CWR March 2014
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).
Continental Top 10
(1st April 2013 - 31st March 2014)
(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
Top 200
(1st April 2013 – 31st March 2014)
(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
