In European football vernacular, the phrase 'top-5 leagues' is often used to mean one of these or all: Premier League, (England), La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany) and Ligue 1 (France).
You may, however, want to have another name as the current one is incorrect.
As per UEFA coefficient rankings, Eredivisie (the Netherlands) is now part of the top 5 after ousting Ligue 1.
The UEFA coefficient is based on how teams from a given country performed in European competitions in the five previous seasons. As of late, Dutch clubs have been more successful than French ones.
Only once in the previous four seasons clubs from Ligue 1 had a better combined performance than those from Eredivisie: think about Ajax and Feyenoord reaching late stages in the Champions, Europa and Conference Leagues. At this stage, France should be afraid of Portugal as it is not far behind.
One big problem for France is that the burden to deliver is often on Paris Saint-Germain alone and they aren't exactly known for reaching finals or at least semifinals year in year out. Other French clubs usually underperform in the Champions League.
This year's Champions League draw is telling: just two French clubs (PSG and Lens, currently in the relegation zone in Ligue 1) but two clubs from the Netherlands and three from Portugal.
This is why the UEFA coefficient matters as higher-ranked clubs have more representatives in European competitions and more teams enter competitions at the group stage rather than go through a qualifying campaign.
Once again, the point in case is Marseille who finished third in Ligue 1 last season which only made them eligible for the third qualifying round of the Champions League where they lost to Panatinaikos.
