Country ranking 1958/59
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![]() |
+3 | 56 | 16 | 5.8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 2158 | 1822 | -0 | -4 | |
| 2 | England![]() |
+4 | 92 | 22 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2048 | 1848 | -15 | -30 | |
| 3 | Soviet Union![]() |
-3 | 14 | 13 | 6.1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Italy![]() |
+15 | 38 | 18 | 4.4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 1946 | 1823 | -5 | -48 | |
| 5 | Germany![]() |
+47 | 86 | 76 | 6.7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1800 | 1902 | +1 | +13 | |
| 6 | France![]() |
+18 | 22 | 20 | 4.9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 1939 | 1785 | -1 | -7 | |
| 7 | Yugoslavia![]() |
+9 | 16 | 12 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1878 | 1829 | +2 | +8 | |
| 8 | Portugal![]() |
+6 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1969 | 1828 | -8 | -33 | |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia![]() |
0 | 16 | 14 | 3.8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1849 | 1896 | -2 | -10 | |
| 10 | Netherlands![]() |
+19 | 20 | 18 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1806 | 1964 | -9 | -18 | |
| 11 | Belgium![]() |
+16 | 18 | 16 | 7.4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1814 | 1922 | +12 | +100 | |
| 12 | Austria![]() |
+10 | 17 | 14 | 9.6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1916 | 2040 | +5 | +32 | |
| 13 | East Germany![]() |
+8 | 16 | 15 | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 1776 | 1811 | +6 | +46 | |
| 13 | Romania![]() |
-8 | 15 | 12 | 4.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1784 | 1754 | -9 | -27 | |
| 15 | Hungary![]() |
+3 | 17 | 17 | 6.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1904 | 1797 | -3 | -11 | |
| 16 | Poland![]() |
+4 | 15 | 14 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1727 | 1906 | -15 | -30 | |
| 17 | Turkey![]() |
+12 | 40 | 16 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1830 | 2234 | +4 | +9 | |
| 18 | Switzerland![]() |
-4 | 16 | 14 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1891 | 1870 | +5 | +35 | |
| 19 | Norway![]() |
-13 | 20 | 16 | 6.9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Sweden![]() |
0 | 14 | 14 | 6.4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1730 | 1546 | -7 | -35 | |
| 21 | Bulgaria![]() |
+1 | 14 | 12 | 5.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1876 | 2108 | +3 | +10 | |
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
+4 | 14 | 14 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1679 | 1859 | +6 | +18 | |
| 23 | Scotland![]() |
-6 | 20 | 18 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1876 | 1823 | -8 | -16 | |
| 24 | Finland![]() |
-1 | 15 | 13 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1566 | 1970 | -6 | -11 | |
| 25 | Ireland![]() |
-2 | 12 | 12 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1486 | 2116 | -2 | -4 | |
| 26 | Iceland![]() |
-2 | 8 | 7 | 7.1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Northern Ireland![]() |
+5 | 12 | 12 | 11.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1430 | 1986 | -2 | -4 | |
| 28 | Faroe Islands![]() |
0 | 5 | 5 | 7.9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Luxembourg![]() |
+1 | 14 | 12 | 7.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1390 | 1731 | +6 | +17 |
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 | DEU#5 | FRA#6 | YUG#7 | PRT#8 | CSK#9 | NLD#10 | BEL#11 | AUT#12 | DDR#13 | ROU#13 | HUN#15 | POL#16 | TUR#17 | CHE#18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain![]() |
2051 | +4(1) | -3(2) | +9(1) | +1(2) | -9(2) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | England![]() |
1973 | -30(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Soviet Union![]() |
1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Italy![]() |
1943 | -4(1) | +2(2) | +10(2) | -25(2) | -31(2) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Germany![]() |
1901 | +3(2) | +30(2) | -2(2) | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | France![]() |
1894 | -9(1) | -10(2) | -8(2) | +5(2) | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Yugoslavia![]() |
1832 | +8(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Portugal![]() |
1823 | +18(2) | -51(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Czechoslovakia![]() |
1801 | -8(4) | -2(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Netherlands![]() |
1772 | -18(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Belgium![]() |
1758 | +25(2) | +8(2) | +51(2) | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Austria![]() |
1737 | -1(2) | +31(2) | +2(2) | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | East Germany![]() |
1732 | +27(3) | +1(3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Romania![]() |
1732 | -27(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Hungary![]() |
1730 | +30(2) | -41(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Poland![]() |
1693 | -30(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Turkey![]() |
1682 | +9(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Switzerland![]() |
1673 | -5(2) | -1(3) | +41(2) | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Norway![]() |
1660 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Sweden![]() |
1645 | -18(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Bulgaria![]() |
1643 | +10(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
1641 | +18(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Scotland![]() |
1622 | -16(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Finland![]() |
1467 | -11(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Ireland![]() |
1373 | -4(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Iceland![]() |
1371 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Northern Ireland![]() |
1291 | -4(2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Faroe Islands![]() |
1225 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Luxembourg![]() |
1205 |
| # | Country | Rating | NOR#19 | SWE#20 | BGR#21 | DNK#22 | SCO#23 | FIN#24 | IRL#25 | ISL#26 | NIR#27 | FRO#28 | LUX#29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain![]() |
2051 | -10(3) | +4(2) | |||||||||
| 2 | England![]() |
1973 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Soviet Union![]() |
1962 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Italy![]() |
1943 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Germany![]() |
1901 | -18(3) | ||||||||||
| 6 | France![]() |
1894 | +11(2) | +4(2) | |||||||||
| 7 | Yugoslavia![]() |
1832 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Portugal![]() |
1823 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Czechoslovakia![]() |
1801 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Netherlands![]() |
1772 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Belgium![]() |
1758 | +16(2) | ||||||||||
| 12 | Austria![]() |
1737 | |||||||||||
| 13 | East Germany![]() |
1732 | +18(2) | ||||||||||
| 13 | Romania![]() |
1732 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Hungary![]() |
1730 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Poland![]() |
1693 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Turkey![]() |
1682 | |||||||||||
| 18 | Switzerland![]() |
1673 | |||||||||||
| 19 | Norway![]() |
1660 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Sweden![]() |
1645 | -17(3) | ||||||||||
| 21 | Bulgaria![]() |
1643 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Denmark![]() |
1641 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Scotland![]() |
1622 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Finland![]() |
1467 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Ireland![]() |
1373 | |||||||||||
| 26 | Iceland![]() |
1371 | |||||||||||
| 27 | Northern Ireland![]() |
1291 | |||||||||||
| 28 | Faroe Islands![]() |
1225 | |||||||||||
| 29 | Luxembourg![]() |
1205 | +17(3) |




























