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Jeonbuk Hyundai, IFFHS Ranked 182nd in World Club Rankings 'Asia's 13th'

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Kim Myeongseok

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Jeonbuk Hyundai, which won the K-League 1 title last season. /Photo = Courtesy of the Korea Professional Football League

Jeonbuk Hyundai, which ranked in the K-League 1 and the Korea Cup "Double" last season, ranked 182nd in the world club rankings of the International Federation of Football History Statistics (IFFHS).

IFFHS announced the world's top 500 men's club rankings on the 11th (Korea Standard Time), reflecting the results from February 1 last year to January 31 this year.

Jeonbuk received 108.5 points, maintaining its 182nd place in the world club rankings, the same as last month. It is the highest ranking among K-League clubs and the 13th among Asian Football Confederation (AFC) clubs. The AFC ranking fell one place from last month, falling behind Johor Darlle Takjim (Malaysia, 181st).

In the K-League, Pohang Steelers ranked 243rd, FC Seoul 263rd, Gangwon FC 281st, Gwangju FC 315th, Ulsan HD 349th, and Daejeon Hana Citizen 471st, respectively.

Among the Asian teams, Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) rose three notches to 25th from 28th place in December last year. Al-Hilal is a team that made the quarterfinals of the tournament by drawing with Real Madrid (Spain) and beating Manchester City (England) at the FIFA Club World Cup last year.

Saudi clubs ranked first to third in Asia with Al-Ahli ranking 52nd overall and Al-Nasr ranking 92nd. Vissel Kobe (109th), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (120th, Japan), Al-Itihad (136th, Saudi), Kawasaki Frontale (143th), Machida Zelvia (149th, Japan, 154th), Buriram United (154th), Gamba Osaka (171th, Japan), Shabab al-Ahli (177th), Johor Darlle Takjim, and Jeonbuk in that order.

Lee Kang-in's team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG, France) kept the top spot in the world club rankings. Chelsea (England) ranked second, Bayern Munich (Germany) ranked third, and Real Madrid (Spain) and Inter Milan (Italy) fell two places to fourth and fifth, respectively.

In addition, Flamengoo ranked No. 1 in South America (Brazil, 7th overall), Piramiz FC (56th in Egypt), and Cruz Asul (Mexico, 67th) ranked No. 1 in North and Central America. Los Angeles FC, which Son Heung-min belongs to, ranked 216th overall and 12th in North, Central and South America.

Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, which advanced to the quarterfinals after beating Manchester City in the round of 16 at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup last year. /AFPBBNews=News1

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