FIFA Best/Worst Ranking - January 2013

Nations currently at their best or worst all-time ranking position in the January 2013 FIFA Rankings.

Best FIFA Ranking
12 - Ecuador
38 - Haiti

Worst FIFA Ranking
165 - Yemen
201 - Somalia
203 - Djibouti

Players from Top 5 European Leagues at AFCON 2013

Players from the top division leagues in England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain playing for their country at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


England

Congo DR
Youssouf Mulumbu (West Bromwich Albion)

Côte d'Ivoire
Arouna Koné (Wigan Athletic)
Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United)
Gervinho (Arsenal)
Abdul Razak (Manchester City)
Yaya Touré (Manchester City)
Kolo Touré (Manchester City)

Mali
Samba Diakité (Queens Park Rangers)
Modibo Maïga (West Ham United)

Morocco
Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa)
Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool)

Nigeria
John Obi Mikel (Chelsea)
Victor Moses (Chelsea)

Togo
Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)

Zambia
Emmanuel Mayuka (Southampton)

France

Algeria
Mehdi Mostefa (Ajaccio)
Ryad Boudebouz (Souchaux)
Carl Medjani (Ajaccio)
Foued Kadir (Marseille)
Faouzi Ghoulam (Saint-Etienne)

Burkina Faso
Germain Sanou (Saint-Etienne)
Bakary Koné (Lyon)
Charles Kaboré (Marseille)
Jonathan Pitroipa (Rennes)
Djakaridja Koné (Evian)
Alain Traoré (Lorient)

Cape Verde Islands
Ryan Mendes (Lille)

Congo DR
Cédric Mongongu (Evian)

Côte d'Ivoire
Ismaël Traoré (Brest)
Salomon Kalou (Lille)
Max Gradel (Saint-Etienne)
Siaka Tiéné (PSG)

Ghana
Jonathan Mensah (Evian)
Mohammed Rabiu (Evian)
John Boye (Rennes)

Mali
Fousseni Diawara (Ajaccio)
Sigamary Diarra (Ajaccio)
Mohmaed Sissoko (PSG)
Mohamed Kalilou Traoré (Sochaux)
Sambou Yatabaré (Bastia)
Cheick Fantamady Diarra (Rennes)
Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux)

Morocco
Ahmed Kantari (Stade Brest)
Khamel Chafni (Stade Brest)
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Montpellier)
Younes Belhanda (Montpellier)
Chahir Belhazouani (Ajaccio)

Togo
Floyd Ayité (Reims)
Kossi Agassa (Reims)
Jonathan Ayité (Brest)
Prince Segbefia (Auxerre)
Alaixys Romao (Lorient)
Kalen Damessi (Lille)

Tunisia
Aymen Abdennour (Toulouse)
Wahbi Khazri (Bastia)
Zouheir Dhaouadi (Evian)
Saber Khelifa (Evian)


Germany

Burkina Faso
Aristide Bancé (Augsburg)

Congo DR
Cédric Makiadi (Freiburg)

Côte d'Ivoire
Arthur Boka (VfB Stuttgart)
Didier Ya Konan (Hannover 96)


Italy

Algeria
Djamel Mesbah (AC Milan)

Ghana
Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus)
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese)

Morocco
Mehdi Benatia (Udinese)
Mounir El Hamdaoui (Fiorentina)

Nigeria
Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio)


Spain

Algeria
Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba (Real Sociedad)
Mehdi Lacen (Getafe)
Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)

Angola
Manucho Gonçalves (Real Valladolid)

Ghana
Anthony Annan (Osasuna)
Wakaso Mubarek (Espanyol)

Morocco
Abdelaziz Barrada (Getafe)

Nigeria
Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis)
Ikechuwu Uche (Villarreal)
Youssef El-Arabi (Granada)

32+ Year Old Players at AFCON 2013

36
Muteba Kidiaba (Congo DR: TP Mazembe)

35
Joseph Musonda (Zambia: Golden Arrows)

34

Asrat Megersa (Ethiopia: EEPCO)

Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire: Shanghai Shenhua)

Kossia Agassa (Togo: Reims)

