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