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 South-Africa
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 | MS Mamelodi SundownsPremier Soccer League · 51 played · 279 in the world | RSA | WWDDW | 59.2 | Open |
| 2 | new | OP Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League · 43 played · 318 in the world | RSA | LWWWW | 57.6 | Open |
| 3 | new | KC Kaizer ChiefsPremier Soccer League · 40 played · 1,138 in the world | RSA | DDLWW | 43.2 | Open |
| 4 | new | A AmazuluPremier Soccer League · 34 played · 1,339 in the world | RSA | WWWWW | 41.3 | Open |
| 5 | new | GA Golden ArrowsPremier Soccer League · 36 played · 1,685 in the world | RSA | LDDLW | 38.5 | Open |
| 6 | new | SU Sekhukhune UnitedPremier Soccer League · 36 played · 1,733 in the world | RSA | DDWWW | 38.2 | Open |
| 7 | new | S StellenboschPremier Soccer League · 38 played · 1,891 in the world | RSA | DDWDW | 37.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | DC Durban CityPremier Soccer League · 39 played · 2,227 in the world | RSA | DLWWL | 34.9 | Open |
| 9 | new | S SiwelelePremier Soccer League · 30 played · 2,742 in the world | RSA | LLDWD | 32.1 | Open |
| 10 | new | M Milford FC1st Division · 41 played · 2,748 in the world | RSA | DWDWL | 32.0 | Open |
| 11 | new | PC Polokwane CityPremier Soccer League · 31 played · 2,987 in the world | RSA | DDLLD | 30.8 | Open |
| 12 | new | CT Cape Town City1st Division · 35 played · 3,038 in the world | RSA | WDWWW | 30.6 | Open |
| 13 | new | M MagesiPremier Soccer League · 33 played · 3,174 in the world | RSA | WDDWW | 29.9 | Open |
| 14 | new | HL Hungry Lions1st Division · 32 played · 3,313 in the world | RSA | WDWWW | 29.2 | Open |
| 15 | new | TG TS GalaxyPremier Soccer League · 35 played · 3,382 in the world | RSA | DLLLL | 28.9 | Open |
| 16 | new | CS Casric Stars1st Division · 35 played · 3,384 in the world | RSA | WWLWD | 28.8 | Open |
| 17 | new | CU Chippa UnitedPremier Soccer League · 30 played · 3,496 in the world | RSA | DDWLL | 28.3 | Open |
| 18 | new | KU Kruger United1st Division · 32 played · 3,585 in the world | RSA | LWLWL | 27.9 | Open |
| 19 | new | RB Richards BayPremier Soccer League · 32 played · 3,769 in the world | RSA | LLLLL | 27.1 | Open |
| 20 | new | MG Marumo GallantsPremier Soccer League · 33 played · 4,537 in the world | RSA | DLLLL | 23.9 | Open |
| 21 | new | LL Lerumo Lions1st Division · 32 played · 5,069 in the world | RSA | LLDWW | 21.9 | Open |
| 22 | new | H Highbury1st Division · 32 played · 5,400 in the world | RSA | LDDLD | 20.4 | Open |
| 23 | new | UC Upington City1st Division · 33 played · 5,447 in the world | RSA | WDLWW | 20.3 | Open |
| 24 | new | GU Gomora United FC1st Division · 31 played · 6,028 in the world | RSA | LDWLL | 18.0 | Open |
| 25 | new | OC Orbit CollegePremier Soccer League · 29 played · 6,136 in the world | RSA | DLDLL | 17.4 | Open |
| 26 | new | MW Midlands Wanderers1st Division · 31 played · 6,563 in the world | RSA | DLWDL | 15.2 | Open |
| 27 | new | UO University of Pretoria1st Division · 32 played · 6,597 in the world | RSA | DDWLL | 15.0 | Open |
| 28 | new | BL Black Leopards1st Division · 24 played · 6,621 in the world | RSA | DLLWL | 14.9 | Open |
| 29 | new | TB The Bees1st Division · 30 played · 6,957 in the world | RSA | LWLLL | 12.9 | Open |
| 30 | new | L Leicesterfield1st Division · 30 played · 6,966 in the world | RSA | WWLLL | 12.8 | Open |
| 31 | new | V Venda FC1st Division · 31 played · 7,280 in the world | RSA | LLLLL | 10.2 | Open |
| 32 | new | B Baroka FC1st Division · 22 played · 7,353 in the world | RSA | DLLLD | 9.7 | 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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