Euro 2016 Qualifying Upsets

Upset wins (10+ FIFA ranking difference) in UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying games between September 7-9

Format:
FIFA Ranking Difference
Score - Nation (Current FIFA Ranking)
Score - Nation (Current FIFA Ranking)


121
2 - Cyprus (140)
1 - Bosnia/Herzegovina (19)

61
2 - Northern Ireland (95)
1 - Hungary (34)

59
1 - Albania (70)
0 - Portugal (11)

54
1 - Estonia (93)
0 - Slovenia (39)

32
2 - Czech Republic (35)
1 - Netherlands (3)

23
1 - Slovakia (45)
0 - Ukraine (22)

14
1 - Romania (27)
0 - Greece (13)

14
3 - Iceland (46)
0 - Turkey (32)

African Players with 10+ Goals in European Leagues - 2013/2014

African players that scored 10 or more goals in top division European leagues in the 2013/2014 season.

Algeria
16 - El Arbi Hillel Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb: Croatia)

Angola
13 - Igor Vetokele (København: Denmark)

Cameroon
16 - Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient: France)
13 - Leandre Tawamba Kana (MFK Ružomberok: Slovakia)
11 - Mbilla Etame (Khazar Lankaran FK: Azerbaijan)
11 - Leonard Kweuke (Rizespor: Turkey)
10 - Maxim Choupo-Moting (Mainz: Germany)

Cape Verde Islands
11 - Garry Rodrigues (Levski Sofia: Bulgaria)
10 - Héldon (Sporting CP: Portugal)

Central African Republic
13 - Mouhamadou Habibou (KAA Gent: Belgium)

Comoros
15 - El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (Veria: Greece)

Congo
14 - Francis Litsingi (FK Teplice: Czech Republic)
10 - Prince Oniangué (Reims: France)

Côte d'Ivoire
20 - Yaya Touré (Manchester City: England)
18 - Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow: Russia)
17 - Wilfried Bony (Swansea City: England)
16 - Salomon Kalou (Lille: France)
15 - Serge Deblé (FC Shirak: Armenia)
12 - Yannick Boli (Zorya Luhansk: Ukraine)
10 - Didier Drogba (Galatasaray: Turkey)

DR Congo
13 - Dieumerci Mbokani (Dynamo Kyiv: Ukraine)

Gabon
13 - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund: Germany)

Gambia
11 - Demba Savage (HJK: Finland)

Ghana
10 - David Accam (Helsingborg: Sweden)

Madagascar
10 - Anicet Andrianantenaina (FK Botev Plovdiv: Bulgaria)

Mali
12 - Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux: France)
11 - Mustapha Yatabaré (Guingamp: France)

Morocco
17 - Aatif Chahechouhe (Sivasspor: Turkey)
15 - Abderrazak Hamdallah (Aalesund: Norway)
13 - Omar Er Rafik (Differdange: Luxembourg)
12 - Youssef El-Arabi (Granada: Morocco)

Nigeria
15 - Stanley Ohawuchi (Sliema: Malta)
14 - Ikechukwu Uche (Villarreal: Spain)
14 - Kennedy Igboananike (AIK: Sweden)
13 - Marco Tagbajumi (Ermis FC: Cyprus)
12 - Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahçe: Turkey)
11 - Alfred Effiong (Qormi: Malta)
11 - Obinna Obiefule (Hibernians: Malta)
11 - Abiola Dauda (Crvena Zvezda: Serbia)
10 - Imoh Ezekiel (Standard Liege: Belgium)
10 - Sylvester Igboun (Midtjylland: Denmark)
10 - Adeshina Lawal (B36 Tórshavn: Faroe Islands)
10 - Shola Shodiya (Birkirkara: Malta)
10 - Leke James (Aalesund: Norway)

Senegal
15 - Moussa Sow (Fenerbahçe: Turkey)
13 - Sadio Mané (FC Red Bull Salzburg: Austria)
13 - Dame N'Doye (Lokomotiv Moscow: Russia)
12 - Baye Omar Niasse (Akhisar Belediyespor: Turkey)
10 - Ibrahim Sidibé (Debrecen: Hungary)
10 - Malek Mane (Sogndal: Norway)
10 - Lamine Diarra (Antalyaspor: Turkey)

Togo
11 - Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur: England)

Tunisia
17 - Hamdi Harbaoui (KSC Lokeren: Belgium)


Stats from European 'Summer' leagues in Scandinavia and elsewhere are from the completed 2013 season.

