IFFHS: Barcelona is the world’s best team, Zenit is 9th, CSKA is 29th
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has published its new ranking of the world’s strongest clubs. According to the current standings, the best club of the world is FC Barcelona, second place is taken by Real Madrid, and FC Porto is third. The best of the Russian clubs, Zenit St. Petersburg, has made it into the top-10 taking the ninth place.
The current IFFHS ranking is as follows (in brackets is the club’s position in the previous renking):
1 (2). Barcelona – 300
2 (3). Real Madrid – 298
3 (4). Porto – 278
4 (6). Manchester United – 269
5 (1). Internazionale Milan – 250
6 (5). Internacional Porto-Alegri – 238
7 (10). Villarreal – 236
8 (12). Manchester City – 228
9 (8). Zenit St. Petersburg – 217.5
10 (14). PSG – 216
... 29 (31). CSKA Moscow – 185.5
... 61 (66). Spartak Moscow – 149.5
... 138 (127). Rubin Kazan – 99.5
... 376 (373). Lokomotiv Moscow – 61.5