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4Q 2022 Performance ranking of CONCACAF leagues in international matches – derived ELO method

December 31, 2022

	League (s)		Clubs	Pts	RPS	ex pos.	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Mexico	MEX	🇲🇽	26,491	2 680,92	1	≡	America North
2	United States	USA	🇺🇸🇨🇦	23,087	2 336,43	2	≡	America North
3	Honduras	HON	🇭🇳	14,567	1 474,20	3	≡	America Central and Caribbean
4	Costa Rica	CRC	🇨🇷	10,597	1 072,43	4	≡	America Central and Caribbean
5	Guatemala	GUA	🇬🇹	5,671	573,91	5	≡	America Central and Caribbean
6	Canada	CAN	🇨🇦	3,642	368,58	6	≡	America North
7	Panama	PAN	🇵🇦	3,214	325,26	7	≡	America Central and Caribbean
8	El Salvador	SLV	🇸🇻	2,887	292,17	8	≡	America Central and Caribbean
9	Haiti	HAI	🇭🇹	1,696	171,64	9	≡	America Central and Caribbean
10	Dominican Republic	DOM	🇩🇴	1,680	170,02	10	≡	America Central and Caribbean
11	Puerto Rico	PUR	🇵🇷	1,646	166,58	11	≡	America Central and Caribbean
12	Nicaragua	NCA	🇳🇮	1,130	114,36	12	≡	America Central and Caribbean
13	Suriname	SUR	🇸🇷	0,978	98,98	14	+1	America South
14	Jamaica	JAM	🇯🇲	0,855	86,53	13	-1	America Central and Caribbean
15	Guadeloupe	GLP	🇬🇵	0,551	55,76	15	≡	America Central and Caribbean
16	Turks and Caicos Islands	TCA	🇹🇨	0,073	7,39	17	+1	America Central and Caribbean
17	Martinique	MTQ	🇲🇶	0,035	3,54	18	+1	America Central and Caribbean
18	Trinidad and Tobago	TRI	🇹🇹	0,013	1,32	16	-2	America Central and Caribbean

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Notes
Meaning of the continental ranking versus global ranking
The continental ranking has a technical nature because it shows a position of a league or club only from the perspective of international cups like Champions League. If you want to find more accurate ranking with relation to actual football strength and quality you must look at the KA Football Leagues Global Rating or the KA Football Club Global Rating. The global leagues ranking consider also world-wide attraction and reputability of the league, as well as of the country of league. In the case of the global club ranking we can see difference to an even greater extent. The global club ranking refers since also to a position of a club in the domestic games, as well as takes into consideration a position of the league in the word. It means that clubs playing games in high rated leagues, but rarely participate in the continental competitions they also appear in that global ranking, sometimes on decent spots.
ELO CONCACAF – Leagues & Clubs Performance Rankings
Every club receives the points for match results according to the ELO method scheme. The points are determined by the relative strength of the two opponents where the factor of an expected outcome is calculated and with using the factors related to completed match: importance match factor, the outcome factor and the difference goals factor. Since the ELO Method become applied, all international matches arranged or recognized by FIFA or the continental federation are covered by rankings. For North & Central America, this includes CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF League, the Leagues Cup, Campeones Cup, Caribbean Club Championship, Caribbean Club Shield as well as the FIFA Club World Cup.
Canada
The new national and professional Canadian Premier League started to play in April 2019 and 8 clubs participate in it. Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps and CF Montréal play in the highest tier of American league system, in the Major League Soccer (MLS). Other clubs play at various levels of American leagues or Canadian regional leagues.
CONCACAF members who didn’t score points
Some of CONCACAF’s member countries do not provide professional nationwide leagues (mainly applies to non-FIFA members). Some clubs from these countries do not compete in any international competitions at all, and some compete only in the Caribbean Club Shield – second tier of the Caribbean Club Championship for non-professional leagues. Because leagues receive points as derivated values of club points, so if clubs do not collect any points leagues don’t have positive score and not appear in the ranking. Whereby it is not sufficient to have points by a club picked up in any past time. It is important to get points in recent periods. According method of “depreciation” within the ELO procedure old values are lowering during following periods. Threfore leagues with clubs not active in recent periods within the frame of international games get zero or negative scores and it makes them to out of ranking finally.
the Ranking Points, RPS and IC3
The Ranking Points are calculated according to the ELO Method. As regards of leagues these points are a derivative of the values obtained by clubs. RPS (Relative Point Score) is the value that arises from that the ELO points obtained in the ranking are converted into the common formula used in the KA system, which allows you to compare values from different continental rankings and combine these values to determine global rankings. IC3 (Inter-Continental Club Coefficient) is an indicator dedicated only for clubs based on the continental ranking points, taking into account the index of the continent (Power Index Federation). The IC3 is 50 % of a weight of the club coefficient within the KA Football Club Global Rating. Other coeffiicient is constituted by the Attraction and Impact Factor (AIF). Under the AIF procedure most influential clubs are selected, which had the biggest impact on results of last completed FIFA World Cup and continental championships of national teams. AIF has influence both for the value of club RPS and well as for IC3, however its impact is not significant and, as a rule, it does not change the order of the ranking.

