No change in „top five“!
CS Sfaxian – the World’s Club Team of the Month for March 2013
The continental club competitions in Europe, Africa and the American double continent caused many considerable changes in the Club World Ranking, but not at the head. German Bayern FC keeps another higher number of points (383) and Real Madrid is the only one who gets more than 300 points. FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC and Club Atlético de Madrid still alive in UEFA Champion’s League are now followed by a great FC Basel who improves one place. Paris Saint-Germain FC returns to top-10. Meanwhile Clube Atlético Mineiro loses twelve places.
The jumps with more places in „top-100“ are for CSD Independiente del Valle (51 places), Club Cerro Porteño Asunción (40) and Club Santos Laguna (35). The best South American team is Club Atlético Nacional Medellín jumping 11 places from 19th to 8th. CA Lanús also get the top-10 with advancing 14 places.
The World’s Club Team of the Month for March is CS Sfaxian, Tunisia, with 39 points thanks to four win games in CAF Champion’s League, advance 31 places in the World Club Ranking and now is ahead Esperance Tunis. There were many clubs with more points than Tunisian team for March 2014, but they suffered one or more defeats and it means lose their options to be considerer as World’s Club Team of the Month. The highest number of points was got by the Mexican Club Santos Laguna. They get 45,50 points but on March 1st FC Atlas Guadalajara won 3-2 for a national championship match. Also CA Lanús (44 points), CA Vélez Sársfield (42), Newell’s Old Boys /42) and Club Bolívar La Paz (40) get more points than CS Sfaxian. From Europe the three best clubs are Juventus FC Torino (38 points), FC Basel 1893 (36,50) and Club Atlético de Madrid (36).
In the “Top 100″ there are clubs from 37 countries: 64 clubs from the UEFA, 22 from the CONMEBOL, seven from the AFC, four from the CONCACAF, three from the CAF and none from the OFC. The following leagues are represented by the most clubs in the “Top 100″: Brazil (7), Italy (7), Spain (7), England (6), Argentina (5) Germany (5), Belgium (4), 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 April 2013 - 31st March 2014)
SOUTH AMERICA
| Pos | Club | Nation/level | Points |
| 8 | Club Atlético Nacional SA, Medellín | Colombia/3. | 239,50 |
| 10 | CA Lanús | Argentina/4. | 235,00 |
| 13 | Club Independiente Santa Fe CD, Bogotá | Colombia/3. | 227,00 |
| 18 | Clube Atlético Mineiro, Belo Horizonte | Brasil/4. | 224,00 |
| 19 | CA Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4. | 223,00 |
| 22 | CFP Universidad de Chile, Santiago | Chile/3. | 213,00 |
| 28 | Newell’s Old Boys, Rosario | Argentina/4. | 196,00 |
| 34 | Arsenal de Sarandí FC | Argentina/4. | 182,00 |
| 34 | Grêmio FB Porto Alegrense, Porto Alegre | Brasil/4. | 182,00 |
| 36 | CS Emelec, Guayaquil | Ecuador/3. | 180,00 |
CONCACAF AREA
| Pos | Club | Nation/level | Points | |
| 56 | Club Santos Laguna, Torreón | México/3. | 159,00 | |
| 79 | Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente | México/3. | 143,00 | |
| 79 | CDSC Cruz Azul, México | México/3. | 143,00 | |
| 100 | Deportivo Toluca FC | México/3. | 131,00 | |
| 136 | LD Alajuelense, Alajuela | Costa Rica/2. | 114,00 | |
| 139 | Club América, México | México/3. | 113,50 | |
| 160 | Club León | México/3. | 107,00 | |
| 166 | CS Herediano, Heredia | Costa Rica/2. | 104,50 | |
| 166 | CF Monterrey | México/3. | 104,50 | |
