Football club and player rankings
The best clubs and players in world football, ranked every nightOur own rankings, over the last twelve months of club football. Every result in 131,441 matches, weighed by who it came against and where. The top 50 of each, free to read; every ranked club and player by API.
The best clubs in China
Ranked over the twelve months to 29 October 2026. Narrow it to a country and it shows that country's best, with each club's place in the world beside it.
| 1 | new | BG Beijing GuoanSuper League · 40 played · 373 in the world | CHN | WWWWD | 56.2 | Open |
| 2 | new | SS SHANGHAI SIPGSuper League · 39 played · 568 in the world | CHN | WDWWL | 51.4 | Open |
| 3 | new | SL Shandong LunengSuper League · 32 played · 743 in the world | CHN | LDDWW | 48.5 | Open |
| 4 | new | SS Shanghai ShenhuaSuper League · 39 played · 753 in the world | CHN | WWDWL | 48.4 | Open |
| 5 | new | CB Chengdu Better CitySuper League · 36 played · 788 in the world | CHN | WDLLL | 47.9 | Open |
| 6 | new | DZ Dalian ZhixingSuper League · 32 played · 944 in the world | CHN | DWWWW | 45.7 | Open |
| 7 | new | YY Yunnan YukunSuper League · 31 played · 1,077 in the world | CHN | LWWLD | 43.9 | Open |
| 8 | new | TT Tianjin TedaSuper League · 30 played · 1,091 in the world | CHN | WWWWL | 43.8 | Open |
| 9 | new | HG Hangzhou GreentownSuper League · 30 played · 1,299 in the world | CHN | LWLLW | 41.6 | Open |
| 10 | new | HJ Henan JianyeSuper League · 32 played · 1,475 in the world | CHN | DDDLL | 40.0 | Open |
| 11 | new | GE Guangzhou E-PowerLeague One · 30 played · 1,664 in the world | CHN | DWWLD | 38.7 | Open |
| 12 | new | CT Chongqing Tongliang LongSuper League · 31 played · 1,696 in the world | CHN | LLDDW | 38.5 | Open |
| 13 | new | SJ Sichuan JiuniuSuper League · 30 played · 1,952 in the world | CHN | LDDLW | 36.7 | Open |
| 14 | new | SU Shenyang UrbanSuper League · 30 played · 2,187 in the world | CHN | LLDWL | 35.1 | Open |
| 15 | new | WT Wuhan Three TownsSuper League · 31 played · 2,492 in the world | CHN | DLDLL | 33.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | NZ Nantong ZhiyunLeague One · 29 played · 2,710 in the world | CHN | LWWWW | 32.2 | Open |
| 17 | new | GH Guangxi HengchenLeague One · 28 played · 2,957 in the world | CHN | WWLDL | 31.0 | Open |
| 18 | new | SU Shaanxi UnionLeague One · 31 played · 3,284 in the world | CHN | WWWWL | 29.4 | Open |
| 19 | new | QJ Qingdao JonoonSuper League · 31 played · 3,484 in the world | CHN | LLLLL | 28.3 | Open |
| 20 | new | YL Yanbian LongdingLeague One · 29 played · 3,555 in the world | CHN | LDLWW | 28.1 | Open |
| 21 | new | WW Wuxi WugouLeague One · 28 played · 3,969 in the world | CHN | WDWLW | 26.2 | Open |
| 22 | new | DK Dalian KeweiLeague Two · 32 played · 4,110 in the world | CHN | DWDWD | 25.7 | Open |
| 23 | new | HK Hebei KungfuLeague One · 30 played · 4,116 in the world | CHN | WWDLW | 25.6 | Open |
| 24 | new | ST Shandong Taishan IILeague Two · 28 played · 4,347 in the world | CHN | LWDDW | 24.7 | Open |
| 25 | new | CY Changchun YataiLeague One · 28 played · 4,395 in the world | CHN | LDDDW | 24.6 | Open |
| 26 | new | SD Suzhou DongwuLeague One · 31 played · 4,536 in the world | CHN | DDDDD | 24.0 | Open |
| 27 | new | XR Xi'an RonghaiLeague Two · 30 played · 4,765 in the world | CHN | WDWWL | 23.1 | Open |
