Best Football Managers - May 2026 - page 4

Coach rating gained in May · 433 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 1 Jun 2026

May 2026

coach rating rank: Week 23, 2026
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
301José BordalásGetafe−5.131-1-11.33#196
302Lubos KozelFK Jablonec−5.130-1-20.33#459
303Rashad SadyqovZirə FK−5.242-1-11.75#301
304Philippe MontanierSaint-Étienne−5.351-2-21.00#134
305Daniele De RossiGenoa−5.440-2-20.50#489
306Rick KruysFC Volendam−5.451-1-30.80#704
307Maximilian SenftSV Ried−5.463-0-31.50#591
308Melvin BoelGo Ahead Eagles−5.430-1-20.33#657
309Veaceslav RusnacFC Bălți−5.530-1-20.33#747
310Jure ArsićNK Aluminij Kidričevo−5.530-1-20.33#641
311MarcelinoVillarreal−5.531-1-11.33#80
312Rafael BenítezPanathinaikos FC−5.530-1-20.33#104
313Duško VraneševićFK Radnik Bijeljina−5.650-2-30.40#653
314Vasco CostaMoreirense−5.631-1-11.33#771
315Pablo GarciaAPOEL Nicosia−5.641-0-30.75#371
316Ernesto ValverdeAthletic Club−5.631-0-21.00#61
317Ernest FaberHeracles Almelo−5.730-0-30.00#916
318Vitor PereiraNottingham Forest−5.751-2-21.00#354
319Hugo MartinsAEL Limassol−5.831-1-11.33#386
320Ilian IlievCherno More Varna−5.852-1-21.40#222
321Pellegrino MatarazzoReal Sociedad−6.130-2-10.67#253
322Ibro RahimićFK Velež Mostar−6.152-1-21.40#759
323Recep UçarÇaykur Rizespor−6.231-1-11.33#462
324Selçuk İnanKocaelispor−6.230-1-20.33#322
325Vincent KompanyFC Bayern München−6.342-2-02.00#24
326Sébastien PocognoliAS Monaco−6.331-0-21.00#168
327Ivan FedykRukh Lviv−6.430-1-20.33#830
328Jose Luis OltraHuesca−6.550-2-30.40#877
329Lauri NuumaHarju Jalgpallikool−6.541-0-30.75#259
330Jose Luis MendilibarOlympiacos FC−6.931-1-11.33#144
331Dick SchreuderNEC Nijmegen−6.931-1-11.33#257
332Henry van der VegtPEC Zwolle−6.931-0-21.00#746
333Oscar GarciaAFC Ajax−7.051-3-11.20#355
334Pep GuardiolaManchester City−7.063-2-11.83#1
335Maurizio SarriLazio−7.342-0-21.50#107
336Vesko MihajlovicEthnikos Achnas−7.931-0-21.00#507
337Francisco Escribá SeguraReal Valladolid−8.051-0-40.60#829
338Albert RieraEintracht Frankfurt−8.230-1-20.33#315
339Jens AskouMotherwell−8.230-1-20.33#525
340Mladen BartulovićFC Kharkiv−8.430-2-10.67#283
341Christian IlzerTSG Hoffenheim−8.431-1-11.33#36
342Nebojsa JandricFK Dečić Tuzi−8.651-1-30.80#506
343Robin VeldmanSC Heerenveen−8.741-1-21.00#433
344Nikita AndreevNõmme Kalju−8.953-0-21.80#281
345Maurice SteijnSparta Rotterdam−9.030-1-20.33#836
346David HubertRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise−9.252-1-21.40#755
347Milic CurcicFC Kyzylzhar−9.251-1-30.80#839
348Karen BarseghyanFC Gandzasar−9.340-0-40.00#976
349RubiAlmería−9.552-1-21.40#286
350Stephen KennySt. Patrick's Athletic−9.561-3-21.00#95
351Vladimir WeissŠK Slovan Bratislava−9.732-0-12.00#135
352Carlos VicensSporting Braga−9.740-3-10.75#464
353Miika NuutinenKuopion Palloseura−9.862-3-11.50#810
354John RussellSligo Rovers−9.861-2-30.83#544
355Kalle KarlssonHammarby IF−9.963-0-31.50#555
356Liasos LoukaAris Limassol−9.951-0-40.60#313
357Gary WilliamsIFK Mariehamn−9.940-2-20.50#745
358Henok GoitomDegerfors IF−10.250-3-20.60#553
359Ralf KettemannSC Paderborn 07−10.340-3-10.75#565
360Nicola BerardiSP Tre Penne−10.451-3-11.20#126
361Eder SarabiaElche−10.430-1-20.33#66
362Alessio LisciOsasuna−10.430-0-30.00#129
363Mirel RadoiGaziantep FK−10.530-0-30.00#788
364Ronny DeilaMaccabi Tel Aviv−10.672-2-31.14#327
365Grigoriy BabayanAstana−10.852-1-21.40#158
366Sharon MimerAshdod SC−10.841-0-30.75#574
367Andrei KarpovichYelimay Semey−10.952-1-21.40#83
368Oleg ShandrukNK Veres Rivne−10.930-2-10.67#716
369Philipp SemlicWSG Tirol−11.030-1-20.33#650
370Radovan ĆurčićFK Javor Ivanjica−11.040-2-20.50#812
371Miodrag DžudovićFK Jezero−11.261-2-30.83#826
372Fabio GrossoSassuolo−11.241-0-30.75#261
373Vyacheslav GerashchenkoNaftan Novopolotsk−11.340-1-30.25#957
374Alex NeilMillwall−11.331-1-11.33#552
375Cesar PeixotoGil Vicente−11.730-1-20.33#832
376Valdas DambrauskasSabah FK−11.842-0-21.50#23
377Issame CharaiKVC Westerlo−11.851-1-30.80#663
378Vítor CampelosNK Celje−11.831-0-21.00#396
379Jökull ElísabetarsonStjarnan Garðabær−11.861-1-40.67#573
380Diego LongoFC Dila Gori−12.030-1-20.33#750
381Franck HaiseStade Rennais−12.131-0-21.00#310
382Johannes ThorupSK Rapid Wien−12.251-0-40.60#646
383Francesco FarioliFC Porto−12.232-0-12.00#198
384Kairat NurdauletovZhetysu Taldykorgan−12.450-2-30.40#567
385Andrius SkerlaFK Žalgiris−12.451-1-30.80#335
386Alexander BlessinFC St. Pauli−12.530-0-30.00#514
387David MoyesEverton−12.540-2-20.50#50
388Bruno GenesioLille−12.531-1-11.33#35
389Kurban BerdyevTuran Tovuz−12.541-0-30.75#306
390Arne SlotLiverpool FC−12.840-2-20.50#17
391Joonas RantanenHJK−12.852-1-21.40#143
392Volodymyr SharanOleksandria−13.130-0-30.00#817
393Ales MajerMladá Boleslav−13.230-2-10.67#566
394Anton ŽlogarND Primorje−13.260-2-40.33#842
395Igor KovalevichNeman Grodno−13.352-0-31.20#311
396Pavol StanoMŠK Žilina−13.431-0-21.00#835
397PachetaGranada−13.451-0-40.60#766
398Paulo FonsecaOlympique Lyonnais−13.631-0-21.00#46
399Oscar HiljemarkPisa−13.740-0-40.00#947
400Fatih TekkeTrabzonspor−14.131-1-11.33#206

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in May 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 23, 2026, games up to Sun 31 May). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 23, 2026 and never changes.

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