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Asia's Club of the 21st Century In contrast to the manner in which the continental club of the century (1901-2000) was determined, national competitions have been held in almost all countries after the turn of the millennium. All these national club competitions are taken consideration as also the club competitions held by the continental confederations and by FIFA in the monthly Club World Rankings. In doing so, every single result of the aforementioned competitions is taken into consideration from the beginning to the end. Hence, the chances are the same for all the clubs within the same football continent. The points scored annually by the clubs in the Club World Ranking at the end of the year are added starting with the year 2001. The result of which is the each continental club ranking and the each first-placed club is therefore the leading continental club of the 21st century. If a club was particularly successful for one or more years, the addition of the annual points results in a far more realistic picture than the use of a ranking based on the reciprocal positions of the annual Club World Ranking. In this way the continental clubs of the 21st century in all the six football continents can also be determined following the same principle. After the move of the "Football Federation Australia" (FFA) to the "Asian Football Confederation" (AFC) at the beginning of the year 2006, completed with FIFA’s approval, also the Australian clubs are now affiliated with AFC. Therefore the points scored by the Australian clubs since 2006 are to be taken into consideration in the Asian club ranking of the 21st century. Likewise, Israeli clubs only appear in the European rankings for the 21st century, since Israel is affiliated with UEFA since 1994. Two Saudi clubs lead !
After 12 years, the Asian club ranking for the 21st century is led by two clubs from Saudi Arabia: Al-Hilal FC Riyadh ranks ahead of Al-Ittihad Club Jeddah. In the "Top 10" there were seven change of places in 2012, but no new club managed to reach the "Top 10". In comparision to 2011, apart from the two leading clubs only Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma FC (7th), Beijing Guo'an FC (37th), Nasaf Qarshi FC (38th), Al-Nejmeh Beirut (39th), Al-Rayyan SC Doha (44th) und Al-Ansar Club Beirut (60th) kept their placing in the "Top 100". All other clubs improved or lost their places in the ranking. Two clubs appear in the "Top 100" for the firsdt time - Arbil Sport Club (108th ---> 83rd) und Selangor Bukit Jalil Sha Alam (101st ---> 100th) - in comparision to 2011. The following clubs in the "Top 100" managed a two-digit inprovement in the last 12 months: Ulsan Hyundai Horangi FC (32nd ---> 15th), FC Seoul (61st ---> 51st), Adelaide United FC (71st ---> 54th), Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC (80th ---> 57th), Jeju United FC (77th ---> 62nd), Kashiwa Reysol (94th ---> 64th), Al-Ittifaq Dammam (87th ---> 65th.), Chonburi FC (98th ---> 72nd), und Al-Safa SC Beirut (80th ---> 77th). "Top 300" (2001-2012):
