Cross-League LOG Glossary
Full Build v0.4 — Continental Competitions · CONMEBOL · UEFA · AFC · CONCACAF
🌍 Continental Club Competitions
Stage-based, not a single flat value — the same match means different things at Group stage vs Final.
UEFA Champions LeagueConfirmedFinal4.8
Semifinal4.3
Quarterfinal4.0
Group Stage3.5
UEFA Europa LeagueConfirmedFinal3.4
Semifinal3.3
Knockout3.2
Group Stage3.0
UEFA Conference LeaguePartialFinal3.0
Knockout (est.)2.6
Group Stage (est.)2.3
Copa LibertadoresEstimatedFinal4.0
Semifinal3.7
Quarterfinal3.5
Group Stage3.2
CONCACAF Champions CupEstimatedFinal3.2
Semifinal3.0
Group Stage2.6
Libertadores and CONCACAF Champions Cup positioned the same way Europa/Conference sit below Champions League — below UCL's equivalent stage, above every domestic league in the same confederation. Not sourced from a ranking; positioned by structural analogy. Treat as a starting proposal, not a researched figure.
🏆 CONMEBOL — South America
9 of 10 member leagues — Peru not included, no logo provided for this pass.
LeagueLOGRationaleConfidence
Brasileirão Série A
🇧🇷 Brazil
3.6
IFFHS #3 globally for 2025, ahead of Italian Serie A. Matched to the Serie A/Bundesliga/Ligue 1 band.
High
Liga Profesional (AFA)
🇦🇷 Argentina
3.4
IFFHS 2025 world top-8, trading places with Ligue 1. Placed just below the confirmed Ligue 1 entry.
High
Categoría Primera A
🇨🇴 Colombia
3.0
CONMEBOL's consistent #3, world top-10/15 in recent years.
High
División de Honor (APF)
🇵🇾 Paraguay
2.7
CONMEBOL zone #4. Replaces the ungrounded 3.5 currently live on the Chalá card.
Medium
LigaPro
🇪🇨 Ecuador
2.6
CONMEBOL zone #5, held that place since 2014.
Medium
Primera División (AUF)
🇺🇾 Uruguay
2.6
No current zone placement sourced. Leveled with Ecuador on pedigree alone.
Low
Liga de Primera
🇨🇱 Chile
2.4
Not in the current CONMEBOL top-5 zone breakdown — consistent with its post-2016 decline.
Low
Liga FUTVE
🇻🇪 Venezuela
2.0
Same value as the Makoun card — IFFHS placed it below Colombia, Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador.
Medium
División Profesional
🇧🇴 Bolivia
1.9
Generally CONMEBOL's weakest top flight outside home-altitude advantage. Floor estimate.
Low
⚽ UEFA — Europe
33 leagues from this batch — 28 original + 5 Big 5 second-tier additions. Nine already confirmed in your official table — unchanged, shown first.
Already Confirmed — No Change
LeagueLOGRationaleConfidence
Premier League
🏴 England
3.7
Top 6 fixtures: 3.9. Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
La Liga
🇪🇸 Spain
3.7
Top 6 fixtures: 3.9. Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Bundesliga
🇩🇪 Germany
3.6
Top 6 fixtures: 3.8. Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Ligue 1
🇫🇷 France
3.6
Top 6 fixtures: 3.7. Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Eredivisie
🇳🇱 Netherlands
2.8
Already in LOG_Reference. Ajax / PSV / Feyenoord fixtures: 3.2 — proposed, not yet in LOG_Reference. The traditional "big three" — AZ Alkmaar's recent European form (2024 UECL final) arguably earns a spot too; left out here rather than assumed, your call.
Confirmed
Liga Portugal
🇵🇹 Portugal
2.7
Already in LOG_Reference as "Primeira Liga." Porto / Benfica / Sporting / Braga fixtures: 3.2 — proposed, not yet in LOG_Reference. All four play regular continental football; the rest of the division mostly doesn't — the gap here is wider than in any Big 5 league, hence a bigger boost than the Big 5's +0.1/+0.2.
Confirmed
Pro League
🇧🇪 Belgium
2.6
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Premiership
🏴 Scotland
2.6
Already in LOG_Reference. Celtic / Rangers fixtures (non-Old Firm): 3.1 — proposed, not yet in LOG_Reference. Distinct from the Old Firm derby row below (4.1, both clubs playing each other) — this is either club against the rest of the division, where the squad gap is still severe even if it's not the derby itself.
