Of the top 10 teams, only Spain don't move. Germany up to 2nd, Uruguay climb to 3rd, Netherlands drop to 4th. Italy out of the top 10, replaced by Denmark.
Best movers:
25 - Korea DPR
24 - Turkmenistan
14 - Tajikistan
Worst movers:
-21 - Georgia
-20 - Israel and Cuba
-14 - Cape Verde Islands
Best movers in the top 50:
9 - Libya and El Salvador
8 - Colombia and Romania
7 - Wales
Worst movers in the top 50:
-20 - Israel
-10 - Montenegro
-6 - Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Estonia
Japan return to 2nd in Asia, with Korea Republic dropping to third. Korea did peak at the right moment to be top seeded for the World Cup draw. China PR replace Uzbekistan in the Asian top 5.
Mali and Zambia switch places in the African top 5, with Mali climbing to 4th.
El Salvador climb to 3rd place in CONCACAF.
Colombia replace Paraguay in the CONMEBOL top 5.
New Caledonia up to 2nd in Oceania.
Germany up to 2nd and Portugal up to 4th in Europe, with Netherlands and England dropping one place each.
Four teams will improve their best ever ranking:
Uruguay (3rd - 4th in September 2011)
Libya (46th - 53rd in February 2012)
El Salvador (49th - 54th in February 2012)
Philippines (148th - 149th in December 2010) (Thanks FilipinoFootball!)
American Samoa will return to their best ever ranking - 186th, first achieved in December 2011.
Three teams will return to their worst ever rankings:
India (165th - first happened in March 2007)
British Virgin Islands (199th - first happened in December 2011)
Brunei Darussalam (202nd - first happened in December 2011)
Eight teams will drop to new lows:
Bulgaria (96th - 88th in February 2012)
Iceland (131st - 124th in August 2011)
Cyprus (133rd - 129th in March 2012)
Thailand (141st - 139th in March 2012)
Singapore (158th - 152nd in November 2011)
Barbados (171st - 170th in March 2012)
Solomon Islands (184th - 182nd in April 2011)
Kyrgyzstan (195th - 192nd in February 2012)
April 2012 rank - Team - April 2012 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points
| 1 | Spain | 1442 | 0 | -119 |
| 2 | Germany | 1345 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1309 | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1207 | -2 | -172 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1190 | 2 | 84 |
| 6 | Brazil | 1165 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | England | 1132 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Croatia | 1114 | 2 | 65 |
| 9 | Denmark | 1069 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Argentina | 1066 | -2 | -36 |
| 11 | Russia | 1049 | 1 | 46 |
| 12 | Italy | 1041 | -3 | -21 |
| 13 | Chile | 967 | 1 | 17 |
| 14 | Greece | 961 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 951 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | France | 938 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sweden | 931 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Republic of Ireland | 891 | 1 | 19 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 891 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mexico | 868 | 2 | 19 |
| 21 | Australia | 862 | -1 | -6 |
| 22 | Ghana | 816 | 1 | -4 |
| 23 | Colombia | 815 | 8 | 67 |
| 24 | Norway | 805 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Paraguay | 803 | 0 | 12 |
| 26 | Czech Republic | 798 | 3 | 36 |
| 27 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 792 | -6 | -58 |
| 28 | Slovenia | 781 | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | USA | 779 | -2 | 7 |
| 30 | Japan | 753 | 3 | 13 |
| 31 | Korea Republic | 746 | -1 | -5 |
| 32 | Serbia | 725 | -6 | -54 |
| 33 | Turkey | 720 | -1 | -27 |
| 34 | Peru | 719 | 0 | -1 |
| 35 | Slovakia | 716 | 0 | 6 |
| 36 | Hungary | 692 | 1 | 34 |
| 37 | Ecuador | 673 | 2 | 25 |
| 38 | Algeria | 667 | -3 | -43 |
| 39 | Mali | 656 | 3 | 27 |
| 40 | Zambia | 640 | 1 | 10 |
| 41 | Wales | 635 | 7 | 55 |
| 42 | Gabon | 621 | 1 | 4 |
| 43 | Venezuela | 617 | 3 | 24 |
| 44 | Belgium | 604 | -4 | -38 |
