SOCCER · Cross-League Analysis

The Big 5 cross-league power index.

May 26, 2026 · 5 min read · Computed from TheSportsDB standings

Direct answer

Comparing Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 — which league has the strongest top tier in 2025-26.

Which European league has the strongest top tier in 2025-26? We compute a simple cross-league index: average points among each league's top 3 clubs.

	League	Avg top-3 pts
1	La Liga PD	82.7
2	Serie A SA	79.0
3	English Premier League PL	76.3
4	Bundesliga BL1	70.3
5	Ligue 1 FL1	70.0

Caveats

Different leagues have different game counts (Bundesliga: 34 matches, others: 38) which inflates Bundesliga's headline figures slightly. Adjusted per-match the gap narrows.