During its early stages, and through the years until 2002, the IFFHS concentrated on publishing quarterly magazines like Fußball-Weltzeitschrift, Libero spezial deutsch, and Libero international. When these had to be discontinued for reasons which were not officially told, the organisation took to publishing their material in a series of multi-lingual books in co-operation with sponsors. They have now confined their publishing activities to their website, receiving logistical support from FIFA.
A large number of well-known journalists and statistics experts have contributed to Weltzeitschrift and Libero. The former include Colin José and Karl-Heinz Jens, among others. The magazine's back issues can still be obtained through internet sources.
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 Copa Libertadores yield more points than UEFA Europa League and Copa Sudamericana, respectively. The point assignment system is still lower for the AFC, CAF, CONCACAF and OFC continental tournaments. Competitions between two continents are evaluated depending upon their importance. Competitions not organized by a continental confederation, or any intercontinental events not recognized by FIFA, are not taken into consideration.
+ Criteria for national competitions: | ||
Competition !! Points for a win !! Points for a draw | ||
National Leagues in Level 4 | 4.00 | 2.00 |
National Leagues in Level 3 | 3.00 | |
National Leagues in Level 2 | 2.00 | |
National Leagues in Level 1 | 1.00 | |
+ Criteria for international competitions: | ||
Competition !! Points for a win !! Points for a draw | ||
UEFA Champions League | 14.0 | 7.0 |
UEFA Europa League | 12.0 | |
Copa Libertadores | 14.0 | |
Copa Sudamericana | 12.0 | |
CAF Champions League | 9.0 | |
CAF Cup | 7.0 | |
AFC Champions League | 9.0 | |
AFC Cup | 7.0 | |
CONCACAF Champions League | 9.0 | |
FIFA Club World Cup (semi-finals) | 14.0 | |
FIFA Club World Cup (final) | 21.0 |
+ Top 50 | (1 August 2010 - 31 July 2011) | |||
!Position | !Team | !Confederation | !Points | |
1 | FC BarcelonaBarcelona || | UEFA | 317.0 | |
2 | Real Madrid C.F.Real Madrid || | UEFA | 307.0 | |
3 | F.C. PortoPorto || | UEFA | 291.5 | |
4 | Manchester United F.C.Manchester United || | UEFA | 285.0 | |
5 | Manchester City F.C.Manchester City || | UEFA | 254.0 | |
6 | Villarreal CFVillarreal || | UEFA | 250.0 | |
7 | F.C. Internazionale MilanoInternazionale || | UEFA | 246.0 | |
8 | Santos FCSantos || | CONMEBOL | 240.0 | |
9 | Club Atlético Vélez SársfieldVélez Sársfield || | CONMEBOL | 239.0 | |
10 | F.C. Schalke 04Schalke || | UEFA | 218.0 | |
11 | PFC CSKA MoscowCSKA Moscow || | UEFA | 215.5 | |
rowspan=2 | 12 | Paris Saint-Germain F.C.Paris Saint-Germain || | UEFA | 210.0 |
FC Dynamo Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | UEFA | ||
14 | FC Zenit Saint PetersburgZenit Saint Petersburg || | UEFA | 207.0 | |
15 | FC Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk || | UEFA | 206.5 | |
16 | Lille OSCLille || | UEFA | 206.0 | |
17 | Cerro Porteño| | CONMEBOL | 201.5 | |
18 | FC Bayern MunichBayern Munich || | UEFA | 200.0 | |
19 | PSV EindhovenPSV || | UEFA | 199.5 | |
rowspan=2 | 20 | TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen| | UEFA | 198.0 |
Sport Club Internacional | Internacional | CONMEBOL | ||
22 | Liga Deportiva Universitaria de QuitoLDU Quito || | CONMEBOL | 196.5 | |
