FIFA Ranking Table - South American Zone (May 1997)
This ranking table is men's fifa ranking only South American nations (CONMEBOL) as of 14 May 1997
Released:
| FIFA.rnk | Points | zon.rnk | Team | Apr | Feb | Dec | Nov | Oct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66pts | 1 |  Brazil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | 58pts | 2 |  Colombia | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| 21 | 53pts | 3 |  Argentina | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | |
| 22 | 53pts | 4 |  Paraguay | 23 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 44 | |
| 27 | 51pts | 5 |  Chile | 26 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
| 32 | 48pts | 6 |  Bolivia | 32 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 41 | |
| 39 | 46pts | 7 |  Peru | 45 | 45 | 54 | 53 | 57 | |
| 40 | 46pts | 8 |  Ecuador | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | |
| 54 | 43pts | 9 |  Uruguay | 42 | 43 | 43 | 54 | 50 | |
| 113 | 24pts | 10 |  Venezuela | 109 | 112 | 111 | 110 | 106 | |
Brazil
Belgium
Argentina
France
England
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
Portugal
Denmark
UEFA
CONMEBOL
CONCACAF
OFC
AFC
CAF