Country ranking 1997/98

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	Italy	2007	+23	48	18	6.4	53	32	9	12	94	46	2040	1929	+2	+128
2	Spain	1988	-13	46	20	4.2	47	22	12	13	71	49	2043	1937	-1	-35
3	Germany	1980	-2	126	18	3.9	79	42	17	20	130	78	1975	1842	+1	+43
4	England	1975	+3	121	20	4.5	41	20	9	12	62	41	2004	1923	+1	+24
5	France	1924	+8	45	18	5.2	75	42	16	17	140	80	1909	1842	+3	+213
6	Russia	1820	-16	22	19	6.4	47	27	10	10	78	44	1867	1778	+3	+133
7	Netherlands	1807	-4	36	18	7.8	41	18	8	15	82	60	1879	1831	0	+2
8	Portugal	1790	+4	21	18	6.7	26	7	6	13	27	37	1876	1919	-3	-68
9	Austria	1764	-6	31	10	6.6	27	9	4	14	36	48	1808	1769	-5	-125
9	Belgium	1764	+1	20	18	5.5	39	15	8	16	66	67	1793	1802	-0	-18
11	Romania	1743	+11	20	18	7.6	23	10	3	10	39	38	1809	1698	-3	-73
12	Hungary	1742	+2	21	18	6.4	24	13	2	9	43	27	1806	1682	-1	-22
13	Scotland	1738	-5	41	10	6.6	18	6	6	6	37	23	1826	1662	-4	-65
14	Switzerland	1734	-14	16	12	7.9	28	12	3	13	61	50	1815	1632	-5	-144
15	Ukraine	1726	-6	18	16	8	26	12	5	9	48	35	1883	1799	0	+11
16	Greece	1725	+18	21	18	9.5	30	13	7	10	58	52	1795	1816	+2	+70
16	Czech Republic	1725	-5	18	16	7.3	24	9	9	6	38	32	1821	1710	-1	-32
18	Turkey	1721	-17	21	18	7.1	38	16	6	16	50	49	1792	1826	+1	+43
19	Poland	1683	+10	22	18	7	16	4	6	6	19	23	1733	1777	-0	-6
20	Sweden	1679	-4	20	17	5.8	28	8	7	13	32	35	1732	1799	-0	-4
21	Bulgaria	1662	+8	19	16	8.4	11	1	4	6	12	23	1672	1749	-4	-43
22	Denmark	1661	0	14	12	6.8	22	6	7	9	31	37	1702	1776	0	+8
23	Norway	1643	+22	18	16	9.3	32	16	3	13	58	53	1686	1776	+5	+161
24	Croatia	1606	+3	18	12	8.8	22	11	3	8	47	31	1776	1781	+3	+69
25	Israel	1603	-2	18	16	7.5	20	6	6	8	14	34	1647	1703	-1	-16
26	Slovakia	1599	-7	18	16	7.4	24	8	5	11	26	36	1722	1737	-2	-40
27	Serbia	1595	-19	14	12	10.5	16	7	2	7	22	22	1676	1667	-1	-11
28	Kazakhstan	1563	-6	22	18	13.1										0
29	Slovenia	1556	-2	11	10	8.2	20	6	5	9	22	39	1650	1682	-2	-34
30	Belarus	1553	-33	20	18	8.7	18	3	4	11	18	37	1702	1650	-7	-119
31	Cyprus	1534	-13	17	14	12	18	5	5	8	22	35	1646	1700	-1	-12
32	Finland	1420	-3	14	12	6.5	15	5	2	8	16	32	1452	1717	+4	+58
33	Lithuania	1418	+17	18	16	19.2	9	2	3	4	12	19	1579	1668	-0	-3
34	Latvia	1406	-11	16	11	15	14	2	1	11	12	31	1623	1781	-4	-60
35	Georgia	1405	+3	19	16	12.2	12	7	1	4	22	17	1661	1703	+4	+48
36	Moldova	1398	-31	19	14	16.8	6	0	2	4	5	18	1643	1776	-5	-32
37	Ireland	1369	+9	14	12	8.6	11	1	3	7	6	19	1407	1726	+1	+8
