Iran long term lead of Asian FIFA ranking continued into the month of August 2016.
Iran Climbed 2 places in the FIFA Ranking to no 37th in the world , while staying as Number 1 in Asia.
Calculated in the monthly published ranking was Iran’s two matches in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Qatar and China for accumulated total of 712 up from the previous month of 674 in July 2016. The second place is occupied by Australia again while group rival in the qualifiers South Korea is third (634). Team Melli’s next month opponents in the WC qualifiers, Uzbekistan is fourth with (621 points)
All the 4 top Asian teams are in the top 50 of world Ranking
| Asia Rank | World Rank | Team | Total Points | Previous Points | +/-Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 |  Iran |
712(712.13) | 674 | 2 | |
| 2 | 45 |  Australia |
643(643.2) | 549 | 12 | |
| 3 | 47 |  Korea Republic |
634(634.11) | 609 | 1 | |
| 4 | 49 |  Uzbekistan |
621(621.14) | 560 | 6 | |
| 5 | 52 |  Saudi Arabia |
588(588.41) | 540 | 9 | |
| 6 | 56 |  Japan |
574(573.97) | 595 | -7 | |
| 7 | 66 |  United Arab Emirates |
504(503.7) | 484 | 8 | |
| 8 | 78 |  China PR |
445(445.31) | 445 | 0 | |
| 9 | 85 |  Qatar |
389(389.41) | 425 | -5 |