FIFA Ranking: June 2009 intermediate ranking

Point totals for teams from the top 20 of the October 2007 ranking should be 100% correct. For the others, there's the issue of historical rankings published before July 2006.

Included: Matches up to and including April 30th, 2009.

Next update: Not before May 25th.

A lot of changes due to devaluation of results.

Netherlands up to 2nd.

Current June 2009 rank - Team - Current June 2009 points - +/- Ranking - +/- Points

1	Spain	1761	0	32
2	Netherlands	1442	1	82
3	Germany	1418	-1	56
4	Italy	1292	1	21
5	Brazil	1288	-1	7
6	Argentina	1207	0	12
7	Croatia	1200	1	49
8	England	1195	-1	22
9	Russia	1167	0	50
10	France	1067	0	-7
11	Portugal	1004	0	-9
12	Turkey	965	2	42
13	Paraguay	963	4	57
14	USA	947	1	28
15	Czech Republic	943	-3	-25
16	Switzerland	931	2	48
17	Uruguay	922	-1	13
18	Greece	920	-5	-7
19	Ukraine	892	3	60
20	Serbia	871	3	52
21	Cameroon	855	-2	-16
22	Scotland	840	2	25
23	Bulgaria	838	-3	-2
24	Denmark	836	5	46
25	Israel	826	-4	-10
26	Mexico	822	-1	19
27	Northern Ireland	819	0	24
28	Nigeria	802	2	21
29	Republic of Ireland	797	5	36
30	Chile	794	-4	-2
31	Romania	790	-3	-2
32	Australia	779	0	3
33	Sweden	766	0	-3
34	Japan	765	1	16
35	Bosnia-Herzegovina	763	3	26
36	Honduras	761	3	25
37	Ghana	750	-6	-29
38	Côte d'Ivoire	745	-2	2
39	Poland	722	1	-2
40	Ecuador	721	2	26
40	Egypt	721	-3	-21
42	Costa Rica	719	-1	-2
43	Slovakia	692	4	66
44	Hungary	687	-1	25
45	Colombia	678	-1	18
46	Korea Republic	654	0	13
47	Norway	638	-2	-4
48	Gabon	616	0	0
49	Finland	614	2	23
50	Burkina Faso	608	7	49
51	Tunisia	599	1	14
52	Guinea	587	1	5
53	Iran	586	0	4
54	Mali	583	-5	-21
55	Saudi Arabia	580	0	3
55	Venezuela	580	1	15
57	Morocco	570	-7	-23
58	Bolivia	565	0	11
59	Panama	561	1	14
60	Latvia	553	1	12
61	Belgium	548	1	14
62	Lithuania	544	-3	-6
63	Slovenia	536	0	26
64	Congo	520	3	27
65	FYR Macedonia	515	-1	8
66	Gambia	514	3	23
67	Algeria	490	5	15
68	Jamaica	482	2	2
69	Uganda	480	-1	-12
70	Togo	475	-5	-31
71	Libya	474	12	55
72	Austria	473	7	27
73	South Africa	471	4	18
74	Bahrain	468	-3	-8
75	Trinidad and Tobago	467	-1	4
76	Senegal	463	-10	-34
77	Cyprus	461	-2	1
78	Wales	459	-5	-9
79	Oman	452	2	20
80	Iraq	450	6	42
81	Uzbekistan	443	-5	-12
82	Belarus	432	0	1
83	New Zealand	430	-5	-20
84	Sudan	429	1	17
85	Congo DR	423	3	28
86	Sierra Leone	421	12	62
87	Mozambique	411	-7	-25
88	Canada	410	1	16
89	Peru	405	-2	8
90	Zambia	404	0	11
91	Benin	403	3	17
92	Albania	400	0	10
92	Iceland	400	2	14
92	Rwanda	400	-8	-17
95	Cape Verde Islands	385	10	50
96	Qatar	378	0	2
97	Angola	374	-6	-18
98	China PR	363	-1	-7
99	Zimbabwe	359	7	25
100	Cuba	353	0	-2
101	El Salvador	349	1	4
102	Tanzania	345	2	3
103	Grenada	344	0	0
103	Kenya	344	6	17
