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, 2008 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Jul 22, 2008.

Ranking table

Rated through: Jul 22, 2008
Rated teams: 153
Strongest as of: CSKA Moscu· 2098

Showing 1-50 of 153 filtered teams Page 1 of 4.

Rank	Global rank	Team	Country	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	#1	CSKA Moscu	Russia	2098	683	2098 May 26, 2008
#2	#2	Panathinaikos AC	Greece	1994	1146	2094 Jan 27, 2008
#3	#3	Partizan	Serbia	1953	1609	1970 Nov 1, 1992
#4	#4	Baskonia	Spain	1925	1577	2012 Jan 10, 2007
#5	#5	Real Madrid	Spain	1916	2373	2069 Jan 30, 1975
#6	#6	Nymburk	Czech Republic	1911	429	1936 Mar 14, 2008
#7	#7	Olympiakos BC	Greece	1901	1052	2018 Dec 3, 1994
#8	#8	Joventut Badalona	Spain	1889	1947	1980 Jan 19, 1992
#9	#9	Khimki M.	Russia	1888	104	1925 May 8, 2008
#10	#10	BC Rytas	Lithuania	1860	268	1929 Sep 7, 2006
#11	#11	FC Barcelona	Spain	1855	2223	2026 Feb 4, 1989
#12	#12	Zalgiris Kaunas	Lithuania	1846	393	1931 Dec 10, 2005
#13	#13	Fenerbahçe SK	Türkiye	1830	1497	1917 Oct 17, 2007
#14	#14	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israel	1813	2078	2071 Nov 6, 2005
#15	#15	Valencia Basket	Spain	1797	826	1861 Mar 9, 2003
#16	#16	Unicaja	Spain	1768	854	1979 Sep 22, 2006
#17	#17	Lyon-Villeurbanne	France	1763	1130	1901 Oct 9, 1996
#18	#18	Asseco Arka Gdynia	Poland	1761	283	1867 Oct 22, 2006
#19	#19	Nancy	France	1757	564	1817 Nov 17, 2007
#20	#20	Bilbao	Spain	1751	339	1789 Feb 7, 2008
#21	#21	Anadolu Efes	Türkiye	1745	1383	1988 Oct 3, 1993
#22	#22	Le Mans	France	1743	666	1799 Dec 13, 2003
#23	#23	Gran Canaria	Spain	1742	659	1776 May 27, 2007
#24	#24	Beşiktaş JK	Türkiye	1741	1195	1865 Apr 4, 1976
#25	#25	Turk Telekom	Türkiye	1740	538	1851 Mar 2, 2007
#26	#26	Alba Berlin	Germany	1739	1122	1896 Oct 20, 2000
#27	#27	Aris	Greece	1737	983	1921 Feb 2, 1991
#28	#28	Roanne	France	1733	369	1778 Oct 27, 2007
#29	#29	Hapoel Holon	Israel	1720	1027	1754 Feb 9, 1987
#30	#30	Treviso	Italy	1714	1242	2045 May 9, 2003
#31	#31	Olimpia Milano	Italy	1713	1538	1970 Nov 16, 1996
#32	#32	KK Crvena Zvezda	Serbia	1712	1104	1817 Jun 4, 2006
#33	#33	Zenit Petersburg	Russia	1701	87	1701 May 20, 2008
#34	#34	Panionios	Greece	1701	749	1854 Feb 13, 1994
#35	#35	Novy Jicin	Czech Republic	1701	420	1763 May 15, 2002
#36	#36	Maroussi	Greece	1697	475	1836 Apr 23, 2004
#37	#37	Budućnost VOLI	Montenegro	1697	835	1932 Dec 27, 1999
#38	#39	Zadar	Croatia	1685	965	1799 Jan 8, 1992
#39	#40	Unics Kazan	Russia	1678	239	1887 Jan 6, 2007
#40	#41	Cibona	Croatia	1663	1025	1993 Feb 17, 1987
#41	#43	AEK Athens	Greece	1653	916	1928 Nov 10, 2001
#42	#44	Le Havre	France	1652	294	1691 Apr 29, 2008
#43	#45	Slask Wroclaw	Poland	1652	435	1783 Apr 16, 2004
#44	#46	Manresa	Spain	1650	1231	1831 Sep 6, 1998
#45	#47	Olomoucko	Czech Republic	1650	193	1728 Apr 26, 2006
#46	#48	Tisettanta Cantu'	Italy	1650	1312	1909 Sep 29, 1981
#47	#50	PBK Lokomotiv Kuban	Russia	1643	125	1698 Apr 6, 2007
#48	#51	Galatasaray	Türkiye	1638	1299	1813 Oct 28, 1972
#49	#52	Oostende	Belgium	1631	240	1696 Dec 14, 2000
#50	#53	Chalon/Saone	France	1627	453	1728 Jun 2, 2004

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.

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