South America’s Club of the 1st Decade of the 21st Century (2001-2010)Contrary to the manner in which the top club of each continent was determined for the 20th century (1901-2000), national competitions were held in all countries over the entire first decade after the turn of the millennium. All these national club competitions are taken as much into consideration for the monthly Club World Rankings as are the club competitions held by the continental Confederations and by FIFA. In doing so, each individual result of these aforementioned competitions is considered from start to finish. Hence, for any given continent, chances are the same for each club during the first decade (2001-2010), at least at the international level.
The yearly points scored by clubs in the Club World Ranking are added from 2001 to 2010, yielding the continental club ranking. The first-placed club is that continent’s top club for the first decade. Adding the yearly points also gives a far more realistical picture of clubs that were particularly successful over one or more years than using reciprocal position of the rankings from the yearly Club World Ranking does. The top clubs can thus be determined the same way for each of the six football continents.
After nine of ten years of the first decade, a total of 275 clubs from the ten countries affiliated with CONMEBOL made the ranking list. Thus, after nine years, the best-placed club from Venezuela was Caracas FC (58th, 667 points) and from Bolivia Club Bolívar La Paz: (37th, 857 points) while the best-placed clubs from Peru Cienciano del Cusco (19th, 1069 points), Colombia CDC Atlético Nacional Medellín (20th, 1036 points) and Ecuador Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito (21th, 1014) ranked fairly close togther.
After nine years, Chile’s best-placed club during the first decade was CSD Colo Colo Santiago (14th, 1155 points) and Paraguay’s was Cerro Porteño FBC Asunción (12th, 1180 points). After nine years of the first decade, then, the top 10 in the South American club ranking comprised six clubs from Brazil, three from Argentina and one from Uruguay, namely, Club Nacional de Football Montevideo (6th, 1332 points). The four better-ranking clubs were Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizonte (1419 points), Santos FC (1425), CA River Plate Buenos Aires (1614) and São Paulo FC (1740). The superior first-placed club were CA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires (2029 points).
After nine years and nine months, the best-placed clubs in the various countries remain the same except for Paraguay, although the relative positions of some may have changed slightly. Also, two clubs from Brazil have now been displaced from the top 10 by two from Argentina. However, the two top clubs in Argentina, CA Boca Juniors and CA River Plate, have lately been flagging badly. Although São Paulo FC and Cruzeiro EC (Belo Horizonte) the margin considerably reduced in 2010, they can not more catch up the leading CA Boca Juniors before the end of the first decade.
Thus it is already certain that CA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires will be South America’s Club of the 1st Decade of the 21 Century, ahead of São Paulo FC and CA River Plate Buenos Aires. It is very likely that two Brazilian clubs, Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizonte and Santos FC, will finish 4th resp. 5th. The other rankings will only be known after the end of the first decade, and be available together with the official South American club ranking (2001-2010) in January 2011. The winners, CA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires, will be honoured at the World Football Gala 2011.
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Below are shown the top 200 South American clubs (2001-2010) three months prior to the end of the first decade:
1. CA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Argentina 2.073,0
2. São Paulo FC Brasil 1.909,0
3. CA River Plate Buenos Aires Argentina 1.666,0
4. Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizonte Brasil 1.592,0
5. Santos FC Brasil 1.539,0
6. Club Nacional de Football Montevideo Uruguay 1.437,0
7. SC Internacional Porto Alegre Brasil 1.429,0
8. CA San Lorenzo de Almagro Buenos Aires Argentina 1.428,0
9. Club Estudiantes de La Plata Argentina 1.334,0
