Country ranking 1998/99

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 WDLGFGA ⌀ Rating ⌀ Opp. ⌀ Elo ∑ Elo
1 Spain 2020 +32 46 20 4.9 703616 1812173 1992 1910 +1 +103
2 England 2000 +25 120 20 5.4 482016 127451 2024 1885 -2 -73
3 Italy 1995 -12 46 18 5.3 723722 1311360 2023 1892 +1 +85
4 Germany 1981 +1 121 18 5 432012 117149 2011 1835 -2 -100
5 France 1910 -14 42 18 5.3 492116 127563 1947 1851 -0 -23
6 Russia 1845 +25 20 18 7.7 32176 95236 1881 1802 +1 +44
7 Netherlands 1812 +5 36 18 7.3 36157 145751 1850 1808 -1 -27
8 Belgium 1793 +29 20 18 7.5 32147 116040 1823 1743 -0 -11
9 Portugal 1788 -2 21 18 7.2 2686 123936 1834 1835 -2 -58
10 Austria 1758 -6 28 11 8.3 30116 134249 1854 1838 -2 -64
10 Romania 1758 +15 21 18 8.4 2283 113647 1803 1683 -6 -130
12 Scotland 1747 +9 41 10 7.6 24117 63628 1880 1761 -0 -10
12 Greece 1747 +22 21 18 10.4 32146 125152 1835 1883 +2 +70
14 Switzerland 1740 +6 16 12 6.5 30139 85932 1808 1810 +4 +127
15 Ukraine 1739 +13 18 16 9.1 26117 84636 1873 1796 0 +10
16 Hungary 1736 -6 21 18 6.1 2275 103336 1778 1689 -5 -107
17 Turkey 1715 -6 21 18 7.7 30134 134347 1789 1819 +1 +30
18 Czech Republic 1714 -11 18 16 6.2 2283 112529 1766 1815 -1 -14
19 Poland 1689 +6 20 16 5.8 30137 104524 1691 1696 +2 +74
20 Bulgaria 1675 +13 19 16 8.3 2054 112640 1744 1777 -4 -81
21 Sweden 1672 -7 19 16 4.9 1654 71717 1711 1693 -2 -36
22 Denmark 1671 +10 14 12 7.1 2694 132841 1723 1852 +2 +52
23 Norway 1654 +11 18 16 9.6 2879 122641 1705 1854 +1 +35
24 Slovakia 1628 +29 18 16 9.5 22131 83426 1681 1678 +2 +43
25 Israel 1620 +17 18 16 9 18103 53228 1716 1651 +2 +42
26 Serbia 1619 +24 20 18 10.9 28133 124531 1771 1821 +3 +80
27 Croatia 1605 -1 13 12 8.4 24106 82827 1709 1786 +4 +86
28 Belarus 1570 +17 20 17 9.3 1014 5819 1604 1705 -2 -22
29 Kazakhstan 1555 -8 22 20 11.3 0
30 Cyprus 1551 +17 17 14 13.3 1661 93433 1711 1662 -4 -68
31 Slovenia 1548 -8 13 12 7.3 1865 71924 1636 1684 0 +4
32 Finland 1422 +2 16 15 5.8 2274 112935 1472 1641 +2 +46
33 Georgia 1415 +10 18 16 12.1 1330 10834 1573 1723 -6 -84
34 Lithuania 1409 -9 20 13 20.3 1212 9820 1587 1695 -6 -68
35 Latvia 1405 -1 13 10 17.7 1433 81529 1585 1702 -1 -16
36 North Macedonia 1384 +27 16 14 9.1 1041 51418 1426 1734 +7 +72
37 Moldova 1365 -33 15 10 13.4 812 5215 1583 1724 -3 -23
38 Ireland 1364 -5 14 12 7.1 812 5514 1440 1782 +1 +11
39 Iceland 1318 -3 14 12 8.2 830 51314 1419 1501 -1 -7
40 Albania 1301 +11 19 16 6.1 720 5720 1290 1641 +3 +24
41 Northern Ireland 1271 -2 11 10 9.5 820 61025 1346 1678 +3 +26
42 Luxembourg 1239 -4 14 12 15.2 800 8330 1421 1825 -4 -31
43 Malta 1216 -5 12 10 17.1 811 6522 1358 1614 -3 -21
44 Wales 1190 -13 23 17 12.8 802 6424 1264 1594 -2 -12
45 Faroe Islands 1084 +8 12 11 17.2 610 5419 1244 1710 +1 +7
46 Estonia 1021 0 10 9 17.5 810 7623 1195 1692 +2 +15

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.

