Besiktas Ranked 31st In Club World Ranking

ISTANBUL - Besiktas were ranked the 31st while Galatasaray were ranked the 69th in the ''Club World Ranking in March'' by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) in October of 2003.
The top ten clubs and ranking of Turkish teams in Top 300 by the IFFHS are as follows:

Club Country Pts
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1. AC Milan Italy 297
2. Real Madrid CF Spain 295
3. Santos FC Brazil 290
4. Glasgow Celtic FC Scotland 262
5. FC Porto Portugal 261.5
6. FC Juventus Italy 261
7. CA Boca Juniors Argentina 258
8. SS Lazio Italy 256
9. Deportivo La Coruna Spain 253
10. Arsenal FC Britain 240

31. Besiktas Turkey 168
69. Galatasaray Turkey 130.5
77. Genclerbirligi Turkey 127.5
110. Trabzonspor Turkey 112
149. Malatyaspor Turkey 95
167. Denizlispor Turkey 88.5
216. Gaziantepspor Turkey 76.5
294. Fenerbahce Turkey 63.0

(UK-AÖ) 03.11.2003