IFFHS RANKINGS - SOUTH AMERICA'S CLUB OF THE FIRST DECADE (2001-2010)
Picture : Boca Juniors (here the team 2001) was the Best Club in South America in the first decade (2001-2010).
BOCA JUNIORS NUMBER 1 !
A few days before IFFHS will announce THE WORLD'S BEST CLUBS OF THE SECOND DECADE (2011-2020), we publish to remember the results of the Rankings of the First Decade (2001-2010). The outcome of the South America Club Ranking is similar to the World Club Ranking, taking in consideration all the results of each club (annual IFFHS World Club Ranking) in the ten years of the Decade.
CA River Plate and Sao Paulo FC ( here the teams in 2005) completed the podium.
Argentina's Boca Juniors was crowned as the Best CONMEBOL Club of the First Decade (2001-2010) before Brazilian Sao Paulo and his local rival River Plate.
| Club | Country | ∑ Points | |
| 1.1.2001-31.12.2010 | |||
| 1. | CA Boca Juniors Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2 095,0 |
| 2. | São Paulo FC | Brasil | 1 939,0 |
| 3. | CA River Plate Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1 692,0 |
| 4. | Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizonte | Brasil | 1 622,0 |
| 5. | Santos FC | Brasil | 1 567,0 |
| 6. | SC Internacional Porto Alegre | Brasil | 1 469,0 |
| 7. | Club Nacional de Football Montevideo | Uruguay | 1 459,5 |
| 8. | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro Buenos Aires | Argentina | 1 442,0 |
| 9. | Club Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina | 1 370,0 |
| 10. | CA Vélez Sarsfield | Argentina | 1 367,0 |
| 11. | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto-Alegrense | Brasil | 1 351,0 |
| 12. | CR Flamengo Rio de Janeiro | Brasil | 1 334,0 |
| 13. | Club Libertad Asunción | Paraguay | 1 330,0 |
| 14. | SC Corinthians Paulista São Paulo | Brasil | 1 328,0 |
| 15. | Cerro Porteño FBC Asunción | Paraguay | 1 296,0 |
| 16. | Fluminense FC Rio de Janeiro | Brasil | 1 291,0 |
| 17. | CSD Colo Colo Santiago | Chile | 1 285,0 |
| 18. | CD Universidad Católica Santiago | Chile | 1 208,0 |
| 19. | Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito | Ecuador | 1 170,5 |
| 20. | SE Palmeiras São Paulo | Brasil | 1 152,0 |
| 21. | Cienciano del Cusco | Perú | 1 122,5 |
| 22. | CDC Atlético Nacional Medellín | Colombia | 1 107,5 |
| 23. | CD Universidad de Chile Santiago | Chile | 1 085,0 |
| 24. | Club Alianza Lima | Perú | 1 068,0 |
| 25. | Sporting Cristal Lima | Perú | 1 063,0 |
| 26. | CD América Cali | Colombia | 1 056,0 |
| 27. | Clube Atletico Paranaense Curitiba | Brasil | 1 040,0 |
| 28. | CA Lanús | Argentina | 1 039,0 |
| 29. | Universitario de Deportes Lima | Perú | 1 030,5 |
| 30. | CD Once Caldas Manizales | Colombia | 1 028,5 |
| 31. | Goias Esporte Clube Goiania | Brasil | 1 027,0 |
| 32. | Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo | Uruguay | 994,0 |
| 33. | CA Banfield | Argentina | 992,0 |
| 34. | Asociación Deportivo Cali | Colombia | 987,0 |
| 35. | CR Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro | Brasil | 984,0 |
| 36. | CA Peñarol Montevideo | Uruguay | 980,5 |