Confirmed
Superliga
🇩🇰 Denmark
2.4
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Proposed — Big 5 Second Tier
LeagueLOGRationaleConfidence
EFL Championship
🏴 England
2.7
No coefficient exists for this tier — UEFA and IFFHS rankings only track top-flight/continental performance. Placed by reputation: widely regarded as the strongest 2nd division in world football, deep squads carrying parachute-payment money, several sides a level above a typical smaller UEFA top flight. Level with the confirmed Liga Portugal, just under Eredivisie.
Low — no direct source
2. Bundesliga
🇩🇪 Germany
2.5
No coefficient exists for this tier. Best average attendance of any 2nd division anywhere in the world, well-run club infrastructure — but thinner squad spending than the Championship. Structural estimate only.
Low — no direct source
Serie B (Serie BKT)
🇮🇹 Italy
2.3
No coefficient exists for this tier. Carries real pedigree — usually several recently-relegated Serie A clubs — but financially unstable for a chunk of the division, and the gap between top and bottom is wide. Structural estimate only.
Low — no direct source
LaLiga Hypermotion (Segunda División)
🇪🇸 Spain
2.2
No coefficient exists for this tier. Decent technical level and several clubs with recent top-flight experience, but budgets and attendances trail both the Championship and 2. Bundesliga. Structural estimate only.
Low — no direct source
Ligue 2 (Ligue 2 BKT)
🇫🇷 France
2.0
No coefficient exists for this tier. Weakest of the Big 5 second divisions — cut to 18 clubs, smallest budgets and attendances of the five, most development-focused. Structural estimate only.
Low — no direct source
Flagging this up front: unlike every other row in this glossary, these five aren't anchored to anything — no UEFA coefficient covers second divisions (it only scores continental-competition performance, which these leagues don't generate), and no IFFHS "strongest league" ranking includes them either. These five numbers are reputation-based placement, full stop. Don't let them anchor a client-facing card until you've sanity-checked them yourself — this is exactly the kind of unsourced figure the verification protocol exists to catch.
Proposed — UEFA Coefficient Anchored
LeagueLOGRationaleConfidence
Süper Lig
🇹🇷 Turkey
2.6
UEFA rank #9 (51.88). Already used on the Makoun card — kept identical.
High
Super League
🇬🇷 Greece
2.5
UEFA rank #11 (48.41), between Belgium and Denmark.
High
Bundesliga
🇦🇹 Austria
2.5
UEFA rank #17 (33.85), near Switzerland.
High
Super League
🇨🇭 Switzerland
2.5
UEFA rank #16 (34.70).
High
Eliteserien
🇳🇴 Norway
2.3
UEFA rank #14 (41.24), just below confirmed Denmark.
High
Allsvenskan
🇸🇪 Sweden
2.4
UEFA rank #19 (29.63), just below confirmed Scotland.
High
NB I / OTP Bank Liga
🇭🇺 Hungary
2.3
UEFA rank #22 (27.19).
High
Premier League
🇺🇦 Ukraine
2.2
UEFA rank #23 (25.91). Coefficient reflects pre-war club strength — verify before use, clubs currently playing "home" fixtures away from Ukraine.
Medium — context flag
SuperLiga
🇷🇸 Serbia
2.2
UEFA rank #24 (25.75).
High
Liga I
🇷🇴 Romania
2.2
UEFA rank #25 (25.25).
High
PrvaLiga
🇸🇮 Slovenia
2.1
UEFA rank #26 (24.47).
High
Premier League (Misli)
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
2.1
UEFA rank #27 (22.94).
High
Niké Liga
🇸🇰 Slovakia
2.1
UEFA rank #28 (22.38).
High
Efbet Liga
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
2.2
UEFA rank #29 (21.06). Already used on the Makoun card — kept identical.
High
Premier League (WWin)
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina
1.9
UEFA rank #38 (13.72).
High
Kategoria Superiore
🇦🇱 Albania
1.9
No exact coefficient captured this pass — placed near Bosnia by general standing.
Low
Erovnuli Liga
🇬🇪 Georgia
1.8
No exact coefficient captured this pass — floor-band estimate.
Low
First League
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
1.8
No exact coefficient captured this pass — floor-band estimate.
Low
NIFL Premiership
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
1.8
No exact coefficient captured this pass — floor-band estimate.
Low
Meistriliiga / Premium Liiga
🇪🇪 Estonia
1.7
No exact coefficient captured this pass — floor-band estimate.
Low
Primera Divisió (Multisegur)
🇦🇩 Andorra
1.6
Part-time/semi-pro senior league — one of UEFA's weakest top flights.
