Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best French Managers of 2026

Coach rating gained in 2026, games up to Sun 1 Nov · 38 ranked managers from France · updated every Monday

Managers from France - 2026

+/− vs Week 44, the race since 1 Jan
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
118up 21Zoumana CamaraMontpellier+47.630#343
229down 3Didier ZanettiFK Auda+41.336#254
348down 14Antoine Kombouarelast club: Paris FC+37.411#181
459down 6Christophe Pélissierlast club: Auxerre+33.518#19
575down 5Oswald TanchotNancy+29.810#789
6114down 8Didier TholotFC Sion+22.038#161
7169down 49Jocelyn GourvennecServette FC+17.232#500
8185up 149Olivier PantaloniNice+16.029#392
9238up 201Thierry DebesPau FC+11.525#373
10249up 12Claude Puellast club: Nice+10.926#659
11264down 101Patrick VideiraLe Mans+10.228#184
12287down 139Franck HaiseStade Rennais+8.824#352
13308down 52Julien StéphanQueens Park Rangers+7.637#280
14315up 260Sylvain RipollGuingamp+7.328#863
15320down 23Nicolas UsaïStade de Reims+7.013#809
16338up 3Reginald RayBastia+6.018#621
17358– no changeDidier Santinilast club: Rodez AF+5.028#388
18379down 157Laurent GuyotAnnecy FC+3.928#521
19499down 83Fabien DagneauxUS Boulogne Côte-d'Opale−1.528#672
20507down 4Herve Della MaggioreUS Orléans−1.91#943
21513up 139Stephane DumontTroyes−2.028#294
22532down 47Stephane GilliAngers−2.918#303
23598down 10Philippe Montanierlast club: Saint-Étienne−6.016#143
24656down 98Régis Le BrisSunderland−8.335#76
25669down 11Stephane Le Mignanlast club: Metz−8.73#705
26753down 228Grégory PromentMetz−13.521#962
27764up 4Vincent HognonSochaux−14.211#954
28771up 5Franck Rizzettolast club: Grenoble Foot 38−14.813#849
29796down 21Didier DigardLe Havre−16.227#575
30799up 41David GuionClermont Foot−16.511#924
31824down 39Gregory PoirierNantes−18.326#443
32827up 1Valérien Ismaëllast club: Blackburn Rovers−18.47#947
33828up 1Eric Roylast club: Stade Brestois−18.418#297
34845– no changePierre SageCrystal Palace−19.936#132
35864down 9Benoit Tavenotlast club: Metz−20.916#1,022
36867down 140Olivier FrapolliGrenoble Foot 38−21.130#734
37907down 13Alexandre DujeuxLorient−25.627#410
38908up 14Bruno GenesioOlympique de Marseille−25.636#74

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.

Managers of French nationality, wherever they work. # - 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.

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nationalities with at least 5 ranked managers this week
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