Coach World Ranking · Final table 2005

Best Football Managers of 2005

Coach rating gained in 2005 · 131 managers · final, published 2 Jan 2006
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2005
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Before 2015/16 fewer matches have a known manager, and for some the manager comes from their dated spell at the club.
1st Manuel Pellegrini Villarreal +48.9 coach rating gained · 46 matches · 25-14-7
2nd Roberto Donadoni US Livorno 1915 +46.6 coach rating gained · 37 matches · 15-11-11
3rd Frank Rijkaard FC Barcelona +46.5 coach rating gained · 46 matches · 30-11-5

Final table 2005

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2006
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Manuel PellegriniVillarreal+48.94625-14-71.93#18
2Roberto DonadoniUS Livorno 1915+46.63715-11-111.51#22
3Frank RijkaardFC Barcelona+46.54630-11-52.20#7
4Rafael BenítezLiverpool FC+45.45531-13-111.93#5
5Felix MagathFC Bayern München+45.14434-4-62.41#3
6Sam AllardyceBolton Wanderers+39.23619-9-81.83#21
7Cesare PrandelliFiorentina+37.01711-3-32.12#10
8Bryan RobsonWest Bromwich Albion+35.03810-12-161.11#94
9Francis GillotRC Lens+30.83515-14-61.69#37
10Peter NeururerHannover 96+29.6228-6-81.36#34
11Francois CiccoliniBastia+29.3197-3-91.26#71
12Paul DoswellWigan Athletic+29.12011-1-81.70#23
13Roberto ManciniInter+28.75132-11-82.10#29
14Quique Sánchez FloresValencia+27.63816-13-91.61#25
15Friedhelm FunkelEintracht Frankfurt+25.6176-3-81.24#116
16Thomas DollHamburger SV+24.63419-7-81.88#16
17Antonio TapiaMálaga CF+23.03715-8-141.43#44
18Javier AguirreOsasuna+21.83816-9-131.50#26
19Fabio CapelloJuventus+20.74935-7-72.29#2
20José MourinhoChelsea+20.05037-8-52.38#6
21Mark HughesBlackburn Rovers+19.73714-8-151.35#45
22Laurent FournierParis Saint-Germain+19.63215-7-101.63#98
23Guus HiddinkPSV Eindhoven+17.02718-5-42.19#33
24Vanderlei LuxemburgoReal Madrid+16.64227-5-102.05#53
25Jean FernandezOlympique de Marseille+15.43814-10-141.37#36
26Stuart PearceManchester City+14.62912-8-91.52#76
27Ralf RangnickFC Schalke 04+14.53919-11-91.74#15
28Bert van MarwijkBorussia Dortmund+14.13416-10-81.71#102
29Graeme SounessNewcastle United+12.73712-11-141.27#58
30Jürgen Klopp1. FSV Mainz 05+12.73410-7-171.09#39
31Gérard HoullierOlympique Lyonnais+12.22518-6-12.40#17
32Christoph DaumFenerbahçe+11.91610-2-42.00#24
33Martin JolTottenham Hotspur+11.43816-12-101.58#30
34Ronald KoemanBenfica+11.462-2-21.33#80
35Jörg BergerFC Hansa Rostock+10.9175-4-81.12#82
36Paul Le GuenOlympique Lyonnais+10.92314-6-32.09#11
37Chris ColemanFulham+9.83812-10-161.21#65
38Bortolo MuttiMessina+9.54010-13-171.08#70
39Francesco GuidolinAS Monaco+8.93111-13-71.48#67
40Iain DowieCrystal Palace+8.8184-6-81.00#38
41Alberto CavasinTreviso+8.7217-5-91.24#69
42Dino ZoffFiorentina+8.5184-7-71.06#66
43Lucas AlcarazReal Racing Club+7.762-2-21.33#91
44Jacques SantiniAuxerre+7.11910-2-71.68#19
