International club competition records
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Below is a list of clubs with the most international titles won in the world, and in each continent (since a top 3 to top 10) recognized by one of the six "continental" confederations of international football and the International Federation of Association Football.
[edit] Official international club competitions
[edit] International Federation of Association Football
These are the club competitions organized by FIFA. These are recognized as “world-wide titles” (e.g. FIFA World Cup for Nations).
- FIFA Club World Championship (2000 and since 2005).
- Intercontinental Champions Clubs' Cup [1] (1961-2004).
[edit] Union of European Football Associations
These are the European club competitions recognized by UEFA according to UEFA regulations [2].
[edit] Official competitions
[edit] Standing official competitions
- European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League (since 1955).
- UEFA Cup [3] (since 1971 [2]).
- UEFA Intertoto Cup [4] (since 1995 [2]).
- UEFA Super Cup [5] (since 1973 [2]).
[edit] Defunct official competitions
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1961-1999).
[edit] Unofficial competitions
- European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup [3] (1958-1971).
- Inter-Cities Fairs Champions Clubs' Cup [3] (1971).
[edit] South American Football Confederation
These are the South American club competitions recognized by CONMEBOL according the South American football clubs ranking published by the same confederation in 2005 [6].
[edit] Official competitions
[edit] Standing official competitions
- Copa Libertadores (since 1960).
- Copa Sudamericana (since 2002).
- Recopa Sudamericana (since 1989).
[edit] Defunct official competitions
- Copa Conmebol (1992-1999).
- Copa Mercosur [7] (since 1998 to 2001).
- Copa Merconorte [7] (since 1998 to 2001).
- Supercopa Sudamericana "João Havelange" (1988-1997).
- Copa Interamericana [8] (1969-1998).
- Copa de Oro "Nicolás Leoz" [7] (editions of 1993; 1995 and 1996).
- Supercopa Masters [7] (editions of 1992 and 1995).
- Copa Masters Conmebol [9] (played only in 1996).
[edit] Other competitions
- Super Cup of the Intercontinental Champions [10] (editions of 1968 and 1969).
- "Cup Winners" South American Championship [11] (played only in 1970).
[edit] Unofficial competitions
- South American Champions Cup [12] (played only in 1948).
- Ibero-American Super Cup [13] (played only in 1994).
[edit] Confederation of African Football
These are the continental club competitions recognized by CAF according to the African football clubs ranking published by the same confederation on 31 December 2000 [14].
[edit] Official competitions
[edit] Standing official competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League (since 1964).
- CAF Confederation Cup (since 2004).
- CAF Super Cup (since 1992).
[edit] Defunct official competitions
- African Cup Winners' Cup (1975-2004).
- CAF Cup (1992-2004).
[edit] Unofficial competitions
[edit] Intercontinental competitions
- Afro-Asian Club Championship [15] (1986-1998).
[edit] Arab competitions
- Arab Champions Clubs' Cup [16] / Arab Champions League [15] (since 1982).
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup [15] (1989-2002).
- Arab Super Cup [15] (1992-2002).
[edit] Regional competitions
- CECAFA Club Cup [17] (since 1974).
- UNIFFAC Cup [18] (since 2004).
[edit] Confederation of North, Central American and the Caribbean Association Football
These are the continental club competitions recognized by CONCACAF.
[edit] Official competitions
[edit] Standing official competitions
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup / CONCACAF Champions League (since 1962).
[edit] Defunct official competitions
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (1991-1998) & Giants Cup (2001)
- Interamerican Cup [8] (1969-1998).
[edit] Unofficial competitions
- UNCAF Club Tournament [19] (since 1971).
- CFU Club Championship [20] (since 1997).
- North American SuperLiga [21] (since 2007).
[edit] Asian Football Confederation
These are the continental club competitions recognized by AFC according to the Vision Asia resolution published by the same confederation in 2004 [22].
[edit] Official competitions
[edit] Standing official competitions
- Asian Champions Club Cup / AFC Champions League (since 1967).
- AFC Cup (since 2004).
- AFC President's Cup (since 2005).
[edit] Defunct official competitions
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1975-2003).
- Asian Super Cup (1995-2002).
[edit] Unofficial competitions
[edit] Intercontinental competitions
- Afro-Asian Club Championship [15] (1986-1998).
[edit] Arab competitions
- Arab Champions Clubs' Cup [16] / Arab Champions League [15] (since 1982).
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup [15] (1989-2002).
