Flamengo leads the ranking of the best teams in Brazil

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) released, on Friday night (8), the ranking of clubs in Brazil. Flamengo remains leader at the end of the 2023 season.

According to the ranking, the Rio team has 16,678. Second place is Palmeiras, with 15,372. Closing the top 5 are São Paulo (14,828), Athletico-PR (13,888) and Atlético (13,282). In total, there are 239 ranked clubs.

The ranking takes into account the last five seasons of Brazilian football, with the most recent years having greater weight in the score.

See the top 20 in the CBF ranking

1. Flamengo (16,678)
2. Palm trees (15,372)
3. São Paulo (14,828)
4. Athletico-PR (13,888)
5. Atlético (13,282)
6. Corinthians (12,926)
7. Fluminense (12,672)
8. Grêmio (12,456)
9. Fortaleza (12,350)
10. America (11,533)
11. International (11,144)
12. Santos (11,096)
13. Bahia (10,158)
14. Botafogo (9,712)
15. Bragantino (9,046)
16. Atlético-GO (8,908)
17. Cruise (8,330)
18. Ceará (8,268)
19. Cuiabá (8,076)
20. Goiás (7,810)
21. Coritiba (7,413)
22. Vasco (7,006)
23. Youth (6,745)
24. Sport (6,216)
25. Avaí (5,477)
26. CRB (5,342)
27. Chapecoense (5,331)
28. Victory (5,200)
29. Vila Nova (4,792)
30. Criciúma (4,558)

*With information from CNN

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