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4Q 2022 Performance ranking of CONCACAF clubs in international matches – ELO method

December 31, 2022

	Club	Country	League	Pts	RPS	IC3	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Seattle Sounders FC	USA 🇺🇸	USA	31,717	632,139	1,566	≡	CONCACAF North America
2	Monterrey	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	26,842	535,124	1,327	≡	CONCACAF North America
3	América	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	25,285	503,806	1,247	≡	CONCACAF North America
4	Cruz Azul	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	25,027	498,967	1,237	+1	CONCACAF North America
5	UANL Tigres	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	22,993	458,047	1,133	-1	CONCACAF North America
6	Olimpia Tegucigalpa	HON 🇭🇳	HON	21,684	431,970	1,069	+1	CONCACAF Central America
7	Saprissa	CRC 🇨🇷	CRC	20,241	403,424	0,999	-1	CONCACAF Central America
8	New York City FC	USA 🇺🇸	USA	18,751	373,742	0,926	≡	CONCACAF North America
9	F.C. Motagua	HON 🇭🇳	HON	18,223	363,223	0,900	+3	CONCACAF Central America
10	León	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	17,182	342,785	0,852	+1	CONCACAF North America
11	Atlanta United	USA 🇺🇸	USA	16,173	322,585	0,801	-2	CONCACAF North America
12	Comunicaciones	GUA 🇬🇹	GUA	15,770	314,157	0,777	+1	CONCACAF Central America
13	New York Red Bulls	USA 🇺🇸	USA	15,620	311,168	0,770	-3	CONCACAF North America
14	Pumas UNAM	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	14,888	296,586	0,734	+1	CONCACAF North America
15	Toronto FC	CAN 🇨🇦	USA	13,706	273,239	0,677	-1	CONCACAF North America
16	CF Montréal	CAN 🇨🇦	USA	12,980	258,777	0,642	≡	CONCACAF North America
17	C.D. Marathón	HON 🇭🇳	HON	10,637	211,901	0,524	≡	CONCACAF Central America
18	Santos Laguna	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	10,630	212,062	0,527	≡	CONCACAF North America
19	Alianza	SLV 🇸🇻	SLV	9,997	199,252	0,494	+1	CONCACAF Central America
20	Herediano	CRC 🇨🇷	CRC	9,958	198,675	0,494	+1	CONCACAF Central America
21	Philadelphia Union	USA 🇺🇸	USA	9,535	190,248	0,473	-2	CONCACAF North America
22	Alajuelense	CRC 🇨🇷	CRC	9,175	182,977	0,454	+11	CONCACAF Central America
23	Sporting Kansas City	USA 🇺🇸	USA	8,635	172,019	0,426	-1	CONCACAF North America
24	Tauro	PAN 🇵🇦	PAN	7,628	151,959	0,406	+2	CONCACAF Central America
25	Independiente de la Chorrera	PAN 🇵🇦	PAN	7,550	150,405	0,406	-2	CONCACAF Central America
26	Guadalajara	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	7,476	148,931	0,406	-2	CONCACAF North America
27	Houston Dynamo	USA 🇺🇸	USA	7,341	146,441	0,408	-2	CONCACAF North America
28	Tijuana	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	6,815	135,763	0,406	-1	CONCACAF North America
29	Forge FC	CAN 🇨🇦	CAN	6,635	132,177	0,406	≡	CONCACAF North America
30	Portland Timbers	USA 🇺🇸	USA	6,332	126,141	0,406	-2	CONCACAF North America
31	Guastatoya	GUA 🇬🇹	GUA	6,317	125,842	0,406	+1	CONCACAF Central America
32	Los Angeles FC	USA 🇺🇸	USA	6,088	121,580	0,409	-2	CONCACAF North America
33	Columbus Crew SC	USA 🇺🇸	USA	6,080	121,421	0,409	-2	CONCACAF North America
34	New England Revolution	USA 🇺🇸	USA	4,304	85,941	0,408	≡	CONCACAF North America
35	Santos de Guápiles	CRC 🇨🇷	CRC	3,838	76,457	0,406	≡	CONCACAF Central America
36	Real España	HON 🇭🇳	HON	3,723	74,166	0,406	+3	CONCACAF Central America
37	FC Dallas	USA 🇺🇸	USA	2,953	58,827	0,406	-1	CONCACAF North America
38	Colorado Rapids	USA 🇺🇸	USA	2,855	57,075	0,408	≡	CONCACAF North America
39	Cibao	DOM 🇩🇴	DOM	2,673	53,249	0,406	+6	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
40	Real Estelí	NCA 🇳🇮	NCA	2,432	48,448	0,406	≡	CONCACAF Central America