Medium
Premier League
🇷🇺 Russia
2.1
UEFA rank #31 (18.30) — frozen. Suspended from UEFA competition since 2022, so this coefficient hasn't updated against real opposition in years. Treat as a rough pre-suspension marker only.
Medium — stale data
Fastex Premier League
🇦🇲 Armenia
1.9
UEFA rank #33 (15.06).
High
🏯 AFC — Asia & Middle East
No UEFA-style coefficient exists — anchored to IFFHS's 2025 Asia ranking instead.
LeagueLOGRationaleConfidence
J1 League
🇯🇵 Japan
2.8
IFFHS Asia #1 for 2025, first time in 14 years — one of only two Asian leagues in the world's top 20.
High
Roshn Saudi League
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
2.7
IFFHS Asia #2, best-ever world ranking (~21st), less than 2 points behind Japan.
High
K League 1
🇰🇷 South Korea
2.6
IFFHS Asia #3 for 2025, having lost a 13-year run at #1.
High
UAE Pro League
🇦🇪 UAE
2.3
Well-funded but outside Asia's top 3 by IFFHS. General-standing estimate.
Medium
Qatar Stars League
🇶🇦 Qatar
2.3
Same band as UAE — well-funded, outside Asia's top 3. General-standing estimate.
Medium
Hong Kong Premier League
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
1.8
Minor, semi-professional standard. No ranking source — floor estimate.
Low
⚡ CONCACAF — North & Central America
LeagueLOGRationaleConfidence
Liga MX
🇲🇽 Mexico
2.7
IFFHS: "still the top league" in the CONCACAF zone. Already used on the Chalá card — kept identical.
High
MLS
🇺🇸🇨🇦 USA / Canada
2.6
Already in LOG_Reference. Below Liga MX per IFFHS zone ordering.
Confirmed
Liga Panameña de Fútbol
🇵🇦 Panama
2.0
Smaller CONCACAF nation. No ranking source — floor-band estimate.
Low
Primera División
🇸🇻 El Salvador
1.9
Smaller CONCACAF nation, generally regarded below Panama. No ranking source.
Low
🌐 International — National Teams
Several of these are already confirmed in your table under their final stage — shown first, other stages proposed to match.
Already Confirmed — Final Stage Only
CompetitionLOGRationaleConfidence
World Cup — Final
🌍 FIFA
5.0
Already in LOG_Reference — the ceiling of the whole scale. Photo is Spain's win over Argentina, 19 July 2026.
Confirmed
World Cup — Semifinal / 3rd Place
🌍 FIFA
4.5 / 4.4
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
UEFA European Championship — Final
🇪🇺 UEFA
4.6
Already in LOG_Reference as "Euro Final." The Coupe Henri Delaunay is that same trophy — no new entry, just the image you sent.
Confirmed
Copa América — Final
🌎 CONMEBOL
4.6
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Africa Cup of Nations — Final
🌍 CAF
4.6
Already in LOG_Reference as "AFCON Final." Generic pictogram used — no official logo URL was sent for this one.
Confirmed
AFC Asian Cup — Final
🌏 AFC
4.6
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Proposed — New Competitions / Other Stages
CompetitionLOGRationaleConfidence
World Cup — Quarterfinal / R16 / Group
🌍 FIFA
4.3 / 4.1 / 4.0
Not in the official table beyond Final/Semi/3rd. Positioned above UCL's equivalent stages — World Cup context outranks club football even in groups.
Medium
World Cup U20 — Final / Semi / Group
🌍 FIFA
2.8 / 2.5 / 2.2
Genuine competitive international tournament, but development-age players. Placed above International Friendly (1.8), well below the senior game.
Medium
FIFA Club World Cup — Final/Semi/QF/Group
🌐 FIFA
4.5 / 4.2 / 4.0 / 3.5
32-team era (2025+). Structurally mirrors UCL, positioned one notch below it — assembles every confederation's champion, but group-stage depth is uneven across confederations.
Medium
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
🌐 FIFA
4.2
Revived annual format (since 2024), confederation champions bracket run alongside the CWC cycle. High-stakes single fixtures, smaller scale than the full CWC.
Medium
Artemio Franchi Trophy
🌍🇪🇺 CONMEBOL–UEFA
4.3
One-off match between the reigning Copa América and Euro champions (2022 revival: Argentina 3-0 Italy). Elite opposition, but a single exhibition-style fixture rather than a tournament run.
Medium
UEFA Nations League — Final / League A / Lower Div.
