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We here at GoobNet are pleased to present to you this prediction of the teams’ final positions in several major European football leagues. If any of these leagues do not end up in this order at the end of the 2008-9 season, we will punish our team of prognosticators by blindfolding them, outfitting them in green and white hoops, and dropping them off at Ibrox Stadium.
| ¤ | Qualify for 2009-10 UEFA Champions League |
| • | Qualify for 2009-10 UEFA Cup |
| + | To playoff for 2009-10 UEFA Cup |
| » | Promoted |
| › | To promotion playoff |
| ‹ | To relegation playoff |
| « | Relegated |
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ENGLAND
| PREMIER LEAGUE |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | Chelsea |
| 2 | ¤ | Manchester United |
| 3 | ¤ | Arsenal |
| 4 | ¤ | Liverpool |
| 5 | • | Aston Villa |
| 6 | | Manchester City |
| 7 | | West Ham United |
| 8 | | Bolton Wanderers |
| 9 | | Middlesbrough |
| 10 | | Fulham |
| 11 | | Stoke City |
| 12 | | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 13 | | Wigan Athletic |
| 14 | | Portsmouth |
| 15 | | Blackburn Rovers |
| 16 | | Everton |
| 17 | | Newcastle United |
| 18 | « | West Bromwich Albion |
| 19 | « | Hull City |
| 20 | « | Sunderland |
|
| CHAMPIONSHIP |
|---|
| 1 | » | Preston North End |
| 2 | » | Birmingham City |
| 3 | › | Watford |
| 4 | › | Swansea City |
| 5 | › | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 6 | › | Doncaster Rovers |
| 7 | | Charlton Athletic |
| 8 | | Coventry City |
| 9 | | Barnsley |
| 10 | | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 11 | | Reading |
| 12 | | Bristol City |
| 13 | | Cardiff City |
| 14 | | Norwich City |
| 15 | | Crystal Palace |
| 16 | | Derby County |
| 17 | | Sheffield United |
| 18 | | Burnley |
| 19 | | Ipswich Town |
| 20 | | Southampton |
| 21 | | Queens Park Rangers |
| 22 | « | Plymouth Argyle |
| 23 | « | Nottingham Forest |
| 24 | « | Blackpool |
|
| LEAGUE ONE |
|---|
| 1 | » | Brighton-Hove Albion |
| 2 | » | Yeovil Town |
| 3 | › | Carlisle United |
| 4 | › | Oldham Athletic |
| 5 | › | Bristol Rovers |
| 6 | › | Swindon Town |
| 7 | | Peterborough United |
| 8 | | Millwall |
| 9 | | Leeds United |
| 10 | | Walsall |
| 11 | | Leicester City |
| 12 | | Colchester United |
| 13 | | Stockport County |
| 14 | | Scunthorpe United |
| 15 | | Tranmere Rovers |
| 16 | | Cheltenham Town |
| 17 | | Leyton Orient |
| 18 | | Crewe Alexandra |
| 19 | | Milton Keynes Dons |
| 20 | | Hartlepool United |
| 21 | « | Huddersfield Town |
| 22 | « | Northampton Town |
| 23 | « | Southend United |
| 24 | « | Hereford United |
|
| LEAGUE TWO |
|---|
| 1 | » | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 2 | » | Bradford City |
| 3 | » | Gillingham |
| 4 | › | Chester City |
| 5 | › | Bury |
| 6 | › | Dagenham-Redbridge |
| 7 | › | Aldershot Town |
| 8 | | Accrington Stanley |
| 9 | | Shrewsbury Town |
| 10 | | Lincoln City |
| 11 | | Notts County |
| 12 | | Exeter City |
| 13 | | Morecambe |
| 14 | | Chesterfield |
| 15 | | Port Vale |
| 16 | | Darlington |
| 17 | | Brentford |
| 18 | | Rotherham United |
