Sport Lisboa e Benfica – the World’s Club Team of the Month for February 2014
Real Madrid launches challenge to Bayern!
FC Bayern München keeps on leading the Club World Ranking with authority, but Real Madrid reached more than 300 points and now is the great rival for Bavarian club. FC Barcelona is now in third place, meanwhile Chelsea FC, with a draw match in Istanbul, and Club Atlético de Madrid, who fell in domestic cup, lose one position.
As no unexpected results for continental competitions, the most influential changes in the Club World Ranking were motivated by deleting points from February 2013. It means the 6 places fall for Paris Saint-Germain FC. New teams in the top-10 are Club Independiente Santa Fe CD (5 places jump), ACF Fiorentina (9 places) and BV Borussia 09 Dortmund (4 places). Important jump for FC Salzburg up to 21st place from 42nd. AS Monaco made the greatest jump into top-200, with 139 places with only domestic points adding.
The World’s Club Team of the Month for February was Sport Lisboa e Benfica, with worldwide highest number of points, 42,5. The Eagles from Lisboa won the two Europa League matches and conceded only one draw in domestic League. They were ahead FC Bayern München (42 points), Club Independiente Santa Fe CD (41,5 points), Real Madrid CF (40 points) and SSC Napoli (40 points).
In the Club World Ranking “Top 100″ there are clubs from 38 countries: 65 clubs from the UEFA, 20 from the CONMEBOL, nine from the AFC, four from the CONCACAF, two from the CAF and none from the OFC. The following leagues are represented by the most clubs in the “Top 100″: Italy (7), Spain (7), Argentina (6), Brazil (6), England (5), Germany (5), Mexico (4), and Ukraine (4).
Club World Ranking
Club-Weltrangliste
Clasificación Mundial de los Clubes
Classement Mondial des Clubs
by IFFHS
Continental Top 10 (1st March 2013 – 28th February 2014)
SOUTH AMERICA
Pos | Club | Nation/level | Points |
6 | Clube Atlético Mineiro, Belo Horizonte | Brasil/4 | 238,00 |
8 | Club Independiente Santa Fe CD, Bogotá | Colombia/3 | 234,00 |
19 | Club Atlético Nacional SA, Medellín | Colombia/3 | 212,50 |
21 | CA Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 203,00 |
23 | CFP Universidad de Chile, Santiago | Chile/3 | 202,00 |
24 | CA Lanús | Argentina/4 | 201,00 |
32 | Newell’s Old Boys, Rosario | Argentina/4 | 184,00 |
33 | Grêmio FB Porto Alegrense, Porto Alegre | Brasil/4 | 182,00 |
35 | Arsenal de Sarandí FC | Argentina/4 | 179,00 |
36 | CS Emelec, Guayaquil | Ecuador/3 | 178,50 |
CONCACAF AREA
Pos | Club | Nation/level | Points |
74 | Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente | México/3 | 142,00 |
80 | CDSC Cruz Azul, México | México/3 | 139,00 |
91 | Deportivo Toluca FC | México/3 | 133,00 |
91 | Club Santos Laguna, Torreón | México/3 | 133,00 |
126 | CF Monterrey | México/3 | 115,50 |
128 | Club América, México | México/3 | 114,50 |
142 | CS Herediano, Heredia | Costa Rica/2 | 108,00 |
169 | CA Monarcas Morelia | México/3 | 98,50 |
172 | LD Alajuelense, Alajuela | Costa Rica/2 | 97,00 |
201 | Club León | México/3 | 90,00 |
ASIA
Pos | Club | Nation/level | Points |
36 | Guangzhou Evergrande FC | China/2 | 178,50 |
50 | FC Seoul | Republic of Korea/3 | 161,00 |
78 | Esteghlal FC | Iran/2 | 139,50 |
78 | Al-Hilal S FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3 | 139,50 |
81 | Al Kuwait SC | Kuwait/2 | 138,50 |
