The international football historians ranking of clubs
The IFFHS has made a ranking of the clubs in the world of football.
Click here to see the full ranking over the top 400 clubs in the world of football.
The basis for the ranking goes like this:
UEFA Champions League: 14 – 7 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
UEFA Europa League: 12 – 6 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
Copa Libertadores: 14 – 7 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
Copa Sudamericana: 12 – 6 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
CAF Champions League: 9 – 4.5 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
CAF Confederations Cup: 7 – 3.5 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
AFC Champions League: 9 – 4.5 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
AFC Cup: 7 – 3.5 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
CONCACAF Champions League: 9 – 4.5 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
OFC Champions League: 5 – 2.5 – 0 points for win – draw – defeat
FIFA Club World Cup: 14 – 7 – 0 (finals: 21 – 10,5 – 0) points for win – draw – defeat
The top 20 clubs in the world by the end of 2012:
FC Barcelona
Chelsea FC
Boca Juniors
Corinthians
Atletico Madrid
FC Bayern
Real Madrid
Juventus
Dortmund
Lyon
Ath. Bilbao
Valencia FC
Universidad de Chile
Hannover 96
Inter
Libertad Asuncion
Twente
Fluminense
Basel
Celtic
23. AC Milan
27. Manchester United
28. Liverpool FC
28. PSG
40. Man City
40. Santos FC
45. FC Copenhagen
53. Tottenham
54. Arsenal
97. Flamengo