- Arab Super Cup [15] (1992-2002).
[edit] Regional competitions
- East Asian Champions Cup / A3 Champions Cup [23] (since 2003).
- ASEAN Club Championship [24] (since 2003).
- Gulf Club Champions Cup [25] (since 1982).
[edit] Oceania Football Confederation
These are the continental club competitions recognized by OFC.
- Oceania Club Championship / OFC Champions League [26] (since 1987).
- OFC Cup Winners' Cup (played only in 1987).
[edit] World-wide Ranking for international official titles won by squad (top 20)
As of 22 May 2008 in chronological order respect to the latest trophy won by any club (e.g. the latest international title won by CA Independiente -15- was in 1996. The latest international title of Real Madrid CF -15- happened in 2002).
[edit] Clubs with the most international official titles by regional confederation
As of 22 May 2008 in chronological order respect to the latest trophy won by any club (e.g. the latest international title won by CA Independiente -15- was in 1996. The latest international title of Real Madrid CF -15- happened in 2002).
[edit] Union of European Football Association (top clubs)
- 18:
AC Milan. - 15: [13]
Real Madrid CF. - 11: [30] Juventus FC.
- 11:
Liverpool FC. - 10: [31]
AFC Ajax. - 8:
FC Bayern Munich. - 8: [34] FC Barcelona.
- 7: FC Internazionale Milano.
- 6:
FC Porto. - 6: Manchester United FC.
- 5:
RSC Anderlecht. - 5: [38] Valencia CF.
[edit] South American Football Confederation (top clubs)
- 17: [27]
CA Boca Juniors. - 15: CA Independiente.
- 11: [31]
São Paulo FC [9]. - 9: [33]
CA Peñarol [10]. - 9: Club Nacional de Football.
- 8:
Club Olimpia. - 7: [6] Cruzeiro EC.
- 6: [37] Santos FC [10].
- 5: Club Estudiantes de La Plata.
- 5: CA Vélez Sársfield.
- 5: CA River Plate.
[edit] Confederation of African Football (top 5 clubs)
- 12:
Al-Ahly SC. - 9: El-Zamalek SC.
- 8:
Étoile du Sahel. - 6:
JS Kabylie. - 5:
Raja Casablanca.
[edit] The Confederation of North, Central American and the Caribbean Association Football (top 5 clubs)
- 8:
CF América. - 5: CDSC Cruz Azul.
- 4: Pumas UNAM.
- 4: Pachuca CF.
- 3:
Deportivo Saprissa.
[edit] Asian football Confederation (top 3 clubs)
- 6:
Al-Hilal Club. - 4:
Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC. - 3: Al-Ittihad Club.
[edit] Notes
- Until 2007 only nine football teams in the world (5 from UEFA, 3 from CONMEBOL and 1 from CAF) have won 10 or more international titles for clubs recognized by one of the 6 regional confederations and FIFA.
- Until 31 December 2000, Independiente (Argentina) was the team with the most official international titles won in the world (15) [39].
- Juventus FC (Italy) was the first team in the world [40] -and only at present- to have won all official international championships and cups for clubs [30] recognized by one of the six regional confederations (UEFA [2] in this case) and by FIFA [40].
- Étoile Sportive du Sahel (Tunisia) was the first African squad to have won all official club competition recognized by CAF [41].
- CD Nacional (Uruguay) is the club with the most international titles in the world (including official and unofficial trophies) with 24 trophies [42].
- In 2006 Pachuca CF became the first CONCACAF club to have won a CONMEBOL competition (the Mexican side has won the Sudamerican Cup in that year).
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes and references
- ^ The joint UEFA/CONMEBOL football competition for clubs in the world, the Intercontinental Cup, was also knowns as European / South American Champions Clubs' Cup or Toyota Cup.
- ^ a b c d e UEFA club competitions press kit (.PDF archive, page 23). UEFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-08-25.
- ^ a b c The UEFA Cup took place in 1971 as an official UEFA competition. It's predecessor, the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1958-1971) was a football tournament organized by foreign trade fairs in European seven cities (London, Barcelona, Copenhagen, and others) played by professional and -in its first editions- amateur clubs. Along these lines, the Fairs Cup, and it's trophy play-off, aren't recognized by the Union of European Football Association. See: History of the UEFA Cup. UEFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2004-05-01.
- ^ History of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. UEFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-08-01.
