World Football Elo Ratings leaders
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The following is the list of nations that would have held the number one position on the World Football Elo Ratings
since the first international match in 1872. The rankings were first calculated in 1997.
World Football Elo Ratings
The World Football Elo Ratings is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football. The method used to rank teams is based upon the Elo rating system method but modified to take various football-specific variables into account...
since the first international match in 1872. The rankings were first calculated in 1997.
Progressive Leaders Chart
| Start Date | Nation | # of days |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 1872 | 1190 | |
| March 4, 1876 | 5845 | |
| March 5, 1892 | 21 | |
| March 26, 1892 | 7 | |
| April 2, 1892 | 4349 | |
| February 29, 1904 | 12 | |
| March 12, 1904 | 2563 | |
| March 19, 1911 | 371 | |
| March 24, 1912 | 97 | |
| June 29, 1912 | 3 | |
| July 2, 1912 | 2979 | |
| August 28, 1920 | 1 | |
| August 29, 1920 | 3 | |
| September 1, 1920 | 5 | |
| September 6, 1920 | 12 | |
| September 18, 1920 | 386 | |
| October 9, 1921 | 959 | |
| May 25, 1924 | 1 | |
| May 26, 1924 | 446 | |
| August 15, 1925 | 4 | |
| August 19, 1925 | 39 | |
| September 27, 1925 | 384 | |
| October 16, 1926 | 8 | |
| October 24, 1926 | 583 | |
| May 29, 1928 | 1 | |
| May 30, 1928 | 382 | |
| June 16, 1929 | 96 | |
| September 20, 1929 | 42 | |
| November 1, 1929 | 610 | |
| July 4, 1931 | 5 | |
| July 9, 1931 | 1053 | |
| May 27, 1934 | 10 | |
| June 6, 1934 | 2090 | |
| February 25, 1940 | 144 | |
| July 18, 1940 | 209 | |
| February 12, 1941 | 417 | |
| April 5, 1942 | 50 | |
| May 25, 1942 | 229 | |
| January 9, 1943 | 85 | |
| April 4, 1943 | 98 | |
| July 11, 1943 | 178 | |
| January 5, 1944 | 3 | |
| January 8, 1944 | 367 | |
| January 9, 1945 | 33 | |
| February 11, 1945 | 4 | |
| February 15, 1945 | 142 | |
| July 7, 1945 | 127 | |
| November 11, 1945 | 39 | |
| December 20, 1945 | 735 | |
| December 25, 1947 | 1907 | |
| March 15, 1953 | 4 | |
| March 19, 1953 | 251 | |
| November 25, 1953 | 949 | |
| July 1, 1956 | 77 | |
| September 16, 1956 | 193 | |
| March 28, 1957 | 9 | |
| April 6, 1957 | 67 | |
| June 12, 1957 | 116 | |
| October 6, 1957 | 77 | |
| December 22, 1957 | 105 | |
| April 6, 1958 | 67 | |
| June 12, 1958 | 637 | |
| March 10, 1960 | 50 | |
| April 29, 1960 | 27 | |
| May 26, 1960 | 3 | |
| May 29, 1960 | 1036 | |
| March 31, 1963 | 391 | |
| April 25, 1964 | 35 | |
| May 30, 1964 | 4 | |
| June 3, 1964 | 389 | |
| June 27, 1965 | 7 | |
| July 4, 1965 | 56 | |
| August 29, 1965 | 231 | |
| April 17, 1966 | 3 | |
| April 20, 1966 | 52 | |
| June 11, 1966 | 6 | |
| June 17, 1966 | 5 | |
| June 22, 1966 | 23 | |
| July 15, 1966 | 1 | |
| July 16, 1966 | 9 | |
| July 25, 1966 | 5 | |
| July 30, 1966 | 1408 | |
| June 7, 1970 | 752 | |
| June 28, 1972 | 11 | |
| July 9, 1972 | 129 | |
| November 15, 1972 | 91 | |
| February 14, 1973 | 484 | |
| June 13, 1974 | 9 | |
| June 22, 1974 | 11 | |
| July 3, 1974 | 465 | |
| October 11, 1975 | 4 | |
| October 15, 1975 | 960 | |
| June 1, 1978 | 6 | |
| June 7, 1978 | 3 | |
| June 10, 1978 | 1 | |
| June 11, 1978 | 3 | |
| June 14, 1978 | 504 | |
| October 31, 1979 | 434 | |
| January 7, 1981 | 25 | |
| February 1, 1981 | 21 | |
| February 22, 1981 | 66 | |
| April 29, 1981 | 13 | |