Armenia Premier League Club Logos

Alashkert FC

FC Ararat Yerevan

FC Banants

FC Pyunik

Shirak FC

Ulisses FC

Gandzasar FC NGO

FC Mika

Brazilians in European Leagues 2013/2014

The number of Brazilian players in every top division European league.

113 - Portugal
47 - Italy
38 - Ukraine
35 - Cyprus

29 - Malta
25 - Romania
24 - Azerbaijan
23 - Russia
20 - France

19 - Bulgaria
19 - Greece
18 - Spain
17 - Turkey
16 - Germany

14 - England
13 - Israel

13 - Moldova

13 - Sweden
11 - Hungary

9 - Belgium
9 - Luxembourg
9 - Poland
8 - Finland
7 - Slovakia
5 - Slovenia

4 - Albania
4 - Austria
4 - Netherlands
4 - Switzerland

3 - Armenia
3 - Denmark
3 - Kazakhstan
3 - Serbia

2 - Bosnia/Herzegovina
2 - Croatia
2 - Estonia
2 - Norway

1 - Andorra

1 - Czech Republic

1 - Faroe Islands

1 - Georgia

1 - Latvia
1 - Macedonia
1 - Scotland

0 - Belarus

0 - Iceland

0 - Lithuania

0 - Montenegro

0 - Northern Ireland
0 - Republic of Ireland
0 - San Marino
0 - Wales

Could Have Been in CONCACAF

Prominent European players that have family roots in CONCACAF-based nations.

Antigua and Barbuda
Emile Heskey (Newcastle Jets)
Colin Kazim-Richards (Bursaspor)

Barbados
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Tom Ince (Blackpool)
Fitz Hall (former Watford)
Tom Soares (Bury)

Canada
Jonathan de Guzman (Swansea City)
Asmir Begovic (Stoke City)
Steven Vitoria (Benfica)
Ricardo Ferreira (Olhanense)

Curaçao
Gregory van der Wiel (PSG)
Jetro Willems (PSV)
Vurnon Anita (Newcastle United)
Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa)
Leroy Fer (Norwich City)
Hedwiges Maduro (Sevilla)

Dominica
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Bristol City)
Kieran Agard (Rotherham United)

Grenada
Bradley Wright-Phillips (NY Red Bulls)
Shaun Wright-Phillips (QPR)
Cameron Jerome (Crystal Palace)
Ashley Young (Manchester United)

Guadeloupe (non-FIFA member, CONCACAF member)
William Gallas (free agent)
Eric Abidal (Monaco)
Thierry Henry (NY Red Bulls)
Mikael Silvestre (Portland Timbers)
Sylvain Distin (Everton)
Etienne Capoue (Tottenham Hotspur)
Yoann Gouffran (Newcastle United)
Kevin Theophile-Catherine (Cardiff City)
Dimitri Foulquier (Granada CF)
Allan Blaze (Genoa)
Anthony Martial (Monaco)
Jonathan Biabiany (Parma)
Alexander Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais)
Julian Jeanvier (Lille OSC)
Daniel Congre (Montpellier)
Jerome Roussillon (Sochaux)
Claude Dielna (Ajaccio)
Jeremy Sorbon (Guingamp)

Guyana
Martin Braithwaite (Toulouse)

Haiti
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Monaco)

Jamaica
Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Jermaine Pennant (Stoke City)
Ashley Young (Manchester United)
Anthony Gardner (Sheffield Wednesday)
Luke Moore (Elazigspor)
Darren Bent (Fulham)
Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
Raheem Sterling (Liverpool)
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool)
Aaron McLean (Hull City)

Martinique (non-FIFA member, CONCACAF member)
Axel Witsel (Zenit St. Petersburg)
Nicolas Anelka (West Bromwich Albion)
Peter Luccin (FC Dallas)
Gael Clichy (Manchester City)
Sylvain Marveaux (Newcastle United)
Joris Marveaux (Montpellier)
Loic Remy (Newcastle United)
Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)
Jordan Loties (Osasuna)
Anthony Modeste (1899 Hoffenheim)
Emmanuel Riviere (Monaco)
Jimmy Briand (Olympique Lyonnais)
Pierre-Yves Polomat (Saint-Etienne)
Steeve Elana (Lille OSC)
Nicolas Maurice-Belay (Bordeaux)
Kevin Anin (OGC Nice)
Garry Bocaly (Montpellier)
Fabrice Pancrate (Nantes)
Johan Audel (Nantes)
Steeven Langil (Guingamp)
Bedi Buval (Academica de Coimbra)

