Pak FIFA Ranking
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Though Pakistan has leapt up 21 places within eight months to seize the 156th spot in the latest FIFA World Ranking, it is below all the countries in the South Asian region except for Afghanistan and Bhutan.
India, which has recently won the SAFF Championship in Bangladesh this month, is still the leader in the region with a 134 ranking, followed by Maldives (137th), Bangladesh (149th), Sri Lanka (151st) and Nepal (152).
Afghanistan are trailing at the 194th spot. Bhutan, who were defeated by Pakistan in the SAFF Championship by 7-0 are at the bottom of the region with a 196 ranking.
Spain are at the top of the ranking followed by Brazil and the Netherlands.
In 2003, Pakistan were at 160 when the current Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) President Faisal Saleh Hayat took the charge of the federation. It is also during his tenure that Pakistan slipped to 177th in April this year after starting 2009 from the 165th spot. {# }
posted @ 9:52 AM,
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