Coach World Ranking · January 2026

Best Football Managers - January 2026

Coach rating gained in January · 289 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 2 Feb 2026
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January 2026
257 months, back to Dec 2004 Latest month
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1st Stephen Baxter Carrick Rangers +31.9 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 3-1-1
2nd Maurice Steijn Sparta Rotterdam +23.2 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 4-0-0
3rd Pellegrino Matarazzo Real Sociedad +22.8 coach rating gained · 5 matches · 3-2-0

January 2026

coach rating rank: Week 6, 2026
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Stephen BaxterCarrick Rangers+31.953-1-12.00#135
2Maurice SteijnSparta Rotterdam+23.244-0-03.00#484
3Pellegrino MatarazzoReal Sociedad+22.853-2-02.20#169
4Savvas PantelidisAEL Novibet+21.243-1-02.50#471
5Fabrizio CastoriSüdtirol+20.944-0-03.00#187
6Olivier PantaloniLorient+20.443-1-02.50#317
7Christian IlzerTSG Hoffenheim+20.055-0-03.00#16
8John McGlynnFalkirk FC+19.843-0-12.25#476
9Paulo FonsecaOlympique Lyonnais+19.866-0-03.00#13
10Ian CathroEstoril Praia+19.643-0-12.25#203
11Chris DaviesBirmingham City+19.553-2-02.20#314
12John EustaceDerby County+18.874-1-21.86#181
13Henning BergOmonia Nicosia+18.844-0-03.00#123
14Edi MartiniKF Vllaznia+18.733-0-03.00#473
15Philippe ClementNorwich City+18.775-0-22.14#72
16Elyaniv BardaHapoel Tel Aviv+18.264-1-12.17#189
17Kim HellbergMiddlesbrough+18.175-0-22.14#42
18Andoni IraolaBournemouth+18.163-2-11.83#79
19Christos KontisOFI Crete+17.843-0-12.25#336
20Cesc FàbregasComo+17.675-1-12.29#62
21Luís CastroLevante UD+17.152-2-11.60#258
22Sylvain RipollGuingamp+16.343-0-12.25#726
23Iván AniaCórdoba+16.054-0-12.40#177
24Jose Luis MendilibarOlympiacos FC+15.944-0-03.00#81
25Antonio CalabroCarrarese+15.643-0-12.25#529
26MichelGirona FC+15.153-1-12.00#178
27Rik De MilKAA Gent+14.732-1-02.33#245
28Danny RöhlRangers+14.465-0-12.50#270
29Liam RoseniorChelsea+14.386-1-12.38#82
30Giacomo ModicaĦamrun Spartans FC+14.154-1-02.60#313
31Gary HaveronLarne FC+13.854-1-02.60#150
32Sebastian HoeneßVfB Stuttgart+13.664-1-12.17#117
33Eduardo CoudetDeportivo Alavés+13.663-1-21.67#356
34Alex NeilMillwall+12.973-2-21.57#639
35Phil ParkinsonWrexham+12.864-1-12.17#276
36Sean DycheNottingham Forest+12.763-1-21.67#37
37Dick SchreuderNEC Nijmegen+12.633-0-03.00#163
38Alberto Gonzalez FernandezAlbacete Balompié+12.564-1-12.17#253
39Ardijan NuhijiKF Tirana+12.432-1-02.33#815
40Giovanni StroppaVenezia+12.044-0-03.00#45
41Stephane GilliParis FC+11.952-2-11.60#172
42Urs Fischer1. FSV Mainz 05+11.753-1-12.00#274
43Laurent GuyotAnnecy FC+11.643-0-12.25#408
44Nathan JonesCharlton Athletic+11.072-2-31.14#204
45Sergej JakirovićHull City+10.964-1-12.17#7
46Martin O'NeillCeltic+10.053-2-02.20#74
47Razvan LucescuPAOK+10.043-0-12.25#10
48Vasco SeabraFC Arouca+9.842-0-21.50#792
49Daniele De RossiGenoa+9.862-3-11.50#434
50Cristian ChivuInter+9.686-1-12.38#182
51Massimiliano AllegriAC Milan+9.463-3-02.00#57
52Carlos CorberánValencia+9.053-1-12.00#287
53Ziv ArieHapoel Jerusalem+8.952-2-11.60#248
54Francesco MorieroFlamurtari FC+8.641-2-11.25#887
55Antonio HidalgoDeportivo de A Coruña+8.662-2-21.33#152
56David HealyLinfield+8.553-2-02.20#151
57Danny BuijsFortuna Sittard+8.531-1-11.33#697
58Jens AskouMotherwell+8.343-1-02.50#330
59Manuel BaumFC Augsburg+8.352-2-11.60#603
60Declan DevineGlentoran+8.343-0-12.25#306
61John MousinhoPortsmouth+8.262-2-21.33#563
62Cristiano BergodiFC Universitatea Cluj+8.232-0-12.00#220
63Carl HoefkensNAC Breda+8.040-3-10.75#708
64Alessio LisciOsasuna+8.062-3-11.50#99
65Nikolaos PapadopoulosAPO Levadiakos+7.932-1-02.33#67
66Chris WilderSheffield United+7.752-1-21.40#91
67Francesco ModestoMantova+7.741-2-11.25#885
68Kosta RunjaicUdinese+7.652-1-21.40#145
69Georgios KostisOlympiakos Nicosia+7.552-1-21.40#462
70Derek McInnesHeart of Midlothian+7.454-1-02.60#65
71Filippo InzaghiPalermo+7.431-2-01.67#110
72Scott ParkerBurnley+7.351-3-11.20#191
73Neil McCannKilmarnock+7.331-1-11.33#908
74Uwe RöslerVfL Bochum 1848+7.331-2-01.67#293
75Peter ZeidlerFC Lausanne-Sport+7.242-1-11.75#421
76Adrian MihalceaUTA Arad+7.232-0-12.00#464
77Ruaidhrí HigginsColeraine FC+7.143-0-12.25#224
78Didier DigardLe Havre+7.141-2-11.25#302
79Rob EdwardsWolverhampton+6.951-2-21.00#779
80Didier SantiniRodez AF+6.841-3-01.50#338
81Mattia Croci-TortiFC Lugano+6.832-1-02.33#219
82Marinos SatsiasOmonia Aradippou+6.552-1-21.40#291
83Carles MartínezToulouse+6.542-1-11.75#167
84Claudio GiráldezCelta Vigo+6.164-1-12.17#223
85Darren AbdillaGżira United FC+6.064-0-22.00#757
86Stanimir StoilovGöztepe+6.032-1-02.33#27
87Sami UğurluAntalyaspor+5.831-2-01.67#319
88Lukas Kwasniok1. FC Köln+5.752-1-21.40#351
89Tiago MargaridoCD Nacional+5.741-1-21.00#488
90Claude PuelNice+5.662-2-21.33#696
91Dorinel MunteanuFC Hermannstadt+5.531-1-11.33#801
92Benat San JoseEibar+5.542-1-11.75#388
93Mark RobinsStoke City+5.473-2-21.57#341
94Karel GeraertsStade de Reims+5.443-0-12.25#534
95Shai BardaHapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona+5.231-0-21.00#935
96Arne SlotLiverpool FC+5.294-4-11.78#6
97Carlos VicensSporting Braga+5.253-2-02.20#389
98Luigi BizzottoSS Virtus+5.042-2-02.00#207
99Rui BorgesSporting CP+4.954-1-02.60#160
100Marco SilvaFulham+4.952-2-11.60#90

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in January 2026. 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, 2026, games up to Sun 1 Feb). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 6, 2026 and never changes.

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