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 Iraq
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 | AS Al ShortaIraqi League · 63 played · 1,403 in the world | IRA | DWDWD | 40.6 | Open |
| 2 | new | AQ Al Quwa Al JawiyaIraqi League · 46 played · 1,832 in the world | IRA | DWLDL | 37.6 | Open |
| 3 | new | AK Al-KarmaIraqi League · 43 played · 2,055 in the world | IRA | WWWDL | 36.0 | Open |
| 4 | new | E ErbilIraqi League · 44 played · 2,064 in the world | IRA | WDLLL | 35.9 | Open |
| 5 | new | AZ Al Zawra'aIraqi League · 52 played · 2,429 in the world | IRA | LDLLL | 33.8 | Open |
| 6 | new | AT Al TalabaIraqi League · 44 played · 2,673 in the world | IRA | LDDWW | 32.5 | Open |
| 7 | new | N NewrozIraqi League · 44 played · 2,992 in the world | IRA | WDWWD | 30.8 | Open |
| 8 | new | N NaftIraqi League · 44 played · 3,333 in the world | IRA | WWWWD | 29.1 | Open |
| 9 | new | GA Ghaz Al ShamalIraqi League · 11 played · 3,465 in the world | IRA | DDWWW | 28.5 | Open |
| 10 | new | D DuhokIraqi League · 44 played · 3,691 in the world | IRA | LDWLW | 27.4 | Open |
| 11 | new | AJ Al-Jolan SCIraqi League · 11 played · 3,775 in the world | IRA | LDDWW | 27.0 | Open |
| 12 | new | Z ZakhoIraqi League · 48 played · 3,809 in the world | IRA | WLLLW | 26.9 | Open |
| 13 | new | AK Al KarkhIraqi League · 44 played · 4,047 in the world | IRA | WWLDD | 25.9 | Open |
| 14 | new | M MosulIraqi League · 43 played · 4,496 in the world | IRA | LLLWD | 24.1 | Open |
| 15 | new | D DiyalaIraqi League · 44 played · 4,850 in the world | IRA | WDLWD | 22.8 | Open |
| 16 | new | NM Naft MaysanIraqi League · 44 played · 4,977 in the world | IRA | WLDLL | 22.3 | Open |
| 17 | new | AM Al Minaa BasraIraqi League · 44 played · 5,402 in the world | IRA | LDLLW | 20.4 | Open |
| 18 | new | AK Al KahrabaaIraqi League · 41 played · 5,621 in the world | IRA | WLDLL | 19.6 | Open |
| 19 | new | G GharrafIraqi League · 44 played · 5,670 in the world | IRA | LLDWD | 19.4 | Open |
| 20 | new | B BaghdadIraqi League · 32 played · 6,709 in the world | IRA | LWLLL | 14.5 | Open |
| 21 | new | K KarbalaIraqi League · 12 played · 6,813 in the world | IRA | LLDLL | 13.8 | Open |
| 22 | new | AN Al NajafIraqi League · 32 played · 7,005 in the world | IRA | DLLWW | 12.5 | Open |
| 23 | new | AQ Al-QasimIraqi League · 31 played · 7,741 in the world | IRA | DLDLL | 3.8 | 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.
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