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 Northern-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 | C Coleraine FCPremiership · 48 played · 242 in the world | NIR | LWWWW | 60.5 | Open |
| 2 | new | L LarnePremiership · 52 played · 332 in the world | NIR | WLLWD | 57.3 | Open |
| 3 | new | L LinfieldPremiership · 50 played · 462 in the world | NIR | WWDWW | 53.9 | Open |
| 4 | new | G GlentoranPremiership · 48 played · 596 in the world | NIR | WWWDW | 51.0 | Open |
| 5 | new | CR Carrick RangersPremiership · 44 played · 1,127 in the world | NIR | WWDWD | 43.3 | Open |
| 6 | new | C Cliftonville FCPremiership · 48 played · 1,228 in the world | NIR | LLLWW | 42.4 | Open |
| 7 | new | BU Ballymena UnitedPremiership · 39 played · 1,600 in the world | NIR | DWWLW | 39.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | DS Dungannon SwiftsPremiership · 47 played · 1,632 in the world | NIR | LLDWL | 38.9 | Open |
| 9 | new | LU Limavady UnitedChampionship · 39 played · 2,201 in the world | NIR | WLWDD | 35.0 | Open |
| 10 | new | G Glenavon FCPremiership · 39 played · 2,499 in the world | NIR | WWDWW | 33.4 | Open |
| 11 | new | P PortadownPremiership · 41 played · 2,648 in the world | NIR | WDWLL | 32.6 | Open |
| 12 | new | C Crusaders FCPremiership · 45 played · 2,707 in the world | NIR | LLLLL | 32.3 | Open |
| 13 | new | B BangorPremiership · 42 played · 3,491 in the world | NIR | LLDLL | 28.3 | Open |
| 14 | new | AU Annagh UnitedChampionship · 39 played · 3,733 in the world | NIR | DDWLW | 27.3 | Open |
| 15 | new | QU Queen's UniversityChampionship · 36 played · 4,580 in the world | NIR | WLDDL | 23.8 | Open |
| 16 | new | I InstituteChampionship · 37 played · 4,864 in the world | NIR | WLDWL | 22.7 | Open |
| 17 | new | L LoughgallChampionship · 39 played · 4,906 in the world | NIR | WLDWW | 22.6 | Open |
| 18 | new | HW H&W WeldersChampionship · 40 played · 5,220 in the world | NIR | LDLWL | 21.2 | Open |
| 19 | new | WT Warrenpoint TownChampionship · 38 played · 5,823 in the world | NIR | WDWDW | 18.8 | Open |
| 20 | new | BU Ballinamallard UnitedChampionship · 37 played · 6,192 in the world | NIR | DWDDW | 17.1 | Open |
| 21 | new | A ArdsChampionship · 37 played · 6,361 in the world | NIR | LDLLD | 16.3 | Open |
| 22 | new | R RathfrilandPremier Intermediate League · 32 played · 6,491 in the world | NIR | LWWWW | 15.6 | Open |
| 23 | new | NC Newry City AFCPremier Intermediate League · 37 played · 6,501 in the world | NIR | WLWDL | 15.6 | Open |
| 24 | new | MP Moyola ParkPremier Intermediate League · 38 played · 6,773 in the world | NIR | DWLWW | 14.1 | Open |
| 25 | new | SA Strabane AthleticPremier Intermediate League · 38 played · 6,928 in the world | NIR | DLDLL | 13.0 | Open |
| 26 | new | D DundelaChampionship · 36 played · 7,518 in the world | NIR | WLLLL | 7.6 | Open |
| 27 | new | AC Armagh CityChampionship · 40 played · 7,871 in the world | NIR | DLLLD | 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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Every ranked club and player, by country, competition, club or role, with a history you can chart. Rebuilt every night before you wake up.