Montserrat
Titus Bramble (free agent)
Lloyd Dyer (Leicester City)

St. Lucia
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
Anton Ferdinand (Antalyaspor)
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)

Suriname
Royston Drenthe (Reading)
Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
Ryan Babel (Kasimpasa)
Nigel de Jong (AC Milan)
Luciano Narsingh (PSV)
Edson Braafheid (1899 Hoffenheim)
Eljero Elia (Werder Bremen)
Romeo Castelen (RKC Waalwijk)
Urby Emanuelson (AC Milan)
Evander Sno (free agent)
Dwight Tiendalli (Swansea City)

Trinidad & Tobago
Tom Ince (Blackpool)
Bobby Zamora (QPR)

United States
Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion)
Brede Hangeland (Fulham)
Giuseppe Rossi (Fiorentina)
Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund)
Shawn Parker (Mainz 05)
Yura Movsisyan (Spartak Moscow)
Caleb Patterson-Sewell (Gil Vicente)


I'm sure this list is far from complete, feel free to help add to it in the comments.

Foreign Player Statistics in Top 15 European Leagues

The most represented player nationalities (10+) in the top 15 European Leagues (by UEFA coefficient).

Austria
N/A (9 - Spain)

Belgium
42 - France
11 - Senegal
10 - Netherlands

England
37 - France
32 - Spain
28 - Ireland
21 - Scotland
16 - Netherlands
14 - Wales
14 - Brazil
13 - Belgium
10 - Argentina
10 - Germany

France
21 - Senegal
20 - Brazil
15 - Mali
15 - Cote d'Ivoire
12 - Argentina

Germany
17 - Switzerland
16 - Brazil
12 - Turkey
12 - Austria
12 - Czech Republic

Greece
32 - Spain
29 - Argentina
19 - Brazil
17 - Portugal
11 - Serbia

Italy
48 - Argentina
47 - Brazil
17 - Uruguay
13 - France
13 - Colombia
12 - Serbia
11 - Croatia
11 - Spain
10 - Switzerland

Netherlands
21 - Belgium
14 - Sweden
12 - Denmark
11 - Germany

Portugal
117 - Brazil
11 - Cape Verde
10 - Argentina
10 - Serbia

Romania
25 - Brazil
22 - Portugal

Russia
23 - Brazil
17 - Belarus

Spain
27 - Argentina
19 - Brazil
19 - Portugal
15 - France
11 - Uruguay

Switzerland
N/A (8 - France)

Turkey
17 - Brazil
11 - Senegal
10 - Portugal

Ukraine
38 - Brazil



Foreign Player Stats compiled from TransferMarkt

Longest Unbeaten Streaks in Top European Leagues - 2012/2013

The longest unbeaten streaks in England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain in the 2012/2013 season.

25 - Bayern Munich
19 - Barcelona
18 - Manchester United
16 - Real Madrid
16 - Saint-Étienne
15 - Manchester City
15 - Real Sociedad
14 - AC Milan
12 - Juventus
12 - Tottenham
11 - Paris Saint Germain
10 - Arsenal
10 - Lazio
10 - Marseille
10 - Napoli
10 - Norwich City
10 - Stoke City
10 - VfL Wolfsburg

Spain Results since World Cup 2006

All of Spain's results in meaningful qualifiers or tournaments (no friendlies included) since the 2006 World Cup.

Confederations Cup 2013 (3-0-0)
3-0 - Nigeria
10-0 - Tahiti
2-1 - Uruguay

World Cup Qualification 2014 (3-2-0)
1-0 - France (Away)
1-1 - Finland
1-1 - France
4-0 - Belarus (Away)
1-0 - Georgia (Away)

European Championship 2012 (4-2-0)
4-0 - Italy
0-0P - Portugal
2-0 - France
1-0 - Croatia
4-0 - Ireland Republic
1-1 - Italy

European Championship Qualification 2012 (8-0-0)
3-1 - Scotland
2-0 - Czech Republic (Away)
6-0 - Liechtenstein
3-1 - Lithuania (Away)
2-1 - Czech Republic
3-2 - Scotland (Away)
3-1 - Lithuania
4-0 - Liechtenstein (Away)