38	North Macedonia	1357	0	14	14	6.4	2	1	1	0	5	3	1365	1556	+14	+27
39	Iceland	1321	-5	14	12	9.8	14	4	1	9	13	25	1416	1676	+2	+23
40	Albania	1290	0	18	18	5.4										0
41	Northern Ireland	1273	-19	10	10	8.4	10	0	2	8	6	35	1267	1780	-0	-1
42	Luxembourg	1243	+9	14	12	15.2	8	0	1	7	2	16	1353	1719	-2	-18
43	Malta	1221	+2	12	10	18.1	11	1	0	10	4	22	1368	1622	-4	-39
44	Wales	1203	+19	23	20	15.2	11	0	0	11	5	47	1243	1774	-2	-25
45	Faroe Islands	1076	-2	12	12	15.1	10	0	1	9	6	38	1197	1751	-1	-7
46	Estonia	1021	-27	9	8	15.3	8	0	1	7	6	20	1151	1623	-2	-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	ITA#1	ESP#2	DEU#3	ENG#4	FRA#5	RUS#6	NLD#7	PRT#8	AUT#9	BEL#9	ROU#11	HUN#12	SCO#13	CHE#14	UKR#15	CZE#16	GRC#16	TUR#18
1	Italy	2007		-43(5)	0(4)	+4(4)	-28(8)	+34(4)	+12(6)	+18(2)	+19(2)					+15(2)	+49(4)	-8(2)		+7(2)
2	Spain	1988	+43(5)		+53(6)	-38(10)	-19(2)	-22(2)	-9(2)	+36(2)				+13(2)			-75(2)		-1(4)
3	Germany	1980	0(4)	-53(6)		-13(1)	-47(12)	+25(6)	0(3)	+39(4)	-12(2)	+22(9)		-18(1)		+6(1)		+44(4)		+43(8)
4	England	1975	-4(4)	+38(10)	+13(1)		-11(6)		-22(4)				+4(2)		-8(2)		+26(2)		-27(2)
5	France	1924	+28(8)	+19(2)	+47(12)	+11(6)		-14(2)	+24(3)	-14(4)	-10(2)	+40(5)	+27(4)		+44(4)			+13(2)	-12(2)	-26(4)
6	Russia	1820	-34(4)	+22(2)	-25(6)		+14(2)		+33(2)		+7(1)	+3(1)		-13(2)		+19(2)	+34(2)		+22(3)	+7(3)
7	Netherlands	1807	-12(6)	+9(2)	0(3)	+22(4)	-24(3)	-33(2)		-11(2)			+9(1)				-21(2)
8	Portugal	1790	-18(2)	-36(2)	-39(4)		+14(4)		+11(2)			+6(2)					-7(2)		-11(2)
9	Austria	1764	-19(2)		+12(2)		+10(2)	-7(1)				-5(2)	-2(1)		0(2)			-19(4)	-9(2)
9	Belgium	1764			-22(9)		-40(5)	-3(1)		-6(2)	+5(2)					0(1)	+20(2)		+6(1)
11	Romania	1743				-4(2)	-27(4)		-9(1)		+2(1)									-32(4)
12	Hungary	1742		-13(2)	+18(1)			+13(2)											-17(2)	-14(1)
13	Scotland	1738				+8(2)	-44(4)				0(2)									-4(2)
14	Switzerland	1734	-15(2)		-6(1)			-19(2)				0(1)						-17(2)		-36(2)
15	Ukraine	1726	-49(4)	+75(2)		-26(2)		-34(2)	+21(2)	+7(2)		-20(2)
16	Czech Republic	1725	+8(2)		-44(4)		-13(2)				+19(4)					+17(2)				-4(2)
16	Greece	1725		+1(4)		+27(2)	+12(2)	-22(3)		+11(2)	+9(2)	-6(1)		+17(2)
18	Turkey	1721	-7(2)		-43(8)		+26(4)	-7(3)					+32(4)	+14(1)	+4(2)	+36(2)		+4(2)
19	Poland	1683	-41(6)		+7(1)			-7(2)	+7(1)		+41(3)
20	Sweden	1679			+18(2)		-25(4)	-11(4)				+5(1)		+7(2)	+28(2)			+4(2)		+3(3)
21	Bulgaria	1662					+6(1)	-2(2)					-18(3)
22	Denmark	1661		+2(2)	-2(1)		-1(5)		-6(3)					+16(2)			+1(2)