| 28 | new | DH Dalian HuayiLeague One · 29 played · 5,006 in the world | CHN | WLLDW | 22.1 | Open |
| 29 | new | SP Shanghai Port IILeague Two · 28 played · 5,029 in the world | CHN | WLWDL | 22.0 | Open |
| 30 | new | LG Langfang Glory CityLeague Two · 31 played · 5,109 in the world | CHN | LDDDW | 21.7 | Open |
| 31 | new | NP Ningbo ProfessionalLeague One · 28 played · 5,149 in the world | CHN | LLDDL | 21.5 | Open |
| 32 | new | GZ Guizhou ZhuchengLeague Two · 29 played · 5,155 in the world | CHN | LWDLW | 21.5 | Open |
| 33 | new | NH Nantong Haimen CodionLeague Two · 29 played · 5,329 in the world | CHN | WWDWW | 20.7 | Open |
| 34 | new | S2 Shenzhen 2028League Two · 30 played · 5,681 in the world | CHN | DLLLD | 19.3 | Open |
| 35 | new | RY Rizhao YuqiLeague Two · 33 played · 6,044 in the world | CHN | WLLDD | 17.9 | Open |
| 36 | new | DY Dalian Yingbo BLeague Two · 28 played · 6,057 in the world | CHN | WDDWW | 17.8 | Open |
| 37 | new | JL Jiangxi LianshengLeague Two · 31 played · 6,076 in the world | CHN | WLLDL | 17.7 | Open |
| 38 | new | HL Heilongjiang Lava SpringLeague One · 29 played · 6,197 in the world | CHN | DDLWL | 17.1 | Open |
| 39 | new | NC Nanjing CityLeague One · 29 played · 6,273 in the world | CHN | LLDWW | 16.8 | Open |
| 40 | new | TT Tai'an TiankuangLeague Two · 29 played · 6,423 in the world | CHN | DWDLW | 16.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | GM Guangdong MingtuLeague Two · 29 played · 6,447 in the world | CHN | DDWDD | 15.9 | Open |
| 42 | new | XF Xiamen FeiluLeague Two · 29 played · 6,606 in the world | CHN | WLDWD | 15.0 | Open |
| 43 | new | HC Hubei Chufeng HeliLeague Two · 30 played · 6,698 in the world | CHN | DWDLD | 14.5 | Open |
| 44 | new | MK Meizhou KejiaLeague One · 29 played · 6,779 in the world | CHN | LDLLL | 14.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | CX Changchun XiduLeague Two · 29 played · 6,903 in the world | CHN | DDWWD | 13.2 | Open |
| 46 | new | QR Qingdao Red LionsLeague Two · 32 played · 6,956 in the world | CHN | LLDLW | 12.9 | Open |
| 47 | new | GD Guangzhou DandelionLeague Two · 30 played · 7,206 in the world | CHN | LDWDL | 10.9 | Open |
| 48 | new | WT Wuhan Three Towns IILeague Two · 28 played · 7,226 in the world | CHN | LWDWL | 10.7 | Open |
| 49 | new | YG Yichun Grand TigerLeague Two · 29 played · 7,369 in the world | CHN | LDLLD | 9.5 | Open |
| 50 | new | CR Chengdu Rongcheng IILeague Two · 28 played · 7,403 in the world | CHN | DLDLL | 9.0 | Open |
Four things decide a place
Our method is our own and we keep the detail to ourselves. This is what goes into it, in plain words.
Results
Every win, draw and defeat, and by how much. A club is judged on what it did, not on its name or its wage bill.
Who it came against
Beating a strong side counts for more than beating a weak one, and the level of the competition counts too, so a European night weighs what it should.
How recent
Twelve months, rolling, with the latest matches counting for the most. Last spring still matters; last week matters more.
For players, the minutes
What a player did with his time on the pitch, judged against others in the same role, at the level he did it, and how his side fared while he played.
The same rankings, one call away
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