Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
FIFA 1997-04
| ‹ 1996-03 | 1998-05 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South America | 27.479 | 119 | 34 | 17 | 23 | 116 | 73 | 74 | 2 |
| 2 | Europe | 26.801 | 181 | 52 | 25 | 29 | 164 | 99 | 106 | 1 |
| 3 | Asia | 12.966 | 57 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 48 | 101 | 55 | 3 |
| 4 | CONCACAF | 11.786 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 66 | 40 | 5 |
| 5 | Africa | 11.014 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 48 | 72 | 47 | 4 |
| 6 | Oceania | 9.953 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 20 | 6 |
EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.
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Includes 171 international matches.
43 within-confederation matches removed.
Confederations Cup 1997 (16)
Confederations Cup 1999 (15)
Confederations Cup 2001 (16)
Confederations Cup 2003 (15)
World Cup 1998 (49)
World Cup 2002 (54)
World Cup Qualifying Playoffs 1997 (2)
World Cup Qualifying Playoffs 2001 (4)
Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.
Europe 25 countries, 56.92% of possible points (1st).
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia.
South America 8 countries, 53.6% of possible points (2nd).
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay.
CONCACAF 5 countries, 39.17% of possible points (3rd).
Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, United States.
Oceania 2 countries, 35% of possible points (4th).
Australia, New Zealand.
Africa 7 countries, 34.75% of possible points (5th).
Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia.
Asia 6 countries, 34.55% of possible points (6th).
China, Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates.