Coach World Ranking · February 2026

Best Football Managers - February 2026

Coach rating gained in February · 447 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 2 Mar 2026
1st Stefan Markulík FK Železiarne Podbrezová +26.2 coach rating gained · 4 matches · 4-0-0
2nd Nenad Lalatović FK Novi Pazar +22.2 coach rating gained · 3 matches · 3-0-0
3rd Raffaele Palladino Atalanta +22.2 coach rating gained · 7 matches · 5-1-1

February 2026

coach rating rank: Week 10, 2026
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
1Stefan MarkulíkFK Železiarne Podbrezová+26.244-0-03.00#213
2Nenad LalatovićFK Novi Pazar+22.233-0-03.00#194
3Raffaele PalladinoAtalanta+22.275-1-12.29#85
4Tamas BodogNyiregyháza Spartacus+21.843-1-02.50#363
5Mario FrickFC Luzern+21.363-2-11.83#559
6Vincent EuvrardStandard Liège+20.952-2-11.60#356
7Mauro LustrinelliFC Thun+20.466-0-03.00#54
8Niels FrederiksenLech Poznań+20.265-0-12.50#202
9Alan ReynoldsBohemian FC+20.043-1-02.50#244
10Marinos SatsiasOmonia Aradippou+19.943-1-02.50#150
11Alexander BlessinFC St. Pauli+19.553-0-21.80#211
12Marios NikolaouAkritas Chlorakas+19.242-1-11.75#469
13David HealyLinfield+19.254-1-02.60#132
14Cristiano BacciTondela+18.841-3-01.50#894
15Michael HansenFC Fredericia+18.632-1-02.33#494
16Javier Perez RozadaEnosis Neon Ypsona FC+18.641-2-11.25#255
17Philippe MontanierSaint-Étienne+18.144-0-03.00#66
18Eric RoyStade Brestois+17.642-2-02.00#109
19Frank LampardCoventry City+17.554-1-02.60#221
20Alberto AquilaniCatanzaro+16.444-0-03.00#500
21Jovan DamjanovicOFK Beograd Mozzart Bet+16.152-2-11.60#823
22Iñigo PérezRayo Vallecano+15.841-2-11.25#435
23Leszek OjrzynskiZagłębie Lubin+15.432-1-02.33#163
24Recep UçarÇaykur Rizespor+14.942-1-11.75#395
25Yuriy VernydubNeftçi PFK+14.843-1-02.50#71
26RubiAlmería+14.854-1-02.60#257
27Didier SantiniRodez AF+14.043-1-02.50#237
28Philippe ClementNorwich City+13.965-0-12.50#45
29Giannis AnastasiouGFS Panetolikos+13.842-0-21.50#339
30Ron JansFC Utrecht+13.752-2-11.60#64
31Takis LemonisFK Radnički Niš+13.633-0-03.00#401
32Pep GuardiolaManchester City+13.565-1-02.67#1
33Alessio LisciOsasuna+13.532-1-02.33#80
34Michael CarrickManchester United+13.343-1-02.50#149
35Nicola BerardiSP Tre Penne+13.254-1-02.60#103
36Elias CharalambousFCSB+13.254-0-12.40#146
37Onur CinelCercle Brugge+13.032-0-12.00#707
38Ernesto ValverdeAthletic Club+12.974-2-12.00#34
39Radomir KokovicFK Železničar Pančevo+12.932-0-12.00#112
40Gonzalo GarcíaHNK Hajduk Split+12.943-1-02.50#236
41Tony PennockHaverfordwest County AFC+12.733-0-03.00#444
42Vinko MarinovićFK Borac Banja Luka+12.643-1-02.50#162
43Mario KovačevićGNK Dinamo Zagreb+12.564-1-12.17#141
44Sébastien PocognoliAS Monaco+12.473-2-21.57#184
45Merlin PolzinHamburger SV+12.332-1-02.33#443
46Alex NeilMillwall+12.354-0-12.40#517
47Thorsten FinkSamsunspor+12.232-1-02.33#447