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| | 1. | Al-Hilal FC Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 1.040,5 | | 2. | Al-Ittihad Club Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 980,0 | | 3. | Pakhtakor FK Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 943,0 | | 4. | Suwon Samsung Blue-Wings FC | Republic of Korea | 934,5 | | 5. | FC Gamba Osaka | Japan | 923,5 | | 6. | Kashima Antlers FC | Japan | 912,5 | | 7. | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma FC | Republic of Korea | 901,5 | | 8. | FM Sepahan Isfahan | Iran | 896,0 | | 9. | CB Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Republic of Korea | 867,0 | | 10. | Al-Kuwait SC Kaifan | Kuwait | 825,0 | | 11. | Esteghlal FC Tehran | Iran | 808,0 | | 12. | Al-Sadd SC Doha | Qatar | 800,5 | | 13. | FC Pohang Steelers | Republic of Korea | 796,5 | | 14. | Al-Qadisiyah SC Kuwait-City | Kuwait | 767,5 | | 15. | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi FC | Republic of Korea | 750,5 | | 16. | Al-Ain Sports & Cultural Club | UAE | 749,5 | | 17. | Al-Faysali Club Amman | Jordan | 731,5 | | 18. | Al-Shabab FC Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 727,5 | | 19. | Urawa FC Red Diamonds | Japan | 710,0 | | 20. | Al-Wehdat Club Amman | Jordan | 710,0 | | 21. | Nagoya Grampus | Japan | 697,5 | | 22. | Shimizu FC S-Pulse | Japan | 696,0 | | 23. | Shandong Luneng Taishan | China | 688,5 | | 24. | Zobahan CSC Isfahan | Iran | 663,0 | | 25. | Al-Wahda SCC Abu Dhabi | UAE | 660,5 | | 26. | Jubilo FC Iwata | Japan | 657,0 | | 27. | Al-Karama Homs | Syria | 650,0 | | 28. | Persepolis FC Tehran | Iran | 645,5 | | 29. | Al-Ahli SC Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 644,0 | | 30. | Al-Gharrafa SC Doha | Qatar | 642,0 | | 31. | Dalian Shide FC | China | 632,5 | | 32. | FC Yokohama F. Marinos | Japan | 630,5 | | 33. | Home United FC | Singapore | 630,0 | | 34. | FK Bunyodkor Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 618,0 | | 35. | Al-Muharraq Manama | Bahrain | 617,0 | | 36. | FC Neftchi Fergana | Uzbekistan | 603,5 | | 37. | Beijing Guo'an FC | China | 578,5 | | 38. | Nasaf Qarshi FC | Uzbekistan | 577,5 | | 39. | Al-Nejmeh Beirut | Lebanon | 570,0 | | 40. | Tampines Rovers FC | Singapore | 566,5 | | 41. | Shanghai Shenhua FC | China | 564,5 | | 42. | Singapore Armed Forces FC | Singapore | 558,0 | | 43. | Al-Jazeera Abu Dhabi | UAE | 558,0 | | 44. | Al-Rayyan SC Doha | Qatar | 551,0 | | 45. | Kawasaki Frontale | Japan | 537,0 | | 46. | Chunnam Dragons Gwangyang | Republic of Korea | 533,5 | | 47. | Al-Arabi SC Kuwait-City | Kuwait | 529,0 | | 48. | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | Syria | 524,5 | | 49. | Al-Ahly Club Dubai | UAE | 515,0 | | 50. | East Bengal Kingfisher FC Kolkata | India | 511,5 | | 51. | FC Seoul | Republic of Korea | 507,5 | | 52. | Al-Ahed FC Beirut | Lebanon | 504,5 | | 53. | Tokyo FC | Japan | 502,0 | | 54. | Adelaide United FC | Australia | 493,0 | | 55. | Tianjin Teda FC | China | 489,5 | | 56. | Al-Jaish Damascus | Syria | 479,5 | | 57. