What is FTBL Rating?

The FTBL Rating is a tool designed to compare in various ways the performances of more than 20,000 football players in 23 national leagues and international tournaments.
Changes in the rating are posted in real-time on FTBL.com. The charts we use are clear and convenient.

The FTBL Rating is the centerpiece of all other FTBL services.
The rating and its dynamics are indispensable knowledge tools for you to achieve success in discussions and FTBL Expert forums, as well as in online games, BetEx, and FantasyFootball 18+.

How we ensure objectivity
In calculating the rating, we process the official protocol statistics of 23 national leagues and international tournaments. Games played in the past 18 months are taken into account. The rating allows to keep abreast of developments and trends in world football.

How we reflect the excitement in the game
The volatility of the rating, which is based on real football events, is a valuable and sensitive tool in RealBasedGames (games based on real events). The FTBL Rating feeds excitement into otherwise dry football statistics and allows you to follow your favorite players, sharing their ups and downs.

How we calculate the rating
The formula we use to calculate our rating was designed by the FTBL Agency, an independent information agency involved in the collection and processing of football statistics from around the world.

The FTBL Rating, per se, is the numerical expression of a real player’s performance. The amount of rating points a player receives for a given game is calculated based on three factors: his individual performance, the result of the game, as well as the category of the league in which he plays, or tournament played. The overall rating of a player is computed from the combined ratings he received in his last five games, to which a tenth of the rating points he received in the other matches played by him in the past 18 months is added.

The individual performance of a player is influenced by the following factors:
a) For field players: the number of games played (among them the number of games played as a member of the starting lineup); the playtime in each game; the amount of goals scored; as well as hat-tricks and goal-scoring streaks. The negative factors influencing a player’s performance are: yellow cards; red cards; missed penalties; and own goals.
b) Goalkeepers are assessed based on the following factors: The number of games played (among them the number of games played as a member of the starting lineup); the amount of time spent on the pitch in each of the games; the number of yellow cards; red cards; denied penalties; and the number of games without conceding a goal.

A player receives a bonus for playing a game (irrespective of the result of the game), irrespective of the category of the game. The bonus is calculated based on the following formula: the category of the tournament (CT) is multiplied by a coefficient of 0.2. If the player was substituted, then the result is multiplied by the amount of time spent on the pitch and then divided by the length of the game. If the player came in as a substitute, the result is multiplied by a coefficient of 0.95.

A player receives a boost in the rating for every goal scored for his team. The boost is calculated based on the following formula: (0.25 × CT + 0.75) × 3, where CT is the category of the tournament or league.

In addition, there are 4 degrees of increase of the value of a goal, depending on the score in the match prior to the goal being scored. The value of each increase is a portion of the value of a goal in the given tournament or league:

1. A winning goal is a goal giving the winning team MINIMAL advantage. Its value is equal to the value of a goal + 0.3.
2. A “draw goal” is a goal that gives a team a draw. Its value is equal to the value of a goal + 0.15.
3. A goal putting a team ahead. Its value is equal to the value of a goal + 0.15.
4. A goal leveling the score. Its value is equal to the value of a goal + 0.075.

If a goal is scored between the 86th and 90th minutes, or from the 116th to the 120th minute (in case of overtime), the bonuses are multiplied by an increasing coefficient equal to 3.