Team Melli continued to rule the FIFA Asian Ranking for the month of May 2017.
Korea Rep, Japan and Australia follow Iran in the ranking
WORLD RANK
| Rank | Team | Points | ||
| 26 |  Northern Ireland |
823 | ||
| 26 |  Republic of Ireland |
823 | ||
| 28 |  Iran |
820 | ||
| 29 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
815 | ||
| 30 |  Senegal |
805 |
| Asian Rank | World Rank | Team | Previous Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Iran |
820 |
| 2 | 43 |  Korea Republic |
700 |
| 3 | 44 |  Japan |
685 |
| 4 | 50 |  Australia |
661 |
| 5 | 52 |  Saudi Arabia |
646 |
| 6 | 60 |  Uzbekistan |
586 |
| 7 | 75 |  United Arab Emirates |
453 |
| 8 | 80 |  Syria |
426 |
| 9 | 81 |  China PR |
425 |
| 10 | 89 |  Qatar |
369 |
| 11 | 100 |  India |
331 |
| 12 | 109 |  Jordan |
311 |
| 13 | 115 |  Oman |
290 |
| 14 | 116 |  Korea DPR |
289 |
| 15 | 120 |  Iraq |
278 |