World Cup 2010 (6-0-1)
1-0 - Netherlands
1-0 - Germany
1-0 - Paraguay
1-0 - Portugal
2-1 - Chile
2-0 - Honduras
0-1 - Switzerland

World Cup Qualification 2010 (4-0-0)
5-2 - Bosnia-Herzegovina (Away)
2-1 - Armenia (Away)
3-0 - Estonia
5-0 - Belgium

Confederations Cup 2009 (4-0-1)
3-2 - South Africa
0-2 - United States
2-0 - South Africa
1-0 - Iraq
5-0 - New Zealand

World Cup Qualification 2010 (6-0-0)
2-1 - Turkey (Away)
1-0 - Turkey
2-1 - Belgium (Away)
3-0 - Estonia (Away)
4-0 - Armenia
1-0 - Bosnia-Herzegovina

European Championship 2008 (5-1-0)
1-0 - Germany
3-0 - Russia
0-0p - Italy
2-1 - Greece
2-1 - Sweden
4-1 - Russia

European Championship Qualification 2008 (9-1-2)
1-0 - Northern Ireland
3-0 - Sweden
3-1 - Denmark (Away)
2-0 - Latvia
1-1 - Iceland (Away)
2-0 - Liechtenstein (Away)
2-0 - Latvia (Away)
1-0 - Iceland
2-1 - Denmark
0-2 - Sweden (Away)
2-3 - Northern Ireland (Away)
4-0 - Liechtenstein

World Cup 2006 (3-0-1)
1-3 - France
1-0 - Saudi Arabia
3-1 - Tunisia
4-0 - Ukraine


Overall Record since 2006 World Cup
55-6-5

Spain Tercera División Club Logos

A small selection of Club Logos from Spain's Tercera División, the fourth level of the Spanish league system that includes 361 teams divided into 18 regional groups.

Alondras CF

Bermeo Club

CA Antoniano

CD Acero

CE Andratx

CD Baskonia

CD Iruña

CD Lealtad

CD Oberena

CD Toledo

CE Júpiter

CF Balaguer

CF Gimnástico Alcázar

CF Rayo Majadahonda

CD Corralejo

Talavera

UB Conquense

UDC Chantrea

UD Alcudia

Unión Deportivo Gijón Industrial

UD Las Palmas

UD Los Barrios

UD Talavera

Unio Esportiva Olot

Utebo FC

Gold Cup 2013 Players from Clubs in Top 15 European Leagues

Players on the preliminary squads for the 2013 Gold Cup that were with clubs in Europe's top 15 leagues in the 2012/2013 season.

Belize
None

Canada
GK Milan Borjan - Sivasspor (Turkey)
DF Marcel De Jong - Augsburg (Germany)
MF Atiba Hutchinson - PSV (Netherlands)
FW Simeon Jackson - Norwich City (England)

Costa Rica
GK Keylor Navas - Levante (Spain)
DF Junior Diaz - Mainz 05 (Germany)
MF Christian Bolaños - FC Copenhagen (Denmark)
FW Joel Campbell - Real Betis (Spain)
FW Bryan Ruiz - Fulham (England)

Cuba
None

El Salvador
None

Haiti
GK Johny Placide - Stade Reims (France)
DF Reginal Goreux - Krylia Sovetov (Russia)
DF Kim Jaggy - FC Wil (Switzerland)
DF Jeff Louis - AS Nancy (France)
MF Duckens Nazon - FC Lorient (France)
FW Maurice Jean Eudes - PSG (France)

Honduras
MF Andy Najar - Anderlecht (Belgium)

Martinique
GK Kevin Jacques Olimpa - Bordeaux (France)
DF Sylvain Monsoreau - Troyes (France)

Mexico
None

Panama
None

Trinidad & Tobago
DF Sheldon Bateau - KV Mechelin (Belgium)
MF Khaleem Hyland - KRC Genk (Belgium)
FW Kenwyne Jones - Stoke City (England)

United States
DF Clarence Goodson - Brøndby IF (Denmark)
DF Oguchi Onyewu - Málaga (Spain)
DF Michael Parkhurst - Augsburg (Germany)
MF Brek Shea - Stoke City (England)

UEFA Champions League Game-Winning Goal Scorers - 1993-2013

These are the players that scored the game-winning goal or PK in a penalty shootout to help their team win the UEFA Champions League from 1993-2013.

