Football Article
End-of-Season European Football Leagues Review
- Author: Ben Somerford
- Sport: Soccer
- Genre: Feature
- Published: May 31, 2011
The 2010/11 European season is over with Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League, while here’s a look at the various domestic leagues went around Europe.
English Premier League
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Manchester United | 80 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 71 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 71 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 68 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 62 |
| 16 | Wigan | 42 | -21 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton | 40 | -20 |
| R | Birmingham City | 39 | -21 |
| R | Blackpool | 39 | -23 |
| R | West Ham | 33 | -27 |
Promoted; QPR, Norwich City, Swansea City
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United), 20 goals 1. Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), 20 goals 3. Robin van Persie (Arsenal), 18 goals 4. Darren Bent (Sunderland/Aston Villa), 17 goals 5. Peter Odemwingie (West Bromwich), 15 goals
Top Five Assists 1. Nani (Manchester United), 14 assists 2. Didier Drogba (Chelsea), 13 assists 3. Leighton Baines (Everton), 11 assists 3. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), 11 assists 3. Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal), 11 assists 3. Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), 11 assists
Top Five Players (Click here to see Sports Pundit’s English Top 5 review) 5. Scott Parker (West Ham) 4. Samir Nasri (Arsenal) 3. Nani (Manchester United) 2. Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) 1. Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
Spanish La Liga
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | FC Barcelona | 95 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 92 |
| 3 | Valencia | 71 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 62 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 58 |
| 16 | Getafe | 44 | -11 |
| 17 | Real Mallorca | 44 | -15 |
| R | Deportivo Coruna | 43 | -16 |
| R | Hercules | 35 | -24 |
| R | Almeria | 29 | -34 |
Promoted; Real Betis, Rayo Vallecano, undecided
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), 40 goals 2. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), 31 goals 3. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), 20 goals 3. Alvaro Negredo (FC Sevilla), 20 goals 5. David Villa (FC Barcelona), 18 goals 5. Roberto Soldado (Valencia), 18 goals 5. Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal), 18 goals 5. Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), 18 goals
Top Five Assists 1. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), 18 assists 2. Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid), 17 assists 3. Dani Alves (FC Barcelona), 15 assists 4. Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad), 13 assists 5. Juan Mata (Valencia), 12 assists
Top Five Players (Click here to see Sports Pundit’s Spanish Top 5 review) 5. Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal) 4. Gerard Pique (FC Barcelona) 3. Andres Iniesta (FC Barcelona) 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 1. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Italian Serie A
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | AC Milan | 82 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 76 |
| 3 | Napoli | 70 |
| 4 | Udinese | 66 |
| 5 | Lazio | 66 |
| 16 | Bologna | 42 |
| 17 | Lecce | 41 |
| R | Sampdoria | 36 |
| R | Brescia | 32 |
| R | Bari | 24 |
Promoted; Atalanta, Siena, undecided
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), 28 goals 2. Edinson Cavani (Napoli), 26 goals 3. Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan), 21 goals 4. Alessandro Matri (Cagliari/Juventus), 20 goals 5. Marco Di Vaio (Bologna), 19 goals
Top Five Assists 1. Andrea Cossu (Cagliari), 13 assists 2. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli), 12 assists 3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 11 assists 4. Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan), 9 assists 5. Stefano Mauri (Lazio), 9 assists
