1989-90 Club Football

The completed 1989-90 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.

503 clubs ranked · 58 leagues · 15 cup finals

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1989-90Club 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

AC Milan

Italy · score 1.273 · form 1.00 · pedigree 1.00 · 30-6-10 in 46

★ European Cup★ Super Cup★ Intercontinental Cup

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

AS Roma

form 0.74 vs ped 0.10 · +0.64

Underachiever

IFK Göteborg

form 0.37 vs ped 0.86 · -0.49

Biggest riser

Eintracht Frankfurt

▲ 139 places

Biggest faller

FC Torpedo Moscow

▼ 90 places

Best outside top 5

Benfica

#7 · Portugal

Best outside the 8

KV Mechelen

#12 · Belgium

Top 10 by league

Italy 4Germany 3Spain 1Portugal 1France 1

Country100 shown

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AC Milan▲1

Italy · 46 P · 30-6-10 · +0.20 trophy

1.273

score

Bayern Munich▲6

Germany · 45 P · 27-12-6 · +0.06 trophy

0.999

score

Real Madrid▼2

Spain · 45 P · 31-10-4 · +0.08 trophy

0.968

score

Juventus▲12

Italy · 49 P · 27-16-6 · +0.07 trophy

0.949

score

Sampdoria▲10

Italy · 43 P · 23-13-7 · +0.05 trophy

0.948

score

1. FC Köln▲8

Germany · 47 P · 24-12-11

0.840

score

Benfica▲11

Portugal · 43 P · 30-9-4 · +0.01 trophy

0.826

score

Werder Bremen▲4

Germany · 50 P · 21-16-13 · +0.01 trophy

0.824

score

Olympique Marseille▲11

France · 46 P · 27-11-8 · +0.06 trophy

0.796

score

SSC Napoli▼4

Italy · 40 P · 22-12-6 · +0.06 trophy

0.785

score

FC Barcelona▼6

Spain · 45 P · 28-6-11 · +0.01 trophy

0.757

score

KV Mechelen▼8

Belgium · 40 P · 21-15-4

0.734

score

Liverpool▼6

England · 49 P · 29-13-7 · +0.07 trophy

0.718

score

FC Porto▲9

Portugal · 40 P · 31-5-4 · +0.03 trophy

0.660

score

Internazionale▼12

Italy · 36 P · 17-11-8 · +0.01 trophy

0.644

score

Steaua Bucureşti▼7

Romania · 38 P · 29-4-5 · +0.01 trophy

0.629

score

Bayer Leverkusen▲8

Germany · 36 P · 13-15-8

0.619

score

PSV Eindhoven▼1

Netherlands · 43 P · 26-8-9 · +0.01 trophy

0.604

score

Fiorentina▲33

Italy · 46 P · 11-20-15

0.600

score

Everton▼9

England · 49 P · 21-13-15

0.571

score

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1	▲1	AC Milan	Italy	46	30	6	10	1.00	1.00	+0.20	score 1.273
2	▲6	Bayern Munich	Germany	45	27	12	6	0.93	0.76	+0.06	score 0.999
3	▼2	Real Madrid	Spain	45	31	10	4	0.83	1.00	+0.08	score 0.968
4	▲12	Juventus	Italy	49	27	16	6	0.87	0.60	+0.07	score 0.949
5	▲10	Sampdoria	Italy	43	23	13	7	0.80	0.81	+0.05	score 0.948
6	▲8	1. FC Köln	Germany	47	24	12	11	0.69	0.92	—	score 0.840
7	▲11	Benfica	Portugal	43	30	9	4	0.69	0.81	+0.01	score 0.826
8	▲4	Werder Bremen	Germany	50	21	16	13	0.63	0.94	+0.01	score 0.824
9	▲11	Olympique Marseille	France	46	27	11	8	0.62	0.76	+0.06	score 0.796
10	▼4	SSC Napoli	Italy	40	22	12	6	0.83	0.52	+0.06	score 0.785
11	▼6	FC Barcelona	Spain	45	28	6	11	0.70	0.81	+0.01	score 0.757
12	▼8	KV Mechelen	Belgium	40	21	15	4	0.65	0.89	—	score 0.734
13	▼6	Liverpool	England	49	29	13	7	0.68	0.58	+0.07	score 0.718
14	▲9	FC Porto	Portugal	40	31	5	4	0.71	0.47	+0.03	score 0.660
15	▼12	Internazionale	Italy	36	17	11	8	0.76	0.39	+0.01	score 0.644
16	▼7	Steaua Bucureşti	Romania	38	29	4	5	0.61	0.66	+0.01	score 0.629
17	▲8	Bayer Leverkusen	Germany	36	13	15	8	0.67	0.52	—	score 0.619
18	▼1	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	43	26	8	9	0.56	0.55	+0.01	score 0.604