84 | Al-Shabab FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3 | 137,50 |
86 | Qadisia SC, Al Kuwait | Kuwait/2 | 136,00 |
91 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, Jeonju | Republic of Korea/3 | 133,00 |
99 | Pohang Steelers | Republic of Korea/3 | 130,50 |
AFRICA
Pos | Club | Nation/level | Points |
75 | Espérance Tunis | Tunisia/2 | 141,50 |
82 | CS Sfaxien | Tunisia/2 | 138,00 |
110 | Stade Malien de Bamako | Mali/2 | 123,50 |
112 | Al-Ahly SC, al-Qāhirah | Egypt/2 | 123,00 |
113 | TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi | Congo RD/2 | 122,50 |
131 | Zamalek SC, al-Qāhirah | Egypt/2 | 112,50 |
131 | Raja CA de Casablanca | Morocco/2 | 112,50 |
142 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | Tunisia/2 | 108,00 |
146 | Cotonsport de Garoua | Cameroun/2 | 107,00 |
149 | Orlando Pirates FC | South Africa/2 | 105,50 |
OCEANIA
Pos | Club | Nation/Level | Points |
638 | Auckland City FC | New Zeland/1. | 46,00 |
700 | Ba FC | Fiji/1. | 43,50 |
700 | Waitakere United | New Zeland/1. | 43,50 |
1021 | Amicale FC, Port Vila | Vanuatu/1. | 31,50 |
1189 | AS Dragon | Tahiti/1. | 26,50 |
1213 | Tupapa Maraerenga | Cook/1. | 25,50 |
1355 | PRK Hekari United | Papua New Guinea/1. | 21,00 |
1565 | Gaïtcha FC | Nouvelle-Calédonie/1. | 16,00 |
1565 | Solomon Warriors | Solomon/1. | 16,00 |
1565 | AS Tefana | Tahiti/1. | 16,00 |
Club World Ranking
Club-Weltrangliste
Clasificación Mundial de los Clubes
Classement Mondial des Clubs
by IFFHS
Top 200 (1st March 2013 – 28th February 2014)
Pos | jan/14 | Club | Nation/level | Points |
1 | = | FC Bayern München | Deutschland/4 | 370,00 |
2 | = | Real Madrid CF | España/4 | 301,00 |
3 | +2 | FC Barcelona | España/4 | 267,00 |
4 | -1 | Chelsea FC, London | England/4 | 262,00 |
5 | -1 | Club Atlético de Madrid | España/4 | 239,00 |
6 | +3 | Clube Atlético Mineiro, Belo Horizonte | Brasil/4 | 238,00 |
7 | +1 | FC Basel 1893 | Schweiz/3 | 234,50 |
8 | +5 | Club Independiente Santa Fe CD, Bogotá | Colombia/3 | 234,00 |
8 | +9 | ACF Fiorentina, Firenze | Italia/4 | 234,00 |
10 | +4 | BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | Deutschland/4 | 233,00 |
11 | -4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC, London | England/4 | 232,00 |
12 | -6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | France/4 | 230,00 |
13 | -1 | Arsenal FC, London | England/4 | 228,00 |
14 | -3 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | Portugal/3 | 227,50 |
15 | +13 | SSC Napoli | Italia/4 | 218,00 |
16 | -6 | FC Rubin Kazan’ | Russia/3 | 217,50 |
17 | +1 | Juventus FC, Torino | Italia/4 | 215,00 |
18 | -2 | Manchester City FC | England/4 | 214,00 |
19 | +4 | Club Atlético Nacional SA, Medellín | Colombia/3 | 212,50 |
20 | -5 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Ceská Republika/3 | 208,50 |
21 | +1 | CA Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 203,00 |
21 | +21 | FC Salzburg | Österreich/3 | 203,00 |
23 | +3 | CFP Universidad de Chile, Santiago | Chile/3 | 202,00 |
24 | +8 | CA Lanús | Argentina/4 | 201,00 |
25 | +8 | Sevilla FC | España/4 | 198,00 |
26 | -6 | SC FC Steaua Bucureşti | România/3 | 194,50 |
27 | +13 | PFC Ludogorets 1947 Razgrad | Bulgaria/3 | 193,50 |
28 | -9 | Celtic FC, Glasgow | Scotland/3 | 192,50 |
29 | +13 | Olympiacos FC, Pireás | Ellás/3 | 192,00 |
30 | -6 | SS Lazio, Roma | Italia/4 | 186,00 |
31 | -6 | Trabzonspor AŞ | Türkiye/3 | 185,00 |
