Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Football Managers of 2026 - page 9

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

2026 so far

+/− vs Week 44, the race since 1 Jan
# +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
801down 30Fabrizio CostantiniSS Pennarossa−16.525#843
802up 7Marcelinolast club: Villarreal−16.522#91
803up 8Carlos Carvalhallast club: Famalicão−16.68#537
804up 20Gaute HelstrupMalmö FF−16.816#217
805up 8Zekirija Ramadanilast club: FC Drita−17.024#441
806down 37Giorgi OnianiFC Samgurali Tskhaltubo−17.031#619
807up 7Gabriele Cioffilast club: Carrarese−17.06#851
808up 7Dawid Kroczeklast club: Raków Częstochowa−17.112#768
809up 7Milan Lešnjaklast club: FK Čukarički−17.15#949
810up 7Stephan Helmlast club: FK Austria Wien−17.231#841
811up 98Jim MagiltonCliftonville FC−17.233#690
812up 64Lars FriisCercle Brugge−17.416#960
813up 5Mirel Radoilast club: Gaziantep FK−17.612#806
814up 42David MoyesEverton−17.630#40
815up 4Kasper Hjulmandlast club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen−17.827#386
816down 62Dean KlafurićKF Tirana−17.813#729
817down 106Bartosz GrzelakKS Cracovia−17.816#664
818up 24Nuri ŞahinBaşakşehir FK−17.929#604
819up 1Peter Zeidlerlast club: Grasshopper Club Zürich−17.931#730
820up 1Albert Celadeslast club: Cádiz−17.928#967
821up 38Cesar PeixotoWolverhampton−18.033#900
822up 1Andy DyerBriton Ferry Llansawel AFC−18.121#560
823down 90Željko KopićWieczysta Kraków−18.124#165
824down 39Gregory PoirierNantes−18.326#443
825up 1Anton ŽlogarND Primorje−18.311#886
826up 1Arne Slotlast club: Liverpool FC−18.330#20
827up 1Valérien Ismaëllast club: Blackburn Rovers−18.47#947
828up 1Eric Roylast club: Stade Brestois−18.418#297
829up 66Frederik VanderbiestKV Mechelen−18.529#743
830– no changeFatih Tekkelast club: Trabzonspor−18.522#376
831up 1Henry van der Vegtlast club: PEC Zwolle−18.725#888
832down 20Ivan BionchikSlavia Mozyr−18.927#509
833down 198Gerald ScheiblehnerGrazer AK 1902−18.918#577
834up 1Andrey Ferapontovlast club: FC Kaysar−18.924#487
835up 1Ivan Stojkoviclast club: Enosis Neon Ypsona FC−19.03#632
836up 2Omar Daflast club: Amiens SC−19.09#741
837down 132Ryan JenkinsCardiff Met FC−19.426#911
838down 56John EustaceDerby County−19.435#570
839– no changeBololast club: Huesca−19.411#874
840up 61Liam RoseniorParis FC−19.432#248
841up 8Peter BoszPSV Eindhoven−19.533#79
842up 51Andreas TegstromSandefjord Fotball−19.622#251
843down 129Jørgen VikTromsø IL−19.728#668
844down 38Gurban GurbanovQarabağ FK−19.735#33
845– no changePierre SageCrystal Palace−19.936#132
846up 27Thomas MyhreHamKam−20.122#614
847down 4Carlos Vicenslast club: Sporting Braga−20.141#701
848up 43Eirik HornelandSK Brann−20.225#236
849down 5Liasos Loukalast club: Aris Limassol−20.215#318
850up 34Tony PennockHaverfordwest County AFC−20.228#718
851up 39Maximilian SenftKarlsruher SC−20.230#716
852down 15Nathan JonesCharlton Athletic−20.338#548
853down 7Mikulas Radvanyilast club: KFC Komárno−20.311#676
854down 7Rubén de la Barreralast club: UD Las Palmas−20.424#844
855down 7Branko Žigićlast club: FK TSC Bačka Topola−20.410#862
856down 138David CampañaNarva Trans−20.418#830
857down 7Roman Kozuhhovskilast club: Narva Trans−20.414#644
858down 7Oleg Vasilenkolast club: Fakel Voronezh−20.49#1,001
859down 7Paolo Zanettilast club: Hellas Verona−20.57#882
860down 3Ricardo Sá PintoPafos FC−20.521#442
861down 8Constantin Galcalast club: FC Rapid București−20.717#647
862down 8Zaur Tedeevlast club: Akron Togliatti−20.711#594
863down 89José Juan RomeroAD Ceuta−20.834#617
864down 9Benoit Tavenotlast club: Metz−20.916#1,022
865down 77Reinhold BreuJeunesse Esch−20.927#654
866down 94Alberto AquilaniSassuolo−21.031#745
867down 140Olivier FrapolliGrenoble Foot 38−21.130#734
868down 10Steffen Baumgartlast club: 1. FC Union Berlin−21.214#829
869down 9Giorgio Gorgonelast club: Catanzaro−21.328#939
870down 39Ziv ArieMaccabi Petach Tikva−21.420#583
871down 10Thomas Silberbergerlast club: Wolfsberger AC−21.417#965
872down 10Ondrej Smetanalast club: Baník Ostrava−21.58#923
873up 42Radoslav KovacFC Viktoria Plzeň−21.526#409
874down 11Gerhard Struberlast club: Bristol City−21.616#791
875down 11Aleksey Bagalast club: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino−21.77#1,025
876down 11Hallgrímur JónassonKA Akureyri−21.824#876
877down 11Michel Der Zakarianlast club: Nantes−21.93#814
878down 10Slaviša Stojanovičlast club: FK Željezničar−21.93#801
879down 54Rasmus BertelsenRanders FC−22.026#864
880down 11Arsen Hovhannisyanlast club: FC Shirak Gyumri−22.010#951
881down 11Giovanni Stroppalast club: Venezia−22.128#146
882up 17Veaceslav RusnacFC Milsami Orhei−22.431#919
883down 12Enkeleid Dobilast club: KF Teuta Durrës−22.517#884
884down 12Gary Rowettlast club: Leicester City−22.514#508
885down 11Florin PârvuFC Voluntari−22.715#866
886down 11Blendi ShkembiFC Struga Trim & Lum−23.028#278
887up 55Elias CharalambousAPO Levadiakos−23.020#363
888down 11Ivan Vukomanovićlast club: Kalcer Radomlje−23.210#984
889down 48Igor PrinsPärnu JK Vaprus−23.335#260
890down 11Fabio Grossolast club: Fiorentina−23.425#472
891down 90Claudio GiráldezCelta Vigo−23.641#527
892up 26Alfred JohanssonMotherwell−23.925#852
893down 13Johan Lindholmlast club: Halmstads BK−23.96#825
894down 138Miika NuutinenKuopion Palloseura−23.943#963
895down 14Vyacheslav Gerashchenkolast club: Naftan Novopolotsk−24.09#1,018
896down 14Sharon MimerAshdod SC−24.011#582
897down 103Lyuboslav PenevLokomotiv Sofia−24.013#470
898down 91Roman SkuhravýBaník Ostrava−24.026#861
899down 16Nurbol Zhumaskalievlast club: Irtysh Pavlodar−24.310#581
900down 15Zdravko Dragiceviclast club: OFK Petrovac−24.428#893

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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