19	▲33	Fiorentina	Italy	46	11	20	15	0.60	0.45	—	score 0.600
20	▼9	Everton	England	49	21	13	15	0.50	0.69	—	score 0.571
21	▼8	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	44	21	7	16	0.59	0.47	—	score 0.551
22	▼12	IFK Göteborg	Sweden	24	10	4	10	0.37	0.86	—	score 0.544
23	▲1	Ajax	Netherlands	36	19	11	6	0.54	0.45	+0.03	score 0.535
24	▲25	AS Monaco	France	46	16	22	8	0.52	0.42	—	score 0.534
25	▲22	AS Roma	Italy	34	14	13	7	0.74	0.10	—	score 0.520
26	▲3	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	43	30	6	7	0.69	0.18	—	score 0.514
27	–	Real Sociedad	Spain	38	15	14	9	0.61	0.29	—	score 0.496
28	▲41	Club Brugge	Belgium	38	26	8	4	0.71	0.00	+0.03	score 0.492
29	▲33	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	France	38	22	7	9	0.57	0.34	—	score 0.488
30	–	Atalanta	Italy	36	12	12	12	0.61	0.24	—	score 0.480
31	▲9	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	36	17	14	5	0.59	0.24	—	score 0.469
32	▲1	Valencia	Spain	42	22	14	6	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.468
33	▲139	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	35	15	11	9	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.467
34	▼12	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	37	13	8	16	0.53	0.42	—	score 0.466
35	▼16	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	36	16	14	6	0.47	0.45	—	score 0.458
36	▼10	Rangers	Scotland	40	21	12	7	0.54	0.21	+0.04	score 0.456
37	▼3	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	40	18	12	10	0.68	0.00	+0.01	score 0.453
38	▲33	VSC Vitória Guimarães	Portugal	34	17	11	6	0.57	0.24	—	score 0.453
39	▼1	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	40	21	10	9	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.451
40	▲76	AJ Auxerre	France	48	19	15	14	0.43	0.29	—	score 0.436
41	▼13	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	42	31	5	6	0.61	0.00	+0.04	score 0.435
42	▲8	FC Spartak Moscow	Soviet Union	34	18	12	4	0.57	0.08	+0.03	score 0.429
43	▲27	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	39	15	11	13	0.64	0.00	+0.01	score 0.428
44	▼12	Dundee United	Scotland	40	14	13	13	0.37	0.47	—	score 0.406
45	▲74	Bologna	Italy	34	9	16	9	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.401
46	▲34	Royal Antwerp FC	Belgium	42	18	16	8	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.397
47	▲85	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	40	28	4	8	0.54	0.00	+0.04	score 0.394
48	▲24	Sevilla FC	Spain	38	18	7	13	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.386
49	▼8	Real Valladolid	Spain	44	11	17	16	0.43	0.26	—	score 0.384
50	▲8	Hajduk Split	Yugoslavia	34	18	2	14	0.37	0.39	+0.01	score 0.384
51	–	Malmö FF	Sweden	26	13	9	4	0.57	0.00	+0.01	score 0.378
52	▲52	FK Austria Wien	Austria	26	17	3	6	0.56	0.00	+0.01	score 0.377
53	▼16	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	28	13	12	3	0.41	0.18	+0.04	score 0.374
54	·	KAA Gent	Belgium	34	12	12	10	0.48	0.16	—	score 0.369
55	▲70	CD Logroñés	Spain	38	18	5	15	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.368
56	▲45	Standard Liège	Belgium	34	16	10	8	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.366
57	▼36	Arsenal	England	45	22	9	14	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.366
58	▲91	Aston Villa	England	47	25	10	12	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.363
59	▲130	1. FC Nürnberg	Germany	36	12	11	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.361
60	▼21	Nottingham Forest	England	49	20	14	15	0.54	0.00	+0.01	score 0.360
