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 Ireland
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 | SR Shamrock RoversPremier Division · 53 played · 447 in the world | IRL | WWWLW | 54.3 | Open |
| 2 | new | SP St Patrick's Athl.Premier Division · 39 played · 624 in the world | IRL | WWLLD | 50.4 | Open |
| 3 | new | B BohemiansPremier Division · 45 played · 627 in the world | IRL | WLLWL | 50.3 | Open |
| 4 | new | DC Derry CityPremier Division · 45 played · 779 in the world | IRL | WWLWW | 48.1 | Open |
| 5 | new | S ShelbournePremier Division · 45 played · 819 in the world | IRL | WDWWW | 47.5 | Open |
| 6 | new | W WaterfordPremier Division · 41 played · 1,027 in the world | IRL | LWLWW | 44.6 | Open |
| 7 | new | GU Galway UnitedPremier Division · 41 played · 1,353 in the world | IRL | DLWLD | 41.2 | Open |
| 8 | new | D DundalkPremier Division · 38 played · 1,565 in the world | IRL | LLLDL | 39.4 | Open |
| 9 | new | DU Drogheda UnitedPremier Division · 39 played · 1,576 in the world | IRL | WLLWL | 39.3 | Open |
| 10 | new | SR Sligo RoversPremier Division · 39 played · 2,914 in the world | IRL | LLLDL | 31.3 | Open |
| 11 | new | CC Cork CityFirst Division · 39 played · 4,463 in the world | IRL | WLLWD | 24.3 | Open |
| 12 | new | U UCDFirst Division · 40 played · 5,943 in the world | IRL | WDWWW | 18.3 | Open |
| 13 | new | BW Bray WanderersFirst Division · 42 played · 6,310 in the world | IRL | LDLWW | 16.6 | Open |
| 14 | new | LT Longford TownFirst Division · 40 played · 6,960 in the world | IRL | DDWLL | 12.9 | Open |
| 15 | new | K KerryFirst Division · 40 played · 7,037 in the world | IRL | WWDLL | 12.3 | Open |
| 16 | new | AT Athlone TownFirst Division · 38 played · 7,128 in the world | IRL | WDWLL | 11.5 | Open |
| 17 | new | CR Cobh RamblersFirst Division · 37 played · 7,228 in the world | IRL | LDWLL | 10.7 | Open |
| 18 | new | TU Treaty UnitedFirst Division · 38 played · 7,481 in the world | IRL | LWLWW | 8.1 | Open |
| 19 | new | W WexfordFirst Division · 37 played · 7,584 in the world | IRL | WLDDL | 6.7 | Open |
| 20 | new | FH Finn HarpsFirst Division · 37 played · 7,872 in the world | IRL | LLLLW | 0.0 | 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
Four endpoints on the Live & Archive plan. Pick one to see the call and what it answers tonight.
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