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 Japan
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 | MZ Machida ZelviaJ1 League · 49 played · 234 in the world | JPN | WWWWD | 61.1 | Open |
| 2 | new | K KashimaJ1 League · 40 played · 249 in the world | JPN | WWDLW | 60.2 | Open |
| 3 | new | VK Vissel KobeJ1 League · 50 played · 256 in the world | JPN | WWLDW | 59.9 | Open |
| 4 | new | SH Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League · 45 played · 276 in the world | JPN | WWLWW | 59.4 | Open |
| 5 | new | T FC TokyoJ1 League · 40 played · 386 in the world | JPN | WLWDW | 55.7 | Open |
| 6 | new | KR Kashiwa ReysolJ1 League · 42 played · 489 in the world | JPN | WLDWD | 53.1 | Open |
| 7 | new | GO Gamba OsakaJ1 League · 51 played · 520 in the world | JPN | WDWDD | 52.4 | Open |
| 8 | new | KF Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League · 40 played · 710 in the world | JPN | WWWWL | 49.1 | Open |
| 9 | new | YF Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League · 40 played · 725 in the world | JPN | WDDDL | 48.9 | Open |
| 10 | new | U UrawaJ1 League · 40 played · 727 in the world | JPN | WWWWL | 48.9 | Open |
| 11 | new | CO Cerezo OsakaJ1 League · 40 played · 812 in the world | JPN | WLDDL | 47.5 | Open |
| 12 | new | NG Nagoya GrampusJ1 League · 39 played · 820 in the world | JPN | DWDDW | 47.5 | Open |
| 13 | new | FO Fagiano OkayamaJ1 League · 39 played · 915 in the world | JPN | LDLWL | 46.0 | Open |
| 14 | new | KS Kyoto SangaJ1 League · 41 played · 1,048 in the world | JPN | WLDDW | 44.4 | Open |
| 15 | new | SS Shimizu S-pulseJ1 League · 39 played · 1,225 in the world | JPN | WLDLL | 42.4 | Open |
| 16 | new | VV V-varen NagasakiJ1 League · 40 played · 1,381 in the world | JPN | LDLWL | 40.8 | Open |
| 17 | new | TV Tokyo VerdyJ1 League · 39 played · 1,697 in the world | JPN | DLLDW | 38.5 | Open |
| 18 | new | AF Avispa FukuokaJ1 League · 39 played · 1,926 in the world | JPN | WLLLL | 36.8 | Open |
| 19 | new | MH Mito HollyhockJ1 League · 41 played · 1,962 in the world | JPN | WLLLW | 36.6 | Open |
| 20 | new | VS Vegalta SendaiJ2 League · 39 played · 2,136 in the world | JPN | WWDWL | 35.5 | Open |
| 21 | new | Y Yokohama FCJ2 League · 41 played · 2,303 in the world | JPN | LLDWD | 34.4 | Open |
| 22 | new | JU JEF United ChibaJ1 League · 42 played · 2,504 in the world | JPN | LDDLD | 33.4 | Open |
| 23 | new | TM Tegevajaro MiyazakiJ2 League · 44 played · 2,523 in the world | JPN | LDDWW | 33.3 | Open |
| 24 | new | KT Kataller ToyamaJ2 League · 40 played · 2,844 in the world | JPN | WDDWL | 31.6 | Open |
| 25 | new | ST Sagan TosuJ2 League · 43 played · 2,993 in the world | JPN | WWLWW | 30.8 | Open |
| 26 | new | SB Shonan BellmareJ2 League · 39 played · 3,016 in the world | JPN | LDDDW | 30.7 | Open |
| 27 | new | AN Albirex NiigataJ2 League · 39 played · 3,628 in the world | JPN | WDLWW | 27.7 | Open |
| 28 | new | KU Kagoshima UnitedJ3 League · 43 played · 3,647 in the world | JPN | LLWWL | 27.6 | Open |
| 29 | new | OA Omiya ArdijaJ2 League · 41 played · 3,715 in the world | JPN | LWLLD | 27.3 | Open |
| 30 | new | TV Tokushima VortisJ2 League · 42 played · 3,762 in the world | JPN | LLDLW | 27.1 | Open |
| 31 | new | CS Consadole SapporoJ2 League · 40 played · 4,098 in the world | JPN | WLWWW | 25.7 | Open |
| 32 | new | I IwakiJ2 League · 40 played · 4,176 in the world | JPN | LWWDD | 25.4 | Open |
| 33 | new | BA Blaublitz AkitaJ2 League · 39 played · 4,305 in the world | JPN | WLLLW | 24.9 | Open |
| 34 | new | JI Jubilo IwataJ2 League · 42 played · 4,313 in the world | JPN | WLDDD | 24.8 | Open |
| 35 | new | FM Fujieda MYFCJ2 League · 41 played · 4,363 in the world | JPN | DLDDL | 24.7 | Open |
| 36 | new | RY Renofa YamaguchiJ2 League · 39 played · 4,370 in the world | JPN | WWWLW | 24.6 | Open |
| 37 | new | TC Tochigi CityJ2 League · 42 played · 4,648 in the world | JPN | LLDDL | 23.6 | Open |
| 38 | new | S SagamiharaJ3 League · 39 played · 4,859 in the world | JPN | WWWLD | 22.8 | Open |
| 39 | new | RK Roasso KumamotoJ2 League · 40 played · 4,953 in the world | JPN | DLWWW | 22.4 | Open |
| 40 | new | E Ehime FCJ2 League · 41 played · 5,009 in the world | JPN | WWLWL | 22.1 | Open |
| 41 | new | OT Oita TrinitaJ2 League · 39 played · 5,108 in the world | JPN | WWWDD | 21.7 | Open |
| 42 | new | O OsakaJ3 League · 44 played · 5,145 in the world | JPN | LDLWW | 21.5 | Open |
| 43 | new | G FC GifuJ3 League · 42 played · 5,380 in the world | JPN | LWWWL | 20.5 | Open |
| 44 | new | MY Montedio YamagataJ2 League · 40 played · 5,561 in the world | JPN | LLDLL | 19.9 | Open |
| 45 | new | GT Gainare TottoriJ3 League · 44 played · 5,628 in the world | JPN | LLDLD | 19.6 | Open |
| 46 | new | VK Ventforet KofuJ2 League · 40 played · 5,658 in the world | JPN | LWLLD | 19.5 | Open |
| 47 | new | MY Matsumoto YamagaJ3 League · 42 played · 6,004 in the world | JPN | WLLWL | 18.1 | Open |
| 48 | new | VH Vanraure HachinoheJ2 League · 40 played · 6,087 in the world | JPN | LLDWL | 17.6 | Open |
| 49 | new | NC Nara ClubJ3 League · 40 played · 6,101 in the world | JPN | WWWLL | 17.6 | Open |
| 50 | new | I ImabariJ2 League · 40 played · 6,276 in the world | JPN | WWDLL | 16.7 | 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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