#CountryRatingESP#1ENG#2ITA#3DEU#4FRA#5RUS#6NLD#7BEL#8PRT#9AUT#10ROU#10GRC#12SCO#12CHE#14UKR#15HUN#16TUR#17CZE#18
1 Spain 2020+46(11)+3(11)-24(2)-5(4)+6(6)+9(2)-10(2)+52(4)+37(4)+2(2)-20(2)-2(2)+6(4)
2 England 2000-46(11)+10(6)+19(3)-33(4)-13(2)+27(2)-32(2)-36(2)
3 Italy 1995-3(11)-10(6)-12(2)+28(7)+1(4)+15(2)+25(2)+27(2)-15(2)+16(4)+10(2)-33(6)-15(4)+20(2)
4 Germany 1981+24(2)-19(3)+12(2)-8(2)+23(4)-34(6)-12(2)-19(2)+3(2)-21(2)+13(2)-9(2)
5 France 1910+5(4)+33(4)-28(7)+8(2)+20(2)+27(2)+15(4)-1(2)-6(2)-18(2)-10(2)+9(2)
6 Russia 1845-6(6)-1(4)-10(2)+16(2)+18(2)
7 Netherlands 1812-9(2)-23(4)-20(2)-27(4)-4(4)+20(4)+12(2)
8 Belgium 1793+10(2)-15(2)+34(6)-27(2)-21(4)+13(2)
9 Portugal 1788+13(2)-25(2)+12(2)+10(2)+27(4)-13(2)-18(2)
10 Austria 1758-52(4)-27(2)-15(4)-16(2)+4(4)-6(2)+68(4)
10 Romania 1758-37(4)+15(2)-26(4)0(2)
12 Greece 1747-27(2)-16(4)+1(2)-20(4)+13(2)+26(4)-9(2)+5(2)+3(2)
12 Scotland 1747-2(2)-10(2)+19(2)+18(2)+9(2)-22(2)-23(2)
14 Switzerland 1740+33(6)+6(2)+21(4)+6(2)+22(2)+16(2)-25(2)
15 Ukraine 1739+20(2)+32(2)-3(2)+18(2)-18(2)-12(2)-5(2)-16(2)-4(2)
16 Hungary 1736+21(2)-13(2)-68(4)-3(2)-10(2)-5(2)
17 Turkey 1715+2(2)+36(2)+15(4)-13(2)+10(2)0(2)+25(2)+10(2)
18 Czech Republic 1714-6(4)-20(2)+9(2)-9(2)+23(2)+4(2)+5(2)
19 Poland 1689+5(2)-14(4)+4(2)-12(2)-23(2)+3(2)+33(2)+34(2)
20 Bulgaria 1675-15(2)-15(2)-15(2)-7(2)+1(2)
21 Sweden 1672+5(2)+6(2)
22 Denmark 1671-16(4)-17(4)-12(2)+20(2)+44(2)+3(2)+2(2)
23 Norway 1654+15(2)-9(4)-12(2)+19(2)-2(2)-3(2)+19(2)+20(4)
24 Slovakia 1628-20(2)+15(2)-1(2)-7(2)+9(2)
25 Israel 1620+26(2)-16(2)+5(2)+12(2)-9(2)
26 Serbia 1619-10(2)+5(2)-3(2)+9(4)-2(6)+32(4)
27 Croatia 1605+7(2)+5(2)+45(4)+15(2)+3(2)-15(2)+8(2)
28 Belarus 1570+5(2)
29 Kazakhstan 1555
30 Cyprus 1551+11(2)-46(4)-36(2)+6(2)
31 Slovenia 1548+6(2)-6(2)
32 Finland 1422+10(2)+33(2)-7(2)-11(2)+50(2)+4(2)-33(2)
33 Georgia 1415+16(2)-39(2)+11(2)
34 Lithuania 1409-5(2)-10(2)
35 Latvia 1405-10(2)-8(2)+3(2)
36 North Macedonia 1384+16(2)+10(2)
37 Moldova 1365-9(2)+6(2)
38 Ireland 1364+1(4)+2(2)+8(2)
39 Iceland 1318
40 Albania 1301-4(2)
41 Northern Ireland 1271
42 Luxembourg 1239-5(2)-9(2)-7(2)
43 Malta 1216-5(2)
44 Wales 1190-4(2)
45 Faroe Islands 1084-3(2)
46 Estonia 1021+34(2)-1(2)
#CountryRatingPOL#19BGR#20SWE#21DNK#22NOR#23SVK#24ISR#25SRB#26HRV#27BLR#28KAZ#29CYP#30SVN#31FIN#32GEO#33LTU#34LVA#35MKD#36
1 Spain 2020+15(2)+16(4)-15(2)+10(2)-7(2)-16(2)
2 England 2000-5(2)-5(2)+17(4)+9(4)+20(2)-5(2)