Year	Player	Nationality	Club	Minute
2013	Arjen Robben	Netherlands	Bayern Munich	89'
2012	Didier Drogba	Cote d'Ivoire	Chelsea	PK
2011	Lionel Messi	Argentina	Barcelona	54'
2010	Diego Milito	Argentina	Inter Milan	35'
2009	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	Barcelona	10'
2008	Ryan Giggs	Wales	Manchester United	PK
2007	Filippo Inzaghi	Italy	AC Milan	82'
2006	Juliano Belletti	Brazil	Barcelona	81'
2005	Vladimír Šmicer	Czech Republic	Liverpool	PK
2004	Carlos Alberto	Brazil	FC Porto	39'
2003	Andriy Shevchenko	Ukraine	AC Milan	PK
2002	Zinedine Zidane	France	Real Madrid	45'
2001	Thomas Linke	Germany	Bayern Munich	PK
2000	Fernando Morientes	Spain	Real Madrid	39'
1999	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	Norway	Manchester United	90+3'
1998	Predrag Mijatović	Montenegro	Real Madrid	66'
1997	Karl-Heinz Riedle	Germany	Borussia Dortmund	34'
1996	Michele Padovano	Italy	Juventus	PK
1995	Patrick Kluivert	Netherlands	Ajax	85'
1994	Daniele Massaro	Italy	AC Milan	22'
1993	Basile Boli	Cote d'Ivoire	Marseille	43'

City Populations in Top European Leagues

The population of cities with teams in the Top 5 European leagues in England, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain.  Population statistics from citypopulation.de

English Premier League
7,619,800 - London
1,010,400 - Birmingham
465,900 - Manchester
464,200 - Liverpool
258,600 - Stoke-on-Trent
252,700 - Southampton
236,900 - Reading
200,200 - Newcastle
194,400 - Norwich
177,400 - Sunderland
174,300 - Swansea
140,000 - West Bromwich
82,600 - Wigan

German Bundesliga
1,798,836 - Hamburg
1,378,176 - Munich
691,518 - Frankfurt
613,392 - Stuttgart
592,393 - Düsseldorf
580,956 - Dortmund
548,319 - Bremen
525,875 - Hanover
510,602 - Nuremberg
266,647 - Augsburg
257,208 - Mönchengladbach
256,652 - Gelsenkirchen (Schalke 04)
229,144 - Freiburg
200,957 - Mainz
161,195 - Leverkusen
122,583 - Wolfsburg
116,317 - Fürth
35,373 - Sinsheim (Hoffenheim)

Italy Serie A
2,617,175 - Rome
1,242,123 - Milan
962,003 - Napoli
872,367 - Turin (Juventus, Torino)
657,561 - Palermo
586,180 - Genoa (Genoa, Sampdoria)
371,337 - Bologna
358,079 - Florence (Fiorentina)
293,902 - Catania
252,520 - Verona (Chievo)
175,895 - Parma
149,883 - Cagliari
117,166 - Pescara
115,349 - Bergamo (Atalanta)
98,287 - Udine (Udinese)
52,839 - Siena

Spain La Liga
3,198,645 - Madrid (Real, Atletico, Rayo Vallecano)
1,611,013 - Barcelona
792,054 - Valencia (Levante, Valencia)
698,042 - Seville (Betis, Sevilla)
678,115 - Zaragoza
561,435 - Malaga
402,044 - Palma (Mallorca)
351,356 - Bilbao
311,682 - Valladolid
295,623 - Vigo
245,053 - A Coruña
241,003 - Granada
195,943 - Pamplona (Osasuna)
185,512 - Donostia-San Sebastián (Real Sociedad)
168,642 - Getafe
86,504 - Cornellà do Llobregat (Barcelona Suburb) (Espanyol)

France Ligue 1
2,243,833 - Paris
850,726 - Marseille
484,344 - Lyon
441,802 - Toulouse
343,304 - Nice
257,351 - Montpellier
239,157 - Bordeaux
227,560 - Lille
212,317 - Lorient
207,178 - Rennes
188,320 - Troyes
179,992 - Reims
171,260 - Saint-Etienne
162,650 - Montbeliard (Sochaux)
141,303 - Brest
105,421 - Nancy
65,542 - Ajaccio
52,890 - Annecy (Evian)
43,335 - Valenciennes
43,008 - Bastia

