Now seems like a good time to enter Volume 5 of what will be 48 volumes sometime next week and likely 49 volumes by the time this is completed. This edition is the first truly WORLD club rankings because, unlike 1960-1963, South American teams are added.As you may have noticed, the primary entries on this blog are weekly Top 25s, but the formulas used were created primarily to determine annual rankings. The formulas are basically the same, however, the annual rankings include significant bonus points for finishing in the final four in the relevant continental championship. The rankings for 1964 include a lot of silverware as the winners of the Champion's Cup, Cup Winners Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and Copa Libertadores de America all find a spot on the chart, as well as national champions who did not participate in any of the Cup competitions, such as Bologna and Penarol. Internazionale kept up a Milanese tradition by winning the European championship despite not finishing at the top of Serie A. Hope you enjoy!!!
World Club Rankings - 1964
1. Real Madrid (Esp) (RU - Champions Cup)
2. Internazionale (Ita) (Winner - CC)
3. Santos (Bra) (SF - Copa Libertadores)
4. Benfica (Por) (2R - CC)
5. Penarol (Uru)
6. Nacional (Uru) (RU - CL)
7. Barcelona (Esp) (2R - Cup Winners Cup)
8. Independiente (Arg) (Winner - CL)
9. FC Zurich (Sui) (SF - CC)
10. Bologna (Ita)
11. Borussia Dortmund (FRG) (SF - CC)
12. Porto (Por) (1R - Inter-Cities Faris Cup)
13. Botafogo (Bra)
14. FC Koln (FRG) (SF - ICFC)
15. Rangers (Sco) (1R-CC)
16. Sporting CP (Por) (Winner - CWC)
17. AC Milan (Ita) (QF - CC)
18. Real Betis (Esp)
19. Rampla Juniors (Uru)
20. VSC Guimaraes (Por)
21. Meidericher SV (FRG)
22. Real Zaragoza (Esp) (Winner - ICFC)
23. Kilmarnock (Sco)
24. Celtic (Sco) (SF - CWC)
25. DWS (Ned)
Past Annual Rankings: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
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