Country ranking 1956/57
Countries ranked by the average Elo rating of their Top 10 clubs.
Hover over the column headers for an explanation.
| # | Country | Rating Top 10 | Δ Elo | Clubs | 1st tier | StdDev % | Int. P | W | D | L | GF | GA | ⌀ Rating | ⌀ Opp. | ⌀ Elo | ∑ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain![]() |
-3 | 59 | 16 | 4.7 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 28 | 2152 | 1963 | +1 | +11 | |
| 2 | England![]() |
+24 | 46 | 22 | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 2068 | 1965 | +1 | +12 | |
| 3 | Soviet Union![]() |
+12 | 12 | 12 | 4.5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Italy![]() |
-3 | 39 | 18 | 3.6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2011 | 1961 | +2 | +25 | |
| 5 | France![]() |
+3 | 21 | 18 | 4.2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1872 | 1894 | -4 | -36 | |
| 6 | Germany![]() |
+25 | 86 | 76 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1877 | 1616 | -5 | -26 | |
| 7 | Yugoslavia![]() |
-17 | 16 | 14 | 4.3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 1974 | 1852 | -5 | -66 | |
| 8 | Portugal![]() |
+7 | 15 | 14 | 6.8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1962 | 2078 | +1 | +6 | |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia![]() |
-7 | 15 | 14 | 5.3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1916 | 1841 | -2 | -14 | |
| 10 | Netherlands![]() |
+20 | 36 | 18 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1774 | 2020 | -7 | -14 | |
| 11 | Romania![]() |
+9 | 16 | 13 | 3.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1761 | 1722 | -4 | -15 | |
| 12 | Hungary![]() |
+11 | 16 | 12 | 7.4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 1862 | 1947 | +6 | +78 | |
| 13 | Austria![]() |
-3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 1873 | 1942 | -1 | -17 | |
| 14 | Belgium![]() |
+18 | 18 | 16 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1770 | 2084 | -8 | -17 | |
| 15 | East Germany![]() |
+2 | 16 | 16 | 3.5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Switzerland![]() |
+39 | 16 | 14 | 8.4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1798 | 1955 | +4 | +14 | |
| 17 | Poland![]() |
+12 | 14 | 14 | 4.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1800 | 1913 | +6 | +11 | |
| 18 | Turkey![]() |
+55 | 30 | 30 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1716 | 1774 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Sweden![]() |
+7 | 14 | 12 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1789 | 2036 | +2 | +3 | |
| 20 | Norway![]() |
+11 | 20 | 16 | 5.5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Bulgaria![]() |
+18 | 16 | 14 | 4.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1729 | 1890 | +8 | +34 | |
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
-1 | 11 | 10 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1758 | 1840 | -8 | -16 | |
| 23 | Scotland![]() |
+11 | 20 | 18 | 6.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1738 | 1853 | -0 | -1 | |
| 24 | Finland![]() |
+1 | 13 | 12 | 4.8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Ireland![]() |
+18 | 12 | 12 | 7.7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Iceland![]() |
-6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Northern Ireland![]() |
+20 | 12 | 12 | 10.2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Faroe Islands![]() |
0 | 5 | 5 | 5.1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Luxembourg![]() |
+12 | 14 | 12 | 9.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1290 | 1887 | +9 | +28 |
Head-to-head matrix
Each cell shows the Elo points the row country's clubs won (+) or lost (−) against clubs of the column country in European cups, with the number of games in brackets. Click a cell for the games.
| # | Country | Rating | ESP#1 | ENG#2 | SUN#3 | ITA#4 | FRA#5 | DEU#6 | YUG#7 | PRT#8 | CSK#9 | NLD#10 | ROU#11 | HUN#12 | AUT#13 | BEL#14 | DDR#15 | CHE#16 | POL#17 | TUR#18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain![]() |
2045 | +12(4) | -8(3) | +12(2) | +22(3) | -1(2) | -26(3) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | England![]() |
1966 | -12(4) | +9(1) | -2(2) | +17(2) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Soviet Union![]() |
1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Italy![]() |
1926 | +8(3) | -9(1) | +13(1) | +14(2) | +2(2) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | France![]() |
1886 | -12(2) | -13(1) | -28(2) | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Germany![]() |
1845 | +2(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Yugoslavia![]() |
1824 | -14(2) | -13(2) | +14(2) | -41(3) | +7(2) | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Portugal![]() |
1815 | -22(3) | +28(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Czechoslovakia![]() |
1811 | +13(2) | -16(2) | -11(2) | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Netherlands![]() |
1752 | -14(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Romania![]() |
1740 | 0(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Hungary![]() |
1726 | +1(2) | +41(3) | +36(7) | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Austria![]() |
1724 | +26(3) | -7(2) | -36(7) | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Belgium![]() |
1723 | -17(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | East Germany![]() |
1722 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Switzerland![]() |
1690 | -2(2) | +16(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Poland![]() |
1681 | +11(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Turkey![]() |
1655 | 0(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Sweden![]() |
1653 | +3(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Norway![]() |
1648 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Bulgaria![]() |
1641 | +19(2) | +15(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
1624 | -16(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Scotland![]() |
1623 | -1(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Finland![]() |
1467 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Ireland![]() |
1382 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Iceland![]() |
1369 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Northern Ireland![]() |
1288 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Faroe Islands![]() |
1225 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Luxembourg![]() |
1210 | +28(3) |
| # | Country | Rating | SWE#19 | NOR#20 | BGR#21 | DNK#22 | SCO#23 | FIN#24 | IRL#25 | ISL#26 | NIR#27 | FRO#28 | LUX#29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain![]() |
2045 | |||||||||||
| 2 | England![]() |
1966 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Soviet Union![]() |
1961 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Italy![]() |
1926 | -3(2) | ||||||||||
| 5 | France![]() |
1886 | +16(2) | +1(3) | |||||||||
| 6 | Germany![]() |
1845 | -28(3) | ||||||||||
| 7 | Yugoslavia![]() |
1824 | -19(2) | ||||||||||
| 8 | Portugal![]() |
1815 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Czechoslovakia![]() |
1811 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Netherlands![]() |
1752 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Romania![]() |
1740 | -15(2) | ||||||||||
| 12 | Hungary![]() |
1726 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Austria![]() |
1724 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Belgium![]() |
1723 | |||||||||||
| 15 | East Germany![]() |
1722 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Switzerland![]() |
1690 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Poland![]() |
1681 | |||||||||||
| 18 | Turkey![]() |
1655 | |||||||||||
| 19 | Sweden![]() |
1653 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Norway![]() |
1648 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Bulgaria![]() |
1641 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
1624 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Scotland![]() |
1623 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Finland![]() |
1467 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Ireland![]() |
1382 | |||||||||||
| 26 | Iceland![]() |
1369 | |||||||||||
| 27 | Northern Ireland![]() |
1288 | |||||||||||
| 28 | Faroe Islands![]() |
1225 | |||||||||||
| 29 | Luxembourg![]() |
1210 |




