Top Five Players (Click here to see Sports Pundit’s Italian Top 5 review) 5. Antonio Di Natale (Udinese) 4. Hernanes (Lazio) 3. Alexis Sanchez (Udinese) 2. Thiago Silva (AC Milan) 1. Edinson Cavani (Napoli)
German Bundesliga
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Borussia Dortmund | 75 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 68 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 65 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 60 |
| 5 | FSV Mainz | 58 |
| 14 | Schalke 04 | 40 |
| 15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 38 |
| 16 | Moenchengladbach | 36 |
| R | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 |
| R | St Pauli | 29 |
Promoted; Hertha Berlin, FC Augsburg
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), 28 goals 2. Papiss Demba Cisse (SC Freiburg), 22 goals 3. Milivoje Novakovic (FC Koln), 17 goals 4. Theofanis Gekas (Eintracht Frankfurt), 16 goals 4. Lucas Barrios (Borussia Dortmund), 16 goals 4. Srdjan Lakic (Kaiserslautern), 16 goals
Top Five Assists 1. Christian Tiffert (Kaiserslautern), 17 assists 2. Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), 11 assists 2. Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen), 11 assists 2. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), 11 assists 2. Mario Gotze (Dortmund), 11 assists
Top Five Players (Click here to see Sports Pundit’s German Top 5 review) 5. Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen) 4. Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund) 3. Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich) 2. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) 1. Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund)
French Ligue 1
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Lille | 76 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 68 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyon | 64 |
| 4 | PSG | 60 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 58 |
| 16 | Brest | 46 |
| 17 | Nice | 46 |
| R | Monaco | 44 |
| R | Lens | 35 |
| R | Arles | 20 |
Promoted; Evian TG, Ajaccio, Dijon
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Moussa Sow (Lille), 25 goals 2. Kevin Gameiro (Lorient), 22 goals 3. Lisandro Lopez (Olympique Lyon), 17 goals 3. Gregory Pujol (Valenciennes), 17 goals 3. Youssef El Arabi (Caen), 17 goals
Top Five Assists 1. Marvin Martin (Sochaux), 19 assists 2. Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux), 12 assists 3. Morgan Amalfitano (Lorient), 11 assists 3. Anthony Mounier (Nice), 11 assists 5. Gervinho (Lille), 10 assists
Dutch Eredivisie
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Ajax Amsterdam | 73 |
| 2 | FC Twente | 71 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 69 |
| 4 | AZ Alkmaar | 59 |
| P | ADO Den Haag | 54 |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 38 |
| 15 | Vitesse Arnhem | 35 |
| 16 | Excelsior | 35 |
| 17 | VVV Venlo | 21 |
| R | Willem II | 15 |
Promoted; RKC Waalwijk
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Bjorn Vleminckx (NEC Nijmegen), 23 goals 2. Dmitry Bulykin (ADO Den Haag), 21 goals 3. Mads Junker (Roda JC), 20 goals 4. Tim Matavz (FC Groningen), 16 goals 4. Balazs Dzsudzsak (PSV Eindhoven), 16 goals
Portuguese Liga Sagres
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | FC Porto | 84 |
| 2 | Benfica | 63 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 48 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 46 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 43 |
| 12 | Vitoria Setubal | 34 |
| 13 | Beira Mar | 33 |
| 14 | Academica | 30 |
| R | Portimonense | 25 |
| R | Naval | 23 |
Promoted; Gil Vicente, Feirense
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Hulk (FC Porto), 23 goals 2. Radomel Falcao (FC Porto), 16 goals 2. Joao Tomas (Rio Ave), 16 goals 4. Oscar Cardozo (Benfica), 12 goals 5. Baba Diawara (Maritimo), 11 goals
Greek Super League
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Olympiacos | 73 |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 60 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 50 |
| 4 | PAOK | 48 |
