1985-86 Club Football

The completed 1985-86 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

520 clubs ranked · 57 leagues · 15 cup finals

← 1984-85 All seasons 1986-87 →

1985-86Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Liverpool

England · score 1.108 · form 0.97 · pedigree 1.00 · 37-13-7 in 57

★ First Division★ FA Cup

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

FK Austria Wien

form 0.89 vs ped 0.28 · +0.61

Underachiever

Tottenham Hotspur

form 0.68 vs ped 0.76 · -0.08

Biggest riser

Heart of Midlothian

▲ 169 places

Biggest faller

Ipswich Town

▼ 187 places

Best outside top 5

Real Madrid

#2 · Spain

Best outside the 8

RSC Anderlecht

#5 · Belgium

Top 10 by league

England 2Spain 2Italy 2Belgium 1Soviet Union 1Germany 1Romania 1

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Liverpool▲3

England · 57 P · 37-13-7 · +0.07 trophy

1.108

score

Real Madrid▲5

Spain · 46 P · 32-5-9 · +0.11 trophy

1.107

score

Juventus▼2

Italy · 36 P · 21-11-4 · +0.09 trophy

1.073

score

FC Barcelona▲5

Spain · 48 P · 26-11-11 · +0.02 trophy

1.010

score

RSC Anderlecht

Belgium · 40 P · 26-8-6 · +0.03 trophy

0.978

score

Dynamo Kyiv▲57

Soviet Union · 43 P · 26-10-7 · +0.08 trophy

0.960

score

Bayern Munich▼5

Germany · 47 P · 31-9-7 · +0.07 trophy

0.957

score

Everton▼5

England · 54 P · 34-10-10 · +0.02 trophy

0.937

score

Steaua Bucureşti▲37

Romania · 43 P · 30-8-5 · +0.15 trophy

0.902

score

Internazionale▼4

Italy · 40 P · 17-11-12

0.842

score

AS Roma▲6

Italy · 33 P · 22-3-8 · +0.01 trophy

0.835

score

Benfica▼4

Portugal · 37 P · 26-5-6 · +0.03 trophy

0.771

score

Hamburger SV▼2

Germany · 37 P · 18-5-14

0.722

score

FK Austria Wien▲1

Austria · 26 P · 21-2-3 · +0.04 trophy

0.721

score

Tottenham Hotspur▼5

England · 53 P · 23-12-18

0.705

score

SK Rapid Wien▼2

Austria · 28 P · 18-6-4 · +0.01 trophy

0.698

score

1. FC Köln▲11

Germany · 48 P · 17-14-17

0.698

score

Hajduk Split▲26

Yugoslavia · 42 P · 20-9-13

0.668

score

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Portugal · 38 P · 23-8-7

0.665

score

Nottingham Forest▲4

England · 48 P · 22-12-14

0.637

score

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1	▲3	Liverpool	England	57	37	13	7	0.97	1.00	+0.07	score 1.108
2	▲5	Real Madrid	Spain	46	32	5	9	0.99	0.76	+0.11	score 1.107
3	▼2	Juventus	Italy	36	21	11	4	0.97	1.00	+0.09	score 1.073
4	▲5	FC Barcelona	Spain	48	26	11	11	0.93	0.90	+0.02	score 1.010
5	–	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	40	26	8	6	0.92	1.00	+0.03	score 0.978
6	▲57	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	43	26	10	7	0.89	0.59	+0.08	score 0.960
7	▼5	Bayern Munich	Germany	47	31	9	7	1.00	0.66	+0.07	score 0.957
8	▼5	Everton	England	54	34	10	10	0.93	0.72	+0.02	score 0.937
9	▲37	Steaua Bucureşti	Romania	43	30	8	5	0.85	0.33	+0.15	score 0.902
10	▼4	Internazionale	Italy	40	17	11	12	0.73	0.80	—	score 0.842
11	▲6	AS Roma	Italy	33	22	3	8	0.98	0.52	+0.01	score 0.835
12	▼4	Benfica	Portugal	37	26	5	6	0.80	0.64	+0.03	score 0.771
13	▼2	Hamburger SV	Germany	37	18	5	14	0.71	0.73	—	score 0.722
14	▲1	FK Austria Wien	Austria	26	21	2	3	0.89	0.28	+0.04	score 0.721
15	▼5	Tottenham Hotspur	England	53	23	12	18	0.68	0.76	—	score 0.705
16	▼2	SK Rapid Wien	Austria	28	18	6	4	0.75	0.50	+0.01	score 0.698