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC | Japan | 470,5 | | 58. | Al-Nasr Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 468,0 | | 59. | Kazma SC Kuwait-City | Kuwait | 467,5 | | 60. | Al-Ansar Club Beirut | Lebanon | 467,0 | | 61. | Churchill Brothers SC Goa | India | 465,5 | | 62. | Jeju United FC | Republic of Korea | 464,5 | | 63. | Mahindra United FC Mumbai | India | 464,0 | | 64. | Kashiwa Reysol | Japan | 460,5 | | 65. | Al-Ittifaq Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 457,0 | | 66. | FC Busan I'Park | Republic of Korea | 455,5 | | 67. | TCDK Sông Lam Nghe An Vinh | Vietnam | 454,5 | | 68. | Dempo Sports Club Goa | India | 453,0 | | 69. | South China AA | Hong Kong | 452,0 | | 70. | Qatar SC Doha | Qatar | 450,5 | | 71. | Mohun Bagan AC Kolkata | India | 447,5 | | 72. | Chonburi FC | Thailand | 443,0 | | 73. | Bahrain Al-Riffa Club | Bahrain | 438,5 | | 74. | Al-Urooba Sur | Oman | 432,5 | | 75. | Daejeon Citizen FC | Republic of Korea | 429,0 | | 76. | BEC Tero Sasana Bangkok | Thailand | 429,0 | | 77. | Al-Safa SC Beirut | Lebanon | 427,5 | | 78. | Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Qadisiya | Jordan | 426,5 | | 79. | Dhofar SSC Salalah | Oman | 426,5 | | 80. | Perak FA Ipoh | Malaysia | 423,0 | | 81. | Saipa Karaj FC | Iran | 422,0 | | 82. | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi Club Dubai | UAE | 421,0 | | 83. | Arbil Sport Club | Iraq | 420,5 | | 84. | Bangkok Glass FC Thanyaburi | Thailand | 419,0 | | 85. | Foulad Khuzestan FC Ahwaz | Iran | 418,5 | | 86. | Cerezo Osaka FC | Japan | 416,5 | | 87. | Becamex Bình Duong FC | Vietnam | 409,5 | | 88. | Al-Salmiya SC Kuwait-City | Kuwait | 395,0 | | 89. | SHB Dà Nang FC | Vietnam | 394,5 | | 90. | Al-Ahli Sana'a | Yemen | 393,5 | | 91. | Al-Zawra'a SC Baghdad | Iraq | 390,5 | | 92. | FC Dordoy-Dinamo Naryn | Kyrgyzstan | 390,0 | | 93. | Saba Batry Club Tehran | Iran | 389,0 | | 94. | Shenzhen Ruby FC | China | 383,0 | | 95. | FC Balkan Balkanabat | Turkmenistan | 381,0 | | 96. | Osotspha M 150 FC Bangkok | Thailand | 380,0 | | 97. | Regar-Tad AZ Tursunzade | Tajikistan | 378,0 | | 98. | Al-Wasl Dubai | UAE | 377,5 | | 99. | Geylang United FC | Singapore | 374,5 | | 100. | Selangor Bukit Jalil Sha Alam | Malaysia | 371,5 | | 101. | Sun Hei SC | Hong Kong | 362,0 | | 102. | Melbourne Victory FC | Australia | 361,5 | | 103. | Marshal Mubarek | Uzbekistan | 361,5 | | 104. | PEA Buriram United FC | Thailand | 360,5 | | 105. | Liaoning FC Whowin | China | 360,0 | | 106. | Shaanxi Zhongjian Chanba FC | China | 356,5 | | 107. | Al-Arabi Doha | Qatar | 353,5 | | 108. | Albirex Niigata FC | Japan | 349,5 | | 109. | JEF United Chiba | Japan | 349,0 | | 110. | Vissel Kobe | Japan | 347,5 | | 111. | Incheon United FC | Republic of Korea | 347,0 | | 112. | Central Coast Mariners FC Gosford | Australia | 346,5 | | 