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Managers with the Best Win Ratio

This list features managers that have the best win ratio with over 1000 games managed.

RANK

MANAGER

APPS

WIN

DRAW

LOSS

WIN RATIO

CLUB(s)

YEARS

1

Pep Guardiola

1,000

715

156

128

71.57%

Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City

2000–2025

2

Bill Struth

1,655

1,134

296

224

68.52%

Rangers

1914–1954

3

Willie Maley

1,612

1,039

315

258

64.45%

Celtic

1897–1940

4

Jock Stein

1,063

673

180

210

63.31%

Celtic, Leeds United, Scotland, Aberdeen, Hibernian

1961–1985

5

Luís Alonso Pérez

1,055

663

170

222

62.84%

Sporting CP, Benfica, Porto, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid

1950–1973

6

José Mourinho

1,195

738

250

207

61.76%

Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, Benfica

2000–2025

7

Roy Coyle

1,514

915

268

339

60.44%

Bangor, Bangor City, Coleraine, Derry City, Glentoran, Glenavon, Larne, Portadown

1970–2005

8

Carlo Ancelotti

1,404

840

306

258

59.83%

Parma, Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Everton, Brazil

1995–2025

9

Mircea Lucescu

1,539

916

314

309

59.52%

Dinamo Bucharest, Shenyang Dongjin, Galatasaray, Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit

1979–2022

10

Alex Ferguson

2,155

1,253

490

412

58.10%

Aberdeen, Manchester United

1974–2013

11

Flávio Costa

1,327

767

254

306

57.80%

Flamengo, Grêmio, Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Bahia

1960–1980

12

David Jeffrey

1,290

742

245

304

57.52%

Linfield, Bangor, Crusaders, Cliftonville, Glentoran, Glenavon

1980–2015

13

Jorge Jesus

1,349

772

287

289

57.27%

Benfica, Sporting CP, Flamengo, Al Hilal, Fenerbahçe, Al Nassr

1997–2025

14

Dušan Bajević

1,161

660

265

236

56.85%

Velež Mostar, Red Star Belgrade, Olympiacos, Bosnia and Herzegovina, AEK Athens

1975–2005

15

Valeriy Lobanovskyi

1,300

735

337

228

56.54%

Dynamo Kyiv, Soviet Union, Ukraine

1962–1990

16

Ottmar Hitzfeld

1,067

590

256

221

55.30%

Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Switzerland

1983–2014

17

Osvaldo Brandão

1,456

798

360

301

54.81%

Palmeiras, Atlético Mineiro, Corinthians, Brazil, Japan

1960–1990

18

Jürgen Klopp

1,080

588

256

236

54.44%

Mainz 05, Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool

2001–2025

19

Arsène Wenger

1,702

919

367

416

54.00%

AS Monaco, Arsenal

1984–2018

20

Tomislav Ivić

1,047

565

250

232

53.96%

Hajduk Split, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Real Betis, Sevilla, Málaga, Real Madrid

1966–1987

21

Unai Emery

1,076

574

233

269

53.35%

Almería, Valencia, Sevilla, PSG, Arsenal, Aston Villa

2004–2025

22

Christoph Daum

1,005

530

236

239

52.74%

Cologne, Stuttgart, Besiktas, Fenerbahçe, Bayer Leverkusen, Turkey

1986–2014

23

Telê Santana

1,318

695

362

261

52.73%

São Paulo, Brazil, Flamengo, Atlético Mineiro, Fluminense, Grêmio, Fenerbahçe

1960–2004

24

Dick Advocaat

1,160

610

270

280

52.59%

Netherlands, Rangers, PSV Eindhoven, Fenerbahçe, Zenit, Sunderland, AZ Alkmaar

1984–2025

25

Sven-Göran Eriksson

1,207

629

308

270

52.11%

Sweden, Lazio, Roma, Benfica, Manchester City, Ivory Coast, Guangzhou R&F

1977–2018

26

Jupp Heynckes

1,265

657

286

322

51.94%

Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Germany

1979–2018

27

Manuel Fleitas Solich

1,073

557

216

302

51.91%

Nacional, Uruguay, Cerro, Peñarol

1950–1970

28

Otto Glória

1,049

543

277

229

51.76%

Benfica, Brazil, Flamengo, Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo, Palmeiras

1950–1975

29

Luciano Spalletti

1,043

538

254

251

51.58%

Sampdoria, Venezia, Udinese, Roma, Zenit, Inter Milan

1993–2025

30

Giovanni Trapattoni

1,418

729

411

278

51.41%

Juventus, Italy, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Benfica, Stuttgart, Red Bull Salzburg

