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N'Golo Kanté says he is pleasantly surprised by the level of the Saudi Pro League. He believes that the top 5 matches are equivalent to Ligue 1 level. (www.lequipe.fr)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

AFC Ranking. Points are calculated from the most recent 8 seasons from 2014 to 2022 (excluding 2020)
https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_ranking.html

From 2014 to 2022, Saudi Arabia won 2 AFC Champions Leagues, during that time Japan had 3, South Korea had 2, China 1, Australia 1.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

But Saudi teams made the final five times during that time frame. And semi final 6 times.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Those coefficients are the worst way to judge a league honestly. If you trust them, you would think the eridivise is as good as Ligue 1, but it's absolutely not. The level of the best teams is comparable, the rest of them absolutely aren't.

But to be fair, Lante talks about the best team and not the overall level of the league.