| 45 | Romania | 603 | 8 | 30 |
| 46 | Libya | 602 | 9 | 36 |
| 47 | Armenia | 598 | -3 | -3 |
| 48 | Scotland | 596 | 3 | 22 |
| 49 | El Salvador | 589 | 9 | 35 |
| 49 | Ukraine | 589 | 0 | 11 |
| 51 | Iran | 578 | 0 | 4 |
| 52 | Panama | 575 | -2 | -1 |
| 53 | Estonia | 574 | -6 | -11 |
| 54 | Montenegro | 569 | -10 | -32 |
| 55 | Egypt | 566 | 9 | 36 |
| 56 | Jamaica | 565 | -2 | -6 |
| 57 | Tunisia | 563 | -1 | -1 |
| 58 | Israel | 558 | -20 | -93 |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 557 | 0 | 7 |
| 60 | Nigeria | 554 | -3 | -3 |
| 61 | Honduras | 550 | 2 | 17 |
| 62 | Morocco | 548 | -1 | 3 |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 533 | 10 | 68 |
| 64 | Cameroon | 526 | 2 | 21 |
| 65 | Poland | 514 | 10 | 53 |
| 66 | China PR | 503 | 2 | 8 |
| 67 | Guinea | 499 | -2 | -10 |
| 68 | Belarus | 494 | 1 | 4 |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 493 | -2 | -9 |
| 70 | Iraq | 488 | 6 | 28 |
| 71 | South Africa | 482 | -11 | -67 |
| 72 | Haiti | 477 | 0 | 8 |
| 73 | Austria | 475 | -2 | 3 |
| 74 | Latvia | 465 | 4 | 21 |
| 75 | Canada | 450 | 4 | 7 |
| 76 | Cape Verde Islands | 449 | -14 | -93 |
| 77 | Senegal | 448 | -7 | -34 |
| 78 | Angola | 440 | 3 | 16 |
| 79 | Finland | 430 | 5 | 18 |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 426 | -3 | -25 |
| 81 | Jordan | 420 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Guatemala | 419 | 4 | 15 |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 417 | -1 | -6 |
| 84 | Albania | 384 | -4 | -48 |
| 84 | Qatar | 384 | 4 | -4 |
| 86 | Korea DPR | 377 | 25 | 78 |
| 87 | Kuwait | 376 | 7 | 8 |
| 88 | Togo | 374 | 9 | 25 |
| 89 | Lithuania | 373 | 2 | -10 |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 373 | -1 | -15 |
| 91 | Congo | 366 | 10 | 35 |
| 92 | Uganda | 362 | -4 | -26 |
| 93 | Bahrain | 361 | 0 | -12 |
| 93 | Oman | 361 | -1 | -20 |
| 95 | Georgia | 360 | -21 | -102 |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 354 | -11 | -52 |
| 97 | Vietnam | 347 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | FYR Macedonia | 342 | 4 | 14 |
| 99 | Guyana | 341 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 338 | -5 | -22 |
| 100 | Northern Ireland | 338 | -13 | -62 |
| 102 | Malawi | 332 | -6 | -22 |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 331 | 5 | 26 |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 328 | 2 | 21 |
| 105 | Rwanda | 327 | 0 | 11 |
| 106 | Mozambique | 322 | -2 | 3 |
| 107 | Botswana | 321 | -7 | -17 |
| 108 | Bermuda | 318 | -5 | -3 |
| 109 | Bolivia | 308 | -3 | 1 |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 305 | 6 | 20 |
| 111 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 298 | -2 | -3 |
| 112 | Liberia | 293 | 13 | 25 |
| 113 | Gambia | 292 | 10 | 21 |
| 113 | Sudan | 292 | -3 | -8 |
| 115 | Chad | 289 | -3 | -4 |
| 116 | Sao Tome e Principe | 288 | -1 | 0 |
| 117 | Kenya | 285 | -4 | -7 |
| 118 | Faroe Islands | 284 | -2 | -1 |
| 119 | Congo DR | 283 | 1 | 2 |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 283 | 8 | 19 |
| 121 | Namibia | 281 | 11 | 31 |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 281 | 1 | 6 |
| 123 | Niger | 274 | -9 | -15 |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 271 | 7 | 20 |
| 125 | Benin | 269 | 2 | 5 |
| 126 | Syria | 268 | 0 | 1 |
| 127 | Burundi | 267 | 5 | 17 |
| 128 | Lebanon | 266 | -4 | -4 |
| 129 | Liechtenstein | 261 | 8 | 25 |
| 130 | New Zealand | 256 | -11 | -28 |
| 131 | Iceland | 255 | -10 | -22 |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 255 | 14 | 45 |
| 133 | Cyprus | 252 | -4 | -10 |
| 133 | Suriname | 252 | -3 | -2 |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 247 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Cuba | 244 | -20 | -41 |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 243 | 5 | 19 |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 236 | 2 | 5 |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 236 | -4 | -13 |
