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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Ranking table
Showing 1-30 of 30 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | Country | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | Israel | 1967 | 437 | |||
| #2 | #2 | Spain | 1894 | 431 | |||
| #3 | #3 | Spain | 1851 | 354 | |||
| #4 | #5 | Türkiye | 1799 | 161 | |||
| #5 | #6 | Spain | 1790 | 280 | |||
| #6 | #7 | Italy | 1789 | 52 | |||
| #7 | #8 | Italy | 1785 | 51 | |||
| #8 | #9 | Israel | 1766 | 422 | |||
| #9 | #10 | Türkiye | 1741 | 123 | |||
| #10 | #11 | Türkiye | 1733 | 148 | |||
| #11 | #12 | Czech Republic | 1699 | 55 | |||
| #12 | #14 | Czech Republic | 1683 | 53 | |||
| #13 | #15 | Greece | 1648 | 33 | |||
| #14 | #16 | Greece | 1630 | 43 | |||
| #15 | #17 | Germany | 1618 | 51 | |||
| #16 | #18 | Serbia | 1602 | 21 | |||
| #17 | #20 | Croatia | 1593 | 13 | |||
| #18 | #22 | Israel | 1590 | 116 | |||
| #19 | #24 | Croatia | 1563 | 10 | |||
| #20 | #25 | France | 1561 | 40 | |||
| #21 | #26 | France | 1560 | 8 | |||
| #22 | #28 | France | 1554 | 14 | |||
| #23 | #29 | Spain | 1546 | 75 | |||
| #24 | #31 | Germany | 1540 | 17 | |||
| #25 | #40 | Portugal | 1472 | 4 | |||
| #26 | #41 | France | 1471 | 2 | |||
| #27 | #44 | Germany | 1453 | 42 | |||
| #28 | #45 | Israel | 1433 | 403 | |||
| #29 | #46 | Spain | 1418 | 49 | |||
| #30 | #47 | Germany | 1400 | 32 |
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.