61	▼26	Hamburger SV	Germany	43	18	5	20	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.360
62	▲23	CA Osasuna	Spain	38	14	12	12	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.359
63	▲4	Aberdeen	Scotland	43	23	10	10	0.50	0.00	+0.03	score 0.352
64	·	RCD Mallorca	Spain	38	11	17	10	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.350
65	▲43	Real Oviedo	Spain	38	12	15	11	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.350
66	▲79	IFK Norrköping	Sweden	22	12	5	5	0.49	0.00	+0.03	score 0.349
67	·	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Germany	38	13	12	13	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.348
68	▼23	FC Swarovski Tirol	Austria	22	13	8	1	0.49	0.00	+0.03	score 0.347
69	▼24	Real Zaragoza	Spain	42	18	9	15	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.347
70	·	Chelsea	England	43	17	14	12	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.346
71	▼15	Karlsruher SC	Germany	37	12	12	13	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.345
72	▼11	Tottenham Hotspur	England	46	22	8	16	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.345
73	▲39	Universitatea Craiova	Romania	34	19	6	9	0.49	0.08	—	score 0.344
74	▲32	Neuchâtel Xamax	Switzerland	22	11	5	6	0.38	0.26	+0.01	score 0.344
75	▼27	Brøndby IF	Denmark	28	17	5	6	0.40	0.21	+0.01	score 0.340
76	▲64	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	Switzerland	28	11	8	9	0.33	0.16	+0.04	score 0.340
77	▲42	Lazio	Italy	34	8	15	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.339
78	·	Bari	Italy	34	6	19	9	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.339
79	▼43	SK Rapid Wien	Austria	28	15	6	7	0.43	0.16	+0.01	score 0.338
80	▼36	Panathinaikos	Greece	38	22	12	4	0.36	0.21	+0.03	score 0.335
81	▲1	Wimbledon	England	44	16	17	11	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.328
82	▼29	Hellas Verona	Italy	34	6	13	15	0.45	0.31	—	score 0.326
83	▼29	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	38	11	15	12	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.324
84	·	Vitesse Arnhem	Netherlands	37	17	11	9	0.48	0.00	+0.01	score 0.320
85	▲7	FC St. Pauli	Germany	35	9	13	13	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.319
86	▲19	Southampton	England	48	21	12	15	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.317
87	▼31	Norwich City	England	45	15	17	13	0.49	0.00	—	score 0.317
88	▲133	GD Chaves	Portugal	34	12	14	8	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.313
89	▲10	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	France	42	19	11	12	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.312
90	▲13	Roda JC	Netherlands	34	14	13	7	0.48	0.00	—	score 0.309
91	▼60	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Soviet Union	36	21	7	8	0.46	0.00	+0.01	score 0.307
92	▲3	FC Twente	Netherlands	36	16	11	9	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.307
93	▲82	Heart of Midlothian	Scotland	36	16	12	8	0.47	0.00	—	score 0.306
94	▲119	Odense BK	Denmark	26	17	7	2	0.42	0.00	+0.03	score 0.305
95	▼30	FC Groningen	Netherlands	38	13	15	10	0.40	0.13	—	score 0.304
96	▼12	Manchester United	England	49	20	12	17	0.44	0.00	+0.01	score 0.301
97	▼7	Bayer Uerdingen	Germany	35	10	10	15	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.299
98	▼15	AC Sparta Praha	Czechoslovakia	34	23	5	6	0.41	0.00	+0.03	score 0.298
99	·	Genoa	Italy	34	6	17	11	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.298
100	▲13	VFC Vitória Setúbal	Portugal	34	14	8	12	0.46	0.00	—	score 0.296