23 | Club Deportivo Universidad CatólicaUniversidad Católica || | CONMEBOL | 192.5 | |
rowspan=2 | 24 | Cruzeiro Esporte ClubeCruzeiro || | CONMEBOL | 191.0 |
Chelsea F.C. | Chelsea | UEFA | ||
26 | AFC AjaxAjax || | UEFA | 190.5 | |
27 | Liverpool F.C.Liverpool || | UEFA | 190.0 | |
28 | C.A. PeñarolPeñarol || | CONMEBOL | 189.5 | |
rowspan=2 | 29 | Deportes Tolima| | CONMEBOL | 189.0 |
Milan A.C. | Milan | UEFA | ||
31 | Club Atlético IndependienteIndependiente || | CONMEBOL | 188.0 | |
32 | Tottenham Hotspur F.C.Tottenham Hotspur || | UEFA | 183.0 | |
rowspan=2 | 33 | FC TwenteTwente || | UEFA | 182.0 |
S.S.C. Napoli | Napoli | UEFA | ||
35 | F.C. CopenhagenCopenhagen || | UEFA | 180.5 | |
36 | Arsenal F.C.Arsenal || | UEFA | 180.0 | |
37 | S.L. BenficaBenfica || | UEFA | 174.5 | |
38 | Club LibertadLibertad || | CONMEBOL | 174.0 | |
39 | S.C. BragaBraga || | UEFA | 173.5 | |
40 | Estudiantes de La PlataEstudiantes || | CONMEBOL | 173.0 | |
41 | CF MonterreyMonterrey || | CONCACAF | 171.0 | |
rowspan=3 | 42 | Borussia Dortmund| | UEFA | 170.0 |
Juventus F.C. | Juventus | UEFA | ||
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | Grêmio | CONMEBOL | ||
45 | Club Sport EmelecEmelec || | CONMEBOL | 169.5 | |
46 | Beşiktaş J.K.Beşiktaş || | UEFA | 168.5 | |
rowspan=2 | 47 | GNK Dinamo ZagrebDynamo Zagreb || | UEFA | 168.0 |
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras | Palmeiras | CONMEBOL | ||
49 | FC Spartak MoscowSpartak Moscow || | UEFA | 165.5 | |
rowspan=3 | 50 | Valencia CFValencia || | UEFA | 163.0 |
A.S. Roma | Roma | UEFA | ||
Olympique de Marseille | Olympique Marseille | UEFA | ||
- Last updated: 15 August 2011 - Current Standings
IFFHS recognised these clubs as The World's Club Team of the Year and were awarded with a golden trophy and a certificate during the World Football Gala.
! Year / Month | ! January | ! February | ! March | ! April | ! May | ! June | ! July | ! August | ! September | ! October | ! November | ! December |
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The All-time Club World Rankings are updated annually. For this ranking the IFFHS takes into consideration the "Top 50 Clubs" on the Club World Ranking at 31 December of each year, and awards them points from 50 points for the top club down to 1 point for the club in the 50th place. Adding the points from individual years for each club provides the All-time Club World Ranking (shown below).
+ Top 25 | (1 January 1991 - 31 December 2009) | |
! Position | ! Team | ! Points |
1 | 807 | |
2 | 726 | |
633 | ||
633 | ||
5 | 632 | |
6 | 631 | |
7 | 599 | |
8 | 594 | |
9 | 503 | |
10 | 491 | |
11 | 455 | |
12 | 447 | |
13 | 445 | |
14 | 421 | |
15 | Boca Juniors | 420 |
16 | 398 | |
17 | 373 | |
18 | 368 | |
19 | 364 | |
20 | 342 | |
21 | 339 | |
22 | Atlético Madrid | 319 |
23 | 317 | |
24 | Borussia Dortmund | 285 |
25 | 284 |
Based on this statistical study series, Spain's Real Madrid, Uruguay's Peñarol, Ghana's Asante Kotoko, Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal, Costa Rica's Saprissa and Australia's South Melbourne were named as "continental clubs of the century" by the IFFHS between 10 September and 13 October 2009. These clubs were awarded with a golden trophy and a certificate during the World Football Gala celebrated at Fulham, London (England) on 11 May 2010.
