According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) May/2011 rankings, Beşiktaş is the only Turkish team among the best 100 teams in the world.
Based on the results of the matches played between 1 June/2010 and 31 May/ 2011, the rankings gave the Turkish Cup holders the 21st place, two place higher than the previous month, with a total of 198.5 points.Below are the IFFHS’s May/2011 rankings:
Team Country Points
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1 - Barcelona FC Spain 317
2 - Real Madrid Spain 307
3 - FC Porto Portugal 291,5
4 - Manchester United Eangland 285
5 - Manchester City England 254
6 - Villarreal Spain 250
7 - Inter Italy 246
8 - Dynamo Kiev Ukraine 222,5
9 - Schalke 04 Germany 218
10 - Velez Sarsfield Argentina 213
21 - Beşiktaş Turkey 198,5
The other Turkish teams were:
150 - Fenerbahçe 97
194 - Galatasaray 86
211 - Trabzonspor 82,5
242 - Gaziantepspor 79
286 - İBB Spor 73
305 - Bursaspor 70
398 - Gençlerbirliği 62,5