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in soccer concacaf there is talk of two major tournaments that dominate the region. The clubs of Liga MX and MLS are called to be the great dominators of the confederation. Despite the fact that Club León won the Concacaf Champions League over Los Angeles FC, neither of these two teams are considered among the top three teams in Concacaf.
The person in charge of developing the ranking of the Concacaf clubs was the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). In its most recent update, the entity placed controversial orders among its top positions.
The listing is commanded by the alajuelense, a Costa Rican club that occupies the 82nd position in the world ranking. The second club is olympiaHonduran group that is in position 88 of the world order. In third place is Tigres de la UANL, current champion of the Liga MX.
You have to wait until number 6 for the first MLS club to appear: Carlos Vela’s Los Angeles FC. In the top 20 there are 7 Aztec teams. In addition to Tigres de la UANL there are other clubs such as León (4), Monterrey (5), Pachuca (7), América (7), Toluca (13) and Chivas de Guadalajara (18).
Concacaf’s top 10 teams according to IFFHS
1 LD Alajuelense (128.25 points, ranked 82 in the world).
2 CD Olimpia (125.5 points, ranked 88 in the world).
3 CF Tigres UANL (117 points, ranked 103 in the world).
4 Club León (98 points, ranked 147 in the world).
5 CF Monterrey (96.5 points, ranked 150 in the world).
6 Los Angeles FC (91.5 points, ranked 165 in the world).
7 CF Pachuca (90 points, ranked 172 in the world).
7 Club América (90 points, ranked 172 in the world).
9 Real CD España (89.75 points, ranked 176 in the world).
10 CD Motagua (84 points, ranked 198 in the world).
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