1974–2015

31

Ronnie McFall

1,089

559

225

305

51.33%

Portadown

1980–2017

32

Jesualdo Ferreira

1,081

552

246

283

51.06%

Porto, Braga, Sporting CP, Málaga, Panathinaikos, Al Sadd

1990–2025

33

Senol Günes

1,034

524

270

240

50.68%

Trabzonspor, Turkey National Team

1980–2025

34

Vanderlei Luxemburgo

1,819

919

472

428

50.52%

Flamengo, Brazil National Team, Vasco da Gama, Palmeiras

1980–2025

35

Ivica Osim

1,010

510

230

270

50.50%

Sarajevo, Yugoslavia National Team, Japan National Team

1970–2010

36

Matt Busby

1,151

579

268

304

50.30%

Manchester United

1945–1969

37

Yuri Semin

1,362

682

313

367

50.07%

Dynamo Moscow, Russia National Team

1970–2025

38

Bobby Robson

1,446

718

351

377

49.65%

Ipswich Town, England National Team, Barcelona, Sporting CP, PSV Eindhoven

1960–2004

39

Luiz Felipe Scolari

1,647

817

450

380

49.61%

Brazil National Team, Portugal National Team, Guangzhou Evergrande

1982–2014

40

George Ramsay

1,327

658

414

255

49.59%

Aston Villa

1884–1926

41

Fernando Santos

1,075

532

266

277

49.49%

Greece National Team, Portugal National Team

1984–2025

42

Otto Rehhagel

1,225

606

278

341

49.47%

Greece National Team, Hertha BSC

1972–2012

43

Luis Aragonés

1,151

567

262

322

49.26%

Spain National Team, Atlético Madrid

1974–2010

44

Bill Shankly

1,190

586

305

299

49.24%

Liverpool FC

1959–1974

45

Mano Menezes

1,081

532

281

268

49.20%

Brazil National Team, Corinthians, Cruzeiro

1990–2025

46

Cuca

1,085

533

280

272

49.12%

Atlético Mineiro, Brazil National Team, Palmeiras

1990–2025

47

Myron Markevych

1,117

541

263

313

48.40%

Metalist Kharkiv, Ukraine National Team

1979–2015

48

Rubens Minelli

1,482

716

412

354

48.31%

Internacional, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Cruzeiro

1950–1985

49

Rafael Benítez

1,204

581

289

334

48.30%

Valencia, Liverpool, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle

1992–2025

50

Manuel Pellegrini

1,566

746

383

437

47.64%

Villarreal, Real Madrid, Manchester City, West Ham, Betis, Real Betis

1990–2025

51

Kurban Berdyev

1,032

491

238

303

47.58%

Rubin Kazan, Rostov, Russia National Team

1980–2025

52

Maurizio Sarri

1,089

508

303

278

46.65%

Empoli, Napoli, Chelsea, Juventus, Lazio

1990–2025

53

Guy Roux

1,754

817

424

513

46.58%

Auxerre

1961–2005

54

Brian Clough

1,453

675

368

410

46.50%

Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, England National Team

1960–1993

55

Abel Braga

1,429

664

375

390

46.47%

Fluminense, Vasco da Gama, Brazil National Team

1983–2019

56

José Bordalás

1,116

517

299

300

46.33%

Getafe, Valencia

2004–2025

57

Claudio Ranieri

1,439

665

386

388

46.21%

Leicester City, Chelsea, Roma, Juventus, Valencia

1982–2025

58

Miroslave Blažević

1,376

629

351

396

45.71%

Croatia National Team, Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split

1973–2006

59

Mário Zagallo

1,239

558

355

326

45.04%

Brazil National Team, Flamengo

1967–2006

60

Antonis Georgiadis

1,089

486

261

342

44.63%

Greece National Team, PAOK, Panionios

1970–2005

61

Georges Leekens

1,024

451

305

268

44.04%

Belgium National Team, Club Brugge, Lokeren, Tunisia National Team

1975–2015

62

Graham Taylor

1,311

571

342

398

43.55%

Watford, Aston Villa, England National Team

1977–2002

63

Yevhen Lemeshko

1,347

586

354

407

43.50%

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Metalist Kharkiv

1960–1990

64

Antonio Iriondo

1,070

464

266

340

43.36%

Rayo Vallecano B, Getafe B, various lower league Spanish clubs

1980–2025

65

Fred Everiss

1,520

656

331

532

43.16%

West Bromwich Albion

1902–1948

66

Ron Atkinson

1,078

464

306

308

43.00%

West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Coventry

1962–1999

67

Vujadin Boškov

1,006

432

308

266

42.94%

Real Madrid, Sampdoria, Serbia & Montenegro National Team

1971–2000

68

Paddy Travers

1,082

462

227

393

42.70%

Aberdeen, St Mirren

1920–1965

69

David Moyes

1,172

499

291

382

42.58%

Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad, West Ham

1998–2025

70

Roy Hodgson

1,269

540

347

382

42.55%

Switzerland, Inter Milan, Fulham, England National Team, Crystal Palace

1976–2025

71

Chris Wilder

1,016

432

241

343

42.52%

Oxford United, Northampton Town, Sheffield United

1985–2025

72

Víctor Manuel Vucetich

1,109

471

