The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) published the rating of world football clubs. Barcelona remains the first. Real Madrid is in the second , while Velez Sarsfield is ranked the third.

 1 Barcelona (Spain) - 359 points

 2 Real Madrid (Spain) - 302

 3 Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) - 271

 4 Manchester United (England) - 260

 5 Manchester City (England) - 241

 6 Santos (Brazil) - 238

 7 Universidad de Chile (Chile) - 234

 8 Universidad Catolica (Chile) - 230

 9 Benfica (Portugal) - 222

 10 Schalke 04 (Germany) – 221