105	Syria	342	-6	-16
106	Georgia	339	4	17
106	Moldova	339	-13	-48
108	Korea DPR	338	-2	4
109	Fiji	333	-1	0
110	Montenegro	331	7	47
111	Malawi	316	1	14
112	Estonia	312	1	14
113	Guatemala	311	-2	2
114	Kuwait	302	4	20
115	Antigua and Barbuda	296	1	3
115	Bermuda	296	0	0
117	Thailand	289	-4	-9
118	Botswana	278	5	4
118	Ethiopia	278	-17	-69
120	Barbados	277	0	-1
120	Luxembourg	277	6	18
122	United Arab Emirates	268	-2	-10
123	Suriname	266	6	13
124	Haiti	265	-2	-11
125	Equatorial Guinea	261	-6	-18
126	Armenia	260	-1	-8
127	Guyana	255	0	0
128	Namibia	249	-4	-21
129	Jordan	248	-2	-7
130	Chad	246	0	-5
131	Madagascar	242	0	11
132	Kazakhstan	230	5	16
133	New Caledonia	229	-1	0
134	Singapore	226	0	6
135	Liberia	219	3	12
136	Swaziland	217	-1	0
137	Vietnam	216	-1	0
138	Indonesia	210	1	4
139	Burundi	208	-6	-16
140	Azerbaijan	201	2	8
140	Vanuatu	201	0	0
142	Nicaragua	195	-1	0
143	Hong Kong	186	0	3
144	Niger	171	0	3
145	Netherlands Antilles	160	2	8
146	Yemen	157	-1	-5
147	India	155	-1	-1
148	Tajikistan	147	-1	-5
149	Maldives	142	0	0
150	Malta	140	0	-1
151	Puerto Rico	139	3	0
151	St. Kitts and Nevis	139	3	0
153	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	136	-3	-5
154	Turkmenistan	131	-1	-9
155	Myanmar	129	3	0
156	Liechtenstein	125	0	-9
157	Lebanon	121	2	0
158	Eritrea	120	2	6
159	Malaysia	109	4	4
160	Philippines	108	6	18
161	Sri Lanka	107	1	0
162	Kyrgyzstan	105	-12	-36
163	Mauritania	104	-6	-26
164	Solomon Islands	100	0	0
165	Lesotho	99	-4	-10
166	Faroe Islands	96	-1	0
167	Pakistan	88	0	0
168	Somalia	82	1	0
169	Cayman Islands	76	1	0
169	Nepal	76	4	4
171	Bangladesh	73	3	3
171	Chinese Taipei	73	-3	-13
171	Laos	73	1	0
174	Mauritius	70	-3	-4
175	Palestine	69	0	0
176	Mongolia	68	0	0
177	Belize	64	2	4
177	Samoa	64	0	0
179	Cambodia	63	0	3
180	Seychelles	61	-2	0
181	Bahamas	53	0	0
182	Turks and Caicos Islands	51	0	0
183	Brunei Darussalam	46	3	8
184	Afghanistan	44	-1	0
185	Djibouti	41	-1	1
186	Dominican Republic	40	-2	0
187	Guinea-Bissau	38	-1	0
188	Guam	34	0	0
189	St. Lucia	32	0	0
189	Tahiti	32	0	0
189	Tonga	32	0	0
192	Bhutan	30	2	7
192	British Virgin Islands	30	0	0
194	Macau	27	-1	1
195	Aruba	22	0	0
196	Andorra	18	0	0
197	Dominica	12	0	0
198	Timor-Leste	9	0	0
199	Comoros	8	0	0
199	US Virgin Islands	8	0	0
201	Central African Republic	4	0	0
202	American Samoa	0	0	0
202	Anguilla	0	0	0
202	Cook Islands	0	0	0
202	Montserrat	0	0	0
202	Papua New Guinea	0	0	0
202	San Marino	0	0	0

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FIFA Ranking: June 2009 preview

Point totals for teams from the top 20 of the October 2007 ranking should be 100% correct. For the others, there's the issue of historical rankings published before July 2006.

