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 | W | D | L | GF | GA | ⌀ Rating | ⌀ Opp. | ⌀ Elo | ∑ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain![]() |
+32 | 46 | 20 | 4.9 | 70 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 121 | 73 | 1992 | 1910 | +1 | +103 | |
| 2 | England![]() |
+25 | 120 | 20 | 5.4 | 48 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 74 | 51 | 2024 | 1885 | -2 | -73 | |
| 3 | Italy![]() |
-12 | 46 | 18 | 5.3 | 72 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 113 | 60 | 2023 | 1892 | +1 | +85 | |
| 4 | Germany![]() |
+1 | 121 | 18 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 71 | 49 | 2011 | 1835 | -2 | -100 | |
| 5 | France![]() |
-14 | 42 | 18 | 5.3 | 49 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 75 | 63 | 1947 | 1851 | -0 | -23 | |
| 6 | Russia![]() |
+25 | 20 | 18 | 7.7 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 36 | 1881 | 1802 | +1 | +44 | |
| 7 | Netherlands![]() |
+5 | 36 | 18 | 7.3 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 51 | 1850 | 1808 | -1 | -27 | |
| 8 | Belgium![]() |
+29 | 20 | 18 | 7.5 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 40 | 1823 | 1743 | -0 | -11 | |
| 9 | Portugal![]() |
-2 | 21 | 18 | 7.2 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 36 | 1834 | 1835 | -2 | -58 | |
| 10 | Austria![]() |
-6 | 28 | 11 | 8.3 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 49 | 1854 | 1838 | -2 | -64 | |
| 10 | Romania![]() |
+15 | 21 | 18 | 8.4 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 1803 | 1683 | -6 | -130 | |
| 12 | Scotland![]() |
+9 | 41 | 10 | 7.6 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 1880 | 1761 | -0 | -10 | |
| 12 | Greece![]() |
+22 | 21 | 18 | 10.4 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 52 | 1835 | 1883 | +2 | +70 | |
| 14 | Switzerland![]() |
+6 | 16 | 12 | 6.5 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 32 | 1808 | 1810 | +4 | +127 | |
| 15 | Ukraine![]() |
+13 | 18 | 16 | 9.1 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 36 | 1873 | 1796 | 0 | +10 | |
| 16 | Hungary![]() |
-6 | 21 | 18 | 6.1 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 1778 | 1689 | -5 | -107 | |
| 17 | Turkey![]() |
-6 | 21 | 18 | 7.7 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 | 1789 | 1819 | +1 | +30 | |
| 18 | Czech Republic![]() |
-11 | 18 | 16 | 6.2 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 1766 | 1815 | -1 | -14 | |
| 19 | Poland![]() |
+6 | 20 | 16 | 5.8 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 24 | 1691 | 1696 | +2 | +74 | |
| 20 | Bulgaria![]() |
+13 | 19 | 16 | 8.3 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 1744 | 1777 | -4 | -81 | |
| 21 | Sweden![]() |
-7 | 19 | 16 | 4.9 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 1711 | 1693 | -2 | -36 | |
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
+10 | 14 | 12 | 7.1 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 1723 | 1852 | +2 | +52 | |
| 23 | Norway![]() |
+11 | 18 | 16 | 9.6 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 1705 | 1854 | +1 | +35 | |
| 24 | Slovakia![]() |
+29 | 18 | 16 | 9.5 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 1681 | 1678 | +2 | +43 | |
| 25 | Israel![]() |
+17 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 1716 | 1651 | +2 | +42 | |
| 26 | Serbia![]() |
+24 | 20 | 18 | 10.9 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 31 | 1771 | 1821 | +3 | +80 | |
| 27 | Croatia![]() |
-1 | 13 | 12 | 8.4 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 1709 | 1786 | +4 | +86 | |
| 28 | Belarus![]() |
+17 | 20 | 17 | 9.3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 1604 | 1705 | -2 | -22 | |
| 29 | Kazakhstan![]() |
-8 | 22 | 20 | 11.3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Cyprus![]() |
+17 | 17 | 14 | 13.3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 1711 | 1662 | -4 | -68 | |
| 31 | Slovenia![]() |
-8 | 13 | 12 | 7.3 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 1636 | 1684 | 0 | +4 | |
| 32 | Finland![]() |
+2 | 16 | 15 | 5.8 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 1472 | 1641 | +2 | +46 | |
| 33 | Georgia![]() |
+10 | 18 | 16 | 12.1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 1573 | 1723 | -6 | -84 | |
| 34 | Lithuania![]() |
-9 | 20 | 13 | 20.3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 1587 | 1695 | -6 | -68 | |
| 35 | Latvia![]() |
-1 | 13 | 10 | 17.7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 1585 | 1702 | -1 | -16 | |
| 36 | North Macedonia![]() |
+27 | 16 | 14 | 9.1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1426 | 1734 | +7 | +72 | |
| 37 | Moldova![]() |
-33 | 15 | 10 | 13.4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1583 | 1724 | -3 | -23 | |
| 38 | Ireland![]() |
-5 | 14 | 12 | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1440 | 1782 | +1 | +11 | |
| 39 | Iceland![]() |
-3 | 14 | 12 | 8.2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 1419 | 1501 | -1 | -7 | |
| 40 | Albania![]() |
+11 | 19 | 16 | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 1290 | 1641 | +3 | +24 | |
| 41 | Northern Ireland![]() |
-2 | 11 | 10 | 9.5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 1346 | 1678 | +3 | +26 | |
| 42 | Luxembourg![]() |
-4 | 14 | 12 | 15.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 1421 | 1825 | -4 | -31 | |
| 43 | Malta![]() |
-5 | 12 | 10 | 17.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 1358 | 1614 | -3 | -21 | |
| 44 | Wales![]() |
-13 | 23 | 17 | 12.8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 1264 | 1594 | -2 | -12 | |
| 45 | Faroe Islands![]() |
+8 | 12 | 11 | 17.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 1244 | 1710 | +1 | +7 | |
| 46 | Estonia![]() |
0 | 10 | 9 | 17.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 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.
| # | Country | Rating | MDA#37 | IRL#38 | ISL#39 | ALB#40 | NIR#41 | LUX#42 | MLT#43 | WLS#44 | FRO#45 | EST#46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |













































