The teams listed here are the highest-rated teams, relative to the strength of the top teams at the time, of every professional club.
In some cases, the ratings appear out of order, but this is because overall ratings generally increase each year.
The list mostly includes just one incarnation of each club, with occasional exceptions.
The list mostly includes just one incarnation of each club, with occasional exceptions.
Best Europe teams for each club - season average
Team | Season | Season Average Elo rating |
Wigan | 1995-96 | 2312 |
Leeds Rhinos | 2005 | 2190 |
Huddersfield | 1919-20 | 2112 |
Bradford Bulls | 2002 | 2110 |
St Helens | 2019 | 2240 |
Oldham | 1957-58 | 1980 |
Salford | 1933-34 | 1933 |
Warrington | 1948-49 | 1951 |
Swinton | 1963-64 | 1919 |
Widnes | 1988-89 | 2040 |
Hull Kingston Rovers | 1984-85 | 2009 |
Halifax | 1944-45 | 1864 |
Castleford Tigers | 2017 | 2104 |
Wakefield Trinity | 1960-61 | 1898 |
Hull FC | 1982-83 | 1978 |
Bradford | 1904-05 | 1925 |
Broughton Rangers | 1901-02 | 1905 |
Dewsbury | 1942-43 | 1808 |
Manningham | 1895-96 | 1934 |
Leigh | 1981-82 | 1885 |
Batley | 1898-99 | 1831 |
Catalans Dragons | 2021 | 2092 |
Hunslet | 1907-08 | 1911 |
St Helens Recs | 1926-27 | 1826 |
Workington Town | 1951-52 | 1774 |
Featherstone Rovers | 1975-76 | 1812 |
Runcorn | 1899-00 | 1776 |
Barrow | 1956-57 | 1783 |
Liverpool Stanley | 1936-37 | 1746 |
Rochdale Hornets | 1914-15 | 1830 |
York | 1933-34 | 1730 |
Sheffield Eagles | 1998 | 1788 |
Brighouse Rangers | 1895-96 | 1808 |
Tyldesley | 1895-96 | 1783 |
London Broncos | 1998 | 1751 |
Keighley | 1906-07 | 1699 |
Whitehaven | 1959-60 | 1624 |
Leeds Parish Church | 1898-99 | 1604 |
Bramley | 1973-74 | 1620 |
Liversedge | 1895-96 | 1647 |
Toronto Wolfpack | 2020 | 1819 |
Toulouse Olympique | 2021 | 1801 |
Holbeck | 1903-04 | 1554 |
Stockport | 1895-96 | 1588 |
Streatham & Mitcham | 1936-37 | 1455 |
Crusaders | 2011 | 1645 |
Gateshead Thunder | 1999 | 1515 |
Doncaster | 1952-53 | 1364 |
Millom | 1900-01 | 1404 |
Pontefract | 1903-04 | 1412 |
Blackpool Borough | 1963-64 | 1378 |
Ebbw Vale | 1910-11 | 1463 |
Carlisle | 1981-82 | 1385 |
Acton & Willesden | 1935-36 | 1281 |
Heckmondwike | 1898-99 | 1275 |
Lancaster | 1902-03 | 1320 |
South Shields | 1902-03 | 1311 |
Normanton | 1902-03 | 1292 |
Sowerby Bridge | 1901-02 | 1277 |
Pontypridd | 1927-28 | 1222 |
Birkenhead Wanderers | 1902-03 | 1275 |
Merthyr Tydfil | 1908-09 | 1329 |
Paris St Germain | 1997 | 1381 |
Coventry | 1911-12 | 1256 |
Morecambe | 1898-99 | 1168 |
Cardiff | 1981-82 | 1199 |
Radcliffe | 1901-02 | 1128 |
Lancashire Lynx | 1998 | 1137 |
Kent Invicta | 1983-84 | 1174 |
Mansfield Marksman | 1984-85 | 1163 |
North Wales Crusaders | 2012 | 1272 |
Carlisle City | 1928-29 | 1025 |
Goole (1902) | 1901-02 | 1064 |
Newcastle | 1937-38 | 976 |
Newcastle Thunder | 2022 | 1219 |
Mid-Rhondda | 1908-09 | 1067 |
Treherbert | 1909-10 | 1042 |
Altrincham | 1901-02 | 955 |
Scarborough Pirates | 1991-92 | 1026 |
Liverpool City (1906) | 1906-07 | 947 |
Blackpool Panthers | 2010 | 1043 |
South Wales | 1996 | 993 |
Barry | 1908-09 | 909 |
Aberdare | 1908-09 | 895 |
London Skolars | 2008 | 881 |
Hemel Stags | 2013 | 761 |
Oxford | 2013 | 729 |
South Wales Scorpions | 2011 | 708 |
UoG All Golds | 2017 | 672 |
Midlands Hurricanes | 2024 | 726 |
Cornwall | 2024 | 462 |
West Wales Raiders | 2022 | 204 |