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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Rankings as of Jul 31, 1987 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Jun 19, 1987.

Ranking table

Rated through: Jun 19, 1987
Rated teams: 64
Strongest as of: FC Barcelona· 1946

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Rank	Global rank	Team	Country	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	#1	FC Barcelona	Spain	1946	847	1979 Jan 6, 1984
#2	#2	Cibona	Croatia	1945	412	1993 Feb 17, 1987
#3	#3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israel	1936	1003	2034 Mar 7, 1982
#4	#4	Olimpia Milano	Italy	1873	531	1958 Feb 22, 1986
#5	#5	Joventut Badalona	Spain	1862	908	1918 Jan 20, 1972
#6	#6	Cimberio Varese	Italy	1835	579	1925 Dec 11, 1975
#7	#7	Aris	Greece	1825	72	1825 Jan 17, 1987
#8	#8	Partizan	Serbia	1819	525	1880 Feb 27, 1979
#9	#9	CSKA Moscu	Russia	1818	208	1846 Feb 7, 1973
#10	#10	Tisettanta Cantu'	Italy	1812	511	1909 Sep 29, 1981
#11	#11	Real Madrid	Spain	1809	1078	2069 Jan 30, 1975
#12	#12	Pau-Orthez	France	1803	83	1824 Jan 7, 1987
#13	#13	KK Crvena Zvezda	Serbia	1784	368	1809 Oct 27, 1984
#14	#14	Zalgiris Kaunas	Lithuania	1778	47	1831 Dec 4, 1986
#15	#15	Lyon-Villeurbanne	France	1758	159	1814 Jan 15, 1985
#16	#16	Hapoel Holon	Israel	1707	636	1754 Feb 9, 1987
#17	#17	Split	Croatia	1706	445	1874 Nov 6, 1977
#18	#18	KK Bosna	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1695	359	1849 Oct 1, 1978
#19	#19	Zadar	Croatia	1691	483	1795 Apr 15, 1986
#20	#20	Karşıyaka	Türkiye	1684	388	1726 Oct 14, 1978
#21	#21	Anadolu Efes	Türkiye	1684	283	1845 Mar 20, 1983
#22	#22	Bamberg	Germany	1681	216	1695 Dec 13, 1986
#23	#23	Antibes	France	1670	77	1675 Jan 20, 1987
#24	#24	Virtus Bologna	Italy	1665	693	1814 Nov 22, 1986
#25	#25	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Israel	1662	848	1953 Dec 15, 1967
#26	#26	Venezia	Italy	1659	232	1705 Feb 27, 1982
#27	#28	Alba Berlin	Germany	1651	141	1732 Mar 16, 1985
#28	#29	PAOK	Greece	1647	64	1675 Dec 31, 1986
#29	#30	Beşiktaş JK	Türkiye	1639	480	1865 Apr 4, 1976
#30	#31	Galatasaray	Türkiye	1637	559	1813 Oct 28, 1972
#31	#32	Giessen	Germany	1626	390	1755 Nov 2, 1978
#32	#33	Mechelen	Belgium	1623	82	1681 Mar 24, 1977
#33	#34	Brescia	Italy	1618	193	1692 Oct 18, 1980
#34	#35	Fenerbahçe SK	Türkiye	1615	522	1819 Nov 14, 1971
#35	#36	Oostende	Belgium	1614	40	1640 Nov 1, 1984
#36	#37	BC Balkan Botevgrad	Bulgaria	1614	31	1621 Oct 28, 1986
#37	#38	Hapoel Galil	Israel	1609	193	1670 Feb 2, 1987
#38	#39	Maccabi Netanya	Israel	1609	55	1685 Oct 16, 1986
#39	#41	Panionios	Greece	1605	18	1605 Jan 17, 1987
#40	#42	Reggiana	Italy	1601	112	1713 Oct 25, 1986
#41	#43	Tofas	Türkiye	1599	278	1795 Feb 4, 1979
#42	#46	Brno	Czech Republic	1584	114	1736 Nov 10, 1971
#43	#48	Bilbao	Spain	1573	33	1606 Feb 28, 1987
#44	#49	Panathinaikos AC	Greece	1569	125	1692 Nov 19, 1981
#45	#50	Trieste	Italy	1566	174	1680 Feb 23, 1985
#46	#53	Challans	France	1556	24	1572 Dec 4, 1985
#47	#55	Treviso	Italy	1547	84	1620 Oct 19, 1985
#48	#57	Olympiakos BC	Greece	1536	77	1607 Jan 10, 1979
#49	#58	Baskonia	Spain	1534	378	1562 Oct 11, 1986
#50	#59	Borac	Serbia	1531	292	1636 Dec 24, 1983

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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.

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