32 | +1 | Newell’s Old Boys, Rosario | Argentina/4 | 184,00 |
33 | +9 | Grêmio FB Porto Alegrense, Porto Alegre | Brasil/4 | 182,00 |
33 | +9 | Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon | France/4 | 182,00 |
35 | +13 | Arsenal de Sarandí FC | Argentina/4 | 179,00 |
36 | = | Guangzhou Evergrande FC | China/2 | 178,50 |
36 | +1 | CS Emelec, Guayaquil | Ecuador/3 | 178,50 |
38 | +2 | PAOK Thessaloníki FC | Ellás/3 | 176,00 |
39 | -8 | FC Zenit St Petersburg | Russia/3 | 174,50 |
40 | -14 | AC Milan, Milano | Italia/4 | 172,00 |
40 | -11 | Club Olimpia, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 172,00 |
42 | -4 | KRC Genk | Belgique/3 | 171,50 |
42 | +5 | FC Slovan Liberec | Ceská Republika/3 | 171,50 |
42 | -21 | Club Libertad, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 171,50 |
45 | +6 | R Standard de Liège | Belgique/3 | 165,00 |
46 | -16 | Manchester United FC | England/4 | 164,00 |
47 | +25 | Valencia CF | España/4 | 163,00 |
48 | +1 | SC FC Petrolul Ploieşti | România/3 | 162,50 |
49 | +9 | Eintracht Frankfurt 1893 | Deutschland/4 | 162,00 |
50 | +2 | FC Seoul | Republic of Korea/3 | 161,00 |
51 | -1 | Real Sociedad de Fútbol, San Sebastián | España/4 | 159,00 |
52 | +1 | FC Schalke 04, Gelsenkirchen | Deutschland/4 | 158,00 |
53 | +11 | FC Chornomorets Odesa | Ukrayina/3 | 155,50 |
54 | +24 | AZ Alkmaar | Nederland/3 | 155,00 |
55 | +7 | Itagüí Talento Dorado SA | Colombia/3 | 154,50 |
56 | -1 | Galatasaray AŞ, İstanbul | Türkiye/3 | 153,00 |
57 | +30 | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 152,00 |
57 | -3 | CD Universidad Católica, Santiago | Chile/3 | 152,00 |
59 | -26 | Fenerbahçe SK, İstanbul | Türkiye/3 | 151,50 |
60 | +1 | TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Deutschland/4 | 151,00 |
61 | +46 | Club Atlético Paranaense, Curitiba | Brasil/4 | 150,00 |
62 | +5 | AFC Astra Giurgiu, Ploieşti | România/3 | 149,50 |
63 | +2 | São Paulo FC | Brasil/4 | 149,00 |
63 | -1 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukrayina/3 | 149,00 |
65 | +3 | AS Roma | Italia/4 | 148,00 |
66 | -24 | SC Corinthians Paulista, São Paulo | Brasil/4 | 147,00 |
66 | +8 | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | Israel/2 | 147,00 |
68 | +3 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Hrvatska/2 | 146,50 |
69 | +7 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Ukrayina/3 | 146,00 |
70 | +9 | Esbjerg fB | Danmark/2 | 145,50 |
70 | -12 | FC Thun | Schweiz/3 | 145,50 |
72 | -15 | AFC Ajax, Amsterdam | Nederland/3 | 143,50 |
73 | +2 | FC Zulte Waregem | Belgique/3 | 143,00 |
74 | -35 | Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente | México/3 | 142,00 |
75 | +6 | Espérance Tunis | Tunisia/2 | 141,50 |
76 | +6 | KP Legia Warszawa | Polska/2 | 140,00 |
76 | = | FC Dynamo Kiiv | Ukrayina/3 | 140,00 |
78 | -23 | Esteghlal FC | Iran/2 | 139,50 |
78 | -8 | Al-Hilal S FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3 | 139,50 |
80 | +10 | CDSC Cruz Azul, México | México/3 | 139,00 |
81 | +46 | Al Kuwait SC | Kuwait/2 | 138,50 |
82 | +5 | NK Maribor | Slovenija/2 | 138,00 |
82 | +3 | CS Sfaxien | Tunisia/2 | 138,00 |
84 | -2 | Al-Shabab FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3 | 137,50 |
85 | -1 | HNK Rijeka | Hrvatska/2 | 136,50 |
86 | +27 | Qadisia SC, Al Kuwait | Kuwait/2 | 136,00 |
87 | -22 | CA Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 135,00 |