1989-90 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, 25 May 1990

Throughfull season

Bayern MunichMilanReal MadridLiverpoolFC KölnJuventusThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Bayern Munich

Germany

1790

AC Milan

Italy

1754

+15

Real Madrid

Spain

1753

Liverpool

England

1731

Juventus

Italy

1707

Sampdoria

Italy

1681

1. FC Köln

Germany

1658

FC Barcelona

Spain

1658

SSC Napoli

Italy

1657

Internazionale

Italy

1655

#
1	Bayern Munich	1790	0	Germany
2	AC Milan	1754	+15	Italy
3	Real Madrid	1753	0	Spain
4	Liverpool	1731	0	England
5	Juventus	1707	0	Italy
6	Sampdoria	1681	0	Italy
7	1. FC Köln	1658	0	Germany
8	FC Barcelona	1658	0	Spain
9	SSC Napoli	1657	0	Italy
10	Internazionale	1655	0	Italy
11	Benfica	1636	-14	Europe only
12	KV Mechelen	1619	0	Europe only
13	Borussia Dortmund	1609	0	Germany
14	Werder Bremen	1605	-8	Germany
15	PSV Eindhoven	1600	0	Netherlands
16	Arsenal	1590	0	England
17	Nottingham Forest	1577	0	England
18	VfB Stuttgart	1573	0	Germany
19	Olympique Marseille	1571	-12	France
20	Ajax	1569	0	Netherlands

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 Cup1990UEFAWinner: AC Milan

Final2

AC Milan★Benfica

Semi-finals2

Bayern MunichOlympique Marseille

Quarter-finals4

CSKA SofiaFC DniproKV MechelenPSV Eindhoven

Round of 168

AC Sparta PrahaAEK AthensBudapest Honvéd FCFC Swarovski TirolKF TiranaMalmö FFReal MadridSteaua Bucureşti

Group stage16

AC OmoniaBrøndby IFCA Spora LuxembourgDerry City FCDynamo DresdenFC LucerneFK VojvodinaFenerbahçe SKFram ReykjavíkHJK HelsinkiInternazionaleLinfield FCRangersRosenborg BKRuch ChorzówSliema Wanderers FC

UEFA Cup1990UEFAWinner: Juventus

Final2

FiorentinaJuventus★

Semi-finals2

1. FC KölnWerder Bremen

Quarter-finals4

AJ AuxerreHamburger SVRFC LiègeRoyal Antwerp FC

Round of 168

Chemnitzer FCDynamo KyivFC PortoOlympiakos CFPRed Star BelgradeSK Rapid WienSSC NapoliVfB Stuttgart

Group stage16

Club BruggeDundee UnitedFC Baník OstravaFC SionFC Sochaux-MontbéliardFC Spartak MoscowFC WettingenFK Austria WienFirst Vienna FCHibernianParis Saint-GermainReal ZaragozaRoPS RovaniemiValenciaZenit St. PetersburgŽalgiris Vilnius

Qualifying33▾

AberdeenAjaxApollon Limassol FCApolonia FierAtalantaAtlético de MadridBoavista FCDundalk FCFC Hansa RostockFC KuusysiFC NitraFC TwenteFK RadFeyenoordFlacăra MoreniGKS KatowiceGalatasaray SKGlentoran FCGórnik ZabrzeIFK GöteborgIraklisJeunesse d'EschLillestrøm SKMOL Fehérvár FCMTK Hungária FCNaestved BKPFC Levski SofiaSporting Clube de PortugalValletta FCVictoria BucureştiÍAÖrgryte ISDinamo Zagreb

Cup Winners Cup1990UEFAWinner: Sampdoria

Final2

RSC AnderlechtSampdoria★

Semi-finals2

AS MonacoDinamo Bucureşti

Quarter-finals4

FC Admira Wacker MödlingFK PartizanGrasshopper-Club ZürichReal Valladolid

Round of 168

Berliner FC DynamoBorussia DortmundDjurgårdens IFFC BarcelonaFC GroningenFC Torpedo MoscowFerencvárosi TCPanathinaikos

Group stage16

AEL LimassolBallymena UnitedBesiktas JKCF BelenensesCelticCork City FCFC Dinamo CityFC HakaHamrun SpartansIkast FSLegia WarszawaSK BrannSwansea CityUnion LuxembourgValur ReykjavíkŠK Slovan Bratislava

