IFFHS World's Best Club Coach
Association football award
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The IFFHS World's Best Club Coach is an association football award given annually, since 1996, to the most outstanding club coach as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), an autonomous football federation working without the investment or support of FIFA or UEFA. The votes in 1996 were cast by IFFHS's editorial staff, as well as experts from 89 countries spanning six continents. Since then, the votes have been now awarded by 81 experts and selected editorial offices from all of the continents.[1] In 2020, an award for women's club coaches was introduced. The current men's recipient is Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique. The current women's recipient is Arsenal coach Renée Slegers.
| Sport | Association football |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best performing man club coach of the calendar year |
| Presented by | International Federation of Football History & Statistics |
| History | |
| First award | 1996 |
| Editions | 30 |
| First winner |  Marcello Lippi |
| Most wins |  José Mourinho Carlo Ancelotti(4 awards) |
| Most recent |  Luis Enrique(2nd award) |
| Website | www |
Public reception
The award is officially recognised by FIFA despite the IFFHS not being affiliated with them.[citation needed] However, as the award is usually awarded based on statistics rather than individual merits, it is not held in high regard by some football fans.[2] Four-time winner José Mourinho once jokingly stated that the IFFHS were slow in handing over the award claiming he had not received his award from 2010 in 2012.[3]
Men's winners
The award is awarded at the end of the year. The winning coach and the runner-up in the rankings are awarded a gold and silver trophy respectively at the World Football Gala.[4] Below is a list of the previous men's winners and runners-up since the first award in 1996.[5]
List of winners
Statistics
| Coach | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| José Mourinho |
4 | 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012 |
| Carlo Ancelotti |
2007, 2014, 2022, 2024 | |
| Pep Guardiola |
3 | 2009, 2011, 2023 |
| Marcello Lippi |
2 | 1996, 1998 |
 Ottmar Hitzfeld |
1997, 2001 | |
 Carlos Bianchi |
2000, 2003 | |
 Alex Ferguson |
1999, 2008 | |
 Zinedine Zidane |
2017, 2018 | |
| Luis Enrique |
2015, 2025 | |
| Vicente del Bosque |
1 | 2002 |
 Frank Rijkaard |
2006 | |
| Jupp Heynckes |
2013 | |
| Diego Simeone |
2016 | |
| Jürgen Klopp |
2019 | |
| Hansi Flick |
2020 | |
| Thomas Tuchel |
2021 |
| Club | Total | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid |
8 | 4 |
| Barcelona |
4 | 3 |
| Bayern Munich |
3 | 3 |
 Chelsea |
2 | 2 |
| Boca Juniors |
2 | 1 |
| Juventus |
2 | 1 |
| Manchester United |
2 | 1 |
| Atlético Madrid |
1 | 1 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
1 | 1 |
| Inter Milan |
1 | 1 |
| Liverpool |
1 | 1 |
| Milan |
1 | 1 |
| Porto |
1 | 1 |
| Manchester City |
1 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
1 | 1 |
Continental winners
Bold indicates the World's Best Man Club Coach winner.
| Year | Confederation | Winner | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UEFA | Thomas Tuchel[22] |
Chelsea |
| CONMEBOL |  Renato Gaúcho[23] |
Flamengo | |
| CONCACAF |  Javier Aguirre[24] |
Monterrey | |
| CAF |  Pitso Mosimane[25] |
 Al Ahly | |
| AFC | Leonardo Jardim[26] |
 Al-Hilal | |
| OFC | José Figueira[27] |
 Auckland City |
All-time World's Best Man Coach ranking (1996–2020)
- As of 25 February 2021[28]
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland |
245 |
| 2 | José Mourinho | Portugal |
226 |
| 3 | Pep Guardiola | Spain |
211 |
| 4 | Joachim Löw | Germany |
200 |
| 5 | Arsene Wenger | France |
185 |
| 6 | Vicente del Bosque | Spain |
175 |
| 7 | Carlo Ancelotti | Italy |
169 |
| 8 | Marcello Lippi | Italy |
156 |
| 9 | Diego Simeone | Argentina |
152 |
| 10 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Brazil |
