A Federação Internacional de História e Estatísticas do Futebol (IFFHS) divulgou na segunda-feira o seu ranking mundial de clubes e manteve o Cruzeiro como o único brasileiro entre os dez melhores times do mundo.
O ranking mede o desempenho das equipes no período de 1º de outubro de 2008 a 30 de setembro de 2009. Para chegar a esta classificação, no Brasil, a IFFHS analisa os resultados das equipes no Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil, Copa Libertadores e Copa Sul-americana.
Os pontos dados aos jogos do Brasileirão têm cotação igual aos campeonatos Inglês, Espanhol, Italiano, Alemão, Francês e Argentino. A Libertadores recebe o mesmo valor da Copa dos Campeões e a Copa Sul-americana se compara à Liga Europa, antiga Copa da Uefa.
Ranking IFFHS – Federação Internacional de História e Estatísticas do Futebol:
1. (1.) Manchester United FC England/4 348,0
2. (2.) FC Barcelona España/4 328,0
3. (4.) Chelsea FC London England/4 294,0
4. (3.) Club Estudiantes de La Plata Argentina/4 281,0
5. (7.) Arsenal FC London England/4 268,0
6. (6.) FC Shakhtyor Donetsk Ukraina/3 267,5
7. (5.) Hamburger SV Deutschland/4 264,0
8. (8.) SV Werder Bremen Deutschland/4 239,0
9. (9.) Liverpool FC England/4 227,0
10. (9.) Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizonte Brasil/4 225,0
11. (13.) FC Bayern München Deutschland/4 222,0
12. (12.) AS Roma Italia/4 216,0
(11.) Galatasaray SK İstanbul Türkiye/3 216,0
14. (21.) Olympique Lyonnais France/4 212,0
(14.) Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto-Alegrense Brasil/4 212,0
16. (15.) Juventus FC Torino Italia/4 200,0
17. (20.) Olympiakos Pireas Greece/3 198,5
18. (22.) Dinamo Kyiv Ukraina/3 197,5
19. (16.) FC Internazionale Milano Italia/4 195,0
20. (30.) FC Twente Enschede Nederland/3 193,5
21. (19.) SC Internacional Porto Alegre Brasil/4 188,0
22. (25.) FC do Porto Portugal/3 187,0
23. (16.) Club Atlético de Madrid España/4 186,0
(16.) Villarreal CF España/4 186,0
25. (23.) SE Palmeiras São Paulo Brasil/4 185,0
26. (43.) FC Girondins de Bordeaux France/4 184,0
27. (38.) CD Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile/3 180,5
28. (37.) Real Madrid CF España/4 180,0
29. (27.) FK Metalist Charkow Ukraina/3 179,5
30. (26.) Udinese Calcio Italia/4 177,0
31. (32.) PFC CSKA Moscow Russia/3 175,5
32. (46.) Sevilla FC España/4 174,0
33. (23.) CA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Argentina/4 171,0
34. (35.) AFC Ajax Amsterdam Nederland/3 166,5
(48.) Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa Portugal/3 166,5
36. (31.) Paris Saint-Germain FC France/4 166,0
(39.) VfL Wolfsburg Deutschland/4 166,0
(33.) Valencia CF España/4 166,0
(36.) Milan AC Italia/4 166,0
40. (28.) São Paulo FC Brasil/4 165,0
41. (50.) AC Fiorentina Firenze Italia/4 164,0
42. (29.) Gamba Osaka Japan/2 163,5
43. (52.) CD Cruz Azul Ciudad de México México/3 162,5
44. (43.) Olympique de Marseille France/4 161,0
45. (34.) FC København Danmark/2 160,5
46. (46.) Lille Olympique Sporting Club France/4 160,0
47. (41.) Club Libertad Asunción Paraguay/3 159,0
48. (55.) Everton FC England/4 154,0
49. (40.) Fenerbahçe SK İstanbul Türkiye/3 153,5
50. (50.) VfB Stuttgart Deutschland/4 153,0
51. (45.) Manchester City FC England/4 150,0
(66.) Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito Ecuador/2 150,0
53. (60.) PSV Eindhoven Nederland/3 149,0
54. (49.) Sampdoria UC Genova Italia/4 148,0
(98.) CA San Lorenzo de Almagro Buenos Aires Argentina/4 148,0
56. (74.) Athletic Club de Bilbao España/4 146,0
57. (57.) FC Basel Schweiz/2 144,5
58. (53.) Club Nacional de Football Montevideo Uruguay/3 144,0
59. (53.) Panathinaikos AO Athens Greece/3 143,0
60. (107.) Pachuca CF México/3 142,5
61. (63.) FC Steaua Bucureşti România/3 142,0
(74.) CA Lanús Argentina/4 142,0
63. (59.) Maccabi Haifa Israel/2 140,5
64. (65.) FK Bunyodkor Tashkent Uzbekistan/2 135,0
65. (87.) FC Genoa 1893 Italia/4 134,0
66. (66.) CFR 1907 Cluj România/3 133,5
67. (42.) FK Partizan Beograd Srbija/2 133,0
68. (76.) Universitario de Deportes Lima Perú/3 132,0
(60.) SS Lazio Roma Italia/4 132,0
70. (73.) Sport Club Recife Brasil/4 131,0
71. (64.) Glasgow Celtic FC Scotland/3 130,0
(55.) Aston Villa FC England/4 130,0
(81.) FC Zenit St. Petersburg Russia/3 130,0
(79.) Standard de Liège Belgique/3 130,0
(58.) Stade Rennais FC France/4 130,0
(93.) ZESCO United Ndola Zambia/2 130,0
(87.) FC de Toulouse France/4 130,0
78. (79.) Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo Uruguay/3 129,0
(70.) Sporting Clube de Braga Portugal/3 129,0
80. (70.) FC BATE Barysau Belarus/2 128,5
81. (93.) Fulham FC England/4 128,0
82. (144.) Club Deportivo Toluca México/3 127,5
83. (84.) CD Independiente Medellín Colombia/3 126,5
84. (69.) Tottenham Hotspur FC England/4 126,0
(87.) Caracas FC Venezuela/2 126,0
86. (91.) Debreceni VSC Magyarország/2 125,0
87. (62.) NK Dinamo Zagreb Hrvatska/2 124,5
(116.) Cerro Porteño FBC Asunción Paraguay/3 124,5
(76.) Universidad San Martín de Porres Perú/3 124,5
(101.) Heartland FC Oweri Nigeria/2 124,5
91. (139.) CA Vélez Sarsfield Argentina/4 124,0
(68.) AC Sparta Praha Česká Republika/3 124,0
93. (97.) UNAM Ciudad de Mexico México/3 123,0
(96.) Glasgow Rangers FC Scotland/3 123,0
95. (107.) Nacional FBC Asunción Paraguay/3 122,0
96. (70.) SK Slavia Praha Česká Republika/3 121,5
97. (100.) Sawahel Alexandria (Haras Hodoud) Egypt/2 120,5
98. (83.) Al-Ahly Cairo Egypt/2 120,0
(84.) Aalborg BK Danmark/2 120,0
100. (78.) AS de Saint-Etienne France/4 118,0