Brazilian Goal Scorers in Top 5 European Leagues - 2012/2013

England (7)
5 - Ramires (Chelsea)
4 - Oscar (Chelsea)
3 - Rafael (Manchester United)
2 - Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
2 - David Luiz (Chelsea)
1 - Anderson (Manchester United)
1 - Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)

France (17)
10 - Brandão (Saint-Étienne)
5 - Michel Bastos (Lyon)
4 - Diego (Reims)
3 - Eduardo (Ajaccio)
3 - Marcos (Troyes)
2 - Ilan (Bastia)
2 - Alex (PSG)
2 - Maxwell (PSG)
2 - Andre Luiz (Nancy)
1 - Betão (Evian)
1 - Nenê (PSG)
1 - Henrique (Bordeaux)
1 - Mariano (Bordeaux)
1 - Jussiê (Bordeaux)
1 - Túlio de Melo (Lille)
1 - Hilton (Montpellier)
1 - Gil (Valenciennes)

Germany (12)
9 - Diego (Wolfsburg)
6 - Naldo (Wolfsburg)
5 - Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim)
4 - Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich)
4 - Michel Bastos (Schalke 04)
2 - Raffael (Schalke 04)
2 - Rafinha (Bayern Munich)
1 - Dante (Bayern Munich)
1 - Edu (Greuther Fürth)
1 - Felipe Santana (Borussia Dortmund)
1 - Anderson Bamba (Eintracht Frankfurt)
1 - Felipe (Hannover 96)

Italy (21)
11 - Hernanes (Lazio)
6 - Eder (Sampdoria)
3 - Nenê (Cagliari)
3 - Jonathas (Torino)
3 - Marquinho (Roma)
3 - Barreto (Torino)
3 - Reginaldo (Siena)
2 - Maicosuel (Udinese)
2 - Robinho (AC Milan)
2 - Danilo (Udinese)
2 - Thiago Riberio (Cagliari)
2 - Rômulo (Fiorentina)
2 - Togni (Pescara)
1 - Zé Eduardo (Siena)
1 - Leandro Castan (Roma)
1 - Philippe Coutinho (Inter Milan)
1 - Matuzalém (Genoa)
1 - Ângelo (Siena)
1 - Anselmo (Palermo)
1 - Ederson (Lazio)
1 - Luciano (Chievo)

Spain (12)
13 - Jonas (Valencia)
8 - Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)
7 - Léo Baptistão (Rayo Vallecano)
5 - Adriano (Barcelona)
3 - Júlio Baptista (Málaga)
3 - Kaká (Real Madrid)
2 - Weligton (Malaga)
2 - Miranda (Atletico Madrid)
2 - Paulão (Real Betis)
1 - Pedro Geromel (Mallorca)
1 - Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid)
1 - Cicinho (Sevilla)


69 Brazilians have scored a combined 196 total goals in the top 5 European leagues in 2012/2013.

Best Goal Differences in Europe - 2012/2013

+76 - Bayern München
+66 - Barcelona
+60 - PSV
+56 - Benfica
+55 - Shakhtar Donetsk

+54 - Real Madrid
+54 - Cliftonville (Northern Ireland)
+51 - Porto
+48 - Olympiakos
+48 - Celtic

+46 - Juventus
+46 - APOEL (Cyprus)
+45 - Ajax
+45 - Austria Wien
+44 - Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)

+44 - Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
+44 - Lusitanos (Andorra)
+43 - Manchester United
+43 - Dinamo Zagreb
+42 - Anderlecht

+41 - PSG
+41 - Maccabi Tel Aviv
+41 - Maribor (Slovenia)
+40 - Borussia Dortmund
+40 - Salzburg

+39 - Steaua Bucureşti
+38 - Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova)
+38 - Crusaders (Northern Ireland)
+36 - Anorthosis (Cyprus)
+35 - Vardar (Macedonia)

+34 - Valletta (Malta)
+33 - Chelsea
+33 - København
+33 - Ludogorets (Bulgaria)
+32 - Napoli

+32 - Fola Esch (Luxembourg)
+31 - Atlético Madrid
+31 - Dynamo Kyiv
+31 - Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
+31 - Olimpija (Slovenia)

+31 - The New Saints (Wales)
+30 - Manchester City
+30 - Arsenal
+30 - Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic)


Not including the European leagues with a Summer schedule
Stats as of Apr 29, 2013

Eredivisie 23+ Goal Scorers since 1992/1993

Jozy Altidore recently scored his 23rd goal for AZ in the Dutch Eredivisie.  Here is a list of the other players that have accomplished this feat in the past 20 Eredivisie seasons.