321

317

42.47%

Monterrey, Chivas, Mexico National Team

1980–2025

73

Paulo Autuori

1,199

507

323

369

42.29%

Botafogo, Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro, Flamengo

1980–2025

74

Ricardo Ferretti

1,452

613

415

424

42.22%

Tigres UANL, Vasco da Gama, Brazil National Team

1980–2025

75

Steve Evans

1,257

531

345

381

42.20%

Boston United, Crawley Town, Rotherham United

1985–2025

76

Gregorio Manzano

1,154

486

288

380

42.11%

Mallorca, Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, Granada

1980–2025

77

Alex Stock

1,584

664

400

520

41.92%

Not widely documented

1950–1985

78

Joaquín Caparrós

1,074

445

281

348

41.43%

Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Levante

1985–2025

79

Miguel Álvarez

1,129

464

318

347

41.10%

Real Betis, Granada

1980–2025

80

Jim Smith

1,641

672

444

525

40.95%

Oxford United, QPR, Portsmouth, Birmingham

1968–2006

81

Nigel Clough

1,537

629

305

603

40.92%

Burton Albion, Derby County, Sheffield United

1990–2025

82

Neil Warnock

1,960

801

516

643

40.87%

Notts County, Sheffield United, Cardiff, Leeds United

1981–2025

83

Dick Campbell

1,011

413

243

355

40.85%

Arbroath, Dunfermline Athletic

1980–2025

84

John Coleman

1,281

518

322

441

40.44%

Accrington Stanley

1999–2025

85

Miguel Ángel Russo

1,223

493

352

378

40.31%

Vélez Sarsfield, Boca Juniors, Millonarios

1980–2025

86

Harry Redknapp

1,395

561

345

489

40.22%

Tottenham, Portsmouth, West Ham, QPR

1979–2017

87

José Luis Mendilibar

1,064

426

287

351

40.04%

Osasuna, Levante, Eibar

1980–2025

88

Steve Coppell

1,047

418

276

353

39.90%

Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion

1976–2015

89

Christian Gourcuff

1,347

537

358

452

39.87%

Rennes, Nantes, Al Ahly, Algeria National Team

1970–2015

90

Graham Turner

1,718

682

463

573

39.70%

Hereford United, Shrewsbury Town

1970–2005

91

Danny Wilson

1,066

422

276

368

39.55%

Hartlepool United, Barnsley

1985–2015

92

Miguel Ángel Lotina

1,130

443

319

368

39.20%

Osasuna, Levante, Deportivo La Coruña

1980–2015

93

Georgios Paraschos

1,009

395

253

361

39.15%

PAOK, Panathinaikos, OFI Crete

1975–2015

94

Joe Royle

1,104

431

301

372

39.04%

Everton, Manchester City, Ipswich Town

1980–2010

95

Denis Smith

1,195

464

290

441

38.80%

Oxford United, Sunderland, York City

1975–2005

96

Edoardo Reja

1,010

391

292

327

38.71%

Napoli, Lazio, Albania National Team

1975–2015

97

Sam Allardyce

1,064

411

284

369

38.60%

Bolton, West Ham, England National Team, Sunderland

1981–2020

98

John Lyall

1,001

385

269

347

38.50%

West Ham United

1963–1989

99

Francesco Guidolin

1,012

389

310

313

38.44%

Udinese, Palermo, Bologna

1980–2015

100

Michel Le Milinaire

1,089

418

316

355

38.40%

Stade Lavallois, RC Lens

1970–2010

101

John Still

1,069

409

253

407

38.30%

Dagenham & Redbridge, Barnet

1980–2025

102

Mick McCarthy

1,041

398

281

362

38.23%

Millwall, Republic of Ireland, Wolverhampton

1982–2020

103

Zdenêk Zeman

1,132

431

305

396

38.07%

Lazio, Roma, Lecce

1975–2015

104

Jimmy McGuigan

1,137

430

286

421

37.82%

Hartlepool, Carlisle United

1970–2000

105

Alan Buckley

1,126

425

396

305

37.74%

Grimsby Town, Walsall, West Brom

1970–2005

106

Steve Bruce

1,086

402

284

400

37.00%

Birmingham, Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday

1985–2020

107

Dario Gradi

1,557

574

375

608

36.90%

Crewe Alexandra

1983–2011

108

Ian Holloway

1,036

377

283

376

36.39%

Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Crystal Palace

1985–2025

109

Fabrizio Castori

1,107

401

375

331

36.22%

Carpi, Livorno

1980–2025

110

Tony Pulis

1,137

410

338

389

36.06%

Stoke City, Crystal Palace, West Brom, Middlesbrough

1990–2020

111

Carlo Mazzone

1,298

459

436

403

35.36%

Roma, Brescia, Torino

1960–2000

112

Lennie Lawrence

1,167

410

437

320

35.13%

Charlton, Grimsby, Middlesbrough

1970–2005

113

Brian Horton

1,098

367

305

426

33.40%

Oxford United, Manchester City, Hull City

1970–2005


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References

Wikipedia (n.d.) List of football managers with the most games. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_managers_with_the_most_games (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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