| May 12, 1981 | 155 | |
| October 14, 1981 | 243 | |
| June 14, 1982 | 486 | |
| October 13, 1983 | 335 | |
| September 12, 1984 | 232 | |
| May 2, 1985 | 34 | |
| June 5, 1985 | 7 | |
| June 12, 1985 | 91 | |
| September 11, 1985 | 161 | |
| February 19, 1986 | 103 | |
| June 2, 1986 | 7 | |
| June 9, 1986 | 16 | |
| June 25, 1986 | 4 | |
| June 29, 1986 | 346 | |
| June 10, 1987 | 23 | |
| July 3, 1987 | 57 | |
| August 29, 1987 | 74 | |
| November 11, 1987 | 214 | |
| June 12, 1988 | 5 | |
| June 17, 1988 | 1 | |
| June 18, 1988 | 7 | |
| June 25, 1988 | 715 | |
| June 10, 1990 | 9 | |
| June 19, 1990 | 5 | |
| June 24, 1990 | 129 | |
| October 31, 1990 | 604 | |
| June 26, 1992 | 75 | |
| September 9, 1992 | 37 | |
| October 16, 1992 | 247 | |
| June 20, 1993 | 49 | |
| August 8, 1993 | 7 | |
| August 15, 1993 | 313 | |
| June 24, 1994 | 3 | |
| June 27, 1994 | 12 | |
| July 9, 1994 | 708 | |
| June 16, 1996 | 3 | |
| June 19, 1996 | 4 | |
| June 23, 1996 | 311 | |
| April 30, 1997 | 30 | |
| May 30, 1997 | 11 | |
| June 10, 1997 | 397 | |
| July 12, 1998 | 328 | |
| June 5, 1999 | 389 | |
| June 28, 2000 | 708 | |
| June 6, 2002 | 1 | |
| June 7, 2002 | 4 | |
| June 11, 2002 | 1 | |
| June 12, 2002 | 4 | |
| June 16, 2002 | 5 | |
| June 21, 2002 | 351 | |
| June 7, 2003 | 4 | |
| June 11, 2003 | 8 | |
| June 19, 2003 | 83 | |
| September 10, 2003 | 291 | |
| June 27, 2004 | 4 | |
| July 1, 2004 | 10 | |
| July 11, 2004 | 3 | |
| July 14, 2004 | 35 | |
| August 18, 2004 | 290 | |
| June 4, 2005 | 4 | |
| June 8, 2005 | 21 | |
| June 29, 2005 | 102 | |
| October 9, 2005 | 3 | |
| October 12, 2005 | 265 | |
| July 4, 2006 | 43 | |
| August 16, 2006 | 52 | |
| October 7, 2006 | 122 | |
| February 6, 2007 | 1 | |
| February 7, 2007 | 140 | |
| June 27, 2007 | 14 | |
| July 11, 2007 | 4 | |
| July 15, 2007 | 334 | |
| June 13, 2008 | / | 2 |
| June 15, 2008 | 6 | |
| June 21, 2008 | 368 | |
| June 24, 2009 | 373 | |
| July 2, 2010 | 1 | |
| July 3, 2010 | / | 3 |
| July 6, 2010 | 1 | |
| July 7, 2010 | 1 |
Ranking by Days as Leader
| Nation | # of days | Last Date as Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 9899 | 11 June 1988 | |
| 7708 | 1 July 2010 | |
| 6985 | 14 July 2007 | |
| 5864 | 11 March 1904 | |
| 3888 | 15 August 2006 | |
| 3707 | 9 June 1997 | |
| 2979 | 27 August 1920 | |
| 1889 | 8 July 1931 | |
| 1885 | 10 July 2007 | |
| 1734 | Current | |
| 1395 | 3 July 1965 | |
| 1283 | 6 July 2010 | |
| 1023 | 24 June 1988 | |
| 10 | 5 June 1934 | |
| 9 | 7 June 2005 | |
| 4 | 14 October 1975 |
Ranking by Days as Leader (rolling - last 50 years)
As of January 1, 2011| Nation | # of days | Last Date as Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 6823 | 1 July 2010 | |
| 3707 | 9 June 1997 | |
| 1885 | 10 July 2007 | |
| 1679 | 11 June 1988 | |
| 1594 | 14 July 2007 | |
| 1023 | 24 June 1988 | |
| 906 | 6 July 2010 | |
| 553 | Current | |
| 43 | 15 August 2006 | |
| 42 | 3 July 1965 | |
| 8 | 7 June 2005 | |
| 4 | 14 October 1975 |
Other Statistics
- Longest single reign at the top: 5845 days
- Shortest single reign at the top: 1 day
- Most separate occasions as leader: 37
- Fewest separate occasions as leader: 1 , ,
- Highest Elo rating ever: 2166 , 30 June 1954
- Only nation to get lead while in absence of major event (WC): twice in 2002, as Argentina, France first and then Spain got successively eliminated, and until Brazil eliminated England