Nando (Cape Verde Islands: Châteauroux)
Ronny (Cape Verde Islands: Fola Esch)

33

Abdoulaye Soulama (Burkina Faso: Asante Kotoko)

Boubacar Barry (Côte d'Ivoire: Lokoren)

Idrissa Laouali (Niger: ASFAN)

Seydou Keita (Mali: Dalian Aernin)

32
Adama Coulibaly (Mali: Auxerre)

Alhassane Issoufou (Niger: Widad Fez)

Ali Rial (Algeria: JS Kabylie)

Daré Nibombé (Togo: Boussu Dour)

Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire: Trabzonspor)

Fousseni Diawara (Mali: Ajaccio)

James Chamanga (Zambia: Lioaning Whowin)

Joseph Yobo (Nigeria: Fenerbahçe)

Lomana LuaLua (Congo DR: Karabükspor)
Moumouni Dagano (Burkina Faso: Al-Sailiya)

Teenage Players at AFCON 2013

19 Years Old
Alula Girma (Ethiopia: Saint George)
Amadou Moutari (Niger: Le Mans B)
Emmanuel Mbola (Zambia: Porto)
Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria: ADO Den Haag)
Mukuka Mulenga (Zambia: Power Dynamos)
Neblú (Angola: 1º de Agosto)
Pecks (Cape Verde Islands: Gil Vicente)
Pirolito (Angola: InterClube)
Richmond Boakye (Ghana: Sassuolo)
Salif Coulibaly (Mali: Djoliba)

18 Years Old
Aly Yirango (Mali: Djoliba)
Budge Manzia (Congo DR: Shark XI)
Chancel Mbemba Mangulu (Congo DR: Anderlecht)
Mèmè Placca Fessou (Togo: OC Agaza)

Asian-based players at AFCON 2013

Players at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations that play for clubs in Asian leagues.


China
Seydou Keita (Mali: Dalian Aernin)
Isaac Chansa (Zambia: Henan Jianye)
Christopher Katongo (Zambia: Henan Jianye)
James Chamanga (Zambia: Lioaning Whowin)
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire: Shanghai Shenhua)

Japan
Wilfried Sanou (Burkina Faso: Kyoto Sanga)

Kuwait
Ismaël Alassane (Niger: Al Sahel)
Chadi Hammami (Tunisia: Kuwait SC)
Issam Jemâa (Tunisia: Kuwait SC)

Qatar
Idrissa Coulibaly (Mali: Lekhwiya)
Dioko Kaluyituka (Congo DR: Al Kharaitiyat)
Moumouni Dagano (Burkina Faso: Al-Sailiya)
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia: Lekhwiya)

Saudi Arabia
Adil Hermach (Morocco: Al Hilal)
Yves Diba Ilunga (Congo DR: Al-Raed)

UAE
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana: Al-Ain)
Pan Pierre Koulibaly (Burkina Faso: Al-Dhaid)
Hugues-Wilfried Dah (Burkina Faso: Al-Dhaid)

Vietnam
Vincent Bossou (Togo: Becamex Binh Duong)

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - December 2012

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average FIFA ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- November)

3.8 - Europe (-0.2)
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
4 - Italy
6 - England
7 - Portugal

11.0 - South America (-0.6)
3 - Argentina
5 - Colombia
13 - Ecuador
16 - Uruguay
18 - Brazil

24.4 - Africa (+1.6)
14 - Côte d'Ivoire
19 - Algeria
25 - Mali
30 - Ghana
34 - Zambia

37.8 - CONCACAF (+0.8)
15 - Mexico
28 - USA
39 - Haiti
51 - Panama
56 - Jamaica

43.8 - Asia (-3.4)
22 - Japan
35 - South Korea
36 - Australia
59 - Iran
67 - Uzbekistan

130.6 - Oceania (-0.6)
91 - New Zealand
108 - New Caledonia
139 - Tahiti
150 - Solomon Islands
165 - Vanuatu

FIFA Best and Worst All-Time Rankings - Dec 2012

Nations currently at their best or worst all-time FIFA ranking position (since 1993).

