Best Champions League clubs

5655 duels later, Paris Saint-Germain is still #1 in the Champions League 2023-2024 ranking, with Arsenal close behind.

Paris Saint-Germain dominates with 1465 ELO points, opening a 143-point gap over Arsenal in second place. That margin sets the Parisian club apart in a ranking where the rest of the top five clusters tightly: Arsenal, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund all sit within a narrow 7-point range between 1322 and 1315 ELO. Paris Saint-Germain also boasts a 69% win rate across 167 duels, underlining its grip on the top spot. Inter Milan has faced the most challenges with 213 duels, while AC Milan wins 61% of its encounters and Borussia Dortmund claims 60% across 188 duels. At the other end, Royal Antwerp FC anchors the table with 927 ELO points and a 26% win rate over 141 duels, trailing Copenhagen at 1043 ELO and Shakhtar Donetsk at 1060 ELO.

This ranking draws on 5655 duels submitted by 40 players, covering all 32 contenders of the tournament. Updated on 12 October 2026, it reflects the preferences of a community that has weighed every matchup. Cast your own vote to shift the standings and shape the next update.

Updated on October 12, 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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