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 1-49 of 49 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | Country | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | Israel | 1933 | 741 | |||
| #2 | #2 | Spain | 1899 | 578 | |||
| #3 | #3 | Italy | 1896 | 255 | |||
| #4 | #4 | Italy | 1866 | 338 | |||
| #5 | #5 | Spain | 1831 | 799 | |||
| #6 | #6 | Croatia | 1815 | 169 | |||
| #7 | #7 | Italy | 1799 | 263 | |||
| #8 | #8 | Serbia | 1762 | 293 | |||
| #9 | #9 | Russia | 1740 | 154 | |||
| #10 | #10 | Italy | 1736 | 362 | |||
| #11 | #11 | Türkiye | 1732 | 92 | |||
| #12 | #12 | Türkiye | 1723 | 329 | |||
| #13 | #13 | Spain | 1706 | 676 | |||
| #14 | #14 | Israel | 1683 | 651 | |||
| #15 | #15 | France | 1682 | 109 | |||
| #16 | #16 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1673 | 196 | |||
| #17 | #17 | Türkiye | 1663 | 221 | |||
| #18 | #18 | Greece | 1656 | 71 | |||
| #19 | #19 | Croatia | 1653 | 262 | |||
| #20 | #20 | Germany | 1653 | 250 | |||
| #21 | #22 | Türkiye | 1651 | 133 | |||
| #22 | #23 | Italy | 1649 | 115 | |||
| #23 | #24 | Belgium | 1642 | 52 | |||
| #24 | #26 | Czech Republic | 1603 | 108 | |||
| #25 | #27 | Serbia | 1596 | 198 | |||
| #26 | #29 | Israel | 1586 | 42 | |||
| #27 | #30 | France | 1584 | 44 | |||
| #28 | #31 | France | 1584 | 28 | |||
| #29 | #33 | Serbia | 1577 | 233 | |||
| #30 | #34 | Croatia | 1571 | 295 | |||
| #31 | #35 | Greece | 1571 | 53 | |||
| #32 | #36 | Italy | 1569 | 58 | |||
| #33 | #38 | Greece | 1567 | 71 | |||
| #34 | #40 | Belgium | 1562 | 22 | |||
| #35 | #41 | Greece | 1546 | 22 | |||
| #36 | #44 | Montenegro | 1534 | 23 | |||
| #37 | #47 | Lithuania | 1522 | 8 | |||
| #38 | #49 | Spain | 1510 | 327 | |||
| #39 | #52 | Italy | 1505 | 32 | |||
| #40 | #53 | Poland | 1504 | 31 | |||
| #41 | #61 | Türkiye | 1466 | 368 | |||
| #42 | #62 | Türkiye | 1455 | 350 | |||
| #43 | #64 | Croatia | 1448 | 105 | |||
| #44 | #66 | Israel | 1436 | 469 | |||
| #45 | #67 | Portugal | 1431 | 14 | |||
| #46 | #69 | Spain | 1395 | 231 | |||
| #47 | #72 | Germany | 1380 | 19 | |||
| #48 | #73 | Germany | 1364 | 18 | |||
| #49 | #75 | Israel | 1349 | 310 |
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.