Only 11 matches (all friendlies) will be played before the official May 28th deadline. However, FIFA may include up to 21, as 10 more matches will be played before the not so official May 31st deadline.

This table is based on the official deadline.

April 2009 rank - Country - April 2009 points - Minimum points - Maximum points

1	Spain	1729	1761	1761
2	Germany	1362	1418	1418
3	Netherlands	1360	1442	1442
4	Brazil	1281	1288	1288
5	Italy	1271	1292	1292
6	Argentina	1195	1176	1203
7	England	1173	1195	1195
8	Croatia	1151	1200	1200
9	Russia	1117	1167	1167
10	France	1074	1067	1067
11	Portugal	1013	1004	1004
12	Czech Republic	968	943	943
13	Greece	927	920	920
14	Turkey	923	965	965
15	USA	919	947	947
16	Uruguay	909	922	922
17	Paraguay	906	963	963
18	Switzerland	883	931	931
19	Cameroon	871	855	855
20	Bulgaria	840	838	838
21	Israel	836	826	826
22	Ukraine	832	892	892
23	Serbia	819	871	871
24	Scotland	815	840	840
25	Mexico	803	822	822
26	Chile	796	764	793
27	Northern Ireland	795	819	819
28	Romania	792	790	790
29	Denmark	790	836	836
30	Nigeria	781	802	802
31	Ghana	779	750	750
32	Australia	776	779	779
33	Sweden	769	766	766
34	Republic of Ireland	761	797	797
35	Japan	749	736	768
36	Côte d'Ivoire	743	745	745
37	Egypt	742	721	721
38	Bosnia-Herzegovina	737	763	763
39	Honduras	736	739	755
40	Poland	724	722	722
41	Costa Rica	721	687	711
42	Ecuador	695	686	707
43	Hungary	662	687	687
44	Colombia	660	678	678
45	Norway	642	638	638
46	Korea Republic	641	654	654
47	Slovakia	626	692	692
48	Gabon	616	616	616
49	Mali	604	583	583
50	Morocco	593	570	570
51	Finland	591	614	614
52	Tunisia	585	571	598
53	Guinea	582	587	587
53	Iran	582	573	585
55	Saudi Arabia	577	568	579
56	Venezuela	565	557	588
57	Burkina Faso	559	608	608
58	Bolivia	554	565	565
59	Lithuania	550	544	544
60	Panama	547	536	581
61	Latvia	541	553	553
62	Belgium	534	548	548
63	Slovenia	510	536	536
64	FYR Macedonia	507	515	515
65	Togo	506	475	475
66	Senegal	497	463	463
67	Congo	493	520	520
68	Uganda	492	480	480
69	Gambia	491	514	514
70	Jamaica	480	464	474
71	Bahrain	476	468	468
72	Algeria	475	490	490
73	Wales	468	459	459
74	Trinidad and Tobago	463	467	467
75	Cyprus	460	461	461
76	Uzbekistan	455	443	443
77	South Africa	453	471	471
78	New Zealand	450	430	430
79	Austria	446	473	473
80	Mozambique	436	411	411
81	Oman	432	452	452
82	Belarus	431	432	432
83	Libya	419	474	474
84	Rwanda	417	400	400
85	Sudan	412	409	436
86	Iraq	408	450	450
87	Peru	397	390	427
88	Congo DR	395	389	424
89	Canada	394	410	410
90	Zambia	393	404	404
91	Angola	392	374	374
92	Albania	390	400	400
93	Moldova	387	339	339
94	Benin	386	403	403
94	Iceland	386	400	400
96	Qatar	376	370	385
97	China PR	370	363	363
98	Sierra Leone	359	421	421
99	Syria	358	332	354
100	Cuba	355	353	353
