Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 1974-81
| ‹ 1973-80 | 1975-82 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 10.1741 | 58 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 26 | 37 | 3 |
| 2 | West Germany | 9.6101 | 66 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 102 | 25 | 41 | 2 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 8.0682 | 69 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 47 | 49 | 1 |
| 4 | Brazil | 5.8117 | 53 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 23 | 36 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy | 4.9736 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 23 | 34 | 8 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 3.8753 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 30 | 32 | 13 |
| 7 | England | 3.5252 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 23 | 31 | 11 |
| 8 | East Germany | 3.4036 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 30 | 18 |
| 9 | Argentina | 3.3097 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| 10 | Scotland | 3.0751 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 16 |
| 11 | Belgium | 2.8982 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 15 |
| 12 | Austria | 2.6366 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 32 | 34 | 12 |
| 13 | Yugoslavia | 1.8628 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 74 | 40 | 35 | 14 |
| 14 | Peru | 1.7589 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 23 |
| 15 | Spain | 1.6338 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 32 |
| 16 | France | 1.5364 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| 17 | Ghana | 1.4424 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 43 |
| 18 | Portugal | 1.4194 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 26 |
| 19 | Tunisia | 1.3070 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 31 | 21 |
| 20 | Algeria | 1.3048 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 31 | 29 | 22 |
| 21 | Northern Ireland | 1.2900 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 33 |
| 22 | Ireland | 1.2829 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 36 |
| 23 | Guinea | 1.2618 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 44 | 39 | 5 |
| 24 | Sweden | 1.2529 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 43 | 33 | 28 |
| 25 | Nigeria | 1.2411 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 9 |
| 26 | Soviet Union | 1.2044 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
| 27 | Morocco | 1.1262 | 47 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 34 | 38 | 7 |
| 28 | Romania | 0.9598 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 41 |
| 29 | Hungary | 0.8726 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 39 | 29 | 25 |
| 30 | Wales | 0.8669 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 31 |
| 31 | Egypt | 0.8285 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 53 | 38 | 10 |
| 32 | Chile | 0.8217 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 24 | 34 |
| 33 | Greece | 0.7868 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 27 | 42 |
| 34 | Colombia | 0.6650 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 52 |
| 35 | Zambia | 0.6512 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 28 | 31 | 20 |
| 36 | Iran | 0.5855 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 24 | 17 |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 0.5799 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 29 | 39 |
| 38 | Paraguay | 0.5493 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 50 |
| 39 | Bolivia | 0.5026 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 20 | 67 |
| 40 | South Korea | 0.4941 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 27 | 19 |
| 41 | Switzerland | 0.4617 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 26 | 64 |
| 42 | Kuwait | 0.4604 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 25 | 31 | 6 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 0.4439 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 26 | 37 |
| 44 | Turkey | 0.4265 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 26 | 58 |
| 45 | Denmark | 0.4171 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 54 | 28 | 61 |
| 46 | Iceland | 0.3904 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 62 | 28 | 76 |
| 47 | Uganda | 0.3669 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 68 |
| 48 | Mali | 0.3656 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 80 |
| 49 | Norway | 0.3522 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 54 | 26 | 70 |
| 50 | Cameroon | 0.3501 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 45 |
| 51 | Uruguay | 0.3468 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 66 |
| 52 | Sudan | 0.2897 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 77 |
| 53 | Senegal | 0.2724 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 65 |
| 54 | Congo | 0.2543 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 22 | 62 |
| 55 | Finland | 0.2275 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 71 | 26 | 71 |
| 56 | Israel | 0.2227 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 82 |
| 57 | Libya | 0.2021 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 78 |
| 58 | Ivory Coast | 0.1885 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 49 |
| 59 | Togo | 0.1868 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 63 |
| 60 | Niger | 0.1698 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 74 |
| 61 | Australia | 0.1546 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 40 |
| 62 | Tanzania | 0.1477 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 81 |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 0.1367 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 73 |
| 64 | Ecuador | 0.1266 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 16 | 89 |
| 65 | Kenya | 0.1072 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 88 |
| 66 | China | 0.1050 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 29 |
| 67 | New Zealand | 0.1018 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 18 | 38 |
| 68 | Malta | 0.0976 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 83 | 22 | 110 |
| 69 | Mauritania | 0.0973 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 103 |
| 70 | Malaysia | 0.0904 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 46 |
| 71 | Venezuela | 0.0890 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 55 | 16 | 100 |
| 72 | North Korea | 0.0885 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 20 | 35 |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 0.0758 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 93 |
| 74 | Madagascar | 0.0622 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 86 |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 0.0618 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 97 |
| 76 | Thailand | 0.0460 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 60 |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 0.0457 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 92 |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0.0406 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 85 |
| 79 | Gambia | 0.0394 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 94 |
| 80 | Lesotho | 0.0350 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 95 |
| 81 | Somalia | 0.0340 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 101 |
| 82 | Malawi | 0.0317 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 96 |
| 83 | Syria | 0.0313 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 84 |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0299 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 102 |
| 85 | Liberia | 0.0289 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 109 |
| 86 | Qatar | 0.0276 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 53 |
| 87 | Cyprus | 0.0272 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 88 | 26 | 118 |
| 88 | Hong Kong | 0.0237 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 61 | 26 | 57 |
| 89 | Japan | 0.0205 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 83 |
| 90 | Indonesia | 0.0195 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 19 | 75 |
| 91 | Iraq | 0.0179 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 59 |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 0.0178 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 90 | 26 | 117 |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0174 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 56 |
| 94 | Singapore | 0.0141 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 91 |
| 95 | Benin | 0.0140 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 112 |
| 96 | Mozambique | 0.0117 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 107 |
| 97 | Burundi | 0.0113 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 111 |
| 98 | Albania | 0.0108 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 115 |
| 99 | Taiwan | 0.0062 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 98 |
| 100 | Bahrain | 0.0031 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 104 |
| 101 | Fiji | 0.0030 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 99 |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 0.0027 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 113 |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 0.0009 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 105 |
| 104 | Afghanistan | 0.0004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 116 |
| 105 | Honduras | 0 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 54 |
| 105 | El Salvador | 0 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 30 |
| 105 | Canada | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 51 |
| 105 | Mexico | 0 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 44 |
| 105 | Cuba | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 69 |
| 105 | Guatemala | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
| 105 | Haiti | 0 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 48 |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 72 |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 90 |
| 105 | Suriname | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 79 |
| 105 | United States | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 87 |
| 105 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 108 |
| 105 | Guyana | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 114 |
| 105 | Panama | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 14 | 106 |
| 105 | South Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 119 |
| 105 | Macao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 120 |
EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.
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Includes all competitive matches during the eight-year window:
Qualifying and final tournament matches of the World Cup and
the continental championships of FIFAs confederations,
and the Confederations Cup.
Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.