23	Norway	1643		+21(2)		+21(2)		+6(1)	+10(2)	+28(2)		-4(1)		+28(2)		+27(4)			+21(2)
24	Croatia	1606		-5(2)	-18(2)	-5(2)					+26(1)			+1(2)		+30(2)
25	Israel	1603						-23(1)	-24(2)	-4(2)	0(2)	+13(3)	-20(2)							+17(1)
26	Slovakia	1599	-8(2)			-31(4)	-6(1)	+21(2)	-26(2)										-25(2)
27	Serbia	1595					-2(1)					-20(3)								-6(1)
28	Kazakhstan	1563
29	Slovenia	1556						-8(1)	-20(4)			-14(2)	+2(2)							-7(2)
30	Belarus	1553			-7(1)			-17(2)						-28(2)					-3(2)
31	Cyprus	1534			-4(2)		-6(1)				-9(2)	-8(5)
32	Finland	1420			-3(2)				-4(2)			+6(1)				+16(2)
33	Lithuania	1418			-2(1)													+7(2)
34	Latvia	1406		-2(4)	-3(1)												-19(2)		-9(2)
35	Georgia	1405			+12(2)					-36(2)	+28(1)
36	Moldova	1398														-18(2)	-5(2)
37	Ireland	1369			-3(1)									-3(2)	+2(2)	+8(1)				+11(2)
38	North Macedonia	1357
39	Iceland	1321			-2(2)								+40(2)				-9(2)		-1(2)	-2(1)
40	Albania	1290
41	Northern Ireland	1273					-1(1)									-4(3)
42	Luxembourg	1243														-7(2)		+7(2)
43	Malta	1221						-2(1)						-11(2)					-2(1)
44	Wales	1203					-1(1)						-1(2)		-1(2)		-5(2)
45	Faroe Islands	1076						-1(1)						-1(2)	-4(2)			-3(2)	-2(1)
46	Estonia	1021														-1(2)

#	Country	Rating	POL#19	SWE#20	BGR#21	DNK#22	NOR#23	HRV#24	ISR#25	SVK#26	SRB#27	SVN#29	BLR#30	CYP#31	FIN#32	LTU#33	LVA#34	GEO#35	MDA#36
1	Italy	2007	+41(6)							+8(2)
2	Spain	1988				-2(2)	-21(2)	+5(2)									+2(4)
3	Germany	1980	-7(1)	-18(2)		+2(1)		+18(2)					+7(1)	+4(2)	+3(2)	+2(1)	+3(1)	-12(2)
4	England	1975					-21(2)	+5(2)		+31(4)
5	France	1924		+25(4)	-6(1)	+1(5)				+6(1)	+2(1)			+6(1)
6	Russia	1820	+7(2)	+11(4)	+2(2)		-6(1)		+23(1)	-21(2)		+8(1)	+17(2)
7	Netherlands	1807	-7(1)			+6(3)	-10(2)		+24(2)	+26(2)		+20(4)			+4(2)
8	Portugal	1790					-28(2)		+4(2)									+36(2)
9	Austria	1764	-41(3)					-26(1)	0(2)					+9(2)				-28(1)
9	Belgium	1764		-5(1)			+4(1)		-13(3)		+20(3)	+14(2)		+8(5)	-6(1)
11	Romania	1743			+18(3)				+20(2)			-2(2)
12	Hungary	1742		-7(2)		-16(2)	-28(2)	-1(2)					+28(2)
13	Scotland	1738		-28(2)
14	Switzerland	1734					-27(4)	-30(2)							-16(2)				+18(2)
15	Ukraine	1726				-1(2)											+19(2)		+5(2)
16	Czech Republic	1725		-4(2)												-7(2)
16	Greece	1725					-21(2)			+25(2)			+3(2)				+9(2)
18	Turkey	1721		-3(3)					-17(1)		+6(1)	+7(2)
19	Poland	1683								-5(1)
20	Sweden	1679						-25(2)				-14(2)		-1(2)	+4(1)		+3(1)
