FIFA World Ranking as of Sep 1997
Updated:
Rank | Points | Team | Aug | Jul | Jun | May | Apr | |
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1 | 72 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 63 | Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
3 | 62 | Romania | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
4 | 62 | Netherlands | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | |
5 | 61 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
6 | 61 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
7 | 60 | England | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | |
8 | 60 | Norway | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | |
9 | 60 | Colombia | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | |
10 | 59 | Argentina | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | |
11 | 59 | Mexico | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
12 | 58 | Italy | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | |
13 | 58 | Bulgaria | 22 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 13 | |
14 | 57 | Czech Republic | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | |
15 | 57 | Morocco | 14 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 38 | |
16 | 57 | Russia | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
17 | 57 | France | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
18 | 56 | Japan | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | |
19 | 55 | Zambia | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | |
20 | 55 | Tunisia | 21 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 29 | |
21 | 55 | Sweden | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | |
22 | 55 | Slovakia | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | |
23 | 54 | Bolivia | 18 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 32 | |
24 | 54 | Portugal | 30 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 15 | |
25 | 54 | South Africa | 24 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 25 | |
26 | 54 | Austria | 44 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 47 | |
27 | 54 | Scotland | 26 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 24 | |
28 | 53 | Paraguay | 27 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | |
29 | 53 | Chile | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
30 | 52 | Ecuador | 29 | 30 | 38 | 40 | 35 | |
31 | 52 | Egypt | 31 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 36 | |
32 | 52 | USA | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | |
33 | 51 | Croatia | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
34 | 51 | Peru | 36 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 45 | |
35 | 51 | Korea Republic | 34 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 34 | |
36 | 50 | Australia | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | |
37 | 50 | Yugoslavia | 39 | 37 | 35 | 48 | 46 | |
38 | 49 | Saudi Arabia | 35 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 27 | |
39 | 49 | Turkey | 52 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 31 | |
40 | 49 | Jamaica | 37 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 37 | |
41 | 49 | Greece | 46 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 29 | |
42 | 48 | Republic of Ireland | 55 | 53 | 40 | 44 | 41 | |
43 | 48 | Lithuania | 42 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 54 | |
44 | 47 | Cameroon | 45 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 62 | |
45 | 47 | Ghana | 41 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 40 | |
46 | 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40 | 45 | 52 | 50 | 43 | |
47 | 46 | Uruguay | 50 | 44 | 51 | 54 | 42 | |
48 | 46 | Belgium | 38 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 39 | |
49 | 45 | Kuwait | 51 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 66 | |
50 | 45 | Poland | 53 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 52 |
Rank: from 51st to 100th
51 | 45 | Algeria | 47 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 56 | |
52 | 44 | Ukraine | 54 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 48 | |
53 | 44 | IR Iran | 60 | 57 | 56 | 73 | 87 | |
54 | 44 | Israel | 43 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 53 | |
55 | 44 | Costa Rica | 56 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 57 | |
