, respectively, of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. In addition, the winners of the 2012–13 Romanian Cup will also start in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, two rounds earlier than before.
Romania - Liga 2
The 2012–13 Liga II is the 73rd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The first two teams in each series will promote at the end of the season to the Liga I, and the last five in each series will relegate to the Liga III, instead of three, like the previous season, because the 2013-14 season will have 2 series of 14 teams each.
Russia - Premier League
The Russian league, currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. The competition is currently run by the Russian football Premier-League. There are 16 teams in the competition. The league has two Champions League qualifying places given to teams who finish in the top two at the end of the season and three Europa League places to teams who finish third, fourth and fifth. Relegation to the National League Championship are given to teams who finish bottom and second-bottom at the end of the season. The Russian Premier League was established in 2001 and succeeded the Top Division, the difference being that the Top Division was run by the Professional Football League of Russia, and the creation of the Premier League gave the clubs a greater degree of independence.
Russia - FNL
The Russian National Football League, formerly called Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football.The Professional Football League used to run the division. Since 2011, it has been managed by the Football National League.The league consists of 17 clubs. After each season the two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League, and the bottom five clubs are relegated to the Second Division.
Scotland - Premier League
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is the top level league competition for professional football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL).
As of 8 December 2012 the Scottish Premier League is ranked 24th in the UEFA rankings of European leagues, which are based on the performances of member clubs in European competitions. A total of 19 clubs have competed in the SPL since its inauguration in 1998–99 but only two, Celtic and Rangers, have won the title.
Scotland - First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system.The division was introduced in 1975–76 in Scottish football to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two. It contains ten teams and each year the top team is promoted to the Scottish Premier League, subject to meeting the stadium criteria. The bottom club is automatically relegated and the second bottom club goes to an end of season play-off with the second, third and fourth placed clubs from the Second Division.
The teams play each other four times with three points for a victory and one point each for a drawn game.
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.
Singapore - S. League
The 2013 S.League is the 18th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. It is known as the Yeo’s Great Eastern S.League for sponsorship reasons.The season is scheduled begin in February 2013 and end in November 2013. Tampines Rovers are the current defending champions and the 2013 edition features 12 teams in the league after Gombak United decided to sit out of the league due to financial problems.Tampines Rovers beat Warriors F.C. on 15th February 2013 with a 2-1 scoreline to lift the 2013 Charity Shield, kicking off the 2013 S.League season.
Slovakia - Super Liga
The season of the Slovak Superliga (also known as Corgoň Liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the eighteenth season of the first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. MŠK Žilina were the defending champions, having won their fifth Slovak league championship the previous season.
South Africa - PSL
The Premier Soccer League is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from South Africa. It is the top level football league in South Africa and has been since its foundation in 1996.The PSL was created following an agreement between the National Soccer League and the remnants of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The Premier Soccer League is a trading name for the National Soccer League. The Premier Division is seen as a successor of the National Soccer League.The company acts as a governing body and competition organiser. The PSL are affiliated to the South African Football Association but SAFA do not govern the PSL competitions. Teams that are relegated from the PSL organised leagues compete in the SAFA-organised Second Division.
Spain - Primera Division
The Primera División (First Division) of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (LFP), commonly known in the English-speaking world as La Liga, and officially named for sponsorship reasons Liga BBVA (BBVA League) is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. It is contested by 20 teams, with the three lowest placed teams relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top three teams in that division. A total of 59 teams have competed in La Liga, nine of which have been crowned champions. Since the 1950s, Real Madrid and Barcelona have dominated the championship. Real Madrid have won the title a record 32 times and Barcelona 21 times. During the 1930s and 1940s and in the last two decades, however, La Liga has seen other champions, including, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia, Real Sociedad, Deportivo, Real Betis, and Sevilla. Real Madrid is the current defending champion.
Spain - Segunda Division
The term Segunda División B was first used in 1929. It was used to designate a third level of teams after the Primera División and a Segunda División A. This division featured 10 teams and at the end of the season Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa were crowned champions. However the 1929–30 season saw the first of many reorganisations of the Spanish football league system and the original Segunda División B was replaced by the Tercera División. At the start of the 1977–78 season the Segunda División B was revived, replacing the Tercera División as the third level. Initially the division consisted of only two groups. The 1986–87 season was played as a single group of 22 teams. It was changed the next year, with 80 teams in four groups from the 1987–88 season.
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