Thursday, March 31, 2016

South America's Top Clubs - April 2016


A new club has taken over the top of South America's football ranking. Rightfully so, you might say. Atlético Nacional has been wonderful thus far in the Copa Libertadores and won all four of their games, leading to a big lead in this ranking.

It was Colo Colo on top a month ago, but some less inspired performances in Copa Libertadores and league have led to their downfall to 19th. At least they still find themselves in the top 20.

Despite all the club football action earlier this month, just three new clubs made it into the top 20 in April. Uruguay's Club Nacional convinced twice against Palmeiras and enter the list back in 9th. Additionally, The Strongest and São Paulo are in, replacing the likes of Palestino, Deportivo La Guaira and Peñarol.

Argentina lead nation-wise, as they have five clubs, including Huracán. The in-form team of Argentina's Primera División seems to be able to stay in there forever.

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 5 Atlético Nacional Colombia 46
2 2 Corinthians Brazil 42
3 11 Santa Fe Colombia 38
4 8 Atlético Mineiro Brazil 37
5 3 Rosario Central Argentina 37
6 10 CA Cerro Uruguay 35
7 15 Deportivo Táchira Venezuela 35
8 7 Racing Club Argentina 35
9 - Club Nacional Uruguay 34
10 19 Independiente del Valle Ecuador 34
11 18 Huracán Argentina 33
12 16 CA Lanús Argentina 32
13 17 Independiente Medellín Colombia 32
14 4 CS Emelec Ecuador 32
15 20 Estudiantes Argentina 31
16 - The Strongest Bolivia 31
17 - FC São Paulo Brazil 31
18 12 Zamora FC Venezuela 31
19 1 Colo Colo Chile 31
20 9 Atlético Junior Colombia 31

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