Country ranking 1959/60
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![]() |
+16 | 53 | 16 | 6.4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 18 | 2238 | 1881 | +3 | +43 | |
| 2 | England![]() |
+1 | 92 | 22 | 3.5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 2002 | 2016 | -1 | -9 | |
| 3 | Soviet Union![]() |
+1 | 22 | 22 | 7.1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Italy![]() |
+3 | 41 | 18 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2033 | 2248 | -11 | -34 | |
| 5 | France![]() |
+10 | 24 | 20 | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1941 | 1859 | +2 | +12 | |
| 6 | Germany![]() |
-27 | 85 | 75 | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 1938 | 1910 | +9 | +62 | |
| 7 | Yugoslavia![]() |
+3 | 14 | 12 | 6.1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1932 | 1853 | -3 | -32 | |
| 8 | Portugal![]() |
-7 | 17 | 14 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2039 | 1932 | -25 | -50 | |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia![]() |
0 | 15 | 14 | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1870 | 1904 | +2 | +18 | |
| 10 | Netherlands![]() |
0 | 20 | 18 | 6.5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1776 | 1772 | 0 | +1 | |
| 11 | East Germany![]() |
+10 | 17 | 16 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1872 | 2100 | +8 | +15 | |
| 12 | Belgium![]() |
-22 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1801 | 1849 | -18 | -73 | |
| 12 | Austria![]() |
-1 | 16 | 14 | 9.5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1869 | 1837 | -2 | -15 | |
| 14 | Romania![]() |
-3 | 13 | 12 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1803 | 1942 | -2 | -4 | |
| 15 | Hungary![]() |
-3 | 17 | 14 | 5.8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 1818 | 1853 | +2 | +25 | |
| 16 | Turkey![]() |
+22 | 20 | 20 | 7.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1824 | 1846 | 0 | +2 | |
| 17 | Greece![]() |
0 | 16 | 16 | 5.6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Poland![]() |
-10 | 14 | 14 | 5.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1722 | 1388 | -24 | -48 | |
| 19 | Switzerland![]() |
-8 | 16 | 14 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1872 | 1982 | -10 | -20 | |
| 20 | Norway![]() |
+1 | 20 | 16 | 7.1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Sweden![]() |
+9 | 16 | 14 | 7.4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1726 | 1668 | -4 | -18 | |
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
-1 | 16 | 14 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1690 | 1939 | -2 | -4 | |
| 23 | Bulgaria![]() |
-5 | 14 | 12 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1834 | 2238 | +4 | +8 | |
| 24 | Scotland![]() |
+7 | 20 | 18 | 7.3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 1801 | 1860 | +6 | +51 | |
| 25 | Finland![]() |
-6 | 16 | 13 | 8.8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Ireland![]() |
+14 | 12 | 12 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1550 | 1969 | +5 | +10 | |
| 27 | Iceland![]() |
0 | 8 | 7 | 8.9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Northern Ireland![]() |
+6 | 12 | 12 | 12.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1472 | 1713 | +6 | +13 | |
| 29 | Faroe Islands![]() |
0 | 5 | 5 | 7.5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Luxembourg![]() |
+2 | 14 | 12 | 8.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1406 | 1970 | +12 | +47 |
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 | DDR#11 | AUT#12 | BEL#12 | ROU#14 | HUN#15 | TUR#16 | GRC#17 | POL#18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain![]() |
2067 | +25(4) | +34(3) | -16(2) | +7(1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | England![]() |
1974 | -25(4) | +13(2) | -15(2) | +18(2) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Soviet Union![]() |
1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Italy![]() |
1946 | -34(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | France![]() |
1904 | +16(2) | +6(3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Germany![]() |
1874 | -7(1) | +14(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Yugoslavia![]() |
1835 | -13(2) | +3(2) | +2(2) | -24(4) | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Portugal![]() |
1816 | -50(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Czechoslovakia![]() |
1801 | -3(2) | +50(2) | -2(2) | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Netherlands![]() |
1772 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | East Germany![]() |
1742 | +15(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Austria![]() |
1736 | -14(2) | -2(2) | +4(2) | -7(2) | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Belgium![]() |
1736 | -18(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Romania![]() |
1729 | -4(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Hungary![]() |
1727 | +24(4) | +2(2) | +7(2) | -8(2) | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Turkey![]() |
1704 | -6(3) | +8(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Greece![]() |
1700 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Poland![]() |
1683 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Switzerland![]() |
1665 | -20(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Norway![]() |
1661 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Sweden![]() |
1654 | -5(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
1640 | -4(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Bulgaria![]() |
1638 | +8(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Scotland![]() |
1629 | -35(2) | +27(2) | +4(3) | +55(2) | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | Finland![]() |
1461 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Ireland![]() |
1387 | +10(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Iceland![]() |
1371 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Northern Ireland![]() |
1297 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Faroe Islands![]() |
1225 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Luxembourg![]() |
1207 | -1(2) | +48(2) |
| # | Country | Rating | CHE#19 | NOR#20 | SWE#21 | DNK#22 | BGR#23 | SCO#24 | FIN#25 | IRL#26 | ISL#27 | NIR#28 | FRO#29 | LUX#30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain![]() |
2067 | -8(2) | +1(2) | ||||||||||
| 2 | England![]() |
1974 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Soviet Union![]() |
1963 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Italy![]() |
1946 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | France![]() |
1904 | -10(2) | |||||||||||
| 6 | Germany![]() |
1874 | +20(2) | +35(2) | ||||||||||
| 7 | Yugoslavia![]() |
1835 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Portugal![]() |
1816 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Czechoslovakia![]() |
1801 | -27(2) | |||||||||||
| 10 | Netherlands![]() |
1772 | +5(3) | -4(3) | ||||||||||
| 11 | East Germany![]() |
1742 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Austria![]() |
1736 | +4(2) | |||||||||||
| 12 | Belgium![]() |
1736 | -55(2) | |||||||||||
| 14 | Romania![]() |
1729 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Hungary![]() |
1727 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Turkey![]() |
1704 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Greece![]() |
1700 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Poland![]() |
1683 | -48(2) | |||||||||||
| 19 | Switzerland![]() |
1665 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Norway![]() |
1661 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Sweden![]() |
1654 | -13(2) | |||||||||||
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
1640 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Bulgaria![]() |
1638 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Scotland![]() |
1629 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Finland![]() |
1461 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Ireland![]() |
1387 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Iceland![]() |
1371 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Northern Ireland![]() |
1297 | +13(2) | |||||||||||
| 29 | Faroe Islands![]() |
1225 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Luxembourg![]() |
1207 |





