3 Italy 1995+14(4)+12(2)+12(2)-15(2)+3(2)-5(2)+10(2)
4 Germany 1981-20(2)-19(2)-9(4)-10(2)+5(2)
5 France 1910-4(2)-26(2)+2(6)-33(2)-16(2)
6 Russia 1845+12(2)+15(2)+1(2)+16(2)-32(4)+7(2)+8(2)
7 Netherlands 1812+23(2)+2(2)-45(4)-6(2)+11(2)+39(2)
8 Belgium 1793+15(2)+3(2)-15(2)-11(2)-10(2)
9 Portugal 1788-3(2)-5(2)-3(2)-50(2)-3(2)
10 Austria 1758+7(2)-12(2)-11(2)-4(2)
10 Romania 1758-44(2)-19(2)+10(2)
12 Greece 1747+15(2)+46(4)+33(2)
12 Scotland 1747+9(2)-8(2)
14 Switzerland 1740-1(2)+36(2)+6(2)
15 Ukraine 1739-3(2)
16 Hungary 1736-33(2)
17 Turkey 1715-34(2)-6(2)-2(2)-20(4)+7(2)
18 Czech Republic 1714-9(2)-5(2)-6(2)
19 Poland 1689-1(2)+38(2)
20 Bulgaria 1675+5(2)-51(2)+10(2)+6(4)
21 Sweden 1672+1(2)-5(2)-39(2)-7(2)-7(2)
22 Denmark 1671+51(2)-31(4)+8(2)
23 Norway 1654-10(2)-3(2)+13(2)-12(2)
24 Slovakia 1628+31(4)-2(4)
25 Israel 1620+3(2)+10(2)
26 Serbia 1619+39(2)-3(4)
27 Croatia 1605+7(2)+10(2)+24(2)
28 Belarus 1570-6(4)-10(2)-11(2)
29 Kazakhstan 1555
30 Cyprus 1551+1(2)
31 Slovenia 1548-38(2)+7(2)-8(2)-24(2)+31(2)+19(2)
32 Finland 1422-10(2)
33 Georgia 1415+3(4)-44(2)
34 Lithuania 1409-13(2)-1(2)-31(2)
35 Latvia 1405+12(2)+11(2)-19(2)
36 North Macedonia 1384+2(4)+44(2)
37 Moldova 1365-3(2)-17(2)
38 Ireland 1364
39 Iceland 1318-13(2)+8(2)+5(2)
40 Albania 1301-10(2)+31(1)
41 Northern Ireland 1271-8(2)-9(2)+23(2)+20(2)
42 Luxembourg 1239-10(2)
43 Malta 1216-5(2)-16(2)
44 Wales 1190+5(2)-8(2)
45 Faroe Islands 1084-2(2)+12(2)
46 Estonia 1021-4(2)-14(2)
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1 Spain 2020
2 England 2000
3 Italy 1995
4 Germany 1981
5 France 1910
6 Russia 1845
7 Netherlands 1812
8 Belgium 1793+9(2)+4(2)
9 Portugal 1788
10 Austria 1758
10 Romania 1758+5(2)-34(2)
12 Greece 1747
12 Scotland 1747-1(4)+1(2)
14 Switzerland 1740-2(2)+9(2)
15 Ukraine 1739-8(2)+5(2)+4(2)
16 Hungary 1736-6(2)+7(2)+3(2)
17 Turkey 1715
18 Czech Republic 1714
19 Poland 1689+3(2)+5(2)-5(2)+4(2)
20 Bulgaria 1675
21 Sweden 1672+10(2)
22 Denmark 1671
23 Norway 1654
24 Slovakia 1628+10(2)+8(2)
25 Israel 1620+9(2)+2(2)
26 Serbia 1619+13(2)
27 Croatia 1605-23(2)
28 Belarus 1570
29 Kazakhstan 1555
30 Cyprus 1551-20(2)+16(2)
31 Slovenia 1548+17(2)
32 Finland 1422+8(2)-12(2)+14(2)
33 Georgia 1415-31(1)
34 Lithuania 1409-8(2)
35 Latvia 1405-5(2)
36 North Macedonia 1384
37 Moldova 1365
38 Ireland 1364
39 Iceland 1318-7(2)
40 Albania 1301+7(2)
41 Northern Ireland 1271
42 Luxembourg 1239
43 Malta 1216+5(2)
44 Wales 1190-5(2)
45 Faroe Islands 1084
46 Estonia 1021