Liverpool are top of the world club rankings this month, a month that has seen us lose to Fulham and Crystal Palace!

Top 50 (1st November 2004 - 30th October 2005)
Previous position in brackets

1. (2.) Liverpool FC England/4 295,0
2. (1.) FC Internazionale Milano Italia/4 292,0
3. (4.) FC Bayern München Deutschland/4 279,0
4. (3.) Milan AC Italia/4 262,0
5. (5.) Manchester United FC England/4 257,0
6. (6.) CSKA Moscow Russia/3 245,5
7. (8.) Olympique Lyonnais France/4 243,0
8. (10.) Arsenal FC London England/4 242,0
9. (11.) CA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Argentina/4 234,0
10. (13.) Villarreal CF España/4 233,0
11. (7.) São Paulo FC Brasil/4 230,0
12. (14.) Chelsea FC London England/4 229,0
13. (11.) PSV Eindhoven Nederland/3 228,5
14. (19.) AZ Alkmaar Nederland/3 226,0
15. (9.) AJ Auxerroise France/4 225,0
16. (17.) Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa Portugal/3 215,0
17. (16.) Newcastle United FC England/4 207,0
(18.) AS de Monaco France/4 207,0
19. (15.) Juventus FC Torino Italia/4 206,0
20. (20.) SC Internacional Porto Alegre Brasil/4 197,0
21. (22.) SV Werder Bremen Deutschland/4 193,0
(38.) Fluminense FC Rio de Janeiro Brasil/4 193,0
23. (28.) Shakhtjor Donetsk Ukraina/3 192,0
24. (25.) FK Austria Wien Österreich/2 191,5
25. (26.) Real Betis Balompié España/4 186,0
(28.) CA River Plate Buenos Aires Argentina/4 186,0
27. (27.) Glasgow Celtic FC Scotland/3 184,5
28. (35.) FC Barcelona España/4 184,0
29. (20.) Cerro Porteño FBC Asunción Paraguay/3 183,0
30. (24.) FC Schalke 04 Deutschland/4 182,0
(31.) Real Madrid CF España/4 182,0
32. (35.) Sevilla FC España/4 181,0
33. (34.) Club Deportivo Guadalajara México/3 180,0
34. (22.) Santos FC Brasil/4 178,0
35. (33.) Olympiakos Pireas Greece/3 177,5
36. (31.) FK Partizan Beograd Srbija i Crna Gora/2 176,0
(39.) Clube Atletico Paranaense Curitiba Brasil/4 176,0
38. (40.) Udinese Calcio Italia/4 175,0
39. (28.) CA Banfield Argentina/4 174,0
40. (49.) Club Brugge KV Belgique/3 168,5
41. (63.) SC Corinthians Paulista São Paulo Brasil/4 165,0
42. (45.) Lille Olympique Sporting Club France/4 164,0
43. (53.) Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizonte Brasil/4 162,0
44. (52.) Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul Türkiye/3 161,5
45. (46.) AFC Ajax Amsterdam Nederland/3 160,5
46. (35.) Liga Deportiva Universitario de Quito Ecuador/2 160,0
47. (56.) AS Roma Italia/4 159,0
48. (44.) SE Palmeiras São Paulo Brasil/4 156,0
49. (42.) Glasgow Rangers FC Scotland/3 154,5
50. (50.) Middlesbrough FC England/4 153,0

How the Club World Ranking is made

The World Club Ranking was started monthly since January 1st, 1991 and the information is globally distributed early in the following month. This ranking takes into consideration the results of twelve months of continental and intercontinental competitions, national league matches (including play-offs) and the national cup. In those countries having several national cup competitions, only the one organised by the national federation is included. Since the cup competition systems are diverse at the preliminary stage level, we assign only the points won in eight-finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. The points are assigned based upon a rating system of the level of performance of each national league. In the case of matches decided by penalty-kicks, each team receives half of the points in contention.
All national leagues are rated at four levels based upon performance. In this grouping, each country (where the club plays) is assigned a number indicating the performance level of each national league. 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. The same system applies for the play-off matches.

