Best Football Managers - May 2024

Coach rating gained in May · 490 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 3 Jun 2024
1st Tomislav Sivic FK Železničar Pančevo +31.7 coach rating gained · 6 matches · 4-2-0
2nd Keith Long Waterford FC +27.0 coach rating gained · 6 matches · 5-0-1
3rd Kim Bergstrand Djurgårdens IF +26.0 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 5-0-0

May 2024

coach rating rank: Week 23, 2024
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Tomislav SivicFK Železničar Pančevo+31.764-2-02.33#382
2Keith LongWaterford FC+27.065-0-12.50#101
3Kim BergstrandDjurgårdens IF+26.055-0-03.00#116
4Jurgis KalnsValmiera FC+25.675-2-02.43#610
5Ilian IlievCherno More Varna+22.743-1-02.50#47
6Pellegrino MatarazzoTSG Hoffenheim+21.832-1-02.33#174
7Bo Henriksen1. FSV Mainz 05+21.532-1-02.33#102
8Jacek MagieraŚląsk Wrocław+20.044-0-03.00#295
9Ricardo MonizFC Zürich+20.054-0-12.40#648
10Russell MartinSouthampton+19.643-1-02.50#255
11Janusz NiedźwiedźRuch Chorzów+19.443-0-12.25#413
12Jakob MichelsenHamKam+19.252-2-11.60#301
13Eliyahu LeviAshdod SC+18.932-1-02.33#466
14Nikolay KirovArda Kardzhali+18.853-2-02.20#111
15Pepe MelAlmería+18.452-1-21.40#654
16Oliver GlasnerCrystal Palace+18.333-0-03.00#11
17Kakhaber TskhadadzeQəbələ FK+18.343-0-12.25#805
18Slobodan DrapichBnei Sakhnin+18.252-2-11.60#195
19Ruslan RotanOleksandria+18.042-2-02.00#495
20Jose Luis MendilibarOlympiacos FC+17.763-2-11.83#243
21Nikolai KostovLevski Sofia+17.443-1-02.50#676
22Ioan Ovidiu SabăuFC Universitatea Cluj+17.342-2-02.00#136
23Mauricio PochettinoChelsea+17.355-0-03.00#18
24Omar DafAmiens SC+17.132-1-02.33#293
25Gian Piero GasperiniAtalanta+17.086-1-12.38#4
26Andrius SkerlaFC Hegelmann+17.053-2-02.20#113
27Radoslav KovacFK Pardubice+16.854-0-12.40#475
28Mikhail GalaktionovLokomotiv Moscow+16.744-0-03.00#100
29John CaulfieldGalway United+16.742-1-11.75#899
30David NielsenLyngby+16.453-1-12.00#504
31Razvan LucescuPAOK+16.033-0-03.00#6
32Manfred SchmidWolfsberger AC+15.843-0-12.25#689
33Jani HonkavaaraKuopion Palloseura+15.764-2-02.33#15
34Arnar GretarssonValur Reykjavík+15.154-1-02.60#129
35István SzabóKecskemét TE+14.932-1-02.33#206
36Mikkjal Kjartansson ThomassenFredrikstad FK+14.964-1-12.17#61
37Edward SturingVitesse+14.931-1-11.33#644
38Andreas HerafSC Austria Lustenau+14.732-1-02.33#294
39Kakha ChkhetianiFC Kolkheti-1913 Poti+14.741-2-11.25#679
40Ronny LevyHapoel Haifa+14.753-0-21.80#118
41Ernesto ValverdeAthletic Club+14.633-0-03.00#25
42Waldemar FornalikZagłębie Lubin+14.543-0-12.25#147
43Robbie KeaneMaccabi Tel Aviv+14.154-1-02.60#127
44Bruno AkrapovićFK Željezničar+14.043-1-02.50#273
45Marco SchallibaumGrasshopper Club Zürich+14.073-3-11.71#540
46Zsolt HornyakPuskás Akadémia+13.933-0-03.00#158
47Çağdaş AtanBaşakşehir FK+13.933-0-03.00#337
48Steve KeanFC Torpedo Kutaisi+13.864-2-02.33#395
