Club ranking: Evergrande 98th in the world and 5th in Asia; Shanghai SIPG is behind Urawa

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　　According to news from Beijing time on October 17, the football statistics website “footballdatabase” has updated its ranking of world football clubs. Among Asian clubs, Guangzhou Evergrande ranks 5th in Asia with 1,603 points, dropping one place compared to the previous ranking. Guangzhou Evergrande ranks 98th globally, up one place from the previous period. Shanghai SIPG ranks 15th in Asia, down 3 places from the previous period. Urawa Red Diamonds, Shanghai SIPG’s opponent in the AFC Champions League semifinals, rank 10th in Asia. Beijing Zhonghe Guo ranked 34th in Asia. Shandong Luneng is ranked 41st in Asia. A total of 9 Chinese clubs are among the top 100 Asian clubs. 　　The latest club ranking statistics are as of October 15, 2017, and were released on October 17, Beijing time. Among Asian clubs, Guangzhou Evergrande ranks 5th in Asia with 1,603 points, dropping one place compared to the previous ranking. Saudi powerhouse Al-Hilal has 1,667 points and remains ranked first in Asia. Jeonbuk Hyundai in South Korea is ranked second in Asia, with 1608 points. Saudi powerhouse Al Ahli and Japanese side Kashima Antlers have the same number of points as Jeonbuk Hyundai. The UAE powerhouse Al Ain ranks 6th in Asia with 1,583 points. Guangzhou Evergrande has become the only Chinese club to make it into the top 100 of the world’s clubs. Guangzhou Evergrande is ranked 98th in the world, up one place from the previous ranking; it is ahead of European clubs such as Wolfsburg, Watford, and Newcastle United. 　　Among the top 100 Asian clubs, there are 9 Chinese clubs. In addition to Guangzhou Evergrande, which ranks 5th in Asia, 8 other Chinese clubs have made it into the top 100 of the Asian club rankings. Shanghai SIPG has 1,525 points and ranks 15th in Asia, down 3 places from its previous ranking. Worldwide, Shanghai SIPG ranks 215th, down two places from the previous period. Urawa Red Diamonds, Shanghai SIPG’s opponent in the AFC Champions League semifinals, rank 10th in Asia and 194th in the world. Beijing Zhonghe Guoan has 1,441 points, ranking 34th in Asia – one place higher than its previous ranking – and 433rd in the world. Shandong Luneng has 1,429 points and is ranked 41st in Asia, one place lower than its ranking from the previous period. Shandong Luneng’s world ranking is 487th. 　　Jiangsu Suning has 1,381 points, ranking 68th in Asia – two places lower than its previous rank – and 718th in the world. Hebei Huaxia Happiness has 1,373 points, ranking 70th in Asia – two places higher than its previous rank – and 761st in the world. Guangzhou R&F has 1,369 points, ranking 72nd in Asia – up 3 places from the previous ranking – and 787th in the world. Tianjin Quanjian has 1,347 points, ranking 92nd in Asia, down 3 places from the previous period. Tianjin Quanjian’s current world ranking is 936th. Shanghai Greenland Shenhua has 1,337 points, ranking 96th in Asia – two places lower than in the previous ranking – and 1,012nd in the world. Changchun Yatai is ranked 107th in Asia. Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng ranks 109th in Asia. Chongqing Contemporary Lifan ranks 127th in Asia. Henan Jianye is ranked 162nd in Asia. Tianjin Teda Yili ranks 165th in Asia. Yanbian Fude ranks 205th in Asia. Kaixin in Shenyang, Liaoning, ranks 240th in Asia. 　　In the world club rankings, the top 10 teams are Real Madrid, Barcelona, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, Tottenham Hotspur, Atlético Madrid, and Chelsea.