101	Ethiopia	347	278	278
102	El Salvador	345	339	358
103	Grenada	344	344	344
104	Tanzania	342	332	352
105	Cape Verde Islands	335	385	385
106	Korea DPR	334	338	338
106	Zimbabwe	334	345	362
108	Fiji	333	333	333
109	Kenya	327	344	344
110	Georgia	322	339	339
111	Guatemala	309	311	311
112	Malawi	302	316	316
113	Estonia	298	312	312
113	Thailand	298	289	289
115	Bermuda	296	296	296
116	Antigua and Barbuda	293	296	296
117	Montenegro	284	331	331
118	Kuwait	282	302	302
119	Equatorial Guinea	279	261	261
120	Barbados	278	277	277
120	United Arab Emirates	278	268	268
122	Haiti	276	257	276
123	Botswana	274	278	278
124	Namibia	270	249	249
125	Armenia	268	260	260
126	Luxembourg	259	277	277
127	Guyana	255	255	255
127	Jordan	255	242	259
129	Suriname	253	266	266
130	Chad	251	246	246
131	Madagascar	231	242	242
132	New Caledonia	229	229	229
133	Burundi	224	208	208
134	Singapore	220	226	226
135	Swaziland	217	217	217
136	Vietnam	216	216	216
137	Kazakhstan	214	230	230
138	Liberia	207	219	219
139	Indonesia	206	210	210
140	Vanuatu	201	201	201
141	Nicaragua	195	195	195
142	Azerbaijan	193	201	201
143	Hong Kong	183	186	186
144	Niger	168	171	171
145	Yemen	162	157	157
146	India	156	155	155
147	Netherlands Antilles	152	160	160
147	Tajikistan	152	147	147
149	Maldives	142	142	142
150	Kyrgyzstan	141	105	105
150	Malta	141	140	140
150	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	141	136	136
153	Turkmenistan	140	131	131
154	Puerto Rico	139	139	139
154	St. Kitts and Nevis	139	139	139
156	Liechtenstein	134	125	125
157	Mauritania	130	104	104
158	Myanmar	129	129	129
159	Lebanon	121	121	121
160	Eritrea	114	120	120
161	Lesotho	109	99	99
162	Sri Lanka	107	107	107
163	Malaysia	105	109	109
164	Solomon Islands	100	100	100
165	Faroe Islands	96	96	96
166	Philippines	90	108	108
167	Pakistan	88	88	88
168	Chinese Taipei	86	73	73
169	Somalia	82	82	82
170	Cayman Islands	76	76	76
171	Mauritius	74	70	70
172	Laos	73	73	73
173	Nepal	72	76	76
174	Bangladesh	70	73	73
175	Palestine	69	69	69
176	Mongolia	68	68	68
177	Samoa	64	64	64
178	Seychelles	61	61	61
179	Belize	60	64	64
179	Cambodia	60	63	63
181	Bahamas	53	53	53
182	Turks and Caicos Islands	51	51	51
183	Afghanistan	44	44	44
184	Djibouti	40	41	41
184	Dominican Republic	40	40	40
186	Brunei Darussalam	38	46	46
186	Guinea-Bissau	38	38	38
188	Guam	34	34	34
189	St. Lucia	32	32	32
189	Tahiti	32	32	32
189	Tonga	32	32	32
192	British Virgin Islands	30	30	30
193	Macau	26	27	27
194	Bhutan	23	30	30
195	Aruba	22	22	22
196	Andorra	18	18	18
197	Dominica	12	12	12
198	Timor-Leste	9	9	9
199	Comoros	8	8	8
199	US Virgin Islands	8	8	8
201	Central African Republic	4	4	4
202	American Samoa	0	0	0
202	Anguilla	0	0	0
202	Cook Islands	0	0	0
202	Montserrat	0	0	0
202	Papua New Guinea	0	0	0
202	San Marino	0	0	0

