In the latest statistics released by IFFHS Celtic have retained their position in the top 40 club sides in the World. The SPL club are now ranked 31st in the standings which means that have overtaken Premier League champions Manchester City as the 4th best team from Britain. The statistics released by IFFHS are made up via a points system in which clubs pick up points for wins or draws in their domestic and continental competitions. The number of points available is judged on how competitive the competitions are that each club has to play in. Celtic won the SPL last season which has contributed to their total points tally. The SPL isnt ranked as high as the Premier League and that will always hold Celtic back somewhat in these rankings. The top 40 rankings: 1 Real Madrid CF 2 FC Bayern München 3 Club Atlético de Madrid 4 FC Barcelona 5 Club Atlético Nacional SA 6 Juventus FC 7 ARSENALl FC 7 SSC Napoli 9 CA River Plate 9 FC Salzburg 11 CHELSEA FC 12 SL Benfica 13 Paris Saint-Germain FC 14 Cruzeiro EC 15 FC Porto 16 Clube Atlético Mineiro 17 SC FC Steaua Bucureşti 18 CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 19 AC Sparta Praha 20 Sevilla FC 21 CA Lanús 22 ACF Fiorentina 23 Club Brugge KV 24 PFC Ludogorets 1947 25 BV Borussia Dortmund 25 FC Basel 27 CS Emelec 28 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC 28 AS Monaco FC 30 Club Cerro Porteño 31 CELTIC FC 32 MANCHESTER CITY FC 32 KP Legia Warszawa 34 Club Nacional 35 Grêmio FB Porto Alegrense 36 Olympique Lyonnais 37 APOEL FC 38 HNK Rijeka 39 CSD Independiente del Valle 40 AS Roma HH/Dale
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:32:06 +0000
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