Here is an overview of the number of top teams in the capitals of UEFA’s 55 member states:
Seven teams:
Armenia (Yerevan)
Pyunik, Alashkert, Ararat-Yerevan, Ararat-Armenia, BKMA, Urartu, Western Armenia
london england)
Arsenal, Chelsea, Brentford, Fulham, Tottenham, West Ham, Crystal Palace
Five teams:
Ireland (Dublin)
Bohemians, Shamrock, Shelbourne, St Patrick’s, UCD
Iceland (Reykjavik)
Fram, Velker, KR, Valor, Vikingur Reykjavik
Serbia (Belgrade)
Kokariki, IMT, Partizan, Red Star, Vozdovac
Four layers:
Azerbaijan (Baku)
Araz-Naksivan, Neftchi, Sabayil, Zira
Northern Ireland (Belfast)
Crusaders, Cliftonville, Glentoran, Linfield
Estonia (Tallinn)
Flora, Livadia, Nomi Caljo, Talina Calif
Russia Moscow)
Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak, CSKA
Belarus (Minsk)
Dynamo Minsk, Energetic-PGU, Isloch, Minsk
Bulgaria (Sofia)
Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Slavia Sofia, Zska Sofia
North Macedonia (Skopje)
Rabotnicki, Vardar, Shkopi, Macedonia
Athens, Greece)
Panathinaikos (leader), AEK Athens, Kifisia, Atromitos
Three layers:
Spain Madrid)
Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Rayo Vallecano
Czech Republic (Prague)
Bohemians 1905, Slavia Prague, Sparta Prague
Hungary (Budapest)
MTK, Ogbest, Ferencvaros
Sweden (Stockholm)
Hammarby, Djurgården, Brommabojkarna
** AIK is located in the municipality of Solna.
Georgia (Tbilisi)
Dinamo Tbilisi, Gagra, Saburtalo Tbilisi
Portugal (Lisbon)
Benfica, Casa Pia, Sporting
Romania (Bucharest)
FCSB, Rapid Bucharest, Dinamo Bucharest
Belgium (Brussels)
Union Saint-Gilloise, Anderlecht, RBC Molenbeek
Albania (Tirana)
Dinamo City, Partizani, Tirana
Cyprus (Nicosia)
Apoel, Doxa Catocopias, Omonia
Croatia (Zagreb)
Dinamo Zagreb, Lokomotiva, Rhodes
Latvia (Riga)
Meta, RFS, Riga
San Marino (San Marino)
Trey Penny, San Marino U22 Academy, Murata
Two teams:
Italy Rome)
Rome, Lazio
Moldova (Chisinau)
Zimbru Chisinau, Dusia Buyukani
Scotland (Edinburgh)
Harts, Hibernian
Andorra (Andorra la Vella)
Peña encarnada, esparanca
Montenegro (Podgorica)
Buducnost, Mladost
Bosnia (Sarajevo)
Zeljenicar, Sarajevo
Austria (Vienna)
Austria Vienna, Rapid Vienna
Ukraine Kiev)
Obolon Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv
Lithuania (Vilnius)
Zalgiris, ritual
Tel Aviv, Israel)
Hapoel, Maccabi
Faroe Islands (Torshavn)
Hafnar Boltflag, B36
Slovenia (Ljubljana)
Well done, Olympia
Single layer:
Switzerland (Bern) Young Boys
Luxembourg (Luxembourg City)
Racing Federation
Denmark (Copenhagen)
Copenhagen Club
** Brøndby is a separate municipality outside Copenhagen.
Finland (Helsinki)
HJK Helsinki
Kosovo (Pristina)
Prishtina
Slovakia (Bratislava)
Slavic Bratislava
Malta (Valletta)
Valletta
Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Ajax
Norway (Oslo)
YMCA
Türkiye (Ankara)
AnkaraJokou
Germany Berlin)
Union Berlin
France Paris)
Paris Saint-Germain
Poland (Warsaw)
Ligeia
Kazakhstan (Astana)
Astana
- In Turkey, Ankarajucu from Ankara are the capital’s only club in the top flight, but Istanbul is by far the largest city and a sunny football beacon in the country.
- The capitals most similar to Oslo at the moment are Berlin, Luxembourg City and Valletta in Malta. In Berlin, Hertha Berlin was eliminated from the German League last season, but at the same time, its neighbor Union surprisingly finished fourth and participated in the Champions League. Al-Ittihad is suffering this season at the bottom.
- In Luxembourg, Racing FC are in mid-table, and in Malta, Valletta are below the middle, but the latter has recently been a dominant club with six league titles from 2010 to 2020.
- In Wales, Cardiff Met is the only club from the capital. But Cardiff City play in the English Premier League system, alongside Swansea, Wrexham and Newport.
- Liechtenstein does not have its own league.
- In the Gibraltar League, all teams play in the same stadium.
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