| 19 | | Macclesfield Town |
| 20 | | Grimsby Town |
| 21 | | Rochdale |
| 22 | | Barnet |
| 23 | « | Bournemouth |
| 24 | « | Luton Town |
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SPAIN
| PRIMERA DIVISIÓN |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | Real Madrid |
| 2 | ¤ | Valencia |
| 3 | ¤ | Barcelona |
| 4 | ¤ | Sevilla |
| 5 | • | Villarreal |
| 6 | • | Osasuna |
| 7 | | Recreativo de Huelva |
| 8 | | Espanyol |
| 9 | | Deportivo de La Coruña |
| 10 | | Atlético Madrid |
| 11 | | Numancia |
| 12 | | Málaga |
| 13 | | Athletic Bilbao |
| 14 | | Real Betis |
| 15 | | Mallorca |
| 16 | | Almería |
| 17 | | Racing Santander |
| 18 | « | Real Valladolid |
| 19 | « | Getafe |
| 20 | « | Sporting de Gijón |
|
| SEGUNDA DIVISIÓN |
|---|
| 1 | » | Xerez |
| 2 | » | Eibar |
| 3 | » | Tenerife |
| 4 | | Albacete |
| 5 | | Salamanca |
| 6 | | Deportivo Alavés |
| 7 | | Rayo Vallecano |
| 8 | | Girona |
| 9 | | Levante |
| 10 | | Real Sociedad |
| 11 | | Alicante |
| 12 | | Las Palmas |
| 13 | | Elche |
| 14 | | Gimnàstic de Tarragona |
| 15 | | Hércules |
| 16 | | Sevilla Atlético |
| 17 | | Real Murcia |
| 18 | | Real Zaragoza |
| 19 | « | Castellón |
| 20 | « | Córdoba |
| 21 | « | Huesca |
| 22 | « | Celta de Vigo |
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ITALY
| SERIE A |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | Milan |
| 2 | ¤ | Internazionale |
| 3 | ¤ | Juventus |
| 4 | ¤ | Lazio |
| 5 | • | Catania |
| 6 | • | Sampdoria |
| 7 | | Reggina |
| 8 | | Bologna |
| 9 | | Atalanta |
| 10 | | Fiorentina |
| 11 | | Genoa |
| 12 | | Palermo |
| 13 | | Chievo |
| 14 | | Udinese |
| 15 | | Napoli |
| 16 | | Roma |
| 17 | | Siena |
| 18 | « | Torino |
| 19 | « | Cagliari |
| 20 | « | Lecce |
|
| SERIE B |
|---|
| 1 | » | Livorno |
| 2 | » | Empoli |
| 3 | › | Pisa |
| 4 | › | Treviso |
| 5 | › | AlbinoLeffe |
| 6 | › | Modena |
| 7 | | Parma |
| 8 | | Rimini |
| 9 | | Sassuolo |
| 10 | | Triestina |
| 11 | | Ancona |
| 12 | | Piacenza |
| 13 | | Bari |
| 14 | | Mantova |
| 15 | | Cittadella |
| 16 | | Ascoli |
| 17 | | Brescia |
| 18 | ‹ | Vicenza |
| 19 | ‹ | Frosinone |
| 20 | « | Grosseto |
| 21 | « | Avellino |
| 22 | « | Salernitana |
|
| LEGA PRO 1 GIRONE A |
|---|
| 1 | » | Venezia |
| 2 | › | Padova |
| 3 | › | Reggiana |
| 4 | › | Pergocrema |
| 5 | › | Ravenna |
| 6 | | Verona |
| 7 | | Lecco |
| 8 | | Pro Sesto |
| 9 | | Novara |
| 10 | | Cremonese |
| 11 | | Lumezzane |
| 12 | | Sambenedettese |
| 13 | | Legnano |
| 14 | ‹ | Monza |
| 15 | ‹ | Pro Patria |
| 16 | ‹ | SPAL |
| 17 | ‹ | Portosummaga |
| 18 | « | Cesena |
|
| LEGA PRO 1 GIRONE B |
|---|
| 1 | » | Benevento |
| 2 | › | Juve Stabia |
| 3 | › | Gallipoli |
| 4 | › | Potenza |
| 5 | › | Cavese |
| 6 | | Arezzo |
| 7 | | Ternana |
| 8 | | Foligno |
| 9 | | Paganese |
| 10 | | Pistoiese |
| 11 | | Perugia |
| 12 | | Crotone |
| 13 | | Virtus Lanciano |
| 14 | ‹ | Marcianise |
| 15 | ‹ | Taranto |
| 16 | ‹ | Sorrento |
| 17 | ‹ | Pescara |
| 18 | « | Foggia |
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FRANCE
| LIGUE 1 |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2 | ¤ | Lyon |
| 3 | ¤ | Marseille |