🇪🇺 UEFA
4.0 / 3.2 / 2.2
League A (Europe's top nations) carries real weight; Leagues B/C/D drop off fast toward minor-nation friendlies.
Medium
CONCACAF Gold Cup — Final / Semi / Group
🌎 CONCACAF
4.0 / 3.6 / 3.0
Below Copa América/AFCON/Asian Cup finals (4.6) — CONCACAF's overall depth outside USA/Mexico is thinner.
Medium
CONCACAF Nations League — Final / General
🌎 CONCACAF
3.2 / 2.6
Lower-stakes than the Gold Cup — mostly used for qualifying structure among CONCACAF's lower-tier nations.
Low
AFC Nations League
🌏 AFC
—
Announced Dec 2025, mirroring UEFA's format. As of this pass, the AFC has not confirmed structure, format, or timeline — no matches have been played. No tier assignable yet; revisit once it launches.
Not yet operational
🔥 Club Derbies
Seven already confirmed in your table — shown below with actual club names, since "El Clásico" etc. doesn't make clear who's playing. Everything after that is proposed.
Already Confirmed
DerbyLOGRationaleConfidence
El Clásico — Barcelona vs Real Madrid
🇪🇸 Spain
4.2
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Der Klassiker — Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund
🇩🇪 Germany
4.2
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Superclásico — Boca Juniors vs River Plate
🇦🇷 Argentina
4.2
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
North West Derby — Liverpool vs Manchester United
🏴 England
4.1
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Manchester Derby — Manchester City vs Manchester United
🏴 England
4.1
Already in LOG_Reference.
Confirmed
Milan Derby — AC Milan vs Inter Milan
🇮🇹 Italy
4.1
Already in LOG_Reference. No Serie A logo was sent in either batch — generic pictogram used.
Confirmed
Old Firm — Celtic vs Rangers
🏴 Scotland
4.1
Already in LOG_Reference. Biggest gap between derby value and league base (2.6→4.1, +1.5) of anything in the whole table — reflects how completely these two clubs dominate Scottish football's attention relative to the division around them.
Confirmed
Proposed — Additions
DerbyLOGRationaleConfidence
Derby della Capitale — Roma vs Lazio
🇮🇹 Italy
4.0
Serie A base (3.6) plus a large derby boost — one of football's most intense city rivalries, just below the Milan Derby (4.1).
Medium
Le Classique — PSG vs Marseille
🇫🇷 France
3.9
Ligue 1 base (3.6) plus a large derby boost — France's biggest rivalry, capital vs. south.
Medium
Intercontinental Derby — Fenerbahçe vs Galatasaray
🇹🇷 Turkey
3.8
Süper Lig base (2.6) plus a very large boost — among the most intense derbies in world football by atmosphere and history, even with a lower league baseline.
Medium
Belgian Clásico — Anderlecht vs Standard Liège
🇧🇪 Belgium
3.4
Belgian Pro League base (2.6). Widely called Belgium's fiercest rivalry, carrying the country's Flemish–Walloon divide, per the page you linked. Anderlecht v Club Brugge ("De Klassieker") is the other major one but is considered slightly less charged.
Medium
O Clássico — Porto vs Benfica
🇵🇹 Portugal
3.3
Primeira Liga base (2.7) plus a large boost — Portugal's defining rivalry, though the league baseline caps how high it can sit relative to the bigger-5 derbies.
Medium
Baku Derby — Neftçi PFK vs Qarabağ FK
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
2.8
Azerbaijan Premier League base (2.1). Neftçi is one of the country's oldest and most decorated clubs — the image you sent is Neftçi's own supporters.
Low
Eternal Derby — Partizan vs Red Star Belgrade
🇷🇸 Serbia
3.0
Serbia SuperLiga base (2.2) plus a large boost — extremely passionate derby despite a modest league baseline.
Low
Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and Big 5 Europe
DerbyLOGRationaleConfidence
Clásico de Avellaneda — Racing vs Independiente
🇦🇷 Argentina
3.8
Argentina base (3.4). Argentina's clear #2 derby behind the already-confirmed Superclásico (4.2) — two clubs from the same city district, deep historic rivalry.
Medium
Clásico Rosarino — Newell's Old Boys vs Rosario Central
🇦🇷 Argentina
3.7
Argentina base (3.4). Regional (Rosario) rather than capital rivalry — fierce locally, slightly smaller national scale than Avellaneda.
Medium
Clásico Nacional — Chivas Guadalajara vs Club América
🇲🇽 Mexico
3.6
Liga MX base (2.7) plus the largest boost of the new set — the single biggest club match in Mexican football by a wide margin, comparable in cultural weight to El Clásico.
