Coach World Ranking · Final table 2004

Best Football Managers of 2004

Coach rating gained in 2004 · 137 managers · final, published 3 Jan 2005
2004
257 months, back to Dec 2004 Latest month
2005 ›
Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.
1st José Mourinho Chelsea +55.6 coach rating gained · 33 matches · 23-8-2
2nd Erick Mombaerts Toulouse +48.4 coach rating gained · 38 matches · 14-13-11
3rd Francesco Guidolin Palermo +46.6 coach rating gained · 16 matches · 6-6-4

Final table 2004

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2005
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1José MourinhoChelsea+55.63323-8-22.33#8
2Erick MombaertsToulouse+48.43814-13-111.45#40
3Francesco GuidolinPalermo+46.6166-6-41.50#102
4Frank RijkaardFC Barcelona+44.84431-7-62.27#38
5Ewald LienenHannover 96+43.92811-8-91.46#49
6Joe KinnearNottingham Forest+41.6178-7-21.82#104
7Luis FernandezEspanyol+41.32111-2-81.67#19
8Delio RossiAtalanta+36.6219-5-71.52#34
9Claude PuelLille+35.83819-8-111.71#70
10Raynald DenoueixReal Sociedad+31.4238-7-81.35#111
11Roberto ManciniInter+29.24416-22-61.59#88
12Carlo AncelottiAC Milan+26.54732-11-42.28#2
13Paul Le GuenOlympique Lyonnais+26.44930-13-62.10#13
14Steve CoppellReading+26.2209-5-61.60#124
15Wolfgang Wolf1. FC Nürnberg+25.5175-6-61.24#45
16Eric GeretsVfL Wolfsburg+25.52513-2-101.64#66
17Christoph DaumFenerbahçe+25.31612-0-42.25#33
18Elie BaupSaint-Étienne+24.9196-8-51.37#30
19Franco ColombaUS Livorno 1915+24.0165-5-61.25#14
20Guus HiddinkPSV Eindhoven+22.92317-3-32.35#61
21Falko GotzHertha BSC+22.82910-9-101.34#32
22Serse CosmiPerugia+22.7206-5-91.15#86
23David MoyesEverton+22.43915-11-131.44#46
24Jacky DuguépérouxRC Strasbourg+21.8104-3-31.50#85
25Dušan BajevićOlympiacos FC+21.61610-3-32.06#103
26Mircea LucescuShakhtar Donetsk+21.3105-1-41.60#90
27Joaquin CaparrosSevilla+19.83819-8-111.71#11
28Steve McClarenMiddlesbrough+19.64018-8-141.55#81
29Attilio PerottiEmpoli+17.1206-6-81.20#100
30Mariano García RemónReal Madrid+17.01810-4-41.89#108
31Kevin KeeganManchester City+16.83910-14-151.13#23
32Matthias SammerVfB Stuttgart+16.83418-7-91.79#35
33Ralf RangnickFC Schalke 04+16.71710-2-51.88#25
34Iain DowieCrystal Palace+14.94318-9-161.47#59
35Rafael BenítezLiverpool FC+13.54926-9-141.78#29
36Joël MullerRC Lens+13.53811-16-111.29#113
37Steve BruceBirmingham City+13.14011-17-121.25#22
38Luciano SpallettiUdinese+12.93615-12-91.58#27
39Luis AragonésMallorca+12.8218-4-91.33#10
40Harry RedknappSouthampton+11.33611-10-151.19#98
41Willi ReimannEintracht Frankfurt+11.2166-2-81.25#52
42Klaus AugenthalerBayer 04 Leverkusen+10.94220-10-121.67#36
43Ray LewingtonWatford+10.7208-4-81.40#79
44Cesar FerrandoAtlético Madrid+10.43713-10-141.32#41
45Mick McCarthySunderland+9.92211-5-61.73#56
46Victor FernandezFC Porto+9.62711-9-71.56#97
47Miguel Angel LotinaEspanyol+9.52110-4-71.62#82
48Lorenzo Serra FerrerReal Betis+9.1177-6-41.59#68