21	Bulgaria	1662					-5(2)			-11(2)	-13(1)
22	Denmark	1661						+8(2)	-14(2)				+9(1)			-6(1)
23	Norway	1643			+5(2)			+6(2)			-35(5)		+39(2)		-25(1)
24	Croatia	1606		+25(2)		-8(2)	-6(2)				+16(2)
25	Israel	1603				+14(2)										+14(2)
26	Slovakia	1599	+5(1)		+11(2)												+11(2)
27	Serbia	1595			+13(1)		+35(5)	-16(2)				-3(1)			-12(2)
28	Kazakhstan	1563
29	Slovenia	1556		+14(2)							+3(1)
30	Belarus	1553				-9(1)	-39(2)											-17(4)	+9(2)
31	Cyprus	1534		+1(2)											+9(2)	+9(2)
32	Finland	1420		-4(1)			+25(1)				+12(2)			-9(2)
33	Lithuania	1418				+6(1)			-14(2)					-9(2)
34	Latvia	1406		-3(1)						-11(2)
35	Georgia	1405											+17(4)
36	Moldova	1398											-9(2)
37	Ireland	1369							+8(1)			-15(2)
38	North Macedonia	1357										+27(2)
39	Iceland	1321								-11(2)						-9(1)
40	Albania	1290
41	Northern Ireland	1273	+8(2)							+6(2)								-10(2)
42	Luxembourg	1243						-10(2)				-8(2)
43	Malta	1221								-3(2)							+13(2)	-17(1)
44	Wales	1203				-1(1)	-13(2)	-3(1)
45	Faroe Islands	1076												+4(2)
46	Estonia	1021							-5(2)				+8(2)		-19(2)

#	Country	Rating	IRL#37	MKD#38	ISL#39	NIR#41	LUX#42	MLT#43	WLS#44	FRO#45	EST#46
1	Italy	2007
2	Spain	1988
3	Germany	1980	+3(1)		+2(2)
4	England	1975
5	France	1924				+1(1)			+1(1)
6	Russia	1820						+2(1)		+1(1)
7	Netherlands	1807
8	Portugal	1790
9	Austria	1764
9	Belgium	1764
11	Romania	1743			-40(2)				+1(2)
12	Hungary	1742	+3(2)					+11(2)		+1(2)
13	Scotland	1738	-2(2)						+1(2)	+4(2)
14	Switzerland	1734	-8(1)			+4(3)	+7(2)				+1(2)
15	Ukraine	1726			+9(2)				+5(2)
16	Czech Republic	1725					-7(2)			+3(2)
16	Greece	1725			+1(2)			+2(1)		+2(1)
18	Turkey	1721	-11(2)		+2(1)
19	Poland	1683				-8(2)
20	Sweden	1679
21	Bulgaria	1662
22	Denmark	1661							+1(1)
23	Norway	1643							+13(2)
24	Croatia	1606					+10(2)		+3(1)
25	Israel	1603	-8(1)								+5(2)
26	Slovakia	1599			+11(2)	-6(2)		+3(2)
27	Serbia	1595
28	Kazakhstan	1563
29	Slovenia	1556	+15(2)	-27(2)			+8(2)
30	Belarus	1553									-8(2)
31	Cyprus	1534								-4(2)
32	Finland	1420									+19(2)
33	Lithuania	1418			+9(1)
34	Latvia	1406						-13(2)
35	Georgia	1405				+10(2)		+17(1)
36	Moldova	1398
37	Ireland	1369
38	North Macedonia	1357
39	Iceland	1321						+17(2)
40	Albania	1290
41	Northern Ireland	1273
42	Luxembourg	1243
43	Malta	1221			-17(2)
44	Wales	1203
45	Faroe Islands	1076
46	Estonia	1021