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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Rankings as of Jul 31, 2013 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Jun 19, 2013.

Ranking table

Rated through: Jun 19, 2013
Rated teams: 167
Strongest as of: CSKA Moscu· 2087

Showing 1-50 of 167 filtered teams Page 1 of 4.

Rank	Global rank	Team	Country	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	#1	CSKA Moscu	Russia	2087	917	2153 Dec 16, 2012
#2	#2	Real Madrid	Spain	2077	2706	2104 Feb 3, 2013
#3	#3	Panathinaikos AC	Greece	2075	1448	2153 Nov 6, 2011
#4	#4	FC Barcelona	Spain	2043	2575	2180 Jun 1, 2010
#5	#5	Olympiakos BC	Greece	2039	1358	2126 Dec 22, 2012
#6	#6	Khimki M.	Russia	1975	320	1989 May 29, 2013
#7	#7	Galatasaray	Türkiye	1965	1555	1971 Jun 10, 2013
#8	#8	PBK Lokomotiv Kuban	Russia	1925	280	1935 Jun 6, 2013
#9	#9	Zalgiris Kaunas	Lithuania	1918	701	2008 Mar 3, 2013
#10	#10	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israel	1901	2383	2071 Nov 6, 2005
#11	#11	Partizan	Serbia	1889	1891	1970 Nov 1, 1992
#12	#12	Valencia Basket	Spain	1864	1105	1941 Apr 30, 2011
#13	#13	Anadolu Efes	Türkiye	1863	1677	1988 Oct 3, 1993
#14	#14	Baskonia	Spain	1858	1892	2038 Mar 4, 2009
#15	#15	Nymburk	Czech Republic	1851	782	1985 Nov 21, 2009
#16	#16	Unicaja	Spain	1836	1127	1979 Sep 22, 2006
#17	#17	VEF Riga	Latvia	1832	198	1843 Apr 26, 2013
#18	#18	Unics Kazan	Russia	1818	445	1969 Feb 1, 2012
#19	#19	KK Crvena Zvezda	Serbia	1815	1336	1858 Feb 11, 2013
#20	#20	Basket Zaragoza 2002	Spain	1814	142	1829 May 28, 2013
#21	#21	Cimberio Varese	Italy	1804	1553	1925 Dec 11, 1975
#22	#22	Bilbao	Spain	1799	596	1903 Dec 5, 2012
#23	#23	BC Rytas	Lithuania	1793	559	1961 Nov 17, 2009
#24	#24	Panionios	Greece	1790	921	1854 Feb 13, 1994
#25	#25	Karşıyaka	Türkiye	1786	1185	1804 May 21, 2013
#26	#26	Cibona	Croatia	1781	1314	1993 Feb 17, 1987
#27	#27	Budućnost VOLI	Montenegro	1776	1014	1932 Dec 27, 1999
#28	#28	Gran Canaria	Spain	1773	888	1831 May 15, 2011
#29	#29	Zielona Gora	Poland	1772	126	1772 Jun 2, 2013
#30	#30	Igokea	Bosnia & Herzegovina	1771	69	1794 Jan 19, 2013
#31	#31	Fenerbahçe SK	Türkiye	1767	1783	1965 Jun 6, 2011
#32	#32	Olimpia Milano	Italy	1764	1808	1970 Nov 16, 1996
#33	#33	Oostende	Belgium	1756	374	1756 Jun 5, 2013
#34	#34	KK Krka Novo mesto	Slovenia	1752	405	1857 Jun 2, 2011
#35	#35	Zenit Petersburg	Russia	1747	220	1807 Apr 19, 2012
#36	#36	Dinamo Basket Sassari	Italy	1747	141	1793 Oct 28, 2012
#37	#37	Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	1746	79	1754 May 18, 2013
#38	#38	Tisettanta Cantu'	Italy	1735	1546	1909 Sep 29, 1981
#39	#39	Beşiktaş JK	Türkiye	1733	1431	1903 Oct 18, 2012
#40	#40	Joventut Badalona	Spain	1723	2143	1980 Jan 19, 1992
#41	#41	Ventspils	Latvia	1721	361	1781 Feb 24, 2013
#42	#42	CB 1939 Canarias	Spain	1718	34	1718 May 19, 2013
#43	#43	Gravelines-Dunkerque	France	1716	934	1800 Dec 6, 2011
#44	#44	Nanterre	France	1715	87	1715 Jun 8, 2013
#45	#45	Reggiana	Italy	1711	547	1759 Oct 28, 1998
#46	#46	Ulm	Germany	1711	708	1755 May 21, 2013
#47	#47	Bamberg	Germany	1708	1351	1879 Oct 7, 2012
#48	#48	Venezia	Italy	1684	450	1715 Oct 15, 1988
#49	#49	Trefl Sopot	Poland	1678	164	1769 Nov 4, 2012
#50	#51	Zadar	Croatia	1667	1202	1799 Jan 8, 1992

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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