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 | 1129306 |
| League games | 1044850 |
| National Cup games | 51196 |
| European Cup games | 29393 |
| Relegation playoffs | 3867 |
| Clubs | 3708 |
| 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 | 1129306 |
| League games | 1044850 |
| National Cup games | 51196 |
| European Cup games | 29393 |
| Relegation playoffs | 3867 |
| Clubs | 3708 |
| Countries | 59 |
| Competitions | 277 |
| Seasons | 71 |
| Rank | Club | Rating |
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| 1 | Bayern ![]() |
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| 2 | Arsenal ![]() |
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| 3 | Barca ![]() |
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| 4 | PSG ![]() |
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| 5 | ManCity ![]() |
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| 6 | Real ![]() |
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| 7 | Inter ![]() |
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| 8 | Liverpool ![]() |
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| 9 | Atlético ![]() |
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| 10 | Villa ![]() |
| Date | Home | Away | Odds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05 | ManUtd | 2153 | Liverpool | 2185 | 42-29-29 | ||
| 03/05 | Villa | 2164 | Tottenham | 2032 | 62-22-16 | ||
| 03/05 | Bmouth | 2097 | Palace | 2073 | 49-27-24 | ||
| 03/05 | Espanyol | 1891 | Real | 2236 | 15-21-63 | ||
| 03/05 | Inter | 2213 | Parma | 1873 | 80-14-6 | ||
| 03/05 | Lyon | 2057 | Rennes | 2013 | 51-26-23 | ||
| 03/05 | BMG | 1895 | Dortmund | 2157 | 21-25-54 | ||
| 03/05 | Sassuolo | 1912 | Milan | 2102 | 27-28-45 | ||
| 03/05 | PAOK | 1924 | Olympiakos | 2027 | 35-29-36 | ||
| 03/05 | Getafe | 1956 | Rayo | 1950 | 47-28-25 |
| Date | Home | Away | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05 | Arsenal | 2331 | Fulham | 2034 | 3-0 |
| 02/05 | Osasuna | 1989 | Barca | 2328 | 1-2 |
| 02/05 | Newcastle | 2120 | B&H | 2127 | 3-1 |
| 02/05 | Leverkusen | 2150 | Leipzig | 2087 | 4-1 |
| 02/05 | PSG | 2316 | Lorient | 1906 | 2-2 |
| 02/05 | Bayern | 2398 | Heidenh. | 1807 | 3-3 |
| 02/05 | Como | 2066 | Napoli | 2096 | 0-0 |
| 02/05 | Valencia | 1957 | Atlético | 2182 | 0-2 |
| 02/05 | Hoffenheim | 2023 | Stuttgart | 2071 | 3-3 |
| 02/05 | Brentford | 2083 | West Ham | 1990 | 3-0 |
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.