Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Football Managers of 2026 - page 5

Coach rating gained in 2026, games up to Sun 1 Nov · 975 managers · updated every Monday
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2026 so far

+/− vs Week 44, the race since 1 Jan
# +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
401up 1Vladimir Radenkovićlast club: Diósgyőri VTK+2.96#460
402down 102Ovidiu BurcăSepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe+2.813#904
403down 239Martin O'NeillCeltic+2.738#103
404down 217Ian CathroSaint-Étienne+2.528#383
405up 23Manuel PellegriniReal Betis+2.541#17
406down 56Recep Uçarlast club: Çaykur Rizespor+2.526#562
407up 56Alexander TunchevArda Kardzhali+2.529#240
408up 1Azar Bagirovlast club: Şamaxı FK+2.512#722
409up 3Christer Mattiassonlast club: Djurgårdens IF+2.31#438
410down 156Nikica JelavićNK Lokomotiva Zagreb+2.327#896
411up 3Vladimir Saviceviclast club: FK Bokelj Kotor+2.220#569
412up 5Pavol Stanolast club: MŠK Žilina+2.121#805
413down 112Veselin StesevicFK Mornar Bar+2.030#371
414up 7Frédéric Taquinlast club: RAAL La Louvière+1.916#429
415down 122Paolo BiancoPisa+1.832#331
416down 8Brian PriskeAC Sparta Praha+1.833#163
417down 51Ronny LevyMaccabi Netanya+1.724#168
418up 5Ruslan KostyshynKolos Kovalivka+1.719#141
419up 5Darjan Slaviclast club: NŠ Mura+1.616#827
420down 47Karen BarseghyanFC Ararat+1.622#1,035
421up 50Pavel HoftychFC Zlín+1.66#786
422up 3Fabio Casertalast club: Empoli+1.59#836
423up 3Kazimierz Moskallast club: Wieczysta Kraków+1.54#511
424down 43David Marques AfonsoFK Banga Gargždai+1.433#426
425up 4Rafael Urazbakhtinlast club: FC Kairat Almaty+1.441#189
426up 73Vardan BichakhchyanFC Shirak Gyumri+1.413#225
427down 144Dick LukkienFC Groningen+1.429#249
428down 63Igor JovićevićLudogorets+1.48#262
429up 3Daniel StendelBarnsley+1.33#1,024
430up 3Carlos Cuestalast club: Parma+1.329#731
431down 4Cristian BucchiArezzo+1.210#902
432up 90Jim GoodwinDundee United+1.226#365
433up 1Takis Lemonislast club: FK Radnički Niš+1.29#623
434up 1Ricardo Dionisiolast club: FC Ararat+1.212#908
435up 1Andy Legglast club: Barry Town+1.117#396
436up 53Borja JiménezCádiz+1.124#158
437newManuel EscobarNumancia+0.91#879
438up 2Luis Miguel CarrionLeganés+0.91#754
439up 102Maurizio JacobacciKispest Honvéd FC+0.911#606
440down 89Attila SupkaKisvárda FC+0.812#733
441down 118Stephen KennySt. Patrick's Athletic+0.836#109
442up 96Mikel ArtetaArsenal+0.848#7
443up 1Roberth BjorkensjoIFK Mariehamn+0.718#384
444up 1Sean Dychelast club: Nottingham Forest+0.79#58
445up 1Jeroen RijsdijkAlmere City FC+0.66#698
446up 5Radislav DragićevićFK Arsenal Tivat+0.629#875
447down 127Mario KovačevićGNK Dinamo Zagreb+0.640#257
448up 20Ilir DajaDinamo City+0.538#124
449down 2Melvin Boellast club: Go Ahead Eagles+0.419#674
450down 124Marko NikolićAEK Athens+0.332#23
451up 149Javier AguirreValencia+0.34#201
452– no changeTomislav StipićHNK Vukovar 1991+0.28#486
453down 148Davide PossanziniSüdtirol+0.212#678
454down 86Will StillAuxerre+0.29#910
455down 1Gary BowyerBurton Albion+0.22#517
456down 19Julián Calero FernándezReal Oviedo+0.111#237
457down 61Ángel LópezNea Salamina Famagusta+0.18#891
458up 51Luca D'AngeloSampdoria0.09#454
459down 4Francisco Escribá SeguraReal Valladolid0.027#867
460up 133Kevin DohertyDrogheda United0.033#358
461down 4Hristo Arangelovlast club: FK Septemvri Sofia−0.110#368
462newHenrik JensenBurnley−0.21#1,011
463down 126Miroslav RomaschenkoFC Tobyl−0.327#803
464down 4Paul WarneMilton Keynes Dons−0.32#958
465down 4Alois Schwartzlast club: Preußen Münster−0.36#751
466up 106Rubén SellésAEK Larnaca−0.317#815
467down 5Tomislav SivicFK TSC Bačka Topola−0.37#538
468down 2Jose RiveiroAIK−0.326#293
469down 5Savo Miloševićlast club: FK Željezničar−0.310#407
470down 3Ljubiša Dunđerskilast club: FK Vojvodina−0.34#684
471up 23Debatik CurriSC Gjilani−0.329#499
472down 2Leam RichardsonReading−0.41#971
473down 1Çağdaş Atanlast club: Konyaspor−0.43#628
474up 263Amund SkiriKristiansund BK−0.521#728
475down 2Vítor Campeloslast club: NK Celje−0.523#609
476down 2Jakup a Borglast club: B36 Tórshavn−0.55#930
477up 16Adam MajewskiWisła Płock−0.612#618
478down 3Akis Vavalislast club: FC Dila Gori−0.615#773
479down 75Matthias JaissleNewcastle United−0.611#369
480down 3Božidar Bandovićlast club: FK Radnički 1923−0.610#973
481down 2Kieran McKennalast club: Ipswich Town−0.724#364
482down 1Kiko Ramirez Gonzalezlast club: Radomiak Radom−0.74#710
483down 97Csaba LaszloKF Vllaznia−0.84#403
484newJurgen StreppelWillem II Tilburg−0.91#828
485up 277Jákup JoensenB36 Tórshavn−0.920#505
486– no changeDmitri Moloshlast club: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino−0.915#613
487up 118Adolfo Sormanilast club: Zabbar Saint Patrick FC−1.02#418
488down 1Daniel ScherningSV Wehen Wiesbaden−1.01#620
489up 180Adolf HütterEintracht Frankfurt−1.09#57
490down 168Javier CallejaCD Eldense−1.17#703
491down 1Igor Štimaclast club: HŠK Zrinjski Mostar−1.119#354
492down 1Luis García FernándezMallorca−1.136#506
493down 1Michael SchieleFC Würzburger Kickers−1.11#840
494up 1Ognjen ZaricSCR Altach−1.226#925
495down 238Nurken MazbaevUlytau FC−1.330#764
496up 188Milan AnđelkovićFC Koper−1.311#571
497up 192José BordalásGetafe−1.334#435
498down 2Jorge Casquilhalast club: İmişli FK−1.515#421
499down 83Fabien DagneauxUS Boulogne Côte-d'Opale−1.528#672
500down 3Savvas Pantelidislast club: AEL Novibet−1.515#747

Gained - how much their coach rating changed over their rated matches since 1 January 2026. The table updates every Monday and starts again in the first week of 2027; each finished year keeps its final table (2025). Matches - rated matches in 2026. Coach rating - their place in the main ranking. Only ranked managers (30+ rated matches) are listed.

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