10. CA Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 1.331,0
11. Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto-Alegrense Brasil 1.313,0
12. CR Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Brasil 1.310,0
13. Club Libertad Asunción Paraguay 1.304,5
14. SC Corinthians Paulista São Paulo Brasil 1.298,0
15. Cerro Porteño FBC Asunción Paraguay 1.273,5
16. CSD Colo Colo Santiago Chile 1.267,0
17. Fluminense FC Rio de Janeiro Brasil 1.261,0
18. CD Universidad Católica Santiago Chile 1.184,0
19. Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito Ecuador 1.113,5
20. Cienciano del Cusco Perú 1.106,0
21. CDC Atlético Nacional Medellín Colombia 1.083,5
22. SE Palmeiras São Paulo Brasil 1.080,0
23. CD Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile 1.070,0
24. Club Alianza Lima Perú 1.050,0
25. Sporting Cristal Lima Perú 1.048,0
26. CD América Cali Colombia 1.041,0
27. CA Lanús Argentina 1.015,0
28. Clube Atletico Paranaense Curitiba Brasil 1.012,0
29. Universitario de Deportes Lima Perú 1.011,0
30. CD Once Caldas Manizales Colombia 992,5
31. CA Banfield Argentina 980,0
32. Asociación Deportivo Cali Colombia 972,0
33. Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo Uruguay 967,0
34. Goias Esporte Clube Goiania Brasil 961,0
35. CR Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro Brasil 960,0
36. CA Peñarol Montevideo Uruguay 953,5
37. CD Independiente Medellín Colombia 940,0
38. CD Cobreloa Calama Chile 924,0
39. Club Bolívar La Paz Bolivia 919,0
40. CA Rosario Central Argentina 872,0
41. CA Independiente Avellaneda Argentina 854,0
42. CCD Tolima Ibague Colombia 849,0
43. Arsenal FC Sarandí Argentina 843,0
44. Racing Club Avellaneda Argentina 840,0
45. CA Newell's Old Boys Rosario Argentina 835,0
46. CA Mineiro Belo Horizonte Brasil 830,0
47. Club El Nacional Quito Ecuador 829,0
48. Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata Argentina 825,0
49. CPD Junior Barranquilla Colombia 813,5
50. FBC Olimpia Asunción Paraguay 808,5
51. CA Colón de Santa Fe Argentina 784,0
Botafogo FR Rio de Janeiro Brasil 784,0
53. AD São Caetano Brasil 766,0
54. Independiente Santa Fe CD Bogotá Colombia 742,5
55. Caracas FC Venezuela 723,0
56. Audax Italiano La Florida Chile 715,5
57. Club Alianza Atletico Sullana Perú 711,0
58. Danubio Football Club Montevideo Uruguay 710,5
59. Club Sport Emelec Guayaquil Ecuador 707,0
60. CD Los Millonarios Bogotá Colombia 706,5
61. Guaraní FC Asunción Paraguay 701,5
62. CD Universidad San Martín de Porres Perú 653,5
63. Barcelona Sporting Club Guayaquil Ecuador 649,0
64. Club The Strongest La Paz Bolivia 646,0
65. Club Deportivo Unión Española Santiago Chile 640,0
66. AA Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Argentina 628,0
Coritiba FC Brasil 628,0
68. Mariano Melgar FBC Arequipa Perú 616,5
69. Figueirense FC Florianópolis Brasil 610,0
70. Paraná Clube Curitiba Brasil 604,0
71. Sociedad Deportivo Quito Ecuador 599,5
72. Esporte Clube Vitória Salvador (Bahia) Brasil 592,0
73. Coronel Bolognesi FC Tacna Perú 576,5
74. Asociación Deportivo Pasto Colombia 573,0
75. Deportivo Táchira FC San Cristóbal Venezuela 570,0
76. Club Sportivo Luqueño, Luque Paraguay 567,5
77. Club Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador 564,5
78. CD Atletico Huila Neiva Colombia 558,0
79. CD Santiago Wanderers Valparaíso Chile 557,5
80. CD Huachipato Talcahuano Chile 555,0
81. CD Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz Bolivia 546,0
82. Montevideo Wanderers FC Uruguay 541,0
83. CS Deportiva y Cultural de Pereira Colombia 540,5
84. Sport Boys Association Callao Perú 539,0
85. Nacional FBC Asunción Paraguay 523,0
86. Club Bamin Real Potosí Bolivia 520,0
87. Club Universidad de Concepción Chile 518,5
88. Centro Deportivo Olmedo Rio Bamba Ecuador 515,5
89. Esporte Clube Juventude Caxias do Sul Brasil 511,0
90. CD Palestino Santiago Chile 492,0
91. Envigado FC Colombia 489,0
92. Boyacá Chicó FC Colombia 485,5
93. CD Cobresal El Salvador Chile 485,0
94. Tacuary FBC Asunción Paraguay 481,0
95. Club Jorge Wilsterman Cochabamba Bolivia 477,0
96. CN Cúcuta Deportivo Colombia 474,5
97. CA River Plate Montevideo Uruguay 459,0
98. Associação Atlético Ponte Preta Brasil 456,0
99. Club 12 Octubre de Itaguca Paraguay 438,0
100. CD Everton Vina del Mar Chile 432,0
101. CSCD Blooming Santa Cruz Bolivia 431,0