45Joaquin CaparrosDeportivo de A Coruña+6.73816-10-121.53#13
46Juande RamosSevilla+6.6177-5-51.53#51
47Luigi SimoniACR Siena 1904+6.421-0-11.50#121
48Giovanni TrapattoniVfB Stuttgart+6.3175-10-21.47#41
49Victor MunozReal Zaragoza+6.23812-13-131.29#42
50Carlo AncelottiAC Milan+6.15233-9-102.08#4
51Manolo PreciadoReal Racing Club+6.1174-7-61.12#104
52Nedo SonettiCagliari+6.162-1-31.17#72
53Harry RedknappPortsmouth+5.8236-7-101.09#63
54Laszlo BoloniStade Rennais+5.53817-7-141.53#43
55Bernd SchusterGetafe+5.03410-8-161.12#59
56Claude PuelLille+5.04417-16-111.52#50
57Luigi De CanioACR Siena 1904+4.93711-13-131.24#83
58Víctor EspárragoCádiz+4.6173-5-90.82#89
59Alan PardewWest Ham United+4.5207-5-81.30#49
60Trond SolliedOlympiacos FC+3.7169-1-61.75#119
61Elie BaupSaint-Étienne+3.63813-17-81.47#27
62Máximo HernándezNumancia+3.4203-7-100.80#68
63Kurt Jara1. FC Kaiserslautern+3.3104-3-31.50#55
64Javier ClementeAthletic Club+3.372-3-21.29#129
65Raynald DenoueixReal Sociedad+3.111-0-03.00#92
66Pietro CarmignaniParma+2.4228-6-81.36#73
67Patrick RémyStade Malherbe Caen+2.1153-5-70.93#74
68Fernando VazquezCelta Vigo+0.9178-2-71.53#127
69Nando YosuReal Racing Club+0.5156-2-71.33#86
70Zdeněk ZemanLecce+0.3225-8-91.05#54
71Delio RossiLazio+0.14014-10-161.30#32
72Christian GrossBasel−0.421-0-11.50#103
73Walter MazzarriReggina 1914−0.43910-13-161.10#115
74Daniele ArrigoniCagliari−0.6234-11-81.00#64
75Javier IruretaDeportivo de A Coruña−1.3217-8-61.38#61
76Carlo MazzoneBologna−1.5225-11-61.18#96
77Serge Le DizetNantes−2.03812-12-141.26#95
78Mircea LucescuShakhtar Donetsk−2.120-1-10.50#81
79Silvio BaldiniLecce−2.5123-2-70.92#123
80Gregorio ManzanoMálaga CF−3.010-0-10.00#117
81Frédéric AntonettiNice−3.8195-7-71.16#100
82Walter NovellinoSampdoria−4.33917-11-111.59#14
83Kevin KeeganManchester City−4.793-3-31.33#31
84Thomas SchaafSV Werder Bremen−4.84424-5-151.75#12
85Alex FergusonManchester United−5.24827-12-91.94#1
86Franco ColombaUS Livorno 1915−5.520-0-20.00#20
87Ricardo GomesBordeaux−5.793-4-21.44#128
88Gordon StrachanCeltic−6.421-0-11.50#93
89Luciano SpallettiAS Roma−6.63914-13-121.41#35
90Arsène WengerArsenal−6.84528-7-102.02#8
91Héctor CúperMallorca−7.13811-9-181.11#9
92David O'LearyAston Villa−7.13811-11-161.16#28
93Eric GeretsVfL Wolfsburg−8.5175-3-91.06#77
94Alain PerrinPortsmouth−9.2153-4-80.87#60
95Cesar FerrandoAtlético Madrid−9.3216-7-81.19#48
96Rolland CourbisAjaccio−10.8246-6-121.00#105
97Michel PavonBordeaux−10.9278-10-91.26#78
98Joël MullerMetz−11.6222-9-110.68#122
99Serse CosmiUdinese−12.32511-3-111.44#97
100Guy LacombeSochaux−12.8196-5-81.21#85

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in 2005, weighed against the opponent and the venue. Club - their last club of the year. Coach rating - their rank in Week 1, 2006, the week that published this final (games up to Sat 31 Dec 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 2005 table. It never changes.

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