Friday, June 27, 2008

World Soccer Confederation Ranking Comparisons since 2004


This is a detailed comparison of averaged FIFA rankings taking only the top 10 teams of each confederation into account. I used the January rankings from 2004-2008. I realize the FIFA rankings are (sometimes seriously) flawed but it still gives a decent barometer of where the confederations stand.

It's been pretty similar on a yearly basis, with Asia, South America, and CONCACAF switching places a few times. Every year Europe tops the list and Africa comes in second. Not Surpisingly, Oceania is way off the pace on a yearly basis even when Australia was a member in the 04-06 average.

The average rank is the average of the 1-10 placed nations in each region. The Best Rank represents the top ranked team in each region and the Worst Rank is what the number 10 ranked team in each region was ranked in January of each year.



Avg. Rank Best Rank Worst Rank
January 2004
UEFA
8.0
2
14
CAF
38.7
14
54
CONMEBOL
43.5
1
101
AFC
44.7
22
63
CONCACAF
53.0
7
93
OFC
148.7
81
190
January 2005
UEFA
8.2
2
14
CAF
36.6
21
60
AFC
38.0
19
55
CONMEBOL
41.5
1
95
CONCACAF
53.4
7
92
OFC
140.0
58
186
January 2006
UEFA
8.4
2
14
CAF
36.6
23
53
CONMEBOL
41.0
1
97
CONCACAF
46.1
7
84
AFC
48.9
15
82
OFC
145.2
48
187
January 2007
UEFA
8.1
2
14
CAF
25.8
9
42
CONMEBOL
41.6
1
101
AFC
58.2
37
83
CONCACAF
61.9
21
92
OFC
171.4
131
200
January 2008
UEFA
7.5
3
12
CAF
36.5
19
47
CONMEBOL
39.4
1
106
CONCACAF
59.8
15
98
AFC
61.6
34
92
OFC
146.2
94
200





Key: UEFA (Europe), CAF (Africa), CONMEBOL (South America), AFC (Asia), CONCACAF (North and Central America and Caribbean), OFC (Oceania)

Detailed Regional Breakdown after the jump..


UEFA
Jan 2004 - Rank 8.0

2 France
3 Spain
4 Netherlands
6 Czech Republic
8 England
8 Turkey
10 Italy
12 Germany
13 Denmark
14 Republic of Ireland

Jan 2005 - Rank 8.2

2 France
3 Czech Republic
5 Spain
6 Netherlands
8 England
9 Portugal
10 Italy
12 Republic of Ireland
13 Sweden
14 Denmark/Turkey