113. | Kedah DAFA Alor Setar | Malaysia | 344,5 | | 114. | Sriwijaya FC Palembang | Indonesia | 341,0 | | 115. | Al-Sha'ab Ibb | Yemen | 339,5 | | 116. | Al-Ahli Manama | Bahrain | 339,0 | | 117. | Qingdao Jonoon FC | China | 339,0 | | 118. | Basij Moghavemat Shahid Sapasi Fars | Iran | 339,0 | | 119. | PBS Kuala Terengganu FA | Malaysia | 338,0 | | 120. | Al-Nasr Dubai | UAE | 337,5 | | 121. | Al-Sharjah Club | UAE | 337,0 | | 122. | Persipura Jayapura | Indonesia | 336,5 | | 123. | Hoang Anh Gia Lai Plei-Ku | Vietnam | 336,5 | | 124. | Sydney FC | Australia | 334,5 | | 125. | Al-Nahda Club Muscat | Oman | 331,0 | | 126. | Malavan Bandar Anzali FC | Iran | 330,5 | | 127. | Kitchee SC | Hong Kong | 330,0 | | 128. | Al-Wakra SC | Qatar | 330,0 | | 129. | Al-Wahda Damascus | Syria | 330,0 | | 130. | Thai Port FC Bangkok | Thailand | 327,0 | | 131. | Arema FC Malang | Indonesia | 326,5 | | 132. | Al-Nasr Salalah | Oman | 326,0 | | 133. | Muscat FC | Oman | 325,5 | | 134. | Chongqing Lifan FC Xinganjue | China | 322,5 | | 135. | Al-Majd Damascus | Syria | 322,0 | | 136. | Muang Thong United FC | Thailand | 321,5 | | 137. | Al-Talaba Baghdad | Iraq | 319,5 | | 138. | Brisbane Roar FC | Australia | 318,0 | | 139. | Al-Hilal Al-Saheli Sana'a | Yemen | 318,0 | | 140. | Salgaocar Sports Club Goa | India | 317,0 | | 141. | Busaiteen Club | Bahrain | 316,0 | | 142. | Omiya Ardija Saitama | Japan | 315,5 | | 143. | Perlis FA Kangar | Malaysia | 314,0 | | 144. | Negeri Sembilan Naza Paroi | Malaysia | 313,5 | | 145. | Daegu FC | Republic of Korea | 311,0 | | 146. | Paas FC Tehran | Iran | 310,5 | | 147. | Gach Dong Tam Long An Tan-An | Vietnam | 310,5 | | 148. | Al-Quwa Al Jawiya Baghdad | Iraq | 309,5 | | 149. | Al-Khor SC | Qatar | 307,5 | | 150. | Kelantan FA Kota Bahru | Malaysia | 307,5 | | 151. | Persija Jakarta | Indonesia | 298,0 | | 152. | FC Navbakhor Namangan | Uzbekistan | 296,0 | | 153. | ITTU Oguz Asgabat | Turkmenistan | 295,0 | | 154. | Al-Najma Manama | Bahrain | 291,0 | | 155. | Changchun Yatai FC | China | 289,0 | | 156. | FC Aboumoslem Mashad | Iran | 288,0 | | 157. | Sur Sport Club | Oman | 287,5 | | 158. | FC Zarafshan Qizilqum | Uzbekistan | 287,5 | | 159. | FK Merw Mery | Turkmenistan | 286,5 | | 160. | Esteghlal Ahvaz FC | Iran | 282,5 | | 161. | Newcastle United Jets FC | Australia | 282,0 | | 162. | Al-Buqa'a Amman | Jordan | 281,0 | | 163. | Gyeong Nam FC Changwon | Republic of Korea | 279,5 | | 164. | Vaksh Qurghonteppa | Tajikistan | 279,0 | | 165. | Al-Shorta Baghdad | Iraq | 277,0 | | 166. | TTM Phichit FC | Thailand | 276,5 | | 167. | Al-Najaf FC | Iraq | 274,0 | | 168. | A-Saqr Taizz | Yemen | 274,0 | | 169. | Al-Seeb SC | Oman | 274,0 | | 170. | FK Samarkand Dinamo | Uzbekistan | 273,0 | | 171. | JCT Mills Phagwara Punjab | India | 272,5 | | 172. | Al-Hussein Irbid | Jordan | 270,5 | | 173. | Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut Mukalla | Yemen | 264,0 | | 174. | Pahang Kuantan | Malaysia | 264,0 | | 175. | Duhok Sport Club | Iraq | 