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, 1997 Using the latest rated game available before that date: May 20, 1997.

Ranking table

Rated through: May 20, 1997
Rated teams: 96
Strongest as of: Anadolu Efes· 1959

Showing 1-50 of 96 filtered teams Page 1 of 2.

Rank	Global rank	Team	Country	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	#1	Anadolu Efes	Türkiye	1959	735	1988 Oct 3, 1993
#2	#2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israel	1954	1456	2034 Mar 7, 1982
#3	#3	Treviso	Italy	1911	561	2008 Apr 24, 1995
#4	#4	FC Barcelona	Spain	1910	1498	2026 Feb 4, 1989
#5	#5	Real Madrid	Spain	1907	1692	2069 Jan 30, 1975
#6	#6	Olympiakos BC	Greece	1858	433	2018 Dec 3, 1994
#7	#7	CSKA Moscu	Russia	1856	320	1925 Dec 4, 1996
#8	#8	Alba Berlin	Germany	1835	535	1877 Feb 20, 1997
#9	#9	Lyon-Villeurbanne	France	1823	548	1901 Oct 9, 1996
#10	#10	Virtus Bologna	Italy	1819	1388	1989 Oct 13, 1995
#11	#11	Cibona	Croatia	1803	645	1993 Feb 17, 1987
#12	#12	Limoges CSP	France	1802	360	1963 Sep 17, 1994
#13	#13	Pau-Orthez	France	1785	565	1937 May 23, 1996
#14	#14	Joventut Badalona	Spain	1776	1461	1980 Jan 19, 1992
#15	#15	Split	Croatia	1775	701	2027 Nov 10, 1990
#16	#16	Olimpia Milano	Italy	1765	1048	1970 Nov 16, 1996
#17	#17	Partizan	Serbia	1764	1021	1970 Nov 1, 1992
#18	#18	Cimberio Varese	Italy	1761	916	1925 Dec 11, 1975
#19	#19	Panathinaikos AC	Greece	1745	485	2006 Sep 22, 1996
#20	#20	Unicaja	Spain	1744	263	1838 Jan 31, 1996
#21	#21	PAOK	Greece	1742	438	1978 Apr 25, 1994
#22	#22	Tisettanta Cantu'	Italy	1715	881	1909 Sep 29, 1981
#23	#23	Iraklis	Greece	1713	267	1821 Sep 30, 1995
#24	#24	Baskonia	Spain	1705	862	1833 Mar 10, 1995
#25	#25	Hapoel Jerusalem	Israel	1695	761	1754 Oct 19, 1996
#26	#26	Apollon Patras	Greece	1694	229	1699 Apr 12, 1997
#27	#27	Turk Telekom	Türkiye	1694	62	1724 Jan 21, 1997
#28	#28	Aris	Greece	1690	463	1921 Feb 2, 1991
#29	#29	Budućnost VOLI	Montenegro	1689	366	1721 Oct 25, 1996
#30	#30	Tofas	Türkiye	1682	617	1795 Feb 4, 1979
#31	#31	Peristeri	Greece	1678	247	1735 Jan 8, 1994
#32	#32	Reggiana	Italy	1678	302	1751 Oct 6, 1990
#33	#33	AEK Athens	Greece	1661	377	1749 Dec 28, 1996
#34	#35	Fenerbahçe SK	Türkiye	1652	918	1854 Mar 20, 1991
#35	#36	Zalgiris Kaunas	Lithuania	1649	104	1831 Dec 4, 1986
#36	#37	Le Mans	France	1647	205	1686 Feb 22, 1997
#37	#38	BC Kalev/Cramo	Estonia	1645	49	1645 Dec 11, 1996
#38	#39	Benfica	Portugal	1644	122	1672 Jan 6, 1994
#39	#41	Panionios	Greece	1644	341	1854 Feb 13, 1994
#40	#42	Manresa	Spain	1632	920	1806 Mar 22, 1996
#41	#43	Gran Canaria	Spain	1627	205	1647 Oct 26, 1996
#42	#44	Valencia Basket	Spain	1627	315	1679 Sep 26, 1993
#43	#45	Dubrava	Croatia	1624	16	1624 Jan 22, 1997
#44	#46	Antibes	France	1621	495	1884 Feb 7, 1995
#45	#47	Ulm	Germany	1619	275	1690 Feb 27, 1994
#46	#48	Cholet	France	1615	413	1801 Jan 11, 1992
#47	#49	Spartak Subotica	Serbia	1613	143	1661 Mar 12, 1993
#48	#50	Hapoel Galil	Israel	1612	543	1785 May 12, 1993
#49	#51	Bonn	Germany	1611	63	1621 May 10, 1997
#50	#53	Oostende	Belgium	1605	116	1664 Nov 21, 1995

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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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