Best Ranking
13 - Ecuador
25 - Mali
39 - Haiti
151 - Aruba
174 - Montserrat
182 - Timor-Leste

Worst Ranking
18 - Brazil
126 - Saudi Arabia
164 - Yemen
190 - Sri Lanka
196 - Eritrea

Leagues with 20+ Brazilian Players - 2012

Top Division leagues with 20 or more Brazilians.

128 - Portugal
45 - Italy
34 - Ukraine
33 - Japan
29 - Cyprus

27 - Romania
27 - South Korea
25 - Malta
24 - France
24 - Russia

22 - Hong Kong
22 - Turkey
22 - Spain

20 - Azerbaijan
20 - Bulgaria
20 - China
20 - Qatar
20 - USA

Top 30 UEFA Clubs outside the Top 5 UEFA Leagues

The top 30 European Clubs that are not in one of Europe's Top 5 Leagues (By Coefficient: Spain, England, Germany, Italy, France) according to the Euro Club Index. (Dec 04, 2012)

8 - FC Porto (Portugal)
9 - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
12 - Benfica (Portugal)
16 - Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
24 - Ajax (Netherlands)

25 - Olympiacos (Greece)
26 - CSKA Moscow (Russia)
30 - Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine)
32 - Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia)
33 - Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)

36 - PSV (Netherlands)
37 - Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
40 - Rubin Kazan (Russia)
43 - FC Basel (Switzerland)
44 - Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)

46 - Anderlecht (Belgium)
47 - Sporting Braga (Portugal)
48 - FC Twente (Netherlands)
49 - Spartak Moscow (Russia)
54 - Sparta Praha (Czech Republic)

59 - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
60 - Celtic (Scotland)
64 - Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
65 - Galatasaray (Turkey)
67 - Dinamo Moscow (Russia)

68 - FC København (Denmark)
74 - Sporting CP (Portugal)
76 - APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus)
77 - Racing Genk (Belgium)
78 - Steaua Bucuresti (Romania)

2012 USMNT Results

Date	Opponent (FIFA Rank)	Result	USA FIFA Rank	Venue
Jan 21	Venezuela (41)	1-0 W	33	Glendale, Arizona
Jan 25	Panama (47)	1-0 W	33	Panama City, Panama
Feb 29	Italy (8)	1-0 W	31	Genoa, Italy
May 26	Scotland (48)	5-1 W	29	Jacksonville, Florida
May 30	Brazil (6)	4-1 L	29	Landover, Maryland
June 3	Canada (75)	0-0 D	29	Toronto, Canada
June 8	Antigua & Barbuda (105)	3-1 W	28	Tampa, Florida
June 12	Guatemala (85)	1-1 D	28	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Aug 15	Mexico (18)	1-0 W	36	Mexico City, Mexico
Sep 7	Jamaica (60)	2-1 L	33	Kingston, Jamaica
Sep 11	Jamaica (60)	1-0 W	33	Columbus, Ohio
Oct 12	Antigua & Barbuda (106)	2-1 W	32	North Sound, Antigua
Oct 16	Guatemala (81)	3-1 W	32	Kansas City, Kansas
Nov 14	Russia (9)	2-2 D	27	Krasnodar, Russia

W-L-D

9-2-3 - 2012 International Record
4-1-3 - Away Record
5-1-0 - Home Record

53.5 - Average Opponent FIFA Rank
30.9 - Average USA FIFA Rank

49 - Players made a USMNT appearance in 2012

2-1-1 Record against Top 20 opponents

1.6 - Goals Scored per Game
1.0 - Goals Allowed per Game

43% - 6 of 14 games shutouts

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - November 2012

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average FIFA ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- October)

3.6 - Europe (-0.2)
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
4 - Portugal
5 - Italy
6 - England

10.4 - South America (-0.2)
3 - Argentina
8 - Colombia
11 - Uruguay
13 - Brazil
17 - Ecuador

26.0 - Africa (+1.6)
15 - Côte d'Ivoire
19 - Algeria
28 - Mali
29 - Ghana
39 - Zambia

38.6 - CONCACAF (+2.6)
14 - Mexico
27 - USA
46 - Panama
50 - Jamaica
56 - Honduras

40.4 - Asia (+1.6)
24 - Japan
32 - South Korea
33 - Australia
44 - Iran
69 - Uzbekistan

130.0 - Oceania (-2.6)
93 - New Zealnad
104 - New Caldeonia
139 - Tahiti
149 - Solomon Islands
165 - Samoa

Lao League Club Logos

Club Logos from the Lao League, the highest division in Laos.

