This statistic represents the number of football clubs in each "Big Five" country, i.e. Germany, Spain, Italy, England and France, during the 2016-2017 season. We can see that England had the largest number of football clubs that year, with nearly 42,000 units, ahead of the Germans with just over 25,000. In 2015, it was in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that France had the largest
Number of clubs in the "Big Five" of European football countries during the 2016-2017 season
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idealo. (May 30, 2017). Number of clubs in the "Big Five" of European football countries during the 2016-2017 season [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/771193/number-clubs-soccer-big-five-europe/
idealo. "Number of clubs in the "Big Five" of European football countries during the 2016-2017 season." Chart. May 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/771193/number-clubs-soccer-big-five-europe/
idealo. (2017). Number of clubs in the "Big Five" of European football countries during the 2016-2017 season. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/771193/number-clubs-soccer-big-five-europe/
idealo. "Number of Clubs in The "Big Five" of European Football Countries during The 2016-2017 Season." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/771193/number-clubs-soccer-big-five-europe/
idealo, Number of clubs in the "Big Five" of European football countries during the 2016-2017 season Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/771193/number-clubs-soccer-big-five-europe/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of clubs in the "Big Five" of European football countries during the 2016-2017 season [Graph], idealo, May 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/771193/number-clubs-soccer-big-five-europe/