Coach World Ranking · Final table 2011

Best Football Managers of 2011

Coach rating gained in 2011 · 394 managers · final, published 2 Jan 2012
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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 Lucien Favre Borussia M'gladbach +64.9 coach rating gained · 32 matches · 18-6-8
2nd Dominique D'Onofrio Standard Liège +53.4 coach rating gained · 19 matches · 13-3-3
3rd Trond Sollied KAA Gent +51.3 coach rating gained · 33 matches · 15-10-8

Final table 2011

coach rating rank: Week 1, 2012
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Lucien FavreBorussia M'gladbach+64.93218-6-81.88#65
2Dominique D'OnofrioStandard Liège+53.41913-3-32.21#57
3Trond SolliedKAA Gent+51.33315-10-81.67#176
4Norbert MeierFortuna Düsseldorf+48.23822-11-52.03#30
5Piero BragliaJuve Stabia+48.1209-5-61.60#42
6Kenny DalglishLiverpool FC+46.64422-12-101.77#123
7Ivan KatalinicRNK Split+45.72011-5-41.90#35
8Aykut KocamanFenerbahçe+44.91716-1-02.88#139
9Jose Luis MendilibarOsasuna+43.13315-9-91.64#190
10Antti MuurinenHJK+42.83929-3-72.31#22
11Jacek ZielinskiPolonia Warszawa+41.02816-6-61.93#55
12Derek McInnesBristol City+40.34416-14-141.41#43
13Markus BabbelHertha BSC+39.03417-10-71.79#121
14Tony MowbrayMiddlesbrough+38.25024-17-91.78#90
15Huub StevensFC Schalke 04+37.81611-2-32.19#99
16Hubert FournierStade de Reims+36.14120-11-101.73#85
17Mike BuskensSpVgg Greuther Fürth+36.03822-11-52.03#14
18Brendan RodgersSwansea City+35.24418-13-131.52#116
19Neil LennonCeltic+34.74933-8-82.18#36
20Jorge JesusBenfica+34.52113-8-02.24#128
21Massimo FiccadentiCagliari+33.93210-11-111.28#84
22Andrea MandorliniHellas Verona+33.82112-5-41.95#204
23Darren FergusonPeterborough United+33.3259-5-111.28#259
24John van den BromVitesse+33.33619-6-111.75#46
25Mika LehkosuoFC Honka+32.13714-15-81.54#69
26Francesco GuidolinUdinese+31.14624-13-91.85#24
27Roberto ManciniManchester City+30.75637-9-102.14#8
28Zdeněk ZemanPescara+30.42011-3-61.80#53
29Victor MunozNeuchâtel Xamax+30.3116-2-31.82#165
30Antonio ConteJuventus+30.13920-15-41.92#60
31Laurent RousseyFC Sion+29.43517-8-101.69#155
32Fred RuttenPSV Eindhoven+29.44627-13-62.04#25
33Ronny Van GeneugdenOud-Heverlee Leuven+28.5195-5-91.05#110
34Michel Der ZakarianClermont Foot+28.03918-12-91.69#114
35Luigi CagniL.R. Vicenza+27.8126-4-21.83#67
36Bernard CasoniThonon Evian Grand Genève F.C+27.63815-12-111.50#86
37Kari MartonenJJK Jyväskylä+27.53314-12-71.64#89
38Manuel PellegriniMálaga CF+26.94117-10-141.49#6
39Paul LambertNorwich City+26.84317-16-101.56#47
40Frederic HantzBastia+26.6188-6-41.67#112
41Volker Finke1. FC Köln+26.533-0-03.00#361
42Dennis van WijkRAEC Mons+26.42612-7-71.65#180
43Luis GarciaGetafe+25.84114-11-161.29#198
44Mark HughesFulham+25.32210-6-61.64#26
45Dougie FreedmanCrystal Palace+25.15119-15-171.41#125
46Massimiliano AllegriAC Milan+25.05028-16-62.00#73
47Gérard HoullierAston Villa+25.0229-7-61.55#48
48José MourinhoReal Madrid+24.76044-8-82.33#2
