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UEFA countries by number of teams that play in their top men's leagues (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Welcome to the clusterfuck of our post-Covid league:

2019-20: 18 teams
2020-21: 21 teams (no one got relegated, 3 teams got promoted)
2021-22: 20 teams
2022-23: 19 teams
2023-24: 20 teams (original plan was to have 18 teams this season but the earthquake prevented 2 teams from finishing their season so only 2 different teams were relegated with 3 new teams getting promotion)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I'd say even the usual 18 teams is a bit too much for Turkish league. 16 would be better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

We are a crowded country. There is a population of 85 million. There are 9 Istanbul teams in the league. Currently, there are no teams from the top 5 cities such as Izmir and Bursa in the Turkish league. Izmir is a city of 4 million, Bursa is a city of 3.5 million. Super league matches are not played in 15 of the 30-40 largest stadiums in Turkey. If we reduce it to 16 teams, the lower divisions may become stronger, but the pleasure of watching will end. Currently, only half of the top 10 clubs of all time in Turkish league history are playing in the Super League.

If I were to design a league artificially, I would swap at least 8 teams out of 20 in the Turkish league with important teams in the lower divisons. If we reduce the league to 16 teams and 9 Istanbul teams are in the league, I think football in most cities will disappear.

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