- ^ The “first edition” of the European Super Cup competition, taken place on 16 and 24 January 1973 (correspondent to 1972), hasn't official UEFA status because represented the Rangers' (winner of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1971-72) Match of Centenary 1872-1972 against Ajax (winner of European Cup 1972-73) according to History of the UEFA Super Cup. UEFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-08-01.
- ^ a b c CONMEBOL clubs ranking. CONMEBOL Official Website. Retrieved on 2004-05-01.
- ^ a b c d South America: Other cups. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ a b International club competition organized by the South American Football Confederation and by the Confederation of North, Central American and the Caribbean Association Football.
- ^ a b c 1996 Master CONMEBOL Cup Statistics. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e International competition recognized by the South American Football Confederation on September 2005. CA Peñarol have won the South American Zone (composed by the South American winners of the Intercontinental Cup until 1968) in 1969, but don't have played against the European Zone winner in the final match. See also (Spanish) The forgetful third title of Pelé's Santos FC (1968 & 1969 Super Cup of the Intercontinental Champions Statistics). CONMEBOL Official Website. Retrieved on 2005-09-23.
- ^ International competition recognized by the South American Football Confederation on April 2005 according to (Spanish) Santa Cruz won the 1970 "Cup Winners" South American Championship. CONMEBOL Official Website. Retrieved on 2005-04-23.
- ^ South American Club Championship 1948. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2005-01-01.
- ^ a b c FIFA Classic Clubs: Real Madrid CF. FIFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.. The Ibero-American Cup, friendship competition winned by the Spanish side in 1994 is not recognized by the main football organization in the world.
- ^ African clubs CAF ranking (until 31 December 2000). RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2000-12-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h International club competition for Arab clubs organized by the Confederation of African Football and by the Asian Football Confederation.
- ^ a b Also knowns as "Prince Faysal bin Fahad Tournament for Arab clubs".
- ^ Regional competition for East and Central African clubs organized by the Confederation of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) according to CECAFA Clubs Cup. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- ^ Regional club competition organized by the Union of Central African Football Federations (UNIFFAC in French language) according to UNIFFAC Clubs Cup. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-11-08.
- ^ Regional club competition organized by Central American Football Union (UNCAF). Provides qualification places for the main North, Central American and the Caribbean football club competition.
- ^ Regional club competition organized by Caribbean Football Union (CFU). Provides qualification places for the main North, Central American and the Caribbean football club competition.
- ^ Regional club competition for North American clubs.
- ^ History of the Asian club competitions. AFC Champions League Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
- ^ Regional competition for the league champions from East Asia (China, Japan and South Korea) and one team invited by the host country according to East Asian Champions Cup. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
- ^ Regional competition organized by ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for Southeastern Asia clubs.
- ^ Regional football league tournament for clubs from Arab countries around the Persian Gulf according to Gulf Club Champions Cup. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- ^ Also knowns as O-League.
- ^ a b FIFA Classic Clubs: CA Boca Juniors. FIFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ 1993 "Nicolás Leoz" Golden Cup Statistics. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ 1992 South American Master Super Cup Statistics. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ a b c European clubs facts: Juventus FC. UEFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ a b c FIFA Classic Clubs: São Paulo FC. FIFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ European clubs facts: AFC Ajax. UEFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ a b FIFA Classic Clubs: CA Peñarol. FIFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ a b European clubs facts: FC Barcelona. UEFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ 1995 "Nicolás Leoz" Golden Cup Statistics. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ 1994 South American Master Super Cup Statistics. RSSSF Official Website. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ a b FIFA Classic Clubs: Santos FC. FIFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ European clubs facts: Valencia CF. UEFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Until 31 December 2000 the five teams with the most official international titles in the world were Independiente (15 international official trophies), Milan (13), Real Madrid (12), Juventus (11) and Ajax Amsterdam (10).
- ^ a b FIFA Classic Clubs: Juventus FC. FIFA Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ African club competitions recognized by CAF - Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation - www.rsssf.com.
- ^ (Spanish) The Nacional Montevideo's international triumphs. CD Nacional Official Website. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
[edit] External links
- International Federation of Association Football (Official website) (English)
- Union of European Football Association (Official website) (English)
- South American Football Confederation (Official website) (Spanish) (English)
- Confederation of African Football (Official website) (English) (French)
- The Confederation of North, Central American and the Caribbean Association Football (Official website) (English)
- Asian Football Confederation (Official website) (English)
- Oceania Football Confederation (Official website) (English)
