Coach World Ranking · September 2026

Best Football Managers - September 2026 - page 3

Coach rating gained in September · 556 managers with 3+ rated matches · final, published 5 Oct 2026

September 2026

coach rating rank: Week 41, 2026
# Manager Club Gained Matches W-D-L PPG Coach rating
201Francisco Escribá SeguraReal Valladolid+3.242-1-11.75#835
202Marco BaroniHellas Verona+3.243-0-12.25#342
203Hugo OliveiraRC Strasbourg+3.231-1-11.33#294
204Igor CherevchenkoFK Aktobe+3.132-1-02.33#824
205Mikhail GalaktionovLokomotiv Moscow+3.031-1-11.33#305
206Fabio IngolitschSK Sturm Graz+3.031-1-11.33#221
207Cesar PeixotoWolverhampton+3.052-1-21.40#784
208Alessio LisciPAOK+3.032-0-12.00#107
209Danny BuijsFortuna Sittard+2.932-0-12.00#772
210Diego SimeoneAtlético Madrid+2.953-0-21.80#4
211David MoyesEverton+2.842-2-02.00#34
212Oran KearneyBallymena United+2.851-3-11.20#281
213Ales MajerMladá Boleslav+2.832-0-12.00#393
214Stephane GilliAngers+2.631-1-11.33#191
215Hernán LosadaApollon Limassol+2.631-2-01.67#167
216Marius CroitoruFC Botoșani+2.531-1-11.33#412
217Andrius SkerlaFK Žalgiris+2.542-1-11.75#245
218Francesco FarioliFC Porto+2.543-0-12.25#150
219Vasco CostaMoreirense+2.541-1-21.00#738
220Vinko MarinovićFK Borac Banja Luka+2.454-0-12.40#91
221Dirk SchusterFC Torpedo Kutaisi+2.441-2-11.25#654
222Cristian ChivuInter+2.342-1-11.75#189
223Kristaps DislersFK Tukums 2000+2.331-1-11.33#898
224Aleksandar LintaÍBV Vestmannaeyjar+2.330-2-10.67#786
225Maksims RafalskisSK Super Nova+2.342-0-21.50#662
226Alberto AquilaniSassuolo+2.341-2-11.25#628
227Adrian MihalceaUTA Arad+2.232-0-12.00#632
228Thomas ThomasbergOdense Boldklub+2.131-1-11.33#207
229Kakha ChkhetianiMeshakhte Tkibuli+2.140-3-10.75#727
230Wouter VranckenHeart of Midlothian+2.142-1-11.75#262
231Vitaliy PonomarovLNZ Cherkasy+2.131-1-11.33#166
232Henrik RydstromHammarby IF+2.032-1-02.33#162
233Simon RožmanHŠK Zrinjski Mostar+2.043-0-12.25#595
234Ioan Ovidiu SabăuFCV Farul Constanța+2.031-1-11.33#193
235Sylvain RipollGuingamp+2.031-1-11.33#949
236David GuionClermont Foot+1.930-3-01.00#812
237Edward StillRAAL La Louvière+1.931-0-21.00#1,018
238Martin SvedikFC Zbrojovka Brno+1.742-0-21.50#175
239Georgios KostisOlympiakos Nicosia+1.730-3-01.00#575
240Chris DaviesBirmingham City+1.651-3-11.20#278
241Ivan LekoClub Brugge KV+1.543-0-12.25#90
242Pavel HapalSK Sigma Olomouc+1.432-0-12.00#287
243Recep UçarÇaykur Rizespor+1.431-1-11.33#417
244Álvaro ArbeloaFulham+1.441-2-11.25#553
245Ibro RahimićFK Velež Mostar+1.331-1-11.33#932
246Fabio PecchiaCremonese+1.331-2-01.67#388
247Joseph OostingGo Ahead Eagles+1.230-3-01.00#857
248Samat SmakovAtyrau+1.231-0-21.00#748
249Cesc FàbregasComo+1.243-0-12.25#32
250Julian AhmatajKF Skënderbeu+1.230-2-10.67#894
251Dušan KosičLokomotiv Plovdiv+1.231-1-11.33#948
