NEWS

03.06.2011

FOOTBALL

Turkey’s the one and only pride

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