| 140 | Belize | 235 | -4 | -3 |
| 141 | Thailand | 232 | -2 | -3 |
| 142 | Moldova | 222 | 1 | 6 |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 222 | 24 | 108 |
| 144 | Grenada | 217 | -7 | -19 |
| 145 | Tanzania | 215 | -4 | -13 |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 211 | -2 | 0 |
| 147 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 191 | -1 | 3 |
| 148 | Philippines | 182 | 8 | 46 |
| 149 | Nepal | 164 | 4 | 20 |
| 150 | Malta | 161 | -2 | 9 |
| 151 | Indonesia | 160 | -4 | 0 |
| 152 | Bangladesh | 154 | 12 | 34 |
| 153 | Palestine | 151 | 7 | 20 |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 150 | 8 | 24 |
| 155 | Samoa | 149 | -5 | 0 |
| 156 | Malaysia | 148 | -4 | 0 |
| 156 | Yemen | 148 | -8 | -4 |
| 158 | Singapore | 145 | -8 | -4 |
| 159 | Curacao | 138 | -5 | -4 |
| 160 | Fiji | 133 | -3 | 0 |
| 161 | Bahamas | 132 | -6 | -9 |
| 161 | Hong Kong | 132 | -3 | 0 |
| 163 | Lesotho | 131 | -3 | 0 |
| 164 | Maldives | 130 | 10 | 35 |
| 165 | India | 122 | -7 | -10 |
| 166 | Madagascar | 121 | -3 | -2 |
| 167 | Aruba | 120 | -3 | 0 |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 118 | 10 | 33 |
| 169 | Chinese Taipei | 117 | -1 | 7 |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 116 | -2 | 6 |
| 171 | Barbados | 106 | -1 | -1 |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| 173 | Cambodia | 101 | -7 | -13 |
| 173 | Myanmar | 101 | 4 | 15 |
| 175 | Laos | 96 | -2 | 0 |
| 176 | Dominica | 95 | -2 | 0 |
| 177 | Mongolia | 90 | -6 | -16 |
| 178 | Tonga | 88 | -2 | 0 |
| 179 | Swaziland | 86 | 0 | 3 |
| 179 | Tahiti | 86 | 4 | 13 |
| 181 | Sri Lanka | 82 | 5 | 20 |
| 182 | Pakistan | 80 | -1 | 4 |
| 183 | US Virgin Islands | 78 | -3 | -4 |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 75 | -2 | 0 |
| 185 | Cayman Islands | 72 | -1 | 0 |
| 186 | American Samoa | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| 187 | Comoros | 60 | 1 | 5 |
| 188 | St. Lucia | 52 | -3 | -13 |
| 189 | Seychelles | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Eritrea | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 191 | Somalia | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Mauritius | 37 | 3 | 5 |
| 193 | Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| 194 | Guam | 32 | -1 | -4 |
| 195 | Kyrgyzstan | 29 | -3 | -10 |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 197 | Djibouti | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 198 | Macau | 19 | 1 | -1 |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 13 | -2 | -10 |
| 200 | Anguilla | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | Bhutan | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 202 | Brunei Darussalam | 4 | -1 | -2 |
| 202 | Mauritania | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 204 | Timor-Leste | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | Andorra | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I´m very impressed about your work. In the meantime you give national teams tips to reach a better pot. That´s awesome. I´m speechless. Maybe you could give my poor Austrian team a tip, if it is sometimes possible to reach a better pot with only winning a friendly game.
ReplyDeleteI have one question.
The Netherlands get from the top 10 the smallest points. Why?
They won against England => 336.06 P
Uruguay only played 1:1 against Romania and they get 751.22 P.
Both teams didn´t play at home.
And to Wales: You gave them a fair chance to avoid falling in pot 6.
The Netherlands get from the top 10 the smallest points in 2012.
DeleteHi Clemens :) Just tell OEFB to send me an e-mail and I'll see what can be done. I doubt that will ever happen though.
DeleteYou're looking at the wrong points. Those are averages for the last 12 months.
Home/away doesn't matter for the FIFA rankings.
oh, i understand. Thank you for your answer.
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