South Africa Elo Rating History (1906–2026)
Bafana Bafana · COSAFA · Elo 1674 (10th in Africa)
South Africa Elo rating, –2026
Rating at the end of each year. Highest: 1757 (1996); lowest: 1525 (2006). How Elo works →
Year by year
| Year | Rating | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1674 | 64 |
| 2025 | 1638 | 74 |
| 2024 | 1670 | 58 |
| 2023 | 1557 | 89 |
| 2022 | 1599 | 81 |
| 2021 | 1605 | 80 |
| 2020 | 1568 | 92 |
| 2019 | 1582 | 90 |
| 2018 | 1590 | 85 |
| 2017 | 1582 | 92 |
| 2016 | 1633 | 72 |
| 2015 | 1618 | 71 |
| 2014 | 1694 | 49 |
| 2013 | 1629 | 65 |
| 2012 | 1619 | 70 |
| 2011 | 1639 | 62 |
| 2010 | 1642 | 61 |
| 2009 | 1567 | 90 |
| 2008 | 1575 | 84 |
| 2007 | 1538 | 91 |
| 2006 | 1525 | 99 |
| 2005 | 1560 | 85 |
| 2004 | 1617 | 61 |
| 2003 | 1662 | 47 |
| 2002 | 1664 | 41 |
| 2001 | 1665 | 47 |
| 2000 | 1689 | 39 |
| 1999 | 1650 | 46 |
| 1998 | 1672 | 37 |
| 1997 | 1670 | 40 |
| 1996 | 1757 | 20 |
| 1995 | 1638 | 44 |
| 1994 | 1592 | 55 |
| 1993 | 1596 | 54 |
| 1992 | 1597 | 52 |
| 1991 | 1676 | – |
| 1990 | 1676 | – |
| 1989 | 1676 | – |
| 1988 | 1676 | – |
| 1987 | 1676 | – |
| 1986 | 1676 | – |
| 1985 | 1676 | – |
| 1984 | 1676 | – |
| 1983 | 1676 | – |
| 1982 | 1676 | – |
| 1981 | 1676 | – |
| 1980 | 1676 | 29 |
| 1979 | 1676 | 26 |
| 1978 | 1676 | 29 |
| 1977 | 1676 | 27 |
| 1976 | 1676 | – |
| 1975 | 1676 | – |
| 1974 | 1676 | – |
| 1973 | 1676 | – |
| 1972 | 1676 | – |
| 1971 | 1676 | – |
| 1970 | 1676 | – |
| 1969 | 1676 | – |
| 1968 | 1676 | – |
| 1967 | 1676 | – |
| 1966 | 1676 | – |
| 1965 | 1676 | – |
| 1964 | 1676 | – |
| 1963 | 1676 | – |
| 1962 | 1676 | – |
| 1961 | 1676 | 16 |
| 1960 | 1676 | 14 |
| 1959 | 1676 | 14 |
| 1958 | 1676 | 13 |
| 1957 | 1701 | 10 |
| 1956 | 1701 | 9 |
| 1955 | 1701 | 9 |
| 1954 | 1595 | 26 |
| 1953 | 1594 | 24 |
| 1952 | 1613 | 21 |
| 1951 | 1613 | 19 |
| 1950 | 1613 | 21 |
| 1949 | 1636 | 15 |
| 1948 | 1636 | 10 |
| 1947 | 1636 | 9 |
| 1946 | 1528 | – |
| 1945 | 1528 | – |
| 1944 | 1528 | – |
| 1943 | 1528 | – |
| 1942 | 1528 | – |
| 1941 | 1528 | – |
| 1940 | 1528 | – |
| 1939 | 1528 | – |
| 1938 | 1528 | – |
| 1937 | 1528 | – |
| 1936 | 1528 | – |
| 1935 | 1528 | – |
| 1934 | 1528 | – |
| 1933 | 1528 | – |
| 1932 | 1528 | – |
| 1931 | 1528 | – |
| 1930 | 1528 | – |
| 1929 | 1528 | – |
| 1928 | 1528 | – |
| 1927 | 1528 | 19 |
| 1926 | 1528 | 22 |
| 1925 | 1528 | 21 |
| 1924 | 1528 | 23 |
| 1923 | 1526 | – |
| 1922 | 1526 | – |
| 1921 | 1526 | – |
| 1920 | 1526 | – |
| 1919 | 1526 | – |
| 1918 | 1526 | – |
| 1917 | 1526 | – |
| 1916 | 1526 | – |
| 1915 | 1526 | – |
| 1914 | 1526 | – |
| 1913 | 1526 | – |
| 1912 | 1526 | – |
| 1911 | 1526 | – |
| 1910 | 1526 | – |
| 1909 | 1526 | 7 |
| 1908 | 1526 | 8 |
| 1907 | 1526 | 7 |
| 1906 | 1526 | 7 |