17	▲11	1. FC Köln	Germany	48	17	14	17	0.65	0.47	—	score 0.698
18	▲26	Hajduk Split	Yugoslavia	42	20	9	13	0.57	0.64	—	score 0.668
19	–	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	38	23	8	7	0.74	0.38	—	score 0.665
20	▲4	Nottingham Forest	England	48	22	12	14	0.75	0.43	—	score 0.637
21	▲21	Universitatea Craiova	Romania	38	21	7	10	0.64	0.54	—	score 0.625
22	▲3	IFK Göteborg	Sweden	30	13	10	7	0.64	0.57	—	score 0.617
23	▼1	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	36	21	6	9	0.66	0.50	+0.01	score 0.610
24	▼8	FC Porto	Portugal	34	24	6	4	0.88	0.00	+0.03	score 0.599
25	▼4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	38	13	10	15	0.61	0.61	—	score 0.594
26	▲24	SSC Napoli	Italy	30	14	11	5	0.90	0.00	—	score 0.582
27	▲86	West Ham United	England	52	31	9	12	0.89	0.00	—	score 0.580
28	▼16	Aberdeen	Scotland	47	24	15	8	0.71	0.24	+0.03	score 0.572
29	▲2	Werder Bremen	Germany	39	23	9	7	0.87	0.00	—	score 0.567
30	▲27	Real Sociedad	Spain	34	17	5	12	0.72	0.26	—	score 0.560
31	▼1	Dundee United	Scotland	42	21	13	8	0.68	0.31	—	score 0.551
32	▼6	Club Brugge	Belgium	38	23	8	7	0.83	0.00	+0.01	score 0.549
33	▼4	Dinamo Minsk	Soviet Union	34	16	9	9	0.71	0.24	—	score 0.546
34	▲84	Real Zaragoza	Spain	37	18	12	7	0.81	0.00	+0.01	score 0.545
35	▲14	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	40	22	9	9	0.79	0.07	—	score 0.539
36	▼18	Aston Villa	England	55	16	19	20	0.54	0.59	—	score 0.537
37	▼17	Manchester United	England	51	27	12	12	0.82	0.00	—	score 0.531
38	▲103	Neuchâtel Xamax	Switzerland	38	21	9	8	0.60	0.24	—	score 0.525
39	▲62	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	40	22	7	11	0.79	0.00	+0.01	score 0.523
40	▲25	Chelsea	England	52	24	15	13	0.80	0.00	—	score 0.522
41	▲15	Sheffield Wednesday	England	52	26	13	13	0.79	0.00	—	score 0.515
42	▲3	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	43	23	10	10	0.77	0.00	+0.01	score 0.511
43	▼2	Celtic	Scotland	38	20	11	7	0.73	0.00	+0.03	score 0.502
44	▲15	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	42	19	14	9	0.77	0.00	—	score 0.502
45	▲10	FC Spartak Moscow	Soviet Union	40	22	11	7	0.77	0.00	—	score 0.499
46	▲75	Standard Liège	Belgium	34	15	12	7	0.73	0.07	—	score 0.496
47	▲11	Arsenal	England	54	25	14	15	0.76	0.00	—	score 0.495
48	▲169	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	39	22	10	7	0.75	0.00	+0.01	score 0.495
49	▲28	Fiorentina	Italy	30	10	13	7	0.76	0.00	—	score 0.492
50	▼23	Torino FC	Italy	34	12	13	9	0.75	0.00	—	score 0.488
51	▲30	Luton Town	England	52	23	15	14	0.75	0.00	—	score 0.487
52	▼18	AC Milan	Italy	36	12	12	12	0.64	0.12	—	score 0.484
53	▲9	Sporting Gijon	Spain	36	13	16	7	0.74	0.00	—	score 0.482
54	▲70	FK Partizan	Yugoslavia	38	22	8	8	0.69	0.00	+0.03	score 0.479
55	▼12	Bayer Uerdingen	Germany	45	24	9	12	0.73	0.00	—	score 0.474
56	▼20	Panathinaikos	Greece	32	18	8	6	0.52	0.26	+0.04	score 0.470
57	▲37	Newcastle United	England	46	17	14	15	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.469
58	▲36	Bayer Leverkusen	Germany	38	18	10	10	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.467
59	▲160	VSC Vitória Guimarães	Portugal	30	16	8	6	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.462
60	▲6	KAA Gent	Belgium	34	15	11	8	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.461
61	▲15	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Soviet Union	40	19	12	9	0.70	0.00	—	score 0.455
62	▲28	Queens Park Rangers	England	52	21	9	22	0.69	0.00	+0.01	score 0.451
