Coach World Ranking · January 2018

Best Football Managers - January 2018

Coach rating gained in January · 212 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 5 Feb 2018
1st Pablo Correa Auxerre +19.2 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 3-2-0
2nd Steve Cotterill Birmingham City +18.5 coach rating gained · 6 matches · 3-2-1
3rd Haim Silvas Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona +18.1 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 2-1-1

January 2018

coach rating rank: Week 6, 2018
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Pablo CorreaAuxerre+19.253-2-02.20#176
2Steve CotterillBirmingham City+18.563-2-11.83#480
3Haim SilvasHapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona+18.142-1-11.75#537
4Savvas PoursaitidisNea Salamina Famagusta+17.652-1-21.40#276
5Francky DurySV Zulte Waregem+17.432-1-02.33#584
6Ivaylo Petev BogdanovOmonia Nicosia+17.165-0-12.50#186
7Daniel FarkeNorwich City+16.763-2-11.83#379
8Eddie HoweBournemouth+16.262-3-11.50#49
9Gennaro GattusoAC Milan+15.343-1-02.50#677
10Stefan Ruthenbeck1. FC Köln+15.232-1-02.33#492
11Giannis ChristopoulosAris Limassol+15.152-0-31.20#503
12Quique SetiénReal Betis+13.142-0-21.50#371
13Ronny LevyAnorthosis Famagusta+13.053-2-02.20#299
14Slaviša JokanovićFulham+12.854-0-12.40#19
15Steve BruceAston Villa+12.754-0-12.40#31
16Niko KovačEintracht Frankfurt+12.532-1-02.33#268
17Alan PardewWest Bromwich Albion+12.352-1-21.40#232
18Gian Piero GasperiniAtalanta+12.353-0-21.80#30
19Jose CouceiroVitória de Setúbal+12.050-5-01.00#586
20Sharon MimerMaccabi Petach Tikva+11.942-2-02.00#305
21Jordi CruyffMaccabi Tel Aviv+11.454-1-02.60#182
22Yves VanderhaegheKAA Gent+11.132-1-02.33#180
23Frederic HantzMetz+10.552-2-11.60#112
24Christian StreichSC Freiburg+10.431-2-01.67#60
25Razvan LucescuPAOK+9.944-0-03.00#45
26Rui VitoriaBenfica+9.853-2-02.20#159
27Chris WilderSheffield United+9.763-2-11.83#280
28Walter ZengaFC Crotone+9.131-1-11.33#404
29Pablo MachinGirona FC+9.041-2-11.25#136
30Marco GiampaoloSampdoria+8.942-1-11.75#504
31Francisco RodriguezCD Lugo+8.842-1-11.75#179
32Claude PuelLeicester City+8.753-1-12.00#74
33Milan RastavacAO Xanthis+8.443-0-12.25#419
34Ruben BarajaSporting Gijón+8.443-0-12.25#722
35Henk FraserVitesse+8.132-1-02.33#151
36Fabien MercadalParis FC+7.842-2-02.00#90
37Giannis PetrakisPAS Giannina+7.541-2-11.25#482
38David MoyesWest Ham United+7.562-3-11.50#257
39Rudi GarciaOlympique de Marseille+7.353-2-02.20#34
40Asier GaritanoLeganés+7.394-2-31.56#51
41Carlos CarvalhalSwansea City+7.173-2-21.57#189
42Jean-Luc VasseurChâteauroux+7.142-1-11.75#53
43Albert CartierGFC Ajaccio+7.062-1-31.17#593
44Peter ZeidlerSochaux+6.753-1-12.00#270
45Jupp HeynckesFC Bayern München+6.733-0-03.00#3
46Massimiliano AllegriJuventus+6.155-0-03.00#10
47Steve RobinsonMotherwell+5.831-1-11.33#506
48Neil LennonHibernian+5.732-0-12.00#22
49Neil HarrisMillwall+5.652-2-11.60#88
50Manolo JimenezAEK Athens+5.643-1-02.50#75
