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 | 1119539 |
| League games | 1035991 |
| National Cup games | 50490 |
| European Cup games | 29195 |
| Relegation playoffs | 3863 |
| Clubs | 3703 |
| 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 | 1119539 |
| League games | 1035991 |
| National Cup games | 50490 |
| European Cup games | 29195 |
| Relegation playoffs | 3863 |
| Clubs | 3703 |
| Countries | 59 |
| Competitions | 277 |
| Seasons | 71 |
| Rank | Club | Rating |
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| 1 | Arsenal ![]() |
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| 2 | Bayern ![]() |
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| 3 | PSG ![]() |
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| 4 | Barca ![]() |
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| 5 | ManCity ![]() |
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| 6 | Real ![]() |
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| 7 | Inter ![]() |
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| 8 | Atlético ![]() |
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| 9 | Villa ![]() |
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| 10 | Liverpool ![]() |
| Date | Home | Away | Odds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01 | ManCity | 2296 | Chelsea | 2183 | 60-23-17 | ||
| 04/01 | Real | 2239 | Betis | 2097 | 63-22-16 | ||
| 04/01 | Inter | 2238 | Bologna | 2052 | 68-19-13 | ||
| 04/01 | Newcastle | 2156 | Palace | 2101 | 53-26-22 | ||
| 04/01 | Fulham | 2032 | Liverpool | 2204 | 29-28-43 | ||
| 04/01 | Sociedad | 1958 | Atlético | 2233 | 20-25-55 | ||
| 04/01 | Lazio | 2052 | Napoli | 2129 | 38-29-33 | ||
| 04/01 | Everton | 2053 | Brentford | 2073 | 44-28-28 | ||
| 04/01 | PSG | 2325 | Paris FC | 1775 | 89-9-2 | ||
| 04/01 | Leeds | 1981 | ManUtd | 2093 | 34-29-36 |
| Date | Home | Away | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01 | CP B | 1545 | Viseu | 1603 | 1-2 |
| 04/01 | Penafiel | 1494 | Paços | 1474 | 1-2 |
| 03/01 | Bmouth | 2026 | Arsenal | 2374 | 2-3 |
| 03/01 | Espanyol | 1972 | Barca | 2314 | 0-2 |
| 03/01 | Atalanta | 2111 | Roma | 2107 | 1-0 |
| 03/01 | Villa | 2222 | Nottingh. | 1992 | 3-1 |
| 03/01 | Monaco | 1994 | Lyon | 2059 | 1-3 |
| 03/01 | Lille | 2031 | Rennes | 1990 | 0-2 |
| 03/01 | B&H | 2106 | Burnley | 1894 | 2-0 |
| 03/01 | Osasuna | 1976 | Bilbao | 2012 | 1-1 |
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.