Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the history of the sport among the very best in this role, being named the 3rd greatest goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS behind Lev Yashin and Gordon Banks.

PSG was named IFFHS World's Club Team of the Year in 1994 and ranked 1st in the UEFA Team Ranking in 1998.

Prior to his death, Best was voted 16th in the IFFHS World Player of the Century election in 1999 and was one of the inaugural 22 inductees into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 ; in 2004 he was also voted 19th in the public UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll and named by Pelé as one of the 125 best living footballers in the world.

It was between 1994 and 1996 that Baía made his name as a world-class goalkeeper, being voted for the " ESM Team of the Year " after the 1994 – 95 season, and being named in the " IFFHS ' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1995 " list, finishing sixth in the voting, and improving to fifth in the following year.

" At the end of the season, he was named in the list for " IFFHS ' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2004 ", finishing 8th in the voting, while Ricardo finished in 19th place.

In January 2006, he was named the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper for 2005.

In 2009, IFFHS named him as the third best goalkeeper in the world, behind only Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon.

IFFHS named Zsengellér the 7th most successful Top Division Goal Scorer of all time.

He was named the world's best football manager by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics ( IFFHS ) both in 1996 and 1998, and world's best National coach in 2006.

Despite a lack of international accolades, IFFHS named América de Cali one of the top-ten clubs in South America in the 20th century.

IFFHS and FIFA named Olimpia one of the top five South American clubs of the 20th century and is one of the " Classic Clubs " in the history of soccer.

In July 2011, they were named the best club in the World for that month by the IFFHS.

He was voted the best Austrian footballer of the 20th Century in a 1999 poll by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics ( IFFHS ) and was named Austria's sportsman of the century a year before.

Dino Zoff was born in Mariano del Friuli, Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( Italy ), and was elected in a poll by the IFFHS as the third best goalkeeper of the 20th Century-after Lev Yashin ( 1st ) and Gordon Banks ( 2nd ).

As a result of these successes, Sevilla was voted as the IFFHS Team of the Year for the second consecutive season, an unmatched feat.

On 2012 IFFHS ranks the Primera as the second strongest league in the world.

He once again finished as the second assist provider of the Champions League, with 5 and was voted the 2007 IFFHS World's Best Playmaker.

Also in 1996, América was recognized by the IFFHS official world club ranking as the second best team in the world, preceded by Juventus of Italy.

La Liga is the best league in the world according to the yearly ranking of the IFFHS.

Yashin was voted the best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS.

He was elected the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the 20th Century and one of the best in the world by the IFFHS.

Santini was chosen as " The best French coach " on 2002 by France Football and World's The Best National Coach of the Year on 2003 by International Federation of Football History & Statistics ( IFFHS )

The club is also currently ranked as the 59th best club in the world by the IFFHS F. C.

According to the ranking of the prestigious International Federation of Football History and Statistics ( IFFHS ) Marítimo is considered the fifth best Portuguese club of this century.

In a survey conducted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics ( IFFHS ) in 80 countries, Terim was placed among the best 8 managers in the world.

In 1999, the IFFHS elected him the best Czech goalkeeper – and ninth best overall – of the twentieth century.

* IFFHS 3rd best striker in the world: 1999

In 1999, he was ranked among the 25 best players in the world in the 20th century and among the five best in South America, through a poll by the IFFHS.

In March 2012, with 674 points on the IFFHS list Rabotnički became the best club from Macedonia in the 21st century.

Ajax is historically one of the most successful clubs in the world ; according to the IFFHS, Ajax were the seventh most successful European club of the 20th century.

Their international and domestic success has led IFFHS to name Santos as one of the top twenty clubs in South America in the 20th century.

According to the IFFHS list of the Top 200 European clubs of the 20th century, an organization recognized by FIFA, Željezničar is the highest ranked Bosnian club, sharing the 110th position on the list with AZ Alkmaar and Vitória F. C ..

Seongnam placed 5th in the IFFHS Asian Club of the 20th Century.

With this clear lead, the IFFHS has decided to determine Al-Hilal as Asia's Club of the 20th Century.

SV Tranvaal was appointed by the IFFHS, as one of the ten clubs in the 20th century.

In 2009, IFFHS rated Colo-Colo as Chile's top club of the 20th century and one of the top twenty in South America.

Cruzeiro has been one of Brazil's most successful clubs in the 1990s and early 2000s, winning 4 National Cups, 1 National League, 2 Copa Libertadores, and 2 Supercopa Libertadores, and is also the winner of Taça Brasil in 1966 and 34 State Championships. Cruzeiro also was elected the most successful Brazilian team in last century by IFFHS. In 2003, Cruzeiro won the triple crown, when the team won the National League, National Cups and State Championships.

The IFFHS awarded Bican the " Golden Ball " as the greatest goalscorer of the last century.

Fabiano is a prolific goalscorer and was ranked the highest scoring Brazilian of the 21st century by IFFHS.

* Special award from the IFFHS for making the biggest progress of the decade, 2011 .|| 1998 – 2006 ||||||||||

The First Division League is ranked number 12 in the world and 10th within the latter part of the decade ( 2001 – 2010 ) by the IFFHS.

* IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper – 1st Places: 1996