Most prominently applied to calculate
the strength of chess players,
Elo ratings in football allow
a meaningful comparison between clubs
across countries and league tiers.
| Games | 1126626 |
| League games | 1042319 |
| National Cup games | 51077 |
| European Cup games | 29365 |
| Relegation playoffs | 3865 |
| Clubs | 3710 |
| Countries | 59 |
| Competitions | 277 |
| Seasons | 71 |
The ratings are based on over 1 million games
reaching back to 1955.
The database covers over 55 European countries
with up to five league tiers,
3300+ clubs and 250+ competitions,
historically and present.
| Games | 1126626 |
| League games | 1042319 |
| National Cup games | 51077 |
| European Cup games | 29365 |
| Relegation playoffs | 3865 |
| Clubs | 3710 |
| Countries | 59 |
| Competitions | 277 |
| Seasons | 71 |
| Rank | Club | Rating |
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| 1 | Bayern ![]() |
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| 2 | Arsenal ![]() |
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| 3 | Barca ![]() |
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| 4 | PSG ![]() |
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| 5 | ManCity ![]() |
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| 6 | Real ![]() |
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| 7 | Inter ![]() |
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| 8 | Liverpool ![]() |
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| 9 | Atlético ![]() |
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| 10 | Dortmund ![]() |
| Date | Home | Away | Odds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/04 | Barca | 2336 | Atlético | 2178 | 64-21-15 | ||
| 08/04 | PSG | 2290 | Liverpool | 2195 | 57-24-19 | ||
| 08/04 | Braga | 1997 | Betis | 2030 | 42-29-29 | ||
| 08/04 | Zenit | 2064 | S. Moskva | 1944 | 60-23-17 | ||
| 08/04 | D. Moskva | 1893 | Krasnodar | 1995 | 35-29-35 | ||
| 08/04 | Göztepe | 1793 | Gala | 2053 | 21-25-53 | ||
| 08/04 | Ludogorets | 1868 | CSKA | 1775 | 57-24-19 | ||
| 08/04 | HNK Gorica | 1623 | D. Zagreb | 1919 | 19-24-58 | ||
| 08/04 | Rijeka | 1768 | Belupo | 1624 | 63-22-16 | ||
| 08/04 | Atromitos | 1718 | Kifisias | 1631 | 57-24-19 |
| Date | Home | Away | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04 | Real | 2250 | Bayern | 2404 | 1-2 |
| 07/04 | Sporting | 2167 | Arsenal | 2365 | 0-1 |
| 07/04 | Sovetov | 1673 | CSKA M. | 1943 | 2-5 |
| 07/04 | Wrexham | 1742 | Southampton | 1866 | 1-5 |
| 07/04 | Nordsj. | 1823 | Brøndby | 1776 | 2-1 |
| 07/04 | Istra 1961 | 1653 | Hajduk | 1778 | 1-3 |
| 07/04 | KFUM | 1644 | Sandef. | 1656 | 1-2 |
| 07/04 | Gdynia | 1612 | Lubin | 1671 | 3-1 |
| 07/04 | Aalesunds | 1548 | Fredriks. | 1716 | 2-3 |
| 07/04 | MSV | 1585 | Osnabrück | 1638 | 1-0 |
The development of a Management Quality Index (MQX) is in progress: Assuming that the ratings are truly reflective of what they aim to measure, they could - combined with a team's market value data - provide an input to estimate the management quality of a club.
See this blog entry for an outline of the general idea.