Medium
Clásico Regio — Monterrey vs Tigres UANL
🇲🇽 Mexico
3.4
Liga MX base (2.7). Massive derby with some of Mexico's highest attendances, a clear notch below the Clásico Nacional nationally.
Medium
Fla-Flu — Flamengo vs Fluminense
🇧🇷 Brazil
4.1
Brazil base (3.6). One of the most attended derbies in world football history at the Maracanã — placed level with the confirmed Milan/NW Derby tier.
Medium
Grenal — Grêmio vs Internacional
🇧🇷 Brazil
4.0
Brazil base (3.6). Porto Alegre's derby — one of Brazil's fiercest regional rivalries.
Medium
Choque-Rei — Corinthians vs Palmeiras
🇧🇷 Brazil
4.0
Brazil base (3.6). São Paulo's biggest derby, historically just behind Fla-Flu in global recognition.
Medium
North London Derby — Arsenal vs Tottenham
🏴 England
4.1
EPL base (3.7). Level with the confirmed NW/Manchester Derby tier — arguably as fierce as either in the current era, with both clubs consistently strong.
Medium
Merseyside Derby — Liverpool vs Everton
🏴 England
4.0
EPL base (3.7). Historically had a "friendly derby" reputation (mixed families across both clubs) that has sharpened in recent years — placed just under North London.
Medium
Madrid Derby — Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid
🇪🇸 Spain
4.1
La Liga base (3.7). Has grown into one of the sport's biggest rivalries over the last 15 years, including multiple Champions League final meetings between these two.
Medium
El Gran Derbi — Sevilla vs Real Betis
🇪🇸 Spain
3.9
La Liga base (3.7). Andalusia's fiercest derby, passionate but a smaller global scale than the Madrid Derby.
Medium
Revierderby — Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke 04
🇩🇪 Germany
4.0
Bundesliga base (3.6). Ruhr valley industrial rivalry — by fan intensity, arguably fiercer than Der Klassiker even though the latter carries more titles.
Medium
Derby della Mole — Juventus vs Torino
🇮🇹 Italy
3.9
Serie A base (3.6). Historic Turin derby, though Juventus's long domestic dominance has softened its competitive edge in recent decades.
Medium
Derby Rhône-Alpes — Lyon vs Saint-Étienne
🇫🇷 France
3.9
Ligue 1 base (3.6). Widely considered France's fiercest domestic rivalry after Le Classique — deep working-class vs. bourgeois identity divide.
Medium
Same method as the section above: league base plus a structural boost, not a sourced ranking. Fourteen new derbies — two Argentina, two Mexico, three Brazil, seven across the Big 5. Attendance records and general football reputation informed the ranking between derbies within the same country; none of this is footage-graded the way an actual match would be.
What Needs Your Sign-Off
Confirmed rows (10 total, incl. MLS): already in your official table, shown here for reference only — nothing to approve.
High/Medium confidence rows (~30): built from a real source each — UEFA coefficient, IFFHS ranking, or an existing value already live on one of your cards. Reasonable to approve as a batch, adjust individual rows you know better than I do.
Low confidence rows (~16): Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, Albania, Georgia, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Estonia, Panama, El Salvador, Hong Kong, plus the 5 new Big 5 second-tier rows (Championship, 2. Bundesliga, Serie B, LaLiga Hypermotion, Ligue 2). No current source behind any of them — don't let these anchor a client-facing number until you've either confirmed them yourself or asked me to dig further on a specific one. The second-tier rows are a different kind of unsourced than the rest of this list: those eleven are missing data for a system that otherwise applies to them (a coefficient exists, it's just not captured); the 5 second-tier rows have no system to plug into at all — reputation-based placement only.
New this pass — big-club fixture tiers (~3 rows): Porto/Benfica/Sporting/Braga (3.2), Ajax/PSV/Feyenoord (3.2), Celtic/Rangers non-derby (3.1). Same idea as the Big 5's existing "Top 6 fixtures" notes, extended to three leagues where the gap between the big clubs and everyone else is much wider — so the boost is bigger too (+0.4/+0.5 vs. the Big 5's +0.1/+0.2). Unsourced, same as the rest of this pass — sanity-check before use. Belgium and Denmark are the two other confirmed-table leagues with a similar big-club gap; didn't touch them without you saying so first.
Once you approve a version of this table, I'll go back and fix the Chalá card's Paraguay value, and it becomes the reference for every future cross-league tab instead of me re-deriving numbers card by card.