International Federation of Football History & Statistics
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The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is an organization that chronicles the history of football. It was founded in 1984 and is based in Bonn, Germany.
[edit] Ranking
Since 1991, the entity has produced a monthly club world ranking.
The ranking takes into consideration the results of twelve months of continental and intercontinental competitions, national league matches (including play-offs) and the most important national cup (excluding points won before the round of 16).
All countries are rated at four levels based upon the national league performance -- clubs in the highest level leagues receive 4 points for each match won, 2 for a draw and 0 for a defeat. Level 2 is assigned 3 pts. (win), 1.5 (draw) and 0 (lost), and so on with the next lower levels.
In continental competitions, all clubs receive the same number of points at all stages regardless of the performance level of their leagues. However, the UEFA Champions League and the Libertadores Cup yield more points than minor competitions UEFA Cup and Copa Sudamericana, respectively. The point assignment system is still lower for African, Asian, CONCACAF and Oceaniac continental tournaments. Competitions between two continents are evaluated depending upon their importance. Competitions not organised by a continental confederation, or any intercontinental events not recognized by FIFA, are not taken into consideration.
Top 20 as of (1st December 2006 - 30th November 2007)
- 1. Image:Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla FC - 292
- 2. Image:Flag of England.svg Manchester United FC - 288
- 3. Image:Flag of England.svg Chelsea FC - 284
- 4. Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Santos FC - 258
- 5. Image:Flag of Italy.svg AC Milan - 243
- 5. Image:Flag of Italy.svg FC Internazionale Milano - 243
- 7. Image:Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona - 239
- 8. Image:Flag of England.svg Liverpool FC - 237
- 9. Image:Flag of Italy.svg AS Roma - 236
- 9. Image:Flag of Argentina.svg CA Boca Juniors - 236
- 11.Image:Flag of Germany.svg SV Werder Bremen - 224
- 12.Image:Flag of Mexico.svg CF América - 220
- 13.Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg FC Shakhtar Donetsk - 208
- 14.Image:Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo FC - 204
- 15.Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Club Libertad - 203,5
- 16.Image:Flag of England.svg Arsenal FC - 203
- 17.Image:Flag of Chile.svg Colo-Colo - 201,5
- 18.Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting Club - 196
- 19.Image:Flag of England.svg Blackburn Rovers FC - 192
- 20.Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow Rangers FC - 191
[edit] Year-end leaders
The following table shows the clubs that finished on top of the ranking by the end of each year:
- 1991 - AS Roma
- 1992 - Ajax
- 1993 - Juventus
- 1994 - Paris Saint-Germain
- 1995 - AC Milan
- 1996 - Juventus
- 1997 - FC Barcelona
- 1998 - Internazionale
- 1999 - Manchester United
- 2000 - Real Madrid
- 2001 - Liverpool
- 2002 - Real Madrid
- 2003 - AC Milan
- 2004 - Valencia
- 2005 - Liverpool
- 2006 - Sevilla
[edit] External links
de:International Federation of Football History & Statisticses:Federación Internacional de Historia y Estadística de Fútbol fr:International Federation of Football History & Statistics hu:International Federation of Football History & Statistics it:IFFHS lb:International Federation of Football History & Statistics pl:Międzynarodowa Federacja Historyków i Statystyków Futbolu pt:International Federation of Football History & Statistics tr:Uluslararası Futbol Tarihi ve İstatistikleri Federasyonu uk:IFFHS