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May 2009: FIFA Ranking vs. Elo Ratings

Top 10 differences for countries with a better Elo Rating:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference

Montenegro	117	55	62
Guinea-Bissau	186	139	47
Central African Republic	201	154	47
Solomon Islands	164	120	44
Jordan	127	87	40
Tahiti	189	149	40
Papua New Guinea	202	165	37
Syria	99	64	35
Turkmenistan	153	121	32
Korea DPR	106	75	31

Top 10 differences for countries with a better FIFA Ranking:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference

Luxembourg	126	172	-46
Gambia	69	109	-40
Bermuda	115	155	-40
Sierra Leone	98	137	-39
Northern Ireland	27	62	-35
Congo	67	101	-34
Burkina Faso	57	89	-32
Rwanda	84	113	-29
Togo	65	93	-28
Nicaragua	141	169	-28

Top 50 nations only (in the top 50 in at least one of the rankings)

Top 10 differences for countries with a better Elo Rating:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference

Iran	53	34	19
Denmark	29	14	15
Korea Republic	46	34	12
Costa Rica	41	30	11
Chile	26	16	10
Saudi Arabia	55	45	10
Venezuela	56	46	10
Republic of Ireland	34	25	9
Egypt	37	28	9
Japan	35	27	8

Top 10 differences for countries with a better FIFA Ranking:

Team - FIFA Ranking - Elo Rating - Difference

Northern Ireland	27	62	-35
Gabon	48	71	-23
Scotland	24	43	-19
Israel	21	39	-18
Mali	49	66	-17
Bosnia-Herzegovina	38	54	-16
Cameroon	19	33	-14
Greece	13	24	-11
Ghana	31	41	-10
Hungary	43	53	-10

Matches I would have liked to see in May:

Iran - Northern Ireland
Denmark - Bosnia-Herzegovina
Korea Republic - Hungary
Costa Rica - Scotland
Chile - Israel
Saudi Arabia - Latvia
Venezuela - Burkina Faso
Republic of Ireland - Slovakia
Egypt - Gabon
Japan - Slovenia

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2010 WC: Seeding formula based on qualification chances (6 May 2009)

Seeded teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Qualified teams determined using Voros' qualification chances.

No changes.

 1 Germany        60.3 30.3 30.0
 2 Brazil         58.7 29.3 29.3
 3 Italy          56.3 27.3 29.0
 4 Spain          56.3 25.3 31.0
 5 England        51.7 26.3 25.3
 6 Argentina      49.7 21.0 28.7
 7 France         48.3 23.3 25.0
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 8 Netherlands    43.3 14.7 28.7
 9 Mexico         37.3 19.3 18.0
10 USA            34.7 13.7 21.0
11 Sweden         32.7 19.3 13.3
12 Paraguay       32.3 11.7 20.7
13 Switzerland    30.0 15.3 14.7
14 Russia         26.3  3.0 23.3
15 Ghana          26.0 13.3 12.7
16 Japan          24.3 13.3 11.0
17 Korea Republic 23.3 15.7  7.7
18 Cameroon       22.7  3.0 19.7
19 Greece         22.7  0.0 22.7
20 Australia      21.7 11.3 10.3
21 Uruguay        21.0  2.7 18.3
22 Serbia         20.7  5.3 15.3
23 Denmark        20.0  7.7 12.3
24 Cote d'Ivoire  17.7  6.0 11.7
25 Egypt          14.0  0.0 14.0
26 Tunisia        13.3  8.7  4.7
27 Costa Rica     12.0  8.3  3.7
28 Iran           12.0  5.3  6.7
29 Chile          11.0  0.0 11.0
30 Saudi Arabia   10.7  8.0  2.7
31 Slovakia        4.7  0.0  4.7
32 South Africa    4.0  3.0  1.0

Top 7 + South Africa seeded.