2012/2013
31 - Wilfried Bony (Vitesse)
26 - Graziano Pellè (Feyenoord)
24 - Alfred Finnbogason (Heerenveen)
23 - Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar)

2011/2012
32 - Bas Dost (Heerenveen)
25 - Luuk de Jong (Twente)
23 - Sanharib Malki - (Roda JC)

2010/2011
23 - Björn Vleminckx (NEC Nijmegen)

2009/2010
35 - Luis Suárez (Ajax)
24 - Bryan Ruiz (Twente)

2008/2009
23 - Mounir El Hamdaoui (AZ Alkmaar)

2007/2008
34 - Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax)

2006/2007
34 - Afonso Alves (Heerenveen)

2005/2006
24 - Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord)
23 - Shota Arveladze (AZ Alkmaar)

2004/2005
29 - Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord)

2003/2004
31 - Mateja Kezman (PSV)

2002/2003
34 - Mateja Kezman (PSV)
28 - Pierre Van Hooijdonk (Feyenoord)

2001/2002
23 - Pierre Van Hooijdonk (Feyenoord)

2000/2001
24 - Mateja Kezman (PSV)

1999/2000
29 - Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV)
25 - Pierre Van Hooijdonk (Vitesse)

1998/1999
31 - Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV)
24 - Luc Nilis (PSV)

1997/1998
34 - Nikos Machlas (Vitesse)
25 - Shota Arveladze (Ajax)

1996/1997
None

1995/1996
None

1994/1995
30 - Ronaldo (PSV)

1993/1994
26 - Jari Litmanen (Ajax)
25 - Pierre van Hooijdonk (NAC)

1992/1993
26 - Dennis Bergkamp (Ajax)

European Players in MLS - 2013

Austria
Michael Gspurning (SEA)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Siniša Ubiparipović (MTL)

Croatia
Dejan Jakovic (DC: Canadian International)

Denmark
Jimmy Nielsen (SKC)

England
Giles Barnes (HOU)

John Bostock (TOR)

Andy Dorman (NE)

Andrew Driver (HOU)

Dom Dwyer (SKC)

Richard Eckersley (TOR)

Hogan Ephraim (TOR)

Taylor Morgan (TOR)

Lewis Neal (DC)

Andy O'Brien (VAN)

Nigel Reo-Coker (VAN)
Darel Russell (TOR)

Lloyd Sam (NY)
Matt Watson (VAN)

Estonia
Joel Lindpere (CHI)

France

Hassoun Camara (MTL)

Kalifa Cissé (NE: Mali International)

Aurélien Collin (SKC)
Laurent Courtois (CHV)
Eric Hassli (DAL)

Thierry Henry (NY)

Wandrille Lefèvre (MTL)

Sébastien Le Toux (PHI)

Frédéric Piquionne (POR: Born in New Caledonia)

Saër Sène (NE)

Mikaël Silvestre (POR)

Djimi Traoré (SEA: Mali International)

David Viana (RSL: Portugal Youth International)

Germany
Arne Friedrich (CHI)

Republic of Ireland
Robbie Keane (LA)
Peter McGlynn (SJ)

Darren O'Dea (TOR)

Shane O'Neill (COL)

Italy
Carlo Cudicini (LA)

Marco Di Vaio (MTL)
Matteo Ferrari (MTL: Born in Algeria)

Alessandro Nesta (MTL)

Andrea Pisanu (MTL)

Paolo Tornaghi (CHI)

Netherlands
Danny Koevermans (TOR)
Sherjill MacDonald (CHI)

Northern Ireland 
Jonny Steele (NY)

Poland
Konrad Warzycha (CLB)

Portugal
José Gonçalves (NE)

Scotland
Calum Mallace (MTL)
Kenny Miller (VAN)
Adam Moffat (HOU)
Jamie Smith (COL)

Serbia
Miloš Kocić (POR)

Spain
Rubén Bover (NY)
Oriol Rosell (SKC)