87 | +76 | Botafogo FR, Rio de Janeiro | Brasil/4 | 135,00 |
89 | +6 | Udinese Calcio | Italia/4 | 134,00 |
90 | +23 | APOEL FC, Nicosía | Cypern/3 | 133,50 |
91 | -18 | Deportivo Toluca FC | México/3 | 133,00 |
91 | +63 | Club Santos Laguna, Torreón | México/3 | 133,00 |
91 | +3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, Jeonju | Republic of Korea/3 | 133,00 |
94 | +30 | Real Betis Balompié, Sevilla | España/4 | 132,00 |
94 | -36 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | France/4 | 132,00 |
94 | -14 | Maccabi Haifa FC | Israel/2 | 132,00 |
97 | -7 | FC Kuban’ Krasnodar | Russia/3 | 131,50 |
98 | -1 | FC Sheriff Tiraspol | Moldova/2 | 131,00 |
99 | +1 | Apollon Limassol FC | Cypern/3 | 130,50 |
99 | -6 | Pohang Steelers | Republic of Korea/3 | 130,50 |
101 | +23 | CR Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro | Brasil/4 | 130,00 |
102 | -16 | CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu | România/3 | 129,50 |
103 | +8 | Swansea City AFC | England/4 | 128,00 |
103 | -13 | PSV Eindhoven | Nederland/3 | 128,00 |
103 | -3 | GD Estoril-Praia | Portugal/3 | 128,00 |
106 | -11 | FK Vojvodina Novi Sad | Srbija/2 | 127,00 |
107 | -7 | FC Porto | Portugal/3 | 126,50 |
108 | -5 | CA Tigre, Victoria | Argentina/4 | 126,00 |
108 | +25 | Cruzeiro EC, Belo Horizonte | Brasil/4 | 126,00 |
110 | +3 | Qarabağ Ağdam FK, Bakı | Azärbaycan/2 | 123,50 |
110 | = | Stade Malien de Bamako | Mali/2 | 123,50 |
112 | -9 | Al-Ahly SC, al-Qāhirah | Egypt/2 | 123,00 |
113 | +9 | TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi | Congo RD/2 | 122,50 |
114 | -7 | AA Ponte Preta, São Paulo | Brasil/4 | 122,00 |
115 | +31 | Club Cerro Porteño, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 121,50 |
116 | -7 | Club Nacional de Football, Montevideo | Uruguay/2 | 120,50 |
117 | -11 | A Deportivo Pasto, San Juan de Pasto | Colombia/3 | 120,00 |
118 | -31 | AS Saint-Étienne Loire | France/4 | 118,00 |
118 | = | Molde FK | Norge/3 | 118,00 |
120 | -9 | Buriram United FC | Thailand/2 | 117,50 |
121 | -52 | Fluminense FC, Rio de Janeiro | Brasil/4 | 117,00 |
121 | -23 | Kashiwa Reysol | Nippon/3 | 117,00 |
121 | = | Rosenborg BK, Trondheim | Norge/3 | 117,00 |
124 | -2 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Lietuva/2 | 116,50 |
125 | +3 | FK Austria Wien | Österreich/3 | 116,00 |
126 | +57 | CD O’Higgins, Rancagua | Chile/3 | 115,50 |
126 | +3 | CF Monterrey | México/3 | 115,50 |
128 | -12 | Club América, México | México/3 | 114,50 |
129 | +7 | Millonarios FC SA, Bogotá | Colombia/3 | 114,00 |
130 | -14 | Al-Ahli, Jeddah | Saudi Arabia/3 | 113,00 |
131 | +6 | Zamalek SC, al-Qāhirah | Egypt/2 | 112,50 |
131 | +46 | Raja CA de Casablanca | Morocco/2 | 112,50 |
133 | -15 | CA River Plate, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 112,00 |
133 | -9 | Barcelona SC, Guayaquil | Ecuador/3 | 112,00 |
135 | +26 | Club Nacional, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 111,50 |
136 | +3 | PFC Botev Plovdiv | Bulgaria/3 | 110,50 |
136 | +18 | CSD Independiente del Valle, Sangolquí | Ecuador/3 | 110,50 |
136 | +5 | SK Rapid Wien | Österreich/3 | 110,50 |
139 | -10 | Liverpool FC | England/4 | 110,00 |
140 | +11 | LDU de Loja | Ecuador/3 | 109,50 |
141 | +32 | Al-Nassr FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3 | 108,50 |
142 | -1 | CS Herediano, Heredia | Costa Rica/2 | 108,00 |