Qualifying1▾

PFC Chernomorets Burgas

Copa Libertadores / Supercopa Libertadores2 competitions

Copa Libertadores1989CONMEBOLWinner: Atlético Nacional

Final2

Atlético Nacional★Olimpia

Semi-finals2

DanubioInternacional

Quarter-finals4

CobreloaEC BahiaMillonariosSol de América

Round of 168

Boca JuniorsBolívarDeportivo QuitoDeportivo TáchiraNacionalPeñarolRacing ClubUniversitario

Group stage5

Colo ColoEmelecSport MarítimoSporting CristalThe Strongest

Supercopa Libertadores1989CONMEBOLWinner: Boca Juniors

Final2

Boca Juniors★Independiente

Semi-finals2

Argentinos JuniorsGrêmio

Quarter-finals4

Atlético NacionalCruzeiroEstudiantes de La PlataRacing Club

Round of 166

FlamengoNacionalOlimpiaPeñarolRiver PlateSantos FC

Other competitions6 competitions

Recopa Sudamericana1990CONMEBOLWinner: Boca Juniors

Final2

Atlético NacionalBoca Juniors★

Asian Club Championship1990AFCWinner: Liaoning Hongyun

Final2

Liaoning Hongyun★Yokohama F. Marinos

UEFA Super Cup1989UEFAWinner: AC Milan

Final2

AC Milan★FC Barcelona

CONCACAF Champions Cup1989CONCACAFWinner: Pumas UNAM

Final2

FC Pinar del RíoPumas UNAM★

African Cup of Champions1989CAFWinner: Raja Casablanca

Final2

MC OranRaja Casablanca★

Intercontinental Cup1989FIFAWinner: AC Milan

Final2

AC Milan★Atlético Nacional

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.

1989-90 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

Aston Villa

English top flight · England

+6.58

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

SBV Haarlem

Eredivisie · Netherlands

−6.25

pts vs exp

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

England

First Division1990Tier 1

Second Division1990Tier 2

Third Division1990Tier 3

Fourth Division1990Tier 4

Football Conference1990Tier 5

Germany

Bundesliga1990Tier 1

2.Bundesliga1990Tier 2

Italy

Serie A1990Tier 1

Serie B1990Tier 2

Serie C1 Girone A1990Tier 3

Spain

La Liga1990Tier 1

Segunda Division1990Tier 2

Segunda División B Group 11990Tier 3

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1990Tier 1

II Divisão1990Tier 2

France

Division 11990Tier 1

Division 21990Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1990Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1990Tier 2

Scotland

Premier Division1990Tier 1

Scottish First Division1990Tier 2

Scottish Second Division1990Tier 3

Cup competitions

Manchester United

FA Cup · England · v Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest

League Cup · England · v Oldham Athletic

Montpellier HSC

Coupe de France · France · v RC Paris

1. FC Kaiserslautern

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v Werder Bremen

Juventus

Coppa Italia · Italy · v AC Milan

PSV Eindhoven

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v Vitesse Arnhem

CF Estrela Amadora

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v SC Farense

Aberdeen

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Celtic

Aberdeen

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Rangers

FC Barcelona

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Real Madrid

Liverpool

Community Shield · England · v Arsenal

Borussia Dortmund

DFL-Supercup · Germany · v Bayern Munich

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Manchester United	v Crystal Palace
League CupDomestic cup	England	Nottingham Forest	v Oldham Athletic
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	Montpellier HSC	v RC Paris
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	1. FC Kaiserslautern	v Werder Bremen
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Juventus	v AC Milan
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven	v Vitesse Arnhem
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	CF Estrela Amadora	v SC Farense
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Aberdeen	v Celtic
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Aberdeen	v Rangers
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	FC Barcelona	v Real Madrid
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Liverpool	v Arsenal
DFL-SupercupSuper cup	Germany	Borussia Dortmund	v Bayern Munich
Supercoppa ItalianaSuper cup	Italy	Internazionale	v Sampdoria
SupertacaSuper cup	Portugal	Benfica	v CF Belenenses
Supercopa de EspanaSuper cup	Spain	Real Madrid	v

← 1988-89 All seasons 1990-91 →

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).