The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings

[thescene]

Rankings of other teams the Azkals might face in the near future:

AFC CHALLENGE CUP

# 118 N. Korea
# 134 Tajikistan
# 139 Turkmenistan
# 143 Maldives
# 146 India
# 150 Nepal
# 155 Philippines
# 170 Palestine

FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFERS

# 101 Kuwait
# 173 Sri Lanka

[spiderdude]

i expected this would happen

1 loss, 2 tie and 1 win.

plus AFC is only a exhibition tourney...i am sure other qualifiers like euro 2012 got nice jump

[thescene]

^^ It's one loss, 2 draws and 1 win

[renz_reggy03]

I am confused.

New Caledonia moved to 151st, up 2 spots (153).
Philippines dropped to 155th, down 4 (151).
New Caledonia gained +26, and Philippines -2.

Compare the latest points scored by New Caledonia and the Philippines.
So what happened? Anyone knows?

[krazy]

I am confused.

New Caledonia moved to 151st, up 2 spots (153).
Philippines dropped to 155th, down 4 (151).
New Caledonia gained +26, and Philippines -2.

Compare the latest points scored by New Caledonia and the Philippines.
So what happened? Anyone knows?

That's because the Azkals faced lower ranked opponents, and with the weight given to the strength of the opposing team as per ranking formula, those lower ranked teams (Mongolia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Palestine) gained more points to move up the rankings, having faced a tougher opponent (Philippines) and conversely, the Philippines slides down on the rankings because of that. Simply put, if we want to climb in the rankings, we really need to face tougher opponents so that factor in the rankings will be in our favor. I say Palami and Co. should arrange for friendlies with teams like South Korea (even with just thier B-teams) to help inflate the points

[fernando_hierro]

we played 4 games in march
1 win for 127.5 pts
2 draws for 85 pts
1 loss for 0 pts
by simply looking at these results, we were poor last month
just an average of 53 pts

our march overall pts was 106
so this 53 pulled us down to overall pts of 104

New Caledonia meanwhile split a 2 leg tie with Tahiti
the win was worth 127.5 pts or an average of 63 pts
most likely they havent played enough matches such that this 63 helped to increase their overall pts by 26

[fernando_hierro]

when playing lower ranked teams, we should always get a W
D or L will bring our ranking points down...

[thescene]

Anyway the next ranking will be released on May 18 at 4PM.

[fernando_hierro]

if we are not able to play matches before may 18
either we have the same score or our score will be lower
this is because of ageing and reduced weights

for example, for April 11
Year 1 100% Apr 10 to Mar 11
Year 2 50% Apr 09 to Mar 10
Year 3 30% Apr 08 to Mar 09
Year 4 20% Apr 07 to Mar 08

for May 11
the Apr 07 results will be dropped and the Apr 08, 09 and 10 will have lower weights
Year 1 100% May 10 to Apr 11
Year 2 50% May 09 to Apr 10
Year 3 30% May 08 to Apr 09
Year 4 20% May 07 to Apr 08

So to get better scores, you have to play AND get better results...

[renz_reggy03]

^Oh that's why. Thank you for explaining.

[thescene]

THe Philippines & Fiji have switched places in the latest FIFA world Rankings. The South Pacific nation has risen to 155 and the Asian team has dropped to 156.

THe Azkals lost 8 ranking points over the last month but have retained their ranking as 29th best team in Asia and 6th in the SEA.

[thescene]

Rankings of other teams the Azkals might face in the near future:

AFC CHALLENGE CUP

# 115 N. Korea (+3 places)
# 135 Tajikistan (-1 place)
# 141 Turkmenistan (-2 places)
# 145 India (+1 place)
# 147 Nepal (+3 places)
# 148 Maldives (-5 places)
# 156 Philippines (-1 place)
# 171 Palestine (-1 place)

FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFERS

# 101 Kuwait
# 169 Sri Lanka (+4 places)

[fernando_hierro]

we didnt play any match
lost 8 points on ageing and now ranked 156

[robertbrian23]

sana nagkaroon man lang tayo ng friendlies match.

[bitemebiiitch]

^Busy ang YoBros sa endorsements, footy academy, semi-pro league footy, showbiz and kay bieber eh.

[fernando_hierro]

^Busy ang YoBros sa endorsements, footy academy, semi-pro league footy, showbiz and kay bieber eh.

Angel Locsin pa...

[krazy]

sana nagkaroon man lang tayo ng friendlies match.

They should setup a friendly against either Japan or South Korea (even with their B-teams) to give the boys a good workout

[thescene]

Rankings released 30 mins ago:


Philippines: 159th (down 3)
Sri Lanka: 171st (down 2)

[fernando_hierro]

for todays draw, we got
M = 1
I = 2.5
T = 0.5
C = 0.85
Points = 1x2.5x0.5x0.85x100 = 106.25
this number will have to go to the Year 1 average and weights but should lift our total world ranking points for july but not sure if it could earn us a higher rank as other teams might get better results...

[fernando_hierro]

sunday's win gave us 318.75 points
of course this will go to the year 1 average with 100% weight