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) organized by one of the six continental confederations of international football and the International Federation of Association Football. FIFA recognize as "official competition" in international level only all tournament that organized by itself or by a football Confederation.
Official international club competitions
These are the club competitions organized by FIFA. These are recognized as “world-wide titles”.[1][2][3]
Defunct official competitions
These are the European club competitions recognized by UEFA according to UEFA regulations [5].
Standing official competitions
Defunct official competitions
Defunct competitions organized by a committee involving FIFA
These are the South American club competitions recognized by CONMEBOL according the South American football clubs ranking published by the same confederation in 2005 [10].
Official competitions
Standing official competitions
Defunct official competitions
Competitions subsequently recognized by CONMEBOL
Unofficial competitions
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].
Official competitions
Standing official competitions
Defunct official competitions
Unofficial competitions
Intercontinental competitions
Arab competitions (not organizated by CAF)
Regional competitions (not organized by CAF)
These are the continental club competitions recognized by CONCACAF.
Official competitions
Standing official competitions
Defunct official competitions
Regional competitions (not organizated by CONCACAF)
These are the continental club competitions recognized by AFC according to the Vision Asia resolution published by the same confederation in 2004 [25].
Official competitions
Standing official competitions
Defunct official competitions
Unofficial competitions
Intercontinental competitions
Arab competitions (not organizated by AFC)
Regional competitions (not organized by AFC)
These are the continental club competitions recognized by OFC.
Standing official competitions
Defunct official competitions
World-wide Ranking for international official titles won by a club (top 20)
Update as of 28 August 2009 in chronological order.
Clubs with the most international official titles by regional confederation
The Confederation of North, Central American and the Caribbean Association Football (top 5 clubs)
Update as of 28 August 2009 in chronological order.
Notes
See also
Footnotes and references
- ^ "Copa Europea/Sudamericana: Synopsis". CONMEBOL official website. http://www.conmebol.com/conmebol/activeCompetition.html?x=41&sub=8&type=1. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ "Ten tips on the planet's top club tournament". FIFA official website. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=4735/news/newsid=99481.html. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ "We are the champions". FIFA official website. 2009-12-01. http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=4735/news/newsid=101662.html. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ 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)" (PDF). UEFA Official Website. http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/supercup/2006/e/e_84343_pk.pdf. Retrieved 2006-08-25.
- ^ a b The UEFA Cup took place in 1971 as an official UEFA competition. Its predecessor, the European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1958-1971) was a football tournament organized by a committee of foreign trade fairs involving FIFA in seven European cities (London, Barcelona, Copenhagen, and others) played by professional and -in its first editions- amateur clubs. Along these lines, the Fairs Cup, and its trophy play-off, are recognized by FIFA, but they aren't recognized by the Union of European Football Association. See: "Honours of FC Barcelona.". FIFA Official Website. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=44217/index.html. Retrieved 2009-10-23. "History of the UEFA Cup". UEFA Official Website. http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/uefacup/History/index.html. Retrieved 2004-05-01.
- ^ 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. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/SuperCup/history/index.html. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
- ^ "History of the UEFA Intertoto Cup". UEFA Official Website. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/intertotocup/history/index.html. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
- ^ UEFA recognizes the fact that Fairs Cup was an official competition even if, cause the Cup did not fall under its organization, it does not count the Cup between its competitions. Spanish: "The two clubs met together one time in an official match. It was the first round of Fairs Cup."
- ^ a b c "CONMEBOL clubs ranking". CONMEBOL Official Website. http://www.conmebol.com/ranking_index.jsp?slangab=E. Retrieved 2004-05-01.
- ^ "South American Club Championship 1948". RSSSF Official Website. http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/copa48.html. Retrieved 2005-01-01.
- ^ a b c d 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. http://www.conmebol.com/articulos_ver.jsp?id=58211&slangab=S. Retrieved 2005-09-23.
- ^ a b c "FIFA Classic Clubs: Real Madrid CF". FIFA Official Website. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/index.html#club=366. Retrieved 2007-08-31. . The Ibero-American Cup, a friendship competition won 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. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/caf-ranking.html. Retrieved 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, but not recognized by these organitations as official continental (African or Asian) club competitions. See also: "African clubs ranking". CAF official website. http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/1694-african-clubs-ranking.html. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ 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. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cecafa.html. Retrieved 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. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uniffac.html. Retrieved 2006-11-08.
- ^ Regional club competition organized for clubs from the West Africa according to "UFOA Cup". RSSSF Official Website. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wafc.html. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ Also knows as Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones de la CONCACAF from 1971 to 2008.
- ^ The CONCACAF Champions' Cup was abandoned in 1964 and 1965. In 1966 the tournament not held, see also "CONCACAF Cup". The Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/ca1.html. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Former regional club competition organized by Central American Football Union (UNCAF). Provided qualification places for the main North, Central American and the Caribbean football club competition, the CONCACAF Champions League, when known as CONCACAF Champions Cup.
- ^ "History of the Asian club competitions". AFC Champions League Official Website. http://www.afcchampionsleague.com/en/event/history.asp. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ The Asian Club Championship was not played since 1972 to 1985, see also "Asian Champions' Cup". The Record Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/as1.html. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ 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. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/a3eastasia.html. Retrieved 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. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gulfclub.html. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ^ Also knowns as O-League.
- ^ The first edition of the Oceania Club Championship, held on Adelaide (Australia) from March 6, 1987 to March 15 of the same year, was also known as Oceania (South Pacific) Champions' Cup.
- ^ Also known as Oceania (South Pacific) Winners' Cup.
- ^ a b "FIFA Classic Clubs: CA Boca Juniors". FIFA Official Website. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=44209/detail.html. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "1993 "Nicolás Leoz" Golden Cup Statistics". RSSSF Official Website. http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/oro93.html. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ "1992 South American Master Super Cup Statistics". RSSSF Official Website. http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/sasupmas92.html. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ a b "World classic clubs: FC Barcelona". FIFA Official Website. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=44217/index.html. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ a b c "European clubs facts: Juventus FC". UEFA Official Website. http://en.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=50139/domestic.html. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ^ a b c "FIFA Classic Clubs: São Paulo FC". FIFA Official Website. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=28153/detail.html. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ a b "1996 Master CONMEBOL Cup Statistics". RSSSF Official Website. http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/mastconmebol96.html. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ "European clubs facts: AFC Ajax". UEFA Official Website. http://en.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=50143/domestic.html. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- ^ a b "FIFA Classic Clubs: CA Peñarol". FIFA Official Website. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1882532/detail.html. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "1995 "Nicolás Leoz" Golden Cup Statistics". RSSSF Official Website. http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/oro95.html. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ "1994 South American Master Super Cup Statistics". RSSSF Official Website. http://www.rsssf.com/sacups/sasupmas94.html. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ "FIFA Classic Clubs: Santos FC". FIFA Official Website. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/index.html#club=1882559. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ 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. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=31085/detail.html. Retrieved 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. http://www.nacional.com.uy/noticia_95_1.html. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
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