49Michel PavonBordeaux+9.03911-18-101.31#58
50Dominique BijotatAjaccio+8.7387-16-150.97#57
51George BurleyDerby County+6.9218-4-91.33#75
52Kurt Jara1. FC Kaiserslautern+6.93312-6-151.27#72
53Gérard HoullierLiverpool FC+6.8209-7-41.70#24
54Jean FernandezMetz+6.43912-13-141.26#62
55Peter ReidCoventry City+6.311-0-03.00#128
56Victor MunozReal Zaragoza+6.13514-8-131.43#55
57Felix MagathFC Bayern München+5.34221-11-101.76#17
58Dave JonesWolverhampton+4.6204-7-90.95#95
59Cesare PrandelliParma+3.7209-7-41.70#37
60Ernesto ValverdeAthletic Club+3.73815-10-131.45#74
61Tony PulisStoke City+3.1209-6-51.65#84
62Fabio CapelloJuventus+3.04428-10-62.14#4
63Guy RouxAuxerre+2.93818-11-91.71#28
64Paquito GarcíaVillarreal+1.9115-3-31.64#71
65John Benjamin ToshackReal Murcia+1.8184-1-130.72#43
66Alan PardewWest Ham United+1.42310-6-71.57#65
67Jörg BergerFC Hansa Rostock+1.340-3-10.75#116
68Jose Antonio CamachoReal Madrid+1.164-0-22.00#109
69Joe RoyleIpswich Town+0.42210-4-81.55#129
70Luigi De CanioACR Siena 19040.010-1-01.00#107
71Jose AnigoOlympique de Marseille−0.73513-10-121.40#122
72Walter NovellinoSampdoria−1.03613-10-131.36#7
73Carlo MazzoneBologna−1.03612-8-161.22#110
74Laszlo BoloniStade Rennais−1.33815-7-161.37#54
75Martin O'NeillCeltic−1.961-2-30.83#12
76Arsène WengerArsenal−2.24930-16-32.16#3
77Ronald KoemanAFC Ajax−2.5178-3-61.59#115
78Bertrand MarchandGuingamp−2.6196-5-81.21#112
79Thomas SchaafSV Werder Bremen−2.74022-10-81.90#6
80Alain PerrinOlympique de Marseille−3.410-0-10.00#48
81Hugo BroosRSC Anderlecht−3.52212-1-91.68#64
82Giancarlo CamoleseReggina 1914−3.9204-8-81.00#91
83Zdeněk ZemanLecce−4.6165-6-51.31#60
84Joaquín PeiróReal Murcia−4.730-1-20.33#42
85Alan CurbishleyCharlton Athletic−5.13915-9-151.38#31
86Javier AguirreOsasuna−5.53812-12-141.26#53
87Didier DeschampsAS Monaco−5.85424-19-111.69#21
88Bobby RobsonNewcastle United−5.9237-11-51.39#15
89Gary MegsonWest Bromwich Albion−6.03213-9-101.50#69
90Gernot RohrNice−6.13910-16-131.18#39
91Luigi SimoniACR Siena 1904−6.4152-6-70.80#130
92Jacques SantiniTottenham Hotspur−6.9113-4-41.18#26
93David O'LearyAston Villa−7.23915-12-121.46#18
94Loïc AmisseNantes−7.23813-12-131.34#117
95Gérard GiliBastia−7.3193-7-90.84#132
96Giovanni De BiasiBrescia−7.83612-8-161.22#89
97Gordon StrachanSouthampton−8.471-3-30.86#94
98Giuseppe PapadopuloACR Siena 1904−8.5215-4-120.90#73
99Emiliano MondonicoFiorentina−8.671-4-21.00#83
100Giovanni TrapattoniBenfica−9.521-0-11.50#50

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in 2004, weighed against the opponent and the venue. Club - their last club of the year. Coach rating - their rank in Week 1, 2005, the week that published this final (games up to Sat 1 Jan 2005). Only managers ranked at the year's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The final includes the games of 29-31 December, so it can differ from the last weekly 2004 table. It never changes.

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