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FIFA Ranking May 2014

The latest FIFA ranking published by the World Football governing body on 8th May shows Iran is still number 1 team in Asia ahead of Japan , Uzbekistan an South Korea.

Iran with 715 points has also remained in its last world ranking of number 37 in the list.

Nigeria, Iran’s first opponent in the World Cup has climbed 1 place to # 44 with  631 but dropped 1 place to 6th in Africa.

Argentina with a total of 11784 points dropped 1 place to # 7 in the world ranking while dropping one place also to # 4 in the CONMEBOL zone ranking.

Bosnia & Herzegovina  with a total of 795 maintained its position at #25 in the world  Ranking while placed 16th in UEFA.

 

In Asia , Korea Republic overtook Australia at 4th , while most of the teams maintained their ranking with minor changes,

 

FIFA RANKING

AFC Zone

May 2014

Rnk Zon. Rnk Team Pts +/- Pos
37 1 Iran 715 0 Equal
47 2 Japan 613 0 Equal
53 3 Uzbekistan 577 0 Equal
55 4 Korea Republic 551 1 Up
59 5 Australia 545 0 Equal
64 6 Jordan 510 0 Equal
67 7 United Arab Emirates 499 0 Equal
75 8 Saudi Arabia 455 0 Equal
82 9 Oman 418 -1 Down
95 10 Qatar 338 0 Equal
96 11 China PR 333 0 Equal
100 12 Iraq 321 0 Equal
105 13 Bahrain 289 0 Equal
108 14 Kuwait 283 0 Equal
114 15 Lebanon 251 1 Up
116 16 Vietnam 242 0 Equal
121 17 Tajikistan 229 12 Up
128 18 Afghanistan 204 -6 Down
134 19 Syria 190 -3 Down
137 20 Korea DPR 175 0 Equal

 

Last Updated 08 May 2014 , Next Release 06 Jun 2014

Iran drops 4 places in FIFA Ranking March 2014

In the latest FIFA Ranking published today by the World Governing body , Iran dropped 4 places to number 42 in the world  with 692 but still maintained the lead as Asia’s top team.

Team Melli’s long inactivity ended with two consecutive matches vs. Kuwait and Guinea. Further matches are schedule to improve Iran’s ranking.

Japan was second with 622 points ranked 48 in the world.

 

Top 10 Asian nations in FIFA Ranking

World Rank

Zone Rank

Team

Points

 Posn Change
42 1  Iran 692 -4 Down
48 2  Japan 622 2 Up
55 3  Uzbekistan 565 2 Up
60 4  Korea Republic 552 1 Up
61 5  United Arab Emirates 550 -3 Down
63 6  Australia 545 -10 Down
66 7  Jordan 521 3 Up
75 8  Saudi Arabia 453 0 Equal
81 9  Oman 426 -1 Down
98 10  China PR 339 -10 Down

Team Melli maintains top Asian ranking.

In the latest FIFA Ranking , Iran maintained its position as the Top Asian team ahead of Japan an Korea Rep. , despite dropping one position to 34th in the

world. Romania is in 33rd rank while Cape Verde Islands is only below Iran. Nigeria who is in Group F of the FIFA World Cup 2014 has dropped 4 positions and lies in 41 position below Iran. The other teams in the group Argentina and Bosnia have maintained in their position 2 and 19 respectively.

Rank Team Pts +/- Pos
31 Egypt 748 10 Up
32 Costa Rica 743 -1 Down
33 Romania 734 -1 Down
34 Iran 727 -1 Down
35 Cape Verde Islands 726 4 Up
36 Panama 722 2 Up
37 Scotland 717 -3 Down
38 Armenia 716 -3 Down
39 Venezuela 715 -3 Down
40 Mali 703 5 Up
41 Nigeria 701 -4 Down
42 Peru 698 -3 Down

 

Asian Ranking

Last Updated 16 Jan 2014 m Next Release 13 Feb 2014
Jan 2014
Rank Zone Rank Team Pts +/- Pos
34 1 Iran 727 -1 Down
48 2 Japan 641 -1 Down
53 3 Korea Republic 581 1 Up
56 4 Australia 571 2 Up
63 5 United Arab Emirates 548 8 Up
65 6 Uzbekistan 546 3 Up
72 7 Jordan 504 -7 Down
73 8 Saudi Arabia 487 14 Up
79 9 Oman 440 6 Up
92 10 China PR 376 0 Equal

Team Melli continues its ascend in FIFA ranking.

Team Melli jumped 12 places up the ranking table to 33 in the World and number 1 in Asia in the FIFA/CocaCola  monthly world ranking for December 2013.

Accumulating 720 points , Iran also overtook Nigeria which is grouped with Iran in the FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil , while at continental level , Iran is leading the ranking ahead of Japan South Korea and Australia.
With the qualification to the World Cup and 3 consecutive wins in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Team Melli’s points accumulated as others lost ground.
According to the latest ranking, Spain still leads the World Ranking , followed by Germany and Argentina.

1) Spain 2) Germany 3) Argentina 4) Columbia 5) Portugal 6) Uruguay 7) Italy 8)Switzerland  9)Netherlands 10) Brazil.

FIFA World Cup Group F Rankings

3    Argentina    1251    0
19    Bosnia and Herzegovina    899    2    Up
33    Iran    720    12    Up
37    Nigeria    710    -1

Asia top 10 team

Dec 2013
Rnk Zone Rank Team Pts +/- Pos
33 1 Iran 720 12 Up
47 2 Japan 638 1 Up
54 3 Korea Republic 577 0 Equal
58 4 Australia 565 1 Up
65 5 Jordan 536 5 Up
68 6 Uzbekistan 526 0 Equal
71 7 United Arab Emirates 507 0 Equal
85 8 Oman 408 2 Up
87 9 Saudi Arabia 391 12 Up
92 10 China PR 376 1 Up

Team Melli on top of Asian Ranking. Iran climbs to No.1

Team Melli climbed 4 places in the November 2013 FIFA/CocaCola World Ranking to overtake Japan as the highest ranking Asian team in the latest FIFA Ranking published today. Iran accumulated 650 points and ranked 45 in the world.

The steady climb in the ranking by Iran is the result of a series of wins in the two official competitions,  FIFA World Cup 2014 and the AFC Asian Cup 2015 qualification rounds. Team Melli was on a terrific run unmatched by any Asian teams and as a result, it has climbed on the top of Asian Ranking, a feat which has not been achieved for many years.

Japan, with 638 points dropped 4 places to 48 while South Korea came in third in Asia with 577 points and 54 in the world ranking. Australia is fourth with 564 points and ranked 59.

Team Melli currently is not scheduled to play any matches until the last game in the AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait next year.

Currently, there is no news on any friendly matches either.

TM IRAN vs Lebanon in Beirut Nov13

 

Ranking History

Date FIFA Ranking position
November 2013 45
October 2013 49
September 2013 48
August 2013 52
July 2013 52
June 2013 67
May 2013 57
April 2013 56
March 2013 57
February 2013 58
January 2013 60
2012 59
2011 45
2010 66
2009 64
2008 43
2007 41
2006 38
2005 19
2004 20
2003 28
2002 33
2001 29
2000 37
1999 49
1998 27
1997 46
1996 83
1995 108
1994 75
1993 59
Iran average position from FIFA World Ranking creation is 47
Highest FIFA ranking
15 – July 2005
Lowest FIFA Ranking
122 – May 1996
Best Mover
65 – July 1996
Worst mover
-43 – October 1995