151 |
The World's Best Man Coach of the Decade (2001–2010)
In 2011, the IFFHS awarded an additional award to coaches by combining the points awarded in the annual World's Best Club Coach awards, to the coach who had gained the most points collectively over the previous ten years to determine the best coach of the previous decade. This World Coach of the Decade award was awarded to Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, despite the fact he had never won the annual World's Best Club Coach award.[29][30]
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsène Wenger | France |
156 |
| 2 | Alex Ferguson | Scotland |
148 |
| 3 | José Mourinho | Portugal |
135 |
| 4 | Fabio Capello | Italy |
120 |
| 5 | Guus Hiddink | Netherlands |
112 |
| 6 | Carlo Ancelotti | Italy |
108 |
| 7 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Brazil |
101 |
| 8 | Marcelo Bielsa | Argentina |
101 |
| 9 | Rafael Benítez | Spain |
97 |
| 10 | Marcello Lippi | Italy |
88 |
The World's Best Man Club Coach of the Decade (2011–2020)
In 2021, Atlético Madrid's manager Diego Simeone won the World's Best Man Club Coach of the Decade 2011–2020.[32]
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Simeone | Argentina |
152 |
| 2 | Pep Guardiola | Spain |
144 |
| 3 | Jürgen Klopp | Germany |
105 |
| 4 | José Mourinho | Portugal |
91 |
| 5 | Massimiliano Allegri | Italy |
77 |
| 6 | Unai Emery | Spain |
70 |
| 7 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
59 |
| 8 | Carlo Ancelotti | Italy |
57 |
| 9 | Mauricio Pochettino | Argentina |
56 |
| 10 | Marcelo Gallardo | Argentina |
56 |
Women's winners
| Sport | Association football |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best performing woman club coach of the calendar year |
| Presented by | International Federation of Football History & Statistics |
| History | |
| First award | 2020 |
| Editions | 6 |
| First winner | Jean-Luc Vasseur |
| Most wins | Jonatan Giráldez (2 awards) |
| Most recent | Renée Slegers (1st award) |
| Website | www |
The award is awarded at the end of the year. Below is a list of the previous women's winners and runners-up since the first award in 2020.
List of winners
| Year | Rank | Coach | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1st | Jean-Luc Vasseur[33] | Lyon |
250 |
| 2nd | Emma Hayes |
Chelsea |
50 | |
| 3rd | Lluís Cortés |
Barcelona |
20 | |
| 2021 | 1st | Lluís Cortés[34] |
Barcelona |
185 |
| 2nd | Sonia Bompastor |
Lyon |
55 | |
| 3rd | Emma Hayes |
Chelsea |
35 | |
| 2022 | 1st | Sonia Bompastor[35] |
Lyon |
145 |
| 2nd | Jonatan Giráldez |
Barcelona |
55 | |
| 3rd | Hoffmann Túlio |
Palmeiras |
25 | |
| 2023 | 1st | Jonatan Giráldez[36] |
Barcelona |
180 |
| 2nd | Sonia Bompastor |
Lyon |
67 | |
| 3rd | Tommy Stroot |
Wolfsburg |
61 | |
| 2024 | 1st | Jonatan Giráldez[37] |
Barcelona Washington Spirit |
170 |
| 2nd | Sonia Bompastor |
Lyon Chelsea |
120 | |
| 3rd | Emma Hayes |
Chelsea |
82 | |
| 2025 | 1st | Renée Slegers[38] |
Arsenal |
145 |
| 2nd | Pere Romeu |
Barcelona |
120 | |
| 3rd | Sonia Bompastor |
Chelsea |
97 | |
Statistics
| Coach | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Jonatan Giráldez |
2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Jean-Luc Vasseur |
1 | 2020 |
| Lluís Cortés |
2021 | |
| Sonia Bompastor |
2022 | |
| Renée Slegers |
2025 |
| Club | Total | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona |
3 | 2 |
| Lyon |
2 | 2 |
| Washington Spirit |
1 | 1 |
| Arsenal |
1 | 1 |
| Nationality | Total | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| Spain |
3 | 2 |
| France |
2 | 2 |
| Netherlands |
1 | 1 |
Continental winners
Bold indicates the World's Best Woman Club Coach winner.
| Year | Confederation | Winner | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UEFA | Lluís Cortés[39] |
Barcelona |
| CONMEBOL | Arthur Elias[40] |
Corinthians | |
| CONCACAF | Roberto Medina[41] |
Tigres UANL | |
| CAF |  Yusif Basigi[42] |
Hasaacas | |
| AFC |  Ante Juric[43] |
Sydney FC | |
| OFC |  Juan José Chang[44] |
Coastal Spirit |