| 4 | • | Bordeaux |
| 5 | | Toulouse |
| 6 | | Nice |
| 7 | | Auxerre |
| 8 | | Valenciennes |
| 9 | | Rennes |
| 10 | | Le Havre |
| 11 | | Monaco |
| 12 | | Caen |
| 13 | | Grenoble |
| 14 | | Le Mans |
| 15 | | Nancy |
| 16 | | Lille |
| 17 | | Saint-Étienne |
| 18 | « | Lorient |
| 19 | « | Nantes |
| 20 | « | Sochaux |
|
| LIGUE 2 |
|---|
| 1 | » | Boulogne |
| 2 | » | Ajaccio |
| 3 | » | Metz |
| 4 | | Montpellier |
| 5 | | Châteauroux |
| 6 | | Lens |
| 7 | | Angers |
| 8 | | Amiens |
| 9 | | Sedan |
| 10 | | Tours |
| 11 | | Strasbourg |
| 12 | | Bastia |
| 13 | | Nimes |
| 14 | | Clermont |
| 15 | | Brest |
| 16 | | Vannes |
| 17 | | Dijon |
| 18 | « | Guingamp |
| 19 | « | Troyes |
| 20 | « | Stade Reims |
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| CHAMPIONNAT NATIONAL |
|---|
| 1 | » | Istres |
| 2 | » | Laval |
| 3 | » | Bayonne |
| 4 | | Sète |
| 5 | | Cannes |
| 6 | | Cassis |
| 7 | | Pacy Vallée-d’Eure |
| 8 | | Gueugnon |
| 9 | | Louhans-Cuiseaux |
| 10 | | Créteil |
| 11 | | Arles |
| 12 | | Rodez AF |
| 13 | | Calais |
| 14 | | Niort |
| 15 | | Libourne-Saint-Seurin |
| 16 | | Paris FC |
| 17 | « | Croix de Savoie |
| 18 | « | Beauvais |
| 19 | « | Cherbourg |
| 20 | « | L’Entente |
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GERMANY
| 1. BUNDESLIGA |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | Bayern München |
| 2 | ¤ | Hamburg |
| 3 | ¤ | Wolfsburg |
| 4 | • | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 5 | • | Stuttgart |
| 6 | | Borussia Dortmund |
| 7 | | Hertha BSC Berlin |
| 8 | | Mönchengladbach |
| 9 | | Werder Bremen |
| 10 | | Bochum |
| 11 | | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 12 | | Arminia Bielefeld |
| 13 | | Schalke 04 |
| 14 | | Hannover 96 |
| 15 | | Hoffenheim |
| 16 | ‹ | Köln |
| 17 | « | Karlsruhe |
| 18 | « | Energie Cottbus |
|
| 2. BUNDESLIGA |
|---|
| 1 | » | Mainz |
| 2 | » | Duisburg |
| 3 | › | Freiburg |
| 4 | | Hansa Rostock |
| 5 | | Kaiserslautern |
| 6 | | Aachen |
| 7 | | St Pauli |
| 8 | | Nürnberg |
| 9 | | Greuther Fürth |
| 10 | | Ingolstadt |
| 11 | | Ahlen |
| 12 | | FSV Frankfurt |
| 13 | | 1860 München |
| 14 | | Ahlen |
| 15 | | Oberhausen |
| 16 | ‹ | Wehen |
| 17 | « | Koblenz |
| 18 | « | Osnabrück |
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| 3. LIGA |
|---|
| 1 | » | Erfurt |
| 2 | » | Bayern München II |
| 3 | › | Paderborn |
| 4 | | Kickers Emden |
| 5 | | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 6 | | Unterhaching |
| 7 | | Stuttgart II |
| 8 | | Sandhausen |
| 9 | | Regensburg |
| 10 | | Werder Bremen II |
| 11 | | Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 12 | | Union Berlin |
| 13 | | Wuppertal |
| 14 | | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| 15 | | Dynamo Dresden |
| 16 | | Kickers Offenbach |
| 17 | | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 18 | « | Aalen |
| 19 | « | Wacker Burghausen |
| 20 | « | Erzgebirge Aue |
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RUSSIA
Since the Russian leagues play a summer season, shown here are the predicted final results for the 2008 season, which is currently about two-thirds complete.
