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Europe's Club of the Century For some years now, the IFFHS has been asked by clubs, sports journalists and fans to determine the clubs of the century for the individual continents but on a realistic basis without imaginary values and subjective influences. The rankings published so far have been based on the number of the titles won or placings or marathon tables in competitions and which reveal an advertage of the own (national) clubs. Because the Club World Ranking (by IFFHS) has been determined monthly only since January 1991, it cannot be used as the basis for determining the club of the century. The IFFHS has decided these continental clubs of the century (1901-2000 each) and the with it including continental rankings of century to determine exclusively on the base of individual match results of the continental club competitions. The national competitions are merely a prerequisite to qualify for the continental club competitions. Intercontinental club competitions were not taken into consideration. The Mitropa Cup, played from 1927-1940, was the precusor of the Eurpean Cup competitions. The Mitropa Cup was dominated by the professional teams from Hungary, Austria and the Czechoslovakia as well as from Italy (with always more South Americans players). The teams from Yugoslavia, Romania and the Switzerland were involved as well. But the top clubs from Germany, France and Spain did not accept invitations to participate in Mitropa Cup or because they were forbidden to take part by their own respective national football associations. In any case, these clubs had had little chance against the professionals. And in Great Britain there was a policy of isolation from the wider world of football from 1920 onwards. So, a club like Arsenal FC of London could not have the opportunity to demonstrate its strength in a competition. After World War II and until the start of the European Cup competitions (1955), the Mitropa Cup was played only once (with only four teams). It had lost its importance and therefore is not taken into consideration. The Copa Latina, played from 1949-1957 annually of the champions (or a top team) from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, can be looked at and rated analogous. The European Champions Cup became the European Champions League and the Fairs Cup became the UEFA Cup. The European Cup Winners Cup was played for the last time in 1999 but the European Super Cup was not played from the start of the European Cup competitions, and, later, was not played annually. For all these competitions only the individual results of the quarter-finals to the finals were taken into consideration (because of regional arrangement of matches in the first rounds and also to largely to exclude luck), and classified according to a corresponding number of points. The score of the European Super Cup was between the two top competitions. In the three seasons (1992-1994) – in which directly before the champions final was played a group phase - only 50 % of the yield of points were taken into consideration from all these group matches. That was necessary, so as not to favour those clubs involved during these three seasons. Looking at the ranking over the decades shows up some interesting detials. Ferencváros TC Budapest led the European ranking for 1950, ahead of AC Sparta Prague, SK Slavia Prague, Juventus FC of Turin, First Vienna, FK Austria Wien, SK Rapid Vienna, Újpest Dózsa, FC Internazionale of Milan and Bologna. Thereafter Real Madrid catapulted to the top and by 1970 led, ahead of FC Barcelona, "Inter", Ferencváros TC Budapest, Benfica, Milan AC, Manchester United FC, AC Sparta Prague, Juventus of Turin and Újpesti Dózsa. Real Madrid had extended its lead up to 1980 and the "Reds" from Liverpool, Ajax and Bayern were three new clubs who achieved a place among the "Top 10": Real Madrid CF was ahead of FC Barcelona, Milan AC, FC Internazionale Milano, Ferencváros TC Budapest, Juventus FC Torino, AFC Ajax of Amsterdam, Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Liverpool FC and FC Bayern München. Also 1990 was lead the European ranking again of two Spanish clubs, while "Juve", Liverpool, and Munich had improved their positions but with only RSC Anderlecht reached the "Top 10", replacing the Ferencváros Torna Club. 1990 saw Real Madrid with a gigantic lead of 136 points over "Barça". The last decade of the 20th century saw "Juve", "Barça", Ajax and Bayern gain the most points of all the European clubs, while Liverpool, Anderlecht and Benfica achieved the fewest points. Last not least, no new club managed a place among the "Top 10", the only changes were among the clubs swapping positions in places 2 to 9. The "Royals" from Madrid took the honours with an unexpectedly large lead to become "Europe's Club of the Century". "Juve", "Barça", Milan and Bayern follow and are placed ahead of "Inter". Amsterdam and Brussels are represented among the "Top 10" while "ManU" is only in the 11th place. The latest "All-Time Club World Ranking" (1991-2008) shows how dominant Manchester United was in the new millennium, and as large was Real‘s lead ahead of "Barça" in 1990, as well the upturn of two teams from London - Arsenal & Chelsea - in the last years.