63	▲20	Watford	England	53	21	15	17	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.450
64	▼4	KSK Beveren	Belgium	34	15	10	9	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.449
65	▲32	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	40	23	10	7	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.446
66	▲6	Sportul Studenţesc	Romania	36	19	11	6	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.437
67	▼44	Sampdoria	Italy	37	12	12	13	0.66	0.00	+0.01	score 0.430
68	▲94	Real Betis	Spain	36	12	13	11	0.65	0.00	+0.01	score 0.425
69	▲24	Atalanta	Italy	30	7	15	8	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.423
70	▲84	Como	Italy	30	7	15	8	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.423
71	▲174	Paris Saint-Germain	France	38	23	10	5	0.56	0.00	+0.06	score 0.422
72	▼11	SV Waldhof Mannheim	Germany	37	13	11	13	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.421
73	▲18	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	38	29	7	2	0.60	0.00	+0.03	score 0.419
74	▼36	Bohemians CKD	Czechoslovakia	34	13	10	11	0.45	0.35	—	score 0.418
75	▲13	SK Sturm Graz	Austria	22	5	12	5	0.53	0.21	—	score 0.417
76	▲224	K. Beerschot VAV	Belgium	34	12	13	9	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.415
77	▼64	Hellas Verona	Italy	34	11	11	12	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.414
78	▲7	VfL Bochum	Germany	39	15	7	17	0.66	0.00	—	score 0.413
79	▼11	Boavista FC	Portugal	32	15	8	9	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.411
80	▲72	Sevilla FC	Spain	34	12	10	12	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.408
81	▼44	RFC Liège	Belgium	38	17	9	12	0.62	0.00	+0.01	score 0.408
82	▼9	FC Torpedo Moscow	Soviet Union	34	13	10	11	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.407
83	▲168	TJ Vítkovice	Czechoslovakia	30	14	12	4	0.57	0.00	+0.03	score 0.404
84	▲124	BSC Young Boys	Switzerland	30	18	8	4	0.57	0.00	+0.03	score 0.400
85	▼34	Dinamo Moscow	Soviet Union	34	11	7	16	0.50	0.33	—	score 0.399
86	▼51	Zenit Leningrad	Soviet Union	34	14	7	13	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.395
87	▲22	Žalgiris Vilnius	Soviet Union	34	12	11	11	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.395
88	▲30	Kairat Alma-Ata	Soviet Union	34	11	13	10	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.395
89	▲21	Linzer ASK	Austria	26	11	6	9	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.394
90	▼50	KSV Waregem	Belgium	34	14	7	13	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.393
91	▼23	Royal Antwerp FC	Belgium	34	11	13	10	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.393
92	▲47	Malmö FF	Sweden	24	12	8	4	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.390
93	▼54	Valencia	Spain	34	8	9	17	0.46	0.47	—	score 0.387
94	▼14	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	34	20	11	3	0.55	0.00	+0.03	score 0.385
95	▲79	Cercle Brugge	Belgium	36	13	10	13	0.58	0.00	+0.01	score 0.385
96	▼20	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	32	13	8	11	0.44	0.17	—	score 0.385
97	▼49	AC Sparta Praha	Czechoslovakia	32	16	7	9	0.58	0.00	+0.01	score 0.382
98	▲268	Örgryte IS	Sweden	22	9	8	5	0.54	0.00	+0.03	score 0.381
99	▲160	Kalmar FF	Sweden	22	10	8	4	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.377
100	▲53	Avellino	Italy	30	9	9	12	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.373