51Mauricio PochettinoTottenham Hotspur+5.553-2-02.20#18
52Walter MazzarriTorino+5.432-1-02.33#38
53Laszlo BoloniRoyal Antwerp FC+5.130-3-01.00#133
54Heiko HerrlichBayer 04 Leverkusen+5.132-0-12.00#199
55Yossi AbukasisBnei Yehuda Tel Aviv+5.041-3-01.50#307
56RubiHuesca+5.043-1-02.50#125
57Jocelyn GourvennecBordeaux+4.932-0-12.00#161
58José MourinhoManchester United+4.865-0-12.50#5
59Abel FerreiraSporting Braga+4.654-0-12.40#219
60Brendan RodgersCeltic+4.533-0-03.00#50
61Vincenzo MontellaSevilla+4.395-2-21.89#137
62Jos LuhukaySheffield Wednesday+4.341-3-01.50#121
63Michel Der ZakarianMontpellier+4.252-2-11.60#193
64Tony PulisMiddlesbrough+4.163-1-21.67#66
65Georgios DonisAPOEL Nicosia+3.876-0-12.57#79
66Craig LeveinHeart of Midlothian+3.531-1-11.33#267
67Luis Cesar SampedroReal Valladolid+3.342-1-11.75#534
68Sofronis AvgoustiApollon Limassol+3.384-3-11.88#100
69Stéphane MoulinAngers+3.352-1-21.40#142
70Roy HodgsonCrystal Palace+3.352-1-21.40#58
71José BordalásGetafe+3.341-2-11.25#80
72Natxo GonzalezReal Zaragoza+3.242-1-11.75#200
73Leonardo SempliciSPAL+3.230-2-10.67#99
74Rafael BenítezNewcastle United+3.151-2-21.00#41
75Paul LambertStoke City+2.931-1-11.33#375
76Glen de BoeckKV Kortrijk+2.731-1-11.33#559
77Cuco ZigandaAthletic Club+2.741-3-01.50#551
78Fabio PecchiaHellas Verona+2.631-0-21.00#491
79Lucas AlcarazAlmería+2.541-2-11.25#662
80Pascal GastienClermont Foot+2.541-3-01.50#238
81Chris HughesNewtown AFC+2.432-0-12.00#181
82Abelardo FernándezDeportivo Alavés+2.462-1-31.17#416
83Juan Antonio Albacete AnquelaReal Oviedo+2.441-3-01.50#65
84Didier Olle-NicolleUS Orléans+2.241-1-21.00#365
85Jean-Louis GassetSaint-Étienne+2.252-1-21.40#643
86Mauricio PellegrinoSouthampton+2.262-3-11.50#48
87Nuno MantaFeirense+2.152-0-31.20#333
88Simone InzaghiLazio+2.053-1-12.00#153
89Paul HeckingbottomBarnsley+1.651-1-30.80#533
90Derek McInnesAberdeen+1.532-0-12.00#64
91Olivier PantaloniAjaccio+1.442-1-11.75#323
92Enrique MartínAlbacete Balompié+1.242-0-21.50#76
93Luís CastroChaves+1.252-2-11.60#141
94Maurizio SarriSSC Napoli+1.243-0-12.25#9
95Stephen BaxterCrusaders FC+1.043-1-02.50#266
96Marco SilvaWatford+0.741-1-21.00#155
97Herve Della MaggioreBourg-en-Bresse+0.752-0-31.20#562
98Gary HamiltonGlenavon+0.641-3-01.50#256
99Oscar GarciaOlympiacos FC+0.532-1-02.33#234
100Unai EmeryParis Saint-Germain+0.465-0-12.50#11

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in January 2018. Each result is weighed against the opponent and the venue, so a draw away at a stronger side can count for more than a home win against a weaker one. Minimum 3 rated matches; a month is a handful of games, so read it as form, not a verdict. Club - their last club in the month. Coach rating - their rank in the week that published this table (Week 6, 2018, games up to Sun 4 Feb). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 6, 2018 and never changes.

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