| 182 | CA Monarcas Morelia | México/3. | 98,50 | |
ASIA
| Pos | Club | Nation/level | Points |
| 30 | Guangzhou Evergrande FC | China/2. | 188,50 |
| 54 | FC Seoul | Republic of Korea/3. | 162,50 |
| 83 | Al-Shabab FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3. | 139,00 |
| 84 | Pohang Steelers | Republic of Korea/3. | 138,00 |
| 89 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, Jeonju | Republic of Korea/3. | 136,00 |
| 97 | Qadisia SC, Al Kuwait | Kuwait/2. | 132,00 |
| 97 | Al-Hilal S FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3. | 132,00 |
| 103 | Esteghlal FC | Iran/2. | 128,50 |
| 114 | Al Kuwait SC | Kuwait/2. | 125,50 |
| 140 | Lekhwiya SC, ad-Dōha | Qatar/2. | 112,50 |
AFRICA
| Pos | Club | Nation/level | Points |
| 51 | CS Sfaxien | Tunisia/2. | 164,00 |
| 53 | Espérance Tunis | Tunisia/2. | 163,00 |
| 92 | TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi | Congo RD/2. | 134,00 |
| 118 | Raja CA de Casablanca | Morocco/2. | 123,50 |
| 123 | Zamalek SC, al-Qāhirah | Egypt/2. | 121,00 |
| 123 | Al-Ahly SC, al-Qāhirah | Egypt/2. | 121,00 |
| 123 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | Tunisia/2. | 121,00 |
| 131 | Stade Malien de Bamako | Mali/2. | 118,00 |
| 140 | ES Sétif | Algérie/2. | 112,50 |
| 163 | Léopards de Dolisié | Congo/2. | 105,00 |
Club World Ranking
Club-Weltrangliste
Clasificación Mundial de los Clubes
Classement Mondial des Clubs
by IFFHS
Top 200
(1st April 2013 – 31st March 2014)
| Pos | (Feb/14 | Club | Nation/level | Points |
| 1 | = | FC Bayern München | Deutschland/4 | 383,00 |
| 2 | = | Real Madrid CF | España/4 | 301,00 |
| 3 | = | FC Barcelona | España/4 | 277,00 |
| 4 | = | Chelsea FC, London | England/4 | 268,00 |
| 5 | = | Club Atlético de Madrid | España/4 | 267,00 |
| 6 | +1 | FC Basel 1893 | Schweiz/3 | 250,00 |
| 7 | +5 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | France/4 | 247,00 |
| 8 | +11 | Club Atlético Nacional SA, Medellín | Colombia/3 | 239,50 |
| 9 | -1 | ACF Fiorentina, Firenze | Italia/4 | 238,00 |
| 10 | +14 | CA Lanús | Argentina/4 | 235,00 |
| 11 | +2 | Arsenal FC, London | England/4 | 233,00 |
| 12 | +3 | SSC Napoli | Italia/4 | 232,00 |
| 13 | -5 | Club Independiente Santa Fe CD, Bogotá | Colombia/3 | 227,00 |
| 14 | -3 | Tottenham Hotspur FC, London | England/4 | 226,00 |
| 15 | -5 | BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | Deutschland/4 | 225,00 |
| 15 | +2 | Juventus FC, Torino | Italia/4 | 225,00 |
| 17 | -3 | SL Benfica, Lisboa | Portugal/3 | 224,50 |
| 18 | -12 | Clube Atlético Mineiro, Belo Horizonte | Brasil/4 | 224,00 |
| 19 | +2 | CA Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 223,00 |
| 20 | +5 | Sevilla FC | España/4 | 222,00 |
| 21 | = | FC Salzburg | Österreich/3 | 217,50 |
| 22 | +1 | CFP Universidad de Chile, Santiago | Chile/3 | 213,00 |
| 23 | -3 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Ceská Republika/3 | 209,50 |
| 24 | -6 | Manchester City FC | England/4 | 208,00 |
| 25 | +8 | Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon | France/4 | 200,00 |
| 26 | +1 | PFC Ludogorets 1947 Razgrad | Bulgaria/3 | 199,50 |
| 27 | -11 | FC Rubin Kazan’ | Russia/3 | 196,50 |
| 28 | +4 | Newell’s Old Boys, Rosario | Argentina/4 | 196,00 |
| 29 | -1 | Celtic FC, Glasgow | Scotland/3 | 193,50 |
| 30 | +6 | Guangzhou Evergrande FC | China/2 | 188,50 |
| 31 | = | Trabzonspor AŞ | Türkiye/3 | 188,00 |
| 32 | -6 | SC FC Steaua Bucureşti | România/3 | 187,00 |
