Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Bundesliga Managers of 2026

Coach rating gained in 2026, games up to Sun 1 Nov · the managers of the 18 Bundesliga clubs · updated every Monday

Bundesliga managers - 2026

+/− vs Week 44, the race since 1 Jan
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
1120up 2Vincent Kompanylast club: FC Bayern München+21.439#24
2122down 38Manuel BaumFC Augsburg+21.328#477
3178up 102Julian SchusterSC Freiburg+16.643#138
4203up 76Daniel ThiouneSV Werder Bremen+14.123#174
5281up 23Vincent WagnerSV 07 Elversberg+9.126#337
6359down 10Ralf KettemannSC Paderborn 07+5.026#448
7364down 3Ole Wernerlast club: RB Leipzig+4.720#106
8377up 306Sebastian HoeneßVfB Stuttgart+4.140#197
9489up 180Adolf HütterEintracht Frankfurt−1.09#57
10521down 6Lukas Kwasnioklast club: 1. FC Köln−2.212#479
11538down 227Miron MuslićFC Schalke 04−3.125#229
12549down 9Eugen Polanskilast club: Borussia M'gladbach−3.522#556
13577down 178Merlin PolzinHamburger SV−5.128#600
14610down 333Urs Fischer1. FSV Mainz 05−6.332#485
15634up 67Niko KovačBorussia Dortmund−7.236#42
16650down 5Horst Steffenlast club: SV Werder Bremen−8.05#311
17687down 182Mauro Lustrinelli1. FC Union Berlin−9.326#202
18758down 130Christian IlzerTSG Hoffenheim−13.831#53
19766down 204Carles MartínezBayer 04 Leverkusen−14.434#319
20786down 3Alexander BlessinBorussia M'gladbach−15.725#553
21815up 4Kasper Hjulmandlast club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen−17.827#386
22868down 10Steffen Baumgartlast club: 1. FC Union Berlin−21.214#829

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.

The managers of the league's clubs this week; All ranked adds managers between clubs whose last club plays in the Bundesliga. # - position in this list. World and +/− - the world table and its change since last week. These pages show the current week only; past weeks are in the world archive.

Rankings by nationality

nationalities with at least 5 ranked managers this week
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