| PREMIER LEAGUE |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | Rubin |
| 2 | ¤ | Spartak Moscow |
| 3 | ¤ | Amkar |
| 4 | • | Dynamo Moscow |
| 5 | • | CSKA Moscow |
| 6 | | Zenit St Petersburg |
| 7 | | Terek |
| 8 | | Moscow |
| 9 | | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 10 | | Krylia Sovetov |
| 11 | | Spartak Nalchik |
| 12 | | Tom Tomsk |
| 13 | | Saturn |
| 14 | | Luch-Energiya |
| 15 | « | Shinnik |
| 16 | « | Khimki |
|
| FIRST DIVISION |
|---|
| 1 | » | Rostov |
| 2 | » | Anzhi |
| 3 | | Ural |
| 4 | | Kuban |
| 5 | | Nosta |
| 6 | | Baltika |
| 7 | | KAMAZ |
| 8 | | SKA-Energia |
| 9 | | Metallurg-Kuzbass |
| 10 | | SKA |
| 11 | | Sibir |
| 12 | | Volga |
| 13 | | Salyut-Energia |
| 14 | | Alania |
| 15 | | Sportakademklub |
| 16 | « | Vityaz |
| 17 | « | Chernomorets |
| 18 | « | Zvezda |
| 19 | « | Torpedo |
| 20 | « | Dynamo Barnaul |
| 21 | « | Mashuk-KMV |
| 22 | « | Dynamo Bryansk |
|
ROMANIA
| LIGA I |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | Dinamo Bucureşti |
| 2 | ¤ | Unirea |
| 3 | • | Vaslui |
| 4 | • | Steaua Bucureşti |
| 5 | • | Oţelul Galaţi |
| 6 | | Timişoara |
| 7 | | Farul Constanţa |
| 8 | | Craiova |
| 9 | | Rapid Bucureşti |
| 10 | | Braşov |
| 11 | | CFR Cluj |
| 12 | | Gaz Metan |
| 13 | | Gloria Bistriţa |
| 14 | | Pandurii |
| 15 | « | Argeş Piteşti |
| 16 | « | Gloria Buzău |
| 17 | « | Politehnica Iaşi |
| 18 | « | Otopeni |
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PORTUGAL
| LIGA |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | Porto |
| 2 | ¤ | Sporting Portugal |
| 3 | • | Benfica |
| 4 | • | Naval 1º de Maio |
| 5 | • | Vitória de Setúbal |
| 6 | | Nacional da Madeira |
| 7 | | Belenenses |
| 8 | | Sporting de Braga |
| 9 | | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 10 | | Marítimo |
| 11 | | Leixões |
| 12 | | Académica |
| 13 | | Rio Ave |
| 14 | | Paços de Ferreira |
| 15 | « | Estrela da Amadora |
| 16 | « | Trofense |
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| LIGA DE HONRA |
|---|
| 1 | » | Boavista |
| 2 | » | Beira-Mar |
| 3 | | Santa Clara |
| 4 | | Gil Vicente |
| 5 | | Sporting de Covilhã |
| 6 | | Desportivo das Aves |
| 7 | | União de Leiria |
| 8 | | Oliveirense |
| 9 | | Vizela |
| 10 | | Freamunde |
| 11 | | Olhanense |
| 12 | | Portimonense |
| 13 | | Varzim |
| 14 | | Estoril-Praia |
| 15 | « | Gondomar |
| 16 | « | Feirense |
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NETHERLANDS
Note that the Eerste Divisie’s promotion playoffs also include the six teams that won the six periods of the season. We predict that the period winners will be Excelsior, Excelsior, VVV-Venlo, Go Ahead Eagles, AGOVV, and Excelsior. Hence, the teams that qualify for the playoffs will be VVV-Venlo, Go Ahead Eagles, AGOVV, Haarlem, Zwolle, Den Bosch, Dordrecht, and Eindhoven.