Lao Airlines FC

Yotha FC

Vientiane FC

Lao Army FC

Eastern Star FC

Ezra FC

Friends Development FC

Lao-American College FC

Lao Lane Xang FC

Lao Police Club

German Bundesliga: Unique Internationals - 2012/2013

Nations that are currently represented by a single player in the German Bundesliga.

Algeria
Karim Matmour (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Angola
Nando Rafael (Fortuna Düsseldorf)

Argentina
Javier Pinola (1.FC Nürnberg)

Belarus
Anton Putsila (SC Freiburg)

Burkina Faso
Aristide Bancé (FC Augsburg)

Chile
Junior Fernándes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Colombia
Elkin Soto (1.FSV Mainz 05)

Costa Rica
Júnior Díaz (1.FSV Mainz 05)

England
Michael Mancienne (Hamburger SV)

Estonia
Ragnar Klavan (FC Augsburg)

The Gambia
Dawda Bah (FC Augsburg)

Ghana
Abdul Rahman Baba (SpVgg Greuther Fürth)

Israel
Almog Cohen (1.FC Nürnberg)

Kazakhstan
Heinrich Schmidtgal (SpVgg Greuther Fürth)

Latvia
Artjoms Rudnevs (Hamburger SV)

Liechtenstein
Sandro Wieser (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

Mali
Garra Dembélé (SC Freiburg)

Mexico
Maza (VfB Stuttgart)

Montenegro
Milorad Pekovic (SpVgg Greuther Fürth)

Morocco
Mohamed Amsif (FC Augsburg)

Philippines
Stephan Schröck (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

Portugal
Vieirinha (VfL Wolfsburg)

Romania
Ciprian Marica (FC Schalke 04)

Saudi Arabia
Mazin Ahmed Al-Huthayfi (Fortuna Düsseldorf)

Sierra Leone
Gibril Sankoh (FC Augsburg)

Zimbabwe
Knowledge Musona (FC Augsburg)

Italy Serie A: Unique Internationals - 2012/2013

Nations that are currently represented by a single player in Italy's Serie A.

Australia
James Troisi (Atalanta)

Canada
Robert Stillo (Genoa)

Cote d'Ivoire 
Tallo (AS Roma)

Egypt
Ahmed Hegazy (Fiorentina)

Finland
Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo)

Guinea
Kévin Constant (AC Milan)

Hungary
Dániel Tőzsér (Genoa)

Iceland
Birkir Bjarnason (Pescara)

Israel
Eran Zahavi (Palermo)

Kenya
McDonald Mariga (Inter Milan)

Macedonia
Goran Pandev (Napoli)

Portugal
Neto (Siena)

Sierra Leone
Rodney Strasser (AC Milan)

Tunisia
Yohan Benalouane (Parma)

United States
Michael Bradley (Roma)

Spain La Liga: Unique Internationals - 2012/2013

Nations that are currently represented by a single player in Spain's La Liga.

Angola
Manucho (Real Valladolid)

Bosnia-Herzegovina
Emir Spahic (Sevilla)

Cote d'Ivoire
Romaric (Real Zaragoza)

Equatorial Guinea
Rodolfo Bodipo (Deportivo La Cornua)

Guinea
Lass Bangoura (Rayo Vallecano)

Hungary
Ádám Pintér (Real Zaragoza)

Iran
Masoud Shojaei (Osasuna)

Montenegro
Andrija Delibasic (Rayo Vallecano)

South Korea
Chu-Young Park (Celta Vigo)

Tunisia
Kader (Atlético Madrid)

United States
Oguchi Onyewu (Málaga)