FIFA rankings

[RobtheAggie]

I know we should take this with a grain of salt but from FIFA.com

"Switzerland (40th, up 4) now sit proudly in their highest position for six and a half years thanks to an impressive 5-1 away victory over World Cup qualifiers Slovenia."

The rest of the Euro 2004 Group is as follows:
Ireland 14th
Georgia 92nd
Russia 21st
Albania 100

Austria is 55th, tied with Slovakia.

[RobtheAggie]

The most recent rankings are out and here is the rundown:

41 Switzerland 587
14 Ireland Republic 696
22 Russia 654
93 Georgia 450
101 Albania 423

Austria is 57th at 533

[RobtheAggie]

For what is worth:
FIFA rankings 23 April 2003:
43 Switzerland 588 dropping two places
15 Ireland Republic 698 down one
24 Russia 648 down two
88 Albania 458 up 13
93 Georgia 448 stayed the same

Switzerland actually earned one more point, but Tunisia and Bulgaria leaped ahead of them.

61 Austria 528
152 Liechtenstein

[RobtheAggie]

21 Mat 2003 rankings:

43 Switzerland 588
15 Ireland 704
25 Russia 641
84 Georgia 468
89 Albania 458

61 Austria 528
148 Liechtenstein 274

Georgia was the biggst mover of the month, up 9 spots.

Liechtenstein moved 4 spots by virtue of their win over Saudia Arabia.

[SwissGCZ]

In somewhat related news, FC Basel is ranked 18th in the world club rankings...

[Mattbro]

Originally posted by SwissGCZ
In somewhat related news, FC Basel is ranked 18th in the world club rankings...

Seriously? I mean, good for them, but that's still kind of a joke. C'mon, admit it!

[SwissGCZ]

Originally posted by Mattbro
Seriously? I mean, good for them, but that's still kind of a joke. C'mon, admit it!
You're asking a Grasshopper fan if it is a joke? Of course it is. We should be 18th. :D


PS: If the FIFA & Club rankings were printed on paper, I would use it in my bathroom.

[RobtheAggie]

The Fifa rankings are only useful for discussion, nothing more. I trust them as far as I can throw them, since they are on the computer, I can't throw them at all, therefore I trust them ...

[Mattbro]

Actually, I've thought about it a little: if the rankings are supposed to denote the teams that have performed the best in the world over the past, say, year, then FC Basel probably qualifies, because they have played very well in a tough competition. Obviously they're not as strong as a number of the teams below them in the rankings, but they have done well enough this year to earn some recognition.

[SwissGCZ]

Basel is now ranked 17th!
http://www.iffhs.de/main/ranking/clubweltrangliste/?sprache=deutsch

17. Basel

131. Grasshoppers

132. Kärnten

142. GAK

142. Sturm Graz

157. Austria Wien

205. Servette

:rolleyes:

[IASocFan]

Do the rankings include domestic matches? I find it surprising that Austria Wien is ranked so low since they've waltzed through the Bundesliga. Or does it include many years when they've been midtable. Kärnten was 2nd division a couple of years ago. :confused:

[Mattbro]

Originally posted by IASocFan
Do the rankings include domestic matches? I find it surprising that Austria Wien is ranked so low since they've waltzed through the Bundesliga. Or does it include many years when they've been midtable. Kärnten was 2nd division a couple of years ago. :confused:

Yeah there's something screwy there. No way has Kärnten outperformed Austria at any time in the last 100 years.

[SwissGCZ]

If you go to http://www.iffhs.de, you can read how the ranking is calculated...

(Language/Club World Ranking/How the Club World Ranking is made)

[RobtheAggie]

That system of orginizing clubs is very strange. Any list that has Servette and not YB or Xamax on it, or has GCZ 100 places after Basel is messed up. Plus MLS teams make their appearance in the mid 200's. I have a feeling that the Crew, E-Quakes, or Metros (who are all playing well right now) would beat many of the teams ahead of them.

[RobtheAggie]

AS of 31 July here are the FIFA Rankings:

15 Ireland Republic 702
32 Russia 622
40 Switzerland 604
87 Albania 464
88 Georgia 462


55 Austria 541
147 Liechtenstein 280

[RobtheAggie]

On a somewhat related note:
Switzerland has been made 601-1 odds to win the WC 2006.

Here is the site:
http://www.willhill.com/iibs/EN/bui...choice=FB181155

We are tied with China. Not sure if I agree with that, but this is all for fun.