Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best Ligue 1 Managers - Last 12 Months

Coach rating gained from 3 Nov 2025 to 1 Nov 2026 · the managers of the 18 Ligue 1 clubs

Ligue 1 managers - last 12 months

+/− vs Week 44
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
154down 7Antoine Kombouarelast club: Paris FC+37.411#181
273up 69Olivier PantaloniNice+31.834#392
374up 38Christophe Pélissierlast club: Auxerre+31.724#19
484up 47Luis EnriqueParis Saint-Germain+30.454#5
5112down 56Patrick VideiraLe Mans+24.932#184
6207down 98Jens AskouToulouse+16.236#541
7237up 19Sébastien Pocognolilast club: AS Monaco+13.332#182
8274up 5Claude Puellast club: Nice+10.926#659
9451down 6Hugo OliveiraRC Strasbourg+1.433#399
10483up 175Will StillAuxerre+0.29#910
11517up 16Jorge Maciellast club: Olympique Lyonnais−0.73#744
12648up 72Stephane DumontTroyes−5.833#294
13681down 50Alexandre DujeuxLorient−7.532#410
14729up 92Eric Roylast club: Stade Brestois−10.123#297
15770down 250Habib Beyelast club: Olympique de Marseille−11.924#650
16809up 165Liam RoseniorParis FC−13.941#248
17881up 28Dino Toppmollerlast club: RC Lens−18.417#185
18924down 172Stephane GilliAngers−21.723#303
19933up 2Paulo FonsecaOlympique Lyonnais−22.646#49
20966up 53Bruno GenesioOlympique de Marseille−26.644#74
21985down 188Franck HaiseStade Rennais−30.433#352
221007down 40Didier DigardLe Havre−34.533#575

Gained - how much their coach rating changed over their rated matches of the last 52 weeks: their rating now minus their rating a year ago. It ranks change, not level, so a manager climbing out of a bad spell can top it with a modest coach rating. Matches - rated matches in those 52 weeks. Coach rating - their place in the main ranking. Only ranked managers (30+ rated matches) are listed; once they reach 30, every match in the window counts.

The managers of the league's clubs this week; All ranked adds managers between clubs whose last club plays in the Ligue 1. # - 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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