Jan 2006 - Rank 8.4

2 Czech Republic
3 Netherlands
5 Spain
5 France
9 England
10 Portugal
11 Turkey
12 Italy
13 Denmark
14 Sweden

Jan 2007 - Rank 8.1

2 Italy
4 France
5 Germany
6 England
7 Netherlands
8 Portugal
10 Czech Republic
12 Spain
13 Ukraine
14 Sweden

Jan 2008 - Rank 7.5

3 Italy
4 Spain
5 Germany
6 Czech Repulic
7 France
8 Portugal
9 Netherlands
10 Croatia
11 Greece
12 England

CONMEBOL
Jan 2004 - Rank 43.5

1 Brazil
5 Argentina
21 Uruguay
22 Paraguay
37 Ecuador
39 Colombia
55 Venezuela
74 Peru
80 Chile
101 Bolivia

Jan 2005 - Rank 41.5

1 Brazil
3 Argentina
17 Uruguay
26 Colombia
29 Paraguay
39 Ecuador
63 Venezuela
67 Peru
75 Chile
95 Bolivia

Jan 2006 - Rank 41.0

1 Brazil
4 Argentina
18 Uruguay
24 Colombia
30 Paraguay
38 Ecuador
64 Chile
66 Peru
68 Venezuela
97 Bolivia

Jan 2007 - Rank 41.6

1 Brazil
3 Argentina
29 Ecuador
30 Uruguay
34 Colombia
35 Paraguay
40 Chile
70 Peru
73 Venezuela
101 Bolivia

Jan 2008 - Rank 39.4

1 Argentina
2 Brazil
17 Colombia
21 Paraguay
28 Uruguay
45 Chile
52 Ecuador
59 Venezuela
63 Peru
106 Bolivia


CAF
Jan 2004 - Rank 38.7

14 Cameroon
32 Egypt
33 Senegal
35 Nigeria
36 South Africa
38 Morocco
45 Tunisia
49 Zimbabwe
51 Mali
54 Congo DR

Jan 2005 - Rank 36.6

21 Nigeria
23 Cameroon
30 Senegal
33 Egypt
34 Morocco
35 Tunisia
38 South Africa
41 Cote d'Ivoire
51 Mali
60 Zimbabwe

Jan 2006 - Rank 36.6

23 Cameroon
24 Nigeria
28 Tunisia
30 Senegal
32 Egypt
35 Morocco
42 Cote d'Ivoire
49 South Africa
50 Ghana
53 Zimbabwe

Jan 2007 - Rank 25.8

9 Nigeria
11 Cameroon
18 Cote d'Ivoire
19 Egypt
22 Guinea
28 Ghana
32 Tunisia
36 Mali
41 Senegal
42 Morocco

Jan 2008 - Rank 36.5

19 Nigeria
25 Cameroon
33 Guinea
35 Egypt
38 Cote d'Ivoire
39 Morocco
40 Senegal
43 Ghana
46 Tunisia
47 Mali


AFC
Jan 2004 - Rank 44.7

22 Korea
26 Saudi Arabia
28 Iran
29 Japan
43 Iraq
56 Kuwait
59 Jordan
60 Thailand
61 Qatar
63 Bahrain

Jan 2005 - Rank 38.0

19 Japan
20 Iran
21 Korea
30 Saudi Arabia
40 Jordan
44 Iraq
47 Uzbekistan
50 Bahrain
54 China
55 Kuwait

Jan 2006 - Rank 48.9

15 Japan
19 Iran
29 Korea
33 Saudi Arabia
52 Bahrain
54 Iraq
59 Uzbekistan
73 China
73 Kuwait
82 Korea DPR

Jan 2007 - Rank 58.2

37 Iran
39 Australia
45 Uzbekistan
46 Japan
51 Korea
59 Qatar
64 Saudi Arabia
76 Kuwait
82 Iraq
83 China

Jan 2008 - Rank 61.6

34 Japan
41 Iran
41 Korea
48 Australia
57 Saudi Arabia
66 Uzbekistan
67 Iraq
82 China
88 Qatar
92 Oman


CONCACAF
Jan 2004 - Rank 53.0

7 Mexico
11 USA
17 Costa Rica
46 Jamaica
47 Honduras
70 Trinidad and Tobago
74 Cuba
78 Guatemala
87 Canada
93 Haiti

Jan 2005 - Rank 53.4

7 Mexico
11 USA
27 Costa Rica
47 Jamaica
59 Honduras
61 Trinidad and Tobago
68 Guatemala
72 Cuba
90 Canada
92 Haiti

Jan 2006 - Rank 46.1

7 Mexico
7 USA
21 Costa Rica
41 Honduras
42 Jamaica
50 Trinidad and Tobago
56 Guatemala
75 Cuba
78 Panama
84 Canada

Jan 2007 - Rank 61.9

21 Mexico
31 USA
48 Cuba
56 Honduras
57 Jamaica
66 Costa Rica
80 Panama
81 Canada
87 Trinidad and Tobago
92 Haiti

Jan 2008 - Rank 59.8

15 Mexico
20 USA
54 Honduras
56 Canada
64 Panama
69 Costa Rica
71 Cuba
73 Haiti
78 Trinidad and Tobago
98 Jamaica


OFC
Jan 2004 - Rank 148.7

81 Australia
88 New Zealand
132 Tahiti
149 Fiji
156 Solomon Islands
160 Vanuatu
173 Papua New Guinea
177 Samoa
181 Tonga
190 Cook Islands


Jan 2005 - Rank 140.0

58 Australia
96 New Zealand
125 Tahiti
130 Solomon Islands
137 Fiji
145 Vanuatu
161 Papau New Guinea
179 Samoa
183 Tonga
186 New Caledonia

Jan 2006 - Rank 145.2

48 Australia
121 New Zealand
135 Fiji
140 Solomon Islands
141 Tahiti
147 Vnuatu
166 Papua New Guinea
182 Samoa
185 Tonga
187 New Caledonia

Jan 2007 - Rank 171.4

131 New Zealand
154 Fiji
160 Solomon Islands
167 Vanuatu
173 Tahiti
175 New Caledonia
177 Papua New Guinea
188 Samoa
189 Tonga
200 Cook Islands

Jan 2008 - 146.2

94 New Zealand
117 New Caledonia
122 Solomon Islands
131 Fiji
139 Vanuatu
146 Samoa
159 Tahiti
170 Tonga
184 Papua New Guinea
200 Cook Islands



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