| 37. | CD Independiente Medellín | Colombia | 952,0 |
| 38. | CD Cobreloa Calama | Chile | 934,5 |
| 39. | Club Bolívar La Paz | Bolivia | 931,0 |
| 40. | CA Independiente Avellaneda | Argentina | 916,0 |
| 41. | CCD Tolima Ibague | Colombia | 904,5 |
| 42. | CA Mineiro Belo Horizonte | Brasil | 880,0 |
| 43. | CA Newell's Old Boys Rosario | Argentina | 873,0 |
| 44. | CA Rosario Central | Argentina | 872,0 |
| 45. | Arsenal FC Sarandí | Argentina | 869,0 |
| 46. | Racing Club Avellaneda | Argentina | 868,0 |
| 47. | Club El Nacional Quito | Ecuador | 844,0 |
| 48. | Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | Argentina | 841,0 |
| 49. | FBC Olimpia Asunción | Paraguay | 826,5 |
| 50. | CPD Junior Barranquilla | Colombia | 818,0 |
| 51. | Botafogo FR Rio de Janeiro | Brasil | 812,0 |
| 52. | CA Colón de Santa Fe | Argentina | 808,0 |
| 53. | Independiente Santa Fe CD Bogotá | Colombia | 775,5 |
| 54. | AD São Caetano | Brasil | 766,0 |
| 55. | Club Sport Emelec Guayaquil | Ecuador | 747,5 |
| 56. | Caracas FC | Venezuela | 745,0 |
| 57. | Audax Italiano La Florida | Chile | 739,5 |
| 58. | Danubio Football Club Montevideo | Uruguay | 727,0 |
| 59. | Club Alianza Atletico Sullana | Perú | 726,0 |
| 60. | Guaraní FC Asunción | Paraguay | 724,0 |
| 61. | CD Los Millonarios Bogotá | Colombia | 720,0 |
| 62. | CD Universidad San Martín de Porres | Perú | 677,5 |
| 63. | Club Deportivo Unión Española Santiago | Chile | 664,0 |
| Barcelona Sporting Club Guayaquil | Ecuador | 664,0 | |
| 65. | Club The Strongest La Paz | Bolivia | 658,0 |
| 66. | AA Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires | Argentina | 654,0 |
| 67. | Coritiba FC | Brasil | 628,0 |
| 68. | Mariano Melgar FBC Arequipa | Perú | 627,0 |
| 69. | Sociedad Deportivo Quito | Ecuador | 619,0 |
| 70. | Esporte Clube Vitória Salvador | Brasil | 610,0 |
| Figueirense FC Florianópolis | Brasil | 610,0 | |
| 72. | Paraná Clube Curitiba | Brasil | 604,0 |
| 73. | Deportivo Táchira FC San Cristóbal | Venezuela | 585,0 |
| 74. | Club Deportivo Cuenca | Ecuador | 579,5 |
| 75. | Club Sportivo Luqueño, Luque | Paraguay | 578,0 |
| 76. | CD Atletico Huila Neiva | Colombia | 577,5 |
| 77. | Coronel Bolognesi FC Tacna | Perú | 576,5 |
| 78. | CD Huachipato Talcahuano | Chile | 576,0 |
| 79. | CD Santiago Wanderers Valparaíso | Chile | 575,5 |
| 80. | Asociación Deportivo Pasto | Colombia | 573,0 |
| 81. | CD Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 565,0 |
| 82. | Sport Boys Association Callao | Perú | 557,0 |
| 83. | Montevideo Wanderers FC | Uruguay | 554,5 |
| 84. | Nacional FBC Asunción | Paraguay | 548,5 |
| 85. | CS Deportiva y Cultural de Pereira | Colombia | 546,5 |
| 86. | Centro Deportivo Olmedo Rio Bamba | Ecuador | 529,0 |
| 87. | Club Universidad de Concepción | Chile | 527,5 |
| 88. | Club Bamin Real Potosí | Bolivia | 527,0 |
| 89. | Esporte Clube Juventude Caxias do Sul | Brasil | 511,0 |
| 90. | CD Palestino Santiago | Chile | 505,5 |
| 91. | CN Cúcuta Deportivo | Colombia | 497,0 |
| 92. | Tacuary FBC Asunción | Paraguay | 496,0 |
| 93. | Envigado FC | Colombia | 493,5 |
