How many football clubs are in each city?

Season 2025/2026

Have you ever run into a discussion about how many football clubs are within London? Or Istanbul? Here you will get your answer. We list the clubs within a city, including the lower tier ones, so you can see who was right about it. Right now Istanbul tops our dataset with 12 clubs.

About this data

Every club is counted against the city it is based in, national teams excluded. Coverage depth varies by country: the top five leagues are covered down to the third tier, the next ten down to the second tier, and every other country's top division. Figures reflect the 2025/2026 season and refresh with the August update.

  1. Istanbul · Turkey 12
  2. London · England 10
  3. Ta' Qali · Malta 10
  4. Moscow · Russia 6
  5. Yerevan · Armenia 6
  6. Baku · Azerbaijan 5
  7. Kyiv · Ukraine 5
  8. Sofia · Bulgaria 5
  9. Belfast · Northern Ireland 4
  10. Belgrade · Serbia 4
  11. Madrid · Spain 4
  12. Milan · Italy 4
  13. Prague · Czechia 4
  14. Reykjavík · Iceland 4
  15. Riga · Latvia 4
  16. Seville · Spain 4
  17. Skopje · North Macedonia 4
  18. Tallinn · Estonia 4
  19. Bucharest · Romania 3
  20. Budapest · Hungary 3
  21. Chișinău · Moldova 3
  22. Dublin · Ireland 3
  23. Eindhoven · Netherlands 3
  24. Gothenburg · Sweden 3
  25. Limassol · Cyprus 3
  26. Lisbon · Portugal 3
  27. Lviv · Ukraine 3
  28. Minsk · Belarus 3
  29. Nicosia · Cyprus 3
  30. Rotterdam · Netherlands 3
  31. Sarajevo · Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
  32. Stockholm · Sweden 3
  33. Tbilisi · Georgia 3
  34. Tirana · Albania 3
  35. Akureyri · Iceland 2
  36. Alkmaar · Netherlands 2
  37. Amsterdam · Netherlands 2
  38. Ankara · Turkey 2
  39. Aradippou · Cyprus 2
  40. Barcelona · Spain 2
  41. Berlin · Germany 2
  42. Bilbao · Spain 2
  43. Birmingham · England 2
  44. Bruges · Belgium 2
  45. Cardiff · Wales 2
  46. Cluj-Napoca · Romania 2
  47. Cologne · Germany 2
  48. Doboj · Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
  49. Domžale · Slovenia 2
  50. Dundee · Scotland 2
  51. Edinburgh · Scotland 2
  52. Funchal · Portugal 2
  53. Genoa · Italy 2
  54. Gjilan · Kosovo 2
  55. Glasgow · Scotland 2
  56. Graz · Austria 2
  57. Haifa · Israel 2
  58. Hamburg · Germany 2
  59. Hanover · Germany 2
  60. Helsinki · Finland 2
  61. Jerusalem · Israel 2
  62. Kaunas · Lithuania 2
  63. Kotka · Finland 2
  64. Kraków · Poland 2
  65. Larnaca · Cyprus 2
  66. Liverpool · England 2
  67. Ljubljana · Slovenia 2
  68. Manchester · England 2
  69. Mostar · Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
  70. Munich · Germany 2
  71. Nof HaGalil · Israel 2
  72. Oslo · Norway 2
  73. Pamplona · Spain 2
  74. Paris · France 2
  75. Plovdiv · Bulgaria 2
  76. Podgorica · Montenegro 2
  77. Pristina · Kosovo 2
  78. Reggio Emilia · Italy 2
  79. Rome · Italy 2
  80. San Sebastián · Spain 2
  81. Sheffield · England 2
  82. Sinsheim · Germany 2
  83. Tel Aviv · Israel 2
  84. Thessaloniki · Greece 2
  85. Turin · Italy 2
  86. Utrecht · Netherlands 2
  87. Valencia · Spain 2
  88. Varna, Bulgaria · Bulgaria 2
  89. Verona · Italy 2
  90. Vienna · Austria 2
  91. Vigo · Spain 2
  92. Vila do Conde · Portugal 2
  93. Villarreal · Spain 2
  94. Vilnius · Lithuania 2
  95. Vitebsk · Belarus 2
  96. Warsaw · Poland 2
  97. Zagreb · Croatia 2
  98. Zhytomyr · Ukraine 2
  99. Zurich · Switzerland 2
  100. Łódź · Poland 2
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Frequently asked questions

How many football clubs are in London?

Our dataset lists 10 football clubs based in London across the divisions we cover (2025/2026 season). See the table for each club.

How many football clubs are in Istanbul?

Our dataset lists 12 football clubs based in Istanbul across the divisions we cover (2025/2026 season). See the table for each club.

Which European city has the most football clubs?

In our dataset Istanbul has the most, with 12 clubs (2025/2026 season).

Which leagues and divisions are included?

The top five leagues are covered down to the third tier, the next ten countries down to the second tier, and every other country's top division. All figures are for the 2025/2026 season.

Data reflects the 2025/2026 season.

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