| EREDIVISIE |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | PSV |
| 2 | ¤ | Ajax |
| 3 | • | Feyenoord |
| 4 | • | Willem II |
| 5 | + | AZ |
| 6 | + | Utrecht |
| 7 | + | Heerenveen |
| 8 | + | Heracles |
| 9 | | NAC Breda |
| 10 | | Vitesse |
| 11 | | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 12 | | Twente |
| 13 | | Groningen |
| 14 | | ADO Den Haag |
| 15 | | Roda JC |
| 16 | ‹ | NEC |
| 17 | ‹ | Volendam |
| 18 | « | De Graafschap |
|
| EERSTE DIVISIE |
|---|
| 1 | » | Excelsior |
| 2 | › | Haarlem |
| 3 | › | Go Ahead Eagles |
| 4 | | VVV-Venlo |
| 5 | | Zwolle |
| 6 | | Den Bosch |
| 7 | | AGOVV |
| 8 | | Dordrecht |
| 9 | | Eindhoven |
| 10 | | RKC Waalwijk |
| 11 | | Emmen |
| 12 | | RBC Roosendaal |
| 13 | | Cambuur |
| 14 | | MVV |
| 15 | | TOP Oss |
| 16 | | Veendam |
| 17 | | Fortuna Sittard |
| 18 | | Telstar |
| 19 | | Helmond Sport |
| 20 | « | Veendam |
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SCOTLAND
| PREMIER LEAGUE |
|---|
| 1 | ¤ | Rangers |
| 2 | ¤ | Celtic |
| 3 | • | Hearts |
| 4 | • | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| 5 | | Hibernian |
| 6 | | Kilmarnock |
| 7 | | St Mirren |
| 8 | | Hamilton Academical |
| 9 | | Aberdeen |
| 10 | | Dundee United |
| 11 | | Motherwell |
| 12 | « | Falkirk |
|
| FIRST DIVISION |
|---|
| 1 | » | Livingston |
| 2 | | Partick Thistle |
| 3 | | Queen of the South |
| 4 | | St Johnstone |
| 5 | | Clyde |
| 6 | | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 7 | | Dundee |
| 8 | | Airdrie United |
| 9 | ‹ | Ross County |
| 10 | « | Greenock Morton |
|
| SECOND DIVISION |
|---|
| 1 | » | Raith Rovers |
| 2 | › | Arbroath |
| 3 | › | East Fife |
| 4 | › | Brechin City |
| 5 | | Queen’s Park |
| 6 | | Peterhead |
| 7 | | Stirling Albion |
| 8 | | Stanraer |
| 9 | ‹ | Alloa Athletic |
| 10 | « | Arbroath |
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| THIRD DIVISION |
|---|
| 1 | » | Dumbarton |
| 2 | › | Albion Rovers |
| 3 | › | Forfar Athletic |
| 4 | › | Cowdenbeath |
| 5 | | Montrose |
| 6 | | Annan Athletic |
| 7 | | Elgin City |
| 8 | | Berwick Rangers |
| 9 | | East Stirlingshire |
| 10 | | Stenhousemuir |
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