In the continental competitions, all clubs receive the same number of points at all stages regardless of the performance level of their leagues. In the case of draws each team receives 50% of the points in dispute and 0 points for a lost match. The points are distributed equally to teams in matches decided by penalty-kicks. All Asia, Africa and CONCACAF continental competitions have the same point-assignment system: 8 points for a win, 4 for a draw; in the preliminary tournament phases for The Caribbean and Oceania zones, only 4 and 2 points are assigned for win and draw. In the South American competitions the clubs receive 12 points for a win, 6 for a draw; and in the European 14 and 7 points, respectively. Competitions between two continents are evaluated depending upon their importance. In the FIFA World Club Cup, the awarding system for wins and draws is determined by averaging the number of points assigned for wins and draws in each of the other continental competitions.

Those competitions not organized by a continental confederation, or any intercontinental events not recognized by FIFA, are not taken into consideration for the World Club Ranking. Any competition cancelled before completion alters the point system. In order to equalise the chances of South American and European clubs we do not consider the result of previous matches already played in said tournament.

The World Club Ranking is a precise classification showing the real level of the clubs free of any subjective influence. It is the result of a profound analysis that allows us to fairly report the level of international performance for each country.

Bah, humbug!

When I saw the thread title, I thought the punchline was going to be :

'... in Sheffield 6'

:D

Originally posted by Abdul
Bah, humbug!

When I saw the thread title, I thought the punchline was going to be :

'... in Sheffield 6'

:D

LOL - Not quite.

I realise the results are questionable, but it made me smile.

Originally posted by liencam
LOL - Not quite.

I realise the results are questionable, but it made me smile.

Bloody robbing Liverpool fans :rant: :(

:rolleyes:

Originally posted by spyro2000
Bloody robbing Liverpool fans :rant: :(

:rolleyes:

Oh yeah, thanks for those three points...a very thoughtful early christmas present. :D

Have to say mate, if it'd een a team who can actually score more than three goals in a week, you could have got hammered.

Crouch missed two sitters, Cisse should have scored when one-on-one and if Morientes had been awake he'd have scored.

Are all of your defenders injured?

No idont think so, I think we had near enough our 1st team out which is even worse, apart from William Boumas in defense, but I think hes crap anyway.

Youve gotta admit though, you shouldnt have got that penalty. If anything, it was Ridgewell that was fouled and not the other way round.

Originally posted by spyro2000
Youve gotta admit though, you shouldnt have got that penalty. If anything, it was Ridgewell that was fouled and not the other way round.

Would it honestly make you feel better if I did?

Originally posted by spyro2000
No idont think so, I think we had near enough our 1st team out which is even worse, apart from William Boumas in defense, but I think hes crap anyway.

If you did have your first XI out then I fear for you, I really do. Once we scored the pen I expected us to score again, even though there were only 4(?) minutes left.

Is Dvd O'lry is on his way out then?

Originally posted by liencam
Would it honestly make you feel better if I did?



Yes it would :)

Originally posted by liencam
Would it honestly make you feel better if I did?

Is Dvd O'lry is on his way out then?

Well I reckon once this takeover thing is done and dusted he will be the 1st to go, but not until then. Bring in Martin Oneill I say :clap:

Originally posted by spyro2000
Yes it would :)

Ok, we were a little fortunate to get the decision.

Originally posted by spyro2000
Well I reckon once this takeover thing is done and dusted he will be the 1st to go, but not until then. Bring in Martin Oneill I say :clap:

Yeah, I kinda get the feeling that Deadly has been told he can't make any changes to the way the club operates whilst the takeover is ongoing. I bet he's itching to sack somebody too!

i think from where the ref was situated, it looked like ridgewell (?) had his arms all over crouch........

as for the rankings, how did chelsea manage only 12th??? ha ha

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
as for the rankings, how did chelsea manage only 12th??? ha ha

It's cause they can't win the CL :D