European basketball club rankings and ELO ratings

Compare basketball clubs across Europe in one results-based ranking covering domestic leagues and international competitions.

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Min games

Rankings as of Jul 31, 1976 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Apr 25, 1976.

Ranking table

Rated through: Apr 25, 1976
Rated teams: 39
Strongest as of: Real Madrid· 1992

Showing 1-39 of 39 filtered teams.

Rank	Global rank	Team	Country	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	#1	Real Madrid	Spain	1992	607	2069 Jan 30, 1975
#2	#2	Cimberio Varese	Italy	1909	143	1925 Dec 11, 1975
#3	#3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israel	1895	545	1988 Nov 27, 1972
#4	#4	Beşiktaş JK	Türkiye	1865	208	1865 Apr 4, 1976
#5	#5	Tisettanta Cantu'	Italy	1806	79	1831 Feb 26, 1976
#6	#6	FC Barcelona	Spain	1778	427	1890 Apr 19, 1975
#7	#7	Virtus Bologna	Italy	1750	92	1770 Feb 24, 1976
#8	#8	Partizan	Serbia	1731	112	1766 Dec 24, 1975
#9	#9	Split	Croatia	1729	129	1793 Nov 12, 1975
#10	#10	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Israel	1711	498	1953 Dec 15, 1967
#11	#11	Lyon-Villeurbanne	France	1707	73	1707 Mar 15, 1976
#12	#12	Joventut Badalona	Spain	1697	511	1918 Jan 20, 1972
#13	#13	Karşıyaka	Türkiye	1675	94	1675 Apr 3, 1976
#14	#15	KK Bosna	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1661	78	1661 Mar 25, 1976
#15	#16	AEK Athens	Greece	1653	57	1662 Nov 11, 1971
#16	#18	Galatasaray	Türkiye	1642	251	1813 Oct 28, 1972
#17	#19	Fenerbahçe SK	Türkiye	1640	234	1819 Nov 14, 1971
#18	#20	USK Prague	Czech Republic	1626	76	1740 Jan 15, 1970
#19	#21	Panathinaikos AC	Greece	1619	45	1648 Mar 9, 1972
#20	#22	Heidelberg	Germany	1616	99	1646 Jan 23, 1976
#21	#23	Giessen	Germany	1611	109	1702 Jan 11, 1974
#22	#25	KK Crvena Zvezda	Serbia	1604	79	1669 Dec 21, 1974
#23	#26	Mechelen	Belgium	1595	28	1604 Feb 19, 1976
#24	#27	Zadar	Croatia	1581	126	1782 Mar 16, 1975
#25	#28	CSKA Moscu	Russia	1581	106	1846 Feb 7, 1973
#26	#29	Antibes	France	1581	38	1592 Feb 3, 1976
#27	#31	Olimpia Milano	Italy	1579	139	1849 Feb 14, 1973
#28	#35	Manresa	Spain	1540	216	1591 Apr 2, 1971
#29	#37	Irony Kfar Hamaccabia Ramat Gan	Israel	1537	192	1720 Nov 6, 1974
#30	#41	Olympiakos BC	Greece	1520	19	1528 Jan 7, 1976
#31	#42	Radnički Beograd	Serbia	1511	90	1622 Feb 13, 1974
#32	#43	Baskonia	Spain	1503	120	1534 Dec 29, 1973
#33	#45	Bamberg	Germany	1496	69	1573 Nov 23, 1973
#34	#47	Caen	France	1489	8	1500 Jan 4, 1972
#35	#49	Borac	Serbia	1482	78	1561 Oct 26, 1974
#36	#50	PAOK	Greece	1477	6	1500 Nov 20, 1959
#37	#52	Breogan	Spain	1467	141	1504 Dec 20, 1970
#38	#55	Hapoel Jerusalem	Israel	1456	397	1613 Dec 6, 1963
#39	#59	Metalac	Serbia	1441	79	1500 Oct 1, 1973

ELO ratings guide

Who is the best basketball team in Europe?

This European club ranking connects results from domestic and international competitions in one ELO pool. It provides a broader comparison than a single league table while keeping the model, game history, and assumptions visible.

Ratings start at 1,500 and update after every rated result using a versioned, published model. Read the basketball ELO formula and assumptions.

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