252Željko KopićWieczysta Kraków+1.230-2-10.67#115
253Danilo GirolomoniSP Tre Fiori+1.132-0-12.00#233
254Marcel KollerFC Zürich+1.041-2-11.25#258
255Artem ChelyadinskiyFC Minsk+1.032-0-12.00#619
256Vincent KompanyFC Bayern München+1.054-1-02.60#21
257Gregory PoirierNantes+0.932-0-12.00#304
258Peter CernakFC Košice+0.932-0-12.00#578
259Roberth BjorkensjoIFK Mariehamn+0.931-0-21.00#408
260Ignazio AbateTorino+0.941-1-21.00#514
261Alvaro CerveraCD Tenerife+0.941-2-11.25#687
262Nikolaos PapadopoulosAPOEL Nicosia+0.831-1-11.33#159
263Giannis AnastasiouGFS Panetolikos+0.831-0-21.00#329
264Alexandre DujeuxLorient+0.831-1-11.33#524
265Iñigo PérezVillarreal+0.752-0-31.20#324
266Torsten Lieberknecht1. FC Kaiserslautern+0.632-0-12.00#489
267Daniel FarkeLeeds United+0.641-2-11.25#14
268Jens AskouToulouse+0.631-1-11.33#599
269Rasmus BertelsenRanders FC+0.631-0-21.00#707
270Serhii ShyshchenkoBukovyna Chernivtsi+0.530-2-10.67#139
271Radovan ĆurčićFK Mladost Lučani+0.432-0-12.00#749
272Emre BelözoğluKasımpaşa+0.431-2-01.67#733
273Sergej JakirovićHull City+0.340-2-20.50#5
274John EustaceDerby County+0.351-1-30.80#446
275Manuel TulipaFC Ararat-Armenia+0.243-0-12.25#224
276Jindřich TrpišovskýSK Slavia Praha+0.243-0-12.25#11
277Steven PressleyDundee FC+0.231-1-11.33#536
278Lyuboslav PenevLokomotiv Sofia+0.241-1-21.00#356
279Uwe RöslerVfL Bochum 1848+0.131-1-11.33#580
280Zoumana CamaraMontpellier+0.131-1-11.33#637
281Jocelyn GourvennecServette FC0.052-0-31.20#576
282Julián Calero FernándezReal Oviedo−0.142-1-11.75#354
283Zoran ZekićFK Sarajevo−0.153-0-21.80#192
284Olivier FrapolliGrenoble Foot 38−0.131-1-11.33#419
285Perica OgnjenovicFK Sloga Doboj−0.151-2-21.00#907
286David CampañaNarva Trans−0.140-2-20.50#633
287Silvijo ČabrajaNK Slaven Belupo−0.231-1-11.33#428
288Jim MagiltonCliftonville FC−0.252-0-31.20#818
289Igor PrinsPärnu JK Vaprus−0.352-0-31.20#145
290Andrei MartinFC Ordabasy−0.332-0-12.00#283
291Igor KriushenkoDnepr Mogilev−0.430-1-20.33#884
292Fran FernándezKarpaty Lviv−0.431-1-11.33#198
293Heiko VogelSpVgg Greuther Fürth−0.430-2-10.67#991
294Gurban GurbanovQarabağ FK−0.432-1-02.33#35
295Leeroy EchteldAZ Alkmaar−0.442-1-11.75#299
296Pellegrino MatarazzoReal Sociedad−0.542-0-21.50#289
297Massimiliano AllegriSSC Napoli−0.641-1-21.00#100
298Sander PostFC Kuressaare−0.641-1-21.00#582
299Henok GoitomDegerfors IF−0.731-0-21.00#642
300José BordalásGetafe−0.741-2-11.25#344

Gained - how much the manager's coach rating changed over their rated matches in September 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 41, 2026, games up to Sun 4 Oct). Only managers ranked at the month's end (30+ rated matches) are listed. The table closed with Week 41, 2026 and never changes.

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