142 | +4 | Everton FC, Liverpool | England/4 | 108,00 |
142 | +29 | Athletic Club, Bilbao | España/4 | 108,00 |
142 | +18 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | Tunisia/2 | 108,00 |
146 | -9 | Cotonsport de Garoua | Cameroun/2 | 107,00 |
146 | -5 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | Georgia/2 | 107,00 |
146 | -6 | FC St Gallen 1879 | Schweiz/3 | 107,00 |
149 | -15 | AC Sparta Praha | Ceská Republika/3 | 105,50 |
149 | = | FK Ventspils | Latvija/2 | 105,50 |
149 | = | FC Anji Makhachkala, Kaspiysk | Russia/3 | 105,50 |
149 | -17 | Orlando Pirates FC | South Africa/2 | 105,50 |
153 | -8 | Club Guaraní, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 105,00 |
153 | -2 | IF Elfsborg | Sverige/2 | 105,00 |
155 | -2 | Goiás EC, Goiânia | Brasil/4 | 104,00 |
155 | +8 | VfL Wolfsburg | Deutschland/4 | 104,00 |
155 | +2 | Lille OSC Métrpole | France/4 | 104,00 |
155 | +2 | FC Differdange 03 | Luxembourg/2 | 104,00 |
159 | -25 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Schweiz/3 | 103,50 |
160 | -3 | EC Bahia, Salvador | Brasil/4 | 102,00 |
160 | +25 | PAE APS Atromitos FC, Athína | Ellás/3 | 102,00 |
160 | +22 | KS Skënderbeu Korçe | Shqiperia/2 | 102,00 |
163 | +82 | El Jaish SC, ad-Dōha | Qatar/2 | 101,50 |
164 | +26 | A Deportivo Cali, Santiago de Cali | Colombia/3 | 100,50 |
165 | +72 | Club Deportes Iquique | Chile/3 | 99,50 |
165 | +20 | Lekhwiya SC, ad-Dōha | Qatar/2 | 99,50 |
167 | -68 | C Deportes Tolima SA, Ibagué | Colombia/3 | 99,00 |
167 | -64 | Real Garcilaso | Perú/2 | 99,00 |
169 | +1 | CA Monarcas Morelia | México/3 | 98,50 |
170 | +1 | EC Vitória, Salvador | Brasil/4 | 98,00 |
170 | +23 | Olympique de Marseille | France/4 | 98,00 |
172 | -3 | Club The Strongest, La Paz | Bolivia/2 | 97,00 |
172 | -9 | CD Cobreloa, Calama | Chile/3 | 97,00 |
172 | +3 | LD Alajuelense, Alajuela | Costa Rica/2 | 97,00 |
175 | -19 | FC Metallist Kharkiv | Ukrayina/3 | 96,50 |
176 | +44 | Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina/4 | 96,00 |
176 | +17 | CA Belgrano de Córdoba | Argentina/4 | 96,00 |
176 | +52 | CD La Equidad Seguros, Bogotá | Colombia/3 | 96,00 |
176 | -58 | Newcastle United FC | England/4 | 96,00 |
176 | +2 | Erbil SC | Iraq/2 | 96,00 |
181 | = | FK Jablonec | Ceská Republika/3 | 95,50 |
182 | +61 | AC Omonia Nicosía | Cypern/3 | 95,00 |
183 | +28 | Once Caldas SA, Manizales | Colombia/3 | 94,50 |
183 | +18 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Nippon/3 | 94,50 |
185 | +8 | Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba | Argentina/4 | 94,00 |
185 | -1 | CA All Boys, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 94,00 |
187 | = | Urawa Red Diamonds, Saitama | Nippon/3 | 93,00 |
187 | -14 | Bunyodkor PFK, Toshkent | Uzbekistan/2 | 93,00 |
189 | -21 | CRD Libolo, Calulo | Angola/2 | 92,50 |
189 | +18 | AEL Limassol | Cypern/3 | 92,50 |
189 | +1 | PFC CSKA Moskva | Russia/3 | 92,50 |
192 | +9 | ES Sétif | Algérie/2 | 92,00 |
192 | +1 | SC Internacional, Porto Alegre | Brasil/4 | 92,00 |
192 | +42 | Beijing Guoan FC | China/2 | 92,00 |
192 | +6 | FC København | Danmark/2 | 92,00 |
192 | +139 | AS Monaco FC | France/4 | 92,00 |
192 | +9 | Saint Johnstone FC, Perth | Scotland/3 | 92,00 |
192 | +1 | Malmö FF | Sverige/2 | 92,00 |
199 | -1 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Belarus/2 | 91,00 |
199 | +8 | Asteras Tripolis FC | Ellás/3 | 91,00 |