| 33 | -4 | Olympiacos FC, Pireás | Ellás/3 | 182,50 |
| 34 | +1 | Arsenal de Sarandí FC | Argentina/4 | 182,00 |
| 34 | -1 | Grêmio FB Porto Alegrense, Porto Alegre | Brasil/4 | 182,00 |
| 36 | = | CS Emelec, Guayaquil | Ecuador/3 | 180,00 |
| 36 | +11 | Valencia CF | España/4 | 180,00 |
| 38 | +16 | AZ Alkmaar | Nederland/3 | 179,00 |
| 39 | +22 | Club Atlético Paranaense, Curitiba | Brasil/4 | 178,00 |
| 39 | +7 | Manchester United FC | England/4 | 178,00 |
| 39 | = | FC Zenit St Petersburg | Russia/3 | 178,00 |
| 42 | = | FC Slovan Liberec | Ceská Republika/3 | 173,00 |
| 43 | -13 | SS Lazio, Roma | Italia/4 | 172,00 |
| 44 | -6 | PAOK Thessaloníki FC | Ellás/3 | 171,00 |
| 45 | +12 | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 170,00 |
| 45 | +4 | Eintracht Frankfurt 1893 | Deutschland/4 | 170,00 |
| 47 | -2 | R Standard de Liège | Belgique/3 | 169,50 |
| 48 | -6 | Club Libertad, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 166,50 |
| 49 | -7 | KRC Genk | Belgique/3 | 166,00 |
| 49 | -9 | AC Milan, Milano | Italia/4 | 166,00 |
| 51 | +1 | FC Schalke 04, Gelsenkirchen | Deutschland/4 | 164,00 |
| 51 | +31 | CS Sfaxien | Tunisia/2 | 164,00 |
| 53 | +22 | Espérance Tunis | Tunisia/2 | 163,00 |
| 54 | -4 | FC Seoul | Republic of Korea/3 | 162,50 |
| 54 | -6 | SC FC Petrolul Ploieşti | România/3 | 162,50 |
| 56 | +35 | Club Santos Laguna, Torreón | México/3 | 159,00 |
| 56 | -3 | FC Chornomorets Odesa | Ukrayina/3 | 159,00 |
| 58 | -7 | Real Sociedad de Fútbol, San Sebastián | España/4 | 157,00 |
| 59 | -4 | Itagüí Talento Dorado SA | Colombia/3 | 154,50 |
| 60 | +8 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Hrvatska/2 | 153,50 |
| 61 | -21 | Club Olimpia, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 152,50 |
| 61 | +1 | AFC Astra Giurgiu, Ploieşti | România/3 | 152,50 |
| 63 | -6 | CD Universidad Católica, Santiago | Chile/3 | 152,00 |
| 64 | -4 | TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Deutschland/4 | 151,00 |
| 64 | -1 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukrayina/3 | 151,00 |
| 66 | +28 | Real Betis Balompié, Sevilla | España/4 | 150,00 |
| 67 | +3 | FC Thun | Schweiz/3 | 149,50 |
| 68 | +19 | Botafogo FR, Rio de Janeiro | Brasil/4 | 149,00 |
| 68 | -2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | Israel/2 | 149,00 |
| 70 | +2 | AFC Ajax, Amsterdam | Nederland/3 | 148,50 |
| 71 | -2 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Ukrayina/3 | 147,50 |
| 72 | +13 | HNK Rijeka | Hrvatska/2 | 147,00 |
| 72 | -16 | Galatasaray AŞ, İstanbul | Türkiye/3 | 147,00 |
| 74 | -4 | Esbjerg fB | Danmark/2 | 146,00 |
| 75 | +40 | Club Cerro Porteño, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 145,50 |
| 76 | -3 | FC Zulte Waregem | Belgique/3 | 144,50 |
| 77 | -12 | AS Roma | Italia/4 | 144,00 |
| 78 | -2 | FC Dynamo Kiiv | Ukrayina/3 | 143,50 |
| 79 | -5 | Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente | México/3 | 143,00 |
| 79 | +1 | CDSC Cruz Azul, México | México/3 | 143,00 |
| 79 | +28 | FC Porto | Portugal/3 | 143,00 |
| 82 | +7 | Udinese Calcio | Italia/4 | 140,00 |
| 83 | +1 | Al-Shabab FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3 | 139,00 |
| 84 | +15 | Pohang Steelers | Republic of Korea/3 | 138,00 |
| 85 | +51 | CSD Independiente del Valle, Sangolquí | Ecuador/3 | 137,50 |
| 86 | +15 | CR Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro | Brasil/4 | 137,00 |
| 86 | -4 | NK Maribor | Slovenija/2 | 137,00 |
| 88 | -29 | Fenerbahçe SK, İstambul | Türkiye/3 | 136,50 |
