Best Football Managers of 2026 – page 7

2026 so far

+/− vs Week 44, the race since 1 Jan

# +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating

601down 57Stanislav CherchesovAkhmat Grozny−6.024#894

602up 92Enrico MaassenFC St. Gallen 1879−6.037#665

603down 9Vahid Halilhodžićlast club: Nantes−6.07#136

604up 11Francesco FarioliFC Porto−6.037#203

605down 10Ryan Masonlast club: West Bromwich Albion−6.12#725

606down 10Matías Almeydalast club: Sevilla−6.16#555

607down 10David Martindalelast club: Livingston−6.25#983

608down 10David Holoubeklast club: Dukla Praha−6.22#797

609up 81Chris WilderSheffield United−6.236#147

610down 333Urs Fischer1. FSV Mainz 05−6.332#485

611down 9Henrik PedersenSheffield Wednesday−6.326#1,020

612down 9Per Mathias Hogmolast club: Ludogorets−6.322#688

613down 133Fabio GalloL.R. Vicenza−6.411#872

614down 10Jose Luis Mendilibarlast club: Olympiacos FC−6.425#170

615down 9Thomas Letschlast club: Red Bull Salzburg−6.44#990

616down 47Hugo MartinsAEL Limassol−6.526#266

617down 198Oran KearneyBallymena United−6.528#381

618down 32Markus MaderSC Austria Lustenau−6.511#957

619down 49Qatip OsmaniKF Laçi−6.610#641

620down 12Vladimir Khachidzelast club: FC Gagra−6.62#739

621down 12Yannick FerreraFCV Dender−6.712#982

622down 12Daire Doylelast club: Drogheda United−6.73#950

623down 12Dawid Szulczeklast club: Raków Częstochowa−6.82#738

624down 47Michael BealeSV Zulte Waregem−6.99#713

625down 8Ahmed Kantarilast club: Nantes−6.910#686

626down 92Matjaž KekHNK Rijeka−6.917#459

627down 9Eugen Neagoelast club: FC Petrolul Ploiești−7.011#507

628down 9Aleksandar VasoskiFK Sileks Kratovo−7.130#660

629down 8Dino Toppmollerlast club: RC Lens−7.18#185

630up 8Zeljko LjubenovicFC Gagra−7.229#651

631down 8Andrea Sottillast club: Modena−7.220#391

632down 8Maarten Martenslast club: AZ Alkmaar−7.22#542

633down 8Markus Anfanglast club: Fortuna Düsseldorf−7.212#558

634up 67Niko KovačBorussia Dortmund−7.236#42

635down 5Thorsten Finklast club: Samsunspor−7.521#653

636down 106Jens AskouToulouse−7.526#541

637down 46Marco MartinoUS Hostert−7.527#839

638down 18Branko NisevicSliema Wanderers−7.629#587

639down 7Vincenzo Vivarinilast club: Bari−7.72#1,033

640down 7Žarko Lazetićlast club: Maccabi Tel Aviv−7.75#579

641up 156Stanimir StoilovGöztepe−7.727#39

642down 6Luís Silvalast club: CF Estrela Amadora−7.813#714

643down 4Vesko MihajlovicEthnikos Achnas−7.88#514

644down 89Jagoba ArrasateOsasuna−7.910#333

645down 5Vladimir Sliskoviclast club: FK Zhenys−7.98#860

646down 5Marios Nikolaoulast club: Akritas Chlorakas−7.912#552

647down 5Mario Carevićlast club: HNK Gorica−8.024#870

648down 5Kalle Karlssonlast club: Hammarby IF−8.011#559

649down 5Chris Colemanlast club: Asteras Aktor−8.01#992

650down 5Horst Steffenlast club: SV Werder Bremen−8.05#311

651newDirk KuijtFenerbahçe−8.01#687

652down 124Georgios KostisOlympiakos Nicosia−8.121#663

653down 7Aykhan Abbasovlast club: Şamaxı FK−8.117#433

654up 110Thomas NorgaardBrøndby IF−8.126#711

655down 63Kosta RunjaicUdinese−8.233#268

656down 98Régis Le BrisSunderland−8.335#76

657down 6Wouter VranckenHeart of Midlothian−8.339#228

658down 140Marijo TotNK Široki Brijeg−8.32#780

659down 10Helgi Sigurdssonlast club: Fram Reykjavík−8.42#640

660down 10Ivan Stefanoviclast club: FK Napredak Kruševac−8.44#1,014

661up 41Kairat NurdauletovZhetysu Taldykorgan−8.530#746

662down 35Philipp SemlicWSG Tirol−8.526#574

663down 10Joachim Standfestlast club: Grazer AK 1902−8.62#853

664down 10Eivinas Černiauskaslast club: FK Kauno Žalgiris−8.617#284

665down 10Carlos Berneggerlast club: FC Zürich−8.65#977

666down 188Vadim EvseevDinamo Makhachkala−8.624#793

667down 11Felice Mazzulast club: Oud-Heverlee Leuven−8.720#523

668down 237Silvijo ČabrajaNK Slaven Belupo−8.715#404

669down 11Stephane Le Mignanlast club: Metz−8.73#705

670down 11Zsolt Hornyaklast club: Puskás Akadémia−8.815#301

671down 11Luis PintoGil Vicente−8.818#823

672down 11Admir Adžemlast club: FK Željezničar−8.94#938

673down 11Grigoriy Babayanlast club: Astana−8.929#142

674down 9Carlos Corberánlast club: Valencia−8.926#468

675down 9Patrick van LeeuwenFC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih−8.913#584

676down 62Gyorgy BognarPaksi FC−9.029#357

677down 10Geir Bakkelast club: Vålerenga IF−9.07#315

678down 10Stjepan Tomaslast club: SC Oțelul Galați−9.017#855

679down 159Andrey GorovtsovGomel−9.127#633

680down 9Andreas Almlast club: FK Liepaja−9.214#721

681down 9Massimiliano Allegrilast club: SSC Napoli−9.232#102

682down 8João PereiraAlanyaspor−9.226#642

683down 8Miloš Kruščićlast club: FK Spartak Subotica−9.26#899

684up 20Alessio LisciPAOK−9.235#188

685down 9Domenico Tedescolast club: Bologna−9.320#589

686up 61Elon BerishaFC Feronikeli 74−9.322#785

687down 182Mauro Lustrinelli1. FC Union Berlin−9.326#202

688down 11Nebojsa Jandriclast club: FK Dečić Tuzi−9.416#512

689up 30Manfred SchmidWolfsberger AC−9.416#528

690down 12Fred Grimlast club: AFC Ajax−9.411#986

691up 40Artem RadkovAris Limassol−9.414#432

692down 13Roberto Donadonilast club: Spezia−9.514#662

693down 13Volkan Demirellast club: Gençlerbirliği−9.68#822

694down 13Juraj Jarabeklast club: Dukla Banská Bystrica−9.63#820

695down 13Adrian Siemienieclast club: Jagiellonia Białystok−9.732#457

696down 145Dušan KosičLokomotiv Plovdiv−9.831#979

697down 11Maurice Steijnlast club: Sparta Rotterdam−10.017#878

698down 11Antonio Folhalast club: CFR 1907 Cluj−10.16#885

699down 65Anton SoltisMFK Zemplín Michalovce−10.127#726

700down 9Sami UğurluAntalyaspor−10.215#529

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.

Rankings by nationality

nationalities with at least 5 ranked managers this week

Best managers by month and year

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