International Federation of Football History & Statistics
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The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is an organization that chronicles the history of football. It was founded in 1984 and is based in Bonn, Germany.
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[edit] All-Time Club World Ranking
The All-time Club World Ranking is determined by taking into account all the results of the national championships, the national cup competitions, the club competitions of the six continental confederations and the FIFA. It is therefore only possible to determine an All-time Club World Ranking from January 1 1991, when the Club World Ranking began taking all these details into consideration.
The All-time Club World Ranking results from the annual Club World Ranking, the situation at 31 December annually (see below). For this IFFHS takes into consideration the "Top 50 Clubs" annually, 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.
| Top 5 (1 January 1991- 31 December 2008). |
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|---|---|---|
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 |  Barcelona |
757 |
| 2 |  Manchester United |
678 |
| 3 |  Juventus |
621 |
| 4 | Milan |
611 |
| 5 | Real Madrid |
605 |
| Last updated January 24, 2009 * Current Standings | ||
[edit] Club World Ranking
Since 1991, the entity has produced a monthly Club World Ranking.
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 Libertadores Cup yield more points than minor competitions UEFA Cup and Copa Sudamericana, respectively. The point assignment system is still lower for African, Asian, CONCACAF and Oceaniac continental tournaments. Competitions between two continents are evaluated depending upon their importance. Competitions not organised by a continental confederation, or any intercontinental events not recognized by FIFA, are not taken into consideration.
[edit] Year-end leaders
The following table shows the clubs that finished top of the ranking for each year:
- 1991 - Roma
- 1992 -
Ajax - 1993 - Juventus
- 1994 -
Paris Saint-Germain - 1995 - Milan
- 1996 - Juventus
- 1997 - Barcelona
- 1998 - Internazionale
- 1999 - Manchester United
- 2000 - Real Madrid
- 2001 - Liverpool
- 2002 - Real Madrid
- 2003 - Milan
- 2004 - Valencia
- 2005 - Liverpool
- 2006 - Sevilla
- 2007 - Sevilla
- 2008 - Manchester United
[edit] Strongest National League
| Top 30 (as of 2008). |
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|---|---|---|
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 | Premier League |
1192,0 |
| 2 | Serie A |
1031,0 |
| 3 |  Primera División Argentina |
1020,0 |
| 4 | La Liga |
952,0 |
| 5 |  Campeonato Brasileiro |
942,0 |
| 6 |  Fußball-Bundesliga |
922,0 |
| 7 | Ligue 1 |
847,0 |
| 8 |  Primera División de México |
683,0 |
| 9 |  Portuguese Liga |
649,5 |
| 10 |  Ukrainian Premier League |
620,0 |
| 11 |  Süper Lig |
599,0 |
| 12 |  Super League Greece |
597,5 |
| 13 | Eredivisie |
573,0 |
| 14 |  Primera División de Chile |
564,5 |
| 15 |  Primera División Peruana |
553,5 |
| 16 |  Colombian Professional Football |
553,0 |
| 17 |  Russian Premier League |
549,5 |
| 18 |  Danish Superliga |
546,5 |
| 19 |  Belgian First Division |
536,5 |
| 20 |  Scottish Premier League |
527,5 |
| 21 |  Liga I |
472,0 |
| 22 |  Primera División Uruguaya |
466,5 |
| 23 |  Primera División de Paraguay |
463,0 |
| 24 |  Serie A de Ecuador |
444,0 |
| 25 |  Gambrinus liga |
553,5 |
| 26 |  Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 |
423,0 |
| 27 |  J. League |
418,0 |
| 28 |  Egyptian Premier League |
409,5 |
| 29 |  MTN Elite one |
406,5 |
| 30 |  Swiss Super League |
396,5 |
| Last updated December 11, 2008 * Current Standings | ||
[edit] World's Most Popular Footballer
- 2006 - Steven Gerrard
- 2007 - Mohamed Aboutrika
- 2008 - Mohamed Aboutrika
Since 2006 IFFHS give an award for the world's most popular football player based on their user votes. Liverpool FC player Steven Gerrard notched the first title.
In 2007 IFFHS had provided a list of 55 candidates from all six continents. Its total of 2,946,740 casting their votes. The winner was Mohamed Aboutrika, playmaker and goal getter of Al-Ahly and Egypt national football team.[1]
For 2008, the IFFHS has drawn up a list of 100 currently active players from 58 countries in all six football continents from which you can cast your vote for the best-known footballer in the world. The result of the users poll will be announced in January 2009, the intermediate results on October 31 and on November 30, 2008. Votes may be sent until January 3 2009. [2] Finally, Mohamed Aboutrika kept his title. [3]
[edit] Criticism
In a wide range of media there is massive doubt about the significance of IFFHS rankings and elections. German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur abstains from publishing news relating to the IFFHS. Karl Lennartz, a sports historian from Cologne, Germany, calls the organization "obscure", describing it as a one man show of its chairman Alfredo Pöge.[4]
There are criticism about the eurocentric aspect too. For example, from 1960 to now, europeans and south americans teams had runned for 48 intercontinental cups and FIFA Club World Cups with a advantage to south americans by 25 to 23. Important detail: it always had since the 1st dispute, south americans footballers playing for europeans club But not the contrary. Amongst others this plain evidence seems not to be taking account by IFFHS also beyond be accused to practice data snooping.
[edit] References
- ^ The World's Most Popular Footballer Amongst Currently Active Players
- ^ The World's Most Popular Footballer Amongst Currently Active Players in 2008
- ^ Aboutrika is the World's Most Popular Footballer Amongst Currently Active Players
- ^ Statistisches Phänomen in taz.de (German)