Europe:
European Champions Cup &Champions League:
- 8 points for a win
- 4 points for a draw
- 0 points for a defeat
- (In the group phase directly before the final (1992-1994) were halved the achieved number of points (8-4-0) at all involved teams.) Fairs Cup & UEFA Cup:
- 6 points for a win
- 3 points for a draw
- 0 points for a defeat European Cup Winners‘ Cup:
- 5 points for a win
- 2,5 points for a draw
- 0 points for a defeat Mitropa Cup:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a defeat Copa Latina:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a defeat European Super Cup:
- 6,5 points for a win
- 3,25 points for a draw
- 0 points for a defeat Europe's Club of the Century (Top 200)
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| | 1. | Real Madrid CF | España | 563,50 | | 2. | Juventus FC Torino | Italia | 466,00 | | 3. | FC Barcelona | España | 458,00 | | 4. | Milan AC | Italia | 399,75 | | 5. | FC Bayern München | Deutschland | 399,00 | | 6. | FC Internazionale Milano | Italia | 362,00 | | 7. | AFC Ajax Amsterdam | Nederland | 332,75 | | 8. | Liverpool FC | England | 300,25 | | 9. | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Portugal | 299,00 | | 10. | RSC Anderlecht | Belgique | 231,00 | | 11. | Manchester United FC | England | 220,00 | | 12. | Club Atlético de Madrid | España | 196,00 | | 13. | Ferencvárosi TC Budapest | Magyarország | 190,00 | | 14. | Leeds United AFC | England | 154,50 | | 15. | AC Sparta Praha | Česká Republika | 149,50 | | 16. | FC Dinamo Kyiv | Ukraina | 144,50 | | 17. | AS Roma | Italia | 141,50 | | 18. | Hamburger SV | Deutschland | 140,50 | | 19. | VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach | Deutschland | 136,50 | | 20. | Tottenham Hotspur FC | England | 136,00 | | 21. | Glasgow Celtic FC | Scotland | 134,00 | | 22. | SK Rapid Wien | Österreich | 127,00 | | 23. | BV Borussia Dortmund | Deutschland | 124,75 | | 24. | Glasgow Rangers FC | Scotland | 124,50 | | 25. | Újpest FC | Magyarország | 124,00 | | 26. | 1. FC Köln | Deutschland | 118,50 | | 27. | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Nederland | 116,50 |
| FK Crvena zvezda Beograd | Srbija | 116,50 | | 29. | FC do Porto | Portugal | 115,00 | | 30. | Valencia CF | España | 114,50 | | 31. | Arsenal FC London | England | 110,25 | | 32. | IFK Göteborg | Sverige | 107,50 | | 33. | AC Fiorentina Firenze | Italia | 107,00 |
| Olympique de Marseille | France | 107,00 | | 35. | Chelsea FC London | England | 100,50 | | 36. | FK Austria Wien | Österreich | 97,50 | | 37. | Real Zaragoza CD | España | 96,75 | | 38. | AC Parma | Italia | 95,50 | | 39. | Nottingham Forest FC | England | 87,25 | | 40. | Club Brugge KV | Belgique | 83,00 | | 41. | PSV Eindhoven | Nederland | 81,50 | | 42. | SK Slavia Praha | Česká Republika | 76,50 | | 43. | Birmingham City FC | England | 75,00 | | 44. | Eintracht Frankfurt | Deutschland | 74,50 | | 45. | FC Steaua Bucureşti | România | 72,50 | | 46. | AS de Monaco | France | 72,00 | | 47. | Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa | Portugal | 68,00 | | 48. | SV Werder Bremen | Deutschland | 67,25 | | 49. | FC Spartak Moscow | Russia | 65,50 |
| Paris Saint-Germain FC | France | 65,50 | | 51. | Sampdoria UC Genova | Italia | 64,25 | | 52. | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | France | 64,00 | | 53. | Bologna Calcio | Italia | 63,00 | | 54. | SS Lazio Roma | Italia | 62,50 | | 55. | NK Dinamo Zagreb | Hrvatska | 60,00 |
