Real Madrid wins for the 4th time in Club World Ranking

Multiple Cups winner Real Madrid has again proved its ability by claiming its fourth success in the 2017 IFFHS annual Club World rankings announced today.

The club had previously won the top world ranking in 2000, 2002 and 2014 and is a previous winner of the Club World Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the European Super Cup and the LaLiga.

IFFHS established the annual Club World Rankings with statistics to determine the best club of the year. (An explanation of the rules can be found on www.iffhs.de

Grêmio , which was ranked 34th in 2016, made a great jump to be rated second in the listing after winning the Copa Libertadores and reaching the final in the Club World Cup.

Manchester United came from 12th in 2016 to finish in third place with its victory in the the Europa League and regular club performances.

Fourth place went to FC Barcelona, winner of the CWR four times in the last 8 years, ahead of Paris Saint Germain, which gained a place in the Top 10 for the third successive year.

Flamengo (ranked 95 in 2016) finished sixth followed by FC Juventus, which kept its ranking in the Top 10 after winning the title in 1993 and 1996.

Then came FC Bayern München in 8th place with Manchester City, which returned to the World’s best teams after a six years absence and FC Salzburg completing the list.

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OCEANIA (OFC) :

Auckland City FC maintained the first place it scored in 2016 with Team Wellington FC second and AS Tefana third. Three clubs from New Caledonia and three from Tahiti reached the Top 10.

AFRICA (CAF) :

Al Ahly regained first place in the continent after an absence of seven years from last year’s top two, Etoile de Sahel and Espérance de Tunis. Four Tunisian clubs are in the Top 10.

ASIA (AFC) :

Al Hilal (2nd in 2014 and 2015) became the first Saudi club to reach the Top 30 in the Club World Ranking since 1991 . Second place went to Al Ahli SC (first in 2015) followed by Shanghai SIPG FC (10th last year) and Urawa Reds Diamonds. Three clubs from the Korea Republic were in the Top 10.

CONCACAF:

CF Pachuca (5th in 2016) was first in the continent. CF Tigres UANL was second and CF Monterrey third. Five Mexican clubs are in the Top 10.

NEWS

Home United FC from Singapore registered the biggest improvement during the year, rising from 1580 in 2016 to 301 in 2017).

Osmanlispor (36th in 2016 down to 773 in 2017) made the greatest drop in rankings.

Top 100 : UEFA 68 , CONMEBOL 27 , CAF 3 , AFC 2 et CONCACAF 1

37 countries ( UEFA 27 , CONMEBOL 6 , CAF 2 , AFC 1 et CONCACAF 1 )

Brazil 8 , Spain 8 , England 7 , Argentina 6 , Colombia 6 , Italy 6 , France 5

Top 200 : UEFA 122 , CONMEBOL 46 , AFC 14 , CAF 14 et CONCACAF 5

58 countries ( UEFA 36 , CONMEBOL 7 , AFC 7 , CAF 7 et CONCACAF 1 )

Brazil 13 , Argentina 10 , Spain 10 , Colombia 9 , England 8 , France 8 , Germany 8

	Top 10 UEFA
1	Real Madrid CF	Spain / 4 /	328	ESP
3	Manchester United FC	England / 4 /	284	ENG
4	FC Barcelona	Spain / 4 /	269	ESP
5	Paris Saint-Germain FC	France / 4 /	266	FRA
7	Juventus FC	Italy / 3 /	254	ITA
8	FC Bayern München	Germany / 4 /	250	GER
9	Manchester City FC	England / 4 /	244	ENG
10	FC Salzburg	Austria / 3 /	240,5	AUT
11	C Atlético Madrid	Spain / 4 /	232	ESP
14	Tottenham Hotspur FC	England / 4 /	227	ENG

	Top 10 CONMEBOL
2	Grêmio FB	Brazil / 4 /	286	BRA
6	CR Flamengo	Brazil / 4 /	256	BRA
12	CA River Plate	Argentina / 4 /	230	ARG
13	CD Junior FC	Colombia / 4 /	228	COL
20	Botafogo FR	Brazil / 4 /	207	BRA
21	Santos FC	Brazil / 4 /	202	BRA
25	Independiente Santa Fe	Colombia / 4 /	196	COL
28	C Libertad	Paraguay / 3 /	189,5	PAR
32	CA Independiente	Argentina / 4 /	184	ARG
33	SE Palmeiras	Brazil / 4 /	183	BRA

	Top 10 AFC
29	Al Hilal FC	Saudi Arabia / 3 /	186,5	KSA
97	Al Ahli SC	Saudi Arabia / 3 /	133,5	KSA
103	Shanghai SIPG FC	China / 2 /	130	CHN
103	Urawa Reds Diamonds	Japan / 2 /	130	JPN
108	Ulsan Hyundai	Republic Korea / 3 /	126,5	KOR
117	Suwon Bluewings FC	Republic Korea / 3 /	122	KOR
118	FC Persepolis	Iran / 2 /	121,5	IRN
122	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan / 2 /	119	JPN
131	Jeju United FC	Republic Korea / 3 /	114	KOR
146	Guangzhou Evergrande FC	China / 2 /	108	CHN

	Top 10 CAF
79	Al Ahly SC	Egypt / 2 /	145,5	EGY
91	Etoile du Sahel	Tunisia / 3 /	137,5	TUN
97	Esperance ST	Tunisia / 3 /	133,5	TUN
103	TP Mazembe	Congo DR / 2 /	130	COD
118	Club Africain	Tunisia / 3 /	121,5	TUN
120	SuperSport United FC	South Africa / 2 /	121	RSA
126	Wydad Casablanca	Morocco / 2 /	118	MAR
137	Al Merreikh SC	Sudan / 2 /	111,5	SDN
142	CS Sfaxien	Tunisia / 3 /	109,5	TUN
158	Hilal Obayed	Sudan / 2 /	104,5	SDN
	Top 10 CONCACAF
93	CF Pachuca	Mexico / 3 /	136	MEX
111	CF Tigres UANL	Mexico / 3 /	124,5	MEX
116	CF Monterrey	Mexico / 3 /	122,5	MEX
180	CD Guadalajara	Mexico / 3 /	97,5	MEX
193	CA Morelia	Mexico / 3 /	92,5	MEX
206	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Canada / 1 /	89,5	USA
229	FC Dallas	U S A / 2 /	85	USA
231	New York RB	U S A / 2 /	84	CRC
237	CS Herediano	Costa Rica / 2 /	83	CRC
250	Deportivo Saprissa	Costa Rica / 2 /	78,5	MEX

	Top 10 OFC
552	Auckland City FC	New Zeland / 1 /	49,5	NZL
808	Team Wellington FC	New Zeland / 1 /	36,5	NZL
810	AS Tefana	Tahiti / 1 /	36,25	TAH
862	AS Magenta	New Caledonia / 1 /	34	NCL
883	AS Central	Tahiti / 1 /	33	TAH
998	Hienghène Sport	New Caledonia / 1 /	29,25	NCL
1071	AS Dragon	Tahiti / 1 /	26,25	TAH
1169	Erakor Golden Star FC	Vanuatu / 1 /	23	VAN
1333	AS Lössi	New Caledonia / 1 /	19	NCL
1358	Marist Fire FC	Solomon Islands / 1 /	18,5	SOL