49Roy HodgsonWest Bromwich Albion+24.03412-11-111.38#127
50Ernesto ValverdeOlympiacos FC+23.63525-4-62.26#200
51Troels BechSilkeborg IF+23.53212-11-91.47#108
52Ivan JovanovićAPOEL Nicosia+23.42414-6-42.00#88
53Nigel AdkinsSouthampton+23.22816-5-71.89#64
54Alessandro Dal CantoPadova+23.13618-11-71.81#130
55Stefano ColantuonoAtalanta+22.23816-18-41.74#100
56Brian McDermottReading+22.15426-14-141.70#56
57Alex PastoorNEC Nijmegen+21.83614-4-181.28#160
58Luigi De CanioLecce+21.8217-5-91.24#87
59Manolo PreciadoSporting Gijón+21.74014-11-151.33#166
60Roy FerenčinaNK Slaven Belupo+21.72613-7-61.77#66
61Kent NielsenAaB+21.73212-9-111.41#374
62Ralf ZumdickGençlerbirliği+21.5135-4-41.46#167
63Uwe Neuhaus1. FC Union Berlin+21.33615-9-121.50#54
64Ronald KoemanFeyenoord+21.0179-4-41.82#325
65Francis GillotBordeaux+21.03815-11-121.47#107
66Johnny MolbyAC Horsens+20.63210-12-101.31#105
67Thomas SchaafSV Werder Bremen+20.53414-9-111.50#13
68Waldemar FornalikRuch Chorzów+20.13215-5-121.56#103
69Pepe MelReal Betis+19.92411-2-111.46#206
70Phil BrownPreston North End+19.8267-8-111.12#131
71Krunoslav JurčićGNK Dinamo Zagreb+19.73819-8-111.71#220
72Didier DeschampsOlympique de Marseille+19.54723-15-91.79#40
73Tolunay KafkasGaziantepspor+19.41711-2-42.06#91
74Jacky MathijssenK. Beerschot V.A.+19.1359-14-121.17#329
75Alan PardewNewcastle United+19.14113-18-101.39#342
76Thorsten FinkHamburger SV+19.04220-17-51.83#38
77Luka PavlovićNK Zagreb+18.8217-6-81.29#381
78Mario BeenKRC Genk+18.23614-9-131.42#316
79Maciej SkorzaLegia Warszawa+18.14221-9-121.71#29
80Ruud BroodRKC Waalwijk+17.8175-3-91.06#343
81Pavel VrbaFC Viktoria Plzeň+17.82816-5-71.89#122
82Adrie KosterClub Brugge KV+17.53719-11-71.84#27
83Sakis TsiolisAsteras Aktor+17.12410-7-71.54#92
84Mesut BakkalMKE Ankaragücü+16.8114-4-31.45#205
85Dominique BijotatMetz+16.64116-12-131.46#223
86Marcelo BielsaAthletic Club+16.32411-8-51.71#224
87Walter MazzarriSSC Napoli+16.14721-14-121.64#11
88Antoine KombouareParis Saint-Germain+15.65527-17-111.78#28
89Glen RiddersholmFC Midtjylland+15.63115-7-91.68#178
90Laurent GuyotCS Sedan+15.3188-6-41.67#352
91Leonardo MenichiniFC Crotone+15.13714-10-131.41#210
92Wiljan VloetNEC Nijmegen+14.9164-8-41.25#119
93Adam NawałkaGórnik Zabrze+14.83211-10-111.34#173
94Alain CasanovaToulouse+14.13814-12-121.42#163
95Carlo AncelottiChelsea+14.12613-7-61.77#9
96Massimo SilvaAscoli+13.874-1-21.86#104
97Luigi SimoniGubbio+13.7103-2-51.10#257
98Co AdriaanseFC Twente+13.62714-9-41.89#238
99Bruno LabbadiaVfB Stuttgart+13.53918-7-141.56#299
100Stephane Le MignanVannes+13.1207-3-101.20#242

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in 2011, weighed against the opponent and the venue. Club - their last club of the year. Coach rating - their rank in Week 1, 2012, the week that published this final (games up to Sun 1 Jan 2012). 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 2011 table. It never changes.

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