56 | 43 | Angola | 57 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 74 | |
57 | 43 | Honduras | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 50 | |
58 | 43 | China PR | 58 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | |
59 | 43 | Canada | 48 | 47 | 46 | 52 | 55 | |
60 | 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 61 | 74 | 65 | 47 | 44 | |
61 | 42 | Finland | 65 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 69 | |
62 | 42 | Gabon | 62 | 61 | 64 | 58 | 58 | |
63 | 42 | Nigeria | 59 | 58 | 54 | 61 | 71 | |
64 | 41 | Guinea | 69 | 64 | 59 | 67 | 59 | |
65 | 41 | Switzerland | 64 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 51 | |
66 | 40 | Zimbabwe | 63 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 49 | |
67 | 40 | United Arab Emirates | 66 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 68 | |
68 | 40 | Mozambique | 67 | 72 | 82 | 88 | 79 | |
69 | 39 | Latvia | 74 | 75 | 74 | 80 | 89 | |
70 | 38 | Thailand | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 61 | |
71 | 38 | Hungary | 72 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 72 | |
72 | 38 | Northern Ireland | 71 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 63 | |
73 | 38 | El Salvador | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 77 | |
74 | 37 | Senegal | 70 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 64 | |
75 | 37 | Iraq | 78 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 85 | |
76 | 37 | Togo | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 70 | |
77 | 37 | Mali | 75 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 65 | |
78 | 37 | Zaire | 77 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 67 | |
79 | 37 | Sierra Leone | 86 | 86 | 80 | 81 | 91 | |
80 | 35 | FYR Macedonia | 79 | 78 | 78 | 89 | 80 | |
81 | 35 | Cyprus | 84 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 78 | |
82 | 35 | Uzbekistan | 83 | 83 | 91 | 104 | 112 | |
83 | 35 | Iceland | 88 | 87 | 83 | 76 | 76 | |
84 | 35 | Namibia | 80 | 80 | 94 | 96 | 92 | |
85 | 34 | Qatar | 81 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 75 | |
86 | 34 | Oman | 82 | 82 | 98 | 93 | 90 | |
87 | 33 | Lebanon | 87 | 91 | 87 | 94 | 93 | |
88 | 33 | Malaysia | 90 | 89 | 86 | 87 | 84 | |
89 | 33 | Malawi | 89 | 88 | 84 | 86 | 86 | |
90 | 33 | Guatemala | 93 | 93 | 90 | 91 | 102 | |
91 | 33 | Liberia | 85 | 94 | 95 | 92 | 97 | |
92 | 32 | Slovenia | 95 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 83 | |
93 | 32 | Tanzania | 94 | 96 | 100 | 98 | 94 | |
94 | 32 | Georgia | 99 | 99 | 97 | 102 | 100 | |
95 | 32 | Uganda | 92 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 87 | |
96 | 31 | Congo | 98 | 97 | 93 | 95 | 98 | |
97 | 30 | Syria | 100 | 101 | 105 | 115 | 113 | |
98 | 30 | Wales | 91 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 81 | |
99 | 30 | Kenya | 102 | 102 | 103 | 97 | 105 | |
100 | 30 | Sudan | 96 | 95 | 92 | 85 | 82 |
Rank: from 101st to 150th
101 | 30 | Cuba | 97 | 98 | 96 | 79 | 73 | |
102 | 29 | Estonia | 101 | 100 | 99 | 101 | 96 | |
103 | 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 117 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 116 | |
104 | 28 | Armenia | 108 | 108 | 107 | 107 | 110 | |
105 | 27 | Burkina Faso | 104 | 104 | 101 | 106 | 103 | |
106 | 27 | Belarus | 103 | 103 | 104 | 100 | 95 | |
107 | 26 | Grenada | 105 | 120 | 119 | 118 | 133 | |
108 | 26 | Barbados | 106 | 111 | 112 | 103 | 114 | |
109 | 26 | Indonesia | 107 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 115 | |
110 | 25 | Venezuela | 109 | 106 | 111 | 113 | 109 | |
111 | 25 | Panama | 110 | 105 | 106 | 105 | 104 | |
112 | 24 | Singapore | 111 | 109 | 102 | 99 | 101 | |
113 | 24 | Bahrain | 112 | 112 | 113 | 111 | 111 | |
114 | 23 | Tajikistan | 116 | 114 | 125 | 152 | 167 | |
115 | 23 | New Zealand | 113 | 113 | 118 | 133 | 122 | |
116 | 23 | Albania | 124 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 117 | |
117 | 22 | Faroe Islands | 115 | 126 | 124 | 132 | 139 | |
118 | 22 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | 119 | 117 | 114 | 112 | 99 | |
119 | 22 | India | 118 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 121 | |
120 | 21 | Vietnam | 114 | 110 | 109 | 108 | 106 | |
121 | 21 | Kazakhstan | 122 | 122 | 136 | 161 | 158 | |
122 | 21 | Azerbaijan | 126 | 125 | 123 | 122 | 124 | |
123 | 20 | Jordan | 123 | 135 | 132 | 129 | 141 | |