The pots:

Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain
Pot 2: Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland
Pot 3: Australia, Costa Rica, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, USA
Pot 4: Cameroon, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Paraguay, Tunisia, Uruguay

Possible draw (using random.org):

Group A: South Africa, Russia, Iran, Uruguay
Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Mexico, Chile
Group C: France, Slovakia, USA, Cameroon
Group D: England, Sweden, Korea Republic, Egypt
Group E: Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Paraguay
Group F: Italy, Denmark, Costa Rica, Tunisia
Group G: Argentina, Greece, Japan, Cote d'Ivoire
Group H: Brazil, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Ghana

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2010 WC: Seeding formula based on current standings (6 May 2009)

Seeded teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Qualified teams determined using the current standings and the FIFA rankings.

No changes.

Croatia miss the UEFA playoffs as worst runner-ups (see Wikipedia).

 1 Germany          60.3 30.3 30.0
 2 Brazil           58.7 29.3 29.3
 3 Italy            56.3 27.3 29.0
 4 Spain            56.3 25.3 31.0
 5 England          51.7 26.3 25.3
 6 Argentina        49.7 21.0 28.7
 7 France           48.3 23.3 25.0
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 8 Netherlands      43.3 14.7 28.7
 9 USA              35.3 13.7 21.7
10 Paraguay         33.0 11.7 21.3
11 Switzerland      31.7 15.3 16.3
12 Ghana            27.7 13.3 14.3
13 Russia           26.3  3.0 23.3
14 Japan            26.0 13.3 12.7
15 Korea Republic   25.3 15.7  9.7
16 Australia        23.7 11.3 12.3
17 Greece           23.3  0.0 23.3
18 Serbia           22.7  5.3 17.3
19 Uruguay          22.3  2.7 19.7
20 Denmark          21.7  7.7 14.0
21 Cote d'Ivoire    19.3  6.0 13.3
22 Scotland         17.7  0.0 17.7
23 Tunisia          16.0  8.7  7.3
24 Costa Rica       14.0  8.3  5.7
25 Saudi Arabia     13.7  8.0  5.7
26 Chile            13.3  0.0 13.3
27 Northern Ireland 12.3  0.0 12.3
28 Honduras          8.7  0.0  8.7
29 South Africa      5.7  3.0  2.7
30 Gabon             4.0  0.0  4.0
31 Zambia            3.3  0.0  3.3
32 Korea DPR         1.0  0.0  1.0

Top 7 + South Africa seeded.

The pots:

Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain
Pot 2: Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Switzerland
Pot 3: Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, USA
Pot 4: Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Paraguay, Tunisia, Uruguay, Zambia

Possible draw (using random.org):

Group A: South Africa, Northern Ireland, USA, Paraguay
Group B: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Ghana
Group C: Germany, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
Group D: Brazil, Denmark, Korea DPR, Gabon
Group E: France, Scotland, Japan, Cote d'Ivoire
Group F: Italy, Russia, Korea Republic, Chile
Group G: England, Serbia, Australia, Uruguay
Group H: Argentina, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Zambia

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2010 WC: Seeding formula based on the latest FIFA Rankings (6 May 2009)

Seeded teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Qualified teams determined using only the latest FIFA rankings.

No change.

