Nepal is now ranked 136 in Fifa ranking (as updated on date 27 July 2011). Nepal is above Indonesia 137 and below Yemen 135. With the new ranking Nepal, climbing up 12 places, leads South Asian Region followed by Bangladesh at 147. India is ranked third after losing 6 places to 153 rank.
The new ranking was based on the 3 international matches when Nepal qualified to the second round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time in its history. Although Nepal lost against Jordan with a huge margin, it was able to defeat East Timor 2-1 and 5-0 in two legs of the first round of 2014 World Cup Asian zone qualifying matches.
This is the second best Fifa ranking of Nepal in the football history. The best was 124 on Dec 1993 - Feb 1994. The Lowest Fifa ranking of Nepal was 188 on Feb 2008.
Here is the ranking of South Asian countries:
Nepal 136
The new ranking was based on the 3 international matches when Nepal qualified to the second round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time in its history. Although Nepal lost against Jordan with a huge margin, it was able to defeat East Timor 2-1 and 5-0 in two legs of the first round of 2014 World Cup Asian zone qualifying matches.
This is the second best Fifa ranking of Nepal in the football history. The best was 124 on Dec 1993 - Feb 1994. The Lowest Fifa ranking of Nepal was 188 on Feb 2008.
Here is the ranking of South Asian countries:
Bangladesh 147
India 153
Maldives 160
Pakistan 171
Sri Lanka 176
Afghanistan 179
Bhutan 201
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