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, 2025 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Jun 26, 2025.

Ranking table

Rated through: Jun 26, 2025
Rated teams: 378
Strongest as of: CSKA Moscu· 2160

Showing 1-50 of 378 filtered teams Page 1 of 8.

Rank	Global rank	Team	Country	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	#1	CSKA Moscu	Russia	2160	1663	2243 Nov 13, 2016
#2	#2	Real Madrid	Spain	2148	3673	2210 Dec 31, 2023
#3	#3	Olympiakos BC	Greece	2131	2131	2133 Mar 17, 2025
#4	#4	Fenerbahçe SK	Türkiye	2108	2668	2196 Dec 20, 2018
#5	#5	Zenit Petersburg	Russia	2083	834	2133 May 7, 2025
#6	#6	Panathinaikos AC	Greece	2057	2275	2153 Nov 6, 2011
#7	#7	Unics Kazan	Russia	2042	1092	2072 Apr 28, 2025
#8	#8	Unicaja	Spain	2007	1836	2090 Oct 27, 2024
#9	#9	Paris Basketball	France	2002	260	2080 Dec 8, 2024
#10	#10	Valencia Basket	Spain	1992	1895	2060 Oct 29, 2017
#11	#11	Partizan	Serbia	1992	2630	2093 Apr 27, 2023
#12	#12	Monaco	France	1990	861	2080 Mar 16, 2024
#13	#13	Anadolu Efes	Türkiye	1987	2535	2194 Jan 24, 2020
#14	#14	PBK Lokomotiv Kuban	Russia	1980	900	2091 Jan 31, 2018
#15	#15	FC Barcelona	Spain	1980	3505	2180 Jun 1, 2010
#16	#16	Zalgiris Kaunas	Lithuania	1969	1604	2084 Oct 7, 2018
#17	#17	Beşiktaş JK	Türkiye	1945	1999	1962 Jun 21, 2025
#18	#18	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Israel	1939	1968	1979 May 23, 2025
#19	#19	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Israel	1939	3257	2071 Nov 6, 2005
#20	#20	CB 1939 Canarias	Spain	1927	632	2039 Apr 26, 2025
#21	#21	Budućnost VOLI	Montenegro	1915	1579	1961 Nov 3, 2021
#22	#22	FC Bayern München	Germany	1911	1055	2031 Mar 6, 2018
#23	#23	Virtus Bologna	Italy	1909	3092	2057 Oct 20, 2021
#24	#24	Nymburk	Czech Republic	1906	1540	2046 Sep 25, 2020
#25	#25	Lyon-Villeurbanne	France	1894	2135	2034 Oct 12, 2021
#26	#26	Baskonia	Spain	1892	2733	2056 Jun 13, 2018
#27	#27	KK Crvena Zvezda	Serbia	1886	2220	2083 Jan 30, 2017
#28	#28	Hapoel Jerusalem	Israel	1882	2100	1951 May 12, 2023
#29	#29	Olimpia Milano	Italy	1861	2684	2056 Nov 14, 2021
#30	#30	BC Rytas	Lithuania	1858	1283	1961 Nov 17, 2009
#31	#31	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	1858	36	1866 May 29, 2025
#32	#32	Le Mans	France	1856	1448	1862 May 30, 2025
#33	#33	UCAM Murcia CB	Spain	1850	1060	1955 May 30, 2024
#34	#34	Uralmash Ekaterinburg	Russia	1850	126	1877 Apr 24, 2025
#35	#35	Brescia	Italy	1842	580	1879 Jun 4, 2025
#36	#36	Gran Canaria	Spain	1836	1549	1956 Feb 26, 2017
#37	#37	Ulm	Germany	1835	1368	1923 Oct 25, 2023
#38	#38	Cedevita Olimpija	Slovenia	1830	353	1929 Apr 6, 2022
#39	#39	Joventut Badalona	Spain	1823	2689	1980 Jan 19, 1992
#40	#40	Bahcesehir Kol.	Türkiye	1821	295	1860 Jan 8, 2025
#41	#41	JDA Dijon	France	1809	1284	1931 Nov 3, 2020
#42	#42	AEK Athens	Greece	1804	1477	1928 Nov 10, 2001
#43	#43	Trento	Italy	1801	537	1841 Jun 11, 2018
#44	#44	JL Bourg	France	1796	683	1919 Feb 4, 2024
#45	#45	VEF Riga	Latvia	1791	806	1850 Oct 15, 2019
#46	#46	Cluj-Napoca	Romania	1791	109	1812 Jan 31, 2024
#47	#47	Manresa	Spain	1791	1826	1925 Apr 12, 2022
#48	#48	Cholet	France	1788	1586	1874 Feb 11, 2025
#49	#49	Trapani	Italy	1784	82	1820 May 22, 2025
#50	#50	Turk Telekom	Türkiye	1780	1177	1917 Apr 19, 2023

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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.

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