49Bernd StorckSepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe+13.532-0-12.00#152
50XiscoDAC 1904+13.233-0-03.00#595
51Vladimir FedotovCSKA Moscow+13.243-1-02.50#29
52Ómar Ingi GuðmundssonHK Kópavogur+13.242-0-21.50#823
53Henrik JensenKalmar FF+13.152-1-21.40#914
54Fernando Estevez MartinCD Eldense+13.042-1-11.75#450
55Valeri BondarenkoNarva Trans+12.952-1-21.40#766
56Alberto GilardinoGenoa+12.842-1-11.75#89
57Henk FraserRKC Waalwijk+12.731-1-11.33#309
58Marinus DijkhuizenExcelsior+12.763-0-31.50#616
59Miguel Angel RamirezSporting Gijón+12.742-1-11.75#592
60Ivan PrelecVejle+12.554-0-12.40#482
61Radoslav LatalFK Jablonec+12.342-2-02.00#428
62Dan PetrescuCFR 1907 Cluj+12.233-0-03.00#94
63Brendan RodgersCeltic+12.144-0-03.00#43
64Giovanni StroppaCremonese+12.063-3-02.00#172
65Dean KlafurićFK Velež Mostar+12.043-1-02.50#417
66Jindřich TrpišovskýSK Slavia Praha+11.854-1-02.60#13
67Luis Miguel CarrionReal Oviedo+11.743-0-12.25#538
68Zoran ZekićNK Osijek+11.732-0-12.00#177
69Ivan GvozdenovicKF Skënderbeu+11.652-1-21.40#334
70Nebojsa JandricFK IMT MrBit+11.652-2-11.60#308
71Nikita AndreevNõmme Kalju+11.653-2-02.20#539
72Ivan JurićTorino+11.542-1-11.75#157
73Thomas ThomasbergFC Midtjylland+11.353-2-02.20#219
74Sebastian HoeneßVfB Stuttgart+11.233-0-03.00#93
75Oleg DulubLNZ Cherkasy+11.143-0-12.25#262
76David HorejsFC Hradec Králové+11.054-0-12.40#341
77Luca D'AngeloSpezia+11.032-1-02.33#268
78Morten JensenViking FK+10.854-0-12.40#544
79Luís CastroUSL Dunkerque+10.631-2-01.67#517
80Nuno Espírito SantoNottingham Forest+10.632-0-12.00#214
81Edi MartiniKF Teuta Durrës+10.533-0-03.00#288
82Miron MuslićCercle Brugge+10.442-1-11.75#200
83Andrei KarpovichYelimay Semey+10.432-1-02.33#175
84Željko KopićFC Dinamo București+10.442-2-02.00#201
85Ibrahim UzulmezPendikspor+10.342-1-11.75#580
86Joël MagninBSC Young Boys+10.154-0-12.40#604
87Tiago Manuel Barroso Valtelhas de AguiarMoreirense+9.933-0-03.00#169
88Rubén de la BarreraVizela+9.931-1-11.33#560
89Yeghishe MelikyanPyunik Yerevan+9.455-0-03.00#80
90Kamil KuzeraMKS Korona Kielce+9.442-1-11.75#342
91Tomasz TulaczPuszcza Niepołomice+9.442-1-11.75#180
92Adolf HütterAS Monaco+9.333-0-03.00#17
93Rogier MeijerNEC Nijmegen+9.032-0-12.00#217
94Hein van HaezebrouckKAA Gent+8.543-0-12.25#122
95Luis GarciaDeportivo Alavés+8.452-2-11.60#360
96Rashad SadyqovZirə FK+8.443-0-12.25#404
97Andreas TegstromSandefjord Fotball+8.462-1-31.17#590
98MichelGirona FC+8.453-1-12.00#26
99Alexander BlessinRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise+8.242-2-02.00#364
100Friedhelm Funkel1. FC Kaiserslautern+8.042-0-21.50#363

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in May 2024. 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 23, 2024, games up to Sun 2 Jun). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 23, 2024 and never changes.

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