41	Atlético Pantoja	DOM 🇩🇴	DOM	2,294	45,699	0,406	-4	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
42	Atlas	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	1,707	34,005	0,406	≡	CONCACAF North America
43	Pacific FC	CAN 🇨🇦	CAN	1,707	34,005	0,406	+8	CONCACAF North America
44	Violette	HAI 🇭🇹	HAI	1,691	33,687	0,406	+8	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
45	Portmore United	JAM 🇯🇲	JAM	1,584	31,555	0,406	-4	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
46	Municipal	GUA 🇬🇹	GUA	1,491	29,702	0,406	+7	CONCACAF Central America
47	Bayamón	PUR 🇵🇷	PUR	1,419	28,268	0,406	+10	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
48	Inter Moengotapoe	SUR 🇸🇷	SUR	1,327	26,435	0,406	+8	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
49	Santa Tecla	SLV 🇸🇻	SLV	1,325	26,396	0,406	-6	CONCACAF Central America
50	Toluca	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	1,196	23,826	0,406	-6	CONCACAF North America
51	Cavaly AS	HAI 🇭🇹	HAI	1,056	21,037	0,406	-5	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
52	Sporting San Miguelito	PAN 🇵🇦	PAN	1,027	20,459	0,406	+7	CONCACAF Central America
53	Waterhouse	JAM 🇯🇲	JAM	0,903	17,989	0,406	+12	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
54	AS Gosier	GLP 🇬🇵	GLP	0,873	17,391	0,406	+10	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
55	Diriangén FC	NCA 🇳🇮	NCA	0,839	16,714	0,406	+8	CONCACAF Central America
56	Árabe Unido	PAN 🇵🇦	PAN	0,546	10,877	0,406	-9	CONCACAF Central America
57	Pachuca	MEX 🇲🇽	MEX	0,519	10,639	0,409	-9	CONCACAF North America
58	Orlando City SC	USA 🇺🇸	USA	0,518	10,619	0,409	-9	CONCACAF North America
59	AD San Carlos	CRC 🇨🇷	CRC	0,515	10,259	0,406	-9	CONCACAF Central America
60	Arcahaie FC	HAI 🇭🇹	HAI	0,507	10,100	0,406	+2	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
61	Vancouver Whitecaps	CAN 🇨🇦	USA	0,335	6,674	0,406	-7	CONCACAF North America
62	Los Angeles Galaxy	USA 🇺🇸	USA	0,334	6,954	0,409	-7	CONCACAF North America
63	Alianza Panama	PAN 🇵🇦	PAN	0,283	5,638	0,406	+5	CONCACAF Central America
64	Club Deportivo Universitario	PAN 🇵🇦	PAN	0,191	3,805	0,406	-6	CONCACAF Central America
65	Chicago Fire	USA 🇺🇸	USA	0,135	2,889	0,408	-5	CONCACAF North America
66	Real Salt Lake	USA 🇺🇸	USA	0,134	2,669	0,406	-5	CONCACAF North America
67	Águila	SLV 🇸🇻	SLV	0,130	2,590	0,406	+9	CONCACAF Central America
68	Malacateco	GUA 🇬🇹	GUA	0,124	2,470	0,406	+9	CONCACAF Central America
69	SWA Sharks FC	TCA 🇹🇨	TCA	0,115	2,291	0,406	+12	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
70	Cartaginés	CRC 🇨🇷	CRC	0,114	2,271	0,406	+8	CONCACAF Central America
71	Platense Zacatecoluca	SLV 🇸🇻	SLV	0,078	1,554	0,406	+9	CONCACAF Central America
72	Antigua Guatemala	GUA 🇬🇹	GUA	0,055	1,096	0,406	-6	CONCACAF Central America
73	Golden Lion FC	MTQ 🇲🇶	MTQ	0,055	1,096	0,406	+9	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
74	Don Bosco	HAI 🇭🇹	HAI	0,040	0,797	0,406	-7	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
75	FAS	SLV 🇸🇻	SLV	0,022	0,438	0,406	-6	CONCACAF Central America
76	Managua F.C.	NCA 🇳🇮	NCA	0,022	0,438	0,406	-6	CONCACAF Central America
77	Honduras Progreso	HON 🇭🇳	HON	0,021	0,418	0,406	-5	CONCACAF Central America
78	Central	TRI 🇹🇹	TRI	0,021	0,418	0,406	-7	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
79	Plaza Amador	PAN 🇵🇦	PAN	0,016	0,319	0,406	-6	CONCACAF Central America
80	O&M FC	DOM 🇩🇴	DOM	0,013	0,259	0,406	-6	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas
81	Santa Lucía	GUA 🇬🇹	GUA	0,005	0,100	0,406	-6	CONCACAF Central America
82	Cavalier	JAM 🇯🇲	JAM	0,003	0,060	0,406	+3	CONCACAF Caribbean and the Guianas