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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 | GAMES MANAGED | WIN | DRAW | LOSS | WIN RATIO | CLUB(s) | YEARS |
1 | Pep Guardiola | 1,042 | 744 | 164 | 134 | 71.40% | Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Man City | 2007–present |
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 | 1,240 | 765 | 260 | 215 | 61.69% | Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma | 2000–present |
7 | Roy Coyle | 1,514 | 915 | 268 | 339 | 60.44% | Bangor, Bangor City, Coleraine, Derry City, Glentoran, Glenavon, Larne, Portadown | 1970–2005 |
8 | Mircea Lucescu | 1,541 | 918 | 314 | 309 | 59.97% | Dinamo Bucharest, Shenyang Dongjin, Galatasaray, Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit | 1979–2022 |
9 | Carlo Ancelotti | 1,411 | 843 | 307 | 261 | 59.74% | Parma, Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Everton, Brazil | 1995–present |
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 | Jorge Jesus | 1,438 | 840 | 297 | 301 | 58.41% | Benfica, Sporting CP, Flamengo, Al Hilal, Fenerbahçe, Al Nassr | 1997–present |
13 | David Jeffrey | 1,290 | 742 | 245 | 304 | 57.52% | Linfield, Bangor, Crusaders, Cliftonville, Glentoran, Glenavon | 1980–2015 |
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 | 1,122 | 601 | 241 | 280 | 53.60% | Almería, Valencia, Sevilla, PSG, Arsenal, Aston Villa | 2004–present |
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 | Martin O’Neill | 1,186 | 625 | 278 | 283 | 52.70% | Wycombe Wanderers, Norwich City, Leicester City, Celtic, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Republic of Ireland, Nottingham Forest | 1990–2026 |
25 | Dick Advocaat | 1,162 | 611 | 271 | 280 | 52.58% | Netherlands, Rangers, PSV Eindhoven, Fenerbahçe, Zenit, Sunderland, AZ Alkmaar, Curaçao | 1984–present |
26 | Sven-Göran Eriksson | 1,207 | 629 | 308 | 270 | 52.11% | Sweden, Lazio, Roma, Benfica, Manchester City, Ivory Coast, Guangzhou R&F | 1977–2018 |
27 | Jupp Heynckes | 1,265 | 657 | 286 | 322 | 51.94% | Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Germany | 1979–2018 |
28 | Manuel Fleitas Solich | 1,073 | 557 | 216 | 302 | 51.91% | Nacional, Uruguay, Cerro, Peñarol | 1950–1970 |
29 | Otto Glória | 1,049 | 543 | 277 | 229 | 51.76% | Benfica, Brazil, Flamengo, Atlético Mineiro, São Paulo, Palmeiras | 1950–1975 |
30 | Luciano Spalletti | 1,080 | 558 | 264 | 258 | 51.67% | Sampdoria, Venezia, Udinese, Roma, Zenit, Inter Milan, Italy, Juventus | 1993–present |
31 | Giovanni Trapattoni | 1,418 | 729 | 411 | 278 | 51.41% | Juventus, Italy, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Benfica, Stuttgart, Red Bull Salzburg | 1974–2015 |
32 | Ronnie McFall | 1,089 | 559 | 225 | 305 | 51.33% | Portadown | 1980–2017 |
33 | Jesualdo Ferreira | 1,081 | 552 | 246 | 283 | 51.06% | Porto, Braga, Sporting CP, Málaga, Panathinaikos, Al Sadd | 1990–2025 |
34 | Senol Günes | 1,034 | 524 | 270 | 240 | 50.68% | Trabzonspor, Turkey National Team | 1980–2025 |
35 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | 1,819 | 919 | 472 | 428 | 50.52% | Flamengo, Brazil National Team, Vasco da Gama, Palmeiras | 1980–2025 |
36 | Ivica Osim | 1,010 | 510 | 230 | 270 | 50.50% | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia National Team, Japan National Team | 1970–2010 |
37 | Matt Busby | 1,151 | 579 | 268 | 304 | 50.30% | Manchester United | 1945–1969 |
38 | Yuri Semin | 1,362 | 682 | 313 | 367 | 50.07% | Dynamo Moscow, Russia National Team | 1970–2025 |
39 | Bobby Robson | 1,446 | 718 | 351 | 377 | 49.65% | Ipswich Town, England National Team, Barcelona, Sporting CP, PSV Eindhoven | 1960–2004 |
40 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | 1,647 | 817 | 450 | 380 | 49.61% | Brazil National Team, Portugal National Team, Guangzhou Evergrande | 1982–2014 |
41 | George Ramsay | 1,327 | 658 | 414 | 255 | 49.59% | Aston Villa | 1884–1926 |
42 | Fernando Santos | 1,075 | 532 | 266 | 277 | 49.49% | Greece National Team, Portugal National Team | 1984–2025 |
43 | Otto Rehhagel | 1,225 | 606 | 278 | 341 | 49.47% | Greece National Team, Hertha BSC | 1972–2012 |
44 | Luis Aragonés | 1,151 | 567 | 262 | 322 | 49.26% | Spain National Team, Atlético Madrid | 1974–2010 |
45 | Bill Shankly | 1,190 | 586 | 305 | 299 | 49.24% | Liverpool FC | 1959–1974 |
46 | Cuca | 1,130 | 555 | 291 | 284 | 49.12% | Atlético Mineiro, Brazil National Team, Palmeiras | 1990–2025 |
47 | Mano Menezes | 1,171 | 567 | 307 | 297 | 48.40% | Brazil National Team, Corinthians, Cruzeiro | 1990–2025 |
48 | Myron Markevych | 1,117 | 541 | 263 | 313 | 48.40% | Metalist Kharkiv, Ukraine National Team | 1979–2015 |
49 | Rubens Minelli | 1,482 | 716 | 412 | 354 | 48.31% | Internacional, Palmeiras, São Paulo, Cruzeiro | 1950–1985 |
50 | Rafael Benítez | 1,245 | 600 | 301 | 344 | 48.20% | Valencia, Liverpool, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle, Celta Vigo, Panathinaikos | 1992–present |
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