Latest FIFA Rankings: Azkals !

 Latest FIFA Rankings : Azkals ( as of  Jan. 2011)

So Azkals fans , how far has our team progressed since the team's performance in 2010 AFC Suzuki Cup ?  
 



Well , we're now at 152 in the World and 28th in the AFC/Zonals Rankings! The Phl Azkals are still behind 149th Myanmar, 150th Netherlands Antilles and 151st Fiji based on the World rankings! While in the AFC/Zonals , we are behind rank 27th Myanmar, 26th India,  25th HK  and  24th Singapore!

If I am not mistaken ,the team's best ranking was 150th back in December 2010 just after the AFC Suzuki Cup and our lowest was 195th way back in September 2006 . With our AFC Challenge Cup home-away pre-Qualifying Stage 1st Leg win over ranked 182nd Mongolia     ( Phl Team' rank about a decade ago!) this February and an expected win in the 2nd Leg to qualify to the Group Stage then chances are our team will rank higher in the next 2 months! It's a must though that the Azkals beat Mongolia at home for the 2nd Leg considering that the Blue Wolves are a lower ranked team . Otherwise , our ranking might slide down once again! 

Assuming we sweep Mongolia in the home-away Qualifiers, we will join  149th   Myanmar   ( 27th AFC) , 157th Bangladesh  ( 30th AFC ) and 178th Palestine ( 39TH AFC ) which were all automatically ceded  earlier as Group Stage Entrants in Group A from 4 Groups ( 4 teams per group) for  the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifying Group Stage round-robin tournament in the 3rd week of March! ! The top 2 teams from each group then move on to the Group Stage ( 2 groups of 4 teams per group) for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup tournament proper!

So , that's a long campaign ahead for the Azkals and their success from this season's run-up to the AFC Challenge Cup  will help improve their World/ Zonals ranking!




Philippine Team's  Ranking History  ( from FIFA )
           Date                     FIFA Ranking position 

   February 2011                    152 

     January 2011                    153 

                 2010                     150 

                 2009                     167 

                 2008                     160 

                 2007                     179 

                 2006                     171 

                 2005                     191 

                 2004                     188 

                 2003                     189 

                 2002                     181 

                 2001                     175 

                 2000                     179 

                 1999                     181 

                 1998                     175 

                 1997                     175 

                 1996                     166 

                 1995                     166 

                 1994                     171 

                 1993                     163  

Philippines average position from FIFA World Ranking creation is 175