Sweden
Markus Holgersson (NY)
Adam Johansson (SEA)

Switzerland
Stefan Frei (TOR)
Dennis Iapichino (MTL)

Wales
Robert Earnshaw (TOR: Born in Zambia)

Top 30 UEFA Clubs outside the Top 5 UEFA Leagues

The top 30 European Clubs that are not in one of Europe's Top 5 Leagues (By Coefficient: Spain, England, Germany, Italy, France) according to the Euro Club Index. (Dec 04, 2012)

8 - FC Porto (Portugal)
9 - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
12 - Benfica (Portugal)
16 - Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
24 - Ajax (Netherlands)

25 - Olympiacos (Greece)
26 - CSKA Moscow (Russia)
30 - Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine)
32 - Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia)
33 - Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)

36 - PSV (Netherlands)
37 - Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
40 - Rubin Kazan (Russia)
43 - FC Basel (Switzerland)
44 - Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)

46 - Anderlecht (Belgium)
47 - Sporting Braga (Portugal)
48 - FC Twente (Netherlands)
49 - Spartak Moscow (Russia)
54 - Sparta Praha (Czech Republic)

59 - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
60 - Celtic (Scotland)
64 - Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
65 - Galatasaray (Turkey)
67 - Dinamo Moscow (Russia)

68 - FC København (Denmark)
74 - Sporting CP (Portugal)
76 - APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus)
77 - Racing Genk (Belgium)
78 - Steaua Bucuresti (Romania)

FIFA Rankings: Euro 2012 Nations

The current (June 2012) FIFA Rankings of the Euro 2012 nations

GROUP A (29.25 avg)
13 - Russia
15 - Greece
27 - Czech Republic
62 - Poland

GROUP B (6.50 avg)
3 - Germany
4 - Netherlands
9 - Denmark
10 - Portugal

GROUP C (9.75 avg)
1 - Spain
8 - Croatia
12 - Italy
18 - Republic of Ireland

GROUP D (22.25 avg)
6 - England
14 - France
17 - Sweden
52 - Ukraine


UEFA Ranking
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
3 - Netherlands
4 - England

5 - Croatia
6 - Denmark
7 - Portugal
8 - Italy

9 - Russia
10 - France
11 - Greece
12 - Sweden

13 - Republic of Ireland
16 - Czech Republic
28 - Ukraine
32 - Poland

La Liga: Top Scorer Player Birthplace Map

The birthplaces of players from Spain's La Liga that have scored 10+ league goals as of April 3, 2012.  [UPDATED: April 26, 2012]


View Spain La Liga Top Scorer Player Birthplace Map in a larger map

42 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

41 - Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Rosario, Argentina

22 - Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)
Santa Marta, Colombia

21 - Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
Brest, France

18 - Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Lyon, France

17 - Roberto Soldado (Valencia)
Valencia, Spain

16 - Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao)
Pamplona, Spain

15 - Michu (Rayo Vallecano)
Oviedo, Spain

14 - Rubén Castro (Real Betis)
Las Palmas, Spain

14 - Arouna Koné (Levante)
Anyama, Côte d'Ivoire

12 - Álvaro Negredo (Sevilla)
Madrid, Spain

11 - Miku (Getafe)
Caracas, Venezuela

11 - Alexis Sánchez (Barcelona)
Tocopilla, Chile

11 - Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad)
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

10 - Manu (Sevilla)
Jaén, Spain

Top 25 European Teams outside the Top 5 Leagues - Apr 2012

The top 25 European clubs not including the top leagues in England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain - according to the April 15, 2012 Euro Club Index


7 - FC Porto (Portugal)
12 - Benfica (Portugal)
13 - Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
14 - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
17 - Ajax (Netherlands)

21 - PSV (Netherlands)
26 - Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
27 - FC Twente (Netherlands)
30 - Olympiacos (Greece)
31 - FC Basel (Switzerland)

34 - CSKA Moscow (Russia)
35 - Sporting Braga (Portugal)
37 - Sporting CP (Portugal)
39 - Spartak Moscow (Russia)
40 - Rubin Kazan (Russia)

43 - Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine)
45 - Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
46 - AZ (Netherlands)
47 - Anderlecht (Belgium)
50 - Sparta Praha (Czech Republic)

57 - Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
58 - Panathinaikos (Greece)
63 - Dinamo Moscow (Russia)
65 - Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)
67 - Celtic (Scotland)