102. CCD Quindío Armenia Colombia 430,5
103. Club Atlético Bucaramanga CD Colombia 429,0
104. Liverpool FC Montevideo Uruguay 420,0
105. CSD Rangers Talca Chile 408,0
106. CA Fénix Montevideo Uruguay 403,5
107. CA Huracán Buenos Aires Argentina 402,0
108. Unión Atlético Maracaibo Venezuela 389,0
109. CD San José Oruro Bolivia 385,0
110. Club Atlético Cerro Montevideo Uruguay 381,0
111. AC Mineros de Guayana Puerto Ordaz Venezuela 379,0
112. Sport Club Recife Brasil 377,0
113. Club Juan Aurich de Chiclayo Perú 372,5
114. Club Sol de America Asunción Paraguay 370,5
115. Deportivo Italia FC Caracas Venezuela 355,0
116. Club de Deportes La Serena Chile 348,0
117. Deportivo Tacuarembó FC Uruguay 346,5
118. Club Olimpo Bahía Blanca Argentina 340,0
119. Club Sport Ancash Huaraz Perú 336,0
120. Atlético Monagas SC Maturin Venezuela 334,0
121. CSCD Universidad César Valleja Trujillo Perú 330,0
122. CD Coquimbo Unido Chile 329,0
123. CD O'Higgins Rancagua Chile 324,0
Central Español Fútbol Club Montevideo Uruguay 324,0
125. Paysandu SC Belem Brasil 322,0
126. CD La Equidad Bogotá Colombia 317,0
127. Guarani FC Campinas São Paulo Brasil 316,0
128. Quilmes Athletic Club Argentina 310,0
129. Estudiantes de Mérida FC Venezuela 307,0
130. CA Talleres de Cordoba Argentina 306,0
131. CD Unión San Felipe Chile 288,5
132. CD Real Cartagena Colombia 288,0
Carabobo FC Venezuela 288,0
134. CA Chacarita Juniors San Martín Argentina 284,0
135. CA 3 de Febrero Ciudad de Este Paraguay 279,0
136. CD Aurora Cochabamba Bolivia 276,0
137. La Paz FC Bolivia 268,0
138. CA Bella Vista Montevideo Uruguay 264,0
139. Trujillanos FC Valera Venezuela 262,0
140. Club Deportivo Macará Ambato Ecuador 259,5
141. CS y de Deportes Concepción Chile 258,0
142. CD Universitario SFX de Sucre Bolivia 257,0
S. D. Aucas Quito Ecuador 257,0
144. CD Santiago Morning Chile 254,5
145. CA Tigre Argentina 250,0
146. Club de Deportivo Puerto Montt Chile 249,0
147. Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy Argentina 248,0
148. Corporación Deportivo Tuluá Colombia 244,5
Rampla Juniors FC Montevideo Uruguay 244,5
150. CD Espoli Quito Ecuador 244,0
151. CA Nuevo Chicago Buenos Aires Argentina 242,0
152. Club Sport Union Huaral Perú 234,0
153. Club de Deportes Ñublense Chile 228,0
154. Fortaleza Esporte Clube Brasil 226,0
155. José Gálvez FBC Chimbote Perú 219,0
156. AD Unión Magdalena Santa Marta Colombia 217,5
157. Club Deportes Temuco Chile 217,0
158. CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba Mendoza Argentina 216,0
159. Club 2 de Mayo Pedro Juan Caballero Paraguay 213,0
160. Grau Estudiantes de Medicina Ica Perú 208,5
Miramar Misiones FC Uruguay 208,5
162. Club Deportivo Pesquero-Wanka Perú 205,5
163. CS Cerrito Uruguay 202,5
164. Racing Club de Montevideo Uruguay 198,5
165. Esporte Clube Bahia Salvador Brasil 198,0
166. Clube Náutico Capibaribe Recife Brasil 196,0
167. Club Atlético Rentistas Montevideo Uruguay 184,5
168. EC Santo André Brasil 168,0
169. Aragua FC Maracay Venezuela 167,0
170. Club Unión Central Tarija Bolivia 165,0
171. CA San Martin Tucuman Argentina 164,0
172. CA Universidad Nacional San Agustín Arequipa Perú 162,0
Rocha FC Uruguay 162,0
174. CA Plaza Colonia Uruguay 159,0
175. Club Atletico Belgrano Cordoba Argentina 158,0
176. Zamora FC Barinas Venezuela 155,0
177. CD Naval Antofagasta Chile 154,5
178. CA Unión Santa Fe Argentina 152,0
Criciúma FC Brasil 152,0
180. Assoc. Portuguesa de Desportos São Paulo Brasil 150,0
181. Club Sport Colombia Fernando de la Mora Paraguay 148,5
182. Anzóategui SC Puerto La Cruz Venezuela 143,0
183. Brasiliense FC de Taguatinga Brasília Brasil 140,0
184. Total Chalaco FC Perú 139,5
185. Avai FC Florianopolis Brasil 138,0
186. Club Guabirá Santa Cruz Bolivia 137,0
187. Instituto AC Córdoba Argentina 136,0
188. Club Deportivo Maldonado Uruguay 133,5
189. Deportivo Sport Huancayo Perú 130,5
CA Juventud Las Piedras Uruguay 130,5
191. Club Universidad Iberoamericana La Paz Bolivia 130,0
192. Club Rubio Ñú Paraguay 127,5
193. Club de Deportes Melipilla Chile 123,0
194. Club Deportivo Colonia Uruguay 118,5
195. Municipal Real Mamoré Trinidad Bolivia 118,0
196. Grêmio Prudente/Recreativo Baureri Brasil 116,0
197. Portuguesa FC Acarigua Venezuela 115,0
198. Atlético El Vigía Venezuela 114,0
199. Club Inti Gas Deportes Ayacucho Perú 111,0
200. ID Cologio Nacional Iquitos Perú 100,5
