Top 50 teams ranked by most interceptions in Europe (Season 2018/19)
Top 50 teams ranked by most interceptions in Europe (Season 2018/19)
- Date: 21.08.2019
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- Top 50 teams ranked by most interceptions in Europe (Season 2018/19)
Which team finished the season as the top ranked by most interceptions in Europe?
It’s easy to count interceptions, but which teams are really the best in this category?
Intercepting is a lost art form in football, but these teams on the list try to keep the tradition going.
There are thousands of relevant statistics that we could take away from the season, and some would argue that the most important statistic is the one that tells us who’s at the top of the league.
But today we are looking at the top 50 teams ranked by most interceptions in Europe. Which team have made the most interceptions? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Team | I |
| 1 | Southampton | 549 |
| 2 | Huddersfield | 532 |
| 3 | Cardiff | 529 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 507 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 501 |
| 6 | Caen | 489 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 488 |
| 8 | Reims | 487 |
| 9 | Dijon | 482 |
| 10 | Chievo | 470 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 467 |
| 12 | Atletico Madrid | 463 |
| 13 | Brighton | 463 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 458 |
| 15 | West Ham | 457 |
| 16 | Atalanta | 456 |
| 17 | Everton | 453 |
| 18 | Getafe | 453 |
| 19 | Athletic Bilbao | 451 |
| 20 | Torino | 450 |
| 21 | Nice | 450 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 445 |
| 23 | Nimes | 443 |
| 24 | Saint-Etienne | 440 |
| 25 | Leicester | 437 |
| 26 | SD Huesca | 436 |
| 27 | Lazio | 435 |
| 28 | Nantes | 435 |
| 29 | Rayo Vallecano | 433 |
| 30 | Leganes | 432 |
| 31 | Girona | 432 |
| 32 | Fulham | 431 |
| 33 | Watford | 428 |
| 34 | Strasbourg | 428 |
| 35 | Wolfsburg | 426 |
| 36 | Real Sociedad | 425 |
| 37 | Genoa | 425 |
| 38 | Levante | 422 |
| 39 | Angers | 421 |
| 40 | Schalke 04 | 419 |
| 41 | Roma | 419 |
| 42 | Guingamp | 419 |
| 43 | Valencia | 418 |
| 44 | Fortuna Duesseldorf | 417 |
| 45 | RasenBallsport Leipzig | 416 |
| 46 | Fiorentina | 414 |
| 47 | Arsenal | 412 |
| 48 | Espanyol | 408 |
| 49 | Werder Bremen | 407 |
| 50 | Marseille | 401 |
I = Interceptions
* A list of the top 50 teams ranked by most interceptions in Europe (Season 2018/19).
TOP FOOTBALL TRANSFERS 2018-2019
Credits (SL Bilten 21/19, p.11)