Friday, April 2nd, 2010 at
5:19 pm
The highest football league in Belgium is referred to as Coupe De Championnational. It is also referred to as the Jupiler Pro League. The league was founded in 1895 and currently has 18 professional football clubs in the league. The Belgian Football league parades notable football clubs including; R. Standard de Liege, Anderlecht and Club Brugge. Standard Liege is the current champion of the Belgian league.
R.S.C Anderlecht is the most successful Belgian club. It has won the league most times on 29 occasions. It is also referred to as Royal Sporting club Anderlecht. The club was founded in 1908 and it is one of the oldest clubs in Belgium. It is located in Anderlecht in the capital of Belgium; Brussels. The World War disrupted the Belgian league for several years, Anderlecht football club won the league for the first time in 1947 after the World War II. The club currently has a stadium of around 25,000 seat capacity.
Club Brugge is the only successful club from Belgium in the European Champions League, though it has never won the title. The club was defeated by English Premiership club Liverpool FC twice in the final of the Champions league (1976 and 1978). The Jan Breydel stadium is the football stadium owned by Club Brugge. The stadium has a capacity of around 30,000 seats. Club Brugge KV has won the Belgian professional league 13 times and the Beligian cup 10 times.
The Standard de Liege football club of Belgium is also referred to as the Royal Standard de Liege. The club was founded in the year 1900 and were nicknamed Les Rouches which means the reds. It club’s stadium has a capacity of around 31,000 seats and it is located in the city of Liege. This club is currently the league champions of Belgium. They have won the Belgian league 9 times and the Belgian cup 10 times. The club also won the Europe’s winners’ cup in 1982 and it is one of the best clubs in the Belgian league.
The Belgian league like most clubs in Europe is enjoy lots of patronage and partnership from world leading companies and organizations. The league is financially stable but not as lucrative as the biggest three leagues in the world, the English premiership, the Spanish Liga and the Italian Serie A.
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 at
3:42 pm
The Argentina’s Primera Division was founded in 1931 and it is currently being run by the Argentina Football Association (AFA). There are currently 20 professional football clubs. It is the second country to establish a professional football league after the English Premiership League.
River plate is the most successful professional football club in Argentina. It has won a total of 38 titles in all championship, including the Intercontinental cup, Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana.
Apart from River plate football club, other popular football clubs in Argentina includes; Independiente football club, Boca Juniors, and colon. River Plate football club, which is also known as club Atletico River Plate, was established in 1901, even before the Argentina football Association was formed. This club has some historical background that makes it unique- The name of the club was formerly Rio de la Plata which is a river that passes through Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. The founder of the club was found to be playing football at the bank of the river, hence its name was derived. It has remain the best football club in Argentina till date and it has been rated six times as the best club in the world according to FIFA club rankings. This club has also produced some world best players, including the greatest footballer of all time Diego Maradona who played for the club and at one time coached the club.
Boca Juniors football club is another successful club in Argentina’s league. It was founded in 1905 and has won 18 international titles till date. This club is situated in La Boca, a location in the capital city of Buenos Aires. Its main rival on the Argentina professional league is River plate.
Club Independiente is next to River Plate and Boca Juniors in terms of popularity and success. This clubs was founded in 1905 and was named El rojo which means the Reds. Club Independente has won a total of 15 international titles, including 7 copa Libertadores trophies. Some of Argentine’s most popular players have also featured for the club.
Argentina Football League is similar to the Brazilian league in so many ways. The economies of these two countries are quite improving just like a typical South American country, hence Football players in the two countries are paid similar salaries and wages. These salaries and wages can however not be compared with higher salaries players get in European leagues.