| 89 | +9 | FC Sheriff Tiraspol | Moldova/2 | 136,00 |
| 89 | +2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, Jeonju | Republic of Korea/3 | 136,00 |
| 91 | -1 | APOEL FC, Nicosía | Cypern/3 | 135,00 |
| 92 | +21 | TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi | Congo RD/2 | 134,00 |
| 92 | -16 | KP Legia Warszawa | Polska/2 | 134,00 |
| 94 | +14 | Cruzeiro EC, Belo Horizonte | Brasil/4 | 133,00 |
| 94 | -28 | SC Corinthians Paulista, São Paulo | Brasil/4 | 133,00 |
| 96 | +7 | PSV Eindhoven | Nederland/3 | 132,50 |
| 97 | +6 | Swansea City AFC | England/4 | 132,00 |
| 97 | -11 | Qadisia SC, Al Kuwait | Kuwait/2 | 132,00 |
| 97 | -19 | Al-Hilal S FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3 | 132,00 |
| 100 | -9 | Deportivo Toluca FC | México/3 | 131,00 |
| 101 | -7 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | France/4 | 130,00 |
| 102 | +62 | A Deportivo Cali, Santiago de Cali | Colombia/3 | 129,00 |
| 103 | -4 | Apollon Limassol FC | Cypern/3 | 128,50 |
| 103 | -25 | Esteghlal FC | Iran/2 | 128,50 |
| 103 | -6 | FC Kuban’ Krasnodar | Russia/3 | 128,50 |
| 106 | -43 | São Paulo FC | Brasil/4 | 128,00 |
| 106 | +20 | CD O’Higgins, Rancagua | Chile/3 | 128,00 |
| 106 | -3 | GD Estoril-Praia | Portugal/3 | 128,00 |
| 106 | -4 | CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu | România/3 | 128,00 |
| 110 | -23 | CA Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 127,00 |
| 110 | +91 | Wigan Athletic FC | England2/4 | 127,00 |
| 112 | -2 | Qarabağ Ağdam FK, Baku | Azärbaycan/2 | 126,00 |
| 112 | -6 | FK Vojvodina Novi Sad | Srbija/2 | 126,00 |
| 114 | -33 | Al Kuwait SC | Kuwait/2 | 125,50 |
| 115 | -21 | Maccabi Haifa FC | Israel/2 | 125,00 |
| 115 | +10 | FK Austria Wien | Österreich/3 | 125,00 |
| 117 | +16 | CA River Plate, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 124,00 |
| 118 | +13 | Raja CA de Casablanca | Morocco/2 | 123,50 |
| 119 | -2 | A Deportivo Pasto, San Juan de Pasto | Colombia/3 | 123,00 |
| 120 | +15 | Club Nacional, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 122,50 |
| 121 | -7 | AA Ponte Preta, São Paulo | Brasil/4 | 122,00 |
| 121 | +15 | SK Rapid Wien | Österreich/3 | 122,00 |
| 123 | +8 | Zamalek SC, al-Qāhirah | Egypt/2 | 121,00 |
| 123 | -11 | Al-Ahly SC, al-Qāhirah | Egypt/2 | 121,00 |
| 123 | -5 | Molde FK | Norge/3 | 121,00 |
| 123 | +19 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | Tunisia/2 | 121,00 |
| 127 | -3 | VMFD Žalgiris Vilnius | Lietuva/2 | 120,50 |
| 128 | +44 | Club The Strongest, La Paz | Bolivia/2 | 120,00 |
| 128 | -10 | AS Saint-Étienne Loire | France/4 | 120,00 |
| 130 | +6 | PFC Botev Plovdiv | Bulgaria/3 | 119,50 |
| 131 | +8 | Liverpool FC | England/4 | 118,00 |
| 131 | -21 | Stade Malien de Bamako | Mali/2 | 118,00 |
| 133 | +9 | Everton FC, Liverpool | England/4 | 116,00 |
| 134 | -13 | Rosenborg BK, Trondheim | Norge/3 | 115,50 |
| 135 | +18 | IF Elfsborg | Sverige/2 | 115,00 |
| 136 | +36 | LD Alajuelense, Alajuela | Costa Rica/2 | 114,00 |
| 136 | +4 | LDU de Loja | Ecuador/3 | 114,00 |
| 136 | +56 | AS Monaco FC | France/4 | 114,00 |
| 139 | -11 | Club América, México | México/3 | 113,50 |
| 140 | +52 | ES Sétif | Algérie/2 | 112,50 |
| 140 | +25 | Lekhwiya SC, ad-Dōha | Qatar/2 | 112,50 |
| 142 | -34 | CA Tigre, Victoria | Argentina/4 | 112,00 |
| 142 | -22 | Buriram United FC | Thailand/2 | 112,00 |
| 144 | +2 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | Georgia/2 | 111,00 |