| Stade de Reims | France | 60,00 | | 57. | Panathinaikos AO Athens | Greece | 59,00 | | 58. | First Vienna FC 1894 | Österreich | 58,00 |
| MTK Hungária FC Budapest | Magyarország | 58,00 | | 60. | CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria | 57,00 |
| Galatasaray SK İstanbul | Türkiye | 57,00 | | 62. | R Standard Club de Liége | Belgique | 54,50 | | 63. | Dundee United FC | Scotland | 49,00 | | 64. | AC Torino | Italia | 48,50 | | 65. | FC Schalke 04 | Deutschland | 48,00 | | 66. | VfB Stuttgart | Deutschland | 47,50 | | 67. | NK Hajduk Split | Hrvatska | 46,50 | | 68. | KV Mechelen | Belgique | 45,50 | | 69. | West Ham United FC | England | 45,00 | | 70. | Aston Villa | England | 44,50 | | 71. | FK Dukla Praha | Česká Republika | 43,50 | | 72. | Hibernian FC Edinburgh | Scotland | 42,00 |
| TSV Bayer Leverkusen | Deutschland | 42,00 | | 74. | SSC Napoli | Italia | 41,50 | | 75. | Ipswich Town FC | England | 41,00 |
| SG Dynamo Dresden | Deutschland | 41,00 | | 77. | KP Legia Warszawa | Polska | 40,50 | | 78. | Aberdeen FC | Scotland | 40,25 | | 79. | AS St. Étienne | France | 40,00 |
| FC Dinamo Moscow | Russia | 40,00 |
| FC Twente Enschede | Nederland | 40,00 | | 82. | Dundee FC | Scotland | 39,00 | | 83. | FC de Nantes | France | 36,00 |
| FC Spartak Trnava | Slovensko | 36,00 |
| OFK Beograd | Srbija | 36,00 | | 86. | FC Carl-Zeiss Jena | Deutschland | 34,00 | | 87. | Newcastle United FC | England | 33,00 | | 88. | Everton FC | England | 30,50 |
| FC Admira / WackerWien | Österreich | 30,50 | | 90. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Deutschland | 29,50 | | 91. | FC Genoa 1893 | Italia | 29,00 | | 92. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | Deutschland | 28,50 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | England | 28,50 | | 94. | 1. FC Magdeburg | Deutschland | 27,50 |
| Malmö FF | Sverige | 27,50 |
| Manchester City FC | England | 27,50 |
| ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Slovensko | 27,50 | | 98. | FC Dinamo Bucureşti | România | 27,00 |
| RCD Espanyol Barcelona | España | 27,00 | | 100. | KS Górnik Zabrze | Polska | 25,50 | | 101. | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | Georgia | 25,00 | | 102. | Athletic Club de Bilbao | España | 24,00 |
| BSC Young Boys Bern | Schweiz | 24,00 |
| Budapesti Vasas SC | Magyarország | 24,00 |
| FK Partizan Beograd | Srbija | 24,00 |
| RFC Liége | Belgique | 24,00 | | 107. | Olympique Lyonnais | France | 23,50 | | 108. | 1. FC Nürnberg | Deutschland | 23,00 | | 109. | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | Russia | 22,50 | | 110. | AZ 67 Alkmaar | Nederland | 21,00 |
| FK Željezničar Sarajevo | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 21,00 |
| Vitória FC Setúbal | Portugal | 21,00 | | 113. | TSV München 1860 | Deutschland | 20,50 | | 114. | Cardiff City AFC | Wales | 20,00 | | 115. | Brøndby IF | Danmark | 19,00 | | 116. | FC Zürich | Schweiz | 18,50 | | 117. | Cagliari Calcio | Italia | 18,00 |
| FC Fehérvár Szekesfehevar | Magyarország | 18,00 |
| FC Rapid Bucureşti | România | 18,00 |
| HŠK Gradanski Zagreb | Hrvatska | 18,00 |
| Real Sociedad de Futbol San | España | 18,00 | | 122. | AJ Auxerroise | France | 17,50 | | 123. | FC Győr ETO | Magyarország | 17,00 |
| FC Torpedo Moscow | Russia/Soviet Union | 17,00 |
| FC Wacker Tirol Innsbruck | Österreich | 17,00 | | 126. | Dunfermline Athletic FC Fife | Scotland | 16,00 |
| FCT Universitatea Craiova | România | 16,00 |