1985-86 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 9 May 1986

Throughfull season

Bayern MunichLiverpoolEvertonWerder BremenJuventusMan UnitedThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Bayern Munich

Germany

1754

Liverpool

England

1746

Everton

England

1743

+10

Werder Bremen

Germany

1709

Juventus

Italy

1680

PSV Eindhoven

Netherlands

1637

Real Madrid

Spain

1637

-22

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Germany

1633

Manchester United

England

1633

RSC Anderlecht

Europe only

1617

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1	Bayern Munich	1754	+8	Germany
2	Liverpool	1746	+6	England
3	Everton	1743	+10	England
4	Werder Bremen	1709	0	Germany
5	Juventus	1680	0	Italy
6	PSV Eindhoven	1637	+9	Netherlands
7	Real Madrid	1637	-22	Spain
8	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1633	0	Germany
9	Manchester United	1633	+1	England
10	RSC Anderlecht	1617	0	Europe only
11	AS Roma	1612	0	Italy
12	VfB Stuttgart	1611	-10	Germany
13	Ajax	1607	+9	Netherlands
14	Hamburger SV	1604	0	Germany
15	West Ham United	1599	-1	England
16	FC Barcelona	1596	-7	Spain
17	1. FC Köln	1581	+22	Germany
18	Internazionale	1573	0	Italy
19	Tottenham Hotspur	1571	+13	England
20	Sheffield Wednesday	1565	+3	England

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1986UEFAWinner: Steaua Bucureşti

Final2

FC BarcelonaSteaua Bucureşti★

Semi-finals2

IFK GöteborgRSC Anderlecht

Quarter-finals4

AberdeenBayern MunichFC KuusysiJuventus

Round of 168

AC OmoniaBudapest Honvéd FCFC PortoFK Austria WienFenerbahçe SKHellas VeronaServette FCZenit St. Petersburg

Group stage15

AC Sparta PrahaAjaxBerliner FC DynamoBotev PlovdivFC Girondins de BordeauxFK SarajevoGórnik ZabrzeJeunesse d'EschLinfield FCPAOK ThessalonikiRabat AjaxShamrock RoversVejle BoldklubVålerenga IFÍA

UEFA Cup1986UEFAWinner: Real Madrid

Final2

1. FC KölnReal Madrid★

Semi-finals2

InternazionaleSV Zulte-Waregem

Quarter-finals4

FC NantesHajduk SplitNeuchâtel XamaxSporting Clube de Portugal

Round of 168

AC MilanAthletic BilbaoBorussia MönchengladbachDundee UnitedFC DniproFC Spartak MoscowHammarby IFLegia Warszawa

Group stage16

Bohemians 1905CA OsasunaChernomoretsClub BruggeFC Dinamo CityFK PartizanFK VardarLASK LinzLokomotiv SofiaLokomotive LeipzigMOL Fehérvár FCPSV EindhovenRFC LiègeSparta RotterdamSt. MirrenTorino FC

Qualifying32▾

AEK AthensAGF ÅrhusAJ AuxerreAPOEL FCAvenir BeggenBesiktas JKBoavista FCBohemians FCColeraine FCDinamo BucureştiFC Baník OstravaFC Erzgebirge AueFC MetzFC St. GallenFC Wacker InnsbruckFeyenoordGyőri ETO FCHamburger SVHamrun SpartansLech PoznanMalmö FFPanathinaikosPirin BlagoevgradPortimonense SCRangersSK Slavia PrahaSporting GijonSportul StudenţescTPS TurkuValur ReykjavíkViking FKWerder Bremen

