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(SPO) TURKISH SOCCER TEAMS CLIMB IN IFFHS CLUB WORLD RANKING.


ANKARA, Nov 2, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkish soccer teams Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas climbed in the Club World Ranking of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS IFFHS International Federation of Football History and Statistics ).

Galatasaray climbed from 12th place to 11th, Fenerbahce climbed 16 places up from 49th to 33rd place while Besiktas climbed from 139th place to 112th in IFFHS's current Club World Ranking which are based on performance of teams in games played Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.  between November 1, 2008 to October 30, 2009.

Besiktas's opponents in the UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations

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 Champions League, Manchester United of England maintained their lead on top of the list.

Meanwhile, three other teams from Turkey's soccer league also climbed in the list: Sivasspor climbed to 184th place, Trabzonspor to 247th and Bursaspor to 291st.

Fenerbahce and Galatasaray which hold the 1st and 2nd places in Turkey's major soccer league are also leading their groups in the UEFA Europa League.

Galatasaray who won their second victory two weeks ago in Europa League, at their home against Romania's FC Dinamo Bucuresti (4-1) maintained their lead in Group F with 7 points. Fenerbahce who managed to salvage salvage, in maritime law, the compensation that the owner must pay for having his vessel or cargo saved from peril, such as shipwreck, fire, or capture by an enemy. Salvage is awarded only when the party making the rescue was under no legal obligation to do so.  three points away against Steaua Bucharest of Romania the same day, managed to take the lead in Group H with 6 points, with Holland's Twente loosing 2-0 against Moldova's Sheriff.

Besiktas will seek their first victory Tuesday in the Group B of UEFA Champions League at their home against Wolfsburg, against which they won their only point with a 0-0 draw ten days ago in Germany.

Fenerbahce will be hosting Steaua Bucharest in Istanbul Thursday while Galatasaray will attempt to bolster This article is about the pillow called a bolster. For other meanings of the word "bolster", see bolster (disambiguation).

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 their lead in group F at an away game against FC Dinamo Bucuresti the same day.

The Club World Ranking is a precise classification showing the real level of the clubs free of any subjective influence. It is the result of a profound analysis that allows IFFHS to fairly report the level of international performance for each country.

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