No Argentine Team Among the Top 10 in Conmebol: IFFHS Ranking Reveals Dominance of Brazilian Clubs

11/17/2023 20:25hs.

The ranking established by the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) about who are the best teams in the world determined that No Argentine team is among the best 10 teams in Conmebol.

This hierarchy has been developed since 1991 takes into account the statistics of each match as well as wins and losses, goals for and against and titles, that grant a certain amount of points depending on the level of competition that the organization considers.

The list of the top ten is made up of seven Brazilians, two Colombians and one Paraguayan.

The top 10 of Conmebol

The ranking of South American teams for October:

1- Palm trees (212 points)

2- Fortaleza (211.5 points)

3- Fluminense (199 points)

5- São Paulo (190 points)

6- Porto Alegre International (180 points)

7- Millionaires (175.5 points)

The top 20 of Conmebol. (IFHS)

Besides, Palmeiras and Fortaleza entered the world top 10. Verdao placed fifth in the ranking while Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s team reached seventh position.

Fluminensecurrent champion of the Copa Libertadores, It is the third best team in Conmebol and the tenth club worldwide. Probably, in the next ranking in November, Flu will manage to advance several places given that they will add a good amount of points for the victory in the final of the Copa Libertadores against Boca.

Within the top 20 the green and yellow supremacy continues: 11 Brazilians (Palmeiras, Fortaleza, Fluminense, Flamengo, San Pablo, Internacional, Botafogo, Corinthians, Bragantino, Paranaense and Atlético Mineiro), three argentines (Students, Defense and Justice and Boca Juniors), three Colombians (Millonarios, DIM and Atlético Nacional), two paraguayans (Liberty and Olympia) and an Ecuadorian (Quito League), are the teams that occupy the first 20 places in the South American ranking.

Endrick and Palmeiras, the best in South America. (AFP)

Students, the best Argentine

The Argentine team that placed best was Estudiantes de la Plata, At the continental level, those from Barba were in 11th position. In addition, Eduardo Domínguez’s cast was in 31st position in the world ranking, The people of La Plata advanced 13 places in relation to the September ranking where they appeared in 44th place and are the best Argentine team in the world.

El Pincha, the highest Argentine. (Photo: Clarín/Juan José García)

The Argentines who complete the ranking

Defensa y Justicia is the second best Argentine within Conmebol, ranking 14th. On the other hand, Boca is the last Argentine that is located within the first 20 in South America: Xeneize is positioned in 18th position.

Racing, River and Newell’s complete the list of Argentines within the world top 100. Those led by the Grazzini-Videla duo are ranked 52nd in the ranking while Millonario reached 62nd position. The last Argentine to be part of the top 100 is Newell’s Old Boys who, despite the fact that Gabriel Heinze confirmed his departure due to poor results, managed to reach 87th position with 121.5 points.

Nacional: the only Uruguayan in the world top 100

Although the Uruguayan national team is going through a great moment under the guidance of Marcelo Bielsa, The local Uruguayan league seems to be in a process of stagnation. This is demonstrated by the numbers: only one team managed to get into the top 100 worldwide. Nacional is in 80th position in the ranking and is the only Uruguayan representative within the world top 100.

2023-11-17 20:25:45
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