The BFFA has so far been host to 91 teams from all over the globe. Some have been very successful, others have been…not so successful. But even for the teams that haven’t yet managed to claim any trophies, there is still the glory of beating the big sides. These are the BFFA World Rankings. Racking up wins gets you to the top. Beating the best teams gets you there quicker.
The Rise and Fall of the Forty – 2023/24
World Ranking positions by Week in Season 10:
Upcoming Fixtures
With the current FIFA method, we can illustrate which teams have been the strongest and the most successful, based on the difficulty of their fixtures. With that history, we can see who is the stronger team going into each matchup and we can also work out what each outcome will be worth before kickoff.
The table above shows the overall rank of each team currently competing, the rise/fall in rankings from the previous gameweek, and how many points each team would gain or lose depending on the outcome of their next league match. By looking at the overall world rankings, you are able to see whether or not your team stand a chance of climbing the rankings with a win next weekend, and if they risk dropping places to teams immediately below. Also, have look for which idle teams are waiting to be overtaken!
This will be always worth checking out before Champions League games and the BFFA Cup fixtures where big, well-established teams get put up against newcomers and underdogs. In knockout tournaments, there is also a greater incentive to do well because wins are worth a lot more (as in the FIFA system) and there are no negative points.
How are the points worked out?
Every team enters the rankings with 1000.00 points and then gain or lose points depending on whether they win, lose or draw, and the strength of their opposition. All the games in our records have been included from game #1 to today.
The points available in each game are a fraction of the match value. To keep a similar standard as FIFA, our League games are worth a total of 25 points. The weaker team in each game have the potential to win a greater share of those 25 points, while the higher-ranked teams stand to earn less. Games in knockout tournaments are worth 50 points (1st/2nd/3rd Rounds) or 60 points (QF’s/SF’s/Finals), and in these tourneys no negative points are given. The points totals get recalculated after every gameweek, then updated for you here.
FIFA’s formula is available in the .pdf link below, but essentially it looks like this:
Points (gained/lost) = I x (R – E)
I = Importance (total match value: 25, 50 or 60)
R = Result (Win = 1; Draw = 0.5; Loss = 0)
E = Win Expectation (which is 1 / 10(-D/600)+1); D = Difference between the two teams’ WR points
Current FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking System:
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/f99da4f73212220/original/edbm045h0udbwkqew35a-pdf.pdf
The Rise and Fall of the Forty – 2022/23
Each team playing in Season Nine is listed below. Their World Ranking at the start of the the season is listed under GW0.
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