48Robert IlyesFK Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc+12.253-0-21.80#456
49Frederik VanderbiestKV Mechelen+12.153-1-12.00#429
50Carlos CuestaParma+12.053-1-12.00#539
51Martin HyskyFC Viktoria Plzeň+11.963-3-02.00#357
52Rafael BenítezPanathinaikos FC+11.663-3-02.00#92
53Eusebio Di FrancescoLecce+11.352-0-31.20#773
54Mateusz StolarskiMotor Lublin+11.353-0-21.80#326
55Dejan StankovićFK Crvena zvezda+11.265-0-12.50#106
56Kurban BerdyevTuran Tovuz+11.153-1-12.00#264
57José BordalásGetafe+11.042-1-11.75#350
58Brian PriskeAC Sparta Praha+10.943-1-02.50#105
59Christian TitzHannover 96+10.943-1-02.50#176
60Hernán LosadaApollon Limassol+10.533-0-03.00#185
61Paolo BiancoMonza+10.465-1-02.67#304
62Sergen YalcinBeşiktaş JK+10.432-1-02.33#436
63Steve JenkinsBarry Town+10.232-0-12.00#167
64Vincent KompanyFC Bayern München+10.155-0-03.00#35
65Perica OgnjenovicFK Radnik Bijeljina+10.141-2-11.25#918
66Anthony CorreiaSC Telstar+10.041-2-11.25#402
67Stephan HelmFK Austria Wien+9.532-0-12.00#540
68Cesar PeixotoGil Vicente+9.543-0-12.25#566
69Eugen NeagoeFC Petrolul Ploiești+9.442-1-11.75#432
70David GrayHibernian+9.463-2-11.83#169
71MichelGirona FC+9.431-2-01.67#160
72Phil ParkinsonWrexham+9.464-1-12.17#204
73Declan DevineGlentoran+9.453-1-12.00#242
74João HenriquesAVS - Futebol SAD+9.341-1-21.00#731
75Markus AnfangFortuna Düsseldorf+9.352-2-11.60#332
76Robin VeldmanSC Heerenveen+9.063-1-21.67#412
77Dušan KosičLokomotiv Plovdiv+9.031-2-01.67#832
78Stephen BaxterCarrick Rangers+8.953-2-02.20#108
79Manuel BaumFC Augsburg+8.943-0-12.25#518
80Jens AskouMotherwell+8.843-1-02.50#259
81Álvaro PachecoCasa Pia+8.842-1-11.75#294
82Edward StillWatford+8.652-1-21.40#960
83Gary O'NeilRC Strasbourg+8.662-2-21.33#729
84Jens OlsenFC Nordsjælland+8.632-1-02.33#860
85Mauro CamoranesiAnorthosis Famagusta+8.442-2-02.00#199
86İlhan PalutKonyaspor+8.241-1-21.00#230
87Dušan KerkezAPS Atromitos Athinon+8.243-1-02.50#421
88Keith AndrewsBrentford+8.153-1-12.00#338
89Julio VelazquezLevski Sofia+7.933-0-03.00#270
90Wouter VranckenSint-Truidense VV+7.843-0-12.25#154
91Feđa DudićNK Maribor+7.753-2-02.20#32
92Igor JovićevićWidzew Łódź+7.741-1-21.00#248
93Arne SlotLiverpool FC+7.554-0-12.40#6
94Ronny DeilaMaccabi Tel Aviv+7.543-1-02.50#296
95Ricardo MonizAS Trenčín+7.342-0-21.50#947
96Cesc FàbregasComo+7.262-3-11.50#43
97Miroslav Klose1. FC Nürnberg+7.231-1-11.33#631
98Filippo InzaghiPalermo+7.143-1-02.50#122
99Daniel FarkeLeeds United+7.051-3-11.20#23
100Jesus Uribesalgo GutierrezBeroe Stara Zagora+6.940-3-10.75#775

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in February 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 10, 2026, games up to Sun 1 Mar). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 10, 2026 and never changes.

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