The current top 50 teams in the world according to the club world rankings
As football fans, we all have their own opinions about which club is currently the best in the world.
Many would say that it’s Liverpool after winning last season’s UEFA Champions League because Europe is the continent which boasts the most quality.
But Jurgen Klopp’s side didn’t win their domestic league, so does that mean Manchester City are currently the world’s best team because they won the Premier League? If that’s the case, why would City be better than, say, Barcelona or Juventus – teams that also won their domestic leagues?
Fortunately, there is a company who rank the world’s best clubs based on statistics.
Football World Rankings explain how they rank the clubs on their website: “The calculation is set up equally to the ATP World Tennis Rankings, for example, meaning only the match result of the past 52 weeks are taken into account.”
It continues: “The match results are weighted when converted to World Ranking Points, because:
– Not every match is equally important
– Not every domestic competition of international cup tournament is equally strong
– Not every domestic competition has the same number of matches
– Not every FIFA Confederation is equally strong”
You can see more about how they calculate the rankings HERE.
But how does the current top 50 look? Let’s take a look…
50. Lazio | Italy
49. Espanyol | Spain
48. Real Betis | Spain
47. Atalanta | Italy
46. Manchester United | England
45. Lokomotiv Moscow | Russia
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44. RB Leipzig | Germany
43. Club America | Mexico
42. AS Roma | Italy
41. Benfica | Portugal
40. Junior | Colombia
39. Al Ahly | Egypt
38. Santos Laguna | Mexico
37. Inter Milan | Italy
36. Jeonbuk Motors | South Korea
35. Villarreal
34. Atletico Mineiro | Brazil
33. Getafe | Spain
32. Al Nassr | Saudi Arabia
31. Ulsan | South Korea
30. Kashima Antlers | Japan
29. Internacional | Brazil
28. Shanghai SIPG | China
27. Guangzhou Evergrande | China
26. FC Porto | Portugal
25. PSG | France
24. Napoli | Italy
23. Tottenham | England
22. Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany
21. Flamengo | Brazil
20. Ajax | Netherlands
19. Juventus | Italy
18. Monterrey | Mexico
17. Gremio | Brazil
16. Tigres UANL | Mexico
15. Sevilla | Spain
14. Al Hilal | Saudi Arabia
13. Bayern Munich | Germany
12. Atletico Madrid | Spain
11. Arsenal | England
10. Chelsea | England
9. Palmeiras | Brazil
8. Athletico Paranaense | Brazil
7. Boca Juniors | Argentina
6. Real Madrid | Spain
5. Valencia | Spain
4. Manchester City | England
3. River Plate | Argentina
2. Liverpool | England
1. Barcelona | Spain