Best Ligue 1 clubs

25 ELO points separate LOSC Lille from RC Strasbourg at the top of the Ligue 1 ranking, after 7007 duels.

LOSC Lille stands at 1342 ELO points with a 62% win rate over 276 duels, while RC Strasbourg follows at 1317 points across 281 duels. The gap between them reflects a clear preference, though RC Strasbourg maintains a respectable 55% win rate. RC Lens claims third place at 1308 points, edging out RC Strasbourg by just 9 points, and boasts the highest win rate in the top three at 64% across 250 duels. AS Monaco sits fourth at 1295 points after 293 duels. Paris Saint-Germain, the league's dominant force on the pitch, ranks fifth at 1272 points with 58% of its duels won, a striking verdict from voters who favor northern clubs over the capital's giant. At the bottom, Clermont Foot closes the ranking at 1097 points after 241 duels, trailing ES Troyes AC by 17 points.

This ranking reflects 7007 duels played by 110 voters across 20 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. The results capture preferences shaped by style, loyalty and regional pride rather than league standings alone. Cast your vote in head-to-head duels to influence the next update and see how your favorite club measures up against the rest.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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