262,5 | | 176. | Šagadam Türkmenbasy | Turkmenistan | 260,5 | | 177. | Bukhoro FC | Uzbekistan | 256,0 | | 178. | Al-Telal Aden | Yemen | 255,0 | | 179. | Al-Mabarrah | Lebanon | 255,0 | | 180. | Shurtan Guzor | Uzbekistan | 255,0 | | 181. | Megastar Nam Dinh | Vietnam | 253,0 | | 182. | Sanat MeS Kerman FC | Iran | 252,5 | | 183. | Gwangju Sangmu FC | Republic of Korea | 252,0 | | 184. | Al-Taliya Oman | Oman | 250,0 | | 185. | Al-Wahdah Mekka | Saudi Arabia | 248,0 | | 186. | LS Thanh Hóa FC | Vietnam | 248,0 | | 187. | Changsha Ginde FC | China | 246,5 | | 188. | Tishreen SC Latakia | Syria | 246,0 | | 189. | Khatoco Khánh Hoá Nha Trang | Vietnam | 246,0 | | 190. | FK Andijon | Uzbekistan | 244,5 | | 191. | PSM Makassar | Indonesia | 243,0 | | 192. | PFK Metallurg Bekabad | Uzbekistan | 241,0 | | 193. | Rah-Ahan FC Tehran | Iran | 239,0 | | 194. | Al-Ahli Doha | Qatar | 238,0 | | 195. | Al-Nasr Jleeb Al-Shyookh | Kuwait | 237,5 | | 196. | Umm SC Salal | Qatar | 237,0 | | 197. | Albirex Niigata FC | Singapore | 237,0 | | 198. | FK Khujand | Tajikistan | 235,5 | | 199. | Paykan Qazvin FC | Iran | 233,5 | | 200. | Woodlands Wellington FC | Singapore | 233,5 | | 201. | Shabab Al-Sahel | Lebanon | 231,5 | | 202. | Al-Suwaiq Batna | Oman | 230,5 | | 203. | Barg Shiraz FC | Iran | 227,5 | | 204. | Al-Ramtha SC Irbid | Jordan | 227,5 | | 205. | Boss Bin Dinh Qui-Nhon | Vietnam | 227,5 | | 206. | Hangzhou Greentown FC | China | 226,0 | | 207. | Gombak United FC | Singapore | 226,0 | | 208. | PSI »Persik« Kediri | Indonesia | 225,5 | | 209. | Vegalta Sendai | Japan | 221,5 | | 210. | Perth Glory FC | Australia | 220,5 | | 211. | Persib PSI Bandung | Indonesia | 219,5 | | 212. | FK Lokomotiv Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 218,0 | | 213. | Al-Taliya Hama | Syria | 217,0 | | 214. | Telephone Organisation of Thailand | Thailand | 217,0 | | 215. | Guangzhou Evergrande FC | China | 216,5 | | 216. | Al-Qadisiya Khobar | Saudi Arabia | 215,5 | | 217. | Wellington Phoenix FC | Australia | 214,5 | | 218. | Al-Shorta SC Damascus | Syria | 214,5 | | 219. | Haywards Sporting Clube Goa | India | 213,5 | | 220. | Al-Sha'ab Sharjah | UAE | 211,5 | | 221. | Huteen SC Latakia | Syria | 209,0 | | 222. | FC Alga Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 207,5 | | 223. | Balestier Khalsa FC | Singapore | 205,5 | | 224. | Al-Wahda Aden | Yemen | 204,0 | | 225. | Nisa Asgabat FK | Turkmenistan | 203,5 | | 226. | Jashtyk AK Altyn Kara-Suu | Kyrgyzstan | 203,0 | | 227. | Traktor Sazie Tabriz FC | Iran | 200,5 | | 228. | FC Oita Trinita | Japan | 198,5 | | 229. | Al-Jazeera Club Amman | Jordan | 198,0 | | 230. | Happy Valley AA | Hong Kong | 197,5 | | 231. | Bangkok United | Thailand | 197,5 | | 232. | Hòa Phát Hànoi | Vietnam | 197,5 | | 233. | Kyoto Sanga FC | Japan | 195,5 | | 234. | The Citizen AA Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 190,5 | | 235. | TWS Pegasus FC | Hong Kong | 190,0 | | 236. | Jableh Sporting Club | Syria | 189,5 | | 237. | East