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, 1999 Using the latest rated game available before that date: May 21, 1999.

Ranking table

Rated through: May 21, 1999
Rated teams: 98
Strongest as of: FC Barcelona· 1925

Showing 1-50 of 98 filtered teams Page 1 of 2.

Rank	Global rank	Team	Country	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	#1	FC Barcelona	Spain	1925	1620	2026 Feb 4, 1989
#2	#2	Cimberio Varese	Italy	1903	1026	1925 Dec 11, 1975
#3	#3	Zalgiris Kaunas	Lithuania	1897	143	1897 Apr 22, 1999
#4	#4	Virtus Bologna	Italy	1891	1569	2052 Oct 24, 1998
#5	#5	Treviso	Italy	1887	679	2008 Apr 24, 1995
#6	#6	Pau-Orthez	France	1865	678	1937 May 23, 1996
#7	#7	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israel	1861	1556	2034 Mar 7, 1982
#8	#8	Anadolu Efes	Türkiye	1855	853	1988 Oct 3, 1993
#9	#9	Budućnost VOLI	Montenegro	1851	434	1880 Oct 21, 1998
#10	#10	Tofas	Türkiye	1850	711	1850 May 18, 1999
#11	#11	Alba Berlin	Germany	1840	648	1877 Feb 20, 1997
#12	#12	CSKA Moscu	Russia	1840	360	1925 Dec 4, 1996
#13	#13	Olympiakos BC	Greece	1837	550	2018 Dec 3, 1994
#14	#14	Cibona	Croatia	1815	682	1993 Feb 17, 1987
#15	#15	Partizan	Serbia	1814	1113	1970 Nov 1, 1992
#16	#16	Lyon-Villeurbanne	France	1793	653	1901 Oct 9, 1996
#17	#17	Baskonia	Spain	1788	972	1864 May 21, 1998
#18	#18	Hapoel Jerusalem	Israel	1773	850	1791 Apr 22, 1999
#19	#19	Real Madrid	Spain	1760	1814	2069 Jan 30, 1975
#20	#20	KK Crvena Zvezda	Serbia	1752	738	1813 May 10, 1994
#21	#21	PAOK	Greece	1739	548	1978 Apr 25, 1994
#22	#22	Fenerbahçe SK	Türkiye	1733	1011	1854 Mar 20, 1991
#23	#23	Cholet	France	1731	503	1801 Jan 11, 1992
#24	#24	Valencia Basket	Spain	1726	413	1785 Oct 31, 1998
#25	#25	Bonn	Germany	1726	152	1734 May 10, 1999
#26	#26	Joventut Badalona	Spain	1719	1557	1980 Jan 19, 1992
#27	#27	Olimpia Milano	Italy	1708	1140	1970 Nov 16, 1996
#28	#28	Panathinaikos AC	Greece	1707	600	2006 Sep 22, 1996
#29	#29	Split	Croatia	1694	727	2027 Nov 10, 1990
#30	#30	Le Mans	France	1693	275	1732 Jan 26, 1999
#31	#31	Peristeri	Greece	1684	320	1735 Jan 8, 1994
#32	#32	AEK Athens	Greece	1684	478	1827 Jan 25, 1998
#33	#33	Limoges CSP	France	1682	431	1963 Sep 17, 1994
#34	#34	Unicaja	Spain	1671	335	1838 Jan 31, 1996
#35	#35	Maroussi	Greece	1667	46	1696 Apr 4, 1999
#36	#36	Aris	Greece	1666	561	1921 Feb 2, 1991
#37	#37	Apollon Patras	Greece	1666	293	1740 Jan 24, 1998
#38	#38	Reggiana	Italy	1659	374	1759 Oct 28, 1998
#39	#39	Manresa	Spain	1655	1026	1831 Sep 6, 1998
#40	#40	Antwerp Giants	Belgium	1651	84	1700 Feb 19, 1970
#41	#41	Iraklis	Greece	1651	334	1821 Sep 30, 1995
#42	#42	Nancy	France	1649	171	1668 Oct 24, 1998
#43	#44	Chalon/Saone	France	1642	93	1699 Jan 30, 1999
#44	#45	JDA Dijon	France	1639	278	1706 Nov 26, 1994
#45	#46	Panionios	Greece	1627	416	1854 Feb 13, 1994
#46	#47	Antibes	France	1626	555	1884 Feb 7, 1995
#47	#48	Tisettanta Cantu'	Italy	1623	953	1909 Sep 29, 1981
#48	#49	Galatasaray	Türkiye	1623	1001	1813 Oct 28, 1972
#49	#50	Oostende	Belgium	1620	140	1664 Nov 21, 1995
#50	#51	Dubrava	Croatia	1618	32	1644 Oct 14, 1998

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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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