! Year !! Pos. !! League !! Points | |||
1 | Serie A | 1,382.5 | |
2 | La Liga | 1,069.0 | |
3 | Premier League | 1,059.0 | |
1 | Serie A | 1,342.5 | |
2 | La Liga | 1,145.5 | |
3 | Eredivisie | 941.5 | |
1 | Serie A | 1,577.5 | |
2 | La Liga | 1,171.0 | |
3 | 1,046.5 | ||
1 | Serie A | 1,345.0 | |
2 | 1,067.5 | ||
3 | La Liga | 1,030.0 | |
1 | Serie A | 1,119.0 | |
2 | La Liga | 1,037.0 | |
3 | 1,008.0 | ||
1 | 1,209.0 | ||
2 | Serie A | 1,181.0 | |
3 | La Liga | 1,120.0 | |
1 | Serie A | 1,276.0 | |
2 | 1,198.0 | ||
3 | La Liga | 1,096.0 | |
1 | Serie A | 1,163.0 | |
2 | La Liga | 1,145.0 | |
3 | Premier League | 1,134.0 | |
1 | La Liga | 1,215.0 | |
2 | Premier League | 1,116.0 | |
3 | Serie A | 1,051.0 | |
1 | La Liga | 1,267.0 | |
2 | Premier League | 1,176.0 | |
3 | Serie A | 1,013.0 | |
1 | La Liga | 1,209.0 | |
2 | Premier League | 1,183.0 | |
3 | Serie A | 1,119.0 | |
1 | Serie A | 1,180.0 | |
2 | La Liga | 1,107.0 | |
3 | Premier League | 1,052.0 | |
1 | La Liga | 1,189.0 | |
2 | Premier League | 1,184.0 | |
3 | Serie A | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A>Série A | 1,010.0 |
1 | Premier League | 1,207.0 | |
2 | Serie A | 1,137.0 | |
3 | Ligue 1 | 995.0 | |
1 | Serie A | 1,182.0 | |
2 | La Liga | 1,168.0 | |
3 | Premier League | 1,125.0 | |
1 | Premier League | 1,171.0 | |
2 | La Liga | 1,074.0 | |
3 | Serie A | 1,027.0 | |
1 | Premier League | 1,192.0 | |
2 | Serie A | 1,031.0 | |
3 | 1,020.0 | ||
1 | Premier League | 1,187.0 | |
2 | La Liga | 1,077.0 | |
3 | 1,031.0 | ||
1 | La Liga | 1,092.0 | |
2 | Premier League | 1,039.0 | |
3 | Serie A | 1,021.0 |
+ Top 35 | (2011) | |
! Position | ! League | ! Points |
1 | La Liga | 652.0 |
2 | 534.0 | |
3 | 511.0 | |
4 | Premier League | 509.0 |
5 | Serie A | 443.0 |
6 | Portuguese Liga | 429.5 |
7 | 411.5 | |
8 | 359.0 | |
9 | 381.5 | |
10 | Ligue 1 | 379.0 |
11 | Belgian First Division | 355.0 |
12 | 337.0 | |
13 | K-League | 325.5 |
14 | 310.0 | |
15 | Eredivisie | 310.0 |
16 | Russian Premier League | 302.5 |
17 | Scottish Premier League | 296.0 |
18 | 291.0 | |
19 | J. League | 272.0 |
20 | Saudi Professional League | 265.0 |
21 | Nigeria Premier League | |
22 | Iran Pro League | 260.0 |
23 | Super League Greece | 258.0 |
24 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 255.5 |
25 | Süper Lig | 246.5 |
26 | Moroccan League | 246.0 |
27 | Swiss Super League | 238.0 |
28 | Belgian Pro League | 232.0 |
29 | Egyptian Premier League | 230.0 |
30 | Ukrainian Premier League | 224.5 |
31 | IFA Premiership | 222.2 |
32 | Malaysia Super League | 218.0 |
33 | 210.5 | |
34 | Uzbek League | 210.0 |
35 | V-League | 207.0 |
! Year !! Pos. !! Name !!Club!! votes | ||||
1 | Steven Gerrard | 47,464 | ||
2 | Shunsuke Nakamura | 27.633 | ||
3 | Michael Ballack Rafael Márquez | Chelsea F.C. | 15.935 | |
1 | [[Mohamed Aboutrika | Al-Ahly | 1,017,786 | |
2 | Yasser Al-Qahtani | 613.116 | ||
3 | Younis Mahmoud | 583.769 | ||
1 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al-Ahly | 301.837 | |
2 | David Suazo | 283.829 | ||
3 | 155.282 | |||
1 | Carlos Alberto Pavón | 195,182 | ||
2 | Arda Turan | Galatasaray Spor Kulübü | 91.887 | |
3 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al-Ahly | 84.470 | |
1 | Chicharito | Manchester United | 63.473 | |
2 | Karim Bagheri | 63.395 | ||
3 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al-Ahly | 34.954 | |
In 2007, the IFFHS provided a list of 55 candidates from all six continents. A total of 2,946,740 votes were cast and the winner of the voting was Mohamed Aboutrika, who plays for Al-Ahly and the Egypt national football team.
For 2008, the IFFHS drew up a list of 100 currently active players from 58 countries in all six football continents, from which votes were cast until 3 January 2009. After all the votes were counted, Mohamed Aboutrika was selected as the world's most popular football player for the second year in a row.
On 19 October 2009, the IFFHS opened the voting for the 2009 award. The candidates consisted of 115 currently active players from 68 countries in all six football continents. Votes were cast at the IFFHS website until 2 January 2010 with Carlos Alberto Pavón being the winner.
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