Riffa Club | Bahrain | 189,0 | | 238. | Al-Shabab Bahrain | Bahrain | 188,0 | | 239. | Kopetdag Asgabat | Turkmenistan | 186,5 | | 240. | Johor FC Pasir Gudang | Malaysia | 186,0 | | 241. | LG-ACB Hanoi | Vietnam | 185,5 | | 242. | Vasco Sport Club Goa | India | 184,0 | | 243. | FC Abdysh-Ata Kant | Kyrgyzstan | 183,5 | | 244. | FC Air India Mumbai | India | 183,0 | | 245. | Al-Tadamon Tyre | Lebanon | 182,5 | | 246. | Henan Construction | China | 182,0 | | 247. | Royal Thai Army Bangkok | Thailand | 182,0 | | 248. | Pelita Jaya Karawang | Indonesia | 181,0 | | 249. | PS Semen Padang | Indonesia | 181,0 | | 250. | Young Lions FC | Singapore | 180,0 | | 251. | Al-Minaa Basra | Iraq | 179,5 | | 252. | Al-Shula Aden | Yemen | 178,5 | | 253. | Al-Ittihad Ibb | Yemen | 178,0 | | 254. | Bany Yas SCC | UAE | 177,0 | | 255. | Tokyo FC II | Japan | 173,0 | | 256. | Al-Jahra FC | Kuwait | 173,0 | | 257. | Oman Club Muscat | Oman | 172,0 | | 258. | PSMS Medan | Indonesia | 170,0 | | 259. | Al-Arabi Irbid | Jordan | 169,5 | | 260. | T & T Hanoi | Vietnam | 169,5 | | 261. | Shabab Al-Baydaa | Yemen | 169,0 | | 262. | NTR WF Tai Po | Hong Kong | 166,0 | | 263. | Al-Wathba Homs | Syria | 165,0 | | 264. | Hassan Abyan | Yemen | 164,5 | | 265. | Al-Nafit Janob | Iraq | 164,0 | | 266. | Anyang LG Cheetahs FC | Republic of Korea | 163,0 | | 267. | Tractor Tashkent | Uzbekistan | 162,0 | | 268. | TD CS Dong Thàp FC Cao Lanh | Vietnam | 159,0 | | 269. | Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov | Tajikistan | 157,5 | | 270. | Al-Wahda Sana'a | Yemen | 156,5 | | 271. | Al-Khaboora | Oman | 155,0 | | 272. | Al-Emirates CSC Ras Al-Khaimah | UAE | 154,5 | | 273. | Bangkok Bank FC | Thailand | 154,0 | | 274. | Xi Mang Hai Phòng | Vietnam | 153,0 | | 275. | Yarmuk Al-Rawda Sana'a | Yemen | 152,5 | | 276. | Pattaya United FC | Thailand | 150,0 | | 277. | Samut Songkhram FC | Thailand | 149,5 | | 278. | Al-Horriya Aleppo | Syria | 149,0 | | 279. | Al-Hala Muharraq | Bahrain | 148,5 | | 280. | Alay Osh | Kyrgyzstan | 148,5 | | 281. | Sichuan Guancheng FC | China | 147,0 | | 282. | Al-Saham Club | Oman | 147,0 | | 283. | Al-Manama FC | Bahrain | 146,5 | | 284. | FK Asgabat | Turkmenistan | 145,5 | | 285. | Al-Taee Hael | Saudi Arabia | 144,0 | | 286. | Al-Dhafra S & CC Abu Dhabi | UAE | 143,0 | | 287. | PAS Hamadan FC | Iran | 142,5 | | 288. | Al-Tadamon Farwaniya | Kuwait | 142,5 | | 289. | Persebaya Surabaya | Indonesia | 142,0 | | 290. | Persela Lamongan | Indonesia | 140,5 | | 291. | FC Dasoguz | Turkmenistan | 140,5 | | 292. | Al-Sinaá Baghdad | Iraq | 140,0 | | 293. | Tripoly SC | Lebanon | 137,5 | | 294. | Racing Beirut | Lebanon | 137,0 | | 295. | Olmaliq FK | Uzbekistan | 136,5 | | 296. | Sogdiana Jizzah FC | Uzbekistan | 136,5 | | 297. | Gold Coast United FC | Australia | 132,0 | | 298. | Wuhan Optics Valley FC | China | 131,0 | | 299. | Al-Ittihad Sharjah Kalba'a | UAE | 131,0 | | 300. | PSPS Pekanbaru | Indonesia | 130,0 |
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