Ruud on the rise
Jardel's successful spot-kick leaves him on 57 points with 38 goals, eleven points clear of Chelsea FC's Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who registered a blank in his club's 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United FC. On target for United was Ruud van Nistelrooij, whose goal at Stamford Bridge – his 22nd of the season - lifts him from sixth place up to third.
Sonck shines
Another player in the top ten among the goals was KRC Genk's Wesley Sonck, scorer of one of the Belgian league leaders' goals in a 3-1 defeat of R. Excelsior Mouscron. Sonck, who stands joint-sixth with Celtic FC's Henrik Larsson, also won a penalty and provided an assist in an impressive all-round display.
Shearer milestone
Lower down the standings, Liverpool FC's Michael Owen climbed to 16th after scoring both goals in the 2-0 defeat of Derby County FC – he is one goal and two points shy of Newcastle United FC's Alan Shearer whose goal against Charlton Athletic FC was his 200th since the inception of the FA Premiership in 1992.
Latest standings (only league goals count):
| Pos | Name | Club (Country) | Gls | Val | Pts | | 1 | Mario Jardel | Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) | 38 | 1.5 | 57 | | 2 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Chelsea FC (ENG) | 23 | 2 | 46 | | 3 | Ruud van Nistelrooij | Manchester United FC (ENG) | 22 | 2 | 44 | | 3 | Dario Hubner | Piacenza FC (ITA) | 22 | 2 | 44 | | 3 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal FC (ENG) | 22 | 2 | 44 | | 6 | Henrik Larsson | Celtic FC (SCO) | 29 | 1.5 | 43.5 | | 6 | Wesley Sonck | KRC Genk (BEL) | 29 | 1.5 | 43.5 | | 8 | Christian Vieri | Internazionale FC (ITA) | 21 | 2 | 42 | | 8 | Pauleta Resendes | FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) | 21 | 2 | 42 | | 10 | Marc Lloyd Williams | Bangor City FC (WAL) | 41 | 1 | 41 | | 11 | Christian Giménez | FC Lugano/FC Basel (SUI) | 27 | 1.5 | 40.5 | | 12 | David Trezeguet | Juventus FC (ITA) | 20 | 2 | 40 | | 13 | Diego Tristán | RC Deportivo La Coruña (ESP) | 19 | 2 | 38 | | 13 | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United FC (ENG) | 19 | 2 | 38 | | 15 | Maksim Gruznov | JK Trans Narva (EST) | 37 | 1 | 37 | | 16 | Michael Owen | Liverpool FC (ENG) | 18 | 2 | 36 | | 16 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | Feyenoord (HOL) | 24 | 1.5 | 36 | | 16 | Ricardo Nuñez | Grasshopper-Club (SUI) | 24 | 1.5 | 36 | | 16 | Fernando Morientes | Real Madrid CF (ESP) | 18 | 2 | 36 | | 20 | Ronald Brunmayr | Grazer AK (AUT) | 23 | 1.5 | 34.5 | | 21 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Manchester United FC (ENG) | 17 | 2 | 34 | | 21 | Djibril Cissé | AJ Auxerre (FRA) | 17 | 2 | 34 | | 21 | Catanha | RC Celta de Vigo | 17 | 2 | 34 | | 21 | Jean-Claude Darcheville | FC Lorient (FRA) | 17 | 2 | 34 | | 21 | Marco di Vaio | Parma AC (ITA) | 17 | 2 | 34 | | 26 | Marcio Amoroso | BV Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 16 | 2 | 32 | | 26 | Giovane Elber | FC Bayern München (GER) | 16 | 2 | 32 | | 26 | Ailton | SV Werder Bremen (GER) | 16 | 2 | 32 | | 26 | Martin Max | TSV 1860 München (GER) | 16 | 2 | 32 | | 26 | Filippo Maniero | AC Venezia (ITA) | 16 | 2 | 32 | | 26 | Patrick Kluivert | Barcelona FC (ESP) | 16 | 2 | 32 | | 26 | Cristiano Doni | Atalanta BC (ITA) | 16 | 2 | 32 | |
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Last updated 22 April 2002
Only the leading five countries (Spain, Italy, Germany, France and England) on the UEFA Ranking after the 2000/01 season have 2 as their multiplier. This is to emphasise the difference in (international) performance level between the clubs from those countries and those from the other countries.
In a change from last season, a player cannot first play in a summer league (e.g. Norway) and then in a winter league (e.g. Spain) and combine the points total for each season. For example, last season John Carew played for Rosenborg BK and then moved to Valencia CF for the start of the Spanish season. From this season, he would have had two separate rankings.
Figures from Voetbal International