124 | 20 | Ethiopia | 121 | 118 | 117 | 117 | 108 | |
125 | 20 | Moldova | 127 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 119 | |
126 | 20 | Myanmar | 120 | 119 | 110 | 110 | 107 | |
127 | 20 | Malta | 125 | 123 | 121 | 123 | 123 | |
128 | 19 | St Kitts and Nevis | 128 | 136 | 133 | 125 | 125 | |
129 | 18 | Yemen | 130 | 128 | 135 | 142 | 151 | |
130 | 18 | Hong Kong | 129 | 127 | 127 | 126 | 126 | |
131 | 17 | Solomon Islands | 134 | 134 | 140 | 139 | 138 | |
132 | 17 | Mauritania | 131 | 129 | 126 | 119 | 120 | |
133 | 17 | Turkmenistan | 132 | 131 | 129 | 148 | 150 | |
134 | 17 | Haiti | 133 | 132 | 128 | 124 | 118 | |
135 | 17 | Luxembourg | 135 | 133 | 131 | 130 | 131 | |
136 | 17 | Benin | 136 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 128 | |
137 | 16 | Sri Lanka | 137 | 137 | 134 | 127 | 127 | |
138 | 15 | Dominica | 139 | 139 | 138 | 135 | 145 | |
139 | 15 | Kyrgyz Republic | 140 | 140 | 146 | 173 | 173 | |
140 | 15 | Bangladesh | 138 | 138 | 137 | 134 | 130 | |
141 | 14 | St Lucia | 141 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 134 | |
142 | 13 | Gambia | 142 | 142 | 141 | 131 | 129 | |
143 | 13 | Dominican Republic | 143 | 144 | 142 | 141 | 137 | |
144 | 13 | Fiji | 144 | 143 | 157 | 155 | 154 | |
145 | 12 | Suriname | 146 | 146 | 144 | 138 | 132 | |
146 | 12 | Niger | 145 | 145 | 143 | 140 | 135 | |
147 | 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 148 | 147 | 145 | 136 | 136 | |
148 | 10 | Mauritius | 147 | 148 | 148 | 145 | 144 | |
149 | 9 | Burundi | 149 | 149 | 147 | 143 | 140 | |
150 | 9 | Nepal | 151 | 150 | 150 | 146 | 146 |
Rank: from 151st to 192nd
151 | 9 | Chinese Taipei | 152 | 152 | 152 | 149 | 149 | |
152 | 8 | Netherlands Antilles | 153 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 143 | |
153 | 8 | Liechtenstein | 162 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 157 | |
154 | 8 | Lesotho | 154 | 155 | 154 | 153 | 165 | |
155 | 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | 155 | 159 | 158 | 156 | 155 | |
156 | 7 | Macau | 158 | 158 | 172 | 170 | 170 | |
157 | 7 | Cayman Islands | 157 | 157 | 156 | 154 | 152 | |
158 | 7 | Korea DPR | 156 | 156 | 155 | 151 | 148 | |
159 | 7 | Tahiti | 159 | 160 | 171 | 169 | 160 | |
160 | 7 | Laos | 150 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 147 | |
161 | 7 | Botswana | 160 | 154 | 161 | 159 | 162 | |
162 | 7 | Madagascar | 161 | 161 | 149 | 144 | 142 | |
163 | 6 | Puerto Rico | 163 | 162 | 159 | 157 | 153 | |
164 | 6 | Papua New Guinea | 164 | 164 | 162 | 171 | 171 | |
165 | 6 | Guyana | 165 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 156 | |
166 | 5 | Cape Verde Islands | 166 | 166 | 163 | 162 | 159 | |
167 | 5 | San Marino | 167 | 167 | 164 | 166 | 164 | |
168 | 5 | Tonga | 170 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 168 | |
169 | 5 | eSwatini | 169 | 170 | 166 | 160 | 166 | |
170 | 5 | Rwanda | 168 | 168 | 168 | 164 | 163 | |
171 | 5 | Libya | 172 | 187 | 186 | 186 | 184 | |
172 | 5 | Bermuda | 171 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 161 | |
173 | 4 | Pakistan | 174 | 173 | 173 | 176 | 175 | |
174 | 4 | Philippines | 173 | 172 | 170 | 168 | 169 | |
175 | 3 | Aruba | 175 | 174 | 174 | 172 | 172 | |
176 | 3 | Belize | 177 | 176 | 176 | 175 | 182 | |
177 | 3 | Brunei Darussalam | 176 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 174 | |
178 | 3 | British Virgin Islands | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | - | |
179 | 2 | Cambodia | 182 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 186 | |
180 | 2 | Samoa | 180 | 179 | 180 | 180 | 178 | |
181 | 2 | Seychelles | 179 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 176 | |
182 | 2 | Nicaragua | 181 | 180 | 181 | 181 | 181 | |
183 | 2 | Maldives | 183 | 182 | 179 | 179 | 177 | |
184 | 1 | Vanuatu | 184 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 179 | |
185 | 1 | Andorra | 186 | 185 | 188 | 188 | 187 | |
186 | 1 | Somalia | 185 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 180 | |
187 | 0 | Central African Republic | 187 | 186 | 185 | 185 | 183 | |
188 | 0 | Djibouti | 188 | 188 | 187 | 187 | 185 | |
189 | 0 | Anguilla | 189 | 189 | 189 | 192 | - | |
190 | 0 | Chad | 190 | 190 | 190 | 189 | 188 | |
191 | 0 | Cook Islands | 191 | 192 | 191 | 191 | 188 | |
192 | 0 | Guam | 192 | 191 | 192 | 190 | 188 |