The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has crowned Auckland City FC as Oceania’s Club of the 1st Decade of the 21st Century.
IFFHS is an organization recognized by FIFA that chronicles the history and records of association football. It was founded on 27 March 1984 at Leipzig, Germany by Dr. Alfredo Pöge with the blessings of the general secretary of the governing body of world-wide football at the time, Dr. Helmut Käser. The IFFHS was based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for some time but has recently been relocated to Bonn, Germany. The organization continues to receive ongoing logistical support from FIFA.
Oceania’s Club of the 1st Decade of the 21st Century (2001-2010)
Contrary to the manner in which the top club of each continent was determined for the 20th century (1901-2000), national competitions were held in all countries over the entire first decade after the turn of the millennium. All these national club competitions are taken as much into consideration for the monthly Club World Rankings as are the club competitions held by the continental Confederations and by FIFA. In doing so, each individual result of these aforementioned competitions is considered from start to finish. Hence, for any given continent, chances are the same for each club during the first decade (2001-2010).
The yearly points scored by clubs in the Club World Ranking are added from 2001 to 2010, yielding the continental club ranking. The first-placed club is that continent’s top club for the first decade. The top clubs can thus be determined the same way for each of the six football continents.
Late in 2005 Football Federation Australia (FFA) left the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) with FIFA’s approval and joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Since clubs must be affiliated with the respective Confederation, only those points are considered for the Oceania club rankings of the first decade which Australian clubs earned during the period of 2001-2005. Therefore, depending on the period, Australian clubs may appear in either the Oceania or the Asian continental club rankings.
Auckland City FC – Oceania’s Club of the 1st Decade
Since as of January 1, 2006, Australian clubs no longer earned any points in Oceania, their Oceania rankings dropped accordingly. Auckland City FC having gained the most points over the entire decade is therefore Oceania’s Club of the 1st Decade of the 21st Century.
Auckland City FC will be honoured as Oceania’s Club of the 1st Decade of the 21st Century on occasion of the World Football Gala 2011 with a Certificate and a trophy.
Oceania’s club ranking of the first decade (“Top 36”):
Club- Country- Points
1. Auckland City FC New Zealand 306,5
2. Ba FC Fiji 265,0
3. Perth Glory FC Australia 264,0
4. Waitakere United New Zealand 253,5
5. AS Pirae Tahiti 212,5
6. Sydney Olympic FC Australia 193,5
7. Lautoka FC Fiji 188,5
8. Adelaide United FC Australia 186,0
AS Tefana Faa’a Tahiti 186,0
10. AS Manu Ura Paea Tahiti 184,5
11. AS Magenta Nouméa New Caledonia 178,0
12. Newcastle United Jets FC Australia 171,0
13. South Melbourne FC Australia 169,5
14. Parramatta Power SC Australia 160,5
15. Miramar Rangers AFC New Zealand 157,0
16. AS Dragon Papeete Tahiti 155,5
17. Canterbury United Dragons New Zealand 150,0
18. Rewa FC Nausori Fiji 149,5
19. Wollongong Wolves SC Australia 147,5
20. Nadi FC Fiji 145,5
21. Team Wellington New Zealand 139,0
22. Marconi Stallions FC Australia 132,0
23. Navua FC Fiji 131,5
24. Young Heart Manawatu New Zealand 131,0
25. Central United FC New Zealand 130,0
26. Melbourne Knights FC Australia 127,5
27. Brisbane Strikers FC Australia 124,5
28. Labasa FC Fiji 124,0
29. Northern Spirit FC Australia 121,5
30. Napier City Rovers New Zealand 118,5
31. New Zealand Knights FC New Zealand 114,0
32. Suva FC Fiji 112,5
Sydney United FC Pumas Australia 112,5
34. AS du Mont-Dore New Caledonia 112,0
35. PRK Hekari United FC Papua New Guinea 107,0
36. AS Vénus Mahina Tahiti 103,0
The other Confederation winners announced by IFFHS were:
Asia (AFC): Al-Hilal FC (Saudi Arabia)
Africa (CAF): Al-Ahly (Egypt)
Europe (UEFA): FC Barcelona (Spain)
Central & North America (CONCACAF): Club America (Mexico)
South America (CONMEBOL): Boca Juniors (Argentina)
Overall World Club of the 1st Decade: FC Barcelona (Spain)