| 5 | Olympiakos Volos | 47 |
Relegated; Larissa, Panserraikos, Iraklis Promoted; Panetolikos, Giannina, undecided
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos), 20 goals 2. Kevin Mirallas (Olympiacos), 14 goals 3. David Fuster (Olympiacos), 13 goals 4. Rafik Djebbour (AEK Athens/Olympiacos), 12 goals 5. Benjamin Onwuachi (Kavala), 10 goals
Ukrainian Premier League
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Shakhtar Donetsk | 72 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kiev | 65 |
| 3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 60 |
| 4 | Dnipro | 57 |
| 5 | Karpaty Lviv | 48 |
Relegated; PFC Sevastopol, Metalurh Zaporizhya Promoted; PFC Oleksandria, Chornomorets Odessa
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Yevhen Seleznyov (Dnipro), 17 goals 2. Marko Devic (Metalist Kharkiv), 14 goals 3. Lucky Idahor (Tavriya Simferopol), 13 goals 4. Denis Oliynyk (Metalist Kharkiv), 12 goals 5. Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kiev), 10 goals
Turkish Super Lig
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Fenerbahce | 82 |
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 82 |
| 3 | Bursaspor | 61 |
| 4 | Gaziantepspor | 59 |
| 5 | Besiktas | 54 |
Relegated; Bucaspor, Konyaspor, Kasimpasa Promoted; Mersin Idman Yurdu, Samsunspor, Orduspor
Top Five Goalscorers
1. Alex (Fenerbahce), 28 goals
2. Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor), 19 goals
3. Mamadou Niang (Fenerbahce), 15 goals
Romanian Liga I
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Otelul Galati | 70 |
| 2 | Politehnica Timisoara | 66 |
| 3 | Vaslui | 65 |
| 4 | Rapid Bucuresti | 59 |
| 5 | Steaua Bucuresti | 57 |
Relegated; Universitatea Craiova, Victoria Branesti, Unirea Urziceni, Gloria Bistrita, Politehnica Timisoara Promoted; Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt, Concordia Chiajna, rest still undecided
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Ianis Zicu (Politehnica Timisoara), 18 goals 2. Eric (Gaz Metan Medias), 15 goals 3. Wesley (Vaslui), 14 goals 4. Claudiu Niculescu (Universitatea Cluj), 13 goals 5. Bogdan Stancu (Steaua Bucuresti), 13 goals
Swiss Super League
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | FC Basel | 73 |
| 2 | FC Zurich | 72 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 57 |
| 4 | FC Sion | 54 |
| 5 | FC Thun | 49 |
Relegated; St Gallen Promoted; Lausanne Sports
Top Four Goalscorers 1. Alexander Frei (FC Basel), 27 goals 2. Henri Bienvenu (Young Boys), 16 goals 3. Mauro Lustrinelli (Bellinzona), 14 goals 4. Hakan Yakin (FC Luzern), 12 goals
Belgian Pro League
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Genk | 51 |
| 2 | Standard Liege | 51 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 44 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 43 |
| 5 | Gent | 33 |
Relegated; Charleroi Promoted; Leuven
Top Four Goalscorers
1. Ivan Perisic (Club Brugge), 22 goals
2. Jelle Vossen (Genk), 20 goals
Danish Superliga
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | FC Kobenhavn | 81 |
| 2 | OB Odense | 55 |
| 3 | Brondby | 51 |
| 4 | FC Midtjylland | 49 |
| 5 | Silkeborg | 43 |
Relegated; Randers, Esbjerg Promoted; Aarhus AGF, HB Koge
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Dame N’Doye (FC Kobenhavn), 25 goals 2. Cesar Santin (FC Kobenhavn), 16 goals 3. Peter Utaka (OB Odense), 13 goals 4. Kim Aabech (Lyngby), 12 goals 4. Hans Henrik Andreasen (OB Odense), 12 goals
Scottish Premier League
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| C | Rangers | 93 |
| 2 | Celtic | 92 |
| 3 | Hearts | 63 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 61 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 49 |
Relegated; Hamilton Academical Promoted; Dunfermline Athletic
Top Five Goalscorers 1. Kenny Miller (Rangers), 21 goals 2. Gary Hooper (Celtic), 20 goals 3. David Goodwillie (Dundee United), 17 goals 4. Nikica Jelavic (Rangers), 16 goals 5. Adam Rooney (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), 15 goals 5. Conor Sammon (Kilmarnock), 15 goals 5. Anthony Stokes (Celtic), 15 goals
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