International Federation of Football History and Statistics places Emelec, Liga de Quito, Aucas and Universidad Católica further down.
Barcelona Sporting Club and Independiente del Valle share 83rd place in the ranking of the best teams in the world in 2021, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, better known by the acronym IFFHS, which published the list on Thursday.
According to the table, both canaries and stripes register 145 points, according to the IFFHS criteria for the past year.
To determine which was the most powerful club of the course, Since 1991, the Federation has measured the performance of each team in all national and international competitions between January and December, and awards a number of points based on the results obtained.
In 2021, Barcelona finished second in the first round of the LigaPro Serie A and ninth in the second, averaging fourth place in the accumulated classification. What’s more, reached the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores de América.
Meanwhile, the previous year, Independiente won the national football championship after qualifying for the finals by winning the second phase; in the first stage he was third. The Libertadores left him in third place in Group A and did not make it past the round of 16 in the Copa Sudamericana.
In the domestic tournament, both Ecuadorian clubs met twice. In Guayaquil it was tied at 2, while the striped team from Pichincha later won 1-0 at home..
According to the IFFHS, below Barcelona and Independiente are Emelec (117th, 129 points), Liga de Quito (129th, 120), Aucas (201st, 91.5) and Universidad Católica (256th, 79.5).
In the annual classification, Palmeiras achieved an unprecedented milestone for Brazilian football by finishing in first place. The Verdão, which the previous year was in second place behind the German Bayern Munich, won two Copa Libertadores in 2021 against rivals also from Brazil. The first, on January 30, after defeating Santos in the final; and the second, on November 27, against Flamengo. The Verdiblanco team, led by Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira, also lifted the 2020 Brazil Cup, played last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the 2021 Brazilian League he finished third. (D)
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