South America's Top Clubs - January 2016

In the first edition of 2016, there are not too many changes in the TOP club ranking. This is mainly due to the fact that most of the leagues were on their Winter break already and had their respective seasons finished.

Huracán, the leader of December 2015, remains on top for the second month in a row as well, followed by their Argentinian rivals Independiente. Surprisingly high in third and fifth: Venezuelan champion Zamora and Deportivo La Guaira, their opponent in the final.

 Still on top: Huracán (photo from eldiario.com.ar).

The rules if you missed them previously:
For this table, we look at the last 15 results from each team in South America’s leagues and Copa Libertadores/Sudamericana. A win in the league gets you 3 points, a draw 1. Internationally those numbers are doubled to 6 and 2.

Pos.	Last	Club	Country	Points
1	1	Huracán	Argentina	40
2	4	Independiente	Argentina	38
3	3	Zamora FC	Venezuela	36
4	2	Colo Colo	Chile	36
5	5	Deportivo La Guaira	Venezuela	35
6	11	Boca Juniors	Argentina	33
7	10	Libertad	Paraguay	33
8	14	Atlético Nacional	Colombia	32
9	16	Banfield	Argentina	31
10	-	CA Lanús	Argentina	31
11	-	CS Emelec	Ecuador	31
12	17	Rosario Central	Argentina	31
13	12	Olimpia	Paraguay	31
14	-	Peñarol	Uruguay	31
15	8	Club Bolívar	Bolivia	31
16	18	Corinthians	Brazil	31
17	-	Palestino	Chile	30
18	-	Melgar	Peru	30
19	9	Once Caldas	Colombia	30
20	-	Estudiantes	Argentina	30