Sepahan Ranked Top in Asia by IFFHS

At last there is change! The four leading teams of the Club World Ranking are separated by just six points. Sevilla FC lost the leadership in the Club World Ranking after a record period of 17 months because the Andalusians lost in Istanbul against Fenerbahçe (2:3) through a gross defensive error three minutes from the end of match. Milan threw away the renewed opportunity to take over the lead. Again was it Catania, where the "Rossoneri" lost two points, this time because of a draw (1:1). So Chelsea FC from London became leaders of the Club World Ranking for the first time, although the national league cup competitions are not taken into consideration. In the "Top 4" only the two English teams are still represented in the national FA cup competitions.

 The World's Club Team of the Month for February is FC Bayern Münich ahead of Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizonte. The "Bayern" achieved the second highest number of points (42) worldwide, remained unbeaten in all three national and international competitions and  improved from 38th to 17th place in the Club World Ranking. Sporting Club of  Portugal from Lisbon secured one more point, but did not remain unbeaten (a basic condition). 

 Impressive improvements in the Club World Ranking were achieved by RSC Anderlecht, Sporting Clube de Portugal, CA Lanús, Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte, Bolton Wanderers, Estudiantes de La Plata, Caracas FC, Portsmouth FC, Boyacá Chicó, and Al-Muhrraq Manama who won the national cup of Bahrain, while Real Madrid dropped back to 29th place.

 In the "Top 100" there are clubs from 38 countries: 60 clubs from the UEFA, 27 from the CONMEBOL, four from the CONCACAF, six from the CAF, three from the AFC, but none from the OFC. The following leagues are represented by the most clubs in the "Top 100": Brazil (10), England (9), Spain (8), Germany (7), Italy (6), Argentina (6), France (4), Mexico (4), Turkey (3), Portugal (3) and Colombia (3). The "Top 10" for each of the four football continents - South America, Africa, Asia and CONCACAF - are as follows:    

South America:
  5. CA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires / Argentina
 11. Santos FC / Brasil
 13. CSD Colo Colo Santiago / Chile
 18. Audax Italiano Santiago / Chile
 22. Club Libertad Asunción / Paraguay
 22. São Paulo FC / Brasil
 24. Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo / Uruguay
 28. CR Flamengo Rio de Janeiro / Brasil
 29. Arsenal FC Sarandí / Argentina
 38. Cúcuta Deportivo / Colombia
 41. CDC Atlético Nacional Medellín / Colombia
 48. CA River Plate Buenos Aires / Argentina

Africa:
  42. Etoile Sportive du Sahel / Tunisie
  62. Al-Ahly Cairo / Egypt
  86. Cotonsport FC de Garoua / Cameroun
  89. Al-Hilal Omdurman / Sudan
  91. Al-Ittihad Tripoli / Libya
 100. ASEC Mimosas Abidjan / Côte-d'Ivoire
 120. Al-Ismailia / Egypt
 120. Al-Merreikh Omdurman / Sudan
 131. CS Sfaxien Sfax / Tunisie
 140. Espérance Sportive de Tunis / Tunisie
 146. AS FAR Rabat / Maroc
 162. Mamelodi Sundows Pretoria / South Africa

Asia:
  55. Sepahan Isfahan / Iran
  59. Uwara FC Red Diamonds / Japan
  98. Singapore Armed Forces / Singapore
 109. Seognam Ilwha FC Chunma / Republic of Korea
 120. Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Qadisiya / Jordan
 120. Tampines Rovers FC / Singapore
 125. Al-Faysail Amman / Jordan
 135. Kawasaki Frontale / Japan
 137. Al-Karama Homs / Syria
 147. Al-Wahdat Amman / Jordan
 157. Al-Ansar Beirut / Lebanon
 166. Al-Muharraq Manama / Bahrain

CONCACAF:
  16. CF América Ciudad de México / México
  73. Club Deportivo Guadalajara / México
  79. Club Deportivo Toluca / México
  86. Pachuca CF / México
 105. CD Motagua Tegucigalpa / Honduras
 132. CD Saprissa San Juan de Tibás San José / Costa Rica
 147. Liga Deportiva Alajuelense / Costa Rica
 166. Santos Laguna de Torreon / México
 211. CSD Municipal Ciudad de Guatemala
 241. Atlante FC Ciudad de México / México
 241. CD Cruz Azul Ciudad de México / México
 243. Atlas Guadalajara / México