Cup Winners Cup1986UEFAWinner: Dynamo Kyiv

Final2

Atlético de MadridDynamo Kyiv★

Semi-finals2

FK Dukla PragueKFC Uerdingen

Quarter-finals4

BenficaDynamo DresdenRed Star BelgradeSK Rapid Wien

Round of 168

AIK FotbollBangor CityFram ReykjavíkGalatasaray SKHJK HelsinkiLyngby BKSampdoriaUniversitatea Craiova

Group stage15

AEL 1964AEL LimassolAS MonacoCelticCercle BruggeFC AarauFC UtrechtFredrikstad FKGalway UnitedGlentoran FCKS FlamurtariRed BoysTatabanyai BanyaszWidzew ŁódźZurrieq FC

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1985CONMEBOLWinner: Argentinos Juniors

Other competitions4 competitions

CONCACAF Champions Cup1985CONCACAFWinner: Defense Force

Final2

CD OlimpiaDefense Force★

Asian Club Championship1985AFCWinner: Busan I'Park

Final2

Al-Ahli JeddahBusan I'Park★

African Cup of Champions1985CAFWinner: FAR Rabat

Final2

AS DragonsFAR Rabat★

Intercontinental Cup1985FIFAWinner: Juventus

Final2

Argentinos JuniorsJuventus★

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1985-86 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

West Ham United

English top flight · England

+7.42

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Heracles Almelo

Eredivisie · Netherlands

−6.93

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

England

First Division1986Tier 1

Second Division1986Tier 2

Third Division1986Tier 3

Fourth Division1986Tier 4

Alliance Premier League1986Tier 5

Italy

Serie A1986Tier 1

Serie B1986Tier 2

Serie C1 Girone A1986Tier 3

Germany

Bundesliga1986Tier 1

2.Bundesliga1986Tier 2

Spain

La Liga1986Tier 1

Segunda Division1986Tier 2

Segunda División B Group 11986Tier 3

Scotland

Premier Division1986Tier 1

Scottish First Division1986Tier 2

Scottish Second Division1986Tier 3

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1986Tier 1

II Divisão1986Tier 2

France

Division 11986Tier 1

Division 21986Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1986Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1986Tier 2

Cup competitions

Liverpool

FA Cup · England · v Everton

Oxford United

League Cup · England · v Queens Park Rangers

FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Coupe de France · France · v Olympique Marseille

FC Metz

Coupe de la Ligue · France · v AS Cannes

Bayern Munich

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v VfB Stuttgart

AS Roma

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Sampdoria

Ajax

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v RBC Roosendaal

Benfica

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v CF Belenenses

Aberdeen

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Heart of Midlothian

Aberdeen

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Hibernian

Real Zaragoza

Copa del Rey · Spain · v FC Barcelona

Everton

Community Shield · England · v Manchester United

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Liverpool	v Everton
League CupDomestic cup	England	Oxford United	v Queens Park Rangers
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	v Olympique Marseille
Coupe de la LigueDomestic cup	France	FC Metz	v AS Cannes
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Bayern Munich	v VfB Stuttgart
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	AS Roma	v Sampdoria
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	Ajax	v RBC Roosendaal
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Benfica	v CF Belenenses
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Aberdeen	v Heart of Midlothian
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Aberdeen	v Hibernian
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Real Zaragoza	v FC Barcelona
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Everton	v Manchester United
Trophee des ChampionsSuper cup	France	AS Monaco	v FC Girondins de Bordeaux
SupertacaSuper cup	Portugal	Benfica	v FC Porto
Supercopa de EspanaSuper cup	Spain	Atlético de Madrid	v FC Barcelona

← 1984-85 All seasons 1986-87 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).