| 94. | Boyacá Chicó FC | Colombia | 493,0 |
| 95. | CD Cobresal El Salvador | Chile | 489,5 |
| 96. | Club Jorge Wilsterman Cochabamba | Bolivia | 488,0 |
| 97. | CA River Plate Montevideo | Uruguay | 471,0 |
| 98. | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | Brasil | 456,0 |
| 99. | CCD Quindío Armenia | Colombia | 450,0 |
| 100. | CSCD Blooming Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 444,0 |
| 101. | CD Everton Vina del Mar | Chile | 442,5 |
| 102. | Club 12 Octubre de Itaguca | Paraguay | 438,0 |
| 103. | Liverpool FC Montevideo | Uruguay | 436,5 |
| 104. | Club Atlético Bucaramanga CD | Colombia | 429,0 |
| 105. | CA Fénix Montevideo | Uruguay | 418,5 |
| 106. | CA Huracán Buenos Aires | Argentina | 412,0 |
| 107. | CD San José Oruro | Bolivia | 411,0 |
| 108. | CSD Rangers Talca | Chile | 408,0 |
| 109. | Club Atlético Cerro Montevideo | Uruguay | 397,5 |
| 110. | AC Mineros de Guayana Puerto Ordaz | Venezuela | 392,0 |
| 111. | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | Venezuela | 389,0 |
| 112. | Club Juan Aurich de Chiclayo | Perú | 386,0 |
| 113. | Club Sol de America Asunción | Paraguay | 378,0 |
| 114. | Sport Club Recife | Brasil | 377,0 |
| 115. | Club de Deportes La Serena | Chile | 364,5 |
| 116. | Club Olimpo Bahía Blanca | Argentina | 356,0 |
| 117. | Deportivo Italia FC Caracas | Venezuela | 355,0 |
| 118. | Deportivo Tacuarembó FC | Uruguay | 348,0 |
| 119. | CSCD Universidad César Valleja Trujillo | Perú | 343,5 |
| 120. | CD O'Higgins Rancagua | Chile | 336,0 |
| Club Sport Ancash Huaraz | Perú | 336,0 | |
| Central Español Fútbol Club Montevideo | Uruguay | 336,0 | |
| Atlético Monagas SC Maturin | Venezuela | 336,0 | |
| 124. | CD La Equidad Bogotá | Colombia | 330,5 |
| 125. | Quilmes Athletic Club | Argentina | 330,0 |
| 126. | CD Coquimbo Unido | Chile | 329,0 |
| 127. | Guarani FC Campinas São Paulo | Brasil | 324,0 |
| 128. | Paysandu SC Belem | Brasil | 322,0 |
| 129. | Estudiantes de Mérida FC | Venezuela | 314,0 |
| 130. | Carabobo FC | Venezuela | 307,5 |
| 131. | CA Talleres de Cordoba | Argentina | 306,0 |
| 132. | CD Unión San Felipe | Chile | 305,0 |
| 133. | CA 3 de Febrero Ciudad de Este | Paraguay | 292,5 |
| Trujillanos FC Valera | Venezuela | 292,5 | |
| 135. | CD Real Cartagena | Colombia | 291,0 |
| 136. | CA Bella Vista Montevideo | Uruguay | 288,0 |
| 137. | CD Aurora Cochabamba | Bolivia | 287,0 |
| 138. | CA Chacarita Juniors San Martín | Argentina | 284,0 |
| 139. | La Paz FC | Bolivia | 280,0 |
| 140. | Club Deportivo Macará Ambato | Ecuador | 270,0 |
| 141. | CD Santiago Morning | Chile | 269,5 |
| 142. | CA Tigre | Argentina | 266,0 |
| CD Universitario SFX de Sucre | Bolivia | 266,0 | |
| 144. | CS y de Deportes Concepción | Chile | 258,0 |
| Rampla Juniors FC Montevideo | Uruguay | 258,0 | |
| 146. | S. D. Aucas Quito | Ecuador | 257,0 |
| 147. | CD Espoli Quito | Ecuador | 256,0 |
| 148. | Club de Deportivo Puerto Montt | Chile | 249,0 |
| 149. | Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy | Argentina | 248,0 |
| 150. | Corporación Deportivo Tuluá | Colombia | 244,5 |