 1 Germany        60.3 30.3 30.0
 2 Brazil         58.7 29.3 29.3
 3 Italy          56.3 27.3 29.0
 4 Spain          56.3 25.3 31.0
 5 England        50.3 26.3 24.0
 6 Argentina      49.7 21.0 28.7
 7 France         46.3 23.3 23.0
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 8 Portugal       45.0 22.3 22.7
 9 Netherlands    42.7 14.7 28.0
10 Mexico         33.7 19.3 14.3
11 Croatia        33.7  9.0 24.7
12 USA            30.3 13.7 16.7
13 Turkey         30.3 10.0 20.3
14 Czech Republic 29.3  6.0 23.3
15 Paraguay       28.0 11.7 16.3
16 Switzerland    26.3 15.3 11.0
17 Russia         24.0  3.0 21.0
18 Ghana          22.7 13.3  9.3
19 Japan          22.0 13.3  8.7
20 Korea Republic 21.0 15.7  5.3
21 Greece         19.0  0.0 19.0
22 Australia      18.7 11.3  7.3
23 Cameroon       18.7  3.0 15.7
24 Nigeria        17.3  2.7 14.7
25 Uruguay        17.0  2.7 14.3
26 Cote d'Ivoire  14.7  6.0  8.7
27 Egypt          11.3  0.0 11.3
28 Iran           10.3  5.3  5.0
29 Saudi Arabia   10.0  8.0  2.0
30 Chile           8.0  0.0  8.0
31 Honduras        4.3  0.0  4.3
32 South Africa    4.0  3.0  1.0

Top 7 + South Africa seeded.

The pots:

Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Spain
Pot 2: Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey
Pot 3: Australia, Honduras, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, USA
Pot 4: Cameroon, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Paraguay, Uruguay

Possible draw (using random.org):

Group A: South Africa, Netherlands, Japan, Uruguay
Group B: England, Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria
Group C: France, Croatia, Iran, Chile
Group D: Brazil, Greece, USA, Ghana
Group E: Spain, Portugal, Korea Republic, Paraguay
Group F: Italy, Switzerland, Honduras, Cote d'Ivoire
Group G: Germany, Turkey, Mexico, Egypt
Group H: Argentina, Russia, Australia, Cameroon

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Liga a II-a: Sezonul 2009-2010 (3 mai 2009)

Componenta esalonului secund pe baza clasamentelor primelor trei divizii la data de 3 mai 2009.

Seria I

Politehnica Iasi
Farul Constanta
CS Otopeni
Gloria Buzau
CSM Ploiesti
Petrolul Ploiesti
Dunarea Galati
Concordia Chiajna
CS Buftea
FCM Bacau
FC Botosani
FC Snagov
Dinamo II Bucuresti
Sportul Studentesc Bucuresti
Lotus Luceafarul Baile Felix*
CSM Ramnicu Sarat
Steaua II Bucuresti
Victoria Branesti

* joaca meciurile de pe teren propriu la Roman

Seria a II-a

International Curtea de Arges
CSM Ramnicu Valcea
FC Drobeta Turnu Severin
Dacia Mioveni
FC Bihor Oradea
Jiul Petrosani
Minerul Lupeni
Liberty Oradea
UTA Arad
Ariesul Turda
Muresul Deva
Dunarea Giurgiu
CFR Timisoara
Gaz Metan Craiova
Fortuna Covaci
FC Baia Mare
Tricolorul Breaza
FCM Caracal

FCM Caracal si Tricolorul Breaza - castigatoare ale barajelor datorita mediei puncte/meci superioare.

Am ales varianta de compromis care mi se pare cea mai probabila: Tricolorul Breaza si Dunarea Giurgiu in Seria a II-a.

In zona de granita Est/Vest sunt urmatoarele echipe:

CSM Ploiesti (Prahova)
Petrolul Ploiesti (Prahova)
Concordia Chiajna (Ilfov)
Dunarea Giurgiu (Giurgiu)
CS Buftea (Ilfov)
Tricolorul Breaza (Prahova)
Dacia Mioveni (Arges)
International Curtea de Arges (Arges)

4 vor merge in Seria I, 4 in Seria a II-a.

Pare putin probabil sa vedem echipe din Ilfov sau Ploiesti in seria de vest.

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About me:

Christian, husband, father x 3, programmer, Romanian. Started the blog in March 2007. Quit in April 2018. You can find me on LinkedIn.