| PFK Levski Sofia | Bulgaria | 16,00 | | 129. | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Deutschland | 15,00 |
| Grasshopper-Club Zürich | Schweiz | 15,00 |
| Karlsruher SC | Deutschland | 15,00 |
| Real Club Deportivo Mallorca | España | 15,00 |
| Vicenza Calcio | Italia | 15,00 | | 134. | FC Vorwärts Berlin | Deutschland | 13,00 |
| R Antwerp FC | Belgique | 13,00 | | 136. | Düsseldorfer TuSV Fortuna | Deutschland | 12,50 | | 137. | CD Tenerife | España | 12,00 |
| Derby County FC | England | 12,00 |
| FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | France | 12,00 |
| FK Radnicki Niš | Srbija | 12,00 |
| KS Widzew Łódż | Polska | 12,00 |
| Lausanne-Sports | Schweiz | 12,00 |
| OGC de Nice | France | 12,00 |
| SV Austria Salzburg | Österreich | 12,00 |
| Wiener Athletiksport-Club | Österreich | 12,00 | | 146. | Burnley FC | England | 11,00 |
| FK Vojvodina Novi Sad | Srbija | 11,00 |
| Ruch Chorzów | Polska | 11,00 | | 149. | Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio | Italia | 10,50 | | 150. | FC Banik Ostrava | Česká Republika | 10,00 |
| FC Slavia Sofia | Bulgaria | 10,00 |
| K Racing Club Genk | Belgique | 10,00 |
| Servette FC Genève | Schweiz | 10,00 | | 154. | FC Dinamo Minsk | Belarus | 9,50 | | 155. | AEK Athens | Greece | 9,00 |
| CU Bohemians 1905 Praha | Česká Republika | 9,00 |
| Kilmarnock FC | Scotland | 9,00 |
| KSV Waregem | Belgique | 9,00 |
| Racing Club de Lens | France | 9,00 |
| Union R St. Gilloise | Belgique | 9,00 |
| Xamax Neuchâtel FC | Schweiz | 9,00 | | 162. | Braunschweiger TSV Eintracht | Deutschland | 8,00 |
| FC Ararat Yerevan | Armenia | 8,00 |
| FC Basel | Schweiz | 8,00 |
| FC Dnipr Dnipropetrovsk | Ukraina | 8,00 |
| FC Erzgebirge Aue | Deutschland | 8,00 |
| SK Viktoria Žižkow | Česká Republika | 8,00 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Nederland | 8,00 |
| Wiener Sport-Club | Österreich | 8,00 |
| Wisła Kraków | Polska | 8,00 | | 171. | FSV Zwickau | Deutschland | 7,50 |
| Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña | España | 7,50 |
| SK Beveren-Waas | Belgique | 7,50 | | 174. | Racing Club de Strasbourg | France | 7,00 | | 175. | PAE Olympiakos SFP Pireas | Greece | 6,50 | | 176. | Lille Olympique Sporting Club | France | 6,00 |
| 1. FC Brno | Česká Republika | 6,00 |
| FC Petrolul Ploieşti | România | 6,00 |
| FK Velež Mostar | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 6,00 |
| Heart of Midlothian FC Edinburgh | Scotland | 6,00 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | Deutschland | 6,00 |
| Real Club Celta de Vigo | España | 6,00 |
| SC Lokeren | Belgique | 6,00 |
| Sheffield Wednesday FC | England | 6,00 | | 185. | FC Den Haag | Nederland | 5,00 |
| Fenerbahçe SK İstanbul | Türkiye | 5,00 |
| KFC Bayer Uerdingen 05 | Deutschland | 5,00 |
| MŠK Žilina | Slovensko | 5,00 |
| Real Valladolid Deportivo | España | 5,00 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | Nederland | 5,00 |
| Southampton FC | England | 5,00 | | 192. | CSKA Moscow | Russia | 4,00 |
| DWS Amsterdam | Nederland | 4,00 |
| FC Hradec Králové | Česká Republika | 4,00 |
| FC Lahti | Suomi | 4,00 |
| Linfield AFC | Northern Ireland | 4,00 |
| NK Hajduk Split | Hrvatska | 4,00 |
| Rosenborg BK Trondheim | Norge | 4,00 |
| Sevilla CF | España | 4,00 |
| SK Kladno | Česká Republika | 4,00 |
| SK Slavija Sarajevo | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 4,00 |
| SK Židenice | Česká Republika | 4,00 |
| Venus Bucureşti | România | 4,00 |
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