| 145 | +18 | El Jaish SC, ad-Dōha | Qatar/2 | 110,50 |
| 146 | -25 | Fluminense FC, Rio de Janeiro | Brasil/4 | 110,00 |
| 146 | -4 | Athletic Club, Bilbao | España/4 | 110,00 |
| 148 | +12 | PAE APS Atromitos FC, Athína | Ellás/3 | 109,50 |
| 148 | -27 | Kashiwa Reysol | Nippon/3 | 109,50 |
| 148 | +11 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Schweiz/3 | 109,50 |
| 151 | -2 | FC Anji Makhachkala, Kaspiysk | Russia/3 | 108,50 |
| 151 | -10 | Al-Nassr FC, Ar-Riyāḍ | Saudi Arabia/3 | 108,50 |
| 151 | -5 | FC St Gallen 1879 | Schweiz/3 | 108,50 |
| 154 | +1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Deutschland/4 | 108,00 |
| 154 | +1 | Lille OSC Métrpole | France/4 | 108,00 |
| 154 | +1 | FC Differdange 03 | Luxembourg/2 | 108,00 |
| 154 | -1 | Club Guaraní, Asunción | Paraguay/3 | 108,00 |
| 158 | -29 | Millonarios FC SA, Bogotá | Colombia/3 | 107,50 |
| 158 | +34 | Saint Johnstone FC, Perth | Scotland/3 | 107,50 |
| 160 | +41 | Club León | México/3 | 107,00 |
| 161 | +22 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Nippon/3 | 106,50 |
| 162 | +14 | Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina/4 | 106,00 |
| 163 | +61 | Léopards de Dolisié | Congo/2 | 105,00 |
| 163 | -14 | FK Ventspils | Latvija/2 | 105,00 |
| 163 | -47 | Club Nacional de Football, Montevideo | Uruguay/2 | 105,00 |
| 166 | -17 | AC Sparta Praha | Ceská Republika/3 | 104,50 |
| 166 | -24 | CS Herediano, Heredia | Costa Rica/2 | 104,50 |
| 166 | -40 | CF Monterrey | México/3 | 104,50 |
| 169 | -14 | Goiás EC, Goiânia | Brasil/4 | 104,00 |
| 169 | +23 | Malmö FF | Sverige/2 | 104,00 |
| 171 | +18 | PFC CSKA Moskva | Russia/3 | 103,50 |
| 172 | -42 | Al-Ahli, Jeddah | Saudi Arabia/3 | 102,50 |
| 173 | +12 | CA All Boys, Buenos Aires | Argentina/4 | 102,00 |
| 173 | -13 | EC Bahia, Salvador | Brasil/4 | 102,00 |
| 173 | +70 | Unión Española, Santiago | Chile/3 | 102,00 |
| 173 | +47 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-I | Republic of Korea/3 | 102,00 |
| 177 | -10 | C Deportes Tolima SA, Ibagué | Colombia/3 | 100,50 |
| 177 | +107 | Kaizer Chiefs FC | South Africa/2 | 100,50 |
| 179 | -33 | Cotonsport de Garoua | Cameroun/2 | 99,50 |
| 179 | -46 | Barcelona SC, Guayaquil | Ecuador/3 | 99,50 |
| 181 | -21 | KS Skënderbeu Korçe | Shqiperia/2 | 99,00 |
| 182 | -13 | CA Monarcas Morelia | México/3 | 98,50 |
| 183 | -7 | CA Belgrano de Córdoba | Argentina/4 | 98,00 |
| 183 | +196 | Club Bolívar, La Paz | Bolivia/2 | 98,00 |
| 183 | -13 | EC Vitória, Salvador | Brasil/4 | 98,00 |
| 186 | +6 | Beijing Guoan FC | China/2 | 97,50 |
| 187 | -38 | Orlando Pirates FC | South Africa/2 | 96,50 |
| 188 | -3 | Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba | Argentina/4 | 96,00 |
| 189 | -8 | FK Jablonec | Ceská Republika/3 | 95,50 |
| 189 | -17 | CD Cobreloa, Calama | Chile/3 | 95,50 |
| 191 | +188 | Zamora FC, Barinas | Venezuela/2 | 95,00 |
| 192 | +9 | Club Brugge KV | Belgique/3 | 94,50 |
| 192 | -16 | CD La Equidad Seguros, Bogotá | Colombia/3 | 94,50 |
| 194 | -27 | Real Garcilaso | Perú/2 | 94,00 |
| 195 | +14 | CSD Colo Colo, Santiago | Chile/3 | 93,00 |
| 196 | -4 | SC Internacional, Porto Alegre | Brasil/4 | 92,00 |
| 196 | -7 | AEL Limassol | Cypern/3 | 92,00 |
| 196 | +138 | Al-Merreikh Omdurman | Sudan/2 | 92,00 |
| 199 | -34 | Club Deportes Iquique | Chile/3 | 91,50 |
| 199 | -16 | Once Caldas SA, Manizales | Colombia/3 | 91,50 |
| 199 | +39 | CA Peñarol, Montevideo | Uruguay/2 | 91,50 |