Donetsk "Shakhtar" after advancing to the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Cup on aggregate over two matches against German "Schalke" rose in the ranking of the International Institute of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) by 14 positions and occupies 48th place. The second indicator among Ukrainian teams is held by Dnipropetrovsk, which remained in 61st place. Kyiv "Dynamo", which last month was in 72nd place, rose to 65th, despite the unsuccessful result of the match against "Villarreal" in the UEFA Cup.
In the TOP-350 best teams of the planet, two more Ukrainian clubs are present: Donetsk "Metalurh" occupies 276th place, and Mariupol "Illichivets" - 327th.
The IFFHS ranking was topped by English "Manchester United", which pushed Argentine "Boca Juniors" to second position. English "Newcastle" jumped to third place from tenth.
It should be noted that Shakhtar Donetsk's opponent in the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Cup - Dutch "AZ" in this list of the best teams of the planet occupies 45th place.
IFFHS ranking. 1. (2.). "Manchester United" (England) - 277.0 2. (1.). "Boca Juniors" (Argentina) - 274.0 3. (10.). "Newcastle" (England) - 267.0 4. (4.). "Valencia" (Spain) - 250.0 5. (12.). "Villarreal" (Spain) - 247.0 6. (3.). "Monaco" (France) - 243.0 7. (16.). "Inter" (Italy) - 243.0 8. (15.). "Milan" (Italy) - 237.0 9. (4.). "Santos" (Brazil) - 232.0 10. (8.). "Chelsea" (England) - 222.0 ...45. (53.). "AZ" (Holland) - 164.5 ...48. (62.). "SHAKHTAR" (UKRAINE) - 159.0 ...61. (61.). "DNIPRO" (UKRAINE) - 145.5 ...65. (72.). "DYNAMO" (UKRAINE) - 138.5 ...276. (286.). "METALURH" (DONETSK, UKRAINE) - 69.0 ...327. (331.). "ILLICHIVETS" (UKRAINE) - 64.0.