Welcome to the Rules Catalogue for the 2025–2026 season.
Use this guide to understand which players are counted and which matches contribute to rating results.
Competing Teams
Competing teams are those taking part in the following competitions:
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
As well as the top divisions of the following countries:
Precisely the following teams:
Premier League
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Liverpool
Manchester City
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
La Liga
Athletic Club
Atletico Madrid
Celta Vigo
FC Barcelona
Real Betis
Real Madrid
Villarreal
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt
SC Freiburg
VfB Stuttgart
Serie A
Atalanta
Bologna
Inter Milan
Juventus
Napoli
Roma
Ligue 1
AS Monaco
Lille
Nice
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique Lyonnais
Paris Saint-Germain
Eligible Matches
- Matches are considered eligible for rating calculations only if they fall into one of the categories below:
League Matches:
Includes: Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1
League Matches
- Matches where competing teams face opponents from the same league who have qualified for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, or UEFA Conference League.
UEFA Champions League Matches:
Group Stage
- Matches where a competing team faces either a team drawn in Pot (1) or Pot (2), or any team classified as a competing team.
Round of 32
- Matches where a competing team faces either a team drawn in Pot (1) or Pot (2), or any team classified as a competing team.
Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and Final
- All matches are counted regardless of the opponent’s pot classification or competing-team status.
UEFA Europa League Matches:
Group Stage
- Matches where a competing team faces either a team drawn in Pot (1) ONLY, or any team classified as a competing team.
Round of 32
- Matches where a competing team faces either a team drawn in Pot (1) ONLY, or any team classified as a competing team.
Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and Final
- All matches are counted regardless of the opponent’s pot classification or competing-team status.
Domestic Cup Matches:
Includes: FA Cup, Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia, and Coupe de France
Round of 16, Quarter-finals
- Matches where a competing team faces any team competing in the top domestic division, regardless of the opponent’s competing-team status.
- Matches where a competing team faces any lower division team that knocked out a top domestic division team in the previous round.
Semi-finals, and Final
- All matches are counted regardless of the opponent’s division or competing-team status.
Domestic Supercup Matches:
Includes: Community Shield, Supercopa de España, Franz Beckrnbauer Supercup, Supercoppa Italiana, and Trophée des Champions
Semi-finals, and Final
- Matches where a competing team faces any team regardless of the opponent’s competing-team status.
European Supercup Matches:
Final
- Matches where a competing team faces any team regardless of the opponent’s competing-team status.
FIFA Intercontinental Cup:
Final
- Matches where a competing team faces any team regardless of the opponent’s competing-team status.
